‘A mass exodus’: HHS staffers jumping ship amid pandemic, fears of Trump loss
“I’ve personally seen people working on their resumes inside the office,” a senior official added. “It’s no secret.
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U.S. sets new single-day record for coronavirus infections
The latest surge comes ahead of what’s expected to be an especially dangerous winter for the virus, with hospitalizations already on the rise.
CDC broadens definition of who’s at risk of getting coronavirus
The updated guidance defines a “close contact” as anyone who spends at least 15 minutes within six feet of an infected individual over a 24-hour period.
Why the U.S. doesn’t have an at-home coronavirus test yet
Concerns about the tests’ reliability, how consumers might react to their results and how public health departments will track them have slowed development.
DOJ announces $8B-plus settlement with OxyContin maker
The settlement with the opioid manufacturer comes less than two weeks before Election Day.
Honestly, Is Kim Kardashian Any Worse Than the NBA?
Her private-island bubble was formed “humbly,” after all.
There’s Something Very Strange About How I Climax
It seems to be the opposite of what the experts say.
How coronavirus is reshaping America’s job market
About 1 in 3 people were either working in a different job in September than they were in February or were unemployed, researchers say.
How the Pandemic Is Worsening America’s Racial Gaps
Covid isn’t just disproportionately killing people of color; it’s sticking them in a feedback loop that exacerbates economic and racial inequity, says Chicago economist Damon Jones.
Federal deficit triples to $3.1T, Treasury data shows
Government spending exceeded more than $6.5 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30, up from $4.4 trillion in fiscal 2019.
Tucker Carlson’s Conspiracy Theory Falls Apart In The Weirdest Way Possible
Twitter users are laughing at the Fox News host’s “dog ate my conspiracy theory” excuse.
Wednesday Night Owls: Beating Trump is just the beginning
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Heather Digby Parton at Salon writes—Progressives and power: If Trump is defeated, the real fight begins:
Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir wrote a thoughtful piece this week about political engagement in which he makes the case that merely voting is a tepid form of activism anyway, particularly in America, where it often becomes “a bizarre form of symbolic theater or p
Conservative Supreme Court Justices Seem To Be Itching To Steal The Election For Trump
Republican appointees Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas are willing to throw out some ballots after the election.
An innovative way for Bay Area volunteers to get out the vote in swing states
We are one week away from the most important election of our lifetime. But as a Bay Area resident, it can feel frustrating to know it will really be decided in a handful of states that are hundreds (or thousands) of miles away from us.
And with COVID-19, a lot of us miss the camaraderie of being around like-minded people. While there are many ways to volunteer from home, we don’t have campaign offices this year.
Memes, mocking take over Twitter after Kim Kardashian West shares vacation photos on private island
Kim Kardashian West is a famous person. She is also a wealthy person and her extended family has been at the forefront of the “reality stars” entertainment economy for some time. She is married to Kayne West. Together they are very very wealthy. And like all wealthy people, they live in very rarified air. And like most one-percenters, they are narcissistic in both their pursuit of wealth and their achievement of wealth.
New poll finds a tight race in the most expensive ballot measure campaign in California history
UC Berkeley’s new poll of California finds Proposition 22, a ballot measure that would designate drivers for “App-Based Transportation and Delivery Companies” as independent contractors with some benefits rather than as employees, leading by a narrow 46-42 spread. Proposition 22 needs to win a simple majority to pass next week.
Tough talk on dealing with repairing the damage to SCOTUS
There is a lot of talk about what to do to repair the damage done to the Supreme Court by the Republican Party. One idea is to reduce the number of justices to six, casting aside the three Trump appointees. There is a major problem with this. Last on, first off does not work with lifetime federal judicial appointments.
Hillary Clinton Backs Up Kamala Harris After Critic’s Column: ‘Give Me A Break’
She slammed Peggy Noonan’s sexist take on the vice presidential candidate, but said it was encouraging to see how much backlash it created.
Watch Now: Dear Prudence Answers Your Questions Live
Danny Lavery and special guest Crispin Long tackle your dilemmas on relationships, surviving quarantine, and more!
Retail in NYC gets option of outdoor shopping
The new Open Storefronts program — modeled on the city’s popular outdoor dining initiative — will allow 40,000 businesses to set up open air operations.
Trump’s Ballot-Counting Demand Would Disenfranchise Overseas Troops
States allow ballots from military personnel and diplomats to be counted as late as two weeks after Nov. 3, but Trump is insisting that all counting stop that night.
S&P 500 sinks 3.5% as surging virus cases lead to shutdowns
The selling in U.S. markets followed broad declines in Europe.
The Atlantic Daily: The Coronavirus Election
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.THE ATLANTICOn the eve of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, our staff writer Ed Yong wondered how the incoming administration might handle a pandemic. In 2020, America got the answer.Now, Ed argues, the country faces a choice: Voters are about to decide how bad this pandemic will get.
Anonymous Failed
When a “senior official” in the Trump administration published an op-ed in The New York Times in September 2018, detailing how he and others had worked to sabotage President Donald Trump, it seemed like an important moment for the emerging “resistance” movement.No longer was it only angry liberals, disaffected moms, and disillusioned old-school Republicans. Suddenly we had evidence of the resistance inside the very halls of power.
‘Anonymous’ Author Behind Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ Op-Ed And Book Identified
Miles Taylor, who helped enforce Trump’s child separation policy, had previously only been described as a senior official.
Land Managers Can’t Burn the West Fast Enough
The West will have many more summers like this past one. Extreme heat waves, wind events, and droughts will make severe, destructive fires an inevitability. The air will be choked with smoke from July to October, and tens of thousands of people will likely be displaced by wildfires in the next decade. For all of humanity’s attempts at setting boundaries between our spaces and wild ones, every summer proves that the two are irreversibly interwoven.
Jenisha Watts Joining The Atlantic as Senior Editor for Projects
As The Atlantic grows capacity and ambition for its largest journalism ventures, the editors announced today that Jenisha Watts has been hired as a senior editor on The Atlantic’s special projects team. Watts will begin with The Atlantic on November 4; she was most recently the culture editor of The Undefeated.“Jenisha is a brilliant editor and a creative thinker with a deep Atlantic sensibility.
This Will Change Your Life
Jordan Schrandt—blond, beautiful, mother of eight, founder of The Farmhouse Movement magazine, which teaches readers how to achieve “a lifestyle of authenticity, simplicity, and kindness”—is a Royal Crown Diamond.Less than 1 percent of the independent distributors who sell essential oils and related products through the Utah-based multilevel-marketing company Young Living reach that top ranking. Those who have net an average annual income of $1.
I’ve Gotten in Too Deep With My Husband’s Favorite Kink. Is It Too Late to Back Out?
I thought I could get into it for his sake, but his fetish is grossing me out!
“A Desire Rooted in Revolt”: Chileans Vote Overwhelmingly to Rewrite Pinochet-Era Constitution
We get an update from Chile, where an overwhelming majority have voted to rewrite the country’s Pinochet dictatorship-era constitution and tens of thousands poured into the streets to celebrate, just one year after mass protests against social and economic inequalities rocked the country and set it on a path to social reform.