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The social media platform is using what it calls a "public interest notice" to flag the president's post about the protests and violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the death of George Floyd. The tweet suggested that protesters in the city could be shot. … [Read more...] about The economy is reopening. But the job cuts keep coming

Healthcare workers, from doctors to hospital cleaners to nursing home aides, found themselves on the pandemic’s front lines, with some of them documenting firsthand the agony of watching patients die, separated from their families by strict protocols meant to stem new infections. Working-class Americans including grocery clerks, bus drivers and meatpackers were called “essential” workers but realized that their jobs put them at previously unimaginable peril. … [Read more...] about U.S. coronavirus deaths pass 100,000 mark in under four months, leading the world

— Authorities in Thailand are relaxing some more restrictions that were imposed two months ago to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Venues that will be allowed to reopen include cinemas, theaters, zoos and aquariums, but they will have to limit the number of admissions. Cinemas will be allowed to sit a maximum of 200 people at a time, seated at a safe social distance from each other with the exception of couples. Other establishments allowed to reopen include massage parlors, gyms, bowling alleys and sports venues. The new measures take effect Monday. … [Read more...] about Nations ease more restrictions, air travel opening up more

A Frequently Asked Questions page that once appeared on the website of a leading Green New Deal proponent, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called for the government to "build out high-speed rail at a scale where air travel stops becoming necessary." In explaining why Green New Deal proponents were aiming to get to "net-zero" carbon emissions in 10 years rather than the more ambitious goal of zero carbon emissions at all, the FAQ also, "We set a goal to get to net-zero, rather than zero emissions, in 10 years because we aren't sure that we'll be able to fully get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast." … [Read more...] about Fact check: A list of Trump’s general false claims from March 16 through May 3

The late Louis Koenig, the presidential scholar at New York University wrote in his 1975 book "The Chief Executive," (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 452 pages) that there are three presidential categories - the literalists, such as William Taft who have a "chief obedience to the letter of the constitution" - the strong presidents, such as Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, who are "precedent-makers" and "precedent-breakers" - and the middle ground, which are presidents who embody parts of those two other categories. Koenig wrote that many presidents are middle ground. … [Read more...] about Professor says election is about Trump’s response to pandemic