Aaron Huertas
Democracy is pretty cool. We should try it some time. Working on voting and public health. Close Read podcast 🎧.
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Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump
Sheryl Gay Stolberg - Nytimes.com 8h 19 tweets
Cornell University researchers analyzing 38 million English-language articles about the pandemic found that President Trump was the largest driver of the “infodemic.”
Sanders Calls For 21st Century Bill of Rights | Bernie Sanders Official Website
Bernie Sanders Official Website 10h 1 tweets
We are taking on powerful interests who will do and spend whatever it takes to stop us. Change never happens from the top down. Chip in to join the political revolution today.
Aaron Huertas Sanders wound up here with Not Me, Us and "fight for someone you don't know." Much closer to an ABT! 10h
Joe's Vision
Joe Biden for President 211d 8 tweets
We're in a battle for the soul of America. It's time to remember who we are.
Aaron Huertas Central themes right now, IMO. 10h
If Trump wins, 20 million people could lose health insurance. If Biden wins, 25 million could gain it.
Dylan Scott - Vox 18h 7 tweets
The enormous stakes for Americans’ health insurance in the 2020 election, explained.
Aaron Huertas This headline makes the stakes clear. Wish the Biden plan went further. It's also much easier to communicate about universal benefits and rights. 10h
Trump Is Trying to Trick Americans Into Giving Up on Democracy
The Atlantic 42h 6 tweets
For the election to succeed, voters must think and act as if it will succeed.
Aaron Huertas Atlantic writers keep posting essays with statements like this then NOT telling their readers about groups that are actively doing get-out-the-vote and post-election mobilization work. , and now George Packer Big mistake. 20h
With Cross Talk, Lies and Mockery, Trump Tramples Decorum in Debate With Biden
Jonathan Martin - Nytimes.com 28h 10 tweets
Interrupting Joe Biden nearly every time he spoke, President Trump made little attempt to reassure swing voters about his leadership. Mr. Biden hit back: “This is so unpresidential.”
Aaron Huertas Way less hedging with some of this reporting. We all saw it. Pretty bad stuff! "Mr. Trump peppered his remarks with misleading claims and outright lies..." 28h
Poll: Majority of voters would likely watch a debate moderated by Joe Rogan
TheHill 35h 1 tweets
A majority of voters would likely watch a presidential debate moderated by podcast host, MMA commentator and celebrity comedian Joe Rogan, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.
WATCH: 2020 Presidential Debates | live coverage, schedule, and video on demand
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Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Claims He Was Taken Out of Context in Atlantic Story on Trump Stealing Election | National Review
National Review 53h 3 tweets
Lawrence Tabas claims a reporter twisted his words to make it seem as though he was planning to disenfranchise voters.
Aaron Huertas National Review helping one of the PA Republicans walk back their Atlantic comments re: having the legislature create their own set of electors. 39h
Slack Slowdown Frustrates Remote Workers
Nytimes.com 42h 1 tweets
The company said the “performance issues we’ve been seeing should be mostly resolved” but users may continue to see errors this morning on the popular workplace messaging service.
Log in | The Cook Political Report
The Cook Political Report 43h 1 tweets
The childcare crisis is hurting the planet
Heated.world 43h 2 tweets
The mom behind a viral tweet about pandemic parenting says our inability to prioritize child care is harming the climate movement.
They wanted disruption in 2016. Now they're Trump defectors
AP NEWS 45h 4 tweets
Shawna Jensen’s moment of reckoning came in March, as she sat in her suburban Fort Worth, Texas, living room next to her fireplace. Her laptop was open to a Zoom happy hour with five girlfriends....
Aaron Huertas "...as Jensen grew more alarmed by the president’s actions, her stance on many issues started to shift. She began to read different news sources, scour new types of books. She watched MSNBC along with Fox News, and read about media bias and immigration." 45h
The Gravel Institute
YouTube 3d 1 tweets
The Gravel Institute was founded in 2019 to carry on the life’s work of former U.S Senator Mike Gravel in fighting for global peace and democracy. Its missio...
Senate Dems ready tactics to muck up Supreme Court confirmation
POLITICO 4d 2 tweets
Here's how Democrats can make life hard for Mitch McConnell.
Aaron Huertas This Politico article covers some of the recent developments: And also points out some ways the House could force the Senate to prioritize some of its business: 3d
What's next in the fight for the Supreme Court
Badnews.substack.com 3d 1 tweets
Republicans have said that hearings on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett will begin the week of October 12, so a vote in the Judiciary Committee is possible by Thursday or Friday, October 16. There are mechanisms available to Democrats that could...
Aaron Huertas This Politico article covers some of the recent developments: And also points out some ways the House could force the Senate to prioritize some of its business: 3d
Trump Wants to Discredit the Election. This Nerd Could Stop Him.
Nytimes.com 3d 10 tweets
Fox News, the president’s favored network, will face enormous pressure to call the election for Mr. Trump. The outcome rests on a little-known 65-year-old wonk who will declare the winner.
Aaron Huertas This column focuses on and the Fox News decision desk. They're data driven and reportedly have internal independence. Big deal for how conservatives will view election results. Would love to see more reporting on decision desks. 3d
Yes, the Reichstag IS on fire, but the American people have water to put it out | Will Bunch
The Philadelphia Inquirer - https://www.inquirer.com 4d 1 tweets
Trump's alarming threats to American democracy are meant to drive voters into despair. Here's how at least 70 million people stop one would-be dictator.
Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance
Mike McIntire - Nytimes.com 3d 397 tweets
The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.
Aaron Huertas It's wild the NYT has so much and published it all at once. When politicians investigate something, they tend to put out things in dribs and drabs to keep the story in the press for a long time. People are already voting, so this matters right now, too. 3d
Koch network launches campaign to confirm Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Senate
Brian Schwartz - CNBC 4d 5 tweets
The Koch linked group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), moved ahead with what will likely be an expansive and expensive campaign to help push Trump's nominee through the Senate.