rbenshachar

Scientist, feminist, political junkie

[Rebecca Traister @rtraister]

No, this is not a world transformed by Trump. It’s one in which generations of Repubs have been open about their brutal aim, while Dem leaders have repeatedly asked voters to trust them in fight that they refused to accurately describe or even discern: https://t.co/UB0GzV64lU

[rbenshachar @rbenshachar]

@aishuarjun Love the card!!

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

One thing Joe Biden should do right now is adopt @SenWarren's plan - also endorsed by Bernie - for preventing millions of people from being disenfranchised in November through universal vote by mail, 30 days early voting, no purges or restrictive ID laws https://t.co/KqX7RA8Qyi

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

What's happening in Wisconsin a preview of November:

GOP refused to delay election or mail ballots to every registered voter & when Dem gov took action to save lives, he was blocked by conservative majority on state Supreme Court

GOP will stop at nothing to suppress votes

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

What’s happening in Wisconsin should be huge national scandal:

GOP refusing to delay voting or send ballot to every voter to suppress Dem votes & elect right-wing state Supreme Court judge. Then they can purge 232,000 voters before Nov & re-elect Trump

https://t.co/FXNKXEaC3k

[rbenshachar @rbenshachar]

COVID exacerbates systemic inequality

[Elizabeth Thomas @lizzkatherine_]

BREAKING NEWS: Louisiana just released COVID-19 data which shows that African-Americans account for 70% of ALL DEATHS in the state.

African-Americans makes up roughly 32% of the population.

#COVID19

[Ben Arnold @ben83638]

Fundamental principles of epidemic spread highlight the immediate need for large-scale serological surveys to assess the stage of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic https://t.co/OjVIMNMHH8

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Millions may now lose their jobs. And Trump wants our response to be a half-trillion dollar slush fund to boost favored companies and corporate executives – while they continue to pull down huge paychecks and fire their workers. Here’s what I know and how we stop it:

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

At last! An ELISA antibody test for #COVID19 ! Created by a multinational team, measures presence of antibodies against #SARnCoV2 virus. Key point: PCR tests only go + if you have virus in you at test-time. Antibody test tells if you were EVER infected.
https://t.co/WKcxI3hdIl

[rbenshachar @rbenshachar]

This is crucial. We need widespread serologic testing

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

If a man running for president had Elizabeth Warren’s experience, detail, intelligence & charisma he’d be running away with the Democratic nomination right now

[rbenshachar @rbenshachar]

@KonitzerTobias Yes this is why many polling places have greater than four hour wait times. Has huge implications on who can actually go vote

[rbenshachar @rbenshachar]

The gutting of the voting rights act has had huge implications on who votes

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Texas closed 750 polling places after SCOTUS gutted Voting Rights Act, more than any other state

72% of closures came in 50 counties with fastest growth of blacks & Latinos

And last night Democrats & minority voters in Houston waited 6 hours to vote

https://t.co/WKYhGNOXh5

[Rebecca Traister @rtraister]

Also, once more with feeling: https://t.co/SD8cURvDL0

[rbenshachar @rbenshachar]

Self-perpetuating...

[Dave Wasserman @Redistrict]

I’m gonna be honest: talking to Dem NH voters, I’m encountering a lot of concerns about whether the country would vote for a woman in the fall that I don’t think are terribly based in reality/evidence.

Nevertheless, it’s affecting primary vote choice.

[Higher Ground Labs @highergroundlab]

"@PredictWise can instantaneously identify specific groups (for example, persuadable Republicans around healthcare in California) and, using ID resolution technology, locates that audience wherever they are online" Read more in our profile: https://t.co/6vsT9FQxfb

[tobias konitzer @KonitzerTobias]

My wife @rbenshachar is hiring for her computational science team at @myriadgenetics - great role in great team that places high value on collaboration, team work, and work environment. Apply here https://t.co/LSV5hH2m2O

[rbenshachar @rbenshachar]

I am hiring! If you are interested in analyzing large datasets that can provide important clinically meaningful insights across a wide range of molecular diagnostic products, please apply! My DMs are open. https://t.co/IQnQTUTZdi

[Rebecca Traister @rtraister]

Both women asked for forgiveness for being angry. Huh.

[Adam Schiff @AdamSchiff]

Number of House Republicans who voted in favor of:

H.R. 6400, the 1965 Voting Rights Act: 112

H.R. 9, the 2006 bill to reauthorize it: 192

H.R. 4, yesterday’s bill to restore it: 1

Why? The GOP’s hopes depend on fewer people voting.