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July 26th, 2020 at 4:07:29 PM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: petroglyph
Brazilian president Bolsonaro shows negative results from Covid 19 after being positive since July 7th from taking HCQ.

https://youtu.be/fqHfxBKSZPQ


Did he really have it in the first place?
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July 27th, 2020 at 5:54:29 AM permalink
ams288
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BREAKING scoop: Trump’s National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus, sources tell me.


PHEW - thank god Donny never actually goes to his intelligence briefings, he might have had to come in contact with this guy!
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July 27th, 2020 at 7:31:50 AM permalink
DRich
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Quote: ams288
PHEW - thank god Donny never actually goes to his intelligence briefings, he might have had to come in contact with this guy!


I was under the impression that the President has an intelligence briefing every morning 365 days a year.
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July 27th, 2020 at 7:34:59 AM permalink
ams288
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Quote: DRich
I was under the impression that the President has an intelligence briefing every morning 365 days a year.


Donny doesn’t.

Maybe a normal president who doesn’t have the attention span of a child....
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July 27th, 2020 at 7:46:11 AM permalink
ams288
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Well, I hope everyone enjoyed this weekend of baseball games. May be the last one for a while...
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July 27th, 2020 at 8:43:32 AM permalink
RonC
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Quote: DRich
I was under the impression that the President has an intelligence briefing every morning 365 days a year.


Quote: ams288
Donny doesn’t.

Maybe a normal president who doesn’t have the attention span of a child....


"A series of recently published presidential schedules show that he has been in just 17 intelligence briefings over the last 85 days. That's about the same frequency as two of his predecessors, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, according to a former CIA briefer who has written a book on the subject."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-s-calendar-just-17-intelligence-briefings-85-days-n967386

I am not defending Trump on this as I think he should listen more and tweet less, but it does seem that less time is spent on the daily briefing by Presidents than one might believe.
July 27th, 2020 at 8:46:02 AM permalink
RonC
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Quote: ams288
Well, I hope everyone enjoyed this weekend of baseball games. May be the last one for a while...


With no "bubble" it is hard to keep the virus away. Someone brings it to the clubhouse and more get infected. Even the NBA "bubble" won't be perfect, but it could help.

I wonder how much of this it will take before the season falls apart. The Marlins won't be playing for at least a few days and the season is set for 60 games in 65 days already.
July 27th, 2020 at 4:35:38 PM permalink
ams288
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Herman Cain Remains Hospitalized 1 Month After COVID-19 Diagnosis

“Herman Cain caught an especially nasty case of the hoax.”
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July 28th, 2020 at 4:19:26 AM permalink
Mission146
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Quote: RonC
"A series of recently published presidential schedules show that he has been in just 17 intelligence briefings over the last 85 days. That's about the same frequency as two of his predecessors, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, according to a former CIA briefer who has written a book on the subject."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-s-calendar-just-17-intelligence-briefings-85-days-n967386

I am not defending Trump on this as I think he should listen more and tweet less, but it does seem that less time is spent on the daily briefing by Presidents than one might believe.


Perhaps, but the other two also know how to read reports.
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July 28th, 2020 at 6:29:07 AM permalink
RonC
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Quote: Mission146
Perhaps, but the other two also know how to read reports.


I guess that justifies making factually incorrect statements about Presidents receiving briefings.