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It’s coming. And whatever happens, it’s going to be a holy mess.
Feeling terribly sad and angry at this tremendous loss for our country. Say goodbye to (safe) abortions, say goodbye, most likely, to the ACA. And vote in November.
A thread to discuss the police killing of George Floyd and the protests that have arisen in the wake of his death. No trolls.
I thought I’d start up again with my little Twitter roundups. Consider these to be open threads.
Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday; some dude was doing unspeakable things to one of my teeth, although to be fair the tooth deserved it. The tooth is recovering, as is the rest of me.
So here in Illinois, the shelter-in-place order kicked in yesterday, and I’m sheltering the fuck in place. How are you all doing in The Time of Social Distancing? Are you officially or unofficially on lockdown? What are you doing to keep anxieties at bay?
Hope you’re all safe; hope you’re all washing your hands; hope you’re all hunkering down. Our federal government (here in the US at least) has failed in pretty much every way it’s possible to fail and to a large extent we have to rely on our state and local governments — and each other.
The official number of Americans sick with coronavirus doubled over the weekend; markets are plunging. There’s a lot to talk about, so here’s a new open thread.
By David Futrelle
Big day. Big big day. Lots of shit going on. Discuss.
By David Futrelle
Fuck. This is all I can think about these days. It looks like it’s going to be bad. And this is the President’s response:
