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May 8, 2021

The insurrection is the message.

What’s the Downside of Humoring Him . . . Still?
It’s happening all over again.


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The downside—which was intellectually, morally, and politically obvious at the time—was physically manifested less than two months later at the siege of the Capitol

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That’s why there is no drama when Cheney’s anticipated replacement, Elise Stefanik, drops by Steve Bannon’s “War Room”—the official podcast of Stop the Steal—to discuss the importance of the cockamamie “audit” of the Arizona vote that is currently assessing whether the state’s ballots were laced with Chinese bamboo.

That’s fine you see, because while speaking the truth about the insurrection is a distraction, continuing the lies that led to it—humoring them, if you will—is being a “team player.”

For humoring him, Stefanik gets a promotion.

For telling the truth, Cheney gets the chop.

more:
https://thebulwark.com/whats-the-downside-for-humoring-him-still/
May 8, 2021

Oklahoma returns hydroxychloroquine stockpile for refund

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced he has reached an agreement with FFF Enterprises to return the state’s stockpile of hydroxychloroquine for a refund.

FFF Enterprises has agreed to return to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) the full purchase price paid for the medication last year.

OSDH purchased hydroxychloroquine at the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic ​after the federal Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for the drug as a treatment for the virus.

https://kfor.com/news/local/ag-oklahoma-returns-hydroxychloroquine-stockpile-for-refund/

May 7, 2021

CHEAP BASTARDS! They pay $2.15 an hour plus tips & wonder why "no one wants to work anymore"

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THEY’RE HIRING: Chattanooga businesses say they need help, but can’t find the employees to work for them. Rib & Loin says they had to close their in-house service today because not enough people showed up to work. Businesses say the hiring problem has gotten worse since covid.
https://twitter.com/chrisjollyhale/status/1390010584289226753?s=20
May 7, 2021

Duh! Hunger rates plummet after two rounds of stimulus

The percentage of Americans struggling with hunger is now at its lowest level since the pandemic began, suggesting the recent flood in aid from Washington is making a significant difference to families struggling economically.

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“Money helps,” said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, an economist and director of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University, who has been tracking hunger rates closely throughout the pandemic. “We’re continuing to see signs of progress. That’s exciting. That’s good news.”

The rate of American adults in households struggling with food is now down more than 40 percent since its peak in December — a fact that Democrats are beginning to tout as proof that hundreds of billions of dollars in direct stimulus is working as intended as they push for another massive package despite growing GOP opposition to more spending.

Republicans have long sought to shrink government aid programs like food stamps, but Democrats see the current crisis as an opportunity to broadly expand the social safety net.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/hunger-rates-plummet-after-two-rounds-of-stimulus/ar-BB1gsz3C?ocid=msedgntp

May 7, 2021

"Tell your friend on Facebook to stick to jewelry".

OMG—so good.

“Oh but you read something from Facebook?”

“You heard what? on who’s podcast?”

“Tell your friend on Facebook to stick to jewelry”.


Listen to doctors and scientists.

Thx
@jimmykimmel
. #vaccinate #COVID19
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1390461688907018248?s=20
May 6, 2021

Twitter Suspends Account Pushing Out Trump Statements

Twitter suspended an account which had been tweeting out statements from Donald Trump, who remains banned from the social media platform.

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1390306027724320768?s=20

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