Good afternoon, TODville! What a grand and glorious day. The sun has reappeared after a few days of cliuds and rain. My Mom’s small, independent pharmacist Blessed us with two of the three bottles of alcohol that she received this morning. Her normal shipment is 10 bottles a week; since COVID, she’s been ordering 20 and receiving three. Thankful that my Mom has been a loyal patron for 40 years!
BREAKING: The University of California will suspend admission requirements, including SAT scores and mimimum grades, for fall 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus. https://t.co/VQox6AljkX
Happy Census 2020 Day! Hope people will pay attention to it and get it done. Our libraries were all trained to assist people in multiple languages. Sadly, they’re all closed for the duration.
This morning, she also announced she is donating $1M to Vanderbilt for research for COVID-19. She’s definitely one good thing we have here in this state.
This is how Trump wins re-election: 1) Trump repeats how successful his response has been, every day. 2) Certain reporters print his boasts as news, without highlighting the lies and disinformation. 3) Enough voters accept the headlines at face value. 4) Trump is seen as a hero.
Nicolle Wallace just interviewed her. Lordy, it was blessedly reassuring and soothing. And at the end, Nicolle asked how she is spending her time. She said cooking and watching Tiger King……then she did her laugh. Just wonderful……good for my soul.
As she was answering Nicolle’s questions so carefully, thoroughly and concisely, I kept thinking “THAT is leadership.”
Feds seized nearly $30 million worth of drugs after they discovered a “sophisticated" cross-border tunnel running between a California warehouse and one in Mexico.https://t.co/oR3YdLucH0
I had a tele-appointment with my primary car doctor this morning, everything went smoothly and she also has a wonderful sense of humor. I told her I get my temperature checked everyday at work, she replied “be careful where they stick that thermometer.” This tele-appointment thing should be considered going forward, only if its for maintenance purposes only. Every once in a you should go see your doctor face to face.
Hi i am back, formally Anjo now Mae52 i have been following on my phone on and off have more time now to be online so following more often. Thanks Nerdy for keeping site open praying everyday for deliverance from orange dolt its just wonderful to be back commenting
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s message to states that have not issued stay-at-home orders: “What are you waiting for? What more evidence do you need? … There’s no greater intervention, period, full stop, none, than physical distancing.” pic.twitter.com/iiAoxr3O4k
Thousands of Americans have already died. Thousands more will die because of this man’s incompetence…and his narcissism
Trump: "I'm number one on Facebook. Did you know I was number one on Facebook? I just found out I'm number one on Facebook. I thought that was very nice."
Axios @axios · 1h
Scoop: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu shared with his cabinet a video he claimed was evidence of Iran concealing coronavirus deaths by dropping bodies in garbage dumps. Hours later, his office realized it was actually a clip from a 2007 Hallmark mini-series
NEW: we just launched a page that provides a singular, easy to remember location for voters looking to apply for a mail-in ballot. Spread the word, voters of Philadelphia have until May 26th to apply for a no-excuse mail-in ballot. pic.twitter.com/RDwvzq9fKm
— Philadelphia City Commissioners (@PhillyVotes) April 1, 2020
– Drug cartels – Caravans – Does he not care that there’s a fucking pandemic? – “I’m number one on Facebook” – Nope, he doesn’t care that Americans are dying – This is genocide – Fuck him – Trump is going to hell – It’s still only 6:30pm
Hi Everyone! It’s been a horrible couple days for me. Yesterday my aunt in NJ who had been in the hospital for a few weeks passed away after receiving dialysis. She died alone because the hospital was on lockdown preventing visitors. She didn’t have the virus but because of it my cousins can’t give their mother a funeral. She was 83.
Today I learned a young woman who I mentored at work a few years ago succumbed to the virus. She got married to a fellow colleague (such a cute couple) and moved to the Seattle area not long after I left the company. He was taken from her last year in a car accident. Now she’s gone. She was 30.
I just wanna go pull the covers over my head.
So sorry for your aunt, Dudette. Dying alone is horrible. My heart goes out to you and her children. COVID 19 is having a ball with all the people, young and old, that it is eating!
Dudette when a family member dies alone….and then combined with news about your colleagues…
that is big stuff to process. Please take care, sending you love and virtual hugs.
I’m so sorry to hear this heartbreaking news. Please treat yourself well. This is so much to take in, on top of what we’re all dealing with. Sending hugs
Dudette, My heart hurts for you and your family. Heartbreak heaped upon heartbreak. 💔💔. Hugs and thoughts to you for peace and comfort. {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}❤️💙
{{Dudette}}, I’m so sorry for your loss. That’s so sad for your aunt and your family that she was alone. How tragic about the women you mentored. She was so young, losing her husband a year ago, and now she’s gone. Prayers to all of you. 🙏❤️
Oh, Dudette – I’m just seeing this. I am so sorry for the loss of your aunt and also of your friend. Sending much love your way and to your family, dear one!
Dudette, I’m so sorry for the loss of your dear Auntie and your young mentee. My condolences to, and prayers for, you and both of their families. 🙏🏾💔🙏🏾
Watch your mail for the COVID-19 card mailed by your County Clerk the first week of April. You must return this by mail to your CC to receive an absentee ballot. You may still vote in person: Early Voting, May 27 to June 6 or on Election Day June 9. https://t.co/0IHJAvNG1l
— WV Federation of Democratic Women (@WVFDW) April 1, 2020
At a time when Americans might need health care the most, the Trump Administration is preventing people who need insurance from getting it. Their cruelty truly knows no bounds. pic.twitter.com/PelIrNxBNQ
The Secret Service has signed a $45,000 contract to rent a fleet of golf carts in Northern Virginia, saying it needed them quickly to protect a "dignitary" in the town of Sterling, home to one of Trump's golf clubs, according to federal contracting data. https://t.co/WRgG1WInpm
US Gov and Gov of Florida SHAMEFUL behavior denying port call to two cruise ships. American citizens and others deserve rescue. Must be brought ashore and given medical care or sent home. There are 9000+ people stranded in a dozen ships still at sea.
The No Fucking Experience At Anything But Grifting guy??? Perfect!!
President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has emerged as perhaps the most pivotal figure in the national fight against the coronavirus pandemichttps://t.co/s7Iq2kkaka
There's no way in f—king hell the IC doesn't have a warehouse full of files on this seditious little prick. He met with Kislyak, Gorkov, Veselnitskaya, MBS, the Qataris, etc.
Kushner can be indicted at any time. Are we gonna just wait until a few million Americans die to do so? https://t.co/TCypQMf5il
Hi All formerly Anjo here good to be back being following on and off now have more time to follow …condolences to Dudette on loss of her Aunt and former mentee prayers for your healing and strength love to all
Please help spread this video to your networks. It spells everything out as far as the preparedness timeline and how very badly the orange con man screwed it all up and is now blaming PBO for everything.
How difficult is it for the press to spotlight this expert instead of parroting Trump's incessant lies, self-aggrandization and blame game? Follow @JeremyKonyndyk for current and important information, for the truth. #COVID19Pandemichttps://t.co/Ztwu8HB1E7
Like I said, "we're gonna need a bigger boat." UI claims up another 3.3 million–2nd week in a row. We (fed gov't) MUST ensure state UI systems can meet this onslaught. Phase 4 stimulus clearly warranted. More to come… pic.twitter.com/hgk6I1BpEH
Days after Trump said making it easier to vote would hurt GOP, here's GA House speaker David Ralston:
“This will be extremely devastating to Republicans and conservatives in Georgia. Every registered voter is going to get one of these. … This will certainly drive up turnout.”
🚨NEW! @DrBiden has a message for all of the parents out there: We're in this together. In a joint op-ed, @DrBiden, @Lily_NEA and @rweingarten, want parents to know you’re not alone and we're supporting you. Also, some helpful tips for home learning https://t.co/wDdBqUShLl
“”Last week Trump was playing quid pro quo with Americans lives,
telling governors “it’s a two-way street. They have to treat us well.” The result of not doing so is not getting help. Take New York, which requested 30,000 ventilators and got 4,400. And is being outbid by FEMA on the private market, where the state has been trying to procure more. “What sense does this make?” Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Tuesday.
“The federal government, FEMA, should have been the purchasing agent.
Buy everything, and then allocate it by need to the states.””
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/1/1933445/-Trump-still-insisting-governors-kiss-his-ass-to-get-depleting-critical-supplies)
“California got 170 broken ventilators from the national stockpile.”
“Alabama got 28 cases of face masks that had dry rot.”
“On the other hand, Oklahoma asked for 16,000 face shields and got 120,000. It had received about 84,000 N95 masks by the end of last week, “more than twice its original request.” Then there’s Florida, which is expecting its third shipment from the feds. It got 100% of what Trump’s good buddy Gov. Ron DeSantis asked for in the first two shipments.” (DK)
Dr. Jill is going to make a spectacular First Lady. She will be visible and FOR THE PEOPLE, not like the lazy do-nothing we have now sitting in her room reading fashion magazines.
Best place for her. I don’t want to see THIS illegitimate fool any more than a want to see her illegitimate husband. I can’t wait until this nightmare is over
Feds ordered stepped-up security for Dr. Anthony Fauci after receiving threats for pressing Trump to accept strict social-distancing measures and a longer and broader shutdown.https://t.co/BpgVzbDjo1
A source confirmed to CNN that Doctor Fauci now requires personal security from law enforcement at all times due to the increase of death threats against him.
WaPo Editorial Board: A president should want all Americans to vote. Why doesn't Trump?
"It suggests that Mr. Trump thinks his best chance for a second term rests not with his handling of the pandemic crisis, but in Americans staying away from the polls." https://t.co/QxjLHXGACH
–The long and winding fugue—
–The CDC issued its first warning to clinicians on Jan 8. 2020. Trump campaign rallies ensue….
TRUMP:
“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” (CNBC interview)
Feb. 10
“Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away.”
(New Hampshire rally)
Feb. 24
“The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. … Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”
(Twitter)
“Feb. 28
“It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”
(News conference)
March 4
“Some people will have this at a very light level and won’t even go to a doctor or hospital, and they’ll get better. There are many people like that.”
(Briefing with airline CEOs)
March 9
“The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power … to inflame the CoronaVirus situation.”
(Twitter)
March 10
“We’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.”
(Meeting with Republican senators)
March 14
“We’re using the full power of the federal government to defeat the virus, and that’s what we’ve been doing.”
(News conference)
March 15
“This is a very contagious virus. It’s incredible. But it’s something that we have tremendous control over.”
(News conference)
March 17
“I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.”
(News conference)
March 18
“I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the ‘borders’ from China – against the wishes of almost all.”
(Twitter)
March 19
“We took the best economy we’ve ever had and we said ‘Stop. You can’t work. You have to stay home.’ … Here’s a case we’re paying a lot of money to stop things because we don’t want people to be together so that this virus doesn’t continue onward.”
(News conference)
March 23
“America will again, and soon, be open for business — very soon — a lot sooner than three or four months that somebody was suggesting. … We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.”
(News conference)
March 24
“I’d love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter.”
(Fox News interview)
March 26
“I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You know, you go into major hospitals sometimes they’ll have two ventilators, and now all of a sudden they’re saying, ‘Can we order 30,000 ventilators?’”
(Fox News interview)
March 29
“Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won.”
(News conference)
March 30
“We’re going to have a great victory!”
(News conference)
c/o WaPo:
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/trump-coronavirus-statements/)
An actual fact = U.S.A. has more coronavirus cases than any other country in the world.
Washington sends Beijing free medical supplies while China runs price-gouging scam on U.S. states. China donates free medical supplies to Russia. The U.S. buys medical supplies from Russia and denies it was humanitarian aid. Did we just buy back our own supply? https://t.co/YYbL88zOYE
No days off. Thanks to some serious teamwork, Massachusetts is set to receive over 1 million N95 masks for our front-line workers. Huge thanks to the Krafts and several dedicated partners for making this happen. pic.twitter.com/ieV6XMC5Ow
The Obama Diary 
Good Afternoon TODVille!
I completed my Census online. Very easy.
Hey, NCLB! Congrats on gold!
Yes, online was easy, peasy! My Mom tells me that phone completion was super simple, too!
Thank you, NCLB! Spread the word!
Congrats NCLB on First!
I completed mine a couple weeks ago.
Congrats NCLB!
Did the same a few weeks ago. Very quick.
Thanks to you all. Stay safe.
Did mine too, last week. Very easy.
Good afternoon, TODville! What a grand and glorious day. The sun has reappeared after a few days of cliuds and rain. My Mom’s small, independent pharmacist Blessed us with two of the three bottles of alcohol that she received this morning. Her normal shipment is 10 bottles a week; since COVID, she’s been ordering 20 and receiving three. Thankful that my Mom has been a loyal patron for 40 years!
Nerdy, once again, THANK YOU! 💖💖💖
Good news for students in this nightmare:
Tough break for those parents that paid millions to try and sneak their kids into college and got caught.
Happy Census 2020 Day! Hope people will pay attention to it and get it done. Our libraries were all trained to assist people in multiple languages. Sadly, they’re all closed for the duration.
Sweetest thing
This morning, she also announced she is donating $1M to Vanderbilt for research for COVID-19. She’s definitely one good thing we have here in this state.
She’s wonderful
Goodness!!!! Get rid of it!!
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/health/zantac-fda-remove-from-market-bn/index.html
Pay attention and Wake Up, MSM!!
Whoopi cuts through all the BS (!!! Get it!?)
Share this And I must say, that if Biden chooses either Kampala Harris OR Stacy Abrams, I would be thrilled beyond thrilled:)
Kamala . Damn spellcheck
Nicolle Wallace just interviewed her. Lordy, it was blessedly reassuring and soothing. And at the end, Nicolle asked how she is spending her time. She said cooking and watching Tiger King……then she did her laugh. Just wonderful……good for my soul.
As she was answering Nicolle’s questions so carefully, thoroughly and concisely, I kept thinking “THAT is leadership.”
Agree
BUILD THAT WALL!…(there’s a tunnel under it)
I had a tele-appointment with my primary car doctor this morning, everything went smoothly and she also has a wonderful sense of humor. I told her I get my temperature checked everyday at work, she replied “be careful where they stick that thermometer.” This tele-appointment thing should be considered going forward, only if its for maintenance purposes only. Every once in a you should go see your doctor face to face.
He opens his press conference talking about a drug bust, are you kidding me!
Guess he thinks we didn’t see Wag the Dog…
WTAF?
I see CNN and MSNBC are not covering it.
I spoke too soon …. damn. They are back to covering it now.
That’s Trump…Master of Changing the Subject
Will anyone ask about Obamacare enrollment or the lawsuit
Hi i am back, formally Anjo now Mae52 i have been following on my phone on and off have more time now to be online so following more often. Thanks Nerdy for keeping site open praying everyday for deliverance from orange dolt its just wonderful to be back commenting
Thousands of Americans have already died. Thousands more will die because of this man’s incompetence…and his narcissism
variety @Variety · 22m
Adam Schlesinger Dies of Coronavirus Complications at 52
Axios @axios · 1h
Scoop: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu shared with his cabinet a video he claimed was evidence of Iran concealing coronavirus deaths by dropping bodies in garbage dumps. Hours later, his office realized it was actually a clip from a 2007 Hallmark mini-series
Hi Everyone! It’s been a horrible couple days for me. Yesterday my aunt in NJ who had been in the hospital for a few weeks passed away after receiving dialysis. She died alone because the hospital was on lockdown preventing visitors. She didn’t have the virus but because of it my cousins can’t give their mother a funeral. She was 83.
Today I learned a young woman who I mentored at work a few years ago succumbed to the virus. She got married to a fellow colleague (such a cute couple) and moved to the Seattle area not long after I left the company. He was taken from her last year in a car accident. Now she’s gone. She was 30.
I just wanna go pull the covers over my head.
So sorry for your aunt, Dudette. Dying alone is horrible. My heart goes out to you and her children. COVID 19 is having a ball with all the people, young and old, that it is eating!
Dudette, I am so sorry to hear about your Aunt; especially that she died alone. My sincere prayers are with you and your family. Hang in there!!!
Sorry for your lost Dudette.
Oh my god, I am so very sorry Dudette. I have no words – sending you a virtual hug.
My condolences to you and your family, Dudette.
Dudette when a family member dies alone….and then combined with news about your colleagues…
that is big stuff to process. Please take care, sending you love and virtual hugs.
I’m so sorry to hear this heartbreaking news. Please treat yourself well. This is so much to take in, on top of what we’re all dealing with. Sending hugs
Dudette, My heart hurts for you and your family. Heartbreak heaped upon heartbreak. 💔💔. Hugs and thoughts to you for peace and comfort. {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}❤️💙
Condolences, dear Dudette. So sorry you and your family are experiencing such sorrow.
{{Dudette}}
Dudette, I am so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family.
{{Dudette}}, I’m so sorry for your loss. That’s so sad for your aunt and your family that she was alone. How tragic about the women you mentored. She was so young, losing her husband a year ago, and now she’s gone. Prayers to all of you. 🙏❤️
So very sorry, Dudette! Hugs & hang in there. 💞💖
{{{ ♥️🕊♥️ }}}
My deepest sympathy to You, your Aunt’s family and to your Colleagues’ Family.
🙏🕯🙏
💔💔
🙏💪💙🤗💜💪🙏
Oh, Dudette – I’m just seeing this. I am so sorry for the loss of your aunt and also of your friend. Sending much love your way and to your family, dear one!
Dudette, I’m so sorry for the loss of your dear Auntie and your young mentee. My condolences to, and prayers for, you and both of their families. 🙏🏾💔🙏🏾
Oh Dudette, sending you virtual hugs and to your family and friends. This is such a horrible time for everyone.
#TeamTrumpCOVID
#TrumpOwnsEveryDeath
I think even the Devil might show more compassion than these bozos.
I guess tRump has signaled to his loyalist governors that it’s okay to do what they should have already done.
Excuse me!????
Oh, dear lord, please don’t tell me he’s going golfing while millions can’t pay rent or have the wherewithal to put food on the table.
Actually, it would be best if that piece of disgusting shit would ONLY golf. Nothing else. By all means, GOLF you asshole!!
Yeah, there’s that
A hero. Thank you for your service to this country.
Why is Barr at the virus rallies?
He’s a virus! 😏
He is at that
The No Fucking Experience At Anything But Grifting guy??? Perfect!!
Watching Coming to America on BET. Done listening to all the death and destruction
I’m watching locked up with a broad or abroad or whatever, I don’t know I’m tired.
You should have been rubbing your wife’s feet
Someone arrest this mf’er!!
Goodnight TOD
Hi All formerly Anjo here good to be back being following on and off now have more time to follow …condolences to Dudette on loss of her Aunt and former mentee prayers for your healing and strength love to all
Welcome back! Formerly desertflower here:)
Please help spread this video to your networks. It spells everything out as far as the preparedness timeline and how very badly the orange con man screwed it all up and is now blaming PBO for everything.
Good Morning, TODbots.
🙏💪💜💙💪🙏👒💁♀️🎩💁♀️🤗🤗
“”Last week Trump was playing quid pro quo with Americans lives,
telling governors “it’s a two-way street. They have to treat us well.” The result of not doing so is not getting help. Take New York, which requested 30,000 ventilators and got 4,400. And is being outbid by FEMA on the private market, where the state has been trying to procure more. “What sense does this make?” Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Tuesday.
“The federal government, FEMA, should have been the purchasing agent.
Buy everything, and then allocate it by need to the states.””
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/1/1933445/-Trump-still-insisting-governors-kiss-his-ass-to-get-depleting-critical-supplies)
“California got 170 broken ventilators from the national stockpile.”
“Alabama got 28 cases of face masks that had dry rot.”
“On the other hand, Oklahoma asked for 16,000 face shields and got 120,000. It had received about 84,000 N95 masks by the end of last week, “more than twice its original request.” Then there’s Florida, which is expecting its third shipment from the feds. It got 100% of what Trump’s good buddy Gov. Ron DeSantis asked for in the first two shipments.” (DK)
Dr. Jill is such a lovely person, who never stops going.
And good morning, meta and TODville! Thanks for keeping us here, Nerdy darlin’!
Good morning to you, dear Booms.
Dr. Jill is going to make a spectacular First Lady. She will be visible and FOR THE PEOPLE, not like the lazy do-nothing we have now sitting in her room reading fashion magazines.
You nailed it!
Best place for her. I don’t want to see THIS illegitimate fool any more than a want to see her illegitimate husband. I can’t wait until this nightmare is over
Fabulous!
Morning everyone
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/republican-party-discovers-virtues-stimulus/609244/
We will only get through this nightmare with KINDNESS
FFS!!!
We have a huge mental health problem in this country
Bingo
–The long and winding fugue—
–The CDC issued its first warning to clinicians on Jan 8. 2020. Trump campaign rallies ensue….
TRUMP:
“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” (CNBC interview)
Feb. 10
“Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away.”
(New Hampshire rally)
Feb. 24
“The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. … Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”
(Twitter)
“Feb. 28
“It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”
(News conference)
March 4
“Some people will have this at a very light level and won’t even go to a doctor or hospital, and they’ll get better. There are many people like that.”
(Briefing with airline CEOs)
March 9
“The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power … to inflame the CoronaVirus situation.”
(Twitter)
March 10
“We’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.”
(Meeting with Republican senators)
March 14
“We’re using the full power of the federal government to defeat the virus, and that’s what we’ve been doing.”
(News conference)
March 15
“This is a very contagious virus. It’s incredible. But it’s something that we have tremendous control over.”
(News conference)
March 17
“I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.”
(News conference)
March 18
“I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the ‘borders’ from China – against the wishes of almost all.”
(Twitter)
March 19
“We took the best economy we’ve ever had and we said ‘Stop. You can’t work. You have to stay home.’ … Here’s a case we’re paying a lot of money to stop things because we don’t want people to be together so that this virus doesn’t continue onward.”
(News conference)
March 23
“America will again, and soon, be open for business — very soon — a lot sooner than three or four months that somebody was suggesting. … We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.”
(News conference)
March 24
“I’d love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter.”
(Fox News interview)
March 26
“I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators. You know, you go into major hospitals sometimes they’ll have two ventilators, and now all of a sudden they’re saying, ‘Can we order 30,000 ventilators?’”
(Fox News interview)
March 29
“Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won.”
(News conference)
March 30
“We’re going to have a great victory!”
(News conference)
c/o WaPo:
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/trump-coronavirus-statements/)
An actual fact = U.S.A. has more coronavirus cases than any other country in the world.
WTH is going on here????
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/songsofcomfort/
🎵🎵🎵
Mass will give the NY State 330K. That is yet another failure by the Occupant…playing backup poop.