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“Grim Reaper” Mitch McConnell Is Using COVID-19 Crisis to Punish Blue States
McConnell wants to starve blue states, give billions to corporations and still win the election.
Group Promoting COVID-19 “Liberate” Protests Tied to Hydroxychloroquine Push
“Hydroxychloroquine is the cure!” reads a sign displayed at one of the protests.
Elizabeth Warren Loses Brother to COVID-19 Amid Trump’s Push to Reopen Country
Warren, whose home state ranks 3rd in infections reported, recently criticized Trump for misleading the public.
Take Care of Yourself and Your Family. Do Not Listen to the President.
Things are going to be different when this is done. Please do what you can to be here for that.
Barr Threatens Legal Action Against States’ Stay-at-Home Orders
In a radio interview, Barr said the Justice Department would side with plaintiffs against states’ stay-at-home orders.
Governor Kemp Is Lubricating the Economic Machine With His Constituents’ Blood
Kemp ignored his COVID-19 task force, while Trump’s task force is laboring to ignore him. This is not good government.
Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests
Armed protests could become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.
The GOP Has Every Reason to Want the US Postal Service to Fail
As advocates of privatization, Republicans also have much to gain from disrupting the 2020 census and mail-in voting.
Governor Whitmer’s Lockdown Approval Rating Surpasses Trump’s
Trump pushed for Michigan residents to “LIBERATE” themselves from Whitmer's stay-in-place orders last week.
Trump’s Inaction on the COVID-19 Crisis Seems More Deliberate Each Day
Millions of Americans are making painful sacrifices every day, and Trump doesn’t seem to give a single damn.