thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Donald Trump Jr. Gets Instant Fact Check After Most Brazen Coronavirus Lie Yet

Donald Trump Jr. , son of President Donald Trump , is going even further than his father when it comes to coronavirus denial .
Speaking on Fox News on Thursday , Trump Jr. claimed that deaths from COVID-19 were down to “ almost nothing ” despite rising cases , rising hospitalizations and a rising death rate as the nation faces a third wave of infections .
Earlier this week , Wisconsin reported what its state health department called “ a nightmare scenario ” as cases reached record levels .
In Utah , Gov .
Gary Herbert ( R ) warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his state , saying : “ Our hospitals can not keep up with Utah ’ s infection rate.
” Yet Trump Jr. cited a chart posted on his Instagram page that showed coronavirus deaths at “ almost nothing.
” His chart used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data , but deliberately misinterpreted it .
The CDC said in multiple places that all data after the week ending Sept. 26 was incomplete as the agency relies on formal death certificates and other factors that take more time to compile .
However , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign of “ almost nothing ” in terms of deaths .
Even with those delays in mind , the incomplete CDC charts showed roughly 10,000 deaths due to COVID-19 for October so far .
Data from the COVID Tracking Project , which uses more immediate sources , found roughly 20,000 deaths this month , including more than 1,000 on Thursday when Trump Jr. made his declaration that deaths were “ almost nothing.
” Twitter users instantly called him out for the lie : “ The number ( of deaths ) is almost nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this , ” Don Jr says .
So far today , Johns Hopkins has reported 87,164 new cases and 951 reported deaths .
TODAY .
With a total of 228,636 deaths .
Lie after lie after lie after lie .
https : //t.co/UVz6TDBbKy — Jake Tapper ( @ jaketapper ) October 30 , 2020 So , based on an Instagram post from @ DonaldJTrumpJr , I think this statement may result from a common misinterpretation of CDC provisional death counts .
The data for recent weeks is always incomplete , so recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this in official charts .
https : //t.co/QFZUOw1AXv pic.twitter.com/Myy94WOLhZ — Alexis C. Madrigal ( @ alexismadrigal ) October 30 , 2020 Like Donald Trump , @ FoxNews has lied to its audience about this virus for nine months .
They all have blood on their hands .
https : //t.co/tF8gvbQMfs — Joe Walsh ( @ WalshFreedom ) October 30 , 2020 Hey , Don Jr , why don ’ t you call the families of the 951 people who have died so far today and tell them this ?
Too bad they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and get the expensive experimental treatments your superspreader dad got .
# cockroach https : //t.co/TD64A1cJqU — Paul Feig ( @ paulfeig ) October 30 , 2020 Over 1,000 people died today .
That 's not `` almost nothing '' unless you believe that people you do n't know are worthless .
https : //t.co/xSIL5jSlx2 — Dr. Angela Rasmussen ( @ angie_rasmussen ) October 30 , 2020 Today we set the year to date record for infections and 940 died as of 7pm central time .
It ’ s getting worse almost everywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives could have been saved and our economy bolstered if action was taken in Feb/March .
https : //t.co/i0B4gXC8t5 — Andrew Zimmern ( @ andrewzimmern ) October 30 , 2020 I find it disgraceful that hunter biden would get coked to the gills and go on television to say this while a thousand americans die every day https : //t.co/ee6EgAEdI6 — kilgore trout , tucker carlson ’ s mailman ( @ KT_So_It_Goes ) October 30 , 2020

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Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump, is going even further than his father when it comes to coronavirus denial.
Speaking on Fox News on Thursday, Trump Jr. claimed that deaths from COVID-19 were down to “almost nothing” despite rising cases, rising hospitalizations and a rising death rate as the nation faces a third wave of infections.
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Jr. claims Coronavirus death numbers are down to “almost nothing” pic.twitter.com/NGMDLYkdsD — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) October 30, 2020
Earlier this week, Wisconsin reported what its state health department called “a nightmare scenario” as cases reached record levels. In Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert (R) warned of a “dire situation” facing his state, saying: “Our hospitals cannot keep up with Utah’s infection rate.”
Yet Trump Jr. cited a chart posted on his Instagram page that showed coronavirus deaths at “almost nothing.” His chart used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, but deliberately misinterpreted it.
The CDC said in multiple places that all data after the week ending Sept. 26 was incomplete as the agency relies on formal death certificates and other factors that take more time to compile. However, Trump Jr. claimed the missing data was a sign of “almost nothing” in terms of deaths.
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Even with those delays in mind, the incomplete CDC charts showed roughly 10,000 deaths due to COVID-19 for October so far. Data from the COVID Tracking Project, which uses more immediate sources, found roughly 20,000 deaths this month, including more than 1,000 on Thursday when Trump Jr. made his declaration that deaths were “almost nothing.”
Twitter users instantly called him out for the lie:
“The number (of deaths) is almost nothing, because we’ve gotten control of this,” Don Jr says.
So far today, Johns Hopkins has reported 87,164 new cases and 951 reported deaths.
TODAY.
With a total of 228,636 deaths.
Lie after lie after lie after lie. https://t.co/UVz6TDBbKy — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 30, 2020
So, based on an Instagram post from @DonaldJTrumpJr, I think this statement may result from a common misinterpretation of CDC provisional death counts.
The data for recent weeks is always incomplete, so recent weeks always decline. The CDC notes this in official charts. https://t.co/QFZUOw1AXv pic.twitter.com/Myy94WOLhZ — Alexis C. Madrigal (@alexismadrigal) October 30, 2020
Like Donald Trump, @FoxNews has lied to its audience about this virus for nine months. They all have blood on their hands. https://t.co/tF8gvbQMfs — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 30, 2020
Hey, Don Jr, why don’t you call the families of the 951 people who have died so far today and tell them this? Too bad they can’t all go to Walter Reed and get the expensive experimental treatments your superspreader dad got. #cockroach https://t.co/TD64A1cJqU — Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 30, 2020
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Over 1,000 people died today. That's not "almost nothing" unless you believe that people you don't know are worthless. https://t.co/xSIL5jSlx2 — Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) October 30, 2020
Closing message is to lie about over 1000 deaths a day and climbing. https://t.co/Pi4wFbGqIg — Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) October 30, 2020
The numbers are almost nothing? Jr. didnt major in math: https://t.co/YDY5aikFnC https://t.co/qmxOyWKwTA — Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 30, 2020
Today we set the year to date record for infections and 940 died as of 7pm central time. It’s getting worse almost everywhere in America.
Hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved and our economy bolstered if action was taken in Feb/March. https://t.co/i0B4gXC8t5 — Andrew Zimmern (@andrewzimmern) October 30, 2020
9 million plus infections. 230,000 deaths.
Outrageous. https://t.co/QQBofGC4vJ — Elizabeth C. McLaughlin 🩸🦷 (@ECMcLaughlin) October 30, 2020
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This degenerate has the audacity to attack Hunter Biden? 🤨#VoteThemOut https://t.co/AzOJBIQK7N — Tara Setmayer (@TaraSetmayer) October 30, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Biden Campaign Excoriates Facebook For Wrongly Banning Thousands Of Its Ads

Democrat Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign excoriated Facebook for being “ wholly unprepared to handle this election ” after thousands of its ads were allegedly wrongly banned as part of the platform ’ s pre-election restrictions on political ads .
Facebook announced last month that it would ban all new political ads in the week leading up to the Nov. 3 election as a way to limit the spread of misinformation .
But Biden ’ s campaign told Politico on Thursday that the platform had mistakenly blocked many pre-approved ads as part of the ban ― a mistake the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee half a million dollars in projected donations .
“ For more than a year , our campaign has engaged with Facebook in good faith to both better understand their shifting policies around elections and to push for equal and measurable enforcement of those rules .
Once again , just five days before Election Day , they have failed to meet the moment , ” Rob Flaherty , digital director of the Biden campaign , said in a statement .
Flaherty added that it remains “ unclear to us whether or not Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advantage in this particular instance , but it is abundantly clear that Facebook was wholly unprepared to handle this election despite having four years to prepare.
” The company stressed , however , that “ no ad was paused or rejected by a person , or because of any partisan consideration .
The technical problems were automated and impacted ads from across the political spectrum and both presidential campaigns.
” Facebook added that most of the issues ― which it said had affected “ both political parties ” ― have since been “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politico that Facebook had also pulled some of its pre-approved ads by mistake , though it did not provide additional details on the glitch ’ s effects .
The president ’ s campaign had earlier found fault with Facebook for its decision to ban political ads , including one the campaign released Tuesday .
“ This is election interference at the hands of the Silicon Valley Mafia , and it is dangerous for our democracy , ” Samantha Zager , the campaign ’ s deputy national press secretary , told USA Today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ re hearing on the ground from the candidates .
If you get any interesting ― or suspicious !
― campaign mailers , robocalls or hear anything else you think we should know about , email us at scoops @ huffpost.com .

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Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign excoriated Facebook for being “wholly unprepared to handle this election” after thousands of its ads were allegedly wrongly banned as part of the platform’s pre-election restrictions on political ads.
Facebook announced last month that it would ban all new political ads in the week leading up to the Nov. 3 election as a way to limit the spread of misinformation. But Biden’s campaign told Politico on Thursday that the platform had mistakenly blocked many pre-approved ads as part of the ban ― a mistake the campaign said had cost the Democratic presidential nominee half a million dollars in projected donations.
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“For more than a year, our campaign has engaged with Facebook in good faith to both better understand their shifting policies around elections and to push for equal and measurable enforcement of those rules. Once again, just five days before Election Day, they have failed to meet the moment,” Rob Flaherty, digital director of the Biden campaign, said in a statement.
Flaherty added that it remains “unclear to us whether or not Facebook is giving Donald Trump an unfair electoral advantage in this particular instance, but it is abundantly clear that Facebook was wholly unprepared to handle this election despite having four years to prepare.”
Biden campaign not happy with Facebook right now pic.twitter.com/U96j8WHnN9 — rat king (@MikeIsaac) October 30, 2020
Facebook admitted Thursday that “technical problems” had caused “a number of ads from a wide range of advertisers to be paused improperly.”
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The company stressed, however, that “no ad was paused or rejected by a person, or because of any partisan consideration. The technical problems were automated and impacted ads from across the political spectrum and both presidential campaigns.”
Facebook added that most of the issues ― which it said had affected “both political parties” ― have since been “fully addressed.”
The Trump campaign told Politico that Facebook had also pulled some of its pre-approved ads by mistake, though it did not provide additional details on the glitch’s effects.
The president’s campaign had earlier found fault with Facebook for its decision to ban political ads, including one the campaign released Tuesday.
The Trump campaign accused Facebook of censoring its ads to favor Biden.
“This is election interference at the hands of the Silicon Valley Mafia, and it is dangerous for our democracy,” Samantha Zager, the campaign’s deputy national press secretary, told USA Today.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Eric Trump Gets Taken To School Over Economic Growth Boast

Yes , but that does not help the folks still out of work , those small businesses are not suddenly @ @ @ @ @ still out of control , the Senate went home doing nothing to help the people @ @ @ @ @ is just regaining a small part of what we have lost .
Vote Joe

Yes, but that does not help the folks still out of work, those small businesses are not suddenly re-opened. The virus is still out of control, the Senate went home doing nothing to help the people who need it, this is just regaining a small part of what we have lost. Vote Joe


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-29--Minneapolis Police Union Recruits Retired Cops As Trump 'Poll Challengers'

The Minneapolis police union is facing a warning after recruiting retired cops to work as “ poll challengers ” in a “ problem ” area of the city at the request of an attorney for President Donald Trump ’ s reelection campaign .
“ Targeting anyone for a challenge based on being in a so-called ‘ problem area ’ is unlawful and will not be permitted in Minnesota ’ s polling places , ” Minnesota Secretary of State Steven Simon said .
The police union put out a call earlier this week for retired officers to be stationed at polling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election Day , the Star Tribune reported Thursday .
It was not immediately clear which areas the Trump campaign considered to be problems .
Union officials took the action following a request from Trump campaign attorney William Willingham , who was identified on the email as senior legal adviser and director of Election Day operations for the campaign , according to the newspaper .
Willingham asked Lt. Bob Kroll , president of the Minneapolis Police Federation , in an email Wednesday to recruit up to 30 former officers to serve as poll “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ problem area.
” “ Poll Challengers do not ‘ stop ’ people , per se , but act as our eyes and ears in the field and call our hotline to document fraud , ” Willingham wrote in the email , which was obtained by the Star Tribune .
He said the campaign was seeking people “ who won ’ t be afraid in rough neighborhoods.
” A Trump campaign spokesperson denied that Willingham was instructed to make the request — but defended it .
Thea McDonald confirmed in a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a volunteer for the campaign who “ has been assisting in Minnesota.
” She added : “ Retired police officers are members of their communities , and as such are well within their rights to participate and volunteer as rule-abiding poll watchers.
” The Republican National Committee was placed under 35 years of court supervision in the 1980s after a similar scheme of hiring off-duty law enforcement officers to patrol polling stations in communities of color in New Jersey .
The RNC also sent sample ballots to the communities , then excised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots .
The court supervision was lifted just two years ago .
The police move comes just days after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reached a settlement to block voter intimidation by Tennessee firm Atlas Aegis , which had been recruiting former military special operations personnel to stalk polling stations for a client it refused to identify .
The settlement bars the company from any involvement in any security operation in the city until 2022 .
Ellison said in a statement Thursday in response to the police union action , “ Minnesota and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strictly illegal to intimidate or interfere with voters .
I will not hesitate to enforce [ the laws ] to the fullest extent ... to protect Minnesotans ’ right to vote.
” “ To the extent that Bob Kroll wants to participate in a voter intimidation campaign , the city will take that very seriously , ” Ellison said .
“ There ’ s the clear dog whistle of ‘ rough area , ’ and we need people who aren ’ t ‘ easily intimidated , ’ and people who aren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenger from each party per precinct .
They can only challenge a voter ’ s eligibility “ if and only if they have personal knowledge of that voter ’ s ineligibility.
” We want to know what you ’ re hearing on the ground from the candidates .
If you get any interesting ― or suspicious !
― campaign mailers , robocalls or hear anything else you think we should know about , email us at scoops @ huffpost.com .

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The Minneapolis police union is facing a warning after recruiting retired cops to work as “poll challengers” in a “problem” area of the city at the request of an attorney for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign.
“Targeting anyone for a challenge based on being in a so-called ‘problem area’ is unlawful and will not be permitted in Minnesota’s polling places,” Minnesota Secretary of State Steven Simon said.
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State law guarantees voters the right to a peaceful polling place free of harassment or intrusion, Simon said.
The police union put out a call earlier this week for retired officers to be stationed at polling sites in “problem” areas on Election Day, the Star Tribune reported Thursday. It was not immediately clear which areas the Trump campaign considered to be problems.
Union officials took the action following a request from Trump campaign attorney William Willingham, who was identified on the email as senior legal adviser and director of Election Day operations for the campaign, according to the newspaper.
Willingham asked Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Federation, in an email Wednesday to recruit up to 30 former officers to serve as poll “challengers” who would work shifts in a “problem area.”
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“Poll Challengers do not ‘stop’ people, per se, but act as our eyes and ears in the field and call our hotline to document fraud,” Willingham wrote in the email, which was obtained by the Star Tribune. He said the campaign was seeking people “who won’t be afraid in rough neighborhoods.”
A Trump campaign spokesperson denied that Willingham was instructed to make the request — but defended it. Thea McDonald confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press that the attorney is a volunteer for the campaign who “has been assisting in Minnesota.”
She added: “Retired police officers are members of their communities, and as such are well within their rights to participate and volunteer as rule-abiding poll watchers.”
The Republican National Committee was placed under 35 years of court supervision in the 1980s after a similar scheme of hiring off-duty law enforcement officers to patrol polling stations in communities of color in New Jersey. The RNC also sent sample ballots to the communities, then excised as many names as possible from returned ballots. The court supervision was lifted just two years ago.
The police move comes just days after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reached a settlement to block voter intimidation by Tennessee firm Atlas Aegis, which had been recruiting former military special operations personnel to stalk polling stations for a client it refused to identify. The settlement bars the company from any involvement in any security operation in the city until 2022.
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Company chairman Anthony Caudle had said the armed guards were meant to “make sure that the antifas don’t try to destroy the election sites.”
Ellison said in a statement Thursday in response to the police union action, “Minnesota and federal law are clear: it is strictly illegal to intimidate or interfere with voters. I will not hesitate to enforce [the laws] to the fullest extent ... to protect Minnesotans’ right to vote.”
Minneapolis City Council member Jeremiah Ellison told the Star Tribune the “incredibly inappropriate” language in Williamson’s message indicated an intent to discourage voters in certain neighborhoods.
“To the extent that Bob Kroll wants to participate in a voter intimidation campaign, the city will take that very seriously,” Ellison said. “There’s the clear dog whistle of ‘rough area,’ and we need people who aren’t ‘easily intimidated,’ and people who aren’t scared.”
Minnesota law allows one poll challenger from each party per precinct. They can only challenge a voter’s eligibility “if and only if they have personal knowledge of that voter’s ineligibility.”
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But, who is going to arrest the former police officers in Minneapolis? — Dan McGuire, OERtist (@danmcguirempls) October 29, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--‘Enough Of The Lies’: Joe Biden Is Done With Donald Trump’s COVID-19 BS In New Ad

President Donald Trump ’ s monthslong lies about the coronavirus pandemic are the focus of a new ad from Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s campaign .
The 51-second clip begins with footage of Trump in January claiming COVID-19 will simply “ disappear.
” Subsequent footage shows Trump repeatedly downplaying the threat of the virus , while acknowledging its danger in private .
The United States is now in the grip of a devastating third wave , with experts predicting the surge will reach 100,000 new cases per day in the coming weeks .
The spot ends with a blunt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans have died .
COVID-19 is still raging .
Trump is still lying.
” Check out the video here : Trump has taken a decidedly anti-science approach to the pandemic .
The president has pushed for businesses and schools to reopen in a bid to boost the economy before the election .
He has also flouted his own government ’ s safety advice , even after contracting the virus himself , to hold campaign rallies featuring crowds of mostly maskless supporters .
Biden , meanwhile , has advocated for a national mask mandate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to impose restrictions if scientists advised .

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President Donald Trump’s monthslong lies about the coronavirus pandemic are the focus of a new ad from Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign.
The 51-second clip begins with footage of Trump in January claiming COVID-19 will simply “disappear.” Subsequent footage shows Trump repeatedly downplaying the threat of the virus, while acknowledging its danger in private.
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The United States is now in the grip of a devastating third wave, with experts predicting the surge will reach 100,000 new cases per day in the coming weeks.
The spot ends with a blunt message for voters:
“Over 220,000 Americans have died. COVID-19 is still raging. Trump is still lying.”
Check out the video here:
Trump has taken a decidedly anti-science approach to the pandemic. The president has pushed for businesses and schools to reopen in a bid to boost the economy before the election.
He has also flouted his own government’s safety advice, even after contracting the virus himself, to hold campaign rallies featuring crowds of mostly maskless supporters.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--People Say Melania Trump’s Speech Against 'Hate’ Should Come With A Laugh Track

The irony was too much for many people on Twitter after first lady Melania Trump accused the media of spreading “ hate ” during a campaign speech for President Donald Trump in Tampa , Florida , on Thursday .
“ In a time when hate , negativity and fear are the messages the media streams into our homes and the large tech companies are protecting political censorship , we need to remember what is really important , ” the first lady told the mostly maskless crowd packed into a stadium .
“ My husband ’ s administration is focused on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the American people , the education and wellbeing of our children , ” she added .
Melania Trump in Tampa : `` In a time when hate , negativity , & fear are the messages the media streams into our homes & the large tech companies are protecting political censorship , we need to remember what is really important : my husband 's administration is focused on the future . ''
pic.twitter.com/XYl3ZbejUU — Aaron Rupar ( @ atrupar ) October 29 , 2020 Critics reminded the first lady of her husband ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tweets .
They also asked exactly how the Trump administration is ensuring the health and safety of Americans , given its botched handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has now killed more than 223,000 people .
What was I saying about the distance between the rhetoric and reality ?
https : //t.co/Xh4tmlfaaN — Alan Fisher ( @ AlanFisher ) October 29 , 2020 Irony is screaming its fool head off at Hypocrisy and they are about to arm wrestle for the Are You Fucking Kidding Me award of 2020. https : //t.co/FmBlcS5EZP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 29 , 2020 Melania said today the media streams ” hate , negativity and fear ... into our homes.
” I guess she has watched her husbands speeches on the media.And she assures us he is “ focused on the future.
” Really reassuring !
LOL.His future will be as an innkeeper , liquidator , and defendant .
— Steve Cohen ( @ RepCohen ) October 29 , 2020

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The irony was too much for many people on Twitter after first lady Melania Trump accused the media of spreading “hate” during a campaign speech for President Donald Trump in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday.
“In a time when hate, negativity and fear are the messages the media streams into our homes and the large tech companies are protecting political censorship, we need to remember what is really important,” the first lady told the mostly maskless crowd packed into a stadium.
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“My husband’s administration is focused on the future, the health and safety of the American people, the education and wellbeing of our children,” she added.
Check out the video here:
Melania Trump in Tampa: "In a time when hate, negativity, & fear are the messages the media streams into our homes & the large tech companies are protecting political censorship, we need to remember what is really important: my husband's administration is focused on the future." pic.twitter.com/XYl3ZbejUU — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 29, 2020
Critics reminded the first lady of her husband’s propagation of hate in his comments and tweets.
They also asked exactly how the Trump administration is ensuring the health and safety of Americans, given its botched handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has now killed more than 223,000 people.
That is a serious case of cognitive dissonance ya got there Birther lady. https://t.co/fgSmn94Oiy — Andrea R MD (@AndreaR9Md) October 29, 2020
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What was I saying about the distance between the rhetoric and reality? https://t.co/Xh4tmlfaaN — Alan Fisher (@AlanFisher) October 29, 2020
Irony is dead. Clearly she’s not writing her own speeches. https://t.co/kSMW6mnPjQ — andrew j skerritt (@andrewjskerritt) October 29, 2020
How does she say this with a straight face? https://t.co/BeJ91w7crx — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 29, 2020
Really should come with a laugh track. https://t.co/Q6YX3aSiRQ — Damien Cox (@DamoSpin) October 29, 2020
Irony is screaming its fool head off at Hypocrisy and they are about to arm wrestle for the Are You Fucking Kidding Me award of 2020. https://t.co/FmBlcS5EZP — Aimee Giese (@Greeblehaus) October 29, 2020
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Record-Breaking Early Voting In U.S. Election Tops 80 Million

WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) — More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election , according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S .
Elections Project at the University of Florida , setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century .
The record-breaking pace , more than 58 % of total 2016 turnout , reflects intense interest in the vote , in which incumbent Donald Trump , a Republican , is up against Democratic nominee Joe Biden , a former vice president .
Huge numbers of people have voted by mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns the coronavirus could spread at busy Election Day voting places .
Trump trails Biden in national opinion polls as most voters say they disapprove of the Trump administration ’ s handling of COVID-19 , which has killed more than 227,000 people in the United States , with case numbers once again breaking daily records as Election Day nears on Tuesday .
Democrats hold a significant advantage in early voting due to their embrace of mail balloting , which Republicans have historically cast in large numbers but have shunned amid repeated and unfounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system is prone to widespread fraud .
Experts have predicted turnout will easily surpass the 138 million who voted in the 2016 presidential election that Trump won .
Only 47 million votes came before Election Day in 2016 .
In 20 states that report party registration data , 18.2 million registered Democrats have already voted , compared with 11.5 million Republicans and 8.8 million with no party affiliation .
The data does not show for whom the votes were cast .

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century.
The record-breaking pace, more than 58% of total 2016 turnout, reflects intense interest in the vote, in which incumbent Donald Trump, a Republican, is up against Democratic nominee Joe Biden, a former vice president.
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Huge numbers of people have voted by mail or at early in-person polling sites amid concerns the coronavirus could spread at busy Election Day voting places.
Trump trails Biden in national opinion polls as most voters say they disapprove of the Trump administration’s handling of COVID-19, which has killed more than 227,000 people in the United States, with case numbers once again breaking daily records as Election Day nears on Tuesday.
Democrats hold a significant advantage in early voting due to their embrace of mail balloting, which Republicans have historically cast in large numbers but have shunned amid repeated and unfounded attacks by Trump, who says the system is prone to widespread fraud.
Experts have predicted turnout will easily surpass the 138 million who voted in the 2016 presidential election that Trump won. Only 47 million votes came before Election Day in 2016.
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In 20 states that report party registration data, 18.2 million registered Democrats have already voted, compared with 11.5 million Republicans and 8.8 million with no party affiliation. The data does not show for whom the votes were cast.


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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-29--Billions In COVID-19 Relief Loans May Have Gone To Fraudsters, Report Finds

The Small Business Administration may have granted billions of dollars in fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans after relaxing its approval standards in response to an unprecedented amount of applications , the agency ’ s internal watchdog said in a report published Wednesday .
The SBA “ lowered its guardrails ” to keep up with the demand and quicken the loan approval process during the economic disaster caused by the coronavirus , according to the agency ’ s office of the inspector general ( OIG ) .
Doing so “ significantly ” increased the risk of fraud , the OIG reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disaster in early March , the SBA was authorized to provide loans of up to $ 2 million to small businesses , nonprofits , farms and other eligible entities .
As of July 31 , the agency had received over 14 million COVID-19 relief loan applications , according to the report .
( By comparison , the SBA averaged about 65,000 applications per year before the pandemic . )
Of those loans , the SBA approved $ 14.3 billion to accounts that differed from the original bank accounts listed on the loan applications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over $ 13 billion of those loans were disbursed .
The SBA also approved $ 63 billion in loans to applicants who used the same information ― IP addresses , email addresses , mailing addresses or bank accounts ― for multiple loan applications .
About $ 58 billion of those loans were disbursed , according to the OIG .
“ We recognize that some of the loans in these subgroups could be legitimate and for eligible businesses , ” the OIG said in its report .
“ An example would be an accounting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their clients.
” In one instance , the SBA approved 10 loans for different farms requested by an applicant at one IP address , according to the report .
Some of the addresses used for the farms were residential homes or apartments .
The SBA disbursed over $ 500,000 for these potentially fraudulent farms , the report determined .
In another example of potential fraud , the SBA approved 10 loans for 10 different bathroom renovation businesses in the same city .
But the loan applications all used the same email address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locate any bathroom renovation companies with that company ’ s name in that particular city .
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza has pushed back on the OIG ’ s findings , writing in a letter to the office that she ’ s “ concerned ” that the report “ grossly overstates the risk of fraud , waste and abuse ” in the loan program .
“ OIG mistakenly identifies legitimate loans and advances as examples of ‘ potential fraud ’ and ‘ potential ineligibility ’ because OIG did not complete its analyses , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ report ] touts figures that erroneously count these legitimate loans and advances as fraud.
” “ SBA attempts to diminish this review ’ s findings that point to internal control weaknesses that our investigative results have confirmed , ” the report stated .
“ Unfortunately , SBA officials did not provide most of the information presented in their response at any point during the inspection process .
While it would have been helpful to have this information , none of the information presented in SBA ’ s response alters our findings.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ management disagreeing with the findings and only partially agreeing with 9 of the recommendations , in most cases , the agency is taking corrective actions to fully implement our recommendations .
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The Small Business Administration may have granted billions of dollars in fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans after relaxing its approval standards in response to an unprecedented amount of applications, the agency’s internal watchdog said in a report published Wednesday.
The SBA “lowered its guardrails” to keep up with the demand and quicken the loan approval process during the economic disaster caused by the coronavirus, according to the agency’s office of the inspector general (OIG). Doing so “significantly” increased the risk of fraud, the OIG reported.
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After the U.S. government declared COVID-19 a disaster in early March, the SBA was authorized to provide loans of up to $2 million to small businesses, nonprofits, farms and other eligible entities.
As of July 31, the agency had received over 14 million COVID-19 relief loan applications, according to the report. (By comparison, the SBA averaged about 65,000 applications per year before the pandemic.)
It approved 3.2 million of those applications for a total of $169.3 billion and disbursed 5.8 million COVID-19 relief grants worth $20 billion.
Of those loans, the SBA approved $14.3 billion to accounts that differed from the original bank accounts listed on the loan applications, according to the OIG report. Over $13 billion of those loans were disbursed.
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The SBA also approved $63 billion in loans to applicants who used the same information ― IP addresses, email addresses, mailing addresses or bank accounts ― for multiple loan applications. About $58 billion of those loans were disbursed, according to the OIG.
The agency also reportedly granted over $1 billion in loans and grants to potentially ineligible businesses.
“We recognize that some of the loans in these subgroups could be legitimate and for eligible businesses,” the OIG said in its report. “An example would be an accounting or law firm filling out multiple applications for their clients.”
But the SBA should have had a stronger vetting process in place to research instances of duplicative information or suspicious activity, the OIG said.
In one instance, the SBA approved 10 loans for different farms requested by an applicant at one IP address, according to the report. Some of the addresses used for the farms were residential homes or apartments. The SBA disbursed over $500,000 for these potentially fraudulent farms, the report determined.
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In another example of potential fraud, the SBA approved 10 loans for 10 different bathroom renovation businesses in the same city. But the loan applications all used the same email address — and the OIG was unable to locate any bathroom renovation companies with that company’s name in that particular city.
The OIG report made several recommendations to reduce the risk of fraud and recover funds disbursed to ineligible businesses, including strengthening vetting processes to ensure loan deposits are made to legitimate bank accounts.
SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza has pushed back on the OIG’s findings, writing in a letter to the office that she’s “concerned” that the report “grossly overstates the risk of fraud, waste and abuse” in the loan program.
“OIG mistakenly identifies legitimate loans and advances as examples of ‘potential fraud’ and ‘potential ineligibility’ because OIG did not complete its analyses,” Carranza wrote. “Yet, the [report] touts figures that erroneously count these legitimate loans and advances as fraud.”
In its report, the OIG said it “strongly” disagrees with Carranza’s accusations.
“SBA attempts to diminish this review’s findings that point to internal control weaknesses that our investigative results have confirmed,” the report stated. “Unfortunately, SBA officials did not provide most of the information presented in their response at any point during the inspection process. While it would have been helpful to have this information, none of the information presented in SBA’s response alters our findings.”
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The OIG report continued: “Despite management disagreeing with the findings and only partially agreeing with 9 of the recommendations, in most cases, the agency is taking corrective actions to fully implement our recommendations.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--There's A New Fake Melania Trump In Town On ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Stephen Colbert Spots ‘Weird’ Moment That Shows Donald Trump Doesn’t Trust Inner Circle

Stephen Colbert on Thursday pointed to a moment at a Donald Trump campaign rally that he thinks proves the president doesn ’ t actually trust his inner circle .
Earlier this week , the anonymous author of a 2018 op-ed in The New York Times that slammed Trump was identified as former Department of Homeland Security official Miles Taylor .
The president joked to supporters at his rally that he ’ d worried the op-ed could have been written by any number of his close advisers — from son-in-law Jared Kushner to White House aide Hope Hicks .
“ That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , ” he said .
“ That ’ s a unforced error is what you ’ d call that.
” The “ Late Show ” then jumped into character as the president , saying , “ Now that the mystery is solved , I want to make it abundantly clear I do not trust my son-in-law or any of these people around me.
” “ They all know things that if they spilled their guts , I ’ d be gone in a minute , ” he continued as Trump .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowledgeable vipers , and I am just so thankful that none of them has a conscience or I ’ d be in real trouble .
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Stephen Colbert on Thursday pointed to a moment at a Donald Trump campaign rally that he thinks proves the president doesn’t actually trust his inner circle.
Earlier this week, the anonymous author of a 2018 op-ed in The New York Times that slammed Trump was identified as former Department of Homeland Security official Miles Taylor. The president joked to supporters at his rally that he’d worried the op-ed could have been written by any number of his close advisers — from son-in-law Jared Kushner to White House aide Hope Hicks.
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Colbert was taken aback by Trump’s response.
“That is a weird, weird thing to say,” he said. “That’s a unforced error is what you’d call that.”
The “Late Show” then jumped into character as the president, saying, “Now that the mystery is solved, I want to make it abundantly clear I do not trust my son-in-law or any of these people around me.”
“They all know things that if they spilled their guts, I’d be gone in a minute,” he continued as Trump. “It’s a nest of highly knowledgeable vipers, and I am just so thankful that none of them has a conscience or I’d be in real trouble.”
Check out Colbert’s full monologue here:


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Jordan Klepper Asks Trump Supporters To Explain Biden Conspiracy Theory And... Wow

Jordan Klepper of “The Daily Show” just attended what will likely be his final rally for President Donald Trump .
Klepper, who has been trolling Trump supporters at rallies and “boat parades” since last year, tried to get some answers about everything from the president’s accomplishments to the right-wing conspiracy theory about Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Sarah Cooper And Helen Mirren Recreate Donald Trump's Infamous 'Access Hollywood' Tape

President Donald Trump ’ s infamous “ Access Hollywood ” tape gets the Sarah Cooper treatment in a clip from @ @ @ @ @ Everything ’ s Fine.
” And the comedian who has catapulted to global fame amid @ @ @ @ @ taunting lip-syncs of the president gets some added star power in the bit ― from @ @ @ @ @ .
Cooper and Mirren recreated Trump ’ s offensive 2005 conversation with Billy Bush for @ @ @ @ @ now going viral on social media .
Mirren played the role of Bush , and @ @ @ @ @ boasts about sexually assaulting women .
The video provoked outrage when it surfaced days head @ @ @ @ @ but Trump somehow overcame the scandal .
Check out Cooper and Mirren ’ s take @ @ @ @ @ for “ Everything ’ s Fine ” here :

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And the comedian who has catapulted to global fame amid the coronavirus pandemic for her taunting lip-syncs of the president gets some added star power in the bit ― from British movie star Helen Mirren.
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Cooper and Mirren recreated Trump’s offensive 2005 conversation with Billy Bush for the segment that’s now going viral on social media.
Mirren played the role of Bush, and Cooper lip-synced Trump’s boasts about sexually assaulting women. The video provoked outrage when it surfaced days head of the 2016 election, but Trump somehow overcame the scandal.
Check out Cooper and Mirren’s take here:
And the trailer for “Everything’s Fine” here:


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--'The Daily Show' Taunts Lindsey Graham With A Damning Supercut Of His Own Words


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Hurricane Zeta Leaves Death And Destruction In Its Wake

The remnants of Hurricane Zeta were far from land over the Atlantic on Friday , but people across the South were still digging out from the powerful storm that killed six people .
The wind effects of Zeta , which came ashore in Cocodrie , Louisiana , and barreled northeast , were felt all the way from the Gulf Coast to southern New Jersey .
At the height of the outages , as many as 2.6 million people were without power across seven states from Louisiana to Virginia .
Utility crews were out assessing the damage and fixing it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas was Grand Isle , a barrier island community south of New Orleans .
Gov .
John Bel Edwards called the damage there “ catastrophic ” and ordered the Louisiana National Guard to fly in soldiers to assist with search and rescue efforts .
Dodie Vegas , who with her husband owns Bridge Side Marina on Grand Isle , said damage was minimal at their waterside complex of cabins , campgrounds and docking facilities , but the rest of the island wasn ’ t so lucky .
“ As far as you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the power lines are cracked in half , ” she said by phone Thursday after riding out the storm with family .
She described torn-off roofs and scattered debris : “ The middle of the island looks like a bomb was dropped.
” A man was electrocuted in New Orleans , and four people died in Alabama and Georgia when trees fell on homes , authorities said , including two people who were pinned to their bed .
In Biloxi , Mississippi , a man drowned when he was trapped in rising seawater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were not over — pointing out that fatalities often come after a storm has passed , from things like breathing toxic generator fumes or being electrocuted by downed power lines .
Zeta was the 27th named storm of a historically busy year , with more than a month left in the Atlantic hurricane season .
It set a new record as the 11th named storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in a single season , well beyond the nine that hit in 1916 .
And the coronavirus pandemic has only made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storm is different , and with Zeta the biggest threat was its winds .
The hurricane intensified quickly and was just shy of a major , Category 3 storm when it hit the Louisiana coast .
With just a few days until the Nov. 3 election , there were concerns about whether the storm would impact voters ’ ability to get to the polls .
Far fewer early voters showed up after the storm in Pascagoula , Mississippi , a court clerk said , and power failures in two Georgia counties disrupted voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to polling centers was a priority as was letting voters know quickly if there were any changes to locations come Tuesday .
In the remote area of Plaquemines Parish , Louisiana , commercial fisherman Acy Cooper said his boats survived the storm .
But without electricity , he feared operations could be shut down as long as two weeks .
And as bad as the 2020 hurricane season has been , it isn ’ t over .
Forecasters said disturbed air off the northern coast of South America could become a tropical depression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week — a forecast not lost on Louisiana ’ s governor .

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trees on top of buses and cars. Roofs ripped off homes. Boats pushed onto the highway by surging seawater. Hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark.
The remnants of Hurricane Zeta were far from land over the Atlantic on Friday, but people across the South were still digging out from the powerful storm that killed six people.
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The wind effects of Zeta, which came ashore in Cocodrie, Louisiana, and barreled northeast, were felt all the way from the Gulf Coast to southern New Jersey. At the height of the outages, as many as 2.6 million people were without power across seven states from Louisiana to Virginia. Utility crews were out assessing the damage and fixing it.
In Louisiana, one of the hardest-hit areas was Grand Isle, a barrier island community south of New Orleans. Gov. John Bel Edwards called the damage there “catastrophic” and ordered the Louisiana National Guard to fly in soldiers to assist with search and rescue efforts.
Dodie Vegas, who with her husband owns Bridge Side Marina on Grand Isle, said damage was minimal at their waterside complex of cabins, campgrounds and docking facilities, but the rest of the island wasn’t so lucky.
“As far as you can see, going down the island, the power lines are cracked in half,” she said by phone Thursday after riding out the storm with family. She described torn-off roofs and scattered debris: “The middle of the island looks like a bomb was dropped.”
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A man was electrocuted in New Orleans, and four people died in Alabama and Georgia when trees fell on homes, authorities said, including two people who were pinned to their bed. In Biloxi, Mississippi, a man drowned when he was trapped in rising seawater.
Officials repeatedly stressed that the risks were not over — pointing out that fatalities often come after a storm has passed, from things like breathing toxic generator fumes or being electrocuted by downed power lines.
Zeta was the 27th named storm of a historically busy year, with more than a month left in the Atlantic hurricane season. It set a new record as the 11th named storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in a single season, well beyond the nine that hit in 1916. And the coronavirus pandemic has only made things more difficult for evacuees.
“Our heart breaks because this has been a tough, tough year,” said Gov. Edwards, whose state has taken the brunt of the hurricanes.
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Every storm is different, and with Zeta the biggest threat was its winds. The hurricane intensified quickly and was just shy of a major, Category 3 storm when it hit the Louisiana coast.
The howling gale toppled trees and knocked limbs off stately oaks in New Orleans, and in Mississippi the storm surge whipped up by the winds tossed a shrimping boat into a front yard.
Mayor Sheldon Day of Thomasville, Alabama, said hundreds of trees fell in roads and on homes, while some gas station canopies blew over.
“At one point, every major thoroughfare was blocked by trees,” Day said.
Many people were still assessing the damage.
Keith Forrest of Bridge City, Louisiana, was launching a boat with his nephew in Lafitte, Louisiana, on Thursday to try to get to his fishing camp.
“I got a phone call because the roof blew off one camp,” Forrest said.
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With just a few days until the Nov. 3 election, there were concerns about whether the storm would impact voters’ ability to get to the polls.
Far fewer early voters showed up after the storm in Pascagoula, Mississippi, a court clerk said, and power failures in two Georgia counties disrupted voting. In Louisiana, getting power back to polling centers was a priority as was letting voters know quickly if there were any changes to locations come Tuesday.
In Georgia, a group of civil rights organizations asked the governor to extend early voting hours Friday.
In the remote area of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, commercial fisherman Acy Cooper said his boats survived the storm. But without electricity, he feared operations could be shut down as long as two weeks.
“Without no lights, none of the docks can work,” he said. “Everything’s automated now — the scales and the conveyors.”
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The heightened storm activity has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.
And as bad as the 2020 hurricane season has been, it isn’t over. Forecasters said disturbed air off the northern coast of South America could become a tropical depression and head toward Nicaragua by early next week — a forecast not lost on Louisiana’s governor.
“Let’s not pray it on anybody else,” Edwards said. “Let’s just pray it away from us.”
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Real-Life Hero Paul Rudd Stood In The Rain To Give Waiting Voters Cookies

As if you needed more reasons to like Paul Rudd and more incentive to go out and vote .
The “ Ant-Man ” star surprised early voters in New York City on Thursday at Brooklyn ’ s Barclays Center , where he handed out cookies to people waiting in line in wet weather to cast their ballots .
Brian Rosenworcel , who snapped now-viral footage of the actor in action , told CNN that Rudd was thanking people as he offered the treats .
“ I was standing in line and I thought Paul was just there to vote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to people in line , ” Rosenworcel said .
“ And he waited to greet people as they exited to say thanks for voting in the rain.
” “ I want to say thank you for coming out and voting and doing your part , ” a masked Rudd is heard saying in the clip .
In an interview with NowThis , the actor said he found it really encouraging to see the massive turnout of early voters around the country .
He said people deserved to be thanked and recognized for coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do their part .
He was there with filmmaker Andrew Jarecki , who has been working with the Election Super Centers project to encourage voting at sports arenas and stadiums , where social distancing can be practiced to limit the spread of COVID-19 .
“ Every once in a while somebody doesn ’ t want anything to do with a cookie or talking to anybody , but usually people have come out and they feel so good because they ’ ve done it .
There ’ s a real pride , I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cast a vote.
” Rudd ’ s been busy doing his part to help out New Yorkers .
Last month , the star teamed up with the state of New York to make a hilariously awkward PSA pushing young people to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as part of Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ’ s “ Mask Up America ” campaign .

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As if you needed more reasons to like Paul Rudd and more incentive to go out and vote.
The “Ant-Man” star surprised early voters in New York City on Thursday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, where he handed out cookies to people waiting in line in wet weather to cast their ballots.
Brian Rosenworcel, who snapped now-viral footage of the actor in action, told CNN that Rudd was thanking people as he offered the treats.
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“I was standing in line and I thought Paul was just there to vote, but then he starts handing out cookies to people in line,” Rosenworcel said. “And he waited to greet people as they exited to say thanks for voting in the rain.”
I’m voting in Brooklyn and Paul Rudd is handing out cookies pic.twitter.com/XH4ikButCL — Brian Rosenworcel (@Bowl_of_Worcel) October 29, 2020
“I want to say thank you for coming out and voting and doing your part,” a masked Rudd is heard saying in the clip.
In an interview with NowThis, the actor said he found it really encouraging to see the massive turnout of early voters around the country. He said people deserved to be thanked and recognized for coming out early and waiting in line to do their part.
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He was there with filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, who has been working with the Election Super Centers project to encourage voting at sports arenas and stadiums, where social distancing can be practiced to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Rudd said the reaction was mostly positive.
“Every once in a while somebody doesn’t want anything to do with a cookie or talking to anybody, but usually people have come out and they feel so good because they’ve done it. There’s a real pride, I think, that we all feel when we cast a vote.”
🚨 We ran into Paul Rudd at the polls — and he was giving out cookies 🍪 pic.twitter.com/K2yZeptXSG — NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 29, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Trump Claims Doctors Make 'More Money' When They Lie About COVID-19 Deaths

President Donald Trump defied logic at his Michigan rally Friday , claiming that physicians “ get more money ” when they falsely inflate the number of COVID-19 deaths .
And he repeated a story earlier at a Wisconsin rally that , when asked by a friend recently to name someone more famous than he is , the only name Trump could come up with was Jesus Christ .
The crowd went wild .
Trump falsely insisted to his Michigan crowd that reports of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. inflate the actual toll because doctors , for some reason , collect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they lie about them to boost the numbers .
“ You know , in Germany , if you have a bad heart and you ’ re ready to die , or if you have cancer and you ’ re going to be dying soon , and you catch COVID ... we mark it down to COVID .
Our doctors get more money if somebody dies of COVID , ” Trump said .
“ With us , when in doubt , choose COVID.
” The U.S. has suffered more than a quarter of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soaring to new records in a number of states .
The total number of deaths this year is about 300,000 over the average , according to data , indicating that COVID-19 deaths have actually been higher than reported .
Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before Congress in May that deaths from COVID-19 are “ almost certainly higher ” than reported .
Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said many victims die at home without a diagnosis and aren ’ t counted in the statistics .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital on the East Coast .
She ’ s dedicated to helping others stay healthy .
Unlike this POS , she ’ s not thinking about the next scam .
Over 1000 healthcare workers have died from the out of control COVID-19 his criminal negligence caused .
— Christopher C. Alberto ( @ ChrisAlbertoLaw ) October 30 , 2020 As a doctor I struggle when someone I care for dies .
I struggle if I did everything possible .
I struggle to talk with their family .
I struggle with my own mortality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggle to maximize my billing , POTUS you are evil to accuse me of this .
It hurts .
— Stephen H Anderson MD ( @ ACEPSteve ) October 30 , 2020 As for comparing himself to Jesus Christ , Trump explained that he demurred when a pal told him he was the most famous man in the world .
Asked to name anyone more famous , the one Trump named was Jesus .

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President Donald Trump defied logic at his Michigan rally Friday, claiming that physicians “get more money” when they falsely inflate the number of COVID-19 deaths.
And he repeated a story earlier at a Wisconsin rally that, when asked by a friend recently to name someone more famous than he is, the only name Trump could come up with was Jesus Christ. The crowd went wild.
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Trump falsely insisted to his Michigan crowd that reports of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. inflate the actual toll because doctors, for some reason, collect more money from coronavirus fatalities — so they lie about them to boost the numbers.
“You know, in Germany, if you have a bad heart and you’re ready to die, or if you have cancer and you’re going to be dying soon, and you catch COVID ... we mark it down to COVID. Our doctors get more money if somebody dies of COVID,” Trump said. “With us, when in doubt, choose COVID.”
The U.S. has suffered more than a quarter of a million COVID-19 deaths, and cases are soaring to new records in a number of states. The total number of deaths this year is about 300,000 over the average, according to data, indicating that COVID-19 deaths have actually been higher than reported.
Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before Congress in May that deaths from COVID-19 are “almost certainly higher” than reported. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said many victims die at home without a diagnosis and aren’t counted in the statistics.
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Trump: You know our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID pic.twitter.com/HBSTvXcdnh — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) October 30, 2020
Health care workers and relatives lashed out at Trump’s accusation.
My daughter is an MD at a major hospital on the East Coast.
She’s dedicated to helping others stay healthy.
Unlike this POS, she’s not thinking about the next scam.
Over 1000 healthcare workers have died from the out of control COVID-19 his criminal negligence caused. — Christopher C. Alberto (@ChrisAlbertoLaw) October 30, 2020
As a doctor I struggle when someone I care for dies.
I struggle if I did everything possible.
I struggle to talk with their family.
I struggle with my own mortality and mental health.
I DO NOT struggle to maximize my billing,
POTUS you are evil to accuse me of this. It hurts. — Stephen H Anderson MD (@ACEPSteve) October 30, 2020
Claiming doctors make money from Americans dying of Covid is up there with the worst lies Trump has ever spouted. — Nina Lakhani (@ninalakhani) October 30, 2020
As for comparing himself to Jesus Christ, Trump explained that he demurred when a pal told him he was the most famous man in the world. Asked to name anyone more famous, the one Trump named was Jesus.
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Umm... Jesus was a socialist. Just saying — Lynn Schmitt (@LSchmitt50) October 30, 2020
All that soothes my soul is the amazing proverb
"Pride goes before a fall" — Erin (voted for Biden) 💙💙💙🌊🌊🌊#BlueWave (@LWitchgirl) October 30, 2020
Looking for that bolt of lightning. — Karen J. Guisbert (@KboothbyJ) October 30, 2020
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Trump Mocks 'Politically Correct' Laura Ingraham For Wearing Mask At Packed Rally

President Donald Trump teed off on one of his favorite Fox News personalities Friday when he mocked Laura Ingraham for wearing a face mask to protect herself from COVID-19 .
“ I do believe Laura Ingraham is here someplace .
Where is Laura ?
Where is she ?
” Trump asked , scanning the crowd at his rally in Waterford Township , Michigan .
“ I can ’ t recognize you .
Is that a mask ?
” the astonished Trump asked .
“ No way !
Are you wearing a mask ?
I ’ ve never seen her in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The Trump administration ’ s own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends wearing a face mask in public to help stem the spread of the coronavirus , especially in a jam-packed crowd where few others are wearing masks .
The U.S. is currently experiencing a record-breaking surge of cases , and more than a quarter of a million people in the country have now died of COVID-19 .
Trump earlier this year slammed Reuters ’ White House correspondent Jeff Mason as being “ politically correct ” when he refused to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a press conference .
Mason later posted a link to the CDC guidelines for wearing a mask .
As for Ingraham , who dismisses the threat of the virus to her Fox News viewers , she was shredded for her double standard on Twitter .
Oh , she is ?
She peddles 'news ' that downplays the virus and shows up for a super-spreader event ?
After possibly getting many of her viewers killed ?
Say it is n't so .
— 🧛🏻♂ 🔪 👻 🎃 SickOfItAll 🎃 👻 🔪 🧛🏻♂ ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re eating their own .
Trump not happy Laura Ingraham is wearing a mask and being “ Politically Correct ” .
This is awesome ... pic.twitter.com/pksJdtmIQp — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 ( @ RexChapman ) October 30 , 2020 The same Laura who nodded and smiled along as Jr. said there are almost no deaths ?
?
Amazing these people .
— Global Soul ( @ BKsCorner ) October 30 , 2020 She spouts all the covid Fox conspiracies on her show but no way she is going to let Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you all you need to know about her show .
— nosusanhere ( @ nosusanhere ) October 30 , 2020

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President Donald Trump teed off on one of his favorite Fox News personalities Friday when he mocked Laura Ingraham for wearing a face mask to protect herself from COVID-19.
“I do believe Laura Ingraham is here someplace. Where is Laura? Where is she?” Trump asked, scanning the crowd at his rally in Waterford Township, Michigan.
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“I can’t recognize you. Is that a mask?” the astonished Trump asked. “No way! Are you wearing a mask? I’ve never seen her in a mask. Look at you!”
“She’s being very politically correct,” he mocked. “Whoa! Whoa!”
The President says Laura Ingraham is at the rally wearing a mask pic.twitter.com/zJZPqTALrB — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) October 30, 2020
The Trump administration’s own Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends wearing a face mask in public to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, especially in a jam-packed crowd where few others are wearing masks.
The U.S. is currently experiencing a record-breaking surge of cases, and more than a quarter of a million people in the country have now died of COVID-19.
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Trump earlier this year slammed Reuters’ White House correspondent Jeff Mason as being “politically correct” when he refused to remove his mask while asking a question at a press conference. Mason later posted a link to the CDC guidelines for wearing a mask.
As for Ingraham, who dismisses the threat of the virus to her Fox News viewers, she was shredded for her double standard on Twitter.
Oh, she is? She peddles 'news' that downplays the virus and shows up for a super-spreader event? After possibly getting many of her viewers killed? Say it isn't so. — 🧛🏻♂ 🔪 👻 🎃 SickOfItAll 🎃 👻 🔪 🧛🏻♂ (@samm_hill) October 30, 2020
They’re eating their own.
Trump not happy Laura Ingraham is wearing a mask and being “Politically Correct”.
This is awesome...pic.twitter.com/pksJdtmIQp — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) October 30, 2020
The same Laura who nodded and smiled along as Jr. said there are almost no deaths??
Amazing these people. — Global Soul (@BKsCorner) October 30, 2020
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She spouts all the covid Fox conspiracies on her show but no way she is going to let Trump’s followers infect her. That should tell you all you need to know about her show. — nosusanhere (@nosusanhere) October 30, 2020
Weird. So she does believe in masking. — WE DO NOT LIVE IN TRUMPISTAN 🥫ANTiFA!🥫🏴☠ (@SORRYNOTSORRYT1) October 30, 2020
Wearing a mask is not politically correct, it’s just smart. — jessica (@two_plus_twins) October 30, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Why Are COVID-19 Cases Soaring In The Midwest?

Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images Supporters of President Donald Trump have their temperature taken as a precaution against the coronavirus before attending a campaign rally at Capital Region International Airport Oct. 27 in Lansing , Michigan .
Over the last three months , states have begun to display distinct local and regional outbreak patterns .
New England , for example , has had relatively low caseloads , with Maine and Vermont recording zero deaths for days on end .
The Northeast — New Jersey , New York and Massachusetts — took the bulk of the nation ’ s COVID-19 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now showing a steady rise in cases .
Adjusted for population , the Midwest ’ s cases surpassed the peak New York and New Jersey saw in April .
Of the 15 cities with the highest rate of new infections over the last two weeks , 11 are in North Dakota or Wisconsin .
“ Virus transmission dynamics are pretty clear at this point , ” said Anne Rimoin , an epidemiology professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health .
“ We know that indoor gatherings with individuals from multiple households @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are not wearing masks are risky.
” It ’ s tempting to blame the Midwest outbreak on factors outside of states ’ control .
Over the last three months , the coronavirus pandemic has generally moved from cities to suburban and rural areas .
Many Midwestern states are sparsely populated and dotted with the kind of remote , midsize communities now emerging as a vulnerability for the virus .
The problem with this explanation , though , is that it doesn ’ t account for the vast disparity between the Midwest and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maine and Vermont are plenty cold and plenty rural , but they have roughly one-28th as many new daily cases as South Dakota .
Wisconsin , with roughly 6 million inhabitants , has roughly the same number of new cases every day as California , with 40 million .
One of the most consistent findings of the coronavirus pandemic is that policy differences matter .
Across the country , COVID-19 cases are surging in states where political leaders have refused to implement the baseline guidance of local experts and the Centers for Disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and restrictions on public gatherings .
Most Midwestern states have Republican governors who lifted lockdown orders early in the pandemic and have refused to reimpose restrictions even after caseloads surpassed their early-pandemic peaks .
Missouri Gov .
Mike Parson resisted imposing lockdown , then reopened businesses in early May — then tested positive for COVID-19 in September .
South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem never issued a lockdown order and even invited residents of lockdown states to visit her own .
Andreas Handel , an epidemiologist at the University of Georgia , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relatively low in the Northeast is the severe outbreak early in the pandemic .
The sight of overflowing hospitals and triple-digit daily death counts could have made residents of New York , New Jersey and Massachusetts more willing to take precautions .
“ People got scared enough to change their behavior , which led to less transmission and cases dropping — for a while , ” Handel said .
“ Over the summer it hit the Southeast and we saw the same pattern : High case numbers left people sufficiently scared to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now it ’ s the Midwest ’ s turn.
” The third wave , however , won ’ t be like the first two .
Local economies , already cratered by the pandemic , may not come back to life for months if outbreaks continue .
Hospital staff , too , are exhausted and increasingly frustrated .
On Thursday , the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the state would run out of ICU beds in as little as two weeks .
Roughly 10 % of health care workers in Wisconsin have contracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a unified national plan including mask mandates , limits on social gatherings and the push to open the economy have all had an impact on the spread of the virus , ” Rimoin said .
“ The mixed messaging coming from the White House has been confusing to the public and certainly resulted in the politicization of masks and other blunt public health measures .
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Supporters of President Donald Trump have their temperature taken as a precaution against the coronavirus before attending a campaign rally at Capital Region International Airport Oct. 27 in Lansing, Michigan. Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images
The United States does not have one coronavirus pandemic, it has 50.
Over the last three months, states have begun to display distinct local and regional outbreak patterns. New England, for example, has had relatively low caseloads, with Maine and Vermont recording zero deaths for days on end. The Northeast — New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts — took the bulk of the nation’s COVID-19 cases in April, then recovered and are now showing a steady rise in cases.
So far, the most distinct regional pattern as the virus enters its third wave is happening in the Midwest. On Wednesday, hospitalizations reached the highest levels yet in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Ohio.
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Adjusted for population, the Midwest’s cases surpassed the peak New York and New Jersey saw in April. Of the 15 cities with the highest rate of new infections over the last two weeks, 11 are in North Dakota or Wisconsin.
The most alarming thing about the Midwestern outbreak is not its severity, but its grim predictability.
“Virus transmission dynamics are pretty clear at this point,” said Anne Rimoin, an epidemiology professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. “We know that indoor gatherings with individuals from multiple households where people are unable to social distance and are not wearing masks are risky.”
And despite having months to prepare, Midwestern governors have taken steps that exacerbate the spread of the coronavirus, with no impetus from national leaders to do otherwise.
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President Donald Trump has been holding rallies throughout the Midwest during the 2020 election campaign. A Center for American Progress analysis found that roughly half of these rallies led to COVID-19 outbreaks. KEREM YUCEL via Getty Images
Why The Midwest?
It’s tempting to blame the Midwest outbreak on factors outside of states’ control. Over the last three months, the coronavirus pandemic has generally moved from cities to suburban and rural areas. Many Midwestern states are sparsely populated and dotted with the kind of remote, midsize communities now emerging as a vulnerability for the virus.
Plus, it’s getting colder, and residents are abandoning outdoor gatherings and struggling to socially distance. The trend in the Midwest follows a nationwide rise in caseloads as Americans relax measures they’d taken earlier in the pandemic.
The problem with this explanation, though, is that it doesn’t account for the vast disparity between the Midwest and other regions with roughly similar conditions. Maine and Vermont are plenty cold and plenty rural, but they have roughly one-28th as many new daily cases as South Dakota. Wisconsin, with roughly 6 million inhabitants, has roughly the same number of new cases every day as California, with 40 million.
There are also noteworthy disparities within the Midwest. On Wednesday, Indiana had roughly 250 people hospitalized for every 1 million residents. Iowa had 600. New cases ranged from 1,469 per million residents in South Dakota to 224 per million in Ohio.
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More testing can’t explain the increase either. North Dakota’s testing rate is roughly stagnant even as infections explode. If more testing was generating more cases, positivity rates would be falling. Instead, they are rising to troubling new heights.
On Wednesday, 27% of residents tested for COVID-19 in Wisconsin came back positive.
It’s The Policies, Stupid
One of the most consistent findings of the coronavirus pandemic is that policy differences matter. Across the country, COVID-19 cases are surging in states where political leaders have refused to implement the baseline guidance of local experts and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, like lockdown orders and restrictions on public gatherings.
Most Midwestern states have Republican governors who lifted lockdown orders early in the pandemic and have refused to reimpose restrictions even after caseloads surpassed their early-pandemic peaks. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson resisted imposing lockdown, then reopened businesses in early May — then tested positive for COVID-19 in September. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem never issued a lockdown order and even invited residents of lockdown states to visit her own.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, did impose a lockdown order in April, but the state Supreme Court struck it down a few weeks later. Evers tried imposing limits on public gatherings and capping bar and restaurant capacity, but a district court stayed the order after a challenge from business owners and pro-life groups.
Midwestern governors have also allowed large events, including the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (which is now linked to a regional outbreak). Donald Trump has also organized campaign rallies in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and Iowa. A Center for American Progress analysis found that roughly half of these rallies led to county-level COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Cars line up for COVID-19 testing in Milwaukee. Scott Olson via Getty Images
Pandemic Fatigue
The final reason for the Midwestern spike in COVID-19 cases could simply be that it has not happened there before.
Andreas Handel, an epidemiologist at the University of Georgia, said one of the reasons cases have stayed relatively low in the Northeast is the severe outbreak early in the pandemic. The sight of overflowing hospitals and triple-digit daily death counts could have made residents of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts more willing to take precautions.
“People got scared enough to change their behavior, which led to less transmission and cases dropping — for a while,” Handel said. “Over the summer it hit the Southeast and we saw the same pattern: High case numbers left people sufficiently scared to do something, which led to cases dropping. Now it’s the Midwest’s turn.”
The third wave, however, won’t be like the first two. Local economies, already cratered by the pandemic, may not come back to life for months if outbreaks continue. Hospital staff, too, are exhausted and increasingly frustrated. On Thursday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the state would run out of ICU beds in as little as two weeks. Roughly 10% of health care workers in Wisconsin have contracted the virus.
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“Our health system cannot be the unlimited backstop for COVID,” Eric Borgerding, the CEO of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Thursday. “We have to start taking this more seriously.”
Rimoin, who referred to this pattern as “pandemic fatigue,” also blamed national leaders for leaving so much of the management of the virus up to governors in the first place.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--9 Photos Showing What 'COVID Fingers And Toes' Can Look Like

Before the coronavirus outbreak , people would get these bumps , also known as chilblains , if they were exposed to very cold temperatures .
But when coronavirus cases began to rise , more people with symptoms of COVID-19 were reporting it as an issue ― and in warmer weather as well , which rang alarm bells .
What do ‘ COVID fingers and toes ’ look like ?
COVID fingers and toes are considered the rash most specific to COVID-19 .
It ’ s more common in children and young people with the disease , and it also tends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s illness ― but not always .
The red and purple bumps that appear on the fingers and toes may be sore , but not usually itchy .
When the rash recovers , the top layers of the skin may peel .
How do we know it ’ s linked to COVID-19 ?
Many viral infections are known to produce skin changes .
We also know COVID‐19 can affect different organ systems in the body , so it makes sense that this might also include the skin .
A study published in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus that causes COVID-19 was present in skin biopsies in children with symptoms of COVID toes , despite them having negative COVID test results .
Analyses detected the virus in the skin ’ s endothelial cells ( which line the blood vessels ) , as well as in the sweat glands .
Another study found no evidence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in the large majority of patients with chilblain symptoms during lockdown in France .
However , researchers concluded the results of the survey don ’ t rule out that the virus could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s also important to note that if these symptoms are appearing towards the end of the illness , a COVID-19 test wouldn ’ t necessarily pick up the virus as they only work within the first few days of experiencing symptoms .
The International League of Dermatological Societies and the American Academy of Dermatology looked at data from 990 cases from 39 countries .
They discovered that COVID toes in particular would often last for 15 days , but sometimes as long as 130-150 days .
The identification of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptoms lasting a long time may have implications for understanding the prolonged inflammatory response in some patients after infection , researchers said .
“ We highlight patients with pernio/chilblains , also known as COVID toes , who have had symptoms for as long as 150 days .
This data adds to our knowledge about how COVID-19 can affect multiple different organ systems , even after patients have recovered from their acute infection .
The skin can provide a visual window into inflammation that may be going on elsewhere in the body.
” Researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like COVID fingers and toes , should be considered a “ key diagnostic sign ” of the virus , after finding 8 % of people who test positive have some form of rash .
The British Association of Dermatologists ( BAD ) is currently collating information about skin changes associated with COVID-19 , both in adults and children .
The association ’ s Nina Goad tells HuffPost UK : “ In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic , the various skin symptoms of the disease were poorly understood , and not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of important studies have shed light on several common skin manifestations of the disease .
″ ‘ COVID toes ’ are one of the skin signs seen during the COVID-19 pandemic .
Skin symptoms may play a crucial role in detecting infection in people who are otherwise asymptomatic .
However , it should be noted that rashes are very common and , in most cases , will not be linked to COVID-19 .
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For months, red and purple bumps have been showing up on the fingers and toes of COVID-19 patients ― dubbed ‘COVID fingers and toes.’
Before the coronavirus outbreak, people would get these bumps, also known as chilblains, if they were exposed to very cold temperatures. But when coronavirus cases began to rise, more people with symptoms of COVID-19 were reporting it as an issue ― and in warmer weather as well, which rang alarm bells.
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A team of researchers from the COVID Symptom Study surveyed 12,000 people who had skin rashes (including COVID fingers and toes) as well as suspected or confirmed COVID-19. They asked for images from respondents, especially people of color, who are currently under-represented in dermatology resources. We asked researchers from the study to share photos of the signs of “COVID fingers and toes” that have showed up in coronavirus patients.
COVID Symptom Study COVID fingers
What do ‘COVID fingers and toes’ look like?
COVID fingers and toes are considered the rash most specific to COVID-19. It’s more common in children and young people with the disease, and it also tends to present later on in someone’s illness ― but not always. The red and purple bumps that appear on the fingers and toes may be sore, but not usually itchy. When the rash recovers, the top layers of the skin may peel.
COVID Symptom Study COVID fingers
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COVID Symptom Study COVID fingers
How do we know it’s linked to COVID-19?
Many viral infections are known to produce skin changes. We also know COVID‐19 can affect different organ systems in the body, so it makes sense that this might also include the skin.
A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology found the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 was present in skin biopsies in children with symptoms of COVID toes, despite them having negative COVID test results. Analyses detected the virus in the skin’s endothelial cells (which line the blood vessels), as well as in the sweat glands.
“Our findings support a causal relation of SARS-CoV-2 with COVID toes,” said lead author Isabel Colmenero, a doctor at Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, in Spain. “Endothelial damage induced by the virus could be the key mechanism causing these lesions.”
Another study found no evidence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in the large majority of patients with chilblain symptoms during lockdown in France. However, researchers concluded the results of the survey don’t rule out that the virus could be directly responsible for some cases of chilblains.
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It’s also important to note that if these symptoms are appearing towards the end of the illness, a COVID-19 test wouldn’t necessarily pick up the virus as they only work within the first few days of experiencing symptoms.
COVID Symptom Study COVID fingers
COVID Symptom Study COVID fingers
COVID toes in long-haulers
Some people with long-term COVID-19 symptoms (also known as long-haulers) have also experienced prolonged symptoms on their skin.
The International League of Dermatological Societies and the American Academy of Dermatology looked at data from 990 cases from 39 countries. They discovered that COVID toes in particular would often last for 15 days, but sometimes as long as 130-150 days.
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The identification of this unique subset of COVID toes patients with symptoms lasting a long time may have implications for understanding the prolonged inflammatory response in some patients after infection, researchers said.
Dr. Esther Freeman, principal investigator of the International COVID-19 Dermatology Registry and director of Global Health Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, said: “Our registry identified a previously unreported subset of patients with longstanding skin symptoms from COVID-19.
“We highlight patients with pernio/chilblains, also known as COVID toes, who have had symptoms for as long as 150 days. This data adds to our knowledge about how COVID-19 can affect multiple different organ systems, even after patients have recovered from their acute infection. The skin can provide a visual window into inflammation that may be going on elsewhere in the body.”
COVID Symptom Study COVID toes
COVID Symptom Study COVID toes
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COVID Symptom Study COVID toes
COVID Symptom Study COVID toes
Researchers from the COVID Symptom Study believe rashes, like COVID fingers and toes, should be considered a “key diagnostic sign” of the virus, after finding 8% of people who test positive have some form of rash.
The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) is currently collating information about skin changes associated with COVID-19, both in adults and children. The association’s Nina Goad tells HuffPost UK: “In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the various skin symptoms of the disease were poorly understood, and not common knowledge. However, a series of important studies have shed light on several common skin manifestations of the disease.
″‘COVID toes’ are one of the skin signs seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Skin symptoms may play a crucial role in detecting infection in people who are otherwise asymptomatic. However, it should be noted that rashes are very common and, in most cases, will not be linked to COVID-19.”
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COVID Symptom Study author Dr. Veronique Bataille, consultant dermatologist at St. Thomas’ Hospital and King’s College London (KCL), urged people who notice a new rash to “take it seriously” by self-isolating and getting tested as soon as possible.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Tucker Carlson Claims He's Going To Leave 'Fallen Man' Hunter Biden Alone Now

Fox News host Tucker Carlson , who has speculated for the last month about alleged corruption surrounding the overseas business dealings of Hunter Biden , insisted on Thursday evening that he didn ’ t want to be involved in “ pounding on a man , jumping on and piling on when he ’ s already down.
” This change in Carlson ’ s rhetoric comes after the conservative pundit claimed on Wednesday that Fox News had acquired a number of “ damning ” documents about Joe Biden ’ s son from a source , only to have the material allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UPS announced one day later that the flash drive containing the documents had come out of its packaging , was located by a staffer and eventually turned over to a superior , who arranged for it to be sent to Fox .
Carlson was full of questions regarding this explanation and continued to hint at a conspiracy .
“ We ’ d love to know who would do that and why , ” said Carlson .
“ It would be helpful to see the envelope itself .
But UPS says we can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away .
So here we are .
We got our flash drive back , and that ’ s great .
What we ’ d really like are some answers.
” Following this statement , the Fox host switched gears and began talking about the substance of the documents themselves , saying that the network was still “ assessing ” them but that much of the material would not be revealed .
“ There are a lot of documents about Hunter Biden ’ s personal life that we haven ’ t brought you and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring you , and we should tell you why , ” Carlson said .
“ One is the obvious answer : He ’ s not running for president .
Hunter Biden is a fallen man at this point .
I should also say that I knew Hunter Biden fairly well .
We lived near each other in Washington for quite some time .
I knew his wife , who ’ s an absolutely outstanding person , a good person.
” Carlson continued with this line of reasoning , insisting that he was taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter Biden was a bad person ” ― despite having devoted Tuesday night to an interview with Tony Bobulinski , a former business partner of Hunter Biden ’ s who offered up unverified claims that Joe Biden had been involved in his son ’ s Chinese business dealings .
“ I thought he had demons , though in the time I knew him , he kept them mostly under control , ” Carlson said of Hunter Biden .
“ At some point , he lost control of those demons , and the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now humiliated and alone .
It ’ s probably too strong to say we feel sorry for Hunter Biden .
But the point is that pounding on a man and piling on him when he ’ s already down is something that we don ’ t want to be involved in.
” President Donald Trump and other right-wing politicians and pundits have repeatedly accused Joe Biden of receiving money from his son ’ s overseas business dealings , including an alleged $ 3.5 million from Russia .
There has been no evidence to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day as Carlson ’ s broadcast , NBC News reported that the supposed author of an intelligence document purportedly highlighting the younger Biden ’ s illicit business dealings was a false persona .
That document , which NBC said appeared to come from a fake intelligence firm , “ helped lay the groundwork among right-wing media for what would become a failed October surprise : a viral pile-on of conspiracy theories about Hunter Biden .
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who has speculated for the last month about alleged corruption surrounding the overseas business dealings of Hunter Biden, insisted on Thursday evening that he didn’t want to be involved in “pounding on a man, jumping on and piling on when he’s already down.”
This change in Carlson’s rhetoric comes after the conservative pundit claimed on Wednesday that Fox News had acquired a number of “damning” documents about Joe Biden’s son from a source, only to have the material allegedly disappear when it was shipped cross-country.
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UPS announced one day later that the flash drive containing the documents had come out of its packaging, was located by a staffer and eventually turned over to a superior, who arranged for it to be sent to Fox. Carlson was full of questions regarding this explanation and continued to hint at a conspiracy.
He contended that “someone, for some reason, opened our package and removed a flash drive containing documents that were damaging to the Biden family.”
“We’d love to know who would do that and why,” said Carlson. “It would be helpful to see the envelope itself. But UPS says we can’t see it because they threw it away. So here we are. We got our flash drive back, and that’s great. What we’d really like are some answers.”
Following this statement, the Fox host switched gears and began talking about the substance of the documents themselves, saying that the network was still “assessing” them but that much of the material would not be revealed.
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“There are a lot of documents about Hunter Biden’s personal life that we haven’t brought you and that we’re not going to bring you, and we should tell you why,” Carlson said. “One is the obvious answer: He’s not running for president. Hunter Biden is a fallen man at this point. I should also say that I knew Hunter Biden fairly well. We lived near each other in Washington for quite some time. I knew his wife, who’s an absolutely outstanding person, a good person.”
Carlson continued with this line of reasoning, insisting that he was taking the high road and “never thought Hunter Biden was a bad person” ― despite having devoted Tuesday night to an interview with Tony Bobulinski, a former business partner of Hunter Biden’s who offered up unverified claims that Joe Biden had been involved in his son’s Chinese business dealings.
“I thought he had demons, though in the time I knew him, he kept them mostly under control,” Carlson said of Hunter Biden. “At some point, he lost control of those demons, and the world knows that now. He’s now humiliated and alone. It’s probably too strong to say we feel sorry for Hunter Biden. But the point is that pounding on a man and piling on him when he’s already down is something that we don’t want to be involved in.”
President Donald Trump and other right-wing politicians and pundits have repeatedly accused Joe Biden of receiving money from his son’s overseas business dealings, including an alleged $3.5 million from Russia. There has been no evidence to substantiate these claims.
On the same day as Carlson’s broadcast, NBC News reported that the supposed author of an intelligence document purportedly highlighting the younger Biden’s illicit business dealings was a false persona. That document, which NBC said appeared to come from a fake intelligence firm, “helped lay the groundwork among right-wing media for what would become a failed October surprise: a viral pile-on of conspiracy theories about Hunter Biden.”
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-10-30--Nancy Pelosi: All Trump SCOTUS Justices Should Recuse From Election Decisions

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) said Friday that all three Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump should recuse themselves from cases tied to potential election disputes because they have already demonstrated that they want to make it harder for people to vote and have a conflict of interest because Trump nominated them .
“ I don ’ t trust the Supreme Court one bit , ” Pelosi told HuffPost in an interview .
“ Even the court cases they have decided in our favor , they said they will revisit , and it ’ s just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the court ’ s “ bad decision ” this week to block Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots received after Election Day .
She also pointed to the court ’ s decision earlier this month in a similar case involving mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania .
While the court tied 4-4 in that decision , which means the state can still count ballots received after Election Day , Pelosi pointed out that the justices said they wanted to revisit the matter .
In both of those cases , Trump ’ s two justices on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Neil Gorsuch , voted to prevent the mailed ballots from being counted .
Trump ’ s third Supreme Court justice , Amy Coney Barrett , joined the court on Monday .
Pelosi speculated that Trump rushed to put her on the court , in part , to be there for decisions related to how late votes are counted in Trump ’ s race .
The president himself has suggested he ’ s counting on the court to have his back when he makes false claims of election fraud ahead of the Nov. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recuse themselves , but especially the last appointment because 10 states were voting when Ruth Bader Ginsburg died , ” the California Democrat said .
“ The day this new justice was sworn in , the whole country was voting , and it shouldn ’ t be something that should count toward this election.
” Pelosi called it “ most unfortunate ” that Trump chose to rush through Barrett ’ s nomination weeks before the presidential election but added it ’ s no surprise he did it to benefit himself .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ It ’ s almost impossible to cheapen himself any further , but nonetheless , he reinforced that .
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that all three Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump should recuse themselves from cases tied to potential election disputes because they have already demonstrated that they want to make it harder for people to vote and have a conflict of interest because Trump nominated them.
“I don’t trust the Supreme Court one bit,” Pelosi told HuffPost in an interview. “Even the court cases they have decided in our favor, they said they will revisit, and it’s just appalling.”
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Pelosi cited what she called the court’s “bad decision” this week to block Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots received after Election Day. She also pointed to the court’s decision earlier this month in a similar case involving mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. While the court tied 4-4 in that decision, which means the state can still count ballots received after Election Day, Pelosi pointed out that the justices said they wanted to revisit the matter.
In both of those cases, Trump’s two justices on the court at the time, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, voted to prevent the mailed ballots from being counted.
Trump’s third Supreme Court justice, Amy Coney Barrett, joined the court on Monday. Pelosi speculated that Trump rushed to put her on the court, in part, to be there for decisions related to how late votes are counted in Trump’s race.
The president himself has suggested he’s counting on the court to have his back when he makes false claims of election fraud ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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“They should all recuse themselves, but especially the last appointment because 10 states were voting when Ruth Bader Ginsburg died,” the California Democrat said. “The day this new justice was sworn in, the whole country was voting, and it shouldn’t be something that should count toward this election.”
Pelosi called it “most unfortunate” that Trump chose to rush through Barrett’s nomination weeks before the presidential election but added it’s no surprise he did it to benefit himself.
“He cheapened the Supreme Court,” she said. “It’s almost impossible to cheapen himself any further, but nonetheless, he reinforced that.”