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74. Mitch and the GOP own this catastrophe. We can't let trump's enablers get away with this

Wed Jul 1, 2020, 09:44 AM

Jul 2020

After the separation of families and babies placed in cages on the border, I knew there wasn't a red line for republicans. They are deplorable beyond belief and need to be held accountable for their criminal negligence, which has now morphed into negligent homicide.

If this continues unabated, we need to start thinking about 2nd degree homicide charges for every one of those evil motherf*ckers.

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I didn't believe it at the time, but it's looking more and more likely... [View all] Wounded Bear Jun 2020 OP

My niece got married last Sunday leftieNanner Jun 2020 #1

That is just plain stupid but people everywhere are leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #13

I hope your family remains healthy, but seriously jayschool2013 Jun 2020 #25

Well, back then FDR was President and he set the tone. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #29

So true. NT jayschool2013 Jun 2020 #30

setting the tone bdamomma Jun 2020 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #46

In the eight decades since then misanthrope Jun 2020 #49

I think we're experiencing a perfect storm here in the US... Hekate Jul 2020 #68

I think the civil unrest only seems more widespread misanthrope Jul 2020 #69

Good point Hekate Jul 2020 #70

All that advertising about what you deserve treestar Jul 2020 #73

Oh, completely misanthrope Jul 2020 #76

I'm sorry Danmel Jun 2020 #61

I have another friend whose daughter was married this summer leftieNanner Jul 2020 #75

I know exactly how you feel, Nanner Hekate Jul 2020 #67

It will easily be a total deaths well above 200k by November. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #2

And barreling down on us without slowing it's pace, is climate change. CrispyQ Jun 2020 #7

Appears the sheets are going to chafe a bit misanthrope Jun 2020 #50

My drummer got married 2 weeks ago. ON ZOOM. No reported infections! BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #3

With so many... Newest Reality Jun 2020 #4

Well it took 4 months for us to get to 126,000... MontanaMama Jun 2020 #5

And that's when the numbers were lower than they are today ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #35

Father's day Tink41 Jun 2020 #6

Best wishes to your father... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #8

Some of us have been shouting this at the top of our lungs. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #11

I was out shopping today and ran into one my siblings at the market. Blue_true Jun 2020 #51

There's a particular irony in the sibling with the comorbities PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #63

I told him to go get his damned mask. I honestly don't think that people think about Blue_true Jul 2020 #77

I will admit Tink41 Jun 2020 #53

Lots of someones. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #56

I'm still sticking with... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #9

Yup. We're 126 days from Nov. 3. We're at 130k dead and losing 1,000 a day. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #31

Deaths have been declining, still Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #10

On That Point... ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #12

There are things a lot worse than death..struggling with the aftermath of Covid is one of them Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #16

Absolutely. I bring that up everytime someone suggests the 40 & unders Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #21

We don't yet know the long term effects sarge43 Jun 2020 #43

Well and people who survive are often left with leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #14

I am wondering if just being infected by Covid, even if you survive it, will make people more smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #22

That's a really good point. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #23

I read that too. "Ground glass" opacities showed up on asymptomatics' lung scans. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #36

Covid-19 really, really likes lung tissue.... paleotn Jun 2020 #45

What was seen with SARS was that people that required hospitalization Blue_true Jun 2020 #55

That is what is so frightening about this virus. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #58

We might just as well be Sweden without the healthcare system they have Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #15

Yup, worst of both worlds! SunSeeker Jun 2020 #37

With the way the GOP and Trump have been messing with the numbers Jarqui Jun 2020 #17

THIS SunSeeker Jun 2020 #38

And it won't even be Halloween Cartaphelius Jun 2020 #40

Link to evidence of that. former9thward Jun 2020 #59

I do not have time to cite all the articles Jarqui Jun 2020 #64

Thank you for taking the time to post all that! Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2020 #71

You are cut/pasting headlines of stories that have no meat in them, former9thward Jul 2020 #72

Gov Newsom is saying, "Do not have any family gatherings!!!" BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #18

Family gatherings is the simple source, but ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #41

Newsom is going to enforce new restrictions announced tomorrow. BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #44

I just hope Newsom closes the beaches MR. ELECTABLE Jun 2020 #57

Big jump? ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #66

I've thought 250,000k by election day since we hit 100,000k lettucebe Jun 2020 #19

That was me I predicted between 230 and 250 k Garion_55 Jun 2020 #20

250k by November if we are lucky AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #24

I predicted 350K in March. plimsoll Jun 2020 #26

The top asshole does not take responsibility. warmfeet Jun 2020 #27

Back of the envelope numbers say at least 205,000 by then Maeve Jun 2020 #28

I believe we will see 200k by August Woodwizard Jun 2020 #32

More like 200,000 by Labot Day. niyad Jun 2020 #33

Trump just got us banned from Europe. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #34

we are outcasts in the world. bdamomma Jun 2020 #54

Just take 1918 and multiply it for population growth and raise bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #39

Is there a betting line in Vegas on number of deaths? BarbD Jun 2020 #42

there will be a lot of nervous people Roc2020 Jun 2020 #47

I must b the most pessimistic person here. marie999 Jun 2020 #48

some of the big states have someone at the wheel (NY, CA for example) Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #60

Jesus, take the wheel! Sogo Jun 2020 #62

175,168 COVID-19 deaths based on Current projection scenario by October 1, 2020 progressoid Jul 2020 #65

Mitch and the GOP own this catastrophe. We can't let trump's enablers get away with this ecstatic Jul 2020 #74