Remember The Coronavirus?: It’s Still Spreading. Bolsonaro may be even worse than Trump. And/or Trump might just decide to follow Bolsonaro’s game plan. Hey, we’ve got some serious hot spots right here in the good ol’ USA:
The badly hit states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah—while Puerto Rico has also recorded its highest-ever weekly average.
20 states give nursing homes (!) broad immunity from lawsuits. No justice.
The Complete Record Of The Federal Response To Peaceful Protests in DC. Separating fact from White House fiction. A must-watch.
Eugene Robinson To D’s: Stop Worrying. For me, that ain’t happening.
Minny Cops Punctured Protesters’ Tires–Because They Could. Isn’t that behavior–illegal? More proof that the law has been far more lawless than any of the protesters.
Trump Throwing Jared Under The Bus? ‘These are desperate times, Mrs. Lovett. And desperate measures must be taken.’ (name the source for that quote):
“Trump is malignantly crazy about the bad poll numbers,” a former West Wing official said. “He’s going to broom Kushner and [Brad] Parscale—the numbers are not getting better,” a Republican close to the campaign said.
Maybe they can bring in Manafort, Flynn and Stone to right the ship. I’m serious.
LA Mayor To Redirect $150 Mill In Police Funding To Community Programs. Real change.
Portland (OR) Police Chief Resigns. I know a little something about this as my daughter has taken part in several of these protests out there. She’s smart about it, has a lawyer’s phone number written on her arm, wears her mask, stays hydrated, comes prepared. The Portland police have been out of control. Tossing tear gas (more dangerous than advertised) at peaceful protesters, utilizing a ‘sonic’ device to basically deafen protesters. When you think about the generally progressive nature of the city, the behavior of the cops has been beyond the pale. And it hasn’t really been the fault of the chief, it’s the fact that the cops view the protesters as the Enemy, and they ignore the ‘leadership’. Period. Time to come down hard on them.
BTW, Check Out What Phoenix Cops Did. While nobody’s been watching, Trump has continued his war against immigrants. Aided by the Phoenix cops.
Cops Have Spied On Black Reporters And Activists For Years. A must-read. If this doesn’t reflect inherent racism, I don’t know what does.
Boogaloos With Weapons. Using everything from trucks to chainsaws to go after protesters.
What do you want to talk about?
The Trumpcession is officially here and it started in February, before the lockdowns.
Yesterday the Dow was up 1.7% to 27,572.
The Mrs. Lovett quote is from Stephen Sondheim’s delightfully wicked “Sweeney Todd,” though allow me to add “Isn’t it rich?” from his “A Little Night Music” on the prospect of President Spanky’s turning on Jared Kushner. “Night Music” would also serve up an all-too-obvious comment on bringing in Manafort, Flynn and Stone “to right the ship” — “Send in the Clowns.”
Thanks for dropping that quote in, btw, as it’s sending me into my music library for some Sondheim soothing and inspiration.
I’m a Sondheim fanatic. He’s on my Musical Mt. Rushmore. Along with Curtis Mayfield, Thelonious Monk, and Tom Waits. (Hey, it’s MY Musical Mt. Rushmore.)
Did you see the online tribute to him?
I don’t generally place as much value in polls as others, but the 538 poll of polls on Trump’s approval ratings offers little solace for the Tangerine Terror:
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/?cid=rrpromo
It hasn’t been great for him for awhile, but this reflects continued erosion, even within his base.
Speaking of….Trump plans military flyover at Mount Rushmore on July 3
Flyovers are also in the works for July 4 in Washington.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/03/trump-mount-rushmore-military-flyover-298870
Stan Merriman reports that DE is using this same voting system as FL – We need a reckoning.
An online voting system used in Florida and Ohio can be hacked to alter votes without detection, researchers found
https://www.businessinsider.com/online-voting-system-can-be-hacked-to-alter-votes-report-2020-6?fbclid=IwAR3puKhHYz7ppv4CD6WnNRgpRUke1Cd-qdUXR-K_5i_9EH4MEnerSm51ol0
And lastly for today, FYI on the DE Budget
Kevin Ohlandt forwarded this gem: Just saw this on a friend’s post. Any Delaware legislators care to comment?
“Shame on you, Governor John Carney. I’m hearing the General Assembly and you are pushing the budget through.
Just so voters pay attention here…
You, and the heads of departments are getting an increased salary. People like Susan Bunting, who make more than double my teaching salary is getting an extra $2,000. Meanwhile, teachers and essentials are told there is no raise of 2% this year.
This is after you also acknowledge we have a slush fund, but you don’t want to touch it. You are spitting in the faces of the essential employees who held the State together during this recent crisis. The frontline state workers, the police, the teachers. Shame on you. Cost of living is going up. Either you and the leadership take the pain with us, or you find a different way to lead.
I’m hearing this conversation is also over, and that the Governor has also acknowledged he will sign, all without feedback or the public spotlight. Well, I’ll’l be a lighthouse for our voices.”
That post was incorrect Nancy. It was later debunked. No raises for ANY state employee this year.
So, let’s all get pissed off at something you just read that was already double hearsay- “Kevin saw this on a friend’s post”. Let’s direct our anger at Republicans and save anger for Democrats when we know something is true.
Christina referendum today. There are at least 100 people lined up outside Glasgow high, waiting to get in, never seen anything like it before. Might be welcome to voting in the COVID age.
Looks like a resounding pass. I’m genuinely happy for them. But it’s still time to combine Glasgow and Christiana high schools.
This great, I mean not for the people who pay taxes and living paycheck to paycheck. But it is great news for the new superintendent who we welcome with open arms. And extra pay.