O’Donnell exposes media bias against liberal protests

Lawrence O’Donnell exposed a well-known secret. The supposedly liberal media while present for Right-Wing protests of any size, seldom gives progressive groups the same attention.

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Trump's Nazification of the GOP is why there's serious discussion of killing off the 'unfit'

Under Donald Trump, the Republican Party is racing toward a transformation that mimics the greatest evil of the 20th century. Long before the Nazis fully engaged with genocidal murder against the Jews, there were persecutions of people deemed “unfit.”

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Rubio: Companies are having trouble rehiring because lazy workers make more on unemployment

Sen. Marco Rubio appeared on Fox & Friends the other day to workshop some stupid shit he wanted to say. Brian Kilmeade, who has long been Stupid Shit’s earthly avatar, was happy to oblige him.

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Trump-Branded Coronavirus Face Masks? Yes, He REALLY is that Sick

Donald Trump long ago demonstrated that he is utterly incapable of expressing compassion or empathy. This is especially evident in his handling of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. As the number of Americans infected (1,000,000+) and dead (63,000+) continues to rise, Trump focuses his public statements on what he regards as a flawless response to the unprecedented suffering and loss.

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Fauci: US needs to double COVID testing before reopening economy

Without sarcasm, Trump’s disinforming claims of the total number of tests have little to do with the number of per capita tests needed. Trump says he disagrees with Fauci comments that U.S. needs more coronavirus testing. In January, Trump did not push for adequate testing.

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Mitch McConnell is actually proposing the most massive tax increases in U.S. history

In “Why Mitch McConnell’s State Bankruptcy Idea Is So Stupid,” Josh Barro makes a very important and elemental point about Mitch McConnell’s proposal to let states go bankrupt. Bankruptcy is only available to those who are insolvent – and no state is even close to insolvency because they have the power to tax. Right? A bankruptcy court cannot wipe out debts simply because the debtor prefers not to raise taxes to pay for them. So, for example, McConnell’s bankruptcy stance is only a proposal to massively raise NYS taxes.*/

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Politico has what I think is a good article on the overly optimistic coronavirus pandemic model proposed by the IHME and the Trump Administrations latching onto this model. While not part of this article, Trump was once again asked by a reporter if he felt responsible for the 50,000 coronavirus deaths so far, and, basically, Trump wants a medal for keeping the number of deaths under 100,000. Therefore, I think it is important to go into the underlying assumptions of the IHME model and the rather obvious reason why Trump is bear hugging it to his chest — less than 100,000 American dead from coronavirus is a victory, at least according to the Sociopath in Chief.

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When last we saw Rudy Giuliani, he was either getting locked out of his own phone or scouring Ukraine for the Chili’s placemat Jesus wrote the Bible on. Or something. I forget, honestly.

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Confirmation: This Man is not Normal

Before you take a teaspoon of bleach or ask your doctor for a 5cc shot of Lysol, take a moment. I understand for his supporters that waiting on your signed check from Donald J. Trump, makes you feel as special as Stormy Daniels; however, staring into the sun, or spending hours under a UV lamp will not cure you of the coronavirus. Well, now that I have stepped on the toes of every comic from Stephen Colbert to Tiffany Haddish, I apologize. This is the result of the incessant need of the media to broadcast absurdity for ratings to a sane nation. Lost on America’s citizenry is the real story of institutional incompetence practiced by the administration and the slow dissolution of the experts as they fall one by one.

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A podcast listener made a ignorant comment regarding the 3/5-clause and the host responded.

Viewer: The 3/5-clause gave blacks humanity.

Check out the host respones here: thepoliticus.com/2020/04/22/my-response...