US Politics, March 2020 — There’s a very good chance you’re not going to die.

constitution, hm?

sounds like the words of MAN

he was really respected in his field, no?

The operation Ben Carson was known for was hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy. Perhaps you've seen those videos of Dr. Wilder Penfield, in open cranium surgery, electrically stimulating parts of the brain and eliciting memories and reflexes from his conscious patients, in order to determine just what portion was responsible for their seizures, and which were vital for the personality of his patients. Dr. Ben Carson's approach was different, he tied the arteries and just removed half the brain.

in 2016 a black female student shared how Carson was a a huuuuge figure in her circles -- held up as an inspirational story

Looks like the first politician to die from this is gonna be a Democrat, unfortunately

fwiw i didn't think the most important aspect of stoller's thread was (necessarily) about to what extent democrats are to blame for the impending bailout of every industry that has a strong enough lobbying operation on the hill, or k street, or whatever the right d.c. terminology is. the point to me of the thread seems to be that it's happening, and that it looks like a serious fast-forwarding of the trends towards consolidation of power and naked, undisguised 'socialism for the rich' we've been experiencing since the early 1970s (perhaps terminally so). what steps to take to stop this from happening aren't spelled out, and seem obscure.

which politician is going to die from this?

Desaulnier

Reported his is non-covid related ...

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier's condition has deteriorated to critical as the California Democrat battles complications with pneumonia.

DeSaulnier, 67, was hospitalized more than a week ago to treat pneumonia complications arising from his fracturing a rib during a run. He subsequently tested negative for the novel coronavirus.

Oh i misread that!

Never mind

Oh i misread that!

Never mind

Oh i misread that!

Never mind

So if you misread a double negative does that mean you ... didn't misread that?

i can't get this out of my head. fucking double negatives.

how do they work?

The president nominates & both houses confirm.

ie how Nelson Rockefeller got into the executive branch.

The Democrats can always do *nothing*, it's not their fault ever, not abandoning unions, not embracing the elites, none of it. What could they do? They were powerless. Repeat as needed.

The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without trial during emergencies — part of a push for new powers that comes as the coronavirus spreads through the United States. ...

The move has tapped into a broader fear among civil liberties advocates and Donald Trump’s critics — that the president will use a moment of crisis to push for controversial policy changes. Already, he has cited the pandemic as a reason for heightening border restrictions and restricting asylum claims. He has also pushed for further tax cuts as the economy withers, arguing that it would soften the financial blow to Americans. And even without policy changes, Trump has vast emergency powers that he could legally deploy right now to try and slow the coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/21/doj-coronavirus-emergency-powers-140023

I read it yesterday and it frightened me more than a trip to the store.

_he was really respected in his field, no?_


The operation Ben Carson was known for was hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy. Perhaps you've seen those videos of Dr. Wilder Penfield, in open cranium surgery, electrically stimulating parts of the brain and eliciting memories and reflexes from his conscious patients, in order to determine just what portion was responsible for their seizures, and which were vital for the personality of his patients. Dr. Ben Carson's approach was different, he tied the arteries and just removed half the brain.

_he was really respected in his field, no?_


The operation Ben Carson was known for was hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy. Perhaps you've seen those videos of Dr. Wilder Penfield, in open cranium surgery, electrically stimulating parts of the brain and eliciting memories and reflexes from his conscious patients, in order to determine just what portion was responsible for their seizures, and which were vital for the personality of his patients. Dr. Ben Carson's approach was different, he tied the arteries and just removed half the brain.

Well, I didn't expect this resistance:

What they're saying: Several other members of Congress spoke out against the reported proposals, which come amid the novel coronavirus outbreak and include for Congress to grant Attorney General Bill Barr "power to ask the chief judge of any district court to pause court proceedings 'whenever the district court is fully or partially closed by virtue of any natural disaster, civil disobedience, or other emergency situation.'"

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) tweeted, "OVER MY DEAD BODY."

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) tweeted, "This is wrong and must not be allowed to happen."

Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) tweeted, "Congress must loudly reply NO."

Arizona state Sen. Martín Quezada (D) tweeted, "That would be a hard no."

Axios has contacted the DOJ for comment, along with the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), about the report.v

Let's see how many fall in line.

I mean he was literally only given his current job because Trump equates affordable housing with black people right?

Xpost

Reagan also nominated Samuel Pierce, a known grifter whom Reagan called "Mr. Mayor" on more than one occasion.

Too funny not to share. All religions are weird, but some are a lot weirder than others.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETuB0CmXYAI0ti8.jpg

the juxtaposition of the exagerrated superhero physique and the 70+yo sack of shit head is delicious.

I mean he was literally only given his current job because Trump equates affordable housing with black people right?

because he equates shitty housing being deliberately made worse with black people iirc

Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person.

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 22, 2020

some karmic poetry there. (Not wishing any ill on him, I'm glad he's asymptomatic.)

Everyone starts out asymptomatic ...

I am wishing ill on him tbh

^^Cosign

This was the guy holding up the relief package because he didn’t want “non-people” to get any money

so is someone else ghostwriting that post for him or is the illness causing him to become Bob Dole

rand paul? more like grand fall.

Maybe he got it from his neighbor's fist.

(not kink-shaming btw)

ok lol

Sometimes people need to suffer themselves before they can feel any sympathy for others. It might be useful if Senator Paul had to suffer a bit. It might make him less insufferable.

"He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person."

Rand Paul is so libertarian he doesn't believe in community transmission. He willed his own infection into being.

Isn't self-isolation and social distancing the ideal for any Objectivist asshole?

xpost it was the invisible hand of the virus

simply could not give less of a fuck what happens to Ron Paul (top 5 most hated senators for me), but I think KY can and would do even worse given the chance

fuck, RAND

Rand Paul is so libertarian he doesn't believe in community transmission. He willed his own infection into being.

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra)

lol

fuck, RAND

Not sure what that comma’s doing there, but I agree.

Meanwhile, let's see how sausage is made:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/22/coronavirus-stimulus-congress-141360

Awkward

The Coronavirus Hoaxhttps://t.co/BUai4gGt2d pic.twitter.com/qJ1f04jZm8

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) March 16, 2020

New low: "Romney's in isolation? Gee, that's too bad."

Which is a good illustration of why I'm not a big fan of picking and choosing whom you're okay with getting sick.

the rand paul thing is going to be pretty important, beyond the irony of his dad's stupidity (an irony i know deeply - my dad is also a fucking idiot)

apparently a number of other senators are quarantining in response. there was a senate lunch on friday, for one. and rand paul was swimming in the senate pool just this morning (and he just found out he had it this morning). romney and lee are already quarantined, and the rest are trying to figure out what to do

is the stimulus vote going to have enough senators? can they "remote" vote?