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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2020
How’zabout we stream some great tunes while keeping our physical distance? Sounds good to me. Betcha some of them sound good to you: Musta’ missed this one last year. Correcting that error… If we ever get back to doing concerts at the Gild Hall, this guy will be on my short list of artists I […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., March 30, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. The latest carnage? 143,055 cases and 2513 deaths in the US. No, uh, reopening of the economy by Easter. Guess those pews won’t be packed. Trump moves the goal posts by claiming that a mere 100,000 deaths in the US would be a ‘very good job’. Trump: Healthcare Workers Must Be […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., March 29, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. The latest carnage? 124,686 cases in the US, 2191 deaths. Coronavirus comes to Oklahoma, its denialist governor has to do a 180. You remember him, the guy who took his whole family out to eat at a crowded restaurant. Florida’s Governor and the future of scapegoating. Hint-he won’t take the blame […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., March 28, 2020
The Rethugs Created Thomas Massie. The love-child of Newt Gingrich and Rand Paul. An extremely rare good read from Dana Milbank. “We Need Ventilators, We Don’t Need Ventilators, We Need Ventilators. It’s GM’s Fault”. What passes for the Trump ‘policy’ on ventilators. Where there’s a Trump failure, there’s a scapegoat. This time–GM? Hadn’t they already […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., March 27, 2020
Carney Caves To Gun Nuts. I mean, what’s more essential than hoarding guns during a pandemic? You can’t get a stockpile of books, but you can get a stockpile of weapons. Craven Carney caved, pure and simple. John, I’d like to be able to make an appointment to buy some books. (I would, actually). Can […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 26, 2020
Senate Passes Disaster Relief Plan. Guess Lindsey Graham decided it wasn’t worth risking payouts to scofflaw corporations in order to screw people who might conceivably abuse unemployment benefits. And, of course, the Trump family stands to benefit, despite language to the contrary in the bill: Even the fine print in a near-final 880-page version of […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., March 25, 2020
We Have A Deal. At first glance, it looks like the Rethugs had no choice but to cave on the $500 billion slush fund and more protection for workers: After complaints from Democrats, a $500 billion fund — $425 billion for the Federal Reserve to leverage for loans in order to help broad groups of […]
Bye Bye Firefly
It’s been canceled for 2020: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2020/03/24/firefly-music-festival-cancelled-due-coronavirus-scare/2908547001/
DL Open Thread: Tues., March 24, 2020
Trump Unreality Show’s Latest Plot Twist?: Put An End To Social Distancing. A real plot twist, or just a guarantee that the networks will continue to cover this serial liar? These so-called briefings are now marathon political events. Stop putting him on TV. We wanna see Fauci, who has apparently been placed in involuntary quarantine […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., March 23, 2020
‘Wartime President’ Abdicates War Powers. But his poll numbers are going up, largely b/c of his daily campaign rallies masquerading as ‘Coronavirus Task Force’ briefings. Ceding all responsibility (and blame) to 50 governors so he can claim that it’s not his fault. It seems that Joe Biden has gone back into hibernation. Seriously, where the […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., March 22, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. Where are the masks? We hear the daily platitudes from Trumpence, but the masks don’t come. Trump prefers to let ‘market forces’ work. And blame everyone but him. JEE-zus. Again, stop giving Trump free air time for his propaganda. The networks show they have learned nothing from their coverage of his […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., March 21, 2020
Trump’s Press Conferences Are Nothing But Propaganda. They’ve become like his campaign rallies, and I think the networks should stop showing them live. He just pounds the same lies into us over and over again. Bottom line: Where are the masks, where are the tests, where are the ventilators? Nowhere near where they need to […]
Mr. (P)Resident: Mobilize The Military And The Factories NOW!
You have the power. You have the authority. If indeed we are swimming in masks and tests, as you claim, then mobilize the military to deliver them. They can deliver supplies behind enemy lines, they can surely deliver supplies to the hospitals on the front lines. You have the authority, which you requested, to mobilize […]
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