Jo-Ann Leonard

veterinarian, philosopher, progressive, gardener, booklover, antiques

[Jo-Ann Leonard @jlsavona]

Democrats: Let Trump fail; elect more Democrats in 2018 https://t.co/pG9J5gr5Bf

[Talking Points Memo @TPM]

Trump: Time to let Obamacare fail, elect more Republicans in 2018 https://t.co/MyfGieQLR8

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar removed herself from consideration to be Joe Biden's running mate, saying he should instead choose a woman of color https://t.co/iAJTzyJHbc

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

President Trump was briefly taken to an underground bunker as protesters gathered outside the White House Friday night, according to a White House official https://t.co/H28HwsBX8K

[The Hill @thehill]

Annie Glenn, widow of former senator and astronaut John Glenn, dies from COVID-19 at age 100 https://t.co/C9kjXuddi0

[NPR @NPR]

For the first time in its history, the House has approved rule changes that will allow members to vote by proxy and hold hearings remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/kCesftqp12

[CNN @CNN]

JUST IN: Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for coronavirus, a source says https://t.co/QBvaGnMRuY

[Topos @topos_ai]

We used county-level data to identify where in the country the growth of new #COVID19 cases is the highest. The top 20 across the nation are shown in the table below. We immediately noticed that #Nebraska has 4 out of the top 20 counties with the highest growth rates.

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[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Breaking: A member of the US Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus, CNN has learned, raising concerns about the President's possible exposure to the virus.-@kaitlancollins reporting

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

🚨 CNN's @JimSciutto is on the phone with @ChrisCuomo now. The banner, citing a U.S. source: "NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN IN 'GRAVE DANGER' AFTER SURGERY."

[Ken Dilanian @KDilanianMSNOW]

New: U.S. spies had raw intel hinting at health crisis in China in November, sources tell NBC News https://t.co/PYtpju8qar

[Emily Annette @EmilyAnnette6]

At the grocery. Wearing my mask. Lady behind me, snarky & loud enough to make sure I heard, “don’t guess she realizes that stupid mask won’t do any good.” Me: “Honey, I’m an off duty nurse, I’m wearing it to protect YOU. But, I can take it off if you’d like.” She practically ran.

[Topos @topos_ai]

Please explore and share our COVID-19 research platform. We'll be making daily additions and refinements, so send any feedback you may have (email link on page): https://t.co/jB2A0ykEo5

[Emily Mullin @emilylmullin]

NIH is looking for volunteers who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate blood for studies on the immune system.

[Jane Mayer @JaneMayerNYer]

It took 7 years of legal fights but watchdog group CREW finally forced dark money org to name secret funders- like Peter Thiel, charles Schwab, Mnuchin, DeVos, Koch group and other fossil fuel $. They can run, but they can’t hide forever.

[John Nichols @NicholsUprising]

Quinnipiac Poll:

83% of Ds don’t agree D Party has moved too far left

52% of independents don’t agree D Party has moved too far left

63% of women don’t agree D Party has moved too far left

83% of African Americans don’t agree D Party has moved too far left

They’re right.

[Andrea Mitchell @mitchellreports]

'One Republican senator told me if it was a secret vote, 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach Trump' https://t.co/ILQn6smy6w via @msnbc

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

WH accidentally emailed talking points to House Dems

[Jo-Ann Leonard @jlsavona]

Welcome back @KatyTurNBC. We missed you and are glad to have you back.

[James Comey @Comey]

In 1867, Frederick Douglass said: “Our government may at some time be in the hands of a bad man... We ought to have our government so shaped that even when in the hands of a bad man we shall be safe.” Did we shape it well enough? The test is underway.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

Why has the Sharpie story resonated? Because the image is indelible!