At an April 23 press briefing, President Donald Trump mused about the possibility of using “very powerful light” and injecting disinfectant into the body to kill COVID-19 – a suggestion that, in the case of disinfectant, was roundly criticized by experts as dangerous. A day later, he said he was being “sarcastic.”
There’s no clear indication in his remarks that Trump was joking, either in his initial comment or when he returned to the topic later in the briefing. But we’ll leave it for readers to judge....
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/the-white-house-spins-trumps-disinfectant-remarks/
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Study: No One Could Have Seen Pandemic Coming Except People Capable of Reading | The New Yorker
No one could have seen the coronavirus pandemic coming except for people who are capable of reading, a new study indicates.
The study, published by the University of Minnesota, is highly critical of the current early-warning system for global pandemics, which requires that a person have the literacy necessary to read, comprehend, and digest a memo. ....
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/study-no-one-could-have-seen-pandemic-coming-except-people-capable-of-reading
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/study-no-one-could-have-seen-pandemic-coming-except-people-capable-of-reading
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Chinese state media releases video ridiculing Trump's tariffs that helped them score new foreign investors - Raw Story
President Donald Trump's tariffs are frustrating everyone from farmers to his own advisors. But China is saying "thanks" for helping give them an extra boost with foreign investors. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/chinese-state-media-releases-video-ridiculing-trumps-tariffs-helped-score-new-foreign-investors/
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/chinese-state-media-releases-video-ridiculing-trumps-tariffs-helped-score-new-foreign-investors/
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