Trump says US citizens returning to the US from abroad are being heavily, tremendously tested.
This is another lie.
I got back from Paris on Monday night and I wasn’t tested/screened/asked a single question about my travel upon re-entry. https://t.co/sQP5BJ3363
— Claire Landsbaum (@landsbaumshell) March 12, 2020
(h/t: Josh Marshall.)
Got CL’d.
Fun fact: It was only one month ago today the DOW hit its all time record high of 29,551.42.
As of this post, it has dropped 8151 points since then.
Annnd it just hit a 2200 point drop on the day. Damn…
re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg
Got CL’d.
Fun fact: It was only one month ago today the DOW hit its all time record high of 29,551.42.
As of this post, it has dropped 8151 points since then.
Record numbers. Just not what Trump wanted.
If Trump and Pence were exposed to the virus by the Brazilian Press Secretary and were both out of commission as a result, the current line of succession would put Nancy Pelosi in charge. What a terrible thing that would be.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 12, 2020
Like everything else, @realDonaldTrump has been bluffing & lying his way through the #CoronavirusPandemic.
You want one or two specific examples?
Well, here’s a chronological analysis of 28:#TrumptheWorstPresidentEVER https://t.co/DlxESvTqDG— Eric Wolfson (@EricWolfson) March 12, 2020
Will the media now start holding Trump accountable for the lies and debunk them in real time as he’s saying them. It’s impossible for Dan Dale to to this on his own (and I think we’ll break him if this keeps up). Trump is a mortal threat to everyone on the entire planet, because if we don’t contain it here - the disease will spread elsewhere and back into places that have thus far managed to contain the spread.
March 6: Trump falsely claims anybody can get tested if they want
Trump said: “Anybody that wants a test can get a test. That’s what the bottom line is.”
WILSON!
Gold Coast Hospital Staff Roll In A Volleyball To Keep Tom Hanks Company In Quarantine: https://t.co/2AL3ZVyB9r pic.twitter.com/tKZIQFYIki
— The Betoota Advocate (@BetootaAdvocate) March 12, 2020
Sure, why not just do all campainging from the WH? It really sends a message:
Trump just said he’ll host a Cory Gardner fundraiser at the White House, since he had to reschedule his CO event for him?
“I think we’re going to have Cory coming in here. We’re going to do our event from the White House.”— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) March 12, 2020
Seconds after being told about the problems people are having getting coronavirus testing, Trump tells reporters, “Frankly, the testing has been going very smooth. If you go to the right agency, if you go to the right area you get the test.”
This isn’t true. pic.twitter.com/xDO5lW9JnS— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) March 12, 2020
re: #3 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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not ever gonna happen, because Nancy
neither trump nor pence would acknowledge ‘incapacity’ - too ego bruising
and if they were both actually say unconscious, the admin would find a way to hide it
re: #9 jaunte
IT IS NOT GOING AWAY, YOU DENSE MOTHERFUCKER.
Trump: “Over the next few days they’re going to have four million tests out.”
WHO? REPORTERS, ASK HIM WHO?
Reporters (thinking): “Can we please get some reliable information from someone who knows what the fuck they’re doing?”
re: #12 jaunte
Trump: “Over the next few days they’re going to have four million tests out.”
WHO? REPORTERS, ASK HIM WHO?
it’s more than ‘kits’ collecting samples
it’s
- kits, plus
- the RNA, plus
- labs willing and certified and able to handle the actual, you know, testing
re: #8 Flying Squirrel Girl
Sure, why not just do all campainging from the WH? It really sends a message:
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As long as it’s not in the Lincoln Bedroom I guess it is ok?
re: #12 jaunte
Trump: “Over the next few days they’re going to have four million tests out.”
WHO? REPORTERS, ASK HIM WHO?
Follow up question:
Do the labs processing these tests have the chemicals necessary to process these tests in a timely fashion so that doctors have the results?
If that answer is anything but no (and it IS no), why the fuck is it no and what the fuck is Trumpworld doing to expedite that.
Everything this admin does and touches dies.
re: #9 jaunte
Trump looks like he’s coming down with something.
Uh, Mr. Peed In His Depends DID replace them with these Pulpit Pimps!https://t.co/su4jcKEHHf
— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) March 12, 2020
Amazing. There is is not one SINGLE person in the Trump administration competent enough to do anything remotely resembling managing this crisis.
They don’t want tests because that would reveal the extent of the pandemic here. He wants to continue to boast that it’s not as bad as other nations. And how many coronavirus deaths especially among the elderly might have been overlooked because the patient was not tested?
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re: #19 Eclectic Cyborg
Amazing. There is is not one SINGLE person in the Trump administration competent enough to anything
remotely resembling managing this crisis.
President Biden needs to reinstate the Pandemic Response team on Day 1.
re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg
Reporters (thinking): “Can we please get some reliable information from someone who knows what the fuck they’re doing?”
no, that’s classified
and i gotta say as much as fauci is doing, he still works for/through this admin, and is to an extent bowing to the messaging / PR that the WH is framing.
if he’s the ‘adult in the room’ for this thing, and if he wholeheartedly thinks things should be done differently (ie honestly) and he doesnt do or say anything about it, then he’s sold out like the rest of them. ok maybe on a smaller scale.
when do they put the goddamn human being citizens before the fucking politics?
re: #23 Eclectic Cyborg
President Biden needs to reinstate the Pandemic Response team on Day 1.
And on Day 2 revoke every executive order signed by Donnie.
re: #16 lawhawk
Follow up question:
Do the labs processing these tests have the chemicals necessary to process these tests in a timely fashion so that doctors have the results?
If that answer is anything but no (and it IS no), why the fuck is it no and what the fuck is Trumpworld doing to expedite that.
Everything this admin does and touches dies.
this used to mostly refer to relationships and careers.
now it’s literal.
re: #25 Dr. Matt
And on Day 2 revoke every executive order signed by Donnie.
Yeah, and shoot all those tarriffs out of a fucking cannon.
re: #20 Hecuba’s daughter
It’s entirely counterintuitive. Trump operates on reactionary know nothing principle - if he doesn’t know he doesn’t care. But public health requires knowing counts, so the more tests done and the more people you identify, the easier public health authorities can contact trace and limit/delay the spread or contain it entirely.
I fear that opportunity is gone given the delays.
Has the NCAA decided that it can’t compete with Trump for the title March Madness yet?
re: #29 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Program buying on the dip (bargain hunting).
re: #7 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
WILSON!
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Tom Hanks Is *Not* In Coronavirus Quarantine With Wilson, The Ball From “Cast Away”
A picture from an Australian satirical news site went viral after Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson announced they had tested positive for coronavirus.
re: #25 Dr. Matt
Day 1A - eliminate the DOJ policy that prohibits the indictment of a sitting president on federal charges. And bring those charges delayed against Trump in federal court.
re: #28 Eclectic Cyborg
Yeah, and shoot all those tarriffs out of a fucking cannon.
yeah and none of this ‘we have to do it slowly so we dont shock the markets’
rip the bandage off all at once
He expects trump et al to shift all the responsibility to the state and local governments.
Ronald Klain warned hospitals in the U.S. will be “crushed” as the number of cases soars. https://t.co/ZvyJJdhzYW
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) March 12, 2020
And I just so happen to live in a state that turned down the Medicaid Expansion to own the libs.
Greeeeeeat.
BREAKING | Per @GrantWahl, MLS is suspending its season until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More to come.— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) March 12, 2020
re: #29 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Interesting turn around in less than 10 minutes.
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Just took another nose dive.
re: #33 BeachDem
Tom Hanks Is *Not* In Coronavirus Quarantine With Wilson, The Ball From “Cast Away”
A picture from an Australian satirical news site went viral after Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson announced they had tested positive for coronavirus.
at least some of this stuff can be debunked/correct quickly.
even if the lie/meme is permanent
this is just a couple of hours
and the realtime fact checking of trump’s spewing is also pretty impressive
Welcome to America, where it is possible to rapidly test large numbers of people for coronavirus. But not ordinary people. Just, like, people in the NBA. https://t.co/is9eOTz52e
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) March 12, 2020
This is so close to 25th Amendment territory. https://t.co/49fdUCkOIr
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 12, 2020
re: #29 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Interesting turn around in less than 10 minutes.
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“U.S. stocks recovered some of their steep losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced extraordinary funding actions to ease strained capital markets in the wake of the coronavirus sell-off,” CNBC reports.
(didnt last)
“Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it’s time for our viewers to crack each other’s heads open and feast on the goo inside?” pic.twitter.com/F5o6L10ab6
— SimpsonsQOTD (@SimpsonsQOTD) March 12, 2020
re: #40 Dr. Matt
Just took another nose dive.
I show it keeps going up. It’s up to 22,473.70 −1,079.52 (4.58%)… only down 1079.
JUST IN: Sen. Rick SCOTT (R-Fla.) self-quarantining after contact with Brazilian delegation. pic.twitter.com/rPuOebnuNa
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 12, 2020
re: #29 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Tremendous volatility.
Remember, every stock that is sold gives the seller money to do … something.
If you want to park your money in Treasuries - a usual thing - now you have the problem of finding some to buy… and so many buyers means Treasuries are priced to essentially give you no meaningful return.
Every crash is an opportunity to buy. So people go looking for bargains.
re: #41 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
at least some of this stuff can be debunked/correct quickly.
even if the lie/meme is permanent
this is just a couple of hoursand the realtime fact checking of trump’s spewing is also pretty impressive
It still made me smile.
This is not the way to lead during a crisis. This is what the GOP and Trump voters have given the nation. https://t.co/Ktjj7IfqCu
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 12, 2020
re: #42 jaunte
Welcome to America, where it is possible to rapidly test large numbers of people for coronavirus. But not ordinary people. Just, like, people in the NBA
Their value to society is the determining factor.
In 40 States, Sports Coaches are the Highest-Paid Public Employees
re: #29 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Interesting turn around in less than 10 minutes.
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BREAKING: Stocks jump from session lows as Fed announces it will pump more than $500 billion into short-term bank funding, expand types of security purchaseshttps://t.co/01lODFXUdl pic.twitter.com/T3m2oUzkXj
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 12, 2020
re: #52 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Capitalists sure love themselves some socialism.
I just remembered that I shot the Rockets Jazz game about five weeks ago, and both Gobert and Mitchell played. I’ve shown zero symptoms of the virus. Should I have any reason to go get tested?
re: #53 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
me too
Same and I’m in need of more smiles right now.
Susan Glasser/new yorker
“Crises clarify. The bigger the crisis, the more the clarity, which is why the incompetence, dishonesty, and sheer callousness of the Trump Presidency have been clearer in recent days than ever before. As the coronavirus, as of Wednesday an official pandemic, spreads, the lives of Americans depend on the decisions made—or not made, as the case may be—by a President uniquely ill-suited to command in this type of public-health catastrophe. In that sense, the last few weeks may well have been the most clarifying of Donald Trump’s Presidency…”
re: #56 Ace Rothstein
I just remembered that I shot the Rockets Jazz game about five weeks ago, and both Gobert and Mitchell played. I’ve shown zero symptoms of the virus. Should I have any reason to go get tested?
i am not a doctor, and i dont play one on tv
5 weeks sounds like a lot
re: #56 Ace Rothstein
I just remembered that I shot the Rockets Jazz game about five weeks ago, and both Gobert and Mitchell played. I’ve shown zero symptoms of the virus. Should I have any reason to go get tested?
Five weeks is well past the incubation period. If you don’t have it yet, you can’t have gotten it from that game.
You’re spreading falsehoods.
— freetoken fights fecking fascists (@freetoken) March 12, 2020
re: #61 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
that got tagged as “false facts” on FB
re: #19 Eclectic Cyborg
Amazing. There is is not one SINGLE person in the Trump administration competent enough to anything remotely resembling managing this crisis.
Ain’t you forgettin’ bout this guy?
See plenty of people who find themselves in a situation where they are in over their heads are at least smart enough to know to surround themselves with experienced, competent people who can help them deal with whatever it is they’re facing, even if that means passing operational control of a situation to someone else.
Trumps ego won’t let him do this because he’s convinced himself that he is smarter than everyone around him and so why the fuck does he need to listen to anybody?
It’s the kind of attitude that’s annoying yet manageable for a C level reality TV star but it’s a complete fucking disaster for someone who is President of the United States.
re: #56 Ace Rothstein
Not a doctor and don’t play one on tv. 5 weeks is far beyond the typical self-isolation timeframe, so you’re probably okay (and distance appears to play a role too - how close did those players get to you makes a difference).
If you were within 6 feet, higher chance than say being 20 feet away.
To be sure, maybe check with your health practitioner (I’m not a doc; standard rules apply).
re: #56 Ace Rothstein
I just remembered that I shot the Rockets Jazz game about five weeks ago, and both Gobert and Mitchell played. I’ve shown zero symptoms of the virus. Should I have any reason to go get tested?
I am also not a doctor, but most all official sources on COVID-19 say if you don’t develop symptoms in 14 days after a possible exposure, you’re probably not going to.
Seeing Weinstein’s sentence today reminds me of the story of the judge who sentences an old man to 20 years in jail
The old man says ” I shall die before I get out “
The judge says, very kindly, ” Well, just do as many as you can “— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) March 11, 2020
A reminder.
The DOW didn’t drop 7,000 points during the entire 08-09 recession.
I’ts dropped more than 7,000 points in the last month
re: #56 Ace Rothstein
I just remembered that I shot the Rockets Jazz game about five weeks ago, and both Gobert and Mitchell played. I’ve shown zero symptoms of the virus. Should I have any reason to go get tested?
5 weeks? 35 days or 2.5 quarantine periods. If you’re not symptomatic you won’t be from them. Now exposure within the last 14 days?
Big jump in total cases, over 133k now, with a new report from Italy.
Tried Costco at open again this morning because the Pharmacy was a complete shitshow yesterday. When I got to the front door there was a MASSIVE crowd, hundreds of frightened people. Mood extremely bad, two angry Beckies got into a shoving match.
I have spare meds so just left— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) March 12, 2020
re: #68 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Points are not same as a percentage drop. Percentage drop is only way to compare the two.
100 point drop today is far smaller percentage drop than 100 points back in 2008-2009 (or 1987 for that matter).
I just cannot even. https://t.co/NdoA6tRGsS
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 12, 2020
re: #64 Eclectic Cyborg
See plenty of people who find themselves in a situation where they are in over their heads are at least smart enough to know to surround themselves with experienced, competent people who can help them deal with whatever it is they’re facing, even if that means passing operational control of a situation to someone else.
Trumps ego won’t let him do this because he’s convinced himself that he is smarter than everyone around him and so why the fuck does he need to listen to anybody?
It’s the kind of attitude that’s annoying yet manageable for a C level reality TV star but it’s a complete fucking disaster for someone who is President of the United States.
bush has katrina
trump is gonna have the stock market. he owned the rise, now he’s stuck with the whole thing.
trump crashed the market. simple as that
Making abdication of duty a political issue changes behavior. https://t.co/w1X3wCkLkp
— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) March 12, 2020
re: #75 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
Bush had Katrina.
Trump had Maria, and then doubled down by having an even more disastrous response to covid19. Trump’s taking all the worst failures of past administrations and applying every last bad decision with even worse ones.
The markets crashing are a reflection of that, but let’s remember where this starts - Trump failing to act responsibly and aggressively to curb the spread by testing aggressively. He refused to do the tests because he thought high numbers would look bad for him. Instead, he’s overseen an outbreak that will overwhelm our public health services.
Good move Mr. VP Biden. Follow up his bullshit with total transparency and science..
LOLOL!
disqus rando:
The next few months will be rough
November can’t come soon enough
I promise if Trump’s reelected
You will wish you’d been infected
By the virus that’s no hoax
Better vote for Biden, folks!
I heard on the radio while I was out that MLB is suspending operations.
NHL expected to follow suit shortly.
re: #76 jaunte
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McConnell announces recess is canceled next week. https://t.co/8r1kznsYUX
— Lauren Fox (@FoxReports) March 12, 2020
Damn if we just had one minute of Joe in the Oval Office right now…
I’m about to address the nation on how we should confront the corona virus pandemic. Tune in to watch live: https://t.co/OdaeTNw40B
— Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) March 12, 2020
re: #77 lawhawk
Bush had Katrina.
Trump had Maria, and then doubled down by having an even more disastrous response to covid19. Trump’s taking all the worst failures of past administrations and applying every last bad decision with even worse ones.
The markets crashing are a reflection of that, but let’s remember where this starts - Trump failing to act responsibly and aggressively to curb the spread by testing aggressively. He refused to do the tests because he thought high numbers would look bad for him. Instead, he’s overseen an outbreak that will overwhelm our public health services.
i do agree.
and while trump had maria, my point is that PR wasnt trump’s people/base.
so while the admin response was outrageous, it didnt move the needle.
and while he’ll be remembered for maria as part of the descriptive paragraph, it’s what you said about the virus and the market so quickly and obviously tanking because of him that’ll be the enduring legacy.
Alan Alda would like your attention: The 84-year-old actor has spent his career playing the smart guy. Now he wants to share some wisdom.
I enjoyed this so much. It’s not really long, but this is a person I wish I could know. Of course, I’ve loved him since MASH. My parents taped every episode.
re: #52 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
That lasted (and why is -1400 something to be happy about?) Right now…21,668.30 −1,884.92 (8.00%).
re: #79 makeitstop
Seen in my local CVS…
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“Hey, boss, I know how to get sales up! Just dump a few loads of napalm on that brushfire out there.”
re: #9 jaunte
“The American Independent” is apparently a left-leaning, anti-Trump news source. But my mind keeps telling me that it’s a wingnut site, probably from a name that is similar to The Dearborn Independent, Henry Ford’s anti-Semitic shitwipe.
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