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Archives: April 13, 2020

The coronavirus spreads at least 13 feet, travels on shoes: CDC

21,000 Deaths in U.S. , World Death Total 113,000- NBC News, updated 7:48pm ET

The high court has been siding with the rich against the poor since Nixon

Claim Colombia is 'global example' in coronavirus response is false: fact checkers

Storms Turn Deadly in Mississippi; At Least 300 Homes Damaged or Destroyed in Louisiana

Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell & Friends: A Celebration of John Prine

Fauci Confirms Trump Rebuffed Social Distancing Advice

"Whatever Trump touches Dies"

'You go first': Conservative challenges Trump's rich pals whining about

Gov. Northam of VA Just Made Election Day a State Holiday

Have I foud the ultimate pimp hat?

Saving Your Health, One Mask at a Time

How long will people tolerate trump?

Ventilator OEMs Try To Block Service Manual Sharing, Exacerbating Broken Devices & Costs

Bolsonaro dragging Brazil towards coronavirus calamity, experts fear

The death rate for KNOWN coronavirus cases is 3.5% in the USA

I want Trump to experience being intubated with a ventilator.

Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours

Jane Mayer: How Mitch McConnell Became Trump's Enabler-in-Chief

The Rude Pundit: Trump Stupidly Self-Owns on Pandemic Deaths

Obama Easter tweet.....

I didn't celebrate Easter today.

Song for the times

'Horrified at my own actions': Man apologizes for spitting on Vancouver condo's elevator buttons

If Trump were Captain of the Titanic

Words & Music meaning more now than ever before

FEMA Pandemic Scenario

Hydroxychloroquine's false hope: How an obscure drug became a coronavirus 'cure'

Trump thinks disastrous coronavirus pandemic gives him bragging rights

My way of saying have a good Easter...

"...to love one another without even knowing it..."

Stan's Donuts to close after 55 years of business, citing COVID-19

Happy Easter!

Do you remember the movie Speed?

Compensation fund in the works to support COVID-19 frontline heroes, Cuomo says

A duck story

Trump failed, then made failure an official policy.

Hormel produced the first batch of SPAM in 1937. In light of the current crisis and hoarding they

Richard Engel / MSNBC- On Assignment - covering the Italian Covid experience

Is this where I post that i'm crying all the time??

Briahna Gray and David Sirota have been released from the Sanders Campaign!

Nicaragua's president has not been seen in a month

Perhaps this is next up

'We're on the edge of the precipice': How the pandemic could shatter college dreams

Corona on down - Some guys have all the luck or things that make you go Hmmmmm!

How the coronavirus transformed the way Americans spend their money

If the Easter bunny missed your place today, here is likely the reason

Ohio's GOP Secretary Of State Pushes Back On Trump's Attacks On Mail-In Voting

I thought they threw these things away.. Company in Ohio decontaminates N95 masks for reuse

One of the largest pork processing facilities in the US is closing until further notice

Bonus Tweet of the Day

If you saw an old black and white film showing people hung from a tree,

Trump Retweets Call for Fauci to Be Fired

COVID-19 is exploding in Albany, Ga.

Back in the day,we seemed to had enough

The Preexisting Condition in the Oval Office

Newbi

Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday Mass

OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut amid virus

Fox News host hits back at Trump over Chris Wallace criticism: Enough 3rd grade name-calling

I hate mcconnell even more now.

Has the traditional WH Easter Egg Roll been cancelled (one sincerely hopes!).

Sent this to my biz.partners tonight.

Trump retweeted a threat to fire Fauci after he said the US's slow response to COVID-19 has cost li

Behind Trump's back McConnell has called the President "nuts,...

'There Will Be Losses': How a Captain's Plea Exposed a Rift in the Military

JFC, he's STILL tweeting.

Fox News host hits back at Trump over Chris Wallace criticism: 'Enough'

USS Roosevelt sailor found unconscious, transferred to ICU

How COVID-19 is revitalizing Cuba's medical diplomacy, even Trump's 'maximum pressure' aims to shut

WHEN ARE THE REPUBS GOING TO ADMIT tRUmp IS INSANE.

How COVID-19 is revitalizing Cuba's medical diplomacy, even Trump's 'maximum pressure' aims to shut

If the Post Office had used 96% of its cash flow to buy back stock instead of deliver mail to rural

Add birdflu to coronavirus

Memories of Mom.

So what was it that happened with Tapper & Stephen Miller today on CNN?

My big accomplishment for the day:

Asked my 95 yo mom when CT was gonna open back up

Moving forward, the Republicans should be known as the Party of Death.

Intense video - WATCH: Coronavirus Cause Chaos In Ecuador

Shanghai, China is in deep shit.

Eggs and live birth at the same time?

donald jackoff traitor could have made himself a hero

Been watching "The Bible" all day on The History Channel

Easter Wishes from the Clintons

Bolsonaro dragging Brazil towards coronavirus calamity, experts fear

Haywire Immune Response Eyed in Coronavirus Deaths, Treatment

"WhAt wUz thEiR undERLyinG cONditION???"

Trump Spends Easter Asking Confidants, 'What Do You Think of Fauci?'

I've been reading DU for almost 20 years.

93-year-old woman's 'I Need More Beer' sign goes viral as she quarantines

Cool...people driving by Bernie's house

JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley to begin testing employees

Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot on Face The Nation Discussing Covid Racial Equity Program

I think Jake Tapper dislikes Stephen Miller Bigly...

It Was Just a Matter of Time. Trump lashes out at Fauci

Extra Bonus Tweet of the Day

teidrich easter tweet

So Bette Midler helped me start a little trend re: the USPS

President Obama: Down The Road We're Going To Continue To Have Problems Like This

Patton Oswalt on "Paas", the Easter egg coloring kit

Japanese boss punches employee who came to work after being told to stay home for coronavirus risk

Bill Madden: I'm a progressive.. here's why I'm Voting for Joe Biden.

10 times Trump and his administration were warned about coronavirus

2 weekends w/o taxpayer-funded golf appear to be taking a toll on the stability of Trump's genius.

Did y'all know there is a website that tracks power outages....

Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge

Therapeutic Laughs of Recognition -- The Last Great White House Correspondence Dinner

Is it time for a general strike?

Dr.Fauci said today on Rev. Al Sharpton's show that it became clear in mid to late January...

Dorothy Day, On Pilgrimage column from 1956, The Catholic Worker

I have really good feelings about Jamie Harrison.

May the odds be ever in your favor

Long-term tenants tossed from New Orleans motels despite order halting evictions during pandemic

Animals loving the world without humans

I love this song, and consider it the saddest song ever.

BIW ignores union concerns, orders workers to make their own masks

Cautious but vigilant, Janet Mills navigates a time of crisis

Citing $2.8 Billion Estimated Revenue Loss, Hogan Freezes State Budgets, Hiring

Suicide hit the mind today

Tomorrow, in Boulder County we are predicted to break an 87-year weather record.

Smashed windows and racist graffiti: Vandals target Asian Americans amid coronavirus

Trump Lashes Out at Fauci Amid Criticism of Slow Virus Response

Are there any 24 hour phone numbers a person can call if they are not suicidal, but

blah, we (Sweden) just past the US-equivalent of 30,000 deaths, now at 30,195 equivalent

Medical workers share concerns about masks delivered by Patriots plane

Trump(TM) Retirement Facility breaks new ground ....

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer corrects 'The View' co-host Meghan McCain's "shame on you" tweet

Tara Reade knows it's a felony to file a false police report,

For the president's opponents, the news conference has become a daily hate-watch...

108 years ago today RMS Titanic received her first ice warnings.

Article CNN: Why the US has the world's highest number of Covid-19 deaths

Hound Dog Taylor

Walz dons a mask, House leader flips the bird

Helen Forrest was born on this date.

MI-13: Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones narrows the gap with Rashida Tlaib

Herbie Hancock has a birthday today.

On this day, Easter for Christendom & Passover in the time of PLAGUE & CV19

538-Did Sanders Blow It For The Democratic Left? Or Was The Nomination Always Out Of Reach?

Study: COVID-19 Is Also Spread by Fecal-Oral Route -- Like SARS, COVID-19 may induce liver damage

Missouri seeking waiver to allow SNAP benefits to cover online grocery purchases

USAF Thunderbirds thank healthcare workers one hospital at a time.

Louisiana police department apologizes for using The Purge siren to signal curfew

Can the President Cancel The Election & What Would Happen? (Legal Eagle's Real Law Review)

State employees union asks Ricketts to send more home to work

Buy USPS stamps NOW!

☦ Eastern Orthodox Palm Sunday/from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Coronavirus IV

21-year-old Riverside nursing assistant dies from COVID-19 complications

Coronavirus IV: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

New state PERS strategy gets first test

Why couldn't the House pass legislation now

Rep. Diego Hernandez Loses Endorsement, Takes Leave of Absence

unemployment claims since 1967 graphic

Oregon unemployment claims system suffers another breakdown, tells laid-off workers to start over

Leftover fabric from the AIDS Quilt is being used to make face masks for healthcare workers

I Remember

How long before trump and the GOP do this?

America's New Normal

This is Trump's world...

Bend community college sues VA over $3.2 million bill for military vet flight school students

5 Children Test Positive in Putnam County, FL on one day

CORONAVIRUS OUTLOOK By Susan Miller

Breakfast Monday 13 April 2020

Lessons we've learned in 2020 so far....

If they decide to send workers back to work?

Monday TOONs - Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?

Because you woke up this morning Got a blue moon in your eyes......

Here's a graph looking for a spot on Fox News...

Question: Could GOP-controlled SCOTUS cancel the election?

It's almost like they do not give a shit about poor people... (of course they don't)

Born on this day, April 13, 1743: Thomas Jefferson

FDA OKs system that can decontaminate 'millions' of N95 masks per day

Hey Guys .....

Galway Team Designs Adjustable Ventilation System to Treat Two Patients from One Ventilator

More than an hour into Morning Joe (Schmoe) and not a single commercial?

Coronavirus: 31 dead, elderly covered in feces at Dorval long-term care facility

Is ordering "non essential" items from Amazon, etc a no-no?

The richest pastors in America

Suddenly, it has become politically feasible for Republicans to dump Trump?

Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue lit up as a doctor, in tribute to healthcare workers fighting ...

On back porch I'm hearing land of the new rising sun

Anthony Causi, beloved NY Post sports photographer, dies of coronavirus at 48

Exclusive: Michelle Obama to push absentee voting amid coronavirus

#FireFauci signals coronavirus blame game is in full throttle

Hey did you hear what the Right Wing trolls claim Joe Biden did?

Brilliant game of fetch:

22,000 Dead Vs. 12,450

Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours

"The Death of Stalin". What a great movie!

Vote 2020 - 3 November 2020 ... Unfinished

50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site

Biden's Two Best Choices for VP

Two weeks ago Trump invited the My Pillow con man to appear on his White House reality TV game show

Wonder if anyone has ever talked about the use of Swiffer-type fabrics in PPE?

Leftist Policy Didn't Lose. Marxist Electoral Theory Did.

#FireTrump is the top trending hash tag on my Twitter

6 people shot at a Bakersfield, California party held despite state's stay-at-home order

ROLL THE TAPE: 60 Minutes Opens Archive After Being Challanged By WH Adviser Pete Navarro

January 21, 2021 - The day the potus will suddenly have to become a shipping clerk

Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge

Is feedingAmerica.org a good charity? Nt

Wisconsin Primary results will be released today at 4 PM Central...

Gov. Northam Vetoes "Dumb-Ass Bill" That Would Have Made It Illegal to Call Soy Milk "Milk"

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I've Read

April 12 - Happy Birthday Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D) HI-2nd

April 12 - Happy Birthday Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D) IL-4th

April 13 - Happy Birthday Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D) PA

Anyone else making ham salad yet ,my boys took over

April 13 - Happy Birthday Rep. Jim Costa (D) CA-16th

April 13 - Happy Birthday Rep. Susan Davis (D) CA-53rd

Shares fall, oil loses earlier gains following OPEC deal

Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 18 people

Some sports are slower. More about the strategy

US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response

Child sex abuse in Pakistan's religious schools is endemic

Trump sees Dr. Fauci as his enemy; This is what Trump does to his perceived enemies

After Decades Of Reporting On Coal Industry, Reporter Ken Ward Starting New Nonprofit WV News Outlet

In general, the federal judges---and justices---that Trump and McConnell have elevated

Reopening U.S. economy by May 1 may be unrealistic, say experts, including some within Trump adminis

Example Of The Distance Remaining: Cornwall's Trees Absorb 7% Of The Carbon Cornwall Emits Annually

Who's getting these hundreds of billions in the government aid? The public may be in the dark.

Coronavirus: Huawei urges UK not to make 5G U-turn after pandemic

Gretchen Whitmer destroyed Ted Cruz and he deleted the tweet in minutes

COVID Not Directly Climate-Related, But Other Diseases Can/Will Expand Or Be Triggered By Warming

This question-post is very profoundly scary to me........

Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand

Government Run As A Business? Slap That Down Hard!

Wisconsin's COVID-19 cases increase by 128 Sunday, at least 144 people have died from virus

Note to GOP: Genocide won't work out for you

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

What have you got to lose? Small Chloroquine Study Halted Over Risk of Fatal Heart Complications

AP FACT CHECK: Trump misfires on watchdogs, mail-in voting

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos has tested positive for Covid-19.

Spain relaxes lockdown as daily coronavirus death toll falls to 517

🗣 EVERYONE My 16yo niece is bored in captivity and to mess with her trump supporter father she...

Supreme inequality

Moncton family donates $50,000 to help the most vulnerable during COVID-19 crisis

Mother Nature is running a high fever....

We're number ONE! So much winning.......

Today is Śmigus-dyngus.

3rd Episode of SGN (Some Good News) (comedy)

Breaking: A sailor who tested positive for COVID-19 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died

Need recommendation for drought-tolerant, low maintenance flowering shrubs

IDK - no one seems to know what it means.

"Salk Polio Vaccine Proves Success; Millions Will Be Immunized Soon"--NY Times, 65 years ago today

Bill Bennett compares coronavirus to the flu, claiming that "this was not and is not a pandemic."

Bill Bennett crawls out from under a rock and declares, "This is not a pandemic!"

The death cult -by Tom Tomorrow

(Covid-19 relief fund proposed; taxing electronic skill games to fund it proposed)

New Yorker cover: Owen Smith's "After the Shift"

George Stephanopoulos tests positive for coronavirus

Michelle Obama to push absentee voting amid coronavirus

New Jersey Transit now requires passenger to wear masks

How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?

The Rundown: April 10, 2020

IHME COVID-19 Projections

Saturday Morning Panels: Week of 4/8/2020 - Comics From Other Properties

Comics Should Be New (4/8/20)

The Best Comics Quarantine Art for This Week: 4/9/2019

Mort Drucker, Legendary Mad Magazine Artist, Dies At 91

The Comics and Coronavirus Story So Far

Americans' Fears of Coronavirus Have Exploded

Italian artist pays homage to pandemic's heroic women

I was wrong, this is not negligent homicide, it's pre-meditated murder.

Health officials warn NYC could run out of virus test swabs

NYT: Putin's Long War Against American Science

'Voter suppression at its finest': Wisconsin citizens say missing ballots kept them from being coun

N.M. Republicans push back on coronavirus business restrictions

'Absolute Clusterf-k': Inside the Denial and Dysfunction of Trump's Coronavirus Task Force

N.M. Republicans push back on coronavirus business restrictions

Trump Takes Full Credit for Good Things but No Responsibility for Bad Things

This ad has had 850,000 views overnight and just hit 10,800,000 views. Please watch and retweet

50 Years Ago: Apollo 13 and German Measles

I used to wake up each day and check the news to see if Donnie destructo is sick or died

Florida nears 20,000 coronavirus cases, including more in Tampa Bay

A Corporate Merger Cost America Ventilators

City of Albuquerque will provide free child care to essential workers

Sailor aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt dies of coronavirus

This may be splitting hairs, but I don't remember Boris Pasternak referencing

Quick, portable COVID-19 test kits approved for use, Ottawa company says

Cartoon: DeSantis Feeds The Children By Clay Jones -April 13, 2020 9:00 AM

Lowell George was born on this date.

Trump says OPEC+ looking to cut 20 million bpd, not 10 million

Trump retweets call to fire Anthony Fauci

Al Green has a birthday today.

On this date in 1970

Which candidate would a potential Mark Cuban run hurt?

GOP leaders say they won't help states battling COVID-19

Albuquerque church breaks governor's order with in-person Easter service

'Elbow to elbow:' North America meat plant workers fall ill, walk off jobs

Coronavirus survivors may carry 'superhero' antibodies and hope they can help others

Biden/Rice 2020

Kyle Larson appears to use racial slur on NASCAR iRacing live stream

email from Jim McGovern (D-MA) - 138%

Las Vegas Raiders could soon play in El Paso

Starving, angry and cannibalistic: America's rats are getting desperate amid coronavirus pandemic

Three Teams Are Now Dangling In Stadium Limbo

Moscow Mitch and Miss Piggy Barr are accomplices in Trumps crime spree and killing spree.

'Elbow to elbow:' North America meat plant workers fall ill, walk off jobs

Hazleton meat-packaging plant closes with 130 workers testing positive for COVID-19

The American Brand Is in Decline with Donald Trump as Its Symbol

Ocasio-Cortez Says Biden Has Not Reached Out to Her

OK, the MSM is making me mad.... Again!

Health officials warn NYC could run out of virus test swabs

Michigan Election workers needed amid pandemic

Coronavirus by ZIP code: New data shows where cases are found across Arizona

Coronavirus by ZIP code: New data shows where cases are found across Arizona

Dear Mr. President:

Stopped at a local meat market on Saturday....

Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconference

High winds in NYC putting Central Park Tent Hospital at risk...

A failure in execution - Well, I tried

Power out?

Why this screenshot of CNBC's 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer is 'everything that is wrong with America'

Food chain problems?

April Wine - Sign of the Gypsy Queen

I wasn't expecting to read this.

Not New Idea."Thou Shalt Not Lie", It ain't complicated, maybe 3300 years old.( or a lot older)

Hey Kids: Get Out There and Vote

Adam Schiff for AG. Do it Biden.

Trump's latest rage-fest is one of his most absurd and dangerous yet

Any Biden shift toward the Left now should not be viewed through the prior primary prism

WHO Says 70 Vaccines in the Works, With Three Leading Candidates

Power outage # 1 for today.

Why Do We Not Have More Birthing Centers in this country?

Its high time everyone, including Republican leadership, stood up to Trump.

Trump campaign suing WJFW-NBC in WI for airing Priorities USA ad

BREAKING: Supreme Court to hear 10 cases in May by teleconference

Kim Raises Sister's Profile With North Korean Politburo Post

Media Falling For It Again Reopening Country Distraction From Crimes And Incompetence Causing Death

NY physician with a potentially very important message about Covid-19 and lungs

I love posting this at Xmas and Easter - The dual purpose treat

A Greater Depression

KY-Sen: Even Moscow Mitch's Daughters Have Turned On Him For Becoming Trump's "Enabler-In-Chief"

Cancer Surgeries & Organ Transplants Put Off For Coronavirus. Can They Wait? ProPublica

I cannot imagine dealing with this pandemic and then having your house leveled by a tornado.

Gretchen Whitmer is off my VP pick list.

MMM - MovinOnMonday

Brazilian chloroquine study halted early after 11 patients die

Dow Live - not looking too happy today

Study On Chloroquine Is Halted After Participants Report Heart Problems, Start Dying

Three hatches in Decorah

F the Supreme Court of the United States!

Reviewing my face masks

Some thoughts on the origin of the Sabbath and how it relates to businesses reopening

A US Tribes Uphill Battle Against Climate Change

'Pot of gold' (needed medical supplies) found in shuttered WV hospital

Have you noticed; Trump TESTS his ideas through the news media.

I know it's early, but this may be the tweet of the day.

Now this is the way to feed a baby!

DeFazio-Authored Bill to Help US Postal Service Maintain Sustainability Passes House....

DeFazio-Authored Bill to Help US Postal Service.. Passes House...(X-posted from GD)

DR Congo sees resurgence of Ebola as country fights to stamp out Covid-19

I found this interview on COVID valuable

Has CNN stopped running the stock market numbers today?

My cousin has tested positive for Covid-19.

A First Look at Timothe Chalamet in Dune

$22 for 3 packages of yeast! Are you $#!*ing me?

China Reports 169 New Coronavirus Cases -- Highest In 5 Weeks

Why haven't the so called moderate Republicans like GWB and Romney come out to denounce

This MIGHT be good news on vaccines for coronavirus.

Trump campaign sues TV station over Democratic super PAC ad

Probably a stupid idea for a thread, but check in if you're safe.

Second wave of locusts in east Africa said to be 20 times worse

Wisconsin Primary Results (Including State Supreme Court) Coming

John Krasinski and David Ortiz surprise health care workers with Red Sox tickets for life

Field Hospital Inside St. John the Divine Halted Over Group's Anti-Gay Beliefs

White House Source Says Trump Has Been Worried About Fauci For Some Time Now

This news clip reminded me of my days in grade school.

You just knew it was going to happen.

Midnight in Washington, 1:27sec, thanks to demmiblue, for finding this.

Results of Wisconsin's chaotic election to be made public on Monday

I've been observing a wren's nest on my front porch. I didn't know it was there

Updated: Trump was right, tired of winning, his broken records to far

Trump Declares He Has Power to 'Open Up' States, Not Governors

Goofy and pointless, re:Superman.

GOP lawmakers dismayed as pandemic shutdown keeps them from pushing through Trump's judicial appoint

20 States! Assistance available for food industry employees during COVID-19 pandemic

For those who have been using Clorox Cleaner/Bleach sprays

Big Business Pledged Gentler Capitalism. It's Not Happening in a Pandemic.

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

If any of you get CBS All Access, the first episode of s4 'The Good Fight' is politically amazing

Pete Williams NBC: 'police power,' is reserved by the Constitution to the states, not the Fed Govt

Breaking news on MSNBC.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost: First NYC schools staffer to die with covid-19

POLITICAL WIRE subscribers: Teleconference with Amy Klobuchar

Bail out Trump Hotels, but forget the Postal Service?

All the models, predictions on the final death toll are complete bullshit.

Georgia DUers how are you doing

LOST fans might get a kick out of this

Tornado warning in effect for Prince William County

RobertReich@RBReich Live now discussing how there ought to be a Bill of Rights for essential workers

With Working Americans Survival At Stake, The US Is Bailing Out The Richest: M. Pearl, W. Lazonick

We remark too often about trumps rage tweeting. I want to talk about real, visceral, rage.

I do believe...

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

NBC legal analyst reveals Trump's Fauci frustration: Federal workers can only be fired 'for cause'

So now the tRumpers are saying the Covid death numbers are inflated;

I may have made a mistake. I sent my wife's paper Unemployment Compensation

Afraid you might be becoming a germaphobe?

You raised $70.00 on April 12, 2020 to elect Joe Biden POTUS with our DU ActBlue link

I want waffles!

Peter Navarro to 60 Minutes:Show me where the Obama & Bush admins said a global pandemic was coming

Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response

Undercounting deaths a deadly mistake

Stop Playing Small Ball Trump Should Be Forced To Resign Because Of His Incompetence

HHS head Azar's 'future uncertain' after Kushner and Pence sideline him for not giving Trump good ne

10am wake n bake with Alaskan Thunder Fuck

30secs, Ad that Trump is suing Wisconson Station over (brooklynite found it).

Navarro Warns Shutdown Could Be More Deadly Than Virus

Does anyone think we will ever get out of this mess with Trump in charge?

Biden speaks up on behalf of America's postal workers.

Mona Charen (of all people): "Joe Biden can remind us of our better angels"

Supreme Court Resets Briefing Dates In Trump Tax Return Cases

Wall Street's Banks Could Profit by Millions on Coronavirus Deaths of Employees

Twitter Is Reeling From The Disappointment Re: Avenatti's Temporary Release

Longest serving woman inmate in MO hoping for clemency

Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault

Estimated taxes are still due April 15

Joe Biden does not need to reach out, or give 5 seconds consideration to anyone who

Vietnam Era Vaccines Given by the Military

Rusty Cage Cash vs Cornell

SBA rations disaster relief loans to $15,000 per applicant, US Chamber says

Don't you people get it?

The other deadly virus is Trump and the Republicans

Louisiana Official (R) Admits He Was Wrong on Coronavirus

Cancer and transplants surgeries are "not essentials?"

Biden to deliver COVID-19 remarks at 2:00 p.m. Eastern

John Prine: The Last Days and Beautiful Life of an American Original

Dumped Milk, Smashed Eggs, Plowed Vegetables: Food Waste of the Pandemic With restaurants, hotels

Front line soldiers in Covid-19 desparately need to be recognized and compensated.

Countering Donald Trump, Ohio's secretary of state says vote-by-mail is safe

Trump to U.S. Postal Service: Drop Dead

Drumpf is now claiming he can override governors and force Americans to die at work

Holy cow.. 20,000 posts today and 12 years as of yesterday on DU

AP updates its AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide to take care of your coronovirus grammar questions.

Does anyone here remember those cool little "health food" stores in the seventies?

The view from the Tenderloin

Potential sign of hope

Andrew Cuomo Takes Charge

White House council to reopen America to include Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner

Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand

People in South Carolina are not happy with Lindsey Graham

What did Alton Brown know and when did he know it?

Calls to US helpline jump 891%, as White House is warned of mental health crisis

5.68 Million Suspected To Be Covid-19 Positive

Bruce Bartlett: Our Lives Depend on Electing Joe Biden

Assholes broke into our mailboxes

Bernie Sanders speaking live with Joe Biden right now

Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden

Rut Roh --NY, NJ and CT Governors stealing Trump's thunder

Fox & Friends Host Says Trump is Behaving Like a Third Grader

Joint Cuomo, Murphy. Lamont, Wolf and Carney press conference on now

'Who's the enemy here?' Revealed, in harrowing detail how Nazi-sympathising Argentine officers beat

The Real Typhoid Mary The Original Asymptomatic Super-Spreader

tweet of the late morning

Among First Ladies, how will Melania be remembered?

Joe Biden holds virtual event on economic response. With Senator Sanders. NOW

Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for president

LOL: If Fauci is struck down, he will come back 100x more powerful.

Pic Of The Moment: Biden Steps Up To Defend 600,000 Postal Employees

America should be ready for 18 months of shutdowns in 'long, hard road' ahead, warns the Fed's Neel

BREAKING: Joe Biden livestream with...Bernie Sanders

Cartoons 4/13/2020

Mike Pompeo is a theocrat.

Sanders has openly endorsed Biden. The Squad (AOC et al) can sit down

He's claimed, "I'm a 'wartime president,'"

Commentary: Mail-in ballots only safe option for election

Please check out my new video.

I am embarrassed that I thought Stamps.com was part of the USPS

Anyone know when the last season of Schitt's Creek will be on Netflix?

South Dakota first state for COVID-19 clinical trial treatment and prevention

DeVos Group, Right-Wing Fringe Organization Threaten Public Health

Editorial: Everett testing site's closure means less certainty

Topos map?

After the downtime on DU 4/12/20

Rosanna Arquette: how does this crooked thug continue his criminal behavior ?

Court orders state response to prisoner health after protest

WHO says Covid-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu

Aircraft to spray 1,300 acres for moths in Everett, Woodway

Snohomish County budget shortfall could top $26 million

Under supermarket COVID-19 rules, touch only what you buy. Don't be a cranky pants.

VERIFY: Sanitize your cloth masks in the washing machine, not the microwave

The COVID-19 Blame Game Is Going To Get Uglier

We're signing our new wills this week.

Wildfires 'edge closer to Chernobyl nuclear plant'

Trump says he'll decide on easing guidelines, not governors

· 5h This ad has had 850,000 views overnight and just hit 10,800,000 views.

Adam Schiff Shows How Trump's Coronavirus Arrogance And Mismanagement Got People Killed

Weekend Update: President Trump Gives Coronavirus Update - SNL

Tweet of the Day

Coronavirus spread closes North American meat plants

Tarvaris Jackson, former Vikings, Seahawks quarterback, dead at 36

what am I missing about Trump and USPS

Passover, Easter, Ramadan -- and interfaith America in action

Guess who's back.... back again....

Easter churchgoers defiant after Kentucky troopers write down their license plate numbers

Unity:

donnie announces he will crow to make the sun rise

Stocks decline as market weighs virus, historic oil deal

On this day, April 13, 1953, Project MKUltra was started.

Felix Mendelssohn Symphony #3 "Scottish"

DeWine &DrActon presser, I can hear protesters, not clearly.

The Best of Desi Lydic - Trump Translators, Border Golf & Raw Water The Daily Show The Daily Show

Analysis: 'There Will Be Losses': How a Captain's Plea Exposed a Rift in the Military

Bill Barr is leaving some Justice Department staff hanging on if they get paid leave or flexible wor

Coronavirus has dealerships moving to online sales -- and car buying may never be the same

Gehrig & DiMaggio in spring training, 1939

Helen Kennedy @HelenKennedy: Relax guys. We're in good hands. This will be handled smoothly and

Trump's tariffs on China could cost the US in its fight against the coronavirus

Bellingham nursing home reports death of 10th resident linked to coronavirus

Real Life Lion King

Dr. Anthony Fauci after receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom, July 2007

King County Access bus drivers help with food deliveries during coronavirus crisis

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer calls for incentive pay, increased protection for shipyard workers

Coyotes, bobcats and bears: Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park

Coronavirus updates: Washington state passes 10,400 cases, 500 deaths

Puppies I am smitten with Monday 13 April

Not a single economist or public health expert:

Health care workers in Ohio are testing positive for COVID-19 at an alarming rate

U.S. sailor from coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier dies after contracting virus

A Shockingly Long List of Corrupt Officials and Political Allies Pardoned by Trump

King County moves forward with additional quarantine sites

Cover of the New Yorker: "After the Shift," by Owen Smith.

Davie, FL Police Chief on Leave After Allegedly Saying Deputy's COVID-19 Death Caused By Gay Events

Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for President (MSNBC)

Without mass testing & tracking protocols, or some sort of treatment, do not go back into the office

SenatorSherry@sherryrehman All 6 Countries With The Best Response To Covid-19 Have Been Led By Women

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 4/13/20.

Too Many Cooks - Refuse to die

Is it safe to make a DIY mask out of a vacuum bag? Debate erupts

Just an fyi - Be careful when microwaving cloth masks to sanitize them

West Coast Governors: F__K The Trump Show

Homeless are getting hit pretty hard by this viruse.

So, during our teach from home day, we got an all school email from one of the SS Sped teachers

Repugnant Republicans are at it again in WI. Someone please pass the barf bag.

Speaking truth to power?

Republican lawmakers and trump should reopen the country with a big group public hug.

If Biden Wins, He'll Have to Put the World Back Together

Don't Forget to Blame Mitch McConnell for the Coronavirus Crisis

An honored American tradition

Former DeKalb prosecutor J. Tom Morgan says colleges must admit some professors aren't as effective

They could just call a meeting -

Feel safe to say we've hit linear growth in C19 deaths this week

New Yorker Chronicles How McConnell Propped Up Trump WH

Jake Tapper says Sanders endorses Joe.

Florida's Governor Tried To Bury Public Records Lawsuit Like A Thug

3 NYPD officers die within hours of each other due to coronavirus

Trumpty dumpty

Washington, Oregon, California join pact for COVID-19 collaboration

TORNADO WATCH ISSUED FOR DC AREA through 6p.

#NeverBiden is the New #MAGA!

A bit of humor for today...

Thanx to the DUer who posts links to WETA

Sanders campaign spokeswoman: 'I don't endorse Joe Biden'

DADDY, I'm BORED! I want something FUN to do!!!!!

Eliminating the middle man when composting.

Don't Let Trump Set The Metric For His Pandemic Success

The implanted lies from RW: Biden is senile and weak

Like grifting, plastic surgery also runs in the family

Fumes From THe Fires Near Chernoble Blowing Towards Europe, Locusts Return To Africa

WTF-These are the people Trump chose to keep me & my family safe-Again, WTF?!?

Dylan Covers - Which ones are best?

Ain't it the truth

So then how does Don the Con get away with saying that it was a hoax

ME-SEN: Disapproval of Susan Collins Keeps Climbing

Interesting recent announcement from the Powerball people, that reflects on bond yields....

Hey, Trump! There ain't no damn "only" in front of 60,000 American deaths! nt

Dog Loves To Play The Piano For His Mom

This morning, the president said:

Cat Is Ridiculously Affectionate To Every Animal He Meets

Poll Worker at Chicago Voting Site Dies of Coronavirus, Election Officials Say

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies after being infected with the coronavirus

Now that there is an abundance of toilet paper, and an impending shortage of pork products,

Governors Form Joint Reopening Task Force as Curve Flattens Further

Guy Rescues Baby Squirrel And Reunites Him With Mom

What's for Dinner, Mon., Apr. 13 2020

Women Rescue Hundreds Of Stray Dogs During Quarantine

Anybody use Thunderbird for email? It's been working great for up to 5 accounts but...

Oh, what's his name is on. Or will be. Sooner or later. Wake me when it starts. Actually, don't.

Biden has won the Wisconsin primary - Supreme Ct link included.

Princess Ivanka to lead committee to reopen America.

My reason for being all-in for Biden

The U.S. accounts for 19.7% of all official global COVID-19 deaths to date...

Power back on!

Kentucky worshipers met with nails in road as they defy coronavirus lockdown

Tiny Kitten Found In The Trash Grows Up To Be A Wild Man

The mom of one of my son's childhood friends died of COVID-19

It took 5 weeks to rescue this entire family

Video of Bernie's endorsement

Refresh refresh refresh Wisconsin!

Biden leads in WI primary 67.7% to 25.8%

Why does Ivanka have patents for coffins?

WISCONSIN: With 11% reporting, Daniel Kelly leading for WI SC (51-49)

Guy Stops Everything To Save A Lost Dog

If only I too had a tail to use like a propeller...LOL

Saving the post office.

Wisconsin Results Starting To Come In

A foster-fail love story

It's Official, the Council to reopen America...

Sarah Jarosz - "Unwed Fathers" ( John Prine cover )

"Off With Your Head!"

How About We Open The Country Back Up When We Get A TREATMENT For Covid-19

The Intercept: Erik Prince Offered Lethal Services to Russian Mercenary Firm

In four devastating weeks, American views have seen a seismic shift (poll)

I don't understand this latest "enthusiasm" narrative that is being peddled.

Uh Oh, The White House Just Gave Dr. Fauci A Vote Of Confidence

Concept

Istanka and Damien are set to score big

Something you may like doing when the talking heads appear (a fun/interesting thing)

When trump was asked about metrics and opening the economy and then

Wisconsin Results from the NY Times. Interactive map.

I think have this one right. Only player in NL history to win MVP the first year he

Here comes another bullshit Biden sexual assault story

Governors partner to plan reopening. 6 East Coast, 3 West plan separate working groups

The Orange Council of 35

Ugly poll for Susan Collins in Maine:

Ukrainian City Digs Mass Graves For Potential Coronavirus Victims

Fauci back tracking on dotard's response

Luna

Fauci Sucking up to Trump

Katy Tur and...

does anyone have a time line

I definitely do not wish this on anybody

WINNER Joseph R. Biden Jr. has won the Wisconsin primary, according to The Associated Press.

Trump If You Are Going To Call People Names At A Corona Virus Hearing Just Leave

Hey M$Greedia shut down this shit

Trump: "I guess I'm doing ok, because to the best of my knowledge I'm still president"

One hell of a campaign ad going on at the COVID-19 briefing.

That asshole is literally running an ad during the presser.

THank You Wisconsin

CNN broke away from dotard's campaign presser commercial.

Chocolate Fudge Cakes from Holland America's Test Kitchen

Democrat Jill Karofsky on path to win Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

We all know you will fire.

When media hits tRump in the face with Fauci enough that tRump fires Fauci nothing will change.

He is literally a narcissistic sociopath.

CNN - Wolf "We're going to take a break while the President tries to defend himself"

PROPAGANDA, paid for by taxpayers, aired from the White House

MSNBC has switched away from the WH.

He's gaslighting again.

There is no bottom ...Trump's briefing today is OFF THR CHARTS

Wisconsin Election Headaches Continue With Ballot Count Looming

Dog Conveniently Loses His Hearing When His Owner Finds Him In A Giant Puddle

Suggesting that when elections results are posted here, the source should be the state

when did trump declare virus a hoax?

NYT's damning article of Trump's failure of managing Covid-19 Response..

Delegate Danica Roem endorses @JoeBiden

HERE IT GOES !! 7.1 on the NutCase Scale !! ... NT

Let's put things in perspective.

Biden defeats Sanders as Wisconsin releases election results

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE TIME THAT YOU BOUGHT?

I think the governor's got under his skin

The Briefing?

Governors Take Control of When to Reopen

I can do whatever I want

COVID-19 Kills Renowned Princeton Mathematician, 'Game Of Life' Inventor John Conway

Thanks To Pandemic, March Was The 1st Month Since 2002 Without A US School Shooting

Trump is losing it prime time... if you haven't...it's epic

A middle ground proposal to the M$M for CV19 Briefings: Play the doctors live but Trump on tape

Gov. Kemp updated everyone on the status of Ga. & Covid 19 Stream available at link below.

The MotherFucker is Lying with Every Word Today.

Ex-Republican on Trump coronavirus failures: Our lives depend on electing Joe Biden.

Dog Tries To Help Her Dad Propose -- But Gets A Little Distracted

so those who are seeing trumps presser

Trump is Evil nt needed

March 13th, I don't take responsibility at all

The real reason that testing hasn't been done is because of...

Why do some people chop off crape myrtle trees at about six

Anyone else laughing?

Telephone appointment with doc today:

Trump tried to pit Bernie supporters against Biden.

oil markers

We all knew the failure of the senate to convict would embolden trump

Biden needs to start having daily pressers as well

Today's Queeg-a-RIFFIC Old Yellow Stain meltdown moment from Trump's daily televised MAGAt rally

California, Oregon and Washington team up

Bernie makes it official: It's Biden or bust

CNN banners in the last 5 minutes......going for Trumps jugular.

3 Vans, 6 Coolers, a Plane, a Storm and 2 Labs: A Nasal Swab's Journey

trump is right about msnbc - it shows too much fake news. running a 2 hour live trump

Conservatives Push Trump to Reopen Economy

Diver Spots A Pink Manta Ray So Rare He Thinks His Camera Is Broken

CNN chyrons are fucking epic!

Trump lashes out at CBS reporter for asking about his missing month: 'You know you're a fake -- you

MTA Chairman Pat Foye has claimed the surge in homeless on the subways is an optical illusion

All hail @PaulaReidCBS, an absolute MODEL for the way to handle him -- she pressed on the facts...

He POSTED A FUCKING PROPAGANDA VIDEO ALL ABOUT HIMSELF!

Just a reminder - Dow today

I have seen enough. Jill Karofsky has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

"The President of the US calls the shots" WTF!!!!!!

"The President has the authority to do what the President does" "The President calls the shots"

This Ass Needs to Visit ICU's Nationwide

Officials On Council To Re-Open Amity Beach

Jesus fuck!!! The orange anus is even

Did anyone watch Trump's Presser today..???

The authority is total

"My authority is total"

Hats off to Wisconsin voters

"France Got Hit Very Hard. Spain is Just Been Decimated. Italy..."

I am sure that some of you are struggling financially,

"My authority is total" vs "I do not take responsibility at all"

"We inherited inferior testing".

Trump's Council to Re-Open in their natural habitat:

DR "I Love you Mr President" Fauci

This reporter is ferocious!

Respect my Authoritah!

Thanks to whoever recommend The Death of Stalin on Netflix

The Question that should be asked at the briefing.

CNN asks if he's asked Governors "No...I don't have to" she tries to follow and gets "Enough!"

I'd love one reporter to ask him if he knows the judge he endorsed in Wisconsin lost

he just told CNN's Kaitlin Collins

CORONAVIRUS NEWS: 21 TEACHERS AMONG 50 NYC EDUCATION EMPLOYEES DEAD OF CORONAVIRUS

I Just Love Paula Reid!

Putin says Russia may need the army to help battle coronavirus

Himalayas visible for the first time in 30 years

Steven Miller-The authority of the president will not be questioned-was that in 2017?

Karofsky is now 50K ahead....Milwaukeee came in, Madison, Dane...has not.

Mr. Pants

Chump (and) the governors can give all the all clears they want.

Trump keeps saying the cupboards were empty when he took over

Tara Reade's five 'witnesses' - none corroborate her story of alleged sexual assault

Bob Iger ... Fighting for Disney's Life

It is becoming clear that "We The People" are not going to survive this so called "presidency."

you can watch the presser here and rewind also

Milwaukee had 'monster turnout' in last week's primary driven by absentees.

Who is the young reporter

Trump Death Projection Just Jumped Significantly

Turned him off and watched ear wax removal videos

Appleton, Wi. results a good omen for Joe?

TRUMP JUST LIED A MINUTE AGO...DEDUCTIONS FOR MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT WAS DONE BY HIS ADM.

Rip that Presidential Medal of Freedom off Limbaugh's neck and award it to Anthony Fauci!

I Bet Trump Heard Cuomo on Stern This Morning

God, how long has that ancient bloated fuck been gibbering now?

Why Are There No Domestic Moose?

Interstellar object 'Oumuamua believed to be 'active asteroid'

Political pollsters starting to call it. - Karofsky will Win SC seat -

Acosta: "That is the biggest meltdown I have ever seen from a President of the US in my career"

If Trump has absolute power over the States....

Some appreciation for our Democratic brethren in Wisconsin who braved the Rona to vote

Census Count Delayed by Three Months Because of Coronavirus

Yes the Big Con is a threat to American lives...

Best way to make Agent Orange absolutely melt down

Cuomo now on CNN explaining why 45 is full of shit.

To the White House press corps: this doesn't take superior intelligence or

Quote of the Day

Footnotes in watchdog report indicate FBI knew of risk of Russian disinformation in Steele dossier

Trusting trump on reopening is like trusting bush on the air after 9/11

Did I miss it, or were there any questions asked about the Post Office ???

Oh Thank God: Trump Appoints Ivanka and Jared to Council to Reopen America

Deadly tornadoes were rampant throughout the southern parts of the US!

Decision Desk projects Karofsky win

Funny, a germaphobe being bested by a germ.

Governors On East & West Coasts Form Pacts To Decide When To Reopen Economies

If Trump gives the all clear

Judge Karofsky has declared victory

"Hal, it's about CATS."

A huge cloud of invisible particles seems to be missing from the Milky Way

For me, the best night of October 2012

Storms tear through South amid pandemic; more than 30 dead

Karofsky declares victory in tight Supreme Court race

Dear GOP, don't screw with our right to vote

Progressive judge unseats Scott Walker's pick in major race for Wisconsin Supreme Court

NYT just called it Karofsky wins, major projection

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