Everyone suspects that, in the wake of the Thanksgiving weekend, things will get a whole lot worse on the COVID-19 front. And things are already really, really bad. [Ted Cruz was apparently wrong when he told us that we’d never hear another thing about COVID-19 after the election.] As of right now, about 90,000 Americans […]
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Donald Trump appears to have contracted COVID-19
Donald Trump, the man who sentenced well over 200,000 Americans to death when he purposefully downplayed the severity of COVID-19 and refused to take coordinated action, appears to have now contracted the disease himself. Having read more than my fair share of Shakespeare, I’d always thought that this incredibly surreal chapter in American history would […]
Trump refuses to pledge peaceful transfer of power if he loses
As of today 206,593 Americans have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the President of the United States, in spite of this, is still mocking those public health experts who are trying to slow the spread of the disease. Amazingly, however, this is not the most alarming news of the day. This […]
Trump promises to permanently eliminate the funding mechanism for Social Security and Medicare if reelected
The past few days have been absolutely fucking nuts. Donald Trump promised to defund Social Security and Medicare if reelected, accelerated his work to destroy the U.S. Postal Service in advance of the 2020 election, and once again claimed wrongly that it was him, and not Barack Obama, who signed “Vetrans Choice” into law. Oh […]
Today in Stupid America: Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert gets diagnosed with COVID-19, says he probably got it because he was wearing a mask
During our present pandemic, Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, a diehard supporter of Donald Trump, has prided himself on not following public health guidance. And, not just that, but he’s known to have berated members of his staff for wearing masks in his office. Well, news broke today that Gohmert has COVID-19. And word has it […]