Man. What a shitshow, except shit isn’t really a COVID-19 issue, so why the run on the tissue? I’m trying to find the silver lining in an otherwise terrifying time, and all I’ve got for you is:
My hands are cleaner than ever.
I also won’t have to commute for a while. I thought I’d really enjoy the full-time work from home gig, but I miss the peeps. If you’re in a new work-from-home status, it’s important to reach out to your teams and colleagues, and use video if possible to increase the human connection. That goes for non-work connections, too. Life is hard enough without adding social isolation to the mix. My buddies Dave and Jeff and I have a three-way (hey, get your mind out of the gutter) text message thing (well, we always do) to help keep us sane. Don’t forget to use Facetime for iPhone or Duo for Android (and Duo for iPhone) to do video-calling. My 17-month-old grandson and I stay connected that way, usually while he’s in the tub.
Other than that, it’s a very scary time. One person whose hands aren’t clean is Donald Trump. Who knew that a nepotism presidency led by a reality-show cretin and his inept sycophants in the White House and Congress could exacerbate a global pandemic, but they’ve managed to. Yep, little dirty hands Donnie inherited $400M from his daddy, proceeded to go bankrupt 6 times, and now has his son-in-law making life and death public health decisions after he gutted the CDC team responsible for managing pandemics in 2018:
Two years ago, President Trump fired the entire global health security team at the White House. Their job?
Managing pandemics.
Now we're all paying the price for President Trump's decisions. pic.twitter.com/TiXVOnRGLa
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) March 13, 2020
Is it hyperbole to suggest this inept administration will bring down the entire country with their criminal unpreparedness for and management malfeasance with the COVID-19 outbreak? The ignorance and lies promoted by Trumpers and right-wing media may kill millions. I mean, the Donald was downplaying the COVID-19 threat from the beginning, ignored early warnings and has misled the public leading to the unnecessary additional spread of the disease. And he’s not the only one. This was today:
“If you’re healthy, you and your family, it’s a great time to go out and go to a local restaurant, likely you can get in easy. Let’s not hurt the working people in this country…go to your local pub” pic.twitter.com/jXdhOfwe9R
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) March 15, 2020
It’s beyond ignorance and incompetence. It’s a fraudulent misleading of the public by the POTUS and his sycophant supporters for political gain that will result in the deaths of countless Americans. As for Trump himself, there’s no Trumanesque accountability coming from that coward.
“I don’t take responsibility at all.”
– Trump. March 13, 2020.
I wonder if Mitch and the Senate Republicans are rethinking their impeachment vote. Sadly, as one of my Twitter connections responded, “While there’s still money to be made? Doubt it.” Speaking of money to be made, the COVID-19 bill currently awaiting a Senate vote (Mitch McConnell took a long weekend), exempts large companies (500+ employees and up) from providing sick-leave to their employees. Finally, this…
Germany tries to stop U.S. from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/euQzVuY0MY pic.twitter.com/YFMQMTPlwY
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 15, 2020
What a disgrace.
I’m with you for the long haul, til death do us part.
Love you, man. Stay healthy.