Thursday, June 18, 2020

Trump asked China's Xi for reelection help and told him to keep building concentration camps

Bolton book bombshells: Trump asked China's Xi for reelection help and told him to keep building concentration camps
Former national security adviser John Bolton has leveled a stunning accusation against his former boss, claiming in his new book that President Donald Trump personally asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help him win the 2020 US presidential election, according to a copy obtained by CNN Wednesday.


 John Bolton swore there were WMDs and still thinks 4485+ dead Americans that weren't his kids were totally worth it and suddenly he's the good guy here. - John Fugelsang




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Trump might not be a good president, but he's turning out to be a great book publicist. - The Lincoln Project





Good Thing Trump Has Crappy Lawyers
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to block the Trump administration from ending an Obama-era program that shields nearly 700,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation, upending a key feature of President Trump’s immigration agenda.
In a fractured decision, the justices said the administration failed to give an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as required by federal law.


Brett Kavanaugh, who sided in favor of deporting DREAMers, remains who we always knew he was. - Brian Fallon





Republican Shenanigans

Donald Trump is better than Barack Obama at one thing: killing citizens. - Middle Age Riot






Trump Tries Pandering To African Americans
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick may get a second chance at a professional football career, and even President Donald Trump thinks he deserves a shot.
On Wednesday, Trump was interviewed by Sinclair correspondent Scott Thuman, who asked him about Kaepernick and whether he deserved another chance to play for an NFL team.



Republican Senators Report Sudden Vision Impairment Rendering Them Unable To Read John Bolton’s Book. - Andy Borowitz




Trump’s Confusion About Finland Being Part of Russia Shows Alarming Ignorance, Says Sarah Palin. - Andy Borowitz


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Just a reminder that six months ago today, Donald Trump was impeached. - Roland Scahill


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Most Americans Can't Stand Their Kids Any Longer!
A slight majority of U.S. parents said they would prefer their children to return to full-time in-person schooling in the fall, according to a new Gallup poll. 
Fifty-six percent of parents of children who attend a K-12 school said they favor their children returning to school full-time, in-person in the fall, according to the poll released Thursday. 



Jimmy Carter Checks Into Rehab For Debilitating House-Building Addiction - The Onion




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Hilarious now that anyone thought it was a plot hole that after the events of Jurassic Park that people would dare 
A) Re-open the park  
B) Be eager to visit the re-opened Park
- Chris Calogero





Google Chrome Users Attacked By Spyware
A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions.


Do anti-science eras normally end well? - Andy Slavitt



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I would love to snorkel beside that turtle in the Galapagos Islands, just for the peace and quiet.

Peace.


Wednesday, June 17, 2020

‘Of Course Not’: Dr. Fauci Says He Definitely Wouldn’t Attend Trump’s Tulsa Rally, Warns ‘We Haven’t Gotten Out of Our First Wave’

‘Of Course Not’: Dr. Fauci Says He Definitely Wouldn’t Attend Trump’s Tulsa Rally, Warns ‘We Haven’t Gotten Out of Our First Wave’
The nation’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, warned that the country hasn’t yet finished with its first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak and definitively swore off personally attending a massive indoor rally like the upcoming Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


Dr. Fauci Still Years Behind Melania’s Record of Not Speaking To Trump. - Andy Borowitz





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I wonder if police ever think about why there's no song called "f-ck the fire department" or "f-ck the paramedics." - Travon tweet





Yes, Bring In The U.N. Please!
The brother of George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose death in police custody set off protests worldwide, is calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish an independent commission to study police brutality against black people in the U.S.


If Trump goes ahead with this rally, I’m going to watch.I’m going to imagine all those invisible particulates spewing out of shouting mouths & hovering like a cloud over the crowd.As Trump sniffs his way through his lies & hate, I want to see the exact moment he is infected. - Woman In The Moon tweet






Republican Shenanigans

Trump Proposes Overruling Supreme Court by Creating Supremer Court. - Andy Borowitz



Senate Covers For Their Inside Trader
The Senate Ethics Committee has dropped its investigation into whether Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) engaged in insider trading before the coronavirus pandemic roiled financial markets.


Trump Grateful That Vast Majority of Supporters Unable To Read Most Words In Bolton’s Book. - Andy Borowitz




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Congress Moving Toward Safer Vote-By-Paper-Airplane Option - The Onion




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This country is being run like one of Donald Trump’s businesses. - John Fugelsang




How Many Republicans Will JUST SAY NO To Mandatory Facemasks?
Nancy Pelosi is tightening the rules. Late Tuesday, she asked committee chairs to require masks at all hearings — and authorized the sergeant at arms to bar anyone who refuses to cover their face, according to a senior aide familiar with the request. 








If Barron Trump wanted to rebel against his parents, all he would have to do is be a decent human being. - Middle Age Riot





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Trump hasn't tweeted anything in fifteen hours. Must be something wrong with the wifi in the underground bunker. - Palmer Report tweet


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And Just Like That Aunt Jemima Bites The Dust. Yep, Times They Are A Changin'
The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype."
The 130-year-old brand features a Black woman named Aunt Jemima, who was originally dressed as a minstrel character.


Y’all: you should have been using real maple syrup anyway. - Kimberly Atkins






Overheard: Has Covid-19 forced you to wear a mask and glasses at the same time? You may be entitled to condensation. - George Takei





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One thing I miss here in Costa Rica are affordable pistachios. They are available as they are imported from California but they cost around a gazillion dollars a gram.

Peace.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Pence says looking at other venues for Trump Tulsa rally

Pence says looking at other venues for Trump Tulsa rally
Officials are considering other venues in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for President Donald Trump's first campaign rally since the coronavirus shutdown, Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday, as virus cases climb in Oklahoma and other states.


Donald Trump is forcing all attendees of his Tulsa rally to sign a waiver freeing him of liability if they die of stupid. - Middle Age Riot





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Did they find any white guys hanging from a tree or nah? - I Smoked Hydroxychloroquine tweet





Goodbye Hydroxychloroquine, Hello Dexamethasone!
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.
The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.
The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.


Still wading through the Supreme Court dissent. It's amazing how some Justices know for certain that "discrimination by sex" only referred to straight people in 1964, but are also certain that "right to bear arms" in 1789 referred to bazookas, flamethrowers, AR15s and whatnot. - Monica Hesse




Republican Shenanigans

Trump Says He Has No Health Issues That Would Interfere With Him Wrecking Country. - Andy Borowitz



Meanwhile, Trump & Republicans Continue Ransack Spending Bill, Unchecked.
Government watchdogs are warning Congress that the Trump admin has issued previously unknown legal rulings that could substantially block their ability to oversee more than $1 trillion in spending related to the coronavirus pandemic.


Jesus:-disdained wealth-rejected violence-commanded us to care for poor, sick & imprisoned;-opposed executing ppl-never condemned abortion-chased capitalists from the Temple-always took the side of the marginalized-was obviously paid to be a crisis actor by George Soros. - John Fugelsang




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At a speech to announce police reform, Trump brags about how quickly the National Guard “put down” protests. - Helen Kennedy

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You'd think Republicans would be more worried about protecting the Constitution.
It's the only thing preventing Barack Obama from being president again. - Middle Age Riot


So, Who's Running The CIA? The KGB?
Many of the Central Intelligence Agency’s most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been compromised, according to a report released Tuesday.




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Republicans think that you should be able to be fired for being gay but not for being a Confederate general who killed Americans to defend slavery. - LOLGOP





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NRA Receives Massive Funding Increase From Donors Held At Gunpoint. - The Onion



Trump Is Going To Get His Own TV Channel!
Two top officials at Voice of America resigned on Monday as an appointee of President Trump prepares to take control of the international network and other US federally-funded media operations. The resignations were long in the making.


This has definitely been hard on city animals... there is NO ONE around... Downtown is like a ghost town right now and, I just made the mistake of tossing a bit of my croissant to a pigeon... these mothaf-ckas descended on me like I was Tippi Hedren...- Cyrus McQueen





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JFK Airport. 1964. I took my first jet flight, at age 14, all by myself, from Fort Lauderdale to JFK in 1964.  I saved my babysitting money to pay for the $64 one-way ticket to see the World's Fair. What a great summer that was.

Peace.