…old man quiver? [DOT 28/4/20]

…so…no offense intended to those of a genuinely religious inclination…& all due respect to Hello America & anyone else out there who was in New Orleans for Mardi Gras…but I think it might be one of those times when god helps those who help themselves

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/04/27/pastor-landon-spradlin-coronavirus-death/

(as Meg pointed out yesterday)

…but I’m pretty sure if y’all turn out to be right about the existence of a deity this isn’t going to turn out to be the kind of helping yourself he had in mind

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-men-arrested-alleged-coronavirus-scam-peddling-millions-nonexistent-masks-n1193781

…I mean, there’s some low places you can get if you claw your way right through the bottom of the moral barrel you’re scraping for sure…but if it’s clear that those assholes are some of the lowest examples of humanity in the face of a pandemic scenario…then logically where does that put this kind of thing on the spectrum?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-issues-coronavirus-testing-guidance-that-leaves-states-in-charge/2020/04/27/story.html

…or this?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mcconnells-rejection-of-federal-aid-for-states-risks-causing-a-depression-analysts-say/2020/04/26/story.html

…or this?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/barr-directs-prosecutors-look-state-local-stay-home-orders-go-n1193711

…at the same time as this

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-trump-who-freeze-china-influence/2020/04/27/story.html

…or reacting to this

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/27/lysol/

with this?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/27/trump-twitter-media-coronavirus/

…maybe it’s just me…but…you know…I don’t think so?

How Trump and His Team Covered Up the Coronavirus in Five Days

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/presidents-intelligence-briefing-book-repeatedly-cited-virus-threat/2020/04/27/story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/04/27/covid-19-death-toll-undercounted/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-very-brief-period-coronavirus-mourning-n1193826

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-mbs-paradox-is-on-full-display/2020/04/27/story.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/groceries-could-see-meat-shortages-end-week-amid-plant-closings-n1193401

https://www.ft.com/content/ff892660-6a9d-4cea-b041-79177ed9076d

Republicans, Who Do You Think Is Bailing Out Your State?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-s-state-bailout-swipe-prompts-pushback-who-s-really-n1193501

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/27/mitch-mcconnells-kentucky-has-been-getting-federal-bailout-money-years-thats-reality/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/27/big-tech-coronavirus-winners/

Briefings Were ‘Not Worth the Time,’ Trump Said. But He Couldn’t Stay Away.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/28/fact-checking-trumps-comments-democrats-late-term-abortion/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/developments-in-allegations-against-biden-amplify-efforts-to-question-his-behavior/2020/04/27/story.html

…so it’s no fucking surprise he’d love to have his VP mainline nostalgia right into those electoral veins

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/biden-says-he-d-pick-michelle-obama-vice-president-heartbeat-n1192071

…sure, she’s amazing…but it’d take something to make that make ol’ Joe look good…still…if anyone could do it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/04/27/michelle-obama-netflix-documentary-becoming/

…huh…well, I guess crazier shit has happened lately

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/27/trumps-claim-postal-service-loses-money-every-e-commerce-package-it-delivers/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/pelosi-says-democrats-will-push-vote-mail-next-coronavirus-relief-n1193276

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/ballot-initiatives-navigate-uncharted-paths-2020-election-n1192211

…& a lot of it’s hard to see

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/antibody-tests-can-t-yet-say-who-s-immune-covid-n1193321

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/prince-georges-maryland-coronavirus-health-disparities/2020/04/26/story.html

…although not always in the same sense

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/barr-directs-prosecutors-look-state-local-stay-home-orders-go-n1193711

…but when you get right down to it even this shit

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pentagon-releases-footage-aerial-phenomena-it-says-are-unidentified-n1193606

…sounds less fucking nuts than some of this shit

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/26/no-coronavirus-is-not-biological-weapon/

…or even this

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-tells-advisers-u-s-should-pull-troops-afghanistan-covid-n1191761

…coming from this fucking guy

260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus

…oh, yeah…& it’s only fucking tuesday…& I don’t even remember the last time I was caught up on the DUAN

…this shit ain’t right, I tell you

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  1. I tried to make it through all your links but the WAPO ones won’t let me read w/out signing up or something so I hope I don’t repeat anything in them. All this McTurtle shit & leaving blue states to fend for themselves just reinforces my point of us blue-exiting this country. We are the makers & they are the takers. How much more of this shit do we not know about?
    https://popular.info/p/multi-millionaire-trump-donor-is
    Also, I heard yesterday that if they had just left out the business part of the stimulus and gave the money direct to all families in America, between the 2 rounds every family in the U.S. would have got about $34,000 total. The U.S. makes up 4.5% of the world’s population but account for 25% of all Coronavirus deaths. MAGA people!!!

    • …I confess I sometimes open the WaPo stuff incognito or whatever to stretch the free article count but (& I hope this doesn’t jinx it) I think someone over there cares more about the analytics/tracking than subs because if I hit share-to-pocket before the please-subscribe wall comes down it seems to let me have the text in pocket I can’t have on the site?

      …& you’re not wrong…over & over it seems to be made clear that left to themselves several of the red states would collapse in on themselves pretty swiftly while the blue ones by & large would suddenly be in much better fiscal health

      …& donor dude is a classic trump MO – of course I’m gonna help guy-like-me with problem-I-have…that way it covers me when I help myself to the same help

      …$30k or so per household to bridge the quarantine period actually sounds like a pretty fucking good idea now that you mention it…almost makes you think UBI ain’t so fucking crazy when you think about it?

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