Half of U.S. states to end Biden-backed pandemic unemployment early

Half of U.S. states to end Biden-backed pandemic unemployment early

Half of U.S. states, all of them led by Republican governors, are cutting off billions of dollars in unemployment benefits for residents, rebuffing a key part of President Joe Biden's response to

Half the USA is vaccinated. The other half thought 2020 was just too much fun. - Conan O'Brien

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Blinken says US will soon announce process to distribute 80 million vaccines globally
• An Ex-Blackwater Employee Tied To Erik Prince Provided Security For Rudy Giuliani In Ukraine, Sources Said
• Leaked messages implicate GOP's Paul Gosar in plot to disrupt Biden's Arizona win using Proud Boys
• Iran's biggest warship sinks in Gulf of Oman after huge fire
• Mom charged after shooting her 5-year-old son while trying to target loose dog, HPD says

As bad as attacking the Capitol was, pretending it didn't happen, and doing nothing about it, that's far worse. - Jeremy Newberger

 

West Virginia Offering Vaccine Lottery To Win Guns. Meth May Draw More People.

West Virginia will be giving away guns as an incentive to get residents of the state inoculated against COVID-19.

Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced a new incentive lottery program for residents to get vaccinated during a news conference on Tuesday

Republican Shenanigans

• University of Rhode Island considers revoking Michael Flynn's honorary degree
• Oklahoma governor signs bill naming portion of highway after Trump
• RNC threatens Republicans will boycott 2024 presidential debates unless changes are made
• Man Waves Confederate Flag, Sings ‘Dixie’ at Black Official Talking About the Removal of Confederate General’s Remains
• Sen. John Kennedy announces reelection bid, draws Trump endorsement
• National Enquirer owner pays $187,500 for aiding Trump campaign in hush money deal
• As Trump probe heats up, D.C. hotel lease up for sale

Trump Telling Associates He’ll Be Institutionalized By August. - Andy Borowitz

 

Trump's Blog was canceled by lack of interest from his own supporters. Womp womp.

Former President Trump’s blog, where he shared statements with supporters after being banned from social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, has been shut down....Interactions with posts on Trump’s blog dropped significantly in the weeks after it was launched, The Washington Post noted.

The newspaper reported 159,000 total social media interactions on the blog's first day. But the following day, interactions dropped to 30,000 and did not surpass 15,000 interactions per day since that peak.

Trump’s blog is permanently shut down, was he made aware his posts could be used as evidence against him? - Noel Casler

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Rock The Voter News

• Pelosi details next steps for Jan. 6 investigation after Senate filibusters commission
• Democrat wins in N.M. despite GOP attack tactics
• Arizona's Democratic secretary of state to run for governor

Trump to Be Reinstated in August as President of Trump University. - Andy Borowitz

This Havana Syndrome Is Frightening
The State Department is rolling out a voluntary new program to gather diplomats’ baseline health information before they head to overseas posts, according to a State Department cable reviewed by POLITICO. It’s part of the department’s response to a wave of mysterious injuries that have harmed scores of U.S. officials in recent years — known as “Havana syndrome.”

Trump’s blog couldn’t make it to 3 Scaramucci’s.  Too much work.  He is gone. FOREVER. - Anthony Scaramucci

 

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I'm dealing with trumpers at work. I don't get paid enough for this. - Molly Rogers

Business/Tech News

• Tucker Carlson Says Businesses Requiring People Be Vaccinated Is 'Medical Jim Crow'
• Anheuser-Busch to give away free beer once US reaches 70 percent vaccine goal
• SEC faults Tesla for oversight of Musk tweets: report
• Twitter Cruelly Mocks The End of Trump's New Platform Which Was a Blog: 'Trump Cancels Himself'

You know how you got your vaccine without paying a dime? You didn’t spend hours on the phone with your insurance company. You weren’t reduced to a profit margin.

That’s how all health care could be. - Robert Reich

Biden Suspends Trump's Arctic Leases

President Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would suspend oil and gas leases that were handed out in an Alaska wildlife refuge during the final days of the Trump administration pending an environmental review.

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Odd News

• NASA's Curiosity rover spots strange, colorful clouds on Mars
•  New 'Swiss Army knife' cleans up water pollution
• Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway
• Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians
• Teen Receives 17 College Acceptances and $500K in Scholarships Less Than a Year After Losing Mom​
• President of Historically Black University in Ohio Announces Cancellation of Student Debt for Grads: 'We Wish to Give You a Fresh Start'

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Statue of Emperor Augustus overlooking Capri, Italy.

Peace.

Insurrectionists are gonna insurrect

Retired 4-star general: Mike Flynn has a mental health problem and has 'slipped into a different realm'

Speaking on MSNBC this Monday, retired four-star U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey addressed recent comments from former national security adviser Mike Flynn, who seemingly suggested that a citizen should form a coup to topple the U.S. government during a QAnon conference.

If inciting a coup, plotting a coup, or participating in a coup isn’t treason, then what is treason?

 

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Tucker Carlson Opens Memorial Day Show By Denigrating the U.S. Military
• Defense Secretary Dismisses Ted Cruz's Claim U.S. Military is 'Emasculated': China and Russia 'Would Like to Capitalize on Talking Points Like That'
• Mike Flynn Tries to Backtrack on Apparent Call For Military Coup in United States
• Louie Gohmert Downplays Capitol Riot at QAnon Conference: 'It Wasn’t Just Right-Wing Extremists'

I agree with QAnon followers that Trump will once again be living in federal housing soon. - Andy Borowitz

 

 

Israel Will Ask U.S. For $1 Billion
Israel will ask the U.S. for $1 billion in additional emergency military aid this week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told "Fox and Friends" on Tuesday and Israeli officials confirmed.

The Texas Governor is threatening to choke off the funding of the Texas Legislature unless it caves to his voter-suppression agenda. That threat violates the Texas and US Constitutions and must be challenged in court. Governor Abbott should be removed from office. Period. - Laurence Tribe

Republican Shenanigans

• Even Republicans are Calling Out Trump's Reported Claim He'll Be Reinstated President: 'Delusional Fantasy'
• States are passing a record number of voting restrictions
• Texas governor to veto state legislature funding after Democrats walk out
• Cheney fires back at Flynn over coup remark
• Writer Tricks Matt Gaetz, Matt Schlapp and Dinesh D'Souza to Post Tweet Honoring Lee Harvey Oswald
• Feds arrest man pardoned by ex-Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin
• Boat explodes just after passengers harass family with Pride flag
• Rep. Matt Gaetz swindled in $155K boat sale boondoggle

Matt Gaetz and his alleged fiancee, Ginger Lucky (I swear to god), were allegedly swindled out of $155,000 that they allegedly handed over to an alleged "yacht broker." 

No word on if the $155K was all in ones. - Stonekettle

 One year ago today, Trump gassed people for a photo-op.

 

Scholars Agree: The GOP Is Trying To Destroy Democracy
A group of university professors and scholars on Tuesday signed onto a statement calling for increased federal voting protections, warning that U.S. democracy is “now at risk” with the wave of recent GOP-led legislative proposals across the country seeking to implement sweeping voting overhauls.

Let’s call Trump’s reinstatement talk what it is. Code for trying to overthrow the US Government, again. - Tim Hannan

 

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Remember, every time you claim that Trump's agenda is "Christian" an angel coughs up blood. - John Fugelsang

Rock The Voter News

• Biden Issues Proclamation on 100th Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre: 'We Will Never Forget'
• Democrats set for filibuster brawl amid escalating tensions
• Kamalanomics: Vice President Harris Outlines Her Vision Of Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Greg Abbott Tries to Lure Back Democratic Lawmakers by Offering NPR Tote Bags. - Andy Borowitz

Manchin Is A DINO

Sen. Joe Manchin is (D-WV) is sick of reporters asking if he’s rethought his position on the Senate’s filibuster.

“I’m not separating our country, OK?” Manchin said in a comment to the press corps quoted by The Hill. “I don’t know what you all don’t understand about this. You ask the same question every day. It’s wrong.”

Michael Flynn is calling for a Myanmar style coup, and Trump thinks he’ll be reinstated as President in August. January 6th is looking more and more like a dry run with each passing day. - Hamish Mitchell

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Business/Tech News

• Chamber of Commerce: Worker shortage crisis deepening
• Supreme Court denies Johnson & Johnson bid to void $2 billion talc verdict
• Krispy Kreme: More than 1.5M free doughnuts given to vaccinated customers
• Hat Store Apologizes For Anti-Vaxx Star of David Patch as Companies Pull Their Business

Remember that time Republicans helped people?

Yeah, me neither... - Jake Lobin

I Am So Looking Forward To These Fools Being Perp Walked

Who doesn’t enjoy watching the very rich feuding with each other? The U.S. Justice Department recently told casino mogul Steve Wynn — who has a lucrative operation in the world’s largest gambling enclave in Macau — to register as a lobbyist for China or prepare to go to court for his efforts to convince President Donald Trump’s administration to send Guo Wengui, a billionaire on top of Beijing’s most wanted list, back to China. Guo, who’s become something of a social media celebrity and troll in the U.S., cheered and released a statement saying “[the DOJ] should criminally indict [Wynn] for serving as a greedy spy of the Chinese Communist Party.” 

When Guo’s involved, expect a messy fight. The Chinese exile is as quick to befriend politicians as he is to accuse others of espionage. In the U.S. since the beginning of 2017, he’s become close to Stephen Bannon, the former chief White House strategist and China hawk,

“That’s what great nations do - they come to terms with their dark sides.” - Joe Biden

 

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Odd News

• Space junk damages International Space Station's robotic arm
• 'Potentially hazardous'? An asteroid the size of the Space Needle will pass near the Earth on Tuesday
•  Teen shoves bear that swatted family dog in California yard
• Florida boy, 7, swims an hour to shore to save father and sister
• A New ‘Sky Pool’ in London is Met With a Massive NOPE From Twitter

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The Blue Hole of Belize. I have Thalassophobia which is a type of specific phobia that involves a persistent and intense fear of swimming in deep bodies of water.

Peace.

Memorial Day 2021: Former U.S. General Wants A Myanmar-type Coup

Ex-National Security Advisor Mike Flynn Tells QAnon Conference That a Coup Like The One In Myanmar ‘Should Happen’ in The US

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn spoke this weekend at a conference organized by supporters of the QAnon conspiracy in Dallas, Texas, and multiple attendees captured video of him endorsing the idea of a military coup like the one that happened in Myanmar happening here, presumably to install former President Donald Trump back in the White House.

What's worse, troop wise, wishing people a nice 3 day weekend or a former General cheering on a military coup? - Schooley

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Roger Stone and Alex Jones Predict Trump Will Be Indicted Soon as Part of 'Chinese Takeover of America'
• One in Five Republicans Think Jan. 6 Attack on Capitol Was 'Justified'
• Rick Wilson Calls 1/6 an 'Inside Job' By EVERY Republican Who Didn't Vote For Insurrection Commission
• Former NSA Chief Warns About Cyberattacks Linked to Russia: ‘More Blatant Than I’ve Seen in My Career’
• Jake Tapper Presses GOP Rep. Who Voted Against Creating 1/6 Commission: You Supported Select Committee on Benghazi
• Attorney Admits D.C. Police Used Tear Gas on Protesters Near Trump’s Controversial Church Photo Op
• Tulsa churches honor 'holy ground' 100 years after massacre

If you don't think January 6th was about overthrowing the government...

...all you have to do is listen to disgraced former general and Trump mouthpiece Mike Flynn. - Stonekettle

 

Gun Nuts Are Growing. It Is Going To Be A Bloody Summer.

Approximately one-fifth of Americans who purchased guns last year were first-time buyers, according to new preliminary data from Northeastern University and the Harvard Injury Control Research Center.

The data also showed increases in the overall number of gun buyers and the total number of gun owners in the U.S.

Mitch McConnell Proposes New Commission To Investigate Benghazi. - Andy Borowitz

Republican Shenanigans

• DOJ adds four defendants to Oath Keepers conspiracy case
• Cleanup in Aisle Q: Sidney Powell denies Michael Flynn said what he said yesterday at 'Patriot Roundup'
• Conservative Twitter Condemns Kamala Harris Memorial Day Weekend Tweet That Doesn't Mention Veterans
• US defense secretary slams Ted Cruz for claiming Biden wants a 'woke, emasculated military'
• Fmr GOP Rep. Comstock: If Trump ‘Disappeared Tomorrow,’ Many Republicans Wouldn’t Be ‘In the Search Party’
• 9 Republicans not named Trump who could run in 2024

Message to those UFOs, can you take Marjorie Taylor Greene back with you? - David Weissman

Actor Steven Seagal Cozying Up To Putin. Anybody Surprised?

Actor and martial artist Steven Seagal, who has long been an admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has joined a pro-Kremlin party.

Reuters reports that the Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth announced in a video on Saturday that Seagal, 69, who has held Russian citizenship since 2016, had received party membership. The party was created earlier this year when three pro-Putin leftist parties formed into one.

Donald Trump: “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured.”

Republicans:

Kamala Harris: “Enjoy the long weekend.”

Republicans: “No one has ever said anything so disrespectful about our war heroes!” - Middle Age Riot

 

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"Their body, their choice." Such is the mantra coming from the GOP about Covid vaccines. Does this include the bodies of women? - Don Lewis

 

 

Rock The Voter News

• Biden remembers late son Beau in Memorial Day remarks
• Democratic Rep. Says There '100%' Will Still Be an Investigation Into 1/6: 'This Is Not Disappearing in Any Way'
• Hillary Clinton Turns NY Post Gossip Hit About 'Posh' Restaurant Visit Into Viral Vaccine PSA

In my book it’s pretty simple. If you work hard to PREVENT people from voting, you pretty much admit your ideas aren’t popular and you fear the verdict of the people. - Dan Rather

Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor
Texas Democrats walked off the state House floor late Sunday night to prevent the passage of a massive overhaul of state elections procedures that would add new impediments to voting in future elections and limit the availability of certain types of voting predominantly used by low income and handicapped people. 

Texas Walkout Puts Greg Abbott In Awkward Position of Wanting Democrats’ Votes To Be Counted. -- Andy Borowitz

 

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March 30, 2020: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis refuses COVID stricken cruise ships permission to dock in Florida, refuses medical assistance to hundreds of infected passengers

June 2021: Same guy signs an executive order preventing cruise ships from requiring vaccinations. - Stonekettle

Business/Tech News

• U.S. tech giants’ vise over Israel tightens despite ceasefire
• Jen Psaki Pushes Back Against Gas Price Complaints for Memorial Day Weekend: 'Paying Less In Real Terms' Than Last 15 Years
• Nashville Business Criticized for 'Not Vaccinated' Patch Evoking the Holocaust
• French investigators question ex-Nissan boss Ghosn in Beirut

“Eric is responsible for everything the company has ever done,” Trump said. - Andy Borowitz

 

No Privacy With Amazon's Ring Camera

Amazon’s Ring is the largest civilian surveillance network the US has ever seen.

One in 10 US police departments can now access videos from millions of privately owned home security cameras without a warrant.

The only way you can follow both Trump and Jesus is if you’ve never read either of their books. - Republican Jesus

 

Vice President Kamala Harris laid flowers at John McCain's grave. 

Meghan McCain went to a casino. 

Enjoy your long weekend! - Baligubadle tweet

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Odd News

• CNN’s Manu Raju Gets Jumped By Cicada Before Live Shot: ‘What the Hell? Do I Have More On Me?!’
• Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths
• Giant tortoise thought extinct for a century discovered on Galapagos island
• General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicle -- for the moon.
• Bob Dylan record returned to Ohio library was 48 years overdue

Time To Deflate Photo

Hubble Deep Field : This photo was taken by focusing the Hubble Telescope in the emptiest part of space for 10 days. Every blip in this photo is not a star, it's an entire galaxy.

Peace.