Senators Who Should Resign (and/or be locked up)

Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr, sold off a significant percentage of his stocks, unloading between $628,000 and $1.72 million of his holdings on Feb. 13 in 33 separate transactions.

Tucker Carlson was not amused.

You may recall that, when legislation was enacted to criminalize legislators using nonpublic information to trade on stocks, Burr was one of the few to vote against it.

He was not the only one using his privileged position to make money.

The Senate’s newest member sold off seven figures’ worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private, all-senators meeting on the novel coronavirus that subsequently hammered U.S. equities.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) reported the first sale of stock jointly owned by her and her husband on Jan. 24, the very day that her committee, the Senate Health Committee, hosted a private, all-senators briefing from administration officials, including the CDC director and Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on the coronavirus.
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“Concerned about #coronavirus?” she tweeted on March 10. “Remember this: The consumer is strong, the economy is strong, & jobs are growing, which puts us in the best economic position to tackle #COVID19 & keep Americans safe.”

Other senators to sell off a lot of stock before it became apparent to the general public what we faced were James Inhofe and Dianne Feinstein.

They're pretty much all claiming that either their spouse did it or their "blind trust" did it. Funny how their spouses and trust managers all seem to figure out that bad shit is going to happen before everyone else.

They all need to go and, if the evidence supports it, Lock Them Up!
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Changing gears:

On Thursday, police in Purcellville, Virginia posted a bulletin which said “juveniles” had been observed coughing on produce at a grocery store while filming the stunt — presumably for social media.

Long prison terms and/or beatings are called for.

Because It's Friday

Three Brit locomotives, which were built in the USA during the war.

Being Young and Stupid During a Pandemic

“If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I'm not gonna let it stop me from partying”: Spring breakers are still flocking to Miami, despite coronavirus warnings. https://t.co/KoYKI8zNDH pic.twitter.com/rfPfea1LrC

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 18, 2020

More here.

Being young isn't a complete shield against COVID-19. Even if they don't get seriously sick or die, they may bring the virus to someone who is more susceptible.

Their names are going to be written down, they won't be forgotten. Their stupidity will follow them.

Elom Musk Is An Arrogant Putz Who Should Be Pelted With Rotten Produce At Every Opportunity

Tesla is not an essential business according to the Alameda County Sheriff, a declaration that could force the automaker to shutter some of its operations in the county under a shelter in-place directive that was ordered because of the global spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus.

The county, which includes Fremont, where Tesla’s factory is located, issued Monday a shelter-in-place order that requires all non-essential businesses to close, including bars, gyms and dine-in restaurants. Takeout and delivery restaurants are still allowed.

Tesla kept the Fremont factory open despite the order, claiming that part of the company’s operations fell under an exemption in the county’s order.

If you ever find yourself needing an overpriced electric car, please keep this in mind: Musk put his own interests ahead of those of the people who work for him and of the people who live where Herr Putz has his factory.

And buy a car or truck made by somebody else.

Another Conspiracy Theory (ie, "Wingnut") Lie Falls

COVID-19 is not a bioweapon.

But those who are soft in the head will continue to believe it.

For COVID-19, by the way, "19" refers to the year it was discovered. It's not the 19th iteration of coronavirus, OxyBoy.

Never Forget: This Was What Trump Was Saying Eighteen Days Ago

President Donald Trump accused Democrats of “politicizing” the deadly coronavirus during a campaign rally here on Friday, claiming that the outbreak is “their new hoax” as he continued to downplay the risk in the U.S.

“Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus,” Trump said. “They have no clue, they can't even count their votes in Iowa.”

“This is their new hoax,” Trump continued, adding that attacking the White House’s response to the coronavirus had become the Democratic Party’s “single talking point.”
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“So far we have lost nobody to coronavirus," Trump said, suggesting the growing global panic was due to the press being in a "hysteria mode."

And now, he thinks that he's a wartime president because of the pandemic.

Oh, Fox News and the rest of the Right Wing Noise Machine will try to pretend that this never happened, that Trump never said that the coronavirus was a hoax and that this was no big deal.

But he did. There should be no wonder why a significant majority of Americans don't believe what Trump says.

I won't forget. Neither should you. When there was some time to plan and prepare, Trump was lying and poo-pooing the threat posted by the coronavirus. He still has Pence up there, helping to put a sheen on Trump's stinking pile of lies.

Between that stupid shit and his statement that he doesn't take responsibility for anything, the attack ads almost write themselves.

More COVID Humor

Trump's Daily Presser

Godalmighty, can he just stop verbally beating off?

And who is that grinning fool behind him and to his right? She doesn't say anything, only bobs her head whenever Trump is spewing his nonsense. Today, the NYSE circuit breaker tripped during his presser.

The DJIA falls during these things. The stock market doesn't believe him.

And this:

President Trump's approval rating has seen a five point decline from its recent all-time high amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a new Gallup poll has found.

In a Gallup survey released this week, 44 percent of Americans said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, down from the 49 percent he earned in February as the Senate prepared to acquit him in his impeachment trial. That 49 percent approval rating was the highest of Trump's presidency.

And this:

Just 37% of Americans now say they had a good amount or a great deal of trust in what they're hearing from the president, while 60% say they had not very much or no trust at all in what he's saying.

That's the payoff for spending three years lying about everything there is, from matters of consequence to trivial bits of bullshit. This emperor is naked, Pinnochio's nose is ten feet long.

Only Trumpanzees trust Trump.

Also, Kansas just called off its school year.

In the Midst of a Crisis, Trump Keeps On Lying

Now Trump is claiming that he always knew that this was going to be a pandemic.

Of course, that's not what he was saying all along, when he was accusing Democrats and the media of hyping things.

If you're swallowing Trump's lies, then you should seek medical help, but wait for the pandemic to pass.

More COVID Humor

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