According to the Wall Street Journal, President Trump is pushing for his signature on the $1,200 checks that many individual Americans will soon receive now that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been signed into law. Don Hammond, a former official at the Treasury Department, told the Wall Street Journal that a disbursing officer's signature would ordinarily be on the checks. read more
Confirmed U.S. coronavirus-related deaths doubled in two days, hitting 2,000 on Saturday evening, based on reporting from state health departments. It took about a month from the first confirmed death for the United States to record 1,000, but the toll has risen rapidly, and officials say the worst is yet to come. The earliest death was announced in Washington state on Feb. 29. read more
To be frank, I believe Trump's inability to tell the truth is already costing American lives. I know from personal experience that military leaders are trained - from their first to their last day of service - to understand that without proper planning based on facts and trust in experts, mission execution will end in failure. For America, at this moment, mission failure is not an option because mission failure will cost lives. read more
While funeral workers enter the story of a coronavirus victim's life later than doctors and nurses, they similarly face the risk of falling ill themselves. Per the Centers for Disease Control, "scientists and researchers have not determined how long the virus remains virulent in the body after death." Research does suggest, though, that it can live up to three hours after being aerosolized (sprayed in the air) and up to two to three days on some surfaces, including plastic and stainless steel. read more
A senior scientist at a government biomedical research laboratory has been thwarted in his efforts to conduct experiments on possible treatments for the new coronavirus because of the Trump administration's restrictions on research with human fetal tissue. read more
Also about how the music flowed back to Britain and the Beatles....
And all they talk about is how early American rhythm and blues artists ignited their passion for music. Same with the Stones, and same with Led Zeppelin. I was watching Kansas' biographical video and they started out playing Motown covers before evolving their own sound.
I was listening to the Beatles in the early 90s and figured out just how far ahead of the curve they were in taking what was and building upon it in their own style.
To me, this is the first "rap" song and it's by the Beatles: www.youtube.com
More traditional, but if you've never seen this confluence of talent, it's amazing:
Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Gary Clark in a tribute to Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground Medley
Bonus points: See if you can identify all the music giants in the audience and especially notice Stevie's joy in listening to it.
This is one of those things that any sentient person should immediately identify as a mental health issue. We're in the middle of a once in a lifetime viral pandemic as states and cities struggle to find life saving supplies and this man actually took the time to think about and THEN actually tell someone else that he wants his signature on relief checks?
Oh I understand the political calculus but it boggles my mind that everyone can't see that Trump cares more about politics and his fortunes than he does in actually doing what's right for everyone, including citizens who aren't MAGAts. Everything he does violates his oath to protect and defend this nation. The only thing he actively protects and defends is himself and the maelstrom of self created crises that he calls reality. And he does that by projecting his own guilty actions and faults onto his perceived antagonists.
He advertises his unfitness for office with most every action that he takes placing more and more American lives in jeopardy while he's focused on getting his signature on relief checks.