West Coast Governors: F__K The Trump Show

[kpete]

Gavin Newsom

The West Coast is guided by science. We issued stay at home orders early to keep the public healthy. We’ll open our economies with that same guiding principle.

CA, WA, and OR will work together on a shared vision focused on health--not politics. Together--we’ll meet this moment.

–Health outcomes and science – not politics – will guide these decisions. Modifications to our states’ stay at home orders must be made based off our understanding of the total health impacts of COVID-19, including: the direct impact of the disease on our communities; the health impact of measures introduced to control the spread in communities —particularly felt by those already experiencing social disadvantage prior to COVID-19; and our health care systems’ ability to ensure care for those who may become sick with COVID-19 and other conditions. This effort will be guided by data. We need to see a decline in the rate of spread of the virus before large-scale reopening, and we will be working in coordination to identify the best metrics to guide this.

MORE: DETAILS HERE:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/04/13/california-oregon-washington-announce-western-states-pact/

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[TDale313]

1. I love my Governor n/t

[subana]

33. I've always liked him

& I don't even live in California!

[dalton99a]

2. Fuck that criminal useless piece of garbage in the White House.

[flibbitygiblets]

3. YESSSS! I was hoping this would happen. Unified front!

Science, baby!

[malaise]

4. Six on the East Coast

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213277933

[AdamGG]

29. I wonder if Mass. isn't in this because of a Republican governor

Though Charlie Baker has been clearly anti-Trump and is more reasonable than most Republicans (faint praise).

[The Blue Flower]

5. il drumpf has made himself irrelevant

Thank God for leaders who understand science, medicine, and the uses of government.

[DarthDem]

6. Utterly Fantastic

Newsom, Brown, and Inslee are outstanding.

Seeing that six governors on the East Coast did the same, I bet Govs. Whitmer, Pritzker and Evers might do something similar. Considering that Gov. DeWine of Ohio has been extremely sensible during this crisis, maybe he might join in.

[roamer65]

41. DeWine is a COVID-45 ass kisser.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

7. I have lived in all 3 states. We need a new country made up of West Coast states

[denbot]

8. Fuck Treason!

To many have died to preserve the United States of America.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

11. Hahaha! Lighten up, Francis. Joking but based on how sane those 3 states are

And they represent a sizable world economy in their own right

[aggiesal]

17. Great line from Stripes! "Lighten up Francis" n/t

[denbot]

21. Break up the U.S. into little homelands is a Neo-Nazi/Rightwing meme.

There are decent people in each state, and to do something that you propose is to abandon those whom are a bit different and leave them in the hands of the Steve Miller’s’ and worst.

Post a suggestion to put the LGBT/Liberals/People of color, in their own little homeland and pause to think about what you’re advocating.

You will be more likely to find more support on Strormfront, then DU.

And while you laugh me off, consider I’m Native American, and have seen with my own eyes lives lived on a reservation.

[2naSalit]

27. +++++++++++++++!!!!

[Pacifist Patriot]

43. Thank you for saying this.

[paleotn]

28. I'm not joking....

The Republic of New England (+ NY, NJ, DE and half of PA and MD. Just think, our tax dollars NOT subsidizing magats in AR an WV.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

35. ...well...

[roamer65]

42. You would be better off as a province of Canada.

New England has more in common with Nova Scotia than Alabama.

[paleotn]

44. well....

New England combined with NY, NJ, DE, along with the blue halves of PA and MD.....has a combined nominal GDP greater than CA.

As just New England, we'd round out The Maritimes quite nicely.

Just one of my wild ideas.

[roamer65]

45. You would give English Canada west of Quebec a land bridge to the Maritime provinces.

Quebec independence would thus lose a LOT of its significance to the rest of Canada.

[paleotn]

46. Ha! that's true.

Because this rearranging might get out of hand.

[Maven]

12. Fuck tyranny of the minority. nt

[Amaryllis]

25. AKA The Left Coast

[luvtheGWN]

32. Or maybe just join Canada, eh?!

[SiliconValley_Dem]

36. That would work, but we'd have to help Canada completely free themselves from the crown

[wackadoo wabbit]

38. It was called Ecotopia in the book by the same name

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotopia

[Crunchy Frog]

40. Im in favor of it for real.

And an independent republic in the north east as well.

I'm just not sure that the entire United States is a viable entity anymore. Especially not as a free and democratic country with equal representation for all citizens.

The Confederacy could finally have its damned freedom to sink into third world status without dragging the rest of us with it.

[IcyPeas]

9. Yay! science

better than trump's metrics:

Link to tweet

[uponit7771]

10. K&R, Trump To America's Governors "... fuck all yaw ... you on yah own jack" (tweet link)

Link to tweet

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[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

30. Trump is an illiterate buffoon.

We know he lies all the time--that's been documented. If he's breathing, he's lying. What annoys me is how inelegant his speaking and writing is. He's always the con man, working hard to sell you his patent medicine.

I substitute teach, and I've had second graders that express themselves better than he does. Not only that, they have more empathy, integrity and intelligence than Fat Donnie ever will.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

13. Secession looks palatable

[Baclava]

14. The War of Western Aggression has begun! He gonna flip the shit out! lololol

East and West coast governors now ganging up on him! Gonna be fireworks!

[oasis]

15. "I'm not a shipping clerk", says Trump. Oooookay, Trumpie boy

you don't have to worry about that anymore, you lightweight piece of dog shit.

[Alex4Martinez]

16. Pence tried to steal the phrase, "Meet this moment", coined by my Governor Newsome.

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Pence is a fucktwit, just as much as his boss.

[ffr]

18. Why do we pay federal income tax then?

Fuck!

Good job on behalf of the states who are having to take federal action on the local level.

[RicROC]

20. to fund the Southern states.

California gets back 85 cents on the dollar for every $1 Federal taxes paid.

South Carolina gets back almost $8

Florida, $4.50

Lousiana , Alabama and Mississippi get something like $3.25 each

[jayschool2013]

26. The only deep red states that are giving more than they get

appear to be Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming.

[PoliWrangler]

19. Minnesota here (North Coast)

can we join too?

[dflprincess]

34. You beat me to it.

I was going to ask the same question.

[Dem2theMax]

22. West Coast!

[DrToast]

23. Good to hear. I wish Nevada would get in on this.

[Amaryllis]

24. Did you all see this? California joins Oregon, Washington in sending ventilators to hard-hit NY

https://katu.com/news/local/california-joins-oregon-washington-in-sending-ventilators-to-hard-hit-new-york

[malaise]

31. Yep

[Hekate]

37. So grateful for my governor, Gavin Newsom

[nolabear]

39. There's long been a Cascadia movement here on the Left Coast.

It’s starting to sound better all the time. I couldn’t be more proud of Gov. Inslee.