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October 25, 2020

Trump Admin Wanted to Use $250 Million of Taxpayer Money to Pay Santa To Campaign For them

The Trump administration offered Santa Claus performers a deal: promote a Covid-19 vaccine, and they'd get early access to it. The plan has been called off. https://on.wsj.com/34pdLkj

Health Agency Halts Coronavirus Ad Campaign

“A federal health agency halted a public-service coronavirus advertising campaign funded by $250 million in taxpayer money after it offered a special vaccine deal to an unusual set of essential workers: Santa Claus performers,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“As part of the plan, a top Trump administration official wanted the Santa performers to promote the benefits of a Covid-19 vaccination and, in exchange, offered them early vaccine access ahead of the general public, according to audio recordings. Those who perform as Mrs. Claus and elves also would have been included.”


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https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-agency-scraps-coronavirus-ad-campaign-leaving-santa-claus-in-the-cold-11603630802?st=q08jgsws1pss8jq&reflink=article_imessage_share
October 25, 2020

You mean like healthcare for all?

MEADOWS: We're not going to control the pandemic

TAPPER: Why not?

M: Because it's a contagious virus

T: Why not make efforts to contain it?

M: What we need to do is make sure we have the proper mitigation factors to make sure people don't die

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1320353720132128768?s=20

October 25, 2020

What voting in 2020 looks like!

A whole mood! The joyful defiance of dancing in line at the polls in a “f*** 2020” Tshirt is what voting in 2020 looks like! Nothing and no one is getting in the way of our joy and our vote! #joyisanactofresistance #joytothepolls @JoyToThePolls #vote #EarlyVoting #TurnUp #Philly

https://twitter.com/katz_mum/status/1320240749385027591?s=20

October 25, 2020

One is not like the other.

October 24, 2020

Rachel Maddow: "LET THE RECORD SHOW"

Let history note that this is what the president of the United States did, today, on the day the county had more new Covid infections than any other day thus far in the entire pandemic. That’s how he gathered his fellow Americans together today.

https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1319816219021762562?s=20

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