Friday, June 26, 2020

Biden says he'd use executive powers to force Americans to wear masks in public

Biden says he'd use executive powers to force Americans to wear masks in public
Former Vice President Joe Biden said he "would do everything possible" to ensure that Americans wear masks in public if elected president. Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, told CBS Pittsburgh station KDKA that wearing a mask in public helps to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
"I would go back to making sure that everybody had masks," Biden said. Both he and the interviewer wore masks and stood eight feet apart.


Nation Rallies Around Ronald McDonald Statue That Embodies Country’s True Heritage - The Onion





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Pence Starts Wearing Mask After Fauci Says It Will Protect Him from Women. - Andy Borowitz




The Return of the Dust Bowl?
A massive plume of dust whipped up from the Sahara desert will hover over the U.S. Southeast this weekend, forecasters say, shrouding the region in a brown haze and raising more health concerns in states where the coronavirus crisis is worsening.





This pandemic is exactly why I hated group projects in school. - Erin Mallory Long





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Eliminating people’s health insurance in a pandemic is amongst the worst ideas imaginable. - Neera Tanden 




Younger People Are Getting The Virus
Younger people are making up a growing percentage of new coronavirus cases in cities and states where the virus is now surging, a trend that has alarmed public health officials and prompted renewed pleas for masks and social distancing.


Dr. Fauci on US coronavirus contact tracing efforts: 

"Even with identification, isolation and contact tracing, often the dots are not connected."
He says 50-70% of Americans reached by phone won't talk to contact tracers. 
"That is what's not working."




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Trump Cuts Funding For Coronavirus Research. Yeah, He Wants Us Dead.
The White House has abruptly cut off funding to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) coronavirus research, said Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.













Behind Mike Pence’s cold dead eyes lies a barren post-apocalyptic hellscape dotted with smoldering crucifixes that have been hammered into swastikas. - Scott Linnen






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NHL Plans To Test Fate
Despite recent reports that 11 NHL players have tested positive for the coronavirus, the league said it would not require quarantine for players ahead of the season resumption in late July.
Last week, the Tampa Bay Lightning closed its facilities after three players, as well as other staff members, tested positive...






Study Finds Only 1 In 3 Lasik Surgeries End In Laser Boring Through Eye, Incinerating Brain, Shooting Through Skull On Other Side - The Onion





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The foreboding mountains of the Alaska Range late at night on the summer solstice. Denali National Park and Preserve. National Park Service/ Kent Miller

Best wishes for a peaceful and safe weekend.


Thursday, June 25, 2020

Trump won't follow New Jersey quarantine mandate during upcoming trip

Trump won't follow New Jersey quarantine mandate during upcoming trip
President Donald Trump will not abide by a new travel advisory in New Jersey requiring a quarantine period for visitors from coronavirus hotspots when he visits his Bedminster golf club this weekend.
"The President of the United States is not a civilian. Anyone who is in close proximity to him, including staff, guests, and press are tested for COVID-19 and confirmed to be negative," White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement.

Residents Evacuate New Jersey Ahead of Trump Visit. - Andy Borowitz




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People need to stop referring to Russia’s ongoing hybrid warfare against the U.S. as “election meddling.” Putin isn’t a “Karen” sticking his nose in America’s democratic process. He’s a mob boss who runs a nuclear-armed mafia state and his goal is to destroy the United States. - Alexandra Chalupa






Anyone Taking Bets That Trump Will Catch The Coronavirus By July 4th?
A number of Trump campaign staffers tested positive for coronavirus last week ahead of the president’s big Tulsa rally. That reportedly included two Secret Service agents.
Following the rally, the Trump campaign said two additional staffers tested positive, and now all of the Secret Service agents who were on site are now apparently being told to self-quarantine


Honestly this just feels like we're on an extended episode of Punked and I really wish Ashton would just jump out right now, you got us Ashton, you got us good, please make it stop. - Sarah Cooper tweet




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This woman on the news just said, imagine if there was a medication that reduced your chances of getting COVID by 5x. Everyone would want that medication.

Well, that's wearing a mask. - Jasmyn tweet





They're Not Even Trying To Hide Their Racism.
Three members of a North Carolina police department have been fired after a department audit of a video recording captured one of the officers saying a civil war was necessary to wipe Black people off the map and that he was ready.
The Wilmington Police Department took the action on Tuesday against Cpl. Jessie Moore, and officers Kevin Piner and Brian Gilmore. Each was accused of violating standards of conduct, criticism and use of inappropriate jokes and slurs. 







in one generation we went from being the country that went to the moon to being the country that can't put on a f-cking mask. f-cking pathetic. - Jeff Tiedrich tweet




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Heaven Flush With Cash After Trump Administration Sends $1.4 Billion In Stimulus To Dead Americans - The Onion




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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to FL Gov. Ron DeSantis: "I say to them all, look at the numbers. You played politics with this virus and you lost."







Apparently The USA Didn't Make Costa Rica's Visitor Welcome List
The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) has proposed that the government welcome visitors from the European Union and the United Kingdom, followed by Canada.
In a Wednesday press release, the ICT “respectfully requested” Costa Rica’s major international airports be allowed to accept commercial and private flights from select countries starting July 1.










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Putin Lists Trump For Sale on eBay. - Andy Borowitz





A Trump Tit For Tat? Why, Of Course!
A senior Democratic senator has demanded that President Donald Trump explain why his administration is sending thousands of ventilators to other countries without approval from Congress, questioning whether politics are affecting decisions on international aid to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, according to letters sent Wednesday and obtained by NBC News.


Today would be a great day for the Supreme Court to permit the release of Donald Trump’s financial records and leave the emperor without clothes. - Publius tweet








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The One Of A Kind Voice: Frank Sinatra Relaxing On A Dock In Biscayne Bay During Filming TONY ROME, 1967.


Peace.


Wednesday, June 24, 2020

U.S. 7-day average of coronavirus cases surges 30% from week ago


U.S. 7-day average of coronavirus cases surges 30% from week ago
As of Monday, the nation’s seven-day average of daily new Covid-19 cases increased more than 30% compared with a week ago, according to a CNBC analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.


Trump Refuses to Ramp Up Testing Because of His Hatred of Ramps. - Andy Borowitz




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“I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies.” - Donald Trump, December 2, 2017






Proof That Masks Work!
Despite warnings from public health officials, new research suggests Black Lives Matter protests across the country have not led to a jump in coronavirus cases.
A new study, published this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research, used data on protests from more than 300 of the largest US cities, and found no evidence that coronavirus cases grew in the weeks following the beginning of the protests.


Nation’s Criminals Demand Deal Michael Flynn Got. - Andy Borowitz





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It's incredible that Republicans in Congress want Democrats to meet in the middle on police not killing black people. - DKnight10000 tweet




Barr Loses Popularity At Alma Mater
Law professors and faculty from George Washington University Law School, Attorney General William Barr's alma mater, said in a letter Tuesday he has "failed to fulfill his oath of office to 'support and defend the Constitution of the United States.' "
The rebuke comes after continued fallout over the departure of Geoffrey Berman, the federal prosecutor ousted over the weekend by the Trump administration, and adds to a chorus of criticism over Barr's actions as attorney general. 


Bill Barr Orders Removal of Word Justice From DOJ Website. - Andy Borowitz





Pelosi rejects GOP calls for her to apologize after she said GOP is getting away "with murder ... the murder of George Floyd." She says on MSNBC "absolutely, positively not” she won't apologize and criticizes press for giving GOP "far too much credit for a bill that does nothing" - Manu Raju, CNN






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Just to be clear, "defendin' our monuments" is code for "defendin' our white grip on power."
Nothin' more.  Nothin' less. - Tea Pain tweet





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When was the last time police pepper-sprayed members of the KKK? - Kimberley Johnson tweet






The Sad Effects of Spring Break In Florida
Florida recorded more than 5,500 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, an all-time high that shattered the previous record set just last week.
Cases of the virus in Florida have been surging, and there are now more than 109,000 infections reported since March 1.








A friend who works for a police department in Ohio said they received numerous calls today to investigate "Antifa dust" on the cars and driveways.  
It's pollen.  
And now I can't stop laughing about people calling the police on trees. - Maggie Downs tweet


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NASCAR has done more to support Bubba Wallace in the last 48 hours than the NFL has done to support Colin Kaepernick in 4 years. - Master tweet





Why Is Roundup Herbicide Still Being Sold?
Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits regarding claims that its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, the company announced on Wednesday.
Monsanto, bought by Bayer in 2018, lost a lawsuit that same year brought by a school groundskeeper who claimed its weedkiller had caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Since then, thousands of U.S. lawsuits have been filed against the company.


Why is the stock market at record highs when the economy is at a record low? - Thomas Kaine tweet




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The Falls at Yosemite National Park. Wow, I would love to be sitting under that tree.

Peace.