JoanofArgh
JoanofArgh's JournalMasks are required at RNC 2020 in Charlotte. But many are not wearing one.
Face masks were supposed to be worn at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte. In addition to North Carolinas COVID-19 statewide mask mandate, RNC staff agreed to enforce the rule inside the convention center.But on the floor of the RNC, strict coronavirus protocols quickly fell by the wayside Monday.
Social distancing was expected too in addition to COVID-19 symptom screening and testing to prevent a virus flareup as more than 300 delegates gathered at the Charlotte Convention Center Monday, in a dramatically scaled-down RNC to renominate President Donald Trump.
But many inside were seen not wearing masks and some attendees shook hands and huddled in tight-knit circles as the RNC recessed awaiting the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence. Among delegates and convention staff, some people did wear masks. Still others did not or were seen wearing face coverings ineffectively, such as having the mask slung below their chins.
Mecklenburg Public Health Director Gibbie Harris said Monday she contacted the RNC about the lack of masks and social distancing, observed not only by journalists inside the convention hall but also easily seen on live streams from the event.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/rnc-2020/article245196385.html?utm_source=pushly&intcid=pushly_645928
RNC kicked off with criticism of Democrats folded into prayer
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1297895007974817793?s=21#RNC kicked off with criticism of Democrats folded into prayer, anthem, and pledge. RNC chair Ronna McDaniel noted on mic that delegates were standing for anthem (implying that Dems didn't). Prayer had quick criticism of Catholics who didn't oppose abortion. (1/2)
And before leading the crowd in the pledge, Alaska delegate Peter Goldberg reminded them that "at least two caucuses" at the DNC did not say "under God" in the pledge.
"We would never do that," he said. "Let me remind you, there is no comma before 'under God.'"
When Biden wins, Trumpism is far from over
https://twitter.com/huffpost/status/1297845625950818304?s=21In Trump campaign land, Donald Trump Jr. is the hottest ticket other than his dad.
Top Psychologists Compare Trump to Hitler and Mussolini in New Documentary
In the eye-opening documentary #UNFIT, premiering in virtual cinemas Aug. 28, psychologists and former allies of President Trump diagnose why hes a danger to America.
Donald Trumps psychosis is on full display for everyone to see, day in and day out, on TV and on Twitter. But for those interested in getting a fuller, damning portrait of his headspaceand who have already devoured his niece Mary Trumps bestseller Too Much and Never Enough#Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump has arrived to further mark the current commander-in-chief as a madman ill-suited for public service. Premiering in virtual cinemas on Aug. 28 and on digital/streaming TVOD on Sept. 1, its a cogently argued and executed evisceration of a president whos fundamentallyand dangerouslyunworthy of the Oval Office.
Director Partland begins his breakdown of the current president by turning to esteemed psychologists, including John Gartner, Lances Dodes, and Justin Frank, who diagnose Trump as a malignant narcissist, a classification that has four components: Narcissism, Paranoia, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Sadism. Trumps exhibition of those qualities is thoroughly detailed in passages that make great use of his audio interviews, press conferences, rally speeches, and a 1993 Howard Stern interview in which he ranks celebrity females by their hotness, and semi-jokingly admits that he doesnt treat women with respect.
Trump is a sociopath. A sadist. A con artist. A racist. A misogynist. A sexist in general. And I think it is a problem, says Frank, providing the most amusing understatement of this entire affair. Having initially probed Trumps mind and found only arrogance, selfishness, greed, a hunger for power, and a total disinterest in his fellow manor knowledge about the world, competing views, or any number of other subjects#Unfit proceeds to expand its purview by explaining his corrosive tactics, such as gaslighting. Additional examples, such as a discussion about the Ash Experimentin which lies told by the many convince the few to doubt the obvious facts they seespeak to Trumps method of using deception to sow seeds of confusion and distrust.
While Trump might be a historically awful president, #Unfit doesnt contend that hes an altogether unique figure, since as Gartner says, he shares the same psychological profile, and characteristics, of autocrats like Mussolini and Hitler. Gartners claim that theyre cut from the same cloth is bolstered by other historians and mental health professionals who draw direct links between Trumps MO and those of 1930s fascists who exploited and magnified existing economic fears, prejudices, and discontent to seize power and then systematically neuter institutions that might challenge him. #Unfit illustrates, clearly and concisely, that Trump is playing by the standard-issue authoritarian playbook, including by stoking ethno-nationalist movements and aligning himself with fellow despots such as Erdogan, Bolsonaro, and Putin
https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-psychologists-compare-trump-to-hitler-and-mussolini-in-new-documentary-unfit?source=articles&via=twitter_page
Trump wants to fast-track UK Covid-19 vaccine before US election
The Trump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track an experimental coronavirus vaccine from the UK for use in America ahead of the presidential election, according to three people briefed on the plan.
One option being explored to speed up the availability of a vaccine would involve the US Food and Drug Administration awarding emergency use authorisation (EUA) in October to a vaccine being developed in a partnership between AstraZeneca and Oxford university, based on the results from a relatively small UK study if it is successful, the people said.
The AstraZeneca study has enrolled 10,000 volunteers, whereas the US governments scientific agencies have said that a vaccine would need to be studied in 30,000 people to pass the threshold for authorisation. AstraZeneca is also conducting a larger study with 30,000 volunteers, although the results from that will come after the smaller trial.
If the FDA, which is led by commissioner Stephen Hahn, were to grant emergency approval to the AstraZeneca vaccine based on the Oxford study, it could provoke a string of resignations from the agency.
https://www.ft.com/content/b053f55b-2a8b-436c-8154-0e93dcdb3c1a?success=true
The young white supremacist from NC , Madison Cawthorn, is scheduled to speak at the RNC
https://twitter.com/jimmorrill/status/1297583915926986752?s=20Maybe he'll entertain the crowd with tales of his trips to Hitler's Eagles Nest and Russia.
Here are some more convention speakers. What a shitshow!
https://twitter.com/zekejmiller/status/1297339281879556096?s=21Convention speakers include: Rudy Giuliani, Mike Pompeo, Ivanka Trump, Jeff Van Drew, Kellyanne Conway, Ben Carson, Alice Johnson, Carl and Marsha Mueller, Ric Grenell, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Dana White
Jeff Van Drew is the Guy who switched from being a NJ Democrat to a Trumper.
Trump's displaying the name of Trump donors on screen during the RNC
https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1297212559179816962/photo/1Current forecast is for two hurricanes to hit Louisiana Monday and Wednesday
https://twitter.com/lookner/status/1297278744722366464https://twitter.com/wxbrad/status/1297279588922544129
Biden campaign goal was 25 million dollars during DNC , raised 70 million!
(CNN)Joe Biden's campaign, the Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committees raised $70 million over the party's four-day convention this week, Biden's campaign told CNN on Friday.
The haul comes the week after raising $48 million in the first two days after Biden selected Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, setting up August to become an enormous fundraising stretch for Democrats after Biden in recent months all but eliminated President Donald Trump's cash-on-hand advantage.
The fundraising total was among several viewership and outreach statistics Biden's campaign touted Friday after a convention that, despite being virtual, the campaign said led to huge numbers of people seeking information from the campaign and the party about voting.
Over four days, roughly 122 million people watched the convention -- including 85.1 million on television and 35.5 million livestream views combined over the online platforms of organizations that streamed the convention, Biden's campaign said.
The Biden campaign and the Democratic National Convention's social media platforms -- including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter -- saw a combined 128.7 million video views and 31.4 million engagements, or times someone shared, clicked or commented on that content.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/politics/joe-biden-dnc-fundraising-viewership/index.html
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