Michael Cohen
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Political Campaigns Are Scrambling to Figure out Their Next Move
The process of seeking elected office looks very different than it did just a few weeks ago
Michael Cohen
For @GENmag I wrote about how the coronavirus is going to change the way campaigns are run - maybe forever.
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Where America Didn’t Stay Home Even as the Virus Spread
People in Florida and elsewhere continued to travel widely last week, potentially exposing more people to the coronavirus, phone data shows.
Thanks to Trump, the coronavirus is very much not under control in the USA - The Boston Globe
On February 24, President Trump tweeted, “The coronavirus is very much under control in the USA." It wasn’t.
Michael Cohen
Tens of thousands of Americans (and possibly more) are likely to die because of the president.
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DeSantis says he’ll order a rescue from stranded cruise ship — but only the people from Florida
On Wednesday, CNN’s Joe Lockhart reported that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is preparing a rescue mission for people trapped aboard the MS Zandaam cruise ship off the coast of Florida. The catch? DeSantis plans to rescue only the 49 Floridians on the...
Michael Cohen
This is an actual quote from a human being:
“On Monday, DeSantis rejected the idea of a broader rescue, telling Fox News, “We cannot afford to have people who are not even Floridians dumped into South Florida using up those valuable resources.”
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New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85. New Orleans...
GOP Rep. Devin Nunes again questions coronavirus distancing measures, calls California school closures 'way overkill'
California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes also said on Fox News that he doesn't think the country can "wait until the end of April" to get back to work.
Michael Cohen
Is there a dumber human than Devin Nunes? usatoday.com/story/news/pol… pic.twitter.com/6zUYV0LyYN
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Adam Schlesinger Dies of Coronavirus Complications at 52
Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died …
O.J. Simpson Convinced Carole Baskin Killed Her Husband, 'Tiger Sashimi'
O.J. Simpson -- who most people believe got away with murder -- is publicly accusing Carole Baskin of GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER!
Scoop: Netanyahu shared fake video as proof of Iranian virus cover-up
Turns out, it was from a Hallmark Channel mini-series
Cruise ship passengers desperately plead with Florida to allow them in
More than 1,400 other passengers are now pleading with Florida to allow them in, but officials say the state simply does not have the resources to take on an extra burden.
The Death of Stalin, a black comedy from the creator of Veep, turns politics into purgatory
Authoritarians and their sycophants get the Iannucci treatment, and it’s deadly serious.
Remembering my best day as a Boston sportswriter - The Boston Globe
A classic day of drama began (where else?) in Hollywood and ended (finally) with an 18-inning World Series thriller.
NYC emergency room doctor on battling coronavirus
NYC Emergency Room Doctor Calvin Sun talks with Katy Tur about his first handing experience on the frontlines of Coronavirus.
Joe Biden: Trump is worst possible leader to deal with coronavirus outbreak
So far, Trump has blithely tweeted that 'it will all work out well.' Yet the steps he's taken as president have only weakened our capacity to respond.
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Michael Cohen
Whoever is the Biden staffer who had the idea of writing this op-ed for USA Today on January 27th titled "Trump is worst possible leader to deal with coronavirus outbreak" should get a raise
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Listen To Buck, Use your Nukes
Scene from Dr. Strangelove where General Buck Turgidson wants to kill million by launching an all out offensive.
'It's like a sick experiment': Arizona lags behind as states urge residents to stay home
Despite hundreds of Covid-19 cases, the governor has refused to order shelter-in-place and has barred localities from acting on their own
Newhouse School announces winners in 2020 Toner Prize competition | Newhouse School |
Winners in the 2020 Toner Prize competition were announced March 30 by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. This year's competition included two prizes: one for national political reporting and one for local.
Belarus president believes vodka and saunas will cure coronavirus
And we’re the crazy ones? The president of Belarus is insisting that vodka and saunas will cure the coronavirus — while claiming nations that have gone into lockdown are in the throes o…
The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration
Richard Epstein, a professor at N.Y.U. School of Law, discusses two articles he wrote, on the Hoover Institution Web site, entitled “Coronavirus Perspective” and “Coronavirus Overreaction,” and his views of the pandemic.
Michael Cohen
One of the most important public services performed by @IChotiner is exposing intellectual blowhards like Richard Epstein ... as intellectual blowhards
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