Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday Happy Holiday pasteurizing a goat
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
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The Economist, “Joe Biden has a good chance of becoming a surprisingly activist president”
The Economist has a great piece out about former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential candidate. The part that I think always deserves emphasis about how Biden has quickly reached out … Read More
56,000 cases: a new US daily record for COVID cases
And no it’s not about testing levels, which are nowhere near what needs to be done; and then there’s the lack of contact tracing. This in addition to the numbers … Read More
AZ-Sen: MSNBC, “McSally (R), Trump haunted by their records on pre-existing conditions”
She can’t stop getting caught lying: Sen. Martha McSally released a TV ad for her campaign in which she says, “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. … Read More
Lawn Order: in New Jersey it's wet, in DC it's golf
x Photos of Trump today – from @tru62. pic.twitter.com/dVVHvwUG9q — Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 27, 2020 x In white polo shirt and red cap, Pres Trump returns to WH from … Read More
Republican Convention planners, so naive or really want to destroy the country.
Trump wanting to be so mask free and wanting his own way, Florida is going to be a nightmare I predict come August. Ron Desantis is so naive that he … Read More
3:10 to Yuma – Trump in AZ Tuesday for students in a megachurch
Giveaways and disinfecting you if you’re one of the lucky 3,000 who will experience the Trump megachuch remarks. This happens after visiting the 3 new miles of wall and the … Read More
Boogaloo: DHS warns increased threat of RW domestic terror
Wear a Hawai'ian shirt, go to jail…Tulsa did have in attendance the anti-government gun-toting version of Proud Boys called Boogaloo Bois. Fortunately they chickened out on a mission to foment conflict … Read More
Trump, the superspreader, going to Oklahoma because chaos will re-elect him
There are now 119,000 deaths to date and 2.2 million cases of COVID-19 in the US. Trump will likely blame the virus superspread event in Tulsa on protesters, as the … Read More
Trump: “These aren't my voters”, this is not my beautiful border, this is not my beautiful COVID-19
The latest Trumpian trope could be that the second COVID wave is Mexicans! The latest WH trial balloon is that COVID-19’s second wave is actually coming over the border, because … Read More
COVID-19 is coming back and Trump needs to combat Korean boy-bands #2MforBLM
Trump having already killed 36-65,000 Americans by his inaction, the global “second wave” is beginning to level and then tick upward. Greater travel and trade will continue the spread until an … Read More
COVID-19 is not “behind us” – the second wave has already begun – protests are not slaughterhouses
There is a spread that’s occurring as global travel increases and with the “opening-up” of economic activity. Trump’s attempt to take credit for low numbers is absurd on its face … Read More
Trump tweets his lawyer John Dowd's letter to attack General Mattis
It’s getting weirder, now that Trump tweets a copy of his lawyer, John Dowd, attacking General James Mattis. Trump can still afford a lawyer to do his defaming for him, since … Read More
curfew's coming … stay safe out there because Trump has authorized “show-of-force missions”
Show of Farce. Peaceful protest in the day, now earlier curfews. x JUST CONFIRMED: Denver Police seized these guns and tactical gear from two men who showed up to the … Read More
Matt Gaetz needs to hunt Identity Evropa. Day protests versus Night “unrest” as curfews continue
We are at an interesting point, the necessity for socially distanced behavior and the imposition of De Facto martial law. Even as there is peaceful protest during the day time, there will … Read More
Obama economist: Trump economic indicators could soar just before the 2020 election
Obama’s senior economist Jason Furman believes that just before the election Trump’s economic indicators could begin to soar. For those who do not understand economics and relative growth, we will … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday #5Jobs #5Tags
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
The Lancet: “(Trump) administration is obsessed with magic bullets”
“Other things have never had a vaccine and they go away,” 'The Lancet,' one of the world's most respected medical journals, harshly criticized the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic … Read More
KY-Sen: Moscow Mitch Has A Sad Over Obama Trashing Trump's Abysmal Coronavirus Response
Boo. Fucking. Hoo. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that former President Obama should have held back from criticizing President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling Obama's critique “a … Read More
Fauci will warn the Senate about “needless suffering and death” with premature opening of US
The new normal is already here, at least for another year. BREAKING: Dr. Anthony Fauci tells me he will warn the Senate on Tuesday that Americans will face "needless suffering and … Read More
SC-Sen: The Hill, “Graham's (R) embrace of Trump fuels competitive fight in South Carolina”
The Hill had a piece this week that goes into how U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R. SC) full embrace of Trump might be putting his re-election bid in danger: Graham’s … Read More
Time Warner has ordered Cease and Desist letter to Trump campaign on misleading Ad.
Well it is about time. The orange man only understands lawyers and lawsuit threats. CNN has had enough and it shows. Now it is getting legal. Someone should do something … Read More
Steve Mnuchin: 'This is a great time for people to explore America'
Sure. You’re not working right now anyway for some reason. Right? Hit the highways. Check out some roadside diners. Jump feet first into the Grand Canyon. Why the fuck not? … Read More
Trump confirms again that he was warned in January and chose to ignore it
His desperate spin before his Fox News Town Hall today ignores the incompetence of handling travel from Europe among many other failures. ….Fake News got it wrong again, as always, … Read More
Obama's top campaign strategist: Biden was fully vetted in 2008, and there were no Senate complaints
When it comes to Biden accuser Tara Reade, I’ve been reluctant to jump to any conclusions. Women deserve to be heard and their stories deserve to be taken seriously. But … Read More
Boeing, Boeing, splat… a COVID-19 bailout that's not called one, and the rich will get richer
Classic Trumpian economic policy, preying on chaos. Trump pimps a “V-shaped” recovery in time to re-elect him. Nope, probably not happening. DC is barely keeping the US economy together because … Read More
Trump Threatens to Sue His Own Campaign Manager Over Bad Poll Numbers
CNN just posted a story about yet another Trumpertantrum, as the Great Orange Shitgibbet goes increasingly and noisily and totally insane: Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows … Read More
AntiCapitalist Meet-up Hodge-podge
Below is a collection of things that I’ve been saving up — including the problems of CV-19, MMT, neoliberalism, and other things relating pandemics to the economy. If there’s a point … Read More
Republican strategist's advice to candidates: Don't defend Trump, attack China
Donald Trump screwed up our country’s coronavirus response so badly, it could very well prompt his own party to launch several more probes into Hillary Clinton’s email server. Of course, Republicans have … Read More
The WHO is Trump's Current Scapegoat, and He's Out to Sacrifice It
Trump has been desperately casting around for a scapegoat, anyone to blame for his delays and dismissals of the novel coronavirus. Since early April, one of his victims has been … Read More
Poll: 67% Want Vote By Mail This November
A NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll shows that two thirds of American voters want vote by mail this fall and 58% want the same option in all elections. http://www.nbcnews.com/… NEW: 58% … Read More
Trump is the false negative IMPOTUS*, because of open beeches and their sons-in-law
The contradictions of procurement and logistics without using the Defense Production Act and yet claiming to be anti-globalist. This resembles trying to “restart the economy” while endangering lives and building … Read More
Joe Biden Campaign Newsletter 4/20/20
Received this campaign newsletter from former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: Hi, I sincerely hope this message finds you well and you’re holding up in these difficult times. I’m … Read More
Congressional Black Caucus PAC, LCV, J-Street & Emgage All Endorse Joe Biden For President
Some big news today for Joe Biden’s campaign. First, this is a big endorsement: The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support … Read More
New Biden Ad “Unprepared” tying Trump to China is the most devastating ad I've seen yet.
Holy cow. This ad was just released in several swing states. I’m definitely Ridin’ with Biden, but even when I was on team Warren I always had to admit Joe … Read More
Mediaite Highlights All The Times Biden Was Right & Trump Was Wrong About China & COVID-19
Kudos to Tommy Christopher at Mediaite for highlighting this: President Donald Trump has taken to attacking Joe Biden and the World Health Organization over the coronavirus and China, but a thorough review of Trump’s … Read More
LIVE BLOG: daily COVID Taskforce briefing – “There’s death by keeping this strongly closed country”
Live Blog below (still doing it only because Trump says stupid stuff) 5:00* PM EDT ( expect delays — yesterday’s presser started at 6:15pm) Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold … Read More
Trump, WHO, and China: A Timeline
I often find, in history as well as in current events, that having a timeline can be very useful in sorting out just what happened and when, and for judging … Read More
Low on food and water, Navajo Nation faces joining the top three hot spots in the US for COVID.
“We tell people to wash their hands, but a study showed that 30 percent of homes on Navajo Nation don’t have running water, so how are we going to do … Read More
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Trump reportedly asked Fauci, 'Why don't we let [coronavirus] wash over the country?'
Yesterday, The Washington Post published another story recounting how the federal government’s official COVID-19 response has slowly devolved into a drunken mosh pit at a Tijuana donkey show, and among … Read More
Trump ignored the smoke detector and waited until the (white) house was on fire
Aside from sinophobia rather than russophobia, The NY Times has documented more of the details for the 70-days of denial/delay/dysfunction in the Trump White House. Aside from the framing of … Read More
Trump's Temper Tantrums Kill
Mitigation: What you do when you can no longer stop a contagious disease from spreading. It’s the next fallback position — you try to slow the spread down. Social distancing, … Read More
Rural Counties In Kentucky Are Also Hotspots For COVID-19.
For all those people in rural Kentucky that thought they were immune to COVID-19 or didn’t take it seriously, some of the other hotspots for the coronavirus are in western … Read More
That was quick, new ad singes tRump's pubic hairs over his China travel ban bull-pucky.
A heath care group allied with the Democratic party has gone for Trump’s jugular in a new ad about how his boasts of how he saved us from a worse … Read More
That was quick, new ad singes tRump's pubic hairs over his China travel ban bullpucky.
A heath care group allied with the Democratic party has gone for Trump’s jugular in a new ad about how his boasts of how he saved us from an even … Read More
Trump's vaunted “travel ban” accomplishment also isn't true.
Anyone who has spent even a few minutes watching Trump at one of his daily Coronavirus press briefing campaign rallies has undoubtedly heard Trump crow about his singular supposed achievement: … Read More
Many COVID-19 Cases Came to US via Europe and began circulating in mid-February
In the midst of the current sinophobia and Trump’s claims of “shutting it down”, apparently European travel made the NYC spread worse: New research indicates that the coronavirus began to … Read More
“You Blew It!” is How to Beat Trump
Three stories caught my attention this morning, all connected in a way. First, IMPOTUS is looking to shift the blame going back to the start of the pandemic: DKos: Trump's … Read More
Trump Is Buying Up the Hydroxychloroquine Supply
There’s always been something strange about Trump’s continued insistence that Hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. You would think he’d mention it once or twice, then move on to something else, especially … Read More
Bundy Tells Idahoans to Ignore Stay-At-Home Orders Because the Governor Wasn't Polite
You remember Ammon Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy. The Bundy family has led armed takeovers of federal land in Oregon and Nevada in 2014 and 2016 because they didn’t want … Read More
