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I hate to admit this but my dad dying in 2014 at age 91 and my mom dying in 2017 at age 89 makes me kind of relieved that I don't have to worry about accidentally killing them with a visit during a pandemic.

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Are we to understand that our rotting Empire is now falling to the level of Mass Human Sacrifice upon the altar of the latest model of the Golden Calf (aka, The ECONOMY)? (Asking on behalf of a friend)

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Hunger games! (Just with old people.)

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Saw a headline, didn't click on it. Fewer people driving means people are speeding more resulting in more accidents.I don't think this is the story I didn't click on but it is apropos. https://usa.streetsblog.org...

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Dan Patrick isn't very original in his exhortation for us Olds to die and get out of the way. Dick Lamm, governor of Colorado, said back in March 1974 "You've got a duty to die and get out of the way, Let the other society, our kids, build a reasonable life.'' Ironically, at 84 Lamm is still very much alive. https://www.nytimes.com/198...

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I wouldn't piss on that asshole if he was on fire.

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Bingo!

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How about us in Canada? We didn't ask for any of this bull**it, Trump or the virus, yet here we are. Our basement is a viral cesspool.

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A deranged sociopath, abysmally stupid, and ignorant to nine decimal places.To certain people, that seems to be precisely his appeal.

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Hello, Fellow Wonkateers!

I am an RN and I have three old ladies who are presumptive. I guess waiting I'm waiting for the pull-the-plug order but it won't come directly from Trump. That's what Jared is for.

I't looks like we are hurting for PPE (personal protective equipment) but I have what I need for tonight.

Wish me luck!

Here's what I look like in my PPE... https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

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That looks horribly uncomfortable, I bet that mask fogs like a sumbitch too...you and every nurse (who are all insanely underpaid for the Herculean work you do every day and never get enough credit for) are goddamned heroes.Good luck!!

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Thanks, Harpy. I'll make ya proud!

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So its, die already or go to work to make money to pay for your own funeral? These are the very best ideas coming out of the Taint Administration.

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Give the poor guy a break! All this press conferencing is cutting into his nap time.

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Plot twist!

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I heard the Funeral Home lobby just kicked in to Drumpf's KAGA fund big-time. Well, that's what I heard. A lot of people are saying this.

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