“Blame the other guy” is the go-to response for both parties.  This isn’t a uniquely Republican tactic.

I do sometimes wish we could prioritize the right to something like, oh, I don’t know, healthcare during a public health emergency but, alas, guns win again.

I don’t recall seeing any mention in the Constitution that fundamental human rights, rights which the Bill of Rights explicitly deny government any authority or power over whatsoever, are subject to arbitrary governmental suspension. Especially as the protection of those rights is the explicit reason governments are…

Yes, someone who’s paying rent, what are they supposed to do.

A significant chunk of his base is unable to really understand things without it having a direct impact on their lives.

He admitted to sexually assaulting women.

Never take medical advice from ideologues.

Yeah, but individual people are never responsible for their own behavior and decisions when we can blame a politician we don’t like for what those people do. Haven’t you been paying attention for the last 3 years? Personal responsibility is dead. Government is responsible for everything.

...but is there any data to back up the claim that not having partners in the delivery room will lead to increased maternal and infant mortality?

So the UK has gone into full lockdown along the German model.

Because what the world needs is more tyranny.

So, if McConnell is sidelined, he personally won’t be able to continue gatekeeping.  They might be able to get his temporary replacement to make some concessions, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

So, the GOP is clearly seizing this moment to attempt to destroy the safety net.

And yet, in a state that has explicitly stated that the cops aren’t going to do jack shit to protect you, they’re shutting down gun stores. So you can purchase recreational drugs, but you can’t exercise a Constitutional (not to mention a basic human) right.

We fucking tried to make her president.

...everyone else who heard of hydroxychloroquine also heard the scientists saying it’s not proven and can be quite dangerous.

Someone take that asshole’s mike away. Please.

In Phoenix, a man has died and his wife is in critical condition after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive often used to clean fish tanks in attempt to self-medicate.

Well, with the campus shut down, students sent home and none of the concerned parties being available, this is not exactly surprising.  And with this being Lexie’s last semester before graduation, whatever result the investigation may reach is pretty much irrelevant.

Y’know, it’d be nice if people took the hint from this event and started to save more of a nest egg to get them through future emergencies. Y’know, more ordinary stuff like losing a job, suffering a lost-time injury, that sort of thing. But they won’t because the kind of people who are financially ill-prepared for…