https://prospect.org/economy/repeating-the-mistakes-of-the-2008-bailout/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 28 March 2020 16:51 (four years ago) link
in any case, it's my least favorite part of the bill, and was probably the most the Dems could get given they're the minority party, even if that minority had shrunk to one member.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Saturday, 28 March 2020 16:54 (four years ago) link
at the moment, my bigger concern is withholding of federal aid from states simply cos their governors were mean to him.
thousands of people will fuckin' DIE over this.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Saturday, 28 March 2020 16:58 (four years ago) link
Folks who were involved in Tarp and who studied it are saying the content of this bill is inadequate. Damon Silvers and David Dayen are not just pointing at Trump and Mnuchin, they are analyzing the wording of past bailouts and this one, and they’re saying the bill itself is not worded strongly enough. They wanted a board to get the role of giving out money, not Mnuchin with a weak advisory group. They wanted an oversight group with subpoena power and a funded staff . We didn’t get that.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 28 March 2020 16:59 (four years ago) link
didn't say it was a well-written provision, but saying that what HuffPo reported was factually inaccurate, because in their report, there was zero oversight at all, IG, or committee. mediocre or bad as what got passed might be, that is inarguably worse because then there isn't even a chance of malfeasance making it into the news, to hammer with as we march to November.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:01 (four years ago) link
I rarely cited Huff Post articles; henceforth I won't.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
"US Politics"
At a White House briefing on the coronavirus on March 20, President Trump called the State Department the “Deep State Department.” Behind him, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, dropped his head and rubbed his forehead.Some thought Dr. Fauci was slighting the president, leading to a vitriolic online reaction. On Twitter and Facebook, a post that falsely claimed he was part of a secret cabal who opposed Mr. Trump was soon shared thousands of times, reaching roughly 1.5 million people.A week later, Dr. Fauci — the administration’s most outspoken advocate of emergency measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak — has become the target of an online conspiracy theory that he is mobilizing to undermine the president.That fanciful claim has spread across social media, fanned by a right-wing chorus of Mr. Trump’s supporters, even as Dr. Fauci has won a public following for his willingness to contradict the president and correct falsehoods and overly rosy pronouncements about containing the virus.An analysis by The New York Times found over 70 accounts on Twitter that have promoted the hashtag #FauciFraud, with some tweeting as frequently as 795 times a day. The anti-Fauci sentiment is being reinforced by posts from Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch, a conservative group; Bill Mitchell, host of the far-right online talk show “YourVoice America”; and other outspoken Trump supporters such as Shiva Ayyadurai, who has falsely claimed to be the inventor of email.Many of the anti-Fauci posts, some of which pointed to a seven-year-old email that Dr. Fauci had sent praising Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of State, have been retweeted thousands of times. On YouTube, conspiracy-theory videos about Dr. Fauci have racked up hundreds of thousands of views in the past week. In private Facebook groups, posts disparaging him have also been shared hundreds of times and liked by thousands of people, according to the Times analysis.One anti-Fauci tweet on Tuesday said, “Sorry liberals but we don’t trust Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
Some thought Dr. Fauci was slighting the president, leading to a vitriolic online reaction. On Twitter and Facebook, a post that falsely claimed he was part of a secret cabal who opposed Mr. Trump was soon shared thousands of times, reaching roughly 1.5 million people.
A week later, Dr. Fauci — the administration’s most outspoken advocate of emergency measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak — has become the target of an online conspiracy theory that he is mobilizing to undermine the president.
That fanciful claim has spread across social media, fanned by a right-wing chorus of Mr. Trump’s supporters, even as Dr. Fauci has won a public following for his willingness to contradict the president and correct falsehoods and overly rosy pronouncements about containing the virus.
An analysis by The New York Times found over 70 accounts on Twitter that have promoted the hashtag #FauciFraud, with some tweeting as frequently as 795 times a day. The anti-Fauci sentiment is being reinforced by posts from Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch, a conservative group; Bill Mitchell, host of the far-right online talk show “YourVoice America”; and other outspoken Trump supporters such as Shiva Ayyadurai, who has falsely claimed to be the inventor of email.
Many of the anti-Fauci posts, some of which pointed to a seven-year-old email that Dr. Fauci had sent praising Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of State, have been retweeted thousands of times. On YouTube, conspiracy-theory videos about Dr. Fauci have racked up hundreds of thousands of views in the past week. In private Facebook groups, posts disparaging him have also been shared hundreds of times and liked by thousands of people, according to the Times analysis.
One anti-Fauci tweet on Tuesday said, “Sorry liberals but we don’t trust Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
and now that you've been fully prepared on the background, you are ready to see this. look out - this is one of those delimiting moments in your life, before and after you saw what he did. here we go:
https://i.imgur.com/JPP7XaY.jpg
(left, the treasonous hand, right, the forehead of benedict arnold)
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:07 (four years ago) link
(counterpoint: at least half of those likes/retweets/shares were probably bots)
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:08 (four years ago) link
And who’s knows better that in this climate, touching your face is simply suicide?
― dan selzer, Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link
The Democrats are the Washington Generals. People compare politics to professional wrestling, but that's a disservice to wrestling, which can have some pretty surprising plots.American politics is a Globetrotters game. One team to win, the other to make a good show at losing— Nobody/Nothing 2020 (@DevourerRose) March 28, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
if your awful politics caused you to believe we need a giant corporate slush fund to rescue the markets, and that rigorous oversight could lead to dangerous populist outrage, but also knew your core constituents would balk at a blank check for corporations, how might you proceed— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) March 28, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
It does suck to only control one chamber.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link
stfu
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link
it's their fucking fault they don't control the other one. no convictions, no courage.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:30 (four years ago) link
I know grumbling is your means of distraction, darlin', so please proceed.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:30 (four years ago) link
The bill's far better than it looked last Saturday, let alone two weeks ago when I thought Pelosi 'n' Schumer would fold. It doesn't go far enough, nor would it have because you have a lawless president and a Senate controlled by the other party. Our best hope is to win the Senate and the presidency and, if I had my druthers, abolishing the Senate.
But I know you know this because you're a smart boy and you've watched Advise and Consent
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
What are the odds that Trump's signing statement that negates key concessions was prearranged secretly between McConnell and the WH at the very same time that McConnell was negotiating those concessions with Schumer? That depth of that man's duplicity never fails to stun me.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
one minor detail: trump still doesn't have a chief of staff. technically it's mulvaney still (?), and meadows (looooool at choosing him) is still trying to figure out how the role works, or something?
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
15 days ago I joked that Trump would sign the coronavirus stimulus with a bunch of pens and then hand them out, but I honestly never imagined that was possible in reality pic.twitter.com/uDsWlOjpX5— Jon Schwarz (@schwarz) March 28, 2020
― symsymsym, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
if I had my druthers, abolishing the Senate.
This would require quite a bit of amending the US Constitution, which in turn would require a dozen or so small states to willingly reduce their national political clout by a substantial amount. Ergo, so not gonna happen.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:55 (four years ago) link
sure, but all this is IF he had his druthers, that's the point. druthers are hard to come by these days
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:56 (four years ago) link
So there's a druthers shortage too now?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:58 (four years ago) link
Amazon Prime's working overtime. I'm sending Aimless a bottle of druthers.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 March 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
Good idea. I'm overstocked on bitters.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 28 March 2020 19:09 (four years ago) link
flashback to Feb 5:
Just left the Administration briefing on Coronavirus. Bottom line: they aren't taking this seriously enough. Notably, no request for ANY emergency funding, which is a big mistake. Local health systems need supplies, training, screening staff etc. And they need it now.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 5, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 21:30 (four years ago) link
https://news.yahoo.com/senator-says-white-house-turned-down-emergency-coronavirus-funding-in-early-february-003319950.html
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 21:31 (four years ago) link
Jared Kushner is demanding his tenants keep paying rent - while asking for leniency from his creditors: WaPo reporter (@fawfulfan / Raw Story)https://t.co/JmmXAXjTjEhttps://t.co/T1ot9v0eG1— memeorandum (@memeorandum) March 28, 2020
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 March 2020 21:32 (four years ago) link
well sure
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/27/texas-ag-says-gun-stories-are-essential-businesses-during-coronavirus/
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 22:45 (four years ago) link
if only it was confined to "gun stories"
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 28 March 2020 22:46 (four years ago) link
If he closed gun stores it would prompt mass protests, which in turn would defeat social distancing, which would then spread the virus more rapidly, overload hospitals, and possibly kill innocent people who are not gun nuts.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 29 March 2020 00:44 (four years ago) link
If only there was a disease that just killed gun nuts
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 29 March 2020 01:12 (four years ago) link
honestly not much different from every other Judge Jeanine clip I've seen
Judge Jeanine missed the first segment of her show tonight because of “technical difficulties” and then hosted the rest of it in this condition pic.twitter.com/KxGGBXUkly— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 29, 2020
― frogbs, Sunday, 29 March 2020 03:06 (four years ago) link
she's pretty loose
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 March 2020 03:14 (four years ago) link
He's scared, that's certain.
President Trump said Saturday night that he will not impose a quarantine on New York, New Jersey and Connecticut but would instead issue a “strong” travel advisory to be implemented by the governors of the three states.
Mr. Trump made the announcement on Twitter just hours after telling reporters that he was considering a quarantine of the three states in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus to Florida and other states.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 March 2020 05:04 (four years ago) link
Navarro is sticking with the US-China trade war and instituting new "Buy American" restrictions even tho it costs American lives. Madness https://t.co/Jiu0SQubH5— Tobita Chow 周鳶多 (@tobitac) March 29, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 March 2020 05:15 (four years ago) link
NY Post:
The Trump administration has added the firearms industry — gun shops included — to a federal list of critical infrastructure during the ongoing coronavirus emergency.
The new language, added Saturday to the website of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, now deems as critical “Workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges.”
Previously-designated critical industries include energy, food production, emergency services, government offices, transportation and healthcare.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:05 (four years ago) link
MA received 17% of requested medical supplies from the Trump admin. ME: 5%. CO: 1 day's worth.FL got everything they requested. + an identical shipment the next week. oh, and a 3rd is on the way.https://t.co/4AmYkn70Jm pic.twitter.com/ZUCGF2NsfX— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) March 29, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:19 (four years ago) link
incredible
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:24 (four years ago) link
good morning!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:28 (four years ago) link
This punitive, you-but-not-you parceling out of supplies and equipment will surely be looked back on as Trump's most horrifying and incomprehensible action through all of this, unless something worse is on the way.
― clemenza, Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:31 (four years ago) link
until the next one
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:35 (four years ago) link
yeah. it's hard to imagine what could be worse
but it's almost as hard to imagine this justice department *not* leveraging the situation twd its sinister ends
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:37 (four years ago) link
thrasymachus department
― j., Sunday, 29 March 2020 15:11 (four years ago) link
A friend in Cuba sent me this. We’re getting clowned on by Cuban whatsapp pic.twitter.com/O39s7AYELP— Andrés Pertierra (@ASPertierra) March 28, 2020
― silby, Sunday, 29 March 2020 15:15 (four years ago) link
xp aw c'mon
"until the next one" yes
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 29 March 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
that whole record
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 29 March 2020 15:54 (four years ago) link
The message being that he's a whiny and petulant toddler, and everything is about him and his tiny ego?
Yeah we knew that already
― I met a strange baby, she made me nervous (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 29 March 2020 15:56 (four years ago) link
this is unbelievable
― treeship., Sunday, 29 March 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
cue the chorus: "blah blah blah, we already knew he was bad, get over it."
i'm still shocked that he is parceling life-saving resources to states that "like" him.
― treeship., Sunday, 29 March 2020 16:09 (four years ago) link
murderous, murderous piece of shit