Friday 3 April '20 show notes

Apr. 6, 2020 9:04 am

By SueN

Anything Goes Friday! Pandemic Response Team Replaced By...Jared Kushner?!
How & Why Republicans Want to Kill the USPS THIS Time...
The Trump Admin Changes the Official Description of the National Stockpile to make it fit w/Jared Kushner's Bizzare Claims...???
Is Trump's De-Construction of the Administrative State Nearly Complete? If So, Is There a New Orwellian "Paradise" Ahead...?!

Friday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Anything Goes Friday! Pandemic Response Team Replaced By...Jared Kushner?!

Article: "Jared Kushner warns states to get their grubby hands away from 'our stockpile' of medical equipment" by Joan McCarter.

Quote: "the notion of the federal stockpile was - it's supposed to be our stockpile. It's not supposed to be state stockpiles that they then use" - Jared Kushner.

Quote: "The N95 masks is an item that was not used as frequently in the medical profession before this. It was used mostly for diseases." - Jared Kushner.

Article: "Putting Jared Kushner In Charge Is Utter Madness" by Michelle Goldberg.

Article: "Dunning-Kruger effect" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Charles Edward Stuart" (Bonnie Prince Charlie) by Wikipedia.

Article: "In Desperation, New York State Pays Up to 15 Times the Normal Prices for Medical Equipment" by Lydia DePillis and Lisa Song.

Article: "About One-Third Of Sacramento County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Church Gatherings, Health Officials Say" by CBS Sacramento.

Article: "Georgia to mail absentee ballot request forms to all active voters" by Mark Niesse.

Article: "Florida man Matt Gaetz says the Democratic Party wants vote by mail so Joe Biden can win" by Walter Einenkel.

Article: "New Mexico's governor warns tribal nations could be 'wiped out' by coronavirus" by Katherine Faulders and Olivia Rubin.

Article: "Falwell and Robertson Blame Liberal America" by David Mikkelson.

Article: "Trump baselessly claimed that expanding voting access would lead to a Republican never being elected in America again" by Grace Panetta.

How & Why Republicans Want to Kill the USPS THIS Time...

Article: "Does The Post Office Need A Pension Bailout, And What Does That Have To Do With The Coronavirus?" by Elizabeth Bauer.

Article: "Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud' in U.S. history, Florida Democratic Party says" by Amy Sherman.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Article: "Florida's unemployment website was designed to fail" by Claire Goforth.

Article: "Florida's nightmare with unemployment could hurt Trump - DeSantis lets churches bypass local rules - Cruise ships dock - Special session looms" by Gary Fineout, Matt Dixon.

Article: "Reichstag fire", 27 February 1933 by Wikipedia.

Article: "Everyone and everything Trump has blamed for his coronavirus response" by Amber Phillips.

Article: "America is an oligarchy, not a democracy or republic, university study finds" by Cheryl K. Chumley.

Book: On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, 1859.

Article: "Proportional representation" by Wikipedia.

Article: "My Pillow CEO claims God "gave" President Trump to America during White House coronavirus briefing" by Matthew Rozsa.

Article: "Let's keep God out of this, shall we?" by Rana Foroohar.

Article: "The real America? #TrumpGenocide Trending" by Gordon Duff.

Hour Two: The Trump Admin Changes the Official Description of the National Stockpile to make it fit w/Jared Kushner's Bizzare Claims...???

Article: "Kushner claims national emergency stockpile isn't for states - but he's wrong" by Emily Singer.

Video: Jared Kushner thinks "our" stockpile should not be used by the states.

Article: "Um, looks like someone just changed the text on the Strategic National Stockpile website" by EarlG.

Hashtag: "#kushnerisanidiot".

Article: "Despite coronavirus risks, some Texas religious groups are worshipping in person - with the governor's blessing" by Kiah Collier, Perla Trevizo, Vianna Davila.

Article: "About One-Third Of Sacramento County Coronavirus Cases Linked To Church Gatherings, Health Officials Say" by CBS Sacramento.

Article: "Coronavirus brings out the dictator in EU leaders as law allows Viktor Orbán to rule by decree" by i News.

Article: "Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus Fears, Too" by Elizabeth Williamson.

Article: "The Origin Of The Word 'Quarantine'" by Johanna Mayer.

Article: "Seeking an eviction moratorium in coronavirus pandemic, protesters target Garcetti's house" by Dakota Smith.

Article: "Self-Quarantine Orders Meet the Right-Wing Militia Movement" by Stephanie Mencimer.

Article: "Dear Senator, thank you for your incorrect sound bites': Trump writes sarcastic letter to top Democrat over coronavirus response" by John T Bennett.

Article: "Letter from President Donald J. Trump to Senator Charles E. Schumer", April 2, 2020.

Article: "Engineer intentionally derails speeding train at Port of Los Angeles near Navy hospital ship aiding virus crisis, feds say" by CBS/AP.

Article: "Schiff proposes postelection 9/11-style commission to study coronavirus response" by Jon Ward.

Article: ""It Shattered My Life": Former Joe Biden Staffer Tara Reade Says He Sexually Assaulted Her in 1993" by Democracy Now!

Article: "Victory garden" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The 2020 Election Won't Look Like Any We've Seen Before" by .

Article: "Who Will Win The 2020 Democratic Primary?" by Nate Silver.

Article: "Georgia's GOP House Speaker says vote-by-mail system would be 'devastating to Republicans'" by Aris Folley.

Article: "Stimulus bill offers $600 a week to the unemployed for 4 months" by Tami Luhby.

Article: "As Trump Meets With Big Oil Execs, Producers Fret Over Who Will Bear Output Cuts" by Dan Eberhart.

Tweet: "1/ Dear airlines, hotel chains, banks, and other industries who are begging Donald Trump and Congress for bail outs. Get in the fucking line. Most of you didn't even pay taxes last year. The front of the line this time needs to be people with medical and student debt..." by Thom Hartmann.

Hour Three: Is Trump's De-Construction of the Administrative State Nearly Complete? If So, Is There a New Orwellian "Paradise" Ahead...?!

Article: "First Antibody Test for COVID-19 Gets FDA Authorization" by Molly Walker.

Article: "Antibodies From Covid-19 Survivors Could Be Used To Treat Patients, Protect Those At Risk" by Katie Pearce.

Article: "How blood from coronavirus survivors might save lives" by Amy Maxmen.

Article: "Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma" by Chenguang Shen, Zhaoqin Wang, Fang Zhao et al.

Article: "The feasibility of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients: a pilot study" by Kai Duan et al.

Article: "These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous" by Joshua D. Rabinowitz and Caroline R. Bartman.

Article: "New York Prosecutors Believe Ivanka Trump Skimmed Millions From The 2016 Inaugural Fund" by Jason Miciak.

Article: "Freetown Christiania" by Wikipedia.

Article: "GOP Plows Forward on Plans to Kill Obamacare, Pandemic Be Damned" by Sam Brodey.

Article: "Bannon vows a daily fight for 'deconstruction of the administrative state'" by Philip Rucker and Robert Costa.

Article: "White privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack'" by Peggy McIntosh.

Article: "Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired For 'Poor Judgement' In Sending Coronavirus Letter" by Kevin Baron, Bradley Peniston.

Article: "Months After John McCain's Death, Trump Keeps Feud With Him Alive" by Maggie Haberman, Annie Karni, Michael Tackett.

Article: "What Does "Cadet Bone Spurs" Mean? Trump's Nickname Was Coined By Sen. Tammy Duckworth" by Monica Hunter-Hart.

Article: "Jim Mattis" by Wikipedia.

Book: "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein.

GoFundMe: "Stop Overdevelopment of Rapp Road by Pyramid".

Article: "New EPA Rules Will Increase Air Pollution As The World Suffers A Respiratory Pandemic" by Barbara Moran.

Article: "WATCH: White House Stresses Payments Will Come Soon, As Unemployment Soars" by Barbara Sprunt.

Site: What's Medicare?

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "What's Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap)" by Medicare.gov.

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