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another straw sticking out from the adobe wall. The energy density of gas v batteries? What about the density and weight of diesel, gas engines v electric. Number of parts, fluids and the danger of gasoline. Capacity to capture electricity from regenerative braking. Last I heard engineers were still far from converting energy back into gas as the car slows down. Of course abandoned oil wells, pipelines, refineries, etc. All unaccounted for. Facts v straws

Isn't she the one that promised not to lie? There is an important distance between the WH, FOX, trump and the news media. Media reports the news. Its not supposed to create news. trump, the president, ran in the election to lead. To "hire the best", because he 'is the smartest", to MAGA. When reporters from the WP reported what trump had said. trump is the one that had daily security briefings. That had a dozen or more warnings that China was losing containment of the virus. She has the spin down and the lies have started to flow. IMO the spin will increase.

This is the policy. Trump backs off plans to wind down task force after backlash Trump blocked Anthony Fauci, a key member of the task force, from testifying at a House hearing Wednesday Because the “House is a bunch of Trump haters."

"More evidence of Donald Trump sexualizing young girls has surfaced, this time from the archives of the Chicago Tribune. Reporter Seema Mehta of the L.A. Times wrote about the discovery on Friday morning. In a 1992 wire roundup of capsule notes called NEWSMAKERS, Trump is quoted as telling two 14-year-old girls at a holiday-singing gathering that “in a couple of years I’ll be dating you.” The complete transcript reads: 'Donald Trump turned up Monday for a carol sing by a youth choir outside Manhattan Plaza Hotel. He asked two of the girls how old they were. After they replied they were 14, Trump said, “Wow! Just think—in a couple of years I’ll be dating you.”' As Mehta notes, the report jibes with a recent video release that shows Trump making sexualizing cracks at a 10-year-old girl. In a holiday segment of “Entertainment Tonight” from December, 1992, Trump is heard asking a girl, “Are you going up the escalator?” When she replies “yes,” Trump says, “I’m going to be dating you in 10 years.” Always amazing that pro-trump regulars feign such ignorance. Probably gaslighting. His supporters can't be that ____________!

That would be a good estimate, IMO

FIFY Why is it that trump supporters never state the positive things trump[p is doing on a daily basis?

FIFY

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Only partially true. Perhaps the C-19 recession will finally nail the coffin shut of the whole coal industry. Renewable energy is now a compelling alternative as it costs less than fossil fuels, says Michael Milken Sep 19 2019 “Solar in the range of 2 to 4 cents is basically going to be available everywhere in 2025, with some uncertainty as to how fast costs will come down. But our research and the research of NREL suggest that cost decline is going to continue regardless of federal tax support.”

AFAIK the vaping lung damage issue surrounds the use of liquid formulations with added vitamin E and Vaping pens. Using vaporizers to smoke solid leaf cannabis is different and no more substantive risk than a joint. Unless someone knows different?

Well he encourages Americans to watch porn and discloses embarrassing sexual histories of others just for fun and gaslighting. Why Trump Can’t Learn: An Educated Guess by a Veteran Teacher. Dyslexia may explain a lot about the twisted behavior of the president.

FIFY His followers here have turned into a fine art.

Well I personally don't indulge but almost everyone else seems to. In fact a friend who self isolates in a quite disciplined manner. Was indulging last night when I called him.In other news it seems as if Americans trust Canadians more than they do fellow Americans. "The poll from Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies finds only 34 per cent of respondents expressed trust in Americans, compared with 58 per cent from a similar survey in November of last year. Of those living in the U.S., 72.5 per cent said they trusted Canadians, compared with 70 per cent who expressed trust in their fellow citizens." Which I would attribute to trump.

I posted yesterday about the Ohio republican governor doing a good job on C-19. trump apologists are reactionaries. They eat the breakfast of pablum while getting the morning talking points via FOX. The 72,000 reasons why trump is dominating the airwaves and these discussions. Just numbers to his supporters. I was going to start another thread about the corruption of Jared Kushner's management of the C-19 task force acquisition program. Jared Kushner's shadow coronavirus task force used a spreadsheet called 'VIP Update' to procure PPE from inexperienced Trump allies over legitimate vendors "Among those prioritized( for government PPE purchases) were the conservative activist Charlie Kirk and a former "Apprentice" contestant, The Times noted." Trump volunteers kept 'VIP' list of leads for medical supplies: report In ordinary times a relative of a president appointed to a federal acquisition program by presidential directive. Who then used that position for personal and political advantage. Would result in either FBI or House investigations. But this is the new America. Corruption during a pandemic is just a third page sideshow. For the trump crime family.

How has Brent single handedly managed to keep this flat earth thread going for so long? I hesitate to call him a troll because I don't think he is. But facts don't seem to matter hereabouts. Meanwhile in the facts department. "Renewables have generated more electricity than coal for the last 40 days, shattering the previous record of just nine consecutive days. Wind, solar and hydroelectricity have produced more electricity than coal since March 25, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analyzed by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)."

Typical trump goatF*#k never consulted with anyone. Hasn't held a "task force briefing" read personal promotion televised rally. Since his infamous "injecting bleach" conference. Shut it down because China is all he needs for re-election. "the decision to formally disband the task force is sure to raise concern among public health experts who have warned the coronavirus will likely be part of life in the U.S. until there is a widely available vaccine, which could take a year or longer to develop.... Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious diseases expert and a task force member, told CBS News that he was unaware of any proposal to wind down."

"some as young as 14, a very different picture of the competition is beginning to emerge....Trump was closely involved in Casablancas’s competition.... Casablancas, and some of the men in his orbit, used the contest to engage in sexual relationships with vulnerable young models. Some of these allegations amount to sexual harassment, abuse or exploitation of teenage girls; others are more accurately described as rape." So trump was directly involved in the trafficking of women for sex. The exact offense that trump's close friend Epstein was convicted of. I just make it easy for "the skimmers" and those who don't like long posts with all kinds of "cut and pasties" that challenge their attention spans.

Jesus, evangelicals and perverted sex with underage girls. Nothing new. A Timeline of Donald Trump’s Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe , Donald Trump boasted about meeting semi-naked teenagers in beauty pageants Pastor found guilty of having sex with underage girls, 3 pastors accused of luring teen girls, paying for sex, More than 100 Southern Baptist youth pastors convicted or charged in sex crimes and the old thread here trump's best friend. Jeffrey Epstein Was a ‘Terrific Guy,’ Donald Trump Once Said. For his base, his supporters, evangelicals. Nothing new, move on, what about the e-mails, Monica Lewinsky?

trump, in an executive order in August, removed Obama-era reforms that had banned local police from receiving some equipment and placed tight restrictions on others.

Ivanka & Jared having substantial influence on trump shouldn't be surprising at all. trump is easily swayed in argument by the last person to whisper in his ear. The last opinion he hears. This story first emerged in February and crickets from trump Unprotected sex with porn stars, STDs make sense. I wonder who his WH drug supplier is now. Unfortunately these types of disclosures just add more glue to the trump evangelical base. Poor trump everyone attacking him.

Speaking of which the FOX motion to dismiss is likely to be heard in the next couple days. Fox News Faces Lawsuit For Calling COVID-19 A ‘Hoax’ The first such consumer-protection complaint came from the Washington League for Increased Transparency and Ethics (WASHLITE) on Thursday, which named Murdoch,__ Fox News, AT&T, Comcast, and other related entities as defendants" From The Hill: trump is moving on, C-19 is officially over: "The decision to disband the task force, which includes medical experts, public health officials and leaders from various government agencies, is the clearest indicator yet that the White House is ready to turn the page to focus on the economy, even as doing so could lead to a spike in infections."

Yeah and now his attitude has permeated the whole country.;Because Canada has legal pot.

Portugal tests 95% more per cap than the US Spain tests 82% more Belgium tests 74% more Italy tests 60% more "Belgium, France, and the Netherlands have been adapting their enumeration methods to account for suspected COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes and residential care centers. As compared to the US where the CDC only reports C-19 mortality when tests confirm it. In part, what prompted these accounting changes were increases in total mortality in certain regions which were more than twice the number of deaths officially attributed to COVID-19" All of these points have been made in at least a half dozen posts my myself, billvon, Kallend and others. Reading comprehension of some seems to be a repetitive issue. I suspect a propensity to "skim" and a complete indifference to self education beyond a structured setting.

The threads here center on politics. For most political parties the cabinets and important members of that party co-participate in the decision making and policy. In the trump party there is only trump. Now that John McCain and others who objected to trumpisms are no longer in the party. On aviation forms airplane junkies will endlessly debate the worthiness of aircraft types, like the A-10. Others will rightly state that loitering drones have made the A-10 obsolete antiques. Those members will debate endlessly the pros and cons of A/C and their weapons systems. Their performance and lack thereof. None of which will ever be submitted to MD, Boeing, etc. Or to the Air Force committees that decide on the parameters of the contracts for new A/C. It doesn't seem to effect the mental health of those members. Who continue to debate in those aviation forums.

All I can say is WTF. "In other news. It seems as if there is a Republican governor. Who values life, science and responsibility. "The coronavirus has turned several public health officials and local leaders into bona fide celebrities..Ohio Health Department’s Dr. Amy Acton....this previously unknown public health official now has her own Facebook fan club, T-shirts, chalk drawings and ’70s sitcom parodies. Ohio’s G.O.P. Governor Splits From Trump, and Rises in Popularity Mike DeWine, a low-key career politician, has followed health experts’ guidance as Ohio confronts the coronavirus. His constituents are overwhelmingly appreciative." An intelligent Republican governor that lets science and facts do the talking. Just too bad that the party can't boot trump to the curb and "Be like Mike".