Being the utterly filthy and still-unkempt liberal blogger that I am (with blogging way past its usefulness in most cases I’ll admit), let it be known that I somehow forgot that today is the 75th anniversary of VE Day, so with that in mind, I give you this clip of U.S. troops marching through London upon their arrival in the UK in 1942…
…and here is a BBC clip of the 75th anniversary celebration, with Winston Churchill’s declaration of victory…
…along with a clip of US troops returning home…
…and when I think of that era of my parents, it’s impossible for me not to think of this song.
Here’s another (pointless, I’ll admit) “hot take” – Mango Mussolini and his pals let the COVID-19 disaster occur partly because of his hissy fit over the Mueller investigation (everybody remember that?) and impeachment, so he said “F.U.” to the country and decided to let everybody die in response…and I swear, JUST ONCE I’d like to see one of these network news personalities point out to Our Treasonous, Tiny-Handed, COVID-19-ignoring "`chief executive" that he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about (”the cupboard was bare,” blah blah blah…Trump is the biggest WATB I’ve ever seen!)...Brian Tyler Cohen presents the gory details – and I give that nurse credit because I would have said everything I just pointed out to The Orange Pustule, and I probably would have lost my job as a result…
Update 5/9/20" Yeah, I think this about says it - hope David Muir has fun cashing the check for his hard-earned stenography.
…and Sam and Michael Brooks of The Majority Report tells us about how the “reopen” movement is executing the “disaster capitalism” playbook, especially in Iowa; this clip is about a week old, but I think it’s still timely…
…and Stephanie Ruhle speaks with Jason Furman, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama administration, and Chris Lu, former deputy labor secretary under Obama, about just how truly bad this economic downturn is and how the PPP as a response was wrong for so many reasons…
…and Kyle K. quite rightly complains about lobbyists getting bailouts as part of the COVID-19 “stim”...pardon me while I retch…no defending the Dems on this one, people (here), and that goes for our corporate media too, but in fairness, I also give you this…
…and with all of the other insanity going on out there, I really hadn’t said anything about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, who apparently was guilty of the “crime” of jogging while black; David Doel tells us that two life forms have been charged…and yes, I saw the video, and no, I’m not going to present it either – it’s out there if you want to find it…so much that’s utterly unconscionable about this, not the least of which is the fact that this happened in FEBRUARY and we’re just hearing about this now! (mildly NSFW/H..Doel’s disgust is palpable, and thoroughly called for)...
…and once in a while, I just feel the need to present this clip from “Network,” with Peter Finch as Howard Beale, the “mad prophet of the airwaves” as context for everything, since I think it’s still timely…I guess what he says here also now applies to what we get through our phones and computers, and if you wish to lump in your humble narrator here, that’s your right I’ll admit, though I endeavor to tell the truth, in an imperfect manner I’ll admit (mildly NSFW/H)…
…and just as a reminder than life goes on, today is the 55th anniversary of this video (here), believe it or not (and a new Dylan recording is on the way, apparently).
This clip from NowThis presents more idiot protestors, this time in Minnesota, yelling about opening up that state and nurses pushing back in response – I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that this is the “endgame” for the wingnuts…they want others not like them simply to die…
…and the numbers don’t lie – this clip from Rachel Maddow tells us that New York City, at a terrible price, has flattened the COVID-19 curve somewhat, but that definitely is NOT what is going on in the rest of this country…
…and Ana of TYT brings us this video about an 89-page whistleblower complaint from Dr. Rick Bright, who (commendably) finally said ENOUGH of the criminal regime of Our Pumpkin Pestilence and stepped down from his post leading the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (more here)…
…and this clip from Thom Hartmann is a few weeks old, but I think it bears repeating…he discusses the nearly-40-year campaign of billionaires to wreck our government (I think Thom means Charles Koch, not David)…
…and I give you this Billy Bragg tune in recognition of National Nurse’s Day (true, sadly, especially with what is going on now)…
…and RIP Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk (not related to COVID-19 apparently, which is cold comfort I guess).
This is the best parody of the thoroughly disgusting “Morning in America” Ronald Reagan ad from way back that I can ever remember, and what does it tell you that it was created by Republicans? And yes, I know there’s nothing even remotely funny about the COVID-19 casualties and our thoroughly wrecked economy, which is what this is all about of course…
…and sitting in front of the Lincoln Memorial, which to me is an obscenity all by itself, Mango Mussolini tells us that he thinks he’s been treated worse than our 16th president…years from now, mental health professionals will be trying to diagnose Number 45’s utter sociopathy…
…and Brian Tyler Cohen tells us how Koch baboon and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can’t get his story straight on whether or not he thinks COVID-19 was manufactured by the Chinese or not (kind of low-hanging fruit I guess since the whole thing is a ridiculous talking point as far as I’m concerned manufactured to try and hide the murderous incompetence of our ruling regime of frauds and criminals)…
…and David Pakman tells us about Generalissimo Trump threatening to sue states that don’t lift pandemic orders (and when it comes to states and people protesting shelter-in-place and other restrictions, I have to admit that I was shocked by this, though in context, this is a good point)…
…and for an example of real leadership, I give you this (more here)…
…and RIP Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers (another victim of our modern plague).
David Pakman tells us about Florida Repug Gov Ron DeSantis hiding COVID-19 fatalities (at this point, the whole damn state is a Petri dish full of death as far as I’m concerned)…
…and John and Ana of TYT tell us about Repug Gov Greg Abbott reopening his state too early (and this tells us about more related nonsense from yet another Republican governor, this time in Missouri...and it looks like still another Repug governor is having second thoughts, as noted here)…
…and Sam Seder talks about what Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan had to do to protect his state’s PPE from the federal government (Hogan, in a rare exception, is a Republican)…Sam is absolutely right about the utter insanity of this…but don’t wake our corporate media about it - sssshh…rock a bye baby…
…and Jim Schaefer of Raleigh, North Carolina is my latest hero for questioning these gun-toting morons…”you’re actually proving our point, which is fantastic”…really??? And what “point” might that be? That I have a bigger gun than you do, so shut up and let me take charge? Go brandish your external death penises somewhere else, you assclowns…
…and on the subject of legitimate protest, tomorrow, believe it or not, marks the 50th anniversary of the Kent State massacre – here is one tune for the occasion (based on this little number…more here, here and here)…
…and here is the granddaddy of them all (apparently, Neil Young conceived this is a fit of utter rage, and we are so much richer for this great gift in the face of horrific, murderous cruelty).
