‘Not my job’

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 ~ susie ~ 2 Comments

Two searing quotes from @ChrisMurphyCT that tell the whole story:

BEFORE: In early briefings, it became clear admin officials “just didn’t think it was the federal government’s responsibility to solve the problem.”

NOW: “There is no national response.”https://t.co/r3JHqgDVHK
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 31, 2020

Some states are more equal than others

March 30, 2020March 29, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Depending on how many electoral college votes:

Florida has reportedly received all the coronavirus supplies it has asked for. Massachusetts, Maine, Illinois, and many other states are still waiting for federally distributed PPE. https://t.co/Ib52brbj5j
— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 29, 2020

Oh, oops

March 30, 2020March 29, 2020 ~ susie ~ 3 Comments

"…I've been talking to Fox insiders over the last few days, there's a real concern inside the network that their early downplaying of the coronavirus actually exposes Fox News to potential legal action by viewers who maybe were misled. " —@gabrielsherman https://t.co/KOsSEQvILl
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 29, 2020

Say what?

March 27, 2020March 26, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Why aren’t these going to hospitals?

SCOOP — CBP has 1.5 million expired N95 masks sitting in an Indiana warehouse that it plans to give to TSA, not hospitals or FEMA. The CDC issued guidelines nearly 4 weeks ago for the safe use of past-date masks, saying they remain effective https://t.co/ULtDDh08Ta
— Nick Miroff (@NickMiroff) March 26, 2020

Reminders

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Trump campaign threatens legal action against television stations in key battleground states over liberal super PAC ad https://t.co/oE7jXalQNJ pic.twitter.com/dqHhpkUCIO
— The Hill (@thehill) March 26, 2020

Every American should see this ad. pic.twitter.com/TEfkrkDsWP
— Matt Rogers 🎙 (@Politidope) March 20, 2020

The trump campaign sent a cease and desist letter to Priorities USA for this ad. So I’m retweeting it. pic.twitter.com/0Q1QO9TeQT
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) March 26, 2020

Kill them all

March 25, 2020March 24, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

American conservatives faced with addressing the COVID-19 pandemic are grappling with the Trolley problem before our very eyes. Forget saving pedestrians. They'd save the trolley company. https://t.co/6PoD4yqaWF @digby56 pic.twitter.com/Gqn5UOCvhS
— Tom Sullivan (@BloggersRUs) March 24, 2020

An offer you can’t refuse

March 25, 2020March 24, 2020 ~ susie ~ 3 Comments

He wants to kill everyone who lives in a blue state:

Trump says if states want the federal government to be a good partner to them in fighting coronavirus, "they have to treat us well." pic.twitter.com/ixao0a1UdN
— subscribe to my newsletter (@brianbeutler) March 24, 2020

Short answer: No

March 25, 2020March 24, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Can the Federal Government Override State Government Rules on Social Distancing to Promote the Economy? https://t.co/R3sUI48414
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) March 24, 2020

Personally, I think he’s trying to kill us

March 24, 2020March 23, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

“Trump is like an 11-year-old boy waiting for the fairy godmother to bring him a magic pill.”

People are dying because it turns out a failed businessman/reality show star is somehow not good in a crisis. https://t.co/sGZYISSMmE via @VanityFair
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) March 23, 2020

Dr. Trump is Doctor Deathhttps://t.co/9H6ICehq2H
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 22, 2020

The GOP is a snake pit

March 20, 2020March 19, 2020 ~ susie ~ 3 Comments

SCOOP: NC's GOP Senator Richard Burr told the public he was confident the govt can fight off COVID-19 the same time he & his wife sold up to ~$1.5 million stock in major corporations that ended up losing most of their value during the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/JsXkaxb2Pw pic.twitter.com/lMnnbBfoNZ
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) March 19, 2020

Tucker Carlson calls for Senator Burr to resign and await prosecution for insider trading if he cannot provide a reasonable explanation for his actions. He goes on to say it appears that Senator Burr betrayed his country in a time of crisis pic.twitter.com/q7yJa5wjuA
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) March 20, 2020

NEW: Sen. Kelly Loeffler sold between $1.2M and $3.1M worth of stock in the three weeks beginning on Jan 24—the day of a closed-door, all-Senator briefing on the coronavirus https://t.co/euaTv2JtIL
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 20, 2020

Republican Jim Inhofe dumped up to $450,000 in stock — the fourth GOP senator implicated in scandal: report https://t.co/r02EVirC7N
— Connie P (@Conniepae) March 20, 2020