WHAT'S BREWING
TRUMP GOES FULL CONSPIRACY THEORY ON WISCONSIN Trump fired off a number of conspiracy theories about Wisconsin’s Democratic-backed effort -- thwarted by Republicans -- to adjust its primary election for the coronavirus pandemic. During his daily COVID-19 briefing, Trump falsely claimed that the state’s Democrats tried to implement an extended mail-ballot-only election in reaction to Trump endorsing a conservative judge for the state Supreme Court. [HuffPost]
THE REAL REASON TRUMP IS PITCHING BOGUS CORONA CURES The real estate tycoon's Trump steaks and Trump vodka flopped, but the Trump COVID-19 cures -- regardless of whether the drugs the president has been pushing help people recover from the illness -- could wind up overshadowing his blunderous response to the pandemic and winning him reelection. [HuffPost]
SANDERS ADDRESSES EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON BLACK AMERICA Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke with a panel of experts about the disproportionate effect of coronavirus on Black Americans, which is becoming more apparent as areas hit hard by the pandemic begin to release racial data. Sanders raised issues with the health care system, poverty, and systemic racism, saying: "It has a whole lot to do with who lives and who dies in this pandemic, who gets sick, who doesn’t get sick, who gets treated, who doesn’t get treated.” [HuffPost]
CALL GROWS FOR ABSENTEE AND EARLY VOTING Efforts to make it easier for Americans to vote during the coronavirus pandemic got sidelined in negotiations over the massive $2 trillion rescue package last month. Now, a growing number of Democrats are pushing to expand early in-person voting and no-excuse-required absentee voting by mail to all states ahead of the November election, and they want to attach extra funding for it in the next coronavirus relief bill. [HuffPost]
TRUMP OUSTS TOP COVID-19 BAILOUT WATCHDOG Trump removed Pentagon inspector general Glenn Fine, who was set to probe corruption and provide oversight of the government’s massive response to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The $2 trillion coronavirus response law, passed last month, set up a panel of 10 inspectors general to serve as watchdogs as the government tries to limit fraud, wrongdoing and mismanagement. [HuffPost]
MUSK'S BILLIONAIRE BROTHER CALLED WORKERS 'FAMILY.' THEN CORONAVIRUS HIT. At Next Door, the community-oriented “sustainable” restaurant chain owned by billionaire Kimbal Musk, workers were told they were part of a family. Workers at Next Door had something called the Family Fund, a pool of money they contributed to out of their paychecks that was supposed to be there for them in times of crisis. Then a crisis hit. And the Family Fund wasn’t there for them at all. [HuffPost]
FAR RIGHT HELPED CREATE POWERFUL FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH Advanced facial recognition technology poses a mortal threat to privacy. It could grant the government, corporations and even average citizens the ability to capture a photo of anybody and, with a few keystrokes, uncover all kinds of personal details. So, when The New York Times published an exposé about a shadowy facial recognition firm called Clearview AI in January, it seemed like the worst nightmare of privacy advocates had arrived. [HuffPost] | 
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