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Something to inject a bit of humor into the COVID-19 situation... [dailyblocks.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Very funny and on the mark. We can't fix stupid, but we can refute the lies.

I'm in a bad mood over Mike Lindell tonight.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Who is Lindell?

Missouri governor Mike Parsons R.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

My state to the north has around 450 cases. I think our figures are a little high even tho we have only a handful of deaths so far. You have two cities that are much larger than any in our state. Our state has had bars and restaurants closed since the middle of the month except for carry out, delivery and drive up while most people have pretty much stayed home. Our governor is a Repub too.

Choir practice turns fatal. Coronavirus is to blame - Los Angeles Times

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

It's not an issue for me since I have no interest in ever joining a choir again, unless it's one that only performs pop and rock music. And that's never going to happen here in Iowa, at least not while I'm alive.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Nope. Because privileged educated suburban white women will support Biden anyway because their class interest trumps their gender solidarity. They don't want any Bernie socialism, but they also don't like Trump.

Do homeless people get a stimulus check?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Hell no! They would just waste it on food or maybe even medicine..(sarcasm).

Even in a Pandemic, Andrew Cuomo Is Not Your Friend

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Thank you for sharing this. Very revealing about Cuomo's dark side even as he appears to be so much more competent and reasonable than Trump in this crisis. It all makes sense now how the corporate media is now making him a star on the national stage so that he can be set as the Dem nominee for prez four years from now and run on his response to the virus. Like the way Gulianni ran on 9-11. Another billionaire-loving neoliberal corporatist. He should be the perfect DNC choice then.

A company in Texas wants to dock paychecks for those receiving stimulus checks

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

That should be illegal, but probably isn't.

bibbity bobbitty boo! How is everyone?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 29, 2020:

I'm bored as hell with staying home all the time, but doing fine medically. I bet we will be told by Reynolds to continue staying at home until at least May. The bars and restaurants will probably stay closed until at least then too. What do the rest of you think? The schools will also stay closed for the rest of the semester too, I bet.

The USA is 1 in two categories.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 29, 2020:

I take it as proof that we are the most dysfunctional society and government in the world. "USA, USA.." " We're number one, we're number one"...

Here’s a factoid.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Nothing beats job security these days..

Ok we've already got the pestilence, and now the midwest is expecting some very severe weather.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

I'll believe it when I see a Rapture type of departure of truly good people. Guess then I would have to admit I was in deep shit...

How ironic?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

This is getting more and more like the series of Purge movies, in which the fascist ruling party tells their victims, " Thank you for your sacrifice" when they die for the enrichment of the party.

“Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles!!” Skeeter and Sophie on the same chair! My sister said...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

They are both so cute..

Despite voting against every single healthcare bill for the poor he could, I'm sure "Dr.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Good riddance..

My Hopes for when it is all over.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Good luck with any of those happening...

Happy Saturday Everyone! Been a busy day inside the house.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Scientifically, some sort of national policy of social isolation makes sense, but politically it would be very difficult to sell, since some states like Wyoming are so sparsely populated and have so few virus cases that the residents would not see it as necessary and would resist the national order.

Am I missing something here???

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

That does seem to be Trump's modern revision.

Joe Biden's last 5 "live" appearances are an EMBARRASSMENT to the Democratic Party. [youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Doddering old Joe is well on his way to looking the same as Reagan did during his first term, when Ronnie already had dementia, as we now know...

Oh no!!! Has this offense been elevated to the level of felony? (felin-y?) 😉

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Cats need something to amuse themselves with.

It's the new etiquette!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Funny..

Credit and blame.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

We are on our own as far as depending on Trump to help us thru this.

Well a little bit of good news today.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

What do you sell?

Biden Sides With Big Pharma Against Plan That Could Make Coronavirus Vaccine Affordable – Sludge

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Anyone with a room temperature IQ and a minimum of intellectual honesty can see the corporate media has been working against Bernie and Gabbard from the beginning. Unfortunately most Americans don't fall into that group.

Germany's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Lower Than In Other Countries : NPR

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

We in the US are way behind in testing due to our capitalist healthcare system and its neglect of our public health system.

Good News.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

I've had seasonal allergies for a few decades and so I am very used to the symptoms. I can tell if something else is going on and I don't get any fever from my allergies, mainly just irritation to my throat. I take allergy meds and rinse my sinuses with saline three times a day.

Dating in the Time of Coronavirus Woke up to messages from two dating apps recognizing meeting ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

I think the dating sites right now are like the airlines and cruise ships, industries that are going to be pretty dead for a while. Few people are going to pay for a dating site if there is no forseeable chance of meeting anyone in person for the next few months.

i guess I should be feeling bad about this one,,,, but I dont...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

I've been sick of Pelosi too, for a lot of years. Schumer as well. They are both sellout, corporatist neoliberal Dems who have been at the core of the party's rot in the last couple decades. They are what Bernie is trying to get rid of in the party and that is why they hate him.

Strong Leadership! [youtube.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

We are so fucked if the DNC sticks with this guy as the nominee. Trump will chew him up in a debate and manage to beat him in Nov., in spite of how bad this crisis and the economy are going to get. Probably any of the other Dems, esp. Bernie, would beat Trump for sure. But the Dems are hellbent on stopping Bernie and seem to be wanting to lose in Nov., because Trump would maintain their status quo and they can keep all the blame on him for another four years. It's Dementia Joe- Live from the nursing home....

Week 6 of quarantine...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

They always say the more time a couple spend together, the more they start to look like each other....

The world squandered its first opportunity to stop the COVID-19.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

My magic 8-ball says, "Probably yes"..

Singing with confidence....

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Kitty karaoke...

Singing with confidence....

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Cute kitty's singing deserves to be heard.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

I'm driving to a free public giveaway of hand sanitizer in the parking lot of a distillery that is making sanitizer while they are closed for making booze. That should make me a hot prospect for women seeking sanitizer, lol. Maybe I need to buy a pimp costume....

Modern Neoliberal Capitalism.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

I feel the same as the author of the modest proposal. Let the rich pick their own cotton, so to speak, or else shut the fuck up. That is Bernie's policies boiled down to a nutshell, an economy that serves the people-all of them-not just the billionaires.

Capitalism's failures exposed by the Coronavirus - Richard Wolff "This is a collection that ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

True. I can't count the number of low-wage, no benefit jobs I had where I was forced to work sick.

Louisiana church hosts more than 1,800 people amid COVID-19 outbreak | FOX2now.com

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Sounds like they are ready to sing that old hymn, Nearer My God To Thee. Suckers....

[vice.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

I hope so, but I am doubtful. As for this year's prez race, I think it's already over for Bernie.

He wants us to sacrifice

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Profits over people, the total opposite of Bernie. Trump really doesn't care how many people die from this as long as they're not members of his family or his circle of rich friends. The rest of us are totally expendable and worthless to him.

Well, he's got more faith than i do .

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Maybe Falwell should go "back to school" like the Rodney Dangerfield character in the movie of that name. He could live in the dorms with the infected, but asymptomatic students and see if his God keeps him from getting infected. I'm not holding my breath on that one.

What do you fear more.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

When will posters learn that you need to allow voting for multiple option when you do these polls? Otherwise you don't get accurate results.

Are you going?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Is this some kind of joke? Sure looks like it.

I think our levels on this site will all be going up over the next month or so.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 24, 2020:

I reached level 8 a couple months ago. I suppose I don't get my shirt until April.

The Virus of Capitalism Has Infected the COVID-19 Fight

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 23, 2020:

If Trump's supporters aren't afraid of the virus, I hope that it takes out some of them before the election so the rest of us have some chance of survival and recovery from this. Biden and the corporate Dems won't give us any reform, but we might at least get survival and some economic recovery, which is better than nothing.

Are we weighting 7 mln(conservative)lives in the US versus the economy I had to turn off the tv ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 23, 2020:

You've got it! I think Trump is thinking of all the Social Security and Medicare, Medicaid money the govt. will save if those old and disabled people die off. Wealth of the 1% over people, every time.. I'm curious why you moved to our hellish country from The Netherlands?

Any American health personnel going to Italy? [youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 23, 2020:

Are you freakin' kidding me?

If Congress and Trump wind up favoring corporations and not doing something to enable the working ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 23, 2020:

If rioting happens, I hope it is directed at the real villians instead of middle class businesses. Attack the rich if possible, as well as the corrupt politicians. Too bad both of those groups are so well protected and very unlikely to be reached by mobs.

Oh no! Only 11 left!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 23, 2020:

I've got 45 left. Guess I need to start panic buying like all the assholes who are hoarding or getting them to sell online for big bucks!

According to my Plague Blog, not much has changed since I have self isolated: Quarantine: Day ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 23, 2020:

Reminds me of Bridget Jones's Diary. You are a great writer..

This First Week of Isolation 😁 Hard to believe; tomorrow is Monday again and the beginning of ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 22, 2020:

Sound like Peter Gibbons in Office Space, living the dream of "doing nothing"..

My cat is running errands for me...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 22, 2020:

Actually, I've heard that animals can get the virus..

Ninety year old Texas coot living in Seattle has beaten the Coronavirus: [seattlerefined.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

She's got to be the only survivor of her age, I bet.

[youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

That is why I will confront hoarders myself if I see them doing it in a store. I don't care if the staff is too chickenshit to confront them and limit their buying, I will shame them myself. What are they going to do, hit a stranger that might be infectious?

Breaking/Exclusive: Lockdown 72 Hours, Unconfirmed report from (uninformed?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

So is this some rumor or whatever that on Mon. the feds will implement an indefinite national lockdown? What exactly is suspected?

Do you think that the older religious followers of trump who still think the Coronavirus is a ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

We can hope their numbers are fewer by Nov., but they will undoubtedly take a lot of innocent people with them.

As long as they're handing out money, now's the time to give back the 40% to the middle class that ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Good luck waiting on that one....

Naturally, after a long spell of not connecting with anyone for but a date or two (except for a 3rd ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I suspect that dating sites are going to be taking a hit for the next several months as no one will be willing to meet a stranger while this virus is still being spread and there are no eating or drinking places available to meet in public and talk with someone, except parks.

Something to think about.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

It is galling that Bernie is on top of the virus crisis being a voice of reason and truth, looking like a good president, unlike Trump, while Biden hides and stays quiet. If only most Americans were paying attention to this and were more intelligent...

This article exemplifies what I feel I have seen the Bernie campaign doing this year.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I take issue with the article's criticisms of Bernie regarding older black voters and how they don't support him. Once again, this is due to the bullshit of identity politics, which I wish voters would quit being so hung up on, instead of policy. For example, I don't care what race, gender, age, etc. someone is as long as they mostly agree with me on policy and can be trusted to fight for those policies instead of selling out or caving like Obama, for example, did over and over. I also don't care if they are rich, like the Kennedys for example, if they will fight for the masses against the rich. But most Americans care way too much about identity politics instead of voting for people based on their policies, character, and record, all of which matter, because character and record tell you if they can be trusted to do the right thing once they get the power of being president. Without those last two things, you get people like Trump or Obama who lie during the campaign and then screw you once they are elected prez. As far as the black vote and Bernie, he knew that both last time and this time, he would have big problems with older black voters because four years ago he ran against Bill Clinton's wife and she automatically had their loyalty because of Bill's popularity with older blacks. This time he had to overcome their loyalty to Biden over Obama nostalgia. I think Bernie knew that each time that voting group was mostly a lost cause due to their tendency to vote based on tribalism and identity politics and there was little he could do about it, so instead he focused on younger people, Hispanics, and his issues as the focus on his energy and efforts this time. He did the best he could in our fucked up politics where too many Americans vote on tribalism and identity politics instead of their own best interest and the common good as well. It is what it is. For those that are too focused on ID politics, the good news, if we can last that long, is that AOC checks the boxes on three areas of ID politics. She's young, of color, and female, so maybe she can finally be the one that can win. But rest assured if she runs in six years and is a strong candidate, the DNC will be ready and waiting to screw her over on the nomination the same as they did Bernie these two times. Also, I think that Bernie, quite correctly, figured that most black leaders, esp. in the South, were going to back Biden based on their relationships with Obama and Biden back then, so why waste his limited time and efforts on them?

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Doesn't surprise me at all. You know damn well that some of the "panic buying" of TP and hand sanitizer has actually been designed hoarding leading to profiteering on both items by later reselling them online for inflated prices. That is just as much a reason why we can't get these items in stores. Just go on E-bay and see what you can get these items selling for...

This article exemplifies what I feel I have seen the Bernie campaign doing this year.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 21, 2020:

I think the sad truth is that we are going to have to wait six more years after things have burned to the ground and start over with AOC, who does look like the core demographics of two Dem core groups-not that I support identity politics, but it seems to matter greatly to most voters- and then try the approach of reaching out to some of the moderates.

WOW .

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 20, 2020:

I would love to see most of these changes and improvements to our nation and world.

20 Pics of Beautiful Finnish Cats Enjoying Their Winter Adventures

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 20, 2020:

Just like Norwegian Forest cats, so fluffy with three layers of fur.

A little passive aggressive

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Well, alrighty.....

Saw this on Facebook. I love how clever people can be sometimes:

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 19, 2020:

I wish people would stop the panic buying and hoarding, particularly on bread, hand sanitizer, and TP. The stores need to confront and stop those who hoard it and make them take it out of their carts before they ring it up.

The pandemic has made me a...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 19, 2020:

I can think of worse creatures..

How Jared Kushner's family is cashing in on COVID-19 testing | Salon.com

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Figures. Everything to them is a cold-blooded business deal and a way to get richer. No Kennedy-like nobility or sense of public service at all..

How the US paid for WWII after an almost 10 year depression.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Sounds about right. We peons are just serfs to be exploited, profited from, and then left to die in the gutter once we are broke, as far as the ruling class is concerned. Too bad most peons haven't woke up to that yet and become ready to revolt.

This time in the world must be really difficult for Libertarians and Trump Republicans.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 19, 2020:

I wouldn't count on it.

to saint with love

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 18, 2020:

From what the corporate media are saying, the rest of the primaries may well be called off and the DNC will just declare Biden the nominee..The DNC can do whatever they want to as long as they are willing to put up with the uproar, as the courts have declared them a private organization that does not even have to follow their own rules..

No new posts here in the last 5 days. Is everybody giving up on Bernie's campaign?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 18, 2020:

Looks like Bernie's going to drop out soon. Winning the war of ideas or whatever, means nothing, at least to me, if Biden clearly is not going to use any of your ideas, even is Joe were to win against Trump, which I still feel is unlikely. I think we are all smart enough to know that Biden as prez would not be much of an improvement and would only pay lip service to Bernie's ideas in the general, then drop it if he won. So we are stuck with either a dementia-impaired, less smooth prez with Obama policies or Trump.

The boy cat ... Jango

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 17, 2020:

He does remind me of that guy from the beer commercial.

Sometimes the trash takes itself out... [dailykos.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 17, 2020:

It would improve our politics..

My new co-worker (working from home).

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Cute and helpful.

A sentiment many of us share!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Don't I wish, that this virus only wiped out the top 1%, most of whom contribute nothing to the betterment of society. Too bad the good members of that club are such a minority, in my observation.

Do you think the Corono-virus will hurt or help religion?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

At this point, I don't really care. Whatever gets people thru it. I look forward to the day that we go back to normal activities happening and all businesses open, with the likely permanent change of no salad bars at restuarants. Maybe also no more buffets, who knows. I remember back in the 1980s during the height of the AIDS plague that it seemed like things would never get back to normal. Well, eventually it did, for the most part, after successful treatments were found and the spread of the virus was pretty much stopped.

Our headlines read: "People in LA lining up for guns as virus cases increase in California.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Some idiots are always hoping to see the on-ramp to the apocalypse, whether it's there or not..

Maybe I hurt her feelings?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Proof that if you've got the money, there's always enough love in the world available, hee, hee....

Good stuff is still here! Look on the bright side!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Well, yes and no. Books won't be cancelled, but libraries are closed. Songs will not be cancelled, but concerts and karaoke shows are suspended, etc., etc..

Scary Old People!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

It will be funny once the Boomers are the majority in retirement communities and nursing homes and the music tastes will change drastically.

When we make housing a financial asset instead of a home does this cause the problems?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

If hell existed, there should be a special circle there for the sort of cruel, sociopathic fucks that practice this type of "investing". Their greed knows no bounds...Great argument for guillotines...

The girl cat... Sasha

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Such unusual markings..

Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum Refuse to Close During Coronavirus Scare | Hemant Mehta | ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 15, 2020:

I'm sure dog will protect and provide for them (snark).

Democrats and Their Media Allies Impugned Biden’s Cognitive Fitness. Now They Feign Outrage.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 15, 2020:

It's all about obtaining favors and sucking up to whoever seems likely to hold power. Shameful how no one had the integrity to point out the truth in his camp publicly. Positively Orwellian in how history and the truth are distorted to serve the party line and anything inconsistent if flushed down the memory hole..

OBAMA WAS BEHIND AT THIS TIME BEFORE, AND CAME BACK AND WON. [truthout.org]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Obama was a lot smoother and ruthless than Bernie. He also did not have the party and media working against him, at least not like what is being done this time to Bernie. I am not hopeful.....

From former lobbyist William Gould: "So, imagine that you are a Senator or a House of ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 14, 2020:

We live in a plutocracy and always will, until we either have publicly financed elections or most politicians do like Bernie and raise money from small donations. The problem is that few pols these days have the appeal to raise money like Bernie does..At least this Gould guy speaks the truth about how pervasive and ruthless the Stop Bernie conspiracy is. Too bad most people can't see it or admit it.

I just heard a news report on the president’s trip to India.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Sarcasm alert in advance....You obviously haven't gotten with the program yet. Everything is "double-plus good", as Orwell would say...

Smart cat! .

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Kitty deserves to be on the payroll....

Art Van Furniture screws everyone over

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Same thing happened in my area with a grocery chain, Dahl's Food Stores...

One in every crowd!!!!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Kittens are too cute to be evil...

Greek Orthodox church says 'holy cup cannot carry disease', allows congregations to share spoon: ...