Today was fucked up. I found out that a friend of mine, a nurse in Detroit, died from COVID-19. We hadn’t seen each other in quite a long time, but I thought about her often. About a week ago, I found myself logging into Facebook, just to see if she was OK. Knowing that she […]
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Donald Trump, claiming to have “total authority,” says the American economy will reopen when he decides
Posted in Health, Mark's Life, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2020, anti-science, authoritarianism, California, Constitution, coronavirus, COVID-19, Detroit, Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation, Donald Trump, Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Joe Biden, Justin Amash, Lansing, Michigan Freedom Fund, Monica, NFL, nurses, Phil Murphy, PPE, protests, public health, serology tests, social distancing, states rights, those anti-science Republicans 109 Comments
What Donald Trump knew about COVID-19, when he knew it, and how his administration made the pandemic much worse
Not too long ago, I shared a timeline here of Donald Trump’s various lie-filled statements concerning the coronavirus outbreak, starting with, “We have it totally under control,” which he said on January 22, 2020. In that post, as you may recall, I not only included quotes from Donald Trump, but, where possible, I added other […]
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Alex Azar, Anthony Fauci, Carter Mecher, China, Chris Murphy, coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Veterans Affairs, Donald Trump, intelligence, Italy, mark Esper, National Security Council, pandemic, pandemic response team, Peter Navarro, PPE, Predict, public health, Red Dawn, responsibility, shelter in place, Sherrod Brown, situation report, timeline, treason, USAID, vaccines, Wuhan, zoonotic 112 Comments
While Donald Trump is focused on using this crisis to create a $500B corporate slush fund, U.S. governors step in to fill the leadership void in the fight against COVID-19
In the absence of federal leadership, governors around the country are stepping up to fight the COVID-19 outbreak on their own. Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York is calling for retired health care workers to register with the state, asking that all hospitals increase their capacity by 50%, pushing for the construction of temporary medical […]
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Andy Beshear, bailout, California, coronavirus, corporate welfare, corruption, COVID-19, Danny DeVito, Defense Production Act, Donald Trump, FEMA, flatten the curve, Gavin Newsom, governors, Gretchen Whitmer, Kentucky, leadership, Mitt Romney, New York, pandemic, Peter Gaynor, PPE, public health, slush fund, social distancing, spring break, supply chain management, Tennessee, ventilators 59 Comments