The term “chickenshit” has two definitions: “petty, insignificant” and “coward, chicken” (as in “lacking courage, manliness, or effectiveness”). For example, “That guy likes to make threats but he’s too chickenshit to act on them.” I think that pretty much sums up Donald Trump’s pathetic attempts to restart the economy. As you probably know, Trump has been repeatedly […]
Is it my imagination, or was Barack Obama starting to channel Keegan-Michael Key as Obama’s Anger Translator near the end of this video? I’m proud to endorse my friend @JoeBiden for President of the United States. Let's go: https://t.co/maHVGRozkX — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 14, 2020
This comic from Garry Trudeau reminds me of the fact that back in 2014 — even before he was running for president — Donald Trump launched a panicked Twitter rampage (over 100 tweets!) about the Ebola virus. Trump attacked Barack Obama and other Democrats, and even called for Obama to resign. Trump used Ebola as […]
Today is the deadline for mail-in ballots in Wisconsin’s primary election, which happened a week ago. As you recall, that state’s Democratic governor tried to delay the election because of a stay-at-home order caused by the coronavirus. But the Republican-controlled legislature — led by Speaker Robin Vos — rebuffed that attempt. Then a Wisconsin district […]
8. Watch the April 11th edition of Saturday Night Live, completely created from the cast members’ homes. This turned out to be one of the funnier SNLs in recent memory. Here’s just one of the sketches: And since this is supposed to be a political blog, be sure to watch the sketches featuring: Bernie Sanders […]
7. Enjoy satire about the coronavirus. Here’s a diagram of deaths by disaster, done in the style of Andy Borowitz: In an interview on Fox News yesterday, Donald Trump said that he is going to make a decision on whether to recommend allowing normal working life to resume during the coronavirus pandemic “based on a […]
This is a good video showing how despite having a large number of cases of COVID-19 early on, South Korea was able to slow down the coronavirus significantly without having a full lockdown like most countries. This saved lives and protected their economy.
Trump seems to be dealing with the coronavirus as if it were a TV show. I guess that’s all he knows. This is what a previous world disaster handled the same way might have looked like in real life:
A friend sent me an article written by Garrison Keillor (in case you live under a rock, he of “A Prairie Home Companion” fame). The article is “With your permission, I shall give a short speech“. You should read it. To induce you to perhaps do that, here’s an excerpt: … skipping the news lets […]
6. Dress up like a Dalek and run around your village (in England) warning people to “self isolate” (or maybe they will be exterminated?) Not really at home, I guess, unless you consider the Dalek’s shell the home of the mutant alien inside of it. Here’s an article from Sky News with more information about […]
Play the ukulele with Will Grove White from the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (one of my favorite bands!). This is an edited down version of an hour-long play along that was done on facebook on April 2. 1200 people joined in from all over the world to watch and take part in the UOGB’s […]
4. Make silly videos about the pandemic And with lots of time on their hands, they made another one. If you have not had enough of the Sound of Pandemic, watch on! One last thing, I was hoping that people would send me more things like this to post for everyone’s enjoyment. Send me videos, […]
Yesterday, I read the transcript of the address to the UK by Queen Elizabeth II, but today a friend sent me a link to the video, which the NY Times has graciously allowed non-subscribers to watch for free (after watching an ad). I’ve lived in England, and (perhaps despite that) I’ve never been much for […]
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