Pandemic 2020

Fogdog said:

I think you are saying that Trump doesn't have enough voters. If so, I hope you are right. But Trump doesn't need to win over a majority of voters.

What that article said is that Trump is winning in the same states that gave us a minority president via the electoral college. It's a concern. At least to me it is.

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It should be a concern to everyone.

Richard Burr to step down as Intelligence Committee chairman

Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina is stepping aside as chairman of the influential Senate Intelligence Committee while he's under investigation for stock trades he made ahead of the market downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement Thursday that Burr "contacted me this morning to inform me of his decision to step aside as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee during the pendency of the investigation." He said Burr's resignation as chairman will be effective at the end of the day on Friday.
Burr's decision to step aside as chairman is a stunning development for the North Carolina Republican, who has led the Senate Intelligence Committee through its three-year investigation into Russian election interference that is nearing its completion.
Shortly after McConnell's announcement, Burr told reporters he is resigning as intelligence chair because "this is a distraction to the hard work of the committee and the members and I think the security of the country is too important to have any distractions."
Burr also said he has been cooperating with investigators "since the beginning" and will let the investigation play out.
He stepped down after the FBI served his lawyer with a search warrant and Burr surrendered his phone Wednesday, a senior Justice Department official told CNN. The use of the search warrant had been signed off at the highest levels of the Justice Department, as is protocol, the official said.
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Donald sure is keeping the courts busy and settling a lot of constitutional questions by pushing the envelope until it bursts.
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Appeals court greenlights emoluments suit against Trump
The president's attorney said he will ask the Supreme Court to block inquiries into foreign patronage of D.C. Trump hotel.

A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by accepting foreign government money through his luxury Washington hotel can proceed to fact-gathering about Trump's profits, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

The Richmond-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted, 9-6, to reject Trump's bid to shut down the lawsuit the governments of Maryland and the District of Columbia brought alleging violations of the Constitution's emoluments clauses

Trump, who has vigorously fought a series of similar lawsuits for years, will now need relief from the Supreme Court if he wants to block Maryland and D.C. from pressing demands for his business records as his re-election campaign gets into full swing.


An attorney for President Trump, Jay Sekulow, told POLITICO Thursday that Trump will take the issue to the high court.
"We disagree with the decision of the Fourth Circuit," Sekulow said in a text message. "This case is another example of presidential harassment. We will be seeking review at the Supreme Court."
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Fogdog said:

I think you are saying that Trump doesn't have enough voters. If so, I hope you are right. But Trump doesn't need to win over a majority of voters.

What that article said is that Trump is winning in the same states that gave us a minority president via the electoral college. It's a concern. At least to me it is.

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that's why it doesn't matter if you vote- electoral college.

schuylaar said:

that's why it doesn't matter if you vote- electoral college.

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Citation?

When there's trouble in Kansas...
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McConnell pines for Pompeo as Kansas chaos looms
Republicans fear they could lose a critical Senate seat if the secretary of State doesn't run.

Senate Republicans have a problem in Kansas. And they still think Mike Pompeo is the solution.

Staring at a messy primary, a credible Democratic challenger and a real battle for Senate control, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for the secretary of State to jump into the race with just weeks to go until the filing deadline.
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Fogdog said:

Citation?

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Apparently she is not aware that Obama won both the electoral college and popular vote.

schuylaar said:

that's why it doesn't matter if you vote- electoral college.

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What's the alternative? Not voting is succumbing. Voting is the only game in town. Until we change the rules of the game, we play it as is.

DIY-HP-LED said:

When there's trouble in Kansas...
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McConnell pines for Pompeo as Kansas chaos looms

Republicans fear they could lose a critical Senate seat if the secretary of State doesn't run.

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McConnell pines for Pompeo as Kansas chaos looms
Republicans fear they could lose a critical Senate seat if the secretary of State doesn't run.

Senate Republicans have a problem in Kansas. And they still think Mike Pompeo is the solution.

Staring at a messy primary, a credible Democratic challenger and a real battle for Senate control, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for the secretary of State to jump into the race with just weeks to go until the filing deadline.
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Pompeo would be downgrading and he isn't gong to do that.

topcat said:

What's the alternative? Not voting is succumbing. Voting is the only game in town. Until we change the rules of the game, we play it as is.

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Everybody who is eligible to vote should.

4 key takeaways from whistleblower Rick Bright’s testimony

Ousted vaccine director and whistleblower Rick Bright testified for more than three hours before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's health subcommittee.
Bright slammed the Trump administration’s coronavirus response and urged lawmakers to listen to the voices of scientists to prevent “unprecedented illness and fatalities."

If you’re just tuning in, here are four key points Bright made in his testimony today:

• Bright's warnings about supply shortages were ignored multiple times: Bright said he began to get alerts that the supply chain for masks and other personal protective equipment was “diminishing rapidly” back in January. But when he forwarded the alerts to leadership in the US Department of Health and Human Services, as well as with national infrastructure and stockpile teams, Bright said they were “met with indifference.”
• "There were some attempts to bypass" a vetting process for hydroxychloroquine: Bright said the Trump administration rushed out recommendations about the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus. Asked about attempts to rely on politics rather than science in the response to the pandemic, Bright said: “There were some attempts to bypass that rigorous vetting process that caused me great concern.”
• Bright called for a coordinated strategy to combat the pandemic: Bright said there is still no “master coordinated plan” and noted that a “comprehensive strategy” was needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic that included widespread testing, tracing and ongoing efforts to “develop a cure.” According to Bright, the Trump administration did not take “critical steps” in time to combat the virus.
• He cast doubt on the 12- to 18-month timeline for a vaccine: Bright called the White House’s vaccine timeline an "aggressive schedule” and warned that if the administration rushed too quickly to get out a vaccine, the country may not have a full assessment of the safety of a vaccine.

schuylaar said:

Everybody who is eligible to vote should.

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And if your Progressive candidate isn't on the ballot (again), vote for Trump, right Trumper*??

schuylaar said:

that's why it doesn't matter if you vote- electoral college.

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You're in Colorado and it's solid blue, so I guess your vote is about as good as a Canadian's if you choose to stay home. To not vote against Trump is to support him and to not vote at all is to support the republicans, even passive support is still support. There is no middle ground and no fence to sit on in the fight of good vs evil, the choice is stark. The only fences in no man's land are barbed wire, and they hurt the asses of even the women who try to sit on them.

They just opened up golf courses here in Ontario! Trying on my new Covid attire:

This guy knows his shit.
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'We're in deep s***,' whistleblower recounts unforgettable email

Rick Bright, the ousted director of a federal vaccine agency, recalls a mask manufacturer's emailed warning about the lack of protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The presidential seal on the carpet was a nice touch.

@CunningCanuk put up that kayleigh (new WH whore) and blow up doll pic again por favor. i want that on my facebook feed