Update -

At 8:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,211,692
Deaths worldwide - 227,990
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131

At 9:22am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,216,179
Deaths worldwide - 228,068
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131

At 10:35am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,221,519
Deaths worldwide - 228,614
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131


At 11:21am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,221,775
Deaths worldwide - 228,645
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,991
Deaths US - 61,162

At 11:23am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,222,542
Deaths worldwide - 228,708
Confirmed cases US - 1,049,758
Deaths US - 61,225

At 11:27am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,223,536
Deaths worldwide - 228,766
Confirmed cases US - 1,050,752
Deaths US - 61,283

At 12:04pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,226,657
Deaths worldwide - 229,138
Confirmed cases US - 1,053,873
Deaths US - 61,400


At 1:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,228,515
Deaths worldwide - 229,200
Confirmed cases US - 1,55,731
Deaths US - 61,462

EXCELLENT!

ROFL!!!

Update -

At 8:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,211,692
Deaths worldwide - 227,990
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131

At 9:22am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,216,179
Deaths worldwide - 228,068
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131

At 10:35am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,221,519
Deaths worldwide - 228,614
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131


At 11:21am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,221,775
Deaths worldwide - 228,645
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,991
Deaths US - 61,162

At 11:23am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,222,542
Deaths worldwide - 228,708
Confirmed cases US - 1,049,758
Deaths US - 61,225

At 11:27am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,223,536
Deaths worldwide - 228,766
Confirmed cases US - 1,050,752
Deaths US - 61,283

At 12:04pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,226,657
Deaths worldwide - 229,138
Confirmed cases US - 1,053,873
Deaths US - 61,400

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 4/30/20

All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

At 8:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,211,692
Deaths worldwide - 227,990
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131

At 9:22am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,216,179
Deaths worldwide - 228,068
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131

At 10:35am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,221,519
Deaths worldwide - 228,614
Confirmed cases US - 1,048,735
Deaths US - 61,131

Update - just to close out the night...

At 8:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,113,147
Deaths worldwide - 218,229
Confirmed cases US - 1,020,730
Deaths US - 58,777

At 10:45am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 3,118,625
Deaths worldwide - 219,765
Confirmed cases US - 1,020,730
Deaths US - 58,777


At 7:03pm
Confirmed cases US - 1,039,613
Deaths US - 60,458

I think Chris Hayes misses being able to jam Bernie Sanders down our throats every week.

That's what happened last time.

In 2016 he had Bernie on for an interview every week. It raised my suspicions that he was working EXTRA hard to position himself as the choice for White House Press Secretary in a Bernie Sanders presidency. I think he was secretly auditioning, softening up the candidate, giving him valuable face time on a weekly basis, positioning himself as the #1 friendly media go-to, whose name would automatically come up when a potential President Sanders was looking to assemble his new White House staff. I don't think he did one single interview with Hillary Clinton on his show, that whole time.

It was nauseating. Chris Hayes has been off my preferred watching list ever since. I still watch, but while we tape the whole evening lineup, his show is the one I'm gonna blow off if I have to do any catch-up watching. Rachel? Never miss. Chris Hayes? Meh.

In my "If I Ran MSNBC" game, I'd replace smug Chuck Todd (I DO NOT like smug), AND Andrea "Oh but her emails" Mitchell. Off with their heads! I might move Chris Hayes out of prime time. Elevate somebody else. Joy Reid maybe. And develop some new talent, too. I REEEEEEALLLY like Malcolm Nance. I think it might be interesting to try something with him, too. He'd be my choice for National Security Advisor if I were president. And I'd take Katie Porter out of the "gotta run for reelection every other year" crowd and put her in the Supreme Court. For life. And I'd issue a directive that jerks like Hugh Hewitt will NEVER get another shot at a show on MSNBC, and preferably will never again even see the inside of the building where MSNBC's located. We would NOT do a "let's give the other side a show maybe early Saturday mornings, just to be even-handed" shit. NO! NOT on MSNBC!!! You don't see Pox Noise giving a liberal a show for any reason, do you?

Willie Geist doesn't impress me, either.

I'd keep Rachel, Lawrence O'Donnell, Katy Tur (really impressed with her work!), Joy Reid, Stephanie Ruhle, Avi and Ari, and Shaquille Brewster. Not too sure about Joshua Johnson yet. I'd have to see. And I'd tell Steve Kornacki if he doesn't stop waving his arms in front of the statistics on his board and standing in front of it and blocking the numbers that he's busy telling you about but you can't see, he'll be OUT. That drives me fucking CRAZY!!!!!! And I'd recommend that he switch to decaf. Like YESTERDAY. And oddly enough, I find Brian Williams a comforting presence. He stays.

Welcome to DU, pmtrindade!

Let's hope the strategy works.

Although I would like to see a little bit of a higher profile from Biden right now. He can't go underground and stay there for too long. People forget.

Why yes! We will rise to new heights of greatness ...

As soon as we GET RID of YOU!!!!!

Sounds like pretty good idea.

And for those who might not qualify, some other benefit should be arranged.

Yep! LOVE these!