Rachel Maddow looks at that past week of news in which some of the nation’s leaders did not distinguish themselves as of having a good understanding of the coronavirus or preventing its spread. Aired on 4/24/2020.
Yeah, I just realized I hadn’t done this in a while, and this is a good clip.
She’s been falsely accused of starting the Pandemic. Her life has been turned upside down.
Conspiracy theories are not dissimilar to viruses, in that they evolve and mutate to spread and survive. Before Maatje Benassi became the main protagonist in this conspiracy, variations had circulated online for months.
In the early weeks of the coronavirus, conspiracy theorists began claiming, without evidence, that it was a US biological weapon. Later one member of the Chinese government publicly promoted the notion that the US military brought the virus to China. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said it was “completely ridiculous and it’s irresponsible” for someone speaking on behalf of the Chinese government to promote such a claim.
It wasn’t until March, months after the first reported coronavirus cases in China, that conspiracy theorists turned their focus to Maatje Benassi. The baseless theory began with her participation in October in the Military World Games, essentially the military Olympics, which was hosted by Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak began last year.
Maatje Benassi competed in the cycling competition there, suffering an accident on the final lap that left her with a fractured rib and a concussion. Despite the crash, Benassi still finished the race, but it turned out to be the start of something worse. While hundreds of athletes from the US military took part in the games, Maatje Benassi was plucked out of the group and given a starring role in the conspiracy theory.
Perhaps the most prominent cheerleader of the idea that Benassi had a role in the imaginary plot to infect the world is George Webb, a prolific 59-year-old American misinformation peddler. Webb has for years regularly streamed hours of diatribe live on YouTube, where he has amassed more than 27 million views and almost 100,000 followers.
In 2017, CNN revealed how Webb was part of a trio of conspiracy theorists that pushed a false rumor about a cargo ship with a “dirty bomb” that was set to arrive at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina. The bomb never materialized, but the claims did lead to parts of the port — one of the biggest in America — being shut down for a time as a safety precaution.
I strongly recommend reading the whole thing. These people are crazy and reckless. They endanger and destroy the lives of others and do not give a shit. Fuck every last one of them.
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Rachael has been a godsend on this. Pioneered the look at elder care homes and the unmitigated disaster they represent. Never ever would I have imagined being separated from a loved one who may be dying.
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And the bagels are done! pic.twitter.com/b5jVGk6n4Y
— Lemon Harangue Pie (@Pie_Overlord) April 27, 2020
re: #3 Eclectic Cyborg
In 2017, CNN revealed how Webb was part of a trio of conspiracy theorists that pushed a false rumor about a cargo ship with a “dirty bomb” that was set to arrive at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina.
I could swear that’s highly similar to the plot of a made-for-TV movie broadcast back in the 1980s. I remember watching it as a kid - the only real difference was that in the TV movie, some terrorists had gotten hold of an actual nuke, and while military bomb-disposal experts were trying to defuse it, the nuke went off. If my memory serves my right, the Port of Charleston was the setting of this TV movie.
Did you know Zoom has a hell? //
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And now, here’s the Huffington Post with a really bad take on the rape allegation against Joe Biden.
“HuffPost spoke with 15 survivors of sexual assault about Reade’s allegation. Almost all found [it] highly credible. Regardless of how ― or if ― they choose to vote, every survivor was dismayed at how Democratic leaders had minimized Reade’s allegation.”https://t.co/KToyjyozTa
— Akbar Shahid Ahmed (@AkbarSAhmed) April 27, 2020
They talked to 15 survivors of sexual assault who said it sounded credible. I’m not making light of what the survivors went though, but these people had nothing to do with this specific case, and they have no personal knowledge about it. They’re entitled to their opinions, but that’s all they are: opinions. Casting this as some kind of damning revelation is bullshit.
The media are going to keep this rape allegation alive at all costs, because they need it for their horserace narrative. We can expect lots more bullshit articles like this one.
re: #5 The Pie Overlord!
I’ll take a dozen everythings. Now to source the lox and cream cheese…. /
re: #5 The Pie Overlord!
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‘a bagel is just a donut with hardening of the arteries’
Sprinkle on toppings & bake for 30 minutes. pic.twitter.com/LS2gz4pOFy
— Lemon Harangue Pie (@Pie_Overlord) April 27, 2020
re: #9 Charles Johnson
The media are going to keep this rape allegation alive at all costs, because they need it for their horserace narrative. We can expect lots more bullshit articles like this one.
The Burisma allegation failed so Putin needed a new one to help out his BFF Trump.
re: #8 Charles Johnson
And now, here’s the Huffington Post with a really bad take on the rape allegation against Joe Biden.
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They talked to 15 survivors of sexual assault who said it sounded credible. I’m not making light of what the survivors went though, but these people had nothing to do with this specific case, and they have no personal knowledge about it. They’re entitled to their opinions, but that’s all they are: opinions. Casting this as some kind of damning revelation is bullshit.
…
which was it?
- was it ‘inappropriate behavior’
- was it ‘sexual harassment’
- was it ‘sexual assault’
he’s run for president - what twice?
successful VP twice (you’d think he was vetted pretty good then)
senator since forever
why not then? why now?
This is the day Boris Johnson truly became prime minister.
I’m willing to bet he’ll eat those words. https://t.co/nnieLAFG8L
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
re: #135 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
So, I’m wondering who got my order of paper towels from Walmart, that FedEx delivered today.
I know I didn’tIt seems that the USPS, FedEx and Prime delivery all seem incapable of actually delivering packages to my damn address
At 12:59 AM this morning, a package bearing the exact same FedEx tracking number of my previously “delivered” package materialized at a Jacksonville FedEx facility. The previously “delivered” package bearing said tracking number is still listed on FedEx’s tracking site, as delivered. At 2 AM this package was loaded on a FedEx vehicle for delivery. At 12:40 PM this apparent doppelganger package was deposited at my door, containing all the items I had ordered.
I can only conclude that my ever growing annoyance yesterday evening somehow conjured my wayward package to somehow transport itself back to the Jacksonville FedEx facility, to reenter the delivery system.
re: #9 Charles Johnson
The media are going to keep this rape allegation alive at all costs, because they need it for their horserace narrative. We can expect lots more bullshit articles like this one.
It’s a BS narrative because every investigation that has been done into the rape allegation has found zero credibility to the story - between timetables that don’t match up with known facts, also, the individuals at the forefront of the accusations are known for fabricated stories.
Add the fact that Donald Trump, who has openly admitted to multiple occasions of sexual assault (some of whom were well under the age of consent) is pushing this narrative is absolutely stomach-turning.
re: #9 Charles Johnson
The media are going to keep this rape allegation alive at all costs, because they need it for their horserace narrative. We can expect lots more bullshit articles like this one.
Yet the Bernie Bros are still swearing up and down that the media is “burying” this story.
I knew Trump’s tantrum about the press conferences was too good to last. He needs this like a junkie needs a fix. He’ll be boasting, attacking the media and spreading sick, dangerous bullshit again tonight. https://t.co/MEhZapaWKH
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
The chaos isn’t a bug, it’s a feature. https://t.co/ivKz2DCLoT
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
re: #6 Dr Lizardo
I could swear that’s highly similar to the plot of a made-for-TV movie broadcast back in the 1980s. I remember watching it as a kid - the only real difference was that in the TV movie, some terrorists had gotten hold of an actual nuke, and while military bomb-disposal experts were trying to defuse it, the nuke went off. If my memory serves my right, the Port of Charleston was the setting of this TV movie.
My Google Fu suggests you might be referring to a movie called Special Bulletin from 1983.
Time for a military coup?
(by @AaronsAnimals) pic.twitter.com/kVxEbSM47O— Giant Military Cats (@giantcat9) April 27, 2020
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Gotta say having this place to hang has been extremely helpful to me during Safer At Home. So kudos and thanks, and when I get my stim $, I promise you get something in the tip jar.
re: #19 Eclectic Cyborg
My Google Fu suggests you might be referring to a movie called Special Bulletin from 1983.
That’s it! Yeah, I still somewhat remember it (it was actually pretty decent for a made for TV film), but I’d forgotten the title.
re: #18 Charles Johnson
I’m putting a dollar down that he says something about Brad Pitt. Not a huge bet, but non-zero.
re: #12 Hecuba’s daughter
The Burisma allegation failed so Putin needed a new one to help out his BFF Trump.
unfortunately none of these stories are corroboration or confirmation.
so whether it’s ultimately ‘true’ or even ‘provable’, here’s where we are:
- trump is a self admitted p***y grabber and has created the new standard - like it or not
- if the public does eventually ‘believe’ Reade, trump’s very presence may dull what would likely in other times be a biden political downfall
- it will be quite the stunt to disqualify one candidate (not proven) and not the other (admitted)
as to the election, it’s a binary choice, again like it or don’t.
There is no ‘other’ or none of the above.
Biden is not dropping out, there are no substitutions.
if you dont vote for B, you ARE helping T win.
if your concern is women’s rights, then to be totally cold and calculating about it:
- 4 more years of ‘moved on her like a bitch’ plus 2 more Kavanaughs on the SCOTUS for 3 to 4 decades
or
- Biden and a female VP
Chester County, PA COVID-19 stats as of yesterday.
Confirmed cases: 1251 (+34)
Tests done: 6146 (+173)
Deaths: 81 (-1)
Second time in a week that the death count has adjusted downward. Doubling rate is approximately 13 days. Percentage of population within the various townships that are confirmed seems to be creeping up across the board, but a bit faster in the townships that started off with more cases. (Which includes a bunch near my apartment.)
I though it was curious (not!) that once they said Trump was cutting back on pandemic briefing appearances that they immediately opted to cancel it. But, lo and behold, there will be a press event anyways today.
I guess something popped up in the news media or on TV over the weekend that he needs to cry about before the cameras. Perhaps followed by dealing out some direct abuse on reporters.
re: #26 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
I though it was curious (not!) that once they said Trump was cutting back on pandemic briefing appearances that they immediately opted to cancel it. But, lo and behold, there will be a press event anyways today.
I guess something popped up in the news media or on TV over the weekend that he needs to cry about before the cameras. Perhaps followed by dealing out some direct abuse on reporters.
going cold turkey is so hard
re: #7 Rightwingconspirator
Did you know Zoom has a hell? //
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I thought using Zoom was hell.
So sad:
Heartbreaking story: A top ER doctor at a Manhattan hospital has killed herself after describing scenes of the devastation of the coronavirus to her family. https://t.co/6nDgc6o9ZE
— Kirsten Danis (@kirstendanis) April 27, 2020
JUST IN: @BernieSanders blasts NY’s decision to cancel June presidential primary. Last week “Biden warned the American people that President Trump could use the current crisis as an excuse to postpone the November election. Well, he now has a precedent thanks to New York state.”
— Ed O’Keefe (@edokeefe) April 27, 2020
Bernie dropped out, so that’s not the problem here. The problem is that people will likely ignore the down ballot races.
This will have little impact for November presidential race though, since the states control the election process, not the feds. The solution is also to demand mail in ballots and that states move to mail in ballots, which would solve the covid19 social distancing issue, address the problems of having an election day that isn’t a holiday, that makes ability to vote easier, and has a paper trail.
They should just cancel the Convention and let Joe roll.
Most people get $1200 if they’re lucky. But Trump’s billionaire friends are taking in the big money. Shameful. Shameless. https://t.co/3D2VcL0tUB
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 27, 2020
A small but rising number of children are becoming ill with a rare syndrome that could be linked to coronavirus, with reported cases showing symptoms of abdominal pain, gastrointestinal symptoms and cardiac inflammation, UK health experts have warned https://t.co/yu5PADPmIv
— CNN (@CNN) April 27, 2020
re: #15 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
At 12:59 AM this morning, a package bearing the exact same FedEx tracking number of my previously “delivered” package materialized at a Jacksonville FedEx facility. The previously “delivered” package bearing said tracking number is still listed on FedEx’s tracking site, as delivered. At 2 AM this package was loaded on a FedEx vehicle for delivery. At 12:40 PM this apparent doppelganger package was deposited at my door, containing all the items I had ordered.
I can only conclude that my ever growing annoyance yesterday evening somehow conjured my wayward package to somehow transport itself back to the Jacksonville FedEx facility, to reenter the delivery system.
Check your credit card, make sure you weren’t charged twice.
re: #31 Dave In Austin
I think the convention is technically required to get him on the November ballot in most states.
So, someone kit-bashed this together and it’s the most gloriously insane thing ever. I wanna build one of my own!
Ladies and gentlemen, the Super Hyper-Dreadnought Carrier Battleship IJN Tosa.
Raw Story uses Charles’ tweet in their headline.
I knew Trump’s tantrum about the press conferences was too good to last. He needs this like a junkie needs a fix. He’ll be boasting, attacking the media and spreading sick, dangerous bullshit again tonight. https://t.co/MEhZapaWKH
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
Never thought I would say this. Thank god for Gavin Newsom.
re: #38 Dr Lizardo
9 main batteries?! 27 main guns? Iowa class ships had 3 turrets and 9 main guns total.
And two flight decks? That’s glorious and insane. And something the Japanese might have entertained if they had the time.
The closest the US had was the Lexington and Saratoga, which retained the cruiser big guns when they were converted to carriers. 4x2 8 inch guns.
This thing looks like it had Yamato sized guns.
re: #38 Dr Lizardo
Well….that didn’t work.
So here it is anyway:
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Yeah, but will it get a crew to Pluto’s orbit?
re: #41 lawhawk
9 main batteries?! 27 main guns? Iowa class ships had 3 turrets and 9 main guns total.
And two flight decks? That’s glorious and insane. And something the Japanese might have entertained if they had the time.
The closest the US had was the Lexington and Saratoga, which retained the cruiser big guns when they were converted to carriers. 4x2 8 inch guns.
This thing looks like it had Yamato sized guns.
Apparently, it’s from a Japanese novel: the dimensions of this fictitious vessel are 582 meters long with a width of 97 meters. It weighs about 384,200 tons empty but at a whopping 492,600 tons at full loadout. It has an engine power of 608,000 horsepower which allows it to cruise with a maximum speed of 29 knots.
The modeller used a familiar Yamato kit for the hull and several Zuikaku models to make its flight deck plus other components from Yamato and Musashi models. Nice work, I have to say.
re: #42 Belafon
Yeah, but will it get a crew to Pluto’s orbit?
Nope. It’s missing the wave motion gun.
Yesterday, Trump had a twitter tantrum about how he’s “the most hardworking President in history!” People who’ve worked with him tell a different story: not only of a severe drug addict, but a man who “barely works” and “is not a functional human being.”pic.twitter.com/SkLxZsgjKL
— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) April 27, 2020
re: #39 Rightwingconspirator
Never thought I would say this. Thank god for Gavin Newsom.
Yeah, no shit. I wasn’t particularly a fan of him and thought Jerry Brown was going to be a much better Governor than him in hindsight. Glad to be wrong. He’s apparently the absolute right guy for the job right now.
re: #15 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
At 12:59 AM this morning, a package bearing the exact same FedEx tracking number of my previously “delivered” package materialized at a Jacksonville FedEx facility. The previously “delivered” package bearing said tracking number is still listed on FedEx’s tracking site, as delivered. At 2 AM this package was loaded on a FedEx vehicle for delivery. At 12:40 PM this apparent doppelganger package was deposited at my door, containing all the items I had ordered.
I can only conclude that my ever growing annoyance yesterday evening somehow conjured my wayward package to somehow transport itself back to the Jacksonville FedEx facility, to reenter the delivery system.
probably FEMA.
Republicans are lying sacks of shit when they say they’re “pro-life.” They’re a fucking death cult. https://t.co/jx2j2cH87k
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) April 27, 2020
This decision makes no sense from any perspective. No business is going to be profitable at 25% capacity, but this is also not in line with any public health recommendation I’ve heard of, especially since testing is still inadequate. https://t.co/wHMnWn2M6M
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) April 27, 2020
I suspect that GOP governors are cynically trying to have their cake and eat it, too: get credit for opening businesses, while hoping the public remains too fearful to go out and spark a new wave. As a bonus, they can stop helping hurt businesses because they’re “open.” https://t.co/jdqYTXY6Rt
— skullsinthestars (@drskyskull) April 27, 2020
Time to call it a day. Have fun, Lizards and stay healthy.
re: #50 teleskiguy
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Republicans are lying sacks of shit when they say they’re “pro-life.” They’re a fucking death cult. https://t.co/jx2j2cH87k
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) April 27, 2020
.@GovAbbott said entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of the Texas economy and they need to be unleashed.
— jonathantilove (@JTiloveTX) April 27, 2020
Because what we really need from a governor is stale pap.
When you look the other way. This isn’t an AZ problem.
ADHS website is misleading.
NDOH report below.
Latest News
April 24, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center reports 180 new COVID-19 cases, and six new deaths
April 23, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center reports 78 new COVID-19 cases, and 6,473 total negative tests
April 22, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center reports 76 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on the Navajo Nation
April 21, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center confirms 1,206 total positive COVID-19 cases and 48 total deaths on the Navajo Nation
April 20, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirms 124 new positive COVID-19 cases
April 18, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center confirms a total of 1,197 positive COVID-19 cases on the Navajo Nation
April 17, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 85 new cases as second 57-Hour Weekend Curfew takes effect on Navajo Nation
April 16, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 121 new cases, announcement of Official Navajo Nation Donation Site
April 16, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Announces Extension of 57-Hour Weekend Curfew for Additional Two Weekends
April 10, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 39 new cases of COVID-19, total now to 597
April 9, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 70 new cases of Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19, total now to 558
April 8, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 64 new cases of Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19, bringing total to 488
April 7, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 42 new cases of COVID-19, total now to 426
April 6, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 30 new cases of Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19, total now to 384
April 5, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center Confirmed 33 new cases of Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19, bringing total to 354
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March 30, 2020 - Navajo Nation Health Command Center Confirmed 174 Cases of Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19
March 30, 2020-20 new cases and three more deaths related to COVID-19 reported, Medical stations being established in Chinle and Tuba City
March 29,2020 - SAFE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PREPAREDNESS GUIDELINES DURING “THE FIRST OF THE MONTH”
March 21, 2020 - Total confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 26 as Navajo Nation’s “Stay at Home Order” goes into effect.
March 18, 2020 - Third Member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.
March 17, 2020 - Second Member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.
March 17, 2020 - Member of the Navajo Nation tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.
March 13, 2020 - Nez-Lizer Announce Temporary Reduction in Government Services.
March 11, 2020 - Navajo Nation Declares Public Health State of Emergency.
March 11, 2020 - Navajo Nation President Nez and Vice President Lizer issue Off Reservation Travel Restrictions for Executive Branch Employees.
March 3, 2020 - Arizona State Public Health Laboratory Confirms One Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 in Maricopa County.
February 28, 2020 - Navajo Nation COVID-19 Preparedness Team established to address coronavirus precautionary efforts.
February 6, 2020 - San Juan Public Health and Utah Navajo Health System are Coordinating on Local Coronavirus Prevention Efforts
January 26, 2020 - Nez-Lizer caution Navajo public of the spread of the potentially deadly novel coronavirus.
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January 26, 2020 - Public Health Agencies Confirm 2019 Coronavirus Case in Arizona
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But he himself is not wearing a mask. This reinforces the idea that this next phase of the pandemic response is all about individual choice. https://t.co/USmRP9YlP1
— Forrest Wilder (@Forrest4Trees) April 27, 2020
.@GovAbbott said Phase 2 would begin about May 18, assuming there is no flareup. Not so much a questions of rising number of positive tests, which will go up as testing goes up. More critical are hospitalization and death rates, and appearance of apparent hot spots.
— jonathantilove (@JTiloveTX) April 27, 2020
“Assuming there is no flareup.” What leads to this optimistic assumption, governor?
re: #58 jaunte
I need a new pair of shoes, and the ones at Walmart and Target kind of suck. So, I’m not entirely sure how to do this but I really don’t want to be part of that herd.
re: #59 jaunte
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“Assuming there is no flareup.” What leads to this optimistic assumption, governor?
If you’re not testing, you’re not flaring up. It’s elementary.
re: #60 Belafon
I need a new pair of shoes, and the ones at Walmart and Target kind of suck. So, I’m not entirely sure how to do this but I really don’t want to be part of that herd.
If you’re happy with the brand you currently wear, maybe go on zappos or other shoe seller and see if you can get one ordered?
re: #59 jaunte
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“Assuming there is no flareup.” What leads to this optimistic assumption, governor?
“Abbott said he sent a copy of his plan to the White House, and that Dr. Birx told him the Texas plan was “great.”” Well if that isn’t the kiss of death, I don’t know what is.
Thread. https://t.co/PYQbLN3cVy— Laffy (@GottaLaff) April 27, 2020
.@GovAbbott appears to say that no jurisdiction in Texas can impose a fine for not wearing a mask. (In Harris County, @LinaHidalgoTX’s face mask mandate went into effect today.)
— Alexandra Samuels (@AlexSamuelsx5) April 27, 2020
Republicans hate local control.
re: #60 Belafon
I need a new pair of shoes, and the ones at Walmart and Target kind of suck. So, I’m not entirely sure how to do this but I really don’t want to be part of that herd.
If you want a shoe you already are familiar with, it’s easy online. No surprises. I did that with my Clarks because I had worn them and they had widths.
Trying something new? Uh…..
re: #60 Belafon
I need a new pair of shoes, and the ones at Walmart and Target kind of suck. So, I’m not entirely sure how to do this but I really don’t want to be part of that herd.
order online? I haven’t gone to a store to buy shoes in years. Amazon or zappos work fine. In general I know what brands and sizes I like, but if there is a problem they both have very liberal return policies.
This is from one of the “open up the country” protests. You think I should wear this to the next Black Lives Matter rally?
I’m sure everything would be fine, right? pic.twitter.com/zCZquYyAfL— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) April 26, 2020
re: #58 jaunte
But he himself is not wearing a mask. This reinforces the idea that this next phase of the pandemic response is all about
individual choicechaos
re: #59 jaunte
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There will be a flareup. And remember: Everything is bigger in Texas.
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Texas is 49th in testing. Time to open back up and free irresponsible people from the requirement to wear a mask!
re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“Abbott said he sent a copy of his plan to the White House, and that Dr. Birx told him the Texas plan was “great.”” Well if that isn’t the kiss of death, I don’t know what is.
Thread. https://t.co/PYQbLN3cVy— Laffy (@GottaLaff) April 27, 2020
Fintan O’Toole: Donald Trump has destroyed the country he promised to make great again https://t.co/uQneLcFK4K via @IrishTimesOpEd
— Fintan O’Toole (@fotoole) April 25, 2020
Day 40 of shelter in place: still handsome pic.twitter.com/eMGCi1wEdZ
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) April 27, 2020
re: #67 sagehen
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This is from one of the “open up the country” protests. You think I should wear this to the next Black Lives Matter rally?
I’m sure everything would be fine, right? pic.twitter.com/zCZquYyAfL— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) April 26, 2020
But key question is how the administration will procure enough supplies to send. Many governors are asking the President to use DPA, but so far he’s only (kind of) used it for testing swabs.
— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) April 27, 2020
2%….
Have you surprised us by thinking this through? That this will encourage more people to go to the parks “just for a little while, since there’s so much room” while you’re insisting our lives depend on STAYING HOME? https://t.co/JQHj9VoIZ2
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 27, 2020
re: #71 jaunte
Texas is 49th in testing. Time to open back up and free irresponsible people from the requirement to wear a mask!
yesterday it was ‘house arrest’
now it’s ‘you cant tell me what to do at all’
re: #75 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
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re: #62 lawhawk
If you’re happy with the brand you currently wear, maybe go on zappos or other shoe seller and see if you can get one ordered?
Not terribly impressed with the ones I have. I might try ordering an older type of shoe.
Just around the corner from me; not sure I could manage a whole one… https://t.co/QpQUjPkIUi
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) April 27, 2020
re: #75 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
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It still needs to be said though, don’t you think? Every conversation needs to start with clear acknowledgement of his betrayal and that of Republican leadership
— Tom Hubbard (@HubNatick) April 27, 2020
If you’ve read anything I’ve written you know I don’t shy away from doing that. But I’m not a fan of empty words, and calling for someone to do something you know full well they’re never going to do is just theater.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
You know the worst thing about all these states deciding to fling the doors open to ‘unleash the economy’? It basically means that all the work done by the other states to actually bend the curve will very likely be completely undone, because without strict controls of who goes in and out of state, people from states these assholes have volunteered as new infection hotspots can very likely come in and start new waves in the other states because fuck all.
These assholes are ensuring that this first wave never crests, just respikes anew before the curve even bends. And cities can’t do shit because the states are saying ‘fuck you, this is a death pact’.
re: #50 teleskiguy
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Anyone who votes Republican is a brain-dead cultist. Anyone over 60 who votes Republican is a brain-dead suicide cultist guzzling cyanide laced Trump-Aid.
re: #82 Eclectic Cyborg
Yeah, if the dude really wants to impress his fellow cultists he should be wearing X-01 power armor with ballistic weave shirt and pants. Within the Wasteland, he’s at best a minor Raider.
re: #85 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Anyone who votes Republican is a brain-dead cultist. Anyone over 60 who votes Republican is a brain-dead suicide cultist guzzling
cyanidebleach laced Trump-Aid.
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I honestly think one of the reasons Trump is pushing so hard to lift quarantine is that he misses his rallies and wants them to start up again.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
Tried to impress our dinner guests with a sauce created from vodka, gravy & nitrous oxide but all I’ve done is make myself an absolut laughing stock.
— Perfectly Healthy Clandango (@Cain_Unable) April 27, 2020
re: #89 Charles Johnson
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And what do you bet the moment he gets a rally location lined up he stops appearing at the pandemic briefings. (And probably a good chance they stop doing the briefings at all since this administration doesn’t like communicating or being asked questions about which they are expected in part to give some sort of meaningful answer. I don’t think Pence will get any of the leeway Trump gets from reporters.)
OH PLEASE SHUT UP YOU RATFUCKING TRUMPORRHOID.
WHERE IS OUR MORAL CORE, DEMOCRATS?
Do we have red lines? Or are we now accepting the lesser of two accused sexual assaulters?
What message are we sending America’s children? That girls can be touched against their will? Violated by powerful men?
DO WE HAVE ANY MORAL COURAGE?— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) April 27, 2020
Republican Contrarianism is going to kill us all. #COVID19 #COVIDIOTS #CovidiotInChief #StayHome #WashYourHands
— Citizen K says “Wash Your Hands” (@Citizen_Kryptik) April 27, 2020
A new memo issued Monday by Attorney General Bill Barr told federal prosecutors nationwide to “be on the lookout” for COVID-19 public health measures that “could be violating the constitutional rights and civil liberties of individual citizens.”
Barr’s memo alluded to the disputes have arisen between churches and government officials who have shut down religious gatherings due to the pandemic. But he added that the “legal restrictions on state and local authority are not limited to discrimination against religious institutions and religious believer
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As a Reuters reporters pointed out, the memo did not mention abortion rights, which has also become a flashpoint as states like Texas and Alabama have sought to impose restrictions on the procedure, ostensibly because of the pandemic. Nor did it mention voting rights, another subject that has prompted legal battles across the country related to the outbreak.
They don’t care if the country ends up a virus-stricken wasteland quarantined from the rest of the world, long as they get to rule over it with an infinite iron fist.
re: #19 Eclectic Cyborg
My Google Fu suggests you might be referring to a movie called Special Bulletin from 1983.
An excellent TV movie. The format, like the original War of the Worlds, was to make it as if this were real news coverage.
And because we’re the U.S., the network had to add a disclaimer at the end of every commercial break, and a crawl on screen throughout, that THIS IS NOT REAL IT’S A TV DRAMATIZATION IT ISN’T REALLY HAPPENING
At least we now know where one of the locales the Blue Angels + Thunderbirds will be flying over…
Freep: Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to fly over Detroit on Wednesday to thank essential workers
How about thanking essential workers with masks and other supplies?
re: #85 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Anyone who votes Republican is a brain-dead cultist. Anyone over 60 who votes Republican is a brain-dead suicide cultist guzzling cyanide laced Trump-Aid.
Unfortunately there are tens of millions of these people. And the MSM is failing in its task of educating them — but that’s not possible anyway since anything they read that contradicts their view is processed through perception filters that support their delusions. And this is true regardless of whether they are high school dropouts or professionals with advanced degrees from top universities.
re: #92 The Pie Overlord!
OH PLEASE SHUT UP YOU RATFUCKING TRUMPORRHOID.
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got any, you know, proof?
didnt think so
WHERE IS OUR MORAL CORE, DEMOCRATS?
Do we have red lines? Or are we now accepting the lesser of two accused sexual assaulters?
What message are we sending America’s children? That girls can be touched against their will? Violated by powerful men?
DO WE HAVE ANY MORAL COURAGE?— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) April 27, 2020
Not sure if this has been posted here yet, just an FYI for all of the Apple ios peeps out there. Pretty nasty vulnerability in the native mail app.
re: #75 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
cosplaying lunatics
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I’m not seeing much in the way of overwatch or mutual support from these goomers (fierce scowls don’t count). Some day some harmless looking little old lady is going to walk up to a clump of them, draw an SA pistol from her purse and shoot them in the head in less time than it takes the final one to react and raise his weapon. There’s a fair chance she could get away in the subsequent chaos too.
re: #92 The Pie Overlord!
OH PLEASE SHUT UP YOU RATFUCKING TRUMPORRHOID.
Yes, Peter, where is it? What kind of compass will we have if we randomly jump at any accusation? What’s going to happen when someone accuses Bernie?
re: #32 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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“No need for an IG. I’ll be the oversight.”
sorta saw this coming, right?
Can we expect Barr to use this as his test case?
JUST IN: San Francisco counties extend shelter-in-place orders through the end of May https://t.co/b07wegQonS pic.twitter.com/4DzDVdj4Oy
— The Hill (@thehill) April 27, 2020
a couple of days old
anyone post this yet?
Read here for my views on displays of the confederate battle flag.https://t.co/MuM6ClDXV5 pic.twitter.com/uAAfa7awMf
— David H. Berger (@CMC_MarineCorps) April 23, 2020
wut? Did he say “I love everybody?” https://t.co/Vqp1XC71XZ
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
re: #73 sagehen
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Blimey. I’m not subscribed to Irish Times, but if it’s a Fintan O’Toole column, he’s going to be going to town on Trump in forensic detail.
re: #95 Eric The Fruit Bat
At least we now know where one of the locales the Blue Angels + Thunderbirds will be flying over…
Freep: Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to fly over Detroit on Wednesday to thank essential workers
How about thanking essential workers with masks and other supplies?
Is that a Thank You or a warning?
re: #38 Dr Lizardo
Well….that didn’t work.
So here it is anyway:
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where’s the little-bitty soldiers on deck? Either in formation for inspection, or running around in action scenes, you need them.
re: #102 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Can we expect Barr to use this as his test case?
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It’s almost guaranteed to be either Cali, Michigan, or NY.
re: #92 The Pie Overlord!
OH PLEASE SHUT UP YOU RATFUCKING TRUMPORRHOID.
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cilizza gots teh hot takez too
Why Joe Biden needs to personally address Tara Reade’s allegationshttps://t.co/vqXKqymxKh pic.twitter.com/34qwICE0xc
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 27, 2020
“This election is the one that has character on the ballot. The character of the candidates, the character of the nation is on the ballot…” — Joe Biden, March 10https://t.co/vqXKqymxKh
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 27, 2020
Given both his pledge to do better than Trump and accusations of improper touching that have surfaced in the past, the allegations by Reade are not the sort of thing Biden can or should be allowed to deny via a senior female campaign stafferhttps://t.co/vqXKqyE8BP
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 27, 2020
re: #98 danarchy
Not sure if this has been posted here yet, just an FYI for all of the Apple ios peeps out there. Pretty nasty vulnerability in the native mail app.
Note that the article begins, “According to the San Francisco-based security firm ZecOps: -
Always be a little skeptical of reports of OS vulnerabilities from people selling security. Especially vague ones like, “they reportedly don’t even need to open the email for it to do its work.”
re: #98 danarchy
Not sure if this has been posted here yet, just an FYI for all of the Apple ios peeps out there. Pretty nasty vulnerability in the native mail app.
Yes, that’s a bad one. The only good news is that so far it’s been aimed mainly at high value targets, not everyone. I’m expecting an iOS update any day now that it’s public.
re: #112 Charles Johnson
Yes, that’s a bad one. The only good news is that so far it’s been aimed mainly at high value targets, not everyone. I’m expecting an iOS update any day now that it’s public.
Do you have a better discussion of this? Because that article was beyond vague.
re: #110 Charmingly Persistent
This one’s real - I’ve been reading about it in various places for a few days.
re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth
cilizza gots teh hot takez too
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IOW, weaponizing the Dems’ own aim for decency against them, while ignoring the indecency on the right that we demanded be covered seriously to begin with.
Same as it ever fucking was, same as it ever fucking was. And Trump will get away again scot fucking clean because the media never gives his sins the attention that they give Dem sins, ever.
Fuck all this shit.
re: #93 Citizen K
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They don’t care if the country ends up a virus-stricken wasteland quarantined from the rest of the world, long as they get to rule over it with an infinite iron fist.
Sounds like this is related to the yesterday’s tweet from Frank Sowa posted at LGF. Does it have the harsh ramifications described below?
This account is spreading disinformation to get Democrats upset and look foolish.
Do not trust it. pic.twitter.com/YbLC2XGrTN— ⚖️Powerful Mel Ankoly 🦈 #ForThePeople (@Mel_Ankoly) April 26, 2020
I think this is the latest info…
re: #113 Charmingly Persistent
Do you have a better discussion of this? Because that article was beyond vague.
The article has a link to the original ZecOps publication which goes into detail.
re: #49 Thanos
If you asked Sapulsky, he would likely tell you that the disproportionate deaths among blacks goes back to the stressors of racism. Stress related health problems are well documented, and if you grow up with racism you grow up with tons more stress than whites. [Embedded content]
That explains some of the hypertension, but the asthma and diabetes is more about residential patterns, redlining and other zoning issues — contaminated soil/water in their neighborhoods, heavy traffic with lots of auto exhaust, downwind from factory smokestacks, lack of nearby supermarkets with fresh produce, etc.
A group of people whose leader has sexually assaulted well over a dozen women and gloated of “grabbing them by the pussy” do not have a moral high ground here.
Period.
re: #116 Hecuba’s daughter
Sounds like this is related to the yesterday’s tweet from Frank Sowa posted at LGF. Does it have the harsh ramifications described below?
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Not explicitly. The memo just states that Barr would feel the need to “address it in federal court”. That said, I wouldn’t put it past these assholes, especially with Trump already Tweeting that he’d be willing to let the blue states hang on the vine and let them die without any federal assistance because they hurt is fucking fee fees.
re: #115 Citizen K
IOW, weaponizing the Dems’ own aim for decency against them, while ignoring the indecency on the right that we demanded be covered seriously to begin with.
Same as it ever fucking was, same as it ever fucking was. And Trump will get away again scot fucking clean because the media never gives his sins the attention that they give Dem sins, ever.
Fuck all this shit.
Republicans will do everything they can to smear @JoeBiden for the next 6 months.
Luckily, there are tapes.
Here are Collins, McConnell, Graham & McCain talking about what a good man he is.
Pass it on. From @pattirandallen: #DemCastpic.twitter.com/6WlFxK5KAs— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 #DemCast (@DemWrite) April 27, 2020
re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth
cilizza gots teh hot takez too
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This is going to be BUTTER EMAYLEZ 2020.
Thread Update:
ReOpen NC leader says she tested positive for COVID-19 https://t.co/qC8oXqablS— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) April 27, 2020
She is not keeping her story straight between posts.
She claims to have been both 1) asymptomatic and 2) gasping for air at night. pic.twitter.com/9H2B194ShO— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) April 27, 2020
Reopen NC claims that she didn’t attend any of their rallies while she was in quarantine (4/12-4/26) but that isn’t what wrote before the story dropped.
“We were all there.” pic.twitter.com/QV8FjxyVey— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) April 27, 2020
re: #49 Thanos
(Sapolsky)
re: #113 Charmingly Persistent
Do you have a better discussion of this? Because that article was beyond vague.
The short and simple version is that there is a potentially serious flaw in the default iOS Mail App that has been present since iOS 6 (yes, really), that could allow someone to hijack your phone.
re: #120 Eclectic Cyborg
A group of people whose leader has sexually assaulted well over a dozen women and gloated of “grabbing them by the pussy” do not have a moral high ground here.
Period.
Of course they have the moral high ground. They’re Republicans. That means they will always be assumed to have the moral high ground even when proven hypocritical. And even when Dems show consistent moral leadership, Republicans will just be doubly afforded the moral high ground, because nothing the Dems do will ever save them from being illegitimate usurpers of the rightful rule of Republicans.
re: #121 Citizen K
Not explicitly. The memo just states that Barr would feel the need to “address it in federal court”. That said, I wouldn’t put it past these assholes, especially with Trump already Tweeting that he’d be willing to let the blue states hang on the vine and let them die without any federal assistance because they hurt is fucking fee fees.
there is no ‘martial law’ anywhere
there is no house arrest anywhere
no one is locked in their homes
you are allowed out (except apparently that kid who was shot in the head by the police the other night in louisiana i think)
go ahead. try making that argument in federal court.
So they draw the line at conspiracy theories that help spread deadly illnesses. Good to know. https://t.co/rIGYOnR54d
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
I feel like such an outlier for being willing to give up a liberty or two for the greater good.
/
re: #130 Eclectic Cyborg
I feel like such an outlier for being willing to give up a liberty or two for the greater good.
/
I don’t need to own or hurt someone else to enjoy my freedoms.
My grot stole that commissar’s hat pic.twitter.com/CCldkd6TLO
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) April 27, 2020
*YAWN*
I will be having a White House Press Conference today at 5:30 P.M. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 27, 2020
re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth
*YAWN*
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Don’t be dismissive. I think today he’s going to tell us to eat a spider.
As announced Friday, Gov Beshear has commuted the sentences of 352 more state inmates, most housed in local jails, to clear them out of the way of the coronavirus. Here is the list: https://t.co/ZDXURL2BRm ^JC
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) April 27, 2020
re: #134 Decatur Deb
Don’t be dismissive. I think today he’s going to tell us to eat a spider.
And then a frog…
thread:
As a Board Certified ER doctor for 20+ years, I’m stunned & alarmed that 2 urgent care docs are extrapolating info they gleaned from testing just over 5000 people in 1 county, & using that “data” to hatch bizarre notions about #COVID19. That’s not how science works. (2/16)
— Dr. Rob Davidson (@DrRobDavidson) April 27, 2020
re: #134 Decatur Deb
Don’t be dismissive. I think today he’s going to tell us to eat a spider.
Piss on a 3rd rail.
Hook a 12 volt car battery up to your nipples.
Gargle with Raid, or Black Flag.
Bathe in a 25% solution of Lysol and battery acid.
Vape via humidifiers large quantities of Clorox.
Suck on your clothes dryers outlet.
re: #129 Charles Johnson
Who knows - maybe one (or both) of ‘em caught the disease.
Not now, aliens https://t.co/I4eO6CHeud
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) April 27, 2020
re: #139 Omar Comin’ Yo
Piss on a 3rd rail.
Hook a 12 volt car battery up to your nipples.
Gargle with Raid, or Black Flag.
Bathe in a 25% solution of Lysol and battery acid.
Vape via humidifiers large quantities of Clorox.
Suck on your clothes dryers outlet.
#2 and #6 aren’t fast enough to slow the spread.
re: #135 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I would hate to be the intern at Breitbart whose job it is going to be to look up the criminal records of everyone on that list to find the most egregious offenders to bash Beshear with.
Huge pupils to match the huge bags. I think someone is finally tired of the winning. pic.twitter.com/7nvxlXXjd0
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) April 27, 2020
re: #145 Backwoods_Sleuth
what the hell is going on here pic.twitter.com/STDBGThRCv
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 27, 2020
You know, just a couple of weeks ago, I would have gotten the Stinky bat if I had suggested that we should urge Republicans to drink bleach and shoot up Lysol. Now, though, it’s not only on the table, it was their god-emperor who suggested that it might be worth checking out.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) April 27, 2020
re: #139 Omar Comin’ Yo
Piss on a 3rd rail.
Hook a 12 volt car battery up to your nipples.
Gargle with Raid, or Black Flag.
Bathe in a 25% solution of Lysol and battery acid.
Vape via humidifiers large quantities of Clorox.
Suck on your clothes dryers outlet.
Tug on Superman’s cape
spit in the wind
pull the mask off the Lone Ranger
Oh the horror………………….
singletear https://t.co/yiXJWRITuW
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) April 27, 2020
re: #119 sagehen
That explains some of the hypertension, but the asthma and diabetes is more about residential patterns, redlining and other zoning issues — contaminated soil/water in their neighborhoods, heavy traffic with lots of auto exhaust, downwind from factory smokestacks, lack of nearby supermarkets with fresh produce, etc.
Could be but both diabetes and asthma are also exacerbated by sustained stress. Right now I’m reading his book on the subject:
amazon.com
How about some real medical talk on Covid-19?
re: #148 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Yes. They were shut down for what was supposed to be 20 years by Ken Salazar under Obama. Mainly because the admin had received more than 200 paper postcards from Canyon-area SMALL businesses who said that without it, BIG URANIUM would be the only business in the Canyon.
— Chrysi Cat (no, Karen is STILL my sister!) (@chrysicat) April 27, 2020
re: #153 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Grab a handful of #2 in about a week or 2….
Beshear: All should wear masks out in public areas by May 11.
— Joe Sonka 😐 #StayHome (@joesonka) April 27, 2020
It’s starting time on the East coast. With the on-again, off-again coordination, this Jim Jones session should be particularly…”spontaneous”.
uhhh
Red carpet for @realDonaldTrump press briefing today. pic.twitter.com/G0PuRkOUxw
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) April 27, 2020
Meanwhile, California bay counties have extended the shutdown through the end of May.
re: #138 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Thank you. I’ve been seeing this video pop up with regularity on my news feed and I knew there was something fishy about it.
re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth
Standing on the blood of his victims.
Oh fuck…He’s going to parade the corporate stooges again.
re: #149 sagehen
Tug on Superman’s cape
spit in the wind
pull the mask off the Lone Ranger
Well played.
Sucks that most kids these days won’t get the reference.
Beshear: Unless suddenly swing back up, “we are certainly in a plateau”
— Joe Sonka 😐 #StayHome (@joesonka) April 27, 2020
Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond & Silk https://t.co/GURBkVNjGi
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 27, 2020
re: #166 jaunte
We’ve got ventilators like you’ve never seen.
And most of them are stolen from the orders Colorado, California and New York had put in.
That’s it. Can’t sit through this infomercial.
And by we do grieve, Trump means “I’m addicted to these ego events & need my fix so I’ll say anything.” https://t.co/5PsuWqNcz7
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) April 27, 2020
re: #169 Dread Pirate
Well damn, there’s something I never thought I’d see.
The testing truly an amazing thing except every public health expert says our testing is a disaster.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) April 27, 2020
re: #172 Backwoods_Sleuth
Oh God, he’s doing the half assed show of faux empathy again.
re: #174 jaunte
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Trump again touts successes in providing a sufficient number of ventilators. He says, “You don’t hear about ventilators anymore, except in a positive way.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 27, 2020
re: #176 Backwoods_Sleuth
You’re hearing a lot of good things about ventilators, which you may not have heard before.
re: #175 Eclectic Cyborg
Oh God, he’s doing the half assed show of faux empathy again.
did you not hear him earlier when he said he loves everybody???!!??
While it has been reported that coronavirus information was included in these reports to Trump, the frequency of mentions detailed here is comparable to looming terrorist attacks and other major security issues. https://t.co/5So9cX13wj
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 27, 2020
Allegations of a Chinese cover-up were included in the first briefing report given to Trump in early January.
Over the next month, he would go on to praise China’s response, cite its “transparency” and dismiss the idea of a cover-up.https://t.co/3zUXI6QnXX— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 27, 2020
I just keep thinking how many lives could have been saved if we had a competent President.
watch how gently baskerville eat the wafflehttps://t.co/wNpp0MEHqg
— darth™ (@darth) April 27, 2020
re: #162 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Meanwhile, California bay counties have extended the shutdown through the end of May.
As they should. The UW IHME model’s optimistic earliest date for California to even begin to think about opening up with strict containment and testing procedures in place *was* May 18, but we are slipping behind the curve on that a bit. Likely due to the Branch Covidians and the League of Orange County Karens.
Most states are “reopening” before they have even peaked, weeks or months before IHME model estimates. We. Are. Governed. By. Fucking. Idiots.
Can we ban travel into CA, OR, and WA from the rest of the country until March 2021 unless people get tested to come in? /onlypartialsarc
Color me unsurprised that the Bay Area counties have extended the lockup until the end of May. Also, since CA as a whole is locked up without an end date, I’m not sure what good it would do to turn us loose on a county basis until the state ends it. Newsom is teasing us again with “tomorrow I’ll talk more about loosening restrictions if we meet X goal.”
I was just telling my daughter that for myself I’m relatively unconcerned about official restrictions as loosening them will allow me a bit more freedom in shopping, etc. but most hobby-type meetings won’t start back up for a while regardless. The restriction that really matters, is when the family can get together in person. She is the gatekeeper there (as mother of our granddaughter, and importantly, a doctor, who can presumably make a rational decision about safety.)
Now, for the sake of people who are out of work, or the next door neighbors who were less than 2 weeks away from being able to move back into their new house when construction had to stop, naturally things getting back to some sort of normalcy is important.
For the record, more Americans have now died of Covid-19 than in any armed conflict save the American Civil War and both World Wars.
And there’s a good chance we could be past WWI numbers (roughly 116 000 dead) by the time this is over.
And it didn’t have to be this way.
FUCK.
Trump is doing that thing where he invites a bunch of corporate executives to the White House to give free promos for their companies pic.twitter.com/nrZokahq8J
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 27, 2020
Are any of these guys doctors?
No?
Sit the fck down then.— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 27, 2020
Remarkable how the law in Georgia, as interpreted by prosecutors, just allows a pair of armed white men to decide to follow a black man running through their neighborhood and then gun him down in “self defense.” https://t.co/4VuDrZopWR pic.twitter.com/tTDE2xnc3B
— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) April 27, 2020
re: #182 Jack Burton
As they should. The UW IHME model’s optimistic earliest date for California to even begin to think about opening up with strict containment and testing procedures in place *was* May 18, but we are slipping behind the curve on that a bit. Likely due to the Branch Covidians and the League of Orange County Karens.
Most states are “reopening” before they have even peaked, weeks or months before IHME model estimates. We. Are. Governed. By. Fucking. Idiots.
Can we ban travel into CA, OR, and WA from the rest of the country until March 2021 unless people get tested to come in? /onlypartialsarc
We need to add NV and CO to the list. They’ve joined the Western group.
re: #187 Backwoods_Sleuth
And yet it you reversed the skin colors of the participants you’d have two people heading for the death penalty.
re: #188 calochortus
We need to add NV and CO to the list. They’ve joined the Western group.
Mayor of Las Vegas didn’t get that memo apparently.
56k dead, 26M lost jobs and WH is declaring victory https://t.co/TtXtKYvGpR
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 27, 2020
re: #190 Jack Burton
Mayor of Las Vegas didn’t get that memo apparently.
Tough. Maybe she’s the reason the governor decided to join us. To make clear that she’s not doing anything. I’m also not sure that opening up a couple casinos under her jurisdiction will be bringing people back to Vegas anyway.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
also, unicorns https://t.co/qbPPnmFmZ9
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 27, 2020
re: #191 jaunte
They haven’t killed off nearly enough people to be declaring victory yet.
Kroger laid off a mess of those “valuable employees” last fall prior to a strike.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 27, 2020
“The testing is not going to be a problem at all.”
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) April 27, 2020
re: #167 Eclectic Cyborg
Well played.
Sucks that most kids these days won’t get the reference.
I told my kids, come for the songwriting, and stay for the guitar work. ; )
we’re doing hashtag games and tweeting about movies and what we’re cooking more than most of us have in years because the world finally got so palpably, unavoidably, not-just-on-TV awful for the vast majority of us that it’s all we can do to stay sane.
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) April 26, 2020
Everything Birx just outlined is an aspiration, not a plan.
No data, no metrics, no operational specifics.— Jeremy TEST/TRACE/ISOLATE Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) April 27, 2020
re: #202 jaunte
“Hope is not a course of action.”
This 8-part plan is generic gobbledygook template level stuff.
— Karoli (@Karoli) April 27, 2020
It would really be helpful to national morale if these people presenting weren’t trained in Chamber of Commerce voice stylings.
Trump: A lot of countries are calling to find out how we’re doing what we’re doing on testing. (Trump is fond of uncheckable and vague claims about people calling him and saying complimentary things.)
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 27, 2020
mitch wants to protect corporations from liability from workers going back too soon
i am sure his bill will also have generous and encompassing protections for workers https://t.co/TvO3QS1Kqh— darth™ (@darth) April 27, 2020
American exceptionalism is when the Los Angeles Lakers give back the $4.6 million they applied for and were given from the virus relief program.
re: #97 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
Peter wants 4 more years of Trump.
— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) April 27, 2020
How vague and meaningless is this? pic.twitter.com/CghtqotTf9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 27, 2020
How vague and meaningless is this? pic.twitter.com/CghtqotTf9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 27, 2020
“RAPID BUT SAFETY.”
— Donald Trump
Meanwhile in #Russia:
The head of the ambulance service, Natalya Lebedeva, “fell out of a window” of a Moscow’ hospital, where she was being treated for #coronavirus. https://t.co/Kknls7s1rL— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) April 27, 2020
re: #211 The Pie Overlord!
This could have been written in late 2019.
“The word is safety, OK? Rapid. But safety.” pic.twitter.com/EARCAmJ2al
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
“Nancy Pelosi was dancing in the streets in Chinatown.” pic.twitter.com/C1yygb3pW4
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
Apparently Trump’s answer to holding China accountable is to not be happy.
re: #211 The Pie Overlord!
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Ummm, so he’s saying that we’ve completed 1 through 7 and we are able to test everyone and trace contacts and all that, but the states haven’t somehow picked up on any of this? That’s fairly delusional.
Can you believe this guy is from Breitbart “News?” pic.twitter.com/7n5Cw2NdGT
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
re: #33 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
These gastrointestinal symptoms are what one of my friends reported in late January. She was sick for six weeks and strongly believes she had brought home an atypical case of coronavirus. Her husband and mother also got sick. All of them live in Santa Clara County.
PSA: Everything @realDonaldTrump just said about deficits and tariffs was false.
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) April 27, 2020
I’d like to add that the Lakers are worth $3.6 billion. Absolutely fucking shameless motherfuckers.
re: #154 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Sscarlet Pimpernel in the first picture. Non-native but pretty colored flowers.
Some type of Filaree in the second?
re: #213 Dread Pirate
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Damn, bit it seems these Russians are *all about* defenestration as a societal norm.
Huh!
re: #224 austin_blue
How low are Russian windowsills?
re: #219 Charles Johnson
He looks like Mark McKinney from The Kids in the Hall.
all biden has to do is sit in his basement and let this moron cut ads for him https://t.co/LsJwEAo1ad
— kilgore trout, multiyear slanderer (@KT_So_It_Goes) April 27, 2020
Freepers are not happy with this news conference. Testing? They don’t need no stinkin’ testing. And who will pay for it?!!!!!!!
“The fact that people aren’t allowed to have their freedom causes a tremendous amount of problems, including death.”
— Donald Trump
Told that states have reported an increase in people taking disinfectant since his comments last week, Trump says, “I can’t imagine why. I can’t imagine why.” Asked if he takes any responsibility, he says, “No, I don’t.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 27, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News has cut ties with MAGA vlogging superstars Diamond & Silk after pushing absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/CKr1d0cgCd
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 27, 2020
This is great!
re: #191 jaunte
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56k and if Italy and Spain are a guide, we can expect weeks of a steady 800 to 1200 dying per day. The upward revision to 68k from the IHME and others by July seems pretty optimistic to me.
re: #166 jaunte
We’ve got ventilators like you’ve never seen.
We’ve never seen them because Trump keeps stealing them from those that need them.
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re: #223 SerialUpDinger
Sscarlet Pimpernel in the first picture. Non-native but pretty colored flowers.
Some type of Filaree in the second?
Dunno, I just photograph them.
re: #235 DodgerFan1988
And nothing of value was lost.
There it is, my favorite moment of the clown show! pic.twitter.com/Vk4RYTzl6W
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2020
re: #238 William Lewis
Xtol smooth or original grain?
re: #225 jaunte
How low are Russian windowsills?
In Russia, whole wall is window. That opens easily.
re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth
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That’s such bullshit. If we find out that an employer forced someone to work who was symptomatic on pain of termination, sue those fuckers back to the Stone Age.
And as a sidenote, this is the shit that kills be about so-called free-market conservatives—lawsuits and the resulting jury awards are quintessential free-market consequences. Yet, these yahoos want to limit the liability and cap jury awards.
re: #219 Charles Johnson
I can’t believe his parents didn’t drown him at birth.
re: #244 Mike Lamb
Like Texas governor Greg Abbott. Who while in law school was injured while jogging and put in a wheelchair for life, and he sued the fuck out of whoever and won.
re: #242 Rightwingconspirator
Xtol smooth or original grain?
I always used Diafine with Plus-X. Pushed it to EI400 and it came out smooth as glass. D76 could come close at the box EI125 or 100 but I just love how Diafine gave me more flexibility as a compensating developer.
I go to Twitter and see TaraReade and BernieComeBack trending…
I have to ask.
Is there footage of Trump reading with difficulty from his script, with his usual monotone lack of empathy, about the nation grieving as one?
re: #244 Mike Lamb
And as a sidenote, this is the shit that kills be about so-called free-market conservatives—lawsuits and the resulting jury awards are quintessential free-market consequences. Yet, these yahoos want to limit the liability and cap jury awards.
That’s their plan. No worker rights by law, just go to your local court every time you get fucked over and natural law will protect you because of rights. But the corporations are shielded because of tort reform because of their rights. So don’t worry, it’ll all be on.
Corporate America is sending you all back to work. Refuse? No more unemployment. Die plebes.
re: #243 Colère Tueur de Lapin
In Russia, whole wall is window. That opens easily.
“Window opens YOU!” (yes it was funny the first 500 times it was said…)
Half a Billion Dollars for Medical Gowns: Yarn Maker That Hosted Pence Lands Giant Coronavirus Contract
My latest, for @CourthouseNews.https://t.co/CHOZrAMA6i— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) April 27, 2020
I just read that there is going to be a flyover of the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds in and around Philly tomorrow. Cool. Gov Wolf says he will slowly open up the state and Philly is still a hot spot (for the virus).
whyy.org
And, you know the conspiracy nuts will soon be defiling this woman’s legacy
Everyone meet Dr. Lorna Breen a medical director of one of NYC’s top hospitals.
Dr. Breen was truly in the trenches of the front line during this outbreak. She suffered with how hard it is to not be able to save COVID19 patients.
Dr. Breen committed suicide.
KNOW HER NAME. pic.twitter.com/f5SEHiMFLa— Big Boss (@escapedmatrix) April 27, 2020
She traveled to Charlottesville to stay with family after the hospital sent her home a 2nd time, her grieving father said.
“Make sure she’s praised as a hero, because she was,” he said.
“She’s a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died.”https://t.co/6ncPObhvkk— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 27, 2020
re: #255 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
May Dr Breen Rest In Peace.
re: #182 Jack Burton
As they should. The UW IHME model’s optimistic earliest date for California to even begin to think about opening up with strict containment and testing procedures in place *was* May 18, but we are slipping behind the curve on that a bit. Likely due to the Branch Covidians and the League of Orange County Karens.
Most states are “reopening” before they have even peaked, weeks or months before IHME model estimates. We. Are. Governed. By. Fucking. Idiots.
Can we ban travel into CA, OR, and WA from the rest of the country until March 2021 unless people get tested to come in? /onlypartialsarc
During the Dust Bowl, California CHP set up roadblocks at all the roads into the State. Kept a lot of people out. And the ones they did let in, was spread out over several months…
re: #234 BlueSpotinAL
Brett Kavanaugh, Jr.
THIS. First fucking thing I thought when I saw that picture.
955 sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the coronavirus according to the US Navy.
— Ryan Browne (@rabrowne75) April 27, 2020
re: #227 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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— Mike (@100Percent_Mike) April 27, 2020
re: #213 Dread Pirate
I went to go look her up and found this: “Second Russian doctor in mystery fall: Physician with coronavirus ‘blamed for outbreak at training facility’ plunges to her death at hospital after medic who reported PPE shortages fell from a window”
She’s the second.
re: #260 Dread Pirate
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A reminder that the wingnut press made a big deal out of how, when Modley flipped and had Cpt. Crozier relieved of command, the number of infected was only 155.
The buck stops with “somebody a long time ago” https://t.co/R84nJHO1OQ
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) April 27, 2020
No point in gathering what is left, no use breathing life into something dead. I lost my way, and all hope is lost. pic.twitter.com/FOoPIQrMf7
— Black Metal Cats (@evilbmcats) April 27, 2020
re: #264 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“Somebody.” In other words, nobody is buying any of the other scapegoats he’s offered.
On March 13th, many of these retailers—also in the Rose Garden—talked about their plans to test, including at drive-thrus.
On April 16th, the President called the idea of federal testing in parking lots “ridiculous”.
Today, they’re back to touting just that.
Confusing.— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) April 27, 2020
Looking forward to seeing @SteveForbesCEO on the line in a meatpacking plant. Lead by example, Steve!!! https://t.co/UAsxizQqns
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 27, 2020
Question: If an American President loses more Americans over the course of six weeks than died in the entirety of the Vietnam War, does he deserve to be re-elected? pic.twitter.com/JCgmrxLAuB
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) April 27, 2020
UCCCCH WHERE ARE THE DRAGONS ALREADY
OAN asks the President if Michael Flynn is exonerated, will he be allowed back into the administration pic.twitter.com/8CvmF3yjpn
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) April 27, 2020
FACT: In 4 months Trump will be claiming he always wanted widespread tests & contact tracing, and was in fact the 1st person to call for it.
And every #maga troll now telling you testing won’t work will nod & viciously defend their new, updated reality.— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) April 27, 2020
It’s not just the policy that allowed antibody tests to flourish but the failure to course correct, public health experts warn https://t.co/18dhyzgbAb
— Zach Brennan (@ZacharyBrennan) April 27, 2020
re: #271 The Pie Overlord!
UCCCCH WHERE ARE THE DRAGONS ALREADY
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George R.R. is working on it. The book should be out…eventually.
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Looked at my afternoon twitter… and see that “UFO” is trending, so I go to click and see what is happening.
I’m so confused.
Apparently the DoD is now saying this or that and someone has concluded that UFO’s are “real”.
Whatever that means.
2020 is so messed up.
re: #275 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Very messed up. :(
DoD comes out with evidence that UFOs may be real…on the same day that Donny once again proves there’s no intelligent life to find on this planet.
The complete and utter bullshittery of “somebody.” pic.twitter.com/TeP65IHq2L
— Forsetti X (@ForsettisCreed) April 27, 2020
Grocery store update:
Went midday; this store supposedly gets Sunday night (Monday early morning) deliveries, so I was hoping things were stocked up.
Water aisle: mostly fully stocked.
Soup and pasta aisle: barren still, been that way for awhile. Instant noodle shelves are completely empty and have been for a while. I chalk this up to the loss of fast food so people now have to find a way to make food themselves.
Condiments: mostly full but vinegar is scare.
Dairy: the one department that seems to be keeping up, mostly. Butter is finally available everyday, as is yoghurt.
Bakery: keeping up, mostly.
Candy aisle: full, of course. The one thing not in short supply in America is sugar.
And of course…
Paper aisle: as barren as the Moon.
Also not been seen in weeks is hydrogen peroxide (as a separate item). Bleach too, though it drops in for a visit on occasion.
This “new normal” is beginning to look like those old stereotypes of life in the USSR.
Listen to this monotone slurred reading of “We grieve for Americans.” So compassion! Very empathy!
As one American family, we grieve with those who have suffered the loss of loved ones. pic.twitter.com/qhoX0OP0Ol
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 27, 2020
Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday afternoon that all health procedures that do not require an overnight hospital stay can move forward starting May 1. https://t.co/FM4Anj2Z6V
— WCPO 9 (@WCPO) April 27, 2020
re: #275 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Looked at my afternoon twitter… and see that “UFO” is trending, so I go to click and see what is happening.
I’m so confused.
Apparently the DoD is now saying this or that and someone has concluded that UFO’s are “real”.
Whatever that means.
2020 is so messed up.
SHADO IS ON THE JOB!
re: #277 Targetpractice
DoD comes out with evidence that UFOs may be real…on the same day that Donny once again proves there’s no intelligent life to find on this planet.
UFOs are real. “Unidentified Flying Objects”.
That they are alien spacecraft is pretty much over there in woo land.
Q: “Maryland and other states…said they’ve seen a spike in people using disinfectant after your comments last week…”
TRUMP: “I can’t imagine why.”
Q: “Do you take any responsibility?”
TRUMP: “No, I don’t.”
This is madness. Trump is putting Americans’ lives in danger. pic.twitter.com/PHGMBWT9gD— CAP Action (@CAPAction) April 27, 2020
This Tyson foods?
The Tyson who ordered 55 yo Annie Grant back to work because they had to “feed America”, even though she had a 102 fever and died of COVID-19? That Tyson?
Forgive me for not giving a shit about what they say.https://t.co/RXCcKcmPlI— Holly Figueroa O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) April 27, 2020
re: #273 Dread Pirate
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The fact that there are a bunch of tests out there that are of dubious quality means that people taking them will get false negatives and false positives - dangerous in both directions.
Trump’s failures continue to pile up like cordwood.
re: #288 lawhawk
The fact that there are a bunch of tests out there that are of dubious quality means that people taking them will get false negatives and false positives - dangerous in both directions.
Trump’s failures continue to pile up like cordwood.
Failure??? This is how free market capitalism handles a pandemic. It must therefore be a success.
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re: #274 Targetpractice
George R.R. is working on it. The book should be out…eventually.
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He’s stuck at home. What the frak is he doing other than not working on the rest of the books and learning from the mistakes made with the show? Sheesh.
My final question: If the testing is going so great why did Maryland have to go to South Korea to get 500,000 tests.@realDonaldTrump - walked off. No answer. https://t.co/YZMWGlf8b8
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) April 27, 2020
Apparently President Trump announced, “Today, I will be doing voiceover work for Joe Biden’s campaign commercials.” https://t.co/T5wiNXd9wg
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) April 27, 2020
— AJ Clemmons (@Shaken0Stirred) April 27, 2020
I feel like I’m playing armchair statistician trying to figure this out. I don’t see many figures showing an improvement nationwide. We still seem stuck at 25,000-30,000 new cases a day. As of last week hospitalizations were up a bit the prior week, but ER visits were, via CDC.
— Shannon Pettypiece (@spettypi) April 27, 2020
The IRS is calling back thousands of workers to report to their offices, but says they must provide their own face coverings because the agency has not yet secured enough personal protective equipment to distribute to employees. https://t.co/CD56xbU1lP
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 27, 2020
The good news is that when we hit 58,000 dead, like Vietnam, Donald is required by the Trump Family Code to declare bone spurs and run away.
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 27, 2020
The Rubberband Man https://t.co/D2EHuRElcD via @YouTube
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) April 27, 2020
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) April 27, 2020
lolololololololololol
Sean Hannity has retained Charles Harder, attorney who repped Hulk Hogan in the Peter Thiel funded lawsuit against Gawker
Harder has sent a letter to the NYT, @karaswisher, @benyt, and @GiniaNYT, threatening a lawsuit unless they retract and apologize for their columns pic.twitter.com/qphg9uWFDg— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 27, 2020
Fuck re-election, he needs to resign. They wanted Hillary Clinton locked up for four American deaths that was out of her control at Benghazi, yet he waited 70 days later to act and that got 50,000 people killed. https://t.co/jJdYJ21s9C
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) April 27, 2020
So … sarcasm?
I mean, how would we know, right? How the fuck would we know? https://t.co/SyZxyS8IdA— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 27, 2020
re: #294 Dread Pirate
Another reason to be grateful for Gavin Newsom.
Across America, people have lost grandparents. Parents. Siblings. Children. All because Trump lied.
Never again. Trump must be held accountable. https://t.co/KGn0Ym2Hol— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) April 27, 2020
WSJ reports that because of covid, millions of kegs of beer are at risk of going stale :( https://t.co/Kibw2VVewM
— Betsy Woodruff Swan (@woodruffbets) April 27, 2020
This is terrible news.
The man is a loon
There has been so much unnecessary death in this country. It could have been stopped and it could have been stopped short, but somebody a long time ago, it seems, decided not to do it that way. And the whole world is suffering because of it.”
— President Trump, at his coronavirus briefing.
re: #287 Backwoods_Sleuth
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They have created a run on meat with their pitiful full page ad.
The next toilet paper. Meat of any kind.
Forgive me if already posted, but this journalism explains so much.
Thread: On Sunday, John H. Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods, published a front-page newspaper ad with an ominous message: “The food supply chain is breaking.”
It was a frightening dispatch from a major meatpacker. But there’s more to the story. 1/https://t.co/AKkfOXcP43 pic.twitter.com/1mPtgWYxbX— The Counter (@TheCounter) April 27, 2020
And while kansas just ain’t too smart, once again the president days nope not my fault.
Amazing a guy who works soooo hard and is responsible for nothing
The Kansas Poison Control Center reported an increase of more than 40% in cleaning chemical cases, days after President Trump suggested that household disinfectants could be injected “almost as a cleaning,” the Topeka Capital Journal reports.
When asked if he takes any responsibility for the spike in such calls, CNN reports Trump answered: “No, I don’t.”
He can never delete this… pic.twitter.com/wYMmU9V7dT
— Geoffrey Hickey (@gshickey1) April 27, 2020
Communications towers are being torched in the Netherlands, too. It’s no less a contagion than the virus.
RTL Nieus (in Dutch)
re: #38 Dr Lizardo
Well….that didn’t work.
So here it is anyway:
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There’s a wonderful Japanese TV show where they try to respond to viewers’ suggestions or weird requests (it’s Osaka based). In a recent one a guy asked the show to help him see if his giant-sized models of famous Japanese battleships and aircraft carriers would actually float in the sea. The attention to detail was amazing. I’ll see if I can find the link on youtube. Spoiler: they floated well in calm waters.
If he told us who was calling, he’d have to kill us. Oh, wait, he’s already killing us. https://t.co/OpmJwH0YtR
— Lucy Caldwell (@lucymcaldwell) April 27, 2020
We need new standards and new rules to protect essential workers. The power of a union would help. https://t.co/qiXhsO5Jm1
— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) April 28, 2020
Damn right!
I am still a card-carrying member of the Aviation Machinists Union.
re: #309 Sherlock Hound
Communications towers are being torched in the Netherlands, too. It’s no less a contagion than the virus.
RTL Nieus (in Dutch)
HIppies, hopheads, and communists, no doubt.////
re: #213 Dread Pirate
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Sure are a lot of Russians “falling out of windows”
Yet another mysterious fall in Russia. A top doctor in Krasnoyarsk reportedly plunged from the 5th floor of her hospital during a meeting with health officials about reprofiling the clinic for COVID patients, a move she opposed. She’s in critical condition https://t.co/Cnu5J2dKAi pic.twitter.com/hbTIcqppFO
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) April 27, 2020
the human has no idea what the future holds. which is fine. i never know what’s going to happen next. i only know about right now. and right now i’m climbing into your lap. to let you play with my ears
— Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) April 26, 2020
“Last night was truly one of the most magical nights of my life. Capt. Ryan of Newport Coastal Adventure invited me along to capture rare video of Dolphins swimming in bioluminescence. - by Patrick Coyne pic.twitter.com/Zjyul6qZCY
— Todays California (@TodaysCali) April 24, 2020
I’m fairly certain my heart just exploded… pic.twitter.com/NShrvsZiIE
— Newhouse Wildlife Rescue (@NewhouseRescue) April 27, 2020
Can always be counted on for the absolute dumbest of dumbass takes on any subject. The stupidity is downright Hoftian. pic.twitter.com/KjNzKbH1qr
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2020
re: #313 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
HIppies, hopheads, and communists, no doubt.////
I’m just getting the gist of Dutch, but from what little I’ve read on Dutch politics, the horseshoe theory is in full effect; there is a right wing, and a kind of Bible Belt in the Low Countries. I can easily believe that leftists in Amsterdam koffieshops and old boers in Hilversum are equally opposed to 5G.
That woman was 111-year-old Foon Hay Lum (no relation) and she was an advocate who fought for a formal apology and redress for the Canadian government’s racist Chinese head tax and Exclusion Act policies https://t.co/YcenEDFwSp
— Zi-Ann Lum (@ziannlum) April 26, 2020
Harry Reid has something to say
I’m glad the Pentagon is finally releasing this footage, but it only scratches the surface of research and materials available. The U.S. needs to take a serious, scientific look at this and any potential national security implications. The American people deserve to be informed. https://t.co/1XNduvmP0u
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) April 27, 2020
re: #304 Dread Pirate
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This is terrible news.
I will volunteer to accept delivery of selected kegs.
re: #304 Dread Pirate
I’m working on it! I’m working on it!
Yeah maybe beer would sell more if they dropped the price. The whole market is crooked. It is cheaper to buy bottled beer than it is to buy it by the barrel.
This is the chair of the Arizona GOP telling protestors to dress as if they were healthcare workers. @AZGOP @azdemparty #coronavirus https://t.co/jopMtuH7Va
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) April 27, 2020
Same with used cars. All I hear is how great the market is for buyers. I’ve been in the market over six months, patiently waiting. Prices are no better than they were six months ago.
If China lied to us, it also lied to the rest of the world.
So why does America have the most cases?
HINT: He’s your dad. https://t.co/jq0TrX0O6Q— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) April 28, 2020
People always say Trump is trying to “distract” us with the crazy shit he says. Maybe sometimes, but I think usually this is just his nature as a con man, to create chaos. He isn’t consciously trying to distract anyone, this is just what he has always done.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2020
You mean the same Chinese Communist Party whose bank, ICBC, rents the entire 20th floor in Trump Tower since 2008? @DonaldJTrumpJr https://t.co/1DMqPoC5z0
— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) April 27, 2020
I have to admit I always enjoy running across right wingers who will never be able to get me out of their heads.
“Hate-filled fantasy world” for the win! pic.twitter.com/knKQ0nzVY9— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 28, 2020
re: #330 Charles Johnson
That world where evolution happened.
THIS THIS THIS
If any of you share some bullshit about Joe Biden, you’re getting blocked
I don’t have time for made up Hashtags, Fake stories, Russian Trolls, Bernie Bro’s, Whiners, Maga or any other of you fuck weasels out there
You either vote for Joe or get the fuck off my damn Twitter— WTFGOP? #RidinWithBiden (@DogginTrump) April 28, 2020
re: #321 gocart mozart
Harry Reid has something to say
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I thought that footage had been explained as a lens flare from the moving gimbal on an external thermal imaging pod.
This is also a common response to corrections of Trump’s exaggerations, even some of his substantial lies: he’s “directionally right.” It’s fascinating.https://t.co/rYXYhgFHgW
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 28, 2020
Also, I think the pointless little stuff — the added billions to already-impressive figures, the fictional crying men, the imaginary awards, the invented details of an already-helpful trip to Chinatown — is some of the most revealing stuff.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 28, 2020
re: #324 Amory Blaine
Yeah maybe beer would sell more if they dropped the price. The whole market is crooked. It is cheaper to buy bottled beer than it is to buy it by the barrel.
You need to check your math. I have never purchased a full barrel, but a 1/4 and 1/2 are both far more economical than buying bottles/cans.
There are about 7 cases per 1/2 barrel. If you are talking about something like Guinness you can save about $70 vs buying cases.
re: #335 danarchy
Yeah I’ve done the math. It’s no cheaper.
re: #336 Amory Blaine
Yeah I’ve done the math. It’s no cheaper.
Then you need to check your liquor store cause they suck.
Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ...
Cheechako
Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
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Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply After Roe Fell, Study Finds The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according ... Cheechako
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
