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This Is the Coronavirus Election
Ed Yong - The Atlantic 36d 7 tweets
In January, the COVID-19 pandemic will still be burning its way across the U.S. Next week, Americans will choose whether to bring it under control.
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The Atlantic The U.S. has seen what happens when a pandemic occurs under Trump. If he is reelected, he will continue on the same path, and so will the coronavirus, writes 36d
The Press Is Giving Trump a Free Pass, Again
David A. Graham - The Atlantic 36d 3 tweets
Media outlets appear to be operating on the assumption that Trump will lose, and are covering his latest scandals accordingly.
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The Atlantic "Trump is getting off easy for a series of recent scandals, most likely because press outlets have concluded that he is doomed and that coverage is largely pointless," writes 36d
Sarah Cooper’s Humor Is Not What You Thought
The Atlantic 36d 1 tweets
The comedian went viral for “playing Trump,” but in her new Netflix special, "Everything’s Fine," she shows how unusual her comedic taste can be.
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The Atlantic Sarah Cooper went viral for lip-synching the president. But in her new Netflix special, "Everything's Fine," she demonstrates a weirder—and darker—comedic taste, writes 36d
The Internet Speaks American
The Atlantic 37d 12 tweets
Sharing the internet with America is like sharing your living room with a rhinoceros. It’s huge, it’s right there, and whatever it’s doing now, you sure as hell know about it.
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The Atlantic Sharing the internet with America is like sharing your living room with a rhinoceros, says . It’s huge, it’s right there, and whatever it’s doing now, you sure as hell know about it. 37d
The Case for Criminally Investigating the Ex-President
The Atlantic 37d 3 tweets
America’s tradition of granting post-term immunity from prosecution to those who leave the White House now comes at too great a cost.
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The Atlantic America’s tradition of granting post-term immunity from prosecution to those who leave the White House now comes at too great a cost, writes 37d
The Amy Coney Barrett Hail-Mary Touchdown
Emma Green - The Atlantic 37d 6 tweets
Republicans understand that Barrett’s confirmation is coming just a week before a potential electoral “bloodbath.” They don’t care.
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The Atlantic Republicans understand that Barrett’s confirmation was just a week before a potential electoral “bloodbath.” They don’t care, reports 36d
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The Atlantic Republicans understand that Barrett’s confirmation is coming just a week before a potential electoral “bloodbath.” They don’t care, reports 37d
The Plot to Kidnap Me
The Atlantic 37d 14 tweets
Every time the president ramps up his violent rhetoric, every time he fires up Twitter to launch another broadside against me, my family and I see a surge of vicious attacks sent our way.
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The Atlantic "While I won’t let anything distract me from doing my job as governor, I will not stand back and let the president, or anyone else, put my colleagues and fellow Americans in danger without holding him accountable," writes 37d
Hate Wokeness? Vote Biden.
The Atlantic 38d 27 tweets
Removing the president from office should be a top priority for any voter who is genuinely concerned about the rise of illiberal forces.
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The Atlantic "Voting for Trump to stem the rising tide of illiberalism is about as pure an example of cutting off your nose to spite your face as political life can afford," writes 38d
Amy Coney Barrett’s Judicial Philosophy Doesn’t Hold Up to Scrutiny
The Atlantic 39d 6 tweets
The Constitution should be the sturdy vessel of our ideals and aspirations, not a derelict sailing ship locked in the ice of a world far from our own.
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The Atlantic "To put it bluntly, the whole premise of originalism is nonsense in that it pretends to make the work of the Supreme Court look straightforward and mechanical," and write 39d
Americans Have Lost Sight of What 'Fascism' Means
Shadi Hamid - The Atlantic 39d 29 tweets
Many Americans who brand Trump and his allies as fascists are paying too little attention to abuses in Hong Kong and cultural genocide in Xinjiang.
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The Atlantic "Americans are not unusual in caring less about tragedies in countries other than their own. The atrocities committed against the Uighurs, however, attract less attention than they should in part because of whom they’re committed by," writes 39d
How the Racism Baked Into Technology Hurts Teens
The Atlantic 40d 2 tweets
Adolescents spend ever greater portions of their days online and are especially vulnerable to discrimination. That’s a worrying combination.
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The Atlantic When predictive technologies systematically discriminate against people of color, adolescents are especially vulnerable, writes. 40d
The Atlantic Daily: The Case Against Donald Trump
The Atlantic 40d 1 tweets
For just the fourth time in our 163-year run, The Atlantic is endorsing a candidate.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: For just the fourth time in our 163-year run, The Atlantic is endorsing a candidate. 40d
Donald Trump’s Refugee Policy Is Bureaucratic Sadism
The Atlantic 40d 6 tweets
The president’s rollicking abuse of refugees and the answering jeers of his fans are a frank confession of moral rottenness.
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The Atlantic "A policy of keeping out refugees in order to feed the fear and hatred of the president’s supporters disgraces the country," George Packer writes 40d
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The Atlantic "A policy of keeping out refugees in order to feed the fear and hatred of the president’s supporters disgraces the country," George Packer writes 40d
It’s All About the Investigation
David A. Graham - The Atlantic 41d 1 tweets
Trump is betting his reelection on ginning up another investigation—the same demand that got him impeached.
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The Atlantic "The call for an investigation reflects a lesson Trump has learned well," writes . "Arcane scandals and non-scandals can affect voters, but they have to be laundered out of right-wing media, and then they need some imprimatur." 41d
The Smears Against Biden Don’t Need to Make Any Sense
The Atlantic 41d 16 tweets
The vague rumors about corruption are incomprehensible outside the right-wing-media universe. The point is just to create doubt.
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The Atlantic "Trump hopes to undermine Joe Biden’s most important electoral asset: the impression, shared by even those who don’t like the former vice president, that he is a fundamentally decent person," writes 41d
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The Atlantic "Trump hopes to undermine Joe Biden’s most important electoral asset: the impression, shared by even those who don’t like the former vice president, that he is a fundamentally decent person," writes 40d
Bruce Springsteen and the Art of Aging Well
The Atlantic 41d 20 tweets
What the happiest Springsteen album in decades can teach us about Joe Biden, the wisdom of maturity, and the meaning of life
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The Atlantic "'Letter to You' is rich in lessons for those who want to know what successful aging looks like. Far from being sad or lachrymose, it’s both youthful—loud and hard-charging—and serene and wise," writes 41d
De-stress With an Election-Anxiety Playlist
Spencer Kornhaber - The Atlantic 41d 1 tweets
Twelve songs to help you express impatience, agitation, and hope
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The Atlantic Pop music has often expressed the sort of impatience, agitation, and hope that defines this election. picks 12 songs—featuring Madonna, Nina Simone, and the 1975—for the campaign’s final days 41d
Trump’s Really Bad Bet on Older Voters
Ronald Brownstein - The Atlantic 41d 5 tweets
Millennials and Gen Z are only a few years away from dominating the electorate.
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The Atlantic Millennials and Gen Z are only a few years away from dominating the American electorate, writes. 41d
Trump Doesn’t Care
David Frum - The Atlantic 41d 5 tweets
In his last chance to win over voters, Trump could not establish an emotional connection.
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The Atlantic "Trump does not do empathy. Even Trump supporters know that by now," argues 41d
Let Sofia Coppola’s New Film Transport You
David Sims - The Atlantic 41d 1 tweets
"On the Rocks," starring Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, is a dose of much-needed escapism.
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The Atlantic "Sadly, it’s now delightful to simply watch a movie staged at cramped tables and plush booths without a hint of pandemic-related stress in the air," writes of Sofia Coppola's "On the Rocks," starring Bill Murray and Rashida Jones 41d