thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-01--Delaware's Last Whipping Post Removed From Courthouse Grounds

The post was taken to a storage facility by Delaware ’ s Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs ( HCA ) , which indicated in a press release that the apparatus for corporal punishment was a remnant of the state ’ s past , which saw whipping “ disproportionately applied to persons of color , ” with “ those sentenced to the whipping post ... lashed up to 40 times for a single offense.
” “ It is appropriate for an item like this to be preserved in the state ’ s collections , so that future generations may view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ context of its historical significance , ” HCA Director Tim Slavin said .
“ It ’ s quite another thing to allow a whipping post to remain in place along a busy public street ― a cold , deadpan display that does not adequately account for the traumatic legacy it represents and that still reverberates among communities of color in our state.
” Excavating the post took about an hour and a half , and its removal was greeted by cheers from crowds , as seen in footage captured by reporters for Delaware @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Archives , the whipping post became an official punishment in Delaware in 1717 and was not removed from the state ’ s code of law until 1972 , though the last time a post was actually used was in 1952 .
Three of the posts were originally erected in Delaware ’ s counties of New Castle , Kent and Sussex .
The posts , which were painted red and colloquially called “ Red Hannah , ” became the subject of a 1947 sociology book by Robert Graham Caldwell , “ Red Hannah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Caldwell found that more than 1,600 people had been whipped from 1900 to 1942 , of which “ 66.2 percent were negroes.
” Reba Hollingsworth , vice chair of the Delaware Heritage Commission , recalled as a child in the 1930s seeing a man whipped by a “ cat-o-nine-tails that had a short handle with nine rawhide thongs.
” “ Finally , Delaware is removing its last ‘ Red Hannah , ’ the whipping post , from the public ’ s view , ” she said in the official statement .
“ Such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in museums to be preserved and protected for those who want to remember the cruel , inhuman , barbarous acts perpetrated on our citizens .
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A whipping post that had long stood outside the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, Delaware, was finally removed Wednesday.
The post was taken to a storage facility by Delaware’s Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA), which indicated in a press release that the apparatus for corporal punishment was a remnant of the state’s past, which saw whipping “disproportionately applied to persons of color,” with “those sentenced to the whipping post ... lashed up to 40 times for a single offense.”
The whipping post had remained outside the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, Delaware. Delaware.gov
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“It is appropriate for an item like this to be preserved in the state’s collections, so that future generations may view it and attempt to understand the full context of its historical significance,” HCA Director Tim Slavin said. “It’s quite another thing to allow a whipping post to remain in place along a busy public street ― a cold, deadpan display that does not adequately account for the traumatic legacy it represents and that still reverberates among communities of color in our state.”
Excavating the post took about an hour and a half, and its removal was greeted by cheers from crowds, as seen in footage captured by reporters for Delaware Online.
The whipping post is no longer standing #netde pic.twitter.com/yzbbUVqFxM — Jenna Margaretta (@jennamargaretta) July 1, 2020
Crowd singing in chorus right before the whipping post in Georgetown is removed today. #netde @delawareonline pic.twitter.com/GSg87GrolS — Maddy Lauria (@MaddyinMilford) July 1, 2020
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According to Delaware’s Public Archives, the whipping post became an official punishment in Delaware in 1717 and was not removed from the state’s code of law until 1972, though the last time a post was actually used was in 1952. Three of the posts were originally erected in Delaware’s counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex.
The posts, which were painted red and colloquially called “Red Hannah,” became the subject of a 1947 sociology book by Robert Graham Caldwell, “Red Hannah: Delaware’s Whipping Post.” Caldwell found that more than 1,600 people had been whipped from 1900 to 1942, of which “66.2 percent were negroes.”
An image of the whipping post from Delaware's Public Archives. Delware.gov
Reba Hollingsworth, vice chair of the Delaware Heritage Commission, recalled as a child in the 1930s seeing a man whipped by a “cat-o-nine-tails that had a short handle with nine rawhide thongs.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-01--FBI: Breonna Taylor Case 'Top Priority' In Louisville Office

“ We have our best agents working on this , ” Robert Brown , the special agent in charge of Louisville ’ s FBI field office , said during a conference call with activists .
“ This is definitely our top priority.
” Taylor , a 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician , was shot eight times by plainclothes officers serving a narcotics search warrant at her apartment on March 13 .
No drugs were found .
Louisville has seen weeks of protests over the shooting .
Taylor ’ s family and activists around the country have criticized the pace of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the officers who shot Taylor .
Last week , hundreds of protesters joined political leaders and celebrities at the state Capitol to call on the Kentucky Attorney General to complete his investigation of the police ’ s actions .
Brown was named to the Louisville post in 2018 after serving as an assistant special agent in charge in South Carolina , overseeing the FBI ’ s investigation into the Emanuel AME church mass shooting in 2015 .
Brown said on the call he could not comment on the specifics of the Taylor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not coming as quickly as the public would want but said “ in my experience it ’ s better to be meticulous and do it right , than to rush.
” One of the three officers who shot into Taylor ’ s home has been fired , but protesters are calling for the officers to be criminally charged .
The calls for action against the officers have grown louder during a national reckoning over racism and police brutality following George Floyd ’ s death in Minneapolis .
Officials there are prosecuting four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including bringing a murder charge against the officer who pressed a knee into Floyd ’ s neck for several minutes on May 25 .
When asked on the call which agency , state or federal , might issue the results of its investigation first , Brown said there is no way to know , but often the federal case has a wider scope and can take longer .
He said federal investigators are tasked with proving that an officer knew they were violating a citizen ’ s civil rights .
The call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Game Changers , which held a similar conversation with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul in mid-June .
2X , a longtime community activist and executive director of the group , has often acted as a conduit in Louisville between the Black community and authorities .
Paul also joined the call Wednesday , and gave an update on a bill he filed that was named for Breonna Taylor and would ban no-knock warrants nationwide .
A no-knock warrant was used to enter Taylor ’ s home , though police have said in that instance , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves .
The warrants have since been banned by a new ordinance in Louisville .
Paul said the bill is in the Senate Judiciary Committee .
He also attempted to add an amendment to the federal police reform bill that would ban those warrants , but progress on that legislation has stalled .

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal officials are working “urgently and expeditiously” to investigate possible civil rights violations by the Louisville officers who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, Kentucky’s top FBI agent said Wednesday.
“We have our best agents working on this,” Robert Brown, the special agent in charge of Louisville’s FBI field office, said during a conference call with activists. “This is definitely our top priority.”
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Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician, was shot eight times by plainclothes officers serving a narcotics search warrant at her apartment on March 13. No drugs were found. Louisville has seen weeks of protests over the shooting.
Taylor’s family and activists around the country have criticized the pace of the investigation and called for swift action against the officers who shot Taylor. Last week, hundreds of protesters joined political leaders and celebrities at the state Capitol to call on the Kentucky Attorney General to complete his investigation of the police’s actions.
Brown was named to the Louisville post in 2018 after serving as an assistant special agent in charge in South Carolina, overseeing the FBI’s investigation into the Emanuel AME church mass shooting in 2015.
Brown said on the call he could not comment on the specifics of the Taylor investigation. He said he knows answers are not coming as quickly as the public would want but said “in my experience it’s better to be meticulous and do it right, than to rush.”
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“These are very complex investigations,” he added.
The FBI is coordinating with state Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office, but both are conducting independent probes, he said.
One of the three officers who shot into Taylor’s home has been fired, but protesters are calling for the officers to be criminally charged.
The calls for action against the officers have grown louder during a national reckoning over racism and police brutality following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Officials there are prosecuting four officers involved in Floyd’s death, including bringing a murder charge against the officer who pressed a knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes on May 25.
When asked on the call which agency, state or federal, might issue the results of its investigation first, Brown said there is no way to know, but often the federal case has a wider scope and can take longer. He said federal investigators are tasked with proving that an officer knew they were violating a citizen’s civil rights.
The call was set up by the Christopher 2X Game Changers, which held a similar conversation with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul in mid-June. 2X, a longtime community activist and executive director of the group, has often acted as a conduit in Louisville between the Black community and authorities. Paul also joined the call Wednesday, and gave an update on a bill he filed that was named for Breonna Taylor and would ban no-knock warrants nationwide.
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A no-knock warrant was used to enter Taylor’s home, though police have said in that instance, they knocked on her door and announced themselves. The warrants have since been banned by a new ordinance in Louisville.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-01--NBA Commissioner Announces Hope For 'Mutual Respect' With China

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in an interview on Tuesday that he hopes to find “ mutual respect ” with China , months after the basketball league ’ s games were pulled from Chinese broadcasters after Daryl Morey , the general manager of the Houston Rockets , expressed support for Hong Kong ’ s pro-democracy protests .
In the interview with Time , Silver said NBA games had returned to Chinese distribution platforms after an ongoing dialogue , and the association was “ just going to keep at it.
” “ We ’ ve had a long history in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly this is a bump in the road in our relations ... We come to China with a certain set of core American values and principles .
And I understand also they have a different form of government .
And they have a different view of how things have been done , how things should be done .
And hopefully , we can find mutual respect for each other.
” Adam Silver on the NBA 's relationship with China - says he feels it has improved .
`` ... they have a different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how things should be done .
And hopefully , we can find mutual respect for each other . ''
pic.twitter.com/Dc9RFaboqN — Sopan Deb ( @ SopanDeb ) June 30 , 2020 The interview was primarily focused on the challenges behind the tentative July restart of the 2019-2020 NBA season , which went on hiatus in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak .
It was released on the same day as the passing of Hong Kong ’ s national security law , unprecedented legislation from China ’ s central government that cracks down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A letter was also sent to Silver on Tuesday by Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee , a vocal critic of China who claims that the country “ sent ” the United States COVID-19 .
In the document , Blackburn expressed “ concern that the league has turned a blind eye to human rights abuses committed abroad , ” referencing events in Hong Kong as well as China ’ s detention of Uighur Muslims — the subject of a recent report revealing that Uighur women were forcibly sterilized or given mandatory birth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The actions of the NBA and some players have created an appearance that your league prioritizes profit over principle , ” Blackburn wrote in the letter , urging Silver to reconsider its connections with China .
Adam Silver should just tell the truth : The NBA wants to make a lot of money in China and it is what it is .
Every other answer embarrasses and debases him personally .
https : //t.co/caPrk6ZVdZ — Dan Wolken ( @ DanWolken ) July 1 , 2020 This is why I have very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China position is pathetic .
I get the $ $ $ argument , but they are bigger suckers than many tech firms when it comes to groveling to the CCP .
https : //t.co/JQ475OtVsQ — Ford O'Connell ( @ FordOConnell ) July 1 , 2020 The NBA ’ s problems with China began in October 2019 , after Morey tweeted support for Hong Kong ’ s pro-democracy movement .
Morey later deleted the tweet and issued an apology ; the NBA initially called his move “ regrettable.
” After receiving criticism for not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s position in a press release , writing that “ it [ was ] inevitable that people around the world — including from America and China — will have different viewpoints over different issues , ” and the league ” [ would ] not put itself in a position of regulating what players , employees and team owners say or will not say.
” China reacted swiftly , suspending NBA games on television and livestreaming platforms in a business loss of “ hundreds of millions of dollars , ” according to statements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But I don ’ t have any sense that there ’ s any permanent damage to our business there , and as I ’ ve said before , we accept the consequences of our system and our values , ” Silver said at the time .
“ It ’ s not a position any business wants to be in , but those are the results .
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in an interview on Tuesday that he hopes to find “mutual respect” with China, months after the basketball league’s games were pulled from Chinese broadcasters after Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, expressed support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.
In the interview with Time, Silver said NBA games had returned to Chinese distribution platforms after an ongoing dialogue, and the association was “just going to keep at it.”
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“We’ve had a long history in China,” Silver said. “And certainly this is a bump in the road in our relations ... We come to China with a certain set of core American values and principles. And I understand also they have a different form of government. And they have a different view of how things have been done, how things should be done. And hopefully, we can find mutual respect for each other.”
Adam Silver on the NBA's relationship with China - says he feels it has improved. "...they have a different view how things have been done, how things should be done. And hopefully, we can find mutual respect for each other." pic.twitter.com/Dc9RFaboqN — Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) June 30, 2020
The interview was primarily focused on the challenges behind the tentative July restart of the 2019-2020 NBA season, which went on hiatus in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It was released on the same day as the passing of Hong Kong’s national security law, unprecedented legislation from China’s central government that cracks down on freedom of speech within the semi-autonomous city.
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“The actions of the NBA and some players have created an appearance that your league prioritizes profit over principle,” Blackburn wrote in the letter, urging Silver to reconsider its connections with China.
Commentators, including a number of conservative voices, echoed Blackburn’s criticisms of Silver after the commissioner’s Time interview was released.
Adam Silver should just tell the truth: The NBA wants to make a lot of money in China and it is what it is. Every other answer embarrasses and debases him personally. https://t.co/caPrk6ZVdZ — Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) July 1, 2020
Pathetic.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver urges Americans to respect Communist China’s murderous regime because, hey, our 🏀 games are on Tencent. pic.twitter.com/Q6WkL4KHpL — Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) June 30, 2020
This is why I have very little respect for the NBA.
Their China position is pathetic. I get the $$$ argument, but they are bigger suckers than many tech firms when it comes to groveling to the CCP. https://t.co/JQ475OtVsQ — Ford O'Connell (@FordOConnell) July 1, 2020
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When all you can muster for concentration camps is, they have “a different view of how things should be done,” you might be a ghoul. https://t.co/0s4LTE8sTu — S.E. Cupp (@secupp) July 1, 2020
The NBA’s problems with China began in October 2019, after Morey tweeted support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. Morey later deleted the tweet and issued an apology; the NBA initially called his move “regrettable.” After receiving criticism for not defending Morey, Silver clarified the NBA’s position in a press release, writing that “it [was] inevitable that people around the world — including from America and China — will have different viewpoints over different issues,” and the league ”[would] not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say.”
China reacted swiftly, suspending NBA games on television and livestreaming platforms in a business loss of “hundreds of millions of dollars,” according to statements that Silver made in February.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-01--Trump And COVID-19: Views From HuffPost Readers

“ In what world does stripping healthcare to the ones who can ’ t afford it and need it most @ @ @ @ @ this progress ?
” “ For anyone out there that thinks the end of the @ @ @ @ @ them - it will , unless you are on social security or disability .
If @ @ @ @ @ we will be back to where we were before , where doctors and hospital bills @ @ @ @ @ t have insurance , will be paid for by increased fees from those who do @ @ @ @

“In what world does stripping healthcare to the ones who can’t afford it and need it most help anyone? How is this progress?”
— Jason Day
“For anyone out there that thinks the end of the ACA won’t affect them - it will, unless you are on social security or disability. If the ACA is ended, we will be back to where we were before, where doctors and hospital bills for those who don’t have insurance, will be paid for by increased fees from those who do have insurance.”
— Gary Roth


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-02--Here's Why I Decided To Get Breast Implants ... And Why I Decided To Have Them Removed

I was 29 and it was the late ’ 80s .
Despite the decade being all about big hair , big shoulders ― big everything ― I didn ’ t think I needed big tits to improve my professional or romantic circumstances .
I was one of the stars of the nighttime soap “ Falcon Crest.
” Johnny Carson interviewed me on “ The Tonight Show.
” I had my own primetime series , “ Lady Blue , ” where I played a sexy cop ( Clint Eastwood tutored me on how to hold a gun ) .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ topless scenes in movies ― my breasts were small enough that partial nudity never felt like a big deal .
I had fame and beauty and money and no trouble attracting men , but , the truth was , no amount of success could improve my low self-esteem .
So when my friend held out the possibility of perfection with her comment ― “ You ’ d be a 10 if your boobs were bigger ” — I believed that if I “ fixed ” my outside , my inside would follow .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reta was a long-legged professional dancer who ’ d been a Radio City Music Hall Rockette and danced in variety shows and musical theater .
My earliest memories are of being backstage during a production of “ Guys and Dolls.
” The chorus girls fawned over me as they rushed around adjusting their costumes , all giggles and whispers , false eyelashes and red lipstick , feathers and sequins and rhinestones .
The air was perfumed with Aqua Net hairspray and sweat .
They were luminous , magical , powerful .
Even then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Seventh grade was the time of miracles for me .
My height shot up and my baby fat fell away .
I smoothed my frizzy curls with a blow dryer and my braces came off .
My buds became blossoms ― small flowers ( mini-roses at best ) , but I definitely had boobs .
It was a brand new world and boys started noticing .
Suddenly , I got treated like one of the pretty girls .
Yet that ugly feeling of never being enough persisted .
My friend hooked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had a warm , paternal country doctor vibe .
I trusted him instantly .
I told him I didn ’ t want to go too big .
I just wanted my breasts to look fuller , maybe a B cup .
He assured me that the operation was simple , as if it were no more complicated than getting my ears pierced .
He said that my new breasts would be indestructible and last a lifetime .
I thought of myself as a buxom Superwoman , until I imagined what I ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — dust , bits of bone , and two intact silicone balloons .
What would future societies think when they stumbled upon my grave ?
What do you do when you ’ re scared shitless ?
I decided to meet with a fancy surgeon in a fancy building .
I told him that I was done — I wanted my implants out — but he strongly advised against it .
He told me I ’ d be very unhappy if I removed them without replacing them with something else .
“ They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he told me ( what a shitty breastside manner , huh ? )
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So , I asked about the possibility of having a lift .
“ You don ’ t want scars , do you ?
” he asked contemptuously , as if I ’ d inquired about getting horns .
I ’ d seen those kind of scars on girlfriends and they didn ’ t seem like a big deal .
But then I started to think , He ’ s an expert , he must be right ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swayed ?
Why did I continue to abdicate my needs and desires in the presence of authority , especially a male one , when I knew what I wanted and needed ?
How could he know what worked for me ?
Jamie Rose , actor and writer , is best known for co-starring in the popular ’ 80s primetime soap “ Falcon Crest.
” More recently , she guest-starred on “ Criminal Minds ” and “ Grey ’ s Anatomy.
” Jamie also teaches self-actualization workshops with Dr. Phil Stutz , co-author of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tools.
” Her memoir , “ Shut Up and Dance !
” ( Tarcher/Penguin , 2011 ) , explored love and relationships through her passion for the Argentine tango .
She ’ s currently writing a book about the trend toward women having breast implants removed .
Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @ jamierosehere or visit her website , www.jamierosehere.com .

When I read that Chrissy Teigen recently had her breast implants removed, I was inspired to google images of my own tits.
I’m on COVID-19 lockdown, so between rocking out to DJ Nice’s Club Quarantine and organizing Zoom playdates for my cat (who so doesn’t care), I might have too much time on my hands. But there’s actually a good reason for my intimate web search.
There they were: Images of my 20-year-old self, frolicking au naturel in a lake in my first movie role. There are also photos of me almost 30 years later in an episode of “Two and a Half Men” ― my breasts then double the size as they were in those first shots.
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The author at age 19, pre-implants, on the set of her first movie, "Just Before Dawn." Courtesy of Jamie Rose
Let me explain why. Someone once told me, “You’d be a 10 if your boobs were bigger.”
And it wasn’t a man who said it.
I was 29 and it was the late ’80s. Despite the decade being all about big hair, big shoulders ― big everything ― I didn’t think I needed big tits to improve my professional or romantic circumstances. I was one of the stars of the nighttime soap “Falcon Crest.” Johnny Carson interviewed me on “The Tonight Show.” I had my own primetime series, “Lady Blue,” where I played a sexy cop (Clint Eastwood tutored me on how to hold a gun). I’d even done a couple of brief topless scenes in movies ― my breasts were small enough that partial nudity never felt like a big deal. I had fame and beauty and money and no trouble attracting men, but, the truth was, no amount of success could improve my low self-esteem. So when my friend held out the possibility of perfection with her comment ― “You’d be a 10 if your boobs were bigger” — I believed that if I “fixed” my outside, my inside would follow.
The author's mom, Reta, during her dancing days. Courtesy of Jamie Rose
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I also had grown up in the shadow of a beautiful mother.
A natural redhead with perfect features, Reta was a long-legged professional dancer who’d been a Radio City Music Hall Rockette and danced in variety shows and musical theater. My earliest memories are of being backstage during a production of “Guys and Dolls.” The chorus girls fawned over me as they rushed around adjusting their costumes, all giggles and whispers, false eyelashes and red lipstick, feathers and sequins and rhinestones. The air was perfumed with Aqua Net hairspray and sweat. They were luminous, magical, powerful. Even then, I longed to be one of them.
I inherited Mom’s red locks, but as I got older, mine went wild and frizzy. I was plump — they call it thick now — and physically awkward. I always got picked last for the school teams and I had braces on my teeth ― the ugly duckling to my mother’s stunning swan.
Reta had modestly sized breasts and wore falsies when she worked. Sometimes I snuck into her closet, took one of her foam rubber inserts from her lingerie drawer, and paraded around, creating a flannel nightgowned preteen burlesque show.
I pored over the training bras in the girl’s underwear pages of the Sears & Roebuck Catalog, dreaming of the day my chest would appear. The day my pediatrician told my mom I was “budding,” I was so proud! I whined and begged until she ordered me a white cotton bra (size AAA) with a cute little bumblebee patch sewn onto one of the straps. It itched but I wore it constantly.
Seventh grade was the time of miracles for me. My height shot up and my baby fat fell away. I smoothed my frizzy curls with a blow dryer and my braces came off. My buds became blossoms ― small flowers (mini-roses at best), but I definitely had boobs. It was a brand new world and boys started noticing. Suddenly, I got treated like one of the pretty girls. Yet that ugly feeling of never being enough persisted.
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The author at age 10. Courtesy of Jamie Rose
So, years later, when my friend suggested I get implants, her advice appealed to a broken part of me — the part that still longed to be as beautiful as my mother and her magical, sparkling dressing room dancers. The part that still believed that if only I could perfect the outside, the inside would feel “enough.”
My friend hooked me up with a plastic surgeon who had a warm, paternal country doctor vibe. I trusted him instantly. I told him I didn’t want to go too big. I just wanted my breasts to look fuller, maybe a B cup. He assured me that the operation was simple, as if it were no more complicated than getting my ears pierced. He said that my new breasts would be indestructible and last a lifetime. I thought of myself as a buxom Superwoman, until I imagined what I’d look like rotting away in a coffin — dust, bits of bone, and two intact silicone balloons. What would future societies think when they stumbled upon my grave?
When he took off the bandages, I was horrified.
My breasts were huge. They looked like a pair of oversized grapefruits. He told me not to worry. “Once the swelling goes down, you’ll have the Bs that you asked for.”
Three months later, I was still a size D. When I complained, he acted surprised. “I don’t think they look too big,” he replied. “They’re the size I thought looked right on you.”
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I’ve never forgotten those words: the size he thought looked right.
I didn’t want to go through another operation to have them made smaller, so I stuck with my new centerfold knockers.
They took a lot of getting used to. When I laid on my stomach, it was like being on an air mattress. When I ran or danced they bobbed and pulled uncomfortably unless I wore a constricting sports bra. Whenever I wore something tight or low-cut, men stared at my chest.
Finally, I understood the classic line, “Hey pal, my eyes are up here.”
I began teaching yoga, a discipline I’d studied for years. I grew self-conscious ― there I was, with a set of plastic tits atop my chest like donuts on a plate, preaching wellness and spirituality. I felt like an impostor and for the next 25 years I continued to feel that way.
The author at age 55 (pre-explant). Courtesy of Jamie Rose
Then, in 2017, a mammogram indicated that one of my implants might have ruptured. A follow-up MRI showed they were intact, but some web research informed me that ruptures can’t always be detected in an MRI.
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What do you do when you’re scared shitless? I decided to meet with a fancy surgeon in a fancy building. I told him that I was done — I wanted my implants out — but he strongly advised against it. He told me I’d be very unhappy if I removed them without replacing them with something else. “They’ll look like pillows without the stuffing,” he told me (what a shitty breastside manner, huh?). So, I asked about the possibility of having a lift. “You don’t want scars, do you?” he asked contemptuously, as if I’d inquired about getting horns. I’d seen those kind of scars on girlfriends and they didn’t seem like a big deal. But then I started to think, He’s an expert, he must be right ... right? Why I was so easily swayed? Why did I continue to abdicate my needs and desires in the presence of authority, especially a male one, when I knew what I wanted and needed? How could he know what worked for me?
My boyfriend and several close friends urged me to have the implants removed sans replacement. They only cared about my health, not how I looked naked. But I wasn’t ready. Sadly, I was still enamored by the voluptuous aesthetic of the über-feminine, chorus girl ideal: the cleavage and rounded hips, the tiny waist of so many women I admired, from Lily St Cyr to Gypsy Rose Lee to Dita von Teese …
So, I decided to replace my implants.
And, once again, even though I asked the doc to go smaller, when the surgery was done, my boobs were just as big and grapefruity as they had been before. I went from ”Falcon Crest” to ”Baywatch” ― by way of “Groundhog Day.”
Within a few weeks, my right breast developed a painful condition called capsular contracture. The scar tissue around the implant had hardened, thereby squeezing it out of place. Then, a dime-sized red bump appeared. When I rushed in to have it looked at, the doctor’s face registered mild panic, which wasn’t a good look. He told me I had an infection and that the implant had to be removed and replaced ASAP.
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When I woke up in recovery, the RN was solemn. I asked how it went and she said, “You lost a lot of tissue. He really scrubbed your breast.” She added that the doctor had to put in a bigger implant “to even you out.”
This time, as the breast healed, it had a “double bubble” look and some rippling. There was also a dent on the right side where the infection had been. My boyfriend was reassuring, but I knew the results weren’t stellar. I started to second-guess myself, and I wondered if I made a terrible mistake by not having the implants removed when I initially wanted to.
A year and half later, on July 24, 2019, pharmaceutical company Allergan issued a voluntary recall of its textured Biocell implants because of mounting evidence they were associated with a rare type of lymphoma called BIA-ALCL. I fished out the implant labels the doctor’s office gave me as proof of purchase. The left was an Allergan SRM 210 cc smooth. The right was an Allergan TRLP 310 cc — textured Biocell.
Focus and clarity came like a thunderbolt.
I was done.
I needed them out immediately.
The author, age 60, photographed a few months after explanting. Courtesy of Jamie Rose
On recommendation of a friend, I wound up in the office of a surgeon at an all-female practice in Beverly Hills. I know there are great male plastic surgeons out there, but it was wonderfully comforting to talk about my breasts with another woman. I knew from the first meeting that she was the one.
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The operation took six hours. When it was done, in a little bedside show-and-tell, my doctor showed me what she’d removed: the left implant was transparent and smooth, the size of a bagel; the textured one was flat and yellowish, like a small pizza. It was crazy seeing them side by side. These ugly, comically mismatched plastic sacs were supposed to make me feel more beautiful? What I’d done to myself ― what I’d let others do ― really hit home.
I felt sad but I also felt liberated.
I was free.
A few weeks later (still months before COVID-19), a girlfriend I hadn’t seen for a while embraced me. For almost 30 years, whenever I hugged someone, I felt the implants. Now, I felt her ― heart to heart. It made me cry.
Don’t get me wrong — and I want to be clear about this — I’m not against implants or cosmetic surgery. I loved when Cher said, “If I want to put my tits on my back, it’s nobody’s business but my own.” I know many women who love their implants. But I want people to be fully informed of the risks before they make a decision about their bodies.
Despite what my first surgeon told me, breast implants are not meant to be permanent. Doctors now advise replacing them every 10 years. I was lucky I had them as long as I did before the tits hit the fan. There are other potential issues too, such as the cancer link ― how terrible for a breast cancer patient who endured a mastectomy to learn that her implants may give her cancer again! And for years, women have complained of a syndrome called breast implant illness that can include autoimmune disorders and a constellation of other symptoms.
After all of my surgeries, I do have scars on my breasts. But I love them. They’re battle scars from the war over ownership of my body.
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And I still have boobs, but now they’re all natural. As Teigen described her own breasts in a recent Instagram post, they’re “pure fat ... dumb, miraculous bag[s] of fat” ― and now I love mine just the way they are.
Jamie Rose, actor and writer, is best known for co-starring in the popular ’80s primetime soap “Falcon Crest.” More recently, she guest-starred on “Criminal Minds” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” Jamie also teaches self-actualization workshops with Dr. Phil Stutz, co-author of The New York Times bestseller “The Tools.” Her memoir, “Shut Up and Dance!” (Tarcher/Penguin, 2011), explored love and relationships through her passion for the Argentine tango. She’s currently writing a book about the trend toward women having breast implants removed. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @jamierosehere or visit her website, www.jamierosehere.com.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-02--Vanilla Ice Gets Burned Over Coronavirus Hotspot Gig In Austin, Texas

Vanilla Ice is catching heat over his planned gig in a coronavirus hotspot .
The rapper — best known for 90s hit “ Ice Ice Baby ” — is scheduled to perform in Austin , Texas , on Friday at the Emerald Point Bar & Grill ’ s Independence Day Throwback Beach Party .
But both Austin and Texas this week experienced record spikes in the number of new cases of COVID-19 .
Vanilla Ice , real name Robert Van Winkle , has promoted the party on Instagram .
“ Get ready to go back to The 90s , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a since-deleted post .
“ I can ’ t wait to get back to this .
The 90s were the best , ” he said in another post .
“ We didn ’ t have coronavirus , or cell phones , or computers , ” the musician falsely reminisced .
Computers and cellphones did exist back then .
News of the gig inevitably got the treatment on Twitter .
Some people reimagined the title of and lyrics to his most famous track : Something takes a hold of me tightly chokin on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DJ Ritty ( @ The_Ritty ) July 2 , 2020 Will I be immune ?
I dont know Write up a will , and a tombstone To the extreme I rock a flu like paitent zero Get some herbs and remedial candles — VNLA # 805 ( @ CCriticalDev ) July 2 , 2020 If there was a problem Trump won ’ t solve it Check out the Karens scream the masks won ’ t solve it — illrana ( @ ill_rana ) July 2 , 2020 Others poked fun and expressed shock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : We may never know if this weekend 's Vanilla Ice concert will result in a COVID-19 spike , because no one will admit they went to a Vanilla Ice concert .
https : //t.co/TN7XNJ4RIE — Frank Luntz ( @ FrankLuntz ) July 1 , 2020 We '' ll never know if a future spike in Texas covid cases is the result of attending a Vanilla Ice concert as no - one will admit to going .
— Katy ( @ KatyJane_101 ) July 2 , 2020 The vanilla ice concert may sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could reality get during one song ?
— Brian Santa Maria ( @ briansantamaria ) July 2 , 2020 The last thing anyone will have to worry about is a COVID spike due to a massive crowd at a Vanilla Ice show .
https : //t.co/C7E0RAne8A — Sean The Producer ( @ SeanTheProducr ) July 2 , 2020 Every piece of this situation is foolish .
Vanilla Ice .
Performing .
In 2020 .
In the middle of a pandemic .
As cases surge .
https : //t.co/aTxh1rmsk9 — Luvvie is writing book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 Bars across Texas are currently banned from opening in a bid to slow the spread of the virus that has killed almost 130,000 people nationwide .
But the venue on the shore of Lake Travis can remain open and host the gig , The Austin Chronicle reported , because it ’ s technically designated as a restaurant .
Capacity for the concert will be limited to 450 people and staff will take attendees ’ temperatures and request they adhere to social distancing measures and wear face masks , owner Barret Brannam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t enforce the mask policy , however , because “ I ’ m not their mom and dad , [ and ] I can ’ t make them do it , ” he told the Tribune .

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Vanilla Ice is catching heat over his planned gig in a coronavirus hot spot.
The rapper, best known for his ’90s hit “Ice Ice Baby,” is scheduled to perform in Austin, Texas, on Friday at the Emerald Point Bar & Grill’s Independence Day Throwback Beach Party.
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But both Austin and Texas this week experienced record spikes in the number of new cases of COVID-19.
Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, has promoted the party on Instagram.
“Get ready to go back to The 90s, the greatest decade ever,” he wrote in a since-deleted post.
“I can’t wait to get back to this. The 90s were the best,” he said in another post.
“We didn’t have coronavirus, or cell phones, or computers,” the musician incorrectly reminisced. Computers and cellphones did indeed exist back then.
News of the gig inevitably got the treatment on Twitter.
Some people reimagined the title of, and lyrics to, his most famous track:
Cough Cough Baby! — The Great Omar (@thegreatomar1) July 2, 2020
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Alright stop, grab a mask and listen
Ice is back with a whole new infection — 𝕬𝖑𝖆𝖉𝖉𝖎𝖓𝕴𝖓𝖘𝖆𝖓𝖊 🌈🌟♿🌊 (@aeirould) July 1, 2020
Something takes a hold of me tightly
chokin on my last breath daily and nightly — DJ Ritty (@The_Ritty) July 2, 2020
COVID, grabs ahold of me tightly
I watch only Fox News both daily and nightly — John Pani (@JohnPani1) July 2, 2020
Will I be immune? I dont know
Write up a will, and a tombstone
To the extreme I rock a flu like paitent zero
Get some herbs and remedial candles — VNLA#805 (@CCriticalDev) July 2, 2020
If there was a problem
Trump won’t solve it
Check out the Karens scream the masks won’t solve it — illrana (@ill_rana) July 2, 2020
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Others poked fun and expressed shock at the idea of the gig going ahead at all:
We may never know if this weekend's Vanilla Ice concert will result in a COVID-19 spike, because no one will admit they went to a Vanilla Ice concert. https://t.co/TN7XNJ4RIE — Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) July 1, 2020
The vanilla ice concert may sound dangerous, but how much Covid exposure could reality get during one song? — Brian Santa Maria (@briansantamaria) July 2, 2020
I wouldn't go to a Vanilla Ice concert if it would CURE coronavirus. https://t.co/jesOuJgKOd — ralphgarman (@RalphGarman) July 2, 2020
The last thing anyone will have to worry about is a COVID spike due to a massive crowd at a Vanilla Ice show. https://t.co/C7E0RAne8A — Sean The Producer (@SeanTheProducr) July 2, 2020
Every piece of this situation is foolish.
Vanilla Ice.
Performing.
In 2020.
In the middle of a pandemic.
As cases surge. https://t.co/aTxh1rmsk9 — Luvvie is writing book 2 (@Luvvie) July 2, 2020
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Bars across Texas are currently banned from opening, in an effort to slow the spread of the virus that has killed almost 130,000 people nationwide.
But the venue on the shore of Lake Travis can remain open and host the Vanilla Ice gig, The Austin Chronicle reported, because it’s technically designated as a restaurant.
Capacity for the concert will be limited to 450 people, and staff will take attendees’ temperatures and request they adhere to social distancing measures and wear face masks, owner Barret Brannam told The Texas Tribune.
Brannam wouldn’t enforce the mask policy, however, because “I’m not their mom and dad, [and] I can’t make them do it,” he told the Tribune.
VIP tickets for Vanilla Ice’s performance, which cost between $160 and $300, have sold out. The venue is also hosting parties on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights:


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-02--The Best Ways To Treat A Sunburn, According To Dermatologists

Summer is here and we ’ re spending more time outdoors than ever , which means we should be paying extra attention to our sunscreen game .
But accidents happen , and so do sunburns .
In the case that you get one , you ’ d better know which sunburn remedies work best ( and which don ’ t work at all ) .
The internet is saturated with DIY sunburn remedies ( mayonnaise and sour cream are a couple rumored options ) , so in order to determine what actually works , we tapped two board-certified dermatologists to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ! )
sunscreen cures that will cool and soothe burned skin , and speed up the healing process altogether .
“ NSAIDs work best for sunburns when they are taken immediately after it occurs , ” she told HuffPost .
“ However , some people have medical conditions ( kidney problems ) that limit their ability to take NSAIDs .
This makes it important to share any medical underlying conditions with your physician first , before you proceed to take any NSAIDS at all.
” However , the American Academy of Dermatology advises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you won ’ t want to use any OTC products that contain benzocaine .
Benzocaine-containing products , according to the AAD , may irritate the skin or cause an unwanted allergic reaction in some users .
Make a compress out of black or green tea .
However , because aloe vera is a natural plant ingredient , Shainhouse warned that it can cause allergic contact dermatitis if you aren ’ t careful .
This makes it important to perform a spot test on your wrist before you proceed to use it .
Similarly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aloe vera products from your local drugstore , she advised looking for commercially prepared products formulated without alcohol , as alcohol-based ingredients ( more on that below ! )
can cause stinging and irritation to your burns .
We all know that taking vitamin D supplements helps boost your immune system .
However , you probably didn ’ t know that vitamin D can also be used to speed up the sunburn healing process , especially when taken in high doses , according to Mokaya .
“ A 2017 study published in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doses of vitamin D taken one hour after a sunburn have been shown to reduce redness , swelling and inflammation , ” Mokaya said .
“ Study participants who took higher concentrations of vitamin D also demonstrated less epidermal structural damage as well.
” Don ’ t use butter or petroleum jelly for sunburn — especially for blistered skin .
An old wives ’ tale suggests applying butter to sunburned skin , but while it can feel soothing at first , Mokaya said butter can actually smother or suffocate the skin , trapping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , can worsen any existing inflammation ( especially blisters ) and make it harder for the burn to heal .
However , if you must be outdoors during these hours , just be sure to wear the right protective clothing , and always ensure that you reapply your sunscreen often .

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Summer is here and we’re spending more time outdoors than ever, which means we should be paying extra attention to our sunscreen game. But accidents happen, and so do sunburns. In the case that you get one, you’d better know which sunburn remedies work best (and which don’t work at all).
The internet is saturated with DIY sunburn remedies (mayonnaise and sour cream are a couple rumored options), so in order to determine what actually works, we tapped two board-certified dermatologists to break down the best (and worst!) sunscreen cures that will cool and soothe burned skin, and speed up the healing process altogether.
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From over-the-counter products to cow manure (yes, really), here are all the sunburn dos and don’ts to keep in mind next time you get a little too toasty.
Take NSAIDs as needed.
To reduce any inflammation and discomfort associated with a sunburn, dermatologist Dr. Kemunto Mokaya advised taking pain relievers within the NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) family.
These include ibuprofen, naproxen or aspirin, she explained, which can easily be found at your local grocery or drug store.
“NSAIDs work best for sunburns when they are taken immediately after it occurs,” she told HuffPost. “However, some people have medical conditions (kidney problems) that limit their ability to take NSAIDs. This makes it important to share any medical underlying conditions with your physician first, before you proceed to take any NSAIDS at all.”
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Apply cold milk to your skin.
Yep, this old wives’ tale actually has merit, as Mokaya said that the proteins inside cold milk can help soothe inflamed and sunburned skin.
Similarly, dermatologist Dr. Tsippora Shainhouse suggested that cold milk also contains lactic acid, which can help buff away any peeling or flaking skin associated with your burn.
vchal via Getty Images She needs a washcloth soaked in cold milk, immediately. (And a bottle of sunscreen for the future.)
“The lactic acid inside milk can help mildly exfoliate the peeling skin caused by sunburn, especially as the burn sheds and heals,” she explained.
To use cold milk on your sunburn effectively, Mokaya advised soaking a soft washcloth in cold milk and then dabbing the cloth on sunburned skin to cool it down.
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Apply hydrocortisone cream to the burn.
If you’re looking for effective over-the-counter products to treat your sunburn, Shainhouse recommends adding some hydrocortisone cream to your shopping list, as this prescription-free topical steroid works to kick redness to the curb with each use.
“Apply a thin layer of hydrocortisone cream (Cortaid 1% or Cortaid hydrocortisone 1% cream) two to three times a day for up to a week,” she said. “This helps reduce inflammation in the skin.”
However, the American Academy of Dermatology advises checking your product labels carefully, as you won’t want to use any OTC products that contain benzocaine. Benzocaine-containing products, according to the AAD, may irritate the skin or cause an unwanted allergic reaction in some users.
Make a cold compress.
Shainhouse recommends using cold compresses to help reduce the burning or stinging sensation associated with sunburn.
“The cool water will physically cool the hot and burned skin,” she said. “It also will temporarily minimize the pain by propagating temperature impulses, instead distracting the nerves that propagate pain impulses.”
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Make a compress out of black or green tea.
Believe it or not, Mokaya said that both green and black tea are great DIY cures for sunburn, as they contain tannins, which are naturally occurring polyphenols that boast anti-inflammatory properties.
These tannins help reduce the swelling and inflammation associated with sunburns, she added, allowing your burn to cool down effectively.
To make your own tea compress, Mokaya recommended brewing black or green tea and waiting for the tea to cool (or cool it faster by adding ice cubes). Then, soak a soft wash cloth in your tea and gently apply the cloth to sunburned skin.
Buy some aloe vera gel
Mom wasn’t lying to you when she told you to pick up some aloe vera gel, as Shainhouse said aloe vera plants contain anti-inflammatory properties that can help heal sunburns.
Sundaemorning via Getty Images Look for products that contain aloe vera gel but do NOT contain alcohol.
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“Aloe vera contains a compound called aloin, which has anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce redness, swelling and pain, and may help speed healing in mild to moderate burns,” she told HuffPost. “Pro tip: refrigerated aloe vera gel can provide an even greater cooling sensation to the skin.”
However, because aloe vera is a natural plant ingredient, Shainhouse warned that it can cause allergic contact dermatitis if you aren’t careful. This makes it important to perform a spot test on your wrist before you proceed to use it.
Similarly, if you are looking for ready-to-purchase aloe vera products from your local drugstore, she advised looking for commercially prepared products formulated without alcohol, as alcohol-based ingredients (more on that below!) can cause stinging and irritation to your burns.
Up your vitamin D intake.
We all know that taking vitamin D supplements helps boost your immune system. However, you probably didn’t know that vitamin D can also be used to speed up the sunburn healing process, especially when taken in high doses, according to Mokaya.
“A 2017 study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology revealed that high doses of vitamin D taken one hour after a sunburn have been shown to reduce redness, swelling and inflammation,” Mokaya said. “Study participants who took higher concentrations of vitamin D also demonstrated less epidermal structural damage as well.”
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Stay away from rubbing alcohol.
While the evaporation of rubbing alcohol is said to cool down inflamed skin, Mokaya warned against using alcohol and alcohol-based products on sunburns, as they strip away the skin’s natural oils.
And once these natural oils are stripped, she explained that this can cause the skin to become dryer, which ultimately makes irritation from your burn even worse.
Don’t use butter or petroleum jelly for sunburn — especially for blistered skin.
An old wives’ tale suggests applying butter to sunburned skin, but while it can feel soothing at first, Mokaya said butter can actually smother or suffocate the skin, trapping body heat. This, in turn, can worsen any existing inflammation (especially blisters) and make it harder for the burn to heal.
And much like butter, Mokaya added that petroleum jelly can be equally occlusive, as it also suffocates the skin and traps body heat.
Remember, prevention is always key.
When it comes to avoiding sunburn and sun damage, Shainhouse explains that prevention is always your best line of defense, as taking the right protective measures can make all the difference.
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“If you must be outdoors, be sure to apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30+, and wear sun-shielding clothing with longer sleeves and higher necklines,” she explained.
Similarly, wearing wide-brim hats can be equally effective when you’re outside, as the American Skin Association suggested that these accessories provide protection to the face, neck and head areas.
Finally, you’ll also want to avoid being outside during peak hours, as the American Skin Association reported that UV exposure is greatest during the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
However, if you must be outdoors during these hours, just be sure to wear the right protective clothing, and always ensure that you reapply your sunscreen often.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-01--U.S. Coronavirus Cases Rise By Nearly 50,000 In Biggest One-Day Spike Yet

( Reuters ) - New U.S. COVID-19 cases rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday , according to a Reuters tally , marking the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic .
The record follows a warning by the government ’ s top infectious diseases expert that the number could soon double to 100,000 cases a day if Americans do not come together to take steps necessary to halt the virus ’ resurgent spread , such as wearing masks when unable to practice social distancing .
In the first week of June , the United States added about 22,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the month progressed , hotspots began to emerge across the Sun Belt .
In the last seven days of June , daily new infections almost doubled to 42,000 nationally .
Brazil is the only other country to report more than 50,000 new cases in one day .
The United States reported at least 49,286 cases on Tuesday .
More than half of new U.S. cases each day come from Arizona , California , Florida and Texas , home to 30 % of the country ’ s population .
All four states plus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ double in June .
The daily increase in new cases could reach 100,000 unless a nationwide push was made to tamp down the fast-spreading virus , Dr. Anthony Fauci , head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , told a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday .
“ We can ’ t just focus on those areas that are having the surge .
It puts the entire country at risk , ” Fauci said .
The rise in cases is not just the result of more testing .
Hospitalizations are also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus diagnostic tests came back positive last week , up from 5 % the prior week , according to a Reuters analysis .
Arizona ’ s positivity test rate was 24 % last week , Florida ’ s was 16 % .
Nevada , South Carolina and Texas were all 15 % , according to the analysis .
Some of the recent increase traces back to Memorial Day holiday celebrations in late May .
Health experts are worried about Independence Day celebrations this weekend , when Americans traditionally flock to beaches and campgrounds @ @ @ @ @

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(Reuters) - New U.S. COVID-19 cases rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic.
The record follows a warning by the government’s top infectious diseases expert that the number could soon double to 100,000 cases a day if Americans do not come together to take steps necessary to halt the virus’ resurgent spread, such as wearing masks when unable to practice social distancing.
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In the first week of June, the United States added about 22,000 new coronavirus cases each day. But as the month progressed, hotspots began to emerge across the Sun Belt. In the last seven days of June, daily new infections almost doubled to 42,000 nationally.
Brazil is the only other country to report more than 50,000 new cases in one day. The United States reported at least 49,286 cases on Tuesday.
More than half of new U.S. cases each day come from Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, home to 30% of the country’s population. All four states plus 10 others saw new cases more than double in June.
The daily increase in new cases could reach 100,000 unless a nationwide push was made to tamp down the fast-spreading virus, Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday.
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“We can’t just focus on those areas that are having the surge. It puts the entire country at risk,” Fauci said.
The rise in cases is not just the result of more testing. Hospitalizations are also skyrocketing.
Nationally, 7% of coronavirus diagnostic tests came back positive last week, up from 5% the prior week, according to a Reuters analysis. Arizona’s positivity test rate was 24% last week, Florida’s was 16%. Nevada, South Carolina and Texas were all 15%, according to the analysis.
Some of the recent increase traces back to Memorial Day holiday celebrations in late May. Health experts are worried about Independence Day celebrations this weekend, when Americans traditionally flock to beaches and campgrounds to watch fireworks displays.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-01--COVID-19 Live Updates: Read The Latest About The COVID-19 Outbreak

HuffPost reporters around the world are tracking the pandemic and its effects .
Read the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic below .
( To see the latest updates , you may need to refresh the page .
All times are Eastern .
For earlier updates on the pandemic , go here . )
U.S. Economy Added 4.8 Million Jobs In June , But New Outbreaks Could Spell More Economic Trouble Ahead — 7/2/20 , 8:50 a.m. After record job losses in the spring , the U.S. economy gained 4.8 million jobs in June , and the unemployment rate fell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month of improvements since the pandemic began , according to the Department of Labor ’ s jobs report .
However , as new outbreaks emerge in dozens of U.S. states , closing down businesses that had reopened , economic growth will likely slow down again in the coming month .
Last week , nearly 1.5 million workers applied for unemployment claims , a number that has remained steady for several weeks .
Trump ‘ Undermining ’ Global COVID-19 Fight By Hoarding New Drug — 7/02/20 , 6:25 a.m. Donald Trump risks “ undermining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the world ’ s supplies of a drug treatment for the virus , the British government has warned .
Business minister Nadhim Zahawi hit out after it emerged that the United States had struck a deal with pharma giant Gilead to purchase almost its entire production of Remdesivir for the next three months .
HuffPost UK reports that Downing Street backed the minister on the need for countries and drugs firms to be “ collaborating ” rather than competing , as it revealed the U.K. had already stockpiled its own supply of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said that the U.K. was opposed to the exploitation of potentially life-saving drugs for “ financial gain ” and stressed that countries should work together to beat the pandemic .
Remdesivir is authorized in the U.S. as a possible treatment for patients with coronavirus , although its impact on death rates is far from proven .
Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer has ordered most bars in the state to halt indoor service once more , as COVID-19 cases spike across the lower part of the state .
Bars were allowed to open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions and limited capacity .
Whitmer ’ s order , issued Wednesday , forces establishments that earn more than 70 % of sales from alcohol to serve customers outside or not at all .
The tip of the Lower Peninsula and the entire Upper Peninsula are exempt .
Whitmer cited the goal of reopening classrooms for the upcoming school year in a statement on the order .
“ Following recent outbreaks tied to bars , I am taking this action today to slow the spread of the virus and keep people safe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong position to reopen schools for in-person classroom instruction this fall , then we need to take aggressive action right now to ensure we don ’ t wipe out all the progress we have made , ” she said .
The decision to re-close comes after one bar , Harper ’ s , in the college town of East Lansing , led to more than 100 infections — all in people under age 30 .
Harper ’ s says it followed safety protocol , and is currently installing an air filtration system .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases , and over 6,000 deaths .
Deaths Due To Coronavirus Likely A ‘ Substantial Undercount ’ Of Actual Burden , Yale Study Finds — 7/1/20 , 4:15 p.m .
ET A Yale University study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 has likely been significantly undercounted .
According to the study , there were 781,000 total deaths in the U.S. in that period — 122,300 more than would be expected at that time of year .
Of those , 95,235 deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 27,065 unexplained excess deaths .
The authors suggest most of those excess deaths could ultimately be attributed to the coronavirus .
One factor : Many people who died of COVID-19 went untested due to a shortage of tests , especially early in the pandemic .
Another : Death certificates , and the data they record , varies greatly from state to state , likely contributing to an undercount .
“ Our analyses suggest that the official tally of deaths due to Covid-19 represent a substantial undercount of the true burden , ” Dan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ School of Public Health and a lead author of the study , told CNBC .
Weinberger told AFP that the margin of unexplained excess deaths has gotten smaller in states like New York , where COVID-19 tests have become more readily available .
“ How reliably the official tolls capture the full burden of excess deaths still varies considerably between states , ” he said .
California Gov .
Requires Some Counties To Close Indoor Dining , Other Businesses — 7/1/20 , 3:20 p.m .
ET California Gov .
Gavin Newsom announced Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list ” due to rising coronavirus cases must temporarily close some indoor operations , including dining inside restaurants .
Several sectors , including restaurants , wineries , movie theaters and museums , must close indoor operations for the next three weeks , Newsom said .
Bars in the affected counties must cease all operations .
Nineteen counties , representing 70 % of the state ’ s population , are impacted by Newsom ’ s announcement .
Those counties include Los Angeles , Sacramento , Orange , Fresno and Santa Clara .
He also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area will be closed for the upcoming holiday weekend .
Coronavirus cases have spiked across California this week .
On Tuesday , the state logged 8,610 new cases , setting a new single-day record in the state , where more than 6,000 people have died from COVID-19 .
New York City Will Not Allow Indoor Dining In Next Phase Of Reopening — 7/1/20 , 10:55 a.m .
ET As the number of COVID-19 cases tied to restaurants and bars is rising in a growing number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t permit restaurants to resume indoor dining as part of the city ’ s next phase of reopening , which is set to begin July 6 .
“ It ’ s not the time to forge ahead with indoor dining , ” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday at his daily press briefing .
Following growing signs over the weekend that the pandemic is worsening in many states , de Blasio and New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said earlier this week that they would reassess whether the city would include indoor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many of the new outbreaks have come from people gathering in restaurants and bars , and public health experts have warned that enclosed indoor spaces are among the highest risk and most dangerous for spreading the virus .
Instead , de Blasio said Wednesday he wants to “ double down ” on outdoor dining , which resumed on June 22 , under the city ’ s second phase of reopening .
Outdoor dining also comes with its own risks , though it ’ s generally less risky than indoors .
But many New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensuring enough space for outdoor dining in the dense city , which was once the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S. but is now one of the few regions where COVID-19 cases have steadily decreased .
New Jersey , which has similarly made a lot of progress in containing the virus , will also not allow indoor dining as part of its next phase of reopening , Gov .
Phil Murphy said earlier this week .

HuffPost reporters around the world are tracking the pandemic and its effects.
Read the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic below. (To see the latest updates, you may need to refresh the page. All times are Eastern. For earlier updates on the pandemic, go here.)
Fauci: ‘We Are Not Going In The Right Direction’ — 7/3/2020, 6:45 a.m.
Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the record numbers of coronavirus cases in the U.S. reflect a “very disturbing week” for the U.S.
Speaking to the American Medical Association over livestream, Fauci said it was “pretty obvious that we are not going in the right direction.”
“We have areas of the country where they were at a level that is difficult and disturbing,” Fauci said. “Then when one tries to open up, even in situations where governors and mayors were trying to abide by the guidelines… that there is this, among some, there’s this feeling of an all-or-none phenomenon where you’re either under lockdown or say, you know, the devil may care,” he said.
Daily cases skyrocketed past 50,000 in the U.S. for the first time this week, and only 14 states are showing declines in the rate of infections.
— Nick Visser
UK To Keep Two-Week Quarantine For U.S. Visitors — 7/03/20, 6:20 a.m.
The United States will be on a “red list” of countries from which visitors to the U.K. will have to have quarantine for 14 days when they arrive, HuffPost UK reports.
A two-week self-isolation policy for people returning to or visiting England from destinations such as Spain, France, Italy and Germany is being lifted from July 10. A full list of around 60 countries deemed to pose “a reduced risk to the public health of UK citizens” will be published later Friday.
But speaking to the BBC on Friday, U.K. transport secretary Grant Shapps was asked if the U.S. would be on a “red list” of countries not included. “I’m afraid it will be,” Shapps said.
The requirement for everyone arriving into the UK – bar a handful of exemptions – to self-isolate for 14 days was introduced June 8.
— Ned Simons
In A Reversal, Texas Gov. Requires General Public To Wear Face Masks — 7/2/20, 4:50 p.m. ET
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all Texans to wear a face covering in counties with 20 or more COVID-19 cases, a reversal from his previous stance.
In an executive order issued on Thursday, Abbott also gave mayors and county judges the ability to impose restrictions on outdoor gatherings of 10 or more people.
Abbott has generally been against mask requirements, especially those imposed on the general public. In June, he banned local governments from imposing fines on those who refuse to wear masks, saying at the time that “government cannot require individuals to wear masks,” according to the Texas Tribune.
But spikes in infections across Texas have apparently led him to change his tune.
“Wearing a face covering in public is proven to be one of the most effective ways we have to slow the spread of COVID-19,” Abbott said, according to DallasNews.com. “We have the ability to keep businesses open and move our economy forward so that Texans can continue to earn a paycheck, but it requires each of us to do our part to protect one another — and that means wearing a face covering in public spaces.”
—Andy Campbell
Over 40 Bay Area Principals Exposed To COVID-19 During Meeting To Discuss Schools Reopening — 7/2/20, 4:40 p.m. ET
Over 40 principals of schools in the Bay Area were exposed to COVID-19 after attending an in-person meeting to discuss plans for re-opening schools in the Santa Clara Unified School District.
The meeting took place on June 19, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
A person in attendance tested positive for COVID-19 days after the meeting.
During an online meeting last week, District Superintendent Stella Kemp told the school board that the infected person had exposed other attendees to the virus.
“Given the complexity required in the development of our reopening plan, some of our staff meetings are taking place in person,” Kemp said, according to the Associated Press. “Of course those meetings are being conducted under the strict guidelines provided to us by the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.”
Schools across the country are scrambling to find ways to reopen campuses for the upcoming school year despite uncertainty, and as coronavirus cases continue to emerge.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey pushed back the first day of instruction for public schools in the state to at least Aug. 17. Some schools had been set to start as early as July 22, according to the Arizona Republic.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that public schools in the city would be opening in September. However, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed back on those plans. Cuomo’s communications director said that the state government has the ultimate say on whether schools can reopen come the fall semester, according to CNN.
— Carla Russo
Herman Cain Hospitalized For COVID-19 Hours After Condemning Masks On Twitter — 7/2/20, 3:30 p.m. ET
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain was hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday, hours after he sent a tweet hailing a Trump event in South Dakota where masks wouldn’t be mandatory.
A spokesman confirmed Cain’s condition Thursday afternoon, describing the 73-year-old as “resting comfortably” at an Atlanta-area hospital after his symptoms became serious enough Wednesday to require care, but not a respirator.
Cain’s positive coronavirus test on June 29 came just over a week after he appeared at Trump’s indoor campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he did not wear a mask.
Addressing speculation that he may have picked the virus up at Trump’s campaign, Cain’s team said in a statement that they are unsure how or where he contracted it, noting “he did a lot of traveling the past week.”
—Ryan Grenoble
U.S. Economy Added 4.8 Million Jobs In June, But New Outbreaks Could Spell More Economic Trouble Ahead — 7/2/20, 8:50 a.m.
After record job losses in the spring, the U.S. economy gained 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, the second straight month of improvements since the pandemic began, according to the Department of Labor’s jobs report.
However, as new outbreaks emerge in dozens of U.S. states, closing down businesses that had reopened, economic growth will likely slow down again in the coming month.
Last week, nearly 1.5 million workers applied for unemployment claims, a number that has remained steady for several weeks.
— Marina Fang
Trump ‘Undermining’ Global COVID-19 Fight By Hoarding New Drug — 7/02/20, 6:25 a.m.
Donald Trump risks “undermining” global collaboration on COVID-19 by buying up the world’s supplies of a drug treatment for the virus, the British government has warned.
Business minister Nadhim Zahawi hit out after it emerged that the United States had struck a deal with pharma giant Gilead to purchase almost its entire production of Remdesivir for the next three months.
HuffPost UK reports that Downing Street backed the minister on the need for countries and drugs firms to be “collaborating” rather than competing, as it revealed the U.K. had already stockpiled its own supply of the antiviral treatment for patients.
No.10 also said that the U.K. was opposed to the exploitation of potentially life-saving drugs for “financial gain” and stressed that countries should work together to beat the pandemic.
Remdesivir is authorized in the U.S. as a possible treatment for patients with coronavirus, although its impact on death rates is far from proven.
— Paul Waugh
Michigan Gov. Re-Closes Bars Amid Case Spike — 7/1/20, 5:40 p.m. ET
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered most bars in the state to halt indoor service once more, as COVID-19 cases spike across the lower part of the state.
Bars were allowed to open on June 8, albeit with safety restrictions and limited capacity. Whitmer’s order, issued Wednesday, forces establishments that earn more than 70% of sales from alcohol to serve customers outside or not at all.
The tip of the Lower Peninsula and the entire Upper Peninsula are exempt.
Whitmer cited the goal of reopening classrooms for the upcoming school year in a statement on the order.
“Following recent outbreaks tied to bars, I am taking this action today to slow the spread of the virus and keep people safe. If we want to be in a strong position to reopen schools for in-person classroom instruction this fall, then we need to take aggressive action right now to ensure we don’t wipe out all the progress we have made,” she said.
The decision to re-close comes after one bar, Harper’s, in the college town of East Lansing, led to more than 100 infections — all in people under age 30. Harper’s says it followed safety protocol, and is currently installing an air filtration system.
Michigan has seen more than 70,000 coronavirus cases, and over 6,000 deaths.
— Sara Boboltz
Deaths Due To Coronavirus Likely A ‘Substantial Undercount’ Of Actual Burden, Yale Study Finds — 7/1/20, 4:15 p.m. ET
A Yale University study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 has likely been significantly undercounted.
According to the study, there were 781,000 total deaths in the U.S. in that period — 122,300 more than would be expected at that time of year. Of those, 95,235 deaths were officially attributed to COVID-19, leaving 27,065 unexplained excess deaths.
The authors suggest most of those excess deaths could ultimately be attributed to the coronavirus. One factor: Many people who died of COVID-19 went untested due to a shortage of tests, especially early in the pandemic. Another: Death certificates, and the data they record, varies greatly from state to state, likely contributing to an undercount.
“Our analyses suggest that the official tally of deaths due to Covid-19 represent a substantial undercount of the true burden,” Dan Weinberger, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health and a lead author of the study, told CNBC.
Weinberger told AFP that the margin of unexplained excess deaths has gotten smaller in states like New York, where COVID-19 tests have become more readily available.
“How reliably the official tolls capture the full burden of excess deaths still varies considerably between states,” he said.
— Ryan Grenoble
California Gov. Requires Some Counties To Close Indoor Dining, Other Businesses — 7/1/20, 3:20 p.m. ET
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that counties on a state “watch list” due to rising coronavirus cases must temporarily close some indoor operations, including dining inside restaurants.
Several sectors, including restaurants, wineries, movie theaters and museums, must close indoor operations for the next three weeks, Newsom said. Bars in the affected counties must cease all operations.
Nineteen counties, representing 70% of the state’s population, are impacted by Newsom’s announcement. Those counties include Los Angeles, Sacramento, Orange, Fresno and Santa Clara.
He also announced that parking at state beaches in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area will be closed for the upcoming holiday weekend.
Coronavirus cases have spiked across California this week. On Tuesday, the state logged 8,610 new cases, setting a new single-day record in the state, where more than 6,000 people have died from COVID-19.
— Mollie Reilly
New York City Will Not Allow Indoor Dining In Next Phase Of Reopening — 7/1/20, 10:55 a.m. ET
As the number of COVID-19 cases tied to restaurants and bars is rising in a growing number of U.S. states, New York City won’t permit restaurants to resume indoor dining as part of the city’s next phase of reopening, which is set to begin July 6.
“It’s not the time to forge ahead with indoor dining,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday at his daily press briefing.
Following growing signs over the weekend that the pandemic is worsening in many states, de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said earlier this week that they would reassess whether the city would include indoor dining as part of Phase 3. Many of the new outbreaks have come from people gathering in restaurants and bars, and public health experts have warned that enclosed indoor spaces are among the highest risk and most dangerous for spreading the virus.
Instead, de Blasio said Wednesday he wants to “double down” on outdoor dining, which resumed on June 22, under the city’s second phase of reopening.
Outdoor dining also comes with its own risks, though it’s generally less risky than indoors. But many New York City restaurants have faced challenges in ensuring enough space for outdoor dining in the dense city, which was once the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S. but is now one of the few regions where COVID-19 cases have steadily decreased.
New Jersey, which has similarly made a lot of progress in containing the virus, will also not allow indoor dining as part of its next phase of reopening, Gov. Phil Murphy said earlier this week.
— Marina Fang


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-02--Chris Hayes Has A Grim Prediction Of How Donald Trump’s Pandemic Failings Will Play Out

Chris Hayes on Wednesday broke down the grim reality of how the coronavirus will likely continue to ravage the United States in the coming months .
And the host of MSNBC ’ s “ All In ” laid the blame for the soaring nationwide case count and death toll squarely on President Donald Trump .
“ Right now , right this moment , there are Americans who are alive and who are healthy who will be dead by the fall , ” said Hayes .
“ And there are Americans who already died who did not have to .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more specifically , the president of the United States.
” “ There is no other conclusion you can reach at this point , ” he continued , noting how “ we have lost every last charitable explanation for failures.
” “ At this point , there is nothing left to say but that Donald Trump has gotten Americans killed and is going to get even more Americans killed in unfathomable numbers , ” Hayes added .
COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of almost 130,000 people in the U.S .
Multiple states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases as Dr. Anthony Fauci , the nation ’ s top infectious disease expert , has warned there could soon be 100,000 daily new infections nationwide .
“ Right now , right this moment , '' says @ chrislhayes , “ there are Americans who are alive and healthy who will be dead by the fall .
And there are Americans who have already died who did not have to .
All because of the failures of our government . ''
pic.twitter.com/PrjIcl8EWx — All In with Chris Hayes ( @ allinwithchris ) July @ @ @

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Chris Hayes on Wednesday broke down the grim reality of how the coronavirus will likely continue to ravage the United States in the coming months.
And the host of MSNBC’s “All In” laid the blame for the soaring nationwide case count and death toll squarely on President Donald Trump.
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“Right now, right this moment, there are Americans who are alive and who are healthy who will be dead by the fall,” said Hayes. “And there are Americans who already died who did not have to. All because of the failures of our government and more specifically, the president of the United States.”
“There is no other conclusion you can reach at this point,” he continued, noting how “we have lost every last charitable explanation for failures.”
“At this point, there is nothing left to say but that Donald Trump has gotten Americans killed and is going to get even more Americans killed in unfathomable numbers,” Hayes added.
COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of almost 130,000 people in the U.S.
Multiple states this week experienced record spikes in new cases as Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has warned there could soon be 100,000 daily new infections nationwide.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-02--GOP Group Trolls 'Comrade Trump' With Mock Endorsement Ad From Vladimir Putin

A group of President Donald Trump ’ s critics on the right has made an endorsement video for him ― just not one he would want .
The Lincoln Project ’ s latest is a mock endorsement from Russia , done entirely in Russian , that makes it clear “ Comrade Trump ” once again has the blessing of Vladimir Putin .
“ Russia thanks you for your loyalty and friendship , ” the voiceover says , according to the English subtitles : The video went live amid reports that Trump and his administration knew of intelligence that found a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Afghan militants for killing U.S. troops .
“ As the mother of a Marine , I lived with the fear of receiving a knock on the door and hearing the news no mom ever wants to hear : my son could have been taken from me , ” Lincoln Project cofounder Jennifer Horn said in a news release earlier this week .
“ It enrages me to think of the parents who lost their child because of Trump ’ s complete dereliction of duty , ” she added .
“ He is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Project ’ s other founders include conservative attorney George Conway ― husband of counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway ― as well as longtime GOP insiders , such as Rick Wilson and Steve Schmidt .
The organization also released a video of former Navy SEAL Dan Barkhuff ripping into Trump .
“ I ’ m a pro-life , gun-owning combat veteran , ” Barkhuff said .
“ And I can see Trump for what he is : a coward .
We need to send this draft dodger back to his golf courses .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
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A group of President Donald Trump’s critics on the right has made an endorsement video for him ― just not one he would want.
The Lincoln Project’s latest is a mock endorsement from Russia, done entirely in Russian, that makes it clear “Comrade Trump” once again has the blessing of Vladimir Putin.
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“Russia thanks you for your loyalty and friendship,” the voiceover says, according to the English subtitles:
The video went live amid reports that Trump and his administration knew of intelligence that found a Russian military unit was paying bounties to Afghan militants for killing U.S. troops.
“As the mother of a Marine, I lived with the fear of receiving a knock on the door and hearing the news no mom ever wants to hear: my son could have been taken from me,” Lincoln Project cofounder Jennifer Horn said in a news release earlier this week.
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“It enrages me to think of the parents who lost their child because of Trump’s complete dereliction of duty,” she added. “He is a stain on their memories.”
The Lincoln Project’s other founders include conservative attorney George Conway ― husband of counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway ― as well as longtime GOP insiders, such as Rick Wilson and Steve Schmidt.
The organization also released a video of former Navy SEAL Dan Barkhuff ripping into Trump.
“I’m a pro-life, gun-owning combat veteran,” Barkhuff said. “And I can see Trump for what he is: a coward. We need to send this draft dodger back to his golf courses. The lives of our troops depend on it.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-02--Jared Kushner’s Failures Come Back To Haunt In Damning New Supercut Video

Jared Kushner , son-in-law of and adviser to President Donald Trump , is coming under fire in a new video from the progressive PAC MeidasTouch .
Kushner , who is married to Ivanka Trump ― the president ’ s daughter and also a White House adviser ― has a wide-ranging portfolio of duties which includes everything from the administration ’ s coronavirus response to peace in the Middle East .
And as the spot pointed out , he didn ’ t achieve success in any of those areas : “ Jared Kushner not only has no qualifications for any position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could not even pass qualifications necessary for a security clearance , ” the group said in a statement .
MeidasTouch was founded by Ben Meiselas , the attorney who represented former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in his settlement with the NFL , along with his two brothers .
The group said Trump should ’ ve delegated tasks to more experienced leaders on key issues rather than to Kushner .
“ It is no surprise Jared Kushner has been an utter failure in every task he has been assigned , ” MeidasTouch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong with the Trump administration and is Exhibit ‘ A ’ why Trump needs to be voted out of office .
Our country can ’ t survive with four more years of Kushner and Trump .
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Jared Kushner, son-in-law of and adviser to President Donald Trump, is coming under fire in a new video from the progressive PAC MeidasTouch.
Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump ― the president’s daughter and also a White House adviser ― has a wide-ranging portfolio of duties which includes everything from the administration’s coronavirus response to peace in the Middle East. And as the spot pointed out, he didn’t achieve success in any of those areas:
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“Jared Kushner not only has no qualifications for any position in the White House, but he could not even pass qualifications necessary for a security clearance,” the group said in a statement.
The video caused #HeWentToJared to trend on Twitter late Wednesday.
MeidasTouch was founded by Ben Meiselas, the attorney who represented former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in his settlement with the NFL, along with his two brothers.
The group said Trump should’ve delegated tasks to more experienced leaders on key issues rather than to Kushner.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-01--Explosive Book Written By Trump’s Niece Can Be Published After All, Judge Rules

A book by Donald Trump ’ s niece can be released as planned , an appellate judge ruled Wednesday , the latest defeat for family members hoping to rein in an explosive account scheduled to be published this month .
Judge Alan Scheinkman said Simon & Schuster can move forward with publishing Mary L. Trump ’ s “ Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man , ” overturning a restraining order granted earlier this week that temporarily blocked the memoir .
The publisher had argued that tens of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar line of reasoning that aided the publication last month of former national security adviser John Bolton ’ s book about his time in the White House .
Though the restraining order was lifted against Simon & Schuster , it remains in place for Mary Trump , the daughter of the president ’ s older brother , and the case against her will likely move ahead next week .
“ We support Mary L. Trump ’ s right to tell her story in ‘ Too Much and Never Enough , ’ a work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national discourse that fully deserves to be published for the benefit of the American public , ” the publisher said in a statement to The New York Times .
“ As all know , there are well-established precedents against prior restraint and pre-publication injunctions.
” An attorney for Mary Trump told The Washington Post that the ruling was “ very good news ” and called for the restraining order to be lifted against his client as well .
“ We look forward to filing our brief [ Thursday ] in the trial court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to Ms. Trump , based on the First Amendment and basic contract law , ” the lawyer , Theodore Boutrous , said .
The president ’ s younger brother , Robert Trump , filed for a temporary restraining order last week , saying Mary Trump had violated a nondisclosure agreement she signed in 2001 linked to a bitter court battle over the estate of Trump ’ s father .
“ Her attempt to sensationalize and mischaracterize our family relationship after all of these years for her own financial gain is both a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my late brother , Fred , and our beloved parents , ” Robert Trump said in a statement at the time .
The book , called a “ revelatory , authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him , ” reportedly includes salacious details about the president .
The Daily Beast also said it will disclose that Mary Trump was the source behind a Pulitzer Prize-winning story showing Trump inherited the equivalent today of more than $ 400 million from his father ’ s real estate empire through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge on Wednesday wrote : “ Whatever legitimate public interest there may have been in the family disputes of a real estate developer and his relatives may be considerably heightened by that real estate developer now being President of the United States and a current candidate for re-election.
” President Trump has simply said that his niece is “ not allowed ” to write the book , pointing to the nondisclosure agreement .
He also rejected assertions reportedly included in the book that he “ dismissed and derided ” his father , Fred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Alzheimer ’ s disease .
If published as planned , the book would be the latest hit to the Trump orbit .
Bolton ’ s memoir included a series of damning claims about his former boss ’ s behavior .
The book has already sold more than 780,000 copies , and Simon & Schuster has ordered another printing that will see a million copies in circulation .

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A book by Donald Trump’s niece can be released as planned, an appellate judge ruled Wednesday, the latest defeat for family members hoping to rein in an explosive account scheduled to be published this month.
Judge Alan Scheinkman said Simon & Schuster can move forward with publishing Mary L. Trump’s “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” overturning a restraining order granted earlier this week that temporarily blocked the memoir. The publisher had argued that tens of thousands of copies had already been shipped, a similar line of reasoning that aided the publication last month of former national security adviser John Bolton’s book about his time in the White House.
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Though the restraining order was lifted against Simon & Schuster, it remains in place for Mary Trump, the daughter of the president’s older brother, and the case against her will likely move ahead next week.
“We support Mary L. Trump’s right to tell her story in ‘Too Much and Never Enough,’ a work of great interest and importance to the national discourse that fully deserves to be published for the benefit of the American public,” the publisher said in a statement to The New York Times. “As all know, there are well-established precedents against prior restraint and pre-publication injunctions.”
UPDATE: Tonight a New York appellate court vacated the restraining order against Simon & Schuster, publisher of the forthcoming book written by the president's niece. Read the decision here: https://t.co/xcApy2pwc5 https://t.co/STGK51qVMY — Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (@rcfp) July 2, 2020
An attorney for Mary Trump told The Washington Post that the ruling was “very good news” and called for the restraining order to be lifted against his client as well.
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“We look forward to filing our brief [Thursday] in the trial court explaining why the same result is required as to Ms. Trump, based on the First Amendment and basic contract law,” the lawyer, Theodore Boutrous, said.
The president’s younger brother, Robert Trump, filed for a temporary restraining order last week, saying Mary Trump had violated a nondisclosure agreement she signed in 2001 linked to a bitter court battle over the estate of Trump’s father.
“Her attempt to sensationalize and mischaracterize our family relationship after all of these years for her own financial gain is both a travesty and injustice to the memory of my late brother, Fred, and our beloved parents,” Robert Trump said in a statement at the time.
The book, called a “revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him,” reportedly includes salacious details about the president. The Daily Beast also said it will disclose that Mary Trump was the source behind a Pulitzer Prize-winning story showing Trump inherited the equivalent today of more than $400 million from his father’s real estate empire through a series of tax schemes.
The judge on Wednesday wrote: “Whatever legitimate public interest there may have been in the family disputes of a real estate developer and his relatives may be considerably heightened by that real estate developer now being President of the United States and a current candidate for re-election.”
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President Trump has simply said that his niece is “not allowed” to write the book, pointing to the nondisclosure agreement. He also rejected assertions reportedly included in the book that he “dismissed and derided” his father, Fred Trump Sr., when he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
“I didn’t know that she said that,” Trump told Axios last month. “That’s a disgraceful thing to say.”