The rest is sirens
The Senate managed to pass HR 6201 today, 90-8. Mitch is having a tiny bit of trouble controlling his caucus despite the NATIONAL EMERGENCY proclaimed by their Leader. For the record, the Hateful Eight were Blackburn (TN), Inhofe (OK), Johnson (WI), Lankford (OK), Lee (UT), Paul (KY), Sasse (NE) and Scott (SC). Yes, Sasse -- the nice one.
To them add Richard Burr (NC), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. On February 27 he was overheard telling rich donors that coronavirus is "aggressive in its transmission" and comparing it to the 1918 pandemic. But at that stage, Trump was still promising that COVID-19 would soon disappear "like a miracle," and Burr didn't have the guts to contradict the Stable Jenius. NPR, which broke the story, should now investigate how many North Carolinians began shifting their fortunes to health stocks that very day.
Recently fired by Fox News? Looking for new challenges in the growing field of disinformation? You may be ready for a position at the home office. Russian state media are interviewing self-starters who are prepared to bring their batshit A-game. Ignore those fake travel restrictions and get down to Sputnik Radio (Kansas City or District of Columbia). Fluent Lithuanian a plus.
Before I got AdBlocker (blessed be its name) I used to see those invitations to "vote" which even I knew were mere clickbait -- you know, "Should Trump be impeached? Vote now!" Click and you get hooked up to some Republican site asking for donations. Now we know who wrote their copy. Lou Dobbs asked his followers to rate Trump's response to the pandemic, the choices being "superb," "great" and "very good." Why not all three? Especially now that we know it was all Senator Burr's fault for not warning him about what Dobbs calls the "Wuhan Chinese virus," because he knows what dialect it speaks.
Spare a thought for the sports writers with nothing to write about. Some of them are delving into history, such as this interesting look at the 1919 Stanley Cup final.
The US still lags on testing, but Israel sent Mossad shopping for 100,000 test kits. The government promises another four million will be acquired in the next few days. That's a lot of shopping.
The Irish Times has a rundown of world leaders and their widely varied responses. Unmentioned: Iran, where chaos seems to rule.
Spring breakers are crowding into Florida, where the governor has refused to close the beaches. (Remember, Amity means friendship.) Young people always think they're immortal. Who knows? Maybe tequila and salt water will kill the virus. Over at Fox, however, they know the kids are wild in the streets because of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more or less call for "martial law."
Every morning, CNN and MSNBC carry Andrew Cuomo's press conference because his state has the largest number of cases, and also because he makes people believe this is as serious as it can be but most of us won't die. Then Trump comes on and the stock market loses three hundred points. He repeats his racist tropes. He attacks the media, which from today will include this pediatric surgeon and critical care specialist who bluntly writes, "The sky is falling." He obsesses about the airlines, the businesses, the economy he personally rescued from Obama's incompetence. It's time for the cable channels to cut him off. They should show Felice Leon's video essay on racism and pandemic instead.
Of course, it's not just the Wartime President. The Independent tells how the insurance industry is working to make things worse. You're in good hands, now go wash them.
The European Union has asked Netflix to forego HD because the internet is being overwhelmed. They better not try that here, or there's going to be trouble. I mean it. A lot of Americans need just one more thing to go bad. We've got guns. You're warned.
To them add Richard Burr (NC), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. On February 27 he was overheard telling rich donors that coronavirus is "aggressive in its transmission" and comparing it to the 1918 pandemic. But at that stage, Trump was still promising that COVID-19 would soon disappear "like a miracle," and Burr didn't have the guts to contradict the Stable Jenius. NPR, which broke the story, should now investigate how many North Carolinians began shifting their fortunes to health stocks that very day.
Recently fired by Fox News? Looking for new challenges in the growing field of disinformation? You may be ready for a position at the home office. Russian state media are interviewing self-starters who are prepared to bring their batshit A-game. Ignore those fake travel restrictions and get down to Sputnik Radio (Kansas City or District of Columbia). Fluent Lithuanian a plus.
Before I got AdBlocker (blessed be its name) I used to see those invitations to "vote" which even I knew were mere clickbait -- you know, "Should Trump be impeached? Vote now!" Click and you get hooked up to some Republican site asking for donations. Now we know who wrote their copy. Lou Dobbs asked his followers to rate Trump's response to the pandemic, the choices being "superb," "great" and "very good." Why not all three? Especially now that we know it was all Senator Burr's fault for not warning him about what Dobbs calls the "Wuhan Chinese virus," because he knows what dialect it speaks.
Spare a thought for the sports writers with nothing to write about. Some of them are delving into history, such as this interesting look at the 1919 Stanley Cup final.
The US still lags on testing, but Israel sent Mossad shopping for 100,000 test kits. The government promises another four million will be acquired in the next few days. That's a lot of shopping.
The Irish Times has a rundown of world leaders and their widely varied responses. Unmentioned: Iran, where chaos seems to rule.
Spring breakers are crowding into Florida, where the governor has refused to close the beaches. (Remember, Amity means friendship.) Young people always think they're immortal. Who knows? Maybe tequila and salt water will kill the virus. Over at Fox, however, they know the kids are wild in the streets because of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more or less call for "martial law."
Every morning, CNN and MSNBC carry Andrew Cuomo's press conference because his state has the largest number of cases, and also because he makes people believe this is as serious as it can be but most of us won't die. Then Trump comes on and the stock market loses three hundred points. He repeats his racist tropes. He attacks the media, which from today will include this pediatric surgeon and critical care specialist who bluntly writes, "The sky is falling." He obsesses about the airlines, the businesses, the economy he personally rescued from Obama's incompetence. It's time for the cable channels to cut him off. They should show Felice Leon's video essay on racism and pandemic instead.
Of course, it's not just the Wartime President. The Independent tells how the insurance industry is working to make things worse. You're in good hands, now go wash them.
The European Union has asked Netflix to forego HD because the internet is being overwhelmed. They better not try that here, or there's going to be trouble. I mean it. A lot of Americans need just one more thing to go bad. We've got guns. You're warned.
posted by Buttermilk Sky at 1:17 PM
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* predictable golf clap* that is all
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