"Will you shut up, man?" US Politics October 2020

he may not be out of the woods for awhile.

i had covid, it was extremely not fun, and i was feeling the brunt of the effect for about 9 days. my wife had it for 11. neither of us had low blood oxygen. neither of us went to the hospital. we were feeling basically better after about 2 weeks.

trump is already in the hospital. it looks like his blood oxygen is low. he's fat and in his 70s. i think it's going to hit him very hard. i'd be surprised if he's able to do any public appearances at all between now and the election tbh.

The fact that he is not tweeting non-stop, despite being locked in place, lying down with nothing better to do - standard operating procedure for recovering from illness, for all of us - definitely indicates there is more going on than they are letting on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W_QerWy65Y

the story of bolsonaro is a warning, though:

Seven television debates, featuring all the candidates, were scheduled once campaigning began. Starting in August, they exposed Bolsonaro’s disadvantage in the medium: poorly prepared and ill at ease, he was ineffectual. The more he was exposed to it, the flakier he was likely to look. In the first week of September, however, this danger was suddenly lifted. Stabbed by a mentally ill man at a provincial rally and rushed to hospital for an emergency operation, he spent the rest of the election safely in bedridden recovery, protected not only from debates or interviews, but from the demolition that Alckmin’s managers had been readying on their TV slots – sympathy for a victim who had nearly lost his life now precluded anything so tasteless.

residents otm

xpost Yes but, as various people have pointed out with similar examples elsewhere, it's not like Bolsonaro spent six months beforehand denying the existence of mentally ill men with knives in the middle of a situation where hundreds of thousands had died because of them.

(Which, if that were the case, would probably have attracted attention.)

Another good angle for the Dems: Trump’s stupidity directly leading to a Covid outbreak in the White House has huge national security implications which could have been prevented with a 3 dollar piece of cloth

Note to Schumer: here is what McConnell would do if situation reversed. 53 D’s, 5 or more quarantined. Keep Senate in session, bring in all Rs, replace you as leader, change committee chairs, direct Sergeant at arms to bar entry to any with Covid, reject SCt nominee. Just sayin.

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 3, 2020

“National security” is an argument that convinces never trumpers and Susan rice and that’s about it.

OK dude

ok computer

Ok go

Ok Cupid!!

That’s all four

If “trump is a national security risk” was a compelling argument for a significant number of people then the last four years would have gone differently, and biden would be mentioning is more often than never.

Republican Rep @McCaulforTexas @RepMcCaul REFUSING 2wear a MANDATED mask on our IAD-AUS flight despite being asked THREE TIMES by flight attendant b4 we have even left gate. Walking around w/o mask bc he thinks rules don’t apply 2him. VOTE HIM OUT! @SiegelForTexas @HouseMajPAC pic.twitter.com/IoDB9xO3f0

— AUSborn&bred (@AusbornBred) September 25, 2020

My piece of shit rep who only holds office because the citizens of Austin have been disenfranchised via extreme gerrymandering.

meanwhile if anyone was excited about the thom tillis thing it turns out his opponent got caught in a cheating scandal, because there is no good news out of north carolina, ever

MEANWHILE, a reliable source

BREAKING: The news at this point couldn't be much better than this. #Coronavirus #DonaldTrump https://t.co/uoHdQlIezy

— The Cain Gang (@THEHermanCain) October 3, 2020

xpost Apparently they were flirty, consensual texts. He better not drop out for that, I think we're well beyond that level of bullshit.

the texts read like they were semi-planning to fuck, but unless a politician has advocated for any kind of sexual restriction on others, then nobody should care at all what they text or do IRL

...with their genitals

In non-Trump political news: remember Glenn Greenwald's favorite House candidate, the revenge porn kid? Well...

Kansas House candidate faced charges at age 14 for threatening shooting at a school

Aaron Coleman, a 20-year-old candidate for a Kansas House seat in Wyandotte County, was arrested and charged in 2015 with threatening to shoot a student at a Turner School District school.

Police and court records show that Coleman, 14 at the time, was charged with making a criminal threat, a felony charge, in May 2015. He later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of harassment.

A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer stationed at Turner High School learned of a text message that Coleman sent saying “Imma go up to the THS and shoot her then myself,” with THS believed to be a reference to Turner High School.

...

The Star contacted Coleman through email and phone messages seeking comment and context about the shooting threat.

“I find it insane to use someone’s juvenile record to distract from the fact Republicans and Democrats are engaging in full on class warfare right here in Wyandotte County and keeping people trapped in poverty in order to maximize profits,” Coleman responded in a text message.

The Star asked Coleman if he could contextualize the allegations against him from the police report, or otherwise discuss whether it was a serious or idle threat. Coleman declined to comment further.

...

Coleman made the threat after the girl posted to Facebook a photograph he sent her of his penis. Coleman told police, according to the report, that he sent her the photo to be funny and prove her wrong after she insulted him and claimed he had a small penis.

pic.twitter.com/F7bX2kX7EQ

— lvl 45 covid positivus (@thetomzone) October 3, 2020

This sounds right. He said something like “if I get it I get it” on the hannity call.

NEW: Despite the WH learning of Hope Hicks's positive diagnosis just before leaving for NJ, Pres Trump didn't get a rapid test until AFTER his return. It was positive, prompting the PCR test, a WH official tells @CBSNews.

He called into Hannity while awaiting the PCR results.

— Sara Cook (@saraecook) October 3, 2020

So I just went for a test and we’ll see what happens. I mean, who knows? But you know Hope very well. She’s fantastic and she’s done a great job. But it’s very, very hard when you are with people from the military or from law enforcement and they come over to you and they want to hug you and they want to kiss you because we really have done a good job for them. And you get close and things happen.

Donald Trump: (08:51)
I was surprised to hear with Hope, but she’s a very warm person with them, and she knows there’s a risk, but she’s young. And I just went out for a test. They just do it. It’ll come back later, I guess. And the first lady also, because we spend a lot of time with Hope and others. So we’ll see what happens, but you have to treat our people great. You can’t just say, “Stay away, stay away.”

But you can, though, You just didn't, is all.

You can't just wash your hands after taking a dump. You just can't. You understand.

But Lunch, you hafta realize, the military and law enforcement are just coming up to hug and kiss the hands of Trump and his advisors right after they take a dump. Because he's doing such a great job for them. There simply isn't time for handwashing.

What is wrong with you? Don't you respect our brave troops?

Grab them by their MREs.

And that’s not even taking into consideration how much and how repeatedly everybody wants to call him Sir. From what I understand every sentence ends with Sir.

Sources: Trump had heart palpitations on Friday, a possible negative side effect of Regeneron antibody treatment. His fever reached 103. And a G7 ally wonders if he’ll appoint Ivanka president instead of Pence. My latest:
https://t.co/ND8zVtyodU

— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) October 3, 2020

so not to speculate too much here but even if it's *unlikely* he's gonna die or get vented from this it does seem like he's possibly gonna have one of those debilitating cases where you're basically sick with different symptoms for several months on end, right?

Note: Gabriel Sherman

what’s the keypad boner emoji

Ivanka instead of Pence?

I am not ordinarily one to boast, but I FUCKING CALLED IT

"Will you shut up, man?" US Politics October 2020

Assume it’s fan fiction until someone else corroborates.

JoeStork: well, yeah, of course. Just kidding but I still thought it was funny.)

Oh I meant the Sherman tweet!

Apparently Hillary is currently higher than Pence or Harris in betting markets to be our next president.

they rarely vent people any more, from what I've heard. It's an absolute last resort and had caused more harm than good previously. Totally ready, in fact welcome, to be called out on that, if it's wrong. The "very urgent" ventilators from 4-5 months ago are mostly unused.

omg that Vanity Fair article is amazing

Jaime Harrison brought his own plexiglas divider to his Senate debate with Lindsay Graham. #SCSen pic.twitter.com/MX15BaY5S2

— Amy S. Rosenberg (@amysrosenberg) October 4, 2020

and that's where we are folks

Hoping Kamala brings a comically large shield to hers

"Colleagues – our thoughts and best wishes are with the President, the First Lady and Mike, Thom and Ron. I have discussed our situation with Chuck and believe the followIng course of action is prudent. The Senate will go into pro forma session until October 19th. On that day, we will need all Republican Senators back and healthy to ensure we have a quorum.

Lindsey and his committee will be able to conduct the confirmation hearings of Judge Barrett as planned, beginning on October 12th. Should we need to break into a pro forma to conduct covid or other related business requiring votes, you will be given at least 24 hours notice to return.

I had a good conversation with the President yesterday and he is in good spirits. I am mindful, though, that these times are unsettling in the life of our country. We need to lead now, with extra prudence and care, not just for our own health and well being, but to be able to perform our elected duties and to be examples to the country. Wear masks, stay distant, and come back safely on the 19th.

Best,

Mitch"

just imagine I'm posting that Residents video again

oh shit

Chris Christie's been moved to the Intensive Cake Unit

— blaine capatch (@blainecapatch) October 3, 2020

don't play with my heart dammit

lol, had me for a second.