“Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.” -- Samuel Butler
Deaths
US: 52,485 (+2340)
World: 197,245 (+6591)
Countdown: 193 days.
U.S. says will not take part in WHO global drugs, vaccine initiative launch. — Isolationism is not the answer.
World leaders launch $8 billion collaboration to develop coronavirus vaccine. Guess who isn't participating.
Firms with Trump links or worth $100 million got small business loans.
GOP senators open to more emergency relief for states amid divide in party. — In case you forgot, Mitch McConnell is a complete asshole. Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
Want a mask contract or some ventilators? A White House connection helps. Trump and his top aides have played favorites in awarding coronavirus contracts and allocating scarce resources. -- Trump is all about making him and his cronies richer. He doesn’t give a shit about the American people.
U.S. weighs taking equity stakes in U.S. energy companies, Mnuchin says.
Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon.
Not a Joke: The Trump Admin Hired a Dog Breeder to Run Its Coronavirus Task Force. — WTAF?
As U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 51,000, handful of states move toward reopening. — Yeah, that’s smart.
At least 150 doctors have died in Italy after contracting coronavirus, the Italian Association of Doctors said.
The Trump administration said that it plans to ask the Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling that allows the House of Representatives to access secret grand jury material gathered in former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. — Because he wants some things to remain hidden. Mainly his crimes.
Governors' push to reopen states risks second wave of infection, experts warn.
Las Vegas mayor won't give businesses social distancing guidelines for reopening: 'They better figure it out. That's their job'. — Apparently she doesn’t think she has a job.
Sun Rays, Disinfectants And False Hopes: Misinformation Litters The Road To Reopening.
Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus 'cure' wrote to Trump this week. Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment
Lysol is begging you not to listen to Donald Trump. “We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route),” the company, Reckitt Benckiser, said on Friday. “As with all products, our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines.”
The EPA is reminding people to use disinfectant only on surfaces.
Trump says floating injecting disinfectant was sarcasm. — Um no. No it wasn’t. Anyone that watched you say it knows it wasn’t sarcasm.
Public health experts urged landlords across the globe to carefully re-open buildings to prevent outbreaks of the severe, sometimes lethal, lung infection Legionnaires’ disease.
Hundreds of Amazon tech and fulfillment center employees called out sick Friday, rallying together — virtually — to protest what they say are unsafe and unethical working conditions at its network of fulfillment centers around the world.
The mayor of Japan's third-largest city is facing a public backlash after he suggested men are better suited to grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, because women take too long and contribute to overcrowding at supermarkets. — Dude, shut up.
Germany's Bundesliga could be the first major football league back playing amid the coronavirus pandemic, pending approval from the country's government. The plan could see games restart as early as May 9, with all matches played behind closed doors.
Saudi Arabia to end flogging as form of punishment: document.
Trump: US Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan. The US Postal Service has said that it may not be able to continue service past September without help. — He’s such a vindictive asshole.
Trump said Friday that he won't approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises charges for Amazon and other big shippers to four to five times current rates.
If we let the US Postal Service die, we’ll be killing small businesses with it.
"Donald Trump’s vendetta against Jeff Bezos continues at Corleone family levels, with the US Post Office caught in the middle.”
A new iOS text-bomb bug can crash your iPhone.
An asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth next week, but it's not expected to collide with our planet.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
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