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— Damion Schubert, Grumpy Old Designer (@ZenOfDesign) April 28, 2020
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NEW:
NYC wants MTA to close some terminal stations during overnight, midnight to 5 a.m. to try to get homeless people off trains— Dan Rivoli (@danrivoli) April 28, 2020
While the city seems to want to test people, the goal is simply to kick homeless people off trains. They are not providing sufficient space for them.
Been there, done that, if you can make homeless people “move along,” then we don’t exist. I can’t remember how many times I was kicked out of public libraries.
re: #2 Anymouse 🌹🏡
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While the city seems to want to test people, the goal is simply to kick homeless people off trains. They are not providing sufficient space for them.
Been there, done that, if you can make homeless people “move along,” then we don’t exist. I can’t remember how many times I was kicked out of public libraries.
This is also why the Los Angeles Metro Rail stations do not have any bathrooms in their stations. Deliberately designed to discourage loitering by homeless people…
Trebek missed a chance to say “I feel for you.”
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) April 28, 2020
So getting a bit caught up, I see the Pentagon officially released those videos that have been floating around on the internet for quite some time now.
Yeah, they are indeed unidentified flying objects (I think the preferred nomenclature these days is “unidentified aerial phenomenon”). And while that’s quite interesting, and I’m genuinely curious as to what exactly they are, it doesn’t mean they’re being piloted by E.T., or the grays, or the Martians from Mars Attacks!
Still, good to see the Pentagon release it and classify it as “unidentified”, which is exactly it is. Now we need to find out what it is and where it comes from.
re: #5 Dr Lizardo
So getting a bit caught up, I see the Pentagon officially released those videos that have been floating around on the internet for quite some time now.
Yeah, they are indeed unidentified flying objects (I think the preferred nomenclature these days is “unidentified aerial phenomenon”). And while that’s quite interesting, and I’m genuinely curious as to what exactly they are, it doesn’t mean they’re being piloted by E.T., or the grays, or the Martians from Mars Attacks!
Still, good to see the Pentagon release it and classify it as “unidentified”, which is exactly it is. Now we need to find out what it is and where it comes from.
Just as likely it’s an atmospheric phenomenon. Although I’d love it if it really were extraterrestrials.
330 more coronavirus cases reported in Nebraska, its biggest one-day jump (Scottsbluff, Nebr. Star-Herald)
This breaks the previous record, set twice last week.
Omaha is the Douglas County seat and Nebraska’s largest city.
Nebraska saw its largest one-day jump in coronavirus cases on Monday, and a 15th person has died from the virus in the Omaha area, health officials reported.
Also on Monday, Douglas County again saw its largest daily jump in cases.
Nebraska reported 3,358 cases on Monday, up 330 from the day before. The previous highest single-day increase was 311 cases, which occurred twice last week.
The new death in Douglas County was a woman in her 60s, according to the Douglas County Health Department. She had other health problems that made her vulnerable to severe illness from the virus, the Health Department said.
The county reported its first case on March 6 and its first death on March 27.
The Health Department reported that 49 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, were confirmed Monday. That’s the highest daily total since the county began reporting cases in early March. The previous highest daily jump in cases occurred Sunday, when the number rose by 41. Monday marked the sixth consecutive day of double-digit increases in cases in Douglas County.
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The article notes the ages of newly-infected people range from four to sixty-two.
Official figures for the state are here:
nebraska.maps.arcgis.com
Panhandle Public Health District (the eleven Panhandle counties plus Grant County) reports one new case today, bringing the cumulative number to forty-five. Twenty-eight have recovered. There is no report yet which county that person is from.
The woman in my county who was reported weeks ago is still in the hospital.
Two-thirds of cases here are women. The hardest-hit age group is 40-49.
re: #5 Dr Lizardo
I suppose the DoD figured now is as good a time as any to find cover under more important headlines.
Or… Trump directed them to do it now to distract from his failures.
Looking at my high school class page on Facebook where they are discussing the two books that were so popular in 1972/73—Love Story and Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Meanwhile I was really into Vonnegut reading Cat’s Cradle, Sirens of Titan, God Bless You Mister Rosewater, Slaughterhouse Five and I was waiting in anticipation to read Breakfast of Champions…
re: #6 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Just as likely it’s an atmospheric phenomenon. Although I’d love it if it really were extraterrestrials.
re: #8 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
I suppose the DoD figured now is as good a time as any to find cover under more important headlines.
Or… Trump directed them to do it now to distract from his failures.
Yeah, it could be some heretofore unknown atmospheric phenomenon. It could also be some unknown tech, at least unknown to the pilots who chased or if it’s some foreign technology, unknown to the Pentagon; I know it’s currently believed that Capt. Thomas Mantell died while chasing a Skyhook balloon (the Mantell incident is one of the more famous cases in UFOlogy) and in 1948, Capt. Mantell wouldn’t have known about Project Skyhook, as it was a classified project at that time.
Still, it’s nonetheless interesting and I’m sure that quite soon - if not right now - the usual suspects are gonna be out there saying OMG THE PENTAGON JUST SAID WE’RE BEING INVADED BY LITTLE GREEN MEN!!! or something to that effect.
re: #10 Dr Lizardo
Also, the Roswell incident is believed to have been directly related to a failed Project Mogul balloon launch and in 1947, Mogul was classified information, so it would’ve been covered up at that time.
Judge Rejects Reality Winner’s Petition for Release From Prison Due to COVID-19 (Law dot com)
Judge Randal Hall noted that, even if he did have authority to commute her sentence, he wouldn’t do so.
A federal judge has rejected a motion to commute Reality Winner’s sentence to home confinement despite the presence of COVID-19 at the federal prison where she is housed.
In a Friday order, District Chief Judge Randal Hall, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, said he agreed with federal prosecutors that Winner has not exhausted her administrative remedies through the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Hall also held that the bureau, not the judiciary, has the sole authority to grant Winner “compassionate release.”
Hall noted that, even if he did have authority to commute her sentence because of extraordinary circumstances associated with the spread of COVID-19 and her prior medical conditions, he wouldn’t do so.
“Winner is in a medical prison, which is presumably better equipped than most to deal with the onset of COVID-19 in its inmates,” he said.
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James Randall Hall is the chief justice for the Southern District of Georgia. He was appointed by George W. Bush.
re: #10 Dr Lizardo
The US Navy had a long running effort to keep track of these things.
While ordinary officers, even fly boys, may be unaware of many secret projects (US or otherwise), the DNI is pretty clued in to what goes on behind closed doors.
I can only speculate on what is really behind the USN releasing this stuff now. Sure, the NYT leaked some of it a couple of years ago, but what could propel the USN to officially acknowledge it now? In the middle of a pandemic… in the closing three innings of the election race… at the beginning of a Great Recession with likely resultant warfare hither and yon…
re: #11 Dr Lizardo
Also, the Roswell incident is believed to have been directly related to a failed Project Mogul balloon launch and in 1947, Mogul was classified information, so it would’ve been covered up at that time.
Nah. Ferengi.
re: #2 Anymouse 🌹🏡
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While the city seems to want to test people, the goal is simply to kick homeless people off trains. They are not providing sufficient space for them.
Been there, done that, if you can make homeless people “move along,” then we don’t exist. I can’t remember how many times I was kicked out of public libraries.
You have to get everyone off the train before you can send in the sterilization crews. And the people evicted are being offered testing, accommodations (opening temporary tent shelters in parks that won’t be so crowded; the weather’s nice enough and parks are closed to the general public) , and if they refuse any services at all they’re at least being sent off with a towel, a couple bars of soap and a bag of food.
re: #13 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Maybe they figured it’d be a good time, given that everyone is distracted by more obviously pressing matters. I suppose it’s also possible Trump told them to release it as a distraction from the F5 shitnado he’s responsible for.
Heiser and his cohorts really really want to push that the love of UFO’s is a “spiritual” problem.
On the other hand, I assert that America’s fascination with scary unknown UFOs is deeply routed in the magical thinking of religious fundamentalists. This is more than just correlation - it’s a deep reveal into how humans think.
re: #17 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Anyway, don’t you all know that UFO’s are evidence of demons?
Everything is evidence of demons. UFOs. Democrats. Epilepsy. Diseases. Scientists.
re: #15 sagehen
You have to get everyone off the train before you can send in the sterilization crews. And the people evicted are being offered testing, accommodations (opening temporary tent shelters in parks that won’t be so crowded; the weather’s nice enough and parks are closed to the general public) , and if they refuse any services at all they’re at least being sent off with a towel, a couple bars of soap and a bag of food.
And conveniently, they won’t be on the trains.
Parks being closed to the general public: Are not homeless people part of “the general public?” What do the police do if they find homeless people in parks now? Harass them as they usually do, or arrest them and throw them in jail for being in a closed park?
Poll in today’s regional newspaper:
Gov. Pete Ricketts announced the relaxation of some directed health measures on Friday. Do you think lifting of restrictions went far enough?
Choices are “yes” and “no.”
The Star-Herald allows comments on poll questions, so I noted the question is loaded: It did not offer the answer “his restrictions do not go far enough.”
re: #18 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Heiser and his cohorts really really want to push that the love of UFO’s is a “spiritual” problem.
On the other hand, I assert that America’s fascination with scary unknown UFOs is deeply routed in the magical thinking of religious fundamentalists. This is more than just correlation - it’s a deep reveal into how humans think.
There’s certainly a strong hint of Christian eschatology in parts of UFOlogy - the notion that when things are at their bleakest, that when it seems all hope is gone and humanity is doomed, E.T. will arrive in his magic spaceship, save us all, and usher in a new Golden Age. You can clearly see this in the UFO religions.
re: #20 Anymouse 🌹🏡
And conveniently, they won’t be on the trains.
Parks being closed to the general public: Are not homeless people part of “the general public?” What do the police do if they find homeless people in parks now? Harass them as they usually do, or arrest them and throw them in jail for being in a closed park?
The general public that’s in the park in normal times is A LOT of people and their dogs, not the least little bit distanced from each other. The homeless people who sleep in the park during normal times are VERY distanced; they have their individual little spots in the wooded parts or under bushes far enough off the walking paths where people out for a walk won’t usually even notice them. And no, they’re not being arrested.
Government: they’re getting real antsy in this lockdown. Any ideas?
Navy: We have some UFO videos we could release I guess?
Government: pic.twitter.com/3XXT8Sr5pW— Ben Hepler (@BenTyHepler) April 28, 2020
re: #24 sagehen
Thanks for that; the picture is very illustrative of “the before times.”
It’s probably worth keeping one eye on to see if harassment or rights violations of homeless people go up from the usual level, but not necessary to fret about when it hasn’t happened yet.
🚨NEW study finds that 72% of individuals in ICE detention are expected to be infected w/ #COVID19 by day 90 under the optimistic scenario, while nearly 100% are expected to be infected by day 90 under a more pessimistic scenario.
(See interactive modeling https://t.co/I4LzPZQmfw https://t.co/RO5Ajkxzgl pic.twitter.com/7SY0KGG3mu— Laura Lynch (@LLynch1) April 27, 2020
Red flag warning for most of the state tomorrow, with winds up to fifty mph and humidity less than 20%. That said, thunderstorms are not expected, so no lightning-sparked fires.
However.
LOL at the “Thursday Weather Sports Edition” tab at the Cheyenne regional weather office. The sport in question: Which cities will break all-time high temperatures.
re: #6 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Just as likely it’s an atmospheric phenomenon. Although I’d love it if it really were extraterrestrials.
The human mind is amazingly quick at filling in the gaps between unidentified aerial phenomena to alien abduction and extraterrestrial endoscopic probe…
re: #29 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The human mind is amazingly quick at filling in the gaps between unidentified aerial phenomena to alien abduction and extraterrestrial endoscopic probe…
I blame Japanese tentacle porn. /s
re: #17 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Anyway, don’t you all know that UFO’s are evidence of demons?
“The last place you’d expect to find a Biblical scholar is at a UFO conference.”
Why not? They both deal in speculative systems of belief without any solid historical or scientific foundation.
The basic information on the new case here was just released: a woman in her thirties in Cheyenne County (seat: Sidney).
The other weekend cases were all in Scott’s Bluff County: A woman in her forties, a girl who’s age is not given, a man in his forties, and a teenage boy.
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency is breaking from its usual humour to look for serious stories of the elderly during the epidemic. The bottom of the article from the editor includes a link to add your own story.
In the past few weeks, the voices and even the lives of older people have been marginalized, scapegoated, written off. Most recently, certain politicians have presented a false and horrifying choice — either we protect citizens over 60 or we save the economy.
We thought it was time to hear their voices. They are living this anxious, troubled moment like no one else. Every day we will add more stories to this mosaic — some tragic, some wistful, some full of levity and hope. They will be at the top of this page every morning.
Please add your voice. If you want to share your thoughts, or if you know a family member, neighbor, or friend who should be heard, click here for our submission guidelines.
re: #33 Anymouse 🌹🏡
In the past few weeks, the voices and even the lives of older people have been marginalized, scapegoated, written off. Most recently, certain politicians have presented a false and horrifying choice — either we protect citizens over 60 or we save the economy.
you mean “save the economy in its current form, one which is set up to favor the rich but yet not robust enough to endure a low-level shock without having to sacrifice lives in order to speed up a return to what we have come to accept as normal”?
re: #31 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
“The last place you’d expect to find a Biblical scholar is at a UFO conference.”
Why not? They both deal in speculative systems of belief without any solid historical or scientific foundation.
Of course Biblical scholars would be interested in UFO’s.
“As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, ‘My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!’ And Elisha saw him no more.”
(we’re still waiting for him to come back. Every year at Passover, we leave a door unlocked, set a place for him at the table, and nobody else can sit in his chair.)
And our Fundamentalists are doing their damnedest to kick-start Armageddon and have Jesus descend from the Heavens with his Holy Host of Armed Angels…
A bit of interesting novel coronavirus news from Czech Republic just being reported on Czech television. A team of Czech epidemiologists took a look at blood samples from inhabitants of the town of Český Krumlov, blood samples taken in December of last year…..and found antibodies for SARS-CoV-2.
Several individuals from Český Krumlov suffered from a then-unknown life-threatening respiratory illness starting in mid-December of 2019 - a few of them ended up in the hospital and two of them had to be put on ventilators and both subsequently died in short order, before the end of last year. It was blood tests taken from the deceased and put into storage that detected the presence of SARS-CoV-2. The team then tested those who survived - and found SARS-CoV-2 antibodies present in their blood as well. The owner of a local bed and breakfast, identified as a 43-year-old Czech man, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and he’s said that he was in daily contact with tourists from China during mid-December of last year.
Český Krumlov is very popular with Chinese tourists (indeed, tourists from around the world as it’s a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site) and was visited by over a quarter million Chinese tourists last year alone.
The epidemiologists are going to continue their work, but this strongly suggests that SARS-CoV-2 was circulating in Czech Republic as early as December of last year, not the beginning of March 2020 as is currently believed. And I’d be willing to bet that if SARS-CoV-2 was already causing illnesses (and deaths) in Český Krumlov by December 2019, it sure as hell was circulating in Prague too: The head of the team said they’re going to turn their attention to Prague next.
re: #31 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
“The last place you’d expect to find a Biblical scholar is at a UFO conference.”
Why not? They both deal in speculative systems of belief without any solid historical or scientific foundation.
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re: #37 Dr Lizardo
There’s nothing really strange about the possibility of COVID-19 being out of China by December 2019. If the first identified patient was diagnosed on November 17, 2019, considering how much travel into and out of Wuhan there is, mid-December 2019 is completely unsurprising for early European cases. Even late November wouldn’t shock me if that turned out to be the case.
That said, it may have been in the US much earlier than thought, but that still doesn’t mean there’s herd immunity or a far lower infection fatality rate vs case fatality rate than currently believed. The Branch Covidians and VDH can fuck right the fuck off on that.
re: #39 Jack Burton
There’s nothing really strange about the possibility of COVID-19 being out of China by December 2019. If the first identified patient was diagnosed on November 17, 2019, considering how much travel into and out of Wuhan there is, mid-December 2019 is completely unsurprising for early European cases. Even late November wouldn’t shock me if that turned out to be the case.
That said, it may have been in the US much earlier than thought, but that still doesn’t mean there’s herd immunity or a far lower infection fatality rate vs case fatality rate than currently believed. The Branch Covidians and VDH can fuck right the fuck off on that.
Yeah, the Branch Covidians and their fellow travelers can go straight to hell - they’re just whining they can’t play golf or get their hair done or whatnot.
I was just remembering right now that in the last two weeks of January and into the first two weeks of February, my Monday morning lessons at the University Hospital of Ostrava were cancelled. The reason being that visitors were prohibited because of an outbreak of what was described at the time as “viral pneumonia”, and I recall my student (a general practitioner) said it was unusually virulent….he’d never seen anything quite like it in his ten years of practice. I’ll have to message him and ask him what he thinks in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; I haven’t seen him since early January because of their closure owing to this “viral pneumonia”, then I came down with what, in retrospect, I’m about 99% sure was COVID-19, then he went on vacation for a couple of weeks, and right after that, the state of emergency was declared here and hospitals went into lockdown.
re: #35 sagehen
…, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, ‘My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!’ And Elisha saw him no more.”
And then of course there is Ezekiel and his circles within circles in the sky…
re: #40 Dr Lizardo
I know several people who were really sick here in Southern California in January, February, and into early March. All assumed they had the flu. One lives in the same house with me, one is a close friend that was here a lot, another was a friend up in Los Angeles, and the last was a coworker. The LA friend was recently tested for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and was negative, as was her fiance.
I caught what I assumed was the flu from one of them (I think it was from the office coworker based on early symptom similarities) on or around March 3rd and ended up with pneumonia and was about to go into get checked out around March 20 aft er emailing my primary care doctor. Then I started to feel much better the next day so I never bothered to try to make an appointment or go to urgent care. I feel like I’ve gotten about 90% better, but it’s never gone away completely. I feel fine, but there’s this nagging “I can tell my lungs aren’t A-OK” feeling. I’m consistently in a 93-98% SpO2 range so I’m trying to not let it bother me. I have no idea if I had the Flu and a “normal” case of walking pneumonia or if I had COVID-19.
Everyone that lives with me is fine and never got sick other than the one that was sick in February. I *really* want an antibody test to see if this was an extremely mild and dragged out case of COVID-19, or if I just had one of the damn flu virus that’s going around here. Just for peace of mind. I have no idea how to go about getting such test here yet.
re: #42 Jack Burton
I feel like I’ve gotten about 90% better, but it’s never gone away completely. I feel fine, but there’s this nagging “I can tell my lungs aren’t A-OK” feeling.
Yeah, I’m in the same boat…I can tell my lungs took some damage from whatever it was I had back in February. They’re planning on doing free antibody blood testing to anyone who wants it in the next two weeks or so, an initiative of the Ministry of Health as part of collecting general epidemiological data regarding COVID-19 in Czech Republic, so when they do that, I’ll go get a test.
I forgot to mention that I do know someone who actually had COVID-19 in mid-March as well but I had no contact with her since October. She had one of those “mild” cases and seems to be fully back to normal now, at least based on what she’s said on Facebook.
She also stated no one that lives in the same home with her caught it, or if they did they were completely asymptomatic.
re: #6 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
Just as likely it’s an atmospheric phenomenon. Although I’d love it if it really were extraterrestrials.
Anthropology/Ethnohistory says: “No, you wouldn’t.”
re: #45 Decatur Deb
Anthropology/Ethnohistory says: “No, you wouldn’t.”
“If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans.”
re: #46 Targetpractice
“If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans.”
Even if they were the “nice” kind.
re: #47 Decatur Deb
Even if they were the “nice” kind.
How would we really be able to tell the difference? Odds are the first things we’ll encounter won’t be living beings which can tell the difference between “right” and “wrong,” but robotic probes which will simply see a bunch of ape-descended primitives who are so backwards that they still think digital watches are pretty neat.
First come the surveyors, then the intergalactic freeway earthmovers.
Mother Teresa’s Lawyers Say GOP Candidate Can’t Run On Having Met Her One Time (Wonkette)
For the last few weeks, Dr. Chuck Dietzen, a Republican running to represent Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District, has been running an advertisement in which he brags on having worked at Mother Teresa’s orphanage, and which shows a picture of him working on a patient as she stands there watching.
The campaign ad begins with Dietzen, in voiceover, saying, “When I worked in Mother Teresa’s orphanage, she told us, ‘never abandon your patients.’ I’ve lived by those words ever since.”
(more, includes advert from the candidate)
So, there was a bus accident here in Ostrava today - thankfully, there were no injuries, though if you look at the photogallery linked below, I’d also imagine there wasn’t a single pair of unsoiled underwear to be found anywhere on that bus…..
re: #9 Joe Bacon 🌹
Looking at my high school class page on Facebook where they are discussing the two books that were so popular in 1972/73—Love Story and Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Meanwhile I was really into Vonnegut reading Cat’s Cradle, Sirens of Titan, God Bless You Mister Rosewater, Slaughterhouse Five and I was waiting in anticipation to read Breakfast of Champions…
heh. My reading ran through most of those books (except “Love Story”) right when I was graduating high school in 1981. Had read “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” a few years previously. It was probably my sister’s copy of the book. And my SF reading from the local library had gotten me binge reading whatever Vonnegut they had - which if I recall correctly I had missed since they had it shelved in general fiction and not in the separate small SF section I had discovered years earlier.
re: #11 Dr Lizardo
Also, the Roswell incident is believed to have been directly related to a failed Project Mogul balloon launch and in 1947, Mogul was classified information, so it would’ve been covered up at that time.
That video could also be an artifact from the camera system and software recording it. Looks like thermal imaging as well.
re: #30 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I blame Japanese tentacle porn. /s
Don’t forget that in the late 1800s the aliens only had mysterious airships and hadn’t gotten their saucer tech yet.
Nutcase Synergy—In the end, these doofi are simply pro-disease.
An anti-vaxx group organized last weekend’s reopen Florida rally in Tampa
Organized by a local anti-vaccine group, hundreds of protesters gathered in Tampa Sunday afternoon calling for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to immediately reopen the state despite the coronavirus pandemic. Pro-Trump posters, anti-abortion signs and Gadsden (“Don’t tread on me”) flags could be seen, while protesters stood shoulder-to-shoulder, ignoring local rules on social distancing.
re: #35 sagehen
Of course Biblical scholars would be interested in UFO’s.
“As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, ‘My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!’ And Elisha saw him no more.”
(we’re still waiting for him to come back. Every year at Passover, we leave a door unlocked, set a place for him at the table, and nobody else can sit in his chair.)
And Ezekiel is often cherry picked for the “a wheel inside of a wheel” to indicate a visitation by a UFO.
re: #55 Decatur Deb
Nutcase Synergy—In the end, these doofi are simply pro-disease.
An anti-vaxx group organized last weekend’s reopen Florida rally in Tampa
It’s a gathering of “own the libs at any cost” idiots.
re: #57 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
It’s a gathering of “own the libs at any cost” idiots.
Yup, bad thinking ala carte.
re: #51 Dr Lizardo
So, there was a bus accident here in Ostrava today - thankfully, there were no injuries, though if you look at the photogallery linked below, I’d also imagine there wasn’t a single pair of unsoiled underwear to be found anywhere on that bus…..
I’ve seen that before… In Shazam! and other movies. 😁
Well, looks like Kenya’s not gonna fuck around with poachers of endangered species:
Kenya is home to a number of iconic animals ranging from elephants and rhinoceros to giraffes, leopards and cheetahs. Elephants and rhinoceros are among the most threatened, as their tusks and horns make them prime targets to poachers.
It’s illegal to kill the endangered animals in Kenya, and the Wildlife Conservation Act, put in place in 2013, carries a life sentence or fine of $200,000 for offenders.
However, according to Najib Balala, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, “This has not been deterrence enough to curb poaching.” As a result, a much harsher sentence has now been announced: poachers in Kenya will now face the death penalty.
re: #54 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Don’t forget that in the late 1800s the aliens only had mysterious airships and hadn’t gotten their saucer tech yet.
This scientist, though challenged, has the best history of dealing with DoD approaches to UFO thinking. His early 1970s conclusions were that most of the reports could be explained, that the few remaining could not be explained with current human and conceptual tools, and that most inquiries bogged down in special interest and case-making.
One possible reason for the USN release is internal personnel needs—The Navy has to trust its pilots and their training, and cannot safely choke off incident reporting.
en.wikipedia.org
My personal theory is that the USAF was more than happy to have people believing in UFOs if it distracted them from finding out what was really going on, namely testing weapons and other aircraft based on poached Nazi designs.
Little did they realize how much of a cultural institution UFOlogy would become.
re: #61 Decatur Deb
This scientist, though challenged, has the best history of dealing with DoD approaches to UFO thinking. His early 1970s conclusions were that most of the reports could be explained, that the few remaining could not be explained with current human and conceptual tools, and that most inquiries bogged down in special interest and case-making.
One possible reason for the USN release is internal personnel needs—The Navy has to trust its pilots and their training, and cannot safely choke off incident reporting.
en.wikipedia.org
They are prepping up for the revelation that Kim Jung-un was picked up by the aliens.
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re: #64 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
They are prepping up for the revelation that Kim Jung-un was picked up by the aliens.
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Not just any alien, by Elvis himself!!!
Expect this story to make the rounds today:
My piece with @DaniSchulkin in the New York Times:
“How Trump and His Team Covered Up the Coronavirus in Five Days”
Five days in February
Trump, Azar, Kudlow, Esper—and, yes, Fauci too stuck to party line.
Important to understand the coveruphttps://t.co/N3YLlpuhjf— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) April 28, 2020
Of course we knew Trumpworld knew of the dire situation unfolding with covid19. They did nothing and covered up how bad it could be. We knew that folks like Loeffler and Burr used their briefings to go to their brokers to cash in on the insider info. We will probably learn that Trumpworld did the same thing, because that’s the only thing that matters to Trump.
But we also see how Trump muzzled everyone from Birx to Fauci in the early days to play down the seriousness. And I question whether Esper and the DoD took actions sufficient to protect the military from disruptions. It’s clear that it was haphazard at best - 26 ships with outbreaks, and multiple ships have had to be diverted to deal with outbreaks including the Roosevelt.
re: #66 lawhawk
Trump, March 25th: “You have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. That’s a pretty good job we’ve done,”
He should be put on trial for that statement.
Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be hosting a town hall on how COVID-19 is impacting women — and I’ll be joined by a special guest. Tune in at 3 PM ET to watch: https://t.co/xk0GcSpr50 pic.twitter.com/nw44aea7UP
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 28, 2020
A catastrophe does not unfold only by accident, it is often a series of sub-optimal action-reactions enacted https://t.co/S7OYgZchAk
— Dre Joanne Liu (@DreJoanneLiu) April 27, 2020
A long read from a Snopes investigation to giveaways of food being promoted on Facebook.
The groups are themed toward support of police, nostalgia, and right-wing politics.
However, they are run out of Kosovo, and are used to gather private information by diverting people to a bogus streaming service in Cyprus to gather credit card details.
The groups have created fake profiles of Americans, in one case stealing the photograph of a private investigator in Mississippi and claiming he’s a cop to add credibility to the site.
Additionally, on one site a New York City police department branch started following one of the pages, adding further credibility. When Snopes approached the NYPD to ask them about it, they were told the police were unaware the pages were inauthentic. Nevertheless, the Brooklyn department is still following that page.
The food giveaway (fake) is capitalising on the pandemic and fears of food shortages to sign people up.
Kosovar Facebook Pages Use Coronavirus Fears, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Memes To Trick American Followers
re: #55 Decatur Deb
Nutcase Synergy—In the end, these doofi are simply pro-disease.
An anti-vaxx group organized last weekend’s reopen Florida rally in Tampa
When a vaccine is finally ready for mass inoculation, millions of anti-vaccers will refuse. Unless they have a valid medical reason for refusing, their children should not be allowed to go to school, and they should not be allowed to work outside the home. But many states allow religious and “philosophical” exemptions.
re: #68 Belafon
And all the Tara Reade rodent copulation appears all over that Twitter comment from Joe Biden.
Director of Harvard Global Health Institute: “I think most Americans need to know the reason we are shutdown, our economy is shutdown is because we’ve had inadequate testing.” pic.twitter.com/nzqnjWVftf
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 27, 2020
An informal poll on WFAA here in DFW (self-selecting since it’s viewers that vote online) had 79% thinking the governor is acting too soon. And while that’s obviously not including the hard core Fox watchers, it still shows the sentiment around here is still one of wariness.
re: #71 NO SMOCKING GUN!
When a vaccine is finally ready for mass inoculation, millions of anti-vaccers will refuse. Unless they have a valid medical reason for refusing, their children should not be allowed to go to school, and they should not be allowed to work outside the home. But many states allow religious and “philosophical” exemptions.
Interestingly, Mississippi was the very first state to require mandatory vaccines, and gives no such exceptions.
Parents are responsible for their children, but putting them at risk of life for the parents’ religious beliefs should by itself be enough to show the parents are unfit.
re: #71 NO SMOCKING GUN!
When a vaccine is finally ready for mass inoculation, millions of anti-vaccers will refuse. Unless they have a valid medical reason for refusing, their children should not be allowed to go to school, and they should not be allowed to work outside the home. But many states allow religious and “philosophical” exemptions.
FEMA camps for all the refuseniks
re: #66 lawhawk
Expect this story to make the rounds today:
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Of course we knew Trumpworld knew of the dire situation unfolding with covid19. They did nothing and covered up how bad it could be. We knew that folks like Loeffler and Burr used their briefings to go to their brokers to cash in on the insider info. We will probably learn that Trumpworld did the same thing, because that’s the only thing that matters to Trump.
But we also see how Trump muzzled everyone from Birx to Fauci in the early days to play down the seriousness. And I question whether Esper and the DoD took actions sufficient to protect the military from disruptions. It’s clear that it was haphazard at best - 26 ships with outbreaks, and multiple ships have had to be diverted to deal with outbreaks including the Roosevelt.
He really only cares about his own power. Evil shithead.
By an 8-1 vote, SCOTUS rejected a GOP attack on ACA risk corridors. This gives me confidence that they will reject the bonkers theory that Congress intended a sneak repeal of the ACA when it eliminated the individual mandate penalty. vox.com
re: #69 Belafon
She’s not wrong; if there’s one thing I’ve learned watching Seconds From Disaster episodes on YouTube, a good many catastrophes are generally the result of a cascading series of failures.
Florida Democrats are behind Texas Democrats:
The queston is, what does this mean for up-ballot (POTUS) elections? It is critical to have candidates in place to help expand local messaging. To ensure people know there are options. We have had so many slim margin races. This is scary to me.
— Dr. Janelle Christensen (@JanelleAnthro) April 24, 2020
At least we know to run candidates now.
Found a way to eliminate my craving for pizza (sound up):
Anybody want a pizza slice? pic.twitter.com/NoZPYAqKVx
— CoronAlisha 🤘🧀✌️🌊 (@captrwrpnts) April 23, 2020
Scoop: @EWarren and @AOC team up on a new proposal to halt big mergers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Warren sees “private equity vultures” looking to “gobble up” small biz. AOC warns of “decades-long economic consequences” of inaction for consumers.https://t.co/zd7H4w73PB— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 28, 2020
Congress gave a $4 TRILLION check to Wall Street while sending mom+pops on a wild goose chase for PPP.
That is major, oligarchic, economy-shaping power Congress just gave the wealthy.
The LEAST we should do is halt big mergers during COVID to slow the consolidation of sectors. https://t.co/WjRXlrs5wR— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2020
re: #85 Anymouse 🌹🏡
GOP spin: Government meddling with the Free Market = Socilism
re: #86 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
GOP spin: Government meddling with the Free Market = Socilism
Let me know when it’s a free market again.
As expected Carnival Cruise Lines got some bail-out funds. A lot of it.
re: #88 Belafon
Let me know when it’s a free market again.
The Government should bail out large corporations without any conditions or stipulations
And we should all be able to move back in with our parents and still have our friends over and throw loud parties and raid the fridge.any time we want
Anything else is meddling socialism!
re: #89 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
As expected Carnival Cruise Lines got some bail-out funds. A lot of it.
Are they going to use that money to keep Americans employed?
re: #91 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Are they going to use that money to keep Americans employed?
Sure.
Their lawyers, tax accountants, and top executives.
“Roughly 95% of Black-owned businesses,91% of Latino-owned businesses,91% of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander-owned businesses,& 75% of Asian-owned businesses stand close to no chance of receiving a PPP loan through a mainstream bank or credit union,..” https://t.co/iqUUkpKyYK
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) April 27, 2020
System working as it’s designed.
re: #93 Anymouse 🌹🏡
A big question that Monty Bennett (multi-millionaire Trump donor) needs to answer is: Where is his $100 million in small business loans going?
He doesn’t appear to be rehiring staff or paying creditors. https://t.co/LBu8LXk04w— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 28, 2020
re: #92 Jay C
Sure.
Their lawyers, tax accountants, and top executives.
You don’t fly the American flag, you don’t get a bailout. Conservatives don’t give a crap about any of that.
Our little business got a $12,000 PPP loan but that is because we have stellar bookkeeping (we could immediately print out needed documents from our QuickBooks) and an accountant who got us informed quickly plus a ten-year relationship (checking account, no loans) with a local bank - my wife and I spent maybe 8 hours on it over two days. It was a lot of learning in a short time with some false starts.
re: #95 Anymouse 🌹🏡
You don’t fly the American flag, you don’t get a bailout. Conservatives don’t give a crap about any of that.
It’s patriotism all the way… until there is money involved.
Time to check in on my eldest son.
And he’s tweeting ironically (right?) https://t.co/tiC1kgFZiw— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) April 28, 2020
*SIGH*
I really enjoy The Nib but sadly Matt Bors is a deranged Bernoid so it’s hard to enjoy any more.
The stuff they’re throwing at Tara Reade sounds awfully familiar! https://t.co/bjDQUIEWZw
— The Nib ✒️ (@thenib) April 28, 2020
Time for some “Dark Shadows.” Angelique failed in driving Barnabas away from Josette. Victoria Winters is uncovering all the hidden secrets of the Collins family from 1795.
re: #19 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Everything is evidence of demons. UFOs. Democrats. Epilepsy. Diseases. Scientists.
And then the dragons came
— Vote Dem for the Planet (@Brasilmagic) April 28, 2020
THREAD
The Venn diagram of those boosting Tara Reade and those mad Franken was forced out is a complete circle.
— Dr. Catherine Prendergast🔥 (@cjp_still) April 28, 2020
re: #103 The Pie Overlord!
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Not sure about that one - I’m not a fan of Franken being forced out.
re: #43 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, I’m in the same boat…I can tell my lungs took some damage from whatever it was I had back in February. They’re planning on doing free antibody blood testing to anyone who wants it in the next two weeks or so, an initiative of the Ministry of Health as part of collecting general epidemiological data regarding COVID-19 in Czech Republic, so when they do that, I’ll go get a test.
I’m entirely in favor of testing, as widely as we can do it. That said, I noted a while back that UCSF had become able to test everyone who presented at their hospital with covid-19-like symptoms. They’re close to Santa Clara county, which, as we know, was already a hotspot.
95% of the people they tested were negative, and that was in April, around three weeks ago.
White grifter offers up least qualified candidate imaginable to appease Cosplay Socialists intent on ratfcking the Democratic nominee. https://t.co/mLdtJnYvJQ
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) April 28, 2020
re: #104 Renaissance_Man
Not sure about that one - I’m not a fan of Franken being forced out.
What happens if a Venn diagram is “painted with a broad brush”?
Oh, good morning!
Hello from my living room, where I’ll be streaming arguments at 9:30am before the en banc DC Circuit in two blockbuster cases about whether/under what circumstances Congress can take the executive branch to court — the Don McGahn subpoena fight, and a border wall funding dispute. pic.twitter.com/vzeoVOHHOB
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) April 28, 2020
Judge David Tatel is up. He’s asking about the Mazars/Deutsche Bank subpoena cases and relation to the McGahn case — isn’t that a separation of powers case too? Mooppan argues they’re different because in Mazars, Trump is claiming a personal interest/injury
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) April 28, 2020
Judge Thomas Griffith is up. He asks about admin having a blanket policy of refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas. Mooppan disputes that, saying the admin has considered certain categories of subpoenas improper or unlawful, but there was never a “blanket edict”
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) April 28, 2020
re: #76 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Coventry.
You realize that if we set up Coventry for refusers, it’ll have to be in some relatively unpopulated part of the country that is nevertheless able to support its population… like, say, rural Nebraska?
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re: #78 NO SMOCKING GUN!
By an 8-1 vote, SCOTUS rejected a GOP attack on ACA risk corridors. This gives me confidence that they will reject the bonkers theory that Congress intended a sneak repeal of the ACA when it eliminated the individual mandate penalty. vox.com
buried in this ruling is what the word ‘shall’ means when written into statutes.
of course everyone know it means ‘must’.
and that related directly to the trump tax return case and congress:
The statute says the IRS “shall furnish” tax returns to the committee chair upon request…
Trump in April 2019: “We’re fighting all the subpoenas … These aren’t, like, impartial people. The Democrats are trying to win 2020.” https://t.co/mAolRQCXBy
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) April 28, 2020
re: #106 The Pie Overlord!
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Yeah Nina Turner whose highest office is State Senator. GTFO with that. Harris I think is the best choice. I’m tired of the Bro’s and Broettes trying to force their failed ideology on us.
I’m trying to remember an election cycle where a presidential candidate suspended his campaign, endorsed the front runner and then started suing states because they took his name of the ballot.
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) April 28, 2020
Please watch this video and share. And then watch it again. pic.twitter.com/E3KisHvgDc
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) April 28, 2020
re: #116 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
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They’re a selfish campaign. It’s why Bernie regressed from 2016.
re: #78 NO SMOCKING GUN!
By an 8-1 vote, SCOTUS rejected a GOP attack on ACA risk corridors. This gives me confidence that they will reject the bonkers theory that Congress intended a sneak repeal of the ACA when it eliminated the individual mandate penalty. vox.com
SCOTUS would like us to think they’re above-the-fray, making abstract philosophical decisions on academic hypotheticals, but they live in the world. They’re not stupid enough to drink bleach. And they suddenly have a visceral understanding that Some Individual Guy’s healthcare decisions and outcomes is inextricably linked to Random Everybody Else’s healthcare options and opportunities. They get it that “contagious” means CONTAGIOUS.
All their ACA decisions for the next several years will be driven by this new appreciation.
From washpo reporting
Paraphrasing from electoral-vote.com
… the President’s Daily Briefings in January and February included more than a dozen warnings about the imminent threat posed by COVID-19, and Trump ignored them all. … We may never know everything Trump knew (or should have known) and when he knew it, but we’re getting to the point that this is not a “Trump administration” failure so much as it is a “Trump and only Trump” failure.
This case will decide if congressional oversight exists or if presidents should be unleashed by the courts to do anything they want with almost no possibility of consequences. So, yes, this is an important one. If Congress loses you’ll need to practice saying “Dear Leader.” https://t.co/buX523iZPk
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) April 28, 2020
subpoena, as I understand it means “under penalty” if one ignores it…so ignoring a subpoena is basically declaring oneself above the law
It would be fantastic if more UFO information was released, which is probably something one of Trump’s handlers told him: “You’ll be the great truth-teller! A surefire win in November!”
I find the timing of this recent UFO information sharing a bit suspicious. Granted, it’s not earthshaking, but the release of more information certainly could be. Maybe these videos were trotted out as part of a marketing test. You know, see how it goes, then push the envelope a little bit.
But if we are going to be visited, let it be the great state of Texas, right in the middle of that shitbag Joel Osteen’s megachurch, just because it would be so entertaining to watch his followers’ heads explode.
“You mean…?”
“Yeah, it was all bullshit. All of it. He’s been lying to you for years. They all have.”
“You mean…?”
“Yeah, we don’t celebrate Christmas on our planet.”
New York Times newsroom lawyer David McCraw delivers this response to @seanhannity request for retraction and apology related to @nytimes coverage: “No.” Addressed to Hannity lawyer Charles Harder: pic.twitter.com/0v7URfo1kz
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) April 28, 2020
re: #119 sagehen
SCOTUS would like us to think they’re above-the-fray, making abstract philosophical decisions on philosophical academic hypotheticals, but they live in the world. They’re not stupid enough to drink bleach. And they suddenly have a visceral understanding that Some Individual Guy’s healthcare decisions and outcomes is inextricably linked to Random Everybody Else’s healthcare options and opportunities. They get it that “contagious” means CONTAGIOUS.
All their ACA decisions for the next several years will be driven by this new appreciation.
I also find it very difficult to believe that they’d wipe out health insurance for millions in the middle of a pandemic, but remembering what SCOTUS did in the first years of the Depression, I still worry.
Thinking about Bernard Sanders running for President 2012 -20 reminds me of a 1970’s-80’s movie trilogy
Daring Dobermans: Interesting, but limited appeal to all but the fringes
Daring Dobermans 2: Let’s milk it hard and push it mainstream — it will be huge!
Daring Dobermans 3: Let’s extract every last drop of nostalgia and hype backwash from a sympathetic audience
What? you thought I meant The Godfather?
re: #114 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Yeah Nina Turner whose highest office is State Senator. GTFO with that. Harris I think is the best choice. I’m tired of the Bro’s and Broettes trying to force their failed ideology on us.
I’m rooting for Stacy Abrams.
But Harris would make a fine AG.
re: #55 Decatur Deb
Nutcase Synergy—In the end, these doofi are simply pro-disease.
An anti-vaxx group organized last weekend’s reopen Florida rally in Tampa
I wondering every so often how anti-vaxxers like Bill Maher are compartmentalizing all of this. For years, his big thing is that the flu vaccine is useless, and if you just eat right and wash your hands (like him, I guess), you’re impervious to the flu.
Yet he’s in quarantine like everyone else. In large part due to the fact there’s no vaccine for COVID-19 right now. The optimist in me wants to believe he’s gonna look at all this and go, “Yeah, maybe I’ve been barking up the wrong tree for decades.”
The realist in me thinks he’s gonna go full cognitive dissonance and somehow figure out a way to justify condemning a COVID-19 vaccination if it ever arrives.
I really think a minority VP pick is the way to go this time around, but there are plenty of great non-minority options as well.
re: #128 Mattand
I wondering every so often how anti-vaxxers like Bill Maher are compartmentalizing all of this. For years, his big thing is that the flu vaccine is useless, and if you just eat right and wash your hands (like him, I guess), you’re impervious to the flu.
Yet he’s in quarantine like everyone else. In large part due to the fact there’s no vaccine for COVID-19 right now. The optimist in me wants to believe he’s gonna look at all this and go, “Yeah, maybe I’ve been barking up the wrong tree for decades.”
The realist in me thinks he’s gonna go full cognitive dissonance and somehow figure out a way to justify condemning a COVID-19 vaccination if it ever arrives.
…after he quietly gets his own
America’s Super-Rich See Their Wealth Rise by $282 Billion in Three Weeks of Pandemic https://t.co/5k9lux3co2
— Jenn Budd ✊🏻 (@BuddJenn) April 28, 2020
5) There is no better proof of how Trump Administration lack of response to #coronavirus is intentional. What this is proving is a consolidation of power and wealth in the top 1%. That is a kleptocracy.
— Jenn Budd ✊🏻 (@BuddJenn) April 28, 2020
Many States moving to SAFELY & QUICKLY reopen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2020
And as soon as the cases start to spike in three or so weeks:
“You know, I told them from the beginning it was a bad idea. Either you do it right or you don’t do it at all but they were begging me, just begging. ‘Mr. President, we want to reopen our states’ so I said if you’re going to reopen, you better follow the rules. Apparently they didn’t follow the rules and now it’s a mess out there. A real mess. This should never have happened. Terrible. All they had to do was follow the rules. Just follow them.”
re: #124 jaunte
I had to laugh.
The Browns once did it better. pic.twitter.com/TmefCxi5Zv
— Tom Hemsley (@Guavaking) April 28, 2020
United States…
Appx 1/3 of all cases
Appx 1/4 of all deaths
re: #120 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
From washpo reporting
Paraphrasing from electoral-vote.comthe President’s Daily Briefings in January and February included more than a dozen warnings about the imminent threat posed by COVID-19, and Trump ignored them all. … We may never know everything Trump knew (or should have known) and when he knew it, but we’re getting to the point that this is not a “Trump administration” failure so much as it is a “Trump and only Trump” failure.
Not according to my “sane” conservative acquaintances. Everyone’s to blame, not just Trump, dontcha know?
As dumb as that motherfucker can be at times, I think he knows he has that level of protection from everyone who votes Republican. No matter how bad things get, he knows deep down that they’ll never come out and blame him, whether it’s fear of him or lemming-like loyalty to the party.
Shit, as good a job as Gov. Hogan in MD appears to be doing, as soon as it’s clear enough, he’ll go right back to supporting Trump like a good little GOP drone.
re: #131 jaunte
There exists no war, disease, natural disaster or manmade tragedy that the rich will not use to their advantage to fleece the poor. Not a single ONE.
Sitting here about to spend my 5th morning trying to get my unemployment delays unraveled. Had a minute, and made a new page. I never wrote a fable before, I hope you like it.
re: #130 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
…after he quietly gets his own
I can’t see him doing that. The only wiggle room Maher has is that he’s actually on-board with the cervical cancer vaccine, but that’s mostly because religious right freaks thinks it turns girls in to wanton sex machines. But given all of his other wacko views on medicine, to get a vaccine at this point is to admit failure.
The science podcast I listen to features a woman who use to date him for a while. When they get on the subject of vaccinations, every so often her relationship with him gets acknowledged. She has said that the whole subject is a sacred cow for him. Nothing will ever budge Maher from admitting he’s wrong on this.
re: #127 sagehen
I’m rooting for Stacy Abrams.
But Harris would make a fine AG.
I don’t think Abrams is ready.
56,000 are dead and Trump is tweeting about Diamond & Silk. That’s bad. What’s worse is that on February 28th, when he should have been ramping up testing, meeting with scientists, spearheading PPE production, he hosted them at the White House to do this: pic.twitter.com/KmNNdfFOzH
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) April 28, 2020
re: #136 Mattand
Not according to my “sane” conservative acquaintances. Everyone’s to blame, not just Trump, dontcha know?
As dumb as that motherfucker can be at times, I think he knows he has that level of protection from everyone who votes Republican. No matter how bad things get, he knows deep down that they’ll never come out and blame him, whether it’s fear of him or lemming-like loyalty to the party.
Shit, as good a job as Gov. Hogan in MD appears to be doing, as soon as it’s clear enough, he’ll go right back to supporting Trump like a good little GOP drone.
Hogan actually never endorsed Trump in 2016 as I recall. And he admitted to voting for Dems in 2018 too.
re: #141 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
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re: #142 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Hogan actually never endorsed Trump in 2016 as I recall. And he admitted to voting for Dems in 2018 too.
Damn. I’m genuinely shocked at that.
re: #137 Eclectic Cyborg
There exists no war, disease, natural disaster or manmade tragedy that the rich will not use to their advantage to fleece the poor. Not a single ONE.
re: #144 Mattand
Damn. I’m genuinely shocked at that.
I was too but there’s a reason he did as well as he did in 2018 as a Republican while Maryland remains Democratic otherwise.
My wife wants a KitchenAid stand mixer. Why dear god are those things almost $300???
— Angel 🌊🌈❄ (@skeptic_angel) April 27, 2020
Edit: I think they are worth it. I just thought some of you might want to educate her.
re: #146 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I was too but there’s a reason he did as well as he did in 2018 as a Republican while Maryland remains Democratic otherwise.
Never stops us here in NJ, LOL. The whole state legislature is Dem, but it didn’t stop the rocket scientists here from voting for Christie twice.
re: #125 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!
I also find it very difficult to believe that they’d wipe out health insurance for millions in the middle of a pandemic, but remembering what SCOTUS did in the first years of the Depression, I still worry.
Remember, Roberts voted to uphold the ACA twice before the pandemic. I don’t believe he would strike it down based on an even more stupid theory than the prior cases. As demonstrated yesterday, when only Alito bought the bad rightwing argument. Even Clarence Thomas voted to support the risk corridors.
re: #148 Mattand
Never stops us here in NJ, LOL. The whole state legislature is Dem, but it didn’t stop the rocket scientists here from voting for Christie twice.
I think it’s in part that Christie pushed a lot of the buttons that Trump did*, plus a degree of competency and a law and order record on top of that.
* - Loud, bully-ish, and willing to shit talk New York City.
re: #81 Belafon
Florida Democrats are behind Texas Democrats:
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At least we know to run candidates now.
This has a lot to do with the shortage of candidates. You have to pay these fees to the party in order to run in an election you will likely lose.
VI. Alabama Democratic Party Requirements
The state party requires candidates to file a qualifying fee and the following Declaration of Candidacy form.
WARNING: Qualifying forms and fees must be received in our office prior to the qualifying deadline regardless of postmark. We must have the forms in hand by 5:00 PM at the end of qualifying in order to certify the nominees by our deadline.2020 Forms
Declaration of Candidacy [PDF document]
Delegate Qualifying Form [PDF document]
Presidential Qualifying Form [PDF document]
Petition Signature Form for Presidential Candidates [PDF document]
Qualifying fees are based on 2% of the base salary for each office. The following calculations are subject to change if found to be incorrect.
Please call[no phone numbers allowed] for an updated list of qualifying fees.
Type Office Qualifying Fee
Federal President $2,500.00
Federal United States Senate $3,480.00
Federal United States House of Representatives $3,480.00
Judicial Associate of the Alabama Supreme Court $3,321.44
Judicial Circuit Court Judge $2,520.36
Judicial Court of Civil Appeals Judge $3,301.44
Judicial Court of Criminal Appeals Judge $3,301.44
Judicial District Court Judge $2,500.36
State Public Service Commission, President $2,069.80
State School Board (Seats1,3,5,and 7) $360.00
Party 2020 Democratic National Convention Delegate $50.00
Pillard wonders about whether it should matter to the court if the only options available to Congress are “huge, blunt, disproportionate political nuclear options” (deleted prev. tweet that was missing the word “political” in that quote)
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) April 28, 2020
re: #151 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
I think it’s in part that Christie pushed a lot of the buttons that Trump did*, plus a degree of competency and a law and order record on top of that.
* - Loud, bully-ish, and willing to shit talk New York City.
No argument here. I can almost look past people voting for Christie the first time. Almost; my sister’s a teacher. That whole “I don’t hate the teachers, just their union” bullshit is infuriating, mostly because people are generally stupid and it puts a bullseye on teachers’ backs. Plus, it was pretty fucking clear at that point that Republicans in general were starting to lose their shit.
That said, there was no fucking excuse for voting for him the second time. I still get a migraine from Newark Star-Ledger endorsing him by essentially saying “We hate him so therefore we must endorse him.”
Worth noting they did walk that back after Bridgegate.
re: #152 Decatur Deb
If you’re going to run in Texas as one of the major party members, you have to file fees (not every office allows political affiliation). If you’re not going to run under a party, there are signature requirements: ballotpedia.org.
Like I said, though, Texas Democrats finally learned it was time to run people in every office.
re: #154 Mattand
No argument here. I can almost look past people voting for Christie the first time. Almost; my sister’s a teacher. That whole “I don’t hate the teachers, just their union” bullshit is infuriating, mostly because people are generally stupid and it puts a bullseye on teachers’ back. Plus, it was pretty fucking clear at that point that Republicans in general were starting to lose their shit.
That said, there was no fucking excuse for voting for him the second time. I still get a migraine from Newark Star-Ledger endorsing him by essentially saying “We hate him so therefore we must endorse him.”
Worth noting they did walk that back after Bridgegate.
I know people who voted for him twice. Namely over local issues and not looking at what he was doing on the national stage at all. Or, at least that was the reason I was given in discussions.
re: #154 Mattand
No argument here. I can almost look past people voting for Christie the first time. Almost; my sister’s a teacher. That whole “I don’t hate the teachers, just their union” bullshit is infuriating, mostly because people are generally stupid and it puts a bullseye on teachers’ backs. Plus, it was pretty fucking clear at that point that Republicans in general were starting to lose their shit.
That said, there was no fucking excuse for voting for him the second time. I still get a migraine from Newark Star-Ledger endorsing him by essentially saying “We hate him so therefore we must endorse him.”
Worth noting they did walk that back after Bridgegate.
Hogan ran a surprisingly positive campaign. Neat tidbit but his father was an early Republican who called for Nixon to step down. I really wouldn’t be shocked if he voted for Biden.
re: #154 Mattand
No argument here. I can almost look past people voting for Christie the first time. Almost; my sister’s a teacher. That whole “I don’t hate the teachers, just their union” bullshit is infuriating, mostly because people are generally stupid and it puts a bullseye on teachers’ backs. Plus, it was pretty fucking clear at that point that Republicans in general were starting to lose their shit.
That said, there was no fucking excuse for voting for him the second time. I still get a migraine from Newark Star-Ledger endorsing him by essentially saying “We hate him so therefore we must endorse him.”
Worth noting they did walk that back after Bridgegate.
Before someone gets up in my grill, I should probably amend the above by noting that Christie’s working with Obama during Sandy and appointing a Muslim judge are a few instances where he did the right thing.
That said: remind again who he pledged fealty to after he dropped out the of the GOP POTUS primary? Name’s right on the tip of my tongue.
re: #155 Belafon
If you’re going to run in Texas as one of the major party members, you have to file fees (not every office allows political affiliation). If you’re not going to run under a party, there are signature requirements: ballotpedia.org.
Like I said, though, Texas Democrats finally learned it was time to run people in every office.
Texas is going blue. And Republicans have only themselves and their ugliness directed at Hispanics to blame.
re: #158 Mattand
Before someone gets up in my grill, I should probably amend the above by noting that Christie’s working with Obama during Sandy and appointing a Muslim judge are a few instances where he did the right thing.
That said: remind again who he pledged fealty to after he dropped out the of the GOP POTUS primary? Name’s right on the tip of my tongue.
And then he went into “f**k you” mode when he was a lame duck like the beach visit with his family while there was a ban going on in the state.
I never thought Christie would go too far in a GOP primary because I thought a shit talker with a New Jersey accent wouldn’t float the base’s boat. Thought the same with Trump. If Biden wins this, it’s going to be interesting to see who becomes the face of their party. Will Trump be branded a loser by the faithful or a martyr. I think that’s the key to understanding the right post Trump.
re: #156 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
I know people who voted for him twice. Namely over local issues and not looking at what he was doing on the national stage at all. Or, at least that was the reason I was given in discussions.
My neighbor up the street is a teacher who voted for him. Like his stand on taxes, blah blah blah. Somehow overlooked the whole “Destroy the teachers’ union” angle.
Because nothing says “Political wisdom” like endorsing the guy who wants to destroy your ability to live comfortably.
re: #136 Mattand
Shit, as good a job as Gov. Hogan in MD appears to be doing, as soon as it’s clear enough, he’ll go right back to supporting Trump like a good little GOP drone.
Hogan is not a drone.
He has never been a Trump supporter. He considered a primary challenge, but ultimately decided “while he had serious concerns about Trump’s leadership, he had no interest in a kamikaze mission.”
He’s an old-school conservative; pragmatic, sensible, and not any kind of a culture warrior. He did not endorse or vote for Trump. He formed the first regional Covid coalition, working closely with the Gov of Virginia and the Mayor of DC.
He’s everything we wish the other conservatives would be.
re: #161 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I never thought Christie would go too far in a GOP primary because I thought a shit talker with a New Jersey accent wouldn’t float the base’s boat. Thought the same with Trump. If Biden wins this, it’s going to be interesting to see who becomes the face of their party. Will Trump be branded a loser by the faithful or a martyr. I think that’s the key to understanding the right post Trump.
The bolded was my take as well. The rest of the country fucking hates us. I think Christie was hoping to thread the needle of “Yeah, I’m an East Coast loud mouth, but I’ll turn DC upside down just like I did Trenton.”
Problem was Trump came in and turned that up to 11. Plus, Christie wasn’t racist enough for the Republican Party.
re: #159 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Texas is going blue. And Republicans have only themselves and their ugliness directed at Hispanics to blame.
It’s annoying that it took Trump to get people off their butts, but I’m not going to thank him for making it happen.
Cases of COVID-19 are rising quickly in rural areas with limited medical resources.https://t.co/noInNcNCbB
— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) April 28, 2020
Texas Trump voters are thinking they’ll die last, so this is fine.
From the very beginning, all of the experts have been talking about the importance of testing, testing, testing. The data doesn’t lie: Countries that test aggressively had seen better outcomes.
And when it comes to testing, Trump has offered lies and/or gross exaggerations and vague assurances about ramping up testing at some unspecified future date.
At what point does someone get the message that WE FUCKING NEED TESTING?!
re: #164 Mattand
The bolded was my take as well. The rest of the country fucking hates us. I think Christie was hoping to thread the needle of “Yeah, I’m an East Coast loud mouth, but I’ll turn DC upside down just like I did Trenton.”
Problem was Trump came in and turned that up to 11. Plus, Christie wasn’t racist enough for the Republican Party.
Exactly. Trump I’ll admit changed my perception of GOP primary voters. They’re even more ugly than I thought.
re: #151 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
I think it’s in part that Christie pushed a lot of the buttons that Trump did*, plus a degree of competency and a law and order record on top of that.
* - Loud, bully-ish, and willing to shit talk New York City.
But I also saw him stand up to defend a Muslim judge appointee under attack from his own party.
And he did work well with Obama on Hurricane Sandy relief.
All unforgivable sins to the GOP base.
re: #163 sagehen
Hogan is not a drone.
He has never been a Trump supporter. He considered a primary challenge, but ultimately decided “while he had serious concerns about Trump’s leadership, he had no interest in a kamikaze mission.”
He’s an old-school conservative; pragmatic, sensible, and not any kind of a culture warrior. He did not endorse or vote for Trump. He formed the first regional Covid coalition, working closely with the Gov of Virginia and the Mayor of DC.
He’s everything we wish the other conservatives would be.
Good to know. Although I still don’t see how you can be pragmatic and sensible and still be a Republican anymore. The party is a white nationalist, jingoistic, religious freak show at this point. Sooner or later, the mouth breathers are gonna turn him out.
re: #169 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
But I also saw him stand up to defend a Muslim judge appointee under attack from his own party.
And he did work well with Obama on Hurricane Sandy relief.
All unforgivable sins to the GOP base.
Yeah but there was also Bridgegate.
re: #162 Mattand
My neighbor up the street is a teacher who voted for him. Like his stand on taxes, blah blah blah. Somehow overlooked the whole “Destroy the teachers’ union” angle.
Because nothing says “Political wisdom” like endorsing the guy who wants to destroy your ability to live comfortably.
“I didn’t think a Panther would eat MY face!”
re: #165 Belafon
It’s annoying that it took Trump to get people off their butts, but I’m not going to thank him for making it happen.
I hear ya. Virginia took our time too. Other thing is that I don’t think seniors are gonna be a solid GOP bloc after this. That’s a strength I think was underestimated in Biden.
re: #171 Eclectic Cyborg
Yeah but there was also Bridgegate.
Of course. There was however a time when I begrudgingly admired some of what he did.
But not for long.
re: #172 NO SMOCKING GUN!
“I didn’t think a Panther would eat MY face!”
I assumed that the illuminated “THIS PANTHER WILL NOT HESITATE TO EAT YOUR FACE” sign only applied to liberals and snowflakes…
re: #170 Mattand
Good to know. Although I still don’t see how you can be pragmatic and sensible and still be a Republican anymore. The party is a white nationalist, jingoistic, religious freak show at this point. Sooner or later, the mouth breathers are gonna turn him out.
I guess if you are rich and only care about tax cuts.
re: #167 Eclectic Cyborg
From the very beginning, all of the experts have been talking about the importance of testing, testing, testing. The data doesn’t lie: Countries that test aggressively had seen better outcomes.
And when it comes to testing, Trump has offered lies and/or gross exaggerations and vague assurances about ramping up testing at some unspecified future date.
At what point does someone get the message that WE FUCKING NEED TESTING?!
I think about 2/3 of the country gets it. The problem is that 85% of the remaining 1/3 is in one political party, and that party is run and financed by people who are willing to sacrifice you for their good.
re: #176 NO SMOCKING GUN!
I guess if you are rich and only care about tax cuts.
It still means “not a Democrat” to people, even if they oppose some of the stuff the leadership is doing.
re: #169 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
But I also saw him stand up to defend a Muslim judge appointee under attack from his own party.
And he did work well with Obama on Hurricane Sandy relief.
All unforgivable sins to the GOP base.
Christie had a political record to deal with. Trump did not. And Christie was pragmatic enough to deal with Obama, etc. and some principles in acting towards what was good for NJ as a state and not necessarily what the NJ GOP thought it needed. (That he was too pragmatic for the GOP deplorable base doesn’t surprise me - they are willing to kill people, including themselves, for various minor reasons.)
re: #175 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I assumed that the illuminated “THIS PANTHER WILL NOT HESITATE TO EAT YOUR FACE” sign only applied to liberals and snowflakes…
Don’t know what I’ll do if I encounter a Trumpgrets person in the flesh.
Like, if there’s a chance they’ll vote Biden in November, I don’t want to fuck that up.
At the same time, the urge to go “What the fuck were you thinking three years ago? You’ve never fucking heard of Google???” on their assess would be overwhelming.
re: #176 NO SMOCKING GUN!
I guess if you are rich and only care about tax cuts.
And white.
So, sooooooo, white.
re: #177 Belafon
I think about 2/3 of the country gets it. The problem is that 85% of the remaining 1/3 is in one political party, and that party is run and financed by people who are willing to sacrifice you for their good.
For their own short term gain. I don’t think many of them are thinking long-term, but instead fixated on a short-term threat.
(Perhaps a poor analogy, but the southern states could well have accepted Lincoln’s election in 1860 and easily dragged out slavery for another twenty years or more, and probably entrenched Jim Crow equivalents even deeper. Instead, they listened to their radical fire-eaters and initiated a bloodbath that lost them slavery within five years and set themselves back economically for generations.)
re: #178 Belafon
It still means “not a Democrat” to people, even if they oppose some of the stuff the leadership is doing.
Nothing says I’m a selfish jackass by claiming to be pro choice and lgbt by voting for a party and ideology who don’t respect that. The GOP is a reactionary party.
re: #177 Belafon
I think about 2/3 of the country gets it. The problem is that 85% of the remaining 1/3 is in one political party, and that party is run and financed by people who are willing to sacrifice you for their good.
Trump made it clear at the outset that the lower the number of cases, the better he looks, so there are a lot of people who want to demonstrate their loyalty by limiting testing…
re: #181 Mattand
And white.
So, sooooooo, white.
They don’t like black people talking about modern racism but they’ll be the first to act tribal and use old history about their identity.
re: #184 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Trump made it clear that the lower the numbers, the better he looks, so there are a lot of people who want to demonstrate their loyalty by limiting testing…
I’m waiting for a federal ban on researching/reporting COVID deaths like there is for gun violence.
re: #172 NO SMOCKING GUN!
“I didn’t think a Panther would eat MY face!”
LEOPARDS, smocking, the meme is Leopards.
re: #177 Belafon
I think about 2/3 of the country gets it. The problem is that 85% of the remaining 1/3 is in one political party, and that party is run and financed by people who are willing to sacrifice you for their good.
They’re also loud as fuck and for some reason most of the media seems to give them a free pass on being moronic assholes.
re: #175 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I assumed that the illuminated “THIS PANTHER WILL NOT HESITATE TO EAT YOUR FACE” sign only applied to liberals and snowflakes…
Patriots draftee Justin Rohrwasser to remove controversial III% militia tattoohttps://t.co/j5Y0r0zG1w
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) April 28, 2020
Rohrwasser, 23, said he was 18 when he got the tattoo.
“As soon as I saw what it was linked to on Saturday, it was exactly that time I knew I had to get it totally taken off my body,” he said. “I said cover it up [to reporters], but I want to get it removed from my body. It’s shameful that I had it on there ignorantly.”
Rohrwasser, who was selected in the NFL draft’s fifth round Saturday (No. 159 overall), told Patriots reporters that day that he thought the tattoo stood for supporting the military and said he “should have done way more research before I put any mark or symbol like that on my body.”
The science checks out pic.twitter.com/vi64bUih3L
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) April 27, 2020
re: #83 A Cranky One
Found a way to eliminate my craving for pizza (sound up):
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Somebody took Freddy Got Fingered too seriously!
re: #191 sagehen
Odd that such introspection and reaction only comes now, when media attention is paid to it.
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re: #193 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Don’t forget to throw in some Oktoberfest as well
And prom.
re: #195 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Odd that such introspection and reaction only comes now, when media attention is paid to it.
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It is just brand management. Pro football is a product, and a decision was made that that displaying the III% symbol was detrimental to its image.
re: #191 sagehen
“As soon as I saw what it was linked to on Saturday, it was exactly that time I knew I had to get it totally taken off my body,” he said. “I said cover it up [to reporters], but I want to get it removed from my body. It’s shameful that I had it on there ignorantly.”
Bullshit.
re: #127 sagehen
I’m rooting for Stacy Abrams.
But Harris would make a fine AG.
I’m leaning more and more with Abrams because there’s a shot at picking up both Georgia Senate seats!
Remember: we ride at dawn in 189 days. Make sure everybody you know is registered and has their ballots.
re: #200 BigPapa
Remember: we ride at dawn in 189 days. Make sure everybody you know is registered and has their ballots.
And folks should consider absentee ballots and the deadlines to obtain those all the same.
re: #75 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
FEMA camps for all the refuseniks
Imagine what disease-ridden shitholes those will be. Anti-vaxx could turn out to be its own solution.
re: #147 Belafon
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Edit: I think they are worth it. I just thought some of you might want to educate her.
I bought a Hobart 5-qt stand mixer back in the ‘80’s for like $85. I still use it, but I have an Ankarsrum mixer for bread dough since the Hobart can’t handle large batches.
Next upgrade: commercial Kitchenaid.
re: #155 Belafon
If you’re going to run in Texas as one of the major party members, you have to file fees (not every office allows political affiliation). If you’re not going to run under a party, there are signature requirements: ballotpedia.org.
Like I said, though, Texas Democrats finally learned it was time to run people in every office.
In Nebraska, all offices are ostensibly non-partisan. The only party affiliations are for federal offices.
For every office, the filing fee is 1% of the office’s annual salary. You must use your own money and may not raise funds specifically for the filing fee. (Keeps the poors from running for significant offices.)
As such, the two times I ran and won on the village board, the filing fee was $0, because the position did not pay. In my second term I supported an ordinance to pay village board members $100 a month. This time around the filing fee is $12, paid to the village clerk who files it with the county.
re: #199 Joe Bacon 🌹
I’m leaning more and more with Abrams because there’s a shot at picking up both Georgia Senate seats!
Stacy Abrams has repeatedly stated she doesn’t want the position, and says her not-for-profit to protect voting rights is more important in her opinion.
Are they auditioning to be in the next John Waters movie?
What is going on here? 🤣 pic.twitter.com/4IgS4r7Ppy
— Lucy 🇨🇦 (@TheBlueGem3) April 28, 2020
re: #207 Joe Bacon 🌹
Are they auditioning to be in the next John Waters movie?
Childish “own the libs” protest of wearing masks. They’re wearing them, but making sure they are useless. Complies with the law (I don’t think any state has rules on holes in masks).
Also, nice Flag Code violation there woman on the left.
re: #207 Joe Bacon 🌹
Looks like a “you can’t tell me to care about keeping anyone else safe” mask.
Droplets, aerosolized, ten times more fatal than the seasonal flu. https://t.co/H39NUu44wm
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) April 28, 2020
re: #207 Joe Bacon 🌹
Are they auditioning to be in the next John Waters movie?
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Not sure but that woman is desecrating the flag.
re: #207 Joe Bacon 🌹
Are they auditioning to be in the next John Waters movie?
Another woman doing a similar thing at a different “protest”:
Childish defiance.
Sociopathic adults.
Trump’s base. pic.twitter.com/W35Rqqt23H— Janis Sexton (@Ez4u2say_Janis) April 28, 2020
re: #206 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Stacy Abrams has repeatedly stated she doesn’t want the position, and says her not-for-profit to protect voting rights is more important in her opinion.
Which is probably for the best, going from leader of a state legislative house to national office is a jump that probably doesn’t work out well for most.
I’m still torn on the VP nomination. Normally, I don’t think it matters all that much. The Vice-Presidency is still the proverbial bucket of warm piss as far as I’m concerned. But given the high likelihood that Biden won’t seek a second term, whoever is his running mate this year will likely be the nominee in 2024. Normally, I’d say I’d want someone like Harris to stay in the Senate where she could do more, but in this case, I’d be a bit more open to a pick like that (and it does open an interesting question of who Newsom would pick to replace Harris in the Senate).
One of Trump’s top advisers warned on February 23 that coronavirus could kill 2 million Americans. Four days later, Trump said publicly the virus would go away on its own “like a miracle.” https://t.co/NWKrAJroJD https://t.co/Ge1ZO4RsqM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
The DC Press corpse will continue to kiss Trump’s ass no matter what…but watch how aggressive they will be with Biden takes over…they will show no mercy…
I wrote about how Trump keeps playing the media like a puppet. Yes, we’ve gotten better — but history will not judge us kindly. https://t.co/pRoz1oLKM4
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) April 28, 2020
re: #214 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Eminent Backpfeifengesicht
re: #213 Eclectic Cyborg
“San Francisco, CA”
Good luck with that.
/
I’m just hoping the neo-nazis don’t show up in Huntington Beach… again.
re: #215 KGxvi
Which is probably for the best, going from leader of a state legislative house to national office is a jump that probably doesn’t work out well for most.
I’m still torn on the VP nomination. Normally, I don’t think it matters all that much. The Vice-Presidency is still the proverbial bucket of warm piss as far as I’m concerned. But given the high likelihood that Biden won’t seek a second term, whoever is his running mate this year will likely be the nominee in 2024. Normally, I’d say I’d want someone like Harris to stay in the Senate where she could do more, but in this case, I’d be a bit more open to a pick like that (and it does open an interesting question of who Newsom would pick to replace Harris in the Senate).
A number of good people ran in the Democratic Primary. All of them are supporting Biden now (except Sanders, depends on what day it is).
Biden already said he would not seek a second term, so anyone he picks gets an incumbency leg up in 2024. By then the GOP should be a smoking ruin as far as viable candidates go—Trump sucks the air out of all of them.
What this year really needs is a blowout election on the likes of Reagan v Carter.
Meanwhile, here in Czech Republic, banks are refusing to lend emergency money to businesses that have been closed down by the state of emergency…..because those businesses need to be open for business in order to demonstrate active income.
LOL an image of Franz Kafka really should be on the flag. Only in Czech Republic! 😄
Trump has moved the goalposts from “the 15 [cases] within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done,” to saying 60,000 deaths reflects the good job he’s done https://t.co/NWKrAJ9NS5 https://t.co/OVHkJUbPHf
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
re: #220 Anymouse 🌹🏡
A number of good people ran in the Democratic Primary. All of them are supporting Biden now (except Sanders, depends on what day it is).
Biden already said he would not seek a second term, so anyone he picks gets an incumbency leg up in 2024. By then the GOP should be a smoking ruin as far as viable candidates go—Trump sucks the air out of all of them.
What this year really needs is a blowout election on the likes of Reagan v Carter.
Has he said flat out that he won’t seek a second term? I thought it’s just been hinted at so far.
Didn’t he claim we were doing this months ago? https://t.co/L7swCFrgEh
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 28, 2020
re: #210 jaunte
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That part of the religio-political spectrum appears to have a serious death wish going on…
re: #222 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Death toll climbs to 1 million Shithead will still say he’s done a great job…
re: #216 Backwoods_Sleuth
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mr trump, you dont have to ‘check when the early warnings came’
all you have to do is look at my 120 above
in Jan and Feb you personally and specifically were warned more than a dozen times via the President’s Daily Briefing. (The president’s daily briefing is for the president)
One of Trump’s top advisers warned on February 23 that coronavirus could kill 2 million Americans. Four days later, Trump said publicly the virus would go away on its own “like a miracle.” https://t.co/NWKrAJroJD https://t.co/Ge1ZO4RsqM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
This is Muffin. Today she received a belly rub from a butterfly. 13/10 absolutely magical pic.twitter.com/er9tu4Srzk
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 28, 2020
…oh
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 28, 2020
look we’re doing our best ok
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 28, 2020
re: #225 Teukka
That part of the religio-political spectrum appears to have a serious death wish going on…
Lots of religious nuts will say they cannot wait to get to Hay-Venn to be with Jay-Zuss so I’m not surprised…
re: #227 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
That top photo of Trump, Pence and whoever the hell the third guy is, is nightmare fuel.
re: #215 KGxvi
Which is probably for the best, going from leader of a state legislative house to national office is a jump that probably doesn’t work out well for most.
I’m still torn on the VP nomination. Normally, I don’t think it matters all that much. The Vice-Presidency is still the proverbial bucket of warm piss as far as I’m concerned. But given the high likelihood that Biden won’t seek a second term, whoever is his running mate this year will likely be the nominee in 2024. Normally, I’d say I’d want someone like Harris to stay in the Senate where she could do more, but in this case, I’d be a bit more open to a pick like that (and it does open an interesting question of who Newsom would pick to replace Harris in the Senate).
I normally wouldn’t be thinking any particular person, but I think Biden needs to play a few symbolic games, since there are people that need to see a woman near the top to get a woman to the top.
re: #227 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
mr trump, you dont have to ‘check when the early warnings came’
all you have to do is look at my 120 abovein Jan and Feb you personally and specifically were warned more than a dozen times the President’s Daily Briefing. (The president’s daily briefing is for the president)
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Except why do I get the feeling that President Trump’s PDBs consist mainly of Ben Garrison cartoons (or their verbal equivalent)??
re: #222 Backwoods_Sleuth
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his new estimate yesterday was 70,000
Trump has moved the goalposts from “the 15 [cases] within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done,” to saying 60,000 deaths reflects the good job he’s done https://t.co/NWKrAJ9NS5 https://t.co/OVHkJUbPHf
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
re: #226 Joe Bacon 🌹
Death toll climbs to 1 million Shithead will still say he’s done a great job…
we would have got here so much sooner if i wasnt in charge
re: #203 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Imagine what disease-ridden shitholes those will be. Anti-vaxx could turn out to be its own solution.
fine if it were only them. but they will infect those who have valid reasons not to be inoculated
re: #223 KGxvi
Has he said flat out that he won’t seek a second term? I thought it’s just been hinted at so far.
Joe Biden ‘won’t run for re-election’ if he beats Trump in 2020 (The Independent, 11 Dec 2019)
Joe Biden “won’t be running for re-election” if he wins the White House in 2020, according to a new report, as the 77-year-old former vice president maintains a clear frontrunner status in the Democratic primaries.
Advisers to Mr Biden told Politico it was highly unlikely that he’d seek a second term in office, with one source telling the news outlet: “He’s going into this thinking: ‘I want to find a running mate I can turn things over to after four years, but if that’s not possible or doesn’t happen, then I’ll run for re-election’.”
That would make Mr Biden a “good transition figure” for the Democratic Party, one adviser added, noting how the former vice president could usher in a young, diverse Cabinet and “fresh faces” after taking out Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections.
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re: #231 Belafon
I normally wouldn’t be thinking any particular person, but I think Biden needs to play a few symbolic games, since there are people that need to see a woman near the top to get a woman to the top.
I think the VP most years is probably 40% symbolic and 60% “if something bad happens to me, this is the person I want to take over” (which granted, is probably partly symbolic as well).
re: #239 Anymouse 🌹🏡
The former vice president could usher in a young, diverse Cabinet and “fresh faces” after taking out Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections.
Yes, please. So much Yes.
re: #233 Jay C
Except why do I get the feeling that President Trump’s PDBs consist mainly of Ben Garrison cartoons (or their verbal equivalent)??
presumably there are copies?
re: #233 Jay C
Except why do I get the feeling that President Trump’s PDBs consist mainly of Ben Garrison cartoons (or their verbal equivalent)??
I recall reading that his briefings are to consist of no more than 10 bullet points that fit on a single page
re: #239 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Joe Biden ‘won’t run for re-election’ if he beats Trump in 2020 (The Independent, 11 Dec 2019)
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he wont have to ‘run for re-election’ because he’s gonna declar marital law and cancel all elexions
re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth
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April fucking 2nd (updated 4/6):
President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that airplane and train passengers are being given “very strong tests” for the coronavirus both before departure and after arrival…
“They’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off,” he said.
JUST IN: Catholic Conference of Ohio - including @CatholicCincy - announces suspension of publicly-celebrated Mass and liturgies through May 29.
Live streams will continue.@WCPO— Evan Millward (@EvanMillward) April 28, 2020
re: #214 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I wish I could say I was surprised.
But I’m not. So I can’t.
In fact, my gut says we are nowhere near the bottom of the behavioral barrel yet…— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) April 28, 2020
“I don’t take responsibility at all.”
— Donald Trump https://t.co/EfoG7ufhoi— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 28, 2020
re: #240 KGxvi
I think the VP most years is probably 40% symbolic and 60% “if something bad happens to me, this is the person I want to take over” (which granted, is probably partly symbolic as well).
i cant remember if this was here yesterday or i saw it somewhere else
re: #249 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
The irony is, if I remember that story arch right, the VP ended up having to resign anyway; and then the president’s daughter was kidnapped and he used the 25th Amendment to allow the Speaker of the House (John Goodman with an amazing Yorkie at his side) to be in charge when the operation to save her happened.
I remember thinking at the time, “that’s pretty far fetched, never happen…” Now I’m like, “oh, so, Thursday?”
I got a polio vaccine and stayed away from people who had the polio and I totally didn’t get any polio.
Obviously polio isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was. https://t.co/ulNTVMfVeO— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 28, 2020
re: #247 Teukka
By Dog, that is some sociopathic bullshit. Intentionally damaging a mask. Just donate the fucker.
State Senator Kate Bolz (D) represents Legislative District 29 (part of Lincoln). She is running against Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE1) to try and flip the seat blue in November.
“Kate Bolz will be our advocate. She’ll lend us an understanding ear; she’ll take thoughtful action when necessary. She needs our vote to serve in Congress.”
Thanks, Randy. I promise to work hard for you in Congress.
Full letter: https://t.co/NttkiFcrZ3 pic.twitter.com/DuLIuRSCia— Senator Kate Bolz (@katejbolz) April 28, 2020
TIL if you give a sea urchin a tiny hat, it will put it on of its own accord 🤠 https://t.co/I2ULLdsmCw
— Grace Niewijk (@gniewijk) April 28, 2020
re: #254 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
america: the land of the freedom to display your stupidity
The problem is that too many think America is the land where you’re allowed to injure others with your stupidity.
re: #251 Backwoods_Sleuth
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It would be fitting Karmic retribution if Tucker got the virus.
re: #232 Eventual Carrion
Why do I feel the need to cough BULLSHIT.
Because you’re too shy to pick up a megaphone and shout through it?
REPORTER: South Korea has done 5 times more tests than the US per capita. Why is that?
TRUMP: I don’t think that’s true
R: That is true, and you said the US passed South Korea in virus testing
T: I don’t think that’s true. Who are you with?
R: Yahoo
TRUMP: *has Birx answer* pic.twitter.com/SDsk2Csr0e— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
“That’s why nobody knows who you are, including me” — Trump and Birx team up to attack the Yahoo reporter who asked earlier about testing pic.twitter.com/ZBrqOiCKGm
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
re: #256 Belafon
The problem is that too many think America is the land where you’re allowed to injure others with your stupidity.
That is how they see the 2A
Playing Cat and Mouse with my human. pic.twitter.com/RuxXFkWKZ1
— Manksy (@TheManksy) April 28, 2020
re: #250 KGxvi
The irony is, if I remember that story arch right, the VP ended up having to resign anyway; and then the president’s daughter was kidnapped and he used the 25th Amendment to allow the Speaker of the House (John Goodman with an amazing Yorkie at his side) to be in charge when the operation to save her happened.
I remember thinking at the time, “that’s pretty far fetched, never happen…” Now I’m like, “oh, so, Thursday?”
goodman at least was ‘competent’, though he had differing views
we’re in season 8 of Homeland and a similarly bizarre chain of events drops a real numbnutz into the oval. though how the same chief of staff lasted through all three presidents is beyond me
But hey, there were planes today.#PresidentLysol #TrumpLiesAmericansDie https://t.co/WtNH9JCQQf
— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) April 28, 2020
re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yahoo isn’t in Trumps “company name” -> “fake news” map, and he couldn’t process it.
re: #251 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I got a polio vaccine and stayed away from people who had the polio and I totally didn’t get any polio.
Obviously polio isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was. https://t.co/ulNTVMfVeO— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 28, 2020
re: #256 Belafon
The problem is that too many think America is the land where you’re allowed to injure others with your stupidity.
You are, depending on your skin colour.
re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth
“That’s why nobody knows who you are, including me” — Trump and Birx team up to attack the Yahoo reporter who asked earlier about testing
As I noted a couple days ago, Birx is a conservative first and a physician second. She must protect her religious faith (conservatism) from facts which show her faith to be a lie.
For folks saying she’s shredding her reputation, nope. There’s room for a well-educated wingnut on the Wingnut Welfare circuit to tell people that “educated elitists” are trying to ruin their lives and such.
Works for multi-millionaire bow-tie aficionado Tucker Carlson.
twitter.com
Tributes pour in for Little Women: Atlanta star Ms Minnie
Ashley “Minnie” Ross, who starred in Little Women: Atlanta, died after a hit-and-run car accident, her publicist confirmed. She was 34 years old.
“Press Conference” pic.twitter.com/j3VEdcLlea
— Edel Rodriguez (@edelstudio) April 28, 2020
re: #221 Dr Lizardo
Meanwhile, here in Czech Republic, banks are refusing to lend emergency money to businesses that have been closed down by the state of emergency…..because those businesses need to be open for business in order to demonstrate active income.
LOL an image of Franz Kafka really should be on the flag. Only in Czech Republic! 😄
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LOL I had a “Kafkaesque” experience retrieving Zedushka’s suitcase from the “Locked Room Of Unclaimed Baggage That No One May Enter” at the Prague airport 5 years ago. I did ultimately get the suitcase back in time for our flight to Israel.
Weird thing tho: after we came home and unpacked, that suitcase (a hardshell Samsonite garment case) disappeared. I thought maybe one of my kids swapped it out & left us some busted piece of crap with a missing wheel. But they all denied taking it. Maybe it returned to Prague on its own, or the Golem fetched it.
re: #256 Belafon
The problem is that too many think America is the land where you’re allowed to injure others with your stupidity.
Your liberty to be an idiot ends more than six feet from my nose
Coronavirus Thought of the Day:
I wonder if being stuck in a house with screaming and whining children is how Barron Trump feels?— Travis Akers (@travisakers) April 28, 2020
re: #147 Belafon
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Edit: I think they are worth it. I just thought some of you might want to educate her.
Should be grateful her wife isn’t asking for an Ankarsrum, which retails for over twice that price.
I’m sure they prefer that to PPE, ramped-up testing capabilities and mental-health services. https://t.co/b1uSM3QD0J
— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) April 28, 2020
re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth
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wrong answer!!! dont allow the pivot
‘who i’m with is irrelevant to the numbers being reported”
REPORTER: South Korea has done 5 times more tests than the US per capita. Why is that?
TRUMP: I don’t think that’s true
R: That is true, and you said the US passed South Korea in virus testing
T: I don’t think that’s true. Who are you with?
R: Yahoo
TRUMP: *has Birx answer* pic.twitter.com/SDsk2Csr0e— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2020
re: #269 William Lewis
Rainy and cool here. I’m sitting in my chair, space heater humming and a blanket over my lap playing with photoshop instead.
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its 86 here
I saw the Thunderbird’s and Blue Angels flew over NYC.
If Trump Tower still stands, I guess the mission failed.
The movement to “re-open” America is tied to the white supremacist movement, and is accelerating in the wake of information about high mortality rates among minorities. It is a genocidal in nature, and journalists covering the protests would do well to point this out.
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) April 28, 2020
re: #278 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
its 86 here
Supposed to get to 84 here in Los Angeles today.
79 and sunny in my neck of the woods. April is usually one of our nicest months before the wall of heat begins its five month stay down here.
re: #277 Welcome to The Imbleachment (dangerman)
wrong answer!!! dont allow the pivot
‘who i’m with is irrelevant to the numbers being reported”
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The issue, of course, is that the US only recently surpassed SK in tests per capita. In addition, because SK was so far ahead of the US for so long, SK was able to get on top of the epidemic much faster; understand the outer bounds of the problem; etc. They therefore didn’t need to continue to increase the testing rate. The US, lagging behind so terribly in testing, had the numbers of confirmed cases explode. This, in turn, has increased the need for testing, such that even though we are finally in the neighborhood of most first world countries, we still need much more in order to maintain control over the situation in some areas.
re: #264 Backwoods_Sleuth
But hey, there were planes today.
Yeah, we went outside and I managed to snap a phone pic.
Now I feel so much better. //
I’m not going to tell you what the weather is like in Hawaii. Other than ‘might not need AC today, we’ll see’
re: #284 Mike Lamb
we still need much more in order to maintain control over the situation in some areas.
Wait, we were in control at some point?
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Sterling, Colo. Journal-Advocate
Logan County COVID-19 recovery plan faces challenges
TL;DR:
Gov. Jared Polis (D) asked the state’s health districts to come up with plans for phased reopening of business, which would have to be approved in Denver before they can proceed.
The Northeast Colorado Health Board punted, leaving it up to the six counties in the district to each come up with their own plans to separately send to Denver.
Logan County (seat: Sterling) county commissioners came up with a plan, saying they will proceed with or without the blessing of the state, and if Covid-19 flares up again they will have to consider shutting everything back down.
Logan County borders the Nebraska Panhandle; there is a lot of traffic between Sidney and Sterling. A flare up on our borders where we have no real hospital capacity here would not be helpful to us, but that can’t get in the way of wingnuts only thinking about themselves and their money.
re: #272 The Pie Overlord!
Obviously, the Golem came for it.
re: #280 jaunte
I’m going to disagree and say it’s correlation not causation. The white supremacists don’t believe they should be told what to do period.
re: #285 makeitstop
Maybe not a popular opinion. But the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels are gonna fly enough hours to stay sharp in a 4th generation fighter at war, or fly a nice airshow safely. It can be out over training ranges or over our cities. So far it looks like this idea came from the military and was put out as a request to Trump, and draws from the existing budgets.
re: #264 Backwoods_Sleuth
A poll found that nearly half of New York City voters know someone who died of Covid-19.
There is only one person whom I know personally (as in have met and interacted with more than casually) who has had Covid-19 and he is a fellow from New York, although not a fatality.
An elderly neighbour appealed for help in the lockdown and people love what happened nexthttps://t.co/d90SFTsWJI pic.twitter.com/oYBMCRQo6s
— The Poke (@ThePoke) April 28, 2020
re: #283 Eclectic Cyborg
79 and sunny in my neck of the woods. April is usually one of our nicest months before the wall of heat begins its five month stay down here.
It’s 48°F here … the high the weather service ordered for us today is 70°F. We’ll see. Current wind speed is 39 mph (tropical storm speed).
I can’t believe nobody has come up with President Bleach Bit yet. Come on people, get with the program.
re: #285 makeitstop
They are supposed to fly over about 1:45 PM
re: #290 Belafon
I’m going to disagree and say it’s correlation not causation. The white supremacists don’t believe they should be told what to do period.
theyre just a readily available semi-organized force willing to mobilize.
and let their guns hang out
re: #295 BigPapa
I can’t believe nobody has come up with President Bleach Bit yet. Come on people, get with the program.
President PineSol is trending on Twitter!
(I’m with her.) https://t.co/jLPeaGv5Mo
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 28, 2020
If you’re excited too, join us at 3 PM ET: https://t.co/xk0GcSpr50
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 28, 2020
re: #299 Backwoods_Sleuth
I just realized something: Biden is actually going to be able to play the reality tv games with Trump, an advantage Trump would have had against someone like Sanders.
re: #295 BigPapa
I can’t believe nobody has come up with President Bleach Bit yet. Come on people, get with the program.
Hillary acid washed her emails and they disappeared. Perhaps that will work on the virus. Acid wash your insides. I’ll have the medical (must have medical) doctors look into that.
re: #182 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
For their own short term gain. I don’t think many of them are thinking long-term, but instead fixated on a short-term threat.
(Perhaps a poor analogy, but the southern states could well have accepted Lincoln’s election in 1860 and easily dragged out slavery for another twenty years or more, and probably entrenched Jim Crow equivalents even deeper. Instead, they listened to their radical fire-eaters and initiated a bloodbath that lost them slavery within five years and set themselves back economically for generations.)
Even losing the war, they managed to impose Jim Crow laws that lasted a century. There might not have been a bloodbath but they have persisted and have in power now those who share their abhorrent views. The President and everywhere the GOP retains legislative power in diverse states these views reign supreme.
re: #299 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Must be an old picture: the REAL President still has mostly dark hair; and Joe Biden has, well - hair; but still great.
Not just nostalgia: but I really long for the day when we can again get a picture of Administration officials smiling NOT because they want to, not because they have to….
re: #305 Hecuba’s daughter
Even losing the war, they managed to impose Jim Crow laws that lasted a century. There might not have been a bloodbath but they have persisted and have in power now those who share their abhorrent views. The President and everywhere the GOP retains legislative power in diverse states these views reign supreme.
I’ve been enlightened about that here and a few other places. They were able to impose Jim Crow because they fought a second civil war, with the KKK as their military, and Jackson gave into their demands.
re: #199 Joe Bacon 🌹
I’m leaning more and more with Abrams because there’s a shot at picking up both Georgia Senate seats!
I like Abrams but Biden needs someone who has the experience and knowledge to take charge immediately given we are in the midst of a true global crisis. A Senator or a governor would have that cachet.
*Maskless* VP Pious McKissAss https://t.co/Q7UA7nSw7h
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) April 28, 2020
re: #291 Rightwingconspirator
Maybe not a popular opinion. But the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels are gonna fly enough hours to stay sharp in a 4th generation fighter at war, or fly a nice airshow safely. It can be out over training ranges or over our cities. So far it looks like this idea came from the military and was put out as a request to Trump, and draws from the existing budgets.
Military pilots have to put in a certain number of flight hours to maintain their credentials. The flight demonstration squadrons need extra flight practice for the precision stunts they do.
If they weren’t doing a flyover on the East Coast they would still be flying anyway.
The only issue I have with it is the “let’s thank first responders with an air show rather than the gear and money they need.” It gets a lot of television coverage (look, kewl aeroplanes) and bumps “people are dying in New York and New Jersey” out of the news for a cycle or two.
Saw the jets from my apartment. Also saw the many, many people gathered outside to watch them, despite the warning. You can’t trust people to do the right/smart thing. You just can’t.
— Rita Meade (@ScrewyDecimal) April 28, 2020
re: #299 Backwoods_Sleuth
Is this supposed to be about picking a VP candidate or something else? I can’t imagine Hillary Clinton as Joe Biden’s running mate. Maybe she’s introducing someone else, or perhaps introducing a campaign plan?
re: #286 BigPapa
I’m not going to tell you what the weather is like in Hawaii. Other than ‘might not need AC today, we’ll see’
When I first moved to NYC from LA, I remember being very annoyed that every hour on the half hour the Weather Channel had a United Airlines sponsored 3-minute Hawaii weather report…
Joe’s playing it like a fucking Chess Grandmaster. Trump’s gonna explode today knowing Hillary is on his ass!
I’m just waiting for the moment when Larry Hogan announces he’s going to head Republicans for Biden…
re: #314 Joe Bacon 🌹
That would be great. :)
BREAKING: Trump plans to order U.S. meat plants to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/DzgdIBTI36 pic.twitter.com/Tk03TDANWb
— Bloomberg (@business) April 28, 2020
re: #310 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Military pilots have to put in a certain number of flight hours to maintain their credentials. The flight demonstration squadrons need extra flight practice for the precision stunts they do.
If they weren’t doing a flyover on the East Coast they would still be flying anyway.
The only issue I have with it is the “let’s thank first responders with an air show rather than the gear and money they need.” It gets a lot of television coverage (look, kewl aeroplanes) and bumps “people are dying in New York and New Jersey” out of the news for a cycle or two.
I’m cranky, but I really don’t give a shit about pilots readiness to do stunt flying or there need to put in hours. We need more resources/not air shows. Period. I think a majority of our govt should be working on this.
When this is over we are going to have to make some cuts. I’d rather cut fancy flying than healthcare. We are being decimated by a virus. Before that it was men with box cutters. The cold war is over, it’s time to get rid of some of the symbolism and invest in science and health etc. /crank
Why aren’t wingnuts screaming about chemtrails from the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels? /s
Kentucky attorney general seeks to join lawsuit challenging Beshear’s travel ban https://t.co/lXChgBSZs1 via @courierjournal
— Joe Sonka 😐 #StayHome (@joesonka) April 28, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a motion Monday requesting to join a Northern Kentucky plaintiff’s lawsuit against Gov. Andy Beshear, challenging his prohibition on certain types of interstate travel during the pandemic.
Cameron was originally named as a defendant in the lawsuit against Beshear, which challenged the governor’s March 30 executive order banning out-of-state travel, with the exception of travel for work, groceries, caring for a loved one, health care or when required by a court order.
However, the motion filed Monday by the attorney general’s counsel, Carmine G. Iaccarino, seeks to realign Cameron as a plaintiff in the lawsuit “because his interests coincide with” the plaintiff challenging Beshear.
“Here, the Governor’s travel ban impermissibly violates the fundamental right of every Kentucky citizen to interstate travel,” states the motion. “This being the Attorney General’s position, he should be realigned as a Plaintiff.”
Campbell County resident Allison S. Alessandro filed the original lawsuit on April 2, calling the governor’s order an unconstitutional infringement on the rights of Kentuckians to travel outside of the state, which is “a fundamental right firmly embedded in this nation’s jurisprudence.”
sigh…
re: #316 jaunte
DT is trying to kill us every way he can.
Lovely morning here as I sit on the shady deck with a gentle breeze blowing. Sadly, I should be washing the windows so I can put the screens in, but having survived my trip to my local grocery store (and forgotten one item on my list) I can reward myself with a few minutes of quiet.
Grocery report: They were pretty well stocked. Not always the brand or size I had in mind, but we’ll be able to eat well for the upcoming week. Especially if I manage to get myself to Costco in the next couple days.
Window report: filthy. I’m giving myself a few more minutes here before I deal with them.
re: #322 calochortus
Lovely morning here as I sit on the shady deck with a gentle breeze blowing. Sadly, I should be washing the windows so I can put the screens in, but having survived my trip to my local grocery store (and forgotten one item on my list) I can reward myself with a few minutes of quiet.
Grocery report: They were pretty well stocked. Not always the brand or size I had in mind, but we’ll be able to eat well for the upcoming week. Especially if I manage to get myself to Costco in the next couple days.
Window report: filthy. I’m giving myself a few more minutes here before I deal with them.
Windows are always a pane to deal with.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING.
re: #309 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #316 jaunte
I don’t think he has that authority unless he invokes the Defense Production Act. The President can’t simply tell a business “you need to stay open because a shortage would look bad for me in November.”
He also doesn’t have the authority to override state governments, as much as he’d like to believe he does.
re: #307 Belafon
I’ve been enlightened about that here and a few other places. They were able to impose Jim Crow because they fought a second civil war, with the KKK as their military, and Jackson gave into their demands.
The North just wanted to be over with it. Remember that there were plenty of Northerners who did not oppose slavery as such, just its spread to the territories.
re: #323 Mattand
Windows are always a pane to deal with.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING.
I’m not sure whether I should have updinged or not, but we’re all under a lot of stress these days, so I did.
re: #325 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Management can tell their workers “the president ordered us to open up.”
Then we’ll get a spike in sick workers and more closings.
re: #327 calochortus
I’m not sure whether I should have updinged or not, but we’re all under a lot of stress these days, so I did.
It’s all in how you frame the pun.
Whenever I hear of governors planning to re-open their states, I think of this Mitchell and Webb sketch.https://t.co/YUerZpMgLv
— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) April 28, 2020
re: #321 Teukka
So… Someone posted this when I shared that in a discord…
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What are the numbers?
Trump never wants to do the right thing, EVER.
On the rare cases that he actually DOES the right thing, it’s because someone forced his hand to do it.
And he’s never happy about it.
re: #331 Dr. Matt
What are the numbers?
From what I understand, the numbers of sick/dead in CoViD-19.
re: #316 jaunte
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump executive order will mandate various meat/egg processing plants stay open. Trump had signaled in Oval minutes ago he’d sign an EO today aimed at Tyson Foods’s liability. The order, though, will not be limited to Tyson, I’m told.https://t.co/0J6n10JNrD
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 28, 2020
re: #323 Mattand
Windows are always a pane to deal with.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING.
Especially if your sitting by the emergency exit window.
re: #331 Dr. Matt
What are the numbers?
Populations of the largest cities within the metro areas listed…I think.
This will definitely fix everything.
BREAKING: Trump plans to order U.S. meat plants to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/DzgdIBTI36 pic.twitter.com/Tk03TDANWb
— Bloomberg (@business) April 28, 2020
re: #323 Mattand
Windows are always a pane to deal with.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING.
When it’s time to clean windows, I just glaze over…
re: #339 TedStriker
When it’s time to clean windows, I just glaze over…
OK, you’ve done it. I off to clean the windows rather than have to deal with this. ;)
BBL
If it’s safe to reopen, why do businesses need liability protection? https://t.co/GRNhSaqe2n
— burning texas (@ToniinTexas1) April 28, 2020
re: #328 jaunte
Management can tell their workers “the president ordered us to open up.”
Then we’ll get a spike in sick workers and more closings.
And the states can say “we order you closed.” Trump has no authority over state governments or health departments. On the other hand, states license businesses.
re: #316 jaunte
BREAKING: Trump plans to order U.S. meat plants to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/DzgdIBTI36 pic.twitter.com/Tk03TDANWb
— Bloomberg (@business) April 28, 2020
re: #317 I Would Prefer Not To
I’m cranky, but I really don’t give a shit about pilots readiness to do stunt flying or there need to put in hours. We need more resources/not air shows. Period. I think a majority of our govt should be working on this.
When this is over we are going to have to make some cuts. I’d rather cut fancy flying than healthcare. We are being decimated by a virus. Before that it was men with box cutters. The cold war is over, it’s time to get rid of some of the symbolism and invest in science and health etc. /crank
It’s not like riding a bike. Any pilot who didn’t fly a certain number of hours, and do a certain number of takeoffs and landings in the last 30 days loses his license. Refreshing their skills and getting re-certified later costs more than if they’d just kept up.
And they’re not just for PR and recruiting; the stunt teams devise new tricks, to teach to people who will later use those same tricks in combat, to stay below radar, to evade missiles, etc.
Trump signaled the executive action at the White House on Tuesday, saying he planned to sign an order aimed at Tyson Foods Inc.’s liability, which had become “a road block” for the company. He didn’t elaborate.
The order, though, will not be limited to Tyson, the person said. It will affect many processing plants supplying beef, chicken, eggs and pork.
Trump’s order sets the stage for a showdown between America’s meat giants, who’ve been pressing to reopen plants hit by mass outbreaks, and local officials and labor unions who’ve called for closures and are trying to prevent the virus from spreading. The president himself has long agitated for Americans to return to work and restore a U.S. economy crippled by social distancing measures.
The White House decided to make the move amid estimates that as much as 80% of U.S. meat production capacity could shut down. Meat stocks rose on the news.
Liability is a “road block”.
Being responsible for protecting their employees is a ROAD BLOCK.
This fucking country, man.
re: #312 Anymouse 🌹🏡
Is this supposed to be about picking a VP candidate or something else? I can’t imagine Hillary Clinton as Joe Biden’s running mate. Maybe she’s introducing someone else, or perhaps introducing a campaign plan?
Or they’re just talking about how they would do things if they were in charge (like a particular person should have been).
re: #342 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I think Greg Abbott has chosen his side.
re: #316 jaunte
Which means he will protect the corporations from being sued for sick or dead line workers.
BANK ON IT.
re: #323 Mattand
Windows are always a pane to deal with.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING.
Glad I have a Mac…and the time I tried Linux on my original iMac...yeesh I needed a 400 page manual to figure out how to get it to go!
re: #348 Omar Comin’ Yo
Which means he will protect the corporations from being sued for sick or dead line workers.
BANK ON IT.
It’s the Republican Way! SOCIALISM FOR THE RICH AND FUCK EVERYONE ELSE!
re: #341 jaunte
Why does god need a spaceship?
It’s the eternal question. Why do businesses need massive bailouts if they’ve had record profits? Why do companies need liability protection if this isn’t as dangerous as the lunatics claim?
There’s plenty of people who can safely work there… pic.twitter.com/VYdnjcrCvM
— Druidic Magic (@DruidicM) April 28, 2020
re: #316 jaunte
Far too many of them will use this as an excuse to force their employees to get sick until they have no one left to run the plants, but I can’t wait for the first actual attempt to keep a plant open.
re: #353 Dread Pirate
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MOPP Level 1 — Worn: suit. Carried: Protective mask. Immediately Available: boots and gloves
MOPP Level 2 — Worn: suit and boots. Carried: Protective mask and gloves.
MOPP Level 3 — Worn: suit, boots and mask. Carried: gloves.
MOPP Level 4 — All protection worn.
/END— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) April 28, 2020
Who works in meat packing plants?
re: #346 Belafon
Or they’re just talking about how they would do things if they were in charge (like a particular person should have been).
He did something like this with Sanders too. I have to say. I like Biden’s style of leadership by reaching out to other Democrats. I’ve caught a few of his discussions. They’re quite a breath of fresh air.
re: #348 Omar Comin’ Yo
Which means he will protect the corporations from being sued for sick or dead line workers.
BANK ON IT.
And lawyers will be like “Who are you?”
re: #334 Backwoods_Sleuth
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An EO will have no effect on Tyson’s or anyone elses liability
re: #339 TedStriker
When it’s time to clean windows, I just glaze over…
I can see through what you’re all doing
Former WWE star Jesse Ventura has admitted he is considering jumping in the ring with a wildcard presidential run — only days after bashing rumors about it.
“OK, I’ve decided I’m going to test the waters. IF I were going to run for president, the GREEN party would be my first choice,” the 68-year-old wrestler-turned-Minnesota governor tweeted Monday.
“To be clear: I haven’t filed anything. I authorized a letter of interest that was sent on my behalf to the Greens and I’m testing the waters for Green Party nomination,” he said.
I mean, I wouldn’t have seen him as a Green, but do we really need this bullshit?
Then again, I’d guess he’d be more likely to pull from Trump than from Biden, but still…
Orders Clorox injection for all blood and guts workers. pic.twitter.com/KDwMou1m7o
— S K (@ScottBmwmc) April 28, 2020
re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Trump attacked him, Birx just corrected his statistics. And his statistics were wrong according to every source I can find.
re: #344 sagehen
It’s not like riding a bike. Any pilot who didn’t fly a certain number of hours, and do a certain number of takeoffs and landings in the last 30 days loses his license. Refreshing their skills and getting re-certified later costs more than if they’d just kept up.
And they’re not just for PR and recruiting; the stunt teams devise new tricks, to teach to people who will later use those same tricks in combat, to stay below radar, to evade missiles, etc.
Stunt flying and parachute teams are funded by the recruiting budgets. They are out to impress the soldiers and airmen of 2025.
re: #325 Anymouse 🌹🏡
I don’t think he has that authority unless he invokes the Defense Production Act. The President can’t simply tell a business “you need to stay open because a shortage would look bad for me in November.”
He also doesn’t have the authority to override state governments, as much as he’d like to believe he does.
He is invoking the DPA and does this :
Trump signaled the executive action at the White House on Tuesday, saying he planned to sign an order aimed at Tyson Foods Inc.’s liability, which had become “a road block” for the company. He didn’t elaborate.
Mean he is going to protect Tyson from inability after forcing shiv worker to work or just protect them in general…?
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