Here's a timeline of Trump's death toll estimates since April 10 -- and the real death toll as of the end of each day he offered these predictions. All of the real death toll figures below are from Johns Hopkins University data; the university's figures may not capture all actual coronavirus deaths, since it is … Continue reading Timeline: Tracking Trump’s rising coronavirus death toll estimates
Day: May 4, 2020
The Bigoted, Conspiratorial Rants of Rudy Giuliani’s (R) Radio Show
Rudy Giuliani has baselessly speculated that the coronavirus could be a plot by the Chinese government, and that “life doesn’t mean” to them what it means in Western civilization. It’s one of several rants we found while listening to his broadcasts. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-inc-podcast-2020-giuliani-podcast -ProPublica; 5/4/2020
A man wore a KKK hood at a grocery store after San Diego County required face masks
But images of Saturday’s incident in Santee, which have circulated on social media, have invoked an entirely new sense of fear for minority residents. The Los Angeles Times notes that the city has a history of racially motivated attacks and is known by the nicknames “Klantee” and “Santucky.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/04/kkk-hood-coronavirus-mask/ -Washington Post; 5/4/2020
MEME: War on Expertise
Colorado man planning armed protest against state’s coronavirus restrictions arrested for pipe bombs
FBI and ATF agents served search warrants Friday morning at the Loveland, Colorado, home of Bradley Bunn, 53. Agents discovered four pipe bombs and potential pipe bomb components inside the house, according to a press release from the office of U.S. Attorney for Colorado Jason Dunn. https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-man-planning-armed-protest-states-coronavirus-restrictions/story?id=70491370 -ABC News; 5/4/2020
“Trump Is Really Aiming to Take Down Fox”: A Group Associated With Donald Trump Jr. Is Buying a Major Stake in OANN
Trump loves that many Fox hosts are his loudest cheerleaders—but any deviation from Trumpian orthodoxy he views as betrayal. He sees himself as responsible for the network’s continued ratings success, and expects to be treated as such. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/trump-is-really-aiming-to-take-down-fox -Vanity Fair; 5/4/2020
Global warming to push billions outside climate range that has sustained society for millennia
In a stark new finding about the planet’s rapidly warming climate, a new study finds that for every 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) of global average warming, 1 billion people will have to adapt or migrate to stay within climate conditions that are best suited for crop production, livestock and a sustainable outdoor work … Continue reading Global warming to push billions outside climate range that has sustained society for millennia
A quack with over 120,000 Facebook followers claims he can “destroy the coronavirus” with client-submitted photos and light energy
Supposed healer Tom Paladino also says that he can treat cancer, Ebola, and HIV https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/quack-over-120000-facebook-followers-claims-he-can-destroy-coronavirus-client -Media Matters; 5/4/2020
Alex Jones’ (R) unhinged conspiracy theories about Bill Gates and the coronavirus
No, the CDC did not “revise” coronavirus deaths in half — even as right-wing media claim it did
After tweet by Dinesh D’Souza, Laura Ingraham pushed the lie; Fox guests also said it on air without being corrected https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/no-cdc-did-not-revise-coronavirus-deaths-half-even-right-wing-media-claim-it -Media Matters; 5/4/2020
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