Bad Lip Reading Remix: “STATE of the UNION 2020”
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Nancy keeps busy in the background while Donald does his thing…
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SC Senate candidate @harrisonjaime up with his first ad in SC — with just two voices brutally disparaging each other: @realDonaldTrump & @LindseyGrahamSC … launched just in time for Trump’s arrival in the state for a rally … with Lindsey Graham https://t.co/wgZIAELZ8Q
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) February 28, 2020
We’re ordering a lot of the medical.
You know, the medical. Elements of the medical. We have top men working on it right now. https://t.co/BVJ4r2gpJw— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 29, 2020
“Passionate about lichens” … that’s adorable.
*takes survey*
If Cladonia stellaris doesn’t win I will lose faith in humanity!#MeanwhileinCanada https://t.co/T8CQqBEDFn— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) February 29, 2020
re: #1 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Ah, that fresh thread smell.
It was completely sanitized before being posted. New Coronavirus policy.
re: #6 Eclectic Cyborg
I posted #5 specially for you!
People like free entertainment on Friday night. Everyone is laughing at your clown show. https://t.co/c9IrUToO8h
— gslh (@MsBlckRock) February 28, 2020
I just picked up my mail. A pile of “support this” and ” vote for that” plugs. Ha ha, too late, I already voted.
Because the “Democrat Establishment” hates health coverage and are all “white moderates”.
This is just foolish. If you disagree on policy, do that. But to suggest a moral equivalence b/w Trump & Sanders is like those in the South who equate the KKK & NAACP. https://t.co/l35H7AJq78
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) February 28, 2020
The size of the crowd outside. The size of the crowd inside. The size of an unnamed Democrat’s crowd down the road. The fake news. The number of cameras at this rally.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
The incompetence of the @realDonaldTrump Administration is staggering.
“When you miss cases, you can’t isolate them, test their families or get a hold on this before it keeps spreading,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiology expert ….”https://t.co/7ettGrQ6WQ— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 29, 2020
Trump accuses Democrats of politicizing the coronavirus, prompting boos. A few sentences later, he says, “They have no clue. They can’t even count their votes in Iowa.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
morons
all of them
Americans put off necessary visits to the doctor, are denied healthcare, are kept in a constant state of insecurity about their jobs, and are more likely to come to work sick.
In other words, America is the perfect breeding ground for a pandemic.https://t.co/YvgebI3gom— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) February 29, 2020
Pence’s creepy homophobic handling of that outbreak was an utter disaster and people died.
But maybe that _is_ why Trump picked him. https://t.co/JYloFjcOqq— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 29, 2020
Eat your heart out CNN.
— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) February 29, 2020
re: #16 Charles Johnson
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I wish I hadn’t used up the facepalms on lesser dumbassery. https://t.co/FlJhUCOA30
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 29, 2020
Trump is a known germophobe. Moving forward, protesters at his godawful rallies shouldn’t bother with signs or shouts.
They should just spread out among the crowd and start loudly coughing at more or less the same time when the rubes and paid participants aren’t cheering.
Hell, people need to start coughing and sneezing whenever he’s out of the Oval Office.
That was fast. pic.twitter.com/vndOONU3zI
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) February 28, 2020
Trump has moved on from criticizing the media and Democrats over the coronavirus to criticizing the Oscars for naming South Korean film Parasite Best Picture, asking again, “What’s that all about?” A man shouts that it’s garbage. Trump laughs and says, “He said it’s garbage.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
re: #16 Charles Johnson
I listened to that interview with Jesus and Stage 4 Cancer, and Jesus said that he responded to the HIV problem in a “quick amount of time.” Notice he didn’t say exactly how long or what “quick” meant. He also evaded many of the softballs cancer through at him. It was a fucking joke.
re: #23 Ace Rothstein
I listened to that interview with Jesus and Stage 4 Cancer, and Jesus said that he responded to the HIV problem in a “quick amount of time.” Notice he didn’t say exactly how long or what “quick” meant. He also evaded many of the softballs cancer through at him. It was a fucking joke.
probably completely ignored that fact that he was the one who caused the HIV problem in the first place.
How many motherfucking hate rallies has this imbecilic pig-fucker had?
Every single one of them is a war crime.
I’d like to see statements from every Republican senator who said during Trump’s impeachment trial that the House should have enforced their subpoenas through the courts before bringing the trial to the Senate. https://t.co/0cBViAWNdB
— Tami Burages (@tburages) February 29, 2020
LOL, good one, Tami!
oh, she isn’t joking…
Fox News wants to remind us that the stock market has in fact gone up a lot since the Great Depression pic.twitter.com/8wZ83i9Rwu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 28, 2020
re: #27 Ace Rothstein
Good news for people who live for 120 years.
The only way to combat the libs and their plot to destroy the stock market with corona virus hysteria is tax cuts.
re: #25 EPR-radar
In Trump’s America there are never enough crosses to burn.
Reporters asked Trump if he had finished his annual physical, which is now in its second year, and the president responded by walking away.
https://t.co/n19nJGe8z8 via @politicususa— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 29, 2020
Trump is now doing a coronavirus-related remix of his usual borders attack on Democrats, saying “you see” with the coronavirus how their policies threaten the health of Americans.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
The president says of Comcast: “I’ll do everything possible to destroy their image.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Trump began to attack NBC for something about its coverage of his meeting with black leaders yesterday, but he got distracted by attacking parent Comcast and then by talking about being president for 25 years and never finished.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Trump boasts briefly about the economy, then mocks various Democrats using disparaging nicknames.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
JFC, he’s all over the place
oh…
Greene County man sentenced to prison for illegal possession of firearm silencer, missile warning system https://t.co/sbXhLZjuuv
— US Attorney S. Ohio (@SDOHnews) February 28, 2020
re: #33 Backwoods_Sleuth
That question about being called black or AA never happened. JFC.
re: #35 Ace Rothstein
That question about being called black or AA never happened. JFC.
HE LIED?!?!?!
re: #36 Backwoods_Sleuth
I can’t believe it myself.
Ok this is pretty funny. 😂
Barry Sanders ‘asks’ Garth Brooks to be his VP after fans mistake him for Bernie Sanders https://t.co/XTIbDD3a6A via @freep— Bodak Red 🌺🌼🌺 (@AFarray) February 28, 2020
Yeah, I thought that girl had kind of a “Prussian Blue” vibe….
A young blonde German woman who’s been cast as the “anti-Greta Thunberg” praised a white supremacist YouTuber at CPAC today… https://t.co/uo22qJGVWQ
— Nora Biette-Timmons (@biettetimmons) February 28, 2020
Trump polls the crowd on who is the weakest Democrat in the field, so he can decide whom to advise them to go vote for in the Democratic primary tomorrow. The crowd cheers by far the loudest for Bernie Sanders.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Trump is complaining at some length that some of the applause at his events is sometimes described as “a smattering.” He says it’s far more than a smattering.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
good grief
Great. Just down the Peninsula.
A second case of coronavirus found through spread in California https://t.co/JTMUFrnDOu
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 28, 2020
re: #39 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, US conservatism is intrinsically racist, so this comes as no surprise.
re: #41 Blind Frog Belly White
Oh joy. It’s in the county I both live and work in. Inevitable, of course, but it’s still bad news.
re: #42 EPR-radar
Well, US conservatism is intrinsically racist, so this comes as no surprise.
Well, certainly racists are intrinsically conservative.
re: #39 Blind Frog Belly White
Yeah, I thought that girl had kind of a “Prussian Blue” vibe….
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No shock there.
Highly energetic crowd for Biden in Spartanburg tonight, less than 24 hours before the SC primary pic.twitter.com/OZEYseCCK6
— Madeleine Rivera (@madeleinerivera) February 28, 2020
Biden tonight in Spartanburg, SC: “I’m here heart and soul to try to earn your support. And earn your vote. I take nothing for granted…And folks, I believe if you send me out of here with a victory…that’s significant, then I think I’m gonna be the next nominee.” #SCPrimary
— Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) February 29, 2020
Sen. Lindsey Graham is speaking, thanking Trump for a list of things. He concludes by thanking Trump for dealing with “never-ending bullshit.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Trump is telling a detailed story about what a Medal of Honor recipient went through before dying. “Those are tough deals,” he says of situations that result in people getting the Medal of Honor.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Trump said “we’re ordering the medical,” but can someone tell him that it’s the same as recreational just with expedited service and sometimes home delivery?
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Add CMOH winners to Trump’s tough guys who cry in front of him.
The BLR of this thread had me howling when he turned the SOTU into a failed stand-up comedy bit.
re: #41 Blind Frog Belly White
Great. Just down the Peninsula.
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Well…. * CENSORED *.
I mean, sure, it was bound to happen eventually.
But why couldn’t it be after my return flight departs from California instead of just a few days after the tickets were purchased… :S
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re: #33 Backwoods_Sleuth
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JFC, he’s all over the place
The only thing more nauseating than reading Trump’s rally ravings is reading Jenna Johnson’s hagiography on Nina Turner in the WaPo. (not linking so as to protect you all from it)
Think I’ll go watch a movie.
This is just appalling. At exactly the moment when we need people to be taking precautions in public, Trump is telling his supporters to just ignore it. https://t.co/eqQvnUI26a
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) February 29, 2020
In the real world, Van Jones has been embarrassingly easy on Trump. But then he is an African American, so it’s understandable why Trump would single him out for abuse. https://t.co/kyaLf9Z1kn
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 29, 2020
re: #56 Charles Johnson
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This entire long Van Jones story, which Trump just concluded by insisting it is “a true story,” is imaginary. Here’s my fact check of a previous version. https://t.co/rzeV9Kov88 https://t.co/DoEeVGxKvH
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
“Whiny brat Trump spends hours lying and sniveling at his latest hate rally, just like Gollum obsessing over his lost Ring” needs to be a headline.
Perfect response to corporate greenwashing nonsense. pic.twitter.com/wmiGeYbn6Y
— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) February 29, 2020
re: #44 Blind Frog Belly White
Calling their political policy, conservativism is really just a way of making their political policy sound orders of magnitude nicer than it really is.
They’re a group of bomb throwing radicals that maximizes the short term over the long term, not worrying about tomorrow, and engaging in denial of fundamental truths ranging about human nature or the laws of physics, in the aims of furthering millenialist fantasies which involve putting a boot on human liberty forever, confiscatory redistribution of wealth and income, and class warfare.
And then we have an actual conservative party that believes that government shouldn’t be large enough to intrude into people’s purely personal liberties, that makes changes to law gradually with deliberation as and when we gain a better understanding of human nature and as and when we realize more gaps in the Founders’ ideal that all men [sic] are created equal, that believes in fiscal responsibilty and that government should live within its means, that people who benefit from the government the most should pay their fair of taxes, and that believes in the common welfare.
We call the actual conservatives, Democrats.
10,000 U.S. troops in South Korea have been placed in quarantine.
If Trump is the Commander in Chief, why this?
He keeps saying its all a media hoax.— Dr. Robert Fortuna (@psychdr100) February 29, 2020
Incoherent In Chief
re: #39 Blind Frog Belly White
Yeah, I thought that girl had kind of a “Prussian Blue” vibe….
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Stefan Molyneux, UGH, and he’s misogynistic, too!
re: #61 aatharuv
I wouldn’t go so far to defend conservatism per se. After all, there’s been a lot of progress in human history, and conservatives have been against all of it.
IMO political conservatism is justified only in extremely rare cases of progress/revolution getting completely out of hand (e.g., the worst excesses of the French Revolution).
re: #62 jaunte
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Behaving like a pandemic outbreak doesn’t exist (and/or is a hoax) is a recipe for disaster…
re: #64 EPR-radar
Agreed. I’d say the Democrats are closer to Burkean conservatives when compared to the modern Republican party (which is arguably in negative impact like the worst excesses of the French revolution).
re: #62 jaunte
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You might want to reread whatever article you got this from. I’m willing to bet that the “10,000 troops quarantined” are all members of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. And the statement came from their Ministry of National Defense
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) February 29, 2020
Sure whatever. But Trump’s still president which means, by his own logic, we can impeach him 16,241 times. An impeachment for every documented lie (so far). https://t.co/jK3zTwxsCo
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 29, 2020
After Mulvaney calls #coronavirus the “hoax of the day,” Trump now says it’s the Democrats’ “new hoax.”
Many people will hear his words and decide not to be tested or seek medical treatment. This is dangerous. https://t.co/f4auhhEZiw— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) February 29, 2020
I think we’re all indebted to Gabby Johnson for clearly stating what needed to be said. https://t.co/qLneH1FNBc
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 29, 2020
When I look back through the archives at what Trump has actually DONE, not what he’s said, it’s really scary. Because in almost every case his actions seem intended to damage the country’s preparedness to deal with real emergencies.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 29, 2020
re: #70 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Yeah things happen. One day you’re not impeached and the next day you are.
re: #72 Charles Johnson
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Indeed. The truly scary stuff hasn’t gotten the coverage.
IT’S A HOAX
“At this time, CDC recommends avoiding non-essential travel to Italy,” the State Department’s advisory says.
There is only one other travel advisory higher – Level 4, which means do not travel. https://t.co/DAccUjTwKE— CNN (@CNN) February 29, 2020
KPRC 2 reports this as Trump tells South Carolina rallygoers coronavirus “is a hoax.” https://t.co/b6g8l4Ive6
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) February 29, 2020
re: #66 aatharuv
Agreed. I’d say the Democrats are closer to Burkean conservatives when compared to the modern Republican party (which is arguably in negative impact like the worst excesses of the French revolution).
Burkean conservatives are much better than the reactionary death cult US Republicans have become.
However, they are still basically useless any time revolutionary terror isn’t a pressing political issue.
re: #75 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
IT’S A HOAX
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My parents were going to go this summer. Feel bad for my mom since she’s never been overseas before.
Oregon has its first presumed case of coronavirus
kgw.com
Go team!
/s
re: #66 aatharuv
Agreed. I’d say the Democrats are closer to Burkean conservatives when compared to the modern Republican party (which is arguably in negative impact like the worst excesses of the French revolution).
Even Burke wasn’t that conservative. He supported the American Revolution and the end of the Penal Laws in his native Ireland. He just wasn’t in love with how the French Revolution turned out. He wasn’t a Metternich or a Czar Alexander I.
My sister, former Air Force member married to an Air Force chief master sergeant, who works for some part that deals with contracts. She has been sent to a base in Kosovo, to try to find out what needs to be fixed at the base.
Her first shot at fixing things came on the first morning. At four something in the morning, the smoke alarm went off. She went to find the the evacuation plan, which had fallen off. The number on the document was disconnected. She finally found someone who suggested calling 911. She did, and the person on the line asked if they could wait until 8am.
It didn’t take very long for her to get in touch with the right people and a whole lot of changes were put in place the first day.
She traveled into the capitol to get some dinner with some people and found out a couple of things. One, they love Bill Clinton:
Yes, both an image and a statue. Also, they have a Hillary store, where you can buy pantsuits: google.com
re: #76 jaunte
That looks to be among people already in quarantine, as opposed to community transmission.
re: #82 EPR-radar
Yes, people from the cruise ship, taken to Lackland AFB.
He’s alienated allies, gutted agencies that protect Americans, wasted enormous sums of money, appointed total clowns to the agencies he isn’t just ignoring and leaving empty. This shit is deep, folks.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 29, 2020
re: #81 Belafon
My sister, former Air Force member married to an Air Force chief master sergeant, who works for some part that deals with contracts. She has been sent to a base in Kosovo, to try to find out what needs to be fixed at the base.
Her first shot at fixing things came on the first morning. At four something in the morning, the smoke alarm went off. She went to find the the evacuation plan, which had fallen off. The number on the document was disconnected. She finally found someone who suggested calling 911. She did, and the person on the line asked if they could wait until 8am.
It didn’t take very long for her to get in touch with the right people and a whole lot of changes were put in place the first day.
She traveled into the capitol to get some dinner with some people and found out a couple of things. One, they love Bill Clinton:[Embedded content]
Yes, both an image and a statue. Also, they have a Hillary store, where you can buy pantsuits: google.com
People who claim Muslims hate Americans should go to Kosovo. The Clinton administration did the right thing there after the mistakes of Rwanda.
re: #81 Belafon
My sister, former Air Force member married to an Air Force chief master sergeant, who works for some part that deals with contracts.
Sounds remarkably like my daughter, but she deals with base housing.
What if Brawndo has what the coronavirus craves?
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) February 29, 2020
Those groups are now writing American immigration policy btw
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) February 29, 2020
Hoax?
When it comes down to worrying about your life and the lives of your family or believing some cheerleader, the cheerleader typically loses.
Trump has modified his “you’re gonna be so tired of winning” riff, this time explaining that some local residents actually did call senators Scott and Graham into a town hall to tell them they were sick of winning this much, it’s “too much.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
The U.S. insisted on developing its own Coronavirus test, even though the WHO already had one that worked.
Then the U.S.’s test didn’t work. And now, it’s dangerously behind in proactively testing for an outbreak.https://t.co/xn8BiCC7LF— ProPublica (@propublica) February 28, 2020
“The CDC and Vice President Mike Pence’s office, which is coordinating the government’s response to the virus, did not respond to questions for this story. It’s unclear who in the government originally made the decision to design a more complicated test, or to depart from the WHO guidance.”
This is like the story about the U.S. weather service in 1900 who didn’t believe the Cuban forecasters who predicted the storm would threaten Galveston because they were foreigners.
Rachel is pointing out that estimates in Lombardy are 4% of the population already infected. Last night I calculated that if the 2% mortality rate holds then for every 1/10,000th of the US population that gets infected, 654 people will die. Even with the most optimistic assumptions the raw numbers are going to be grim.
re: #93 jaunte
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“The CDC and Vice President Mike Pence’s office, which is coordinating the government’s response to the virus, did not respond to questions for this story. It’s unclear who in the government originally made the decision to design a more complicated test, or to depart from the WHO guidance.”
This is like the story about the U.S. weather service in 1900 who didn’t believe the Cuban forecasters who predicted the storm would threaten Galveston because they were foreigners.
I have to wonder if the WHO sanctioned test kits are proprietary, with a limited foreign manufacturing base.
It would be one reason to justify developing a US developed test.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed in a Friday briefing that it is doubling-down on containment efforts against COVID-19 spread in the U.S.
Speaking with reporters in a weekly Friday briefing, Director of the Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Dr. Nancy Messonnier confirmed that state health clinics and labs will be able to begin coronavirus testing with update kits delivered from the CDC.
Messonnier said that experts had revised faulty tests and removed the third reagent component that gave inconclusive results. The kits now use two reagents, which she says will work properly. The CDC manufactured new test kits through the International Reagent Resource, a branch of the CDC. The test kits are called Research Use Only (RUO) and Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), and available for order from both domestic and international public health partners.
thehill.com
re: #94 goddamnedfrank
Rachel is pointing out that estimates in Lombardy are 4% of the population already infected. Last night I calculated that if the 2% mortality rate holds then for every 1/10,000th of the US population that gets infected, 654 people will die. Even with the most optimistic assumptions the raw numbers are going to be grim.
To illustrate, if we keep the entire infection rate down to the current 4% in Lombardy (pretty optimistic) and if we assume the real mortality rate ends up being 0.2% instead of 2%, then that still means 26K dead Americans.
re: #95 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
I have to wonder if the WHO sanctioned test kits are proprietary, with a limited foreign manufacturing base.
It would be one reason to justify developing a US developed test.
I figured that BigPharma guy in the Cabinet figured to make a profit with a US developed test
I reiterate https://t.co/rlaytjmXbp
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) February 29, 2020
“…Although no labs have received authorization from the FDA so far, the agency says a completed application can be approved within a day in emergencies. The paperwork takes time to put together, but Mina says his lab has already begun that process.
“FDA has engaged with over 70 developers working on tests,” a spokeswoman from the agency told WBUR in an email, adding that the FDA “remains committed to working with developers and the community to ensure the public health need for testing is met.”
wbur.org
Before Trump took office, the highest death toll from flu in recent years was 56,000. During his first flu season, his incompetence sent the death toll soaring to 78,000. #TrumpVirus #TrumpLiesAboutCoronavirus
pic.twitter.com/bhYnr5vJ6h https://t.co/P2W9FGzEMt— Richard Hine (@richardhine) February 29, 2020
We’re about to see what happens when the evangelical science-denying right wing gains unprecedented power over the US government.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 29, 2020
“…The CDC has processed more than 3,600 tests for the new coronavirus, according to Azar, who said there is currently no backlog in having them processed quickly.
In comparison, South Korea already has tested more than 78,000 people, including 10,000 tested in a single day, according to the Korean National Health and Human Services Department website.”
abcnews.go.com
With respect @robreiner - that’s his lifelong odyssey. https://t.co/tUNDTGuEmS
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) February 29, 2020
Going full “Yellow Peril” here: https://t.co/megvQHMrnW
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 29, 2020
tRump wants us to die. He thinks only poor people and Dems are going to get the virus.
Punctuation matters, kids https://t.co/rCzECsC2G6
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) February 29, 2020
FUN FACT: You can find a lot of people at a trump rally who think the #Coronavid19 is a hoax, but ALSO a bunch who won’t buy Corona beer because they don’t wanna catch it.
trump rallies are the best places to go to catch a lethal case of stupid.— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) February 29, 2020
Trump will leave you to die, say it’s your fault and then say you didn’t actually die.
This isn’t a theoretical. This is what happened to the Americans who died in Hurricane Maria, which had more fatalities than Katrina.— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) February 29, 2020
I like people who aren’t craven chickenshit traitors.
Not that I liked you all that much before John McCain died and you betrayed everything your friend lived and fought for, but all the more so today…— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) February 28, 2020
“I said the coronavirus was a new hoax when it was new, before we all knew how bad it would get. China and the Deep State Do Nothing Democrats are the reason your loved ones are dead, blame them.”
-Trump in eight months probably— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) February 29, 2020
re: #117 Rightwingconspirator
The moment of truth comes nigh. Who shall I vote to take down the Trump admin? Torn between Pete and Warren.
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Well I don’t know about you, but I can state - with considerable certainty - that I believe that both Michael Ellinger and Mark Stewart Greenstein are, without a shadow of a doubt, the only true candidates whom I’ve no idea even existed until just now…
re: #119 Disloyal Archangel
And that’s just page 2!
The cost to get tested for #Coronavirus with no insurance being $3,270 is the most USA thing that could ever USA.
— Luke Barnett (@LukeBarnett) February 26, 2020
re: #121 goddamnedfrank
Gee, I wonder if that shit might skew the reporting?
re: #121 goddamnedfrank
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— Seán O))) 🐺 (@sireacht) February 26, 2020
re: #123 Disloyal Archangel
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America having its fair share of apocalyptic cults I’m sure there will be some people who deliberately try to spread it far and wide.
re: #93 jaunte
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“The CDC and Vice President Mike Pence’s office, which is coordinating the government’s response to the virus, did not respond to questions for this story. It’s unclear who in the government originally made the decision to design a more complicated test, or to depart from the WHO guidance.”
This is like the story about the U.S. weather service in 1900 who didn’t believe the Cuban forecasters who predicted the storm would threaten Galveston because they were foreigners.
Why do I suspect there is an underlying profit motive involved as well? In that using the WHO developed test couldn’t be monetized effectively by a US firm, while a CDC-developed one would have been contracted out in such a way to make someone a bit of coin.
The next 48 hours are just going to be Republicans doing nonstop parkour trying to avoid reporters asking them if they agree with the President that the coronavirus is a hoax
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) February 29, 2020
re: #126 goddamnedfrank
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“ I didn’t hear that.”
“ He didn’t say that.”
“ What he meant actually.”
This is a hell of a paragraph. pic.twitter.com/AAyZbDRr8R
— Farmer Jones (@thefarmerjones) February 25, 2020
The more I watch the Steyer campaign the more I am convinced we are living in the plot of Bulworth. https://t.co/aCHYHrlGPN
— Fleetwood Coupe DeVille (@MsPackyetti) February 29, 2020
re: #100 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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First of all, Jaime’s side-eye is everything
— Ball Don’t Lie (@balldontlie_nba) February 29, 2020
And also, the moron’s rally was at 7 (or that was when it was supposed to start—he’s always late.) The time stamp on the Tweety interview with Jaime is 7:39—did he think Jaime, after yukking it up with Lindsey and Trump, changed his suit and tie and was ready for an interview at another location? Matthews is a total fool. And, having been around Jaime and, unfortunately, Tim Scott, I can say, conclusively, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SIMILARITY.
I will say Scott is one of those people who gives me the creeps whenever I’m in the same room as he is—weird vibes—same thing as when I met Tulsi.
re: #131 BeachDem
First of all, Jaime’s side-eye is everything
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And also, the moron’s rally was at 7 (or that was when it was supposed to start—he’s always late.) The time stamp on the Tweety interview with Jaime is 7:39—did he think Jaime, after yukking it up with Lindsey and Trump, changed his suit and tie and was ready for an interview at another location? Matthews is a total fool. And, having been around Jaime and, unfortunately, Tim Scott, I can say, conclusively, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SIMILARITY.
I will say Scott is one of those people who gives me the creeps whenever I’m in the same room as he is—weird vibes—same thing as when I met Tulsi.
MSNBC has really disappointed me lately. What kind of dumbass shit is this? I really like Jamie btw. Like Doug Jones, this Virginia Dem is glad to see Democrats competing in places that we typically don’t compete in. Hopefully Bakari Sellers runs too. There’s an exciting new generation of Democrats that get ignored because they’re not promising the entire world but they are pragmatic progressives.
Garth Brooks supports Bernie Sanders?? IM DONE WITH HIM pic.twitter.com/E5szlKBCGV
— Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) February 28, 2020
I’m willing to bet that once this bigoted piece of sh*t realizes Garth Brooks was wearing a Barry Sanders jersey and not supporting Bernie Sanders, he’ll still be angry with Brooks because Barry Sanders is black.
re: #133 DodgerFan1988
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I’m willing to bet that once this bigoted piece of sh*t realizes Garth Brooks was wearing a Barry Sanders jersey and not supporting Bernie Sanders, he’ll still be angry with Brooks because Barry Sanders is black.
Barry had the best response. Asked Garth to be his running mate. We could do worse.
re: #128 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
“ I didn’t hear that.”
“ He didn’t say that.”
“ What he meant actually.”
“I’m very concerned.”
re: #132 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
MSNBC has really disappointed me lately. What kind of dumbass shit is this? I really like Jamie btw. Like Doug Jones, this Virginia Dem is glad to see Democrats competing in places that we typically don’t compete in. Hopefully Bakari Sellers runs too. There’s an exciting new generation of Democrats that get ignored because they’re not promising the entire world but they are pragmatic progressives.
There’s talk of Bakari running for Clyburn’s seat when he retires—of course, there’s also talk of one of Clyburn’s daughters running for the seat as well as several others. As much as I adore Bakari and love seeing him fairly often, I sometimes wish he’d move to another state where he could have a better chance. I do remember the first time I saw him speak, I thought “this must be how people seeing a young Obama felt.”
And he has twins named Sadie and Stokely! (Sadie had a liver transplant last fall
Cancel Halloween. We have won all the costume contest this year. Cc: @EllenRucker #Sadie #Stokely #BeAnOrganDonor pic.twitter.com/7ExMkbAfSH
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) October 31, 2019
So Trump is going after Comcast now. Can’t they both lose?
re: #133 DodgerFan1988
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I’m willing to bet that once this bigoted piece of sh*t realizes Garth Brooks was wearing a Barry Sanders jersey and not supporting Bernie Sanders, he’ll still be angry with Brooks because Barry Sanders is black.
But this was great—
Hey @garthbrooks, want to be my VP? #Number20for2020 https://t.co/qPhw0lSFCD
— Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) February 28, 2020
re: #138 BeachDem
But this was great—
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Garth responded. Turns out they’re both Oklahoma State University alums. They kinda brightened the day a little for me as did seeing both Kaine and Wexton endorse Joe. I’m thinking about going to work for the Biden campaign pending tomorrow night. I need to get involved and I know I’m a minority here but I think he really is the best to beat Trump and expand majorities and create new ones.
re: #137 Targetpractice
So Trump is going after Comcast now. Can’t they both lose?
Unfortunately I’ve seen too many Yankees-Sox games and Pats-Ravens games. Why is he going after Comcast tho?
re: #140 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Unfortunately I’ve seen too many Yankees-Sox games and Pats-Ravens games. Why is he going after Comcast tho?
NBC. He’s declared them “worse” than CNN.
re: #141 Targetpractice
NBC. He’s declared them “worse” than CNN.
I guess it wouldn’t be a day ending in day without Trump having an enemy to rail at.
So Trump thinks the whole coronavirus outbreak is a “hoax,” but he’s also throwing a fit that the media and Dems are not giving him credit for “containing” it. And he’s insisting that it’s not spreading in the US, despite two cases that are unrelated to recent travel cropping up within 24 hours of his declaring it to be so.
Oh, and he only started to give a shit about the virus on Monday, when the markets started crashing for reasons unconnected to his awesome skills as a “dealmaker.”
re: #144 Targetpractice
So Trump thinks the whole coronavirus outbreak is a “hoax,” but he’s also throwing a fit that the media and Dems are not giving him credit for “containing” it. And he’s insisting that it’s not spreading in the US, despite two cases that are unrelated to recent travel cropping up within 24 hours of his declaring it to be so.
Oh, and he only started to give a shit about the virus on Monday, when the markets started crashing for reasons unconnected to his awesome skills as a “dealmaker.”
It’s his usual, heads I’m a victim, tails I’m a hero. I cannot wait for this to be all over.
re: #27 Ace Rothstein
Fox News wants to remind us that the stock market has in fact gone up a lot since the Great Depression pic.twitter.com/8wZ83i9Rwu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 28, 2020
Minute I saw that, I couldn’t help but notice something, that I’m pretty sure fox didn’t want us to notice:
Beltway Reporter: Senator Murkowski, I’d like to know if you agree …
Senator Murkowski: *while wall running past* I’M VERY CONCERNED! *kong vaults over reception desk to roll landing, slides into Senators only elevator*— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) February 29, 2020
For the past few years, a few people in Dalton, Georgia, had been pushing an alleged miracle—a Bible that oozed oil. It was reckoned that the Bible had oozed over 400 gallons of oil since early 2017. The book was kept in a continually sloshing plastic bin of oil, after a Ziploc bag proved not to be sufficient to capture the oil.
In recent weeks, the local newspaper (actually the Chattanooga Times Free Press, which really is local) did some in-depth reporting on the subject and basically busted the “miracle”. Someone (identified as one of the promoters, one Jerry Pearce) had been buying mineral oil by the gallon at the local Tractor Supply. And the oil from Tractor Supply was identified as being identical in chemical structure to the oil from the Bible that was put in small vials and given away.
Overnight, pretty much everything shut down—the weekly church services, the tours around the country with the Bible. (I believe they even came to Phoenix.) It all dried up.
One might just call this the rise and fall of a pious fraud, and it is that. But these people were very much supporters of Donald Trump, and they saw his rise as the harbinger of the oil-producing Bible, which started flowing oil after Trump’s inauguration. And then there was this:
The oil also conferred a kind of political status on the group and provided entree into a circle of Trump-supporting prophets who see themselves as intervening for the president in the spiritual realm. Johnny and Leslie said they were invited by Christian right activist Andrea Lafferty to the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh, where Johnny said he surreptitiously spilled “a lot” of the oil in the chambers.
One of the promoters also claimed he had a vision of Trump which basically called on pastors not to push Trump forward but to stand with Trump. However, it’s all gone now that this particular Bible has been exposed as being not what it seems.
But never fear, the virus is spreading. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported last week that an acoustic guitar at a church in Cleveland, Tennessee is now dripping oil, and there’s gold dust and flakes appearing at the church. Of course, it should come as no surprise that Jerry Pearce, one of the oil Bible promoters, had attended that church. But not everyone at the church was buying it:
The events splintered the Cleveland church. Members reported leaving, believing they were being deceived by their leader. Harry Brannen resigned from his position as associate pastor a week after the events began. He did not want to be a part of what was happening, he said.
re: #147 goddamnedfrank
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Meanwhile, the Trump sycophants posing as Congress critters will spend their time in front of the cameras agreeing that it’s a hoax and insisting that the only reason the markets are puking blood is because the media is reporting at all about the coronavirus.
Look forward to three different lines from Repubs this weekend:
Admin officials: “REMAIN CALM! ALL IS WELL!”
Trump sycophants: “THIS IS ALL A HOAX! THERE’S NO VIRUS AND IF THERE IS THEN THE CHINESE CAUSED THIS TO UNDERMINE TRUMP! WE CANNOT ALLOW THE DEMS TO DESTROY OUR DEAR LEADER’S REELECTION BID!!!”
“Moderates”: “SORRYCAN’TCOMMENTLATEFORAMEETINGBYE!”
re: #149 Targetpractice
Meanwhile, the Trump sycophants posing as Congress critters will spend their time in front of the cameras agreeing that it’s a hoax and insisting that the only reason the markets are puking blood is because the media is reporting at all about the coronavirus.
Cargo cult conservatism, essentially, performing the rituals of confidence that summon success
re: #151 goddamnedfrank
Cargo cult conservatism, essentially, performing the rituals of confidence that summon success
Hence the sudden talk about “tax cuts” and “rate cuts” an hour before COB today.
There’s aging poorly…and then there’s this:
The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020
re: #152 Targetpractice
Hence the sudden talk about “tax cuts” and “rate cuts” an hour before COB today.
If I were Nancy Pelosi I’d immediately pass a bill to quadruple the Social Security Death Benefit, if for no other reason than that is much more likely to be useful as economic stimulus.
re: #155 goddamnedfrank
If I were Nancy Pelosi I’d immediately pass a bill to quadruple the Social Security Death Benefit, if for no other reason than that is much more likely to be useful as economic stimulus.
I’m pretty positive Trump was absolutely gleeful the moment that Powell said the Fed might cut rates.
It truly is sad when the Mayor of Amity from Jaws seemed to give more of a shit about his people than the POTUS during a viral pandemic.
re: #117 Rightwingconspirator
The moment of truth comes nigh. Who shall I vote to take down the Trump admin? Torn between Pete and Warren.
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I voted for Warren last Saturday.
The guy running America stared directly at the eclipse so we should be good pic.twitter.com/dNWB3UtuAb
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) February 29, 2020
re: #160 goddamnedfrank
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So how do you like your pandemic? Contagion? Outbreak? Or 28 Days Later?
People: “Why do you want a burger flipper to make $15 an hour? That’s what an EMT makes!”
Me: “Why does an EMT only make $15 an hour when a 5 minute ambulance ride costs me $3000?”
Ask the right questions.#OneVoice1— Duke (@Maxonsdad) February 28, 2020
re: #148 mmmirele
For the past few years, a few people in Dalton, Georgia, had been pushing an alleged miracle—a Bible that oozed oil. It was reckoned that the Bible had oozed over 400 gallons of oil since early 2017. The book was kept in a continually sloshing plastic bin of oil, after a Ziploc bag proved not to be sufficient to capture the oil.
Ok- right there. That right there is the point where I’m writing off anyone believing this nonsense off.
when u see some body touching their face pic.twitter.com/841DYnqoZd
— darth™ (@darth) February 29, 2020
re: #71 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
This is so dangerous.
Only to Trump supporters. If they convince themselves that COVID-19 is all a “hoax” or just “fake news”, then it’s really not too hard to guess who won’t seek medical help when/if they come down with it.
re: #162 goddamnedfrank
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re: #165 Dr Lizardo
Only to Trump supporters. If they convince themselves that COVID-19 is all a “hoax” or just “fake news”, then it’s really not too hard to guess who won’t seek medical help when/if they come down with it.
Not only to Trump supporters. Noncooperative patients with easily transmissible diseases are a straight up public menace
Seems like this quarantine wasn’t well managed. https://t.co/U973aDtmiW pic.twitter.com/l0JCPlxiSW
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 29, 2020
re: #167 goddamnedfrank
Not only to Trump supporters. Noncooperative patients with easily transmissible diseases are a straight up public menace
Fair enough.
re: #168 goddamnedfrank
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This is what is ultimately going to kill us, the approach to public health that says “I ‘can’t afford’ to take a sick day.” That even if you have time on the book, your boss will find ways to either deny it or penalize you for doing so. Or that, even if they agree to let you take it, every day you take off will leave you further behind on your work and thus risk disciplinary action for that instead.
#Ukraine has finally opened two investigations into Joe Biden. Why? Ex-top prosecutor Viktor Shokin forced them to in court — despite investigators saying there are no legit grounds. @ser_ou_parecer reports on the latest #UkraineGate BS. https://t.co/WHWS3DXW8V
— Matthew Kupfer (@Matthew_Kupfer) February 27, 2020
There’s a lot to unpack here but you probably shouldn’t https://t.co/sUonW6IONU
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) February 29, 2020
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Wingnuts will read the headline and totally ignore the article itself, which lays out pretty clearly that A) these “investigations” are court-ordered instead of being pursued by investigators who believe there’s something there, B) are only happening because the law requires investigators to open an “investigation” anytime a petitioner calls for it, and C) odds are these “investigations” are unlikely to go anywhere and will probably be shut once the investigators assigned do just enough looking to satisfy the judge that they met the legal requirement.
Let’s hope the exorcism works this time. https://t.co/nUZ3yZMHBY
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) February 28, 2020
President Pazuzu
I’m so fucking lost in season 2 of Altered Carbon. I’m going to have to go back to s1e1 and start all over.
This is why Wall Street (and stock markets worldwide) are shitting the bed:
Chinese manufacturing activity plunged to an all-time low in February, with the first official data published amid the coronavirus outbreak confirming fears over the impact on the Chinese economy.
The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) slowed to 35.7, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Saturday, having slipped to 50.0 in January when the full impact of the coronavirus was not yet evident.
Analysts polled by Bloomberg had expected the February reading to come in at 45.0. A reading below 50 indicates a contraction in sector activity. The farther the figure is below 50, the greater the contraction in activity.
China’s official manufacturing PMI dropped to 38.8 in November 2008 at the start of the global financial crisis.
China has been at 10-25% capacity for over a month with no signs of that going to even 50% any time soon. The central government in Beijing has been propping up their market with shit loads of cash and probably some bullshit numbers and it goes without saying they won’t be able to juice their market forever.
I think we’ll find out in the next few weeks that China is only running at 25% capacity YoY. 25% is pretty much bupkis and when we couple that with processing and shipping lag-times and global distribution, that means major problems for everyone, in every market, that has supply chains based on Chinese manufacturing.
And that’s why we’re seeing COVID-19 market panic; it’s the realization that this pandemic is causing massive supply chain disruptions and those disruptions will harm profitability across a vast swath of industries, from heavy industry to hospitality.
The President’s Daily Security Briefing pic.twitter.com/G0869aSWFi
— Heisenberg (@atheist_in_nc) February 29, 2020
Thread
They are who we think they are…
In 2018, I exposed Michael Joseph Chesny, then a US Marine, as being a key organizer of Unite the Right.
Disturbingly, leaked chats revealed that Chesny sought to find out whether running over protesters was legal.
That same kind of attack happened.https://t.co/DOEFA5mZq1 https://t.co/Ero36aYWzV— Pronoun Enforcer (@EmilyGorcenski) February 27, 2020
That show where .@benshapiro actually goes on air to squeak out & defend the Nazi party to say they were “left wing”? A#GoReadHistory https://t.co/zmo6435wG7
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) February 29, 2020
Smooth. pic.twitter.com/ysc6eAtin2
— Jasin Chang (@jasin_chang) February 29, 2020
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) February 29, 2020
re: #182 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
There’s a case like that in Washington state as well, up in Snohomish County; no travel history, no known contact with an infected individual.
It’s probably spreading like wildfire throughout the United States - first in the urban areas, then it’ll make its way to the more rural areas. And the lack of rural healthcare facilities is gonna present a big problem once COVID-19 arrives.
China domestic ticket booking platform https://t.co/47WrlMumOa has reportedly decided on Fri to close the company and start liquidation preparations amid #COVID19 outbreak. The last salaries of employees would be paid in Mar. The company could not be reached for comment on Sat pic.twitter.com/m3MeEvP2zx
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) February 29, 2020
Checking with a few other sources shows that the whole “investigations” into Biden business is thin gruel. Shokin exploited a legal process in Ukrainian law by which an alleged victim may request the State Bureau of Investigation look into alleged crime, and then petition the courts if the SBI refuses to do so. Shokin originally lost the case, but won on appeal due to a technicality that says the SBI has to at least file paperwork showing they looked into the matter before refusing to do a full investigation.
But now that the SBI has done so, there’s really not much more Shokin can do besides make a lot of noise in the media about “corruption” and “cover-ups.” The SBI is not legally obligated to go further than filing the initial paperwork and could declare as early as Monday that the whole thing is being circular-filed for lack of evidence. But considering the political nature of the matter, the more likely scenario is they’ll simply sit on it until after Biden loses the nomination or the election and then dump it out back behind the bins.
We are so fucked. pic.twitter.com/W16pUlQHoN
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 29, 2020
re: #186 DodgerFan1988
Gotta believe that Rep. Lieu will become Sen. Lieu when Feinstein’s seat comes available in 2024. Assuming, of course, that Feinstein does not opt to run again at age 91.
re: #96 Amory Blaine
Just picked up some Rammstein tickets. Me right now
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Yeah, I got excited when I saw they were coming to PA. Then I saw it was Philadelphia, not anywhere around here in NW PA. Little too much of a road trip for a concert for me. Pittsburgh or Cleveland is about my travel limit for such. Have fun, I bet it will be great.
I did text my son in San Antonio and lamented that they were playing in San Antonio but not around here. He said he has a couple friends that were probably going. They are not quite his cup-o-tea so he wasn’t interested in going.
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re: #187 dirkdigglerjr
Gotta believe that Rep. Lieu will become Sen. Lieu when Feinstein’s seat comes available in 2024. Assuming, of course, that Feinstein does not opt to run again at age 91.
what about Adam Schiff?
re: #177 Dread Pirate
I’m so fucking lost in season 2 of Altered Carbon. I’m going to have to go back to s1e1 and start all over.
I re-binged the 1st season just to be ready. I’m liking the Poe arc in season 2.
re: #190 sagehen
what about Adam Schiff?
I think Schiff might be in line to replace Pelosi as Speaker but I could see him in the Senate. Lieu too. Both are great legislators. But I’m sure there’s a lot of great California Dems. Pity there’s only two Senate seats.
Yesterday was an enormous trading day, lot of effort apparently going into propping up the markets. And yet the Dow was still down over 350 points.
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There was a LOT of market action yesterday, a LOT.
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re: #190 sagehen
Yes, can’t overlook Schiff. Like LeftyRambles (Happy Warrior) noted, Schiff could be someone to replace Pelosi. Be it Lieu or Schiff, California won’t go wrong either way. Schiff will be 64 in 2024 and Lieu will be 55. Gavin Newsom will be 57 and likely into his second term as California governor. Depending on how 2020 plays out, he could be running for president in 2024.
And, in France, Roman Polanski got an award at the Césars (French equivalent of the Oscars) and it provoked a walkout.
I believe this is actress Adèle Haenel being escorted out of the French César awards (equivalent of the US Oscars). She stood up in the hall and walked out when Roman Polanski was announced as the winner of an award. Of course this is sarcasm. https://t.co/1lCgEUx3sM
— Dee “I don’t suffer fools gladly” Holmes (@mmmirele) February 29, 2020
Yeah, I watched that loop of Adèle Haenel many times.
re: #194 mmmirele
re: #194 mmmirele
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Fox & Friends would definitely be the pro-zombie voice in Zombie Apocalypse.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) February 29, 2020
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #195 dirkdigglerjr
Yes, can’t overlook Schiff. Like LeftyRambles (Happy Warrior) noted, Schiff could be someone to replace Pelosi. Be it Lieu or Schiff, California won’t go wrong either way. Schiff will be 64 in 2024 and Lieu will be 55. Gavin Newsom will be 57 and likely into his second term as California governor. Depending on how 2020 plays out, he could be running for president in 2024.
Newsom’s ex-wife will throw.a wrench into any national aspirations. She’s DJT-Jr’s girlfriend, and god only knows what kind of crap she’ll spew about him. Some of which might even be true, but it won’t matter if none of it is.
re: #195 dirkdigglerjr
Yes, can’t overlook Schiff. Like LeftyRambles (Happy Warrior) noted, Schiff could be someone to replace Pelosi. Be it Lieu or Schiff, California won’t go wrong either way. Schiff will be 64 in 2024 and Lieu will be 55. Gavin Newsom will be 57 and likely into his second term as California governor. Depending on how 2020 plays out, he could be running for president in 2024.
Yeah I could see Newsom running for POTUS. One of my disappointments was that none of the governors emerged as strong candidates this cycle.
re: #200 sagehen
Newsom’s ex-wife will throw.a wrench into any national aspirations. She’s DJT-Jr’s girlfriend, and god only knows what kind of crap she’ll spew about him. Some of which might even be true, but it won’t matter if none of it is.
That’s definitely true unfortunately which sucks since Newsom seems like a nice extension of Jerry Brown. But yeah Kim would definitely air his dirty laundry and we know Don Jr has ambitions of his own. Some of us saw Ivanka as her father’s successor. Which is 1/2 true. Jared and her are going to be on the business side but Don Jr will be the political one. Don Jr gets seriously talked about as a candidate in 2024 despite doing nothing to build up a political resume other than being his daddy’s biggest ass kisser.
re: #80 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Even Burke wasn’t that conservative. He supported the American Revolution and the end of the Penal Laws in his native Ireland. He just wasn’t in love with how the French Revolution turned out. He wasn’t a Metternich or a Czar Alexander I.
you’re talking about edmund burke, the one who, when referencing “people,” was only referring to voting property owners?
re: #203 steve_davis
you’re talking about edmund burke, the one who, when referencing “people,” was only referring to voting property owners?
I’m talking about in terms of the 18th century where even our Founding Fathers thought that way. Is he a conservative, even reactionary by modern terms? Absolutely but opposing the Penal Laws and supporting the American Revolution wasn’t conservative by late 18th century standards. I don’t look to Burke as a guide FWIW because of exactly what you say which is why a lot of my political role models are post 18th century.
re: #200 sagehen
Gavin could just go all Ray J after Kim K wound up with Yeezy.
What is also going on with the markets right now is that the analysts (and whoever sets the parameters for the programs) are looking at the P/E (Profit/Expense) ratios and other company values to see what stocks might be dropping into ranges where purchasing them is a good (or much better) deal.
You might also see a few companies buying back their own stock as well if the price drops. Protects the value a bit and also gets it back in their own hands and concentrating the remaining value in fewer* hands.
So expect market days to see-saw more until things stabilize a bit. Things have probably not hit bottom yet though. And some industries will handle the coronavirus crisis better than others.
* - i.e. the majority shareholders making said decision.
re: #187 dirkdigglerjr
Gotta believe that Rep. Lieu will become Sen. Lieu when Feinstein’s seat comes available in 2024. Assuming, of course, that Feinstein does not opt to run again at age 91.
I want Adam Schiff.
re: #207 A hollow voice says, Guilty, guilty, guilty!
I want Adam Schiff.
I definitely hope Californians promote him. I saw him interviewed on Kimmel. What I like about him is he’s able to explain seriously the gravity of what’s all going on but also he’s down to earth too. He was talking about how he was visiting his daughter at college in NYC and someone recognized him and she said “Well Dad, it’s your neck.” We need more people with senses of humor in national politics. Hence why I really liked that Colbert-Warren appearance.
re: #208 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I definitely hope Californians promote him. I saw him interviewed on Kimmel. What I like about him is he’s able to explain seriously the gravity of what’s all going on but also he’s down to earth too. He was talking about how he was visiting his daughter at college in NYC and someone recognized him and she said “Well Dad, it’s your neck.” We need more people with senses of humor in national politics. Hence why I really liked that Colbert-Warren appearance.
Both have very good public personas. But do they have the backroom negotiating and “4 dimensional chess” abilities that seem to be the real key for good Speaker?
re: #206 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
The S&P ran up 17 percent since the first of October because everyone had turned bullish. We were overdue for a correction, and the corona virus scare only amplified it.
The Fed and the other international rate managers will step in and cut rates, though some nations already are at or below zero. I heard one money manager ask a great question, though: “How does a rate cut get people to fly on airplanes or re-open schools?”
As for P/E ratios, there will have to be some re-assessments on earnings, particularly after Goldman Sachs came out with a note stating there will be zero earnings growth for U.S. companies this year. We’ll get a bounce back simply because stocks are so oversold. But things are going to be really choppy after that, given the corona virus situation and the increased likelihood of a global recession.
re: #200 sagehen
Newsom’s ex-wife will throw.a wrench into any national aspirations. She’s DJT-Jr’s girlfriend, and god only knows what kind of crap she’ll spew about him. Some of which might even be true, but it won’t matter if none of it is.
Too true, but maybe she and DJT2 will have broken up by then, as he might have traded her in on a younger model.
re: #209 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Both have very good public personas. But do they have the backroom negotiating and “4 dimensional chess” abilities that seem to be the real key for good Speaker?
That’s a good point. I just look at how Nancy has given high profile responsibilities to. But it will be up to the Dem caucus to choose since they work with these men and women on a daily basis. I honestly found myself as a paralegal impressed by all the impeachment managers.
re: #208 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I definitely hope Californians promote him. I saw him interviewed on Kimmel. What I like about him is he’s able to explain seriously the gravity of what’s all going on but also he’s down to earth too. He was talking about how he was visiting his daughter at college in NYC and someone recognized him and she said “Well Dad, it’s your neck.” We need more people with senses of humor in national politics. Hence why I really liked that Colbert-Warren appearance.
I came out of the impeachment trial in the Senate sure of at least one thing. If an argument was to be made for my life before a judge, I would want Adam Schiff as my advocate.
Oh, good morning!
re: #213 lizardofid
I came out of the impeachment trial in the Senate sure of at least one thing. If an argument was to be made for my life before a judge, I would want Adam Schiff as my advocate.
Oh, good morning!
Yeah I was very impressed by him too. Gotta give credit to his staff too.
re: #212 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
That’s a good point. I just look at how Nancy has given high profile responsibilities to. But it will be up to the Dem caucus to choose since they work with these men and women on a daily basis. I honestly found myself as a paralegal impressed by all the impeachment managers.
Yeah, why not Zoe Lofgren? She impressed me!
Not sure if Lofgren, Lieu or Schiff would be better managing the House, like Nancy, but one of those as Senator would be just fine. I like DiFi, but maybe she should retire and have Newsom name her temporary successor. She just looks frailer than she did two years ago, naturally. As an Old, I can say that.
re: #213 lizardofid
I came out of the impeachment trial in the Senate sure of at least one thing. If an argument was to be made for my life before a judge, I would want Adam Schiff as my advocate.
Oh, good morning!
Yes, good morning! I wouldn’t mind Adam Schiff as my President!!
re: #210 dirkdigglerjr
The S&P ran up 17 percent since the first of October because everyone had turned bullish. We were overdue for a correction, and the corona virus scare only amplified it.
The Fed and the other international rate managers will step in and cut rates, though some nations already are at or below zero. I heard one money manager ask a great question, though: “How does a rate cut get people to fly on airplanes or re-open schools?”
As for P/E ratios, there will have to be some re-assessments on earnings, particularly after Goldman Sachs came out with a note stating there will be zero earnings growth for U.S. companies this year. We’ll get a bounce back simply because stocks are so oversold. But things are going to be really choppy after that, given the corona virus situation and the increased likelihood of a global recession.
Yep. This is a longer term crisis and a correction was expected. Sort of wait and see how things start to pan out - depth of correction, whether it dips into a global recession, and what the virus situation does to global markets, trade, and production. China is essentially shutting down for at least a few months, and there are good odds that South Korea and Japan will follow shortly.
Rate cuts and talking about a laughable “tax cut” are simply props in any case. And which will do nothing good and only harm if things last to any extent. Key to handling a recession is government spending on public works and other stimuli directly to the economy - not handing more money to the wealthy.
re: #215 retired cynic
Yeah, why not Zoe Lofgren? She impressed me!
Not sure if Lofgren, Lieu or Schiff would be better managing the House, like Nancy, but one of those as Senator would be just fine. I like DiFi, but maybe she should retire and have Newsom name her temporary successor. She just looks frailer than she did two years ago, naturally. As an Old, I can say that.
Jeffries is another name I’ll throw out there. It won’t be Hoyer. Everything people claim they dislike about Pelosi is more Steny. Lofgren might be good but I think they might want to go younger which is why Schiff, Jeffries, or someone else might be. I don’t think it will be Lieu. I do see a committee chairmanship in his future though. I loved the way he questioned Pompeo and called out CPAC for the circus it is.
re: #214 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Yeah I was very impressed by him too. Gotta give credit to his staff too.
It’s almost like they were selected for their qualifications. rather than some shallow declaration of loyalty. : )
re: #218 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
We might actually get a for realz Infrastructure Week!
My Saturday letter from the Southern Poverty Law Center is about 55 years since the Edmund Pettus Bridge earthquake, and where we are now. It contains the horrifying stat that, since the Roberts Court declared Jubilee (as Charlie Pierce says) and said historically discriminatory states no longer have to be pre-cleared by the Justice Department, we have lost c. 1600 voting sites. And one guess where they are.
re: #220 lizardofid
It’s almost like they were selected for their qualifications. rather than some shallow declaration of loyalty. : )
That’s exactly correct. Trump’s cabinet is full of ass kissers. One of my favorite history books and I’m sure some of you have read it too is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s excellent Team of Rivals. Lincoln’s cabinet and generals were far from Lincoln loyalists. The Union falls if Lincoln only cares about having Lincoln people in his cabinet. Unfortuantely, that is how/why we ended up with Andrew Johnson but I don’t think anyone foresaw the assassination or the murder plot as a whole. I keep on thinking about how that plot if it had succeeded fully as Booth intended could have made things even worse.
re: #222 retired cynic
My Saturday letter from the Southern Poverty Law Center is about 55 years since the Edmund Pettus Bridge earthquake, and where we are now. It contains the horrifying stat that, since the Roberts Court declared Jubilee (as Charlie Pierce says) and said historically discriminatory states no longer have to be pre-cleared by the Justice Department, we have lost c. 1600 voting sites. And one guess where they are.
I still remember Roberts’ pity pot about how VRA discriminated against the South. I called him doughface here for that. The fact of the matter is Southern Republicans are the ideological heirs of the Jim Crow Democrats of hte South.
A school in Oregon is closing do to the presumption that one of its employees has the coronavirus: dailykos.com.
Candidates for Darwin award, or rather Lysenko award
Three people have died after dry ice was poured into a swimming pool at a party in Moscow on Friday.
re: #179 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) February 29, 2020
re: #227 Ace Rothstein
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OFFS. I really dislike Bernie but this is the kind of shit that fuels his supporters conspiracy bullshit.
BREAKING NEWS: 11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio > https://t.co/Sj5uWsJJvd
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) February 29, 2020
These are from the two evacuation planes that arrived at Lackland
from Wuhan and Tokyo, and include 9 Diamond Princess passengers. It is not loose in the community.
Coronavirus is certainly wreaking havoc in Iran — now 43 deaths among 593 reported cases., with high government officials also infected. They need to get experts from WHO to help them out, but it does demonstrate what happens when a country fails to adopt any public measures to stop the spread of the disease — measures they are apparently now finally implementing.
OT: Sigh — hey Anymouse — hope you will be returning to us soon.
re: #192 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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I shed tears for the poor innocent cancer cells that have to be contaminated by Limbaugh’s body!
Six people on the ship this guy was on have already died! https://t.co/wKOHQ1wvLr
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 29, 2020
Fox News is determined to kill people to defend Trump.
re: #233 jaunte
Fox News is determined to kill people to defend Trump.
I’ll preface this. I have always been reluctant to compare modern events to the Nazis but FNC acts like what we saw out of the Third Reich propaganda machine.
Why, why, WHY can’t Bloomberg/Steyer do something useful like this to stroke their egos instead??
Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey – report https://t.co/aDd2mTbJ8R
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 29, 2020
re: #226 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Candidates for Darwin award, or rather Lysenko award
Three people have died after dry ice was poured into a swimming pool at a party in Moscow on Friday.
(Fuck this keyboard with a gnarly pine branch.)
The masterminds tossed 30 kg of dry ice into the pool to cool it off.
Victims apparently suffocated.
re: #236 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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Victims apparently suffocated.
Ms Didenko is known for posting tips about how to save money on pharmaceutical products on her Instagram page. She has a million followers.
re: #235 Interesting Times
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re: #235 Interesting Times
Why, why, WHY can’t Bloomberg/Steyer do something useful like this to stroke their egos instead??
And Bloomberg we know is savvy at media.
re: #238 Eventual Carrion
And I restate. Fuck Twitter/Fuck Facebook
Social media becoming an extension of actual journalism has been such a disappointment. I’ve been involved in social media since I was a middle school- going back to AOL Instant Messager. It’s helped me communicate better as someone who communicates much better through writing than speaking but I hate what it’s done to the state of journalism.
re: #240 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Social media becoming an extension of actual journalism has been such a disappointment.
Social media is for finding out where your friends and family are hanging or local events. Not as a source of news and information about world events.
What do you all make of Trump’s Taliban deal? I fear it’s going to create a crisis. It’s granted been a while since I read about the Taliban but I vividly remember an Afghan classmate who was Hasara (most Afghans including the Taliban themselves are Pashtun) telling me of the persecution the Taliban did to him and his friends/neighbors. We took 12th grade government together and I still think about it because even though I was a dove in regards to Afghanistan after 9/11, I still deeply thought about how a guy I knew, around my age was impacted by the Taliban and in a way I was not. Really made me think.
re: #242 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
There’s always a tweet, Afghanistan troop withdrawal edition https://t.co/pjnXg46f8n
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 29, 2020
re: #241 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Social media is for finding out where your friends and family are hanging or local events. Not as a source of news and information about world events.
It has other uses too I’d say. Great for music and movies in both discussion and promotion. But for journalism, it’s awful. I’ve worked for a newspaper before. Granted it was my college one but I definitely think it is prudent to be accurate as possible. Social media’s merger with journalism gave us the clickbait and we all for it but it’s terrible when it comes to political journalism.
re: #243 Ace Rothstein
I really hope peace can come but I’m worried like hell for the Afghani people especially the religious minorities, women, and others. Watch Russia, Iran, India, and Pakistan in the aftermath of this if it happens. Those two are IMO the most important countries to understanding Afghanistan’s geopolitical importance.
re: #244 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
It has other uses too I’d say. Great for music and movies in both discussion and promotion. But for journalism, it’s awful.
I recall seeing an article on my ex-GF’s FB feed: “Great Barrier Reef Declared Dead”. Even a cursory reading of the article indicated that although the GBR had sustained serious damage, it was still quite alive. That annoyed me to no end.
re: #246 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I recall seeing an article on my ex-GF’s FB feed: “Great Barrier Reef Declared Dead”. Even a cursory reading of the article indicated that although the GBR had sustained serious damage, it was still quite alive. That annoyed me to no end.
I probably catch easily a few times a week someone posting an article of something already happened or something that can be debunked. Everyone thinks they’re their own personal William Randolph Hearst these days. I don’t blame people who are skeptical of the media. What I do blame people who are skeptical of media who trust people who have given no reason to be trustworthy in both motive and information. Wikileaks is a great example of that.
re: #231 Hecuba’s daughter
Apparently it’s in the prisons, and a detained British-Iranian woman says she has it. (Her detention is already a diplomatic issue.)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran, is suspected of having coronavirus, her family have said.
The Free Nazanin Campaign said despite reports of at least one coronavirus-related inmate death inside Tehran’s Evin prison, staff are refusing to test her.
In a statement issued via the Free Nazanin Campaign, Zaghari-Ratcliffe said: “I am not good. I feel very bad in fact. It is a strange cold. Not like usual. I know the kinds of cold I normally have, how my body reacts. This is different. I am just as bad as I was. I often get better after three days. But with this there is no improvement. I haven’t got one bit better.
The prison is refusing to test her for coronavirus.
A rule in the fine print could give Bernie a yuuuge smile on Super Tuesday, WaPo. Not encouraging!
Dear Leader is having yet another press conference pertaining to the hoax virus today at 1:30 EST.
re: #249 retired cynic
A rule in the fine print could give Bernie a yuuuge smile on Super Tuesday, WaPo. Not encouraging!
And there’s not much we can do about it, unless candidates and voters decide that today means they should narrow down their choices.
OT I just got my forms from my accountant. I am getting refunds from both the feds and the state. It is a little smaller than previous years. I am going to send it back and have him electronically file both. I am also paying him earlier than previous years. Hopefully I will see my money soon. :)
Super Tuesday needed to happen at the end of March or early April to give the field more of a chance of thinning out.
re: #250 Ace Rothstein
Dear Leader is having yet another press conference pertaining to the virus today at 1:30 EST.
Fortunately the markets are closed today.
re: #250 Ace Rothstein
Dear Leader is having yet another press conference pertaining to the virus today at 1:30 EST.
Probably to brag about his peace deal (not a peace deal) too
China isn’t holding itself just to fighting Covid 19.
China compels Uighurs to work in shoe factory that supplies Nike, WaPo.
It sounds a lot like forced labor and forced “re-education” to me. Awful. And these may be the “lucky” ones.
re: #250 Ace Rothstein
Dear Leader is having yet another press conference pertaining to the
hoaxvirus today at 1:30 EST.
Free broadcast advertising for his reelection campaign.
re: #256 retired cynic
China isn’t holding itself just to fighting Covid 19.
China compels Uighurs to work in shoe factory that supplies Nike, WaPo.
It sounds a lot like forced labor and forced “re-education” to me. Awful. And these may be the “lucky” ones.
I think I read somewhere that more people live under dictatorships than democracies now than at the end of the Cold War.
re: #257 jaunte
Free broadcast advertising for his reelection campaign.
Also free advertising for his opponents’ ads.
I think the orange dumbfuck has seen some internal polling that shows that his approval has sunk the last week. I’d add that he’s probably going to “clarify” his hoax comments from last night’s cross burning. This guy could fuck up a cup of coffee.
In regard to Ratcliffe being nominated as DNI, “In the intricacies of vacancy law, some saw a White House strategy. Ratcliffe is not a popular pick, but if the Senate rejects him, lawmakers will have to contend with Grenell, who as the acting director is harder to check and oversee, current and former officials said. Trump could be trying to call the Senate’s bluff, they said.” WaPo quote
Disgusting and disturbing.
re: #261 retired cynic
In regard to Ratcliffe being nominated as DNI, “In the intricacies of vacancy law, some saw a White House strategy. Ratcliffe is not a popular pick, but if the Senate rejects him, lawmakers will have to contend with Grenell, who as the acting director is harder to check and oversee, current and former officials said. Trump could be trying to call the Senate’s bluff, they said.” WaPo quote
Disgusting and disturbing.
This is Barr’s knowledge of the system at work.
BTW gaming the system is exactly what the non NSDAP right wing enablers of a certain Herr Hitler did.
This is mainly bad because it removes a bargaining chip for the Afghan government in the ‘reunification’ talks that the US has committed them to with the Taliban
The Republican Party lost its fucking mind when Obama released 5 decrepit Taliban guys to get US Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl back home. Now Trump cuts a deal to release 5000 Taliban prisoners. https://t.co/5aunK5TafE
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) February 29, 2020
re: #265 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
This is mainly bad because it removes a bargaining chip for the Afghan government in the ‘reunification’ talks that the US has committed them to with the Taliban
And you know there’s a Trump tweet for that.
A public information officer with @WADeptHealth confirms that 1 person has died from Coronavirus in King Co., WA — that is the first reported death from the virus in the US
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) February 29, 2020
re: #267 goddamnedfrank
He’ll call it a hoax again.
Washington state health officials say 1 person has died from new virus; first person to die from disease in U.S.https://t.co/j7D9begZKP
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) February 29, 2020
NEW: Health officials in Washington state say a coronavirus patient has died, marking the first death related to COVID-19 in the US. https://t.co/VYxmembNmq
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 29, 2020
Trump’s going to blame Governor Inslee and the fact that climate change is a big part of his agenda. Bank on it.
What’s even worse about Trump’s upcoming dumpster fire is that he’s going to have another cross burning at CPAC thirty minutes after it.
Probably the reason for the press conference.
Trump: IT’S A HOAX!!!
Crowd: *Cheer*
Aid: Well, sir, we’ve had one death from it.
Trump: If he dies on 5th avenue, I’ve got nothing to worry about.
Everyone here knows that by next Tuesday, everything is going to start leaking out. Trump is fucked.
Trump got played by the Taliban. https://t.co/9tlBih3D81
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 29, 2020
re: #274 Backwoods_Sleuth
Welp.
re: #274 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump needed the deal more than the Taliban.
Genius way to stop yourself touching your face. https://t.co/8mU1AOsSXs
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) February 29, 2020
Except we never agreed to a deal that excluded the Afghan Govt, subcontracted our counter-terrorism efforts to the Taliban, released 5k Taliban prisoners in exchange for 7 days of reduced violence, and sold out Afghan women. A Republican named Trump did. https://t.co/NQCF6HztsX
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) February 29, 2020
Wow, the lengths people will go to perpetuate a “Dem” hoax
The wombat we all need right now. (turn the sound on & enjoy the munching) pic.twitter.com/wHBMFMVBfj
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) February 29, 2020
re: #278 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Giving the Taliban the keys to the counter-terrorist effort is a big fucking deal. They’re going to use that to go after their enemies. Too many Americans see Afghanistan and just assume “Oh they’re a bunch of Muslims, all will be fine there if we just leave.” The isolationism that has been the response to neo-conservatism that preceded it is dangerous.
Trump has called so many things a hoax that I think it’s made it a word that lost meaning to the average person. It’s very Orwellean.
Someone had time today
Except we never agreed to a deal that excluded the Afghan Govt, subcontracted our counter-terrorism efforts to the Taliban, released 5k Taliban prisoners in exchange for 7 days of reduced violence, and sold out Afghan women. A Republican named Trump did. https://t.co/NQCF6HztsX
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) February 29, 2020
re: #282 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Trump has called so many things a hoax that I think it’s made it a word that lost meaning to the average person. It’s very Orwellean.
a “hoax” is anything that makes him look bad
re: #283 goddamnedfrank
Someone had time today
We sold out a lot of people to distract from Trump calling Corona a hoax. And it’s going to piss Trump off that it’s not going to work. But he’s just going to become more unhinged.
re: #283 goddamnedfrank
Except we never agreed to a deal that excluded the Afghan Govt, subcontracted our counter-terrorism efforts to the Taliban, released 5k Taliban prisoners in exchange for 7 days of reduced violence, and sold out Afghan women. A Republican named Trump did.
Bolton is jut trying to keep his conservative creds while also risking outright criticism of Trump - true brinkmanship
re: #278 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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re: #284 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
a “hoax” is anything that makes him look bad
Yes, I know what a Trump hoax is. I also know what an actual hoax is. The political hoaxes have all actually been committed or attempted to by Trump. Rule by conspiracy theories is dangerous.
re: #274 Backwoods_Sleuth
Isn’t that the storyline from this year’s Homeland? Damn!
Hey, has anyone seen any reporting on how and when the individual who died in Washington contracted the COVID-19 virus?
re: #284 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
a “hoax” is anything that makes him look bad
The coronavirus is obviously a Democrat because it refuses to bow to the awesomeness that is is Trump.
JFC, fucking idiots.
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is considering imposing entry restrictions at the US-Mexico border to control the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, according to two DHS officials https://t.co/B3hhd6r13b
— Ted Hesson (@tedhesson) February 29, 2020
Two weeks ago in Munich, @SecPompeo made a commitment to me and other members of Congress: the Afghan peace deal would NOT require the Afghan gov’t to release Taliban prisoners.
Today’s deal requires them to release 5,000.https://t.co/OKLAHefLli— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) February 29, 2020
re: #290 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Hey, has anyone seen any reporting on how and when the individual who died in Washington contracted the COVID-19 virus?
I think they’re having a news conference about the death at 1:00 PST
re: #292 Ace Rothstein
JFC, fucking idiots.
Ah. Washington state. Known for its close proximity to Mexico.
re: #295 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Ah. Washington state. Known for its close proximity to Mexico.
Blame Canada.
re: #294 calochortus
I think they’re having a news conference about the death at 1:00 PST
Probably definitely want to get the facts together. I definitely trust Inslee’s Washington government than Trump’s to give a proper response on this. I just hope it doesn’t make people panic and I really worry whatever Trump’s about to won’t help.
I hope the Democrats are paying attention to all of this, because the commercials write themselves. The only thing left is a video of Trump playing golf while Americans are dying in hospitals.
Hmmm, I thought there was a Trump statement on coronavirus 15 minutes ago. Nice to know he doesn’t worry about punctuality on issues of national health.
Well, I guess those 15 people with the virus that was about to get close to zero was all bullshit.
There are 66 coronavirus cases in the US — and now 1 death.
There are 3 coronavirus cases in Mexico. https://t.co/KORtbAoHIY— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) February 29, 2020
re: #301 calochortus
I was just thinking the same thing. I was thinking that Tricky Micky could have gotten through that thick orange skull full of emptiness that being late on an issue such as this is not a good look.
Hmm, wonder what time the President will start his 1:30pm news conference?
He’s going to scapegoat Hispanics for this too isn’t he? Look at the fact that Miller’s wife has a role on Pence’s team.
20 minutes late for a press conference about the health of the nation is not a good look.
He’s delaying it as long as possible so he can get over to CPAC at 3:00.
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Wow, he sounds exhausted. Not a confidence builder.
Be happy it’s Saturday, and the markets are closed
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) February 29, 2020
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Oh look, more theatrics substituting for actual diplomacy and governance, which are apparently too hard and/or boring. https://t.co/uff99vETSb
— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) February 29, 2020
I refuse to watch his bullshit. Is this an actual press conference or a statement?
re: #314 Ace Rothstein
I refuse to watch his bullshit. Is this an actual press conference or a statement?
No one knows.
re: #314 Ace Rothstein
Right now I am watching my videos. Watching DT destroys grey matter. :)
re: #298 Ace Rothstein
I hope the Democrats are paying attention to all of this, because the commercials write themselves. The only thing left is a video of Trump playing golf while Americans are dying in hospitals.
As I tried to articulate yesterday, just try to imagine a commercial that just runs like this:
Blank screen.
A tiny red dot appears and a date in early January 2020, newscaster audio announcing the newly discovered coronavirus in China starts to play.
The tiny white dot slowly starts becoming thin line as the date advances and more footage plays. As the date advances and the visible timeline grows we see and hear about the first death, China’s horrid early response, censoring the doctor who discovered it, that doctor’s death from COVID-19 …
Then, after a little bit we start to see Trump’s statements interspersed with more footage of COVID-19 spreading. So back to back to back we see his fucking Baghdad Bobesque denials, mental inadequacies, and venial concerns over how the economy reflects on him contrasted with footage announcing more, and more, and more death.
re: #316 Joe Bacon 🌹
he is obviously not comfortable with all those black people touching him
re: #318 goddamnedfrank
And as the commercial comes to a close, we see a slo-mo of Trump driving his golf cart onto the green waving with that pig smile on his face. Fade to black…
Remember, you’re dealing with Stephen Miller on this. Fat Donny is just the follow through.
— And the Wind Cries “Very Very!!” (@DaveoutofAustin) February 29, 2020
Even Freepers are noticing Trump looks and sounds tired. (I’m listening on the radio and have no idea what he looks like, but he doesn’t sound well.)
re: #322 calochortus
Even Freepers are noticing Trump looks and sounds tired. (I’m listening on the radio and have no idea what he looks like, but he doesn’t sound well.)
If you’re losing Freeperville, you might just be losing middle Wingnuttia. But then again, nothing makes sense anymore.
re: #309 calochortus
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re: #322 calochortus
Even Freepers are noticing Trump looks and sounds tired. (I’m listening on the radio and have no idea what he looks like, but he doesn’t sound well.)
the stress is building and he is not going to take anybody’s advice on how to avoid a collapse…
Trump said if you are “healthy” you should be fine. This coming from the man who not only hasn’t gotten his annual presidential physical, but was rushed to the emergency room at the end of last year and lied about why.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) February 29, 2020
re: #325 Semper Fi
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I could only listen to about 5 seconds. That’s a personal best. Do I get a prize?
Trump accuses Democrats of coronavirus ‘hoax’ as confirmed cases in US gather pace https://t.co/6YaSTPJHpD pic.twitter.com/J8GbjDjus7
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) February 29, 2020
Somber… so somber…
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 29, 2020
re: #332 Dread Pirate
I wish something would zap in his fat orange ass everytime he says the word hoax.
Trump says additional US cases are “likely,” but “healthy individuals should be able to fully recover. And we think that will be a statement we can make with great surety now that we’ve gotten familiar with this problem. They should be able to recover.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Trump says “we have 43 million masks.” He says he met with the coronavirus task force “and we came up with some ideas, recommendations and frankly some pretty strict edicts that we’re going to be going by.” He says Pence will explain. He says this group is “so talented.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Trump “respectfully” asks the media and politicians to not “incite a panic.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
I thought we were getting close to zero cases!!!!
Trump acknowledges first coronavirus death, but mentions woman was “a medically high-risk patient in her late 50s.”
“Additional cases in the US are likely, but healthy individuals should be able to fully recover,” he adds. pic.twitter.com/H57kD1zRh8— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 29, 2020
re: #336 Ace Rothstein
I thought we were getting close to zero cases!!!!
He’s a medically high risk.
The death in Washington is reported to be a 19-year-old man! (Not confirmed, Washington authorities press conference at 3:00 PST)
re: #335 Backwoods_Sleuth
If this grows and turns into a major problem, health care officials will burn through those in less than a month.
re: #328 jaunte
Trump said if you are “healthy” you should be fine. This coming from the man who not only hasn’t gotten his annual presidential physical, but was rushed to the emergency room at the end of last year and lied about why.
If we were all healthy we would not need health care or a health care system in the first place, so it must be our own fault for leading a dissolute lifestyle…
We have 43 million masks? And roughly how many health care workers are there? And how many do they use daily? Never mind all the people who don’t need them who are buying them up.
Meeting with with the Pharmaceutical for contacting the … virus on monday tremendous supplies mask nobody can believe the masks Mike pence lot of time with them we have the edicts so talents round the clock we are doing well really well very well in the circumstances
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 29, 2020
Sad that we have come to this, but I’m beginning to think (Hope) that this is trump’s Waterloo. So it goes.
43 Million sounds like a big number but there are about 8 times that many people in the US.
Looks like 2PM ET broadcast time
I think you’re late
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) February 29, 2020
re: #338 Ace Rothstein
The death in Washington is reported to be a 19-year-old man! (Not confirmed, Washington authorities press conference at 3:00 PST)
If that’s the case, this could be even worse than I thought.
re: #338 Ace Rothstein
The death in Washington is reported to be a 19-year-old man! (Not confirmed, Washington authorities press conference at 3:00 PST)
Or a 51 year old woman with health problems. The patient is being referred to as “she” by folks at the news conference.
Trump is easily over 300 pounds now. He looks like a bloated corpse.
re: #344 Belafon
43 Million sounds like a big number but there are about 8 times that many people in the US.
Also, the masks aren’t reusable.
Pence announces additional travel restrictions on Iran — no entry by anyone who has visited Iran in the last 14 days.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Pence: “The average American does not need to go out and buy a mask.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Yes, foreign nationals - Pence explained that Iranians themselves are already subject to the general Trump travel ban, so this imposes new restrictions re foreign visitors to Iran. https://t.co/9pNmKn6SM1
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
I bet none of them contain the letters
M-E-X-I-C-O— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) February 29, 2020
re: #335 Backwoods_Sleuth
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We’ll be good
From local Seattle news:
KING COUNTY, Wash. — A man in King County has died from the coronavirus, the Washington state Department of Health said Saturday in a media advisory.
No other details were given about the death as of Saturday morning.
Officials plan to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. with more details. KOMO will livestream the press conference.
re: #350 Backwoods_Sleuth
“The average American does not need to go out and buy a mask.”
I am not for sale: Mask is my last name.
re: #353 Teddy’s Person
JFC, this idiot can’t even get the gender of the deceased correct.
O_o
Health Secretary Azar says the risk to average Americans is low, then adds, “The risk remains low thanks to the unprecedented actions President Trump has taken and the actions he’s announcing today.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
re: #352 goddamnedfrank
Super calming to hear that we have enough masks to cover on out of eight Americans.
We’ll be good
Are there youtube videos on how to make them? //
Edited for snarkiness.
Try and unsee this one. (ht @sarahwoodwriter) pic.twitter.com/C1DzrOwqdJ
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 29, 2020
At the rate they’re running down the chain of command turning over this press conference, I expect to see Larry the Janitor taking the podium within 30 minutes.
Larry: WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS!— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 29, 2020
from yesterday:
I just received a call from @VP Mike Pence, thanking Washington state for our efforts to combat the coronavirus.
I told him our work would be more successful if the Trump administration stuck to the science and told the truth.— Jay Inslee (@JayInslee) February 28, 2020
re: #357 Belafon
Are there youtube videos on how to make them?
Not worth it, an effective mask for viruses has to fit extremely well and use a specific type of filter. Once symptomatic just use a paper mask to reduce spread.
re: #361 Backwoods_Sleuth
from yesterday:
Inslee’s presidential run got one and doned prettty quickly but he was probably the most science intelligent candidate running.
Washington state says it’s a 19-year-old male who died from #coronavirus. https://t.co/cDqKBSIHas
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 29, 2020
Fauci says don’t be surprised that there will be additional cases announced, since this is a “community spread” situation and the US can’t be immune.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
Asked about his use of the word “hoax” last night, Trump said he was referring to how his opponents are trying to “pin this on somebody,” not the virus itself. (For the record, that was my impression in context last night, though he certainly left it ambiguous.)
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
How do you confuse a 19-year-old man with a woman in her late-50’s?
Trump says the “hoax” is what his opponents are doing to criticize him over the virus even though he’s done such a great job, “certainly not referring to this — how could anybody refer to this” as a hoax. https://t.co/nox9LhYUsn
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 29, 2020
re: #326 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
the stress is building and he is not going to take anybody’s advice on how to avoid a collapse…
Every morning when I wake up here in Europe, I fully expect to read a headline saying, “President Trump rushed to hospital after suffering debilitating stroke” or something to that effect.
Trust the guy who doesn’t use condoms. Got it. https://t.co/9xVFXThTah
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) February 29, 2020
Just want to point out the 19 year old may have had a respiratory condition or be immunocompromised.
Not common at that age but certainly not unheard of.
“Power.”
That’s what this is all about. https://t.co/mQQzCjztIr— Laffy (@GottaLaff) February 29, 2020
re: #363 goddamnedfrank
Not worth it, an effective mask for viruses has to fit extremely well and use a specific type of filter. Once symptomatic just use a paper mask to reduce spread.
Thanks. I forgot to add //.
Trump looks awful. Huge bags under his eyes, not even the makeup can cover them up. pic.twitter.com/uO2BrhLQTr
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 29, 2020
Kelly O pushes hoax questions. Trump keeps contorting. Now bragging about how his “early” decisions paid off, now only 22 patients. IT’S 66 YOU LIAR. https://t.co/tMM70mmCq7
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) February 29, 2020
re: #375 Charles Johnson
Trump is now facing a real, honest-to-goodness crisis.
He’s gonna fold faster than one of his cheap-ass suits.
re: #366 Backwoods_Sleuth
You’re not smart enough to create it, Trump. But, you’re dumb enough to dismantle our effort at preparing and responding to it.
re: #365 Ace Rothstein
Washington state says it’s a 19-year-old male who died from #coronavirus.
[Can’t find this tweet right now: twitter.com ]— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 29, 2020
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Never take health advice from someone who looks like this. pic.twitter.com/HSyqIClytv
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 29, 2020
Instead of listening to trump’s circle jerk I donated 100 bucks to the warren campaign. If she survives super T I will continue to do so or switch to Biden.
Now, I’ve earned my nap. Latter, lizards
He’s been fucking lucky to nearly get done an entire term WITHOUT a crisis.
re: #330 I Would Prefer Not To
You have me beat by 5 seconds.
Oh dear, I just got retweeted by Giant Military Cats
My mentions are about to blow up
@giantcat9 https://t.co/AtSLnakHuJ
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) February 29, 2020
For those wanting more background on the virus, WHO has released the study they did with Chinese officials on the early onset of the pandemic.
Contrary to the conspiracy minded:
Zoonotic origins
COVID-19 is a zoonotic virus. From phylogenetics analyses undertaken with available full genome sequences, bats appear to be the reservoir of COVID-19 virus, but the intermediate host(s) has not yet been identified. However, three important areas of work are already underway in China to inform our understanding of the zoonotic origin of this outbreak.These include early investigations of cases with symptom onset in Wuhan throughout December 2019, environmental sampling from the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market and other area markets, and the collection of detailed records on the source and type of wildlife species sold at the Huanan market and the destination of those animals after the market was closed.
Also this tidbit on how many close contacts get infected:
As of 17 February, in Shenzhen City, among 2842 identified close contacts, 2842 (100%) were traced and 2240 (72%) have completed medical observation. Among the close contacts, 88 (2.8%) were found to be infected with COVID-19.
As of 17 February, in Sichuan Province, among 25493 identified close contacts, 25347 (99%) were traced and 23178 (91%) have completed medical observation. Among the close contacts, 0.9% were found to be infected with COVID-19.
• As of 20 February, in Guangdong Province, among 9939 identified close contacts, 9939 (100%) were traced and 7765 (78%) have completed medical observation. Among the close contacts, 479 (4.8%) were found to be infected with COVID-19.
So it appears the infection rate among close contacts runs from .9% to 4.8%.
7/ Dr. Robert Redfield (@CDCgov) announces that 50 yo woman who died of coronavirus in Washington State had NO LINK to China or known contact. Her case is considered community-spread.
Trump’s eyes light up.
👀 pic.twitter.com/OyraqdzzpZ— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) February 29, 2020
re: #386 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
That is valuable information and I have saved it. Thanks.
re: #358 Backwoods_Sleuth
Holy shit. He’s Witchy Poo’s older, fatter, and uglier brother.
re: #387 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Guess what, Donny, that means closing borders is useless.
re: #379 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
kirklandreporter.com has a story.
Net net, if you don’t recover, you weren’t healthy.
Learned so much in 2 minutes
— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) February 29, 2020
Charlie Pierce’s Saturday essay says that the Democratic candidates are not operating in reality. The structure of the Senate will stop most really progressive activity. Even if Dems take it.
Lawrence O’Donnell of MSNBC is one of the few people dealing regularly in the most obvious truth of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary process. It is a spirited campaign and an entertaining one and somebody will win it one day and, if God is in his heaven and Billy’s down by the bay, that candidate will become president in January of 2021. And, one day later, that poor unfortunate soul will discover that his or her feet are completely encased in concrete. No matter how well prepared this person is, they will be shocked by how thoroughly their feet will be encased in concrete. Look, the person will say to their chief of staff, or their spouse, or the White House maintenance staff, my feet are thoroughly encased in concrete, so thoroughly encased in concrete that I can’t seem to get anything done here in this lovely office. Somebody get me a jackhammer.
Unfortunately, using a jackhammer on the actual problem likely would be an impeachable offense because the actual problem is the structure of the United States Senate. Using a jackhammer on, say, Mitch McConnell, while undeniably satisfying as a speculative exercise, likely would get you tossed into the federal sneezer for a spell.
Weather Service warns of wildfire risk with high winds in forecast https://t.co/tDLMPe1ZMC pic.twitter.com/VJq0PYpD1U
— SFGate (@SFGate) February 29, 2020
Fire season came early this year.
re: #394 retired cynic
Charlie Pierce’s Saturday essay says that the Democratic candidates are not operating in reality. The structure of the Senate will stop most really progressive activity. Even if Dems take it.
Need someone who has experience with Congress. I’ll take the career legislator.
re: #394 retired cynic
Charlie Pierce’s Saturday essay says that the Democratic candidates are not operating in reality. The structure of the Senate will stop most really progressive activity. Even if Dems take it.
Which is why Warren is arguing for an end to the filibuster. Because with the current GOP members, there is nothing that is going to get done with them having any kind of power.
I understand the argument that the filibuster prevents bad legislation from getting through, but I think it also lets people off the hook: They vote for people who will destroy their Medicare and Social Security because they know Democrats won’t let it happen. Well, maybe they need to start having to consider this.
You spelled salivating wrong.
He cannot wait to exploit this. https://t.co/xMSnvwVcIb— Laffy (@GottaLaff) February 29, 2020
re: #397 Belafon
However, what is on ballot is not the Senate filibuster, but the candidate for office of the President.
We’re stuck with the US Senate until the US really breaks.
re: #399 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
However, what is on ballot is not the Senate filibuster, but the candidate for office of the President.
We’re stuck with the US Senate until the US really breaks.
Who’s in charge of the Senate could change this fall.
re: #400 Belafon
Who’s in charge of the Senate could change this fall.
Hopefully. But the Democrats can only reasonable expect a handful of Senate seats to flip. Enough to be the majority - yes. But not enough to get rid of the filibuster. And it’s not clear to me that enough Democrats will want to get rid of the filibuster.
The filibuster was used, for example, recently to stop the anti-abortion nuts.
I would hope we’re going to be putting the entire Congress on referendum this fall. It’s not just the presidency that is causing this mess.
re: #345 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
In a countdown hold, probably will be rescheduled
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re: #401 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Hopefully. But the Democrats can only reasonable expect a handful of Senate seats to flip. Enough to be the majority - yes. But not enough to get rid of the filibuster. And it’s not clear to me that enough Democrats will want to get rid of the filibuster.
The filibuster was used, for example, recently to stop the anti-abortion nuts.
I understand. And that’s my argument. You don’t like the crap the GOP is proposing. Stop voting for them and hoping the Democrats will stop it.
“In the end, the virus does not listen to the President’s tweets.” @JohnJHarwood on this vulnerable moment and how we got here. https://t.co/sJPJQ9q0py
— Ann Marie Lipinski (@AMLwhere) February 27, 2020
Without Congress, here’s some other things that can’t be done:
1. Fixing the places Trump has torn up with his border.
2. Providing care for those kids we’ve kept in cages.
3. Reforming the Border Patrol and ICE.
4. Expanding the courts.
5. Investigating all of the corrupt people Trump has installed.
It’s not just the immediate promices that we won’t be able to keep.
re: #403 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
In a countdown hold, probably will be rescheduled
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re: #407 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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