Tя☭mp☠ still occupies the White House? That is clearly darkness at the end of the tunnel.
COVID-19 cases in decline? Don’t believe it. Take the first two hot spots, California and New York (and their aggressive early actions) out of the mix and cases are rising, in some places explosively. And when you see the massive protests with thousands in close quarters, many without masks, just wait a couple of weeks, and the Grim Reaper is going to have a rich harvest.
Science is based on fact, not ideology. It doesn’t matter if you believe it or not. It just is. If you learn from science and accommodate your routine to recognize the reality, science can inform your strategy and guide your path to success.
But deny or ignore science and prove Darwin right.
And, tragically, also take down a lot of others who may have been forced to work at the risk of losing income and/or benefits.
“The war in Vietnam is almost over. The hopes and dreams of the Viet Cong are bankrupt. There is light at the end of the tunnel” -paraphrased from General Westmoreland statements in November 1967 right before the Viet Cong Tet offensive.
If you take out New York and factor in that places like Florida and Georgia are censoring the data, you’ll find cases aren’t in the decline. Right now the distraction is the protests over the nurder of George Floyd.
—) The demigod Gilgasam, ruler of the great city of Uess once blessed by the gods and now punished with plague and riots, strives to win renewed vigor, if not immortal respect among the nations of the world.
He must make a painful journey through the Underworld, beginning with Madmouth Cave, in which lurks the Orange Spinner that exudes sticky webs of deceit to snare all seekers of Truth. These he defiles, then devours and excretes. He dwells in visible darkness surrounded by blind white creatures that constantly groom his pelt and glean scraps after bloody feasts. Clouds of diseased bats, his head children, are sent forth daily in chaotic squeaks to spread confusion and dismay.
Will Gilgasam achieve his quest and regain favor of the gods — or will he perish like other mortal rulers before him, the great pillared monuments to his rule eroded by the swirling sands of Time and its shy but relentless daughter, Truth? November is a portentous month that will perhaps decide his fate.
Trump is looking to November and is seeking every possible way to subvert the election, maybe cancel it altogether and claim martial law. Certainly, you can bet that vote-by-Mail will be mucked up by the fed and used as an excuse if he loses (he’ll claim fraud no matter what). There is no doubt that in a free and fair election, he would be crushed on Election Day. I do not think it will be free and fair.
We’ve known about black holes in space forever, but couldn’t recognize this one when he was running for president? He has sucked the world into his void during the Fox Spin Cycle.
We were foolish to think otherwise.. trump is still president isn’t he?? This COVID-19 thing is not over by any means, trumps declaration not withstanding.. and it has had a good boost over the last few days.
If Covid-19 cases are going down I doubt it will be for long. With the protests around the country along with the cavalier attitude pushed by Trump and many RepubliCONS the virus cases, I suspect, will surge. Other than massive tax cuts for the rich, eliminating EPA regulations and government oversite and addressing violence with even more violence, he’s out of ideas. Everything else is distraction and assigning blame to someone else.
DD Wiz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Tя☭mp☠ still occupies the White House? That is clearly darkness at the end of the tunnel.
COVID-19 cases in decline? Don’t believe it. Take the first two hot spots, California and New York (and their aggressive early actions) out of the mix and cases are rising, in some places explosively. And when you see the massive protests with thousands in close quarters, many without masks, just wait a couple of weeks, and the Grim Reaper is going to have a rich harvest.
Science is based on fact, not ideology. It doesn’t matter if you believe it or not. It just is. If you learn from science and accommodate your routine to recognize the reality, science can inform your strategy and guide your path to success.
But deny or ignore science and prove Darwin right.
And, tragically, also take down a lot of others who may have been forced to work at the risk of losing income and/or benefits.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Don’t mourn, VOTE!
Don’t riot, VOTE!
Don’t burn, VOTE!
Don’t loot, VOTE!
Don’t give up, VOTE!
Don’t curl up in a little corner whimpering, VOTE!
jdeathlogan almost 4 years ago
“The war in Vietnam is almost over. The hopes and dreams of the Viet Cong are bankrupt. There is light at the end of the tunnel” -paraphrased from General Westmoreland statements in November 1967 right before the Viet Cong Tet offensive.
Patjade almost 4 years ago
If you take out New York and factor in that places like Florida and Georgia are censoring the data, you’ll find cases aren’t in the decline. Right now the distraction is the protests over the nurder of George Floyd.
Radish the wordsmith almost 4 years ago
Trump is hiding in his Hitler bunker again.
Old_Curmudgeon almost 4 years ago
Autocracy in Overdrive – {3 beats/line}
Repugnantans might connive
to help Number Forty-Five
{to help the bastid revive}. …
… But democracy mightn’t survive
the schemes which the Rs might contrive
{autocracy in overdrive}.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Zebrastripes almost 4 years ago
At the end of the tunnel, trump walks in with the lights on but nobody’s home…
PraiseofFolly almost 4 years ago
—) The demigod Gilgasam, ruler of the great city of Uess once blessed by the gods and now punished with plague and riots, strives to win renewed vigor, if not immortal respect among the nations of the world.
He must make a painful journey through the Underworld, beginning with Madmouth Cave, in which lurks the Orange Spinner that exudes sticky webs of deceit to snare all seekers of Truth. These he defiles, then devours and excretes. He dwells in visible darkness surrounded by blind white creatures that constantly groom his pelt and glean scraps after bloody feasts. Clouds of diseased bats, his head children, are sent forth daily in chaotic squeaks to spread confusion and dismay.
Will Gilgasam achieve his quest and regain favor of the gods — or will he perish like other mortal rulers before him, the great pillared monuments to his rule eroded by the swirling sands of Time and its shy but relentless daughter, Truth? November is a portentous month that will perhaps decide his fate.
cdward almost 4 years ago
Trump is looking to November and is seeking every possible way to subvert the election, maybe cancel it altogether and claim martial law. Certainly, you can bet that vote-by-Mail will be mucked up by the fed and used as an excuse if he loses (he’ll claim fraud no matter what). There is no doubt that in a free and fair election, he would be crushed on Election Day. I do not think it will be free and fair.
Ontman almost 4 years ago
Please Mr. Toles, don’t even joke about that.
The Love of Money is . . . almost 4 years ago
We’ve known about black holes in space forever, but couldn’t recognize this one when he was running for president? He has sucked the world into his void during the Fox Spin Cycle.
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 4 years ago
We were foolish to think otherwise.. trump is still president isn’t he?? This COVID-19 thing is not over by any means, trumps declaration not withstanding.. and it has had a good boost over the last few days.
Michael G. almost 4 years ago
May he choke on a hamberder.
SandShark Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I sure hope we can flatten the big fat orange curve come November.
Ally2005 almost 4 years ago
If Covid-19 cases are going down I doubt it will be for long. With the protests around the country along with the cavalier attitude pushed by Trump and many RepubliCONS the virus cases, I suspect, will surge. Other than massive tax cuts for the rich, eliminating EPA regulations and government oversite and addressing violence with even more violence, he’s out of ideas. Everything else is distraction and assigning blame to someone else.
jvscanlan Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Take New York out of the equation and the graph looks drastically different
Concretionist almost 4 years ago
Jesus: The way and the truth and the light.
Drumpf: The wrong-way, the falsehood and the darkness.
Radish the wordsmith almost 4 years ago
Military rolls into DC to protect the White House from civil rights protesters
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/military-rolls-into-dc-to-protect-the-white-house-from-civil-rights-protesters/
Radish the wordsmith almost 4 years ago
Dictator Donald is turning the military on the protesters just like a 3rd world country.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/trump-sparks-outrage-with-rose-garden-speech-announcing-military-action-against-protesters/
PhilipOlson almost 4 years ago
Trump is a coward, what else is expected from him?
We already knew that, making us cowards as well. Regardless, America is toast at this point and I am out of pity.
Old_Curmudgeon almost 4 years ago
{Off-topic:}
Outrageous Rampages – {2 beats/phrase}
We’re living right now // in history books’ pages
where Rightists allow // a despot’s outrages
{His supporters kowtow // to the despot’s rampages}.
… Coda:
But we Lefties vow // to drag him offstage
{to get him somehow // to disengage}.
. . . . . . . . . . . . .