Friday, June 5, 2020

Trump calls improved jobs numbers 'great day' for George Floyd

Trump calls improved jobs numbers 'great day' for George Floyd
As he touted surprising new jobless numbers showing unemployment had improved in May despite getting worse as predicted, President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped George Floyd was “looking down” from heaven “and saying, ‘This is a great thing happening for our country.’”



Trump is a sadist. He knew that comment would cause pain.


Suggesting a black man murdered by a white police officer is in heaven looking down approvingly on the work of a racist president who has been denouncing police brutality protesters as “thugs” and “terrorists” is some upper-level white supremacy, IMHO. - Rex Huppke




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JUST IN: A senior defense official tells @CBSNews Defense Secretary Esper has given the order to return all active duty troops brought into the capital region to their home bases. - Paula Reid tweet, CBS





Amazing how much trouble could be avoided if cops just wouldn't choke people to death and the rest of us would just wear a mask in crowded areas. But nah, we just gonna keep f-ckin sh-t up. - Tim Hanlon


Attention Bubba: Now The Police Are Attacking Old, White Protesters
Two police officers in Buffalo, New York, have been suspended without pay after they were caught on camera shoving a 75-year-old protester, causing him to fall and knock his head to the ground.





My question to President Trump just now:  Why haven’t you laid out a plan to address systemic racism? What is the plan?

His response: A strong economy. - Yamiche Alcindor, PBS


Aaaaaaand there goes all the good will from the COVID-19 response
Gov. Cuomo called on city prosecutors to crack down on looters Thursday while casting doubt on aggressive NYPD tactics despite viral footage of police clobbering peaceful protesters with batons.
When asked for his thoughts on videos from the night before of officers bludgeoning demonstrators protesting police brutality for staying out past the city’s 8 p.m. curfew in Brooklyn and Manhattan, the governor said, “That’s not a fact. They don’t do that."





Republican Shenanigans

Trump Claims That Wall Around White House Is to Prevent Staff from Quitting En Masse. - Andy Borowitz

Committed voter fraud to vote for a fraud
Donald Trump has made unfounded accusations of widespread voter fraud a centerpiece of his presidency, as well as his reelection campaign. He claimed millions of people voted illegally in 2016, created an inept committee to investigate voter fraud, and now opposes mail-in voting, claiming it’s inherently fraudulent.
Now it appears that the president himself committed voter fraud.






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How much does it cost to have an army occupy Los Angeles and why does my mom have to use her own paycheck to buy crayons for her first graders. - Tess Barker

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Hunter Biden Cleared By Ukrainian Prosecutors In Case Anyone Wants To Know
An audit of thousands of old case files by Ukrainian prosecutors found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden, the former prosecutor general, who had launched the audit, told Reuters.


Health Experts Warn Protests Could Set Off Second Wave Of Police Brutality - The Onion



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I support a Constitutional Amendment to haze  new Congresspeople by making them all work 40hrs per week for 25k per year w/no healthcare while raising 2 kids. - John Fugelsang




Business/Tech News

There are many things to say about the Tom Cotton oped, and I said some, and might say some more. ... But here's a useful and common norm in a newsroom: "Hey, boss, you might want to take a look at this one before it runs." - Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post





Meanwhile, Russia Is Polluting The Arctic Circle
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle.
The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday.


On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we #WearOrange to honor the victims and survivors of gun violence––which continues to disproportionately harm Black communities. Then keep speaking up, voting, and changing laws across the country. - Barack Obama






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Volcano Rincón de la Vieja in Costa Rica. This is the volcano you see directly in front of you when you land at Liberia airport. The first time I saw it when I exited the plane was the moment I fell in love with this country. Pura vida.

Peace.


Thursday, June 4, 2020

Mattis drives wedge between Trump and Republicans

Mattis drives wedge between Trump and Republicans
But most GOP senators are sticking with Trump.
Mitt Romney said former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' extraordinary critique of President Donald Trump was “very powerful.” Lisa Murkowski said she’s “struggling” with whether to support Trump's reelection and even suggested Mattis’ comments could cause the dam to break in the GOP.


Your daily reminder:
Jim Mattis served America with honor and distinction for 40 years.
Donald Trump was a draft-dodging chickensh-t who hides in a bunker and returns fire via Twitter. - Rick Wilson




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Today's history lesson. 
The Italians finally had enough of Mussolini. 
It wasn't pretty. - Bruno Amato





Tar & Feather Rand Paul
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul acknowledged Wednesday that he's the lone holdout on passing a bill that would make lynching a federal crime. His objection holds up the bill even as Congress faces pressure for action during nationwide protests against racial violence.






I hope Biden’s first priority is to take down that f-cking fence around the peoples’ house. - Stephen King






Republican Shenanigans

Nation Issues Posthumous Apology To Richard Nixon For Calling Him Worst President. - breakingburgh.com





Republican Senator Is "Struggling"  Whether To Vote For Trump
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday praised former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s scathing rebuke of President Trump as “true and honest and necessary” and admitted she is “struggling” with whether to vote for the president.


Trump’s Bleach Moment Now Seeming Like Career High Point - Andy Borowitz





Tear gas fired at young people protesting for a better world to clear the way for a monster to wave a bible in front of a church, with his little band of morally bankrupt enablers at his side. What a shameful moment for this country. - Jon Lovett

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Obama’s Barrage of Complete Sentences Seen as Brutal Attack on Trump. - Andy Borowitz



The Bubba Brigade?


Pelosi Wants To Know Why Some Officers Aren't Wearing ID Labels. Yeah, Me, Too.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday demanded that President Trump provide a list of the agencies involved in deploying law enforcement officers around Washington, D.C., in response to the crowds of demonstrators protesting police brutality.
Some officers policing protests in the city in recent days have been seen without any identifying labels on their uniforms, raising questions about which law enforcement agencies they represent.











Republican Leaders Claim New Yorkers Will Greet U.S. Military As Liberators - The Onion


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‘New York Times’ Announces New Columnist Will Contribute Nothing To Society 3 Times A Week - The Onion




Bayer AG Must Not Have Donated To Trump
Bayer AG has been blocked from selling an agricultural weed killer in the United States, the latest setback for a business already fighting an expensive legal battle over another product.


Mark Zuckerberg Announces Virtual Roundtable With American Hate Groups To Better Understand How They Work. - The Onion





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Namego Valley, Tenkawa Mountain, Japan. What a great hike it would be walking the spine of that mountain.

Peace.


Wednesday, June 3, 2020

'No justice, no peace': Tens of thousands in London protest death of Floyd

'No justice, no peace': Tens of thousands in London protest death of Floyd
Tens of thousands of people chanting “no justice, no peace, no racist police” marched through central London on Wednesday to protest against racism after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.


"We must take the high road. It's the only one left open to us." - Brenda von Tungeln




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For all you hippies having acid flashbacks to the 60s: those aren't flashbacks. - Stephen Colbert




Another One To Bite The Dust?
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is on shaky ground with the White House after saying Wednesday that he does not support using active duty troops to quell the large-scale protests across the United States triggered by the death of George Floyd and those forces should only be used in a law enforcement role as a last resort.


Kim Jong-Un Claims Trump Stole His Idea of Using Military To Attack Americans. - Andy Borowitz





Republican Shenanigans

Iowa Steve King lost. I am the last Steve King standing.(Takes a bow.) - Stephen King


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So, How's Florida's Reopening Going?
On Wednesday, Florida saw its largest number of new cases of the coronavirus since mid-April as the state works to reopen its economy.
The Florida Department of Health announced the state has a total of 58,764 confirmed cases of the disease, a jump of 1,317 from the day before.


Can you imagine 4 more years of the last 4 days? - Vincent Evans




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I want the national guard to arrest the looters in the white house. - Sarah Cooper






Oooh, Trump Is An Inspector, Too!
President Donald Trump spent several minutes claiming he wasn’t rushed to an underground bunker Friday because of protests, but rather was merely touring the facility for “inspection” purposes.
There are reports that the news coverage of Trump’s brief stint in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) upset Trump, and inspired him to stage the photo op at St. John’s Episcopal Church Monday afternoon.


Trump Hides Under Desk After Diet Coke Can Opens Loudly. - Andy Borowitz


From "I have a dream" 
to "I have a nightmare."


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‘This Face Will Be The Last Thing You See Before You Die,’ Says Trump In Healing Address To Nation. - The Onion




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It seems only fair that the people responsible for 40 million lost jobs should lose theirs. - Middle Age Riot





Major Study Warning Against Use of Hydroxychloroquine Questioned for Suspect Data
The World Health Organization and several national governments changed their coronavirus policies based on flawed data from healthcare analytic company Surgisphere, according to a new report from The Guardian.








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Scotty, beam me to that basket, no matter where it is.

Peace.