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Towlie
Towlie's Journal
Towlie's Journal
April 29, 2020
I got my $1200 direct deposit today. I don't file tax returns & I get monthly S.S. direct deposits.
I didn't think I was going to get it this soon.
April 27, 2020
CNN posts photos of conspiracy theorists' victim and her husband. Why? Why? Why?
Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the coronavirus. Her life has been turned upside down
April 26, 2020
Trump asks "What is The Purpose?" while we wonder "What was Trump's purpose?"
Trump Hints at Cancelling Coronavirus Press Briefings: 'What is The Purpose?'
April 25, 2020
Wait, isn't a president who's too stupid to give daily briefings also too stupid to be president?
Aides and allies making concerted effort to get Trump to stop doing daily briefings
April 24, 2020
Pro-life activists are demonstrating alongside anti-life stay-at-home protesters!
Ya can't make this stuff up!
April 24, 2020
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
I just realized, Trump is actually stupider than the fictional president in Idiocracy!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-suggests-injection-disinfectant-beat-coronavirus-clean-lungs-n1191216https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
April 23, 2020
https://decaturish.com/2020/04/dear-decaturish-governors-decision-to-reopen-businesses-is-political-murder/
From George Chidi:
GOP governors may be reopening just to invalidate unemployment claims.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/21/1939356/-GA-losing-it-over-this-possible-explanation-of-Kemp-s-reopeninghttps://decaturish.com/2020/04/dear-decaturish-governors-decision-to-reopen-businesses-is-political-murder/
From George Chidi:
If there's no state order calling for businesses to be closed, the people who are unemployed can no longer claim that their unemployment is involuntary, even if it would be utter idiocy for them to return to work. A hair dresser or a massage therapist cannot maintain social distance. But they can certainly file for relief ... unless the law says they can work.
April 22, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo's dog, "Captain"
Governor Cuomo often mentions his dog so I decided to see what it looks like. It's a very distinctive-looking dog.
https://www.google.com/search?q=andrew+cuomo%27s+dog+%22Captain%22&tbm=isch
April 21, 2020
I'm waiting to hear how Trump's immigration ban will affect crop harvests and cause a food shortage.
Any links yet?
Edit: Apparently it won't apply to farm workers.
April 20, 2020
Nuclear Engineer Trump
Nuclear Technicians: "Nuclear Engineer Trump, the reactor is getting dangerously hot! What should we do?"
Nuclear Engineer Trump: "Insert the control rods!"
Nuclear Technicians: "It's working! The temperature is leveling off and shows signs that it might begin to decrease."
Nuclear Engineer Trump: "Problem solved! Now pull the control rods back out."
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Gender: MaleHometown: Broward County, Florida, U. S. Congressional District 25, Representative is Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
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