Year: 2020

What do bars, dance clubs, funerals, weddings, church, choir practice, meat packing plants have in common? What can we learn from this? Dispersion may be frustrating but it is good news. We can use a scalpel instead of bludgeon and limit collateral damage. – Amy Cho, MD commenting on Zeynep Tufekci

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo planned to sit down with Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican. But the Catholic leader refused the photo ops and handshakes with America’s top diplomat out of one major concern: That he’d be a pawn in Trump’s reelection efforts.

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In private, many of Trump’s comments about religion are marked by cynicism and contempt, according to people who have worked for him. Former aides told me they’ve heard Trump ridicule conservative religious leaders, dismiss various faith groups with cartoonish stereotypes, and deride certain rites and doctrines held sacred by many of the Americans who constitute his base.

A fundraiser on the Christian fundraising platform GiveSendGo said it’s received $517,804 in donations toward his defense, surpassing the stated goal of $500,000.

So a perfect example, of course, would be the #saveourchildren and talking about child sex trafficking. And so they’re playing on the heartstrings of the community. They’re also talking about things that are also of a concern, which is health and wellness. So spreading information that COVID is a lie, that we shouldn’t wear masks, that if we take vaccinations we’re going to be implanted and controlled.