Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19

Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19

Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19, the Supreme Court announced Friday.

Kavanaugh, 56, has been fully vaccinated since January and has no symptoms, the court said in a statement. His wife and daughters, who are also fully vaccinated, tested negative on Thursday.

New Evidence Indicates Alcohol Offers No Protection Against Covid. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Majority of Trump Voters Now in Favor of Seceding from the Union
• REVEALED: Military contractors with ‘sensitive roles’ joined Oath Keepers after Jan. 6 attack
• 'Cannot believe we are here': COVID deaths near 700,000
• Amid an Increase in Assaults on Healthcare Workers, a Missouri Hospital Is Giving Panic Buttons to Its Nurses and Doctors
• Texas man who refused mask arrested for restaurant stabbing
• Medhi Hassan Blasts Media for Giving Outsized Coverage to the Few Who Defy Covid Mandates: You're ‘Emboldening Anti-Vaxxers’

A majority of Trump voters say they are in favor of seceding from the union.

A majority of everyone else say "good f*cking riddance." - Middle Age Riot

A Liar Held A Rally  and Guess What? More Lies!

A US marine who says he saved a baby during the evacuation from Afghanistan in photos seen across the world is under investigation for appearing on stage with Donald Trump at a rally.

Sinclair Lewis was right. They are wrapped in the flags, carrying crosses. - insertcleverid tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• Sen. Kennedy: Biden on a 'mission from God' to appease 'pink-haired wokers who carry around Ziploc bags of kale'
• Alito Slams Atlantic Piece About SCOTUS Procedural Decision on Texas Abortion Law
• US Surgeon General advocates vaccine mandates as Gov. DeSantis fights them
• Grisham calls Kushner 'Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit'
• Joe Rogan Suggests Biden Somehow Faked Getting Covid Booster Live on TV: 'What if He Dies? What if He Blacks Out?'
• Alex Jones Found Liable for Statements Regarding Sandy Hook School Mass Shooting
• Ron Paul ‘Very Shocked’ After YouTube Bans His ‘Rarely Used’ Channel: 'No Warning, No Strikes, No Evidence'
• MyPillow Ads Are Back on Fox News After a Messy Break-Up
• Texas AG Argues That Abortion Crackdown 'Stimulates' Interstate Travel

I hope Sandy Hook families never stop suing Alex Jones. They deserve all of his money and future earnings for what he has personally put them through. - Ricky Davila

 

Justice Samuel Alito Defends The Indefensible 
Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday rejected criticism that the Supreme Court has improperly handled some of the cases that come to it as a part of its emergency docket without the benefit of a full briefing schedule and oral arguments.

Brett Kavanagh has tested positive for covid-19. Ruth Bader Ginsburg must have just gotten her wings. - BlackKnight10K tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden Signs Bill to Avert October Federal Shutdown, Fund Government Through Dec. 3
• Democrats preparing backup highways plan in case infrastructure bill stalls
• Manchin throws down gauntlet with progressives
• Portland setting up villages for homeless with heat and electricity

Just a reminder-

If Puerto Rico & DC were states

nobody would care abt 

what Manchin & Sinema think. - John Fugelsang

You know what, screw this defeated attitude. We have the Presidency, the House and the Senate. We have amazing members in our Democratic Party and voters. Let’s get some pride and go motivate people to go vote because this midterms is the most important election of our lifetime. - David Weissman

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Business/Tech News

• Pill to treat Covid-19 cuts the risk of death by half, says Merck, which will seek its emergency authorization
• Louisiana health system to charge workers with unvaccinated spouses on insurance plan $200
• Michigan shooting range temporarily closed after reports of bullets striking house
• Consumer spending rose as inflation held firm in August

If the government is running out of money, maybe it should take back the $2.3 trillion it gave away to the rich under Trump. - Andy Borowitz

 

Fox News Celebrates 25 Years of Lies

Oct. 7 will mark 25 years since Fox News launched. To mark the milestone, the cable news leader will release vignettes with some of the network’s top personalities.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

-- Jimmy Carter, who turned 97 today. Happy Birthday!

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Odd News

• Warming Arctic could spread nuclear waste, unknown viruses: report
• Descendant of tsars becomes first royal to marry in Russia since revolution
• A man dressed up like a ninja reportedly attacked special operations soldiers training in California
• A squirrel hid thousands of walnuts under the hood of a man's truck.
• A man who got stuck inside a Phoenix storm drain was rescued after people passing by saw the man waving his arm
• Crater of Diamonds visitor finds 4.38-carat yellow diamond

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The Cassowary bird found in northern Australia could eviscerate you with one kick of its sharp clawed leg. Wear lots of Kevlar when visiting northern Australia.

Peace.

Democrats Need to Follow Lead of This 84-Year-Old Congressman and Call for Trump to Be Criminally Prosecuted

Democrats Need to Follow Lead of This 84-Year-Old Congressman and Call for Trump to Be Criminally Prosecuted

If a Democratic president did exactly what Donald Trump did after losing re-election — from radicalizing his supporters with lies of “election fraud” to calling them to the Capitol on January 6 then urging them to “Stop the Steal” which led to an “act of domestic terrorism” as the FBI has classified Jan. 6 — is there any doubt that Republican members of Congress would be screaming daily for that former president to be criminally prosecuted?!

The Constitution is like the Bible:

Republicans haven't read it, either. - Middle Age Riot

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Pompeo Says He Has 'No Recollection of General Milley Briefing Me in the Way That He Described' on China Calls
• Cheney apologizes to Milley for 'despicable' questioning from fellow Republicans
• Surveillance footage captures suspect with Molotov cocktail, explosion at Travis County Democratic Party HQ
• Neo-Nazi leader convicted on five charges for plot to intimidate journalists
• Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 11, including Pierson, other rally organizers
• Panama warns of even bigger Haitian migrant surge to come

Holy f*cking sh*t, it's good to see the January 6 Commission doing what Merrick Garland seemingly won't. - Jeff Tiedrich

What Sorcery Is This?

Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to year of house arrest over illegal campaign funding. The former French president knowingly exceeded spending limits during his 2012 presidential election bid.

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump's former press secretary said the president asked her boyfriend if she's 'good in bed': book
• Barr told Trump that suburban voters 'think you are a f---ing a--hole': Woodward
• Trump super PAC fires Corey Lewandowski over new sexual misconduct allegations
• Kristi Noem Calls Report of Affair With Corey Lewandowski 'Garbage and a Disgusting Lie'
• Feds slap heavy charges on Boston man over Facebook threats to interracial couple celebrating engagement
• Rep. Dan Crenshaw Fined $5,000 by House Ethics Committee For Violating Pelosi Rule

I have zero tolerance for antivaxxers. I'm not going to listen to their hysterical bullsh*t. I'm not going to entertain their conspiracy theories or their pseudoscience delusions

These people deserve to be ridiculed and ostracized. Nothing more. - Stonekettle tweet

Sadly, Big Business Owns Most of Congress
Members of Congress are using their leadership PACs as slush funds to live lavish lifestyles bankrolled by corporate PACs and business executives, according to a new report from Issue One and the Campaign Legal Center.

Babies who received 17 vaccines in 2 years didn’t take time to do the research first. - Tonya tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Schumer locks in Thursday vote on bill to avert government shutdown
• Joe Manchin Issues Statement Throwing Massive Wrench Into Negotiations Over $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill
• Exasperated Dick Durbin Challenges Manchin and Sinema to Name Their Price: ‘We Are One Heartbeat Away from Losing the Majority’
• Don Lemon Knocks Manchin, Sinema 'Making Problems for the Democrats': 'They Are Republicans, Come On!'

Susan Collins Sad That Joe Manchin Has Replaced Her as Most Annoying Senator. - Andy Borowitz

Joe Biden has TWO Joe Liebermans.

Barack Obama only had to deal with one. - John Fugelsang

Why Is Louis DeJoy Still Postmaster General?

You better get those holiday packages sent out sooner rather than later: Mail delivery is about to get slower and more expensive.

Beginning Friday, the U.S. Postal Service will start to "implement new service standards" for first class mail and periodicals — slowing its target delivery time by about 30%, USPS spokesperson Kim Frum told NPR.

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Business/Tech News

• Elon Musk Says Tesla's Beta Testers Are Ignoring Their NDAs
• Amazon settles with employees who were found to be fired illegally
• Macy's goes to court to block Amazon ads from billboards outside flagship store
• Troll farms reached 140 million Americans a month on Facebook before 2020 election

For months, stories exclusively quoted business owners claiming they can't find workers because of unemployment checks.

Those checks are gone and unemployment hasn't budged, yet I haven't seen a single follow-up story.

We should hold people accountable for false narratives. - Dan Price

Never Forget, Brexit Was Started By Conservatives

More than half of Brits think that Brexit is "going badly," according to new polling — and the number of people with that opinion is growing.

The pollster YouGov asked people how they thought the country's exit from the European Union was working out, and a whopping 53 percent said it was going badly, a rise of 15 percentage points from June

On the worst days, don’t forget how much worse it would be if the coup attempt succeeded on Jan 6 and the criminal sociopath never departed the White House. - Steven Beschloss

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If I did this, there would be no AllHatNoCattle!

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Odd News

• Brian Laundrie's family called the police after Dog the Bounty Hunter showed up on their property
• Michigan man found dead with winning lottery ticket: report
• Man opens emergency door, jumps onto wing of plane in Miami
• Scientists come closer to solving Caribbean seaweed mystery
• Scientists Unseal Secret Cave Chamber Used by Neanderthals
• Florida woman accused of attempted murder-for-hire using Bitcoin as payment

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A Brazilian jaguar crouching. I love those spotted paws.

Peace.

Merck says it's COVID-19 antiviral pill is effective against variants

Merck says it's COVID-19 antiviral pill is effective against variants

Pharmaceutical company Merck on Wednesday said that its experimental, antiviral COVID-19 treatment has demonstrated in lab studies to likely be effective against coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious delta strain. 

Nurse Carefully Weighs Whether She Better Off Getting Vaccine Or Losing Job And Dying. - The Onion

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Alabama governor pushes back on criticism for using COVID-19 funds to build prisons
• Vaccination increase includes largest Republican gain since April: Gallup
• Oath Keepers Had Money Troubles After Capitol Riot, Leaked Emails Show
• Two Capitol rioters sentenced to 45 days in jail on misdemeanor charges
• Lack of helicopter space forced Ivanka Trump, Kushner to drop plans to meet Queen Elizabeth II: book

Queen Elizabeth II Shudders To Think How Close She Came To Meeting Ivanka and Jared. - Andy Borowitz

No Matter Who Made What Decision On The Afghan Pull Out, We Should Have Never Been The In The First Place
Top generals told lawmakers Tuesday that they previously recommended keeping around 2,500 U.S. troops on the ground in Afghanistan, contradicting earlier statements by President Biden that no one had advised him against a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country last month.

The modern Confederates are trying to do to America what Sherman did to Atlanta. - John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

• DeSantis orders Florida agencies to not assist Biden's immigration efforts
• Matt Gaetz RAGES at Milley, Austin During Hearing: 'If We Didn't Have a President That Was So Addled, You All Would Be Fired!'
• 'I refuse to be quiet anymore': Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down after shouting match on Capitol steps
• Trump Support Caused Several Players to Turn on Bill Belichick, ESPN Reporter Reveals
• Jason Aldean's wife promotes anti-Biden clothing line with toddlers as models
• Federal judge temporarily blocks key part of Arizona abortion law
• Judge declines to dismiss Eddy Grant's lawsuit against Trump for using 'Electric Avenue'

This is hard to talk about but when I was a child, my parents, without my consent, took away my god given freedom to die of polio. - kibblesmith tweet

 

Former Trump Aide Makes Unwanted Sexual Advances.
A Donald Trump donor is accusing Corey Lewandowski, one of the former president’s longtime top aides, of making unwanted sexual advances toward her at a Las Vegas charity event over the weekend.

Something tells me Corey Lewandowski is not in this to Make America Great Again, but to just get laid. - Jeremy Newberger

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Americans Unable To Remember Electing Joe Manchin President. - Andy Borowitz

Rock The Voter News

• Rep. Bill Pascrell Says Fellow Democrats Lack the Testicular Endowment to Call for Criminal Prosecution of Trump
• Democrats expect Pelosi will reschedule infrastructure vote
• Kamala Harris Tells Student Who Accuses Israel of 'Ethnic Genocide': 'Your Truth Cannot be Suppressed'
• Columbia Journalism Review Actually Asserted, As a Fact, That Progressives Are 'Underrepresented in Media'

They voted 420-9 to fund the iron dome but keeping our own government open is going to be a close one. - jai tweet

It's A Ruse, Don't Believe Her!

The White House believes Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) supports passing a large reconciliation package this year, press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday. 

"Our sense is she does," Psaki said when asked if President Biden believes Sinema is in favor of moving a bill with various Democratic priorities.

YouTube has announced it will remove all videos that spread Covid misinformation

Facebook, your move. - Edward Hardy

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Doctors and nurses are quitting over vaccine mandates and I can't think of a better way to ensure we have decent medical professionals. - Alt Fed Employee tweet

Business/Tech News

• Elon Musk Accuses Biden of Being 'Biased' Against Tesla After White House Snub: He's 'Controlled by Unions'
• 131 Federal Judges Broke the Law by Hearing Cases Where They Had a Financial Interest
• Russia arrests top cybersecurity executive in treason case
• House passes legislation to strengthen federal cybersecurity workforce

Irony is being told you have to wear a mask at the Unemployment office after being fired for not getting the vaccine. - Renee Libby

Fly The Vaccinated Skies of UNITED!

Though United Airlines says nearly 99% of its employees have been vaccinated for COVID-19, several reports say just under 600 employees will be terminated for noncompliance.

Company officials do not believe the reduction in its workforce will affect airline operations.

Hard to imagine it now but we used to answer the phone with no idea who was on the other end. And we did this all the time. We were savages. - toure tweet

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Odd News

• U.S. Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker And More Than 20 Other Species Have Gone Extinct
• Man wakes up with lethal bat on his neck but declines rabies shot
• Maine fisherman's accidental 600-pound tuna catch benefits soup kitchen
• Orange lobster at Arizona restaurant donated to aquarium
• Florida man catches alligator with trash can

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A Cold War era KGB camera ring in 14k gold. Not very subtle, is it?

Peace.