"#10 FTFY:

"Donald Trump and his GOP enablers are cheating even worse than I thought they would"

"Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction." Rumi

"Smaller still it started in a house."

Smaller still it started in a heart.

"#7 Have you missed the Biden commercial with the paid female actress attempting to cry that grandma died alone in the hospital because they couldn't visit her? Which is it? Do you want family allowed to visit or not? Because if the answer is not you should send Biden a letter to knock it off."

Is the commercial about visiting grandma in the hospital after she has coronavirus or in the nursing home before she is infected? If there is a way to allow folks to do the former without putting them at risk, I'd like to see that happen.

"NY is pinning it on the workers for bringing Covid into the nursing homes. Not the 6,300 infected patients they sent from hospitals to nursing homes to free up beds."

Some of the nursing home and assisted living deaths are the result of staff bringing the virus in. That's what happened with my friend's 101 year old mother (who I've mentioned before).

Okay, one more for good measure since Rashida Tlaib mentioned her:

Barbara Lee @BLeeForCongress

US House candidate, CA-13

As always, proud to be by your side, @KamalaHarris. Congratulations on making history and leading us toward a transformative future.

And last but not least, and with this one, I'll rest my case:

Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib

I've fought alongside Senator @KamalaHarris for direct cash payments during the pandemic and for clean water as a human right.
Now let's defeat Trump and make those policies a reality.

P.S. I do have to say that U.S. Senator @BLeeForCongress does sound good too.

In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, Kamala isn't Black Hillary despite whatever hornswoggle some people are trying to sell us.

All these Bernie Sanders progressives are going to be surprised to learn they are "DNC Surrogates . . . selling the latest hornswoggle":

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

US House candidate, CA-17 The fact that Democrats picked the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants for VP tells you what we stand for.

@KamalaHarris went to Howard and rose up through hard work.

She represents a multi-racial, multi-cultural future for America.

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

Proud of my CBC sister @KamalaHarris for becoming the first Black woman ever chosen as Vice President!

Together, we are going to defeat Donald Trump and his hateful ideology.

Pramila Jayapal @PramilaJayapal

The same night that I became the first South Asian American woman elected to the House of Representatives, @KamalaHarris because the first South Asian American woman elected to the Senate. I'm ready to get to work as we make history again by electing her the next Vice President.

Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley

That's right. Madame Vice President, Kamala Devi Harris.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Retweeted

Kamala Harris @SenKamalaHarris

For a year, @AOC and I have worked with communities on landmark legislation to ensure that as we fight the climate crisis, we center that fight in justice and equity.

Today, we're formally introducing the Climate Equity Act in Congress.

Wise words from Bernie (watch the video):

Bernie Sanders is all in for Biden/Harris. Are you? #ProgressivesForBiden

FYI:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Retweeted

Elizabeth Warren @ewarren

@KamalaHarris will be a great partner to @JoeBiden in making our government a powerful force for good in the fight for social, racial, and economic justice.

#336 should be "Join @BernieSanders and over a dozen powerful national progressive organizations to lay out our plan to win in November 2020."

Or not. Your choice.

Bernie Sanders Retweeted

CPD Action @CPDAction

@BernieSanders and over a dozen powerful national progressive organizations to lay out our plan to win in November 2020.

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"But I have exponentially more faith in Joe and Kamala than I do in Trump and Pence."

Or, to be more precise, Trump and Kushner. Pence is basically window dressing. Jared is the real power, and the source of much bad judgement, incompetence and corruption, behind the throne.

At this point it is impossible to know how many seniors in this country have died from Covid-19 as there is no standardization as to how nursing home deaths from coronavirus are being counted from state to state:

To be sure, comparing coronavirus deaths in nursing homes across states can be difficult because of the differences in how states conduct their counts. New York is among several states that include probable COVID-19 deaths as well as those confirmed by a test. Some states don't count deaths from homes where fewer than five have died. Others don't always give precise numbers, providing ranges instead. And all ultimately rely on the nursing homes themselves to provide the raw data.

"Everybody is doing it however they feel like doing it. We don't have very good data. It's just all over the place, all over the country," said Toby Edelman of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, a nonprofit representing nursing home residents.

If NY has been counting "probable COVID-19 deaths as well as those confirmed by a test" but some other states aren't, that needs to be factored into account when determining how many nursing home residents have died of the virus and when doing a state by state comparison of Covid 19 nursing home deaths.

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Congratulations to @KamalaHarris, who will make history as our next Vice President. She understands what it takes to stand up for working people, fight for health care for all, and take down the most corrupt administration in history. Let's get to work and win.
4:58 PM Aug 11, 2020

You can read Obama's longer statement at the link:

Barack Obama @BarackObama

I've known Senator @KamalaHarris for a long time. She is more than prepared for the job. She's spent her career defending our Constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake. This is a good day for our country. Now let's go win this thing.

"Joe never should have promised to deliver a black female"

He didn't. He promised a female VP and a black female SC judge if he wins the election.

One thing many Democratic voters were taking into account during the primaries was who could beat Donald Trump. I think some Democrats were gun shy about voting for a woman after what happened to Hillary. Voting for a woman of color may have seemed like an even more risky proposition. But a woman of color in the VP slot seems more doable, like a real possibility for becoming a reality. I may be wrong, but I think there is a lot of enthusiasm out there among women voters for Harris. Kamala is a better speaker and a more natural politician than any of the three white men she's running with/against. There is that.

Tim Kaine was a safe choice--and a poor one. Kamala Harris is neither.

I love this ad:

The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln

Kamala. It's time. Let's go.

Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris

@JoeBiden can unify the American people because he's spent his life fighting for us. And as president, he'll build an America that lives up to our ideals.

I'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief.
4:56 PM Aug 11, 2020