Comedians like Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert continue doing a better job of parsing the insanity of the Trump gang than traditional “both sides” media.
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump appointing Mike Pence to take charge of the response to the coronavirus outbreak and reassuring absolutely nobody.
🤣🤣🤣Somebody please tell me what they are wearing.🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/uMRqWTvK7d
— Cynthia Coy (@CynthiaCoy8) February 28, 2020
HAHAHAHAHAHA *GASP!* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Trump’s favorite pollster says his approval rating crashed just one day after coronavirus press conference https://t.co/zPaERyOfn0
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 28, 2020
re: #1 Scottish Dragon
There are times I’m convinced fashion designers take perverse pleasure in making attractive models look ugly by dressing the models up in things like that.
re: #3 Dread Pirate
look down at the dow, it’s -666.77.
Gold Ask $1,572.99 $-74.86
No place to hide except for Clorox stock
Pork Ramen pic.twitter.com/uVP3PbCsZm
— jeffreyw (@imjeffreyw) February 28, 2020
Fat Donny from Queens isn’t keeping us safe…….
re: #7 Dave In Austin
Fat Donny from Queens isn’t keeping us safe…….
His swooners at Mar-A-Lago will not be pleased
Unlike polls that show candidates’ expected vote share, prob. election forecasts convey the estimated probability that a candidate will win. Problem: folks don’t understand probabilities. This paper demonstrates severity of this confusion, and its political consequences. (2/n) pic.twitter.com/MEt9GoUhZs
— Jonathan Mummolo (@jonmummolo) February 28, 2020
An interesting thing: Part of why Clinton may have lost is that Nate’s publishing of probability of winning may have confused people as to what are true state in the polls were, leading some people to think they didn’t have to vote for her.
ronald reagan, bill clinton, george w bush, barack obama and donald trump were all faced with the same major crisis, part of which cost americans billions of dollars
reagan made an optimistic speech and cut taxes for wealthy people
clinton made a heartfelt speech and his approval rating went up
bush invaded another country
obama borrowed money to cover the losses and urged americans not to prosecute those responsible
trump pouted, whined that it was all a big hoax designed to make him look bad, and blamed everybody but himself
re: #11 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
ronald reagan, bill clinton, george w bush, barack obama and donald trump were all faced with the same major crisis, part of which cost americans billions of dollars
reagan made an optimistic speech and cut taxes for wealthy people
clinton made a heartfelt speech and his approval rating went up
bush invaded another country
obama borrowed money to cover the losses and urged americans not to prosecute those responsibletrump pouted, whined that it was all a big hoax designed to make him look bad, and blamed everybody but himself
Let’s be fair: Trump’s strategy is far better than invading another country.
re: #5 b.d. (We’re gonna win)
Gold Ask $1,572.99 $-74.86
No place to hide except for Clorox stock
(CL’ed on previous thread)
You have gold. I have bread.
Give me some of your gold for a loaf of bread. Then I have your gold and I can bake more bread.
Actually what the hell do I need gold for? I will eat the bread and you can eat the gold!
re: #1 Scottish Dragon
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It’s a rare variant of popeye disease, affecting the calves instead of the forearms. Caused by eating too much spinach.
Jack Brewer: “Mr. President, I don’t mean to interrupt, but I’ve got to say this because it’s #BlackHistoryMonth — man, you’re the first black president.” https://t.co/MI2zqUTX5S pic.twitter.com/UMiivNxiTg
— The Hill (@thehill) February 28, 2020
re: #20 Dr. Matt
Interesting, the airlines and airspace industries are getting particularly slammed and healthcare is slightly in the green.
Who wants to climb into a sealed tube full of recirculated air to go to a destination you might not be allowed to return from?
What I would do for Obama’s steady hand at the wheel right now. He was a real president and is a real man.
It’s so bad, Pence is on Limbaugh’s show right now to “straighten it all out.”
re: #24 Ace Rothstein
What I would do for Obama’s steady hand at the wheel right now. He was a real president and is a real man.
I’m sure McConnell would live to have someone to yell about.
re: #26 Dr. Matt
Good news: The Euro and USD are even. 👌
?!?
I just checked, it is $1.10 per euro, low but within the bandwidth
Stone looks completely unhinged.
You never know where evil may be hiding. pic.twitter.com/kEdZiA9Rub
— Hunters (@huntersonprime) February 28, 2020
re: #24 Ace Rothstein
What I would do for Obama’s steady hand at the wheel right now. He was a real president and is a real man.
No drama Obama. Miss him so much right now.
I always thought reporters and news outlets were supposed to be ultra-cynical and world-weary, aware of all the games people play.
But they _still_ keep falling for James O’Keefe’s scams - one of the most obvious right wing frauds in the US. @jayrosen_nyu https://t.co/6nSGayQE5Z— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2020
The cynicism is an affectation.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) February 28, 2020
re: #31 Charles Johnson
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I’m three episodes in. I’m glued. Plot Against America starts on March 16 too.
As @obarcala explains, one of the reasons why Trump keeps losing in court is not because “Obama judges” armed with nationwide injunctions are out to get him; it’s because his administration is stunningly bad at basic administrative procedure—malevolence tempered by incompetence. https://t.co/k9QdfITQ3b
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) February 28, 2020
If the malevolence doesn’t get you, the incompetence will.
re: #15 The Pie Overlord!
(CL’ed on previous thread)
You have gold. I have bread.
Give me some of your gold for a loaf of bread. Then I have your gold and I can bake more bread.
Assuming you have access to ingredients. And a safe place with an oven where you can do your part and wait around for the oven to do its part.
re: #30 Dr. Matt
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Stone looks completely unhinged.
Roger Stone to Larry Klayman: “Have fun molesting your own children, Larry?”
So, how about that stock market, eh? I know my 401K is doing awesome!
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re: #33 Charles Johnson
I always thought reporters and news outlets were supposed to be ultra-cynical and world-weary, aware of all the games people play.
Back when newsmen wore fedoras, and Spencer Tracy played them in the movies.
So, y’know, Jimmy Breslin types.
The problem with @SecPompeo being too scared to even say #coronavirusus is not a hoax is not just that he lacks a spine, it also compounds the misinformation coming from the @realDonaldTrump Administration on an issue of life and death.#FridayThoughts https://t.co/SKVIm74HX5
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 28, 2020
re: #40 Targetpractice
Your 409K. If you’re gonna go broke, get the terminology right.
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re: #44 Joe Bacon 🌹
Uh, no.
Trump is the first White Trash President.
He needs to be a character in the next edition of the trailer park life board game.
re: #39 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
A sociopath with nothing to lose…
Which one?
I’ve questioned hundreds of witnesses on the stand, and many in depositions, and I’ve never seen a video like this. Stone is just the sort of pathetic, cut-rate supervillain Trump is willing to keep around. If you want to know what Trump’s crew *really sounds like*, watch this. https://t.co/xgsIiPn8Yb
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 28, 2020
The reactionaries “good old days” were when white men had all the power and could do anything they wanted.
The “again” in Make America Great Again signifies reactionist politics, a desire to go backwards.
Given the size and complexity of our government the only way to go backwards is to dismantle and destroy.
I also understand the battle has to be fought in each generation…
8/— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) February 28, 2020
re: #48 gocart mozart
I’ve questioned hundreds of witnesses on the stand, and many in depositions, and I’ve never seen a video like this. Stone is just the sort of pathetic, cut-rate supervillain Trump is willing to keep around. If you want to know what Trump’s crew *really sounds like*, watch this.
Their style is based on threats and intimidation, hubris and humiliation. Cannot expect him to change that approach at all.
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How poll respondents described 2020 candidates in one (or a few more) words. https://t.co/I53LZ1dSR1 pic.twitter.com/GbcahfoHCl
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 28, 2020
re: #51 Dr. Matt
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It’s now down 664. News on CNBC says some of the rebound is due to the Fed announcement that rate cuts might be used to respond to the repercussions of the the outbreak.
Stephen Miller’s new wife is in charge of approving all coronavirus communications - https://t.co/LbumWLwXDT
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 28, 2020
Our domestic Nazis have been put in charge of spreading disease.
re: #35 jaunte
As a regulator by profession and as such a member of the executive branch who writes, uh, regulation, we have the APA ingrained in our brains. Not listening to the deep state (of which I am a proud member) i.e., the long standing professionals in the government means you are going to get housed by the law.
re: #57 jaunte
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Our domestic Nazis have been put in charge of spreading disease.
Goebbels is laughing in hell.
Are you the Coronavirus? pic.twitter.com/lPNSahJtlk
— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) February 28, 2020
Heh.
I have a Trumper friend, that no matter what I say, he responds, “How’s your 401k?”
Today, I called him and said, “How’s your 401k?”
He hung up. #DowJones #TrumpCult— DC - Reagan Conservative Against Trump (@dccra) February 28, 2020
re: #63 Charles Johnson
jfc
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He’s working towards claiming that he doesn’t go to the bathroom either.
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Meanwhile, this is what right wing Twitter is telling the Trump cult. pic.twitter.com/5xd2eytJ5e
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2020
re: #65 Charles Johnson
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LOL, if you wash your hands that means you don’t trust Trump.
re: #65 Charles Johnson
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Well Bill, I might take this seriously if I didn’t remember clearly just how much wingnuts flipped out over Ebola.
Judge voids nearly 1 million acres of oil and gas leases, saying Trump policy undercut public input WaPo
Some good news. I’m certain that is being appealed.
re: #63 Charles Johnson
jfc
“Maybe, if Trump actually slept, he’d realize how much he’s messing things up.”
And the other 4% are just messing with the poll:
The survey, it turns, out, does not say this!
What it says:
-38% of beer drinkers say they wouldn’t buy Corona (for any reason at all, including, presumably…they prefer other beer)
-4% of people who usually drink Corona say they would stophttps://t.co/X4Wa6tLR3z https://t.co/r37un3LRSG— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) February 28, 2020
re: #70 Belafon
“Maybe, if Trump actually slept, he’d realize how much he’s messing things up.”
Imagine thinking this is a compliment to Trump.
re: #70 Belafon
“Maybe, if Trump actually slept, he’d realize how much he’s messing things up.”
He’s sworn off sleeping ever since the ghost of Roy Cohn visited him on Christmas Eve and warned him he’d be visited by three spirits.
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re: #56 Belafon
It’s now down 664. News on CNBC says some of the rebound is due to the Fed announcement that rate cuts might be used to respond to the repercussions of the the outbreak.
Yesterday there was a massive meltdown in the last half hour of trading, so it could end up anywhere from a small loss to over a thousand points down again.
re: #71 b.d. (We’re gonna win)
And the other 4% are just messing with the poll:
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Yeah I prefer finer beers. I’m drinking more for taste and less for quantity. So I only need one nice beer instead of several.
re: #72 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Imagine thinking this is a compliment to Trump.
No time for sleep, don’t you know how many porn stars are out there or Russians I haven’t gotten money from?
Live tracker up and running.
re: #73 Targetpractice
He’s sworn off sleeping ever since the ghost of Roy Cohn visited him on Christmas Eve and warned him he’d be visited by three spirits.
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Who are his ghosts of Christmas past, present, & future?
re: #63 Charles Johnson
… the man never sleeps
So he is one of those things that watches over the The Black Gate and Barad-dûr. Good to know.
re: #70 Belafon
“Maybe, if Trump actually slept, he’d realize how much he’s messing things up.”
Or Melania might escape….
re: #70 Belafon
“Maybe, if Trump actually slept, he’d realize how much he’s messing things up.”
Hey — maybe Trump has a disease that I first heard of on SVU:
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a rare genetic degenerative brain disorder. It is characterized by an inability to sleep (insomnia) that may be initially mild, but progressively worsens, leading to significant physical and mental deterioration.
Lack of sleep in itself causes cognitive impairment. Isn’t driving exhausted as dangerous as DUI, except it is legal?
As new polling comes in, Sanders’ odds of winning a majority of delegates keeps falling back closer to Biden’s, as everyone else’s odds of doing so fall off a cliff, according to 538. projects.fivethirtyeight.com
Freeman Dyson, a visionary physicist and technophile who helped crack the secrets of the subatomic world, tried to build a spaceship that could carry humans across the solar system, worked to dismantle nuclear arsenals and wrote elegantly about science and human destiny, died Feb. 28 at a hospital near his home in Princeton, N.J. He was 96.
You may know him as the proponent of the ‘Dyson Sphere’ megastructure that would capture all radiant energy from a star for use.
re: #82 NO SMOCKING GUN!
As new polling comes in, Sanders’ odds of winning a majority of delegates keeps falling back closer to Biden’s, as everyone else’s odds of doing so fall off a cliff, according to 538. projects.fivethirtyeight.com
I’m still voting for Warren on Tuesday unless something really wild happens in South Carolina, but may Biden be the last Democrat chosen just for being the old white man.
re: #1 Scottish Dragon
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Well, they’e balloon pants, obviously.
Look- if parachute pants can be a thing for ten years, then there’s room for balloon pants.
Don’t screw this up for those of us looking for something to laugh at in our day to day lives.
re: #82 NO SMOCKING GUN!
As new polling comes in, Sanders’ odds of winning a majority of delegates keeps falling back closer to Biden’s, as everyone else’s odds of doing so fall off a cliff, according to 538. projects.fivethirtyeight.com
The Berners must be losing their minds right now, convinced that the DNC is somehow manipulating the polls.
re: #79 Scottish Dragon
So he is one of those things that watches over the The Black Gate and Barad-dûr. Good to know.
For some reason, that reminded me of this (cut) scene:
A shame that scene was cut - I rather liked it. The Mouth of Sauron was played by Bruce Spence (a very well-known character actor) and voiced by the legendary Don Messick.
re: #84 Belafon
I’m still voting for Warren on Tuesday unless something really wild happens in South Carolina, but may Biden be the last Democrat chosen just for being the old white man.
Voting for your favorite candidate is a good choice, unless your primary concern is stopping Bernie at all costs. If it is, and Biden wins big in SC, voting Biden may be your best bet.
Losing Katherine Johnston and now Freeman Dyson in the same week. Fuck.
Just think, the last time we had a week this bad on the stock market was the last time a Republican was in charge.
re: #87 Dr Lizardo
For some reason, that reminded me of this (cut) scene:
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A shame that scene was cut - I rather liked it. The Mouth of Sauron was played by Bruce Spence (a very well-known character actor) and voiced by the legendary Don Messick.
Love that scene.
re: #88 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Voting for your favorite candidate is a good choice, unless your primary concern is stopping Bernie at all costs. If it is, and Biden wins big in SC, voting Biden may be your best bet.
Mrs. FBW and I were talking about this, what with CA’s primary next week and our mail-in ballots sitting on the dining room table (unless she moved them).
I told her that she should vote for whomever she wanted to be President, because trying to figure out what’s “electable” is a waste of time.
Then I showed her the video of Stephen Colbert and Elizabeth Warren at that restaurant.
Subtle M****rf****r, aren’t I?
re: #91 Scottish Dragon
Love that scene.
Same here. I guess it got cut from the theatrical release for pacing reasons. At least it found its way into the extended edition.
The sooner the field consolidates down to Bernie and one other viable candidate, the better the odds are that that candidate can win the nomination outright or at least win more delegates and votes than Sanders. Either of those scenarios is vastly preferable to one in which Sanders is the leader in delegates and votes, but loses the nomination in a bitter convention battle.
re: #83 Scottish Dragon
You may know him as the proponent of the ‘Dyson Sphere’ megastructure that would capture all radiant energy from a star for use.
the market is merely expressing its confidence in the ability of trump to handle the crisis
it doesnt have any
Do not take stock tips from the guy who didn’t see any recession on the horizon in late spring of 2008.
Honest to doggone pete — this is just malfeasance. It really is. https://t.co/0XR1KG3lgR
— Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal) February 28, 2020
re: #83 Scottish Dragon
You may know him as the proponent of the ‘Dyson Sphere’ megastructure that would capture all radiant energy from a star for use.
And because that would impractical, the Piesson’s Puppeteers built a ring around a star and populated it with creatures from all over the galaxy. Our so I’ve been told.
re: #99 Blind Frog Belly White
Do not take stock tips from the guy who didn’t see any recession on the horizon in late spring of 2008.
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Larry snorting the nose candy again!
re: #100 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Protectors, actually. Then they died out and the hominids ended up filling all the ecological niches.
Puppeteers would never build a structure like that that depends on attitude jets for stabillity, and high walls to hold in the air.
re: #102 Blind Frog Belly White
Protectors, actually. Then they died out and the hominids ended up filling all the ecological niches.
Puppeteers would never build a structure like that that depends on attitude jets for stabillity, and high walls to hold in the air.
The Ringworld engineers.
re: #101 Joe Bacon 🌹
Larry snorting the nose candy again!
Dunno, but apparently last week he did an interview while entirely in the bag.
re: #100 Colère Tueur de Lapin
And because that would impractical, the Piesson’s Puppeteers built a ring around a star and populated it with creatures from all over the galaxy. Our so I’ve been told.
Which had it’s own instabilities and needed unobtanium materials in order to construct. I think the Culture’s concept of “plates” made sense, but I think they also had an artificial gravity source technology to help make it workable.
Gonna call it a day. Have a good one, Lizards.
re: #105 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Which had it’s own instabilities and needed unobtanium materials in order to construct. I think the Culture’s concept of “plates” made sense, but I think they also had an artificial gravity source technology to help make it workable.
At least you could spin the Ringworld - once you’d made enough scrith to build it! A Dyson Sphere would require artificial gravity.
re: #103 Scottish Dragon
The Ringworld engineers.
As I get older, I find I appreciate sweet potatoes more……
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The U.S. Navy on Friday ordered all ships that have made stops in the Pacific — about 30 to 40 vessels holding several thousand sailors and Marines — to self-quarantine at sea for 14 days https://t.co/oqG8EgzrgO pic.twitter.com/qAVFqYAb2V
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 28, 2020
re: #4 EPR-radar
There are times I’m convinced fashion designers take perverse pleasure in making attractive models look ugly by dressing the models up in things like that.
You’re not far off. A lot of the weird designs you see at fashion shows are like the “concept cars” you see at auto shows. They’re meant to showcase what the designer can do, not necessarily what’s practical for them to do.
Opinion: Trump can’t easily deploy either of his two favorite devices — scaremongering and dividing — at a time like this.
So he’s lost. https://t.co/K29EwvrDeL— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 28, 2020
re: #102 Blind Frog Belly White
Protectors, actually. Then they died out and the hominids ended up filling all the ecological niches.
Puppeteers would never build a structure like that that depends on attitude jets for stabillity, and high walls to hold in the air.
You are absolutely correct. Brain fizzle.
re: #111 Targetpractice
The Boys and I used to play Halo against each other on X-box, but on the same screen. I’d sneak around trying to find them, and just as I was lining up for a sniper shot at The Older Boy, The Younger Boy would find me, kill me, take my sniper rifle, and kill The Older Boy.
This got old after a while.
WTUF?
BREAKING: Trump officials discuss tax cuts, other emergency measures in hopes of tackling coronavirus fallout, by @JStein_Wapo and @AshleyRParker https://t.co/HtSBcykBCz
— Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) February 28, 2020
re: #1 Scottish Dragon
Torgo was a man ahead of his time.
re: #117 Scottish Dragon
WTUF?
You can stuff those dollars you get back up your nose to keep you from getting the virus.
re: #118 b.d. (We’re gonna win)
Tax cuts, the Republican answer to everything.
If this had been a parody of Republican thinking five years ago, people would have thought it was too outlandish.
re: #119 calochortus
I don’t know about you, but I feel safer already.
So…. tax cuts, that you can spend on the stuff you can’t buy because the Just-In-Time Inventory supply chain will have fallen apart.
Yeah, that’ll fucking work.
re: #121 Belafon
And I’m sure the traces of coke will help too.
re: #117 Scottish Dragon
WTUF?
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They’re trying desperately to stop the Wall Street rout. They couldn’t give a fuck less if people die, they just want to save their one remaining positive going into November.
re: #123 Blind Frog Belly White
So…. tax cuts, that you can spend on the stuff you can’t buy because the Just-In-Time Inventory supply chain will have fallen apart.
Yeah, that’ll fucking work.
But, has anyone actually tried it before? (No, of course not. Most administrations aren’t batshit insane.) So how do we know it won’t work? Science!
I enjoyed the opportunity to speak at #CPAC2020. America is safer than ever, and our economy is flourishing. Thanks to President Trump, the @StateDept is winning for America. https://t.co/AUX6FE1xwk pic.twitter.com/rAa66mp7p5
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) February 28, 2020
ALL IS SWELL
re: #104 Blind Frog Belly White
Dunno, but apparently last week he did an interview while entirely in the bag.
Papa’s got a brand new kilo…
Trump’s plan to defend Americans against coronavirus: tax cuts. They’re like magic! There’s nothing a good tax cut won’t fix.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2020
Mike Pompeo refuses to say coronavirus is not a hoax. @tedlieu: You can’t even say it’s not a hoax?
Trump: Deny it’s a hoax and you’re fired! pic.twitter.com/ZEVUPSDg0W— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) February 28, 2020
re: #107 Blind Frog Belly White
At least you could spin the Ringworld - once you’d made enough scrith to build it! A Dyson Sphere would require artificial gravity.
About that…
Freeman Dyson, a visionary and renaissance physicist, dies at 96
Something’s happening on Wall Street. 5 minutes ago, it was down a thousand points. Now, it’s down 580. It cleared over 400 points in five minutes.
re: #133 ericblair
About that…
Freeman Dyson, a visionary and renaissance physicist, dies at 96
(That’s how all this started)
re: #134 Belafon
Something’s happening on Wall Street. 5 minutes ago, it was down a thousand points. Now, it’s down 580. It cleared over 400 points in five minutes.
Somebody’s putting their finger on the scale. Gee, I wonder who? //
re: #134 Belafon
Something’s happening on Wall Street. 5 minutes ago, it was down a thousand points. Now, it’s down 580. It cleared over 400 points in five minutes.
Yay, computer trading!
re: #134 Belafon
Something’s happening on Wall Street. 5 minutes ago, it was down a thousand points. Now, it’s down 580. It cleared over 400 points in five minutes.
Probably program trading. The amount of money needed to manipulate the Dow would be enormous.
re: #134 Belafon
Something’s happening on Wall Street. 5 minutes ago, it was down a thousand points. Now, it’s down 580. It cleared over 400 points in five minutes.
Buying into the close.
re: #136 makeitstop
Somebody’s putting their finger on the scale. Gee, I wonder who? //
Capitalist Jesus.
re: #140 Blind Frog Belly White
Buying into the close.
Hoping that the weekend will calm things down and the exchanges will open higher on monday.
re: #136 makeitstop
Somebody’s putting their finger on the scale. Gee, I wonder who? //
The whole thing’s been bouncing around all day.
It’s wild watching how much it will swing in that short period of time.
re: #142 I Would Prefer Not To
Hoping that the weekend will calm things down and the exchanges will open higher on monday.
Lots of opportunities for breaking news headlines between now and Monday’s opening bell
re: #133 ericblair
About that…
Freeman Dyson, a visionary and renaissance physicist, dies at 96
Really interesting guy, first heard about him when I was 15 and was assigned The Starship and the Canoe as required reading at a Phillips Andover summer session I attended.
Unfortunately he was also a rather virulent climate change denier in his later years.
re: #146 Belafon
It’s wild watching how much it will swing in that short period of time.
“Somebody’s selling.”
“SELL!!! SELL!!!”
“Now somebody’s buying.”
“BUY!!! BUY!!!”
re: #149 Blind Frog Belly White
“Somebody’s selling.”
“SELL!!! SELL!!!”
“Now somebody’s buying.”
“BUY!!! BUY!!!”
And free market fundamentalists will insist that every stock trade etc. occurred at a ‘fair market value’ even at times like this.
re: #150 EPR-radar
And free market fundamentalists will insist that every stock trade etc. occurred at a ‘fair market value’ even at times like this.
“The Free Market has never failed. It has only BEEN failed!”
re: #116 Blind Frog Belly White
The Boys and I used to play Halo against each other on X-box, but on the same screen. I’d sneak around trying to find them, and just as I was lining up for a sniper shot at The Older Boy, The Younger Boy would find me, kill me, take my sniper rifle, and kill The Older Boy.
This got old after a while.
I like playing Warframe with my son. We are in the same clan and fight alongside with the other members of our intentionally small clan. Much more pleasing to be the support member of that kind of 4 person team.
re: #133 ericblair
About that…
Freeman Dyson, a visionary and renaissance physicist, dies at 96
and we circle back to the start like on a planet’s surface :D
Somebody call an Uber, Kudlow’s smashed again.
Larry Kudlow tells CPAC that socialism is a far bigger threat to the American economy than the coronavirus is. pic.twitter.com/3C2HNsVM7S
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) February 28, 2020
re: #154 makeitstop
Somebody call an Uber, Kudlow’s smashed again.
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At work get a call from Sanders people asking if I voted. Replied I am a Federal employee on duty and I’m under the Hatch act.
He replies so you’re voting for that B word.
Hung up on him.
re: #156 Joe Bacon 🌹
At w irk, get a call from Sanders people asking if I voted. Told him I am a Federal employee on duty and I’m under the Hatch act.
He replies so you’re voting for that B word.
Hung up on him.
I’m glad I haven’t responded to their texts.
re: #156 Joe Bacon 🌹
At w irk, get a call from Sanders people asking if I voted. Told him I am a Federal employee on duty and I’m under the Hatch act.
He replies so you’re voting for that B word.
Hung up on him.
B word?
Bloomberg? Biden?
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re: #159 b.d. (We’re gonna win)
B word?
Bloomberg? Biden?
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Yeah. I’m not exactly sure which B they were talking about.
re: #154 makeitstop
Larry Kudlow tells CPAC that socialism is a far bigger threat to the American economy than the coronavirus is.
It’s like a wrestler who has one fucking move, and it stops working, and he just keeps doing it because it’s the only thing he knows.
re: #148 goddamnedfrank
Really interesting guy, first heard about him when I was 15 and was assigned The Starship and the Canoe as required reading at a Phillips Andover summer session I attended.
Unfortunately he was also a rather virulent climate change denier in his later years.
FYI it’s a pretty good book as I recall. There’s a passage in there where Brower is describing Dyson’s final, absurdly upscaled design for his Orion spacecraft. It would have used thermonuclear bombs encased in an ablative reaction mass made from the astronauts own feces. The bombs were to be sent through a small opening in a giant parabolic dish attached to the stern of the spaceship with massive shock absorbers, and detonated at the focal point of the parabola, generating forward thrust in, essentially, lurches of jerk attenuated down into a survivable level of acceleration. If I recall it right, Brower describes the entire method as “massive shit-storms in space.”
The stuff about the life and baidarka designs of Dyson’s son is pretty cool too.
re: #64 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
He’s working towards claiming that he doesn’t go to the bathroom either.
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if ya don’t go, you don’t hafta flush ten times…
re: #65 Charles Johnson
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Right wing know-nothings typically value anecdotal testimony “from someone they know” over any truly scientific evidence. Unfortunately it’s going to take actual American bodies in actual morgues for many in this demo to grasp the situation.
Bigots are trying to Mexican-border-scare:
Six Texas congressmen demand answers about coronavirus at the southern border
A group of Texas Republicans have asked Trump administration cabinet members how prepared the United States is in the event a coronavirus outbreak in Latin America leads to a “rush to our border.”
“Given the porous nature of our border, and the continued lack of operational control due to the influence of dangerous cartels, it is foreseeable, indeed predictable, that any outbreak in Central America or Mexico could cause a rush to our border, the letter states. It’s signed by 10 Republicans, including Reps. Chip Roy of San Antonio, Brian Babin of Woodville, Michael Cloud, of Victoria, Louie Gohmert of Tyler, Pete Olsen of Sugarland and Randy Weber of Friendswood.
The paradox of life
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) February 28, 2020
re: #163 Backwoods_Sleuth
if ya don’t go, you don’t hafta flush ten times…
He’s wearing his bathroom.
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Takes a special kind of stupid to think a microscopic organism like a virus can somehow tell apart people’s thoughts/political identities, & target a specific one.
Also takes a special kind of demented asshole to suggest a whole party using a disease like that.
#FuckTrump #JrToo— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) February 28, 2020
re: #88 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Voting for your favorite candidate is a good choice, unless your primary concern is stopping Bernie at all costs. If it is, and Biden wins big in SC, voting Biden may be your best bet.
That’s why I really have to vote for Biden tomorrow, even though he’s not really my first choice—I want him to roll up some BIG numbers here in SC.
For those who want to keep track of rat-fucking in South Carolina, here are the vote #s from 2008, 2012 (no Dem primary, even though “somebody” thought it would be a good idea) and 2016. 2008 really was extraordinary, but you can see how we’re generally way outnumbered by Reps here. (I can bore you with more detail on turnout %s and demographics later on)
2008
Rep primary 445,499
Dem primary 532,151
2012
Rep primary 603,770
2016
Rep primary 740,881
Dem primary 370,904
From what I can tell the market started turning around after the tax cut mention and Powell at the Fed saying they would cut interest rates to stabilize things, both Trump favorites.
A dog in Hong Kong tests positive for the coronavirus, WHO officials confirm
A Dog In Hong Kong
sounds like an orson welles film noir
re: #170 Skip Intro
From what I can tell the market started turning around after the tax cut mention and Powell at the Fed saying they would cut interest rates to stabilize things, both Trump favorites.
That do fuck all to address public health
re: #158 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I’m glad I haven’t responded to their texts.
I told one of ‘em “FOAD”. He actually replied politely and said he wouldn’t bother me again.
re: #165 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Bigots are trying to Mexican-border-scare:
Six Texas congressmen demand answers about coronavirus at the southern border
But I thought it was a hoax to get Trump.
re: #167 Sherlock Hound
He’s wearing his bathroom.
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🤣🤣🤣Somebody please tell me what they are wearing.🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/uMRqWTvK7d
— Cynthia Coy (@CynthiaCoy8) February 28, 2020
re: #172 goddamnedfrank
That do fuck all to address public health
Trump presidency health is the only thing that matters.
re: #174 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
But I thought it was a hoax to get Trump.
It’s both at the same time.
re: #172 goddamnedfrank
That do fuck all to address public health
They don’t really address the economic aspects either
re: #175 Blind Frog Belly White
Wait…that’s NOT photoshopped???
re: #179 Eclectic Cyborg
Wait…that’s NOT photoshopped???
It’s what you’ll be wearing next Fall. Speak of the style with some respect.
I mean, the giant testicle pants are bad enough but the upper garments are rather gaudy looking too.
Chocolate Cream Puffs #ShabbatShalom pic.twitter.com/Rkumht8ILd
— Lemon Harangue Pie (@Pie_Overlord) February 28, 2020
re: #165 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Bigots are trying to Mexican-border-scare:
Six Texas congressmen demand answers about coronavirus at the southern border
Stoopids!
re: #172 goddamnedfrank
That do fuck all to address public health
But they allow investors to put more money in their pockets, which is totally in keeping with our modern economy: short term gain trumps long term loss. Gamble that the future will be brighter, knowing that if it’s not you can always just fire a bunch of people or cut their benefits to make up the difference.
re: #165 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Performative bigots are still going to vote against funding an appropriate level of medical response.
re: #180 calochortus
It’s what you’ll be wearing next Fall. Speak of the style with some respect.
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
re: #165 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Bigots are trying to Mexican-border-scare:
Six Texas congressmen demand answers about coronavirus at the southern border
I’ve tried to find how many cases are in South America. I’ve found report of one man in Brazil, 61 years old. He had been to Italy and seemingly contracted it there. That was all I could find, I guess there may be others.
I am openly wondering how Super Tuesday might play a role in potentially spreading COVID-19.
re: #180 calochortus
It’s what you’ll be wearing next Fall. Speak of the style with some respect.
Truck Nutz pants.
There can be no question that our courts are failing us. As lawbreaking by this govt accelerates, too many federal judges are either naively sticking their heads into the sand or eagerly rubberstamping that malfeasance. Rulings like this will encourage even more Trump corruption. https://t.co/Q5DCCLKxiU
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) February 28, 2020
re: #189 Eventual Carrion
I’ve tried to find how many cases are in South America. I’ve found report of one man in Brazil, 61 years old. He had been to Italy and seemingly contracted it there. That was all I could find, I guess there may be others.
There wasn’t a single case of Ebola in all of South America, yet the wingnuts were sure that terrorists were traveling there and then bringing the disease over the border. You know, despite Ebola being such a debilitating disease that most sufferers are bed-ridden within hours to days of the initial symptoms becoming apparent.
re: #191 Dread Pirate
Truck Nutz pants.
alternatively, pants for those with cantaloupe thighs/calves…
While the Iranian regime is insisting that the death toll from the Coronavirus stands at just 34, reports are starting to come in that it’s actually MUCH higher:
Coronavirus: Iran’s deaths at least 210
At least 210 people in Iran have died as a result of the new Coronavirus disease, sources in the country’s health system have told BBC Persian.
Most of the victims are from the capital, Tehran, and the city of Qom, where cases of Covid-19 first emerged.
The figure is six times higher than the official death toll of 34 given by the health ministry earlier on Friday.
Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour insisted it was being transparent and accused the BBC of spreading lies.
It comes after a member of parliament for Qom accused the authorities of a cover-up and the US expressed concern that they may not be sharing information.
Based on some assessments I’ve heard earlier today in this corner of the planet, even this figure might turn out to be smaller than the truth.
Ooohhhkay. https://t.co/C01I4qbAAs
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2020
morons
We strongly stand with Terrence! https://t.co/N4uFExD6Vz
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2020
Schumer: “This situation demands more transparency from the government … President Trump and his team have to stop blaming everyone but themselves, focus less on political rallies and more on solutions to combat the spread of coronavirus.” https://t.co/NZnkG4Ub5L
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 28, 2020
Some good news today:
RawStory: Wisconsin appeals court rejects voter purge targeting more than 200,000 people
Voting rights advocates applauded a Wisconsin appeals court ruling Friday which is set to stop a voter purge from going forward—sparing more than 200,000 people from having their names removed from voter lists.
A three-judge panel unanimously rejected a lawsuit filed by conservative law group Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty arguing that the voter purge of about 209,000 should go forward ahead of the 2020 election.
The decision represented “good news for democracy for all,” tweeted Mary Kay Henry, president of the SEIU.
re: #195 Disloyal Archangel
“Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour insisted it was being transparent and accused the BBC of spreading lies.”
This sounds vaguely familiar…
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re: #57 jaunte
They’re in charge of who gets access to the vaccines as well. No vaccine around for “undesirables” such as asylum seekers, brown migrants, the uninsured and LGBTs.
re: #202 Patricia Kayden
They’re in charge of who gets access to the vaccines as well. No vaccine around for “undesirables” such as asylum seekers, brown migrants, the uninsured and LGBTs.
Or Muslims, or Bernie voters, or CNN reporters or Gold Star Families…hell, this list could get pretty long.
re: #192 jaunte
Trump’s stacking of the courts with rightwing extremists who will serve for decades to come is paying off so nicely for him. Not so much for our democracy though.
Bill Gates: Governments Should Invest Billions To Battle ‘Once-In-A-Century’ Pathogen. “That’s the scale of investment required to solve the problem.” (Bill has invested $100 million of his own money to fight the problem) https://t.co/a86OmuTJX5 pic.twitter.com/R6dciOHbOh
— Reg Saddler (@zaibatsu) February 28, 2020
re: #200 Disloyal Archangel
Some good news today:
RawStory: Wisconsin appeals court rejects voter purge targeting more than 200,000 people
“Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty”. Orwellian to be sure.
re: #204 Patricia Kayden
Yep and if the Democrats get the Presidency but the GOP keeps the Senate, expect Mcconnell to stonewall as many Dem judges as he can for at least the next four years.
re: #192 jaunte
Can they push for the entire Court to hear this?
Being a woman on twitter summarized in one handy image: pic.twitter.com/mwmJyMgoyC
— Penny Daflos (@PennyDaflos) February 28, 2020
#Pseudoephedrine https://t.co/CkKcvYWGl4
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 28, 2020
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2020
RAW video of heavy #LakeEffectSnow Friday near #Watertown, New York. ALSO, driving fast in near white out conditions like this is extremely dangerous. Please don’t be like these indivuals in the video trying to pass other vehicles. #NYwx
Credit: Jeremy Kappell, WXLIVE Media pic.twitter.com/p9QTv2sVza— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) February 28, 2020
Here are six consecutive sentences from Trump’s comments on the virus yesterday. https://t.co/fVZHDk2vrK pic.twitter.com/DKRWm1nBS7
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 28, 2020
re: #195 Disloyal Archangel
While the Iranian regime is insisting that the death toll from the Coronavirus stands at just 34, reports are starting to come in that it’s actually MUCH higher:
Coronavirus: Iran’s deaths at least 210
Based on some assessments I’ve heard earlier today in this corner of the planet, even this figure might turn out to be smaller than the truth…
What is going on there? The high mortality rate they officially reported made sense because my guess is that cases aren’t diagnosed until a person is admitted as a patient in either a serious or critical stage, but hundreds of deaths?? That would suggest about 10,000 cases, if the 2% mortality rate holds. Very troubling.
VP Mike Pence talks coronavirus with conspiracy theorist Rush Limbaugh https://t.co/XRLkg0CN95
— freetoken fights fecking fascists (@freetoken) February 28, 2020
14 states voting on souper tuesday and i can only find polls for 5 of them on rcp
An expert on the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic wrote a piece 2 yrs ago on lessons of why that outbreak was so deadly.
His conclusion: govt officials, desperate to keep morale up during WWI, didn’t tell the truth.
And because the govt lied, more people died. https://t.co/zUSFUwvLDt— Ian Bassin (@ianbassin) February 28, 2020
Trump tweeted,
“The Dems are working hard to take the prized nomination away from Bernie. Back room politics, which Bernie is not very good at. His people will not let it happen again!”
What does Trump think
“Back Room Politics” means?#TrumpCrash— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) February 28, 2020
re: #20 Dr. Matt
Interesting, the airlines and airspace industries are getting particularly slammed and [some] healthcare is slightly in the green.
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the definition of irrationality in the market: today the same antiviral company was down 35% after being up 70% yesterday.
This is not unimportant. https://t.co/N1Dkkg8F4H
— David Priess (@DavidPriess) February 28, 2020
Ass-sucking moron
Mick Mulvaney: Coronavirus is an anti-Trump hoax. Get over it. #TrumpVirus #TrumpCrash pic.twitter.com/DczCiGL9vB
— Nancy Levine 🌊vote.org (@nancylevine) February 28, 2020
For Mick Mulvaney to suggest that Americans turn off their TVs and bury their heads in the sand when they’re worried about a global health pandemic is Orwellian, counterproductive, dangerous, and would be repeating China’s mistake. https://t.co/e0NLxLHPnK
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 28, 2020
re: #220 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Oh hey, look, it’s 2008 again as all the Republicans suddenly become “independents” just in time for the election.
The Biggest Challenge for the Sanders Campaign Is Its Own Premature Triumphalism
Bernie Sanders has surrounded himself with people so utterly pure in their own opinion of themselves that they object to compromises that they themselves made. Charlie Pierce
It turns out that many of the Bernie stans can be more insufferable in victory than they were in defeat. I say this in all love and Christian fellowship: Bernie Sanders and his more fervent followers and the many sanctimonious ratfckers who run his campaign can fck right off.
re: #223 Backwoods_Sleuth
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More accurate headline: “Trump crony angry that press is not going along with WH propaganda.”
WHOA!
I did not know this. Juanita Jean, quoting an article by Politico
DT can’t pardon Stone.
Once a president has been impeached, he cannot use the pardon power for criminal offenses connected to those articles of impeachment!
re: #227 retired cynic
WHOA!
I did not know this. Juanita Jean, quoting an article by Politico
DT can’t pardon Stone.
Once a president has been impeached, he cannot use the pardon power for criminal offenses connected to those articles of impeachment!
The political reality is Trump will do it, then dare Democrats to do something about it.
White House chief of staff claims press covering coronavirus to take Trump down https://t.co/4OJfvCbwfg pic.twitter.com/jmFgs95rKW
— The Hill (@thehill) February 28, 2020
Can’t wait to see what happens when people in the Admin start getting sick.
re: #224 Targetpractice
Oh hey, look, it’s 2008 again as all the Republicans suddenly become “independents” just in time for the election.
Then this wouldn’t be the first time ever.
Hell of a thing if this is accurate, cause I can’t recall Texas being that close for presidential elections since the 90s…
This is Democrats’ biggest dream come true. @JoeBiden beats Trump head to head in TEXAS.
Game. Set. Match.
Now we gotta make sure he get the nomination cuz no other candidate wins. https://t.co/qd4IRqVaVp— Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) February 28, 2020
re: #230 Eclectic Cyborg
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Can’t wait to see what happens when people in the Admin start getting sick.
It’s gonna be all Masque of the Orange Death up in there
re: #230 Eclectic Cyborg
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Can’t wait to see what happens when people in the Admin start getting sick.
I keep wondering how stupid you have to be to think a virus won’t infect the rich and powerful.
re: #229 Targetpractice
The political reality is Trump will do it, then dare Democrats to do something about it.
Yeah, but the courts don’t have to wipe it off of their books.
re: #232 Disloyal Archangel
Hell of a thing if this is accurate, cause I can’t recall Texas being that close for presidential elections since the 90s…
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Demographic shift. Hispanics are POed at Trump.
re: #231 Belafon
Then this wouldn’t be the first time ever.
True, looking at the chart, what you really have is a steady negative trend for Repub membership. But the effective reality is that those “independents” still pull the lever for Repub candidates, they just quietly dropped out of the party because of social stigma.
re: #232 Disloyal Archangel
Hell of a thing if this is accurate, cause I can’t recall Texas being that close for presidential elections since the 90s…
I want want to vote for Warren here in Texas, but damn that’s a teaser.
re: #236 Eclectic Cyborg
Demographic shift. Hispanics are POed at Trump.
Not just demographics. Women. 2018 saw women shift hard left.
re: #232 Disloyal Archangel
Hell of a thing if this is accurate, cause I can’t recall Texas being that close for presidential elections since the 90s…
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re: #239 Belafon
I want want to vote for Warren here in Texas, but damn that’s a teaser.
Vote for Warren. If Biden gets the nomination, vote Biden.
Simple.
re: #232 Disloyal Archangel
Hell of a thing if this is accurate, cause I can’t recall Texas being that close for presidential elections since the 90s…
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— Steven S. Beagle (@DarwinsSoRight) February 28, 2020
re: #215 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
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CPAC, Rush and a FL fundraiser. Yep—I feel comforted with Pence in charge.
re: #246 BeachDem
CPAC, Rush and a FL fundraiser. Yep—I feel comforted with Pence in charge.
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re: #242 Eclectic Cyborg
Vote for Warren. If Biden gets the nomination, vote Biden.
Simple.
And I most likely will, but this is definitely creeping into the real voting axiom, which is “vote for the person most likely to win that you would want to win.” But, unless something weird happens between tomorrow and Tuesday, I’ll probably vote for Warren.
Belafon
Did you see Trump will nominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence?
re: #249 lizardofid
Belafon
Did you see Trump will nominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence?
Wait. Didn’t he already but backed off ultimately?
re: #250 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Wait. Didn’t he already but backed off ultimately?
Oh, maybe, sorry.
re: #249 lizardofid
Belafon
Did you see Trump will nominate John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence?
Deja fuckin’ vu.
re: #251 lizardofid
Oh, maybe, sorry.
Yes, but he’s being brought up again. Why this time will be different escapes me.
re: #248 Belafon
And I most likely will, but this is definitely creeping into the real voting axiom, which is “vote for the person most likely to win that you would want to win.” But, unless something weird happens between tomorrow and Tuesday, I’ll probably vote for Warren.
It’s too early to game this out. I say vote for the person you think would be the best President as long as you think they might net delegates from your State.
re: #253 calochortus
Yes, but he’s being brought up again. Why this time will be different escapes me.
Trump figures we have amnesia.
re: #253 calochortus
Yes, but he’s being brought up again. Why this time will be different escapes me.
He feels he has some type of power now after the impeachment?
re: #256 Colère Tueur de Lapin
He feels he has some type of power now after the impeachment?
Nobody else will take the goddamned job
Trump has tweeted 15 times already today. Only one tweet mentioned the Coronavirus and it was a retweet of a video of someone praising Trumps “response” to the Covid threat. Most of the remaining tweets are either attacks against Democrats or plugs for his rally tonight.
re: #256 Colère Tueur de Lapin
He feels he has some type of power now after the impeachment?
More like he knows that he’s got the Senate Repubs so cowed that they will ram this nomination through without a second thought.
re: #255 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Trump figures we have amnesia.
Must be. The official line was some drivel about waiting for an investigation to be finished, but Ratcliffe wasn’t a popular choice before. Maybe enough loyalists will fall in line because really, who else is there?
re: #254 goddamnedfrank
It’s too early to game this out. I say vote for the person you think would be the best President as long as you think they might net delegates from your State.
Which is really close to what I said. Will Warren net delegates? I want Trump out of office, and I don’t think Sanders is the best choice to make that happen.
re: #254 goddamnedfrank
It’s too early to game this out. I say vote for the person you think would be the best President as long as you think they might net delegates from your State.
That’s why I’m voting Biden. I really think Biden’s experience will be an asset as President. Senator Kaine endorsed him today, Kaine is someone I’ve always respected for his judgment.
re: #262 Belafon
Which is really close to what I said. Will Warren net delegates? I want Trump out of office, and I don’t think Sanders is the best choice to make that happen.
Warren is absolutely going to net delegates out of California.
YMMV
re: #261 calochortus
Must be. The official line was some drivel about waiting for an investigation to be finished, but Ratcliffe wasn’t a popular choice before. Maybe enough loyalists will fall in line because really, who else is there?
That’s plausible.
re: #262 Belafon
We need the GOP to lose the Senate, and Sanders is definitely not the right person to lead the ticket to accomplish this.
Like it or note, Biden is probably the safest pick for those states in which a Senate seat may flip to (D).
It would probably be really hard to do polling on Sunday and Monday, but would not be surprised, if Biden does well in SC, to see support for other candidates collapse.
re: #266 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
We need the GOP to lose the Senate, and Sanders is definitely not the right person to lead the ticket to accomplish this.
Like it or note, Biden is probably the safest pick for those states in which a Senate seat may flip to (D).
I agree with this assessment.
re: #264 goddamnedfrank
Warren is absolutely going to net delegates out of California.
YMMV
Definitely. But here in Texas, it’s a totally different thing.
re: #266 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
We need the GOP to lose the Senate, and Sanders is definitely not the right person to lead the ticket to accomplish this.
Like it or note, Biden is probably the safest pick for those states in which a Senate seat may flip to (D).
And I would love for that to include Cornyn.
re: #267 Belafon
It would probably be really hard to do polling on Sunday and Monday, but would not be surprised, if Biden does well in SC, to see support for other candidates collapse.
Unfortunately for him lot of votes will already be in the mail by then.
re: #270 Belafon
And I would love for that to include Cornyn.
Yes, Texas and Iowa are the two states I have in mind.
re: #225 retired cynic
The Biggest Challenge for the Sanders Campaign Is Its Own Premature Triumphalism
Bernie Sanders has surrounded himself with people so utterly pure in their own opinion of themselves that they object to compromises that they themselves made. Charlie Pierce
Apparently, Charlie is not a big fan of Bernard. Heh.
And in true Pierce style, he coins another phrase that is music to my ears—juicebox revolutionaries
re: #266 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
We need the GOP to lose the Senate, and Sanders is definitely not the right person to lead the ticket to accomplish this.
Like it or note, Biden is probably the safest pick for those states in which a Senate seat may flip to (D).
He’s also someone who intimately understands how to pass legislation. That will help. I also think Trump has tipped the scales too much in favor of the executive. I think Biden as a longtime legislator can return some of that balance back to the legislative branch. Remember that this year is a census year too. We need as many Democrats not just in Washington but our state legislatures too.
re: #242 Eclectic Cyborg
Vote for Warren. If Biden gets the nomination, vote Biden.
Simple.
i dont want to pedant (too much)
Vote for Warren.
Then vote Blue, no matter who.
re: #271 goddamnedfrank
Unfortunately for him lot of votes will already be in the mail by then.
I’ve been hanging on to my ballot for exactly this reason. If Biden does well in SC, I’ll vote Biden. If not, Warren. My head says Biden, my heart says Warren, but my head also says one candidate against Bernie is a better thing than splitting the vote among several acceptable candidates. I’m certainly not going to argue with anyone who looks at it differently. We all do what we think is best.
re: #250 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Wait. Didn’t he already but backed off ultimately?
Everything old is new again…and Republicans have very short memories.
re: #251 lizardofid
Oh, maybe, sorry.
Don’t be sorry—you’re correct
CNN is reporting that President Donald Trump is considering re-nominating Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence. Ratcliffe withdrew his name from consideration for the same job last year amid bipartisan concerns about his qualifications.
easttexasradio.com
re: #232 Disloyal Archangel
When Beto ran two years ago he only lost by about 2.5 points. In my hood (The Woodlands) I saw more Beto signs and stickers than I have ever seen for any Democratic candidate for any office local or national in my 25 years here, and my area is at least 70% Republican.
The United States badly bungled coronavirus testing
Nothing revelatory in there, but it is a summary of what went wrong.
re: #276 calochortus
I’ve been hanging on to my ballot for exactly this reason. If Biden does well in SC, I’ll vote Biden. If not, Warren. My head says Biden, my heart says Warren, but my head also says one candidate against Bernie is a better thing than splitting the vote among several acceptable candidates. I’m certainly not going to argue with anyone who looks at it differently. We all do what we think is best.
Yeah, a lot of people have gotten way too invested in the outcome of this primary, when the truth is basically that we’re behind the eight ball no matter what. Trump is historically awful with record setting negatives, but he’s also a sitting President with a fanatical base and none of our candidates are close to perfect.
Also, to be fair, Obama set the bar really fucking high
re: #41 sagehen
Back when newsmen wore fedoras, and Spencer Tracy played them in the movies.
So, y’know, Jimmy Breslin types.
And wrote articles about Marvin The Torch.
The last time Cernovich did this, it was to help Alan Dershowitz smear Jeffrey Epstein’s rape victims. Just putting that context out there. https://t.co/Q3xsCJjWVf
— Jay McKenzie (@JamesFourM) February 28, 2020
Trump touts his own decisions on the virus. He says, “Some people are giving us credit for that. And some people aren’t. But the only ones that aren’t, they don’t mean it. It’s political. It’s politics. So speaking of politics, I’m going to South Carolina…”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 28, 2020
re: #251 lizardofid
Oh, maybe, sorry.
I am pleased to announce the nomination of @RepRatcliffe (Congressman John Ratcliffe) to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Would have completed process earlier, but John wanted to wait until after IG Report was finished. John is an outstanding man of great talent!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2020
😳 Be careful - A friend sent me this BOGUS Coronavirus “map” circulating - we have counted at LEAST 10 basic geography mistakes (like listing Louisiana TWICE, placing Orange County/LA about 300 miles north of where they actually are, & an incorrect abbreviation for Delaware) pic.twitter.com/Qzh1uyev22
— Royce Christyn (@ChristynRoyce) February 28, 2020
re: #278 BeachDem
Don’t be sorry—you’re correct
CNN is reporting that President Donald Trump is considering re-nominating Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence. Ratcliffe withdrew his name from consideration for the same job last year amid bipartisan concerns about his qualifications.
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Yeah no need to apologize. Was just amazed that he brought him out again for consideration and I’ve seen people sometimes misread headline dates.
re: #214 Hecuba’s daughter
What is going on there? The high mortality rate they officially reported made sense because my guess is that cases aren’t diagnosed until a person is admitted as a patient in either a serious or critical stage, but hundreds of deaths?? That would suggest about 10,000 cases, if the 2% mortality rate holds. Very troubling.
On our old friend the Diamond Princess, about half the cases were asymptomatic.
re: #284 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So is he admitting that all the bullshit he tweeted back in ‘14 about the Obama admin handling Ebola was political? Or is only political when he’s in office?
re: #284 Backwoods_Sleuth
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If/when this does take off the timeline of footage and quotes he’s producing will, intercut with local news footage of the pandemic, become fodder for devastating ads in the Fall.
re: #281 goddamnedfrank
Yeah, a lot of people have gotten way too invested in the outcome of this primary, when the truth is basically that we’re behind the eight ball no matter what. Trump is historically awful with record setting negatives, but he’s also a sitting President with a fanatical base and none of our candidates are close to perfect.
Also, to be fair, Obama set the bar really fucking high
Obama made it look easy.
One of the giants of the age. RIP
Freeman Dyson has died at 96. Dyson helped construct the standard model of particle physics, and he envisioned the Singularity decades before that term was adopted. A tribute, by @Horganism. https://t.co/xqEVHUegrp
— Scientific American (@sciam) February 28, 2020
I’m a little puzzled by this carve-out in the D.C. Cir. opinion. At this point, McGahn is a private citizen. pic.twitter.com/HDzmxgpYHh
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) February 28, 2020
re: #293 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Obama made it look easy.
Obama is what happens when you roll 18s on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma during character creation
re: #230 Eclectic Cyborg
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Can’t wait to see what happens when people in the Admin start getting sick.
Yep. Time to send them all on a fact finding mission to China’s stricken regions. It’s a hoax so they have nothing to worry about. Maybe they can get to the bottom of this hoax.
re: #232 Disloyal Archangel
Hell of a thing if this is accurate, cause I can’t recall Texas being that close for presidential elections since the 90s…
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Warren tied
I just knew there would be rats involved… https://t.co/SKB1ZiLLbL
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) February 28, 2020
re: #297 goddamnedfrank
Obama is what happens when you roll 18s on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma during character creation
Yep. Probably the most naturally gifted politician I’ve observed. I was too young for Bill to analyze but it’s worthy to note that Obama got 50%+ twice. No Democrat had done that since FDR. And before FDR you go back to Cleveland. I’m sorry but I correct myself. It’s just Obama and FDR.
re: #297 goddamnedfrank
Obama is what happens when you roll 18s on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma during character creation
Except it’s like GURPS, so Obama needs all that because just being black is such a massive disadvantage.
re: #301 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Obama is my model for successful public speaking.
re: #303 Eclectic Cyborg
Obama is my model for successful public speaking.
I really think there are parts of the left that do not fully appreciate what he was able to accomplish with an opposition that despised him from the start.
The Coral Ark That Hopes to Save Florida’s Ailing Reefs
As a mysterious disease sweeps across the region, dry land might be the last best hope for survival. Atlas Obscura
A bit of good news that may be happening. Here’s hoping!
re: #305 Eventual Carrion
Ahhh Mississippi, we hardly knew ye’
We get overlooked a lot down here.
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Also…CK for Oklahoma? Did Calvin Klein buy himself his own state?
I remember Michael Moore which btw is why I don’t give a shit that he was right about 2016 but I remember him one time on Maher complaining Obama didn’t act “black” enough. They wanted a Samuel L Jackson type not the man who is President Barack Obama. I genuinely liked Obama. I didn’t always agree with his decisions but I think he was a progressive and pragmatic positive force as POTUS.
This court ruling may prove to be even deadlier to our nation than the Coronavirus. But there is a cure to this virulent Court opinion that tacitly endorses Trump’s lawless tactics. The cure, as I’ve argued from day 1: Congress’s power of INHERENT CONTEMPT https://t.co/reFuZM5rtk
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) February 28, 2020
re: #307 Eclectic Cyborg
We get overlooked a lot down here.
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Also…CK for Oklahoma? Did Calvin Klein buy himself his own state?
I know. I graduated HS in Greenville, MS.
re: #302 goddamnedfrank
I have way too many GURPS books to not upding you for that reference…
Ted Cruz just said that the DEM PARTY is “anti-science” and words truly have no meaning anymore. https://t.co/8zJhbzxMJY
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) February 28, 2020
WATCH: Director of WHO’s health emergencies program: “This is a reality check for every government on the planet. Wake up. Get ready … You have a duty to your citizens. You have a duty to the world to be ready.”
Latest: https://t.co/p12vJFIEb3 pic.twitter.com/UorBv9ndxG— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 28, 2020
re: #305 Eventual Carrion
Ahhh Mississippi, we hardly knew ye’
And Rhode Island is apparently now the nation’s capital. Who knew?
Always thought this album should have gotten a lot more credit - it’s a pretty awesome prog rock band with incredible drumming and keyboard playing, and GREAT songs.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 28, 2020
This is Hercules. He would like to discuss a job opportunity with you. The job is gently scratching behind his ears. It comes with many benefits and you can start immediately. 14/10 pic.twitter.com/IDfy39VGRw
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) February 27, 2020
re: #83 Scottish Dragon
You may know him as the proponent of the ‘Dyson Sphere’ megastructure that would capture all radiant energy from a star for use.
Much respect to Dyson. R.I.P.
Altho some structures for harnessing much of the energy from a star are sound, the classic capture-all-of-it sphere design is seriously flawed —inherently unstable with respect to (passive) re-radiation of solar energy at the outer surface.
re: #313 Backwoods_Sleuth
Wow. Ted really thinks he can beat AOC? This should be fun.
re: #302 goddamnedfrank
Except it’s like GURPS, which strives for realism, so Obama needs all that because just being black is such a massive disadvantage.
There are other systems I prefer, but I must admit the GURPS version of advantages and disadvantages would model those effects quite well.
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