Somehow, not a surprise. Read the rest
Florida's COVID-19 'dashboard' official: I was removed for refusing to 'manually change data'
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs still uses hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients, despite risks of unproven drug
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday that it will not stop use of hydroxychloroquine, an unproven malaria drug pushed by Trump, on veterans with COVID-19. Read the rest
House passes $3T coronavirus relief act led by Pelosi & Dems, Trump says bill 'DOA' in Senate
$3 Trillion Coronavirus stimulus bill called ‘HEROES Act’
'Grave risks' of rushing to reopen, coronavirus whistleblower Rick Bright warns Congress
Watch live, as ousted Trump administration health official Rick Bright testifies on his whistleblower complaint before Congress. Read the rest
'We're gonna lose over 100,000 perhaps,' Trump says of deaths, and 'Nobody blames me for that' on job losses
Today, in an exchange with a noted fan on Fox Business, impeached and manifestly unfit President Trump said a bunch of really dumb untrue things on live television that made no sense at all. Read the rest
Nearly 3 million more unemployment claims in U.S. as COVID-19 job losses total 36 million
• U.S. jobless claims totaled 2.98 million last week, unemployment is close to 16% Read the rest
Coronavirus scams prove a federal anti-price gouging law is needed — Amazon's VP of public policy
'We want to avoid the $400 bottle of Purell for sale right after an emergency goes into effect'
FBI and DHS's CISA warn China-backed hackers are targeting U.S. COVID-19 research
A joint advisory from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that Chinese hackers are targeting U.S. based COVID-19 research entities. Read the rest
Jared Kushner casually talks about canceling election, then tries to walk it back
In an interview with Time magazine published yesterday, President Trump's failson-in-law and shady-assed advisor Jared Kushner suggested maybe postponing the November election.
That is not allowed, unless Congress says 'yes' to the plan.
That was Tuesday. On Wednesday, Kushner attempted to walk back his comment about how he's 'not sure' he can commit to a date for the 2020 presidential election. Read the rest
Paul Manafort released from prison 4 years early due to COVID-19, will serve rest of time on home confinement
Ankle bracelet time for Manafort
Nearly 27 million Americans lost their job-based health insurance in pandemic, study shows
IMAGE: Health Insurance Coverage Before and After Job Loss Among People in a Family Experiencing Job Loss as of May 2, 2020, courtesy kff.org
An estimated 27 million Americans may have lost employer-based health insurance because of pandemic layoffs, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report released Wednesday. Read the rest
Democrats propose making it illegal for telcos to shut off internet service in a pandemic
Democrats also propose $50 monthly discounts with low-income broadband fund
Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory, breaking coronavirus public health orders
Tesla worker: 'We’re extremely frustrated, angry, scared, that Elon is putting his cars before his workers.'
Tesla's chief executive said he reopened production at the company’s Fremont, California factory Monday, which Musk said he knew was a violation of public health orders. Read the rest
Russia: Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov has Covid-19, is hospitalized
Vladimir Putin's spokesman says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus. Read the rest
'Needless suffering and death' — Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before Senate on White House coronavirus response
• Dr. Anthony Fauci is expected to warn states Tuesday in Senate testimony prematurely reopening economies will cause “needless suffering and death.”
Donald Trump is having a very anxious day. Read the rest
Elon Musk: 'Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules'
Elon Musk just said he was planning to break the law. Read the rest
Hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against COVID-19 and may cause heart problems, largest study of its kind shows
Yet another medical study says hydroxychloroquine, the drug much hyped by Donald Trump, is not effective against COVID-19 and could also cause deadly heart problems. Read the rest
