Rethug Legislators Don’t Know What To Do On Emergency Spending. I guess the good news is that only McConnell peddles the ‘let the states go bankrupt’ route.
For-Profit Chain Bought Rural Hospitals And Shut ‘Em Down–Just In Time For the Pandemic. In cases like these, ‘for-profit’ means squeezing every last nickel they can out of the facilities, then abandoning them. It’s the same with nursing homes.
FEMA Stole Masks From The VA. Vets and their families will just love that. Is it fake news when the head of the VA says it?:
“I had 5 million masks incoming that disappeared,” said Richard Stone, executive in charge of the sprawling Veterans Health Administration. He acknowledged that he’s been forced to move to “austerity levels” at some hospitals.
Stone said the Federal Emergency Management Agency directed vendors with equipment on order from VA to instead send it to FEMA to replenish the government’s rapidly depleting emergency stockpile.
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. Global. US. The latest carnage: 939,249 confirmed cases and 53,934 deaths in the US. That’s another 2000 deaths yesterday. Even I thought we’d be leveling off now. I was wrong. Hey, at least you can get your nails done in Broken Arrow, OK, and you don’t have to wear a mask.
Credit…Joseph Rushmore for The New York Times
Trump Organization Seeks Bailouts From UK And Ireland For Struggling Golf Resorts. Looks like they’re getting some relief, too, although nobody’s talking.
Chris’ Cocktail Buddy About To Get The Boot? Yes, Azar sucks, but it looks like the White House is PO’d that it leaked out that he had warned them of the pandemic months ago, and they did nothing. Which is why they want him gone.
Amazon’s Blatant Anti-Trust Practices Continue Unabated. If Trump was a real President, he could effectively push back against this behemoth. But, he’s got a bug up his ass against Bezos, and that’s just not enough.
Utah Bought Trump’s ‘Miracle Cure’, Now Wants Money Back. And, yes, political connections had a lot to do with the purchase.
America’s Richest Feast Off The Pandemic. Another great piece from The Guardian. Seriously, this is a reader-funded operation, and it is doing some of the best investigative work anywhere. Support it.
The Future For Oil Is Bleak. Gotta admit, I don’t like the Russian idea of ‘burning off’ surplus, though. Interesting read from Reuters.
Finally, Carney Mandates Masks. Don’t know what took him so long. Don’t leave home without it.
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