Via longtime Republican Tom Nichols:
I watched the first half of Fox's evening news broadcast, and gonna say: If their viewers in the red states were looking for reassurance about COVID in their states, they didn't get it. Have to applaud that.
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I knew I'd take shit for saying that Fox said something normal, but my point is this: They can get a thumbs-up for at least one report that they knew would make their viewers uncomfortable. It wasn't "just the facts," it was a clear message that this is getting worse. /1
They also managed to do it without "whatabouting" any other story about COVID. If you were watching tonight in the red states, you had to be thinking: "Uh oh, we might have screwed up somehow." I was surprised that it was aired at all, tbh. /2x
I watched the first half of Fox's evening news broadcast, and gonna say: If their viewers in the red states were looking for reassurance about COVID in their states, they didn't get it. Have to applaud that.
And
I knew I'd take shit for saying that Fox said something normal, but my point is this: They can get a thumbs-up for at least one report that they knew would make their viewers uncomfortable. It wasn't "just the facts," it was a clear message that this is getting worse. /1
They also managed to do it without "whatabouting" any other story about COVID. If you were watching tonight in the red states, you had to be thinking: "Uh oh, we might have screwed up somehow." I was surprised that it was aired at all, tbh. /2x
From the AARP website:
More than 43,000 long-term care residents and staff have died from COVID-19, representing over a third of the nation’s known coronavirus deaths, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation tally. While dire, this figure is an undercount, experts warn, because not all states are publicly reporting data yet. In many states more than half of coronavirus deaths are connected to long-term care facilities.
More than 43,000 long-term care residents and staff have died from COVID-19, representing over a third of the nation’s known coronavirus deaths, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation tally. While dire, this figure is an undercount, experts warn, because not all states are publicly reporting data yet. In many states more than half of coronavirus deaths are connected to long-term care facilities.
Trump lied to the WSJ on Wednesday that Oklahoma's coronavirus spike "has already ended."
On Thursday, Oklahoma reported another record increase in new cases. https://t.co/pL14X5JmNM
On Thursday, Oklahoma reported another record increase in new cases. https://t.co/pL14X5JmNM
