1
The Cable TV Quarantine Fight
Families who differ on key political questions — Fox News or MSNBC? — used
to change the channel or decide that politics was off-limits. But agreeing
to disagree now can seem dangerous.
I have two computers but only one bath and one television.
Couples should shop together.
2
Stanley Chera, Developer and Friend of Trump, Dies at 77
As his friend lay dying of the coronavirus, President Trump spoke of him
from the White House podium.
The numbers on Covid-19 are limited by the lack of testing and other medical care.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html
3
Michael Cohen Is Among Prisoners to Be Released Because of Virus
President Trump’s former lawyer and other inmates at a minimum-security
camp in upstate New York were told they would serve their sentences at home.
Cohen should rot in jail.
4
What’s Driving the Right-Wing Protesters Fighting the Quarantine?
Well-organized protests broke out this week against government restrictions
on economic activity because of the coronavirus. Polling and organizers’
statements hinted at the reasons for the backlash.
The only possible punishment is to send these true believers into the streets.
5
Trump Says States Can Start Reopening While Acknowledging the Decision Is Theirs
The guidelines released by the president effectively mean that any
restoration of American society will take place on a patchwork basis.
I do not share Trump's faith.
6
Tracking Trump’s Promises on Responding to the Virus
The president has promised enhanced testing and monitoring capabilities,
thousands of ventilators and millions of masks. Here’s a status report.
D-
7
House Democrats Back Changing Rules to Allow Remote Voting During Pandemic
If approved by the House, the switch to proxy voting would be the first
time in the history of Congress that lawmakers could cast votes other than
in person.
Congress is holding proforma sessions. They will do no business.
8
Loyal Trump Backer Is Now a Face of the Administration’s Virus Response
The loyalty of the longtime Trump adviser Michael Caputo helped him secure
a post as the top public affairs official at the Health and Human Services
Department during the pandemic.
Trump depends on his slaves.
9
Judge Denies Roger Stone’s Bid for a New Trial
The judge rejected the defense’s argument of juror bias in a politically
fraught case in which President Trump publicly attacked his friend’s
conviction.
Roger Stone is getting of lightly.
10
2020 Senate Races: Democrats Show Fund-Raising Energy in Key States
In contests in Kentucky, South Carolina, Kansas, Maine, Colorado and
Arizona, Democratic candidates raised more money in the first quarter of
2020 than their Republican opponents.
Trump supporters should not hold office.
11
Big Government or Big Hassle?
Democrats believe the pandemic could usher in a broad consensus around the
need for more publicly funded programs, but there are some signs that the
virus’s political impact could tip the other way.
Far too many do not believe in the great right wing conspiracy.
Others believe in hard money and the evil of government debt.
All money is fiat money. Government debt is only evil if it is never paid.
12
Boeing to Restart Production in Washington State With 27,000 Workers
The aerospace giant said employees in the Puget Sound area would begin
manufacturing commercial planes by the end of next week.
Boeing shut down because it could not sell the planes it had made.
This startup does not sound good to me.
13
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Censorship of Writings by Ex-Officials
The plaintiffs will appeal. They argued that a system that requires review
before publication is unconstitutionally “dysfunctional.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prior_restraint
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Secrets_Act
I opine this judge is chicken.
14
For Mark Meadows, the Transition to Trump's Chief of Staff Is a Hard One
Weeks into the job, Mr. Meadows has confronted the same problems that
frustrated his three predecessors. It hasn’t helped him with his new White
House colleagues that he’s emotional and sometimes cries.
Trump should try again.
15
Why Trump’s Threat to Adjourn Congress Is Dubious
The president made another attention-grabbing claim about his purported
powers amid the pandemic.
Trump is not used to frustration.
- Trump tweets call to “LIBERATE” states where people are protesting virus restrictions.
- Behind the protests are some prominent conservatives and donor
16
Nancy Pelosi, Live From Her Kitchen, Works to Counter Trump's Coronavirus Show
The speaker and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader,
have begun a media blitz to present an alternative message to the
president’s lengthy daily briefings.
17
For Mark Meadows, the Transition From Trump Confidant to Chief of Staff Is a Hard One
Only weeks into the job, the former congressman has confronted the same
problems that frustrated his three predecessors. It hasn’t helped him with
his new White House colleagues that he’s emotional and sometimes cries.
Working for a sadist is a way to pain.
18
Trump Considers Billionaire Investor for Intelligence Job
Stephen Feinberg, who backed the president’s campaign, is said to be in
talks for a top post in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Stephen Feinberg seems to have his own agenda and loyalties.
I would not like him at the center of U.S. policy.
19
The Transition To Capitalism
One of the most important things to understand about industrial capitalism
is that the lower classes didn’t want it. Peasants did not leave the land
voluntarily. They were forced off, often with violent force, in a series of
enclosures, where there millenium old rights to use the land were taken
together. This was a vast, […]
Ian Welsh makes a strong argument. He is far from neutral.
I want to do my own "homework".
20
US Covid April 16th Data
https://www.ianwelsh.net/april-17th-us-covid-data/
https://www.ianwelsh.net/april-18th-us-covid-data/
||
No comments:
Post a Comment