“New guidance from the President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be ‘critical infrastructure workers’ could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the cla[...]
Archive for August, 2020
August 20th, 2020 - 2:53 pm § in Misc.
White House exempting teachers from quarantine rules to force school reopenings
August 19th, 2020 - 11:25 pm § in Donald Trump
Insider: Trump was “serious” about selling Puerto Rico
“I did not take it as a joke” when Trump wondered aloud in August 2018 about trading Puerto Rico to Denmark for Greenland, Miles Taylor, a former DHS chief of staff, told MSNBC. “The president expressed deep animus towards the Puerto Rican people behind the scenes,” calling [...]
August 19th, 2020 - 10:48 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump rages at Obama’s speech (watch it here)
NBC: Obama unleashes on Trump: ‘He hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t’ Trump fires back in a tweetstorm (read story here). Watch video of Obama’s full speech below: [...]
Putin tries to whack critic
A leading Putin critic, anti-corruption activist, and opposition party leader is near death after being poisoned for a second time in 2 years. Alexei Navalny was flying from Siberia to Moscow when he became violently ill after drinking tea. He is unconscious, on a ventilator, and “gravely ill&[...]
August 19th, 2020 - 11:54 am § in Racism
Politicians will say, “We’re better than this.” Some of us aren’t.
If you disagree with the message, then why not aim for the message, instead of her face? Read story here. (Reminder: Breonna Taylor did nothing wrong, was killed in her bed, and is a murder victim.) [...]
August 18th, 2020 - 11:21 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Summary of findings of U.S. Senate Intelligence Report on 2016 Election
Paul Manafort was “a grave counterintelligence threat” — USA Today (here) 1. Trump’s campaign chairman (Manafort) consorted with a Russian spy. 2. Trump almost certainly talked to Roger Stone about Wikileaks. 3. The Steele dossier is deeply flawed. 4. At least two participant[...]
Third hottest temperature?
The 130º F recorded at Furnace Creek, Death Valley, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, will be the 3rd hottest reading in human history and a new August mark if verified, according to the World Metereological Organization. The world record of 134º F also was at Furnace Creek (why’d they name it that?[...]
August 18th, 2020 - 6:10 pm § in Misc.
Essay: Liberals are wrong; Trump isn’t another Hitler.
Trump is a coward and a fool, whereas if Hitler had those traits, he wouldn’t have been what he was. * Hitler was brave in combat. Trump is a cowardly draft dodger. * Hitler executed anyone who challenged or criticized him. Trump hasn’t executed any of his political enemies. His critics ca[...]