Lisa Desjardins, Geoff Bennett, and Paul Offitt on RFK Jr.
Disease, death, and RFK Jr. Against disinformation.
The perils of inattention
The Washington Post reports that “U.S. intelligence agencies issued warnings about the novel coronavirus in more than a dozen classified briefings prepared for President Trump in January and February.”
Dilettantism and sociopathy
“This is dilettantism raised to the level of sociopathy”: Michelle Goldberg on Jared Kushner’s role in the White House’s coronavirus response.
Rewriting history
The New York Times: “The president tried to rewrite his history with advising Americans about the coronavirus. His own words prove him wrong.” Or as a non-Times writer once put it, “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
Community spread
“A resident of Washington, D.C., has been identified as the source of the community spread of coronavirus misinformation throughout the United States.”