Holy S**t!!! What country do we live in? There certainly isn’t anything “united” about the United States of America, and it’s getting worse every day. Now we have King tRump’s ‘Federales Secret Militarized Police’ in camo uniforms driving around in unmarked rented minivans snatching people off the streets without any probable cause, taking them to a holding cell in the federal courthouse, and then releasing them hours later with no charges and no written record of what and why. This is something that you might see in a country like Russia or North Korea or Saudi Arabia, but in America? Ooops, I forgot that “the little man who thinks he’s big” wants to be just like his authoritarian heroes. This action is egregious, unconstitutional and, in my opinion, being done strictly as a political stunt by “Mr. Law and Order Tough Guy” for his like-minded base, and to see just how far he can push the limits of executive power. American citizens being intimidated and unlawfully detained by an administration and a president that does nothing about Russia paying bounties on American troops, but will strongly defend a can of Goya beans. This is pathetic.
And yesterday, a day that saw a record 72,045 new cases of the coronavirus in the United States, we learn that the tRump administration has a new trick up their sleeve. They quietly, in the dark of night, moved the reporting of Covid-19 related data by hospitals from the CDC to the Department of Health and Human Services. Poll after poll is showing that Americans across the country are not happy with the way this administration has handled the virus, so first they said “let’s do less testing,” and now it appears that they want to take control of the data so they can tweak it as they see fit. It could also be one more attempt to undermine the CDC and Dr. Fauci, as that seems to be the latest opposition campaign by these tools. This move has caused concern from many groups who have come to rely on the data for developing strategies and for reporting reliable information to the public. What will the administration do next? Perhaps they will try to kick CNN and MSNBC off the air and make FOX News the government-backed media outlet. Gawd, I’m starting to sound like one of them thar conspiracy theorists.
Yesterday while I was outside putting new sealer on the deck, the missus was in the kitchen making raspberry jam. Had some on my toast this morning and it was delicious.
Time to go pour myself a drink and prepare for the weekend. I’m starting to think that I have the answer for preventing coronavirus — a glass or three of gin each night. I haven’t got the virus and I drink gin, therefore it must be the gin. And I’ll bet gin tastes much better than hydroxychloroquine. Stay safe, stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, and wear your mask. Have a great weekend!! Ziggyman
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