threecount wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:He could have the greatest campaign manager and it wouldn't matter because he views himself as the smartest guy in the room.

06hawkalum wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:I don't understand how this move is going to suppress data. The states still report the stats independently on a daily basis. Those numbers are available on any number of websites.

If states are told not to give data to anyone but the military, who will collect it for the independent sites? I think his sated plan is to collect the data using people outside the CDC. If they are the ones collecting data from hospitals, then maybe independent no longer get any data

He isn't instructing states to report directly, he is instructing hospitals to report directly. The states are still tabulating daily counts.

How would the states do the counts if national guardsmen are the ones collecting data in the hospitals? My take on reading what was originally said is that they were going to be the sole collectors of the data. Or at least that was their original plan as I understood it.

I am fairly certain the hospitals are required to report the numbers to the states and will continue to do so.

The CDC =/= state-level health departments. Unless I am mistaken, Trump does not have the authority to keep hospitals from reporting the numbers to state authorities. Otherwse, you would be hearing a huge outcry from Cuomo & Co,

momadance wrote:How the fuck did Matt Gaetz ever get elected?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1283579088762859520

CFP wrote:

momadance wrote:How the fuck did Matt Gaetz ever get elected?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1283579088762859520

Has to be an act

Werthless wrote:That's exactly it. When you get accustomed to using sarcasm in place of argumentation or logic, it seeps into more of your communication. The lines get blurred. It's toxic and trollish. I found myself doing it too often about 10 years, both in person and online, and consciously worked to cut it back.

I guarantee he thinks he's funny.

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Similarly, Trump had announced his speech at West Point the day before Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to speak at the Air Force commencement ceremony in April, also surprising West Point officials, the Times noted.