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I watch "Morning Joe" from time to time, but lately because of Covid-19, have been watching more of CBC, local news, etc. They usually repeat one of the segments later in the 3 hour show. They do this to catch viewers who wake up later.
On the other hand - and to me, quite self-evidently - they repeat, repeat, repeat so as to catch people who are looking for an alternate news broadcast and who happen to turn on to their show - which, as the Covid-19 crisis worsens, viewers may very well do. Their purpose is not only as a journalism show, but most importantly to educate; and, as so many people (globally) are ignorant, their purpose is always to ensure that people are getting real news and a different viewpoint instead of the horrid stuff that comes up on stations like Fox. Obviously, to educate, they (seeing their role as teachers), they have to explain!!! And, until everyone in the States is made aware of how bad their present govt is (and the Dems get elected), I am sure they will continue to have the same format, which I both applaud and understand the why-fore of their way of doing journalism. The only way to counter and balance the propaganda coming from the WH and stations like Fox is to do exactly what "Morning Joe" is doing. And so, they don't do journalism for the "converted" - and this is all because of Trump. (lol) |
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important than the medical crew on the COVID-19 task force!
For the past week or more I have watched the briefings on C-Span but today not only did I tape C-Span's coverage but I decided to watch the coverage live on MSNBC just to see if anything has changed! Sadly to say it has NOT! It must of drove Ari Melber crazy having to wait almost an hour and a half before he could terminate the coverage and start his rant against the briefing! In fact he insisted it wasn't a briefing at all at one point because no new information was put forth! HOWEVER if he could of just contained himself, kept his mouth shut, and continued to watch, he would of picked up a few tidbits of info that was new from the medical team! |
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Judge Jill Karofsky beat conservative Judge Daniel Kelly for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court!!! All my respect to the voters of Wisconsin who overcame all odds and the shameful way the election was handled by the Wisconsin and US Supreme Courts to put voters at risk. Democracy won.
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Sanders endorses Biden!
Finally, Sanders endorses Biden in a joint livestream. Excellent! A clear path now for a Dems victory.
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Furious Michiganders are planning to protest their governor's travel crackdowns in the state capital Wednesday.
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Paul TenHaken, the 42-year-old mayor of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, said it wasn't easy getting the world's top pork producer to shut down one of its biggest plants."It was tense," TenHaken said. "You know, you shut down a plant like that, it has a pretty big impact on the food supply. So we weren't taking this lightly, making this request." TenHaken,realized in early April that his city was turning into a hot spot of the novel coronavirus pandemic. And the infection was spreading most rapidly among the 3,700 workers at a pork processing plant owned by Smithfield Foods. Most of the workers at the plant are immigrants; they speak 26 different languages.
This thing jumped out of a light socket," TenHaken said. Dozens of workers were testing positive for the virus each day. TenHaken worried that Smithfield wasn't doing enough to stop the virus from spreading. He called the company's executives, he said, and told them, "We need to see a temporary closure, not only to calm the community, but to ensure that the safety of your employees is priority No. 1." On Thursday, Smithfield agreed to close the plant in order to clean it, but just for three days. Meanwhile, the number of sick employees kept climbing, and TenHaken wasn't satisfied with the information he was getting from the company. The breaking point came Saturday morning, when the mayor heard that the number of infected employees had climbed past 100. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/14/83447...stricken-plant |
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South Dakota governor faces criticism over refusal to issue stay-at-home order after pork plant outbreak!
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at a White House briefing on April 2, that those Americans who have signed up for direct deposit will receive their payment within two weeks.
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This could really be cool. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/04/...TLSsOuT52cWLxw
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GOP congressman says letting more Americans die of coronavirus is lesser of two evils compared to economy tanking.
Washington (CNN)An Indiana congressman said Tuesday that letting more Americans die from the novel coronavirus is the "lesser of two evils" compared with the economy cratering due to social distancing measures. Speaking with radio station WIBC in Indiana, Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth asserted that, while he appreciated the science behind the virus' spread, "it is always the American government's position to say, in the choice between the loss of our way of life as Americans and the loss of life, of American lives, we have to always choose the latter." "The social scientists are telling us about the economic disaster that is going on. Our (Gross Domestic Product) is supposed to be down 20% alone this quarter," Hollingsworth said. "It is policymakers' decision to put on our big boy and big girl pants and say it is the lesser of these two evils. It is not zero evil, but it is the lesser of these two evils and we intend to move forward that direction. That is our responsibility and to abdicate that is to insult the Americans that voted us into office." |
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For sure this whole travel ban, to other homes they may own ESPECIALLY if they happen to be in the UP of Michigan, is a sticky wicket! Unless things have changed, the UP of Michigan is not known for their stellar health care facilities! No doutbt the governor is aware of this and perhaps one of her reasons for the travel ban..... or not |
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Wisconsin extends stay-at-home order through May 26.....
Wisconsin on Thursday extended its coronavirus stay-at-home order to be in effect until May 26 and closed its schools for the rest of the academic year.
Gov. Tony Evers (D) had previously indicated an extension to the order, originally effective through April 24, may be necessary as states and local governments across the country have dug in on their efforts to fight the coronavirus. Evers is allowing some adjustments to the original order, including opening golf courses. But conservatives have been pressuring Evers and other governors to reopen the government and end the stay-at-home order to allow the economy to function. Some have planned protests at the state Capitol on the original end date, a week from Friday. Golfing? How in the hell is that essential? |
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Dr. Phil Claims Shutdowns Deadlier Than Coronavirus In Wild Fox News Appearance
TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw appeared on Fox News on Thursday evening to slam the shutdowns intended to stop the spread of coronavirus. McGraw, a psychologist, talked about the mental health toll on people living in isolation and said the lockdowns would “create more destruction and actually more death across time than the actual virus will itself.” Then, he compared the toll of the virus to other causes of death. “Forty-five thousand people a year die from automobile accidents, 480,000 from cigarettes, 360,000 a year from swimming pools,” McGraw said, “but we don’t shut the country down for that. But yet we’re doing it for this?”
Some of McGraw’s numbers were off. According to the CDC, there are about 3,500 fatal unintentional drownings per year in the United States; another 32,000 are killed in motor vehicle accidents. Swimming deaths and traffic fatalities are also not contagious. Another idiot heard from!!!! What anyone ever saw in this loud-mouth know-it-all numb·skull, to promote him like she, did is beyond me! |
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Dr. Oz apologizes for saying schools should reopen because ‘only 2 to 3 percent’ more people could die...
Dr. Oz is backtracking on comments he made on Fox News amid the coronavirus pandemic. The TV doc (real name: Mehmet Oz) faced backlash for saying on Hannity that schools should reopen to get the country going again — as that “may only cost us 2 to 3 percent in terms of total mortality.” He said those deaths “might be a trade-off some folks would consider.”
The Dr. Oz Show host has since apologized, saying he he “misspoke” when he minimized the risk and potential loss of life. “I’ve realized my comments about risks around opening schools have confused and upset people, which was never my intention,” he said in a recorded video. “I misspoke. As a heart surgeon, I spent my career fighting to save lives in the operating room by minimizing risks.” He continued, “At the same time, I’m being asked constantly: How will we be able to get people back to their normal lives. To do that, one of the important steps will be figuring out how do we get our children safely back to school. We know for many kids, school is a place of security, nutrition and learning that is missing right now. These are issues we are all wrestling with and I will continue looking for solutions to beat this virus.” |
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Seattle’s major parks will be open this weekend despite coronavirus concerns, but with some new guidelines, mayor announces..
Last weekend, Seattle closed its largest, most popular parks and beaches due to concerns that crowds enticed by warmer weather would spread the coronavirus.
This weekend, the city is keeping all its parks open, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced, but with restrictions. “The city will allow major parks to remain open throughout the weekend but will be requiring residents to keep moving and not play sports, picnic or barbecue, with additional new guidelines at Green Lake and Seward Park,” This weekend, the loop trails at Green Lake and Seward Park will be open only to pedestrians, and the Green Lake trail will be one-way only; “beach activities” will be banned at Golden Gardens and Alki Beach, with fire pits closed. Parks and Recreation will be monitoring conditions over the weekend and will close parks if there are too many gatherings or too many people, the release said. Parks “ambassadors” will be stationed at major parks to remind people to keep their distance from one another, and signs are being installed, as well. I hate to be a doubting Thomas, but lets see how this all works out! |
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