What it's like to have a loved one hospitalized and you can't be with them. Heartbreaking !

I write this from my experience this week.  My husband was doing some regular chores around the house Wednesday and nothing seemed wrong at all.   I had asked our daughter … Read More

“The states are part of the country.” — Donald J. Trump

The lingering insult considering the number of fatalities is the willingness of people to capitalize on the necessity of PPEs. The biggest insult is Trump assuming that profit always trumps … Read More

In three seconds, Trump undermined CDC's COVID-19 health recommendation

Even if Donald Trump had done everything else perfectly, his loosey-goosey attitude toward government messaging on coronavirus mitigation would be one of the biggest scandals in the history of the country. … Read More

COVID-19: turn your head and cough – Bus driver dies after being coughed-on by passenger

More stories of mask-wearing and not mask-wearing. Detroit bus driver dies of Covid-19 weeks after complaining of passenger's cough. x Heartbreaking.Jason Hargrove was behind the wheel of a bus in … Read More

Trump Time

Presidential Assistant Peter Navarro, who appears to be President Trump’s Swiss Army knife—with his myriad of titles, has tried his best this week to re-introduce the phrase “Trump time.”  During … Read More

AZ & MT-Sen: These GOPers Were Willing To Stiff Native Americans In $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill

There’s another great piece from The Huffington Post about how the Trump Administration with the help of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R. KY) and House Freedom Caucus Leader, … Read More

In Turkmenistan, Wearing a Face Mask is a Crime

Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic in central Asia, has been ruled by a succession of strongmen. The first one, Turkmenbashi, had a huge statue of himself built over the capital … Read More

Humanitarianism and Politics

In the wake of the firing of Fox News business host Trish Regan, who labeled the coronavirus an “impeachment scam,” it reminds me more every day of Republican hypocrisy. From … Read More

Live Blog: COVID Taskforce Briefing and another episode of the Trump Show “soon there will be zero”

LIVE BLOG below Event lasted about one hour Every circus has its clowns and yet only one ringmaster. I wanted the CBS reporter to play into the microphone the tape of Trump … Read More

Pandemonium

Interviewing Republicans and/or Trump supporters is like interviewing the devoted parents of a criminal.  No matter how guilty or how much evidence exist they will always say, ‘oh no not … Read More

Trump suggests health care workers are stealing masks … because he's not unstable or anything

Thank God I stocked up on weed. From Donny’s Daily Disinfo Dance Party: x “How do you go from 10 to 20 to 30,000, to 300,000 — even though this is … Read More

Fox reportedly worried about being sued for misleading viewers on coronavirus threat

Remember all those people insisting a few weeks ago that COVID-19 was just a cold, then just like the flu, then an overblown Democratic hoax?  How can they keep claiming they’re … Read More

Without Sports?

For years I have heard academia and the “culture class” say that sports are a waste of time and resources in America. Instead of building schools, we build billion-dollar stadiums, so … Read More

Democrats Taking More Pandemic Precautions than Republicans; NCAA Bans Crowds for “March Madness”

politicalwire.com/… http://www.economist.com/… YouGov has released a poll showing Democrats are taking the coronavirus pandemic much more seriously and are taking more precautions than Republicans. The poll taken March 8 throught … Read More

Stop. Buying. Masks.

This is a Public Service Announcement courtesy of one of the few officials in this administration that knows what he’s talking about: The surgeon general wants Americans to stop buying … Read More

save a stock market, don't cough on Trump

Cooties! Sinophobia! Trump White House Resists Calls To Appoint A Coronavirus Czar (Jared Kushner?) (and he tries to blame the Democrats for the stock market drop) x After HHS Sec. Alex … Read More

The week in Disinformation: $6 billion dollar wall versus $5 ladder

x Smugglers are now using camouflaged ladders to get over Trump's multi-billion-dollar wall. How much do they cost? $5.https://t.co/2AKj7tGow0 pic.twitter.com/Ovm7j0kETV — Mark Elliott (@markmobility) February 16, 2020 Smugglers in Juárez … Read More

Trump's disinformation in local media this year may deploy Potemkin local news sites

The Trump campaign’s media strategy will more directly address “local news” that at some moment might trade on the same model of Sinclair Broadcasting. Brad Parscale described it as “fighting … Read More

1st Coronavirus P-to-P Xmission in US [Update*5: State Dept Puts All China on Level 4 Status]

I’m editing this so as to start with the most important information: The best prevention advice is to WASH YOUR HANDS. FREQUENTLY. See the diary and comments for more details. … Read More

Drop the Money Turkey, You are Free to Go?

If the cops walk in, while I am in the middle of a bank robbery and I pull off my mask, drop my gun and shout, I was not robbing … Read More

Individual-1 has another rally… this time in Dallas – Beto has a rally across town

There’s a Beto counter-rally (above) about 14 miles away from the Trump rally in Dallas at the American Airways Center (image below). At the Trump rally there are more than … Read More

LOL. The Whistle Blower Has a New Nickname – “Orange Crush.”

The IC whistle blower is driving drumpf to hysterics, his twitter feed is blowing up with batshit crazy even more than usual. Attributed to various users, Twitter has given that … Read More

Trump takes sarcastic jab at Greta Thunberg on Twitter, because #BeBest

I donned my World War I-era gas mask, dove into the mustard-gas-and-farts trench that is Donald Trump’s squalid excuse for a mind, and found this gem for you. You can … Read More

Convicted Felon Dinesh D’Souza Calls Greta Thunberg a Nazi, Twitter Responds.

Let’s see… Nordic — Check. Heathy glow — Check. Pigtails — Check. Gotta be a Nazi.… x Children—notably Nordic white girls with braids and red cheeks—were often used in Nazi propaganda. … Read More

LOL. Trump Campaign Steals Brit Actor Rykard Jenkin’s Image to Sell Their Stupid Caps

One of the contestants on the British Reality Series Love Island season two got quite a shock yesterday…. x Woke up this morning to know I’m the new face for the … Read More

Signposts at the Intersection of Gender and Neurodiversity: Survey Results on the Autism Gender Rate

Short Summary A large majority of respondents believed current diagnosis rates are under-diagnosing women relative to men Respondents tended to cite social expectations and biased diagnosis tools for this The … Read More

Forbes: Trump appears to be swindling his campaign contributors for profit

The torrent of Donald-Trump-is-a-debauched-amoral-criminal news yesterday drowned out this revealing piece from Dan Alexander, who works the Donald-Trump-is-a-debauched-amoral-criminal beat for Forbes magazine. Seems Trump has been taking in campaign donations … Read More

Anyone Else Exhausted By The Hamlet Routine from Flake, Murkowski, and Collins?

It’s Shakespeare in the Park with Flake, Murkowski, and Collins, and they are performing scenes from “Hamlet.”  I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted watching those three act like … Read More

A memo for Democratic candidates.

To: Democratic Candidates Subject: Campaign slogan Hey gang! Congratulations and thanks. Congratulations for being serious candidates, in position to help to literally save the Republic from the Mongrel Horde that … Read More

Trump is trying to pull a fast one. And we can't afford to let him get away with it.

What, oh what is a fledgling dictator to do when the masses won't just blindly obey what he orders?!? The Trump administration is caught between a rock and a hard … Read More