Dr. Rick Bright warns U.S. faces the ‘darkest winter in modern history’ without a plan

Ahead of his testimony today, “whistleblower” Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, in his prepared remarks submitted to a subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, warned that the United States faces the “darkest winter in modern history” if it does not develop a more coordinated national response … Read more

GOP politicizing coronavirus science, resulting in the loss of life

The Associated Press reported earlier this month in an AP Exclusive: Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report: The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained by … Read more

California moves to all-mail balloting, Arizona should follow its lead

Five states — Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Utah — already use automatic mail-in balloting systems.  In 2016, California voters enacted the California Voter’s Choice Act, which allows counties to opt-in to a mail-in balloting system as the state gradually moves to an automatic mail-in balloting system. The most populous counties in California have opted-in … Read more

A chilling warning of things to come

I want to reiterate everything David Gordon said in his excellent post. Michael Flynn needs to be in Jail; William Barr needs to Resign. But I also want to direct your attention to some ominous signs of the “grand distraction” that the Trump White House and his sycophant supporters in Congress are about to unleash … Read more