Not only has President Trump not been tested for the Coronavirus, he seems proud of the fact that he’s not taking any precautions to protect himself or the people around him. #Colbert #Monologue #Coronavirus
Then I for one won’t be upset if he does get sick or people around him do. They’ve been warned.
NEW: Alex Jones is telling his viewers that the toothpaste he sells kills coronavirus, and that the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security back his claims https://t.co/X7pHl9RLMN
— Timothy Johnson (@timothywjohnson) March 11, 2020
He’s probably scared shitless and doesn’t want a test because he’s terrified of the truth. Ignorance is bliss.
Or in this case, lethal.
“…in recent weeks, Infowars Store more than doubled the price of the bulk food packages it sells”
re: #2 jaunte
I expect a C&D from the state about this PDQ.
Using the Trump bullshit translator, this means Trump and everyone who comes anywhere near him have definitely been tested, possibly on a daily basis.
re: #4 jaunte
“…in recent weeks, Infowars Store more than doubled the price of the bulk food packages it sells”
DWI attorneys aren’t cheap!
From downstairs.
re: #546 garzooma
If you’re referring to the Twitter threads, I think I saw them. I have no reason to doubt the authenticity or veracity, but I’d like something more curated. And I do think it’s odd that “Italian hospitals leaving 70-year-olds to die” isn’t more of a story.
Both of the above are EU news agencies. Neither state “leaving 70 year olds to die” just a little more In an interview that went viral after it was published in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera Monday, Christian Salaroli, an anesthesiologist from a hospital in Bergamo, recounted scenes of wartime triage, where old patients have to be left by the wayside. “The choice is made inside of an emergency room used for mass events, where only COVID-19 patients enter. If a person is between 80 and 95 and has severe respiratory failure, he probably won’t make it.”
The principle of “first come, first served” has been abandoned, said Mario Riccio, an anesthesiologist who works at a hospital in Cremona.
re: #8 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Yes, things are definitely not looking good in Italy: (via BBC):
Italian medical chief dies after contracting virus
The head of the medical association in the northern Italian province of Varese, Roberto Stella, 67, has died of respiratory failure after contracting coronavirus.
He had been practising medicine at an outpatient clinic in Busto Arsizio, north-west of Milan, and Italian reports say he and a colleague were infected at the weekend.
Varese is in the Lombardy region, which has been at the centre of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak.
My beautiful post was CL’ed downstairs:
So I was walking home from the gym (pretty empty, but all classes that can be taught remotely are being taught remotely), and as I was walking through the empty campus (see above), I had a conversation with a woman who was walking her unemployed therapy dog (hospital visits cancelled for now).
The topic of the election came up and she said she was so disappointed about Bernie’s losing. (OT: when I started to type “Bernie,” my autofill suggested “BernieDolts.”)
“I’m not,” I said. He has no coattails and he can’t network. We need the House and Senate as well as the White House.”
And
She
Didn’t
Argue.
She agreed with me that she’d vote for a cinderblock with a “D” on it this fall (h/t whichever lizard said that first here).
This is the attitude I keep seeing among Berners who aren’t employed as public assholes, and it makes me more and more hopeful about the next election.
But don’t get complacent.
re: #1 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Then I for one won’t be upset if he does get sick or people around him do. They’ve been warned.
This. You choose to ignore experts at your own peril.
re: #8 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Part that got left off…no one is saying “70 year olds are left to die”, the reporting is little more finessed, as noted above, but it is still saying that in less explicit terms.
re: #2 jaunte
People buy this toothpaste?
not coronavirus, but thread from that tweet last thread about Kosovo, which is a BFD as far as I am concerned:
Steve Mnuchin met with a Russian Ambassador today and signed an agreement that included:
“Implementation of the arrangements reached by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during the summit in Helsinki in 2018 and Osaka in 2019.”
We still don’t know what was agreed to. https://t.co/FmqcenNwAx— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) March 10, 2020
I swear to God I’m starting to get paranoid every time I hear a coworker cough.
On a related note, wouldn’t it be possible for the Trump admin to, you know, re-establish the Epidemic response team and get shit moving?
re: #12 Eclectic Cyborg
This. You choose to ignore experts at your own peril.
Except the experts say if you haven’t been exposed to a known carrier and are not showing symptoms you should not be tested.
re: #16 Eclectic Cyborg
I swear to God I’m starting to get paranoid every time I hear a coworker cough.
On a related note, wouldn’t it be possible for the Trump admin to, you know, re-establish the Epidemic response team and get shit moving?
Yeah well, he said “Oh they’ll come back” like they are just sitting around waiting for a gig and it turns out they all have other jobs that pay more.
Saw colleague [expertise deleted], about coronavirus in Alabama.
Good news: no cases found
Bad news: because only 20 people in the state have been tested.
WHO officially declares covid19 a global pandemic.
Cuomo is currently holding a presser. More cases reported. More big public events being cancelled, delayed, deferred.
A decision on the St. Patrick’s Day parade in NYC will be made later today (expect a cancellation). Cuomo also talks about having more private entities able to test to help ramp up the testing and results but they’re still lagging what’s needed.
I’m staggered to think that Trump’s approval rating remains steady at 40%, but that’s the crazy baseline/bottom. It’s also his ceiling.
It’s from yesterday, but Rick is dropping some truth bombs here:
Bernie is done.
Vaccines work and are safe.
Donald Trump is a corrupt skell.
QAnon is horseshit.
Tabasco > Sriracha
Waffles > Pancakes
America cheese isn’t cheese.— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 10, 2020
re: #20 lawhawk
That approval number will be going down very soon.
re: #21 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s from yesterday, but Rick is dropping some truth bombs here:
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I disagree about the sauces and breakfasts but he’s right about cheese.
re: #20 lawhawk
I’m staggered to think that Trump’s approval rating remains steady at 40%, but that’s the crazy baseline/bottom. It’s also his ceiling.
When was the last polling done? COVID19 is moving quickly.
BLUF
She assaulted an 87 yo German woman. Hit her in her face with her purse, for exercising in the indoor garage where they both live. And, apparently called the old woman a “Nazi” during the confrontation.
Teacher charged with hate crime for calling woman a ‘Nazi’ https://t.co/wSwbT04odZ pic.twitter.com/unsEovkOXQ
— New York Post (@nypost) March 11, 2020
re: #22 Ace Rothstein
That approval number will be going down very soon.
I wonder what his floor is.
re: #16 Eclectic Cyborg
On a related note, wouldn’t it be possible for the Trump admin to, you know, re-establish the Epidemic response team and get shit moving?
Maybe, but at this point, even if they could, it’s probably too late to be of much use.
I mean, if I were WH staff, I’d be urging all and sundry to push said re-establishment as hard as possible: if for no other reason than it might make the Moron-in-Chief look slightly less clueless/incompetent: especially if loudly PR’ed that way.
Maybe.
re: #19 BlueSpotinAL
Saw colleague [expertise deleted], about coronavirus in Alabama.
Good news: no cases found
Bad news: because only 20 people in the state have been tested.
this must be the Zero DJT was talking about
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His large following that doesn’t bother to vote.
Stay in. Share your ideas. But stop tearing down any other democrat.
Full. Stop.— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) March 11, 2020
re: #22 Ace Rothstein
That approval number will be going down very soon.
As soon as each of those 40% are personally affected.
re: #24 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I disagree about the sauces and breakfasts but he’s right about cheese.
I love American cheese. FTW!
re: #16 Eclectic Cyborg
I swear to God I’m starting to get paranoid every time I hear a coworker cough.
On a related note, wouldn’t it be possible for the Trump admin to, you know, re-establish the Epidemic response team and get shit moving?
I have a great idea the Greatest idea. I’m going to establish a, um, what is it, um, oh yeah, an Epidemic Response Team, which nobody has done before. Not many people know that. Keep America Great Again
re: #27 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I wonder what his floor is.
27%*
* until those 27% are personally affected
The DNC needs to enact rules to prevent this shit Bernie is pulling from ever happening again. He’s not a democrat. He only becomes a “democrat” when it suits himself. He is literally dragging this shit on because of his bullshit ego. Fuck him. Fuck the BernieBros.
re: #21 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s from yesterday, but Rick is dropping some truth bombs here:
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And you don’t put sugar on grits
re: #21 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s from yesterday, but Rick is dropping some truth bombs here:
“Tabasco > Sriracha”
Debatable.
re: #38 Dr. Matt
The DNC needs to enact rules to prevent this shit Bernie is pulling from ever happening again. He’s not a democrat. He only becomes a “democrat” when it suits himself. He is literally dragging this shit on because of his bullshit ego. Fuck him. Fuck the BernieBros.
And you know what? I’m sick of his bullshit. Get your fucking movement out to vote if it’s actually the future of this country. I bothered to vote in my 20’s. Hell I even bothered to volunteer for campaigns in my 20’s. Maybe if Sanders campaign had a strategy other than tweeting snake emojis and rat emojis at Warren and Pete, they wouldn’t be so fucked.
re: #36 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
27%*
* until those 27% are personally affected
and even if the 27% are affected, it will be Obama’s fault, or at least some libtards were affected so we owned the libtards.
No one is gleeful! We all have people in our lives at elevated risk! We don’t want a f*cking disaster on our hands and are desperately trying to communicate the seriousness to the public while praying the WH can get its act together. https://t.co/0kVU1bqy4i
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 11, 2020
Cruz continues to minimize a worldwide pandemic, and all the fools mad at the Houston Rodeo cancellation are following his lead.
Huckabees eating fricasseed squirrel brains while blaming the Chinese.
The whole ‘Democratic Establishment keeping me down’ narrative is a total farce. The fact that Bernie is still in right now proves there is no Establishment because they’d be telling him to drop out and STFU.
Rub that in every Talibern’s face.
re: #44 jaunte
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Cruz continues to minimize a worldwide pandemic, and all the fools mad at the Houston Rodeo cancellation are following his lead.
Cruz is another one that I really could care less about if he got sick. He only cares about protecting Trump.
Sanders’ speech sounds like a prelude to the concession speech that Sanders will eventually be forced to deliver. The purpose/goal is clear: get concessions from Biden on the platform. The debate on Sunday will serve this purpose, bc it will not change the dynamics of the race
— Rachel “The Doc” Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌 (@RachelBitecofer) March 11, 2020
re: #20 lawhawk
WHO officially declares covid19 a global pandemic.
Cuomo is currently holding a presser. More cases reported. More big public events being cancelled, delayed, deferred.
A decision on the St. Patrick’s Day parade in NYC will be made later today (expect a cancellation). Cuomo also talks about having more private entities able to test to help ramp up the testing and results but they’re still lagging what’s needed.
I’m staggered to think that Trump’s approval rating remains steady at 40%, but that’s the crazy baseline/bottom. It’s also his ceiling.
Actually, I also track that, and it’s been dropping bit by bit. There’s still a hard core of MAGAts who will support him to the end, and (I think) a group that’s just not paying attention (my doctor, last time I saw him, said there are plenty of checks and balances to keep things from running off the rails), but this is going to be hard to ignore.
re: #46 BigPapa
The whole ‘Democratic Establishment keeping me down’ narrative is a total farce. The fact that Bernie is still in right now proves there is no Establishment because they’d be telling him to drop out and STFU.
Rub that in every Talibern’s face.
I’m sick of him using the genuine idealism of younger voters to act like he’s fucking unique. You’re not the first youth driven candidate, Bernie and you won’t be the last. Stop being an egotistical dipshit and just accept you’re not going to be the nominee. Try to figure out how you might get M4A passed in a possible Biden administration instead of shitting on Biden.
re: #48 NO SMOCKING GUN!
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Honestly, I hope they don’t give him too many concessions. He needs to make concessions himself before he can make any demands.
re: #50 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Try to figure out how you might get M4A passed in a possible Biden administration instead of shitting on Biden.
*armwaving*
Cool, so we can look forward to him slowly, laboriously reading some empty words written by someone else, in a monotone.
After which he’ll go right back to the same egomaniacal boasting and word salads. The real Trump. https://t.co/WYUmWL5xEv— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 11, 2020
re: #27 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I wonder what his floor is.
My guess is not far from 17%. That’s the number of evangelicals in the country. But it’s only a guess.
re: #47 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Cruz is another one that I really could care less about if he got sick. He only cares about protecting Trump.
I doubt he is fond of Trump. He is protecting his own power, which requires GOP power. If Trump is what it takes, he’ll support him.
re: #52 jaunte
*armwaving*
You don’t think he’s going to do something bold like a finger wag do you? Seriously, this man is the worst thing that the left has done to ourselves in years. An unpractical, uncompromising asshole who has created a lot of ignorance about how politics works to a lot of people who genuinely do want change.
For the sake of abundant caution and optimized harmony, I know there may be Bernie supporters here. I have some Bernie friends on Facebook that are a little in their feels now but I’m leaving them be.
Neither group I consider Talibern, which are like Trumpers, toxic, and just as insufferable and dumb.
My patience with them is at the limit. When I say Talibern = Trumpers/Blue Trumpers I’m not just trying cute little tweaks, I mean it. They are scourge. I will hold no quarter.
re: #55 retired cynic
I doubt he is fond of Trump. He is protecting his own power, which requires GOP power. If Trump is what it takes, he’ll support him.
Good point.
TBH Rush would not recover from a cold with his stage 4 cancer.
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” https://t.co/G4Ap7ZwiSb
— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 11, 2020
re: #47 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Cruz is another one that I really could care less about if he got sick. He only cares about protecting Trump.
Cruz sounds rather snowflakey and all worried about his and his potus feefees.
re: #53 Charles Johnson
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Ayep. And within 24 hours, he’ll have gone out of his way to contradict most if not all of what he was forced to say because he hates being forced to act “presidential.” Thus totally undermining whatever the purpose of said speech was, but getting the temporary “bump” in good will from a press desperate to see him act as anything but a two-bit game show host.
re: #57 BigPapa
For the sake of abundant caution and optimized harmony, I know there may be Bernie supporters here. I have some Bernie friends on Facebook that are a little in their feels now but I’m leaving them be.
Neither group I consider Talibern, which are like Trumpers, toxic, and just as insufferable and dumb.
My patience with them is at the limit. When I say Talibern = Trumpers/Blue Trumpers I’m not just trying cute little tweaks, I mean it. They are scourge. I will hold no quarter.
Yeah I’m sorry if I’m not clear. If you supported/support Bernie and intend to vote Biden, you’re fine but if you’re pushing lies about Biden and spreading bs that Bernie still will be the nominee, I got shit little patience. And I have no patience for the man himself who is the sorest loser I’ve seen on the left in a long time.
re: #48 NO SMOCKING GUN!
“We added all of your platform in 2016.”
“But where’s the Democratic President for Life that I asked for?”
re: #59 The Pie Overlord!
TBH Rush would not recover from a cold with his stage 4 cancer.
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If true-believing listeners of Rush Limbaugh choose to follow his deeply stupid advice, nothing of value will be lost until these fools start infecting non-idiots.
re: #61 Targetpractice
Ayep. And within 24 hours, he’ll have gone out of his way to contradict most if not all of what he was forced to say because he hates being forced to act “presidential.” Thus totally undermining whatever the purpose of said speech was, but getting the temporary “bump” in good will from a press desperate to see him act as anything but a two-bit game show host.
Everybody says we’re doing a Great job, which we are. My numbers are up and Biden is a looser. Do you only want one automobile? And your gunz. Biden is so Angry. This will go away.
re: #64 Belafon
“We added all of your platform in 2016.”
“But where’s the Democratic President for Life that I asked for?”
Fun fact that Bernie doesn’t ever tell his supporters. He has more people who are actually part of the DNC than the other candidates by virtue of being a candidate last time. He is the establishment. He’s just a failed establishment.
re: #50 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I’m sick of him using the genuine idealism of younger voters to act like he’s fucking unique. You’re not the first youth driven candidate, Bernie and you won’t be the last. Stop being an egotistical dipshit and just accept you’re not going to be the nominee. Try to figure out how you might get M4A passed in a possible Biden administration instead of shitting on Biden.
I saw a passage in a Reddit thread (LOL I know) where the poster noted that the left always has a romantic relatinship with some anti-establishmentarian, as if it’s in our ID. Going backwards before Bernie, to Stein, Nader, and those teasing the tips of the horshoe with Ron Paul, Perot, going back to Goldwater. Somehow this trait is more prominent on the left. It was an interesting read, I wish I bookmarked it.
re: #68 BigPapa
I saw a passage in a Reddit thread (LOL I know) where the poster noted that the left always has a romantic relatinship with some anti-establishmentarian, as if it’s in our ID. Going backwards before Bernie, to Stein, Nader, and those teasing the tips of the horshoe with Ron Paul, Perot, going back to Goldwater. Somehow this trait is more prominent on the left. It was an interesting read, I wish I bookmarked it.
I was pretty young when Nader was a thing but I remember Ron Paul’s rise very well. That’s who Bernie is to me. He’s a backbencher who never was interested in joining one of the major parties in a serious way, he’s an ineffective legislator, he’s an old fart who sells his ideas as revolutionary when they’re really just the old fights of hte industrial age. The problem isn’t that Bernie’s a socialist. The problem is Bernie is a socialist stuck in time. And he’s a dipshit when it comes to a key constituency of the party whose nomination he wants.
LATEST: Dow plunges more than 5% as Wall Street whiplash continues. https://t.co/IRTkOmhal5 pic.twitter.com/6xf4qesADB
— ABC News (@ABC) March 11, 2020
re: #68 BigPapa
I saw a passage in a Reddit thread (LOL I know) where the poster noted that the left always has a romantic relatinship with some anti-establishmentarian, as if it’s in our ID. Going backwards before Bernie, to Stein, Nader, and those teasing the tips of the horshoe with Ron Paul, Perot, going back to Goldwater. Somehow this trait is more prominent on the left. It was an interesting read, I wish I bookmarked it.
It makes perfect sense though. The progressive left wants to move forward, and obviously, the establishment is holding things back, to keep its power, maximize its benefits, so lets just destroy it.
Ignoring the fact that the establishment in many cases is:
- Quietly working towards progress
- the group of people who knows how to get things done in a country where not everyone agrees with you.
- Quietly working to hold the fort until progressive ideals become establishment ideals and are easily implemented.
Not that the establishment is ideal.. Just look at the lack of punishment given to the companies/individuals who caused it in the first place… but it’s better than the alternative and maximizes realization of progressive goals in the long term.
re: #59 The Pie Overlord!
TBH Rush would not recover from a cold with his stage 4 cancer.
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re: #59 The Pie Overlord!
Given his medical condition and presumably, the effects of his ongoing cancer treatments, a common cold would have a good likelihood of doing Rush in lickety-split.
re: #59 The Pie Overlord!
Noted health care expert and druggist Rush is claiming covid19 isn’t any more dangerous than the common cold.
Fucker is lying to his listeners.
Seasonal flu is far more deadly than the common cold: 0.1% mortality rate from the flu.
Thus far, the covid19 mortality rate is anywhere from 10-40 times higher (3.4% via WHO figures). And it is easily spread and can linger on surfaces for 2-3 days.
SARS: low transmissibility but 10% mortality rate.
MERS: low transmissibility but 36% mortality rate. (Fauci wrote the article used for those stats).
The common cold? It’s hard to find stats on actual mortality from the common cold but it appears to several magnitudes less than that of the seasonal flu.
re: #70 Patricia Kayden
We’re in bear market terroritory according to cnn.
Surely someone in Trumpworld must realize the Dow is plunging because it’s clear to everyone that there’s no plan from the top…right?
re: #26 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
BLUF
She assaulted an 87 yo German woman. Hit her in her face with her purse, for exercising in the indoor garage where they both live. And, apparently called the old woman a “Nazi” during the confrontation.
So calling someone a “Nazi” constitutes a hate crime. Just wait ‘til Stormfront gets a hold of this verdict…
re: #68 BigPapa
I saw a passage in a Reddit thread (LOL I know) where the poster noted that the left always has a romantic relatinship with some anti-establishmentarian, as if it’s in our ID. Going backwards before Bernie, to Stein, Nader, and those teasing the tips of the horshoe with Ron Paul, Perot, going back to Goldwater. Somehow this trait is more prominent on the left. It was an interesting read, I wish I bookmarked it.
The right’s romantic relationship is with the evangelicals (Pat Robertson) and they’ve subsumed into the GOP establishment anything to the right of outright Nazis. (And arguably even them at this point.)
I’d say it’s only a prominent trait of the left because the more outrageous cases have never become normalized into the Democratic Party.
Per Sanders I’ll grant him some grace period to see what he does in relation to Biden and the Democratic Party going forward. Perhaps we’ll see a different set of behaviors rather than a repeat of 2016.
re: #59 The Pie Overlord!
TBH Rush would not recover from a cold with his stage 4 cancer.
Same douche fuck that said second hand smoke isn’t dangerous. Fuck him.
re: #48 NO SMOCKING GUN!
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Problem for Bernie is this isn’t 2016, he’s falling much shorter in terms of votes and delegates than he did last go around and there’s less appeal to trying for “party unity” than there was with Hillary on the ticket. So the longer he insists upon fighting this out, the less leverage he has to use at the convention to force concessions.
re: #68 BigPapa
I saw a passage in a Reddit thread (LOL I know) where the poster noted that the left always has a romantic relatinship with some anti-establishmentarian, as if it’s in our ID. Going backwards before Bernie, to Stein, Nader, and those teasing the tips of the horshoe with Ron Paul, Perot, going back to Goldwater. Somehow this trait is more prominent on the left. It was an interesting read, I wish I bookmarked it.
I’d largely agree with that sentiment - the whole idea of romanticizing revolutionaries….yeah, that’s certainly not uncommon on the left.
You know I’ve heard Biden on the stump a lot. He repeatedly talks about the people he wants to bring into office with him with his coattails. I never ever hear Bernie talk about that. Yeah he has some Congressional allies but has Bernie ever shown once that he cares about the Democrats having a majority in Congress? You don’t have to like the Democratic establishment but the Dems in Congress will be playing a role in any possible candidate’s agenda. So why treat them like they’re your enemy. He is more hostile to the Democrats than he is Trump and yeah that makes me very wary of him because I feel like a President Sanders would not give a fuck if the NRCC came after my Congresswoman who has been such an improvement over my previous Republican one.
re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg
Surely someone in Trumpworld must realize the Dow is plunging because it’s clear to everyone that there’s no plan from the top…right?
Naw, it’s just the Fake News scaring everyone with lies. Its all a hoax!/
re: #44 jaunte
Sen Ted Cruz complains “the media’s gleeful to see the President stumble in how he’s handled” coronavirus response, saying Trump “wasn’t serving bat soup in the Wuhan province”
nobody is gleeful to see people’s lives being endangered by an incompetent administration
Fun fact: The last FOUR major recessions in the United States have occurred under Republican Presidents.
Trump is about to make it five.
re: #63 A hollow voice says, Guilty, guilty, guilty!
Enjoy. But it’s still not cheese. 😉
Everyone should be allowed their guilty pleasure (especially for me these days since I have had virtually no desire for food since early January).
re: #62 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Yeah I’m sorry if I’m not clear. If you supported/support Bernie and intend to vote Biden, you’re fine but if you’re pushing lies about Biden and spreading bs that Bernie still will be the nominee, I got shit little patience. And I have no patience for the man himself who is the sorest loser I’ve seen on the left in a long time.
I’d love to see The Mr. Bernie Show with Sluggo McConnell!
While the majority of Freepers are still dismissing covid-19, some are starting to point out the obvious about where we are in the epidemic and what exponential growth is. They are not being jumped on as hard as the lone voices pointing this out 3 or 4 days ago.
I think even wing nuts are going to want a plan to deal with this, not just platitudes and worry about corporate health.
re: #86 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
nobody is gleeful to see people’s lives being endangered by an incompetent administration
QFT. At this point I am just BEGGING someone, ANYONE in the Trump admin to take this virus seriously.
re: #72 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Appears Rush is trying to take as many of his dittoheads to Hell with him as he can. Where he’ll tell them what a great leader Satan is, much better than that pinko libtard Jesus.
Ok.
re: #89 Joe Bacon 🌹
I’d love to see The Mr. Bernie Show with Sluggo McConnell!
I’d like to see Bernie act like a U.S. Senator rather than a pandering jackass.
re: #80 Dr. Matt
Same douche fuck that said second hand smoke isn’t dangerous. Fuck him.
I thought that Dennis Prager said second-hand smoke isn’t dangerous. Whatever. Fuck them both, with each other’s cigars.
re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg
Surely someone in Trumpworld must realize the Dow is plunging because it’s clear to everyone that there’s no plan from the top…right?
And we’re quickly entering territory where rolling out a “plan” will not do much good anyways. Too far behind in tracking, tracing, and containing since the testing capabilities are lacking. And probably cannot be ready in time to deal with a surge of people in need of serious treatment in appropriate facilities.
And the so-far floated economic panaceas won’t fix the markets since the markets are not ready to deal with thousands to millions of sick Americans and millions taking steps to avoid travel, gatherings, and other things that are the mark of economic activity.
re: #50 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Try to figure out how you might get M4A passed in a possible Biden administration instead of shitting on Biden.
Like this:
re: #90 calochortus
It’s fast reaching the point where Trump will be unable to hide even if he wants to. It’s going to affect GOP politicians and their families, it’s likely going to reach Mar-A-Lago and other Trump properties. It’s going to affect conservative commentators and people on Fox News.
re: #78 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
So calling someone a “Nazi” constitutes a hate crime. Just wait ‘til Stormfront gets a hold of this verdict…
But was she a Nazi? Because calling a Nazi a Nazi isn’t a crime.
And IF she was/is a Nazi, fuck her. If not, throw the book at the attacker.
re: #13 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Part that got left off…no one is saying “70 year olds are left to die”, the reporting is little more finessed, as noted above, but it is still saying that in less explicit terms.
Well, the post I was referring to did say “Italy is currently not providing hospital treatment to COVID-19 cases over 70 years old or with major co-morbidity problems.”
But actually, my main point was that we’re not getting major coverage of the fact that 70-year-olds might not be getting treated. For instance, the top story in the Google link you posted (thanks, BTW) was a Bloomberg story “Virus Spread Pushes Italian Hospitals Toward Breaking Point”, with sub-titles “80% of Lombardy acute-care beds are earmarked for coronavirus” and “Some hospitals suspend other treatments to focus on outbreak”. You have to go to the middle of the article to see “Some doctors have said that they sometimes make the call on who gets treatment based on the age of the patient.” How is that not the main emphasis of any article out there?
re: #86 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
nobody is gleeful to see people’s lives being endangered by an incompetent administration
You have to understand that Ted and his fellow nutters really believe that the media is chock full of “liberals” who want to tear down the GOP. In their fantasies, the media today would be like the media of WWII: Rigidly censored with stories being rewritten or outright scrapped in order to avoid hurting the morale of the American people and doing everything possible to build up Trump as the savior of America.
re: #80 Dr. Matt
Same douche fuck that said second hand smoke isn’t dangerous. Fuck him.
I was so disappointed to hear he hadn’t attended CPAC. Deeply disappointed.
re: #63 A hollow voice says, Guilty, guilty, guilty!
Enjoy. But it’s still not cheese. 😉
It is the absolute best cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches and anyone who says otherwise has seriously questionable judgement. And I don’t mean that Kraft cheese food junk.
re: #98 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
But was she a Nazi? Because calling a Nazi a Nazi isn’t a crime.
And IF she was/is a Nazi, fuck her. If not, throw the book at the attacker.
“Just because I am carrying a Swastika, giving a Hitler Salute and calling for Genocide does not make me a Nazi, remember, ‘Good People on Both Sides’?”
re: #98 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
But was she a Nazi? Because calling a Nazi a Nazi isn’t a crime.
And IF she was/is a Nazi, fuck her. If not, throw the book at the attacker.
She would’ve been only 12 years old when WWII ended, so probably not a Nazi.
In coming days? The number of cases in the US is doubling roughly every 2 days. Every day Trump has dragged his feet has been a day lost that we could have been containing the spread. Instead, it’s in our communities and we don’t have tests to check. https://t.co/uw6jgP5OBu
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) March 11, 2020
re: #102 danarchy
It is the absolute best cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches and anyone who says otherwise has seriously questionable judgement. And I don’t mean that Kraft cheese food junk.
Not quite as melty, but I liked smoked gouda for my grilled cheese sandwiches.
re: #44 jaunte
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Cruz continues to minimize a worldwide pandemic, and all the fools mad at the Houston Rodeo cancellation are following his lead.
Cruz is in deep shit because the sick dude from CPAC was one of his people. And Jewish. So, conservatives being conservatives…you can see where this is going for him.
re: #97 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s fast reaching the point where Trump will be unable to hide even if he wants to. It’s going to affect GOP politicians and their families, it’s likely going to reach Mar-A-Lago and other Trump properties. It’s going to affect conservative commentators and people on Fox News.
As SteelPH pointed out, Trump’s afraid to get tested. It’s that whole “power of positive thinking” schtick he believes in combined with “ignorance is bliss”.
He’ll get tested eventually….most likely, once he starts developing an annoying cough for no apparent reason. Then one morning, he comes down with a fever.
re: #108 Dr Lizardo
As SteelPH pointed out, Trump’s afraid to get tested. It’s that whole “power of positive thinking” schtick he believes in combined with “ignorance is bliss”.
He’ll get tested eventually….most likely, once he starts developing an annoying cough for no apparent reason. Then one morning, he comes down with a fever.
I think Trump lied about not being tested. And as likely is that he has (and is being tested) and no one is telling him so.
re: #108 Dr Lizardo
As SteelPH pointed out, Trump’s afraid to get tested. It’s that whole “power of positive thinking” schtick he believes in combined with “ignorance is bliss”.
He’ll get tested eventually….most likely, once he starts developing an annoying cough for no apparent reason. Then one morning, he comes down with a fever.
Trump if he does get sick will double down on the conspiracy theories. It’s never good to have conspiracy theorists in charge. It’s a really bad time right now.
re: #99 garzooma
Well, the post I was referring to did say “Italy is currently not providing hospital treatment to COVID-19 cases over 70 years old or with major co-morbidity problems.”
But actually, my main point was that we’re not getting major coverage of the fact that 70-year-olds might not be getting treated. For instance, the top story in the Google link you posted (thanks, BTW) was a Bloomberg story “Virus Spread Pushes Italian Hospitals Toward Breaking Point”, with sub-titles “80% of Lombardy acute-care beds are earmarked for coronavirus” and “Some hospitals suspend other treatments to focus on outbreak”. You have to go to the middle of the article to see “Some doctors have said that they sometimes make the call on who gets treatment based on the age of the patient.” How is that not the main emphasis of any article out there?
I am not disagreeing but do you think that is going to help anyone anywhere? This is our future and the likely future of all civilized societies. Do you think anyone wants to put that into words?
Lyin’ Ted, we’re not gleeful at Trump stumbling over his handling of this pandemic, WE ARE TERRIFIED!
re: #97 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s fast reaching the point where Trump will be unable to hide even if he wants to. It’s going to affect GOP politicians and their families, it’s likely going to reach Mar-A-Lago and other Trump properties. It’s going to affect conservative commentators and people on Fox News.
I think a lot of the “I’m not worried” crowd are only worried because they don’t think it will affect them. Once they see that they might not get adequate treatment for covid-or something else because there is no more capacity at the hospital, then they’ll care.
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re: #95 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
And we’re quickly entering territory where rolling out a “plan” will not do much good anyways. Too far behind in tracking, tracing, and containing since the testing capabilities are lacking. And probably cannot be ready in time to deal with a surge of people in need of serious treatment in appropriate facilities.
And the so-far floated economic panaceas won’t fix the markets since the markets are not ready to deal with thousands to millions of sick Americans and millions taking steps to avoid travel, gatherings, and other things that are the mark of economic activity.
The only “plans” floated so far demonstrate the entire thought process of the administration, which is this is not a medical crisis or even an economic one, but a messaging failure that is in need of a PR spin. Donny thinks the markets are responding to the people, who are responding to a “hoax” perpetuated by an adversarial media, so he’s trying to “fix” that by floating yet another big giveaway to the rich as a “tax cut” to the working schlubs whose support he simply needs to maintain until November. And that last bit isn’t a joke, he really did tell Senate Repubs that his “tax cut” would only go until November.
You know, Cruz talks out of both sides of his ass. He says nothing about people like Limbaugh acting like this isn’t a big deal and then he says stupid shit like that.
re: #76 Eclectic Cyborg
Surely someone in Trumpworld must realize the Dow is plunging because it’s clear to everyone that there’s no plan from the top…right?
No, it has to be someone else’s fault.
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re: #111 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I am not disagreeing but do you think that is going to help anyone anywhere? This is our future and the likely future of all civilized societies. Do you think anyone wants to put that into words?
There was already a WSJ article decrying the failure of socialist medicine in Italy…
re: #109 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
re: #110 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Yeah, it’s entirely possible he could’ve lied about that. I mean, why not? He lies about everything else, no matter how inconsequential or trivial.
And yeah, if he really did come down with COVID-19, I could easily see him taking to his Twitter account, ranting and raving about how the “Deep State” is trying to kill him.
This
India is pretty much suspending all international visits/visitors!#coronavirus pic.twitter.com/b7Qdave5rm— Raju Narisetti (@raju) March 11, 2020
And yeah I’m definitely worried because I don’t think Trump has a clue about what is really going on nor does he have enough restraint to let the people who might have a clue what’s going on take charge. Trump always has to be his idea of a President, a loudmouthed blowhard.
NBC NEWS: The attending physician of the U.S. Congress & Supreme Court, Dr. Brian Monahan, briefed Senate Staff yesterday in a closed-door meeting that he expects anywhere from 70 up to 150 million people in the U.S. to contract coronavirus, per two sources @JulieNBCNews
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) March 11, 2020
Watching Biden speak last night with his wife I did get a little emotional. He was somber, acknowledging the victories, but not triumphant; acknowledging the constituencies that got him there, and saying ‘this campaign is for you;’ not trashing Bernie, though he could.
He gave a shout out to black folk and women and said ‘they chose me.’ Big point for me because coalition building is as important as anything else.
He talked like a President.
Oh. Apropos some comment downstairs: witch hazel is not a disinfectant, and should not be used for your homegrown. 60% alcohol is required.
re: #74 lawhawk
Noted health care expert and druggist Rush is claiming covid19 isn’t any more dangerous than the common cold.
Fucker is lying to his listeners.
Seasonal flu is far more deadly than the common cold: 0.1% mortality rate from the flu.
Thus far, the covid19 mortality rate is anywhere from 10-40 times higher (3.4% via WHO figures). And it is easily spread and can linger on surfaces for 2-3 days.SARS: low transmissibility but 10% mortality rate.
MERS: low transmissibility but 36% mortality rate. (Fauci wrote the article used for those stats).
The common cold? It’s hard to find stats on actual mortality from the common cold but it appears to several magnitudes less than that of the seasonal flu.
I spent far too much time yesterday in a virtual debate on the mortality rate of COVID-19, pointing to the 3.4% WHO estimate. One person was suggesting that this was “hysteria”, while others were suggesting that epidemiology models were suggesting something closer to 1%. Problem is that Italy’s mortality rate seems to be increasing, while South Korea just reversed its recent trend in the decreasing number of cases. In other words, right now, that 3.4% estimate from the WHO doesn’t seem to be budging.
re: #118 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, it’s entirely possible he could’ve lied about that. I mean, why not? He lies about everything else, no matter how inconsequential or trivial.
And yeah, if he really did come down with COVID-19, I could easily see him taking to his Twitter account, ranting and raving about how the “Deep State” is trying to kill him.
I mean he’s given us zero reasons to trust him over the past four years. He’s also making this partisan as shit when we have to see him wearing his stupid re-election hats and we see him tweeting about how “Pocohontas stabbed Bernie in the back.” Trump is or close to the worst thing that has ever happened to our government.
re: #108 Dr Lizardo
As SteelPH pointed out, Trump’s afraid to get tested. It’s that whole “power of positive thinking” schtick he believes in combined with “ignorance is bliss”.
He’ll get tested eventually….most likely, once he starts developing an annoying cough for no apparent reason. Then one morning, he comes down with a fever.
Blood tests probably drain his body’s battery.
re: #122 BigPapa
Yes. And our (hopeful) future First Lady never posed naked in magazines.
re: #122 BigPapa
Watching Biden speak last night with his wife I did get a little emotional. He was somber, acknowledging the victories, but not triumphant; acknowledging the constituencies that got him there, and saying ‘this campaign is for you;’ not trashing Bernie, though he could.
He gave a shout out to black folk and women and said ‘they chose me.’ Big point for me because coalition building is as important as anything else.
He talked like a President.
He’s a decent guy. Not my choice going in but hey he’s earned his success so far. And I think he would help us get back on our feet after these crazy past four years.
re: #120 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
And yeah I’m definitely worried because I don’t think Trump has a clue about what is really going on nor does he have enough restraint to let the people who might have a clue what’s going on take charge. Trump always has to be his idea of a President, a loudmouthed blowhard.
You should be more gentle and not hurt his feefees.
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re: #127 Ace Rothstein
Yes. And our (hopeful) future First Lady never posed naked in magazines.
I think people are going to like Dr. Biden as they get to know her. She actually taught where I attended community college. A different campus but I know NVCC very well and it made me a better student. I was actually attending classes there when Obama and Biden ran together.
And then there’s the stats that don’t make it into the morbidity tables for covid19 - like riots in Italian prisons relating to new covid19 procedures that led to 12 dead and dozens escaped.
Italy’s justice minister says 12 prison inmates died of drug overdoses and 16 others escaped during riots at more than two-dozen prisons sparked by new coronavirus containment measures.
The riots on Sunday and Monday broke out after corrections authorities suspended or limited family visits for two weeks to prevent the spread of infections.
While briefing the Italian Parliament on the prison riots, Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede said the unrest involved some 6,000 prisoners at facilities around the country.
Bonafede confirmed on Wednesday that 16 inmates broke out of a medium-security prison in Foggia and remained at large. The 12 prisoners who died overdosed after breaking into prison infirmaries.
The minister says 40 prison guards were injured.
re: #102 danarchy
It is the absolute best cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches and anyone who says otherwise has seriously questionable judgement. And I don’t mean that Kraft cheese food junk.
Tell it, bro
Soup ‘n Sammy pic.twitter.com/vmSIm7xXEm
— jeffreyw (@imjeffreyw) February 19, 2020
re: #132 lawhawk
They were probably safer in prison.
The U.S. Soccer Federation just filed documents claiming female players shouldn’t be paid the same as male players because of “science” https://t.co/oh4o9YwGWb
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 11, 2020
re: #121 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Which would roughly be between 1 in every 4 Americans or 1 in every 3 depending on how things progress.
….Together we are putting into policy a plan to prevent, detect, treat and create a vaccine against CoronaVirus to save lives in America and the world. America will get it done!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 11, 2020
re: #136 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
The U.S. Soccer Federation just filed documents claiming female players shouldn’t be paid the same as male players because of “
science” bullshit misogyny.
FTFT
American cheese is to other cheeses what coffee cake is to other cakes. They’re there, you can taste both of them, but they’re not meant to compete with the other things you’re eating.
re: #136 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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re: #139 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Narrator: Actually, there is no plan.
re: #137 Eclectic Cyborg
And it would be a permanent vector here - and spread back around the world, undoing everything China and South Korea have done to contain the disease there.
re: #133 jeffreyw
Grilled American cheese sandwiches are tomato soup delivery vehicles.
re: #143 Eclectic Cyborg
Narrator: Actually, there is no plan.
The plan:
Step 1. Do nothing
Step 2. Claim all is well and blame everyone else anyways.
Step 3. I am great!
Dow Jones Industrial Average
INDEXDJX: .DJI
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These are the two graphs everybody needs to see and focus on:
Flattening the Curve will save lives. I’m assuming I will get sick. But if I can delay it a few weeks, or even a few months, that might save a life. It could be my wife, my MIL, my mom. Or somebody I don’t know. This is what people need to keep in mind.
re: #148 BigPapa
Correctamundo. Flattening the curve means that health care delivery systems are maxed out but don’t fail. People with other ailments get the care they need. People are able to get the surgeries they need (electives). People are able to get proper levels of care.
If you get too many cases in too short a time, you break the system, and many more people die, and the recovery from that break will take longer too.
re: #146 SteelPH
The plan:
Step 1. Do nothing
Step 2. Claim all is well and blame everyone else anyways.
Step 3. I am great!
No sarc tags, I see. Maybe because this actually IS how the Trump Administration plans to deal with the coronavirus outbreak?? In their usual manner, which is to issue meaningless jingoistic boilerplate statements, whose main use is likely to be to attack any critics of the Administration: said critics’ main sin, of course, being pointing out that Trump’s statements are meaningless jingoistic boilerplate….
re: #146 SteelPH
The plan:
Step 1. Do nothing
Step 2. Claim all is well and blame everyone else anyways.
Step 3. I am great!
Nah, it’s:
Step 1. Continue to deny that there’s a threat
Step 2. Deal with market flare-ups by promising more money
Step 3. Keep stalling in the hopes that all this goes away in 1-2 months “when it gets warmer”
re: #143 Eclectic Cyborg
Narrator: Actually, there is no plan.
If Ron Howard got residuals for every time someone hears his voice in their head, he’s be into Bezo type money
#Pandumbic is trending
#Pandumbic #DumpTrump #Resist pic.twitter.com/YOldYUcxhY
— JP Collier (@collier_jp) March 11, 2020
Due to the decision of the government to close all museums and cultural institutions in Poland, we inform that between 12-25 March @AuschwitzMuseum will not be available for visitors. #coronavirus #covid19 @MKiDN_GOV_PL
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) March 11, 2020
I’m pretty convinced that Trump believes all he has to do is just drag things out until the summer, when the virus will magically go away because “the heat” and the public will either praise him for his “leadership” or just numbly go back to their daily lives.
HAPPENING NOW: Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley declares a state of emergency due to COVID-19
WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/6jybnbQ1Nd pic.twitter.com/3uWG9Nk3D8— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) March 11, 2020
So the WHO pandemic declaration has led the markets to pretty much wipe out all of yesterday’s gains and head towards another possible 2K loss. That has gotta be driving Donny mad, that he can’t find anything that will keep the markets happy for longer than a day.
It’s too bad Gosar can’t be impeached for such a heinous comment. But he will be impeached in the eyes of history.
Reprehensible.
Not a leader. No one should joke about wishing covid on others, particularly an older Justice with whom you disagree. https://t.co/OOiE5VnL5g— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) March 11, 2020
re: #160 VegasGolfer
DEMOCRAT HOAX/
It is Cincinnati. They once dropped turkeys out of a helicopter.
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re: #102 danarchy
It is the absolute best cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches and anyone who says otherwise has seriously questionable judgement. And I don’t mean that Kraft cheese food junk.
Cheddar or tilamook (sp?).
re: #163 Belafon
It is Cincinnati. They once dropped turkeys out of a helicopter.
As God is their witness, they thought turkeys could fly!
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Sanders will miss the 15% mark to earn statewide delegates in Ms.
Mississippi now says it has all precincts reporting (though that can mean different things in different states) and Sanders is at 14.8, i.e. at <15% meaning he won’t get statewide delegates. He’ll probably get a district delegate or 2 but this is a big delegate gain for Biden.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 11, 2020
moron
I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 11, 2020
We may have the greatest experts, scientists and doctors, but then there’s you. https://t.co/ZHn97RqXqR
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 11, 2020
re: #164 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth
He didn’t write that one either.
#aMEricaFIRST https://t.co/TfRTH7bztI
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 11, 2020
re: #171 Charles Johnson
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Who’s this “we,” Donny? You fired all the experts and then boasted that you could rehire them at any time because you don’t like people “just standing around, doing nothing.”
re: #172 goddamnedfrank
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Some people are asking what the contingency plan is if the majority of the cabinet get coronavirus; you’re looking at him: pic.twitter.com/xtUWTAk8Ti
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) March 11, 2020
Did you remember to wipe down:
The toilet flush handle
The sink taps
All doorknobs
All cabinet pulls
All drawer pulls
Mouse
Mouse pad
Keyboard
Phone
re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth
moron
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It’s like he is paraphrasing the Death Star Commander in Star Wars.
re: #10 A hollow voice says, Guilty, guilty, guilty!
My beautiful post was CL’ed downstairs:
So I was walking home from the gym (pretty empty, but all classes that can be taught remotely are being taught remotely), and as I was walking through the empty campus (see above), I had a conversation with a woman who was walking her unemployed therapy dog (hospital visits cancelled for now).
The topic of the election came up and she said she was so disappointed about Bernie’s losing. (OT: when I started to type “Bernie,” my autofill suggested “BernieDolts.”)
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“I’m not,” I said. He has no coattails and he can’t network. We need the House and Senate as well as the White House.”
And
She
Didn’t
Argue.
She agreed with me that she’d vote for a cinderblock with a “D” on it this fall (h/t whichever lizard said that first here).
This is the attitude I keep seeing among Berners who aren’t employed as public assholes, and it makes me more and more hopeful about the next election.
But don’t get complacent.
Credit should go to Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom, who has been a very outspoken Trump critic, for originating “I’d vote for a cinderblock with a “D” on it.”
A reminder: women literally died fighting for their right to vote. Blacks literally died fighting for theirs. So if you’re a young white man whining at me today about how your gen needs “incentive” to vote, I’m likely gonna tell ya to fuck off with that shit. pic.twitter.com/EeWjdjtilV
— Kathleen Smith (@KikkiPlanet) March 11, 2020
Just popped out for a few supplies
Facebook version v Twitter version pic.twitter.com/R8PHbDbn6C— Lol 🇪🇺 (@LolInKent) March 11, 2020
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
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One tweet I saw last night on the “DemExit” tag noted something that I didn’t really look for in it or the related tags: The people making so much drama about how they’re leaving, not gonna vote for Biden, and the party is “doomed”…are predominately young and white. IOW, the people least burdened by 4 more years of Trump are making the most noise about how they feel “betrayed” by the DNC and are gonna stay home or do “protest votes.”
re: #179 The Pie Overlord!
Our office is 1 x BigPapa and 3 x Others.
I wipe down all door knobs, toilet handle/seat/cover, my desk, cell phone, computer, mouse, etc every AM. Today I get tissue and engate Sneeze Protocol: sneeze into something you dispose, if nothing, your arm. Never your hand.
I don’t know about you folks but the Flattening the Curve graphic is very empowering for me and focuses us on an achievable goal. We can do this. It might save my wife/mom/MIL’s life.
I gotta live for another 273 days to see Agent Orange and the Banana Republicans annihlated. I will not be denied.
GOOD>>Female senators in Utah walk out as abortion bill passes: “The six women lawmakers — two Republicans and four Democrats — refused to vote Wednesday on a bill mandating a woman be shown an ultrasound before receiving an abortion.” https://t.co/73HjeTOYiA via @nbcnews
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) March 11, 2020
re: #176 Targetpractice
Who’s this “we,” Donny? You fired all the experts and then boasted that you could rehire them at any time because you don’t like people “just standing around, doing nothing.”
Moron. They would’ve been preparing for this. In contrast, Taiwan was on alert for dangerous viruses. They started testing for covid-19 on DECEMBER 31. Despite millions of visitors from China annually, Taiwan has only 45 cases and 2 deaths.
This year should come with a free pound of weed
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) March 11, 2020
…until a team member tells the truth in public, then I’ll relentlessly torment them on Twitter and during my cocaine rallies until my Red Hat cult drives them into hiding. https://t.co/aN74clUWVS
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) March 11, 2020
BTW, within the last 48 hours the whole virus business finally got “real” for the folks living here in Va Beach. A couple that went on a Nile cruise are saying they’ve tested positive for CoVID-19 and their encounters since returning to the States are being recorded to track the possible spread. There’s been no closures yet, but the local school system is in discussions about what to do after Spring Break, as well as “very serious” debate over whether or not the Something in the Water concert will go ahead as planned next month.
No, I haven’t been to the stores since the announcement was made yesterday, but I’m sure there’s panic buying already.
I don’t know a single Democrat who thought this, so it is kind of an odd flex, but sure.
Hear this, though.
Nobody robbed Bernie of anything.
More people voted for Biden.
That’s how this works.
Sorry that gives you the sadz but build a bridge and get the fuck over it. https://t.co/owM6qQ5yvt— Dara Does Deep State ⚖️ (@daralynn13) March 11, 2020
re: #185 Targetpractice
One tweet I saw last night on the “DemExit” tag noted something that I didn’t really look for in it or the related tags: The people making so much drama about how they’re leaving, not gonna vote for Biden, and the party is “doomed”…are predominately young and white. IOW, the people least burdened by 4 more years of Trump are making the most noise about how they feel “betrayed” by the DNC and are gonna stay home or do “protest votes.”
Total coincidence, I’m sure.
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re: #134 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
They were probably safer in prison.
Maybe not. Communal facilities. Probably too small a hospital ward. Probably under equipped to deal with serious cases. And probably not able or willing to test everyone effectively.
And this probably holds double in the US system, especially the privatized ones. (And where *if* there was testing done there’d be a huge jackass outcry about prisoners not being worthy of testing and care ahead of regular citizens. Said outcry also being really ignorant that the testing would be helping to protect the guards and other staff there from carrying it out into the general public.)
We are waiting for this morning’s intense House Oversight hearing on the coronavirus to resume, with Drs. Fauci and Redfield present.
They have about 90 mins before they have to be back at the White House for the coronavirus task force meeting.— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) March 11, 2020
At some point the doctors have to just take over this process.
Trump can’t credibly fire them, any more than Major Burns could fire Hawkeye & Trapper John. https://t.co/vRzt0F1nyW— Greg Olear (@gregolear) March 11, 2020
re: #193 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Ya know, after weeks of Berners gleefully repeating “Vote Blue No Matter Who!” and making all sorts of declarations about how Dems were gonna have to grit their teeth and vote for Bernie when he won the nomination, I’m not gonna sit and listen to them now bitch that they’re angry that they’re being asked to actually vote blue in November no matter who.
re: #132 lawhawk
And then there’s the stats that don’t make it into the morbidity tables for covid19 - like riots in Italian prisons relating to new covid19 procedures that led to 12 dead and dozens escaped.
I fear that we can come to expect that when our shoestring-budget prison system comes to cope with corona
The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here.
Job losses have begun in ports, bakeries and travel agencies. Economists worry more layoffs are coming in the next few weeks as many businesses see plummeting sales. https://t.co/Jf00rrLkV2— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 11, 2020
re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth
moron
Does this include the “Deep State” who’ve been drained out of the “swamp” or nah?
Now I have reached the part of my office cleaning where I am going through the stack of “thank you” cards and letters that my grandkids have sent to me for all their birthday and Hanukkah presents.
My mother SAVED EVERY ONE of the “thank you” notes and letters from camp that my kids sent to her, keeping each one in a special folder. When she passed away, my sister and I found those folders and gave them to our kids.
I’m not crying, you’re crying!
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
re: #139 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
America is the Greatest Country in the world. We have the best scientists, doctors, nurses and health care professionals. They are amazing people who do phenomenal things every day….
and we should have been hearing from these people straight away and not you dismissing Corona as a hoax and insisting that it would dry up and blow away…
New: We made a chronological list of 28 separate false, misleading or dubious claims Trump and his senior officials have made about the coronavirus. It’s staggering to see them all in one place. https://t.co/CF7wgiAyHr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 11, 2020
re: #199 Targetpractice
Interesting and very telling that Dr Borysenko refers to “Democrats” and “Bernie supporters” as completely different entities (which, of course, they are).
America is the greatest country in the world. Which is why we’re also, at times, the greatest fuckups in the world.
Bigger they are, harder they fall, and all that.
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Greg Olear is making a fundamental error in that tweet, IMO: i.e. using “Trump” and “credibly” in the same sentence……
Hope he gets served by an ill waiter with no sick leave. https://t.co/tR0uxYao3D
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) March 11, 2020
re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth
I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!
in other words, 180° reversal on his initial announcements about this “hoax” and “nothing worse than the flu”…just the kind of leadership we have come to expect.
re: #211 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
in other words, 180° reversal on his initial announcements about this “hoax” and “nothing worse than the flu”…just the kind of leadership we have come to expect.
I think he believes too many people are talking about it and he’s going to use the full power of the government to shut them up.
🎶 “Everybody knows that the boat is sinking,
Everybody knows that the captain lied…” 🎶 https://t.co/OMeXPqdAvH— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 11, 2020
re: #186 BigPapa
Our office is 1 x BigPapa and 3 x Others.
I wipe down all door knobs, toilet handle/seat/cover, my desk, cell phone, computer, mouse, etc every AM. Today I get tissue and engate Sneeze Protocol: sneeze into something you dispose, if nothing, your arm. Never your hand.
I don’t know about you folks but the Flattening the Curve graphic is very empowering for me and focuses us on an achievable goal. We can do this. It might save my wife/mom/MIL’s life.
I gotta live for another 273 days to see Agent Orange and the Banana Republicans annihlated. I will not be denied.
“Flattening the Curve” is pretty much my approach. I curtailed going out to “important things only” about a week ago. And I’m now in “vital things only” in terms of that. Already cancelled a trip in early April, and only have three things on my schedule beyond the immediate home through early June of which I am pretty sure cannot be avoided. I have supplies on hand, and think I can get my prescription refills via mail for a few months if necessary as well. (It helps that I am semi-retired and not beholden to having to go to work in an office.)
Trump can’t ride this thing out until Summer. Cases are going up by the day and we aren’t even in SPRING yet.
Hot weather might be a bad thing for the virus but then again it might not. And regardless, summer brings added challenges: More travel, people gathering in swimming spots, holiday gatherings (Memorial Day [Which is technically in late spring, but..], July 4, Labor Day).
Just to give you an idea of how fucked up the way Berners are acting right now, I suggest looking through the Fark Politics Tab from the Iowa caucus to now. You could literally separate everything into “Pre-South Carolina” and “Post-South Carolina” in terms of attitude that is on display.
Pre-SC, there’s all this “party unity” and talk about how wrong it is to attack other candidates when we should be “Blue No Matter Who” because any one of the candidates could beat Trump in November. All that talk is only matched by the obvious glee that is seen in threads about how Joe’s candidacy seems to be stalling out and he just needs to quit because “it’s over.”
Post-SC? Salt Mountain. The moment it looks like Joe is no longer out of the race, the Berners drop the masks and start screaming that the DNC is “rigging” the race, that Pete and Amy were “forced” to leave the field, that “the establishment” is out to destroy “progressives,” and all sorts of toxicity towards “moderates.” Oh, and in the past 48 hours, every thread about the primaries is turning into wall-to-wall CTs about Biden’s “cognitive decline.”
Remember when I tweeted about Dr. Fauci telling us the truth? Looks like he’s been benched. https://t.co/Q8Lc3C8u5V
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) March 11, 2020
re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth
Interesting and very telling that Dr Borysenko refers to “Democrats” and “Bernie supporters” as completely different entities (which, of course, they are).
The host has rejected it and now the parasite is upset - and has access to Twitter.
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5 second mini vacation: the Black Mantis busts a move.
Black Mantis pic.twitter.com/9ylLx9Xixa
— Life on Earth (@planetpng) March 11, 2020
re: #215 Eclectic Cyborg
Trump can’t ride this thing out until Summer. Cases are going up by the day and we aren’t even in SPRING yet.
Hot weather might be a bad thing for the virus not to mention summer brings added challenges: More travel, people gathering in swimming spots, holiday gatherings (Memorial Day [Which is technically in late spring, but..], July 4, Labor Day).
I’d argue that he won’t even make Memorial Day, what with all the concerts and events being canceled between now and then. It’s hard to argue that it’s “business as usual” when the bread and circuses are put on hold due to plague.
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The daily coronavirus report from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the National Quarantine Unit.
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A 16-year-old from Northeast Nebraska with existing health conditions was transferred to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit with COVID-19. His condition is serious.
A 36-year-old woman being treated in the biocontainment unit is in critical condition.
The one American from the Diamond Princess cruise ship who had been treated in the biocontainment unit was transferred Tuesday evening to the National Quarantine Unit.
Testing protocols continue for the other six Americans from the cruise ship and the community health care worker in the quarantine unit.
As the potential for community spread increases, the community is reminded to take precautions. Resources, updates and answers to common questions are available here.
The U.S. has about 1,050 cases and 29 deaths. Worldwide, cases in 118 countries stand at nearly 122,000 cases, with nearly 4,500 deaths
re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth
Interesting and very telling that Dr Borysenko refers to “Democrats” and “Bernie supporters” as completely different entities (which, of course, they are).
Yeah, that’s what makes the “DemExit” tag so fucking hilarious, that most of those who are screaming “I’M LEAVING AND NEVER COMING BACK!” don’t look old enough to have voted blue more than 1-2 elections.
re: #214 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
“Flattening the Curve” is pretty much my approach. I curtailed going out to “important things only” about a week ago. And I’m now in “vital things only” in terms of that. Already cancelled a trip in early April, and only have three things on my schedule beyond the immediate home through early June of which I am pretty sure cannot be avoided. I have supplies on hand, and think I can get my prescription refills via mail for a few months if necessary as well. (It helps that I am semi-retired and not beholden to having to go to work in an office.)
I have two vacations I’m not cancelling (cruise and brief trip to S. California), although I may modify a bit.
But I won’t be a hermit, and I will go out for election work, which I consider vital. If it kills me, it kills me.
OMG now I am reading all the “Get Well” cards that the grandkids sent when I had my foot surgery three years ago.
I think what’s more likely is that Warren poached some of Biden’s centrist constituency and that when she dropped out a lot of Warren supporters chose Biden over Shouty McAllcaps
— Imani Gandy ☄️🌍🔥 (@AngryBlackLady) March 11, 2020
Trump’s net approval is approaching -11. Now imagine what happens when the number of infected soars into six figures. projects.fivethirtyeight.com
re: #222 Targetpractice
Yeah, that’s what makes the “DemExit” tag so fucking hilarious, that most of those who are screaming “I’M LEAVING AND NEVER COMING BACK!” don’t look old enough to have voted blue more than 1-2 elections.
imma betting that most of the “DemExit” screamers aren’t even Democrats
re: #223 A hollow voice says, Guilty, guilty, guilty!
I have two vacations I’m not cancelling (cruise and brief trip to S. California), although I may modify a bit.
But I won’t be a hermit, and I will go out for election work, which I consider vital. If it kills me, it kills me.
You can’t seriously be thinking of going on a cruise.
re: #212 Belafon
I think he believes too many people are talking about it and he’s going to use the full power of the government to shut them up.
This is exactly it. Trump is such a goddamn narcissist that his bad press is literally the only thing he cares about in this crisis. The fact that hundreds of thousands (or more) in the US could die from this is completely irrelevant to Trump.
re: #227 Backwoods_Sleuth
imma betting that most of the “DemExit” screamers aren’t even Democrats
Not a lot of Democrats in Moscow.
re: #228 NO SMOCKING GUN!
You can’t seriously be thinking of going on a cruise.
Seconded. There’s no reason to be a total hermit, but going on a cruise really is asking for trouble.
Well fuck, German minister of health has “advised” people not to travel from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populated, and where nearly half of Germany’s 1,200 known cases are located.
My girlfriend was planning to come on Friday from Düsseldorf, and I was going to drive back up with her on Sunday.
Shit shit shit.
If I go back up with her there that means there is a not-negligible chance of getting stuck in a quarantine zone like in Northern Italy
Ask yourselves, how can the market accurately forecast value when pandemic testing is being throttled by an incompetent President who is more interested in artificially gaming the officially reported numbers than doing anything that might actually slow the rate of transmission?
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) March 11, 2020
re: #210 NO SMOCKING GUN!
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I bet he was the designated asshole. They rotate that job, but I think it’s on shuffle play.
re: #227 Backwoods_Sleuth
imma betting that most of the “DemExit” screamers aren’t even Democrats
I’m convinced that most have been “Dems” no further back than the midterm elections. That they voted out of hatred of Trump and because there were progressives like AOC on the ballots in their neighborhoods. Thus the success in ‘18 convinced them that they were a rising power within the party and had influence they could use to boost Bernie to the nomination.
re: #228 NO SMOCKING GUN!
You can’t seriously be thinking of going on a cruise.
Sure I can. The industry has been dealing with infectious disease since germ theory was invented. They were caught flat-footed, as who among us was not, but the protocols they’ve established now will probably make it safer to cruise than to stay home. Unless you’re a hermit alone in a cave (or a sealed apartment).
re: #227 Backwoods_Sleuth
imma betting that most of the “DemExit” screamers aren’t even Democrats
Uh, guys, Bernie was not a Democrat, he was just using the party as a platform for his independent campaign…
re: #216 Targetpractice
Just to give you an idea of how fucked up the way Berners are acting right now, I suggest looking through the Fark Politics Tab from the Iowa caucus to now. You could literally separate everything into “Pre-South Carolina” and “Post-South Carolina” in terms of attitude that is on display.
Pre-SC, there’s all this “party unity” and talk about how wrong it is to attack other candidates when we should be “Blue No Matter Who” because any one of the candidates could beat Trump in November. All that talk is only matched by the obvious glee that is seen in threads about how Joe’s candidacy seems to be stalling out and he just needs to quit because “it’s over.”
Post-SC? Salt Mountain. The moment it looks like Joe is no longer out of the race, the Berners drop the masks and start screaming that the DNC is “rigging” the race, that Pete and Amy were “forced” to leave the field, that “the establishment” is out to destroy “progressives,” and all sorts of toxicity towards “moderates.” Oh, and in the past 48 hours, every thread about the primaries is turning into wall-to-wall CTs about Biden’s “cognitive decline.”
One of my favorite things as a sports buff is to reread the fan forum threads of opposing rival after a great collapse. It just shows the ups and downs of fanaticism. I imagine the Fark forums are just like that. The thing I imagine about many Berners like that is they never thought to actively persuade people towards Bernie that may have voted for Clinton last time. And what’s more I think that’s what happened at the grassroots level where they could have benefited most.
BTW, it looks like the equity markets have rallied (minorly) at the end of the trading day: today’s closings look to be around the level of Monday’s (so much for the “rally”), so it’s looking like - for now - there’s a floor (at about last year’s level). But it hardly seems like positive news. Perhaps (at best) slightly-less-negative.
Maybe.
re: #235 jeffreyw
I bet he was the designated asshole. They rotate that job, but I think it’s on shuffle play.
That’s probably part of it, but the excuse being given is that he’s cool with the idea, but only so long as it’s structured as yet another bail-out for businesses:
GOP senators block Democrats’ emergency paid sick leave bill as coronavirus outbreak worsens https://t.co/faHwkBO6At
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 11, 2020
According to Alexander, a paid sick leave is a “good idea’ but it should be paid for by the federal government.
“Employees are struggling, our employers are struggling, and it’s not a cure for the coronavirus to put a big new expensive federal mandate on employers who are struggling in the middle of this matter,” Alexander said.
re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth
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NEW: Trump is seething over having to work with Nancy Pelosi on a coronavirus response https://t.co/GlL1s8GM07
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 11, 2020
By the way, Alexander’s “employers are struggling” bit really rings hollow when his boss is out there constantly talking up “THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN HISTORY!!!” Where’s all that cash that businesses supposedly have now that their taxes were cut and just waiting for investment?
BREAKING: Dow Jones closes down nearly 6% as markets continue to reel from fears of coronavirus outbreak’s impact on the global economy. https://t.co/JtuR8LBDLX pic.twitter.com/TlGq8ori12
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) March 11, 2020
We’re going back in time…..
Dec 30, 2018: 23,433
March 11, 2020: 23,551
Yesterday, DeWine made a strong recommendation against indoor sporting events with spectators. That will become an order. He said legal reasons make an order pivotal: “Different organizations need an order from the government. It’s better for us to make their life easier.”
— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) March 11, 2020
The governor of Ohio further clarified: The state will issue an order that NCAA tournament games in Ohio, which included the First Four in Dayton, will be played without spectators.
— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) March 11, 2020
Again: No fans for NCAA tournament games in Dayton and Cleveland next week, per a state order.
“This seems difficult for people,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said. “But we know what’s coming. We know what’s around the corner. … Everything looks the same, but it’s really not.”— Adam Kilgore (@AdamKilgoreWP) March 11, 2020
In response to questions, President Trump said he won’t answer whether there will be more travel restrictions or a national disaster declaration until tonight, , per WH pool.
He also said that there will be both economic & health announcements.— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 11, 2020
re: #234 goddamnedfrank
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A thousand times this. It’s amazing how badly he is doing with every aspect of this emergency, and should completely put to rest any idea that he operates by any grand strategy. Motherfucker is pure id.
Demanding wide spread testing; acknowledging the numbers; actually implementing a plan; etc., would do far more to calm the market than almost literally everything else he is doing. Fuck, the Costanza approach would get us so much farther.
It’s just deeply ironic, and morbidly satisfying, that everything he is attempting to do to, as you say, game the numbers/system is having the exact opposite effect of what is intended.
re: #247 Dr. Matt
We’re going back in Time…..
Dec 30, 2018: 23,433
March 11, 2020: 23,551
Yep. At the rate things are going, Donny is on track to leave office with all of his market gains wiped out and then some.
re: #249 goddamnedfrank
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Translation: His staff just got told that there’s gonna be a speech in less than 4 hours and they’re scrambling to slap together a script that doesn’t sound like it was written on a cocktail napkin during an all-night bender.
Subscribe to third rate Fake news 😘 https://t.co/WuaJgm167l https://t.co/oaQgLu9QBi
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 11, 2020
My cannabis cough is going to an issue I think.
JUST IN: NYC cancels St. Patrick’s Day Parade, @wcbs880 reports.
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) March 11, 2020
re: #252 Targetpractice
He’s such an asshole, he’ll be thirty minutes late. If it doesn’t start on time, and I mean at 8:00 on the nose, he should just resign and hand it over to Dr. Fauci.
re: #254 Dave In Austin
My cannabis cough is going to an issue I think.
I have given up smoking entirely until this all blows over.
re: #239 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
One of my favorite things as a sports buff is to reread the fan forum threads of opposing rival after a great collapse. It just shows the ups and downs of fanaticism. I imagine the Fark forums are just like that. The thing I imagine about many Berners like that is they never thought to actively persuade people towards Bernie that may have voted for Clinton last time. And what’s more I think that’s what happened at the grassroots level where they could have benefited most.
Everything we’ve seen indicates that Berners never expected to have to make a case for Bernie, but that the dynamics of the primary prior to SC would just lead the party to being forced to accept them as their messiah. It’s like any cult, they genuinely can’t comprehend why anybody who’s outside the ranks doesn’t see him as the one who will lead America out of the darkness and usher in a new era of “democratic socialism.”
re: #241 Targetpractice
That’s probably part of it, but the excuse being given is that he’s cool with the idea, but only so long as it’s structured as yet another bail-out for businesses:
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And why do I somehow believe that a GOP-sponsored relief program will have a lot of cash being handed out to “employers” and will somehow forget to protect the “employees” from being laid off due to an economic downturn amidst the current pandemic.
INBOX: @JoeBiden’s campaign announces they’re launching a “Public Health Advisory Committee to provide science-based, expert advice regarding steps the campaign should take to minimize health risks for the candidate, staff, and supporters.” pic.twitter.com/ctyip4dPry
— Molly Nagle (@MollyNagle3) March 11, 2020
re: #256 Ace Rothstein
He’s such an asshole, he’ll be thirty minutes late. If it doesn’t start on time, and I mean at 8:00 on the nose, he should just resign and hand it over to Dr. Fauci.
That’s unlikely to happen, considering the WH is now out to portray Dr. Fauci as an enemy of the people because he *gasp!* suggested large gatherings (i.e. Donny’s Klan rallies) need to be curbed during the pandemic.
re: #244 goddamnedfrank
“Trump is seething at having to work with Nancy Pelosi on a Coronavirus
Oh for fuck sakes. Grow the fuck up and do your job, you fucking manchild!
re: #247 Dr. Matt
We’re going back in time…..
Dec 30, 2018: 23,433
March 11, 2020: 23,551
Bet it hits 23k by the end of the week.
re: #254 Dave In Austin
My cannabis cough is going to an issue I think.
Heading to the border tomorrow for some concentrate and edibles.
re: #259 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
And why do I somehow believe that a GOP-sponsored relief program will have a lot of cash being handed out to “employers” and will somehow forget to protect the “employees” from being laid off due to an economic downturn amidst the current pandemic.
Because all indications are that that is exactly what they want, to just cut a check to “employers” courtesy of the taxpayers without any strings attached. They’re seeing this as a crisis they don’t want to go to waste and are looking to structure any “stimulus plan” as yet another massive bailout to “small businesses.”
World figure skating championships canceled due to coronavirus
The big question of course are the summer Olympic games. For now they are on. I wonder what will happen in a few months if deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise?
re: #247 Dr. Matt
We’re going back in time…..
Dec 30, 2018: 23,433
March 11, 2020: 23,551
Of course the first lines are:
It’s astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
What the “bear market” means:
1. Wall Street has hit a PSYCHOLOGICAL turning point
2. There’s big concern abt a recession, but it’s not a surety
3. This puts more pressure on WH & Congress
4. Most Americans should ignore this and stay invested for long term https://t.co/G8ehyPAx8X— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) March 11, 2020
re: #244 goddamnedfrank
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Yes, never before in the history of the Republic has a president been forced in a time of national crisis to work with the opposition party for the benefit of the American people.
The man is just writing his administration’s obituary with each childish tantrum.
re: #253 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Fuck…someone take his goddamned phone. The constant Twitter attacks were never funny, but right now, the last fucking thing we need is for him to be seen being more concerned about the optics than the actual health concerns.
If this somehow blows over well short of current predictions, I will be deeply saddened if the electorate has the memory of a gold fish about it. He is wholly incompetent in every single aspect of the job, and COVID-19 is putting his incompetency into stark relief.
re: #263 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Bet it hits 23k by the end of the week.
You’re more optimistic than I am.
re: #268 Patricia Kayden
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Longest bull market in US history, killed not by a virus but by a jackass.
Posting if only because it’s nice to see the “likeability” question leveled at male candidates for a change:
Two weeks ago Biden was expected to lose. Now he is all but certain to be the nominee.
There are many reasons why, but the biggest may be that he was more likable than Bernie.
Trump should be terrified because Biden is also way more likable than him. https://t.co/qEymnpLSfD— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) March 11, 2020
re: #2 jaunte
He probably bought old tubes of Pepsodent and relabeled them.
— The 3-D Zanti Regent (@josephebacon) March 11, 2020
For reference, the DOW was 19K and change when Trump took office.
re: #275 Eclectic Cyborg
For reference, the DOW was 19K and change when Trump took office.
Investors just realized they have been enrolled in Trump University since January 20, 2017. https://t.co/l3pjiG2sCw
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) March 11, 2020
re: #253 Backwoods_Sleuth
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 11, 2020
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Heh — just subscribed to online only @$8. Worth that just for the line.
re: #273 Interesting Times
Posting if only because it’s nice to see the “likeability” question leveled at male candidates for a change:
I never really quite got why Hillary was not likable, but…
re: #278 garzooma
Vanity Fair Magazine, which will soon be out of business, and their third rate Fake reporters, who make up sources which don’t exist, wrote yet another phony & boring hit piece. The facts are just the opposite. Our team is doing a great job with CoronaVirus!
— Donald J. Trump
Tip: when you tweet about a piece of journalisming that you say is “boring” you are implicitly saying that it is in fact not boring at all.
re: #273 Interesting Times
Posting if only because it’s nice to see the “likeability” question leveled at male candidates for a change:
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Joe Biden is that one family elder that all the kids love because he brings them treats whenever he visits, he laughs at all their jokes, and he always has time to play with them when all the other adults are “too busy.” Yeah, as you grow older you realize that he has views and ideas that don’t jibe with your own, but you can write a lot of that off as him being “a product of his generation” instead of being a mean and nasty guy.
Bernie’s the old guy who yelled at you for years to “get off his lawn,” and has a reputation around town as being a “loon” who did a little too much LSD when he was in college “back in the day.” And who your parents warned you not to spend too much time around because he was bound to put “bad ideas” into your head.
Will he be happy for the recognition?
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And it’s official, Dow has lost 20.3% since its record close one month ago, Trump has officially killed the longest bull market in US history. pic.twitter.com/n30hUagFGW
— The Zandarlorian (@ZandarVTS) March 11, 2020
Random ponderings: Why the fuck does Trump always capitalize the V in Coronavirus as if it’s some sort of festival or something?
re: #279 Sir John Barron
I never really quite got why Hillary was not likable, but…
Easy, she’s a woman…specifically a strong and successful woman.
re: #282 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Trump the Matador
re: #282 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Will he be happy for the recognition?
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Why do you think he’s shutting down all the talk about the epidemic? //
re: #283 Eclectic Cyborg
Random ponderings: Why the fuck does Trump always capitalize the V in Coronavirus as if it’s some sort of festival or something?
He’s a Fucking Idiot (caps intentional).
So he’s going to lie to us again.
President Trump says he will deliver a prime-time address to the nation Wednesday on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/DzUYGAjWHn
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 11, 2020
And now we can look forward to endless renditions of that wingnut favorite: “Why is it Obama’s economy when it’s going up and Trump’s economy when it’s going down?!”
re: #257 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I have given up smoking entirely until this all blows over.
I quit the wrong month to quit sniffing glue!
re: #288 unproven innocence
From Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources
WE CAN’T LET THE VIRUS KNOW WHAT OUR ATTACK PLANS ARE!!
This fucking administration is going to become a case study on what NOT to do during a public health emergency.
Sweet Jesus.
re: #289 Patricia Kayden
So he’s going to lie to us again.
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re: #289 Patricia Kayden
So he’s going to lie to us again.
When does he have to time to prepare a prime time address while he’s busy tweeting?
I know, I know…
I wonder how drugged up Trump will be for that address.
re: #282 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Will he be happy for the recognition?
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Those aren’t the real Dow numbers. The Real DOW numbers, which the Fake news media won’t report, are much better. Believe me.
re: #295 Sir John Barron
When does he have to time to prepare a prime time address while he’s busy tweeting?
I know, I know…
IF YOU ARE SICK AND SALARIED THEN STAY HOME AND BUY STOCK
3. Pence has demonstrated he’s not up to this job.
The main supplier of RNA extraction kits is backordered because other countries bought them out first.
I’ll have more in my newsletter, Popular Information.
Sign up —> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 11, 2020
re: #296 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder how drugged up Trump will be for that address.
Hope Kudlow saved him some.
A blistering oped in Science: science.sciencemag.org
A vaccine has to have a fundamental scientific basis. It has to be manufacturable. It has to be safe. This could take a year and a half—or much longer. Pharmaceutical executives have every incentive to get there quickly— they will be selling the vaccine after all—but thankfully they also know that you can’t break the laws of nature to get there.
Maybe we should be happy. Three years ago, the president declared his skepticism of vaccines and tried to launch an antivaccine task force. Now he suddenly loves vaccines.
But do us a favor, Mr. President. If you want something, start treating science and its principles with respect.
re: #288 unproven innocence
From Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources
IANAL, but my understanding was that it was at least taboo, if not an outright felony, to classify materials for no other reason than that they’re politically damaging.
re: #302 Targetpractice
IANAL, but my understanding was that it was at least taboo, if not an outright felony, to classify materials for no other reason than that they’re politically damaging.
Hopefully McConnell will get right on that soon.
re: #273 Interesting Times
Posting if only because it’s nice to see the “likeability” question leveled at male candidates for a change:
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It definitely mattered here. I’m sorry but it’s hard for me to like much about Bernie Sanders the man. And I think Trump will struggle with that too. I’m hoping the Biden campaign has a way to reintroduce him to younger voters. I personally find a lot to admire about him as a person. As I’ve told you all, I stutter too and was in speech therapy. Not really a big deal but I’ve honestly thought about it as I’ve seen people mock him for it more. I expect it from the right. I’m genuinely disappointed to see people do it in the name of the left but I’m realizing their left and my left might be two different things. I’m a liberal. I’m proud of that.
re: #302 Targetpractice
IANAL, but my understanding was that it was at least taboo, if not an outright felony, to classify materials for no other reason than that they’re politically damaging.
easy enough to say that they are classified for reasons that cannot be revealed (what if the Chinese are listening in?)
re: #288 unproven innocence
From Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources
If there is someone with an ounce of integrity somewhere in the admin, they will ignore that classification (for the most part), consequences be damned.
I have plans on CoronaVirus, if I wanted to win that war, CoronaVirus would be wiped off the face of the earth. It would be over literally in 10 days. I don’t want to go that route.
re: #273 Interesting Times
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This seems like some sort of logical fallacy to me. Likeability has been a perennial issue in politics. Al Gore and John Kerry were both seen as unlikeable and the fact W whipped them on the “who would you rather have a beer with?” question certainly played a role in his victories.
As a matter of fact, I think the issue of likeability has been raised in basically every presidential election in my memory.
re: #263 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Bet it hits 23k by the end of the week.
within an hour of opening bell in the morning
re: #279 Sir John Barron
I never really quite got why Hillary was not likable, but…
Lack of a penis.
re: #308 danarchy
This seems like some sort of logical fallacy to me. Likeability has been a perennial issue in politics. Al Gore and John Kerry were both seen as unlikeable and the fact W whipped them on the “who would you rather have a beer with?” question certainly played a role in his victories.
As a matter of fact, I think the issue of likeability has been raised in basically every presidential election in my memory.
and political women are never “likeable”
re: #308 danarchy
This seems like some sort of logical fallacy to me. Likeability has been a perennial issue in politics. Al Gore and John Kerry were both seen as unlikeable and the fact W whipped them on the “who would you rather have a beer with?” question certainly played a role in his victories.
As a matter of fact, I think the issue of likeability has been raised in basically every presidential election in my memory.
Ayep. One of Nixon’s greatest successes in his two elections was turning the issue on its head by suggesting that as much as people may dislike or distrust him, he at least was “sane” in comparison to the opposition.
Shit, I didn’t thread my response.
You think the POTUS has no power?
He should be working globally with other nations to provide science based info to Americans. Testing should have been done starting in January using the tests that other nations are using and not waiting to profit off tests created by industry.— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) March 11, 2020
And even now, he is lying to us. Tests are not readily available. He is doing nothing to stem the spread. He is not listening to anyone because he supposedly knows more than anyone. He is making it worse.
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) March 11, 2020
And even now, he is lying to us. Tests are not readily available. He is doing nothing to stem the spread. He is not listening to anyone because he supposedly knows more than anyone. He is making it worse.
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) March 11, 2020
anything happen in the last few hours?
stock market soared?
bernie wisely suspended?
no?
so the prez is gonna speak:
You mean calling it a Democratic “hoax,” tweeting about everything being fine, and golfing at your properties wasn’t everything in the federal government’s tool bag? There’s more, still? https://t.co/k2MoqhAnKJ
— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) March 11, 2020
re: #308 danarchy
As a matter of fact, I think the issue of likeability has been raised in basically every presidential election in my memory.
I remember the whole “have a beer with” thing, but it still doesn’t compare to how the “likeability” issue has been weaponized in recent years against female candidates only (how many pundits even used the word re trump in 2016? Only HRC, it seemed, was ever affixed with the “unlikable” label. And same thing this year with respect to Elizabeth Warren).
re: #314 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
anything happen in the last few hours?
stock market soared?
bernie wisely suspended?no?
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re: #312 Targetpractice
Ayep. One of Nixon’s greatest successes in his two elections was turning the issue on its head by suggesting that as much as people may dislike or distrust him, he at least was “sane” in comparison to the opposition.
I call Nixon Pandora’s Trump. He’s a lot like Trump and yet he’s not. I’ve read Nixon’s memoirs. Son of an old long haired I am, even I could find empathy for Nixon talking about losing his brothers or respect his intelligence when he recalled the lead up to the entrance into WWII. Trump I can’t think of anyone like him in our history. Trump will get his wish. He will be remembered but not for why he hopes.
re: #311 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
and political women are never “likeable”
besides, how can you share a beer with them when you are not allowed to be alone around one?
I wonder what the over/under is on the fucker going golfing again this weekend?
BREAKING: Seattle Public Schools will close for at least two weeks starting tomorrow, according to an email sent to school administrators. The email said the decision was made after conferring with county and school officials. https://t.co/48ypI8qbQQ
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) March 11, 2020
re: #315 Interesting Times
I remember the whole “have a beer with” thing, but it still doesn’t compare to how the “likeability” issue has been weaponized in recent years against female candidates only (how many pundits even used the word re trump in 2016? Only HRC, it seemed, was ever affixed with the “unlikable” label. And same thing this year with respect to Elizabeth Warren).
Kamala is a cop as if former prosecutors running for political office is absurd. Mean boss Amy stories while Bernie’s reputation as a hard ass made him into Carl from Up.
Women cannot show any signs of “weakness” if they want to get ahead in the “man’s game” of politics. Since a lot of men only find women “likeable” if they are physically attractive, fawning and compliant, then that can be a problem.
re: #319 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder what the over/under is on the fucker going golfing again this weekend?
THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS IS WITH AN 8 IRON
re: #311 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
and political women are never “likeable”
It’s much like how you don’t see a lot of women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, because whether we want to admit it or not, we’re still very much in the Mad Men mindset that any woman who is successful enough in business or politics to reach the top is “trying too much to be seen as a man.” The only thing that’s changed since those days is they ended the favoritism towards “family men” in favor of “young execs” who are supposed to sacrifice everything to reach the top.
re: #283 Eclectic Cyborg
Random ponderings: Why the fuck does Trump always capitalize the V in Coronavirus as if it’s some sort of festival or something?
He thinks it’s a VistaVision movie! 😉
re: #324 Targetpractice
It’s much like how you don’t see a lot of women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, because whether we want to admit it or not, we’re still very much in the Mad Men mindset that any woman who is successful enough in business or politics to reach the top is “trying too much to be seen as a man.”
Or accused of simply sleeping her way to the top.
2. So that’s why there have still only been a few thousand tests conducted.
I’ve obtained an email sent on behalf of a Boston-area hospital to the entire Harvard Medical faculty, begging them to send any RNA kits they have on hand
The US is the wealthiest country in the world. pic.twitter.com/XCqyKc5lSb— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 11, 2020
re: #313 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Shit, I didn’t thread my response.
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You think the POTUS has no power?
He should be working globally with other nations to provide science based info to Americans. Testing should have been done starting in January using the tests that other nations are using and not waiting to profit off tests created by industry.— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) March 11, 2020
if he was really smart they would have started by using the developed tests that already existed while the privateers re-developed in parallel, *and then* replaced them
it woulda been craven, but less craven
instead it looks like what it is: a profits driven incompetent clusterfuck
re: #270 Mike Lamb
Fuck…someone take his goddamned phone. The constant Twitter attacks were never funny, but right now, the last fucking thing we need is for him to be seen being more concerned about the optics than the actual health concerns.
If this somehow blows over well short of current predictions, I will be deeply saddened if the electorate has the memory of a gold fish about it. He is wholly incompetent in every single aspect of the job, and COVID-19 is putting his incompetency into stark relief.
Trump is a perfect representative of his entire party, in putting optics etc. above reality in responding to a crisis. Republicans worship incompetence, and have foolishly come to believe that the only function of government is to pay off their donor class (which admittedly does not require any competence at all).
re: #314 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
You mean calling it a Democratic “hoax,” tweeting about everything being fine, and golfing at your properties wasn’t everything in the federal government’s tool bag? There’s more, still?
Jesse Lee
I approve of this tweet.
No one can trust anything you say. You’ve lied about the containment. You’ve lied about the availability of testing. You’ve lied about everything you’ve done and you’ve undermined our security and public health in the process.
Unless you’re resigning, no one is comforted w/this— lawhawk (@lawhawk) March 11, 2020
re: #318 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
besides, how can you share a beer with them when you are not allowed to be alone around one?
“Ladies drink in the ladies lounge” -
A Town Like Alice
re: #319 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder what the over/under is on the fucker going golfing again this weekend?
Listen. When I’m playing golf, believe me, listen….I, I can’t get ChinaCoronaVirus. Believe me. I’m out in the open. Out in the air. Viruses can’t get you in the open. Out in the air. Believe me. There’s no place for them to go out there on the course. I know this. My uncle was at MIT.
3. Pence has demonstrated he’s not up to this job.
The main supplier of RNA extraction kits is backordered because other countries bought them out first.
I’ll have more in my newsletter, Popular Information.
Sign up —> https://t.co/TfpCItdVSo— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 11, 2020
re: #327 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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2. So that’s why there have still only been a few thousand tests conducted.
I’ve obtained an email sent on behalf of a Boston-area hospital to the entire Harvard Medical faculty, begging them to send any RNA kits they have on hand
The US is the wealthiest country in the world. pic.twitter.com/XCqyKc5lSb— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 11, 2020
ROME (AP) — Italy says all stores except pharmacies and food markets will be closed in response to the country’s new virus outbreak.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 11, 2020
re: #326 Eclectic Cyborg
Or accused of simply sleeping her way to the top.
Oh god, I forgot that about Harris. That was so ugly. Looking back on it, a lot of the ugly attacks made on the early drop out candidates were made by Sanders friendly media surrogates. I remember Sirota or maybe it was Elizabeth Bruening or maybe both even accused Beto of taking money from the oil and gas industry. It wasn’t exactly true. Beto took money from those companies the way Bernie does the DoD. He got donations from people who worked at those companies just like Bernie did Defense Department employees. And given Beto was running for Senate and Congress in Texas, yeah not very shocking that someone who works at the oil and gas industry might be making a donation. I definitely think his allies saw threats to Bernie’s claim as the youth candidate. That candidate and even though I gladly voted for him was never gonna be Joe.
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
This is a comedy sketch but it just sounds too real.pic.twitter.com/TqjbgIzjEY
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) March 11, 2020
re: #330 EPR-radar
Trump is a perfect representative of his entire party, in putting optics etc. above reality in responding to a crisis. Republicans worship incompetence, and have foolishly come to believe that the only function of government is to pay off their donor class (which admittedly does not require any competence at all).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^this!!!
the entire R response is all about how this looks and how it affects him/them electorally
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
All these fools will end up doing is preferentially spreading Covid-19 among the Trump/Republican true believers.
Unfortunately, these idiots will then proceed to infect the rest of society.
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
And all that might be erased tonight depending on what Trump says. i wonder how much of the Trump/Fox base will catch a flip-flop of that scope? (Which is why I don’t think it will happen. We’re going to get platitudes, bragging, and lies tonight, the same as every night.)
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
These claims have already aged really badly.
re: #343 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
And all that might be erased tonight depending on what Trump says. i wonder how much of the Trump/Fox base will catch a flip-flop of that scope? (Which is why I don’t think it will happen. We’re going to get platitudes, bragging, and lies tonight, the same as every night.)
Of course. In a contest between the reality of a serious global pandemic and Trump’s NPD, the NPD is going to prevail. Trump could be on his deathbed with this shit and still be wheezing about a ‘Democrat hoax’.
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
for some unknown reason i listened to his show for about 6 minutes today -
maybe commercials on all the music stations
liar
manipulator
twister of facts, editor of soundbites
absolutely no truth or substance to him
his follower/listeners are idiots; crackpots
he is worse than trump in that it’s deliberate and he is self aware
(yes, i’ve always known this. it’s been about 10 years since…)
Trump is going to spend most of his address talking about the economy and attacking Democrats, isn’t he?
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
They guy at work I argue about politics with - but have pleasant conversations about math - is trying to buy into that reasoning because the precautions for preventing transmission are the same for both. I told him, though, that there’s currently one major distinction: We have a vaccine for the flu. I also told him that the mortality rate is much higher. He didn’t quite believe that, but hopefully I’ve planted a seed to make him go look.
re: #347 Eclectic Cyborg
Trump is going to spend most of his address talking about the economy and attacking Democrats, isn’t he?
mostly he’ll just be spouting random words
re: #347 Eclectic Cyborg
Trump is going to spend most of his address talking about the economy and attacking Democrats, isn’t he?
And Fake News.
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
This feels actionable in the sense that you can’t yell “Fire” in a theater…
It takes a long time to cake all that make-up on.
— scbeachcomber (@KenardLevi) March 11, 2020
re: #347 Eclectic Cyborg
Trump is going to spend most of his address talking about the economy and attacking Democrats, isn’t he?
And boasting about the economy, the wall, the military, etc.
re: #353 Dr. Matt
And boasting about the economy, the wall, the military, etc.
Did he bring his fiddle with him?
It’s now official:
No fans allowed at NCAA Tournament. https://t.co/bwqFI2aA8L— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 11, 2020
re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth
Man I feel awful. It’s not just the people who would have gone to the games but the bars and restaurants are going to take some hits there too. That’s a big event. Trump should count his graces that this didn’t happen before the Super Bowl.
Like, Gohmert made Pramila Jayapal laugh and she touched his hand.
And then Jayapal touches Carolyn Maloney. And Carolyn Maloney touches a bunch of members. And those members all go touch a bunch of other members…— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) March 11, 2020
re: #348 Belafon
They guy at work I argue about politics with - but have pleasant conversations about math - is trying to buy into that reasoning because the precautions for preventing transmission are the same for both. I told him, though, that there’s currently one major distinction: We have a vaccine for the flu. I also told him that the mortality rate is much higher. He didn’t quite believe that, but hopefully I’ve planted a seed to make him go look.
- mortality rate
- no one is immune (yet)
- possibly transmissable before symptoms days earlier than the flu
re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth
I was just about to post that.
This is huge going forward with sporting events.
HUGE.
re: #343 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
And all that might be erased tonight depending on what Trump says. i wonder how much of the Trump/Fox base will catch a flip-flop of that scope? (Which is why I don’t think it will happen. We’re going to get platitudes, bragging, and lies tonight, the same as every night.)
For any authoritarian (including Bernie), most of their political strategy consists of the staff working around Dear Leader’s emotional issues and making post facto justifications. See Putin, VV as well.
Colorado has passed legislation to replace Columbus Day with Cabrini Day. A bill sponsor said it would be the first paid state holiday recognizing a woman in the US. Frances Xavier Cabrini was responsible for creating 67 schools, hospitals, and orphanages. https://t.co/hnaNPmSmSX
— CNN (@CNN) March 11, 2020
re: #358 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
- mortality rate
- no one is immune (yet)
- possibly transmissable before symptoms days earlier than the flu
-And there appears to be a longer incubation period than the flu.
re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth
Technically, it says it recommends against them. Not quite “thou shalt not” but I suspect it gives places clearance.
re: #361 Backwoods_Sleuth
Cool deal.
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
all what ‘panic’?
re: #356 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Man I feel awful. It’s not just the people who would have gone to the games but the bars and restaurants are going to take some hits there too. That’s a big event. Trump should count his graces that this didn’t happen before the Super Bowl.
I had this same thought earlier.
NBA and NHL playoffs coming next month. NASCAR season is on. The Masters golf tournament, NFL Draft. We’re going to see a lot more disruptions to other sports before this is over.
A store in Iran closed and put up this sign: “We are closed because your life is more previous” (via BBC)#Coronavirus is hurting businesses across Iran. Many stores report near zero sales as Iranians are avoiding public places. Officials have confirmed 9000 cases and 354 deaths. pic.twitter.com/xLeqfA5hdk
— Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی (@NegarMortazavi) March 11, 2020
Friendly reminder: Panic helps no one. Calm and vigilance are what is needed right now.
re: #366 Eclectic Cyborg
I had this same thought earlier.
NBA and NHL playoffs coming next month. NASCAR season is on. The Masters golf tournament, NFL Draft. We’re going to see a lot more disruptions to other sports before this is over.
And those sports owners are btw typically big Republican donors. Not all of them but I’d say a majority.
re: #368 Eclectic Cyborg
Friendly reminder: Panic helps no one. Calm and vigilance are what is needed right now.
Oh not panicking here but merely observing economics.
RETWEET! “No idea where the rumor is coming from that he might address the nation tonight,” one WH aide told me. https://t.co/BUBnqP6mpN
— Gina Heeb (@ginaheeb) March 11, 2020
jfc
At a roundtable with bankers at the White House, Trump discusses the coronavirus situation: “We’re having to fix a problem that 4 weeks ago nobody ever thought would be a problem. … This came out of nowhere actually it came out of China.” pic.twitter.com/tyW3mWCe9A
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 11, 2020
Trump is asked by @Acosta about “Americans who are concerned you’re not taking this seriously,” Trump angrily responds, “That’s CNN, fake news.” And then the White House press team makes reporters leave the room. pic.twitter.com/WRQgOD6MZF
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 11, 2020
re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth
jfc
He keeps on acting like this. We might just get the landslide we deserve. Is Weld still primarying him?
re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth
jfc
So you either passively take what he tells you or you get no information from him at all.
re: #355 Backwoods_Sleuth
This says more about how serious the situation is than anything coming out of the White House.
re: #373 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
He keeps on acting like this. We might just get the landslide we deserve. Is Weld still primarying him?
There are enough states that shut down their GOP primaries that there’s no real challenge to him.
re: #296 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder how drugged up Trump will be for that address.
Probably not as much as I would have to be to watch it.
WaPo: In the United States, where there are now more than 1,000 cases, the White House is considering moving all of Europe to a Level 3 travel advisory, discouraging all nonessential travel to those regions. President Trump said he will address the nation at 9 p.m.
Yeah, well, excuse me if I feel safer over here in Commie Gayropa then in the US of A at this point.
re: #376 Belafon
There are enough states that shut down their GOP primaries that there’s no real challenge to him.
BUT HE’S WINNING ALL OF THEM!!11!!
re: #376 Belafon
There are enough states that shut down their GOP primaries that there’s no real challenge to him.
I’m not talking about it as a serious threat. I’m wondering if there’s any way maybe someone can get a dig in at him and prevent him from being unanimous.
Breaking: NCAA Tourney in Tampa will be held without fans.
Just got an email from the Episcopal Church I once attended in the DC area that they are canceling services until March 29.
Should add that this decision apparently came from the Bishop of the Diocese. So not a one-church decision.
Virus at CBS Broadcast Center, NYC. Building closed. https://t.co/x0tIBaflXA
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) March 11, 2020
re: #379 Backwoods_Sleuth
BUT HE’S WINNING ALL OF THEM!!11!!
When I voted on Super Tuesday, there wasn’t even a GOP primary ballot, just a notification that the Republican candidate would be chosen via convention rather than primary. It’s actually something not new to the GOP here. It’s why I’ve always found when Republicans around here try to act “concerned” about what happened to Bernie in 2016, I laugh.
Should also add that I was scheduled to attend a conference in DC today (I now work in Baltimore) but it was canceled late last night and replaced with a slimmed down online version today.
re: #383 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yep. Shit is definitely getting real.
NEW: @JoeBiden’s campaign will now hold “virtual events” in place of large crowd events.
“As a result of those conversations and at the request of elected officials in Illinois and Florida, we will no longer hold large crowd events on Friday and Monday in those states.” pic.twitter.com/MOvmMJOrCB— Molly Nagle (@MollyNagle3) March 11, 2020
Coronavirus response plan summarized:pic.twitter.com/OTNjWSds7j
— Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) March 10, 2020
re: #380 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I’m not talking about it as a serious threat. I’m wondering if there’s any way maybe someone can get a dig in at him and prevent him from being unanimous.
didnt 20% of the R’s in maine not vote for him for president last week?
they either wrote in someone for prez or just filled in the down tickets
re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth
At a roundtable with bankers at the White House, Trump discusses the coronavirus situation: “We’re having to fix a problem that 4 weeks ago nobody ever thought would be a problem. … This came out of nowhere actually it came out of China.”
I was the only One who predicted how bad this fake Democrat Hoax was gonna be. The only one. Believe me. And everybody says were doing great, the best of anybody at handling this. Gonna be down to Zero.
re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth
jfc
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At a roundtable with bankers at the White House, Trump discusses the coronavirus situation: “We’re having to fix a problem that 4 weeks ago nobody ever thought would be a problem. … This came out of nowhere actually it came out of China.” pic.twitter.com/tyW3mWCe9A
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 11, 2020
Norwegian airlines is preparing to cancel 3k flights between mid-March and mid-June, which will likely put the kibosh on my trip. Now I am really hoping that they postpone Euro 2020 until the following summer, as that was a big motivator for the trip and a bucket list item for me.
Intercepted Russian reconnaissance aircraft were watching US submarines during ICEXhttps://t.co/mbS6kIflt3 pic.twitter.com/YOzcsObpOv
— Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) March 11, 2020
re: #392 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
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I know we know this, but I am pretty sure there were a lot of people saying 4 weeks ago that it was going to be everywhere…but whatever, they’re only doctors.
re: #386 Sir John Barron
Should also add that I was scheduled to attend a conference in DC today (I now work in Baltimore) but it was canceled late last night and replaced with a slimmed down online version today.
And we only very recently at the beginning of this month switched from TWO telework days to ONE.
That decision, in the works for more than a month, was initiated before the corona outbreak. Now most all training and travel has been canceled or postponed for the people in my office. Wondering how far this will escalate.
re: #346 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
for some unknown reason i listened to his show for about 6 minutes today -
maybe commercials on all the music stationsliar
manipulator
twister of facts, editor of soundbites
absolutely no truth or substance to himhis follower/listeners are idiots; crackpots
he is worse than trump in that it’s deliberate and he is self aware
(yes, i’ve always known this. it’s been about 10 years since…)
I haven’t listened to him in decades, but I did a few times when he first became a “thing.” My take? He’s boring. Yes, he’s all the things you listed, but when all is said and done, he’s also dull and repetitive. (And that opinion was also good for stopping “Did you listen to Rush today?” conversations dead in their tracks.)
cornmeal breaded and baked catfish and cornbread for dinner.
gotta get to it
re: #382 Sir John Barron
Just got an email from the Episcopal Church I once attended in the DC area that they are canceling services until March 29.
Should add that this decision apparently came from the Bishop of the Diocese. So not a one-church decision.
Our bishop sent out a pastoral letter prior to last Sunday laying out possibilities and reminding people that 1) taking communion as only the wafer is still fully partaking and that 2) if you need to stay at home, everyone can worship according to Morning and Evening Prayer in the BCP.
re: #397 calochortus
I haven’t listened to him in decades, but I did a few times when he first became a “thing.” My take? He’s boring. Yes, he’s all the things you listed, but when all is said and done, he’s also dull and repetitive. (And that opinion was also good for stopping “Did you listen to Rush today?” conversations dead in their tracks.)
ima use that
re: #392 #thegreatpoolpondconversion (dangerman)
Note how he keeps his arms crossed in his pouting position the entire time.
re: #393 Mike Lamb
Norwegian airlines is preparing to cancel 3k flights between mid-March and mid-June, which will likely put the kibosh on my trip. Now I am really hoping that they postpone Euro 2020 until the following summer, as that was a big motivator for the trip and a bucket list item for me.
Welp, I had a Norwegian flight in May. Trip to France and ITALY.
At my work, (Based in Glasgow, Scotland.) we do hot-desking from company laptops. Yesterday, we were told start to taking our laptops home each day, rather than leaving them in the office store. Just in case we need to work from home. I realised that I’m lucky enough that I’m in a job where I can work from home if I have no other option.
Today an event I was going to go to at the end of the month was cancelled.
Shit’s starting to get real here.
re: #388 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s a responsible thing to do which means of course it will be mocked by douchebags.
re: #388 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“They’re keeping him away from voters! He’s falling apart! Trump is totally right!”
re: #404 Alephnaught
At my work, (Based in Glasgow, Scotland.) we do hot-desking from company laptops. Yesterday, we were told start to taking our laptops home each day, rather than leaving them in the office store. Just in case we need to work from home. I realised that I’m lucky enough that I’m in a job where I can work from home if I have no other option.
Today an event I was going to go to at the end of the month was cancelled.
Shit’s starting to get real here.
Lots of stuff being cancelled here. I’m still going to my book club this evening on the theory no one is stupid enough to show up sick. Still not going to touch much of anything (including, I hope, my face) and wash my hands when I get home.
re: #127 Ace Rothstein
Yes. And our (hopeful) future First Lady never posed naked in magazines.
I don’t have a problem with Melania Trump posing nude, if that’s what she wanted to do.
I have a problem with her being a racist.
Trump says “nobody saw this coming 4 weeks ago,” when I just read an article from the end of December about efforts in China to address the growing outbreak.
So, again, when he says “nobody,” he really means he didn’t see it coming 4 weeks ago. Why? Because 4 weeks ago, he was too busy punishing Vindman and others who’d shown “disloyalty” by complying with Congressional subpoenas and doing his “acquittal” victory lap.
How to prevent infection: pic.twitter.com/MD0wQLdtn5
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) March 11, 2020
re: #403 BlueSpotinAL
Welp, I had a Norwegian flight in May. Trip to France and ITALY.
Italy and Scotland for me. Mine is set for June 20th, so there is a glimmer of hope. The kick in the balls will be when people coming from the US will have to be quarantined at the port of entry because our response has been so shitty.
One good thing today: “Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Rape And Sexual Abuse.” He deserves to die in prison.
re: #412 Targetpractice
Trump says “nobody saw this coming 4 weeks ago,” when I just read an article from the end of December about efforts in China to address the growing outbreak.
So, again, when he says “nobody,” he really means he didn’t see it coming 4 weeks ago. Why? Because 4 weeks ago, he was too busy punishing Vindman and others who’d shown “disloyalty” by complying with Congressional subpoenas and doing his “acquittal” victory lap.
Yeah this was brewing. Time and time again he proves to be an awful leader. Oh and his no one’s been tougher on me on Russia won’t be ignored in the fall either when more people discover that Putin set himself up to be the I shit you not the longest ruled head of state for Russia since Catherine the Great.
Jared’s reading some more books, apparently
Trump is reportedly waiting on whether to make an emergency declaration until Jared Kushner “finishes his research and comes to a conclusion himself” https://t.co/0dWYImgi6U
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) March 11, 2020
“It came out of nowhere.”
Then
“It came out of China.”
And everything he says comes out of his ass. https://t.co/T5yJ4FLqJ5— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) March 11, 2020
“War-time triage”…”catastrophe medicine”…Italian doctors making Sophie’s choices about whom to treat and whom to let die. This is a deeply, deeply terrifying thread. https://t.co/CQ1ccSaH2X
— Patrick Radden Keefe (@praddenkeefe) March 11, 2020
re: #417 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Jared’s reading some more books, apparently
“Sorry, Dad, but it doesn’t look like you’ll make any money off of this.”
“Then it’s Not an Emergency!”
re: #412 Targetpractice
Trump says “nobody saw this coming 4 weeks ago,” when I just read an article from the end of December about efforts in China to address the growing outbreak.
So, again, when he says “nobody,” he really means he didn’t see it coming 4 weeks ago. Why? Because 4 weeks ago, he was too busy punishing Vindman and others who’d shown “disloyalty” by complying with Congressional subpoenas and doing his “acquittal” victory lap.
Wasn’t that like a year ago?
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re: #417 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Jared’s reading some more books, apparently
I gotta admit I used to think the whole idea of Trump dumping Pence for possibly Ivanka was absurd but these past four years have been surreal as shit.
re: #417 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Jared’s reading some more books, apparently
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re: #138 Eclectic Cyborg
JFC.
Plenty of who I assume are conservatives in there complaining all the men would just “become transgenders” and invade the women’s team, the women’s team has fewer fans (false), the women’s team makes less money (false), &c.
Trump today: “We’re having to fix a problem that four weeks ago nobody ever thought would be a problem.”
The US had its first confirmed case seven weeks ago…— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 11, 2020
re: #421 Sir John Barron
Wasn’t that like a year ago?
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Impeachment feels like years ago. I hope they bring out the ads of that for people to remember.
re: #417 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Jared’s reading some more books, apparently
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No. Just no.
Nope. Instead, me and my sissy liberal friends are driving our electric cars over to your house to take your guns, give you government run healthcare, gay marry you to a Muslim socialist abortion doctor, teach your kids about evolution, and replace all your light bulbs with LEDS. pic.twitter.com/VgqEo6KQBs
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 11, 2020
Also, you’re a vegetarian. You’re welcome, motherfucker.
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 11, 2020
re: #425 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yep and there were plenty of signs from what was going on in China in DECEMBER that this WOULD INDEED BE A PROBLEM.
Trump just can’t admit he got caught with his fucking pants down on this.
Jesus… https://t.co/Qmp74BoOnF
— Darwin Brender a’ Brandis (@DTBbyTheSea) March 11, 2020
Don’t forget, just two weeks ago Rush mocked the mayor of San Francisco for declaring an emergency before a case had been confirmed in the city.
re: #424 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Plenty of who I assume are conservatives in there complaining all the men would just “become transgenders” and invade the women’s team, the women’s team has fewer fans (false), the women’s team makes less money (false), &c.
Shit, I’m not even a big soccer fan and I know that’s bullshit. The MLS is growing here but the US men’s team. Nah, everyone I know tries to find a cool contender to jump on a bandwagon for since our team isn’t anything to brag about. Now the women’s team. They’re champs. I remember watching their medal game and they just blew Japan I think it was out of the way early with no chance to comeback. It was stunning for me to see that in a soccer game since I had watched the finals between Germany and Argentina for the men in 2014.
re: #429 Eclectic Cyborg
Yep and there were plenty of signs from what was going on in China in DECEMBER that this WOULD INDEED BE A PROBLEM.
Trump just can’t admit he got caught with his fucking pants down on this.
Trump was too busy bitching about impeachment on Twitter.
She’s joking.
I mean, the administration has done things this stupid, so it’s understandable you might think it was true. But in this case, she’s making a joke.— ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) March 11, 2020
Crap, I missed that paragraph because of how the article is formatted on my screen. I take it back, we’re all gonna die!
— ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) March 11, 2020
re: #419 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
The problem from the start, in countering the conservaderp FLU!! mantra, is that so many people don’t realize that our hospitals run with only a small fraction of open beds.
Adding a pandemic on top of our already full health care system is going to force a lot of changes to one’s health care choices.
JUST IN: State of emergency declared in Washington D.C. over coronavirus concerns
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 11, 2020
.@GovAndyBeshear continues his press conference to inform and update Kentuckians on the coronavirus.
If you wonder what the former governor would be doing right now in this situation, well… he just tweeted this. pic.twitter.com/yWRW6HYyru— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) March 11, 2020
Good data resource for COVID19 ===> arcgis.com
re: #437 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Convincing Kentuckians (and everyone else) that he’s still an asshole?
re: #436 Patricia Kayden
Well I’m sure we’re next here in Virginia and you in Maryland.
re: #439 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Convincing Kentuckians (and everyone else) that he’s still an asshole?
I needed no convincing
There is literally nothing coronavirus-related that Mike Pence is better qualified to do than calling Rush Limbaugh and telling him to stop using his show to tell millions of people that the virus is not a big deal.
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) March 11, 2020
re: #442 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
You know what, this is one Republicans who made Rush a serious voice in the first place and Trump loves to talk him up especially when he attacks the media.
In other news
227-186: House passes Iran war powers resolution limiting US military action against Iran without Congressional authorization. Joint resolution by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) passed Senate last month 55-45 and now heads to President who plans to veto it. https://t.co/VcVIB87KJ4 pic.twitter.com/gn6kR0fMRG
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) March 11, 2020
Hey, check this shit out…
Brazil’s press minister Fabio Wajngarten is waiting for the results a COVID-19 test and is currently suspected of having the virus.
He was with Trump last Saturday at Mar-a-Lago. https://t.co/YM49x4sud6— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) March 11, 2020
re: #446 makeitstop
The color of that “Make Brazil Great Again” hat made me initially think that the guy worked for UPS.
re: #412 Targetpractice
Trump says “nobody saw this coming 4 weeks ago,” when I just read an article from the end of December about efforts in China to address the growing outbreak.
So, again, when he says “nobody,” he really means he didn’t see it coming 4 weeks ago. Why? Because 4 weeks ago, he was too busy punishing Vindman and others who’d shown “disloyalty” by complying with Congressional subpoenas and doing his “acquittal” victory lap.
In Seattle, Dr. Helen Chu, an infectious disease expert who was part of an ongoing flu-monitoring effort, the Seattle Flu Study, asked permission to test their trove of collected flu swabs for coronavirus.
State health officials joined Chu in asking the CDC and Food and Drug Administration to waive privacy rules and allow clinical tests in a research lab, citing the threat of significant loss of life. The CDC and FDA said no.
re: #417 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Trump fears emergency declaration would contradict coronavirus message
Trump is concerned that declaring an emergency would hamper his narrative that the coronavirus is similar to the seasonal flu.
his narrative could say that it’s similar to a heart attack.
doesn’t make it so.
asshat
The Black Death was so devastating because scientists hadn’t yet discovered tax cuts
— Scott Shapiro (@scottjshapiro) March 11, 2020
re: #447 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
“What can Covid 19 do for you?”
“Put your hands away you f**king idiots” pic.twitter.com/JkZYgb7XJh
— The Spanish Football Podcast (@tsf_podcast) March 11, 2020
I was there when Keane got his first star, when he was the commander of the Joint Readiness Training Center. WHick then made him outrank the Air Force Colonel that commanded Little Rock Air Force Base, where we were based.
And, when he went through Jumpmaster School, though in his office with personal instruction. Then, having a whole C-130 to himself as he was graded on ‘actions in the aircraft’
The last time I saw General Keane (then with 4 stars) Was in Hungary during an exercise.
He was about to hand out a couple ‘coins’ and noticed I was smoking. Said he didn’t think he could give me a coin since I was smoking. I responded that I was pretty sure I would survive. My company commander looked like he would choke trying to hold back his laugh, while the younger officers and NCO’s appeared to be in complete shock.
President Trump awarded Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday.
Trump twice asked Keane to serve as his secretary of defense, but he declined for personal reasons.https://t.co/uzEeSesOWx— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) March 11, 2020
re: #442 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Not that matters, but Fauci saying that the mortality rate is 1% still hasn’t yet been reflected in the real world yet.
re: #455 Flying Squirrel Girl
“Put your hands away you f**king idiots”
There was another quote from trainer Jürgen Klopp: “Why are you asking me, a soccer coach, about Corona virus? What does the opinion of celebrities matter? Listen to the experts!”
Mr. C., who has never smoked, got a catalog today featuring…cigars. This seems very ill-timed since it would be a good time to give up smoking, if one were a smoker.
I think this means if Trump goes to Newark, he’s going to get arrested. https://t.co/yWh7Fva63c
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) March 11, 2020
re: #456 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
I salute you brother NCO for that moment of honor :D
re: #460 Backwoods_Sleuth
Better disconnect Limbaugh and Fox News.
When you hear climate change is a hoax, remember it comes from exactly the same people who said #COVID19 is a hoax.
— Rastakhiz (@sedaye_iran) March 11, 2020
re: #457 Mike Lamb
Not that matters, but Fauci saying that the mortality rate is 1% still hasn’t yet been reflected in the real world yet.
No kidding. China and Iran (if their numbers can even be trusted) are at nearly 4%. While Italy is closer to 7% than 6%
re: #464 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
No kidding. China and Iran (if their numbers can even be trusted) are at nearly 4%. While Italy is closer to 7% than 6%
That assumes that all cases are reported…
either way, it sucks.
A little bird tells me Mitch personally killed this. https://t.co/UBqtJjsHc5
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 11, 2020
At least Mitch has a handle on just how much would be too much.
Except for the fact that he’s still blaming the media.
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) March 11, 2020
“Just look at Seattle and what happened at that senior facility. We cannot let that happen here,” Gov Beshear says. ^JC https://t.co/4I3cTG5ffa
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) March 11, 2020
re: #466 makeitstop
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At least Mitch has a handle on just how much would be too much.
Nah, he’s just trying to avoid adding more bad press to the mountain that the WH is already generating on an hourly basis. If we weren’t currently worrying about being dead by November, he probably would have given his silent approval to go forward with the hunting of witches.
JFC
CNN’s Jim Acosta: “What do you say to Americans who are concerned that you’re not taking this seriously enough and that some of your statements don’t match what your health experts are saying?”
President Trump: “That’s CNN. Fake news.” pic.twitter.com/c9T3ZhRIcP— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 11, 2020
Twitter has for the first time labeled a post “manipulated media.” And it came from the White House. https://t.co/8nD0ys7NJC
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 11, 2020
According to my daughter who is about to make an offer on a house, the mortgage market suddenly became chaotic, with a significant increase in rates. She thinks they have everything under control, but it is not reassuring.
I realize that most people aren’t in the housing market at any given moment, but this isn’t going to redound to the current administration’s credit.
Sean Hannity: It “may be true” that the “deep state” is using coronavirus to manipulate markets, suppress dissent and push mandated medicines https://t.co/CFzHrdxUqs
— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 11, 2020
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
Asshole alert in her replies:
Memorial Day is coming up. Check in on the number of white men that died and get back to me, Chief.
— JEFCON1 (@jefcon1776) March 11, 2020
Way to erase other ethnic groups who died, and women who died, in the name of jingoistic bullshyte.
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re: #474 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Sean Hannity: It “may be true” that the “deep state” is using coronavirus to manipulate markets, suppress dissent and push mandated medicines
It “may be true” that “Sean Hannity” fucks pigs and goats in high heels while his “mother” watches.
re: #467 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Phil, the message is the same as it’s been for weeks: “The media should be my PR agency and talk down this virus and talk up my ‘leadership’ in order to save my ass.”
The first words of the tweet show the rest of it is total bullshit.
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Which is why Trump called it a hoax with no consequences. We’re going to need de-Trumpification after all this.
Fuck, these guys cannot back down from their conservative talking points even as people are dying and the disease is spreading exponentially.
re: #464 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
No kidding. China and Iran (if their numbers can even be trusted) are at nearly 4%. While Italy is closer to 7% than 6%
Italy has a more aged population so their death rates are likely to be higher. That said, I agree that worldwide it’s probably a bit higher than 1%.
re: #479 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Fuck, these guys cannot back down from their conservative talking points even as people are dying and the disease is spreading exponentially.
And when one or more of their own dies from it, they’ll keep spinning conspiracies.
So far, Denmark and Norway have not reported any deaths, Sweden just reported its first death, and Germany has but few deaths due to SARS-Cov-2.
Why?
Good question. Part of the reason probably is that there is enough spare capacity to treat the infected, and that people in those countries can get the help they need regardless of any social status.
Just went to Seattle’s UW Medical Center to ask how much patients are being charged for a coronavirus test.
$100-$500 if they have insurance.
$1,600 if they don’t.— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) March 11, 2020
Also stopped by Swedish and Harborview. Both assured me that there would be costs, but said no one in the building could offer any further specifics. Receptionist at Harborview gave me the number of the WA State health department. Also got two free masks!
— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) March 11, 2020
re: #482 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
So far, Denmark and Norway have not reported any deaths, Sweden just reported its first death, and Germany has but few deaths due to SARS-Cov-2.
Why?
Good question. Part of the reason probably is that there is enough spare capacity to treat the infected, and that people in those countries can get the help they need regardless of any social status.
So they already have resources on hand to be able to treat and manage a large group. How about that?
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The deep state doesn’t have enough money to manipulate markets, blockhead.
Italy has a lot of old people - a point pundits are making to explain the number of deaths there - but another statistic about Italy is the stress that nation has been under in dealing with its economy. While it may not be as “socialist” as the northern countries, the health care system in Italy is available to all, AFAIK. Yet I wonder how well their hospitals and doctors have been prepared, now for years, with the economic challenges that Italy has had.
re: #319 Eclectic Cyborg
I wonder what the over/under is on the fucker going golfing again this weekend?
Unless he contracts the virus, he will be golfing.
re: #473 calochortus
According to my daughter who is about to make an offer on a house, the mortgage market suddenly became chaotic, with a significant increase in rates. She thinks they have everything under control, but it is not reassuring.
I realize that most people aren’t in the housing market at any given moment, but this isn’t going to redound to the current administration’s credit.
I’ve been considering refinancing, and somehow between last week and this week interest rates have increased. Not sure how that happens in the face of a Fed rate cut and general bad market news. Found an article that said rates went up in response to the sudden uptick in demand to refinance or some such. It has risen enough in a week to take it from worthwhile to refinance to not so much.
re: #484 Eclectic Cyborg
So they already have resources on hand to be able to manage a large group. How about that?
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Do they?
According to latest figures there were 500 cases reported in Sweden (pop. 10.3MM) and 1,908 in Germany (pop. 83.1MM): just a guess that the number of COVID-19 patients isn’t (so far) really all that large a group. Fortunately. Hopefully they will be able to keep the numbers down by aggressive testing and mitigation.
re: #69 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I was pretty young when Nader was a thing but I remember Ron Paul’s rise very well. That’s who Bernie is to me. He’s a backbencher who never was interested in joining one of the major parties in a serious way, he’s an ineffective legislator, he’s an old fart who sells his ideas as revolutionary when they’re really just the old fights of hte industrial age. The problem isn’t that Bernie’s a socialist. The problem is Bernie is a socialist stuck in time. And he’s a dipshit when it comes to a key constituency of the party whose nomination he wants.
The age you were when Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader was a thing is how old I was when Awesome Consumer Safety Warrior Ralph Nader was a thing.
Mine was better.
re: #480 Eclectic Cyborg
Italy has a more aged population so their death rates are likely to be higher. That said, I agree that worldwide it’s probably a bit higher than 1%.
World wide, the death rate to confirmed cases is more than 3.5%.
I want to know what the hell Germany is doing. They’re somehow holding the rate down at ~0.16%. And, that’s with 1900 confirmed cases
re: #475 Anymouse 🌹🎃
They died so women and minorities could be free and gain the right to vote. Or did you miss the point of their deaths?
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) March 11, 2020
re: #491 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
Germany may have more confirmed cases because they are testing more? Certainly they are testing more than here in the US. But there are many tests in S. Korea too.
re: #490 sagehen
The age you were when Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader was a thing is how old I was when Awesome Consumer Safety Warrior Ralph Nader was a thing.
Mine was better.
Yeah it’s too bad because he did do that and goes without saying did a good thing. Car crashes have gone down over the years and that’s a great thing but he was never presidential material.
re: #217 Backwoods_Sleuth
No religion can abide information contrary to its faith, and that includes conservatism.
re: #412 Targetpractice
Trump says “nobody saw this coming 4 weeks ago,” when I just read an article from the end of December about efforts in China to address the growing outbreak.
So, again, when he says “nobody,” he really means he didn’t see it coming 4 weeks ago. Why? Because 4 weeks ago, he was too busy punishing Vindman and others who’d shown “disloyalty” by complying with Congressional subpoenas and doing his “acquittal” victory lap.
For Trump the following two statements by him are exact synonyms:
“I didn’t see this coming….”
“Nobody saw this coming….”
His narcissism is just that bad.
How has the “deep state” engaged in “market manipulating”? Simple, they engaged in Operation “Keep Donny Talking.” They didn’t need to spread lies or fan the flames of hysteria, all they had to do was get Donny out in front of the cameras to insist that number of infected would “be down to zero soon” or respond to questions about firing the experts trained to deal with viral outbreaks with “I don’t like people standing around, doing nothing.” Combine that with news that Donny ordered news about the outbreak suppressed or experts muzzled and the markets have plenty of fodder upon which to feed.
Remember, the quality of the health care will determine how many deaths there are.
So far in S. Korea the death rate is a bit under 1%. But they are testing many, and their national healthcare is first world.
The availability of care, and the quality, will affect death rates.
Because this is primarily a respiratory problem, the availability of units that can address patients is the key.
re: #496 EPR-radar
For Trump the following two statements by him are exact synonyms:
“I didn’t see this coming….”
“Nobody saw this coming….”
His narcissism is just that bad.
The “this” in both statements really has nothing to do with the virus and everything to do with the failure of his BS to keep the markets from shitting the bed. Lying his ass off got him this far, he thought he was golden.
re: #227 Backwoods_Sleuth
imma betting that most of the “DemExit” screamers aren’t even Democrats
I’m betting a fair number of them aren’t Americans.
One of my wife’s coworkers stayed home with a fever today.
Off to make some roasted asparagus soup. Because, if we’re all going to die, I’m going to enjoy some good food first. I hope I survive until salmon season starts.
A finely tuned killing machine pic.twitter.com/JDhWIZLAyf
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) March 11, 2020
Yowza, my little neighborhood is jumpin’ today. A block to the north of me, there’s about a dozen police SUVs with their lights a-flashing in the McDonalds parking lot. Looks like a drug bust (and I am so very unsurprised by that). Across the street from that, there’s a large bunch of striking teachers picketing a school administration building which is a block to the east of me. Striking teachers were everywhere when I left for work this morning.
We know that Bolsonaro is cut from the same cloth as Trump.
He’s done so in response to the coronavirus too. (See Bolsonaro Says ‘Coronavirus Crisis’ is ‘Fantasy’ Spread by the Media for example.)
Yet today the Brazilian health minister whines:
WHO’s Pandemic Declaration Came Too Late, Brazil Says
The World Health Organization was too slow in declaring the global coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, complicating authorities’ work to curb the spread of the virus, according to Brazil’s Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta.
The pandemic declaration will allow health agents to direct anyone with symptoms of the illness to a health care unit, whereas before only people arriving from specific locations such as China would receive such treatment, he explained during a meeting with lawmakers in Brazil’s Congress.
“Now, in a manner that is even late, the WHO agrees with the Brazilian assessment that we are facing a pandemic,” Mandetta said, arguing that the world would have fewer cases today had the WHO made that call earlier.
Brazil currently has 52 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and zero fatalities.
Classic.
re: #505 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
We know that Bolsonaro is cut from the same cloth as Trump.
He’s done so in response to the coronavirus too. (See Bolsonaro Says ‘Coronavirus Crisis’ is ‘Fantasy’ Spread by the Media for example.)
Yet today the Brazilian health minister whines:
WHO’s Pandemic Declaration Came Too Late, Brazil Says
Classic.
I’m hoping the result of this pandemic is rejecting those like him and Trump as leaders.
re: #248 Backwoods_Sleuth
I thought Alex Jones just today said how draconian Democrats would be in restricting attendance at sporting events and such?
— Daniel L. Macy (@DanielLMacy) March 11, 2020
re: #506 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I’m hoping the result of this pandemic is rejecting those like him and Trump as leaders.
The wingnut right are in full denial mode. The RNC is in full court mode posing Trump as the one in front in this crisis.
Gas-lighting has become the standard now in the age of Trump.
Astute observation from a Farker:
People who were certain Sanders would win the primary are now certain Trump will win the general.
re: #509 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
The wingnut right are in full denial mode. The RNC is in full court mode posing Trump as the one in front in this crisis.
Gas-lighting has become the standard now in the age of Trump.
Yep. It’s going to define our politics for a long time. We need to learn from this era going forward.
Which Pathogen Wore It Better: pic.twitter.com/R5WThrnWxt
— Scott Linnen (@ScottLinnen) March 11, 2020
— Keanothedog_Returns (@judgeyourself99) March 11, 2020
2) Where does other US states rank? California and Florida shown below. 38% and 48% respectively. Contrast that with a ranking of top 5% for Lombardy 🇮🇹. Oy. If Lombardy HC system is collapsing with now a 8% mortality rate, #COVID19 can hit the US much much harder. pic.twitter.com/mqT9YctBU4
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 11, 2020
4) feel free to browse the OECD Health ranking for your province/state region in your country: https://t.co/cXfVWo8han
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 11, 2020
re: #510 Targetpractice
Astute observation from a Farker:
Yeah bruh Trump’s gonna totally humiliate Biden. Nevermind that Trump held a grudge against Denmark for not entertaining them handing Greenland to us.
I’m seeing an awful lot of people on social media pushing the idea that massive doses of Vitamin C will prevent or mitigate Covid-19.
Paging Dr. Linus Pauling… .
Amazon is selling toothpaste Alex Jones said can “kill” coronavirus. It’s offered in InfoWars’ Amazon store.
Orders are fulfilled by Amazon. Prime shipping is available.
I’ve asked Amazon if selling this kind of scam is consistent w/its policies
Will let you know what I hear https://t.co/Z8HhGptT0o— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 11, 2020
re: #509 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
The wingnut right are in full denial mode. The RNC is in full court mode posing Trump as the one in front in this crisis.
Gas-lighting has become the standard now in the age of Trump.
One can draw a straight line starting from the Birchers and running through voodoo economics, creationism, climate change denial, and aggressively stupid approaches to religion to arrive directly at Trump.
In his innumerable mental pathologies Trump truly is the perfect representative of the 21st century Republican party.
re: #431 Ace Rothstein
Don’t forget, just two weeks ago Rush mocked the mayor of San Francisco for declaring an emergency before a case had been confirmed in the city.
Why isn’t he dead yet? I hope his cancer announcement wasn’t a joke.
re: #517 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Non Fluoride”. There’s the angle there. I was wondering what Alex Jones was doing dealing with toothpaste, but the fluoride angle makes it apparent.
re: #519 Skip Intro
Why isn’t he dead yet? I hope his cancer announcement wasn’t a joke.
Satan doesn’t want competition from the new guy.
re: #520 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
“Non Fluoride”. There’s the angle there. I was wondering what Alex Jones was doing dealing with toothpaste, but the fluoride angle makes it apparent.
“Bubble Gum Flavor”
“with Iodine and Nano Silver”
O_o
re: #522 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Bubble Gum Flavor”
“with Iodine and Nano Silver”O_o
So it’ll stain your teeth brown and grind them to dust with toxic metals. Awesomesauce.
re: #514 Backwoods_Sleuth
America is also the land of work until you drop and a pitifully inadequate social safety net that will see covid-19 rip through the homeless like a tornado.
Italy could easily be a best case US scenario.
re: #516 Anymouse 🌹🎃
I’m seeing an awful lot of people on social media pushing the idea that massive doses of Vitamin C will prevent or mitigate Covid-19.
Paging Dr. Linus Pauling… .
May help mitigating some secondary lung infections. As for vitamin D, see here:
re: #278 garzooma
Heh — just subscribed to online only @$8. Worth that just for the line.
Their bio after Trump’s slander is great.
re: #339 Anymouse 🌹🎃
Rush Limbaugh: Coronavirus is like the common cold, and “all of this panic is just not warranted” (Media Matters for America)
Right wing outlets are going all-in on “it’s nothing serious” such as Alex Jones, Rush, and FOX News Channel.
The propaganda orders have been issued, and the prelates and priests of the conservative faith are out to tell them their god (Trump) or the god he outranks (the Christian god) will save them.
This will not turn out well for them if, in 2 weeks, our hospitals are overflowing like in Italy, and old farts are being abandoned to wheeze their last breath in tents in the parking lots.
re: #527 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
The greatest irony of all would be if Rush contracted the virus and it’s the thing that caused his dirt nap before the cancer did.
Just sending love to my cousins in Italy. #pandemic pic.twitter.com/IUTIW4EFcz
— Lorenzo The Cat (@LorenzoTheCat) March 11, 2020
re: #323 b.d. (Voting is not a Plot)
THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS IS WITH AN 8 IRON
Maybe he should show us what a great golfer he is by using a 1-iron. It’s said even God can’t hit with one of those.
Sources telling @ABC the team working on coronavirus is expanding at the White House. Jared Kushner now involved part of the team working with President Trump on his speech tonight - “this is taking priority ahead of all other projects” one senior official tells me
— John Santucci (@Santucci) March 11, 2020
Neville has yet another expletive-laden rant #Wednesdayhttps://t.co/koisrZT0Kb
— Jungly Rainforest (@JuRainford) March 11, 2020
“We found the leading influencer in these conversations was @realDonaldTrump and many comments reflected skepticism about what has now been declared a pandemic,” said @rollerskait Insights Lab manager. “However, fewer users are calling the #coronavirus a #hoax.” #COVID19 #covid pic.twitter.com/e6UhVdPKx5
— UofSCInsights (@UofSCInsights) March 11, 2020
re: #512 Mescalero09
Which Pathogen Wore It Better: pic.twitter.com/R5WThrnWxt
— Scott Linnen (@ScottLinnen) March 11, 2020
Jeez, I can see QAnon getting hold of that
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re: #531 Backwoods_Sleuth
Who the hell is Jared Kushner? Why is he involved in every dang thing in the White House? This is so bizarre and ridiculous!
re: #486 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Italy has a lot of old people - a point pundits are making to explain the number of deaths there - but another statistic about Italy is the stress that nation has been under in dealing with its economy. While it may not be as “socialist” as the northern countries, the health care system in Italy is available to all, AFAIK. Yet I wonder how well their hospitals and doctors have been prepared, now for years, with the economic challenges that Italy has had.
THIS.
Same factors are going to be at work when this virus hit Kentucky, West Virginia,andthen the rest of the Confederacy.
Angry rednecks gonna be in deep shit. Lot of stars’n’bars covering caskets in the mid-future.
We’re about to see just how racist you can be towards a virus https://t.co/w7LX263fvG
— friendly neighborhood cider man (@jesseltaylor) March 11, 2020
re: #535 Patricia Kayden
Who the hell is Jared Kushner? Why is he involved in every dang thing in the White House? This is so bizarre and ridiculous!
He does what Trump wishes he could do.
re: #535 Patricia Kayden
Who the hell is Jared Kushner? Why is he involved in every dang thing in the White House? This is so bizarre and ridiculous!
If we bankrupt the virus it might go away?
re: #537 Backwoods_Sleuth
That Nazi Stephen Miller is involved? Then Trump’s speech is nearly certain to blame non-white people for the virus,. The only open question is whether the speech directly calls for pogroms, or if it is left to the usual right wing stochastic terrorists to act on Dear Leader’s wishes.
re: #541 b.d. (Voting is not a Plot)
If we bankrupt the virus it might go away?
No, but in a few years we can leave it for a younger virus.
Americans need clear guidance from the federal government on coronavirus
It’s been reported health officials recommended older Americans refrain from flying—but the White House overruled!?
Was it for political reasons? What do federal health experts say?https://t.co/3spWE7S0PH— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 11, 2020
re: #541 b.d. (Voting is not a Plot)
If we bankrupt the virus it might go away?
Shady slum lord foreclosure proceedings and bribing city hall doesn’t work on viruses. So I fail to see what Kushner is bringing to the table here.
re: #542 EPR-radar
The hate-right is already using coronavirus to justify their xenophobia.
re: #464 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
No kidding. China and Iran (if their numbers can even be trusted) are at nearly 4%. While Italy is closer to 7% than 6%
I mentioned yesterday (source was La Reppublica) that Italy is only reporting symptomatic cases, which means about half of them aren’t counted at all, and the death rate is in the 3 - 4% range. Still bad, but not that bad.
(A place like South Korea, or the much-cited Diamond Princess, is what I’m following, as they’re more likely to be capturing all, or almost all, cases.)
re: #139 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Should have “got it done” months ago Spanky.
this thread…jeebus
THREAD: Last Thursday I was admitted to the ER w/ #coronavirus symptoms, including chronic cough, shortness of breath & lung pain. I was given a #COVID19 test and told I’d have the results within 48 hrs. Nearly a week later, I still don’t have the results. 1/N #covid19purgatory
— Andy Carvin (@acarvin) March 11, 2020
re: #521 EPR-radar
Satan doesn’t want competition from the new guy.
Cancer treatments are inherently immunosuppressive.
Smart money has Rush Limbaugh’s lifespan measured in months, if not mere weeks. The second he come into contact with COVID-19, he’s a goner.
re: #147 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Dow Jones Industrial Average
INDEXDJX: .DJI
23,547.76 −1,470.40 (5.88%)
Blasting past the 24,000 mark. Just in the wrong direction.
I remember some headline back when when it rose above the 24,000 mark saying “Trump’s economy blasting past the 24,000 mark!” and thinking, Thanks Obama.
re: #546 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
The hate-right is already using coronavirus to justify their xenophobia.
Of course. The US right functions exclusively on resentment, nearly all of it both irrational and bigoted. That makes their response to anything depressing easy to predict.
He’s trash. Ask him where he was on the 4th of July…
— SKOL (@davidschroff) March 11, 2020
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
That was part of what helped move the president toward giving a public address. Those executives share his view - held by others at the White House - that the media is overstating the severity of the virus.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 11, 2020
The fact that Miller is helping write this thing means there is a zero chance he doesn’t blame Democrats. I’ll be watching paint dry.
re: #557 Ace Rothstein
And Mexicans. And China (bonus for the Chinese Virus or something similar).
re: #547 A hollow voice says, Guilty, guilty, guilty!
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(A place like South Korea, or the much-cited Diamond Princess, is what I’m following, as they’re more likely to be capturing all, or almost all, cases.)
I’ve followed your lead and have been looking at the Diamond Princess. There’s a useful chart that includes it here.
It shows total cases at 696 and deaths at 7, which would be 1%. But it also only shows 325 recovered, so we don’t know the final tally. Moreover, it’s showing Serious/Critical at 32. Depending on how these end up, we could be looking at up to 5%.
re: #558 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
And Mexicans. And China (bonus for the Chinese Virus or something similar).
Wuhan Virus I believe is what Kevin McCarthy called it though I think he may have gone all out and called it Chinese.
re: #560 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Wuhan Virus I believe is what Kevin McCarthy called it though I think he may have gone all out and called it Chinese.
Or “bat soup virus” a la Ted Cruz…..
So I go in all friendly-like…
Explain to the guy that it had been my son who had just run in while I waited outside and there had been a misunderstanding.
Guy acts like a dick. So, I walk out frustrated.
2/— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 11, 2020
Son: 👀
Me: 😂🤣😂
Son: 😂🤣😂
Sometimes you just gotta laugh. What else can you do.
So, anyway, where can I score some bees?— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 11, 2020
About half the President’s tweets during this period of newfound seriousness were shitposts or lies. https://t.co/JzNInYehxS
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) March 11, 2020
re: #193 Backwoods_Sleuth
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It’s so cute that Democrats really thought Bernie’s supporters would just fall in line with the @DNC’s hand-picked candidate after they robbed him of the nomination again.
Nah, we all pretty much know what dickheads some of Bernie’s supporters are. We knew there would be a few assholes doing this. No surprise.
Trump, in an explosive tirade on Monday, urged Mnuchin to encourage Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to do more to stimulate the economy — scoop by @costareports @jdawsey1 @JStein_WaPo & @AshleyRParker https://t.co/XMKorgE02M
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 11, 2020
Latest update on the May convention we’re scheduled to attend in Germany.
“We realise this is an event to die for, but we don’t want it to be literal.”
The organisers are working from the recommendations of the Swiss health authorities about large gatherings and public transportation. They are also warning those who are coming from afar (as in, I asked about this) that it is difficult to predict what things will look like two months from now, but there is the possibility someone travelling from outside Europe could wind up stranded in a quarantine from an hour to who knows how long.
They are suggesting if you do not have the ability to sustain yourself over a long time in Europe if you’re stranded there, or if you live in an area with an outbreak, or if you have elevated risk, you might want to consider cancelling your reservation. They will refund the full price in the currency you paid for registration (I paid in Swiss Francs).
We’re still considering going: My VA disability would still go into my agricultural bank account, as we found on our trip to Germany and Poland our ATM card works in Europe, and it’s looking like if this virus is going to go round it will be unavoidable. (Being trapped with German health care might be preferable to US healthcare anyway, and CHAMPUS/Tricare will pay.)
In the meantime here, they are gathering in a large crowd for church across the street.
re: #565 Backwoods_Sleuth
What, exactly, is the Fed going to do to stimulate the economy? Asshole doesn’t realize his actions DO, in fact, have consequences.
So Jared and Miller are working on the script for tonight’s speech and the speech is only happening because the business execs Donny met with played to exactly the script I said they would of “repeat what Trump wants to hear in exchange for more giveaways.”
I was going to forego a nap before work to watch the speech live, but fuck that.
re: #566 Anymouse 🌹🎃
White House is weighing significant new restrictions on European travel, w/@JStein_WaPo & @loriara: https://t.co/0FxBxyAKzd
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 11, 2020
re: #559 garzooma
I’ve followed your lead and have been looking at the Diamond Princess. There’s a useful chart that includes it here.
It shows total cases at 696 and deaths at 7, which would be 1%. But it also only shows 325 recovered, so we don’t know the final tally. Moreover, it’s showing Serious/Critical at 32. Depending on how these end up, we could be looking at up to 5%.
Indeed. The chart I’m looking at (BNO News) shows 18 serious —and none critical, which is another category they break out — so possible 3.5% death rate, if every one of them dies. (And Italy shows another thousand “serious.”)
The fact is, we really don’t know the infection rate (20% for the Diamond Princess, much, much less than 1% for every country on the list, but they’re not finished counting). I’m seeing a lot of what I can only call catastrophising in the absence of information on how they came up with their numbers. (30% to 70% infected? That’s a pretty wide spread, and where did they get the lower bound, to say nothing of the upper?)
re: #569 Dread Pirate
I imagine trade restrictions are next given Donnie is illiterate about economic history.
Tonight, when Trump gives hope and reassurance to an anxious nation, will be the night Trump truly becomes President./
Behold: the dumbest tweet ever. https://t.co/Y5sDHj1rdy
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) March 11, 2020
re: #573 The Pie Overlord!
Ah Sheriff Clarke. Haven’t seen that grifter in some time.
re: #491 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
World wide, the death rate to confirmed cases is more than 3.5%.
I want to know what the hell Germany is doing. They’re somehow holding the rate down at ~0.16%. And, that’s with 1900 confirmed cases
I made a similar point the other day. Right now Germany shows 1,908 cases but with only 25 recovered. It is possible the age distribution is skewed much younger or that after a month the figures will look very different.
re: #514 Backwoods_Sleuth
Assmunches in that thread weighing in on “illegal immigrants” and “sanctuary cities” being the problem here.
One-note conservatism, same as it was in the XIX Century.
re: #575 Skip Intro
I think he has enough “Flair”
re: #575 Skip Intro
I almost forgot about this guy.
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He was cuter when he was played byJennifer Aniston in Office Space.
New tracking site with state by state data and % recovered in the US.. Which is less than 1%.
ncov2019.live
re: #578 Kilroy was here
I think he has enough “Flair”
I keep on waiting for Trump to give himself some flair. Maybe Clarke will share some of his.
re: #575 Skip Intro
I almost forgot about this guy.
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Oh, Christ, this asshole again.
re: #517 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So I listened to the the Alex Jones clip in question. He didn’t really lie, but man was he being deceptive. He said something like the active ingredient in this kills coronavirus on contact at point blank range.
That may well be true(I didn’t bother to look up the active ingredient to check.) but lot’s of things kill coronavirus on contact. Alcohol, lysol, chlorhexadine, bleach etc. Killing coronavirus once it is already in your mouth seems like it would be…ineffectual
re: #575 Skip Intro
I almost forgot about this guy.
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He has more tchotchkas than my fridge.
re: #584 The Pie Overlord!
He has more tchotchkas than my fridge.
More hummels than my grandmother did too.
re: #573 The Pie Overlord!
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Clarke isn’t very good at staying off Twitter like he promised
saw mention of this meeting and “agreement” earlier today.
surprised not to see more
Wait, what? We’re learning this from the Russian Embassy? What does it mean that the US is now implementing the agreements between Putin and Trump made in Helsinki? https://t.co/FcJLJfIFPX
— Michael Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) March 11, 2020
So the trumpsters still don’t think there’s anything to worry about. I can’t ask them if they’ve read the news about Italy, or read any of the first person accounts, because, as we all know, it’s fake news to hurt tRump.
Holy shit.
Just because we learn something in school doesn’t mean we know the full story. Here’s five things you might not know about Harriet Tubman — and where you can go to learn more about her life and legacy. #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/4pWGJI6Z3j pic.twitter.com/ADWwveGHw5
— National Parks Conservation Association (@NPCA) March 11, 2020
re: #574 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Ah Sheriff Clarke. Haven’t seen that grifter in some time.
He’s got some real lulus for hot takes:
More fans watch NCAA tourney games in crowed bars than at games. They will gather in crowded bars. Displacing fans from arenas to already crowded bars does NOT mitigate the potential spread. This is stupid. Cancel the tourney then if they are so concerned.https://t.co/23FKH7aDX4
— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) March 11, 2020
It is hard to argue with this…..it really is!!!!! My head hurts…..
He is even too dumb for the GOP
re: #158 Targetpractice
I’m pretty convinced that Trump believes all he has to do is just drag things out until the summer, when the virus will magically go away because “the heat” and the public will either praise him for his “leadership” or just numbly go back to their daily lives.
The really irritating part about this is that we know what it’s going to do in the heat- because there’s been multiple cases identified in Texas, Georgia and Florida.
You know, the hot parts of the country.
Now we panic buy toilet roll.
— David Morton (@DavidMorton359) March 12, 2020
The USWNT has taken the field with their warm up jerseys inside out, hiding the US Soccer crest.
This is in response to the latest legal filings by the US Soccer Federation in the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by 28 US players. (@espnW) pic.twitter.com/BTZgYeeNMD— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 12, 2020
re: #591 uriel
The really irritating part about this is that we know what it’s going to do in the heat- because there’s been multiple cases identified in Texas, Georgia and Florida.
You know, the hot parts of the country.
Not to mention those frigid sub-Arctic tundra-like countries like Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore, Egypt, etc…..
Part of me really wants to believe people would react better to the threat posed by COVID-19 if it was something we could sense directly, like a growing glow on the horizon & the smell of smoke. Unfortunately I’ve now gone through enough wildfire evacuation orders to know better
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) March 12, 2020
re: #523 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
So it’ll stain your teeth brown and grind them to dust with toxic metals. Awesomesauce.
Well, it will probably turn you bluish if you use it enough, so there is that.
Brian Fight for the new decade.
Dude has a runny nose and is fatigued. I still haven’t fully recovered from the bug I got 3 weeks ago.
Might be sooner than we thought.
Fuck Trump and fuck the people who voted for him, believe in him, and enable him. You will die same as me. But you put him where he is. I did not.
I wish there was a hell for all of them to roast in for enternity.
re: #597 uriel
Well, it will probably turn you bluish if you use it enough, so there is that.
Well played.
My game plan this evening is to follow the speech through comments here rather than listening to a single word from that criminal’s mouth.
re: #594 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
I don’t blame them. The women are winners. They definitely deserve to be paid as well as the men. I know people who like soccer. They’re not watching soccer for the US men’s team. They follow the consistent competitors like Germany, Argentina, Brazil, and yes even you England but they do fellow the women’s game for our team.
Being the Best-Prepared State for COVID-19 (Goes to Governor Pete Ricketts, R-Ameritrade)
The governor compares preparing for an outbreak of Covid-19 to preparing for a snowstorm.
He does put some good information up (I imagine he didn’t get it from Trump)
Practicing good health habits can also help prevent the spread of coronavirus and other respiratory infections:
Bump elbows rather than shake hands to prevent the transfer of germs.
Stay home if you are sick.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Do not greet people with hugs or kisses.
Wash hands often to protect yourself from germs.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing and then throw the tissue into the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
Stay up-to-date on information sent out by your local public health department.If you travel overseas, be extremely diligent about practicing good hygiene. All international travelers should check the State Department’s website (travel.state.gov) for guidance and updates. Travelers returning to the U.S. should monitor their health closely and immediately self-quarantine and contact a healthcare provider if they develop any symptoms of illness.
re: #598 plansbandc
Dude has a runny nose and is fatigued. I still haven’t fully recovered from the bug I got 3 weeks ago.
Might be sooner than we thought.
Fuck Trump and fuck the people who voted for him, believe in him, and enable him. You will die same as me. But you put him where he is. I did not.
I wish there was a hell for all of them to roast in for enternity.
Early symptoms are fever, cough, shortness of breath. Crossing my fingers for both of you.
re: #602 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I don’t blame them. The women are winners. They definitely deserve to be paid as well as the men. I know people who like soccer. They’re not watching soccer for the US men’s team. They follow the consistent competitors like Germany, Argentina, Brazil, and yes even you England but they do fellow the women’s game for our team.
I love the beautiful game. I follow 2 teams: Arsenal and USWNT.
re: #601 Hecuba’s daughter
My game plan this evening is to follow the speech through comments here rather than listening to a single word from that criminal’s mouth.
I really want him to say the right thing and do the nation a favor by acting like a competent POTUS just for one speech.
However, I know from his history that, he’ll not only let me down but end up p*ssing me off even more.
My state senator (Steve Erdman, R, District 47) hasn’t put anything on Twitter since 2016.
It’s very important that everyone take steps to limit their social exposure in order to protect the most vulnerable people in our communities.https://t.co/NS6xAEAeRo
— Senator Megan Hunt (@NebraskaMegan) March 11, 2020
Starting today, neither my staff nor I will be participating in public events, and we will limit our social exposure as much as possible. No in-person events, shifting to doing more teleconferences, and our office has made a contingency plan for staff to work from home as needed.
— Senator Megan Hunt (@NebraskaMegan) March 11, 2020
This is going to end with CDC Director Jared Kushner frantically Googling “caronnavirus?” as a pandemic sweeps across the country. https://t.co/mfXA8xKfdX
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) February 26, 2020
Kevin is an historian and a time traveler. Look at the date of his tweet. https://t.co/Y8UjVpXnWh
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) March 11, 2020
re: #601 Hecuba’s daughter
My game plan this evening is to follow the speech through comments here rather than listening to a single word from that criminal’s mouth.
I go out of my way not only to not hear his voice but I try not to watch clips. That face it just angers me. My BA is in history. I know we’ve had some bad Presidents. Trump I’m genuinely at a loss trying to figure how all this came to be. It’s something I think that will fascinate future historians if we get this figured out this fall but it’s disturbing as hell to process it all when you think historically when you view current events.
The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed the presence of COVID-19 cases inside our state. If you feel you have the symptoms of coronavirus, do not go to your doctor or health care provider. Instead, call the 24-hour hotline:[no phone numbers allowed]. #Prevention #SantaFe #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/QtGeFf0TXZ
— Mayor Alan Webber (@MayorWebber) March 12, 2020
If you can shift your schedule around enough then shopping late at night when nobody else is around is one simple thing you can do to help isolate. It can also be fun, if you allow yourself a moment to ponder and appreciate the dystopian sci-fi vibe.
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) March 12, 2020
re: #604 A hollow voice says, Guilty, guilty, guilty!
When I got this 3 weeks ago I had a fever, runny nose, and lung problems. I was tired too. But that could just be a random virus. Thing is, I still have it. Not as bad, but yeah.
I think dude is afraid to check his temperature. I want to just jump in the car and go somewhere instead of hanging out to die. JFC
Apparently weird shit is so common around these parts that neither cop was in the least curious about a guy with a strange looking camera mounted on a 20 foot tall pole to do more than even glance in my direction. They untied the boat and headed upriver without so much as a nod.
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 12, 2020
re: #609 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I go out of my way not only to not hear his voice but I try not to watch clips. That face it just angers me. My BA is in history. I know we’ve had some bad Presidents. Trump I’m genuinely at a loss trying to figure how all this came to be. It’s something I think that will fascinate future historians if we get this figured out this fall but it’s disturbing as hell to process it all when you think historically when you view current events.
I think there are some respectable parallels between the present and events like the fall of the roman empire where you read about that shit and wonder how a ruling class could go so quickly from being mostly competent to being utterly useless.
re: #605 William Lewis
I love the beautiful game. I follow 2 teams: Arsenal and USWNT.
I’ve always wanted a FC or a GAA team. I love how fun sports can be in that way. But yeah I watched the women’s finals a few years back and I was just blown away by how the got off to a huge lead early and the bar I was at just went nuts. I have good memories of watching the men’s 2014 too in Lisbon because I made a lot of good friends at the hostel I stayed at.
re: #612 plansbandc
When I got this 3 weeks ago I had a fever, runny nose, and lung problems. I was tired too. But that could just be a random virus. Thing is, I still have it. Not as bad, but yeah.
I think dude is afraid to check his temperature. I want to just jump in the car and go somewhere instead of hanging out to die. JFC
My sister was ill for about a month at the beginning of the year. Weeks ago, Anymouse (think it was him) wrote about hospitals in his area having to handle an overload of flu patients. My guess is that since the flu vaccine was only 40% effective (my sister’s figure) this year, it’s probably some variety of flu.
re: #614 EPR-radar
I think there are some respectable parallels between the present and events like the fall of the roman empire where you read about that shit and wonder how a ruling class could go so quickly from being mostly competent to being utterly useless.
I really need to learn more about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire regrettably. Most of my reading/focus was always in modern history since I thought that modern events more accurately explain the present than events of the more distant past like the fall of Rome. It’s really bad what’s happening.
re: #616 Hecuba’s daughter
I sincerely hope so. Never been this scared.
My entire chorus is at risk. All the people I’ve met in real life over the last couple of years and a whole lot I’ve met online are at risk.
When I walk my dog I look around and my heart breaks for the people because I think, this is it. OMG. This is fucking it.
I cannot possibly convey how incredibly goddamned serious a situation has to be in order to change Waffle House policy https://t.co/qP6OLiCcpr
— Jason McGlothlen (@goddamnedfrank) March 12, 2020
The Washington Secretary of State’s site has Biden ahead of Sanders 34.91% to 33.6% as of 5:30pm today.
re: #618 plansbandc
I sincerely hope so. Never been this scared.
My entire chorus is at risk. All the people I’ve met in real life over the last couple of years and a whole lot I’ve met online are at risk.
When I walk my dog I look around and my heart breaks for the people because I think, this is it. OMG. This is fucking it.
Here is what I found about the progression of the disease. Your symptoms just don’t sound like it. It’s important not to scare yourself to death, too.
re: #620 Belafon
The Washington Secretary of State’s site has Biden ahead of Sanders 34.91% to 33.6% as of 5:30pm today.
It’s my understanding he’s losing King County- Seattle. I’ll be the first to agree that Biden could/should improve with younger voters but Sanders is just a nowhere candidate. He really should drop out or not seriously contest any more of the primaries.
re: #609 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I go out of my way not only to not hear his voice but I try not to watch clips. That face it just angers me.
I can’t stand to hear that whiny, nasal, mean girl voice so I was watching clips with the sound muted, but now I can’t stand to look at that orange painted front part of the head (what we usually call “a face”) and the “air concertina” between its paws.
re: #623 The Pie Overlord!
I can’t stand to hear that whiny, nasal, mean girl voice so I was watching clips with the sound muted, but now I can’t stand to look at that orange painted front part of the head (what we usually call “a face”) and the “air concertina” between its paws.
Yeah I hear ya. It’s something not quite Backpfeifengesicht but more a disgust right? I’ve always found his whole face instantly unflattering. I knew about him as a kid in the 90’s since he was sort of a pop culture figure. He really was before Paris Hilton famous for being famous. I had no idea why this looking weird man made cameos in both Home Alone 2 and the Little Rascals movies. And then the Apprentice which I thought was yet another stupid reality show? And then he became the country’s most well known birther. That’s how Trump built his political name. It just saddens me that we went to as a nation giving Obama over 50% of the vote twice. No Democrat had done that since FDR. That’s a legitimate accomplishment. To then embracing this guy whose entire political being was doubting that President’s American identity.
re: #572 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Tonight, when Trump gives hope and reassurance to an anxious nation, will be the night Trump truly becomes President./
What’s that, what’s that I feel. Why it’s a monkey flying out of my ass!
re: #479 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Fuck, these guys cannot back down from their conservative talking points even as people are dying and the disease is spreading exponentially.
“Conservatism can’t fail, it can only be failed.”
You simply need to have faith, brother. You know, like a religion.
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