Part 1: Scott Braddock, Editor of the Quorum Report, Dean of the Austin Press Corp, the Voice of Texas.
We discuss the campaign season in Texas, which has started for the state offices. Primaries seem to indicate that it will be close races. The time for early voting ballots has been expanded. Mail in ballots are restricted. In Texas, being afraid of being infected does not qualify as a disability, unlike in other states. Scott Braddock explains the history of this, and how it came about.
Part 2: Steffen Schmidt, Dr. Politics, Professor at Iowa State University.
In Iowa, there has been an increase in “Socialist” registration.
We discuss how Trump has recalled 40,000 National Guard service members, on day 89, which disqualifies them from GI Bill education and other benefits.
Iowas’s governor continues to open the state, despite the fact that cases of corona virus are not declining. But, even if there is a vaccine soon, in 2020, which is highly unlikely, there is no guarantee that people will get vaccinated, as many protest being vaccinated for other diseases, such as the flu. Children are not being vaccinated for childhood illnesses, and it appears that the public health system is crumbling.
The CDC guidance lately has been designed to protect employers from lawsuits if their employees get sick while being forced to work under current conditions.
The firing of the several Inspectors General is alarming.
further reading:
The Ultimate Disgrace of Mike Pompeo
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/pompeo-disgrace-inspector-general.html
Trump allies lining up doctors to prescribe rapid reopening
https://apnews.com/4ee1a3a8d631b454f645b2a8d9597de7
Trump Says U.S. Having World’s Most Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Is “a Badge of Honor”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/trump-worlds-most-coronavirus-cases-badge-of-honor-good-bad-thing.html
Trump Administration to End National Guard COVID Deployments One Day Before GI Bill Benefits Kick In
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/national-guard-deployments-to-fight-coronavirus-will-end-day-before-benefits-kick-in.html
Survey finds 87% of America’s nurses are forced to reuse protective equipment
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/20/survey-finds-87-of-americas-nurses-are-forced-to-reuse-protective-equipment
House probes Trump’s quiet removal of inspector general amid investigation into Elaine Chao
https://www.salon.com/2020/05/20/house-probes-trumps-quiet-removal-of-inspector-general-amid-investigation-into-elaine-chao/
Construction firm lands $1.3 billion border wall contract after repeatedly wooing Trump on Fox News
https://www.salon.com/2020/05/20/construction-firm-lands-13-billion-border-wall-contract-after-repeatedly-wooing-trump-on-fox-news/
GOP says no to another stimulus check
https://www.salon.com/2020/05/20/as-unemployment-hits-36-million-congressional-gop-rejects-a-second-round-of-stimulus-checks/
States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 testing data
https://apnews.com/6dbd9ad370add2ba299c7da46c25004f
Millions of Newly Jobless in China Pose a Looming Threat to Xi
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-05-19/millions-of-jobless-in-china-pose-a-looming-threat-to-xi-jinping?srnd=premium-asiaJamie Dimon says coronavirus crisis is ‘wake-up call’ for a more inclusive economy
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/19/jamie-dimon-says-coronavirus-crisis-is-wake-up-call-for-a-more-inclusive-economy.html
iFixit launches massive repair database for ventilators and other medical devices
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263762/ifixit-medical-device-repair-database-launch
Senate passes bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities exchanges
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-stocks-idUSKBN22W2Y2
aside…oh shit
Chinese expert says new virus cluster in northeast behaving differently
https://www.timesofisrael.com/chinese-expert-says-new-virus-cluster-in-northeast-behaving-differently
interesting;
Ultraviolet Light to Be Used to Disinfect New York City Trains and Buses
https://www.complex.com/life/2020/05/ultraviolet-light-will-be-used-to-disinfect-new-york-city-trains-and-buses-covid-19
KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP – Anonymous
