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Texas’s war on drop-off votes gets almost everything wrong

Last week Texas governor Greg Abbott became the latest Republican to attack America’s vote-by-mail system. A proclamation he issued claimed that the threat of “illegal voting” justifies a dramatic decrease in the number of places that voters can hand-deliver their mail-in ballots.  His announcement limited each county to just one drop-off point, forcing vast areas […]

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How much more abuse do female politicians face? A lot.

The context: When Twitter announced it would start removing tweets expressing hope that President Trump would die of covid-19, a number of users—notably, women and people of color in politics— openly asked why Twitter didn’t seem to be enforcing the same rules against abuse and threats in their own mentions.  So… you mean to tell us […]

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The CDC has finally acknowledged that the coronavirus can be airborne

The news: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines to acknowledge that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles that linger in the air. The agency said it took the decision due to the mounting evidence that people with covid-19 can infect people even if they are more than […]

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What’s next for Trump? Ten days of isolation or the campaign trail?

US President Donald Trump tweeted today that he’ll leave Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at 6:30 p.m. after a three-day stay. The question now: With the campaign in full swing, will Trump remain isolated in the White House as government scientists advise, or will he exempt himself from the rules? According to the Centers […]