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The Liar of the Land 0

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“No One Could Have Seen This Coming” 0

Except for all the persons who did.

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Covert Covidiocy, Reprise 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre cuts the astroturf. A snippet:

In today’s political climate, seemingly good old-fashioned “grass roots” protests that are actually being staged by sponsors who are advancing their own special interests has become an increasingly common phenomenon known as “astroturfing.” Part of the astroturfing playbook is to give the false impression that a large segment of the population supports the cause. In reality, live protests against COVID-19 have been “small, sparse, and few” and some 80% of the US population supports continued social distancing restrictions, even in “red states” like Texas despite its governors claim that “there are more important things than living.”

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Covert Covidiots 0

Hidden farces.

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The Disinformation Superhighway 0

Gene Lyons tells of watching truth collide with fiction in a world where facts are what people think.

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Trumpling Exceptionalism 0

Donald Trump says,

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The Medicine Show 0

Mob of MAGA-gear wearing folks bang on door of market.  Inside, male clerk says to female clerk,

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The View from the Bleachers 0

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Past Is Prologue . . . . 0

David Campos espies a pattern in historical Trumpling. I am skeptical of where the pattern leads him, but the pattern itself deserves discussion. A snippet:

Of all the delusional things that Trump’s supporters believe about him, one of the most delusional is that Trump is a tough guy who doesn’t back down. A woman tweeted a couple of days ago — I can’t find the tweet at the moment — that Americans weren’t willing to elect a woman president in 2016 but they got a little bitch anyway, which is exactly right.

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In fact Trump is an enormous crybaby and whiner . . . .

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The Emptiness 0

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Will Bunch has commentary.

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The Abdication 0

At the Idaho State Journal, Jim Jones argues forcefully that Donald Trump is not doing his job. Here’s a bit of his piece; follow the link for the rest.

When the financial markets crashed on March 14, he finally woke up to the fact that he had a raging crisis on his hands, which could not be blown off by fast talk. He started claiming that it was a problem for the state governors to deal with. Since then, he has doubled down on the strategy, painting the federal government as a mere cheerleader, there to offer advice to the governors from the sidelines.

The federal government has the power, the funding capacity and the responsibility to organize and lead a national effort to combat this serious national threat. Trump has flat failed to do so.

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Abused by the News 0

Frame One:  Pig walks in the meadow, saying,

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A Family Affair 0

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Covidiocy, Reprise 0

Leonard Pitts, Jr., makes a promise.

I will not die of stupid.

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Covidiocy 0

A survivor of COVID-19 recently released from the hospital is appalled takes issue with the “reopening” protestors. A nugget:

It’s obvious that we need to go back to work. It’s obvious that this virus is shattering our economy. But it’s also obvious that people are dying and will continue to die, until our government, doctors, scientists and the general public learn to manage COVID-19. Those who are publicly protesting are putting themselves and their families at unbelievable risk, foreshadowing the fate of this country if states re-open too quickly.

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The TV Epidemiologist 0

Title:  How did we get here?  Image:  Donald Trum on the Trump Show as Drs. Birx and Fauci face-palm says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Ignoring the Oblivious Oblivion 0

Group of Dinosaurs wearing MAGA gear as meteorite shaped like a coronavirus heads towards them.  One dinosaur says to the others,

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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The Appointment 0

Group of folks yelling and holding signs like,

Via Job’s Anger.

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