
Three Things: The GOP's Trumpian Death Panels [UPDATE-1]
Remember back in 2009 during the health care debates when conservatives and the Republican Party cried about "death panels"?

The Costs of Letting Trump Believe His Authoritarian Buddies Instead of His Intelligence Community
One reason why Trump did not heed the "blinking red" warnings the intelligence community was giving on COVID-19 is because he trusted China's authoritarian leader over his own intelligence community.

Three Things: Racist Redirects as GOP Clings to Its Brand
None of this had to happen. Not a lick of it. It makes the ongoing daily failures even more ridiculous.

Une FAQ Utile
(My friend Meor and @rafi0t have traslated my Covid-19 FAQ into French for the francophones out there- QN; Ed: for those who missed the English version the first time, it is here.)
1. Vais-je mourir?
Oui, malheureusement, tout le monde…

Introduction To New Series: The Public And Its Problems by John Dewey
Old posts and new books.

Shelter in Place
In the final hours before the six-county Shelter in Place order came into effect in Northern California, signs went up, people gathered for last drinks, and the homeless tried to find warm places to sleep. Here are some scenes from San Francisco's…

Three Things: Even More Family Fun with COVID-19
I figured it would be the oldsters in the family who would be my first worry when it came to COVID-19. I was wrong. This is an open thread.

At First, KT McFarland Told a Similarly Misleading Version of the Story Mike Flynn Will Be Pardoned For
Trump claims he's preparing to pardon Mike Flynn soon. Whether before or after he does that, it makes it imperative that DOJ release the evidence that Flynn was not a rogue liar, but was instead part of a cover-up.

On Ronna McDaniel's (Still Undisclosed) Test Results
We still haven't learned the results of Ronna McDaniel's COVID-19 test, which she took on Friday. That doesn't bode well for President Trump's willingness to talk about the secondary transmission of this disease, at least not if it happened at his own resort.

Yevgeniy Prigozhin Wins His Asymmetric Legal War against DOJ
Yevgeniy Prigozhin is now trolling out justice system, along with our social media.

Trump Is Providing Free Advertising for a Bunch of Companies that Don't Offer Paid Sick Leave
A lot of the companies Trump is giving free advertising to aren't giving their employees paid time off during the coronavirus crisis.

Meanwhile, Over at Foggy Bottom
It's rough being a career member of the US State Department workforce in the Donald Trump era. These days, there's a new rule: don't do anything to make the guy in the room with no corners look bad. This is becoming increasingly hard for anyone to follow.

Trump's Customs And Border Protection Just Created Hundreds Of New COVID-19 Superspreaders
Cutoms and Border Protection completely botched the rollout of Trump's new "screening" of passengers returning from Europe. At least thirteen airports reported delays of 3-7 hours to clear Customs. During these delays, passengers were standing shoulder to shoulder, likely spreading a virus that can be very contagious even when the carrier shows no symptoms.

Three Things: Good (Family) News, Bad (COVID-19) News
Good news: my kid tested positive for strep. Bad news: COVID-19 is still on the march, and we have some Swedish Death Cleaning to do.

Chelsea Manning's Release May Not Be the End of Her Troubles
Just because Chelsea Manning is out of jail doesn't mean her problems are over.

We Are In A Liminal Space In The COVID-19 Outbreak
We now enter the liminal space where public awareness of the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak is reaching most of the US population. Important measures for social distancing are now coming into place. How we act in the time while the outbreak gets even worse and we eventually reach the point of lowering the rate of new infections will have a huge impact on many lives. Please think about how you can help someone who needs it.

Chelsea Manning Released from Jail ... with a Massive Fine
After a year of fighting a grand jury subpoena and an attempt to kill herself yesterday, Chelsea Manning just got released.

Hours before She Attempted to Kill Herself, Prosecutors May Have Told Chelsea Manning that Julian Assange Is a Russian Spy
If Chelsea Manning's trip to the grand jury yesterday was anything like Jeremy Hammond's, then prosecutors likely told her that Julian Assange is a Russian spy hours before she tried to kill herself.

Three Things: More Family Fun with COVID-19
COVID-19 makes family discussions interesting. Challenging, even. I never expected to have to tell one of my kids not to come home.

Adam Schiff Totally Gutted the Section 215 Notice Provision in the FISA Reauthorization Bill
Adam Schiff has absolutely gutted a provision that would have given notice to defendants identified under Section 215 of FISA.