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Trump Admits it’s Worse, “Naked Athena”

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

“The China Virus”: With daily deaths in the United States exceeding 1,000 for the first time in weeks, President Trump admitted yesterday in his renewed coronavirus briefing that the situation is getting worse. “It will probably unfortunately get worse before it …

Florida Teachers Sue, Promising Vaccines

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to rip through their state, Florida’s teacher unions are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis to block his order for public schools to reopen next month.

Right Eventually, Arizona Hot Zone

Monday, July 20, 2020

The Madness of King George: After initially dismissing the coronavirus and saying it will simply disappear, President Trump told Fox News host Chris Wallace that if you wait long enough, he’ll be right.    Trump said “I’ll be right eventually. I will be right …

Secret Agents in Streets, The Hot Zones

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Special Ops: Reports out of  Portland, Oregon, say that men in camouflage uniforms who refuse to identify themselves have been detaining protesters.   A man named Mark Pettibone, 29, has told reporters he was grabbed about 2 am Wednesday while walking alone after a …

Another Record Day, Pandemic Politics

Friday, July 17, 2020

And …… we’re back. Viral News: More than 77,000 Americans were diagnosed with the coronavirus yesterday, another one-day record as the disease tightens its squeeze on the country. So far, 138,360 Americans are dead and a CDC estimate says we could …

Trump Threatens Schools, For Religious Reasons

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Pandemic Politics: As coronavirus infections continue to surge, President Trump yesterday threatened to withhold federal money from school districts that choose not to re-open this fall and he appears to be pressuring the Centers for Disease Control to ease its guidelines. …

Trump Book Drops, Virus Uptick

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Uncle Dearest: Copies of Mary Trump’s book about her uncle, the President, have been released to the press and the quick takeout is that Donald was messed up for life by his domineering father. We pretty much knew that.   Mary Trump, …

Still the First Wave, Waving the Wrong Flag

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The Time of Cholera: As the coronavirus spreads, Miami-Dade County is closing restaurants and gyms, Harvard says most of its undergraduates will have to study remotely, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that she has tested positive for the virus but …

Scientists Say Airborne, Those Who Seek to Lie

Monday, July 6, 2020

Airborne: With the coronavirus infecting more people in bars, restaurants, offices, markets and other indoors spaces, many scientists have come to the conclusion that the coronavirus floats and lingers in indoor air.    A collection of 239 scientists is now in a debate …

Fear and Loathing, Another Record Day

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Verbal Fireworks: It’s a subdued 4th of July under pandemic and cancelled fireworks. The NY Timesreports that up to 80 percent of the fireworks displays in cities and towns have been called off because of the pandemic.   Not so for President Trump, who travelled …