Wednesday Reads: To Brenda
Posted: September 2, 2020 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: 2020 Elections, Biden Harris 2020, COVID19, health hazard, morning reads | 24 Comments
Good morning.
I have one thing to share this early September day, it is a reminder of who we are losing during this pandemic.
As you may already know, the Covid-19 numbers continue to rise:
Breaking: US has now surpassed 6,000,000 cases of #COVID19.
Timeline:
1 million cases on April 28
2 million cases on June 10
3 million cases on July 7
4 million cases on July 23
5 million cases on August 8
6 million cases on August 30 pic.twitter.com/t0WB3PpLaH— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 30, 2020
2) While the apparent rate of increase at first appears to be slowing a lot, to now 22 days for the 6th million, testing has dropped a lot in recent weeks too. This is just a marker of confirmed cases, not actual cases. Actual infections likely 8-10x higher it is estimated.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 30, 2020
This thread:
COVID Update: August 31, 2020: Each month I give a sense of what to expect the following month.
This ought to be entertaining because I'm not sure anyone can tell you what happened this month. 1/
— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) September 1, 2020
I know that is a long one, (25 tweets) but take the time to go through it.
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Not wearing a mask is now a religion pic.twitter.com/bt1F65JhEu
— Benjamin Young Savage (ᐱᓐᒋᐱᓐ) (@benjancewicz) August 24, 2020
Over the weekend, the President retweeted misinformation on the coronavirus death toll, claiming it's much lower due to comorbidities. Dr. Anthony Fauci responded this morning on ABC: “The numbers that you’ve been hearing, the 180,000-plus deaths, are real deaths from Covid-19."
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) September 1, 2020
New covid voice in White House casts himself as 'anti-Fauci', has no background in infectious diseases, and is pushing 'herd immunity' strategy that would mean far higher death toll. @yabutaleb7 @jdawsey1 https://t.co/4ZYN9bOHWK
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) August 31, 2020
With that in mind, say a prayer or save a thought…to Brenda…such a loss for her family.
Remembering Brenda Samaniego pic.twitter.com/2jYyJFKZWM
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) September 1, 2020
The pain for this family must be shattering…like so many other needless deaths shared by numerous people across our country.
It is a legacy that must not be forgotten, and it must be laid squarely at tRump’s feet. Things could have been different. They must be different.
Wednesday Reads: Bear with me.
Posted: July 22, 2020 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: health hazard, Mid Day Reads, morning reads, open thread | 10 Comments
Jusepe de Ribera, Mary Magdalene in meditation, 1623
View this post on InstagramMary Magdalene with a night light, 1635 Georges de la Tour (1593-1652)
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Today is the feast day of Mary Magdalene…Patron Saint of Women.
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View this post on InstagramMore Mary Magdalene… #orderofthedove #templeofmary #walkingwithmary
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Moving on…
We’re facing mass evictions and another shutdown, and Wall Street is … pic.twitter.com/EO0WH3hNvu
— Pat Bagley (@Patbagley) July 21, 2020
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The connection between images of wrapped bodies is purposeful…it was like a bomb in my head last night.
Just so we’re all clear, being told to wear a mask is literally fascism but secret police kidnapping people off the streets is totally ok.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 21, 2020
View this post on InstagramThey’re called tyranny pads, Trevor. #goonsquad #thedailydon
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Is it strange, there are zero public service announcements like this floating around the US?
View this post on Instagram2020 Romance #klanchowder #turdreich #thedailydon
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A couple of links showing perfection:
View this post on InstagramIncredible Leonid Sarafanov in “La Bayadere” 😍 Wait for it..💥💥💥
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That last one, magnificence.
Meet the Iron Fist Bear. pic.twitter.com/raC5o9y3P8
— gregarious (@gryking) July 21, 2020
The way that bear puts his paw up to catch the door…he must be an expert!
This is an open thread.
Sunday Reads: Say their names.
Posted: May 24, 2020 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: COVID19, Donald Trump, health hazard, morning reads | 7 CommentsClick on the above picture of the New York Times Front page…to enlarge this image to see the names fully.
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1264312206914719745?s=21
And take note:
As it states above, that times page only list a 1,000 names…
tRump was so bad last night on Twitter:
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Just a few thoughts this Sunday morning…
Wednesday Reads: Waffle House Closures!
Posted: March 25, 2020 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: COVID19, health hazard, just because, morning reads, open thread | 30 CommentsThe shit has really hit the fan!
FEMA literally uses something called the waffle house index to help determine the scale of disaster relief efforts after a hurricane.
this is ominous. https://t.co/JlWQyNpqN3— molly conger (@socialistdogmom) March 25, 2020
365 Waffle House locations closed would usually mean 365 locations at Level Red on the Waffle House Index.
But the index is for storm damage, where closing down is a proxy for severe damage & flooding.
It hasn’t been calibrated to a pandemic before.
— Mika McKinnon (@mikamckinnon) March 25, 2020
It’s not all Waffle Houses closed across the region. Yet.
But if Waffle House could safely operate, they would. I’ve been in the room with their emergency managers. They understand their role.
They know they’re both service & symbol. pic.twitter.com/p9NbWX8akR
— Mika McKinnon (@mikamckinnon) March 25, 2020
There are 1600+ restaurants still open for business…but, it does make you think.
Here is something else to make you think:
Texas Republican says coronavirus is saving more lives than it’s killing because it shut down abortion clinics https://t.co/JvLVP46HtL
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) March 25, 2020
What the hell is wrong with these people?
Last night Dan Patrick said grandparents would be willing to die to save the economy. Tonight Brit Hume said its "an entirely reasonable viewpoint" pic.twitter.com/pArEpeXpsu
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) March 25, 2020
It's incredible that this has to be said: Letting thousands of people needlessly suffer and die is wrong. It's also not a recipe for rescuing the economy.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 24, 2020
The modern war effort pic.twitter.com/GeTJ6h2il1
— Rob Sheridan, but from a safe distance (@rob_sheridan) March 24, 2020
Here is the full image…
Give me a break. This selfish turd would rip a ventilator away from a nun if he developed a dry cough. https://t.co/H0N1BRIDeZ
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 25, 2020
This one's a real head-scratcher. pic.twitter.com/f0mUAvCk1K
— Juhana Leinonen (@JuhanaIF) March 24, 2020
In the middle of a pandemic, Republicans proposed excluding some health centers, disability providers, and nursing homes from receiving federal assistance. Even rape crisis centers.
And they did this while proposing corporate bailouts. Disgraceful.https://t.co/3n1JzIZjhF
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) March 25, 2020
Unlike genocide, senicide is an obscure word. That is about to change. https://t.co/I7pcrxsj4f pic.twitter.com/vtT2nbgK3R
— Niall Ferguson (@nfergus) March 22, 2020
This is not seasonal flu. I know. My husband has it. He is 52 & has been sick for 2 weeks. He coughed up blood & is on oxygen. Many are worse. Listen to doctors!
Trump downplays coronavirus by comparing it to the seasonal flu. It’s not a fair comparison https://t.co/FYaIuhri2a
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 25, 2020
A quick note to say: pregnant healthcare workers, we see you and we appreciate you!
As a physician and mama navigating this new COVID era, it’s been quite a week. pic.twitter.com/aSmLXTTSKA
— Kate Otto Chebly, MD MPA (@kateotto) March 24, 2020
"41% of the Latinx & 15% of the African American communities in NYC has reported job loss due to the COVID-19 situation. It will only get worse as this progresses and don’t decrease the spread." https://t.co/RlzelCzwJW
— Afrolatin@Project (@AfrolatinProjec) March 24, 2020
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It's a minor point when we're discussing life and death but "Dr. Fauci and Deborah" She's a Doctor, too, Donald. They've let women be doctors a while now. Dr. Blix
— Charlotte Greensit (@cgreensit) March 24, 2020
It bothered me to…but he was calling Dr. Fauci by his first name too. It is being disrespectful to both Doctors.
.@kaitlancollins asking the president “who suggested Easter” in regards to when to get folks back to work and POTUS responding with “I just thought it was a beautiful time” is really just all you need to know about if science is leading the WH.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) March 24, 2020
“Yeah sure you can have your ventilators. I would like you to do me a favor though…” https://t.co/D5eH1dgFrU
— Kamala’s Secret Panda (@oldmancoyote22) March 25, 2020
Liberty college students are going back to school. They don’t teach evolution there, but they are definitely demonstrating selection #coronavirus
— Double Dee (@DCdebbie) March 25, 2020
“I’m going to Death!” https://t.co/C931Pb3Afz
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) March 25, 2020
Pence finishes every one of his briefings with “and we will heal our land” as though this is some sort of biblical plague and he is Moses.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 24, 2020
That is so true…
So, with all this stressful mess going on, I’ve been killing time coloring…
I thought I would share this with you…it seems a lot of people are finding it soothing.
Anyway, stay safe and as usual, this is an open thread.
Sunday Reads: The “Twits” are strong with this “Orange” dickhead.
Posted: February 18, 2018 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: American Gun Fetish, children, corruption, Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, Gun Control, health hazard, Human Rights, mass shooting, Mid Day Reads, open thread, Politics as Usual, Real Life Horror, Russian Trump Investigation, Second Amendment, social media, Tea Party activists, the GOP | 33 Comments
The image above is from the Instagram of one of the survivors from the Valentine’s Day murders at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It is just one of the victim reactions to the killings…another has been the vocal call outs and public outcries from many MSDHS students. They are not taking the “thoughts and prayers” bullshit. They want action. Take a look at what these brave student survivors are doing to stand up for their murdered friends and fellow children nationwide.
Here’s the speech from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez at an anti-gun rally happening today in Fort Lauderdale https://t.co/CyfMnPDAvW // https://t.co/hgewZy4Cxf https://t.co/gssAmGczuH
— Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) February 17, 2018
Emma Gonzalez isn’t old enough to buy a gun.
Emma Gonzalez isn’t old enough to vote.
Emma Gonzalez isn’t old enough to be in the military.
Emma Gonzalez isn’t old enough to be president…
But Emma Gonzalez is old enough to make a difference and stand up for what is right.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) February 17, 2018
We live in a country where the survivors of school shootings have to get on TV and beg for gun violence to stop pic.twitter.com/wpcZBA0tPy
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 16, 2018
At the Stoneman Douglas shooting rally now: "You are responsible! You are responsible!" pic.twitter.com/RofuZwzM5Z
— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) February 17, 2018
Survivors of the school shooting in Florida are calling for a march on Washington to demand action on gun control. "People are saying that it’s not time to talk about gun control, and we can respect that. Here’s a time: March 24, in every single city." https://t.co/qlQK4GsR0T pic.twitter.com/XEbXClHT99
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 18, 2018
#NationalSchoolWalkout
Check it out: @Newsweek has published an article about the movement! Read it here: https://t.co/ib4C4Z19bT— National School Walkout (@schoolwalkoutUS) February 17, 2018
To the politicians saying this isn’t about guns, and that we shouldn’t be discussing this rn:
We were literally being shot at while trying to gain an education. So this is about guns. You weren’t in the school while this was happening. We were, and we’re demanding change.
— sarah // #NEVERAGAIN (@sarahchad_) February 16, 2018
One hundred of my classmates and I will be traveling to Tallahassee this Tuesday and wendsday to speak with our state senators and House of Representatives members. The amazing student who is organizing the whole trip is named Jackie Corin.
— sarah // #NEVERAGAIN (@sarahchad_) February 18, 2018
For those in my mentions, telling me to shut up, telling me I don’t know what I’m talking about,& many other things. Know that I stand my ground, as a douglas student. A student who’s lost classmates, friends, & coaches. For the rest of my life, I will demand change. #neverforget
— kyra (@longlivekcx) February 16, 2018
let it be known that cruz messed with the wrong school. We as students are using social media as a platform to have our voices heard. Let it be known that we are and will be in contact with our legislators & politicians. Change is now. & it is starting with the survivors.
— kyra (@longlivekcx) February 17, 2018
Cameron Kasky, a student who survived the Parkland school shootings just said in an interview: "There's a section of society who will just shrug this off & send their thoughts & prayers but will march for hours if they have to make a rainbow wedding cake."
❤ this generation
— Karen 200mph 🌊 (@K200mph) February 16, 2018
"No more guns!": Florida students and residents rally to denounce political inaction after 17 killed in school shooting https://t.co/suu0CIfJ1E
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 18, 2018
On Friday, April 20th we want students to attend school and then promptly WALK-OUT at 10:00 am. Sit outside your schools and peacefully protest. Make some noise. Voice your thoughts. "We are students, we are victims, we are change."
— National School Walkout (@schoolwalkoutUS) February 17, 2018
As many have pointed out, the out spoken nature of this reaction is different from the mass murders of before. Perhaps because the media is actually paying attention to them?
I don’t know. But as you can see, tRump has been busy this morning:
Fucking hell…
If Barack Obama, as President, acted like Trump did this morning on Twitter, we would have thought that his account was infiltrated by an 11-year-old Russian hacker.
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) February 18, 2018
There has never been an occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue who used murdered children to defend himself in a criminal investigation. This is worse than a new low. This is the most despicable act by a subhuman vile eunuch ever. @realDonaldTrump #Mueller has got you. https://t.co/2EMtcJ2WgS
— waltb31 (@waltb31) February 18, 2018
Incomprehensible pain and loss at a high school, yet again, and it’s children who are the leading voices for action. Meanwhile, our president uses the tragedy to attack the investigation of a foreign adversary’s interference in our democracy. Shameful. https://t.co/ULo0gXUWhL
— Sally Yates (@SallyQYates) February 18, 2018
Parkland students are fighting back…
Parkland students are hammering @realDonaldTrump for his Russia tweet. A few examples: pic.twitter.com/29bpUIILZe
— Eric Bradner (@ericbradner) February 18, 2018
Speak up. Fight back. Demand respect. #TeamParklandKids #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/5z8tyym6ES
— Tom & Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) February 18, 2018
I only want you to realize that this is the world we live in….
This is heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/AWRYEEjcsz
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) February 16, 2018
And this is the pretender to the throne, the president that we have to serve as protector in chief:
Tweeters rip Trump over ‘Tone Deaf’ thumbs-up, smiling pose with Florida first- responders.
“To give a thumbs-up like you just had a great dinner. No empathy. Disgusting. Go away.”
#MarchForOurLives Meet the Press #SundayMorning Face the Nation #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/2bDOEgoiva
— Just Joe (@dannon787) February 18, 2018
Our entire Nation, w/one heavy heart, continues to pray for the victims & their families in Parkland, FL. To teachers, law enforcement, first responders & medical professionals who responded so bravely in the face of danger: We THANK YOU for your courage! https://t.co/3yJsrebZMG pic.twitter.com/ti791dENTy
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2018
17 kids were murdered
this is our president tonight pic.twitter.com/bShXe55ucs
— Tim Dickinson (@7im) February 18, 2018
Maybe it’s just me, but these pictures are kind of creepy https://t.co/t010i4qi0G
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 17, 2018
I mean … 17 people died. Why is everyone smiling? pic.twitter.com/v8YkXcLFM1
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 17, 2018
Also what’s with the thumbs up and this posed photo? pic.twitter.com/ehyKIdEu5O
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 17, 2018
How about this one? So funny to see the result of no gun control?! he makes me vomit! pic.twitter.com/t4zchsQvHV
— NathaliePTremblay (@NatTremb_) February 17, 2018
Apparently @foxandfriends did not enjoy my latest @thedailybeast column, but I hope you will. It's titled: A President's Day Without a President. https://t.co/eu8UIhcxOz
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) February 18, 2018
Obama sitting alone in a classroom after meeting for HOURS with families of the Sandy Hook mass shooting victims.@PeteSouza posted this on @instagram as contrast to @realDonaldTrump’s opportunistic photo op in Parkland.https://t.co/11WdaL1vA6#GunControlNOW pic.twitter.com/OMvtuI0CYV
— Leah McElrath 🗽 (@leahmcelrath) February 17, 2018
Immediately after visiting hospitalized survivors of the Parkland mass shooting for 20 min, Trump went to a "Studio 54" themed party at Mar-A-Lago.
A woman who posted a photo of Trump there has edited her Instagram post to say Trump "did NOT dance" and was supposedly "somber." pic.twitter.com/0pTA9V7dIL
— Leah McElrath 🗽 (@leahmcelrath) February 18, 2018
'It's always the same conversation, and the only difference is when, where, and how many people died.' pic.twitter.com/mk004Bm7vc
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 18, 2018
This is an open thread…
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