It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Yes, indeed it’s 5:00 somewhere, and by now I’m thinking we would all rather be wherever it is One Happy Hour. If we could meet up anywhere in the world, where would you pull up MORE
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Pandemic Morons
Trump Says Sunlight Kills Coronavirus!
President Donald Trump touted a federal study Thursday that indicates sunlight and humidity can weaken the coronavirus – a finding that prompted the president to float the idea of treating patients with “light inside the body.” A MORE
Food
Culinary Confinement
If you, like me, are tired of cooking for sustenance, I’m suggesting it’s time to get back to the oven for the enjoyment of it all. You do remember enjoyment, right? If you don’t enjoy MORE
Coronavirus
Elizabeth Warren’s Brother Dies of Coronavirus
The oldest brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren died on Tuesday of coronavirus. Donald Reed Herring, 86, died in Norman, Oklahoma, approximately three weeks after testing positive for the virus. “What made him extra special was MORE
2020 Elections
Opposition to Trump Motivating Young Voters
More than a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds are motivated to vote this year because of Trump, and how he has made their lives worse, according to a new Harvard Youth Poll. The poll finds MORE
Pandemic Morons
Viva Las Vegas! — Mayor Says Open the Casinos!
During an interview on Wednesday with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, the mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, says the shutdowns are “total insanity” and it’s time to open up her city. Goodman said she is willing MORE
News
Whitmer Says Trump Message is Inconsistent and Dangerous
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Tuesday in an Associated Press interview that messaging from Trump amid the coronavirus crisis has been inconsistent and not what the country needs from its leadership right now. Whitmer’s MORE
News
Detroit Police Chief Recalls Recovery from COVID-19: ‘I Kept Pushing Back’
Detroit’s defiant top cop, Chief James Craig, refused to surrender to COVID-19 after he was diagnosed positive over three weeks ago. The police chief was retested on Wednesday, the results were negative, and he is MORE
Pandemic Morons
Pro-Gun Brothers Head of Groups Using Facebook for Protests
Three pro-gun activist brothers are heading private Facebook groups that are organizing protests against lockdowns across the country. The Washington Post first reported that the three brothers, named Ben Dorr, Christopher Dorr, and Aaron Dorr, were MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It’s Friday, and another week has come and gone in this pandemic purgatory we are trying to survive. For the record, this is Friday April 17, our fifth consecutive happy hour together in this space. MORE
News
U.S. Army Just Gave $569Million to GOP Contractor for The Wall
As the Pentagon faces down a pandemic, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a $569 Million no-bid contract to a federal contracting firm to build sections of the Trump border wall at an above-market MORE
News
Roger Stone is Going to Prison
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied Roger Stone’s request for a new trial on Thursday. Court documents show that Stone must appear in person “at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons” within MORE
Coronavirus
Dr. Fauci Says It’s Possible Vaccine May Be 1-2 Months Ahead of Schedule
Anthony Fauci told CBS News Wednesday it’s “possible to shave a couple of months off” his earlier projection that it would take 12-18 months until a novel coronavirus vaccine would be widely available. But he cautioned he didn’t want MORE
2020 Elections
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Joe Biden
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, extending the number of big endorsements for the presumptive Democratic nominee for President. “In this moment of crisis, it’s more important than ever that the next MORE
News
Protesters Converge on Michigan Capitol
Demonstrators drove thousands of vehicles to Lansing, Michigan, in protest of Governor Whitmer’s stay-at-home order to flatten the rising curve of COVID-19 cases. Several thousand cars were there to create a traffic jam in the MORE
News
93-Year-Old Woman Gets Gift of Coors Light
Olive Veronesi has been staying at home trying to flatten the curve in her hometown of Seminole, Pennsylvania, when she caught the attention of Molson Coors. “When we saw Olive’s message, we knew we had MORE
News
ER Doctor Near Death Saved by Experimental Treatment
Seattle area ER doctor Ryan Padgett found out quickly how deadly COVID-19 could be, as the first dozen or so patients he saw with the disease didn’t make it. Padgett, a 44-year-old 250-pound former football MORE
Coronavirus
Some Bad News About Antibody Tests
While Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci have stressed the importance of an antibody test to indicate who may be immune to the coronavirus, scientists are finding issues with the availability and reliability of MORE
Health
Uninsured Can Turn to a Stable ACA Market
While the Trump administration won’t tell you about it, there is a stable Affordable Care Act market available to those who are newly uninsured and need it. The average monthly premium for ACA coverage was MORE
2020 Elections
Justin Amash Considering Presidential Run
U.S. Rep Justin Amash (I-MI) has tweeted his consideration for a presidential run. When a follower responded with “Please be you,” Amash said, “Thanks. I’m looking closely at it this week.” The congressman left the MORE
Coronavirus
Whitmer Prepares for Protests That Include DeVos Funded Group
While protests are threatened and carried out across various states, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will be watching for “Operation Gridlock” on Wednesday, organized by several social media groups, with plans to drive around the Lansing MORE
News
Fox Host Defends Chris Wallace on Trump Criticism
Jedediah Bila, weekend co-host of “Fox & Friends,” criticized Trump on Sunday for his “3rd grade name-calling,” adding that Wallace “is doing his job.” Trump reacted to a segment of Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, MORE
Pandemic Morons
#BeBest Adds Time to Social Media While Socially Distancing
Melania Trump has become the first Trump to show herself wearing a face mask in the coronavirus pandemic. Still, her husband says it’s voluntary. “I just don’t want to wear one myself,” he said. “I MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Welcome to cocktail hour with your News Views friends, where any Friday is Good, but today it’s offically “Good Friday!” Let’s celebrate what was actually good about this week, no matter how long it takes MORE
Politics
The Woman In Michigan Goes National
In the middle of one of the most important jobs in a lifetime — managing the response in a pandemic for a state with the third most cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. — Michigan MORE