This Week

From The Lincoln Project:

Welcome to this week. Nearly 90,000 American lives have been lost. The virus is still spreading. And Donald Trump continues to deny and deflect, failing the people he was elected to serve.

A Study in Leadership

Video from Atlantic Studios, The Atlantic

Americans, as a rule, rarely compare themselves with other countries, so convinced are we that our system is superior, that our politicians are better, that our democracy is the fairest and most robust in the world. But watch this video and ask yourself: Is this the kind of leadership you expect from a superpower? Does this make you feel confident in our future? Or is this man a warning signal, a blinking red light, a screaming siren telling all of us, and all of the world, that something about our political system has gone profoundly awry?

 — Anne Applebaum, from A Study in Leadership, The Atlantic

Smart People Wear Masks

Be smart like Professor Einstein.

Shower the People

James Taylor and contestants from season 18 of The Voice reunited for a special remote performance of "Shower the People."

Mourning in America

From The Lincoln Project:

Donald Trump's failed presidency has left the nation weaker, sicker, and teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression.

Don Lemon to Trump

What is it about Obama that gets under your skin?

From CNN:

CNN's Don Lemon slammed President Donald Trump's obsession with former President Barack Obama after Trump tweeted negatively about former President George W. Bush.

How to Medical

From comedian and author Sarah Cooper

A Spoonful of Clorox

A Randy Rainbow Song Parody

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 4/23/2020

From New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at today's press briefing:

New York State puts $116 billion more into the federal pot than we take out.

Kentucky TAKES $148 billion more from the federal pot than they put in.

But we don't deserve help now because the 15,000 people who died here were predominately democrats?

Senator McConnell, who's getting bailed out here? It's your state that is living on the money that we generate. Your state is getting bailed out—not my state.

Ready

From The Lincoln Project:

Donald Trump has left America in a state of danger, despair, and economic depression. We cannot allow him another term.

Unprepared

Trump's Coronavirus Blame Game

From The Recount:

Trump's weeks of downplaying the coronavirus have evolved into weeks of shifting the blame.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 4/17/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held his daily press conference on the COVID–19 outbreak.

Elizabeth Warren Endorses Joe Biden

In this moment of crisis, it's more important than ever that the next president restores Americans' faith in good, effective government—and I've seen Joe Biden help our nation rebuild. Today, I'm proud to endorse Joe Biden as President of the United States.

Now it's up to all of us to help make Joe Biden the next president. Let's get to work. Go to JoeBiden.com right now, and chip in your $5, make some calls, send some texts—because we are all in this together.

President Barack Obama Endorses Joe Biden

On April 14, 2020, President Obama endorsed Joe Biden for President. He noted Biden's leadership on health care, climate change, and the 2008 recovery, and said that he believes that Biden is the person who can heal the country in the wake of the COVID–19 outbreak.

I'm proud to endorse my friend Joe Biden for President of the United States. Let's go: For all of us who love this country and are willing to do our part to make sure it lives up to its highest ideals—now's the time to fight for what we believe in. Join us at JoeBiden.com. And I'll see you on the campaign trail as soon as I can.

Music For Hope

Andrea Bocelli: Music For Hope - Live From Duomo di Milano

On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, by invitation of the City and of the Duomo Cathedral of Milan, Italian global music icon Andrea Bocelli gave a solo performance representing a message of love, healing and hope to Italy and the world. #musicforhope

Distracted

From The Lincoln Project:

Trump says his own impeachment "distracted" him from the coronavirus response. Let's be clear: He was never distracted. He just didn't care.

Sacrifice

From The Lincoln Project:

The President will stop at nothing to protect himself and himself only. By discounting those American seniors who have served and protected our nation countless times during moments of national crisis, the President is deeming them unworthy.

Happy Birthday, Barbara Rocah

From Team Mimi Rocah:

Mimi Rocah's mother Barbara turns 90 years young today. In honor of her milestone birthday, Mimi interviews her mother on growing up during the polio epidemic, being one of 11 women in medical school, living through the Cuban missile crisis as well as taking us on a sweet trip down memory lane of Mimi's childhood.

Bill Gates on Fighting Coronavirus

From The Daily Show With Trevor Noah:

Trevor Noah and Bill Gates discuss coronavirus testing, accelerating vaccine development and how the world will rebound.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 4/5/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held coronavirus briefing.

Letter of Note

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From Letters of Note:

Having recently misidentified a bird of prey, David Attenborough writes to Eric Morecambe.

Heroes

A new video from The Lincoln Project:

As the consequences of COVID–19 tear across the country, American heroes everywhere are donning masks, scrubs, uniforms, volunteer hats. Here are a few stories of amazing acts of humanity, kindness, and courage in the face of catastrophe.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 4/2/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a coronavirus update. He also invited his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, to join the briefing via video conference to talk about how he was doing after contracting coronavirus.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 4/1/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak and the state's response to the pandemic. 

Bedtime

"Bedtime," by Chris Ware, this week's cover of The New Yorker.

Chris Ware asked his 15-year-old daughter what he should draw for the cover of this year's Health Issue. "Make sure it's about how most doctors have children and families of their own," she said.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 3/29/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a briefing on the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak. He reacted to a new travel advisory issued by the federal government for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, which asked residents of those states to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days. The governor said the new policy, which he supports, and other policies were making New Yorkers feel like they are "under attack" Mr. Cuomo also repeated his criticism of a recent $2.2 trillion economic aid package passed by Congress, saying it did not provide adequate funding to reimburse New York and other hard-hit states.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 3/28/2020

Amid the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is issuing an executive order to move the presidential primary election from April 28 to June 23, aligning it with the congressional and legislative primaries in New York.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 3/27/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a press conference on the coronavirus outbreak from the Javits Center in New York City, which is being converted into a temporary hospital.

Exponential Threat

From Priorities USA:

Donald Trump issued a cease and desist letter to stop this ad from running because he doesn't want Americans to know the truth about his failed leadership.

Coronavirus: How We Got Here

From Crooked Media:

"The Federal response failed and now it's on citizens."

Ben Rhodes, Ronald Klein, and epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed talk coronavirus, how we got here and what comes next.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 3/25/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a news conference to provide an update on the coronavirus outbreak impacting the state.

Andrew Cuomo Speaks on 3/24/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks bluntly and eloquently on coronavirus at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which is being converted into an emergency hospital by the Army Corps of Engineers amid the outbreak in the state.

What Coronavirus Symptoms Look Like

From Science Insider:

After being exposed to the virus that causes COVID–19, it can take as few as two and as many as 14 days for symptoms to develop. Cases range from mild to critical. The average timeline from the first symptoms to recovery is about 17 days, but some cases are fatal. Here's what it looks like to develop COVID–19m day by day.

More Inspiration From Italy

The artists of the International Opera Choir open the door of their virtual rehearsal room to sing "Va, Pensiero," the chorus of the prisoners from Verdi's opera "Nabucco." Their performance is dedicated to all medical personnel, doctors, nurses, civil protection department workers, researchers and all those who fight on the front lines to deal with the COVID–19 emergency.