Monday, April 27, 2020

Tyson Foods chairman warns that 'the food supply chain is breaking'

Tyson Foods chairman warns that 'the food supply chain is breaking'
In recent weeks, the poultry producer has temporarily suspended operations at plants across the country.


Experts Warn That Applying Bleach To Brain Will Not Erase Memory Of Last Three And A Half Years. - Andy Borowitz





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New Zealand had some of the toughest shutdown restrictions in the world. 
New Zealand stopped coronavirus in its tracks.
New Zealand will go back to work before we do.
Turns out, doing the hard thing in the short run fixes the economy faster. - Walter Shaub





Is Kim Jong Un Alive or Dead?
Speculation about Kim Jong Un’s health intensified over the weekend after tantalizing -- yet unverified -- reports about a visit by a Chinese medical team and movements of the North Korean leader’s armored train.


Canadians are receiving $2000/month and their GDP per capita is about 2/3 of ours. So when you're struggling to pay rent remember - it's not that they couldn't help us more, it's that they chose not to. - Albert Lee




Republican Shenanigans

Trump’s just mad he never won an Emmee. - Schooley





Trump's weird obsession with the Nobel Prize seems entirely rooted in the fact that Obama won it. - Ben Rhodes



Oh Well, This Is What Happens When You Ignore a Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic poses a grave threat to public health — and President Donald Trump’s re-election chances.
Trump’s campaign team is worried that he could lose Florida and Wisconsin, which he won in 2016 and will need again in November, and some advisers have basically written off Michigan as a loss this year




Republicans are so quiet after his tweet storm today, if you listen closely you can hear a poll drop. - Jesse D. Lifson





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Americans will accept 50,000 dead and 20,000 lies from a white president but not healthcare from a black one. - Adam Parkhomenko

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There is no question. Trump’s mental illness is killing people. We are in a crisis of epic proportions. I call on Bush, Obama and every prominent American, Republican and Democrat, to step forward to stop this insanity and save human life. - Rob Reiner



Trump Ousts Another Expert
Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the ouster of a top vaccine expert at the Department of Health and Human Services would likely set back efforts to quickly roll out a vaccine for the coronavirus.








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In Bid To Restore Credibility, Sarah Palin To Replace Trump At Coronavirus Briefings. - Andy Borowitz




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WEIRD...During the 1929 - 1933 depression, unemployment hit 25% and stocks sank 75%.  During the 2008 -2009 great recession, unemployment hit 11% and stocks sank 55%.  Today, unemployment hit 20% and stocks are only down 12%.  Why? - Thomas Kaine




Why The Rich Get Richer
CNBC’s Jim Cramer is irate over the bailout for Carnival Cruise Lines — and questioning whether it is a case of crony capitalism.
Appearing on CNBC Monday morning, Cramer reacted to a Wall Street Journal piece detailing how Carnival — thanks to the Fed launching a massive lending program — was able to raise $6 billion in bond markets at drastically reduced interest rates.







Everyone has to think outside the box — because there is no box. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweet





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The Arenal volcano. Costa Rica is home to a great number of volcanoes — there are six active volcanoes and another 61 dormant or extinct ones. For the past 50 years, Arenal was the country's most active volcano. So, when I moved here from Florida I traded hurricanes for volcanoes and earthquakes.

Peace.


Friday, April 24, 2020

Lysol maker issues warning against injections of disinfectant after Trump comments

Lysol maker issues warning against injections of disinfectant after Trump comments
Lysol manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser (RB) on Friday issued a warning that “under no circumstance” should its products be administered into the human body or be used as a treatment for coronavirus, a day after President Trump discussed whether disinfectants could be used to treat the disease.


The world would be laughing at us, if it wasn’t for the weeping. - Dan Rather




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Can't wait to tune into today's episode of How Will My President Kill Me. - Jeff Tiedrich






Lordy, Trump Owes Money To China
Donald Trump is warning “China will own the United States” if Joe Biden is elected president.
But Trump himself is tens of millions of dollars in debt to China: In 2012, his real estate partner refinanced one of Trump’s most prized New York buildings for almost $1 billion. The debt includes $211 million from the state-owned Bank of China — its first loan of this kind in the U.S. — which matures in the middle of what could be Trump’s second term, financial records show.










Let’s say it again: Trump’s “briefings,” which are a danger to public health, should not be televised live. - Steven Beschloss



Republican Shenanigans

One treatment you might consider for COVID-19 is Amendment-25. - The TweetOfGod


Trump Advisor Suggests We All Wear Spacesuits!
Stephen Moore, a member of President Donald Trump’s economic task force, “seriously” floated outfitting every American with a spacesuit in order to rapidly end coronavirus social distancing rules and allow businesses to reopen.







Me, half an hour ago, to nine-year-old daughter: "Lemme ask you. Would you ever consider taking a swig of Lysol?" Nine-year-old daughter: "NO! Why are you asking me *that*?" - Michael Tomasky




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Joe Biden has the guy who led the successful effort to eradicate Ebola as a senior staffer, and that would normally be just some insider factoid, but now it's a matter of life and death. - Brian Schatz




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Please don’t poison yourself because Donald Trump thinks it could be a good idea. - Hillary Clinton




One of the Don's Capos Scored
A digital technology company that specializes in the mass collection of smartphone location data and is working for President Donald Trump's re-election campaign received millions from the federal coronavirus relief fund for small businesses.


Suspend pay of ALL senators. Give them$1,200 to live on for 10 weeks. - Omen Ra




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Hanging garlic on your neck is now officially not the worst idea to fight Coronavirus. - Andy Slavitt 




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Both Presidents Bush promised low oil prices if we sent troops to war and we only had to wait til 2020 for it. #OilPrice - John Fugelsang





FDA Warns About Trump's Miracle Cure Drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration warned on Friday against the use of two drugs that have been touted by President Donald Trump as potential treatments for the novel coronavirus.
The drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, should only be used in hospitals or clinical trials because they can kill or cause serious side effects, the FDA said. 


Airlines sending me “we’re in this together” emails. When my suitcase was 52 pounds I was on my own. - Mikeyunbelievable tweet





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Norwegian Forest Cat engaging in the practice of self-distancing.

Stay safe and best wishes for a peaceful weekend.


Thursday, April 23, 2020

Poll shows Trump voters worry less about coronavirus — and take fewer precautions — than Clinton voters

New Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows Trump voters worry less about coronavirus — and take fewer precautions — than Clinton voters
Voters who cast their ballots for Donald Trump in 2016 are more likely than voters who cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton to say that they have “cheated” on social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic — and much less likely to say they will continue to obey their state’s lockdown order as long as it’s in effect.

Fauci Asks Trump If He Would Volunteer For Clinical Trial Of Miracle Drug Called Chloroform. - Andy Borowitz




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Your morning reminder that President Trump is in court right now trying to end health insurance for 20 million Americans, right in the middle of a pandemic that has killed 50,000 Americans. - Sen. Chris Murphy







Mitch McConnell Following Trump's Lead: Bankruptcy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he would rather let state governments declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic than receive more federal funding. He suggested Republicans should oppose additional aid for state and local governments in future coronavirus relief bills.





God bless Andrew Cuomo! He just f-ckin READ Mitch McConnell... turned the turtle right over on his shell... “If there was ever a time to stop your obsessive political bias and anger, it’s now... We’re not red and blue, we’re red white and blue” - Cyrus McQueen





Republican Shenanigans

Cocaine Saddened That Hydroxychloroquine Is Trump’s Favorite Drug Now. - Andy Borowitz





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Kentucky Lawyer Threatens Kentucky Governor
A Kentucky lawyer was arrested for alleged online threats against the state’s governor, who has come under fire over his coronavirus lockdown.
James Gregory Troutman, 53, was charged with terroristic threatening, a misdemeanor, by the Kentucky State Police for his comments about Gov. Andy Beshear, according to NBC affiliate WAVE in Louisville.






Trump Demands Pence Prove Loyalty By Drinking Chalice of Hydroxychloroquine. - Andy Borowitz




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He should go golfing again. We’d all be better off. - Cog tweet


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Texas’s Lieutenant Governor Says Dying Not as Bad as Living in State Where He Is Lieutenant Governor. - Andy Borowitz


Prisons: Coronavirus Petri Dishes
The vast majority of inmates that were tested for COVID-19 at a prison in Westville, Ind., have been diagnosed with the virus, officials revealed this week...The group said about 92 percent of the 137 inmates tested for the virus at the Westville Correctional Facility have received positive results.





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Louvre. Closed. 
Vatican. Closed.  
Taj Mahal. Closed.  
Parliament. Closed 
Congress. Closed  
Atlanta Tattoo Parlor. Come on in. - Bryan Behar





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If you don't believe Kushner, the Trump Administration, and other co-conspirators are profiteering, hoarding, and racketeering supplies during the pandemic, then you don't know the mob. - Hunter Cullen






Who Is Going To Make The Baseballs?
In late March, Major League Baseball hosted “Opening Day at Home,” a virtual celebration during what was supposed to be the beginning of the 2020 season.
Nearly a month later, as the coronavirus continues to ravage the United States, MLB hasn’t announced when the baseball season will begin. And the lack of “America’s pastime” has had ramifications in Costa Rica.
Rawlings Costa Rica, which produces the baseballs used in Major League Baseball games, has laid off 190 workers.





Our planet cannot afford four more years of Donald Trump. - Joe Biden





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Easter Island heads have bodies after all, 1955. Archaeologists believe the deforestation of the island quickened the sand cover of the mammoth statues. Tree huggers they were not.

Peace.