DeSantis Blames COVID Surge on Immigrants as Florida Pediatric Cases Soar, Hospitals Fill Up

DeSantis Blames COVID Surge on Immigrants as Florida Pediatric Cases Soar, Hospitals Fill Up

As COVID-19 ravages Florida, its Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis seems to have honed in on a strategy: blame President Joe Biden. A day after Biden publicly expressed frustration with Republican governors who are preventing businesses and schools from implementing mask and vaccine mandates, DeSantis fired back. “Some governors aren’t willing to do the right things to make this happen,” Biden had told reporters Tuesday. “I say to these governors, please help. If you aren’t going to help, at least get out of the way of the people who are trying to do the right thing. Use your power to save lives.” DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have both issued executive orders banning mask mandates.

DeSantis Blasts Other 49 States For Making Florida Look Bad. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Fauci: US could see 200K daily COVID-19 cases in the fall
• Fauci Goes Hard at Unvaxxed: 'You May Allow' a New Variant That's Worse Than Delta — And Resists Current Vaccines
• DeSantis vows to stand in Biden's way on COVID-19 restrictions
• Richmond couple arrested with loaded guns near US Capitol, authorities say
• Woman in San Francisco leans out of car window brandishing AK-47
• Biden offering temporary 'safe haven' to Hong Kong residents

I'm pretty sure Republicans want us dead. - John Collins

Mexico Sues U.S. Gunmakers
The Mexican government sued U.S. gun-makers and distributors, including some of the biggest names in guns like Beretta, on Wednesday in U.S. federal court in Boston, arguing that their commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico.

Republican Shenanigans

• Dick Cheney ridiculed after claim he's 'deeply troubled' by today's GOP
• Matt Gaetz Torches Fox News, Accuses Board Member Paul Ryan Getting Lou Dobbs Canceled
• Stephen Miller Cheered at Conservative Conference For Bragging About Blocking Refugees, Calling For End to All Legal Immigration
• McConnell: GOP will block debt limit hike if Democrats pursue spending plans
• Trump Ridicules US Women Soccer Team Getting Olympic Bronze Medal: 'Woke Means You Lose'
• Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade Spar Over Vaccines and TV Anchors 'Recommending Medical Advice'
• Sen. John Kennedy Lauds Vaccine Benefits Before Saying 'If You Don't Want to Take the Vaccine, Don't Take It'
• Trump wants his supporters to carry special gold 'Trump cards

Which Trump was cutting his lines last night with a random credit card and said ‘Hey we should make our own ‘Trump’ cards. We can put cool Nazi stuff on ‘em too’ Was it Adderall Sr. or Coke Jr.? - Noel Casler

South Dakota's 2nd Annual Super Spreader Event
Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way towards South Dakota’s Black Hills this week, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to show up at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Ok, maybe it was wrong for Lauren Boebert to be giving tours of the Capitol just before the insurrection, but she is an elected official and I will defend to the death her right to be expelled from the House, arrested, tried for her crimes and thrown straight the f*ck into prison. - Jeff Tiedrich

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Rock The Voter News

• Westchester County D.A. to conduct inquiry into Cuomo sexual harassment findings
• Polls Show 20% of Americans Have Ended Friendships Over Covid Spats — And 29% Have Lost Someone to Covid Death
• Unemployed Americans scored last-minute win in Biden infrastructure bill

The U.S. national women's soccer team are "losers" for taking home the bronze medal in Tokyo according to Donald Trump, the world's leading expert on losing. - Middle Age Riot

 

Rudy Handed Comey The Hammer
Rudy Giuliani told Department of Justice investigators that he made up claims about Hillary Clinton's emails ahead of the 2016 election..."I think [Donald Trump has] got a surprise or two that you're going to hear about in the next few days," Giuliani said Oct. 26, 2016. I mean, I'm talking about some pretty big surprises."

Two days later, then-FBI director James Comey announced the reopening of an inquiry into allegations that Clinton had mishandled classified information, which Trump and his Republicans used to bash the Democratic nominee.

Sure are a lot of polysyllabic words and coherent, in-depth policy arguments coming from the guy who the right wants you to believe has dementia. - Angry Staffer tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Ex-Tesla Employee Called Racial Slur Wins Rare $1 Million Award
• South Park Creators Sign Whopping $900 Million Deal with ViacomCBS That Renews Show Through Season 30
• Kansas Republican asks for investigation into ESPN's role in Texas and Oklahoma moving to SEC
• Bill Gates says he regrets the time spent with Jeffrey Epstein: 'It was a huge mistake'

The Gulf Stream Is In Trouble

Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points.

The research found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the currents that researchers call the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The currents are already at their slowest point in at least 1,600 years, but the new analysis shows it may be nearing a shutdown.

Folks walking around refusing to get vaxxed because of ‘side effects’ and fear of needles, but spent 6 hours in a tattoo parlor letting some dude named Meat draw on their neck. -  Noel Casler

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Odd News

• Gulf of Mexico dead zone 10 times bigger than Lake Pontchartrain
• Bolivia’s lake Poopo dries up and scientists fear refill unlikely
•  Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet
• Ohio man, 95-year-old grandma cook up world's biggest Oreo
• Florida woman becomes world's oldest competitive powerlifter

Time To Deflate Photo

The Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah. A perfect place for a canoe trip.

Peace.

Harassment report shows CNN's Cuomo played ongoing role in advising brother following allegations

Harassment report shows CNN's Cuomo played ongoing role in advising brother following allegations

The bombshell New York state attorney general report into the sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) revealed new details on the level of involvement his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, had in providing advice on how to respond to the accusations.

New York State Weighs Ban on Male Governors. - Andy Borowitz

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• CDC: Delta variant accounts for 93 percent of all infections
• Majority of Americans believe worst in pandemic is still ahead: poll
• Missouri Governor Pardons St. Louis Couple That Waved Guns at BLM Protesters
• Trump 'patriot' who called Jan. 6 the 'best day ever' gets time served in plea deal

The only way Cuomo survives this is if he becomes a Republican. - Sundae Gurl tweet

 

Biden Calls For Cuomo To Resign

President Biden called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign Tuesday after an explosive new report was released by the New York state attorney general's office on allegations of sexual harassment against the governor.

"I think he should resign," Biden said of his fellow Democrat.

Republican governors and right-wing media are killing their voters. Trump is still stealing their money.

Who wants ice cream? - Kona Lowell

Republican Shenanigans

• Newt Gingrich Goes Full Replacement Theory: Left Wants to 'Drown Traditional, Classic Americans' With Immigrants
• Arkansas’ Republican Governor Admits Mistake on Mask Mandates as Cases Soar: 'I Wish That Had Not Become Law'
• Trump-backed Mike Carey wins GOP primary in Ohio special election
• Trump blames endorsed candidate's loss in Texas on votes by Democrats
• Trump asks court to block release of tax returns to Congress
• Nunes sues MSNBC, alleging Rachel Maddow defamed him
• Dallas official removed from meeting for not wearing mask

The sheer amount of people who would rather get an exotic disease that they believe the Chinese bioengineered in a lab over a remarkably effective vaccine created by the U.S. is pretty staggering. - Marlow Stern

 

Isn't It A Crime To Forge A Death Certificate?
A small county in Missouri undercounted the number of fatalities caused by the coronavirus after a coroner agreed to remove covid-19 as a cause of death from some death certificates upon being asked by families of the deceased.

Scientists Find Link Between Spread of Delta Variant And Idiotic Governors. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• Shontel Brown wins Ohio Democratic primary in show of establishment strength
• Ohio's Nina Turner upset flashes warning signs for the left in 2022
• Cuomo Accuser Charlotte Bennett Says He’s ‘Absolutely’ Gaslighting on Harassment Allegations, Slams His ‘Propaganda Video’
• De Blasio Blasts Cuomo's ‘Laughable’ Statement: His Slideshow Was ‘An Insult to These Women’
• Top Cuomo ally Jay Jacobs, the State Dem chair, joins calls for gov to step down
• Obama is Canceling Controversial 60th Birthday Bash

Breaking: Nina Turner to hire Cyber Ninjas to conduct a recount. - BlackKnight10K

 

LOL. Judge Rules MAGA Lawyers Must Pay Defendants Legal Fees.

 A federal magistrate on Wednesday levied penalties against two Colorado attorneys for filing a class-action lawsuit that alleged the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump...Magistrate Judge N. Reid Nureiter ruled that the two attorneys who filed the lawsuit must pay the legal fees of the defendants.

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Subject: UNVEILED AT LAST: THE REAL COVID-19 CONSPIRACY

Hi Lisa,

Republicans across the country, and especially in the South and Heartland, have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The predictable result: a pandemic of the unvaccinated, mainly in red states.

People’s reluctance to get immunized is fed by theories that they will become sterile, or impotent, or magnetic, or that Bill Gates will implant microchips in them [purpose not specified], or that 5G technology will allow the government to control their actions and thoughts.

Those are social media-fueled conspiracy theories, of course, but they are also false flags to keep people from discovering the truth: The government is already controlling their actions and thoughts. And that is the real reason so many Republicans have decided not to get vaccinated.

The government is doing that to Republicans through the foods they eat.

Think it through: before you buy your food at the grocery store; before the grocery store buys it from the wholesaler, before the wholesaler buys it from the slaughterhouse or market or dairy, who has unfettered access to that food?

The government, that’s who. Specifically, inspectors at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but also many other agencies that come into contact with people’s food before it is consumed.

And who controls the government and all those inspectors? Democrats.

And what interest do Democrats have in Republicans’ being alive to vote in the 2022 and 2024 elections? Guess. It’s the same interest Republicans would have in the Democrats’ being alive, which is not much.

Now you know the truth: through the food you eat, Democrats are controlling your thoughts now to convince you to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.

Think of it as the ultimate voter suppression tool. You can purge all the voter rolls you want; or close all the polling places you care to. But vaccinated Democrats can always come back for the next election. Unvaccinated Republicans? Eh, not so much.

How can you fight back? The only way you can fight back is by getting the COVID-19 vaccine – both shots, on time, as prescribed.

Donald Trump won’t help you; the Republican powers-that-be won’t help you, you have to help yourself.

The only way you can defeat the evil commie socialist Democrats’ (and AOC’s and the Squad’s and Nancy Pelosi’s) plot against you is to get those shots. Do it, but don’t tell a Democrat. You don’t want them to know you’re on to their plot. Make it your own secret.

Or you can starve yourself. Refuse to buy and eat the tainted food that Democrats had their hands all over before that food came to you. One benefit: you will lose weight. One drawback: soon enough, you will lose consciousness. Which is okay, since you lost touch with reality a long time ago.

Have a great day!

~Rick

I love your psyops, Rick, and it would work if a MAGA would/could read your entire email!

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Business/Tech News

• Walgreens sees vaccinations surge in states that had lagged in shots
• Spirit Airlines cancellations stretch into fourth day
• FTC warns of 'tidal wave' of mergers
• NBC Enlists Taylor Swift to Narrate Glowing Intro to Simone Biles Olympic Return: 'So Easy to Call Her a Hero'

There have been multiple media reports about Donald's business dealings with the mob, with the mafia. Maybe his taxes show those business dealings are a lot more extensive than has been reported." - Ted Cruz, 2016

Other Than Desalination Plants, How Can California Get Water?

California water regulators voted Tuesday to restrict water access for thousands of Central Valley farmers as the state endures a severe drought.

The California State Water Board unanimously agreed to issue an emergency order that bans some farmers from diverting water from rivers and streams in the Sacramento and San Joaquin river watersheds to irrigate their crops.

Study Finds Falsehoods About Delta Variant May Spread Twice As Easily As Original Covid Misinformation. - The Onion

 

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Odd News

• $5,800 whiskey bottle, a gift From Japan to Pompeo, is missing, U.S. says
•  Perseid meteor shower peak this month! New moon bodes well for skywatchers.
• 2020 heat wave revealed new source of Arctic methane emissions: study
• Visitors to US Titanic museum injured by replica iceberg
• Estonian swims 18.6 miles with a monofin for Guinness World Record

Time To Deflate Photo

Tikal, Peten, Guatemala, the stairway to the top of the pyramid.

Peace.

MAGA conservatives celebrate loss of US women’s soccer team

MAGA conservatives celebrate loss of US women’s soccer team

Fans of former President Donald Trump showed their contempt for the US Women’s Soccer Team on social media after the team was eliminated from the Olympic semifinals by Canada.

Taking the opportunity to reinforce their credentials with MAGA Twitter, pro-Trump commentators such as Ben Shapiro used the team’s misfortune to gloat about their defeat and criticize prominent members

Watching rightwingers hope for American Olympians to lose and celebrating when they do is another reminder of how fraudulent and conditional the right’s ‘patriotism’ really is. - Mehdi Hasan

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Alex Vindman Blames Trump, Senate GOP for Covid Deaths: Had He Been Impeached, 'We Would Have 600,000 More Americans'
• Vindman Calls Giuliani's Efforts to Help Trump With Ukraine a ‘Political Errand to Serve the Interests of a Corrupt President’
• Former DC Police Chief Directly Connects Insurrection-Denying Republicans With Capitol Police Suicides
• Threats of violence spark fear of election worker exodus
• Poll: 83 percent of voters have a favorable view of police

Is killing off your voters a viable reelection strategy? looks like we're going to find the f*ck out. - Jeff Tiedrich

 

New York Gov. Cuomo Is Going Through Some Things. Will He Resign? (I think he should)
Top New York state politicians are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her office’s bombshell findings  that the governor sexually harassed current and former state employees.

Republicans; before you say anything about Cuomo, do Trump and Gaetz first. - David Weismann

 

Republican Shenanigans

• Stefanik calls for Cuomo to be arrested
• Trump raised millions but spent none of it on audits and GOP candidates
• Sean Hannity Says Dr. Fauci Should Be Fired
• Maryland judge slams Trump-tied lobbyist for defying court order
• Florida RNC official called vaccines the 'mark of the beast': report
• Iowa settles with Black Lives Matter protesters banned from Capitol
• Tennessee won't incentivize Covid shots — but pays to vax cows
• Jenner campaign in debt as California recall hits homestretch
• Meghan McCain says there’s 'no good Trump family member' after Mary Trump calls her out on 'The View'

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are dead because Trump lied and dragged his feet. And we're hoping we can get him on a tax dodge. Why? - Kona Lowell

 

Florida Is Going Through Covid Hell

The mayor of Broward County, Fla., Steve Geller (D), said Monday that COVID-19 cases in his county are “doubling every 10 or 11 days,” CBS Miami reported.

Geller reiterated the notion that the spike in virus cases is largely attributed to the unvaccinated. 

DeSantis Accuses Delta Variant of Playing Politics. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats renew calls for Cuomo to resign over harassment findings
• Senate report finds major cybersecurity shortcomings among federal agencies
• Biden Approval Down 10 Points, Majority of Americans No Longer Believe U.S. is On Right Track Per Harvard Poll
• CNN Legal Expert: Biden Administration 'Almost Certainly' Can Institute Nationwide Vaccine Mandate

Completely unrelated to anything going on but Hillary Clinton would make a great New York Governor. - Tony Posnanski

 

Florida Governor's Threats Are Effective

A Florida school district has dropped its mask mandate for schools after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued an executive order that would cut off funding to schools that did so.

Broward County Public Schools said Monday it “intends to comply with the Governor’s latest Executive Order” but that it will “strongly encourage” people in its schools to wear masks and advocate for all eligible students to get vaccinated.

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Business/Tech News

• Twitter partners with AP, Reuters to fight misinformation
• Air travel hits pandemic high
• Florida takes action against Ben & Jerry's parent company amid fight over Israel
• Tyson Foods to require vaccinations for employees

Infrastructure Bill To Fund 11,000-Mile-Long Detour Around Nation During Construction. - The Onion

 

And The Award For Best Use Of Duct Tape Goes To...

A Frontier Airlines passenger was taped to his seat after punching a male flight attendant, inappropriately touching female crewmembers, screaming obscenities, and taking his shirt off mid-flight.

According to Philadelphia's ABC affiliate, 22-year-old Maxwell Berry was arrested after traveling on a flight from Philadelphia to Miami on Saturday.

I mean, that passenger was lucky, if I was a flight attendant for Frontier, I would have used fucking staples. - Jeremy Newberger

 

Vaccines are not 100% effective. 

You know what else isn't 100% effective? Body armor. But you'd be hard pressed nowadays to find cops or military who want to be without it on the job. 

And just like vaccines, the more of your outfit that is armored up, the safer you ALL are. 

Get the jab, stop being a fool. - Jim Wright

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Odd News

• A Star Is Speeding Through the Milky Way at Nearly Two Million Miles an Hour
• Cheap material converts heat to electricity
• Smoke From Siberian Wildfires Has Reached the North Pole
• FSU researchers find oxygen spike coincided with ancient global extinction
• Florida woman exposes herself on flight, kicks officer
• Florida man tries for days to get large iguana out of his toilet

Time To Deflate Photo

Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse, Iceland. I am guessing that a helicopter is the only way to get there.

Peace.