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Now the Donald says he wants $2000 Stimulus Checks

Posted on December 24, 2020 by a1skeptic

Yesterday, after about nine months of bickering, the Congress finally succeeded in passing a 2nd coronavirus relief bill. They attached it to a government funding bill in a long-practiced legislative maneuver (attaching something controversial to a funding bill) knowing that … Continue reading →

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Trump keeps trying to wish away Covid 19, but it’s (surprise) not working.

Posted on July 9, 2020 by a1skeptic

By now it should be clear that President Trump seems intent on just wishing away the covid-19 pandemic so that it doesn’t interfere with his re-election chances. Thus his proclamation yesterday that all schools have to re-open in September, so … Continue reading →

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How is it that China is planning to test 11 million people in 10 days, and we’ve only tested 400,000 in Massachusetts?

Posted on May 14, 2020 by a1skeptic

I find it remarkable that China has announced that it plans to test 11 million people in 10 days after some new covid-19 cases were detected in the city of Wuhan, where the infection orginated. How are they able to … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump really does have an appalling lack of scientific understanding for an American Adult

Posted on April 27, 2020 by a1skeptic

Last week Donald Trump created a firestorm when he suggested that two treatments for coronivirus might involve injecting commercial household cleaners and using ultra violet rays to irradiate the body. The Internet immediately went into overdrive, producing many precious memes … Continue reading →

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A Look at Propaganda in Action: Trump’s decision to punish the World Health Organization.

Posted on April 17, 2020 by a1skeptic

I got an email the other from an old friend of my bother’s, a big conservative and fanatical Trump supporter. He doesn’t usually include me in his email circulars, because he knows what my position is. But I thought, okay, … Continue reading →

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This is why progressives are apoplectic about Donald Drumpf

Posted on April 2, 2020 by a1skeptic

The other day I wrote a piece about how Donald Drumpf is like a Rorschach test, and that the Coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to change the perception of people who are Drumpf supporters and those who are not. The post … Continue reading →

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We had been warned about the coming Coronavirus pandemic, but we didn’t listen.

Posted on March 31, 2020 by a1skeptic

We had been warned about the coming Coronavirus pandemic, but like with so many other things, we didn’t listen. Back in 2015, Bill Gates — who went from a morally suspect businessman with an incredible streak of luck to one … Continue reading →

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The Coronavirus response is not likely to change who does and doesn't support Donald Drumpf

Posted on March 30, 2020 by a1skeptic

It’s long been known that Donald Drunpf is a kind of Rohrsach test for the American public, with some people seeing him as refreshing and virile and willing to give it to the “Libtards,” and others (like me) seeing as … Continue reading →

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The Economic response to the Coronavirus

Posted on March 20, 2020 by a1skeptic

If you’ve been following the coronavirus pandemic — and who hasn’t? — you know that there are two problems: the public health problems and the economic problems. The public health problem is obviously how to contain the outbreak itself. The … Continue reading →

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The problem with Drumpf’s huge budget deficits is that it leaves him little flexibility for stimulus spending as the economy tanks.

Posted on March 16, 2020 by a1skeptic

It’s hardly a secret that the Republicans, once the stalwarts of fiscal responsibility, have let the deficit rise exponentially since Drumpf became President and since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The problem with having … Continue reading →

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