https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/493329-trump-appears-to-back-those-protesting-social-distancing-measures

Mr. Trump tells the governors here is a framework to open back up and you can do it on your schedule. And less than 24 hours later, he undercuts the governors by appearing to agree with a minority of individuals who think they are immune to the virus. SMH.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/493298-democratic-senators-airlines-sitting-on-10-billion-in-customer-cash

Airlines are holding “travel credits” for those cancelling trips and they just got a $10 billion bailout. Amtrak issued me a credit (less $75 cancellation fee) for a trip the first weekend in May to New York freakin’ City, THE hot spot in this country for COVID-19. What happens if I am unable to use the credit because it is not safe in the next 12 months to travel to NYC? Will I get the remainder of my credit back?

This entire cluster -(f-bomb) falls squarely on the shoulders of those companies; the airlines and Amtrak.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/493048-reopening-economy-emerges-as-new-political-battleground

I’m only using The Hill story as a reference point on the discussion of opening the economy.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/493038-libertarians-view-amash-as-potential-2020-game-changer-for-party

It would be interesting to hear what our local Libertarian thinks of this. Anyone else, too. But I asked Don about the LP nominee a long time before Corona took over our lives. (If only it WERE the beer).

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/492909-schumer-and-mnuchin-inch-closer-to-a-deal-on-small-business-lending

Still a ways to go, but it is Schumer and Pelosi driving relief for Main Street. Meanwhile, Magic Mitch pulls a disappearing act and sits in Kentucky waiting for his wife’s next “allowance” check from back home.

https://www.vox.com/2020/4/14/21220474/trump-coronavirus-video-white-house-briefing

Used VOX’s headline. Too good not to.

Rupar does a good job of pointing out the may fallacies in Trump’s campaign video, made allegedly, buy White House staffers. Who are also probably illegally working on his campaign.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/492503-trump-claims-he-not-governors-has-authority-on-opening-state

He claims legal authority, but that is not what the Constitution says. And Pence backed him? SMH.

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/492193-a-government-agency-cannot-change-the-terms-of-congresss-covid-19-relief-bill

This sounds like a “deep state” thing. But in this case it is Trump’s SBA changing the LAW Congress passed.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/492472-roosevelt-sailor-with-coronavirus-dies

For those of you who say the coronavirus doesn’t effect younger people. And any underlying conditions this sailor may have had were more than likely identified and being treated.

To the Governor of Florida, who wants to open his schools (we all do want our schools open, buy the way. Just safely) because younger people aren’t affected as badly as others, may want to rethink that. Any parent knows that schools a day cares are incubators for infectious illnesses. Regardless of “herd immunity”. Plus, the health of teachers and other staff need to be considered before jumping the gun. Until there is a vaccine, we need be prudent on what opens when.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/coronavirus-trump-dhs-undocumented-workers-essential.html

Levitz shows how the conservative message is basically a lie.