Tag Archives: COVID-19

4/3 TGIF: Bernie Appears on MSNBC, CNN, Maher; Evening OT

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Bernie had three appearances scheduled today to discuss his coronavirus plan.

When the interview with Anderson Cooper appears, that will be posted here.

TGIF! Bar is open! Tweets, videos, and jibber-jabber in the comments to go with the beverages!

This is the official drink of Wisconsin. We’ll add some music from Clyde Stubblefield who was the drummer for James Brown. And he was a native of Wisconsin.

4/2 Unemployment Spreads Like the 30’s Dust Bowl; Evening OT

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keeping on the theme of labor, I saw this graphic this afternoon:

(credit: Wallethub, h/t Capitol Fax Blog)

What else besides “My Cornona” (play on the Knack’s “My Sharona)”? More tweets, videos, analysis summaries, and jibber-jabber in the comments. See you there! This serves as an Open Thread.

3/26 COVID-19 Fatalities Continue to Rise in IL; Evening OT

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From the Chicago Tribune:

:Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 673 new known COVID-19 cases and 7 additional deaths, bringing state’s death toll to 26 and total cases to 2,538

Illinois officials reported 673 new known cases of the coronavirus statewide on Thursday, including seven additional deaths. That brings the known statewide total to 2,538 cases and 26 coronavirus-related deaths, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said.

This big jump in reported cases comes on the same day Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered Chicago’s entire Lakefront Trail, adjacent parks, The 606 trail and Riverwalk closed until further notice.

Also on Thursday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the “Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund” to support nonprofits and community foundations statewide, which is being led by his sister Penny Pritzker. At the federal level, President Donald Trump approved a major federal disaster declaration for the state of Illinois, which provides additional governmental assistance in dealing with the pandemic.

Worldwide, COVID-19-related deaths have exceeded 23,000, and the number of infected surpassed 500,000, as the number of dead in the United States passed 1,000.

Sanders campaign did a mashup of the various COVID-19 Virtual Town Halls they’ve conducted in the past week or so.

A moment of zen:

Bar is open for all, including pooties and woozles.

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(I had this ale in Kilkenny many moons ago)

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3/26 Sanders Admonishes R’s for Lopsided Corporate Welfare in CARES Act; News Roundup and OT

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Oh my word, will the universe survive?’: Sanders slams Republicans over unemployment boost for poorest workers

As the Senate made its final push late Wednesday toward passing a $2.2 trillion emergency relief package, four dissenting Republican lawmakers contested the plan to pay the lowest-wage workers more in relief than they would normally earn, citing concerns that the temporary payments would encourage people to leave their jobs.

Those four GOP senators argued that an increase in unemployment payments of $600 for several months should not be given to the poorest Americans because it would exceed their paychecks.

Few lawmakers agreed with that position, but perhaps no one opposed it more ferociously than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

Senate passes $2 trillion bill to blunt coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact, as households and businesses gasp for relief

“And now I find that some of my Republican colleagues are very distressed, they’re very upset that somebody who’s making 10, 12 bucks an hour might end up with a paycheck for four months more than they received last week,” said Sanders, waving his arms and pointing at his colleagues as he launched into a fiery speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday night.

Of course, the headline should read Sanders Slams R’s For Complaining Having to Pay Out More Unemployment Insurance.

Here’s a moment from that Senate chamber debate:

And with good reason Bernie expresses outrage:



(image courtesy of ravenpack)

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3/25 Sanders To Hold Another Coronavirus Digital TH Tonight; Evening OT

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The banksters continue to hold the stock exchanges hostage while Congress continues to hash out a bill. The Dow went up over a full percentage today, but drifted at the ring of the closing bell.

A little levity…

…in the midst of this. (graphic courtesy of ravenpack, which looks at media sentiment)

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