Juliajms

Good answer on the part of Biden, thank god.

I agree with the people who say "defund the police" is a bad slogan. The word "defund" has a meaning. If you have to explain what your slogan means because it doesn't actually mean what it says, that's a problem. It's like some people just want to hand Trump chum for his base. It reminds me a little of when Hillary used the term "basket of deplorables" and the nuance of what she said was completely lost. Just that phrase remained and was used to say she meant every person voting for Trump was deplorable. It's not exactly the same, but the result will be the same. I can only imagine the ads accusing the radical left of wanting to "defund" the police and how we want chaos and anarchy in the streets.

^ I'm torn between being terrified of the Covid spread these events will likely cause and happy that BLM has become such a huge movement. If only it had happened a year earlier.

^ That's crazy. Poor guy looks like a rag doll. Don Lemon just looks and sounds like he has had enough. There is such a leadership vacuum in this country right now. The lies and corruption are out there for all to see. It just astounds me how shameless some of these people are. At least a dozen officers walked right by without offering aid!

You want us to wake you up during Ivanka's presidency? That's what we are headed for if we can't get rid of Trump this next time. More seriously, I think one of the reasons some of us are more pessimistic than the numbers dictate is that we can't be sure it's going to be a fair election. Happily Trump has really f*cked up over the last week. In any case it's going to be a long summer.

^ At first the killer was only identified as "a downtown bar owner". I said to my husband "I bet it's the guy who owns The Hive" and it was. He's a notorious racist and trans hater in Omaha. No way that's a coincidence. I fully believe he had every intention of shooting a black person and of using the protests and unrest as a cover.

This is the young man who was shot in Omaha last night. Only 22. No charges filed against the killer. The police are expecting a riot tonight.

Here's a scene from Omaha. Meanwhile a white business owner shot a black man. I don't understand shooting people over property ever. Less so when you know damn well insurance will cover it. We are also under an 8 pm curfew for 3 days.

Back when that assassination happened in Iran and he didn't escalate after they took revenge, I thought maybe we would escape without a lot of American deaths at his hands. Silly me!!

Thanks Carl. It's an awkward situation and some people are just straight up in denial. Most of us can't entirely stay in for six months at a time, but when people are crowding into restaurants and other enclosed spaces, I just don't get it. It's really disturbing to see how partisan it is too. In other bad news one in 10 diabetics die within a week of getting this. Ugh, I know a lot of people with diabetes. It really is a bitch of a disease. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/health/diabetes-study-covid-19-deaths/index.html

^ And where is the leadership on dealing with the actual problem at hand in Minnesota? Black people are being murdered by the police and his priority is looting, instead of addressing the underlying issue. Sure, he can't control the police, that's a city and state issue, but POTUS could be a moral leader. I mean, not this POTUS obviously, but someone actually fit for the position. I should be used to the naked injustice coming from the very top of our government, but there are some days I'm still astounded that he is this bad and so many people are just going along with it.

I'm so tired of having an awful leader. It's exhausting.

It's sad to me that this has become some strange partisan squabble. We're something like 11 weeks in now. How many people can truly say they haven't taken any risks at all? I could say that for the first two months. Then I took my son to a friend's for a play date. Then my neighbor starting putting his son over the fence in the backyard to play with my son (without invitation). I looked outside to see them sharing a water bottle!! It wasn't long before I realized that many of us are now lying to ourselves about how careful we're being. We are making small exceptions and thinking that counts as being careful, but all those small risks compound, which is obviously how infectious disease works.

I have no patience with these people at all. As if we all want to make our lives so much harder in a questionable attempt to get rid of Trump. The economic damage being done right now is catastrophic. The full force of it hasn't hit these idiots yet. Of course this will be another case where a democrat has to try to fix a destroyed economy. It's going to be even harder this time with Mitch McConnel at the helm trying to make sure the rabble don't get a single extra crumb, while his cronies are still making money hand over fist. It's disgusting to watch unfold.

He is truly one of the most inarticulate people I have ever heard speak.

That is for sure. It's astounding.

Thank you lord. Also thank you Jane for the info and article.

Please be true. I'm not a big fan of our corporate overlords, but if Satan himself offers to finance Biden's campaign, I suggest he take the money.

True. McConnell just needs to keep President Obama's name out of his ugly lying mouth.

I did not see that, thank you Carl. I would be thrilled. Bacon is a Trumper through and through. I'm very excited to vote for Kara again and I hope she pulls it off this time. I don't know much about the candidate going against Sasse for the Senate, but it can't be worse than what we have.

I think I detest Mitch McConnell, even more than 45. It's a close call, I suppose I have enough hate for both of them. Just had to get that off my chest.

I've never believed that #naturalcauses2020 would save us, but you can't help hoping. It would be such sweet poetic justice. There is some evidence that vitamin D deficiency can make your body more vulnerable to Covid. If you are overweight and/or have darker skin maybe talk to your doctor and see if you are deficient. I found about a year ago that I had a severe deficiency and have been taking a 5000 IU supplement ever since. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-05-08/healthy-vitamin-d-levels-could-be-linked-to-covid-19-survival

I do to. They are always looking for ways to screw over the vulnerable.

Increasing SNAP should be a no brainer in this environment. It's actually good for everyone (including farmers and retailers), but some people just won't see reason.

This looks like potential good news. Rt is going down in most states. Of course not in my idiot infested part of he country, but in the vast majority of states. https://rt.live/