April 13, 2020

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

on Easter phone call, she said " I guess when THAT KOOK tells us we can."

April 11, 2020

Rasmussen!

https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_apr10?fullbrowser

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Friday, April 10, 2020

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 43% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-six percent (56%) disapprove.

The latest figures include 30% who Strongly Approve of the job Trump is doing and 44% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. (see trends).

April 10, 2020

Most despicable MF45 tweet just now

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1248620923248205824?s=20

April 10, 2020

USAT : Golf, handshakes and a Mar-a-Lago conga line..

Golf, handshakes and a Mar-a-Lago conga line: Squandered week highlights Trump’s lack of COVID-19 focus

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/04/09/instead-prepping-coronavirus-trump-partied-golfed-held-fundraisers/2941076001/

Excerpt

Armed with all of that evidence, President Donald Trump spent the next week treating COVID-19 in much the same way that he had over the previous two months: he hosted large gatherings at Mar-a-Lago, went golfing, attended fundraisers, dispensed misinformation about the virus and flouted social distancing guidelines known to stem its spread. If his behavior was meant to be a model for Americans to follow, the message was clear — life could proceed as normal.

Trump and his closest supporters now insist that he always understood the threat COVID-19 posed to the U.S., despite his repeated assurances that it was under control and less harmful than the flu. But perhaps the clearest indication of Trump’s dismissal of the threat the virus posed is an examination of how he spent the week leading up to Friday March 13, when he declared that the virus constituted a national emergency.

April 9, 2020

AP: Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus

https://news.lee.net/tncms/asset/editorial/8534a6a6-7a6a-11ea-a0b8-dfae21af6cd6/



FILE - In this Thursday, March 14, 2019, file photo, a Border Patrol agent talks with a group suspected of having entered the U.S. illegally near McAllen, Texas. The Trump administration has quietly shut down the nation's asylum system for the first time in decades amid coronavirus concerns, largely because holding people in custody is considered too dangerous. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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The U.S. government used an obscure public health law to justify one of its most aggressive border crackdowns ever. People fleeing violence and poverty to seek refuge in the U.S. are whisked to the nearest border crossing and returned to Mexico without a chance to apply for asylum. It eclipses President Donald Trump's other policies to curtail immigration — which often rely on help from Mexico — by setting aside decades-old national and international laws.

April 9, 2020

Watch this of trump

https://vm.tiktok.com/nNfhb6/

April 8, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber streaming his musicals free on YouTube

https://news.yahoo.com/andrew-lloyd-webber-live-stream-140223912.html

Andrew Lloyd Webber will live-stream his most famous musicals every Friday for your Broadway date night. FREE

April 8, 2020

4pt mini series on Netflix - "Unorthodox" - captivating to me!

Such a unique film. I learned so much about Hasidic group from Williamsburg NYC. Drama so strong. 5 stars.

Review on decider.com :
If you’re looking for an engaging weekend binge, the new Netflix limited series Unorthodox may just be for you.

Based on Deborah Feldman’s New York Times bestselling memoir of the same name, the four-episode show follows the story of Esty (Shira Haas), a young woman who leaves her radicalized upbringing and arranged marriage in Brooklyn to start a new life in Berlin. Described by Netflix as a “part coming of age story” and part thriller, Unorthodox has garnered critical acclaim, currently boasting a pitch-perfect 100% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes.

April 8, 2020

Texas doctor tests positive. He had symptoms this past Sunday

and is only concerned about patients he saw 48 hrs before? Whaaaaaat? And guess that 15 min test not out yet (except in WH)?

Texas peak is predicted to be May 6th. This morning, a Houston health administrator said she bets only 25% of those infected are being counted in Houston.

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Well-known-local-doctor-diagnosed-with-COVID-19-569444491.html

April 6, 2020

14,000 traveled into US while trump, mnuchin, kudlow debated on bans

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nsc/as-trump-administration-debated-travel-restrictions-thousands-streamed-in-from-china-idUSKBN21N0EJ

Worth repeating....

But Reuters has found that the administration took a month from the time it learned of the outbreak in late December to impose the initial travel restrictions amid furious infighting.

During that time, the National Security Council staff, the state department and other federal agencies argued about everything from how best to screen for sick travelers to the economic impact of any restrictions, according to two government officials familiar with the deliberations.

The NSC staff ultimately proposed aggressive travel restrictions to high-level administration officials - but it took at least a week more for the president to adopt them, one of the government officials said.

In meetings, Matthew Pottinger, deputy national security adviser and a China expert, met opposition from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow, said two former NSC officials and one of the government officials involved in the deliberations. The two top aides were concerned about economic fallout from barring travelers from China, the sources said.

Each day that the administration debated the travel measures, roughly 14,000 travelers arrived in the United States from China, according to figures cited by the Trump administration. Among them was a traveler who came from Wuhan to Seattle in mid-January, who turned out to be the first confirmed case in the United States.

On Jan. 22, Trump downplayed the threat posed by the virus, telling CNBC from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, “We have it totally under control.”

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