Friday, May 08, 2020

Very likely/somewhat likely

When last we encountered Brian May, he was blaming Covid on the consumption of meat.  Now he has been hospitalized after a bizarre gardening accident.  Isn't that how one of Spinal Tap's drummers died?

A Nevada politician said, "We're not stupid.  We're Americans," and it was not the mayor of Las Vegas.  However, it is the mayor who is the object of a recall campaign triggered by her jaw-dropping interview with Anderson Cooper.  It was started by Doug Polk, described as "a former professional poker player" who presumably knows when to fold 'em.

First Sarah Palin, now this.  Alaska only seems to attract attention for dumb stuff.   On April 22, the Matanuska-Susitna School Board voted to ban five "controversial" books from the English curriculum.  Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is very unpatriotic about the Vietnam War; Catch-22 implies that the United States military might not be filled with very fine people; Invisible Man and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings caused racism by describing it, and The Great Gatsby -- hell if I know.  Rebellious students who still want to read these books and decide for themselves can apply to the band Portugal. The Man for free copies.  

Brendan Leipsic has been dumped by the Washington Capitals for posting "misogynistic, demeaning, vulgar and profane" language on Instagram.  (When Trump does that, it's analyzed as serious political discourse.)  Also, he wasn't a very impressive player.

A member of Mike Pence's staff has tested positive for coronavirus.  The White House -- lock it down or burn it down?

Clinging to his job by his thumbs, Trump4Ever campaign manager Brad Parscale compared his operation to the Death Star.  First Captain Bligh, now this.  Are they watching the same movies we are?  Should we all be snorting Adderall first?

Egged on by Trump, attacks on Asians and Asian-Americans have spiked, but the Justice Department is too busy trying to rehabilitate the treasonous Michael Flynn to do anything about it.   Meanwhile Bryant "Corky" Messner, running for the Senate in New Hampshire, wants to get even by keeping Chinese students out of American universities.  Chinese students pay tuition up front in cash.  Have you asked the universities how they feel about this?  Live free and die, Corky.

Airsick bags handy?  "President Putin has an alluring combination of strength with [sic] gentleness.  His sensuous image projects his love for life, the embodiment of grace while facing adversity.  It is evident that he loves his country, his people and his job."  That's Tara Reade drooling over Trump's puppet-master.  Also, her lawyer Douglas Wigdor donated $55,000 to the Trump 2016 campaign.  Case closed.  And you can stop bringing up Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford, too.

You know how some people put on a big front, and then one day it turns out they were living paycheck to paycheck just like you?  Neiman-Marcus has filed bankruptcy.

It's not just our "immigrants" and their dirty habits:  Covid is also running wild at meat processing facilities in Ireland.

If you want to know how Vladimir Vladimirovich really "loves his country, his people and his job" in this time of crisis, The Independent has a devastating look.  It's a lot worse than three defenestrations.

I imagine the British had a big do planned for today, the 75th anniversary of VE Day.  Instead they will sit home and remember how they stood against Hitler alone, apart from Canada, New Zealand, India, Australia, the West Indies, Kenya, Rhodesia...

Trump, who hires "the best people," says he made the "very weak and very sad" Jeff Sessions attorney general because "he came to see me four times, just begging me.  He wasn't, you know, to me equipped to be attorney general," but if Trump has a fault and he doesn't but if he somehow did, it's too much compassion.  "I do not and will not break the law," responded Sessions, who perjured himself at his confirmation hearing when he said he had never met with the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

The anti-lockdown rioters have links to the far right.  Bill Barr is Trump's bagman.  In other breaking news, it's not good to put rocks in your pockets and jump in a river, lake or pond.











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