There's a lot going on with the coronavirus. To keep you up to speed, we'll be doing more regular updates on the latest about the pandemic. Today, NPR science correspondents Jon Hamilton and Nell Greenfieldboyce discuss challenges in testing for the virus and how COVID-19 affects the elderly.
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What A Day - An Epidemiologist Clears Up Covid-19
Physician and former Detroit health commissioner Abdul El-Sayed comes on the show to discuss Covid-19. We ask him about the government response, how to avoid overloading our healthcare system, and what we can take from the way other countries have responded. Subscribe to the new season of his podcast “America Dissected” to stay up to date on everything you need to know about coronavirus.
Plus, we’ll look at Covid-19 on the campaign trail: both former VP Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders gave remarks on Thursday offering blistering critiques of the Trump administration’s handling of coronavirus and spoke about their own plans for the pandemic.
And in headlines: the stock market chews through a big money infusion, a planet rains hot iron, and the ACLU investigates facial recognition technology.
The Daily Signal - ‘The Collaboration At The Highest Levels of Government From State and Local Up to the President Is Unparalleled,’ Georgia Senator Says of Coronavirus
Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia is the first woman from Georgia ever to vote in the United States Senate. She appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Johnny Isakson, a Republican, and took the oath of office on January 6, 2020. She joins me on The Daily Signal podcast to talk about transitioning from the private sector to the public sector, what she’s most passionate about working on as a new member of Congress, as well as her perspective on how President Trump has handled the coronavirus.
We also cover these stories:
- President Trump spoke further Thursday about the travel ban to Europe. "I made a very tough decision last night and a very tough decision a long time ago with respect to China," Trump said.
- The Senate will stay in session next week, despite a scheduled recess, in order to give lawmakers additional time to address coronavirus.
- The state of California is asking that all mass gatherings be postponed or cancelled for the rest of March.
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Opening Arguments - OA368: Your Guide to the Coronavirus, Part 2
Today's episode continues our discussion from Episode 366 on the political, criminal, and civil legal issues surrounding coronavirus and COVID-19 in the United States, including whether the CDC has the authority to waive the fees associated with testing for the virus (they do!) and how this is going to affect civil society (badly). You won't want to miss it -- and you'll be stuck inside your house anyway, so you'll have all the time in the world to listen!
We begin, however, with some nuance regarding An Andrew Was Right, the line of Presidential succession, the 12th and 22nd Amendments, and whether Barack Obama can be Joe Biden's Vice-President. Learn that... apparently there's an argument that he could?
After that, it's time for the main segment, which covers COVID-19 and the coronavirus, specifically (a) Rep. Katie Porter's amazing cross-examination of the CDC Director and the legal authority; (b) lawsuits against con artists like Jim Bakker and Alex Jones; (c) Congress's response; (d) more on private lawsuits and the specific example of SXSW; and (e) a really interesting question about jury duty and the future of jury trials.
After all that, it's time for a dreaded REAL PROPERTY #T3BE. Can you get it right? Just share out this episode on social media, include the hashtag #T3BE, your guess, and your reasons therefor and we will shower the winner with... well, you know.
Appearances
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Show Notes & Links
- In the "A" segment on Presidential succession, we referenced this law review article from Peabody & Gant.
- Check out the video of Katie Porter's blistering cross-examination of the CDC Director as well as the text of 42 CFR § 71.30.
- And, of course, you'll want to listen to our original coverage back in Episode 366.
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-Remember to check out our YouTube Channel for Opening Arguments: The Briefs and other specials!
-And finally, remember that you can email us at openarguments@gmail.com!
The Gist - You Can’t Win a Pandemic
On the Gist, Trump’s lies are so dangerous.
In the interview, Mike calls his friend David Lichtman, who lives in New Rochelle, New York, on the edge of the coronavirus containment zone. They discuss what it’s like on the ground, how it’s affected local lives, and what the local government has done about it.
In the spiel, Trump thinks he can win at coronavirus.
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Pod Save America - “Trumpism fuels a pandemic.”
Donald Trump’s disastrous Oval Office address fails to calm Americans, Republicans fight Democratic proposals to provide economic relief, Joe Biden inches closer to an insurmountable pledged delegate lead, and Bernie Sanders vows to debate on Sunday. Then Governor Gavin Newsom talks to Dan about what the state of California is doing to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Social Distancing The Best Way To Break The Coronavirus Pandemic
We know the novel coronavirus, or covid 19, easily spreads from person to person. Atlantic writer Yascha Mounk says that’s exactly why we need to stop congregating, and start self-quarantining.
Science In Action - Covid -19 how infectious is it really?
Covid- 19 cases seem to be multiplying daily and there is now a growing body of scientific evidence both on its spread and the effectiveness of measures to try and control it. We look at what’s working, what’s not and why.
And we look to the potential for coronavirus drug treatments, why despite the hype there really isn’t anything round the corner.
Australia’s recent fire season was intense; a new study looks back over 500 years of the weather pattern partly responsible, the Indian Ocean Dipole. The findings show the most extreme years occurred recently – under the influence of man-made climate change.
And we look at life deep below the sea floor, microbes which multiply slowly over centuries and eat their neighbours.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: 6 Good Reasons for Bitcoin HODLers to Stay Calm
The Coronavirus got really extra real today for markets. A two and a half week selloff was tipped to the next level by a major ratcheting up of action from the US government (which still seemed clearly to be not enough to calm markets).
In bitcoin, this meant a drop from around $8000 yesterday to under $6000 today - a head-spinning dump, especially for those who are more recent to crypto.
Still, in this episode, @NLW argues that there are 7 good reasons to keep calm and HODL on:
- It’s not just bitcoin
- Correlation means infiltration
- Peak fear
- Asia on the upswing
- Buy order behavior
- Bitcoin’s been dead before
- And a bonus: this environment is exactly what bitcoin was built for
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Cato Daily Podcast - The EARN IT Act and the Integrity of the Internet
An effort to crack down on material that sexually victimizes young people effectively would put internet platforms under the thumb of the federal government. Eric Goldman argues that the proposal won't solve its targeted problem.
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