While we are all debating and commenting and writing diaries about a slightly less than credible (aka; untrue) allegation against the Presumptive Democratic Nominee for President of the United States, here’s a little short diary to remind us of just SOME of the things Moscow Mitch and the other repug co-conspirators are doing while we’re engaging in this folly:
*Moscow Mitch and Senate repugs want to “indemnify” employers against any lawsuits their employees may file if they contract COVID-19 from being forced to return to work under threat of losing unemployment benefits if they do not comply-even if adequate safety measures are not in place. (where you at OHSA?)
*67,000 Americans-our friends, neighbors, Moms, Dads, kids, grandparents, beloved faith leaders, cultural icons like the patriarch of the Marsalis family-have lost their lives COVID-19; due, in large part to the astonishing incompetence, gross malfeasance, and staggering malevolence of DJT. In his words, he wants it all “quickly forgotten.”
*drumpf’s EPA is relaxing all kinds of clean air and water standards at the behest of the dirty energy industries.
*drumpf’s DOJ and his consigliere, Bill “I got you, Donnie” Barr, has joined the “religious liberty” lawsuit against my Governor in Illinois, JB Pritzker’s “shelter-in-place-order” restricting religious gatherings to no more than ten people. Why THIS one vs others? If you guessed it’s because Pritzker has been a fierce, un-bowed critic, you guessed right!!
*drumpf and his repug co-conspirators want the USPS privatized, non-union, and cut off at the knees and are doing everything they can to bring it to pass. Wouldn’t have anything to do with voting by mail, would it? Nahhhhh. /s
So, y’all can keep talking ‘bout Ms. Reade’s allegations that are being spotlighted by a right-winged/Bernie Brat-driven coalition trying to take down our nominee. But I’ma keep my eyes on those foxes in the hen house getting ready to devour all the chickens, and us with them!
P.S: Happy Nurses Week (May 6-12) to all my colleagues-especially those on the COVID-19 front lines as we also celebrate 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse!!
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 · 1:28:00 PM +00:00
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Update #2: RootsAction, The People For Bernie, and Progressive Democrats of America are joining together to form a PAC called “Once Again,”; (ostensibly to “reach the 25% of delegates required to bring party platform proposals to the DNC Convention.”) And I say “ostensibly” because like their name indicates, “Here We Go With deja vu All Over Again!” And while they’re doing that, Chris Christie says we just have to “accept” the COVID-19 deaths to get the economy going again. Hmmm….wonder if he would volunteer to go first?