DL Open Thread: Thurs., May 7, 2020
Trump Has Rolled Back Nearly 98 Environmental Rules. If Biden manages to get elected from his basement, I would hope that one of the first things he does before he takes office is to have a team review every single executive order and administrative action taken by Trump, and present him with an action plan for reversing these rollbacks.
Trump Goes To Arizona, Arizona Governor Disbands Group Of Testing Experts, Reopens State. As one observer described it, “Shoot the messenger–and quick.” I think we’re doomed.
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. US. Global. The latest carnage: 1,228,609 confirmed cases and 73,431 deaths in the United States. That’s 2300-plus more deaths in the last 24 hours. 3 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, and state funds are running out of money.
A Juxtaposition Of Two Articles: RWNJ Threatens Governor And Police, Arrested With A Bunch’a Weapons. Delaware Is Almost Sold Out Of Guns. Make it three articles: Open States. Lots Of Guns. I may have already said it but, I think we’re doomed.
Trump: Death Count Inflated To Make Him Look Bad. Where’s that 25th Amendment when we need it?
Why COVID-19 Outbreaks In Prisons May Doom Swaths Of Rural America. Did’ja know that, in many rural areas, there are more prison workers than there are farmers? Mix in terrible testing regimens and prison overcrowding, and you have a perfect recipe for outbreaks all over rural America. In Texas, of the 10 largest hot spots, three are meatpacking plants and seven are prisons.
Climate Change And Pandemics: A Lethal Partnership. Know what? I think we’re doomed. A must-read, if you can stomach it.
This Sen. Richard Burr Is A Total Scuz. So Is His Brother-In-Law. I don’t see him serving out his term. Even by senatorial standards, he’s corrupt. Yet, he doesn’t even rate in our ‘Most Punchable’ poll. That’s a mighty deep bench the Rethugs have built there.
Trump 2020: Blame China. Remake Economy. And, of course, try to destroy Biden.
RIP: Dr. Joseph Johnson, A Calm But Forceful Advocate For Equal Education. Not to mention, a mentor to so many educators. If a measure of a person’s worth is how he changed lives for the better, Dr. Johnson aced the test.
What do you want to talk about?
One would think that an outdoor market would be safer than an indoor market, concerning transmission, yet farmers markets are deemed unessential, so they are unable to open.
http://www.wboc.com/story/42098939/farmers-concerned-about-future-after-delaware-deems-farmers-markets-nonessential?fbclid=IwAR3ZdanovYHDwRR7BiJeO63hC4foQAYr1XI-ATlFPp8SN8jaZB7arX-c6YA
I’d direct you to today’s good-news story, “Delaware Officials Finally Find Own Ass, But Require More than Two Hands to Do It,” but I can’t seem to locate a link.
Re: Richard Burr’s punchability.
He was ruled ineligible because he keeps punching himself.
Believe the Blame China Game has already fallen flat, Pompeo has been saying it for a month and is widely ridiculed for it. As for “remake the economy” there will be no “snapping back”, the damage is done and confidence long gone. Some will return to work, many will not.
One of Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/07/politics/trump-valet-tests-positive-covid-19/index.html
A sentence has never filled me with such a rush of hope.
As ever come on Karma, we need ya’ and we needs ya’ now!
BREAKING: ‘Justice’ Department moves to drop case against Michael Flynn:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/justice-dept-moves-to-void-michael-flynns-conviction-in-muellers-russia-probe/2020/05/07/9bd7885e-679d-11ea-b313-df458622c2cc_story.html
And this…
http://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/woman-who-accused-fauci-of-sex-assault-now-says-trump-supporters-paid-her-to-lie/
If this is true, it would certainly make you think twice about Biden’s accuser.