#Officials

Andy Newman

andylocal

NYPD said violence against protesters was ‘isolated.’We found over 60 videos of cops punching, batoning, knocking down, body-slamming and otherwise attacking protesters. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/14/nyregion/nypd-georg

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

What are the benefits/limitations of mass testing certain populations for SARS-CoV-2 regardless of symptoms? A thread... 1/ SARS-CoV-2 can transmit before symptoms appear, so by the time a symptomatic case

Khaya Dlanga

khayadlanga

In Italy, as they enter their 4th week of lockdown, government officials sounded alarm about gangs and organized crime attacking stores. Police also stationed outside supermarkets in Palermo after angry

Welsh Government

WelshGovernment

Health officials have identified a number of separate Covid-19 clusters in Wales linked to Zante/Zakynthos.We’re concerned about travellers returning to Wales from this area passing on the infection to friends

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

Alienation is among the most PERVASIVE sentiments in the US, felt across the ENTIRE political spectrum.Yet few can identify it, let alone envision a less alienating world - mainly because

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. I've written elsewhere about three different roles for COVID testing: https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1274576193333850112But whether you are testing for individual health, surveillance, or mitigation, speed is of the essence.

John Eligon

jeligon

A participant invited me to listen to a call between elected officials in the Kansas City area about how & when to reopen from Covid19. It was fascinating to hear

Hiroko Tabuchi

HirokoTabuchi

Prof Iwata: Tokyo needs to make the decision to lock down. Today. The rise in coronavirus patients can no longer be suppressed with selective testing and contact tracing. Maintaining the

Drew Holden

DrewHolden360

There were probably 4-5 different points that Biden made that were conspiracy theories that the media pushed. No pushback on them from Wallace. 1. Russian bounties - no evidence that

Sarah Kendzior

sarahkendzior

"In 2016, Senator Harry Reid wrote to James Comey warning that not only did the Russian government have the ability to interfere in the November election, they intended to falsify

Garba Shehu

GarShehu

Nigeria isn't building rail line into Niger but, only to the designated Border point. An agreement between Nigeria and Niger in 2015, coordinated by the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation

DisinfoLab

disinfo_lab

Yesterday, we gave a quick rundown of the #HunterBiden email scandal (and why you should be skeptical of it). Here are our findings: Recap: This Monday, more than 50 former

Chad Pergram

ChadPergram

1) Sens Grassley/Johnson: Today we received a list of individuals who requested the unmasking of Lt. General Michael Flynn and others who received access to that information. 2) Grassley/Johnson: The

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

At this point, it seems a virtual certainty that Republicans will refuse to provide any significant aid to fiscally desperate state and local governments. And it's worth thinking about just

Joshua Hind

joshuahind

I love data. I want it. This data in particular is desperately needed for medium-term planning (at home and work). But to be useful the data must be: 1) accurate2)

Crissie Brown 🏳️‍🌈

ComiCrissieB

1/ In the U.S., we no longer hold elections. Instead, we have ethno-partisan herd counts.And that means our system of government is broken. A brief thread.https://twitter.com/eminently_me5/status/1323911182470815744 2/ Several states both