Texas governor on ending mask order: 'We no longer need government running our lives'

Texas governor on ending mask order: 'We no longer need government running our lives'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is opening up about his decision to end the state mask mandate, stressing that he still urges residents to take precautions, but Texans "no longer need government running our lives."

On March 10, Texas' mask order will end and businesses can reopen at full capacity...

When coronavirus spikes in Texas, I wonder what Caribbean island Ted Cruz will escape to. - Roland Scahill

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Biden: Pope's Iraq trip 'a symbol of hope for the entire world'
• Arrested Trump Appointee Tells Judge 'Cockroaches Crawling Over Me' in Jail After Storming Capitol
• Massive Maskless Party Devolved to Car Getting Turned Over, ‘Allegations of Violence Toward Police Officers’
• Former CDC Director Warns Lifting of Mask Mandates Is 'Very Dangerous' Right Now
• Chauvin Trial: Minneapolis Spending $645K For Barriers Around City Buildings, Police Precincts
• Rochester police release video after officers tackled, pepper-sprayed Black woman with toddler

Uprising At Capitol Called Off After Antifa Unable To Buy Enough Trump Costumes. - Andy Borowitz

 

Pope Trying To Score Some Peace Points In Iraq.

In his first visit to Iraq, Pope Francis urged Christian communities targeted for extermination by the Islamic State (IS) to practice forgiveness.

“The road to a full recovery may still be long, but I ask you, please, not to grow discouraged. What is needed is the ability to forgive...

Republican Shenanigans

• Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy posts video in protest of publisher discontinuing 6 Dr. Seuss works
• WV GOP Gov Jim Justice Slams Sen. Joe Manchin Over 'Ridiculous' Criticisms of Covid Relief Management
• Georgia Senate considers repealing no excuse absentee voting in sweeping election bill
• Sen. Barrasso backs Murkowski after Trump targets her
• DeWine defends masks as fellow GOP governors lift mandates
• Princeton debate society strips Ted Cruz of prestigious honor

Kevin McCarthy Blasts Relief Package for Failing to Address Dr. Seuss Crisis. - Andy Borowitz

 

TRUMP: It's Mine, ALL MINE!
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump sent out cease-and-desist letters Friday to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee for using his name and likeness on fundraising emails and merchandise, a Trump adviser tells CNN.

I must be terrible at math, because I don’t get why Biden’s $1.9 trillion aid to the poor and middle class is more economically risky than Trump’s $2.3 trillion tax cut for the rich. - Andy Borowitz

 

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Fear of being mistaken for a Republican is enough to make me wear a mask until 2030. - Middle Age Riot

Rock The Voter News

• Biden signs executive order aimed at increasing voting access
• Biden White House Fires Trump-Appointed Lawyer Who Refused to Resign in Defiant Letter
• Cuomo Says There’s ‘No Way’ He Will Resign Following New Allegations
• Manchin Stands by Opposition to Killing Filibuster But Says It Should Be ‘Painful’ to Use

GOP Accuses Biden of Spending Trillions on Left-wing Pet Project of Feeding Starving People. - Andy Borowitz

Trump's NYC Fan Has Dwindled To One
This probably wasn’t the welcome Donald Trump dreamed of ahead of his first trip home after leaving office. According to the New York Post, the former president pulled up outside Trump Tower in New York City on Sunday night—and waved to the one solitary supporter who came out to welcome him back. It’s not known exactly what the purpose of Trump’s trip to NYC is.

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Business/Tech News

• 10-year Treasury yield rises to 1.6% after Senate passes stimulus package
• Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort
• Gas prices: Does it feel like you’re paying more at the pump? You’re right
• Elon Musk lost $27 billion last week

For the rest of 2021, every day is going to be the first anniversary of some lie Republicans told about COVID. - Middle Age Riot

 

 

To This Day, I Blame The Queen For Diana's Death By Taking Away Her Royal Security. She Did The Same To Harry & Meghan.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey that her life as a British royal was so isolating and lonely at one point she "didn't want to be alive anymore" -- a stunning admission likely to rock the foundations of the centuries-old institution.

 

 

ONCE AGAIN AMERICA WILL DEFEAT THE BRITISH MONARCHY BY SPILLING TEA. - Gabrielle Cornish tweet

 

 

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Odd News

• Serial car burglar broke into over 1,000 vehicles, Pennsylvania officials say
• Turkey crashes through window into California dentist's office
• Yard sale find turns out to be artifact worth up to $500,000
• Perseverance drives on Mars' terrain for first time
• Earth’s atmospheric oxygen will last for another billion years

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A baby giraffe is smiling at you.

Peace.

Update

 A new edition will  posted on Monday.

Everyone must return to work on Monday, including me.

Thank you for your patience.

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Greg Abbott Furious As Bordering States Plan Wall Around Texas. - Andy Borowitz

My favorite cancel culture moment is when 81 million Americans canceled seasons 5-8 of the Trump Presidency. - Travis Allen

Majestic Ceiba Tree - ceiba pentandra - in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

Peace and love.
 

When it rains, it pours...

But at least I have gutters.

No rain here, just helping a relative through a very difficult time, here.  

I hope to be back as soon as possible once I regain my composure.

Take care and love one another.

US intelligence report finds Saudi Crown Prince responsible for approving operation that killed Khashoggi

US intelligence report finds Saudi Crown Prince responsible for approving operation that killed Khashoggi

The US intelligence report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi says that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman approved the operation to capture or kill the Saudi journalist.

The US doesn't need Saudi Arabia, they need the US. Bush & Trump both lavished attention on them. Sickening.

Trump helped MBS get a pass for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and then bragged about it to Bob Woodward. He did this because he knew how deeply Kushner was involved with MBS and by extension so were his own financial interests. - Noel Casler

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• U.S. Launches Airstrike Against Iranian-Backed Militias in Syria, First Known Military Action Under Biden
• Americans' satisfaction with US more than doubles since January: poll
• Queens GOP Leader Who Calls Himself ‘The Republican Messiah’ Charged in Capitol Riots After Being Identified by Knights of Columbus Jacket
• Husband of Hitler-quoting GOP congresswoman parked his militia-stickered truck outside Capitol Jan. 6
• No disciplinary action for Florida cop who shot protester in face with rubber bullet

When Donald Trump gets a standing O at CPAC, remember they’re applauding a man who fomented a riot in the US Capital and who, thanks to stupidity, ineptitude, and callous disregard, killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. That is who they are applauding. - Stephen King

 

 

Payback Is A Bitch Alert!
A Donald Trump supporter charged with allegedly breaching the Capitol during last month’s insurrection was turned in by his ex-girlfriend after federal officials say he texted that she was a “moron” if she couldn’t “see the election was stolen.”

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Trashed McConnell as ‘Unsmiling Political Hack,’ But McConnell Now Says He’d 'Absolutely' Support Trump As 2024 GOP Nominee
• Liz Cheney Says GOP Needs to Make Clear After Riots That 'We Aren't the Party of White Supremacy'
• Dinesh D'Souza Says Capitol Riots Were 'Just a Bunch of Rowdy People Walking Through a Hallway'
• Tucker Carlson Calls CNN a ‘Disinformation Network’ More Powerful and ‘Destructive’ Than QAnon
• Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Washington ‘outsider,’ spent donations on insider expenses
• Matt Gaetz Suggests CPAC Is Beholden to Big Donors: There's a 'Whole Lot of Corporate America' Represented, and They Like Having 'Control'
• Cruz pranked over Cancun trip at Senate gym: report
• John Boehner Goes Wildly Off-Script in Audio Version of His Memoir: 'Oh, and Ted Cruz, Go F*ck Yourself'
• Trump Calls Into Fox News to Talk Tiger Woods: 'He'll Recover from This'

Trump’s Taxes Reveal He Claimed Ted Cruz as Dependent. - Andy Borowitz

 

Cult Alert! Cult Alert!
A golden statue of former President Trump was unveiled late Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., quickly prompting ridicule from social media users, many of whom compared it to the Old Testament account of the Golden Calf.

Trump’s 2024 slogan will apparently be “Make Americans Die Again.” - Andy Borowitz

 

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden turns focus to winter storm with Texas trip
• Manchin responds to sexism charges after opposing Neera Tanden's confirmation
• Gov. Andrew Cuomo Has Largely Vanished from CNN as Controversies Around Him Swirl

Maybe if Neera Tanden had gotten banned by Twitter for spreading violent and seditious lies Republican senators would be currying favor with her instead of blocking her nomination. - Dan Rather

 

Conservative Christian Cruelty On Display In The Halls Of Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who's become a flashpoint for her promotion of dangerous conspiracy theories, on Wednesday placed an anti-transgender sign outside her office to mock Rep. Marie Newman, a Democrat from Illinois whose daughter is transgender, in a back-and-forth that quickly spread on social media and drew widespread outrage.



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Business/Tech News

• Personal incomes rise 10 percent in January, inflation remains low
• AT&T Fires Back at Tucker Carlson Over 'Misleading' Segment, Says He 'Failed to Represent All the Facts' About Its Role in China
• Netflix creates $100M fund for outreach to underrepresented communities in entertainment
• Hasbro drops 'Mr.' from Potato Head toys, sparks backlash online

Prosecutors Seize Trump’s Tax Returns Seconds Before He Could Flush Them Down Toilet. - Andy Borowitz

 

Good Idea To Offer A Selection For Vegans!
Plant-based meat alternative company Beyond Meat on Thursday announced two new multiyear partnerships with McDonald’s and Yum Brands fast-food chains KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. 

Life is just choosing your subway sandwich when you're 9 and ordering the same one until you die. - Lisa Pizza tweet

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Odd News

• Prince Harry Reveals to James Corden Why He Stepped Back From Royal Family: 'It Was Destroying My Mental Health'
• Pilot reports encounter with 'object that almost looked like' a missile
• Newly painted road in Britain misspells 'ENTRY' as 'ENRY'
• Carpool lane driver found to be using mannequin passenger
• Man from Ireland becomes world's oldest ice mile swimmer

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Now that's what I call a she shed.

Peace.

I'll be back on Friday

 The MyGutterGuys are busy installing my gutters and other construction needs.

Side note: I was contacted by the local medic here about receiving the vaccine in the near future. He was verifying my address and will contact me asap. Nice service, eh?

Not to leave you empty-handed, here are a few laughs.

Ron Johnson Calls Hillary’s Absence from Insurrection Videos Suspicious. - Andy Borowitz

 

 

Merrick Garland has vowed to target white supremacists, and for a change it is not to give them Medals of Freedom. - Stephen Colbert

 

 

Whenever I need cheering up, I think of Ivanka sobbing weakly as the gravy train derails. - Middle Age Riot

 

 

Thank you for visiting.

Peace and love.

Hawley Bristles When Asked About Criticism He's Complicit in Capitol Riots: 'Outrageous ... Utter Lie'

Hawley Bristles When Asked About Criticism He's Complicit in Capitol Riots: 'Outrageous ... Utter Lie'

Senator Josh Hawley has come under serious criticism in the weeks following the riots at the Capitol building, particularly over his continuing to raise objections to the election results even after the riots.

I wonder if there is enough space in the federal prison system to house all these congressional insurrectionists.

Remember, most of the ppl blaming the federal government for everything just spent 4 years not blaming the federal government for anything. - John Fugelsang

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• FBI Seized Congressional Cellphone Records Related to Capitol Attack
• Biden mourns 500000 dead, balancing nation's grief and hope
• DC police chief stunned by 'reluctance' to deploy Guard during Jan. 6 attack
• Collins: Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus package won't get any GOP votes in Senate
• Dr. Fauci Says Trump's 'Denial and Lack of Facts' Contributed to Magnitude of U.S. Covid Death Toll
• Mnuchin expected to launch investment fund seeking backing from Persian Gulf region: report
• Ted Cruz uncorks profane rant on neighbors who leaked chats about Cancun vacation plans
  
  

Ted Cruz left his dog behind on his ill fated Mexico trip, but before you feel sorry for the dog, remember the dog got to spend two days away from Cruz. - Stephen Colbert

 

Clarence Thomas Reminds Me Of The Black Butler in Django Unchained
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a dissent after the high court refused to hear a Republican challenge to a Pennsylvania state court decision that extended the deadline to receive mail-in ballots in last November's election -- which once again raised questions about his wife's activism ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Hello to everyone who did not have to give up their tax returns to the Manhattan District Attorney. - Aaron Parnas tweet

 

 

Republican Shenanigans

• NBC's Michael Beschloss Likens Sen. Josh Hawley to Joseph McCarthy for 'Menacing' Gesture
• Ron Johnson Promotes Conspiracy Theory During Senate Hearing Blaming ‘Fake Trump Protesters’: They ‘Probably Planned This’
• Capitol Security Officers Take Wrecking Ball to False Claims at Senate Hearing: This Was a Planned, Coordinated Attack
• Tucker Carlson Complains About Merrick Garland’s Pledge to Prosecute White Supremacists in Capitol Attack
• Trump to attend RNC spring donor summit
• Replyin' Ted': Cruz Gets Pilloried for Checking His Phone During Senate Hearing on Capitol Riot

Are some republicans a little nervous hearing that Garland will fully investigate anyone involved in the January 6th insurrection?  - Mama C2 tweet

 

 

Will George Clooney Expose Jim Jordan? Damn Straight.

George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures will produce a docuseries about a decades-long abuse scandal in the athletic department at Ohio State University.

The series, which hasn't found an outlet yet, is based on an October 2020 Sports Illustrated story by Jon Wertheim, which detailed a long list of allegations against former Ohio State sports doctor Richard Strauss and university officials' lack of response. 

Marjorie Taylor Greene Questions Whether Merrick Garland Will Use His Lasers For Good. - Andy Borowitz

 

 

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Merrick Garland Glad He Never Got Meetings With Republican Senators Given What Assholes They Are. - Andy Borowitz

Rock The Voter News

• President Joe Biden Headed To Texas Friday To See Winter Storm Damage
• Buttigieg could 'feel the history swirling' when Kamala Harris swore him in
• AOC criticizes Manchin over apparent targeting of Biden’s nominees of color
• Cuomo job approval drops 6 points amid nursing home controversy: poll

Americans Favor Eleven Dollars An Hour For Joe Manchin. - Andy Borowitz

Negligent Homiciders Gather In Florida. I Made Up The Word, Homiciders. 

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) will gladhand with Republican donors at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort next month amid speculation that she plans to run for president in 2024.

A source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill that Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle will host the fundraiser for Noem’s gubernatorial campaign on March 5 at the Palm Beach resort.

A million years ago I worked for Enron and I tried to explain the business model to my dad and when I was done he said “that sounds like check kiting” and I rolled my eyes because DADS and I figured I hadn’t explained it correctly but it turns out I nailed it. - Deborah Scaramastra tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Should the rich pay for the pandemic? Argentina thinks so. Other countries are taking a look.
• The Met Considers Selling Its Art To Stave Off Financial Shortfall
• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he's losing $65 million over election-fraud claims and it proves he's not pushing conspiracy theories for the money

MyPillow Guy Offers To Settle Lawsuit By Giving Dominion Voting Systems Free Mattress Topper. - Andy Borowitz

If I ever have another kid, I’m gonna name them Amazon so they don’t have to pay taxes. - The Hoarse Whisperer

The Texas Shakedown
In Spring, Texas, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Houston, Akilah Scott-Amos is staring down a more than $11,000 electric bill for this month, a far cry from her $34 bill at this time last year.

"If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors." - Frank Sinatra

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Odd News

• Mt Etna's latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos
• Kangaroo painted over 17,000 years ago is Australia's oldest known rock art, scientists say
• Russian tanker cuts a previously impossible path through the warming Arctic
• 'It'll take decades to clean': oil spill ravages east Mediterranean
• Yale scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients' own stem cells
• Seal spotted wandering down sidewalk half a mile from the ocean

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Mother Nature has quite a sense of humor.

Peace.