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The GOP is pushing a deadly plot that targets Democratic voters in Wisconsin. Why? John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.vox.com/2020/4/6/21211378/supreme-court-coronavirus-voting-rights-disenfranchise-rnc-dnc "The Supreme Court’s Republican majority, in a case that is literally titled Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee, handed down a decision that will effectively disenfranchise tens of thousands of Wisconsin voters. It did so at the urging of the GOP. The case arises out of Wisconsin’s decision to hold its spring election during the coronavirus pandemic, even as nearly a dozen other states have chosen to postpone similar elections to protect the safety of voters. Democrats hoped to defend a lower court order that allowed absentee ballots to be counted so long as they arrived at the designated polling place by April 13, an extension granted by a judge to account for the brewing coronavirus-sparked chaos on Election Day, April 7. Republicans successfully asked the Court to require these ballots to be postmarked by April 7. All five of the Court’s Republicans voted for the Republican Party’s position. All four of the Court’s Democrats voted for the Democratic Party’s position." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 7

Donald Trump gets clobbered by a nurse. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini react on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.mediaite.com/trump/what-do-i-know-im-not-a-doctor-trump-touts-unproven-coronavirus-drug-at-briefing/ "President Donald Trump lambasted the governor of Illinois and pushed an unproven drug for coronavirus at the White House press briefing on Sunday. The daily briefing was not expected to go forward, until Trump announced last minute it would at 6:45 p.m. There was little news in the president’s comments — but there was a bitter shot at Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who criticized the federal response to Covid-19 earlier Sunday. “There is a governor, I hear him complaining all the time, Pritzker. He is always complaining,” Trump said. “He’s not able to do what he’s supposed to be able to do as a governor. He has not performed well.”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 6

Trump cuts off Dr. Fauci mid-press conference before he admits the truth. What was he going to say? John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/05/president-has-blood-his-hands-trump-again-urges-public-take-anti-malaria-drug "The nation's top expert on infectious diseases was forced once again on Sunday to negate President Donald Trump's latest claim that an anti-malaria drug can treat coronavirus, which the president made at his Saturday evening press conference. On CBS's "Face the Nation," National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Dr. Anthony Fauci told host Margaret Brennan that "in terms of science, I don't think we could definitively say it works," regarding the use of hydroxychloroquine for the virus. "As I've said many times, Margaret, the data are really just at best suggestive," Fauci said. "There have been cases that show there may be an effect and there are others to show there's no effect." At his press briefing the previous evening, Trump said the federal government is adding millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine to the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), which states have desperately been attempting to draw from in order to obtain supplies recommended by medical experts, including ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare providers." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 6

Trump basically confirms he doesn't know what's happening after Surgeon General Jerome Adams said this about the coronavirus. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/harbor-911-moment-coronavirus-batters-200406104643078.html "Americans should get ready for a 9/11 and Pearl Harbor-type death toll in the coming week as coronavirus kills a "shocking" number of people, United States officials have warned. The nation's top doctor, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, said Americans should brace for levels of tragedy reminiscent of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. "This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans' lives, quite frankly," Adams said on Sunday. "This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment, only it's not going to be localised. It's going to be happening all over the country. And I want America to understand that."" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 6

Watch Fox News hosts be humiliated by their own guests. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich react on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/fox-news-doctor-shuts-down-fox-friends-host-on-covid-19-anywhere-can-be-like-new-york-city/ "A Fox News contributor delivered the bad news to a “Fox & Friends” host that conservative Southern states were no less immune to the coronavirus outbreak than New York. Co-host Brian Kilmeade defended Republican governors who have been slow to issue statewide stay-at-home orders because the virus was not yet ravaging their states, but medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier warned that those states would eventually see the same crisis unfold. “Everyone thinks that New York City is the hot spot and that’s the only one that’s going to be, but that’s not true,” Saphier said. “Anywhere can be like New York City, [what] we are seeing right now. [Other states] are just a few weeks behind.”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 3

This GOP governor's stupidity leaves the world speechless. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/stacey-abrams-trends-after-georgia-gov-kemp-said-he-didn-n1175476 "Stacey Abrams began trending on U.S. Twitter on Thursday after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp admitted having only recently learned that asymptomatic individuals can spread the coronavirus — despite warnings from health experts as early as January. Kemp, a Republican, said in a news conference Wednesday that the information led to his statewide shelter-in-place order in Georgia. "This virus is now transmitting before people see signs," Kemp said. "We didn't know that until the last 24 hours." He added that Kathleen Toomey, the state health commissioner, told him, "This is a game changer for us." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based in Atlanta, warned as early as Feb. 12 that the coronavirus could be spread by asymptomatic people. In January, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said there was "no doubt" that "asymptomatic transmission is occurring." There were 5,444 confirmed cases and 176 deaths related to the coronavirus in the state as of Thursday night, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Kemp's admission garnered public outcry on Twitter, with many saying Abrams would have responded in a timely manner to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 if she had been governor." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 3

Progressive campaign gives door-to-door new meaning. How so? John Iadarola and Jess Scarane break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.jessfordelaware.com/ "Jess Scarane lives, works, and volunteers in Wilmington, a city that suffers from highly concentrated racial and wealth inequality. For years, she has tried to work within the system to make her city and state better: she tutored and mentored young students, served on the board of a local nonprofit that runs after-school programs for Delaware girls, and lobbied her elected officials to support policies that would prioritize our needs, not the profits of corporations and special interests. Jess is running for office because our current system does not work for the majority of people. She believes that everyone deserves a good education, healthcare, a place to call home, and clean air and water. Jess is running for Senate to guarantee that everyone’s basic needs are met through programs like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. Instead of cutting deals with Republicans that exacerbate racism and inequality, Jess will fight for policies that improve the lives of hardworking Delawareans so we can build a state and country that works for all of us." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 3

Sen. Chris Coons' response to coronavirus has let his entire state of Delaware down. John Iadarola and Jess Scarane break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.jessfordelaware.com/ "Jess Scarane lives, works, and volunteers in Wilmington, a city that suffers from highly concentrated racial and wealth inequality. For years, she has tried to work within the system to make her city and state better: she tutored and mentored young students, served on the board of a local nonprofit that runs after-school programs for Delaware girls, and lobbied her elected officials to support policies that would prioritize our needs, not the profits of corporations and special interests. Jess is running for office because our current system does not work for the majority of people. She believes that everyone deserves a good education, healthcare, a place to call home, and clean air and water. Jess is running for Senate to guarantee that everyone’s basic needs are met through programs like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. Instead of cutting deals with Republicans that exacerbate racism and inequality, Jess will fight for policies that improve the lives of hardworking Delawareans so we can build a state and country that works for all of us." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 3

U.S. Navy fires Capt. Brett Crozier for sending a letter pleading for members of his crew with coronavirus. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/navy-expected-relieve-captain-who-raised-alarm-about-covid-19-n1175351?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma "The Navy announced it has relieved the captain who sounded the alarm about an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Capt. Brett Crozier, who commands the Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier with a crew of nearly 5,000, was relieved of his command Thursday, but he will keep his rank and remain in the Navy. Crozier raised the alarm this week, sending a strongly worded letter to Navy leadership that detailed his concerns about the spread of the virus on the ship. The letter leaked to the media and generated a series of headlines. Speaking at a news conference Thursday evening, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Crozier was removed from his post because he sent the letter over "non-secure unclassified email" to a "broad array of people" rather than up the chain of command. "I have no doubt in my mind that Captain Crozier did what he thought was in the best interest of the safety and well-being of his crew," Modly said. "Unfortunately, it did the opposite. It unnecessarily raised the alarm of the families of our sailors and Marines with no plans to address those concerns."" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 3

Leaked documents reveal the Pentagon warned the WH about a pandemic in 2017 -- the Trump administration did nothing. John Iadarola and Ken Klippenstein break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/covid-military-shortage-pandemic/ "Despite President Trump’s repeated assertions that the Covid-19 epidemic was “unforeseen” and “came out of nowhere,” the Pentagon was well aware of not just the threat of a novel influenza, but even anticipated the consequent scarcity of ventilators, face masks, and hospital beds, according to a 2017 Pentagon plan obtained by The Nation. “The most likely and significant threat is a novel respiratory disease, particularly a novel influenza disease,” the military plan states. Covid-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the novel (meaning new to humans) coronavirus. The document specifically references coronavirus on several occasions, in one instant saying, “Coronavirus infections [are] common around the world.” #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 2

Trump backs himself into a corner, forced to admit reality at a press conference. What did he say? John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/politics/fact-check-trump-coronavirus-march-31/index.html "Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump tried Tuesday to cast himself as the wise leader who rejected the advice of a "group" of people who had portrayed the coronavirus as a mere flu and had argued that life should go on as normal. He did not mention that he had been the most powerful member of that group. Trump's marathon coronavirus press conference included the usual barrage of specific false claims. But it was more notable for the dishonesty of the broad story he was telling -- an audacious attempt to erase the memory of his relentless efforts to suggest the coronavirus was not a crisis. Trump spoke frankly on Tuesday about projections that suggest 100,000 to 240,000 Americans could die from the virus even if people follow federal guidelines meant to slow its spread. But he also made a claim that he prevented a much higher death toll, as high as 2.2 million, by taking the virus much more seriously than some other intelligent people. "Think of what would have happened if we didn't do anything. I mean, I've had many friends -- businesspeople -- people with great, actually, common sense, they said, 'Why don't we ride it out?' A lot of people have said -- a lot of people have thought about it. 'Ride it out. Don't do anything, just ride it out and think of it as the flu.' But it's not the flu. It's vicious," he said. Trump himself repeatedly told Americans in January and February to think of the coronavirus as the flu." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 1

Donald Trump ignored pandemic warning signs for years. What was he ignoring? John Iadarola and Dr. Robbie Goldstein break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.robbieforchange.com/meet-robbie "JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE! In 2020, we have the chance to elect leaders who will work to fulfill the fundamental promise that healthcare is a human right. Join our team by signing up for our email list, and you’ll receive campaign updates and find out what you can do to bring bold, compassionate leadership to the MA-08." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 1

Progressive Doctor from Mass. Gen. challenges democratic establishment incumbent Stephen Lynch. John Iadarola and Dr. Robbie Goldstein break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.robbieforchange.com/meet-robbie "JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE! In 2020, we have the chance to elect leaders who will work to fulfill the fundamental promise that healthcare is a human right. Join our team by signing up for our email list, and you’ll receive campaign updates and find out what you can do to bring bold, compassionate leadership to the MA-08." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 1

Ro Khanna breaks down COVID-19 response failures with John Iadarola on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://khanna.house.gov/media/in-the-news/valley-has-stepped-ro-khanna-layoffs-bailouts-trump-and-crisis-innovation "For years, California Rep. Ro Khanna has been trying to warn the country and the people who run it that America needs a stronger safety net. Even as the tech industry in his Silicon Valley district flourished and the broader economy soared, the former Stanford economics professor has argued that the average worker in America was standing on shaky ground. He never wanted to be proven right this way. As the coronavirus pandemic chokes off the global economy, millions of Americans have lost their livelihoods in a matter of days. Even the high-flying tech sector that comprises so much of Khanna's constituency is being hit. The $2 trillion stimulus package that President Trump signed on Friday includes line items Khanna could have only dreamed up a few months ago: unemployment benefits for gig workers and $1,200 checks for most adults making less than $75,000, among them. Still, Khanna says workers and the companies that employ them will need more support to weather the next few months. Protocol spoke with Khanna this week about how the tech industry is being affected by the crisis — and how it's stepping up to help. We've already seen a lot of layoffs at tech startups in and around your backyard in Silicon Valley. What can you tell founders and the workers of these smaller companies about how this stimulus package will affect them?" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 31

The DNC made a very obvious mistake by moving forward with primary amidst COVID-19 and unfortunately their are some tragic costs. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article241539451.html "Two poll workers who spent Florida’s primary day at precincts in the city of Hollywood have tested positive for coronavirus, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections said Thursday. According to a spokesman for Supervisor Pete Antonacci, the office learned over the last 24 hours that two workers have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The workers, who have not been identified, worked March 17 at precincts at the Martin Luther King Community Center and the David Park Community Center, both in the city of Hollywood. Spokesman Steve Vancore said the elections office — which oversees voting in one of the Florida counties hit hardest by the global pandemic — does not know when the workers contracted the virus. But he said their contact with voters was limited." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYounMarch 27

How has Donald Trump responded to this pandemic? Horribly and now it's snowballing. John Iadarola and David Cay Johnston break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/trump-coronavirus-national-security-council-149285 "The Trump administration, state officials and even individual hospital workers are now racing against each other to get the necessary masks, gloves and other safety equipment to fight coronavirus — a scramble that hospitals and doctors say has come too late and left them at risk. But according to a previously unrevealed White House playbook, the government should’ve begun a federal-wide effort to procure that personal protective equipment at least two months ago. “Is there sufficient personal protective equipment for healthcare workers who are providing medical care?” the playbook instructs its readers, as one early decision that officials should address when facing a potential pandemic. “If YES: What are the triggers to signal exhaustion of supplies? Are additional supplies available? If NO: Should the Strategic National Stockpile release PPE to states?”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 27

Progressive candidate continues to mobilize her community & campaign amid COVID-19. John Iadarola and Nabilah Islam break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Support Nabilah's campaign here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nab_dd_search_1911?source=ads_bs_nab_dd_gs_1219_v3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuKLNm4a06AIVLYNaBR3EWw71EAAYASAAEgKxAvD_BwE Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.nabilahforcongress.com/home "Having spent the majority of her life in Gwinnett County, Nabilah Islam is a fighter and an organizer and has dedicated her life to advocating for progressive candidates and causes. She was born at Crawford Long Hospital and celebrated her first birthday in the 7th. She is a product of this community, attending Gwinnett County Public Schools. She is a proud Central Gwinnett High School graduate. Her first jobs were at the Ingles Grocery Store and Walmart in Lawrenceville and she worked her way through Georgia State University at a luggage store in Peachtree Corners. The daughter of working-class immigrants from Bangladesh, Nabilah grew up knowing the struggle of living paycheck to paycheck and working long hours to get by. When Nabilah was in high school, her mother herniated two discs in her back working as an order puller at a warehouse. At a young age, Nabilah took on the responsibility of helping her family find an attorney and navigate through the legal process in order to fight against the insurance company when they refused to cover her care – they won." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 24

Tucker Carlson blames COVID-19 crisis on health workers. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlson-you-cant-just-let-epidemiologists-run-countryc3b6495df4c "TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): But, the truth is you can't just let epidemiologists run a country of 320 million people just as you would never turn America over to a team of economists. Not because they are bad people, they are mostly good people, but they are specialists and their range of vision is too narrow." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 24

Georgia fails in their response to COVID-19. John Iadarola and Nabilah Islam break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Support Nabilah's campaign here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nab_dd_search_1911?source=ads_bs_nab_dd_gs_1219_v3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuKLNm4a06AIVLYNaBR3EWw71EAAYASAAEgKxAvD_BwE Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.nabilahforcongress.com/home "Having spent the majority of her life in Gwinnett County, Nabilah Islam is a fighter and an organizer and has dedicated her life to advocating for progressive candidates and causes. She was born at Crawford Long Hospital and celebrated her first birthday in the 7th. She is a product of this community, attending Gwinnett County Public Schools. She is a proud Central Gwinnett High School graduate. Her first jobs were at the Ingles Grocery Store and Walmart in Lawrenceville and she worked her way through Georgia State University at a luggage store in Peachtree Corners. The daughter of working-class immigrants from Bangladesh, Nabilah grew up knowing the struggle of living paycheck to paycheck and working long hours to get by. When Nabilah was in high school, her mother herniated two discs in her back working as an order puller at a warehouse. At a young age, Nabilah took on the responsibility of helping her family find an attorney and navigate through the legal process in order to fight against the insurance company when they refused to cover her care – they won." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 24

Learn the truth about coronavirus as John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson debunk 10 myths on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters "COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates From the evidence so far, the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in ALL AREAS, including areas with hot and humid weather. Regardless of climate, adopt protective measures if you live in, or travel to an area reporting COVID-19. The best way to protect yourself against COVID-19 is by frequently cleaning your hands. By doing this you eliminate viruses that may be on your hands and avoid infection that could occur by then touching your eyes, mouth, and nose." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 24

Doctor slams Donald Trump's stupid response to mask shortages. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini react on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/africa/chloroquine-trump-nigeria-intl/index.html "Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Health officials in Nigeria have issued a warning over chloroquine after they said three people in the country overdosed on the drug, in the wake of President Trump's comments about using it to treat coronavirus. A Lagos state official told CNN that three people were hospitalized in the city after taking the drug. Officials later issued a statement cautioning against using chloroquine for Covid-19 treatment. US President Donald Trump claimed at a White House briefing last week that the Food and Drug Administration had approved the "very powerful" drug chloroquine to treat coronavirus. "It's shown very encouraging -- very, very encouraging early results. And we're going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately. And that's where the FDA has been so great. They -- they've gone through the approval process; it's been approved. And they did it -- they took it down from many, many months to immediate. So we're going to be able to make that drug available by prescription or states," Trump said. He added: "Normally the FDA would take a long time to approve something like that, and it's -- it was approved very, very quickly and it's now approved, by prescription."" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 23

Donald Trump threatens to cancel quarantine efforts. What does this mean for the American people? John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-restrictions.html "President Trump on Sunday night said that the government would reassess the recommended period for keeping businesses shut and millions of workers at home after this week, amid millions of job losses caused by the efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF,” Mr. Trump tweeted in all capital letters shortly before midnight. “AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD, WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO!” Officials have said that the initial 15-day period for social distancing — limiting close contact between people by banning gatherings, closing schools and offices, encouraging remote work and urging people to maintain a six-foot distance from one another — is vital to slowing the spread of the virus, for which more than 30,000 people in the United States have tested positive. The 15-day period would end Monday." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 23

Donald Trump gives absurd advice to doctors. How is this harming people around the world? John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/africa/chloroquine-trump-nigeria-intl/index.html "Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Health officials in Nigeria have issued a warning over chloroquine after they said three people in the country overdosed on the drug, in the wake of President Trump's comments about using it to treat coronavirus. A Lagos state official told CNN that three people were hospitalized in the city after taking the drug. Officials later issued a statement cautioning against using chloroquine for Covid-19 treatment. US President Donald Trump claimed at a White House briefing last week that the Food and Drug Administration had approved the "very powerful" drug chloroquine to treat coronavirus. "It's shown very encouraging -- very, very encouraging early results. And we're going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately. And that's where the FDA has been so great. They -- they've gone through the approval process; it's been approved. And they did it -- they took it down from many, many months to immediate. So we're going to be able to make that drug available by prescription or states," Trump said. He added: "Normally the FDA would take a long time to approve something like that, and it's -- it was approved very, very quickly and it's now approved, by prescription."" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 23

Florida puts the whole country at risk as spring breakers continue to crowd the shores. What did the governor have to say? John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-comes-spring-break-locals-close-florida-beaches-after-governor-n1163741 "Local officials in Florida towns and cities are taking it upon themselves to close beaches amid the coronavirus outbreak after Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to, even as spring breakers and others crowd the shores. At the height of the college break rush, DeSantis on Tuesday said he would not order the beaches closed, but he did limit parties on beaches to 10 people per group. DeSantis said it's "not uniform throughout the state that you're seeing massive crowds at beaches," despite reports and images of people packing the sand. Still, the mayors of Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale, two of the most popular beach destinations in the state, issued orders to close their beaches this past Sunday. Public beaches in the city of Tampa are also closed, until further notice, city officials said." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 19

COVID-19 anxiety has rapidly taken over Capital Hill. What kinds of relief efforts will we see? John Iadarola and Ken Klippenstein break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/487691-another-capitol-hill-staffer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus "A staff member in Rep. David Schweikert's (R-Ariz.) D.C. office has tested positive for COVID-19, the congressman said Sunday. The staff member is resting "comfortably at home and following guidance from local health officials," Schweikert said in a statement. Schweikert said his D.C. office will be closed with staff members working remotely until further notice. He said staff at his Scottsdale, Ariz. will also work remotely out of "an abundance of caution." Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said Wednesday a member of her D.C. office tested positive for coronavirus. Cantwell’s announcement marked the first known instance of a congressional staffer getting the virus." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 19

What is Donald Trump's plan for this recession? John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/18/hud-suspends-foreclosures-evictions-coronavirus-135783 "President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Department of Housing and Urban Development will suspend foreclosures and evictions for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration until the end of April, a move that will affect about 8.1 million mortgages. The Federal Housing Finance Agency also ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the companies behind about half of the nation’s $11 trillion mortgage market, to suspend foreclosures and evictions for any single-family mortgages they back for “at least 60 days,” the agency said." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 18

Resurfaced video from 2018 shows Trump cutting the US Pandemic Office & Response Team. John Iadarola and Jordan Uhl break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-video-trump-pandemic-team-cut-2018-a9405191.html "A video has emerged of Donald Trump talking about cutting the US pandemic response team in 2018 – days after claiming that he knew nothing about the disbanded White House unit. Mr Trump said of the pandemic team that “some of the people we’ve cut they haven’t been used for many, many years and if we ever need them we can get them very quickly and rather then spending the money”. “I’m a business person, I don’t like having thousands of people around when you don’t need them,” he added. The US president has come under fire in recent days for his decision to disband the National Security Council directorate at the White House responsible for planning the US’s preparedness for future pandemics. The unit had been established by the previous White House administration in 2014 after the outbreak of Ebola." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 17

Gabon bans tourists from seeing gorillas over COVID-19 fears. Can humans give animals COVID-19? John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2020/03/17/gabon-bans-tourists-from-seeing-gorillas-over-coronavirus-fears.html #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 17

Donald Trump couldn't resist slipping racism into his response to COVID-19. John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-gives-himself-a-10-out-of-10-for-handling-coronavirus-outbreak/ "President Donald Trump gave his coronavirus response a 10 out of 10, Monday, during a White House press conference on the situation. “Mr. President, the other day you said that you were not responsible for the testing shortfall. Very simple question, does the buck stop with you and on a scale of one to ten how would you rate your response to this crisis?” A member of the White House press corps asked. “I’d rate it a 10,” Trump said. “I think we’ve done a great job. And it started with the fact that we kept a very highly infected country, despite all of the even the professionals saying, ‘No, it’s too early to do that,’ we were very, very early with respect to China and we would have a whole different situation in this country if we didn’t do that. I would rate it a very very… I would rate ourselves and the professionals, I think the professionals have done a fantastic job.”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 17

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting campaigns. What does this mean for primaries? John Iadarola and Jess Scarane break it down on The Damage Report. Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.jessfordelaware.com/ "Jess Scarane lives, works, and volunteers in Wilmington, a city that suffers from highly concentrated racial and wealth inequality. For years, she has tried to work within the system to make her city and state better: she tutored and mentored young students, served on the board of a local nonprofit that runs after-school programs for Delaware girls, and lobbied her elected officials to support policies that would prioritize our needs, not the profits of corporations and special interests. Jess is running for office because our current system does not work for the majority of people. She believes that everyone deserves a good education, healthcare, a place to call home, and clean air and water. Jess is running for Senate to guarantee that everyone’s basic needs are met through programs like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal. Instead of cutting deals with Republicans that exacerbate racism and inequality, Jess will fight for policies that improve the lives of hardworking Delawareans so we can build a state and country that works for all of us." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 16

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