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DL Open Thread: Weds., March 18, 2020
Coronavirus Grows Exponentially In US. For the most up-to-date count on the pandemic, the Johns Hopkins interactive map is the place to go. As I write this, the US is at 6496 confirmed cases and 114 confirmed deaths. By the time I finish writing this, the numbers will be higher. BTW, Trump claims he knew […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., March 17, 2020
We’re all watching the COVID-19 story. Here’s one that Trump and Barr snuck by us under the cloak of All Coronavirus All The Time: Justice Department Abandons Prosecution Of Russian Firm Indicted In Mueller Probe. The trial was scheduled to start on April 6. Gee, this sure sounds suspicious: The stunning reversal came a few […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., March 16, 2020
NYTimes Coronavirus Coverage Is Free. Check back here early and often for updates. Let’s see…Fed cuts interest rates almost to zero, presumably to save Trump’s hide; doesn’t appear to be working, though; CDC says no gatherings of more than 50 people; utter chaos at airports; deaths in Italy skyrocket; everything’s closing. Shit’s as real as […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., March 15, 2020
Two ER Doctors In Critical Condition. Hey, we’ve only got 50 deaths. We’re doing great! BTW, according to the NYTimes, coronavirus cases in the US have surpassed 2700, up from 500 a week ago. Meaning, we’re looking at over 10,000 cases by this time next week. Even without adequate testing. Trump Coronavirus Misadventures: It’s All […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., March 14, 2020
House Passes Major Aid Package To Address Results Of Pandemic. Typhoid Tangerine took no part in the negotiations, leaving them to Mnuchin. Nancy Pelosi, dealing from a position of strength, got almost everything she had pushed for: The agreement reached Friday is primarily aimed at expanding the safety net to cope with the potentially catastrophic […]
Christiana Care Nurses Perform Random Acts Of Heroism
536 of them, to be specific. We as a community owe them a debt of gratitude. In a country where the President doesn’t want people to get tested b/c the numbers could make him look bad, we can only rely on each other. The actions of these public health professionals and the company they work […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., March 13, 2020
Gov. Carney’s State Of Emergency Declaration. When you see public officials acting responsibly, it kinda comes as a shock when you have at best a Bystander President. As critical as I have been of Carney’s ‘lack of vision thing’, he and his team are especially well-qualified to address this crisis, and he has acted swiftly […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 12, 2020
EVERYTHING FALLS APART. That was quite the day. Where to begin? Everybody but the President sees the existential seriousness of our situation. Pretty much every major event in the entire fucking country will be cancelled. Markets in freefall. Here’s how one market pro analyzed the post-speech carnage: “Markets reacted negatively to what was perceived as […]
BREAKING: Delaware Announces First Positive Coronavirus Test
From the Washington Post: “Delaware on Wednesday announced its first positive test for coronavirus, as more than 40 states report infections. The Delaware patient, a man older than 50, who officials say is “doing well,” lives in New Castle County and is “associated with the University of Delaware community,” the state’s public health department said […]
BREAKING: It’s Officially A Pandemic
The World Health Organization has officially designated the Coronavirus outbreak a world pandemic: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/11/coronavirus-live-updates/ The organization cites ‘alarming levels of spread and…alarming levels of inaction’. A congressional briefing on the government’s response is halted due to ‘an emergency meeting at the White House’. White House, of course, says that the meeting’s ‘routine’. Even though Anthony […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., March 11, 2020
Trump Won’t Negotiate With Pelosi On Stimulus Package B/C She Hurt His Feelings. I can’t make this up: ‘Everything Looks Fine Until It Doesn’t’. This virus is growing exponentially. Meaning, it’s just a matter of time. The Moment That Trump Will Come To Regret. If the D’s don’t turn this into a campaign ad and […]
Song Of The Day: Manic Street Preachers-Quarantine (In My Place Of)
Sublety? I don’t need your steenkin’ subtlety:
DL Open Thread: Tues., March 10, 2020
RWNJ’s Self-Quarantine. Well, not Le Grand Orange and the terminally-stoopid Louis Gohmert, but newly-named WH Chief Mark Meadows, that gas-mask wearin’ Matt Gaetz, Ted Cruz, Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia and Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, most of whom attended the CPAC Conference where virtually everybody made fun of those who were warning about the […]
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