Dear Palmer Report readers,
we all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.
In that regard we're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $3760 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report
When Donald Trump abruptly announced weeks ago that he was shutting down nearly all travel from Europe to the United States, it resulted in airports jam packed with potentially infected people who were desperately trying to hurry up and get home. It’s still not clear how many of them brought the coronavirus with them.
When Trump announced today that he was strongly considering quarantining parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, he surely set off a mass panic as well. Fortunately, he backed down from his threat after just six hours, once New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made clear that he would never go along with such a move.
But how many people panicked and immediately fled New York City during those six hours? Fortunately that’s a small window when it comes to packing up and heading to the airport. But some New Yorkers have cars. How many of them packed up and hit the road?
One can only hope that anyone who panicked and left New York today, under the mistaken belief that Donald Trump had the ability to carry out his phony quarantine, end up self-isolating for fourteen days once they get wherever they’re going. These things can be difficult to measure, but there’s no doubt that to some degree at least, Trump needlessly made the coronavirus crisis even worse today.
Dear Palmer Report readers,
we all understand what a dark era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. Advertising networks can't be counted on. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight, because someone has to.
In that regard we're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. We've launched a reader supported fund, and we've already raised $3760 and counting. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can contribute here. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Bill Palmer
Palmer Report
Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report
