CNN is a bit frantic on the timeline. Even Fredericka Whitfield seems to be wincing.

MSNBC is not focusing on the timeline at all. They mention “Wednesday morning” on the chryon. Of course Andrea Mitchell was on offering that it’s basically all good news.

Gloria Berger, who I normally love, was fired up and Fredericka has some telling facial expressions.

Yes there are campaign commercials for the Supreme Court

I’ve actually seen another one recently that’s REALLY well done. It has the whole listening and nodding visuals like you see in campaign commercials all the time. They had these for Kavavnaugh too I think.

Statement from White House physician may be released within the hour

Brian Williams just announced it.

They should have a press conference or a statement at Walter Reed but I guess this will do.

Trump's mask walk was like a kid in a dunce cap.

I just saw the video again on Lawrence O’Donnell. I hadn’t noticed his body language. He had to wear a mask. He had no choice. He’s avoided it out of some sort of rebellion, obstinacy, and an over abundance of self assessed intelligence. He walked out and looked at the cameras with a blank look on his face. He looked like a kid forced to wear a dunce cap.

He also continued to walk at the same gait. Not fast or slow. No stopping. Get from point A to point B. Concentrate. Breath. Almost there. Salute. Get up the stairs. Safe.

The Moon and Mars in the eastern sky. East Coast USA.

**Unifying thread - the H😳LY F Helicopter at the doorstep going to Walter Reed THREAD**

Joe on LIVE right now. CNN FOX and MSNBC. Brilliant

Trump dominates this time period with press conferences and virus pressers.

Brilliant move by Joe. He’s spelling out the basics of all his plans.

So - Neck Gaiters - ARE okay????

It seems that one part of one small report months ago was misconstrued.
I was curious because of the number of football coaches I saw wearing them. I’d guess there’s a set list of what’s approved at least for NFL coaches to wear.


Any covering is better than none - that’s what I’m seeing

Save the Gaiters!
A small study prompted fears that neck gaiters could spread more virus droplets than they stop. But new research shows that those face coverings can protect just as well as other cloth masks.

A wave of alarmist reports on news sites and social media quickly followed. “Wearing a neck gaiter could be worse than wearing no mask at all,” read the headline in The Washington Post.

Even the study’s authors said their data had been misconstrued. “Our intent was not to say this mask doesn’t work, or never use neck gaiters,” said Martin Fischer, an associate research professor in the department of chemistry at Duke and a co-author of the study. “This was not the main part of the paper.”



But rather than speculate, Dr. Marr worked with Jin Pan, a Virginia Tech graduate student who studies biological particles, to test two types of gaiters using methods similar to those required by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for testing masks.

“I’ve been recommending neck gaiters, and my kids wear neck gaiters,” Dr. Marr said. “There’s nothing inherent about a neck gaiter that should make it any worse than a cloth mask. It comes down to the fabric and how well it fits.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/well/live/coronavirus-gaiters-masks.html

FOX FIGHT! Chris Wallace goes after Dr. Atlas

So Dr. Atlas gave an interview saying that Trump will be fine, don’t panic, he’s healthy, they’ll make a full and fast recovery.

Wallace (paraphrased) “Look I’m going to take some heat for this but....Dr. Atlas has no experience as a epidemiologist. Follow the scientists. This is early on and Dr. Atlas can’t possibly have any information on their current condition. Follow the people with experience who don’t have a political axe to grind. Dr. Atlas is not one of those people.”

Boy that Ben Shapiro never fails to fail