it's hard to overstate just how bad the COVID surge is in the Midwest. if you're in California, you've probably heard how cases here are spiking -- and they definitely are!
but when graphed with these other states, CA's trend line (purple) looks almost flat by comparison!
TRUMP WENT TO BEDMINSTER AND EXPOSED STAFF AND FUNDRAISER ATTENDEES WHEN HE ALREADY KNEW HE HAD COVID!?! WHEN HE WAS ALREADY SYMPTOMATIC AND RECEIVING TREATMENT!
New from me tonight: the top administrative official at the @californiapuc says she's being pushed out of her job. the CPUC has pointed to some hiring concerns, according to her lawyer, but she claims it's retaliation:
https://t.co/gkneYBdEna
@JohnSchena Firmly establishing those things would be ideal and am hopeful these are some of the silver linings of this mess. I fear that politicians in states where incumbents benefit from voter suppression will use COVID infection risk as another tool to keep power.
I don’t see COVID getting under control by the November elections. Gonna be interesting to see if/how mask requirements at polling stations will be enforced. I, for one, prefer that those who refuse to wear a mask in polling spaces are not allowed to enter those spaces.