memeorandum: Dr. Anthony Fauci was correct — more importantly, he was humble (Timothy P. Carney/Washington Examiner)

2:20 PM ET, April 6, 2020

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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:

Acting Navy Secretary blasts USS Roosevelt captain as ‘too naive or too stupid’ in leaked speech to ship's crew — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly reportedly made an unhinged speech to the crew members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, in which he lashed out at former Capt. Brett E. Crozier …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Politico, Talking Points Memo, National Review, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Law & Crime, Mediaite and Washington Post

CNN:

Acting Navy secretary blasts ousted aircraft carrier captain as ‘stupid’ in address to ship's crew — (CNN)The Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly blasted the now ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt as “stupid” in an address to the ship's crew Monday morning, in remarks obtained by CNN.

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Axios, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Mother Jones, Patterico's Pontifications and Balloon Juice

Winona Ruth / SoundCloud:

SoundCloud — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly reportedly made an unhinged speech to the crew members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, in which he lashed out at former Capt. Brett E. Crozier and told sailors to stop complaining and do their jobs. Full story here: https …

New York Times:

Acting Navy Secretary Slams Fired Captain as ‘Stupid’ — Thomas B. Modly addressed the crew of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt in a speech that one crew member described as “whiny, upset, irritated, condescending.” — The U.S. Navy's top civilian excoriated the fired commander …

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Inside the epic White House fight over hydroxychloroquine — The White House coronavirus task force had its biggest fight yet on Saturday, pitting economic adviser Peter Navarro against infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci. At issue: How enthusiastically should the White House tout …

Donald Shaw / Sludge:

Pharma-Funded Group Tied to a Top Trump Donor Is Promoting Malaria Drug to the President — Founded by one of Trump's top donors, the Job Creators Network has been pushing Trump to approve the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19. — EDITED BY

Discussion: The Nation and Common Dreams

Chandelis Duster / CNN:

Peter Navarro on his qualifications to disagree with Dr. Anthony Fauci on coronavirus treatments: 'I'm a social scientist' — Washington (CNN)White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday said he was qualified to engage and disagree with Dr. Anthony Fauci on the use of an anti-malarial drug …

Discussion: NBC News, The American Independent, Axios, POLITICUSUSA, Political Wire, The Week and The Hill

CNN:
Heated disagreement breaks out in Situation Room over hydroxychloroquine

Discussion: The American Independent, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Raw Story and The Week

Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Schumer makes his case to Meadows during a Sunday night call

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Breitbart, The Hill, The Week, The Daily Beast and Daily Kos

Washington Post:

Wisconsin governor suspends in-person voting in Tuesday's elections amid escalating coronavirus fears — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Monday suspending in-person voting in Tuesday's elections, citing the intensifying health threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

Discussion: Axios, The Hill, One America News Network, Mother Jones and Fox News

Politico:

Wisconsin governor orders stop to in-person voting on eve of election — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a last-minute order halting in-person voting on Tuesday amid coronavirus concerns, calling for suspending the statewide and local elections until June 9.

Discussion: Common Dreams

Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Tuesday's Wisconsin Election Is Our Future

Discussion: The Nation, The Atlantic, RightWisconsin and Washington Post

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

Has Anyone Found Trump's Soul? Anyone? — He's not rising to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic. He's shriveling into nothingness. — Do you remember President George W. Bush's remarks at Ground Zero in Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks?

Discussion: Kaiser Health News, Althouse, The Hill and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

U.S. Will Give Terrorist Label to White Supremacist Group for First Time — The designation of the Russian Imperial Movement reflects growing concerns among U.S. officials about violent white supremacists with transnational links. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week

Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
In a first, US slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists

Discussion: VICE and The Week

Fox News:

Supreme Court upholds controversial traffic stop by police — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a warrantless traffic stop by a sheriff's deputy in Kansas that was conducted based on information that the car owner's license had been revoked. — Charles Glover Jr. claimed that the deputy …

Discussion: Associated Press

Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices rule for federal employee over age discrimination

Discussion: Washington Post

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Trump vs. Biden on coronavirus: The timeline is utterly damning — We're now learning that President Trump's efforts to promote an anti-malarial drug for use against the coronavirus is causing internal administration tensions. Anthony Fauci, the administration's own leading expert …

Discussion: Raw Story

Aaron E. Carroll / New York Times:

How Will We Know When It's Time to Reopen the Nation? — Experts offer four benchmarks that can serve as a guide for cities and states, eliminating some of the guesswork. — Everyone wants to know when we are going to be able to leave our homes and reopen the United States. That's the wrong way to frame it.

Discussion: CNN

Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
U.S. Is Nowhere Close to Reopening the Economy, Experts Say

Discussion: Washington Post

New York Times:

As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay Logged Out — Teachers at some schools across the country report that less than half of their students are participating in online learning. — Chronic absenteeism is a problem in American education during the best of times, but now …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times

Politico:

Fried v. DeSantis: the coronavirus edition — Florida builds a mystery app — More pressure over unemployment fiasco — Early voting settlement reached — Hello and welcome to Monday. — The daily rundown — Between Saturday night and Sunday night, the number of Florida …

Discussion: The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and The Week

Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
DeSantis doing better than Trump in handling coronavirus crisis, Florida poll shows

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Political Wire

Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:

Ratings change: Senate races shift toward Democrats — Gardner now an underdog, Shaheen safer, Collins more at risk — While coronavirus news is rightfully saturating the headlines, the 2020 elections are going to happen this fall and will arguably be more important than ever.

Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:

Dr. Anthony Fauci was correct — more importantly, he was humble — In certain political circles, it has apparently become important to knock Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. — One prominent article at RealClear Politics argues …

Charlie Savage / New York Times:

Inspector General Fired by Trump Urges Whistle-Blowers ‘to Bravely Speak Up’ — Michael Atkinson, who President Trump made clear was dismissed in reprisal for his role in revealing the Ukraine matter, broke his silence. — WASHINGTON — The intelligence community inspector general whom …

Discussion: The Guardian, IJR, The Federalist, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and Washington Times

Noah Bookbinder / New York Times:
Trump Is Gutting Our Democracy While We're Dealing with Coronavirus

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Common Dreams, Vanity Fair, The Hill and The Bulwark

Sharyl Attkisson / Just The News:

News media, liberals mock conservatives for early pandemic comments they made themselves — Analysis of three months of public comments shows health officials, liberals and media personalities made comments similar to conservatives now being mocked. — A video entitled “Heroes of the Pandumbic” …

Discussion: Instapundit

L. Brent Bozell III / Washington Times:
How the liberal media weaponizes COVID-19 against Trump

Discussion: Associated Press

Aleem Maqbool / BBC:

Coronavirus: Pastor who decried ‘hysteria’ dies after attending Mardi Gras — Pastor Landon Spradlin wasn't worried about coronavirus when we went to New Orleans to preach during Mardi Gras. A month later he was dead. — “He loved to laugh. He loved to play guitar.

Discussion: Informed Comment

ProPublica:

How New York City's Emergency Ventilator Stockpile Ended Up on the Auction Block — A 2006 pandemic plan warned that New York City could be short as many as 9,500 ventilators. But the city only acquired a few hundred, which were ultimately scrapped because it couldn't afford to maintain them.

NBC News:

Government watchdog: Hospitals face severe shortages of medical gear, confusing guidance from government — An internal government report found that one hospital was so short of thermometers it could screen staff and patients for coronavirus only at random. — Government watchdog: Hospitals face severe shortages of medical gear

Discussion: Common Dreams, Daily Kos and Raw Story

The City:

First Rikers Virus-Positive Fatality Was Jailed on Technicality — Need to know more about coronavirus in New York? Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. — The first COVID-19 positive city jail inmate died in Bellevue Hospital Sunday as he awaited a hearing on a parole violation, according to multiple sources.

Discussion: The Root, The Appeal and New York Post

Eli Saslow / Washington Post:

'You're basically right next to the nuclear reactor.' … I could be the last person some of these patients ever see, or the last voice they hear. A lot of people will never come off the ventilator. That's the reality of this virus. I force myself to think about that for a few seconds each …

Ronna McDaniel / Fox News:

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel: Democrats' coronavirus voting plan - this is the way to undermine democracy — After failing with their first left-wing laundry list disguised as coronavirus relief, Democratic leaders are already plotting their next attempt to use the pandemic for political gain.

Discussion: Washington Times

Alayna Treene / Axios:

Pelosi announces new system for submitting House bills electronically — Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Monday that the House is establishing a secure email system for lawmakers to electronically submit all floor documents, including “bills, resolutions, co-sponsors and extensions of remarks …

Discussion: The Hill

ABC7:

LA doctor seeing success with hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 — LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A Los Angeles doctor said he is seeing significant success in prescribing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with zinc to treat patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19.

Discussion: Law & Crime, Tangle, Twitchy and Local doctor …

Reuters:

U.S. officials brace for ‘peak death week’ in coronavirus — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday girded the country for a “peak death week” from the coronavirus pandemic as the accelerating American death toll closed the gap with Italy and Spain, the countries with the most fatalities to date.