Washington (AFP) - Former US vice president Joe Biden has opened up a 16-point national lead over President Donald Trump less than a month before the November 3 presidential election, according to a CNN poll published on Tuesday.The Democratic presidential candidate leads the Republican incumbent by 57 percent to 41 percent among likely voters, according to the nationwide CNN … [Read more...] about Biden opens up 16-pt national lead over Trump: CNN poll
DONALD: The DIM, DIME, DAMNATION: The Deadly Ignorance of Ignoring Deadly Peril
"Dim, Dime, Damn," an old epithet in our farmer family which meant, a dim person not alert, dangerously ignorant, whose say-so was not worth a dime, becoming the damnation of us all. There is in my family a story from an old poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, based on the ancient story of the ErlKonig/Erl King who endangers the innocent, claims to not have done so, tearing … [Read more...] about DONALD: The DIM, DIME, DAMNATION: The Deadly Ignorance of Ignoring Deadly Peril
POTUS MEDICAL REPORT (Cartoon)
The coronavirus cases in Trump’s inner circle
Washington (AFP) - The coronavirus has not only reached the White House, infecting President Donald Trump, but it has also spread among members of his family, inner circle and his Republican allies.The following is a list of some of the people surrounding the American president who have tested positive for Covid-19:His familyTrump, 74, announced early Friday that he and First … [Read more...] about The coronavirus cases in Trump’s inner circle
Trump leaves hospital for White House — removes mask immediately
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump checked out of hospital Monday after four days of emergency treatment for Covid-19, pulling off his mask the moment he reached the White House and vowing to quickly get back on the campaign trail.Shortly beforehand, Trump had tweeted that Americans, who have lost nearly 210,000 people to the virus, have nothing to fear.A series of … [Read more...] about Trump leaves hospital for White House — removes mask immediately
How 3 prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
A 19th-century engraving depicts the Angel of Death descending on Rome during the Antonine plague. J.G. Levasseur/Wellcome Collection, CC BY Andrew Latham, Macalester College Before March of this year, few probably thought disease could be a significant driver of human history. Not so anymore. People are beginning to understand that the little … [Read more...] about How 3 prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
The Trump Bethesda Carnival Weekend
In the already topsy-turfy era of Trump, this past weekend may go down as the most macabre carnival of his reign. After the denier in chief himself contracted the dreaded COVID-19 virus (and probably exposed many others), it should have been the weekend when “a White House long in denial confronted reality”; when Trump's braggadocio finally turned into at least a modicum … [Read more...] about The Trump Bethesda Carnival Weekend
THE ULTIMATE OCTOBER SURPRISE IS NOT A SURPRISE AT ALL
Karma (noun): The sum of a person’s actions decide that person’s fate…The intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual. And so it has happened. Trump testing positive for the coronavirus – four weeks before the election, no less – certainly looks like the ultimate October surprise. But when we consider his long string of actions (or, more … [Read more...] about THE ULTIMATE OCTOBER SURPRISE IS NOT A SURPRISE AT ALL
Parents look for the graves of their missing children in Tijuana
TIJUANA, Mexico — A smell of death draped the unfinished two-story house on Calle Loma Alta on Tijuana’s eastern side. Neighbors report sometimes hearing screams coming from the abandoned property.Inside, the floor was littered with empty Coca-Cola bottles and dozens of children’s toys and grade school notebooks. Clothes were piled everywhere, and partially burnt mattresses … [Read more...] about Parents look for the graves of their missing children in Tijuana
Trump Sent Innocents to Hell, Then Was Locked into A Self-made Hell : Old Story, Masque of Red Death
Gather 'round my children I've a tale to tell like our fathers used to sing: "Dont dig a grave for the other man-- lest you yourself fall in" cpe A short version of The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe [It was a plague:] The "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous.... There were sharp pains, and … [Read more...] about Trump Sent Innocents to Hell, Then Was Locked into A Self-made Hell : Old Story, Masque of Red Death
Trump may yet spring an October surprise to avoid defeat
The first day of October brought surprise with the announcement that Donald and Melania Trump have both tested positive for Covid-19 and Trump has been transferred to a hospital. But the real October surprise may still be ahead. The expressions of sympathy for the first couple from opponents, including Joe Biden, are dignified. But they are mixed with a growing hope that … [Read more...] about Trump may yet spring an October surprise to avoid defeat
PASSING THE TORCH: who is next in line if Donald is incapacitated or Dead
This list of succession, is by Jackson Cote who also notes that Ms. Cho, [who is Mitch McConnell’s wife] could not serve as potus because she is not a USA born person. You can read the rest of Cote’s article on history of this constitutional amendment, how it evolved, was amended, changed, over time. … [Read more...] about PASSING THE TORCH: who is next in line if Donald is incapacitated or Dead
TRUMP POSITIVE FOR COVID 19 (Cartoon)
Older people like President Trump are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
Masking up is one way to cut down on risk of COVID-19 infection. Alex Brandon/Getty Images News via Getty Images Brian Geiss, Colorado State University President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 is especially concerning because of his age. At 74 years old, Trump is solidly within an age group that’s been hit hard … [Read more...] about Older people like President Trump are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
I Wonder: The Claim: Donald and Melania and Hope Hicks say they have contracted and are carrying Covid19 – and Typhoid Mary’s Refusal to Comply with Hygiene.
I wonder to what degree Donald, Melania and Hope Hicks are each carriers of the plague virus. I wonder about the unspun facts/veracity of the tests they took are, as some tests give false positives and/or false negatives. I wonder about tracking the extent of spread/contagion each of the three will have effected upon others they came in contact with in previous days. … [Read more...] about I Wonder: The Claim: Donald and Melania and Hope Hicks say they have contracted and are carrying Covid19 – and Typhoid Mary’s Refusal to Comply with Hygiene.
Trump unable to escape virus as term comes to a close
Washington (AFP) - The Covid-19 crisis had already haunted Donald Trump's first term in office, as his scatter-gun response placed him increasingly at odds with the science. Then he tested positive, a month before the election.The US president announced in the small hours of Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump would be going into quarantine after they were both found to … [Read more...] about Trump unable to escape virus as term comes to a close
Trump advisor Hope Hicks tests positive for Covid 19: Trump in quarantine
Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisors who travelled with him this week including to the Presidential debate on Tuesday, has tested positive for coronavirus -- and Trump and the first lady are now in quarantine. Speculation is now raging on social media about whether Trump has been diagnosed already and if he has it. ABC News broke the story: Hope … [Read more...] about Trump advisor Hope Hicks tests positive for Covid 19: Trump in quarantine
Trump Debate Disaster (Cartoon)
What Would You Think? – Minimum Wage
There’s been talk about whether we should raise the minimum wage. Supporters suggest several reasons for this: • Provide Americans with a livable income, this removing many working poor from government assistance. • Relieve the government from subsidizing companies who don’t pay a decent wage, provide adequate hours or healthcare benefits, thus burdening the rest of the … [Read more...] about What Would You Think? – Minimum Wage
Your Passport Is A Beer Coaster Now
Sit down and pop open a cold one, everybody else is. DON’T! put it down on the wooden tabletop, grab that coaster you used to use to travel with and place it under the bottle. The blue coaster with the eagle on the front. Americans, and other citizens of rich democracies have long taken our travel advantages as rights for granted. Gradually in the post-cold war era, … [Read more...] about Your Passport Is A Beer Coaster Now