Ed Yong
Science writer at The Atlantic. Author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, a New York Times bestseller. Married to Liz Neeley. edyong.me (he/him)
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This Is the Coronavirus Election
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 third surge is upon us. Hospitals are once again filling up. Healthcare workers are exhausted. Vaccines are still
far away.
But COVID-19 is not uncontrollable.
The playbook is clear. The US just needs a leader willing to implement it.
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Four true statements:
➡️Trump has epically mishandled the pandemic.
➡️He does not learn from his mistakes.
➡️COVID-19 will still be raging in 2021.
➡️Historical patterns suggest another major epidemic is likely in the next 4 years.
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🚨I wrote about the upcoming election, and what the stakes are in terms of the pandemic.
The piece is short, and its gist is simple: Next week, Americans will choose whether to try and bring COVID-19 under control.
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WHO warns giving up on efforts to control Covid-19 would be 'dangerous'
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seemed to indicate the Trump administration has concluded containment of the virus is not possible.
“No One Should Be Shocked”: The US COVID-19 Response Failure and More
COVID-19 has now killed more than 1 million people around the world – and one in five deaths have occurred in the United States. Despite all of its advantage...
Pack the Court, Save the Vote
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to entrench minoritarian rule without the consent of the electorate.
The Pandemic Broke America’s Understanding of Safety
When no one agrees on reality, it’s hard to figure out what to fear.
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"One of the pandemic’s defining features: how different *feeling* safe and *being* safe actually are."
Always read @amandamull, but especially this great piece on how people think about safety.
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Climate news Trump can use
HEATED analyzed 30 news articles about Biden's climate policy, and found that 25 adopted Trump's preferred framing.
How Donald Trump Talks About Black People
The president’s unfailingly patronizing tone toward the electorate that favors him the least should alarm us the most
‘The outlook sucks’: Why a Harvard epidemiologist is so worried about rising COVID-19 hospitalizations this fall
"We will see hospitals fill up more and more. We already are."
These Winged Dinosaurs Hurtled Through the Trees like Haywire Hang Gliders
To call it flying would be generous.
The U.S. Is Sleepwalking Into an Election Day Virus Surge
Cases are rising in all but nine states. Unlike the past two waves, this one has no epicenter.
Trump’s Vaccine Rush vs. the FDA: Inside Stephen Hahn’s “Existential Crisis”
Since almost the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the president has openly lobbied for a vaccine to claim as a political victory. Increasingly, eyewitnesses say, doctors, researchers, and the embattled head of the Food and Drug Administration have...
COVID-19 Test Results Get Faster, But Still Too Slow To Help Slow Disease Spread
The average wait time for results of a coronavirus test has dropped to about three days, but that is still too slow to keep infected people from unknowingly spreading the virus, researchers report.
The Case Against Donald Trump
The president of the United States poses a threat to our collective existence. The choice voters face is spectacularly obvious.
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“Which man poses less of a threat to our collective existence? The answer is spectacularly obvious.”
The Atlantic endorses Biden—the fourth such endorsement in our 163 year history.
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“Through his avarice and ignorance and negligence and titanic incompetence, [Trump] has allowed tens of thousands of Americans to suffer and die, many alone, all needlessly. With each passing day, his presidency reaps more death.”
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Watch Obama Absolutely Torch Trump During His Debut Campaign Event for Biden
“He did inherit the longest streak of job growth in American history, but just like everything else he inherited, he messed it up,” the former president said
The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19
Why proposals to largely let the virus run its course — embraced by Donald Trump’s administration and others — could bring “untold death and suffering”.
Hagfishology (HAGFISH) with Tim Winegard — alie ward
Hagfish: these floppy hot dogs of the deep sea deserve our undying respect. Tim Winegard is a professional hagfishologist (YES IT'S A WORD) at Chapman University, and he dishes on the world's slimiest treasures. Prepare to hear about swift escapes,...
Meet the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle. It’s Almost Uncrushable.
Just about any other living thing would be liquefied at the forces this insect can withstand.