New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is such a remarkable leader. From the Christchurch mosque attacks to #COVID19, she's shown finely tuned judgment and modeled empathy in a way few world leaders can. https://t.co/5UlbsTYwTv
Today was so heartening! With Barack and Michelle Obama in the battle to elect Joe Biden, voting by mail if possible, we have a vastly improved chance of restoring decency to the White House.
Our elections are the foundation of our democracy. In America, we should never be made to choose between risking our life or giving up our constitutional voice. Yet, this is exactly the toll that was imposed on Wisconsin voters last week. Nevertheless, they persisted. pic.twitter.com/5PBc4ewGYH
I love this man and I always will. I can watch this video on repeat for eternity and I’ll feel better about the world each and everytime I hear it. He gives me immense hope and optimism that we can make this world work for everyone and wipe out corruption and hate.#ThanksObamahttps://t.co/GzfhY4YZRO
In today’s Blast: Will @JulianCastro formally endorse @JoeBiden? His spox told us today that while a formal endorsement hasn’t been discussed yet, “Sec. Castro will do everything in his power to help him defeat Donald Trump next November.” pic.twitter.com/Vo3utmgcl7
Last week, GOP officials and judges forced Wisconsin voters to choose between casting a vote and risking their health.
No one should be forced to make that choice again. Urge your legislators to take steps now to make voting safe for everyone this fall: https://t.co/bgdagdtAZa
And some of these poor Americans in rural America might just be Trump supporters. I have my doubts that Trump supporters will see the light, and stop voting against their own interests.
Whatever is afflicting them has no cure … yet (I can be hopeful).
Congrats to Joe Biden and team!! It ended the way we thought it would, and now he’ll have the most progressive platform. Congrats to everyone, everywhere, who fought so hard for this moment. may all beings be happy.
Speaker Pelosi in a letter to Democrats: "The truth is because of an incompetent reaction to this health crisis, the strong economy handed to Donald Trump is now a disaster … The truth is a weak person, a poor leader, takes no responsibility. A weak person blames others."
Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins · 50m
This is the tweet I was referencing. Trump is criticizing the WHO for praising China’s transparency on coronavirus, which he also did in January.
Quote Tweet Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Jan 24
China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!
Unsatisfactory. He doesn’t want to make a fucking decision. We have porous borders between states…not going to work unless we ALL do this together… like UNITED STATES do!!
This is outrageous: instead of passing emergency vote by mail law, Kentucky GOP enacted new voter ID law when DMVs are closed & voters can’t get ID needed to vote & it will go into effect in same year Mitch McConnell up for re-election https://t.co/sXJ8Eny41Q
I know when Joe wins there will be a ton of work to do for a long time to fix the horrendous damage. But still, seems like there should be a HUGE HOLIDAY to celebrate?!! Like, a week of just release, frivolity, silly antics, kindness and blessed relief?
President Obama understands, as I do, that we will come through this crisis stronger. And then we’ll not only rebuild this nation — we will transform it. https://t.co/nlilxxpA91
JUST IN: Gov. J.B. Pritzker is planning to obtain millions of masks and gloves from China — but he’s keeping the details secret out of fear the Trump administration might seize the cargo for the federal stockpile. https://t.co/mZsVA81hj2
Yup, on Friday or Thursday last week, Gavin Newsom said the same thing to Dr. Rachel Maddow. He had some deal in Asia. He didn’t say what country when pressed by Rachel. He said that as a Nation-State, being the 5th World economy, he had that purchasing power & he used it to make a deal for Masks, PPEs & something else…for delivery within 2 weeks. He also stated that he would share with other States.
A Black doctor in Miami, A HERO, who has been testing the homeless for COVID-19 because "the state is failing to protect them" was racially profiled and detained outside his home while he was unloading his van.
‘Donald Trump is in no position to dictate terms, not at home, not abroad, certainly not to India.’ — Watch this Indian news outlet skewer Trump’s coronavirus failures and tantrums pic.twitter.com/8HAMFjcliG
He may want to have a word with AOC who is out attention seeking right now claiming Joe Biden’s camp hasnt reached out to her and claiming that the Tara Reade nonsense is something that should be talked about and is being silenced.
In middle of pandemic GOP trying to remove tens of 1000s of Democrats & voters of color from voter rolls at time when it will be very difficult to re-register
A new bill from House Democrats, previewed exclusively to Vox, aims to give laid-off or furloughed workers a way to stay on their health insurance plan at no extra cost to them — through increased subsidies with the existing health insurance plan COBRA.https://t.co/CYs3wiki3W
Trump is lying, people are dying, and Madam Speaker is NOT here for it: “The truth is a weak person, a poor leader, takes no responsibility. A weak person blames others." #TruthMatterspic.twitter.com/8VIA3Ki2MU
Tiny, tiny little weak fucker. IT ALWAYS, ALWAYS has to be about him. Always. Get him the hell out of here.
In an unprecedented move, the Treasury Department has ordered Trump's name be printed on stimulus checks the IRS is rushing to send to tens of millions of Americans — a process that is expected to slow their delivery by several days. https://t.co/LPF69oN4m2
As a parent I certainly won’t be sending my child back to school no matter what the governor of my state says until they come up with a vaccine. My son will not be the canary in the coalmine.
For the US to have one of the WORST domestic responses of any developed country in the world and then CEASE contributions to @WHO in the middle of a raging global pandemic is an embarrassment—a sign of weakness, panic, and scapegoating. It also endangers American citizens. 1/2
"The Republicans occupying the White House are not interested in progress. They’re interested in power." – Barack Obama bringing the heat.pic.twitter.com/qyVBTvObVc
Hi @BarackObama! Like most high school/college seniors, I’m saddened by the loss of milestone events, prom & graduation. In an unprecedented time, it would give us great comfort to hear your voice. We ask you to consider giving a national commencement speech to the class of 2020.
Now it’s up to all of us to help make @JoeBiden the next president. Let’s get to work. Go to https://t.co/HrbPj2qctA right now, and chip in your $5, make some calls, send some texts—because we are all in this together.
N.Y. should have — and still can — pass a law publishing his state returns.
We don’t even know if Trump's current adjusted gross income is above $198K, the max allowed for the coronavirus stimulus payments.https://t.co/4aqPXuyoyc
I don’t know why this surprises anyone. This is the same framing that supports doing nothing on the gun violence epidemic in America. https://t.co/1GxRXwxvTp
Contradicting Trump, CDC Director Redfield says WHO “has been a long-term and still is a great partner for us.”
“For CDC & the public health arena, we're continuing to work side by side with WHO to do the best that we can…to protect the American people,” Redfield said on CBS.
The world cries out for leadership and inspiration.
Hi @BarackObama! Like most high school/college seniors, I’m saddened by the loss of milestone events, prom & graduation. In an unprecedented time, it would give us great comfort to hear your voice. We ask you to consider giving a national commencement speech to the class of 2020.
JUST IN: 93-year-old Olive Veronesi of Seminole, PA, who held up a sign at her window asking for more beer, has received a delivery from @CoorsLight. The brand tells me 150 cans arrived at her house today. pic.twitter.com/c2lfGFBBTS
The Coup is currently Not a REALITY bcz of.@SpeakerPelosi & @HouseDemocrats & the @DemGovs & of Course many of #WeThePeople w/o a State Cable Network.@FoxNews.@FoxBusiness, #TalkH8Radio(1200 stations), 70% local #SinclairMedia=40%+ #RightWingMedia 24/7 brainwashing. 69% of Us💙💪
Videos and online reports claiming that millions of Americans will have to repay the relief checks they receive from the federal government under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic recovery bill are not true. https://t.co/eG37evbOkS
Okay, I've been with USPS for several years now, so here's my big dumb #SaveThePostOffice thread. I don't know how many tweets it's gonna take for me to ramble through my thoughts, so stick with me. Or don't, whatever.
— Dingus J McGee, ESQ*, OBE* (@DingusJMcGee) April 10, 2020
That is amazing footage. Seeing that bridge and the streets of Philly empty is so heartbreaking. Yes, I do believe we will get through this, but it isn’t going to be easy.
A new epidemiology model finds that, if Trump had taken action on social distancing two weeks earlier than he did, 90% of U.S. coronavirus deaths could have been prevented.https://t.co/RbLtYqxxmHpic.twitter.com/O3TwwHt7Fi
We have over 9,000,000 veterans in the system. Many of them are at the age where they are highly compromised. They have tested 37,000. A ridiculous number. They found over 4,000 with the virus. You can do the numbers. A disgrace. trump does not care about veterans. Period
This is magnificent and it makes me think maybe – just maybe – that good will come out of this. Maybe a small-minded little country – a shadow of its former self – will start to think big again and regain her greatness. pic.twitter.com/tadsUZae6c
Congrats on being witting players in his macabre dreams. First thoughts today were how we’re frozen in time with Doom, all agog while he does his tap dance and horror show, tells his 18 thousandth barefaced lie, threatens those who dare, blames governors, does away with children, ignores nursing homes, does deals with dictators.
And still we are transfixed, wide-eyed as the Mother of all Disasters is coming straight for us…
He blubbers and slobbers about ‘re-opening the economy’…whereupon governors who haven’t shut down their states + state media parrot the deadly message.
Do we understand how many will DIE if we don’t take away the person or the mic?
“You’re Fired!” has become “It’s an OK Day for You to Compete and Die”. Can we at least try to imagine
the gigantic imminent death toll if we don’t get some real action on testing, tracing, isolation, stay in place, masks to essential workers, food to the hungry (while farmers are ploughing it under)?
And shut him the FU about ‘re-opening’.
He is right: the next phase of this is likely to be the most challenging as we must stay the course.
When it comes to re-opening, the most important thing we can do is to allow science to be our guide.
CA has met this moment in a remarkable way, but everything is conditioned on us staying the course, staying home, and practicing physical distancing. pic.twitter.com/2pF6P4XFKH
Keeping it secret from the Mob…
“Governor Pritzer is “arranging secret flights from China to bring millions of masks and gloves to Illinois.
The governor is worried President Trump might try to seize the supplies
for the federal stockpile so he’s keeping the details quiet….
The supply chain has been likened to the Wild West,
and once you have purchased supplies,
ensuring they get to the state is another herculean feat.”
(https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/14/21221459/pritzker-secret-flights-china-illinois-ppe-trump-coronavirus)
Fmr National Security Adviser Susan Rice:
“When the Obama Administration left office, we left the National Strategic Stockpile fully stocked.”
(NPR showed the photos)
Speaker Pelosi’s letter:
“The truth is because of an incompetent reaction to this health crisis, the strong economy handed to Donald Trump is now a disaster…The truth is a weak person, a poor leader, takes no responsibility.
A weak person blames others.”
My son, who lost his best friend Alan, his “brother from another mother” in August 2017 (he was 31 at the time died from a blood clot that traveled to his lungs and triggered a massive heart attack), is staying just outside Philadelphia with Alan’s parents during this quarantine period. The grief these past 2 years has been very hard not just on him, but especially for Alan’s mother, Deb. A couple of months ago, a favored Aunt died and today her disabled daughter, Heather, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in ICU. I am not sure how much more Deb can handle, or her husband Gary either for that matter; or even for my son, who also lost his wife to a divorce b/c she came out in 2018. Please pray for them all. Thanks.
Betsy, prayers for all. What a selfless act, assisting Alan’s family through the grief process. I know from personal experience what a comfort and help it is that almost 16 years later, some of my son’s friends continue to stay in contact; and I especially appreciate those that include me in their life milestone events as I never had the opportunity to share them with my son. You’ve raised a special young man; be proud! 🙏🏾💜🙏🏾
BREAKING: Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly has raised more than $11 million in the first fundraising quarter of 2020, almost doubling the total of his Trump puppet opponent Martha McSally.
RETWEET if you support Kelly as he fights to turn Arizona Blue and take back the U.S. Senate! pic.twitter.com/5v9r2afHK6
— Protect Robert Mueller ✊ (@DisavowTrump20) April 14, 2020
“Foreign-born workers ready to help save lives are ‘ensnared by read tape and visa rules’…
Some are having difficulty securing appointments for visas at U.S. consulates overseas that are hobbled by skeletal staffing,” The Times continued, completely unsurprising when the administration went on a closing binge last year and shut down a number of international immigration offices. “
“But many of those working to get medical help from overseas said there was an apparent lack of coordination between the various government agencies involved,” The Times continued, “including Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department.”
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/13/1936830/-Foreign-born-medical-workers-ready-to-help-save-lives-are-ensnared-by-red-tape-and-visa-rules)
—worser and worser.
Leadership crisis = consult a wrestler (above):
9 million veterans in the largest U.S. healthcare system and only 35,000 have been tested.
Top ranking officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs are covering up,
claiming “no concern about any shortages”, while leaked internal memos show a very different story.
The rationing of protective medical equipment has already begun, with frontline VA health workers given one mask a day, and hospitals deciding who gets a mask. Some hospitals ask staff to bring their own mask.
In one center staff are seeking donations of bleach from the public. While spokeswoman Noel is bigtime lying that all employees have PPE, VA Secretary Wilkie goes AWOL.
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lack-of-leadership-by-wilkie-cited-in-va-shortcomings-on-covid-19-82055749660)
“If you’ve got an hour or so to spare,
this deep dive into the life and times of Sen. “Moscow Mitch” McConnell
from investigative reporter Jane Mayer is worth all of it. It took me an hour, anyway, because I had to keep surfacing for clean air. Because the portrait the emerges is of a power-hungry, principle-free sociopath
without a single redeeming quality. Just what you always imagined of McConnell, and so much worse. To distill it all down is near-on impossible…”
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/14/1937123/-The-most-dangerous-man-in-America-right-now-isn-t-Trump-It-s-McConnell)
Democracy depends on an informed citizenry and social cohesion. Here’s a look at how misinformation can spread through social media, and why it can hurt our ability to respond to crises. https://t.co/qnLcR3mh8A
A big win against Republican gerrymandering in one of the most gerrymandered states in the country. Michigan Republicans have won state legislative majorities despite Dems winning more votes in 3 of the last 4 elections https://t.co/y4zFsBM6IZhttps://t.co/7wgomsubVEpic.twitter.com/KhSDgrobfS
Seriously, if Biden won’t commit *today* to restringing my guitar for me and teaching my son some Spanish then I’m going to vote for Trump or a random Libertarian nutjob. It’s in Joe’s hands. I don’t make the rules.
Typical of Democrats, I had the same problem with Obama, he was always emailing me to show up at his rallies, but when did he ever come just to hang out, or send the helicoptor to bring me to the party?
Reporting now for weeks on the devastating numbers of deaths in nursing homes, Rachel Maddow says
“It is clearer than day” that most Americans are dying in congregate living places, nursing homes and long term care facilities. In Wayne, West Virginia there are 67 confirmed coronavirus cases, and 66 are from one nursing home. In Montgomery County PA, virus cases are doubling every seven days, 61% of county deaths are from congregate care facilities, 73 out of 600 facilities have confirmed cases.
There is no national tracking – yet this is where most Americans will die.
The federal government is not working on it, or acknowledging it.
So what can concerned local officials do without federal help? Maddow speaks with Dr. Valerie Arkoosh,
board of commissioners who has daily check-ins followed by discussions.
Low sound: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aswSa39KPvA)
The Obama Diary 
Thank You, NW, You Rock, Lady🙌🙏😍
Congrats, JER on your Au⭐🙌
Bringing this from the last Thread.
Good Evening, TODbots.
I have such high regard and respect for Samantha Power.
Today was so heartening! With Barack and Michelle Obama in the battle to elect Joe Biden, voting by mail if possible, we have a vastly improved chance of restoring decency to the White House.
Ice cream cones for all!
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And some of these poor Americans in rural America might just be Trump supporters. I have my doubts that Trump supporters will see the light, and stop voting against their own interests.
Whatever is afflicting them has no cure … yet (I can be hopeful).
Ha! So true!
Congrats to Joe Biden and team!! It ended the way we thought it would, and now he’ll have the most progressive platform. Congrats to everyone, everywhere, who fought so hard for this moment. may all beings be happy.
Yes!
Is the scumbag still spewing or is it safe to turn on the TV?
That is so wonderful!
Nancy Smash will be on Chris Hayes’ show on MSNBC this hour …
Ben Rhodes @brhodes · 12m
Losing to Obama’s Vice President is going to do wonders for Trump’s Obama inferiority complex.
🙂
Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins · 50m
This is the tweet I was referencing. Trump is criticizing the WHO for praising China’s transparency on coronavirus, which he also did in January.
Quote Tweet Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Jan 24
China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!
NICE TRY!
Quote Tweet Jim Acosta @Acosta · 1h
Trump says he is authorizing governors to make their own decisions on when to reopen. Ok.
Unsatisfactory. He doesn’t want to make a fucking decision. We have porous borders between states…not going to work unless we ALL do this together… like UNITED STATES do!!
❤️❤️❤️ Yes , let’s
The Hill @thehill · 22m
JUST IN: American Medical Association calls on Trump to reconsider “dangerous” halting of WHO funding.
I know when Joe wins there will be a ton of work to do for a long time to fix the horrendous damage. But still, seems like there should be a HUGE HOLIDAY to celebrate?!! Like, a week of just release, frivolity, silly antics, kindness and blessed relief?
🙂
My god, is this what it has come to, our government is now petty hijackers?
Yup, on Friday or Thursday last week, Gavin Newsom said the same thing to Dr. Rachel Maddow. He had some deal in Asia. He didn’t say what country when pressed by Rachel. He said that as a Nation-State, being the 5th World economy, he had that purchasing power & he used it to make a deal for Masks, PPEs & something else…for delivery within 2 weeks. He also stated that he would share with other States.
Luke Skywalker told you
Welp.
He may want to have a word with AOC who is out attention seeking right now claiming Joe Biden’s camp hasnt reached out to her and claiming that the Tara Reade nonsense is something that should be talked about and is being silenced.
Tiny, tiny little weak fucker. IT ALWAYS, ALWAYS has to be about him. Always. Get him the hell out of here.
WTFF???
I’ve been saying that for almost 4 years
As a parent I certainly won’t be sending my child back to school no matter what the governor of my state says until they come up with a vaccine. My son will not be the canary in the coalmine.
Bravo.
Thread
WTF?
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CBS News @CBSNews · 2m
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “It’s legitimate to talk about” allegations against Joe Biden .
WHAT is wrong with her?!?!?!?! $&;#%-957=.#@{£§>][3¥&@%/. There, that’s why I have to say about her comment.
I think she wants Trump re-elected.
The Hill @thehill · 7m
Illinois governor: “I’ve given up” on any federal promises for coronavirus aid .
Say it loud, Mr. President.
Imagine this
And my husband, a health care worker (Infectious Diseases Pediatric Specialist) can’t even get 1 N95 mask.
It’s outrageous!
Yes, and very frustrating…
Awesomeness! 📚
😂 😂😂😂
Good morning!
😚☺😚
🙂
Good Morning Everyone!
Have a great day!
I love this idea!
Good Wednesday Morning from MN
😚☺🤗🥰😍🙌💙💙💜💙💙
Good morning – didn’t spot your post before I mentioned this in mine! 🙂
Apparently, Elizabeth Warren will issue a video endorsement of Joe Biden, this morning.
I hope this gives his Democratic opponent some traction.
Morning everyone
Good morning, TODville.
The world cries out for leadership and inspiration.
Love it! I hope he does it!
Good Morning Family! Hooray for Olive! 😁
The Coup is currently Not a REALITY bcz of.@SpeakerPelosi & @HouseDemocrats & the @DemGovs & of Course many of #WeThePeople w/o a State Cable Network.@FoxNews.@FoxBusiness, #TalkH8Radio(1200 stations), 70% local #SinclairMedia=40%+ #RightWingMedia 24/7 brainwashing. 69% of Us💙💪
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1250420563752992768?s=21 Better late than never I guess
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This is surreal.
That is amazing footage. Seeing that bridge and the streets of Philly empty is so heartbreaking. Yes, I do believe we will get through this, but it isn’t going to be easy.
Taylor, Queen of Perfect Attendance, reviews a great book! 😍
😍🐶❤️
SOON: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Delivers Briefing On COVID-19 | TIME
ttps://youtu.be/XILgJklmeVE
Haha! Tan suit! 😁😁😁
Awesome!
Congrats on being witting players in his macabre dreams. First thoughts today were how we’re frozen in time with Doom, all agog while he does his tap dance and horror show, tells his 18 thousandth barefaced lie, threatens those who dare, blames governors, does away with children, ignores nursing homes, does deals with dictators.
And still we are transfixed, wide-eyed as the Mother of all Disasters is coming straight for us…
He blubbers and slobbers about ‘re-opening the economy’…whereupon governors who haven’t shut down their states + state media parrot the deadly message.
Do we understand how many will DIE if we don’t take away the person or the mic?
“You’re Fired!” has become “It’s an OK Day for You to Compete and Die”. Can we at least try to imagine
the gigantic imminent death toll if we don’t get some real action on testing, tracing, isolation, stay in place, masks to essential workers, food to the hungry (while farmers are ploughing it under)?
And shut him the FU about ‘re-opening’.
He is right: the next phase of this is likely to be the most challenging as we must stay the course.
Keeping it secret from the Mob…
“Governor Pritzer is “arranging secret flights from China to bring millions of masks and gloves to Illinois.
The governor is worried President Trump might try to seize the supplies
for the federal stockpile so he’s keeping the details quiet….
The supply chain has been likened to the Wild West,
and once you have purchased supplies,
ensuring they get to the state is another herculean feat.”
(https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/14/21221459/pritzker-secret-flights-china-illinois-ppe-trump-coronavirus)
Hope this doesn’t sound light-hearted, because it isn’t, but I wouldn’t want his name on my death certificate, either. UGH.
Fmr National Security Adviser Susan Rice:
“When the Obama Administration left office, we left the National Strategic Stockpile fully stocked.”
(NPR showed the photos)
Of course. And the bots who demonize her are helping Putin.
Dr. Susan Rice was demonized by Gowdy and friends for also being future presidential.
Speaker Pelosi’s letter:
“The truth is because of an incompetent reaction to this health crisis, the strong economy handed to Donald Trump is now a disaster…The truth is a weak person, a poor leader, takes no responsibility.
A weak person blames others.”
My son, who lost his best friend Alan, his “brother from another mother” in August 2017 (he was 31 at the time died from a blood clot that traveled to his lungs and triggered a massive heart attack), is staying just outside Philadelphia with Alan’s parents during this quarantine period. The grief these past 2 years has been very hard not just on him, but especially for Alan’s mother, Deb. A couple of months ago, a favored Aunt died and today her disabled daughter, Heather, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in ICU. I am not sure how much more Deb can handle, or her husband Gary either for that matter; or even for my son, who also lost his wife to a divorce b/c she came out in 2018. Please pray for them all. Thanks.
Betsy your son must be a comfort to his friend’s parents carrying such a heavy load. Best wishes to all, pls take care of you too.
Thank you.
It all seems so unbearable. My thoughts are with him and Heather as well. This is so sad to hear. Sending love.
Thanks marleysperson. I worry that it is unbearable for him, but he seems to be hanging in there.
Praying, Betsy. And sending hugs to you, too.
Betsy, prayers for all. What a selfless act, assisting Alan’s family through the grief process. I know from personal experience what a comfort and help it is that almost 16 years later, some of my son’s friends continue to stay in contact; and I especially appreciate those that include me in their life milestone events as I never had the opportunity to share them with my son. You’ve raised a special young man; be proud! 🙏🏾💜🙏🏾
Thank you jazzi. We are very proud of him.
It’s that he can be a comfort to them. What a great son you raised. Prayers for confort and good health for them all. 🙏🏾
Betsy, 🙏🙏🙏. May God provide strength, peace, comfort and hope during this time. 🙏🙏🙏To you as well as you carry all of their burdens and fears. 🙏❤️
He is indeed a great son. We couldn’t be prouder of him. Thanks so much for your prayers.
Betsy, so sorry your son has been going through so much pain, as well as Alan’s parents. Prayers to all of you. 😢🙏❤️
Thanks so much!!
May they all get comfort, healing, and strength as they go through an incredible amount of loss and pain
Thanks so much Linda.
I echo everyone here and offer prayers for Heather’s recovery, and strength for the family to get through this difficult time. {Hugs}
Thank you todjey.
“Foreign-born workers ready to help save lives are ‘ensnared by read tape and visa rules’…
Some are having difficulty securing appointments for visas at U.S. consulates overseas that are hobbled by skeletal staffing,” The Times continued, completely unsurprising when the administration went on a closing binge last year and shut down a number of international immigration offices. “
“But many of those working to get medical help from overseas said there was an apparent lack of coordination between the various government agencies involved,” The Times continued, “including Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department.”
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/13/1936830/-Foreign-born-medical-workers-ready-to-help-save-lives-are-ensnared-by-red-tape-and-visa-rules)
—worser and worser.
Because in this admin, wrestling is an essential service.
Unbelivable.
Ugh!
Leadership crisis = consult a wrestler (above):
9 million veterans in the largest U.S. healthcare system and only 35,000 have been tested.
Top ranking officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs are covering up,
claiming “no concern about any shortages”, while leaked internal memos show a very different story.
The rationing of protective medical equipment has already begun, with frontline VA health workers given one mask a day, and hospitals deciding who gets a mask. Some hospitals ask staff to bring their own mask.
In one center staff are seeking donations of bleach from the public. While spokeswoman Noel is bigtime lying that all employees have PPE, VA Secretary Wilkie goes AWOL.
(https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lack-of-leadership-by-wilkie-cited-in-va-shortcomings-on-covid-19-82055749660)
What could’ve stopped this and what do legal folks call this kind of con?
I’m just going to put this here.
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/04/15/its-better-now-than-when-obama-was-in-office-says-kanye-west.html
I’m just going to not read it.
I’m fairly certain you read enough from what I posted. People are selfish and nuts
Oh yeah. You gave us enough info not to click on it, and I thank you. People are nuts personified, if they hang with the orange creature.
🙂 🙂 🙂
^5 JO’B
🙌🏾
Every fruitcase is entitle to their opinion..
yup
As PBO would say, “He is a Jack$$$”. 🙂
🙂
“Your Vote Or Your Life” backfired big time in WI even with only 5 out of 180 polls open.
Ben Wikler of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin talks to Hayes:
(https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-dems-won-in-wisconsin-despite-gop-attempt-to-use-pandemic-to-its-advantage-82050629884)
…So sorry GOP’s latest suppression strategy took a dive. Sad.
I’ll drink to that! (It might be coffee, but I’ll drink to that! 🙂 )
hi jo’b!!!
“If you’ve got an hour or so to spare,
this deep dive into the life and times of Sen. “Moscow Mitch” McConnell
from investigative reporter Jane Mayer is worth all of it. It took me an hour, anyway, because I had to keep surfacing for clean air. Because the portrait the emerges is of a power-hungry, principle-free sociopath
without a single redeeming quality. Just what you always imagined of McConnell, and so much worse. To distill it all down is near-on impossible…”
(https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/14/1937123/-The-most-dangerous-man-in-America-right-now-isn-t-Trump-It-s-McConnell)
OH, I see what he did there. BRAVO.
OK.
Linkage.
Unequivocal.
This thread is fabulous:
Here are a few (and some are even funnier).
Unfortunately, this is a good depiction of a lot of Democrats, although it did make me laugh. 🙂
Yeah, you had the skip the ones who didn’t get the joke.
Reporting now for weeks on the devastating numbers of deaths in nursing homes, Rachel Maddow says
“It is clearer than day” that most Americans are dying in congregate living places, nursing homes and long term care facilities. In Wayne, West Virginia there are 67 confirmed coronavirus cases, and 66 are from one nursing home. In Montgomery County PA, virus cases are doubling every seven days, 61% of county deaths are from congregate care facilities, 73 out of 600 facilities have confirmed cases.
There is no national tracking – yet this is where most Americans will die.
The federal government is not working on it, or acknowledging it.
So what can concerned local officials do without federal help? Maddow speaks with Dr. Valerie Arkoosh,
board of commissioners who has daily check-ins followed by discussions.
Low sound: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aswSa39KPvA)
Greetings, TOD!
Hope you all have a blessed day.
Thank you, Nerdy.
He’s speaking with a grocery store clerk right now. SO SO SO powerful.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/04/15/a-pandemic-plan/