Was gone for a couple days, sorry about that, business to attend to. But, my absence means that we get to play catch up and go through some stories that passed from the front pages but are still relevant. US was warned of threat from anti-vaxxers in event of pandemic (The Guardian): Good sleuthing by…
PPPickpockets
Since the Paycheck Protection Act went into effect we’ve read lots of stories of major corporation, publicly traded companies worth millions if not billions of dollars, snatching money intended for small businesses. While some have returned money once their piggery was exposed (Shake Shake, Los Angeles Lakers, Ruth’s Chris, Potbelly), others are ignoring public anger…
The Fight Against Trump is a Battle for Reality
In her April 27th rundown of the day’s news, Heather Cox Richardson wrote: Conservative columnist Henry Olsen wrote a Washington Post op-ed today suggesting that the party should try to sell voters on Trump by arguing that he is “Not Perfect, Just Better.” Noting that Trump’s approval rating was at 45.6% this morning, Olsen suggested…
COVID Help for America? It’s Just Not Trump’s Thing
President Donald Trump’s inaction, self-involvement, and corruption in dealing with the coronavirus doesn’t come out of nowhere. Trump’s reaction to America begging for help is the essence of Trump and it has many precedents, including this bit from the life of Citizen Trump. Late September 2017, audio surfaced of Donald Trump on a July 16,…
Sez the Red Skull…
The Morning News for April 27, 2020
‘We’re basically ill-prepared’: Hobbled House majority frets about its effectiveness amid pandemic (Washington Post): House Dems want to move into the 21st Century to conduct biz in a post-COVID world. Republicans obstruct. Halt destruction of nature or suffer even worse pandemics, say world’s top scientists (The Guardian): Wildlife experts say that we’ve only ourselves to…
A Waste Of Time
Funny thing about viruses is that they don’t care about time. You can tell a virus that the party ends in April and their response will be, “Making a beer run. Who’s in?” Put on Mrs. Miller, turn off the lights and the virus will party in the dark. Wake up, the virus will be…
This Is Trump – This Is Not What Had To Be
So, we know that the “Open Our Country” “protests” are being organized by pro-Trump operatives and the attendees are diehard Trumpies, anti-vaxxers, fascists, and militia. If these look like fringe events, it is because they are. The events draw people in the tens and hundreds. Only 23% of the country supports the “protests.” Fewer people…