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

Trump is going to own this crisis no matter what. There seems to me there is more wiggle room between a bill that will pass the house with 40 Republicans voting against and one that will pass with minimal Republican support and still get Senate approval and Trump's signature.

I mean, it's obviously the Democrats' fault for not using the only chamber they control to pass a bill that keeps the GOP from inserting exemptions. I do wish Pelosi had said, "This is all these fuckfaces will agree to" in public though.

And I am not suggesting the Dems hold up the bill indefinitely, because it is an important bill that will actually help people, but they have way less to lose on this stuff than Republicans.

And they should let the Republicans know that.

can't violate comity while she's bumping elbows with Mitch xxp

The White House and the Senate each has a sociopath at its head. This was inevitable. And negotiating with sociopaths is one helluva way to sully your soul.

I may not fully blame the Dems but i am depressed at the thought of many friends filing for bankruptcy or becoming homeless over this.

Or... suicide. Only bring up cos one of my friends has me severely worried.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/15/trump-is-increasingly-irrelevant/

isolated too from what i've been hearing

maybe he'll have this read to him

Gov. Andrew Cuomo writes for the New York Times:

Dear Mr. President, The coronavirus pandemic is now upon us, and data from other countries shows us clearly where we are headed. Every country affected by this crisis has handled it on a national basis. The United States has not. State and local governments alone simply do not have the capacity or resources to do what is necessary, and we don’t want a patchwork quilt of policies.

States cannot build more hospitals, acquire ventilators or modify facilities quickly enough. At this point, our best hope is to utilize the Army Corps of Engineers to leverage its expertise, equipment and people power to retrofit and equip existing facilities — like military bases or college dormitories — to serve as temporary medical centers. Then we can designate existing hospital beds for the acutely ill.

We believe the use of active duty Army Corps personnel would not violate federal law because this is a national disaster. Doing so still won’t provide enough intensive care beds, but it is our best hope.

isolated too from what i've been hearing

Is he stalking the halls of the White House, yelling incomprehensibly at interns, potted plants, and wall hangings?

If so, situation normal, carry on.

if cuomo wants to reach the president he probably shouldn't put it in the NYT (or in print. like morbs said, perhaps a video version would be more understandable for trump)

this thread title aged poorly

r/agedlikemilk

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/15/trump-offers-large-sums-for-exclusive-access-to-coronavirus-vaccine

president martin shkreli

president crime boss

(p)resident evil

jfc, that story. when i read the headline/URL earlier this morning, i assumed trump was trying to buy the licensing/distribution rights so that he could claim the US had come up with the vaccine, like a hail mary at the end of the game that saves the day.

but THIS?

The Trump administration has offered a German medical company “large sums of money” for exclusive access to a Covid-19 vaccine, German media have reported.

The German government is trying to fight off what it sees as an aggressive takeover bid by the US, the broadsheet Die Welt reports, citing German government circles.

The US president had offered the Tübingen-based biopharmaceutical company CureVac “large sums of money” to gain exclusive access to their work, wrote Die Welt.

According to an anonymous source quoted in the newspaper, Trump was doing everything to secure a vaccine against the coronavirus for the US, “but for the US only”.

The German government was reportedly offering its own financial incentives for the vaccine to stay in the country.

WWII all over again

when i saw it i assumed it was the trump organization doing it, not the administration

what's the difference

let's get some trump university med students on the case

If the cov isn't sufficient in meeting our desperate need for the president to no longer exist, I'm increasingly convinced that some governor or another will step up and beat the life out of him before long. Perhaps several, in tandem.

Unsurprisingly, this is not impacting trump’s poll numbers fwiw

I suspect it might once people actually start to die & encounter financial hardships but who knows

His polling has gone down a few points in the last few weeks and few polls have been taken this week

I wouldnt bet on ot. Those things will be the Demmycrats fault

Bet on it

some governor or another will step up and beat the life out of him before long. Perhaps several, in tandem

Well, it IS the Ides of March today.

Unfortunately I don't have much faith in the stabbiness of the current Senate.

Didn't watch the debate but the need to make every single crisis a "national security" issue reminds me that NYC's public hospitals are expected to operate in the black while treating a disproportionate number of uninsured people and the NYPD has a whole foreign intelligence arm https://t.co/bzniwhhM1J

— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) March 16, 2020

Please stop spreading stupid rumors about marshall law.

COMPLETELY FALSE

We will continue to see closings & restrictions on hours of non-essential businesses in certain cities & states. But that is NOT marshall law.

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 16, 2020

He and his asshole cohort wish.

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/7a/c4/63/7ac463d4ec999b84a70b30d3c47b33f7.jpg

Marco should take the Pepsi and milk challenge.

Unfortunately we can't consult Thurgood Marshall, who originated it back in 1954.

all U.S. civilians, you must turn in your firearms to the government so they can be used to arm guards in the FEMA camps that are being built.

by order of

- Marco Rubio

love that lil Marco can't spell

marshall law is a cbs procedural waiting to happen. that is, if it hasn't happened already.

https://lwlies.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/predator-jesse-ventura-1108x0-c-default.jpg
"I ain't got time to spell."

*drinks water*

starring sammo hung

remembered this, which was created by carlton cuse (later of lost): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Law_(TV_series)

cuse is a better speller than rubio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqY2apae6Nk

https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344370900l/15798421.jpg

They could have a crossover event with soldiers patrolling an infected boat. It could be called Martial Maritime Law. It could end with a wedding.

Speaking of rumors, how long until the FEMA (does FEMA still exist?) death camp crew get their tin hat act together?

that sounds like a Love Boat episode

xps

https://i.gifer.com/EQMm.gif

I had high hopes for Gillum. sigh.

It's a fucking shame because Florida Democratic Party had no leaders.