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Edition · October 8, 2020
The Daily Fuckup — October 8, 2020
3 verified reports published on October 8, 2020.
This edition is the complete daily record. Reports remain separate so readers can see each claim, source set, correction, and update without one article being mislabeled as the entire edition.
Closing take
The Trump message on October 8 was basically: trust us, stop asking, and ignore the mess. That is never a great governing strategy, but in the middle of a pandemic and a census fight, it was a particularly stupid one.
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