DL Open Thread: Friday, May 1, 2020
RWNJ’s Take Over Michigan State Capitol. They even protest at the end of Whitmer’s driveway. This is what Trump hath wrought, and this is precisely what Delaware’s Rethug state reps are feeding into. All are utterly useless.
States Made It Harder To Get Benefits. Now Workers Are Totally Screwed. A must-read. These charts are easy to understand, and pretty much explain it all. BTW, Delaware was one of the states that significantly tightened standards after the 2007 recession. The two worst?: Florida and North Carolina.
Want To Get Pandemic Relief? Hire A Trump Administration Alumnus. No wonder there was nothing left over for real small businesses. Yes, a must-read.
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. Global. US. The latest carnage: 1,070,032 confirmed cases and 63,019 deaths in the US. Yep, more than 2000 additional deaths yesterday. Look for the ‘curve to flatten’ just about in time for the second wave to hit, now that some states are ‘reopening’.
Ohio Democrats Boot Trump/ICE-Lovin’ Sheriff From Office. A huge victory for criminal justice reform.
Biden’s Wall Street Donors Oppose Warren For VP. If he picks Klobuchar or Harris, you’ll know that Wall Street has won again.
Biden Denies Tara Reade Claims. Calls on National Archives to release the complaint, if there was one:
“While the details of these allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault are complicated, two things are not complicated. One is that women deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and when they step forward they should be heard, not silenced. The second is that their stories should be subject to appropriate inquiry and scrutiny,” he said in his statement.
BTW, Biden is on Morning Joe today and he is JUST AWFUL. The hamster on the wheel that runs his brain is moving awful slow. Emphasis on ‘awful’. Anybody else watching this?
What do you want to talk about?
More details on Uncle Joe on Morning Joe, please.
Well, Mika Brzezenski cross-examined him on the Tara Reade allegations. He was OK there, except, at one point, she asked him, and she asked him more than once, whether they could check his U of D papers to see if there was any reference to Tara Reade. He went blank, didn’t seem to understand the question, and, at one point, just went mute on the issue.
During his talk with Joe, he was at times virtually unintelligible, stumbled, went into ‘word-salad’ mode, and looked largely unprepared for even such a basic interview, especially after having had so much time to prepare.
I wasn’t a buyer, and I’m having huge buyers’ remorse.
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The word coming out about Wall Street being given veto power over VP pick says it all
I’m actually in favor of Harris. Best attack dog in the bunch.
Against Warren because it costs Democrats a Senate seat they can’t afford to lose.
Can’t vote for anyone over 70
Ageist.
Anybody head down to troll the asinine protest at the Capitol?
I drive by after work at the doctor’s office and gave them the finger all the way down the street.
And just like that Canada bans assault style rifles 2 weeks after a mass shooter used one. Current owners have 2 years to turn them in for monetary compensation. Sorry no link, still driving. Heard it on NPR, though.
I want Warren to stay in the Senate at this point so she can be there to grill Jared Kushner during the inevitable Coronavirus profiteering hearings. They’ll be able to put that on pay per view.
Replacing Warren is not such a sure-shot for the D’s. Another reason to keep her in the Senate:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/5/1/1942034/-kos-Warren-Harris-and-another-special-election-in-Massachusetts?utm_campaign=trending