Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

It is not hopeless, and we are not helpless.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

This is dead girl, live boy, a goat, two wetsuits and a dildo territory.  oh, and pink furry handcuffs.

Giving up is unforgivable.

How stupid are these people?

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

I don’t recall signing up for living in a dystopian sci-fi novel.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

Books are my comfort food!

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

Trump’s cabinet: like a magic 8 ball that only gives wrong answers.

Well, whatever it is, it’s better than being a Republican.

Their boy Ron is an empty plastic cup that will never know pudding.

Let me file that under fuck it.

There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Update (Domestic) – Friday/Saturday, April 10/11

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“I have been told to inform my fellows that we untermenschen do not have the reserves of vitality possessed by our betters. Your sickness, your death, will be blamed upon your own poor lifestyle choices.

And when the virus reaches them, it will be blamed on us.”


One name — Victor Davis Hanson:

… So what’s really behind this theory? It might be worth considering the source. KSBW’s piece begins by mentioning Stanford Medicine’s research, then quotes Victor Davis Hanson, a Stanford-affiliated source; the piece reads as if Hanson is one of these aforementioned Stanford Medicine researchers. But Hanson is a military historian, not a doctor or scientist; he is affiliated with Stanford’s Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank.* (I reached out to Hanson for comment, but he has not responded; we will update this article if he does.) The piece makes no effort to clarify what the Hoover Institution is, and it delves into Hanson’s “theory” as a prelude to a brief explanation of Stanford Medicine’s study. Hanson’s recent work, published in National Review, suggests he is eager to reopen the American economy. It would be quite convenient, then, to claim that the virus has already torn through the U.S. and granted us immunity. (In that article, Hanson also claims that “much of the virus modeling is nearly worthless” and refers to it as “science,” in scare quotes.)

Hanson also (incorrectly) suggests that the virus’s spread in California came from “Chinese nationals” visiting California. Looking more closely at his recent work reveals a potential political motive for that claim; in a recent op-ed for Fox News, he argues that we already have too many Chinese nationals visiting, studying, or collaborating in the U.S., and that post-coronavirus America should “wake up” and make changes…

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  6. 6.

    OzarkHillbilly

    I guess trump’s doctor never explained to him that antibiotics don’t work on viruses.

  9. 9.

    OzarkHillbilly

    According to Johns Hopkins, 5,150 people had died in hospital in New York City after contracting coronavirus as of Friday, though the death toll is believed to be higher. The New York Times reported that New York fire department data showed 1,125 people were pronounced dead in their homes or on the street in the first five days of April, more than eight times the 131 deaths recorded during the same period in 2019.

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    mrmoshpotato

    Hahaha

    I make sure to record each & every WH Press "Briefing" on a daily basis. I don't watch them, but I can't tell you the satisfaction it gives me to delete them sight unseen.— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 10, 2020

  14. 14.

    Geminid

    So the Wall Street Journal editorial board called Trump’s daily briefings “counterproductive,” and he called the WSJ “fake news.” Still fixated on ratings, doesn’t want to share the stage. Meanwhile, people from east Texas to Virginia had better be ready for heavy weather this weekend. A strong possibility of tornados from Saturday through Sunday night.

  16. 16.

    trnc

    Did Ohio get it right? The state intervened in the coronavirus pandemic, and its medical systems prepared, earlier than most. Now its numbers are much lower than comparably-sized, nearby states.

    I haven’t read the whole WP article yet, but it lists NY as one of the 3 states compared to Ohio, which is ludicrous. NC is far closer to Ohio in total size and is doing better in terms of total and per capita cases.

  17. 17.

    trnc

    @OzarkHillbilly: I seem to remember a poster in my student health clinic at UNC-G with the caption “Antibiotics on a virus are like water on a duck’s back” and showed a duck holding an umbrella.

    There’s a teeny, tiny indication that that isn’t absolute anymore, but way too early and too little evidence to tell.

    cosmosmagazine.com/biology/antibiotics-do-work-on-viruses

    Neomycin may not work on CV, but maybe it could cure DT’s syphilis. Invest now!

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    Amir Khalid

    I am not familiar with this Victor Davis Hanson. Doesn’t he have a band with his brothers or something?

  23. 23.

    ThresherK

    @WereBear: Capt. Renault? Was it ever the usual suspects?

    Did he ever find out who killed Ugarte?

    And at the end, he order them rounded up to throw any trail off Rick.

  24. 24.

    jimmiraybob

    “…the germ has gotten so brilliant that …”

    The germ had a brilliant uncle that taught at MIT.  A brilliant germ.  Some people say the most brilliant germ.  Believe me.  Brilliant.  The best genes.

  26. 26.

    SFAW

    I hope I live long enough to see all those corrupt, evil, dickish assholes smote (smited?) “with extreme prejudice” by a Just And Vengeful God. Hell, Gosh, I might even become a believer, were that to happen.

     

    Lord, hear my prayer.

  27. 27.

    SFAW

    @A Ghost to Most:

    They’re social distancing.

    Does that mean we have to scroll through six feet of screens to get to the next/previous one? That’ll take forever, because I can’t afford a Really Big monitor.

  28. 28.

    Shalimar

    If our founding fathers met modern Republicans,they would be arguing over which traitor to democracy to hang first.

  29. 29.

    Ohio Mom

    I have a passing thought every time I see Ohio and Governor DeWine lauded: he’s going to be primaried from the right.

  32. 32.

    Make7

    An error in the HTML for the text preceding the last tweet in your post is making the rest of the front page italicized in my browser.  The end strong tag is inside the end em tag.

    [p][em][strong]Meanwhile…[[/strong]/em][/p]

    My browser is set to prevent tweets from embedding, which seems to make that missing end tag error cascade down the rest of the front page.

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    Another Scott

    @trnc: Virginia has a lower population than Ohio and fewer cases and deaths (121 vs 231).  Basic competence should be expected, not held up as extraordinary leadership.  I’m uncomfortable with the hagiography of DeWine…

    Cheers,
    Scott.

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