Looks like the hydroxychloroquine didn’t work after all.
2020 just keeps getting wilder.
Watch a live NBC News Special Report on the news that President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19.
If only someone had warned him to wear a mask, surround himself with people wearing masks, socially distance himself and avoid large crowds of people not wearing masks…
2020 can’t hate us this much, so I’m refusing to entertain the thought that he managed to infect Biden. Thank god the Biden family members in the audience Tuesday were smart enough to wear masks. I wish nothing but the worst on those sitting on Trump’s side who refused to do the same.
I want you to think about what Donald Trump would tweet if Joe Biden got Covid.
— Aaron Eisenberg (@Eisentweet) October 2, 2020
All Washington Republicans who developed the disease had mild cases and did just fine. The only noted Republican who died was Herman Cain who never held an elective office. As CNN is noting, there are potentially many senior people in Washington who may have been exposed including Pelosi. The markets seem to be dropping for now.
— Ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) October 2, 2020
re: #5 Hecuba’s daughter
All Washington Republicans who developed the disease had mild cases and did just fine. The only noted Republican who died was Herman Cain who never held an elective office. As CNN is noting, there are potentially many senior people in Washington who may have been exposed including Pelosi. The markets seem to be dropping for now.
Dow futures straight down to -520.
Right now Fox News is explaining to its viewers what coronavirus is.
— Josh Schaer (@joshuaschaer1) October 2, 2020
Literally just caught up now.
BWS posted a video earlier today of the early voting line at the Fairfax County (Va) Govt Center. Here is a pic from about 4 hours later in the day as I fulfill my civic duty.
After gaming out all the currently identified dystopias, I concluded early voting in person was my best choice.
You can guess what the Slovakian words mean…
Mne je to vlastne jedno… #ItIsWhatItIs pic.twitter.com/DzjhzgyN9D
— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) October 2, 2020
Got CL’d on the last thread.
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re: #106 Hecuba’s daughter
Anyone can get it.
Anyone can survive it.
Anyone can die from it.He may have a serious case or it may be a mild or asymptomatic case. Any outcome is possible.
From what we’ve seen, it usually does start off relatively mild but can then quickly become a serious or even life-threatening case. People who’ve survived severe cases describe it as like having a case of the flu at first….but then the next thing they know, they’re having to be rushed to the hospital.
Not to mention COVID’s propensity to attack the cardiovascular system - and that right there could well be Trump’s “Achilles Heel”. I’m almost 100% certain that he had a major cardiovascular incident within the last year.
Finally someone caught covid that Trump cares about. And Melania.
Now we have to worry if Joe gets it.
If it gets Trump it will probably take weeks. I doubt we’re going to see a debate.
Keep Joe safe.
re: #13 BigPapa
Now we have to worry if Joe gets it.
If it gets Trump it will probably take weeks. I doubt we’re going to see a debate.
Keep Joe safe.
Keep Pelosi safe too.
I think Ivanka, Guilfoyle and then Junior are most likely to have been infected after the Jackass In Chief and the First Illegal Lady…
And the So-Called Ruler of the United States (SCROTUS) announced that he & Melanoma tested positive for the “liberal hoax” mere minutes later.
Place your bets folks! Who’s next from the list?— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) October 2, 2020
Trump just met with Moscow Mitch, Cruz, Cotton, Graham and the right wing Supreme Court justices.
They could all be infected now.
Oh 2020, you could make up for SO MUCH in the next few weeks …
JJ McNab, who studies these things has a few thoughts on the numbers of proud boys, oath keepers, three percenters, etc.
The Proud Boys is a relatively small group, clumped together in a handful of geographic locations. Trump’s “stand by” call last night could be an effective recruiting tool, attracting other extremists to switch affiliations.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 30, 2020
Please keep in mind that when someone “likes” or “follows” an account, it doesn’t make him a member of that group. It just signifies curiosity and a likely affinity.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 30, 2020
I think of them as online flash mobs. I have a FB account that floats with them. It’s creepy to watch someone set up a militia-type private group that gains 5,000 members in a fortnight but then goes dormant when the IRL action doesn’t pan out.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) September 30, 2020
re: #13 BigPapa
Now we have to worry if Joe gets it.
If it gets Trump it will probably take weeks. I doubt we’re going to see a debate.
Keep Joe safe.
Indeed. But I can speculate that if Trump ends up incapacitated (in an ICU at Walter Reed, intubated or on life support) prior to November 3rd, that’ll swing the election. And it could demoralize GOP voters enough that they choose to stay home on election day, which would affect the downballot races.
savage
pic.twitter.com/ZnD9jStNZ4— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) October 2, 2020
More in this
This stops all business in Congress, as Trump and Amy Coney Barrett were with McConnell, met with other senators.
All must quarantine. No business can go on.
The nomination to SCOTUS must wait until after the election.— Michelangelo Signorile, subscribe to my newsletter (@MSignorile) October 2, 2020
https://t.co/FwJqO1Sxv0 pic.twitter.com/oByWIpR8zr
— Brendan Karet 🚮 (@bad_takes) October 2, 2020
I’m finally justified staying up at all hours being glued to social media for 4 years. Don’t ever question me again.
re: #22 BigPapa
I’m finally justified staying up at all hours being glued to social media for 4 years. Don’t ever question me again.
Saying that from Hawaii is cheating, though! It’s still YESTERDAY there!
That we have to question this is a sign of how far we’ve fallen as a culture
On the one hand, wild conspiracy theories are killing society, but in the other, this is one of the most pathologically dishonest humans in public life surrounded by amoral cultists.
— DebatHat (@Popehat) October 2, 2020
I have to admit, this plot twist so close to the season finale of 2020 is one I didn’t see coming.
Donald Trump has been criminally reckless and irresponsible from the start of this nightmare, and now it’s biting him in the ass. He’s responsible for the deaths of 200,000 people. I’ll feel sorry for them.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 2, 2020
Almost CLed…
re: #106 Hecuba’s daughter
Anyone can get it.
Anyone can survive it.
Anyone can die from it.He may have a serious case or it may be a mild or asymptomatic case. Any outcome is possible.
If he has a bad, but not fatal case of it, he could very well be on a ventilator election day.
Anecdotes I’ve been hearing about how this all goes down:
If it goes bad, when you become symptomatic, it goes down hill to being rushed to the hospital within a day or two.
Also (take this with the I’m not a doctor but I heard a few say this grain of salt) Trump could have had it for a minimum of about 3-ish days if the PCR test found it, but he wouldn’t be contagious until today or tomorrow if that’s the case. If he had it longer though…
Biden and Chris Wallace and anyone at the debate needs to be tested stat.
Pence is most def exposed. No live debates. If there are any debates, Trump’s mic is controlled.
All the possible love and light and good feels showered on Joe and Nancy.
Goddamit, Trump, don’t die and cheat us out of the pure joy of seeing you convicted and imprisoned.
It’s late but the good whisky is calling
I think it’s really depressing that the president of the United States can contract a deadly virus and all half of you can do is wonder if it’s a hoax meant to help his sagging campaign, instead of showing some humanity and simply enjoying the hell out of it like the rest of us.
— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) October 2, 2020
re: #27 Dr Lizardo
I have to admit, this plot twist so close to the season finale of 2020 is one I didn’t see coming.
This isn’t the finale, this is ae late season hiatus, la petite mort. The fat lady hasn’t singed, sung, sang.
re: #31 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
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re: #32 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
It’s late but the good whisky is calling
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And that tweet wins the internet for the day. 🤣
This could dramatically impact the Barrett nom process: much of these schlubs may need to quarantine for a few weeks.
re: #36 BigPapa
This could dramatically impact the Barrett nom process: much of these schlubs may need to quarantine for a few weeks.
Exactly. Barrett herself met with Trump, along with McConnell, Graham and other GOP leaders, very recently.
How many people did Trump infect before he was diagnosed, by refusing to distance or wear a mask?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 2, 2020
In an earlier thread there was a discussion on the announcement of charges against Wohl and Burkman.
Thursday night, Rachel Maddow had the Michigan Attorney General on to talk about the the Burkman&Wohl case. The AG noted that the criminal robo-calls were made in multiple states and that the AG’s from those states worked with her to investigate these crimes.
This is a hint that the two clowns may be facing charges in a number of other states as well as Michigan.
I think I’m going to pack a large bowl of Gorilla Glue #4 to fully grok this change to the time stream.
re: #30 BigPapa
Pence is most def exposed. No live debates. If there are any debates, Trump’s mic is controlled.
All the possible love and light and good feels showered on Joe and Nancy.
AND Kamala too!
I’m sorry, but this is all bullshit. He needed a way out of the remaining debates. This is all he’s got left. In a few weeks, right before the election he’s going to throw out Hydroxychloroquine again as a cure.
re: #36 BigPapa
This could dramatically impact the Barrett nom process: much of these schlubs may need to quarantine for a few weeks.
Yeah: a lot sighs of relief, I would imagine -assuming they will still be able to breathe - from Senate (R)s ( right before they RUN to get tested):
There’s a reasonably good chance that Trump was not contagious yet. (Assuming the information on the contagious window in the MedCram videos is correct)
The PCR test can start to detect SARS-CoV2 about 1 day before people generally start shedding. The paper test generally can start to detect it about 1 day after people start shedding.
— Ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) October 2, 2020
Trump is going to insist one of his quacks like Ronnie Jackson take care of him. They’ll prescribe HyC.
re: #43 GlutenFreeJesus
I’m sorry, but this is all bullshit. He needed a way out of the remaining debates. This is all he’s got left. In a few weeks, right before the election he’s going to throw out Hydroxychloroquine again as a cure.
We’ll see. But if Trump gets rushed to Walter Reed at 1:15 am sometime in the next three weeks and put on life support, then I guess we’ll all know that for once in his life, Trump wasn’t bullshitting.
I have had that nasal brush stuck in my sinus several times because I’m on Humira. Hurts like hell but I’m glad Kaiser watches me like a hawk!
Check out this thread of TikTokers GOING OFF
I’m so proud of my kids
TikTokers have begun to react to the news pic.twitter.com/vT6PGwtqnX
— Home Depot Skeleton (@TaylorLorenz) October 2, 2020
So, Mike Pence…have anything positive to tell us?
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) October 2, 2020
Now that I have caught up on the previous threads….
This Administration is so mendacious that I find it hard to take anything that they say at face value.
At a minimum, everything seems very conveniently timed to allow Trump to back out of the losing debates. And to try and recast himself from being an obnoxious bully and jerk, to being sympathetic.
I guess that I can hope that for once he is telling the truth and really is deathly ill. Rather than his usual just lying to us because he thinks it is short term beneficial to him.
re: #43 GlutenFreeJesus
I’m sorry, but this is all bullshit. He needed a way out of the remaining debates. This is all he’s got left. In a few weeks, right before the election he’s going to throw out Hydroxychloroquine again as a cure.
But this also means he cannot attend rallies for the next couple weeks. He would get out of the October 15th debate but he’s still on the hook for the October 22nd debate since that’s outside the 2 week period.
re: #43 GlutenFreeJesus
I’m sorry, but this is all bullshit. He needed a way out of the remaining debates. This is all he’s got left. In a few weeks, right before the election he’s going to throw out Hydroxychloroquine again as a cure.
GMTA!
re: #52 ckkatz
Now that I have caught up on the previous threads….
This Administration is so mendacious that I find it hard to take anything that they say at face value.
At a minimum, everything seems very conveniently timed to allow Trump to back out of the losing debates. And to try and recast himself from being an obnoxious bully and jerk, to being sympathetic.
I guess that I can hope that for once he is telling the truth and really is deathly ill. Rather than his usual just lying to us because he thinks it is short term beneficial to him.
He could be telling the truth that he tested positive but so far has not indicated any symptoms. 80% of cases are mild. Let’s see what happens.
Well, did anyone expect to wake up to THIS on Friday morning?????
Goodnight all…
re: #53 Hecuba’s daughter
But this also means he cannot attend rallies for the next couple weeks. He would get out of the October 15th debate but he’s still on the hook for the October 22nd debate since that’s outside the 2 week period.
Someone here noted yesterday (a couple threads back) that Trump apparently canceled two rallies in Wisconsin, which I, in turn, noted seemed rather odd, given that Trump needs to win Wisconsin quite badly if he wants to get re-elected and Trump genuinely loves those public appearances.
Coincidence?
This White House has more leaks in it than the Iraqi Navy. Unless there’s anonymous sources plastered all over the NYTimes or WP tomorrow calling bullshit, accept it as the inevitable smacking of Karma’s dick in Trump’s face that it is.
Who’s going to take care of Uday and Qusay after their dad tested positive for covid19? #TrumpHasCovid
— Baligubadle (@Baligubadle1) October 2, 2020
re: #48 Dr Lizardo
We’ll see. But if Trump gets rushed to Walter Reed at 1:15 am sometime in the next three weeks and put on life support, then I guess we’ll all know that for once in his life, Trump wasn’t bullshitting.
I won’t believe it until he’s on a vent.
I’ve had Covid, its a bitch, I got it from my SO who works at a hospital. I don’t wish it on anyone. But we never ever told people not to wear a mask, to be around others not wearing a mask and to hang out in large groups of people not wearing masks, or to ignore science. Its not schadenfreude, it is the truth…ignore science at your own peril.
#CultTv finally giving it responsible coverage because the dear leader is now positive, Say it ain’t so.
— Cardona (@CardonaRoman455) October 2, 2020
You are a cancer. You are a vile and disgusting human being who has made herself a multimillionaire preying on the weak and stupid. You are a racist and a fascist. FDR said “judge me by my enemies”. I am delighted to be yours. Trump will lose. He will be disgraced and one https://t.co/BjNlruSCG8
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) October 2, 2020
sewed hate, vitriol and division. You are pathetic.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) October 2, 2020
re: #61 Egregious Philbin
I don’t wish it on anyone, unless they are actively playing Russian Roulette with it and being a colossal asshole about it.
Trump checks both boxes. The second one at least 200000 times.
re: #55 Hecuba’s daughter
Let’s see what happens.
Agreed. Certainly, that’s all I can do. In the military they would say “Everything else is above my paygrade.”
edit - fixed typo ‘Everyhing’
re: #43 GlutenFreeJesus
I’m sorry, but this is all bullshit. He needed a way out of the remaining debates. This is all he’s got left. In a few weeks, right before the election he’s going to throw out Hydroxychloroquine again as a cure.
Think of how many people would have to be in on it — too many for a hoax to stand up.
Also, this hurts him with his base — you can’t be invincible and come down with the hoax disease.
Also, he was planning to duck out of the debates anyway, for “changing the rules.”
Trump is 74 years old, is very obese, doesn’t exercise, eats McDonald’s and meatloaf for every meal, and if Noel Casler is right he has a serious drug problem. He’s got long odds if he really has COVID-19, the mortality rate for someone with his health and age is not low.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
Twitter is kind of infuriating right now.
1/3 Seeing all kinds of weird shit on here. It’s true, Fuckface Von Clownstick is an inveterate liar and we can’t believe a goddamned word he says. Is he playing a long con? He gets the rona, emerges two weeks later cured by some miracle drug he just happens to have …
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
3/3 and he might actually be telling the truth here. Still, the fact that everybody is game theorizing this shit out goes to show how far we’ve fallen. #TrumpGotCOVID
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
re: #67 teleskiguy
Trump is 74 years old, is very obese, doesn’t exercise, eats McDonald’s and meatloaf for every meal, and if Noel Casler is right he has a serious drug problem. He’s got long odds if he really has COVID-19, the mortality rate for someone with his health and age is not low.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
That’s exactly how I see it. If his case becomes a serious case, I’d say his prognosis is pretty grim. Granted, he has access to the finest medical care available, but even that might not be enough to save him if he ends up with a severe case of COVID-19.
Barrett herself could be exposed and will need to quarantine. Many of the GOP brass have all been meeting to deal with her. Trump was at a fundraiser and rally tonight.
This is a pretty amazing moment.
He’s losing big, now epic galaxy karma strikes. I see nothing but down side for him and his cronies. He’s the king of chaos but this entirely outside of any control.
re: #69 Dr Lizardo
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That’s exactly how I see it. If his case becomes a serious case, I’d say his prognosis is pretty grim. Granted, he has access to the finest medical care available, but even that might not be enough to save him if he ends up with a severe case of COVID-19.
As we’ve seen with Herman Cain.
re: #69 Dr Lizardo
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That’s exactly how I see it. If his case becomes a serious case, I’d say his prognosis is pretty grim. Granted, he has access to the finest medical care available, but even that might not be enough to save him if he ends up with a severe case of COVID-19.
There’s really no telling. The vast majority of people in all age groups survive, except the ones who don’t, that’s all we really know. He’s not in the group with the highest risk, nor is he in the lowest.
re: #71 SteelPH
As we’ve seen with Herman Cain.
Yep….Cain was a cancer survivor, IIRC. Trump is obese, he doesn’t exercise, and he almost certainly had a stroke sometime in the last year (not to mention his atrocious diet and whatever else may be wrong with him we don’t know about).
If his COVID case becomes a serious one, he’s in deep shit.
re: #66 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
Think of how many people would have to be in on it — too many for a hoax to stand up.
Also, this hurts him with his base — you can’t be invincible and come down with the hoax disease.
Also, he was planning to duck out of the debates anyway, for “changing the rules.”
They all need him to win to stay out of prison. Literally.
re: #74 GlutenFreeJesus
They all need him to win to stay out of prison. Literally.
Some grunt in a lab ran the test.
re: #71 SteelPH
As we’ve seen with Herman Cain.
He was 74 when he died. (!) He also had the best healthcare money could buy.
Food banks are removing the signed letter Trump wanted to include in every food-aid box https://t.co/ZKRhSCwGzx
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) October 1, 2020
Damn, I am really overusing this meme tonight.
— Ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) October 2, 2020
re: #75 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
Some grunt in a lab ran the test.
Or there was no test. He could say he was tested. His administration is so disconnected nobody would bother to actually check.
re: #57 Dr Lizardo
Someone here noted yesterday (a couple threads back) that Trump apparently canceled two rallies in Wisconsin, which I, in turn, noted seemed rather odd, given that Trump needs to win Wisconsin quite badly if he wants to get re-elected and Trump genuinely loves those public appearances.
Coincidence?
The La Crosse rally was moved to Janesville while the Green Bay rally was still on the schedule. They weren’t canceled.
However, these rapid tests seem very inaccurate. Governor DeWine tested positive for the virus and then a subsequent test was negative. So I would wait for confirmation that he and Melania are truly positive.
I see from an earlier thread that the Dilbert Guy did the prized double flounce with flourished grievances.
re: #79 GlutenFreeJesus
Or there was no test. He could say he was tested. His administration is so disconnected nobody would bother to actually check.
If it’s a hoax, this wouldn’t be happening:
RT There’s an E-6B Mercury off the east coast near DC. I looked because I would expect them to pop up if he tests positive. It’s a message to the small group of adversaries with SLBMs and ICBMs. pic.twitter.com/3ta9PmPxZD
— Tim Hogan (@TimInHonolulu) October 2, 2020
Here’s another E6-B that just popped up visible on MLAT on the west coast. IMO Stratcom wants them to be seen. pic.twitter.com/nvN03Rnnh9
— Tim Hogan (@TimInHonolulu) October 2, 2020
Like the tweet says, it’s a message that even if the POTUS is incapacitated or something, our armed forces are ready on hair-trigger to repel or retaliate.
re: #70 BigPapa
Barrett herself could be exposed and will need to quarantine. Many of the GOP brass have all been meeting to deal with her. Trump was at a fundraiser and rally tonight.
This is a pretty amazing moment.
He’s losing big, now epic galaxy karma strikes. I see nothing but down side for him and his cronies. He’s the king of chaos but this entirely outside of any control.
I agree. While I certainly wouldn’t put it past anybody in the Trump WH or campaign to at least toy with the idea of faking a COVID outbreak to get sympathy/be able to manipulate negative news, etc.., whether they would actually DO it is another matter. I See a LOT of downside if the scam ever gets exposed (not least, I would think, from the families of actual virus victims) , and given the colander-like info security in the Admin, that would be more than likely.
The fact that conspiracy theories about #TrumpHasCovid are flying around hither and thither…
The lying orange spunkrat has broken everybody’s brains.— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
re: #83 Dr Lizardo
If it’s a hoax, this wouldn’t be happening:
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Like the tweet says, it’s a message that even if the POTUS is incapacitated or something, our armed forces are ready on hair-trigger to repel or retaliate.
Ahh the TACAMO plane
re: #83 Dr Lizardo
If it’s a hoax, this wouldn’t be happening:
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Like the tweet says, it’s a message that even if the POTUS is incapacitated or something, our armed forces are ready on hair-trigger to repel or retaliate.
He’s lacked the capacity to be president since the day he took office; so the situation is no worse than before; let’s hope the Deep State feels free to manage our military better than when Trump was in charge.
Here’s a video of @realDonaldTrump’s response to Hillary Clinton catching pneumonia in 2016. pic.twitter.com/w8Osvkhv5b
— Ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) October 2, 2020
re: #79 GlutenFreeJesus
Or there was no test. He could say he was tested. His administration is so disconnected nobody would bother to actually check.
Now you’re just being silly. I know we live in a world of conspiracy theorists, but resist the temptation to fall into the abyss — it has no bottom.
(And why would anyone think this would help him? This seems to be the premise for this particular conspiracy theory, and I’m not seeing it. It’s not going to attract a sympathy vote, and having to isolate himself deprives him of any chance he might have had to get some voters back.)
re: #89 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
Now you’re just being silly. I know we live in a world of conspiracy theorists, but resist the temptation to fall into the abyss — it has no bottom.
(And why would anyone think this would help him? This seems to be the premise for this particular conspiracy theory, and I’m not seeing it. It’s not going to attract a sympathy vote, and having to isolate himself deprives him of any chance he might have had to get some voters back.)
Indeed…and if anything, it could actually hurt Trump because the President’s health - or the health of a POTUS candidate - is usually a concern of voters heading into an election.
re: #89 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
Oh I know. I just learned to stop getting my hopes up since he took office. People like him seem to avoid any negative consequences for their actions.
So I was just looking for “current” covid mortality, and ran across this. It looks like the death rate for the 65-74 age group is just over a half-percent. I guess that includes the assumption that the health-care system hasn’t broken under the strain, or other horrible contingencies.
The WH just sent out its schedule for tomorrow with this: “THE PRESIDENT hosts a phone call on COVID-19 support to vulnerable seniors.” His fundraising event at the Trump hotel and rally in Florida are no longer listed
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 2, 2020
Chris Christie helped Trump prepare for the debate — he seems someone who has serious comorbidity. Hopefully, he is being tested for the virus
re: #92 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
But don’t forget that obesity is a major factor in COVID death rates. There’s studies out there that show there’s a link between obesity in men and higher fatality rates. Not so much of a problem with women, as fat is distributed differently between men and women. Visceral fat (belly fat) is a real problem…..and Trump sure as hell has a lot of visceral fat, that’s for damn sure.
Not gonna lie, I said a prayer for his health. Geeze…. 2:04 AM what a shit show.
re: #96 Dr Lizardo
But don’t forget that obesity is a major factor in COVID death rates. There’s studies out there that show there’s a link between obesity in men and higher fatality rates. Not so much of a problem with women, as fat is distributed differently between men and women. Visceral fat (belly fat) is a real problem…..and Trump sure as hell has a lot of visceral fat, that’s for damn sure.
Oh, sure, he’s at the “greater danger” end of the statistics — but it’s way too soon to be planning the funeral. And given the number of asymptomatic cases, I’m thinking that there’s some kind of natural immunity working here too, which would presumably operate whatever your physical condition. If only we had more data to work with…
Obesity, diabetes, vascular issues, oxidative stress issues, low vitamin D level, Type A blood, any organ with lots of capillaries may be damaged. The liver, kidney, blood vessels, heart, brain, lungs are all at risk with Covid.
Covid basically kills you with billions of blood clots.
The whole thing is just so sad. All of it. Everything that has happened in this country.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) October 2, 2020
Covid is basically the Andromeda Strain IRL.
re: #103 Dread Pirate Ron
Covid is basically the Andromeda Strain IRL.
Except that had a SURVIVAL rate of 1%…
— Luis 🇺🇸 (@LuisDHern) October 2, 2020
Assuming that what Trump says is true and working under the assumption that his VP has been in close proximity… I do hope Nancy Pelosi is under watch and seclusion… because its very possible that within the next 7-10 days that both the President and VP could be incapacitated. Unsure if we go to Pelosi in that scenario or if the 45 Cabinet can go Article 25 and select a successor (although seeing any clear direction from that crew would be a miracle)?
And knowing that the GOP is ready to bend any rule to its advantage (especially with McConnell as Senate Maj Ldr) moar Interesting Times is just what we need …
Just hoping that I don’t catch the COVID only to die from the stress….
This day is the longest year all month.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 2, 2020
re: #104 Blind Frog Belly White
Except that had a SURVIVAL rate of 1%…
it killed by blod clots though.
re: #101 Dread Pirate Ron
Covid basically kills you with billions of blood clots.
While turning your immune system against you and drowning you in jelly…
re: #106 piratedan
If Trump, Pence, and Pelosi become incapacitated, Chuck Grassley is next in the line of succession.
The people who had no sympathy & humanity for child separations, police brutality, letting refugees die and various war crimes are now on their high horse saying ‘where is your sympathy and humanity?’
— Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) October 2, 2020
U.S. stock futures and Asian shares have fallen after President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the new coronavirus. Oil prices tumbled more than 3%. https://t.co/px1xIROSLE
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2020
re: #106 piratedan
Assuming that what Trump says is true and working under the assumption that his VP has been in close proximity… I do hope Nancy Pelosi is under watch and seclusion… because its very possible that within the next 7-10 days that both the President and VP could be incapacitated. Unsure if we go to Pelosi in that scenario or if the 45 Cabinet can go Article 25 and select a successor (although seeing any clear direction from that crew would be a miracle)?
And knowing that the GOP is ready to bend any rule to its advantage (especially with McConnell as Senate Maj Ldr) moar Interesting Times is just what we need …
Just hoping that I don’t catch the COVID only to die from the stress….
25th amendment doesn’t allow for selecting a successor president, only for certifying the president’s incapacity. Replacing the VP would take amazing timing (VP gone, president still alive, new VP chosen and confirmed, then the president kicks it), so I think we can assume that chain of succession is what would operate.
— Jacques Calonne (@JacquesCalonne) October 2, 2020
Stock futures tumbled on the news Hope Hicks tested positive but soon recovered on news the President also tested positive.
I am a firm believer in karmic action, and karma seems to be dick slapping the orange chud right on his forehead. https://t.co/jE6pccHqeD
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
re: #114 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Have you been following the markets lately? 3% is a normal day.
And on that note, I’m going to bed. Another day in 2020 still looms, and I need to get my rest to face it.
re: #104 Blind Frog Belly White
Except that had a SURVIVAL rate of 1%…
Only those with blood that was too acidic or too alkaline survived (the alcoholic and the crying baby) — everyone else died. Have to say a scene from a different movie — a zombie film — passed through my mind — a newspaper headline screaming “President infected”. Of course, this disease is not the zombie plague — and lethality among all infected probably averages less than 1%.
re: #110 teleskiguy
understood, well I doubt Pelosi has been within a mile of the Orange Menace, so if those two go down I won’t shed a tear except for those that they infected.
I could see Pelosi put a shutdown on every fucking thing that the GOP has in progress, if they haven’t voted on Barrett, she simply withdraws her from consideration, after all, she’s the President she can do what she wants, isn’t that what the GOP has been arguing for the last 3+ years?
I bet she would have no issue with some executive orders as well….
re: #117 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
It’s the NY Post, it should say “BOZO INFECTED”, but then again I think those guys like Trump.
re: #121 Hecuba’s daughter
and I have to say, The Andromeda Strain was one damn fine movie….
re: #124 piratedan
and I have to say, The Andromeda Strain was one damn fine movie….
Especially for 1970.
Now at least there will be hard data on how bone spurs affect covid-19.
— Associate Professor Jan (JJ) Eldridge (@astro_jje) October 2, 2020
re: #103 Dread Pirate Ron
Covid is basically the Andromeda Strain IRL.
LOL I never made that connection until you mentioned it. I wonder what Michael Crichton would’ve thought about all this…..
The president - who now has COVID along with his wife and a senior staff member - played this virus down for months and said it would just magically disappear one day. This entire thing is baffling and terrifying.
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) October 2, 2020
re: #127 Dr Lizardo
LOL I never made that connection until you mentioned it. I wonder what Michael Crichton would’ve thought about all this…..
He became a RWNJ so nothing intelligent.
re: #124 piratedan
and I have to say, The Andromeda Strain was one damn fine movie….
I remember seeing it when I was about 11 or 12 or so, it was on TV one afternoon, and I tell you what, that film kept me on the edge of my seat.
re: #129 Dread Pirate Ron
He became a RWNJ so nothing intelligent.
He’d be writing a thinly veiled “fictional” story of a virus created by the Chinese military.
He’d call it… Nation of Fear
or… some… shit…
TRUMP got covid pic.twitter.com/3iCUKRHv7Y
— Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) October 2, 2020
re: #130 Dr Lizardo
I remember seeing it when I was about 11 or 12 or so, it was on TV one afternoon, and I tell you what, that film kept me on the edge of my seat.
I read the book so I made my father take me to the movie when it came out. It looks so dated now.
re: #130 Dr Lizardo
I remember seeing it when I was about 11 or 12 or so, it was on TV one afternoon, and I tell you what, that film kept me on the edge of my seat.
I saw it in a theater when I was about 12 or so, and it scared the crap outta me, plus increasing my desire to become a scientist - Biology, what’s not to love?
So if he’s symptomatic today, and some folks did notice his voice was a little raspy, then we’re at the start of what could be a very exciting 10-30 days.
A quarter million dead, the vast majority of them needlessly, due in almost exclusive measure to this man’s unending self-absorption, hubris, and malice. Perishing by the very disease that wiped out so many is paint-by-numbers comeuppance. Don’t expect me to ignore that reality.
— Respectable Lawyer (@RespectableLaw) October 2, 2020
— Bodega Cats (@Bodegacats_) September 30, 2020
A lot of people are jumping to the conclusion that Hope Hicks - who was symptomatic yesterday - is the one who infected Trump, but another possibility is that they were both infected by the same person/at the same time and she just developed symptoms more quickly.
A number of people are now saying his voice sounded raspy today, and although he says he’s well, he’s also totally untrustworthy, so who knows?
re: #139 Blind Frog Belly White
A lot of people are jumping to the conclusion that Hope Hicks - who was symptomatic yesterday - is the one who infected Trump, but another possibility is that they were both infected by the same person/at the same time and she just developed symptoms more quickly.
A number of people are now saying his voice sounded raspy today, and although he says he’s well, he’s also totally untrustworthy, so who knows?
Like I said a few months back, the White House will be asserting “Trump’s fine, nothing to worry about” while a breaking news chyron saying “Trump rushed to Walter Reed, said to be in life-threatening condition” literally scrolls across the bottom of the screen.
re: #20 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
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Does it actually stop business though? Even if McConnell has to go into quarantine, along with anyone else who met with Hope Hicks or Amy Coney Barrett, he can still delegate another to run the Senate. Also, a quorum in the Senate is whatever the Senate says it is.
In the meantime, if I was a Democrat in Congress, I would be doing everything I could to avoid contact with Republicans. For that matter, that goes for people not in government.
re: #23 🌹UOJB!
Right now, Dow Futures -482
Showing in another way the stock market bears no relationship to the actual capitalist marketplace.
If Trump gets better, the market bounces back, and wealthy people rake in money. If he does not, wealthy people still rake in money.
In the meantime, the economy didn’t change since Trump’s announcement on Twitter.
re: #27 Dr Lizardo
I have to admit, this plot twist so close to the season finale of 2020 is one I didn’t see coming.
We did NOT have “God showing up at the last possible moment to save the day” on our 2020 End Of The World Bingo.
— TockTick5167AD (@TockTick5167AD) October 2, 2020
anyways if a conservative complains about your trump covid jokes tell em to stop being so politically correct
— Amy Dentata (@AmyDentata) October 2, 2020
https://t.co/lSSOD39nj0 pic.twitter.com/AAbb8iC7d0
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
Trump: It’s the Democrats’ new hoax. Like a miracle it’ll just go away.
COVID-19: pic.twitter.com/wHa3jbx1cS— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 2, 2020
Quack weighs in.
Ronnie Jackson on Fox News going out on real limb here saying “I know he’s in excellent health … and I think everything is going to be fine.”
He adds “there are a lot of people who have had coronavirus and didn’t know we had it” and suggests the same will happen for Trump.— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) October 2, 2020
4 years ago exactly, as @realDonaldTrump tests positive for #COVID19 https://t.co/KcfKPdIZR5
— Bill Neely (@BillNeelyNBC) October 2, 2020
re: #52 ckkatz
Now that I have caught up on the previous threads….
This Administration is so mendacious that I find it hard to take anything that they say at face value.
At a minimum, everything seems very conveniently timed to allow Trump to back out of the losing debates. And to try and recast himself from being an obnoxious bully and jerk, to being sympathetic.
I guess that I can hope that for once he is telling the truth and really is deathly ill. Rather than his usual just lying to us because he thinks it is short term beneficial to him.
I guess we’ll find out if he doesn’t go golfing. That grift never stops.
There is great concern among military commanders, especially in the Army that the isolation from #COVID19 may be leading to a rise in death by suicide in the ranks. DOD will not call it a rise, commanders will. Here are the facts.https://t.co/58ImZafUWs
— Barbara Starr (@barbarastarrcnn) October 1, 2020
Ricky’s back and looking the Real Estate over.
Eastern Screech #Owl. Lake Travis, #Texas #BirdsofTexas
5th Year. pic.twitter.com/zkyRIV8xRZ— And The Wind Cries: “It is what it is” (@DaveoutofAustin) October 2, 2020
Irony alert: #Trump merch made in #China. https://t.co/HKCwqyi1iP
— Jeff Stein (@SpyTalker) October 2, 2020
China’s factories plump for Trump in merchandise war https://t.co/LimzpGnLAZ
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 1, 2020
This is a nightmare.
COVID19 is a serious infection, especially for someone who is older like Mr. Trump.
I can’t believe he was infected. This is a total failure by WH team to protect the President
Wishing both the President and The First Lady and speedy recovery. https://t.co/YVA2WpeNCu— Ashish K. Jha (@ashishkjha) October 2, 2020
LOL, that’s some naive thinking.
Fingers crossed he didn’t infect Joe during the debate.
— Trump’s Eviction Notice (@backup_big) October 2, 2020
re: #13 BigPapa
Now we have to worry if Joe gets it.
If it gets Trump it will probably take weeks. I doubt we’re going to see a debate.
Keep Joe safe.
why?
its just like the flu
re: #27 Dr Lizardo
I have to admit, this plot twist so close to the season finale of 2020 is one I didn’t see coming.
oh cmon
everybody knew this was more than possible
maybe inevitable
he was virtually asking for it
it was on all the bingo cards
re: #52 ckkatz
Now that I have caught up on the previous threads….
This Administration is so mendacious that I find it hard to take anything that they say at face value.
At a minimum, everything seems very conveniently timed to allow Trump to back out of the losing debates. And to try and recast himself from being an obnoxious bully and jerk, to being sympathetic.
I guess that I can hope that for once he is telling the truth and really is deathly ill. Rather than his usual just lying to us because he thinks it is short term beneficial to him.
re the debates and everything else
it doesnt matter if he really has it
the story is the same
the president was reckless and got infected
weaseling out of the debates is meh considering the first one
the only thing that changes if he’s lying is that he wouldn’t have actually infected anyone else
re: #83 Dr Lizardo
If it’s a hoax, this wouldn’t be happening:
Like the tweet says, it’s a message that even if the POTUS is incapacitated or something, our armed forces are ready on hair-trigger to repel or retaliate.
If the Air Force launches our land-based ICBMs, I’m out here to watch them go up all around me.
I’ll let you know if that happens so you can prepare some popcorn.
re: #157 dangerman
oh cmon
everybody knew this was more than possible
maybe inevitable
he was virtually asking for it
it was on all the bingo cards
I mean, I’m not totally surprised, but this close to election day? As if this year wasn’t already off the chain.
re: #79 GlutenFreeJesus
Or there was no test. He could say he was tested. His administration is so disconnected nobody would bother to actually check.
don’t they now do a confirming test to rule out false positive?
re: #159 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
If the Air Force launches our land-based ICBMs, I’m out here to watch them go up all around me.
I’ll let you know if that happens so you can prepare some popcorn.
“So long, Mom. I’m off to drop the Bomb, so don’t wait up for me …”
re: #159 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
If the Air Force launches our land-based ICBMs, I’m out here to watch them go up all around me.
I’ll let you know if that happens so you can prepare some popcorn.
Depending on the size of the nuke used; a W-87 (300 Kt) or a W-80 (150 Kt) and I’m definitely in the overpressure blast wave. A B-83 (1.2 Mt) and I can just stick the bag on the balcony and it’d be done instantly, no waiting!
re: #154 Dread Pirate Ron
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LOL, that’s some naive thinking.
My thought: Why is this the WH staff’s fault? Does anybody seriously think that they are able to exert any control over him whatsoever? Trump is the world’s biggest man-child, he does whatever the hell he wants, and the best they can hope for is to influence him away from the stupidest stuff by appealing to his ego.
re: #20 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
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re: #29 Jack Burton
Almost CLed…
If he has a bad, but not fatal case of it, he could very well be on a ventilator election day.
Anecdotes I’ve been hearing about how this all goes down:
If it goes bad, when you become symptomatic, it goes down hill to being rushed to the hospital within a day or two.
Also (take this with the I’m not a doctor but I heard a few say this grain of salt) Trump could have had it for a minimum of about 3-ish days if the PCR test found it, but he wouldn’t be contagious until today or tomorrow if that’s the case. If he had it longer though…
Biden and Chris Wallace and anyone at the debate needs to be tested stat.
the good news is that he and Biden were a goodly distance apart, and were in an auditorium, so plenty of air exchange.
re: #142 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Showing in another way the stock market bears no relationship to the actual capitalist marketplace.
If Trump gets better, the market bounces back, and wealthy people rake in money. If he does not, wealthy people still rake in money.
In the meantime, the economy didn’t change since Trump’s announcement on Twitter.
Champagne sales are up.
re: #167 Decatur Deb
Champagne sales are up.
And if Trump falls victim to COVID, there likely won’t be a single bottle of champagne to be found anywhere in North America, I can tell you that right now. Might wanna stock up while you can.
And now I’m wondering how many people in Duluth are telling themselves, “Mistakes were made - I regret everything.”
re: #168 Dr Lizardo
And if Trump falls victim to COVID, there likely won’t be a single bottle of champagne to be found anywhere in North America, I can tell you that right now. Might wanna stock up while you can.
Republicans will snatch up most of it.
re: #170 Decatur Deb
Republicans will snatch up most of it.
LOL - “Whew, we really dodged a bullet there, amirite?”
re: #100 Dread Pirate Ron
Obesity, diabetes, vascular issues, oxidative stress issues, low vitamin D level, Type A blood, any organ with lots of capillaries may be damaged. The liver, kidney, blood vessels, heart, brain, lungs are all at risk with Covid.
High vitamin McD, though.
I woke up at 5 AM and now need to go back to sleep.
Thought: This aint going to kill trump. At the same time, it will hurt him in the election. He was warned, over and over. He didn’t listen. The Biden campaign and PL are going to remind everyone.
thoughts and prayers.
I’m finding it hard to think this will kill him. Our ability to treat the disease has improved over time, and aside from his own personal doctor, he has access to the best medical care in the country. Nevertheless, the schadenfreude I am enjoying this morning that the man who has done more to deny reality and encourage others to do the same than any other has fallen victim to the subject of his denial is delicious. It also infuriates me, though, because assuming he survives, you just know he will go right back to encouraging people to avoid masks and eschew social distancing, because “I survived it, it’s not a big deal, let’s go get that herd immunity.”
I feel like there’s a 40% chance that Nancy Pelosi will be assuming Presidential duties before this is all over.
I GAVE THE PRESIDENT COVID-19 😔🇺🇸🦅 pic.twitter.com/4E7gRANLa3
— blaire erskine (@blaireerskine) October 2, 2020
re: #175 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I’m finding it hard to think this will kill him. Our ability to treat the disease has improved over time, and aside from his own personal doctor, he has access to the best medical care in the country. Nevertheless, the schadenfreude I am enjoying this morning that the man who has done more to deny reality and encourage others to do the same than any other has fallen victim to the subject of his denial is delicious. It also infuriates me, though, because assuming he survives, you just know he will go right back to encouraging people to avoid masks and eschew social distancing, because “I survived it, it’s not a big deal, let’s go get that herd immunity.”
I don’t know…..what you point is true that Trump has quite possibly the best medical care available. But look at Boris Johnson over in the UK; he was in seriously bad condition - and he’s 18 years younger than Trump and it was looking touch and go for a little bit there and he doesn’t have the various health issues that Trump has.* He pulled through, but his blasé attitude about COVID certainly changed.
* I’m about 99% sure that Trump had a (relatively minor) stroke in the last year and maybe a couple of other “mini-strokes” as well.
re: #178 Dr Lizardo
I hear all the arguments, but this is 2020 and I can’t bring myself to believe such a positive outcome could come to pass. It’s weird, in a way; I don’t really wish for him to be dead, but in the abstract sense, I believe it would be the best possible outcome.
Also, this is dropping:
How can you not love Melania Trump after listening to this?
pic.twitter.com/W3KqAvVaE5— Koke (@KokeReport) October 2, 2020
The garbage takes are already starting. My God.
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) October 2, 2020
re: #181 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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trump is still going to tweet during this why the fuck shouldn’t Biden campaign?
We will know when trump is really sick when he stops tweeting.
re: #182 I Would Prefer Not To
trump is still going to tweet during this why the fuck shouldn’t Biden campaign?
We will know when trump is really sick when he stops tweeting.
Bingo.
There is no way Trump would agree to pretend to have CV-19. He never would agree to show weakness. It is one of his survival skills.
He has it.
re: #182 I Would Prefer Not To
trump is still going to tweet during this why the fuck shouldn’t Biden campaign?
We will know when trump is really sick when he stops tweeting.
Herman Cain didn’t and he was real sick.
I am glad Biden is not playing Mr. Nice with Trump.
savage
pic.twitter.com/ZnD9jStNZ4— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) October 2, 2020
re: #186 Decatur Deb
Herman Cain didn’t and he was real sick.
True. Herman’s tweeting from beyond the grave.
re: #181 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Someone should remind them how everyone handled half-baked concerns about Hillary’s health in 2016. They weren’t asking trump to suspend his campaign. It was a fucking circus.
— Jerry 🍨 (@js_edit) October 2, 2020
Hmmm.. So, if Pence also has CV-19 we could be in for some interesting scenarios.
Notable: Pence told a crowd Tuesday he had been in the Oval with Trump earlier in the day. It appears that was their last known in-person interaction. https://t.co/ZyJB3aRQQ6
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) October 2, 2020
re: #185 Ming5000
There is no way Trump would agree to pretend to have CV-19. He never would agree to show weakness. It is one of his survival skills.
He has it.
That is (IMO) the biggest reason why I don’t buy into the theories about this being some effort on his part to generate “sympathy” or to BS people into buying a “miracle cure.” The man has spent literal months downplaying the threat of this virus and assuring the MAGAts that he’s in no danger of either contracting it or succumbing to it. It’s part of his whole “strong man” persona that he proudly walks around without a mask and continues his rallies despite the threat of infection. Just the announcement that he’s got it is sending shockwaves through the wingnut community.
Today we celebrate the signing into law of LB 839, my bill to recognize American Sign Language as a world language in our state. Thank you to the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for bringing me this bill. Your work is inspiring! pic.twitter.com/oXaNX2ZmW0
— Anna Wishart (@NebraskaAnna) September 29, 2020
The depressing take on this:
A reminder to all Americans that the net effect of our prime minister catching COVID-19 was that it prompted a surge of patriotic support. From which he emerged with renewed popularity. Which enabled him to tear up key functions of the state
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) October 2, 2020
Did any news break while I was sleeping?
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) October 2, 2020
Polling porn:
Okay, Mississippi’s Senate race is a one-point race according to the most recent poll, so Cal’s donors should support @MikeEspyMS toohttps://t.co/8Je9nuZZC5
— THE PLACE B/W NEW ORLEANS & ALABAMA IS MISSISSIPPI (@jallen1985) October 1, 2020
Sen. Duckworth, it’s because they care about power, not children.
An open message to my Republican colleagues:⁰⁰You stood up. You applauded. You cuddled my beautiful daughter when she became the first infant on the Senate floor.⁰⁰So now I ask—how could you support a Supreme Court nominee who supports those who believe Maile shouldn’t exist?
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) October 2, 2020
How could you vote for a nominee who supports those who believe that my doctor should be in prison?
That moms like me who’ve been blessed with children through IVF shouldn’t be criminalized *only* “at this point?”
That these families are worth “less” than others?— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) October 2, 2020
To all my Republican colleagues who met my Maile that historic day—I urge you to look within your souls.
Look within & consider whether someone who supports those beliefs is capable of serving as an impartial justice for ALL Americans on the highest court in the land. For life.— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) October 2, 2020
re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The depressing take on this:
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Trump squandered the “rally round the flag” effect months ago. Remember that temporary bump ‘round late-Mar/early-Apr when the media was hailing his “change in tone” as he tried to BS us that he was a “war-time president” who’d take on the threat of CV-19?
At this point, it’s not a sudden illness that has struck the man down so much as it is karmic justice. 200K deaths back, he might have been able to generate some sympathy and convince people to put aside their hatred of him. Now? That well’s run dry.
re: #198 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Sen. Duckworth, it’s because they care about power, not children.
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“Look within your souls”? 404 error, souls not found.
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Narrator: She was, in fact, both a racist and a bigot. https://t.co/DSXCuEclhS
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) October 1, 2020
re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
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While that’s certainly plausible, I feel like there are important differences between Boris Johnson’s persona in the UK and Donald Trump’s persona here. I could be wrong - it happens quite often - but I feel like BoJo hasn’t engendered the level of personal animosity that Trump has. So whereas Johnson’s getting sick kind of brought out the whole, “I hate his politics but I don’t really wish him ill, stiff upper lip old chap” phenomenon, Trump’s contracting the disease is going to 1) make him a bigger personal asshole, and 2) subsequently cause a lot of people to say, “I really don’t give a shit about you, have fun with your respirator.”
Jesus what news to wake up to.
re: #203 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
While that’s certainly plausible, I feel like there are important differences between Boris Johnson’s persona in the UK and Donald Trump’s persona here. I could be wrong - it happens quite often - but I feel like BoJo hasn’t engendered the level of personal animosity that Trump has. So whereas Johnson’s getting sick kind of brought out the whole, “I hate his politics but I don’t really wish him ill, stiff upper lip old chap” phenomenon, Trump’s contracting the disease is going to 1) make him a bigger personal asshole, and 2) subsequently cause a lot of people to say, “I really don’t give a shit about you, have fun with your respirator.”
Not to mention we have seen Trump repeatedly downplay the virus.
re: #203 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
While that’s certainly plausible, I feel like there are important differences between Boris Johnson’s persona in the UK and Donald Trump’s persona here. I could be wrong - it happens quite often - but I feel like BoJo hasn’t engendered the level of personal animosity that Trump has. So whereas Johnson’s getting sick kind of brought out the whole, “I hate his politics but I don’t really wish him ill, stiff upper lip old chap” phenomenon, Trump’s contracting the disease is going to 1) make him a bigger personal asshole, and 2) subsequently cause a lot of people to say, “I really don’t give a shit about you, have fun with your respirator.”
When BoJo was hospitalized with COVID, yeah, I thought “I don’t like the guy’s politics, but I hope he pulls through”. With Trump? “Yeah, that’s some poetic justice. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
re: #204 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Jesus what news to wake up to.
Not at all what any of us expected when we went to bed, for sure.
re: #207 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Not at all what any of us expected when we went to bed, for sure.
It just goes to show how nuts this year has been.
COVID-19 test results delayed by cyberattack will soon reach Nebraska’s dashboard (Omaha World-Herald)
The coronavirus numbers displayed on Nebraska’s online data dashboard are expected to change significantly over the next few days as the state adds testing data that was delayed because of the cyberattack on Nebraska Medicine’s computer systems.
The Nebraska Medicine Clinical Lab and the Nebraska Public Health Lab process coronavirus tests and are housed on the Nebraska Medicine/University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. Many of Nebraska Medicine’s computer systems weren’t working after a Sept. 20 cyberattack.
During the shutdown, results from tests run through those labs weren’t always being sent to the state’s COVID-19 data reporting system.
And:
A spokeswoman for HHS said several thousand new results will be added, affecting the totals for tests by date, total tests, total positives and positives by date.
Nebraska’s COVID-19 numbers have been on a worrisome upswing.
On Wednesday, 520 new cases were reported statewide, for a seven-day average of 469 new cases, according to data from the New York Times.
On Sept. 1, the daily case count was 287, with a seven-day average of 314.
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I haven’t read the thread, but I’m only about 30% convinced he has it. No, make that 20%.
re: #208 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
It just goes to show how nuts this year has been.
Heh - 2020’s gone plaid!
re: #210 Belafon
I haven’t read the thread, but I’m only about 30% convinced he has it. No, make that 20%.
Which demonstrates the problem with Trump having doctors lie for him so many times before.
Good morning Lizards.
Hope all are well and keep doing the same safe practices that we have been doing for months on end.
re: #212 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Which demonstrates the problem with Trump having doctors lie for him so many times before.
Yeah, like saying he weighs 239 pounds. More like 293 - or maybe 329.
re: #214 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, like saying he weighs 239 pounds. More like 293 - or maybe 329.
Dr. Ronnie lost that primary right?
re: #216 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Dr. Ronnie lost that primary right?
No! He’s cruising into Congress. The insane GOP nominated him.
Well, Mike Pence’s visit to Carter Lake, Iowa probably wasn’t the barn burner he was hoping for (he had about 275 people in a warehouse).
Vice President Mike Pence told Iowans and Nebraskans on Thursday that he and President Donald Trump need their help in Iowa and in Omaha’s swing district next door.
Pence had a message for a crowd of about 275 people in a Carter Lake warehouse: “The road to victory runs straight through Iowa.” He said Iowans will help reelect Trump and Pence in 2020, just as they did in 2016.
“Men and women of Iowa, we’ve got to decide right here and right now that Joe Biden will never be president of the United States of America,” Pence said.
He said Nebraskans “need to go to work, too.”
The Biden campaign, after hosting several virtual visits because of the pandemic, sent Jill Biden, Joe Biden’s wife, and Doug Emhoff, Sen. Kamala Harris’ husband, to Papillion on Saturday.
On Thursday, Pence visited two states with a single campaign stop in Carter Lake, the only part of Iowa on Nebraska’s side of the Missouri River, which was orphaned when an ice jam moved the river in 1877.
Pence wore a mask during his seven-minute ride from Eppley Airfield in Omaha to PVS Structures in Carter Lake, which builds galvanized metal parts. He took his mask off to speak. About a quarter of those in the crowd wore masks.
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VP Mike Pence: Iowa voters must decide ‘Joe Biden will never be president’ (Omaha World-Herald)
re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Johnson was popular in Britain before he was diagnosed. Trump is not. My friends are celebrating his diagnosis because they hate his dangerous, racist behind. I don’t see anyone rallying around Trump just because his careless behavior led to him getting the Coronavirus.
re: #217 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
No! He’s cruising into Congress. The insane GOP nominated him.
Damn it, knew it was a safe gop seat but not that he won.
People this morning are sharing a video from 2016 when Trump mocked Hillary Clinton for contracting pneumonia. Remember how Fox& his supporters were aghast at Trump for that rude & low-class act and demanded he wish her well? (Good luck, Mr. President.)
pic.twitter.com/mGnapC5szj— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 2, 2020
re: #215 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
The Scots don’t want 2020 either.
I meant it as a reference to this:
re: #221 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
I think it’s really depressing that the president of the United States can contract a deadly virus and all half of you can do is wonder if it’s a hoax meant to help his sagging campaign, instead of showing some humanity and simply enjoying the hell out of it like the rest of us.
— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) October 2, 2020
re: #219 Patricia Kayden
Johnson was popular in Britain before he was diagnosed.
He’s not that well-liked but he’s got charisma, sufficient to let him fail upward a lot. He never actively downplayed the situation with COVID-19 in the UK and has continuously pushed everyone to take precautions, repeatedly stating this is a dangerous disease that we need to work hard to defeat.
It’s also worth pointing out that when Johnson was being treated in hospital (he was on supplemental oxygen for over a week in an ICU bed) it was a regular NHS hospital, not some military medical establishment like Walter Reed or a private rich-toffs-only four-star medical facility. This is not uncommon for our senior pols, even the Conservatives.
I’m an awful person, because I find this amusing:
Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro worries he might never bake again after undergoing two emergency surgeries on his dominant right hand following a horrific bowling accident at his Montville home.
The 43-year-old Jersey Boy is now looking at months of physical therapy to repair the nerve, tendon, and muscle damage he sustained on September 20 while tinkering with a malfunctioning pinsetter.
‘I’ve reset it a hundred times. [This time] I guess I looked away, and then my hand got pinned. The metal barb pushed right through the middle of my ring finger and my middle finger. I was stuck in a machine,’ Valastro recalled in the new issue of People, on newsstands Friday.
dailymail.co.uk
Now I want cake.
Remember, decades ago, when it was revealed that Trump was at least $420M in debt and was going to have to pay them in the next few years? Decades ago…
re: #226 Belafon
Remember, decades ago, when it was revealed that Trump was at least $420M in debt and was going to have to pay them in the next few years? Decades ago…
That was a few centuries after it was revealed Trump disparaged veterans.
re: #173 I Would Prefer Not To
I woke up at 5 AM and now need to go back to sleep.
Thought: This aint going to kill trump. At the same time, it will hurt him in the election. He was warned, over and over. He didn’t listen. The Biden campaign and PL are going to remind everyone.
thoughts and prayers.
true or false
lie or not lie
debate no debat (h/t rudy)
there is NO way to spin this as a positive thing (no pun intended)
nor in any way not 100% entirely his own fault -
given the level of protection, security, medicine, expertise and advice he has at his command
re: #213 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Good morning Lizards.
Hope all are well and keep doing the same safe practices that we have been doing for months on end.
I am. I relocated my home office out of the basement into the front room about a month ago. It’s working out so far. My outings from the house continue to be restricted to needed groceries/pharmaceuticals, picking up food for treats, and volunteering at church - making sure I keep my mask on while I’m there, even if others aren’t. We had a scare yesterday when our daughter, the junior fishspawn, was showing symptoms, but our fears were swiftly allayed when the doctor diagnosed her with strep throat and sent us home with some antibacterials. I’m doing the best that I can.
Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi et alia should express polite hope that Trump makes a full and quick recovery, but those of us who have watched him dither while hundreds of thousands of people died owe him no such support.
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) October 2, 2020
re: #231 Patricia Kayden
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Agreed. They can be polite but I can be humming Instant Karma.
All this over 9 effing days early
And for what?
“This is extortion by the Department of Education, there’s no two ways about it,” Board member Patricia Good said at the emergency meeting Thursday.
The Broward vote is the latest chapter in a saga that has pitted local school leaders in Florida against the state. As counties and schools in areas hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic made plans to start the school year with the safety of teachers and students in mind, Corcoran and DeSantis pre-empted those plans with a demand that campuses reopen to students — or risk losing state cash.
They spend the whole summer aiming for a target date and the governor pulls the rug out at the last minute for no good operational reason.
If this is a hoax, it’s a well-played one:
‘Disaster’: White House panicked Trump COVID infection has ended his re-election hopeshttps://t.co/r8GSsq1zOi
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 2, 2020
re: #75 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
Some grunt in a lab ran the test.
Can we hear from the grunt? And is he related to Trump’s doctors?
Looks like RBG successfully argued her first case before God
— KimRL (@iamKimRL) October 2, 2020
I have zero fucks to give for Trump and Pence and Melania and all the rest of the no-mask Trumpworld cabal of sycophantic suckups.
But for not wearing masks, we wouldn’t be in this position: 210,000+ dead, millions sickened, and a wrecked economy.
Now? Trump was just at Bedminster doing a fundraiser and photo ops for attendees - all without wearing masks. He was in Virginia and his other golf businesses in the past week. All now are potential superspreader situations.
ALL OF THIS WAS AVOIDABLE.
Trump wont admit he was wrong. He wont suddenly start wearing masks because that’d be an admission he was wrong, and he thinks that’s a sign of weakness, so he’s going to keep doing what he’s always been doing - lying to the nation nonstop.
re: #236 lawhawk
Looks like RBG successfully argued her first case before God
Now that’s the kind of high-quality dark humor that wins the internet.
Who else was in the debate prep room with Trump:
Pence, Christie, Hicks, and Rudy.
None wore masks. Hicks tested positive already. Christie, Pence, and Rudy are all high risk.
I have zero fucks to give for any of them. These know nothing sycophantic suckups deserve whatever is coming their way. They’ve endangered the nation, wrecked the economy, and killed over 210,000+ Americans with their nonstop lies.
re: #70 BigPapa
Barrett herself could be exposed and will need to quarantine. Many of the GOP brass have all been meeting to deal with her. Trump was at a fundraiser and rally tonight.
This is a pretty amazing moment.
He’s losing big, now epic galaxy karma strikes. I see nothing but down side for him and his cronies. He’s the king of chaos but this entirely outside of any control.
they knew, or at least certainly suspected
Some of President Trump’s closest aides sensed on Wednesday that the president was feeling poorly and appeared exhausted, Bloomberg reports.
because it’s all about the effing money
“Just hours before President Trump announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, he was mingling with fundraisers at an event held at his New Jersey golf club—and even posed for personal photo-ops with supporters,” the Daily Beast reports.
“The event went ahead after the White House learned that one of the president’s closest aides, Hope Hicks, had tested positive for the disease.”
Washington Post: “After White House officials learned of Hicks’s symptoms, Trump and his entourage flew Thursday to New Jersey, where he attended a fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster and delivered a speech. Trump was in close contact with dozens of other people, including campaign supporters, at a roundtable event.”
re: #233 dangerman
All this over 9 effing days early
And for what?They spend the whole summer aiming for a target date and the governor pulls the rug out at the last minute for no good operational reason.
Do they stamp out conservative governors in a manufacturing plant, since Gov. Ricketts did the same thing here?
661k jobs added in September. Millions still unemployed. Hope Trump gets seriously ill. I’m sorry, I have no fucks to give for that criminal.
Totally stolen:
Covid is tricky.
Sometimes the symptoms mimic having seen crappy poll numbers
re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
I think an important difference here is that despite his bumbling ineptitude, at least Boris Johnson and his administration flagged up Covid-19 as a serious and credible threat right from the start. He didn’t pretend it was some sort of hoax or try and downplay it the way Trump has been doing for the past 6 months.
EDIT: I see Nojay UK has made a similar point.
re: #238 lawhawk
Who else was in the debate prep room with Trump:
Pence, Christie, Hicks, and Rudy.
None wore masks. Hicks tested positive already. Christie, Pence, and Rudy are all high risk.
I have zero fucks to give for any of them. These know nothing sycophantic suckups deserve whatever is coming their way. They’ve endangered the nation, wrecked the economy, and killed over 210,000+ Americans with their nonstop lies.
Personally, I’d say Christie and Giuliani are probably at greater risk than Pence. Pence is in good shape for his age and seems to live a relatively healthy lifestyle.
re: #241 NO SMOCKING GUN!
661k jobs added in September. Millions still unemployed. Hope Trump gets seriously ill. I’m sorry, I have no fucks to give for that criminal.
He should’ve listened to Dr. Fauci.
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) October 2, 2020
re: #241 NO SMOCKING GUN!
661k jobs added in September. Millions still unemployed. Hope Trump gets seriously ill. I’m sorry, I have no fucks to give for that criminal.
That he has totally downplayed the virus from the start makes it impossible for me to care about what happens to him. Not even three full days ago he was mocking Biden for wearing a mask and not holding big rallies. If there’s such a thing as actual karma, Donald Trump got it.
Per nyt
White House officials had hoped to keep the news about Ms. Hicks from becoming public, to no avail.”
re: #247 dangerman
Per nyt
“White House officials had hoped to keep the news about Ms. Hicks from becoming public, to no avail.”
Quelle surprise.
re: #247 dangerman
Per nyt
This isn’t a sympathy ploy or a get out of the debates. This is their irresponsibility catching up to them with a month and a few pennies to Election Day.
Biden Transition Team is banning its members from trading stocks during the presidential transition. I remember when Senators Burr and Loeffler did stock trades while Americans were in the dark about the impending pandemic. So this is a good development!https://t.co/KwgywGZ2VY
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) September 30, 2020
Naomi Biden nailed it. https://t.co/GPfvyEbBax
— Janet Johnson (@JJohnsonLaw) October 2, 2020
re: #234 Targetpractice
If this is a hoax, it’s a well-played one:
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A guy who’s so weak he catches this clearly isn’t strong enough to be president
And of course this will be the excuse why he lost
Not his record for 4 years
Maybe some good news:. Itll be harder to claim it was “election fraud” if/when his poll numbers tank a whole month before 11/3
‘Disaster’: White House panicked Trump COVID infection has ended his re-election hopeshttps://t.co/r8GSsq1zOi
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 2, 2020
This is the 3rd consecutive month of declining job gains, and the report fell way below expectations as the Republicans refuse to get serious about another relief package.
I’m furious that I have a president so maliciously divorced from reality that I can’t muster sympathy for him announcing a terrible illness or even trust it’s real & not some bizarro election survival gambit. Every emotional response I have is dysfunctional. It’s astounding.
— Tracy Townsend (@TracyATownsend) October 2, 2020
Washington Post: “The virus could further challenge Trump’s reelection bid, because advisers were hoping to close the gap in upcoming weeks with an aggressive travel schedule and a message that the coronavirus had largely passed.”
I think we can safely say that ship has sailed
Trump is going to fake his death, cut his hair and run to Russia to avoid being thrown in jail.
Remember Ken Lay!
I get why people are skeptical at the first glance due to all the bullshit that has been pulled by this admin, but there’s just too many negatives about such a move to believe that the WH is engaged in a “hoax” with the hope of pulling off some last-minute Hail Mary play.
re: #251 lawhawk
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And that’s exactly why they’re not going to get a lot of sympathy.
re: #195 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The depressing take on this:
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If this happened 4 months ago or the Woodward tapes hadn’t been released, I’d think there might be a “rally around the flag” effect. Now? It just underscores how inept he has been.
re: #252 dangerman
A guy who’s so weak he catches this clearly isn’t strong enough to be president
And of course this will be the excuse why he lost
Not his record for 4 yearsMaybe some good news:. Itll be harder to claim it was “election fraud” if/when his poll numbers tank a whole month before 11/3
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American voters do take seriously the health of a President, or a candidate seeking the Presidency. It’s something do they look at, even though it may be more of a subconscious thing. Those White House insiders may well be right - this could doom Trump’s re-election prospects, and if he ends up hospitalized (or otherwise incapacitated) as a result, yeah….that’s pretty much game over.
re: #26 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
That we have to question this is a sign of how far we’ve fallen as a culture
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That was my first thought after I read that he tested positive (heckova first read em I woke up).
At his age, if he comes through, the US will never get a handle on it.
re: #259 Targetpractice
I get why people are skeptical at the first glance due to all the bullshit that has been pulled by this admin, but there’s just too many negatives about such a move to believe that the WH is engaged in a “hoax” with the hope of pulling off some last-minute Hail Mary play.
Right. I mean, voting is already going on.
re: #256 dangerman
This week’s surprise debate between Donald Trump and a chain of RNA wrapped in a glob of protein and fat is going to be interesting.
Said Trump: “I condemn the KKK, I condemn all White supremacists, I condemn the Proud Boys. I don’t know much about the Proud Boys, almost nothing, but I condemn that.”
Of course He had to qualify it, hamhandedly
Watch for the reversal:. I was sick and didn’t know what i was saying
Donny and his lackeys have spent months insisting that there’s all sorts of layers of defense around the man and his family, between constant testing, keeping people who haven’t been confirmed clear from being around him, and limited public schedules. All that was supposed to make us feel comforted that even in the midst of a major pandemic, he would be safe and thus continuity of government assured.
All that got blown up last night. There’s no positive spin to that.
The pundits doing the pundit thing… this is ludicrous.
No. Trump got himself infected because he continues to ignore the health experts to mask up and social distance.
Biden is under no obligation to help Trump out of his disastrous predicament. It’s time to bury Trump politically. Pile on. Destroy the feckless GOP too. All of them.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) October 2, 2020
Biden shouldn’t suspend his campaign because Trump contracted covid19 through his incompetence, failures, and refusal to mask up.
Biden should put the hammer down and destroy Trump at the polls. Utterly and totally. We remember what Trump and the right wing lunatics did when Hillary campaigned with walking pneumonia. They made all kinds of nonsensical claims about how Hillary was on her death bed and worse.
Biden can take the high road, but protect the low.
GOP Delenda Est.
Trump brought this disaster on himself. Biden is under no obligation to help Trump. None. Less than none. Trump endangered everyone at the first debate as no one on Trump’s side was masked up. They are a menace and a clear and present danger to the Union.
re: #266 dangerman
Of course He had to qualify it, hamhandedly
Watch for the reversal:. I was sick and didn’t know what i was saying
That is such a disingenuous condemnation that he might as well have kept it to himself. Nobody believes him. White Supremacists are his base and he loves them.
re: #268 lawhawk
Ask yourself - would Trump suspend his campaign were the shoe on the other foot? Of course not. Stay the course Joe. #VoteBlue
— Mike Grubman (@MikeGrubman) October 2, 2020
UK Pollster YouGov weighs in:
No, Boris Johnson catching coronavirus did not prompt a surge of support for the government. The surge had already taken place by 23 March - 4 days before the PM announced he had COVID-19 https://t.co/DHPyOsnm6f pic.twitter.com/BVkastVkET
— YouGov (@YouGov) October 2, 2020
re: #50 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
Check out this thread of TikTokers GOING OFF
I’m so proud of my kids
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Notice trump called it the coronavirus and not the China virus.
re: #268 lawhawk
The pundits doing the pundit thing… this is ludicrous.
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Biden shouldn’t suspend his campaign because Trump contracted covid19 through his incompetence, failures, and refusal to mask up.
Biden should put the hammer down and destroy Trump at the polls. Utterly and totally. We remember what Trump and the right wing lunatics did when Hillary campaigned with walking pneumonia. They made all kinds of nonsensical claims about how Hillary was on her death bed and worse.
Biden can take the high road, but protect the low.
GOP Delenda Est.
Trump brought this disaster on himself. Biden is under no obligation to help Trump. None. Less than none. Trump endangered everyone at the first debate as no one on Trump’s side was masked up. They are a menace and a clear and present danger to the Union.
The only other time I remember pundits pulling this routine was when McCain announced back in ‘08 that he was suspending his campaign in order to help work on legislation to deal with the on-going recession. There was some muttering in ‘12 that Obama should suspend to deal with the fallout from Benghazi, but nobody ever seriously suggested that Romney suspend. And all we heard in ‘16 when Hillary acknowledged her diagnosis of walking pneumonia was not “Trump should suspend” but “HILLARY’S HEALTH IS TOO IMPORTANT TO GO ON! SHE NEEDS TO STEP BACK AND LET KAINE RUN IN HER PLACE!!!”
re: #268 lawhawk
The pundits doing the pundit thing… this is ludicrous.
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Biden shouldn’t suspend his campaign because Trump contracted covid19 through his incompetence, failures, and refusal to mask up.
Biden should put the hammer down and destroy Trump at the polls. Utterly and totally. We remember what Trump and the right wing lunatics did when Hillary campaigned with walking pneumonia. They made all kinds of nonsensical claims about how Hillary was on her death bed and worse.
Biden can take the high road, but protect the low.
GOP Delenda Est.
Trump brought this disaster on himself. Biden is under no obligation to help Trump. None. Less than none. Trump endangered everyone at the first debate as no one on Trump’s side was masked up. They are a menace and a clear and present danger to the Union.
The current POTUS wants the country open for business during COVID, Biden’s current business is running for POTUS.
Next?
My very first thought on hearing the news was…It’s a ploy! Trump will bravely and quickly ‘fight off’ the infection in a public way, thus showing his strength and fitness (and God’s blessing) to continue to lead us. Second thought…It gets him out of further debates in a sympathetic way.
It really was my first thought. And second one.
re: #62 Dread Pirate Ron
#PeopleAreSaying 😷😷😷 https://t.co/rVPFWHRMyy
— Cardona (@CardonaRoman455) October 2, 2020
This is also four years after Trump and his allies mocked Clinton for having pneumonia. Where’s your stamina now you grotesque son of a bitch?
Because of course they are. Trump claimed he was taking this earlier this year, so there goes that talking point.
But for the refusal to mask up and social distance those in Trumpworld are getting covid19. They just have access to better health care/testing than 99% of Americans https://t.co/El6RDhYj2w— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) October 2, 2020
re: #275 HypnoToad
My very first thought on hearing the news was…It’s a ploy! Trump will bravely and quickly ‘fight off’ the infection in a public way, thus showing his strength and fitness (and God’s blessing) to continue to lead us. Second thought…It gets him out of further debates in a sympathetic way.
It really was my first thought. And second one.
He’s the kid faking a fever to get out of going to school because he didn’t study for the test.
Irresponsible, arrogant, as*hole :
Trump is said to have minor symptoms. He was lethargic at the Bedminster fundraiser, per an attendee. As of last night, officials were discussing treatment options as well as options for addressing the nation. https://t.co/DCq8wCL3B4
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 2, 2020
re: #268 lawhawk
Trump brought this disaster on himself. Biden is under no obligation to help Trump. None. Less than none.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
re: #280 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Irresponsible, arrogant, as*hole :
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Boris was also originally reported to have “minor symptoms.” You know, hours before the reports came in that he’d been rushed to the hospital with a spiking fever, difficulty breathing, and the very real suggestion that he might be experiencing organ failure.
There is, as of Thursday night, very little information about who might have had contact with the Trumps, Hicks, and any others in their orbit who may have been exposed to the disease. Certainly, Steven Mnuchin did, and he’s been meeting with Pelosi daily. She, in turn, has met with her leadership team, and with many members of her caucus. The same is true of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who had direct contact with Trump. And then, of course, there is the woman of the hour, Amy Coney Barrett. She has definitely interacted with Trump—several times. And she’s already had interviews with a number of Republican senators.
The president of the united fucking states is patient zero in DC
He may have infected a bunch of the senior government
Including his scotus pick (if so I might od on schadenfreude)
re: #278 lawhawk
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Somebody should point out that this news of his being infected means all the BS about HCQ having prophylactic properties is out the fuckin’ window.
re: #282 Targetpractice
Boris was also originally reported to have “minor symptoms.” You know, hours before the reports came in that he’d been rushed to the hospital with a spiking fever, difficulty breathing, and the very real suggestion that he might be experiencing organ failure.
As has been pointed out in this thread repeatedly, the kicker about COVID-19 is that it very quickly goes from “Oh, just a bit of a cough” to “Oh shit, get him on a respirator.”
“Hope is not a plan” just got promoted from an aphorism to a double entendre
— Mark Ryan (@Mark_J_Ryan) October 2, 2020
re: #282 Targetpractice
Boris was also originally reported to have “minor symptoms.” You know, hours before the reports came in that he’d been rushed to the hospital with a spiking fever, difficulty breathing, and the very real suggestion that he might be experiencing organ failure.
Trump already showing symptoms is not a good way for him to start out on this.
re: #282 Targetpractice
Boris was also originally reported to have “minor symptoms.” You know, hours before the reports came in that he’d been rushed to the hospital with a spiking fever, difficulty breathing, and the very real suggestion that he might be experiencing organ failure.
From what I’ve read a lot of people who get it bad start off with minor symptoms for almost a week before the serious symptoms kick in.
re: #280 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Irresponsible, arrogant, as*hole :
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Knowingly exposing a bunch of his old, rich supporters to the virus is just so Trump.
From Wonkette, regarding the President becomming ill, or worse, during an election:
it is really bloody dangerous for democracy when the president’s health becomes an issue during an election. Here’s a nice splainer [see electionlaw link below] from election law expert Rick Hasen on what happens if a candidate dies. The answer is, the parties choose a successor. Or at least, that’s what the answer should be. But we currently have eight Supreme Court Justices, a divided Congress, a Republican Party that has collapsed in on its leader like a black hole absorbing all light, millions of votes already cast, and a heavily armed population that is freaking the fuck out. We really don’t need another thing!
re: #288 Alephnaught
From what I’ve read a lot of people who get it bad start off with minor symptoms for almost a week before the serious symptoms kick in.
I’m reminded of the stories of the Spanish Flu, where people would get up and go to work feeling “a little under the weather,” and be dead before the end of the day.
re: #265 Sufficient unto the day…
This week’s surprise debate between Donald Trump and a chain of RNA wrapped in a glob of protein and fat is going to be interesting.
“…slain, after all man’s devices had failed, by the humblest things that God, in his wisdom, has put upon this earth.”
Would Trump suspend his campaign if Biden got sick?
What a silly topic.
Biden should state that if Trump asks him publicly to his suspend his campaign then he’ll think about it.
Her Biden lawn signs were stolen, so rural Pa. supporter turned her home into a campaign billboard https://t.co/4R9CkNXWOm via @phillyinquirer
— Alycee (@jazziz2) October 2, 2020
re: #271 Alephnaught
UK Pollster YouGov weighs in:
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COVID-19 aside, I see BoJo’s Government’s approval numbers have taken a real nosedive vs. March (not, I’m sure, that it matters squat to the Tories)….
And yet another aside on Trump: hasn’t it also been a persistent meme for years that The Donald is such a “ germophobic” that his own inborn obsessions would keep him “safe” from the virus?
Screw these guys:
Multiple @JoeBiden campaign officials tell me there has been no formal contact from the Trump campaign or the White House to alert them of potential exposure to COVID-19
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) October 2, 2020
re: #290 Ming5000
From Wonkette, regarding the President becomming ill, or worse, during an election:
I don’t want Trump to die before election day, just suffer. I really don’t want him to quickly rebound from a mild case and say that proves it was no big deal.
re: #296 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Not even remotely surprising. The only reason we heard of Hope Hicks’ diagnosis is because the media revealed it.
re: #296 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Screw these guys:
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Biden and his team should test immediately if they haven’t already.
re: #300 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Biden and his team should test immediately if they haven’t already.
They’re on it.
re: #297 NO SMOCKING GUN!
I don’t want Trump to die before election day, just suffer. I really don’t want him to quickly rebound from a mild case and say that proves it was no big deal.
The end of Five Dollar Feminist’s article:
So, God willing, this asshole will get better! Then we can beat him fair and square and have an orderly transition of power. Let the GOP understand that they didn’t get spanked on a technicality — the country really, really hates what they’ve allowed themselves to become.
Because these people have already stolen enough from us. They’ve taken our time, and our peace of mind, and our friendships, and our faith that we live in an orderly, democratic country of good and decent people. For four years we’ve endured daily chaos and bullying and degradation and humiliation. And now through their own pig ignorant carelessness these amoral ghouls have plunged the country even deeper into uncertainty by risking their own lives and the lives of thousands of people who come into contact with them.
And for what? For an election they were probably always going to lose because they couldn’t be bothered to lift a finger to keep the country safe?
So, best wishes for a speedy recovery, honestly, we mean it. Get well soon, you country-ruining son of a bitch. Get well, and get back here and finish what you started. You owe us that much.
re: #295 Jay C
It’s because the pandemic response by BoJo is now an albatross. Also, looks like Brexit is going to be a crashingly hard exit, and some people perhaps now feel betrayed.
LOL, lots of wingnuts will be looking for that pardon now rather than later!
re: #303 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
It’s because the pandemic response by BoJo is now an albatross. Also, looks like Brexit is going to be a crashingly hard exit, and some people perhaps now feel betrayed.
Labour leadership got better too by subtraction as well.
The Trump/Pence campaign is already raising money of Trump and his wife being sick.
re: #306 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The Trump/Pence campaign is already raising money of Trump and his wife being sick.
Of course.
re: #306 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The Trump/Pence campaign is already raising money of Trump and his wife being sick.
I wonder how those rich fucks who attended the Bedminster fundraiser are feeling about Trump exposing them to the virus?
NEW: Chris Christie: No one was wearing masks in the room during Trump’s debate prep https://t.co/q3VsQ2KobZ
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) October 2, 2020
re: #308 NO SMOCKING GUN!
I wonder how those rich fucks who attended the Bedminster fundraiser are feeling about Trump exposing them to the virus?
Take a look at the stock market futures. They crashed…. because some of them were in the room where it happened.
This guy needs to be President. He definitely would not have received similar wishes if the shoe was on the other foot.:
Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020
Biden follows all CDC guidelines. Stays masked. Avoids large gatherings. All of it. Stays COVID free.
Trump doesn’t and gets sick.
Pundits: Biden should suspend his campaign.
Most normal people: Get the fuck out.
re: #153 Dread Pirate Ron
What does that mean? Factories “plump”? Huh?
re: #312 Mike Lamb
Biden follows all CDC guidelines. Stays masked. Avoids large gatherings. All of it. Stays COVID free.
Trump doesn’t and gets sick.
Pundits: Biden should suspend his campaign.
Most normal people: Get the fuck out.
Bingo! So much for the party of personal responsibility!
Folks are questioning whether this is some sort of spin for Trump to get out of debates or something.
Not many are questioning whether this is spin to avoid another possibility: Trump gave it to Hope Hicks, not the other way round.
That would also pretty much ruin his waivers for his rallies. If he knowingly had the disease, that would invalidate those and open him up directly to lawsuits from both attendees at his rallies and the cities which hosted them.
re: #311 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
This guy needs to be President. He definitely would not have received similar wishes if the shoe was on the other foot.:
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re: #313 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
What does that mean? Factories “plump”? Huh?
“Plumps” means advocates or advertises.
re: #315 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Folks are questioning whether this is some sort of spin for Trump to get out of debates or something.
Not many are questioning whether this is spin to avoid another possibility: Trump gave it to Hope Hicks, not the other way round.
That would also pretty much ruin his waivers for his rallies. If he knowingly had the disease, that would invalidate those and open him up directly to lawsuits from both attendees at his rallies and the cities which hosted them.
Tulsa ended the waivers for his rallies when Cain acquired covid19 at Tulsa and died within weeks of covid19. The waivers aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. Attending Trump events is akin to a decimation: 10% of those showing up will end up sick or dying (Trump included).
re: #302 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The end of Five Dollar Feminist’s article:
A-f’n-men. I want Donny alive, healthy, and blathering on Election Night. I want it to be clear when his ass is frog-marched out of the WH on Inauguration Day that he lost fair and square. There was no “he’s dead” or “he’s severely ill” technicality to the drubbing that is (hopefully) coming on Election Day. I want it made clear to Repubs up and down the ballot that this loss was the long-overdue lancing of the festering boil that is their party on the ass of democracy.
re: #226 Belafon
Remember, decades ago, when it was revealed that Trump was at least $420M in debt and was going to have to pay them in the next few years? Decades ago…
And years ago it was revealed that Texas is now involved in massive voter suppression ordered by Abbott.
re: #263 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
That was my first thought after I read that he tested positive (heckova first read em I woke up).
At his age, if he comes through, the US will never get a handle on it.
People survive cancer
Doesn’t mean ignore your doctor and try to get it
re: #267 Targetpractice
Donny and his lackeys have spent months insisting that there’s all sorts of layers of defense around the man and his family, between constant testing, keeping people who haven’t been confirmed clear from being around him, and limited public schedules. All that was supposed to make us feel comforted that even in the midst of a major pandemic, he would be safe and thus continuity of government assured.
All that got blown up last night. There’s no positive spin to that.
+1
re: #323 Jebediah, RBG
Wasn’t Cain significantly healthier than trmp?
He was a cancer survivor but not a morbidly obese walking orange blob.
BREAKING - Ronna McDaniel, the RNC chairwoman, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, multiple sources say. She has mild symptoms. She was last with POTUS last Friday and has been in Michigan since then.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 2, 2020
re: #268 lawhawk
The pundits doing the pundit thing… this is ludicrous.
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Biden shouldn’t suspend his campaign because Trump contracted covid19 through his incompetence, failures, and refusal to mask up.
Biden should put the hammer down and destroy Trump at the polls. Utterly and totally. We remember what Trump and the right wing lunatics did when Hillary campaigned with walking pneumonia. They made all kinds of nonsensical claims about how Hillary was on her death bed and worse.
Biden can take the high road, but protect the low.
GOP Delenda Est.
Trump brought this disaster on himself. Biden is under no obligation to help Trump. None. Less than none. Trump endangered everyone at the first debate as no one on Trump’s side was masked up. They are a menace and a clear and present danger to the Union.
What would Mitch do?
re: #185 Ming5000
There is no way Trump would agree to pretend to have CV-19. He never would agree to show weakness. It is one of his survival skills.
He has it.
Or, alternately, the white supremacist stuff was really dragging him down, including with the religious right, so trump “gets sick”, survives, says it was like having the flu, took HCQ, just like he said all along.
I’m not saying it’s true but it’s viable on multiple levels.
re: #321 Barefoot Grin
And years ago it was revealed that Texas is now involved in massive voter suppression ordered by Abbott.
Abbott knows how his party is fucked if there’s higher turnout.
re: #326 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Ah, it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
re: #327 dangerman
Obstruct and try to get more judges on the bench.
re: #327 dangerman
What would Mitch do?
Mitch would just pick a Federalist Society hack and call it a day.
re: #226 Belafon
Remember, decades ago, when it was revealed that Trump was at least $420M in debt and was going to have to pay them in the next few years? Decades ago…
Ummm, actually, when it comes to Donald Trump, he may very well have been “$420M in debt” “ decades ago”….
But yeah, 2020 has been a LONG year: and not just because we got an extra day.
re: #308 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Too late! He already got their money.
No refunds.
That feeling of perverse gratification when telling someone who hasn’t heard yet is sensational.
So last night I had a very strong urge to start writing a novella where Trump got sick this week, because that would just be the most stupid dramatic thing that could happen.
Dammit, 2020.
Notably the quick outline I generated included a nuclear exchange and the Russians rolling over Eastern Europe before the French and Brits threaten MAD.
Yeah, not gonna write that now.
So what I want to happen next is for Mr. Trump to get very sick… and not die. But get stuck on a vent for a month through the election and emerge in early December a hundred pounds lighter and with obvious medical consequences, unable to trash up the election cycle with his treason and incitement.
re: #335 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
That feeling of perverse gratification when telling someone who hasn’t heard yet is sensational.
Yeah I just told my Dad. He felt a little bad when he learned Melania had it but he also was unaware of her tapes either. I just don’t feel bad. I’m not gonna broadcast it on social media but I don’t feel bad.
re: #323 Jebediah, RBG
Wasn’t Cain significantly healthier than trmp?
It’s unknown. Cain likely could have had all sorts of health issues that were not public.
re: #259 Targetpractice
I get why people are skeptical at the first glance due to all the bullshit that has been pulled by this admin, but there’s just too many negatives about such a move to believe that the WH is engaged in a “hoax” with the hope of pulling off some last-minute Hail Mary play.
Think about if he “fully recovers” in two weeks.
I actually don’t think it will help, but would he try it? It’s the fact that we’ve gotten to this point that makes him unfit to serve.
re: #323 Jebediah, RBG
Wasn’t Cain significantly healthier than trmp?
I would say Cain was probably in a higher risk category. He was treated for colon (stage IV) and liver cancer in 2006.
Mrs. Fish: “They got what’s coming to them.” She is also asking the same questions we all are, about if this is really happening or part of some elaborate con. Smart woman.
re: #306 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The Trump/Pence campaign is already raising money of Trump and his wife being sick.
Why? Don’t they have their own healthcare?
For a male around Trump’s age, the mortality from COVID-19 is in the neighborhood of 10%.
The percentage that need medical intervention is much higher.
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Fuque off, asshat.
Nebraska Senator Megan Hunt Admits Jake Gardner Persecution Was Mob Justice, Continues to Smear Him After His Suicidehttps://t.co/YoPhS25LEE
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 21, 2020
No thoughts. No prayers. No well wishes. They ALL deserve it (sans Barron).
re: #345 Dr. Matt
No thoughts. No prayers. No well wishes. They ALL deserve it (sans Barron).
RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel tests positive for COVID-19
AAAAAAAND another one that deserves it.
re: #268 lawhawk
The pundits doing the pundit thing… this is ludicrous.
Biden shouldn’t suspend his campaign because Trump contracted covid19 through his incompetence, failures, and refusal to mask up.
…
Trump brought this disaster on himself. Biden is under no obligation to help Trump. None. Less than none. Trump endangered everyone at the first debate as no one on Trump’s side was masked up. They are a menace and a clear and present danger to the Union.
Biden took the threat seriously and campaigned from his basement for months in an effort to keep everyone safe. Trump mocked him for staying inside and not traveling to speak to crowds of people.
Biden may need to curtail travel and events that attract crowds for safety’s sake, but he sure as hell doesn’t need to pause his campaign out of a sense of ‘fairness’ to the current infection in the white house.
Literally my thoughts and prayers are with the white house butlers/housekeepers/etc who are now working at a fucking covid ward
— molly (@isteintraum) October 2, 2020
I listened to part of the taped conversation between Melania and ex-friend Stephanie Wolkoff. I believe that’s the first time I’ve heard her speak conversationally. What a whiny brat (not the first ‘b’ word that came to mind). I thought, this person has friends?
Trump went to Nevada and ignored state masking/social distancing guidelines.
Trump went to Bedminster in NJ and ignored state masking/social distancing guidelines.
Trump is responsible for all that follows.
Trump’s responsible for all that preceded this - the failure to deal with covid19 - all he’s done is lie, ignore health experts’ guidance, and purposefully refused to mask up because he thinks that makes him look weak.
Covid19 saw that and was like. Challenge… ACCEPTED.
re: #311 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
This guy needs to be President. He definitely would not have received similar wishes if the shoe was on the other foot.:
In a campaign wide email sent to staff, Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon tells them to “rest assured” that all precautions are being taken to protect everyone on the team and asks them to refrain from posting about Pres. Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis on social media. pic.twitter.com/va7zZWLx3I
— Marianna Sotomayor (@MariannaNBCNews) October 2, 2020
re: #351 lawhawk
I’m also outraged because he and his plague rats were in Duluth on Wednesday, the day we learned Hope Hicks tested positive. I commented at the time, we’re dealing with enough stupidity with the states on all three sides having skyrocketing infection rates, we don’t need these assholes flying in and adding to the burden.
re: #352 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Joe’s got a good team by him. And that’s part of what leadership is. Surrounding yourself with capable people. Biden has done that and that’s why I’m confident that not only will he beat Trump but he will be a good President too.
re: #328 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Or, alternately, the white supremacist stuff was really dragging him down, including with the religious right, so trump “gets sick”, survives, says it was like having the flu, took HCQ, just like he said all along.
I’m not saying it’s true but it’s viable on multiple levels.
Way too clever for this lot
re: #347 Dr. Matt
RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel tests positive for COVID-19
AAAAAAAND another one that deserves it.
It’s quite possible this could incapacitate the top of the whole Republican Party.
re: #283 dangerman
The president of the united fucking states is patient zero in DC
He may have infected a bunch of the senior government
Including his scotus pick (if so I might od on schadenfreude)
Do I remember hearing that he’d met with all the conservative Supremes to talk about confirmation strategy?
Is it too cruel to wonder if maybe he’ll be leaving President Biden with 3 or 4 Scotus openings on day 1?
re: #339 Belafon
Think about if he “fully recovers” in two weeks.
I actually don’t think it will help, but would he try it? It’s the fact that we’ve gotten to this point that makes him unfit to serve.
I’ve considered it. And it would really only be a positive to him and his campaign in the sense that his supporters would have their golden calf to support going into the election. Because let’s be honest, none of them would be really voting for Pence, they’d be voting for the rotting corpse next to him.
The list of ways that such would be a negative for him start with “He got sick in the first place” and go from there. To be honest, I think there are a lot of folks in his own party who would prefer him as a martyr than as a candidate. They’d hope for the Wellstone effect to kick in, if only to save their asses in the Senate.
“The Biden campaign announces that, in lieu of suspending the campaign, it will act as if the president was incapacitated, and let Senator Harris to campaign in his stead.”
re: #359 dangerman
Yes and yes
But I meant if he were in Bidens position
He wouldn’t consider suspending for a millisecond
Crush them when you have the advantage
Oh absolutely,.
Trump gets COVID and gold goes down? LOL. Gold always responds to a crisis by going up, good news by going down.
re: #339 Belafon
Think about if he “fully recovers” in two weeks.
I actually don’t think it will help, but would he try it? It’s the fact that we’ve gotten to this point that makes him unfit to serve.
And how many people he likely gave it to
re: #360 Belafon
“The Biden campaign announces that, in lieu of suspending the campaign, it will act as if the president was incapacitated, and let Senator Harris to campaign in his stead.”
I really admire how he’s not afraid to share the spotlight with Senator Harris and hell even let her overshadow him some.
Let us not forget how Donnie, the GOP, the magat scum, and the entire MSM mocked HRC when she fell ill at this point in 2016.
Fark headline:
Trump tests positive for Covfefe
re: #348 stpaulbear
Biden took the threat seriously and campaigned from his basement for months in an effort to keep everyone safe. Trump mocked him for staying inside and not traveling to speak to crowds of people.
Biden may need to curtail travel and events that attract crowds for safety’s sake, but he sure as hell doesn’t need to pause his campaign out of a sense of ‘fairness’ to the current infection in the white house.
Fairness don’t enter into it
Politics ain’t beanbag
Look what just dropped in the House today… https://t.co/LTIfzPjkxj pic.twitter.com/rodE4oFSPX
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) October 2, 2020
re: #357 sagehen
Do I remember hearing that he’d met with all the conservative Supremes to talk about confirmation strategy?
Is it too cruel to wonder if maybe he’ll be leaving President Biden with 3 or 4 Scotus openings on day 1?
2020 f’ing owes us this.
Kavanaugh weeping and trying to chug a beer while on a ventilator should be the cold open of SNL
Even before this, Secret Service was coping with coronavirus exposure because of presidential travel. From @CarolLeonnig from last month:https://t.co/odcWEnO8sT pic.twitter.com/QK2ULitPtf
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) October 2, 2020
Map: Where President Trump went the week he was diagnosed with Covid-19 https://t.co/JbrpL8eNaQ pic.twitter.com/LV66QHzrGq
— NBC News Graphics (@NBCNewsGraphics) October 2, 2020
At 9 am, former WH physician/future congressman Dr. Ronny Jackson went on FOX saying he “expected” the president to remain asymptomatic. Minutes later, WH confirmed president had mild symptoms.
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) October 2, 2020
re: #181 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Fuck tRump, he brought it on himself. Full steam ahead Joe!
re: #353 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I’m also outraged because he and his plague rats were in Duluth on Wednesday, the day we learned Hope Hicks tested positive. I commented at the time, we’re dealing with enough stupidity with the states on all three sides having skyrocketing infection rates, we don’t need these assholes flying in and adding to the burden.
Amy idea how many attended his rally in MN?
re: #356 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
It’s quite possible this could incapacitate the top of the whole Republican Party.
re: #373 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Amy idea how many attended his rally in MN?
No, but my heart dropped when I saw the map upthread and remembered he also visited Shorewood, which is literally 10 miles away.
re: #355 dangerman
Way too clever for this lot
I don’t disagree but, big but, trump is an ace marketeer. That’s all he is. He knows how to play people and situations. All bullshit but that’s trump.
This all reminds me of a kid faking the flu to get out of taking a test he didn’t study for.
re: #192 Ming5000
Hmmm.. So, if Pence also has CV-19 we could be in for some interesting scenarios.
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Wonder how many attendees hands Mother’s boy shook that day.
re: #356 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
It’s quite possible this could incapacitate the top of the whole Republican Party.
I cannot imagine the US would ever get that lucky.
Falcon 9 and GPS III-4 vertical on Pad 40 in Florida. Tonight’s 15-minute launch window opens at 9:43 p.m. EDT. Weather forecast is 70% favorable for liftoff → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK pic.twitter.com/x34amrWoRt
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 2, 2020
re: #335 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
That feeling of perverse gratification when telling someone who hasn’t heard yet is sensational.
I’m curious about what Joe Bacon will say about his family’s facebook activity after this news.
re: #375 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
No, but my heart dropped when I saw the map upthread and remembered he also visited Shorewood, which is literally 10 miles away.
That’s more than 6 feet so you’re probably ok // (1/2)
re: #352 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Yes, it not only looks like Joe has got a good team on board, but that they have their priorities quite straight: looking out for everybody’s health first and foremost.
And trying ( though likely with patchy success) to keep the gloatfest at a minimum.
BTW, who is Jen O’Malley Dillon? Unlike the rat-herd running The Orange Anus’s campaign, I don’t recall ever seeing her name much in the coverage?
re: #380 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Pretty photo. Hope it goes zoom, with no boom.
LOL, “The President is in good spirits”
That would be a first.
Some early RW extremist responses to the news that Trump has COVID-19.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) October 2, 2020
QAnon: Trump isn’t sick. His absence from the spotlight means The Plan is finally going down right now. Excitement!
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) October 2, 2020
White Supremacists: “Trump’s been sucking too much kosher cock for anyone to be too surprised.”
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) October 2, 2020
Anyhoo, it’s early yet. They’ll probably harden their responses once they’ve settled on a suitable conspiracy theory.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) October 2, 2020
re: #377 GlutenFreeJesus
This all reminds me of a kid faking the flu to get out of taking a test he didn’t study for.
I did that in 7th grade because I didn’t buckle down and memorize all the state capitals for a social studies test.
re: #385 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
LOL, “The President is in good spirits”
That would be a first.
I thought he didn’t drink alcohol
re: #383 Jay C
Yes, it not only looks like Joe has got a good team on board, but that they have their priorities quite straight: looking out for everybody’s health first and foremost.
And trying ( though likely with patchy success) to keep the gloatfest at a minimum.BTW, who is Jen O’Malley Dillon? Unlike the rat-herd running The Orange Anus’s campaign, I don’t recall ever seeing her name much in the coverage?
She is Joe Biden’s campaign manager. Unlike Trump’s multiple campaign managers, she stays out of the spotlight and puts Biden and Harris in it, which is her job. Her job is not to be the news herself.
Ah Twitter, don’t ever change:
Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 announcement becomes his most liked tweet ever https://t.co/cj1M6BOcZn
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 2, 2020
re: #382 dangerman
That’s more than 6 feet so you’re probably ok // (1/2)
LOL. In seriousness, though, I hope my elderly in-laws didn’t go over there. They’ve been playing it mostly smart so far, but that doesn’t mean they don’t make mistakes.
re: #383 Jay C
Yes, it not only looks like Joe has got a good team on board, but that they have their priorities quite straight: looking out for everybody’s health first and foremost.
And trying ( though likely with patchy success) to keep the gloatfest at a minimum.BTW, who is Jen O’Malley Dillon? Unlike the rat-herd running The Orange Anus’s campaign, I don’t recall ever seeing her name much in the coverage?
Jen was Beto’s campaign manager and before that she worked as Obama’s deputy campaign manager in 2012. Always good to see an O’Malley. *
* My Great Great Great Grandmother was an Irish speaking O’Malley from Mayo which funnily enough is where Biden’s Great Great Grandfather was from as well.
Donald Trump does an impression of Hillary Clinton fainting, mocks her pneumonia https://t.co/1ZiLLWR3nM
— The Independent (@Independent) October 2, 2016
re: #389 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
She is Joe Biden’s campaign manager. Unlike Trump’s multiple campaign managers, she stays out of the spotlight and puts Biden and Harris in it, which is her job. Her job is not to be the news herself.
It’s the same deal with his kids too. You don’t see Hunter and Ashley constantly shit talking Trump the way the Trump brats do Biden.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “As sad as the diagnosis is that the President and first lady have, maybe it is the pivotal moment to take us to a different place as we fight this vicious virus based on science, not on politics.” https://t.co/jIK0vkOXRd pic.twitter.com/iSgdBX7djD
— CNN (@CNN) October 2, 2020
re: #391 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
LOL. In seriousness, though, I hope my elderly in-laws didn’t go over there. They’ve been playing it mostly smart so far, but that doesn’t mean they don’t make mistakes.
I understand
And was half not gonna say anything…
It’s different when it’s personal
re: #393 Patricia Kayden
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re: #394 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
It’s the same deal with his kids too. You don’t see Hunter and Ashley constantly shit talking Trump the way the Trump brats do Biden.
It’s the way they were raised
Yeah, mild symptoms.
He hasn’t tweeted in the 9 hrs since tweeting that he and Melania had tested positive.— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) October 2, 2020
re: #398 dangerman
It’s the way they were raised
Class versus crass. I don’t even think Hunter or Ashley have a Twitter account. Hunter’s daughter Naomi does. I really do like the Biden family. Very relatable people.
re: #389 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
She is Joe Biden’s campaign manager. Unlike Trump’s multiple campaign managers, she stays out of the spotlight and puts Biden and Harris in it, which is her job. Her job is not to be the news herself.
Obviously a dedicated professional ( and doing a damn good job so far, IMO) - I scrolled her Twitter page down back for months: and only found one picture of herself ( on a poster for an event with others), and just one short personal thread ( for her husband’s birthday, I think). - the rest was all Joe, Jill, and the campaign. Professional.
So if a bunch of Republicans get COVID from Hicks and Trump, can we call it a Fan-demic?
I can’t even be happy that Trump tested positive for COVID-19. My mouth hurts, I feel miserable, I have to take a nasty antibiotic that is going to destroy my flora and fauna and I have a root canal next Thursday. The only good thing is that I at least got myself to the dentist when it was mildly uncomfortable, as opposed to waiting until the OMGWTFBBQ stage, which is usually what happens.
That said, some presstitute should ask Donny if he’s taking hydroxychloroquine.
I hate to be cynical as fuck, but I can’t help wondering if this all ends with Trump and Melania being “cured” by an “incredible vaccine” just before the election…
He IS a con man after all.
Gonna be like an October Surprise Advent Calendar
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) October 2, 2020
re: #375 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
No, but my heart dropped when I saw the map upthread and remembered he also visited Shorewood, which is literally 10 miles away.
I saw that and immediately thought about the room full of smiling and glad-handing entitled conservative rich fucks that are shitting in their shoes this morning. I hope the best for your neighborhood, but I also hope these suckers get what’s coming.
re: #404 Eclectic Cyborg
I hate to be cynical as fuck, but I can’t help wondering if this all ends with Trump and Melania being “cured” by an “incredible vaccine” just before the election…
He IS a con man after all.
Nope. There’s no vaccine. Could he lie about being cured by a vaccine? I guess but who would believe him?
re: #406 stpaulbear
I saw that and immediately thought about the room full of smiling and glad-handing entitled conservative rich fucks that are shitting in their shoes this morning. I hope the best for your neighborhood, but I also hope these suckers get what’s coming.
Yeah, I bet Lake Minnetonka is going to be filled with alcohol and regrets this weekend. I will agree with that sentiment.
For the sake of public confidence and even national security, it is crucial that public briefings on the president’s condition come from medical personnel at Walter Reed, and not from White House officials.
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) October 2, 2020
re: #404 Eclectic Cyborg
I hate to be cynical as fuck, but I can’t help wondering if this all ends with Trump and Melania being “cured” by an “incredible vaccine” just before the election…
He IS a con man after all.
The vaccines in development are preventative, not curative.
Turnberry hotelier tests positive for coronavirus (Ayr, Scotland Advertiser)
re: #404 Eclectic Cyborg
I hate to be cynical as fuck, but I can’t help wondering if this all ends with Trump and Melania being “cured” by an “incredible vaccine” just before the election…
He IS a con man after all.
Not a cure, HCQ Which he’s already heavily invested in, made him better, minimum symptoms, etc.
That’s not a thing.
Kudlow is barely qualified to talk about the economy, let alone public health.
He’s a know nothing sycophant who is spewing nonsense. Treat him accordingly.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) October 2, 2020
Trumpworld having covid19 running rampant is also sucking the life out of the other important story of the past 24 hours:
Texas Gov Abbott is actively engaging in voter suppression by limiting the number of places where mail in ballots can be returned.— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) October 2, 2020
re: #409 Patricia Kayden
Even those Walter Reed is compromised at this point since they have not been transparent around the unscheduled visit. Only Fauci has credibility with the American public. He has to be the spokesperson.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) October 2, 2020
re: #413 lawhawk
Friendly reminder that Boris Johnson started off with relatively mild symptoms as well. Next thing you know, he’s in a hospital, on oxygen.
Life comes at you fast.
You should resign to spend more time with your insider stock trades.
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) October 2, 2020
Someone on the Left better be putting together a viscous ad campaign over these events. You damned well the right would already be airing them if the shoe was on the other foot.
“Donny can’t protect himself, his wife, and 210,000 dead Americans. How can you expect him to protect the rest of us?”
re: #232 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Agreed. They can be polite but I can be humming Instant Karma.
BTW, what Yoko Ono is doing is not knitting. It is crochet. As someone who has been crocheting since about 1968, I’m impressed that she’s crocheting blindfolded in the middle of a song recording. Good for her.
re: #420 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Oh go to hell already Kelly.
Is it too much to ask that she spent a lot of time with trump recently?
Asking for a friend.
re: #421 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Is it too much to ask that she spent a lot of time with trump recently?
Asking for a friend.
No
Looks at notes
Fuck no
Speaker Pelosi awaits results after taking Covid-19 test “out of an abundance of caution.” https://t.co/QYnr4OljZG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 2, 2020
We know Trump has the virus because journalists confirmed it before reporting it…and they reported it before the White House did. There has been much speculation about whether this is “real.” It is. pic.twitter.com/Ek8du2o6U8
— Buzz Burbank (@MichaelJElston) October 2, 2020
re: #413 lawhawk
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SRSLY? An opinion on Trump’s health from Larry (The Man Who Has Never Been Right About Anything) Kudlow?
If Kudlow says that Trump is doing fine, I’d be checking out where they have that black caisson stored: just in case.
re: #404 Eclectic Cyborg
I hate to be cynical as fuck, but I can’t help wondering if this all ends with Trump and Melania being “cured” by an “incredible vaccine” just before the election…
He IS a con man after all.
doesnt work that way
i know you know
a vaccine would prevent you from getting it (so fail there)
once you have it, it’s all supportive / palliative care
Imagine paying tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege of getting exposed to a deadly virus, when all you wanted was to get a big tax cut by taking healthcare coverage away from 20 million Americans. https://t.co/38nrjEVktN
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) October 2, 2020
FFS Meadows walks out of the West Wing without a mask on. I swear, these people.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 2, 2020
He is not wearing a mask.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 2, 2020
re: #417 Patricia Kayden
It was stupidity — much like your own — that gave the virus to Donald. He willfully got the virus by refusing to wear a mask and going to one of his masturbatory rallies in a pandemic.
He is a grifting idiot. And so are you.— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 2, 2020
Trump belongs to three high-risk Covid groups: elderly, obese, and low-income.
— 🧂The Salty Professor🧂 (@SaltyProfessor) October 2, 2020
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You know, I could care less about Meadows, the Trumps, Hicks, and the rest of these assholes but their irresponsibility puts a lot of other people in danger. That’s what is preventing me from having full on schadenfreude this morning.
Mild symptoms means he has symptoms……and he just got it.
Media outlets covering the WH should refuse to meet with any Trumpist unless they’re masked. Trumpworld is a superspreader event, and they don’t care about anyone or anything.
Media outlets should protect their reporters by insisting on masking for all interviews/meetings, and anyone who refuses should be called out.
Hydroxychloroquine stand back and stand by
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) October 2, 2020
re: #432 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
You know, I could care less about Meadows, the Trumps, Hicks, and the rest of these assholes but their irresponsibility puts a lot of other people in danger. That’s what is preventing me from having full on schadenfreude this morning.
that’s the problem everywhere regarding those who refuse to cooperate/participate for the common good
re: #437 dangerman
that’s the problem everywhere regarding those who refuse to cooperate/participate for the common good
Exactly.
re: #435 lawhawk
Media outlets covering the WH should refuse to meet with any Trumpist unless they’re masked. Trumpworld is a superspreader event, and they don’t care about anyone or anything.
Media outlets should protect their reporters by insisting on masking for all interviews/meetings, and anyone who refuses should be called out.
they *should* have been doing this all along
remember when the WH pushed all the chairs together for the pressers?
remember when trump told the reporter to take his mask off
remember…oh why do i bother?
re: #433 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Mild symptoms means he has symptoms……and he just got it.
Yeah, if they were reporting “mild symptoms” a week after he tested positive, it might be grounds for cautious optimism.
But he’s showing symptoms 1-2 days after finding out he’s infected? In an illness noted for rapid collapse of patients? Yeah, I wouldn’t be sending out the celebratory notices just yet.
re: #429 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Good. Here’s hoping and praying for Mark. Oh yeah.
re: #431 (((Archangel1)))
I’m old enough to remember that it wasn’t all that long ago that RWNJ’s were more than happy to let old folks die off in order to save the economy.
Well, now a fat old geezer has COVID-19, so…..
re: #432 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
You know, I could care less about Meadows, the Trumps, Hicks, and the rest of these assholes but their irresponsibility puts a lot of other people in danger. That’s what is preventing me from having full on schadenfreude this morning.
I wonder how many of the lower staff are resigning today?
Mary Trump is all of us:
I reserve my sympathy, empathy, and despair for those who are sick and for those who have died because they were misled, lied to, or ignored.
Wear a fucking mask.#VOTE— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) October 2, 2020
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Two sources say Trump has had a cough and fever. Meanwhile, Hicks is privately angry at Trump because he downplayed virus. My latest:https://t.co/bwRBriLCkt
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) October 2, 2020
Ummm… that’s the opposite of good. That’s opposite of no symptoms. That’s the opposite of everything Trumpworld was saying minutes ago (let alone hours ago).
re: #446 lawhawk
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Ummm… that’s the opposite of good. That’s opposite of no symptoms. That’s the opposite of everything Trumpworld was saying minutes ago (let alone hours ago).
Hicks is mad at Trump? Even though she showed up at work with symptoms?
EXCLUSIVE: In a sign of growing COVID infections at the agency responsible for protecting Trump in the weeks before he was infected, the Secret Service sustained an outbreak of the virus in August at its training facility in Maryland. w/@KannoYoungs https://t.co/VY3Qfi7jjo
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) October 2, 2020
re: #446 lawhawk
That article is exactly what I would have expected. Fuck them all.
re: #447 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Hicks is mad at Trump? Even though she showed up at work with symptoms?
She’s saying no one knows who got it where.
re: #446 lawhawk
If he’s already got the COVID cough and a fever, yeah….he’s likely in for a real bad time.
I had COVID earlier this year, during the late winter/early spring European outbreak. And yeah, it sucked ass. I was damned lucky I didn’t need to get my happy ass to the hospital, but there were was one night I had where I thought if it got any worse, I should probably call 155 (the local version of 911 for medical emergencies).
re: #447 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Hicks is mad at Trump? Even though she showed up at work with symptoms?
From the story:
Hicks is said to be frustrated with Trump for taking such a cavalier approach to the virus. She was one of the few West Wing staffers to wear a mask in meetings, which her colleagues chided her for. “She was made fun of because she wore a mask,” a friend said. Sources told me Hicks is also upset that news coverage has made it appear that she gave Trump the virus, when in fact no one knows where he got it. “It’s so unfair she’s sort of being blamed,” the friend told me.
re: #452 Dr Lizardo
I hadn’t realized you had it that bad. I’m glad you’re ok now. You are ok, right?
re: #450 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
She’s saying no one knows who got it where.
Zero contact tracing at the WH.
UNFU… nope. Totally fucking believable. The incompetence of Trumpworld knows no bounds. None. Absolutely none.
re: #291 Targetpractice
I’m reminded of the stories of the Spanish Flu, where people would get up and go to work feeling “a little under the weather,” and be dead before the end of the day.
That’s what happened to my Grandpa. He came home from work, said he was feeling tired and went to lie down, never got up again. He was 29 years old.
Everyone’s been looking forward to next week’s Harris/Pence debate - but with Trump showing mild symptoms so soon while so vulnerable, the next debate we get might just end up being Biden/Pence…
re: #268 lawhawk
The pundits doing the pundit thing… this is ludicrous.
Somebody forgot how Trump doubled down when Hillary got sick in 2016.
— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) October 2, 2020
re: #459 🌹UOJB!
How’s the family taking the news?
Two sources say Trump has had a cough and fever. Meanwhile, Hicks is privately angry at Trump because he downplayed virus. My latest:https://t.co/bwRBriLCkt
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) October 2, 2020
Hi. I’m back from my mini-sabbatical. I have thoughts.
Trump has fucked with the truth for nearly four years, so I can understand the skepticism about his diagnosis. His mendacity has real consequences, and we’re seeing that this morning.
You gotta wonder how many more administration members, family members, staffers, Secret Service personnel, military, law enforcement, media and other peripheral players will end up being infected. And while they’ll try like hell to deny it, responsibility will lie with Trump for playing politics with a pandemic.
Finally - Trump and his wife contracting the virus is pretty much the perfect end point of four years of lying, cheating, undermining the foundations of democracy, and believing they were existing outside the law, societal norms, and natural transmission of infectious disease.
It has all collapsed, as it inevitably had to.
I hope for the best for Joe Biden, his staff and family.
re: #454 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I hadn’t realized you had it that bad. I’m glad you’re ok now. You are ok, right?
Yeah, pretty much back to normal. It did some lung damage, though but that’s gradually improving. For awhile, even walking 200 yards got me seriously winded. Now, a few months later, I’m fine but let’s say I’m not gonna be running the Prague Marathon anytime soon.
re: #433 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Mild symptoms means he has symptoms……and he just got it.
I’ve had mild symptoms for six months. Fatigue/Shortness of breath. Never hospitalized.
Not that he works that hard, but he will not be able to do a 2nd term at more than about 25% of his capacity.
re: #462 makeitstop
I’m expecting we’ll see a small bump in Trump’s numbers due to sympathy and wingnut solidarity.
It’s kinda weird. People are acting like everything was totally normal before and *now* things are out of control.
Um. They blew up the post office machines, they’re handing out Russian intel product in Congress, and Trump already said the election was fake.— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) October 2, 2020
Xmas came early this week:
*Donnie’s taxes released
*Donnie’s failed and embarrassing debate performance
*Malaria’s recording released
*Jacob Wohl charged with multiple felonies
And we still have all day today and the weekend!
re: #453 stpaulbear
From the story:
Shame that Hope didn’t realize that she worked with horrible people before now.
Trump has a fever and Mel is asymptomatic?
She might inherit that 50 bucks after all.
re: #468 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Shame that Hope didn’t realize that she worked with horrible people before now.
She’s angry, but she’ll be back to steam iron his pants, even if it’s at the funeral home.
re: #287 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Trump already showing symptoms is not a good way for him to start out on this.
Which I believe means that he was contagious by that time.
re: #470 Barefoot Grin
She’s angry, but she’ll be back to steam iron his pants, even if it’s at the funeral home.
The first mistress will sit in the front row with the first “lady”.
re: #465 stpaulbear
I’m expecting we’ll see a small bump in Trump’s numbers due to sympathy and wingnut solidarity.
It could happen, I guess.
I hope he recovers, so we can kick his ass fair and square on 11/3.
re: #468 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Shame that Hope didn’t realize that she worked with horrible people before now.
Yeah. I was thinking the same thing while I read it. I’m not feeling much sympathy.
re: #447 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
Hicks is mad at Trump? Even though she showed up at work with symptoms?
the question is who gave it to who
re: #474 stpaulbear
Yeah. I was thinking the same thing while I read it. I’m not feeling much sympathy.
Much? None. Zip. Nada.
I’ll reserve that for the 207,000 dead.
Announcing today: “This Is Spinal Tap” cast is reuniting to benefit the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania. Join me, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean on Oct.14 for a virtual reunion and help @PADems #TakeItToEleven https://t.co/Fw1FuzA89J
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) October 2, 2020
re: #475 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
No. Sorry, but no.
Maybe it’s the old hippie in me, but I won’t wish the worst for him. Too close to tempting fate for me.
Lingering post-infection symptoms would be a nice reminder of where he went wrong, though.
[Panhandle Public Health District Director Kim] Engel broke out those numbers in a graphic shared Thursday. In the Panhandle, cases among children in the 10 to 19 age group more than doubled between July and September. The Panhandle saw 67 cases among children in July, which climbed to 97 cases in August and then jumped to 142 cases in September. Cases in the age demographic of 20-29, which would encompass college-aged students, also dramatically increased between July and September. There were 69 cases reported in July. August and September saw a dramatic increase in cases, up to 118 cases in August and 173 cases in September.
and
Also during September, directed health measures were relaxed, which many people may have interpreted as a sign that they did not need to take health precautions, such as wearing a mask, using hand sanitizer or washing hands and other preventative steps. The Panhandle moved from Phase 3 to Phase 4, which primarily consists of limiting the size of gatherings, rather than enforcing mask requirements and other limits.
“I heard a lot of people say, when we went into Phase 4, “Oh, OK, there’s no restrictions now,” Engel said. “And we try to get the message out there that there are still restrictions, and a lot of them are upon us personally (to take).
Some COVID-19 counties saw cases dramatically increase in August, September. (Scottsbluff, Nebr. Star-Herald)
re: #461 DodgerFan1988
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we all know we’re in a pandemic
we all know what the covid symptoms are
and they did nothing
Two sources say Trump has had a cough and fever. Meanwhile, Hicks is privately angry at Trump because he downplayed virus. My latest:https://t.co/bwRBriLCkt
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) October 2, 2020
re: #463 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, pretty much back to normal. It did some lung damage, though but that’s gradually improving. For awhile, even walking 200 yards got me seriously winded. Now, a few months later, I’m fine but let’s say I’m not gonna be running the Prague Marathon anytime soon.
when you do, let us know
long distance moral support
;-)
Doh!
On the bright side, Trump finally took a test on his own. @realDonaldTrump
— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) October 2, 2020
re: #467 Dr. Matt
Xmas came early this week:
*Donnie’s taxes released
*Donnie’s failed and embarrassing debate performance
*Malaria’s recording released
*Jacob Wohl charged with multiple feloniesAnd we still have all day today and the weekend!
29 more days of surprises
Looks like science voted early.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 2, 2020
re: #473 makeitstop
It could happen, I guess.
I hope he recovers, so we can kick his ass fair and square on 11/3.
at this point he’s on the ballot regardless
we’ll kick his ass regardless
re: #476 dangerman
the question is who gave it to who
Hicks is one of a few who’d wear masks more often than not in the WH. She was constantly chided by other Trumpists for doing so.
She’s pissed that she’s being scapegoated because her test came back positive before Trump.
Fuck all of them. But for their consistent refusal to mask/social distance, this was avoidable. I have zero fucks to give for any of them. Hicks went to work for Trump because she approved of the messaging he was delivering (she’s a comms person).
Trump’s messaging: ignore social distancing and masking. Ignore the public health crisis. Ignore the 210,000+ Americans dead. Ignore the millions sickened. Ignore the wrecked economy.
That’s what she signed up for.
re: #482 dangerman
when you do, let us know
long distance moral support;-)
LOL, probably never. I’ve never been into things like marathons. Sure, I’ll do some serious walking, but that’s about it. I try to keep it at 100 pushups/100 situps per day.
re: #489 lawhawk
Hicks is one of a few who’d wear masks more often than not in the WH. She was constantly chided by other Trumpists for doing so.
She’s pissed that she’s being scapegoated because her test came back positive before Trump.
Fuck all of them. But for their consistent refusal to mask/social distance, this was avoidable. I have zero fucks to give for any of them. Hicks went to work for Trump because she approved of the messaging he was delivering (she’s a comms person).
Trump’s messaging: ignore social distancing and masking. Ignore the public health crisis. Ignore the 210,000+ Americans dead. Ignore the millions sickened. Ignore the wrecked economy.
That’s what she signed up for.
I especially like that she wore masks in private.
She deserves whatever she gets.
Democrats believe in science and data.
You believe in dumb conspiracy theories.
I hope this helps.— ⚜️”Rob” Anderson for Louisiana (@RobAnderson2018) October 2, 2020
Imagine lying so much that people aren’t sure if you are telling the truth about contracting the plague
— Chip Franklin (@chipfranklin) October 2, 2020
Saturday Night Live tomorrow is going to be LIT.
re: #402 Rightwingconspirator
So if a bunch of Republicans get COVID from Hicks and Trump, can we call it a Fan-demic?
You do realize that if the virus kills Trump it will go into the history books as “Trump Virus”?
re: #492 DodgerFan1988
How come it’s only the people who run into traffic getting hit by all these cars? https://t.co/tLPJZYEz7N
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 2, 2020
re: #494 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Saturday Night Live tomorrow is going to be LIT.
They are rapidly creating a skit for Alec Baldwin as we speak.
re: #492 DodgerFan1988
And yes, DeAnne, Democrats have caught it.
re: #254 Patricia Kayden
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re: #495 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
You do realize that if the virus kills Trump it will go into the history books as “Trump Virus”?
Trump’s last thought will be, “Immortality at last!! Witness me!”
re: #496 Interesting Times
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You mean the party whose members actually take the virus seriously have had fewer high profile members with cases? Nah can’t be that. Has to be a conspiracy. Fuckwit.
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It might not be a popular opinion but it is how I feel. I want them all to suffer and die. If it could be setup that they suffer and die, lying on a cold floor in a caged pen with no one around to comfort them that would be better. But you can’t have everything I guess.
re: #469 makeitstop
$50? You think he’s THAT rich?
Trump and Melania have covid and the fucking White House chief of staff still wont wear a mask. Don’t waste your prayers on idiots.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 2, 2020
re: #498 Belafon
And yes, DeAnne, Democrats have caught it.
Didn’t Andrew Cuomo test positive or was that another Dem governor? And recently my governor tested positive.
Given that the President of the United States informed the world that he has COVID via Twitter, a reminder that his Justice Department is currently asking #SCOTUS to hold that he should be allowed to block users because it’s *not* his *official* account:https://t.co/wDPHEyMM3u
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) October 2, 2020
re: #492 DodgerFan1988
“In science, you don’t just get to cherry-pick the parts that justify what you were going to do anyway. That’s religion. You’re thinking of religion.” @iamjohnoliver
— Al Bundy (@4tds_bundy) October 2, 2020
re: #505 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Didn’t Andrew Cuomo test positive or was that another Dem governor? And recently my governor tested positive.
I think it was Chris Cuomo. (and his wife)
re: #499 A Cranky One
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re: #509 sagehen
I think it was Chris Cuomo. (and his wife)
Yeah I knew Chris had it but I thought a northern governor did too.
re: #511 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Ralph Northam, VA?
re: #505 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Didn’t Andrew Cuomo test positive or was that another Dem governor? And recently my governor tested positive.
His brother had it.
WHO IN THE HELL IS PUNCHING RICK MORANIS!!!!???!!! https://t.co/qrP1LDolP1
— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) October 2, 2020
2020 continues to suck.
Why do I have a nagging feeling that this is all a ploy by Donald Trump who is attempting the “Hotblack Desiato” gambit of spending a year dead for tax purposes?
Holy shit.
Omfg @alexgibneyfilm does it again.
pic.twitter.com/7vvW5iqb2W— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) October 2, 2020
re: #462 makeitstop
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To anyone suggesting Joe should stop campaigning because Trump is in quarantine:
Fuck the fucking hell right off.
There is no way that if this situation were reversed that Trump would NOT be milking it for all he could get.
No mercy, bitch.
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Damn it. I really need to update before posting
lol
re: #518 makeitstop
Holy shit.
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I want him and his top aides on trial for how they fucked this.
Lee met with Barrett, unmasked and in person, on September 29. 48 hours before he says he began experiencing symptoms. https://t.co/ZKUuZh26tu https://t.co/geMJjzkd5A
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) October 2, 2020
re: #511 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Yeah I knew Chris had it but I thought a northern governor did too.
DeWine? Does that count?
NHC will initiate advisories on Tropical Depression 25, located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, at 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC).
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 2, 2020
re: #522 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Damn it. I really need to update before posting
lol
Life moves at you fast… especially with this bunch…
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re: #525 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
DeWine? Does that count?
Not really (??) Didn’t DeWIne announce that he had tested positive, only to backtrack shortly after, since it (fortunately) turned out to be a “false positive” test result?
re: #484 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
Western good morning!
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re: #529 makeitstop
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re: #524 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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At the rate things are going, I’m beginning to question whether or not the hearings will go on as scheduled. And if they can’t, then any talk of having this confirmation done and over with by Election Day is laughable.
re: #511 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Yeah I knew Chris had it but I thought a northern governor did too.
the mayor of Atlanta, somebody in Klobuchar’s family, and I think maybe a couple of congressmen.
Best response I’ve seen to the Trump/Covid news:
“I think RBG may have presented her first case to God?”
A reminder to all to wear masks & socially distance — which Sen. Lee was not doing when he was at the White House this past Saturday https://t.co/0ccRlpENEj pic.twitter.com/hnrfYZ1Pgm
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) October 2, 2020
re: #532 HRH Stanley Sea
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Multiple tens of thousands of decent people were lost to this disease to give half a shit about the likes of those two. I don’t wish Trump and Melania any speedier recovery than the likes of Jerry Falwell or Osama bin Laden; no thoughts and prayers, not a damned thing. The last thing I’d waste energy on is wishing my country’s abuser well.
re: #536 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Ah, yes, the best place for your mask as you hug and kiss and greet multiple people is IN YOUR HAND pic.twitter.com/xNDl1Z1fEK
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) September 26, 2020
Here’s how contact tracing works. Barrett was in contact with Lee who is positive. She has to isolate. She was in contact with a whole list of GOP senators - they have to isolate. Or do they just want to kill people?
— Jennifer ‘Vote Early’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 2, 2020
re: #540 DodgerFan1988
With enough Republicans isolating, they do not have the votes to confirm Barrett.
Now is the time (especially if you have an actual connection to the Biden campaign, e.g. volunteering) to call and demand complete resistance to any bad-faith attempt (e.g. an Oval Office address) to insist he and the Dems “suspend campaigning” for the “good of the nation” or similar shit.
re: #494 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Saturday Night Live tomorrow is going to be LIT.
SNL writers today: we have to start over again?
re: #541 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
With enough Republicans isolating, they do not have the votes to confirm Barrett.
I’m sure the Senate will suddenly allow a remote meeting quorum and voting if it fits their purposes.
Place your bets: does Kayliegh wear a mask today, or simply not show up?
Random though - it would be pretty ironic if the disease Trump has been denying ends up derailing his SCOTUS pick….
re: #543 dangerman
SNL writers today: we have to start over again?
That thought went through my head, too.
Conservatism kills.
Ha! Get this!
There’s a Rep from Bismarck, ND named Rick Berg currently running for health interim officers (everyone keeps resigning under @DougBurgum ) and get this. He wants to END MASS TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING. I feel this doesn’t receive enough attention.— Brittney (@BrittneyCara) October 2, 2020
Chris Wallace looking into the FOX camera and cutting through the Trump bullshit https://t.co/BtBfW5AsV5
— Crommunist (@Crommunist) October 2, 2020
Harris should say, “Sure, as long you’re enclosed in a plexiglass box”:
Pence literally cannot stand up to Harris: . According to two sources Pence’s team is demanding the candidates be seated just seven feet apart from one another. https://t.co/GOgk9oqSo1
— Jennifer ‘Vote Early’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 2, 2020
RNC chair Ronna McDaniel tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/n6OHPbA0hr
— And The Wind Cries: “It is what it is” (@DaveoutofAustin) October 2, 2020
re: #540 DodgerFan1988
Here’s how contact tracing works. Barrett was in contact with Lee who is positive. She has to isolate. She was in contact with a whole list of GOP senators - they have to isolate. Or do they just want to kill people?
— Jennifer ‘Vote Early’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 2, 2020
Uhhh, Jen?
I don’t think it’s that they “want” to kill people: it’s more that they just don’t care.
re: #541 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
With enough Republicans isolating, they do not have the votes to confirm Barrett.
Who says they’re going to isolate?
re: #550 Interesting Times
Harris should say, “Sure, as long you’re enclosed in a plexiglass box”:
Nope. We don’t sacrifice our candidates on the altar of the conservative religion.
re: #539 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
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re: #552 Jay C
Uhhh, Jen?
I don’t think it’s that they “want” to kill people: it’s more that they just don’t care.
After 200,000+ people, the only conclusion is they do in fact want to kill people.
Remember elderly people need to sacrifice themselves for the Dow.
re: #541 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
With enough Republicans isolating, they do not have the votes to confirm Barrett.
wouldnt that be the biggest self own?
Jared Kusnher’s power play is going to be magnificent. Poor Meadows.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 2, 2020
Feels like the plot to “The Death of Stalin.”
Hey GOP, how’s that whole “Let’s pretend this virus doesn’t exist” thing working out for you?
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re: #560 Eclectic Cyborg
Hey GOP, how’s that whole “Let’s pretend this virus doesn’t exist” thing working out for you?
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Perfectly.
I despise how reckless this “president” has been about the virus. I despise that no one in his group of people decided that making the “president” safe was more important than a political point. It’s appalling that he has the virus. I don’t wish this illness on anyone.
— Peg (@PFlowerstone) October 2, 2020
Now that I think about it, there’s no way that Graham or other senior Senate Repubs are gonna put a hold on the hearings or even cancel them. They’ve already committed to sacrificing their careers, their health isn’t really that much of an ask at this point.
re: #563 Targetpractice
Now that I think about it, there’s no way that Graham or other senior Senate Repubs are gonna put a hold on the hearings or even cancel them. They’ve already committed to sacrificing their careers, their health isn’t really that much of an ask at this point.
💯. Not a chance.
Breaking VP Joe and Dr. Biden tested negative. The entire planet is *relieved*.
re: #565 Dr. Matt
Breaking VP Joe and Dr. Biden tested negative. The entire planet is relived.
Thank God. https://t.co/0E9tdWkPbg
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 2, 2020
re: #557 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
After 200,000+ people, the only conclusion is they do in fact want to kill people.
Remember elderly people need to sacrifice themselves for the Dow.
Well, guess what, a fat old geezer has it now…..
re: #563 Targetpractice
Now that I think about it, there’s no way that Graham or other senior Senate Repubs are gonna put a hold on the hearings or even cancel them. They’ve already committed to sacrificing their careers, their health isn’t really that much of an ask at this point.
“senator, are you willing to literally put your health and possibly your life on the line to confirm this nominee?”
re: #565 Dr. Matt
Breaking VP Joe and Dr. Biden tested negative. The entire planet is *relieved*.
The Quackers are only going to be further convinced that this means “IT’S HAPPENING!!!”
re: #568 dangerman
“senator, are you willing to literally put your health and possibly your life on the line to confirm this nominee?”
“I’m just fulfilling my constitutional duty, which says the Republican in office with a Republican Senate gets to be the only person to appoint justice to the Supreme Court. Just as God intended!”
I’m happy to report that Jill and I have tested negative for COVID. Thank you to everyone for your messages of concern. I hope this serves as a reminder: wear a mask, keep social distance, and wash your hands.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020
I’ve been getting finger-wagged to fucking death this morning by pecksniffian “independents” on social media, so I’m just gonna put this out there:
Samuel L. Jackson pretty much sums up how I feel about Trump and the entire complicit GOP and right-wing noise machine that has, at every turn, minimized and mocked the deaths of 210,000 Americans
re: #500 Dr Lizardo
Trump’s last thought will be, “Immortality at last!! Witness me!”
Either that or “I can’t breathe!”
re: #572 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
+1 for pecksniffian
Breaking News: Joe Biden tested negative for the coronavirus, his campaign said, days after appearing on the debate stage with President Trump.https://t.co/bHKxZhNF63
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 2, 2020
re: #571 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Tonight we are celebrating Sukkot “The Time of Our Happiness”
We don’t set the table until the last minute in case there’s rain #Sukkot2020 #Sukkah #ChagSameach pic.twitter.com/3n66nB3oFF
— #VoteBlue Blueberry Pie (@Pie_Overlord) October 2, 2020
In other news, a rarity in the Stockholm Metro: Derailment.
Donnie unfortunately will likely fully recover. And when he does, it’s a certainty he will spend every waking moment boasting how he beat the “China Flu”….something Sleepy Joe could never do. Book it.
Breaking: Joe Biden tests positive for common sense.
— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) October 2, 2020
re: #579 Teukka
It’s obviously because of that guy stuck between cars.
SCOOP: Donald Trump mingled without a mask at a New Jersey campaign fundraiser. This was hours before he tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/gvfl9saRIM via @MotherJones
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 2, 2020
re: #582 Belafon
It’s obviously that guy stuck between cars.
Nah, that’s a tech figuring out to fix the mess. Thank :insert deity here: that it happened on a Friday so resolving the issue can be allowed to take more time without grave repercssions.
re: #580 Dr. Matt
Donnie unfortunately will likely fully recover. And when he does, it’s a certainty he will spend every waking moment boasting how he beat the “China Flu”….something Sleepy Joe could never do. Book it.
The fact that he got sick despite all his boasting about how he had no need for masks because everybody around him is tested and he doesn’t hold events indoors as recently as Tuesday night…yeah, boasting that he survived a disease that’s killed 200K+ Americans on his watch is not going to be a good look.
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States https://t.co/CYjamHP2uf pic.twitter.com/NkjjOmKrsA
— The Onion (@TheOnion) November 16, 2016
re: #586 Targetpractice
The fact that he got sick despite all his boasting about how he had no need for masks because everybody around him is tested and he doesn’t hold events indoors as recently as Tuesday night…yeah, boasting that he survived a disease that’s killed 200K+ Americans on his watch is not going to be a good look.
He doesn’t care how it looks.
re: #585 Teukka
Nah, that’s a tech figuring out to fix the mess. Thank :insert deity here: that it happened on a Friday so resolving the issue can be allowed to take more time without grave repercssions.
I think Belafon was making a joke.
Shhh…don’t tell Trump but, look what the stock market did when word got out Biden tested negative. pic.twitter.com/0hoNGTuqo2
— Kurt “Mask Up, Vote Early” Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 2, 2020
re: #591 Eclectic Cyborg
I think Belafon was making a joke.
And I’m trying to joke back by giving the appearance of not getting the joke :P
Atheistic state senator weighs in:
I’m surprised I see most people picking up on the Christmas angle — I guess it’s remarkable given the nonsensical “War on Christmas” fabricated by the right to stake a fully unearned claim on faith and morality, but staff/consultants can do the holiday decor. Not the story.
— Senator Megan Hunt 😷 (@NebraskaMegan) October 2, 2020
The President’s nightmarish and cruel family separation policy is supported by his wife. The moral thing to do—the Christian thing to do—is open the camps, abolish ICE, + ensure those who carried out these grave acts be prosecuted and held accountable for human rights violations.
— Senator Megan Hunt 😷 (@NebraskaMegan) October 2, 2020
That the First Lady does not care to do the domestic chore of coordinating Christmas decorations is a non story.
Open the camps. Abolish ICE. Prosecute those who did this. They are the villains of our time.— Senator Megan Hunt 😷 (@NebraskaMegan) October 2, 2020
OK, I need to nap.
Dog knows what the hell is going to happen while I do
Bullshit as usual. Many years ago I happened to work for a sound contractor who was hired to provide microphones for a local appearance by President Ford. The Secret Service had their own tech agent check and clean the mikes just before the appearance.
— Lord Piltdown (@jimreynolds54) October 2, 2020
This is true. The USSS guy came to our shop and checked the mikes, put a seal on them, then cleaned them himself immediately before Ford’s appearance. The mike guy was a regular USSS agent, probably someone who had gone head-to-head with KGB bug-spooks for years. God knows what kind of bugs and other exotica he had encountered.
re: #593 Teukka
And I’m trying to joke back by giving the appearance of not getting the joke :P
Okay, I thought that might be what was going on there, but you seemed so serious in your response I wasn’t entirely sure. Well played.
re: #580 Dr. Matt
Donnie unfortunately will likely fully recover. And when he does, it’s a certainty he will spend every waking moment boasting how he beat the “China Flu”….something Sleepy Joe could never do. Book it.
nothing’s changed. the virus is totally unpredictable:
Anyone can get it
Anyone can survive it
Anyone can die from it
he may or may not
i dont particularly care to handicap it
we’ll know soon enough
re: #563 Targetpractice
Now that I think about it, there’s no way that Graham or other senior Senate Repubs are gonna put a hold on the hearings or even cancel them. They’ve already committed to sacrificing their careers, their health isn’t really that much of an ask at this point.
That’s what was said a few moments ago on MSNBC — they are moving forward with the hearings. Let’s see what happens IRL — the world comes after you quickly.
My family was very poor; my father was a wonderful person but a high school dropout (1924 — when he left school in his senior year) and did not find his footing while we were growing up. His one “vice” was being an avid reader and occasionally buying books we could not afford. One book that seared itself in my memory was a collection of Edgar Allen Poe tales, with bizarre and terrifying illustrations gracing the stories. And one that I recall (though last reading it about 60 years ago) was “Masque of the Red Death” — the wealthy fleeing to a castle in the countryside to escape a plague and enjoying themselves there far from the city only to ultimately discover that one of the guests was death — who touched everyone who then perished. Let’s see whether the Washington GOP escape their just fate and continue with their deplorable plans to impose Barrett on our nation.
I’m just going to say what we’re all thinking.
Trump was fine until the debate, where they set up microphones & podiums for him.
Incubation period is usually 2-3 days.
He tests positive a couple of days after the debate.
I put nothing past the left. NOTHING.#TrumpHasCOVID— DeAnna Lorraine 🇺🇸 (@DeAnna4Congress) October 2, 2020
Yes, this had nothing to do with the fact Trump nor any of his people rarely ever wear a mask or social distance or take this virus seriously. It was all a nefarious plot from the Left who can infect people with Covid at will.
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re: #600 Hecuba’s daughter
That’s what was said a few moments ago on MSNBC — they are moving forward with the hearings. Let’s see what happens IRL — the world comes after you quickly.
Are you saying Republicans are LITERALLY willing to sacrifice themselves to get ACB seated before the election?
re: #601 Eclectic Cyborg
She’s better stay home under the bed.
re: #602 Eclectic Cyborg
Are you saying Republicans are LITERALLY willing to sacrifice themselves to ACB seated before the election?
I think they are. Honestly, this is the chance to impact domestic policy not just for a term, but for an entire generation.
re: #583 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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- the fundraiser was a day after he was seen exhibiting symptoms of something
- do we know exactly when he was tested
- what we do know is when the result was announced
if he was tested before thursday night, because they thought it might be possible….
he NEVER should have gone
certainly not maskless
and certainly certainly without informing everyone in the room
he’s a pig
SCOOP: Donald Trump mingled without a mask at a New Jersey campaign fundraiser. This was hours before he tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/gvfl9saRIM via @MotherJones
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 2, 2020
re: #594 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
And the responses? OBAMA DID IT!
re: #580 Dr. Matt
Donnie unfortunately will likely fully recover. And when he does, it’s a certainty he will spend every waking moment boasting how he beat the “China Flu”….something Sleepy Joe could never do. Book it.
I wouldn’t necessarily count on that - he has underlying co-morbidities that we’ve seen over and over again can prove lethal, or severely incapacitating, when in conjunction with COVID-19.
Sure, he might recover, but I’m thinking he is in a very high-risk category for developing serious complications.
Should we think & pray for the Trumps?
This got 4,000 RTs and 15,000 likes after RBG died.
Don’t recall a huge backlash to this or any other Republican commentator who said similarly popular sentiments.
Almost like all this moralizing is completely fabricated or something. https://t.co/4wf8PyUxfM— Elad Nehorai (@PopChassid) October 2, 2020
Well all knew the CTs that he was purposefully infected by “them” were coming. Which really should be a further indictment of just how poorly the security around him worked if “they” could infect him without being caught.
re: #601 Eclectic Cyborg
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The same ANTIFA guys who sunk all of those Trump boats COVIDed the POTUS podium.
ANTIFA OPS
Oh, here we go. MN federal, state legislators hit the panic button after traveling with the President
Included among them is chief state Senate GOP asshole, majority leader Paul Gazelka. GOOD. Maybe you’ll shut your goddamn yap about opening the state back up.
re: #565 Dr. Matt
Breaking VP Joe and Dr. Biden tested negative. The entire planet is *relieved*.
YAY!
— Disloyal Arch (@Arch_LGF) October 2, 2020
Interesting perspective here…
Are the President’s odds better because he’s a VIP? I’m not convinced that VIPs get better care, and the literature is unpersuasive. They get more attention–but risks include chaotic lines of command & patients dictating their own non-evidence-based care (see: Jobs, Steve). (1/2)
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) October 2, 2020
re: #601 Eclectic Cyborg
That fucking idiot has almost 400 thousands followers. 👀
re: #596 Shiplord Kirel: Fan of USPS, Goodyear, and Oreo
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— TheReal Truther (@thereal_truther) October 2, 2020
1. we’re not all thinking it
2. if the left is that machieavellianly clever, explain 2016
re: #615 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
That fucking idiot has almost 400 thousands followers. 👀
Some of them are probably real too.
re: #598 Eclectic Cyborg
Okay, I thought that might be what was going on there, but you seemed so serious in your response I wasn’t entirely sure. Well played.
i thought the train was eating the guy
re: #614 Interesting Times
Interesting perspective here…
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re: #616 dangerman
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2. if the left is that machieavellianly clever, explain 2016
THIS.
re: #601 Eclectic Cyborg
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masks brought down the wtc towers //
JOE AND JILL ARE CLEAN!!
Don’t know if it has been reported here, but I just read that both Bidens just got their (no doubt prioritized) COVID tests back - BOTH NEGATIVE!
Big WHEW!!
ADD: just saw #612: sorry for bigfooting!
re: #568 dangerman
“senator, are you willing to literally put your health and possibly your life on the line to confirm this nominee?”
The democrats are going to boycott the hearings and confirmation simply because of the danger imposed by so very many republicans failing to quarantine themselves. The hearings should be seen as a potential super spreader event.
The reality tv show host President is now a contestant on Survivor.
— Leona Lioness💙 (@LeonaLioness6) October 2, 2020
re: #559 DodgerFan1988
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Feels like the plot to “The Death of Stalin.”
Right down to Beria screaming in defiance as he’s dragged into a kangaroo court, then threatening, then begging for his life with tears in his eyes as the people who’ve always hated him, but no longer fear him, finally get a chance to do what they’ve all wanted to do.
re: #604 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I think they are. Honestly, this is the chance to impact domestic policy not just for a term, but for an entire generation.
are they gonna be stunned/sorry/pissed when after all this, including literally putting their lives on the line, Biden manages to zugzwang them in his first year
Oh, boy…
BREAKING: Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins, who was at the WH SCOTUS announcement on Saturday and was criticized for not wearing a mask and shaking hands, has tested positive for COVID-19.
This was just sent out to the campus.
Unclear if he had it during the WH event. pic.twitter.com/2cR4eaVMzb— Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) October 2, 2020
re: #576 gwangung
I will feel better if this can be repeated 48 hours from now.
Trump was being tested daily. It is clear you can be infected before the tests detect it; by the time you test positive, you could have spread it to many others, especially if you don’t socially distance or wear a mask.
re: #629 Hecuba’s daughter
Trump was being tested daily. It is clear you can be infected before the tests detect it; by the time you test positive, you could have spread it to many others, especially if you don’t socially distance or wear a mask.
I think he was referring to Bidens negative test.
re: #625 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
Right down to Beria screaming in defiance as he’s dragged into a kangaroo court, then threatening, then begging for his life with tears in his eyes as the people who’ve always hated him, but no longer fear him, finally get a chance to do what they’ve all wanted to do.
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That’s a great scene, but it’s heavily fictionalized. It is true that he was “tried” and executed PDQ though.
re: #629 Hecuba’s daughter
Trump was being tested daily. It is clear you can be infected before the tests detect it; by the time you test positive, you could have spread it to many others, especially if you don’t socially distance or wear a mask.
Anyone can have it and not know it
Anyone who has it (knowing or not) can pass it on
It’s starting to look like the SCOTUS announcment was the superspreader event. How fitting.
re: #627 makeitstop
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My karma meter would burst into smithereens if it turned out that Trump’s SCOTUS nominee was the one who infected everyone.
re: #634 Belafon
“Incubation period is usually 2-3 days.”
Nope, it’s a week.
I don’t think that’s true. 2-3 is correct from what I’ve read.
this presidency in a nutshell
“I think it’s important… the president be visible… that he’d be on the phone, that he’d be on television, that he gets out on the Truman balcony, if he can. I’m not too concerned about the health, I’m just concerned about the perception.”
— White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the New York Times, on President Trump being able to do his job since he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
re: #637 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I don’t think that’s true. 2-3 is correct from what I’ve read.
5-10 days on average last I checked.
This bullshyte is making the rounds again. TL;DR, multiple outlets have rated the claim “false.”
Fact check: Ruth Bader Ginsburg wanted gender-neutral language, not lower age of consent (USA Today)
Lowering the age of consent (or eliminating it) is a Libertarian thing, not a liberal one.
re: #637 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I don’t think that’s true. 2-3 is correct from what I’ve read.
OK. I thought it was longer, though that might be just symptoms really showing. I thought that was why it was so hard to contain.
re: #631 Eclectic Cyborg
I think he was referring to Bidens negative test.
Yes — I know. I’m just mentioning that Trumpworld shows that testing negative doesn’t mean that you are free of the disease. Especially given that an MSNBC guest said a few moments ago that the Abbott test has at least 30% (probably higher) false negative results.
re: #638 dangerman
this presidency in a nutshell
A conservative will sacrifice anyone to conserve or grow their power. Mulvaney is no exception: The second Trump is no longer useful to them, under the bus he goes.
This is from the Supreme Court nominee announcement six days ago at the White House.
If you tell these Trump people that a stove is hot, do they sneer at you and press their hands onto the hot metal?
It’s unbelievable the stupidity. pic.twitter.com/I0l4mpvJjk— JRehling (@JRehling) October 2, 2020
re: #639 Teukka
5-10 days on average last I checked.
That’s not true at all. It can be 14 days plus (some at 16) but the average is 2-3.
re: #600 Hecuba’s daughter
Which is why I refer to this plague as…
THE MASQUE OF THE RED STATE DEATH!
Video of the ACB announcement event on Saturday at the WH featuring Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who has now tested positive for Covid-19. pic.twitter.com/aCqP2JCH73 via @bubbaprog
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) October 2, 2020
The best thing about this is we’ve actually crossed into Mask of the Red Death.
Should I make potato kugel or noodle kugel? I don’t want to make both.
re: #649 The Pie Overlord!
Should I make potato kugel or noodle kugel? I don’t want to make both.
I’ll always vote noodle. That’s the best stuff in the world!
Read the whole thing - this is how you message within the confines of the “civility” tone police:
The Lincoln Project wishes the President, First Lady, and the many White House, campaign staff, and those exposed to COVID-19 a swift recovery.
Our full statement: pic.twitter.com/VE4hytn4nY— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 2, 2020
Is anyone else honestly surprised it took this long for Trumpworld to get the virus?
re: #651 Interesting Times
I feel similar to what they do, but at the same time I fully blame all involved for NOT taking proper precautions (i.e. you reap what you sow).
re: #652 Eclectic Cyborg
Is anyone else honestly surprised it took this long for Trumpworld to get the virus?
Amazed. I thought he got a mild case early on. I mean Mar-a-Plagueo was a super spreader place for months early on.
re: #608 The Pie Overlord!
Should we think & pray for the Trumps?
Uh, as you choose, but the repugs are not models for my conduct.
re: #645 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
That’s not true at all. It can be 14 days plus (some at 16) but the average is 2-3.
It can vary.
A negative PCR test today does not mean that someone escaped infection. The virus can incubate for more than a week before it’s detectable. Anyone who was exposed to the president should continue to monitor symptoms and, if they have the means or ability, get tested.
— Robinson Meyer (@yayitsrob) October 2, 2020
There’s a reason why the self isolation period is usually two weeks.
So the Bidens had the more accurate PCR test, which is reassuring but still need a followup.
So the mango moron finally got the virus?
I could offer my Tots & Pears but fuck it.
May he learn what 200,000+ have learned because of his hate and incompetence.
re: #649 The Pie Overlord!
Should I make potato kugel or noodle kugel? I don’t want to make both.
Lokshun kugel with raisins is traditional here for this time of year. We did the potato kugel at pesach
re: #651 Interesting Times
Read the whole thing - this is how you message within the confines of the “civility” tone police:
Nothing from Sir Tweetsalot this morning. Me thinks it’s worse than they are letting on.
— TC Beier (@TCBeier) October 2, 2020
re: #649 The Pie Overlord!
Should I make potato kugel or noodle kugel? I don’t want to make both.
Noodle please. What time is dinner :D
re: #649 The Pie Overlord!
Should I make potato kugel or noodle kugel? I don’t want to make both.
Do you deliver? /s
re: #641 Belafon
OK. I thought it was longer, though that might be just symptoms really showing. I thought that was why it was so hard to contain.
What makes it hard to contain is that people can shed virus days before they show symptoms. That’s why they quarantine you as soon as they know you’re exposed.
The arrogance and flippant attitude of the Senate GOP is going to bite them in the ass.
2/ SJC is 12 GOP-10 Dem. One GOP tested positive for Covid-19. Outside chance that pushes back a committee vote on ACB until SJC at full GOP strength. (SJC rules also require 2 Dem present to make quorum, tho likely easier for GOP to blow thru that particular rule.)
— Sarah Binder (@bindersab) October 2, 2020
4/ In short, Republicans can’t ☎️ it in. Gotta show up. (That’s a phone for all you young folks wondering :-)
— Sarah Binder (@bindersab) October 2, 2020
re: #652 Eclectic Cyborg
Is anyone else honestly surprised it took this long for Trumpworld to get the virus?
Satan takes care of his own but sooner or later the incompetence of this white house was bound to be too much for even the Prince of Darkness (no, not Lucas, the other one) to overcome.
re: #632 Dr Lizardo
That’s a great scene, but it’s heavily fictionalized. It is true that he was “tried” and executed PDQ though.
Indeed. And the post-mortem stuff about Beria being a serial child rapist - I find myself wondering if that was real, or if it was just the kind of made-up smears that the Russians use as their go-to move when they want to totally discredit someone?
Wonder if the Chairman of the JCOS is going to have the opportunity to say, “Well, that’s done it then” in the silence after the sudden gunshot.
re: #668 William Lewis
Satan takes care of his own but sooner or later the incompetence of this white house was bound to be too much for even the Prince of Darkness (no, not Lucas, the other one) to overcome.
I’m sure Satan was shocked at how bad Trump is. Even the Devil suffers unintended consequences.
re: #661 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
[from tweet] Nothing from Sir Tweetsalot this morning. Me thinks it’s worse than they are letting on.
Funnily enough, this just popped up on my Tweetline:
What’s the longest @realDonaldTrump has gone without tweeting since being POTUS?
— Joe Moreno (@JoeMoreno) October 2, 2020
On the other hand, I seem to remember Hoarse Whisperer pointing out that when Trump receives an unavoidable knock to his ego, he stops tweeting for hours, only to roar back on something completely irrelevant to that. So it could be that as well.
re: #638 dangerman
“I think it’s important… the president be visible… that he’d be on the phone, that he’d be on television, that he gets out on the Truman balcony, if he can. I’m not too concerned about the health, I’m just concerned about the perception.”
Yes, it’s important that people see the president gasping for breath or on a respirator.
A Senate GOP aide, on background, tells the Post that some Rs are now discussing asking Leader McConnell to “take the Senate out of session next week” before the ACB hearings start in mid-October.
“If some in the Republican caucus get sick, we are screwed,” the aide says.— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 2, 2020
NOW they care about the CoronaVirus
re: #669 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
Indeed. And the post-mortem stuff about Beria being a serial child rapist - I find myself wondering if that was real, or if it was just the kind of made-up smears that the Russians use as their go-to move when they want to totally discredit someone?
Wonder if the Chairman of the JCOS is going to have the opportunity to say, “Well, that’s done it then” in the silence after the sudden gunshot.
I don’t know offhand, but “Beria was Stalin’s right-hand man” is as total a smear as anyone could get.
Having lost my father to #COVID19, I know how serious this is. I wish the best to the President, First Lady, and all those across the country who are fighting this virus.https://t.co/TzUzpbo6wy
— Senator Tony Vargas😷✊🏾 (@TonyVargas) October 2, 2020
I just checked the MN Secretary of State voter portal. My vote was accepted and will be counted. FUCK YOU, DONNIE!
re: #652 Eclectic Cyborg
Is anyone else honestly surprised it took this long for Trumpworld to get the virus?
Honestly? Yes. With their blatant disregard for masks & social distancing it was just a matter of time.
re: #673 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
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NOW they care about the CoronaVirus
Repugs only notice misfortune when it happens to them.
re: #669 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
Indeed. And the post-mortem stuff about Beria being a serial child rapist - I find myself wondering if that was real, or if it was just the kind of made-up smears that the Russians use as their go-to move when they want to totally discredit someone?
Wonder if the Chairman of the JCOS is going to have the opportunity to say, “Well, that’s done it then” in the silence after the sudden gunshot.
There are multiple sources that say that Svetlana Alliluyeva was never allowed to be with him alone. He was Stalin’s attack dog and as long as he more useful to Stalin than trouble, he was safe and able to “indulge” himself.
re: #677 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Honestly? Yes. With their blatant disregard for masks & social distancing it was just a matter of time.
This is their new advisor:
Scott Atlas outside west wing moments ago. No mask. From our pool feed. pic.twitter.com/316YGpXLLI
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 2, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett tested positive for COVID-19 this summer: report
re: #681 🌹UOJB!
Amy Coney Barrett tested positive for COVID-19 this summer: report
Can we be sure she quarantined for the right amount of time?
Don’t ever trust a Catholic with 7 kids to be able to count correctly.
//
Chuck has thoughts.
Chris Wallace. “All those man hours of prep for the debate and Trump ruined it?” Then he said that Trump was the first to interrupt? False. So I guess it was all about Chris Wallace.
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) October 1, 2020
re: #492 DodgerFan1988
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Ever notice that people that closed their eyes and plug their ears are always getting hit by cars crossing the street, while people that look both ways and listen for traffic hardly ever do. I smell a conspiracy.
Dana Bash reporting that Hicks, Trump, Stephen Miller, Bill Stepien, Chris Christie, among others were basically in a small conference room, unmasked, for days prepping for the debate.
— Person Woman Man Camera TV (@ClaraJeffery) October 2, 2020
Trump is likely deliberating with various repubs as to how to spin this. It’s a nightmare for him but he can’t admit it.
It’s on now….
News: I have obtained a memo from the @WHCA board to WH reporters with word of “two additional cases of COVID-19 at the White House.” A journalist received a preliminary positive result. And a WH staffer who sits in the “lower press” area received a confirmed positive result.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 2, 2020
Wonder who the journo is? Hannity? That airhead from OAN?
re: #690 makeitstop
Wonder who the journo is? Hannity? That airhead from OAN?
That would be karmic to say the least.
When 210,000 Americans are dead of a disease 7 million have contracted and you don’t believe in the disease or think it is contagious or a cause for concern, your primary health concern is neurological—an organ vital to your health is malfunctioning. The one between your ears.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) October 2, 2020
re: #680 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
This is their new advisor:
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As LGF has long said: “Death Cult.”
re: #680 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
This is their new advisor:
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These stupid f*cks are going to keep on getting people killed.
re: #694 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
These stupid f*cks are going to keep on getting people killed.
Mostly their own cult, but they’ll take some sane people with them.
re: #685 makeitstop
Typhoid Amy.
Of course, we still do not know how long immunity lasts when you’ve recovered from the disease: months? years? Or if you had one variation, are you protected from other variations?
Stupid never rests.
.@Phil_Mattingly says GOP lawmakers who were on the plane with Trump are voting on the House floor today as if they weren’t exposed. No widespread testing in the Capitol. @cnn
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) October 2, 2020
re: #696 Hecuba’s daughter
Of course, we still do not know how long immunity lasts when you’ve recovered from the disease: months? years? Or if you had one variation, are you protected from other variations?
Dunno, but Barrett has gone for recent testing.
Annals of Republican civility: Four years ago on this date, Trump grotesquely mocked Hillary Clinton for having pneumonia. https://t.co/324I48h3k7
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) October 2, 2020
Shock, sympathy, mockery: World reacts to Trump infection (CBC)
The positive test result for Trump and his wife was the most searched topic in China on the widely used social media app Weibo a few hours after the announcement, with most comments mocking or critical.
One user darkly joked that Trump had finally tweeted something positive.
The Chinese government has bristled at Trump’s attempts to blame China, where the disease emerged, for the pandemic and called for global co-operation in fighting it, a message that has resonated with the public.
Hu Xijin, the outspoken editor of the state-owned Global Times newspaper, tweeted in English that “President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19.”
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To be clear, these are connected. pic.twitter.com/F0xDvx2P4t
— Institute for Policy Studies (@IPS_DC) October 2, 2020
17 Republicans & Amash (Libertarian) voted No on House resolution condemning QAnon
Arrington-TX
Babin-TX
Bishop-UT
Brooks-AL
Burgess-TX
Carter-GA
Davidson-OH
Duncan-SC
Ferguson-GA
Flores-TX
Gosar-AZ
Kelly-PA
King-IA
Norman-SC
Perry-PA
Tiffany-WI
Webster-FLhttps://t.co/45hf5zBSq0— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) October 2, 2020
re: #683 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Chuck has thoughts.
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Isn’t it amazing to see Chuck Woolery’s H/O model train of thought?
re: #698 Decatur Deb
Dunno, but Barrett has gone for recent testing.
I see that “ImMuNiTY OnLy LaStS 3 MoNtHs” twitter (nope, that’s a gross mischaracterization of the state of the art of our knowledge on that topic) is about to meet Amy Coney Barrett twitter.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 2, 2020
re: #704 Interesting Times
Do you ever feel like you’re just trying to give an astrophysics lecture at a giant goat rodeo?
— Big Juicy Uncle Sean (@SmackHenry) October 2, 2020
re: #679 William Lewis
There are multiple sources that say that Svetlana Alliluyeva was never allowed to be with him alone. He was Stalin’s attack dog and as long as he more useful to Stalin than trouble, he was safe and able to “indulge” himself.
Well, if you’re going to order the murder of millions, personally torture thousands in sick & sadistic ways in Lyubyanka, ship millions more to gulags and starve 30 million in Ukraine …
… then yeah, pretty much everything’s on the table.
However, the Beria-kiddie stuff seems to rhyme with whatever else the Russians come up with to say “This is a really bad guy and we hate him so you should too because _____”
re: #695 Decatur Deb
Mostly their own cult, but they’ll take some sane people with them.
Yep. They just don’t care.
I hope she gets what she deserves.
WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnenay was asked on Fox News by Harris Faulkner *when* POTUS learned about Hope Hicks’ diagnosis, since that is a critical bit of information, and McEnany said she “doesn’t know the answer” and “didn’t want to get into a timeline.”
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) October 2, 2020
A source confirms this @costareports detail — there’s some fear among Senate Republicans about proceeding with a relatively needless session next week and risking someone falling ill and jeopardizing the vote tally on Coney Barrett. https://t.co/5X3IzwRrSq
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) October 2, 2020
Umm…
Ron Deathsantis, hard at work. https://t.co/903zmIVJuH
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 2, 2020
In news about little people getting CV19, the Worldometer count has crossed 7,500,000 for the US.
Reminder: this man deserves no sympathy https://t.co/mIDg7S1zfL
If Trump kicks it, what happens with the $420 million he owes to __________?
I’d like to sympathize with Trump’s illness…
…but I got 401Ks to think about.— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) October 2, 2020
Today of all days the American public deserves a White House press briefing. Has one been called yet?
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) October 2, 2020
Saw Kayleigh claim today that she didn’t know at the time of yesterday’s presser of Hick’s positive test; the CNN anchor repeated that assertion as though there is any reason to believe anything the press secretary says. Kayleigh is as much a liar as everyone else in Trumpworld. I am 90% confident that she already knew the truth yesterday and failed to reveal that information to the reporters.
re: #505 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Senator Bob Casey (Sane, PA), back in May. Happily, he’s fine.
post-gazette.com
Anybody checked out the betting markets to see what odds are being placed on Trump’s COVID19 infection?
re: #716 Hecuba’s daughter
Saw Kayleigh claim today that she didn’t know at the time of yesterday’s presser that she was unaware of Hick’s positive test; the CNN anchor repeated that assertion as though there is any reason to believe anything the press secretary says. Kayleigh is as much a liar as everyone else in Trumpworld. I am 90% confident that she already knew the truth yesterday and failed to reveal that information to the reporters.
Hell, didn’t we already see an article from this morning that the White House was hoping (heh) to hide Hope’s positive test result, but the beans spilled shortly before Trump himself tested positive?
re: #714 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
And the Dow. Can’t forget the Dow and that old people need to die for it.
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) October 2, 2020
White House told Cuomo’s office that POTUS would be on this 12:15 call, per people briefed. But it’s Pence, not POTUS, who is on right now.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 2, 2020
re: #719 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Hell, didn’t we already see an article from this morning that the White House was hoping (heh) to hide Hope’s positive test result, but the beans spilled shortly before Trump himself tested positive?
What if Hope leaked the news about her illness?
TPM arguing that given the claims that WH staff are tested frequently and that Trump and Hicks already had symptoms on Wednesday/Thursday, it is likely Trump’s condition was known for days, or that they’re even lying about the testing they do at the WH.
re: #708 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I hope she gets what she deserves.
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Yeah, but they’re all up into every single little factoid they can fake up dredge up about a GOP vote being tossed by an intern and that’s the blazing emergency, not the pandemic
Some yo-ho in San Diego buys steak from Trader Joe’s and food stamps are totes all fraud, but drawing conclusions about 210,000 dead is WAY TOO SOON
re: #687 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Trump is likely deliberating with various repubs as to how to spin this. It’s a nightmare for him but he can’t admit it.
there is no spinning this that works
re: #723 dangerman
TPM arguing that given the claims that WH staff are tested frequently and that Trump and Hicks already had symptoms on Wednesday/Thursday, it is likely Trump’s condition was known for days, or that they’re even lying about the testing they do at the WH.
My wife heard that they had been getting lax about testing, and had stopped even temperature checks.
BREAKING: NEW STATEMENT FROM TRUMP CAMPAIGN: “All previously announced campaign events involving the President’s participation are in the process of being moved to virtual events or are being temporarily postponed. “
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) October 2, 2020
I beg your pardon,
I spread the rona in the Rose Garden 🤝
🎼🎵🎶— K. Sennholz MD (@MtnMD) October 2, 2020
re: #669 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
Indeed. And the post-mortem stuff about Beria being a serial child rapist - I find myself wondering if that was real, or if it was just the kind of made-up smears that the Russians use as their go-to move when they want to totally discredit someone?
Wonder if the Chairman of the JCOS is going to have the opportunity to say, “Well, that’s done it then” in the silence after the sudden gunshot.
Story I heard is that sometime before the fall of the USSR, they were doing some work on what used to be Beria’s villa and they found bodies in the backyard. The remains were identified as female.
re: #713 Barefoot Grin
If Trump kicks it, what happens with the $420 million he owes to __________?
Maybe they’ll go after the kids. One can hope, anyway.
re: #729 nines09
“When you take you gotta give so live and let live
(Or let go)”
This psychotic cult, rooted in fantasies of violence and antisemitism, is an enemy of civilization. Its adherents have been deluded and brain-poisoned.
It is sad Congress must speak out publicly against this growing cult but here we are. https://t.co/Iq7lZawc9M— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) October 2, 2020
Meanwhile, creeping authoritarianism continues.
WASHINGTON — The National Guard has designated military police units in two states to serve as rapid reaction forces so they can respond quickly to any potential civil unrest around the country, following violent protests that rocked the nation’s capital and several states this summer.
Military leaders don’t explicitly tie the changes to concerns about possible election-related violence, but the nation is bracing for unrest surrounding the tumultuous presidential campaign, particularly if voting results are not known for days or weeks because of the increase in mail-in ballots.
According to the Guard, about 600 troops — 300 in both Alabama and Arizona — will be ready to deploy within 24 hours if requested by a governor in another state. And Guard leaders have also bought more than $200,000 in new protective equipment, and have increased troop training on proper procedures in dealing with protests.
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National Guard taps units for rapid response to civil unrest (Stars & Stripes)
re: #730 Dr Lizardo
Story I heard is that sometime before the fall of the USSR, they were doing some work on what used to be Beria’s villa and they found bodies in the backyard. The remains were identified as female.
Basically, John Wayne Gacy with dictatorial power over an entire nation, eh? How depressing. Then again, dig down anywhere near any of these ancient cities, and you’re gonna find *something*.
When I was in Tbilisi (settled for something like 5,000 years) the construction workers just shrugged when digging a foundation and hitting Roman/Hittite/Hun/Mughal/whatever remains.
“Every dig is an archeological dig around here,” said my translator. “Just depends on whether anyone’s really interested in what shows up, or if it’s just more old garbage.”
re: #709 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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well mitch can’t change the rule that less than 50 votes are required
but he could make a rule that only R votes count
A Senate GOP aide, on background, tells the Post that some Rs are now discussing asking Leader McConnell to “take the Senate out of session next week” before the ACB hearings start in mid-October.
“If some in the Republican caucus get sick, we are screwed,” the aide says.— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 2, 2020
THREAD about contact tracing after the SCOTUS super-spreader event. https://t.co/FFfrd1tpJa
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) October 2, 2020
Everyone at that event should be quarantined.
re: #733 wrenchwench
Virtual events? Where are we going to find some virtue?!?
From liberal “virtue-signalers.”
It’s well after noon; I need a nap. This has been an exhausting overnight news dump; kept me on the edge of my seat.
The secretary of health and human services, Alex Azar, defended President Trump’s family for not wearing masks at the presidential debate. The first family is “in a different situation than the rest of us,” he said. https://t.co/Nizd1OzNhY pic.twitter.com/zQ44l4WPPX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 2, 2020
He said this today.
re: #737 dangerman
well mitch can’t change the rule that
lessMORE than 50 votes are requiredbut he could make a rule that only R votes count
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If he could have made that rule, he already would have. Mitch believes in nothing but power, white supremacy, and the sweet, sweet graft he gets from his billionaire buddies for installing pro-oligarchy freaks on judicial benches.
Judicial appointments are like crack at the point to McConnell. It’s all he’s got to show for 4 years in power, so he’s a rat banging on that goddam lever, trying to get another cheap hit.
re: #726 dangerman
there is no spinning this that works
ps
I gave you masks
I gave you distancing
hand washing
experts
successful examples elsewhere
what were you waiting for?
So the coronavirus diagnosis has overwhelmed the news cycle — “suckers and losers”, Trump’s taxes, Trump Senators working on behalf of a Russian agent, Putin bounties on American soldiers, etc — have all gone down the memory hole. Given that coronavirus mishandling should be the biggest news story anyway, so maybe it will remind voters of Trump’s malfeasance — or maybe not. If Trump recovers quickly, it will further his narrative; if not, maybe it will help produce the Democratic landslide that is so merited.
re: #727 Belafon
My wife heard that they had been getting lax about testing, and had stopped even temperature checks.
Gosh didn’t somebody say something about SLOW THE TESTING DOWN???????
re: #736 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
Basically, John Wayne Gacy with dictatorial power over an entire nation, eh? How depressing. Then again, dig down anywhere near any of these ancient cities, and you’re gonna find *something*.
When I was in Tbilisi (settled for something like 5,000 years) the construction workers just shrugged when digging a foundation and hitting Roman/Hittite/Hun/Mughal/whatever remains.
“Every dig is an archeological dig around here,” said my translator. “Just depends on whether anyone’s really interested in what shows up, or if it’s just more old garbage.”
It is confirmed that Beria was a sexual predator, according to evidence given at his trial by his bodyguards. Among other deviant behaviors, during the war he would often be driven slowly around Moscow in his armored car and look for women that he liked; when he identified one he would have his bodyguards take the woman and bring her to his home, where he would have a meal with her and then take her to a specially constructed, soundproof room where he would rape her and engage in acts of sadomasochism. After he was done with them he would have his guard give her flowers, if she accepted he took it as implicit consent to the act and if she refused she would be arrested and probably killed.
This demonstrates that he was much more than a brutal political actor in a brutal time and place, but a disturbed individual who received much sexual pleasure from causing pain and exerting domination over people, particularly women, and this fits with the characterization of him as a deranged individual. To the charge of being a serial killer, the Tunisian Embassy in Moscow is in what was his home and several skeletons of young women were found on the grounds, so it is very likely that he did personally engage in murder for sexual gratification.
There is a list of the women that he raped and/or murdered which was compiled by his bodyguard as part of Stalin’s intent to have him tried and executed prior to Stalin’s death, and the Russian government has said that they will release the full list in 2028; they haven’t released it thus far so as to protect the privacy of surviving victims and their families.
re: #745 Hecuba’s daughter
So the coronavirus diagnosis has overwhelmed the news cycle — “suckers and losers”, Trump’s taxes, Trump Senators working on behalf of a Russian agent, Putin bounties on American soldiers, etc — have all gone down the memory hole. Given that coronavirus mishandling should be the biggest news story anyway, so maybe it will remind voters of Trump’s malfeasance — or maybe not. If Trump recovers quickly, it will further his narrative; if not, maybe it will help produce the Democratic landslide that is so merited.
We can hold fire for a day. Besides, there’s plenty of other damning shit that’s come out this morning, and it’s a safe bet that it’s not done.
re: #742 makeitstop
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He said this today.
they think they’re different
did they get separate air?
The secretary of health and human services, Alex Azar, defended President Trump’s family for not wearing masks at the presidential debate. The first family is “in a different situation than the rest of us,” he said. https://t.co/Nizd1OzNhY pic.twitter.com/zQ44l4WPPX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 2, 2020
re: #743 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
If he could have made that rule, he already would have. Mitch believes in nothing but power, white supremacy, and the sweet, sweet graft he gets from his billionaire buddies for installing pro-oligarchy freaks on judicial benches.
Judicial appointments are like crack at the point to McConnell. It’s all he’s got to show for 4 years in power, so he’s a rat banging on that goddam lever, trying to get another cheap hit.
thats what I meant. I wrote it wrong
re: #746 🌹UOJB!
Gosh didn’t somebody say something about SLOW THE TESTING DOWN???????
trump never should have got tested.
then he wouldn’t have it
re: #747 Dr Lizardo
The problem is that this was all testimony at a trial in the Soviet Union.
And therefore meaningless.
Beria was a monster. But the people who killed him were monsters too
re: #627 makeitstop
Oh, boy…
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OMG, it’s affecting us. IT’S A PANDEMIC, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING!!!
re: #669 Khal Wimpo (not drinking damn fish tank cleaner)
Indeed. And the post-mortem stuff about Beria being a serial child rapist - I find myself wondering if that was real, or if it was just the kind of made-up smears that the Russians use as their go-to move when they want to totally discredit someone?
Wonder if the Chairman of the JCOS is going to have the opportunity to say, “Well, that’s done it then” in the silence after the sudden gunshot.
It’s pretty well documented. “The Court of the Red Tsar”—the book Death of Stalin is based on (along with a graphic novel based on the “…Red Tsar” account of Stalin’s final illness and death—gives a lot more detail.
And given the frequency with which spurious charges were snowballed into ritualistic heaping of negative qualities on the guilty, the kinds of things attributed to Beria were still unique.
re: #686 makeitstop
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Can gain quite a viral load in a situation like that. Pretty much like being in a classroom full of kids.
re: #721 b.d. (Competence 2020!)
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Because who wants to be on a call where all you hear is wheezy DJT moaning “I can’t breathe … I can’t breathe …”.
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Trump’s “Stolen Election” Lie Based on Evidence From Pervy Bathroom Cam-Spy OK, this really takes the cake. If you have relatives that still cling to the “election was stolen, dadgum, I jes’ KNOW IT … This should be a slight remedy to the stubborn madness Thanks to online anonymity, the ...
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Best of April 2024 Nothing new here but these are a look back at the a few good images from the past month. Despite the weather, I was quite pleased with several of them. These were taken with older lenses (made from the ...
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Gateway Pundit, Sued by Election Workers, Declares BankruptcyA onetime favorite, now just pathetic figure around these parts, Jim Hoft aka SMOTI ("Stupidest Man On The Internet"), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in response to the defamation lawsuits filed against him to the same election workers that ... Khal Wimpo (free internal organs upon request!)
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
Grocers Are Finally Lowering Prices as Consumers Pull Back Consumers have been grumbling about the soaring cost of groceries for nearly two years. Now, some of the biggest names in retail appear to be listening. In recent weeks, Target and Aldi have broadcast price cuts on thousands of ... Cheechako
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