We are now all Seattle and New Rochelle. Two years ago, the Trump administration shut down the two high-level offices in the White House that were responsible for dealing with a pandemic. No longer exist.

Because of Trump's incompetence and hubris, his administration was unwilling to make the World Health Organization test kit, which was available all over the world in January, available anywhere in the United States. Thus, large parts of the United States are probably in a situation similar to Seattle and New Rochelle, or will be soon, but we don't know the details because the test kits are not available and have not been for months.

We need a national mobilization right now to prepare our hospitals and doctors offices for what is coming. We need easy and accessible testing in every community in America today. And because the Trump administration is unwilling to make this happen and is giving us happy talk, we all need to carefully re-calibrate our lives and avoid unnecessary exposure to crowds and public events.

Finally, Mike Pence, if he is actually listening to the health professionals around him, should convene the Cabinet and begin the process of invoking the 25th Amendment to get Trump out of office and protect our nation.

-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Spanish flu" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump Has Sabotaged America's Coronavirus Response" by Laurie Garrett.

Podcast: "Why the U.S. Wasn't Ready for the Coronavirus - The New York Times".

Video: Interview with Clay Bentley double-pneumonia Covid-19 patient in Rome, GA and Dr. Carlos del Rio.

Article: "Dems press ahead on coronavirus package as Senate waits for Trump" by Heather Caygle, Andrew Desiderio, John Bresnahan.

Article: "Conservatives furious that CPAC has been giving VIPs, and only VIPs, personal coronavirus updates" by Hunter.

Article: "Trump, Pence Meet With Health Insurance Executives About Coronavirus" by Tim Hains.

Article: "Supreme Court agrees to hear Obamacare challenge" by Don Jacobson.

Quote: "For Americans who care about saving their health care, especially protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case is a stark reminder of President Trump's determination to end those protections" - Chuck Schumer.

Tweet: "Your daily reminder that:
a. Trump is using a provision of the Affordable Care Act to require that insurers cover the Coronavirus test.
b. Trump is in court right now trying to invalidate the entirety of the Affordable Care Act." by Chris Murphy.

Article: "2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2020 coronavirus pandemic in Brazil" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Can you catch the coronavirus from handling cash?" by Megan Cerullo.

Article: "Biden Takes Command of Race, Winning Four States Including Michigan" by Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin.

Article: "Phoenix to host Democratic presidential debate on March 15" by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen.

Article: "White House likely to pursue federal aid for shale companies hit by oil shock, coronavirus downturn" by Jeff Stein, Will Englund, Steven Mufson and Robert Costa.

Article: "Live results: March 10 primaries" by Washington Post.

Article: "Coronavirus: What are the four stages of the UK's response plan?" by Clare Sibthorpe.

Article: "Flybe's collapse could be 'first of many' airlines" by Justin Harper.

Book: The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Coronavirus fears empty store shelves of toilet paper, bottled water, masks as shoppers stock up" by Kelly Tyko, Jessica Guynn and Mike Snider.

Article: "White House won't explain how it would pay for Trump's proposed payroll tax holiday" by Kevin Breuninger.

Article: "President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three years" by Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly.

Article: "Read Bernie Sanders's Full Speech About Staying in the Race" by Isabella Grullón Paz.

Article: "2020 coronavirus pandemic in Washington (state)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'Containment Area' Is Ordered for New Rochelle Coronavirus Cluster" by Sarah Maslin Nir and Jesse McKinley.

Article: "Oregon confirms 15th coronavirus case in state" by AP.

Article: "Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic by World Health Organization" by BBC.

Article: "Top Infectious Disease Expert Warns: 'It Is Going to Get Worse'" by Molly Olmstead.

Article: "Republican tries to get doctor to downplay coronavirus threat - and it backfires spectacularly" by Brad Reed.

Article: "Exclusive: Why Washington State Is Desperate For Trump To Declare A COVID-19 Emergency" by Tierney Sneed and Josh Kovensky.

Article: "Coronavirus won't respond to trickle-down economics" by Robert Reich.

Article: "Trump allies got coronavirus tests despite lack of symptoms and shortage" by Mike DeBonis and Carolyn Y. Johnson.

Article: "Gilead Sciences Gains After CDC Confirms U.S. Use of Coronavirus Treatment" (remdesivir) by Martin Baccardax.

Article: "Houston Rodeo cancelled over coronavirus concerns, prompted by Montgomery County case" by Mike Morris, Jasper Scherer and Dylan McGuinness.

Article: "St. Patrick's Day parades in Chicago canceled amid coronavirus worries" by Stefano Esposito and Fran Spielman.

Article: "Basic reproduction number" (R₀) (COVID-19 1.4-3.9) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Dow enters bear market after coronavirus declared pandemic" by Taylor Telford and Thomas Heath.

Article: "Massachusetts health care reform" (Romneycare) by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Common Sense For the 21st Century...Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can No Stop Climate Breakdown & Social Collapse
- Roger Hallam British environmental activist, Organic farmer & Co-Founder, Extinction Rebellion & cooperative federation organisation Radical Routes / Author - Common Sense for the 21st Century : Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown And Social Collapse

Site: Extinction Rebellion US.

Article: "XR United States Branches".

Article: "Extinction Rebellion" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rosa Parks" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Montgomery bus boycott" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Obama Bans DNC from Taking Lobbyists' Money" by Peter Overby.

Article: "DNC rolls back Obama ban on contributions from federal lobbyists" by Tom Hamburger and Paul Kane.

Video: WATCH LIVE: World Health Organization holds a news conference on coronavirus outbreak – 3/11/2020.

Article: "WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 11 March 2020" by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Article: "Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected - Merkel" by BBC.

Tweet: "Going up fast. We need the Wall more than ever!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs" by Brown University.

Article: "The Question the CDC Won't Answer About Coronavirus Testing" by Tim Dickinson.

Article: "A Seattle lab uncovered Washington's coronavirus outbreak only after defying federal regulators" by Peter Weber.

Article: "Gov. Pritzker frustrated with feds after Illinois coronavirus tally hits 19" by Sun-Times.

Article: "Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources" by Aram Roston, Marisa Taylor.

Article: "Trump officials cut testimony short at coronavirus hearing" by Jessie Hellmann And Brett Samuels.

It's the Anniversary of the Fukushima Disaster
- Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist - Beyond Nuclear

Article: "Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Fukushima Hotspots Make Headlines Before Olympics, But What's The Risk?" by Sara Hussein.

Article: "In Fukushima, Olympic torch relay faces cool welcome from nuclear evacuees" by Mari Saito, Kiyoshi Takenaka.

Article: "Japan marks 9th anniversary of tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people" by AP.

Article: "Radiation levels at Fukushima rise to record highs after typhoon" by RT.

Article: "Typhoon re-releases radioactive contamination from Fukushima " by Beyond Nuclear.

Article: "Hot particles in Japan: what does this mean for the Olympics and beyond?" by Cindy Folkers.

Article: "Radioactivity on the move 2020: Recontamination and weather-related effects in Fukushima" by Greenpeace International.

Article: "Fukushima Study Links Children's Cancer To Nuclear Accident" by Geoff Brumfiel.

Article: "After Fukushima, battling Tepco and leukemia" by Rob Gilhooly.

Article: "Bioaccumulation" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Fukushima Radiation in U.S. West Coast Tuna" by NOAA Fisheries.

Article: "U.S. nuclear plants similar to Fukushima spark concerns" by Matt Smith.

Article: "Japan lifts evacuation order for town hit by Fukushima disaster" by Justin McCurry.

Article: "9 years on, state of the clean-up at Fukushima nuclear plant" by Karyn Nishimura.

Article: "Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate" by Mari Yamaguchi.

Article: "Japan wants to dump Fukushima radioactive water into ocean" by AFP.

Article: "Biden Wins, Sanders Lags: Naomi Klein & Alicia Garza on Calls to Shut Down Primaries & Debates" by Democracy Now!

Article: "Howard Dean Scream" by Brad.

Article: "Bernie Sanders told Elizabeth Warren in private 2018 meeting that a woman can't win, sources say" by MJ Lee.

Article: "Why Bernie Sanders supporters are trolling Elizabeth Warren with snake emoji" by Constance Grady.

Article: "Project Veritas" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups" by Mark Mazzetti and Adam Goldman.

Article: "Trump calls Inslee a 'snake' amid coronavirus outbreak in Washington state" by Brett Samuels.

Article: "Transcript: Bin Laden determined to strike in US, August 6, 2001.

Article: "Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up'" by David Johnston.

Article: "World Health Organization official slams Donald Trump's 'incoherent' coronavirus response despite low number of US cases" by Les Steed.

Article: "Dark side of reverse mortgage industry: Predatory lending hits seniors" by USA Today.

Article: "The 3 Richest Americans Hold More Wealth Than Bottom 50% Of The Country, Study Finds" by Noah Kirsch.

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