Discussions between congressional Democrats and Republicans over additional economic relief, including extending unemployment benefits, have broken down – again – as Americans continue struggling with rising personal debts and increased costs of living.
Worst Quote of the Week – August 8, 2020
“[Children] don’t have a problem, they just don’t have a problem. It doesn’t have an impact on them. I’ve watched some doctors say they’re totally immune.”
– President Donald Trump, in a video commentary on why schools should re-open, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The video had been tweeted out by Trump’s reelection campaign, but was promptly removed by Twitter for violating its newly-minted standards against spreading false information.
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Best Quote of the Week – August 8, 2020
“Trump is actively sabotaging the election under our noses – this isn’t theoretical, it’s happening RIGHT NOW.”
– Brian Tyler Cohen, on the recent ousting of top executives of the U.S. Postal Service.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s mail service, displacing the executives in a move now dubbed the “Friday Night Massacre. The incident comes as congressional Democrats called for an investigation of DeJoy and the cost-cutting measures that have slowed postal deliveries and jeopardized mail-in ballots in recent primary elections.
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Retro Quote – C.S. Lewis
“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.”
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Darwin Award Winner of the Month – July 2020 – Louie Gohmert
“[I]f I get it, you’ll never see me without a mask.”
– Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
The far right-wing congressman who had adamantly refused to wear a mask in public has now tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Instagram Moment of the Week – August 1, 2020
In a now deleted Instagram post, semi-singer and desperately untalented actress Madonna praised the words of Donald Trump’s newest medical hero, Dr. Stella “Demon Sperm” Immanuel.
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Photo of the Week – August 1, 2020
Since 2014, wildlife filmmaker and photographer Mithun H has searched for Saya, a black panther that’s been eluding his admirers in the Kabini Forest in India for years. After camping out in the area for six days recently, the photographer captured an image of Saya, alongside his leopard companion, Cleopatra.
Mithun H notes that the couple has been together for four years and has an feline atypical relationship. “Usually in the courting pairs generally it is the male who takes charge and moves around with the female following close behind. But with this couple, it was definitely Cleo who was in charge while the panther followed,” he wrote on Instagram.
Mithun H has previously worked with National Geographic Wild on The Real Black Panther, which follows Saya’s life.
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Tweet of the Week – August 1, 2020
In a now-deleted Tweet, Vance Ginn, the chief economist for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, commented that schools should open since most COVID-19 victims in Texas are elderly or Hispanic.
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Worst Quote of the Week – August 1, 2020
“Hello, you don’t need a mask. There is a cure.”
– Stella Immanuel, a Houston-based primary care physician and minister who, in a recent video, declared that the COVID-19 coronavirus can be easily cured.
The video was retweeted by – who else – Donald Trump, which Twitter promptly removed. Immanuel has already joined the President in touting hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19, but also has a history of making particularly outlandish statements — including that the uterine disorder endometriosis is caused by sex with demons that takes place in dreams.
For the curious: incubus.
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Best Quote of the Week – August 1, 2020
“So it sort of is curious: A man works for us – with us, very closely, Dr. Fauci, and Dr. Birx also highly thought of. And yet, they’re highly thought of, but nobody likes me. It can only be my personality. That’s all.”
– President Donald Trump, in a White House press briefing on July 29.
No, Donald, that’s not true. A handful of people like you: Vladimir Putin, David Duke, most of your family, and a slew of delightfully deranged voters. I personally pray for the latter group.
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