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Up To Date With Ethan Callender Entry 15: Flatlined

  Up To Date With Ethan Callender Entry 15: Flatlined Now that the Trump era is likely done due to a possible litany of legal troubles awaiting him, America can finally breathe some semblance of a sigh of relief. However, things are not automatically perfect without Trump. In fact, there are several incidences of s*** hitting the fan for a variety of politicians. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had a well-deserved fall from grace,  One year ago, he was being heralded for his response to COVID-19, even as New York was an early leader in COVID deaths. Now, the tables have turned on Cuomo, as news of his covering up COVID deaths in nursing homes has become more widespread.  Thousands of preventable COVID deaths happened under this policy, as nursing homes were directed to let in certain patients if the homes could properly care for them, regardless of infection. I’m willing to speculate that Cuomo had good intentions with this policy, but it clearly blew up in his face. O...