My last post focused on what leaders and scientists around the world think of Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But what about the rest of the “coronaverse”? Tom Tomorrow fills that important need!
This short video was created by The Atlantic. Watch it. They go on to say: One knows, of course, that Donald Trump behaves differently from the leaders of other countries, especially the leaders of other Western democracies. One knows that he disdains facts; that he does not read briefing papers; that he has no organizational […]
Yes, Clorox really does taste that bad… [And yes, this photo is based on one taken at Barbara Bush’s funeral. It is ironic that Donald Trump was added to a photo in which he didn’t originally appear.] In other news, The Lancet, the highly regarded British medical journal, says that “Americans should oust President Trump […]
Donald Trump says that widespread coronavirus testing is “overrated“. This, despite the fact that he and other administration officials are being tested regularly. But here’s what is really weird. Trump added: We have more cases than anybody in the world, but why? Because we do more testing. When you test, you have a case. When […]
Donald Trump is trying to push a new scandal, which he calls “Obamagate”. There’s just one problem. Even Trump can’t say what the crime is. When asked by a Washington Post reporter, Trump said “It’s been going on for a long time. It’s been going on from before I even got elected. And it’s a […]
Here’s an interesting demographic group: the people who hate all the presidential candidates, but still end up voting for one of them. For whom do they vote? Politico has an interesting article about this. Who are these people? According to one pollster, “There are a number of people who hate politics and politicians, and they […]
This is oh-so-wrong, but hilarious. Alcohol sales surged after the pandemic started. By late March, they were up 55% compared to sales 12 months earlier. On the other hand, alcohol sales were already increasing before COVID-19 arrived. Even then, the US was drinking more alcohol than before prohibition. The exception to this? Champagne sales, as […]
A dictator (dick-tater, get it?). What does this have to do with politics? Today’s NPR headline says it all: Michael Flynn Pleaded Guilty. Why Is The Justice Department Dropping The Charges? In its usual, over-polite way, NPR tries to answer the question. But the real answer is obvious. Because Donald Trump told Bill Barr to […]
Need a way to kick stay-at-home boredom? Want some fight-club action but require social distancing? Well, watch this video and try to see how many people in it you can recognize: Want to know how this happened? UPDATE: Everyone I’ve talked to LOVES this video, but someone asked me last night what this has to […]
Another brilliant video from the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, doing a great cover of the 70s hit “The Model” by German band Kraftwerk: I love the outpouring of music videos practicing social distancing.
This is the best episode of SGN yet. After all the bad news this weekend, we could definitely use some good news, and Some Good News is just what the doctor ordered.
A post in Axios provides some evidence that the Republican approach to fighting the coronavirus is not working like they said it would. And their new push to reopen businesses and recreation is likely to backfire. So far, the states that have suffered the most due to COVID-19 are states with Democratic governors. This was […]
A new episode from The Government. Warning, lots of offensive (but hilarious) language: I’m having trouble disagreeing with anything in this video, even when they talk about “backwards countries and failed states” and use the US as a prime example. Who could possibly want to go back to “normal”?
The art museum in Portland Oregon is encouraging people to recreate famous art at home, using materials at hand. Here are a couple of examples people have come up with so far:
John Krasinksi (from The Office) decides that it is time for Some Good News (SGN). I’ll give you two episodes, the first one I watched, which seems to be the most popular one… … and the first one they put together … And episode 2 is sweet, especially if you are a Hamilton fan.
