PBC News & Comment: Trump to Uninsured Americans: ‘Drop Dead’

After more than a week of public speculation, vacillating Trump decides not to permit new Obamacare enrollment in 38 states…--it amounts to a possible death sentence for low-income workers and some who will lose employer-paid coverage
Note: this podcast was delayed in posting, due to human error--mine!  pbc
--federal appeals court tells Texas women with unwanted pregnancies: you have no “choice”, abortions are banned due to unconstitutional order blocking abortions
--after waves of bad publicity, Navy brass allow about 60% of USS Roosevelt’s crew to go ashore for testing and treatment amid Covid outbreak
--our Covid-19 daily update, compiled by Linda Lewis, with focus in the bizarre bazaar of protective health gear
--in Russophobic news report, WashPost says Putin’s planeload of PPE is a propaganda coup
--WashPost media writer praises MSNBC for only carrying 100 minutes of Trump’s 2-hour self-aggrandizing briefing yesterday
--early study from China shows that hydroxychloroquine is helpful to patients with mild symptoms
--at ConsortiumNews, Greg Godels shows the pattern of American oligarchs demanding that the serfs get back to work
--listeners have critical comments of recent podcasts
--Iran asks UN to intervene and allow humanitarian aid, and asks for IMF loan—first time since the revolution
--Trump tweets warning to Iran to control its proxies in Iraq, or else
at MintPress, Alan McLeod adds details to the Pompeo-Abrams scheme for regime change in Venezuela
--Trump’s border wall fantasy takes a hit, as sophisticated tunnel is found between Tijuana and San Diego
--in its continuing effort to Bury Bernie, NY Times quotes fearful Dem boomer voters who shifted to Biden
--Biden doubts there will be a convention in Milwaukee in July
--GOP-controlled Wisconsin legislature refuses to delay next week’s primary, ensuring low turnout
--Trump just admitted that GOP can’t win elections without suppression tactics