The stock markets have crashed
Forget a global recession. A depression may be imminent.
Musings
Best tweet of the pandemic
The World Health Organization has announced that dogs cannot contract Covid-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out. — Liam…
Trudeaus, Singh in self-isolation
Hope all of them are okay. And that everyone exposed to this remorseless, foul pestilence are okay, too. #BREAKING: Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau are in self-isolation over COVID-19…
#TBT: never-before-seen Hot Nasties pix!
What better way to help everyone forget about the pandemic and barricades and Trump than…publishing ultra-rare Hot Nasties photos! These were taken in 1978 or so, in Ras Pierre’s basement…
#JoeMentum! #SuperTuesday2! @JoeBiden visits @DaisyGrp!
As a public service, I again watched last night’s proceedings on CNN, and reported my impressions on the Twitter machine. As Joe racked up big win after big win, I…
Jake Tapper slaps me around like a circus monkey
https://t.co/PS6V2ZqLMH https://t.co/gg7WPvwp4K — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 11, 2020
My latest: washing your hands is smart politics
A press conference. In the Spring of 2003, the coronavirus variant called SARS was raging, killing many Canadians, making them sick. So Ontario’s health minister, Tony Clement, held a press…
An Italian physician’s story
Here. Read all of it.
Closure
“Just break me into small parts Let go in small doses But spare some for spare parts You might make a dollar.” Great song on a great day. Ode to…
Not every coronavirus victim deserves sympathy
For historians, I will repeat my view: @realDonaldTrump won't be defeated by @JoeBiden alone – he will also be defeated by #coronavirus. It will lay bare his incompetence and dishonesty,…
Failure-ology
Why did Justin Trudeau lose a million votes in the 2019 election? Why did he lose his majority? Why did he lose his standing in the world, and with Canadians?…
I have something in my eye
If this does not make you cry, you can’t. Deanna Dikeman’s parents sold her childhood home, in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1990, when they were in their early seventies. They…
I’m in punk rock Jeopardy
The Canadian-born face of the show Jeopardy made a statement about his health on his show. I found it moving and brave. I’ve never watched his show. But everyone should…
Trump = Sanders
Attacking the party they want to lead. Falsely claiming the vote is rigged. Smearing anyone who disagrees with them on anything. Finding fantasy conspiracies everywhere. Sound like @realDonaldTrump and his…
Campaigns don’t matter
When your consultants come to you saying the campaign needs to spend untold millions on ad buys, don’t listen to them. As Donald Trump showed in 2016, and as Joe…
#JoeMentum on #SuperTuesday!
You said he couldn’t do it. Quite a few of you, in fact. You know: Joe Biden will never win the nomination, it’s all over, he should quit, etc. Some…
CNN misses nothing
pic.twitter.com/DA3N3tOFlg — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 4, 2020