He’s at it early. I like how he thinks calling governors “failing” means “working very well with”. If you are wondering why Trump randomly attacked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, it’s because of this. https://t.co/NXLyhlPFJJ pic.twitter.com/aqBngtoDo0 — Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) March 17, 2020 It is also voting day in 4 state primaries, including Ohio and Arizona. Biden is expected to … Read More
In The Thick Of It: COVID-19 Days
We’re still part of a community even when we’re by ourselves. Stay home and stay positive. We're #AloneTogether pic.twitter.com/eBRBPBqIJw — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 16, 2020 Everything is cancelled. Schools, courts, public buildings… bars and restaurants are open, but few are going. Broadway shut down. And everybody is social distancing. I am remote working. First time doing that. Can’t … Read More
All COVID-19, All The Time
There are very few times in modern life where we can honestly say: No one alive has ever experienced what the next two months will be like around the world, but here we are. No one alive has any idea what the next two months will be like. — Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) March 12, 2020 Light blogging for the … Read More
Trump Continues To Mislead On COVID-19; Markets Continue To Plummet
REPORTER: What was this Obama-era rule that you are blaming for the coronavirus testing problems? PENCE: “The last administration asserted FDA jurisdiction over testing, and the development of tests like this. The president changed that on Saturday.” pic.twitter.com/S3EOycBS6B — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2020 Um, does this sounds like Trump has moved testing oversight to an agency with less … Read More
COVID-19 Is Immune To Trump’s Lies And Bullying
So how does Trump handle the combination of the virus and the economic fallout from it? He can’t blame it on a political conspiracy, though he has flirted with the notion—suggesting at one point that the whole thing was a new Democratic “hoax” before denying he had said that. And there’s no enemy here to finger as the villain either. There’s no … Read More
Coronavirus, In Pictures And Graphics
Yup, prayer. Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, told Fox News that Democrats “seemingly hope that it comes here, and kills millions of people so that they could end Donald Trump’s streak of winning.” No elected official, Democratic or otherwise, have said any such thing. Some Democrats — and some Republicans — have, however, been critical of the Trump administration’s … Read More
The Daily COVID-19: Downer and Downer
1) #Coronavirus now in 56 countries2) World Health Organization raises risk assessment to its highest level 3) Financial loss to Americans estimated at $4 trillion this week4) Silence on this from President today; econ advisor Kudlow thinks market oversold — West Wing Reports (edited by Paul Brandus) (@WestWingReport) February 28, 2020 At its low today, the Dow wiped out all … Read More
COVID-19 Update: Looking Worse But Pence Is On It, So It Is Certain To Be Worse
At a news conference yesterday, the president announced that the president was doing a wonderful job handling the coronavirus, a statement that filled me with confidence, as it came from the president himself. The vice president and HHS head also announced that the president was doing a great job, and the president, at that point, officially put the vice president … Read More
Trump’s Purge Of The Intelligence Community
This morning, NBC News was one of several outlets reporting a “near meltdown” in the intelligence community after the news was released that acting direct of national intelligence Joseph Maguire was to be replaced by xenophobic hate-bomb specialist Richard Grenell. Much of what’s happening inside the ODNI hasn’t become public, but there has apparently been enough pushback that Trump has already announced that … Read More
Stone Sentencing: Live
latest updateRoger Stone: 3.5 yrs (pending pardon)Gates: jail, 3 yrs probationCohen: 3 yrs prison Manafort: 4 yrs prisonFlynn: awaiting sentencingIndividual-1: FUCKING IMPEACHED FOR LIFE Hillary: having a nice walk in the woods me: laughing at all you “lock her up” morons — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) February 20, 2020 Roger Stone was found guilty of lying to Congress and threatening a … Read More
ANOTHER Corrupt Quid Pro Quo?
Of course it happened: Donald Trump offered Julian Assange a pardon if he would say Russia was not involved in leaking Democratic party emails, a court in London has been told. The extraordinary claim was made at Westminster magistrates court before the opening next week of Assange’s legal battle to block attempts to extradite him to the US. Rohrabacher told the Wall Street … Read More
Trump On Pardoning Spree Today; Is This Leading Up To A Stone Pardon?
All the worst criminals. BREAKING: Trump signed an executive order granting clemency for Eddie DeBartolo Jr., the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers who was convicted in a gambling fraud scandalhttps://t.co/ZYQrNSCeGx — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 18, 2020 Before boarding Air Force One, Trump announces he has commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. — Kaitlan … Read More
Federal Judges To Convene On Issue Of Trump’s Political Intervention Into Cases
The leaders of a group of federal judges will meet Tuesday to “address growing concerns” about the recent intervention of President Donald Trump and the Justice Department in “politically sensitive cases,” USA Today reports. Trump and Attorney General William Barr ignited fresh concerns about the impartiality of the Justice Department last week when Barr retracted a recommended sentence for Trump ally Roger … Read More
Barr Still On The Hot Seat
More than 1,100 former Department of Justice officials are calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign after his department lowered the prison sentence recommendation for Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Trump, in a move that’s led to accusations of political interference. The letter was released yesterday. It was signed by former DOJ officials who have worked across Republican … Read More