Got distracted, but back to this...so woke up, had my coffee, spent some time on Twitter basically wasting time until Governor Cuomo came on CNN with his daily Press Conference. Unlike with Donald Trump (Not my President) when he speaks, no matter how good or ugly it might be, you knew you are hearing the truth. There is a lot to be said for an honest man in these very troubling times. As most people reading this blog would know, I live in Nyack just north of New York City in Rockland County...I'd normally script that last descriptor except it is important to this paragraph. As he usually does, Cuomo started with just hard straightforward statistics, this many tested, that many tested positive, so forth and so on.
He then moved onto the CURVE/HILL with what he said was both good and bad news. The good news overall...our Sheltering In Place is working, having a positive effect on lowering the spread of the virus. Then he went on with the bad news saying positive test rates were going up in some areas, Rockland, ...Did not really hear the other areas: he said Rockland County, OMG, he said Rockland County...shit, fuck, OMG this is getting serious! I live in Rockland County. You know where I am going with this, lets just say it was disconcerting.
Without much fanfare, it turns out that positive tests for the Coronavirus are on the rise, which explains why they barcaded and shut down Memorial Park here in Nyack day before yesterday.
Meanwhile in Trumplandia...all the medical professionals are telling us we need massive coast to coast testing before we can safely open back up the economy. They are suggesting Sheltering in Place needs to continue till the end of May, or middle of June. These people are smart people, the best of the best...no, not the Donald Trump, "I only hire the best!" kind of best, the real best of the best minds. They know what they are talking about these learned men and women, you can trust what they are telling you, know it is backed up by hard science and facts. Nevermind all that, Donald (stable Genius) Trump knows better, his uncle went to MIT, has better hunches has decided we need to put out the "Open for Business" sign put the pedal to the metal and JUMP START our Economic Engine with a big bang.
Now when I hear/see someone talking about petal to the metal, jump starting, engine and big Bang in the same sentence, never is the BIG BANG part suggestive of a good news story. But Super Genius, Top of His Class (he's not) at Wharton intuitions is telling him NOW IS THE TIME. Meanwhile CNN is telling me that 455 of the crew on an aircraft carrier have tested positive for the Coronavirus. Pence tugging on Trump's coat pocket, "Don, you know if you are wrong people are going to die, a LOT OF PEOPLE!"
"Pence old boy, relax...I mean who cares, poor people are expendable don't you know. I need a strong economy or at least one that looks strong to bolster my re-election chances. Yes, a few, maybe a lot while die, but I'll tell my base I did it to save their 401K's."
"But sir, Mr. President most of your base don't have 401K's."
"Who cares? Have to know your mark Pence old boy...they don't have 401K's but they want one, and I'm letting them know I am watching out for their 401K's now, or somewhere in the future is they are ever fortunate to have one...which we both know they won't."
Did you know yesterday and today, as America's Coronavirus Death Toll climbed up over 16,000 that Donald Trump was on Twitter bragging about his Press Briefing ratings, better than the Bachelor. I'm serious, this is real news, not that FAKE NEWS that FOX News and the White House panders in.
Bernie Sanders is out of the running...but not. Trust me, he is going to try to cause chaos and hope for a Brokered Convention this summer.
It's late, so going to close this off...will try to pop back in to this entry in the AM, provide a few links, and put up an image or three.
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