“Alabama Song” was written in 1925 by Bertolt Brecht. It was set to music by Kurt Weill and recorded by Brecht’s wife Lotte Lenya in 1970.
I know it from the Doors version on their first album from 1966.
Month: October 2020
Covers: The Tide Is High
“The Tide Is High” is best known in the 1980 Blondie version but it was originally recorded in 1967 by the Jamaican group the Paragons.
Trump shovels money at farmers to make up for his trade disasters
Not for nothing does Trump talk about the "great patriot farmers" –> Trump’s farmer bailout has given $21 billion to red counties and $2.1 billion to blue ones https://t.co/RKtXGuBJG9
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 20, 2020
Remember Obamaphones? It was part of a whole racist theory that poor black people liked Obama because he gave them free stuff from the government!
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 20, 2020
A stimulus deal might be stymied, but Trump is funneling record subsidies to his farmers.
— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) October 12, 2020
Payments this year project to top $40 billion.
There was a late push to help North Carolina tobacco farmers & Sonny Perdue was hit with a Hatch Act violation.https://t.co/eHoihGH6WZ
Should read: Trump attempts to buy farmers votes as his poll numbers decline. https://t.co/KSZQssJjpL
— James (@jcmarbury) September 18, 2020
Trump then falsely claimed that the $28 billion in tariff money given to farmers was paid by China. That's money paid by Americans. (American importers make the actual tariff payments, and study after study has shown Americans are bearing the overwhelming portion of the cost.)
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 24, 2020
Trump just claimed farmers benefit "more than anybody else" from the stock market. He's dead wrong. https://t.co/rAbOqEvk07
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 11, 2020
Farmers’ hopes for respite from Trump-era struggles fade amid pandemic https://t.co/C27IwyJ4vQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2020
“Imagine three years ago, you lost 30% of your paycheck and then the next year, you lost another 30%,” says a South Dakota farmer about the losses farmers experienced as a result of U.S.-China trade war. The coronavirus pandemic is adding to those losses. https://t.co/eHBRaYXOi8 pic.twitter.com/8ZPh5hwMFp
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) May 3, 2020
Trump's farmer trade bailout is already more than 2x the size of the 2009 auto bailout https://t.co/VIzez83uy1
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 21, 2020
Trump announces he plans to redistribute wealth from the American businesses that actually pay tariffs to farmers who are hurt by his trade war, but whose votes are crucial to his reelection hopes https://t.co/pP4nugouGe
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 21, 2020
The Trump administration provided more taxpayer dollars to farmers financially damaged by the administration’s
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 21, 2020
trade policies than the federal government spends each year on CHIP, maintaining America's nuclear arsenal, or the entire State Departmenthttps://t.co/J49Ci84cqh pic.twitter.com/ezbQvL41qv
This year alone, Wisconsin will have lost about 800 dairy farms in a downturn that threatens the vitality of rural communities and the state's flagship industry. @journalsentinel https://t.co/eqp5DhJUJJ
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 25, 2019
Trump likes dangerous herd immunity
Many more people will die if herd immunity is our strategy against the virus.
Perspective: Trump wants to try for herd immunity.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 14, 2020
Without a vaccine, it could kill millions. https://t.co/2nvhfUkzys
"Sky News found dozens of fake names on the list of medical signatories, including Dr. I.P. Freely, Dr. Person Fakename, and Dr. Johnny Bananas." White House Cites Herd-Immunity Petition Signed by Fake Experts https://t.co/MX49EaYfPi via @thedailybeast
— Meg Gardiner (@MegGardiner1) October 14, 2020
"Herd immunity" means the deaths of 100s of thousands MORE Americans, a total surrender to COVID-19. That this deeply immoral nonsense is being contemplated shows the total failure of lapdogs like .@SenDanSullivan to hold this administration to account. https://t.co/Zg62333PLM
— Dr. Al Gross (@DrAlGrossAK) October 14, 2020
This action by @realDonaldTrump & @WhiteHouse to embrace herd immunity will result in millions of dead Americans. The ONLY reason to let the virus spread is if you don’t believe a vaccine would work. Why don’t we let measles spread? Because there’s a frickin vaccine. https://t.co/EORPZBax7a
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 14, 2020
Here’s why herd immunity through natural infection is not a public health strategy. We don’t know how long #covid19 immunity lasts. Millions will die in the process. Public health is about protecting the public’s health. It is NOT knowingly causing infection & preventable death. pic.twitter.com/3X8VdsZvgK
— Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) October 14, 2020
Encouraging people to get infected in pursuit of herd immunity is unethical and will substantially increase the numbers who die from COVID. @WHO has called it like it is, and US government agencies and scientific academies should be just as clear on it https://t.co/bDPZbhQLYn
— Tom Inglesby (@T_Inglesby) October 14, 2020
What a Trump supporter told us heading into Iowa rally… 👇🏻 https://t.co/ZVffVZ0kgI
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 14, 2020
“It’s never going to work, unless you’re prepared to see an enormous death toll,” @Laurie_Garrett says of herd immunity.https://t.co/OmDTXtXDJm
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 15, 2020
Great sign in Iowa
Billboard outside Des Moines airport where Trump holds Iowa rally tonight. pic.twitter.com/XHix45wzlw
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 14, 2020
Trump’s fake Seal Team 6 scandal
Trump is an endless source of conspiracy theories.
Trump has endorsed a falconer's Benghazi conspiracy theory that Joe Biden killed Navy SEALs in a blood sacrifice and that Osama Bin Laden is still alive because Seal Team 6 killed his body double. https://t.co/KIkNJuRXrr
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) October 13, 2020
He did it again. It’s not just flat-out insane, it’s disrespectful to the brave fighters from SEAL Team Six. Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/okPfZJzPMg
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 14, 2020
The Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden (and who supports President Trump) has some thoughts on the deranged conspiracy theory the president is pushing this week. https://t.co/Sy1A4zUEtT
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 14, 2020
As his “unmasking” allegations were being revealed as a hoax, Trump was retweeting lunatic claims that Obama and Biden “may have had Seal Team 6 killed” and that Osama bin Laden was still alive and living in Iran. @PostOpinions https://t.co/cXuaQwc4LC
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) October 14, 2020
What's even weirder is that at least one member of Seal Team Six is going to vote for Trump, a president who argues that Seal Team Six has been murdered. https://t.co/UhQMjnlnm6
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 14, 2020
The president retweets a story suggesting that Barack Obama had Seal Team 6 murdered. And the world barely notices.
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) October 14, 2020
https://t.co/jOVemD0eBC via @BulwarkOnline
Navy SEAL who became famous for his part in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden pushes back against Trump for tweeting QAnon-linked conspiracy theory that the terrorist leader's death was a hoax. @connorobrienNHhttps://t.co/dJsSDtmtkT
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 14, 2020
The president retweeted an insane article alleging "Biden and Obama may have had Seal Team 6 killed" posted by a QAnon account and written by "an ex-Community Organizer and Homeschool Mom." pic.twitter.com/ydoCEFLkAt
— Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) October 13, 2020
Anti-Trump yard signs in Pittsburgh
😂😂😂👀👀👀 shit is getting real in the Burgh. pic.twitter.com/2DUN6XQDeh
— Nicole Lee #UBI 🧢 #BLM 🍎🏴☠️ (@nicolepagelee) October 13, 2020
This will only make sense if you’ve spent time in Pittsburgh.
More on the Pittsburgh parking chair history:
Got you covered lol. History: https://t.co/yxxjABnGUS
— Nicole Lee #UBI 🧢 #BLM 🍎🏴☠️ (@nicolepagelee) October 13, 2020
Climate update 10/20/20
The pipeline from law schools to the Federalist Society to the Supreme Court has been funded by foundations that have also supported climate denial. https://t.co/ptXRwKwvI7
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 14, 2020
The Trump administration argues that the federal government does not have the authority to set restrictions on carbon emissions, or to force states to reduce coal-fired power. A victory would strip future administrations of a key weapon to tackle warming. https://t.co/NoqBUfponv
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) October 11, 2020
"The Trump administration discovered it had a secret superpower." Successive judges have ruled that top officials, including the head of the Bureau of Land Management, are likely serving illegally. The response? Ignore it. https://t.co/XVmjUIdlkU by @LFFriedman
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) October 10, 2020
The 2020 ozone hole grew rapidly from mid-August and had grown to about 9.2 million square miles when it peaked in early October, according to a statement from the World Meteorological Association https://t.co/OtuuqKYrWM
— CNN (@CNN) October 9, 2020
The Trump administration is delaying National Climate Assessment, which shows Americans how climate change is affecting their communities. Meanwhile, Trump told one advisor he wants a hostile climate science review after election and WH recruiting deniers. https://t.co/B7kKaoKfoS
— Scott Waldman (@scottpwaldman) October 5, 2020
Though there is plenty of optimism throughout the research, one area where we find young Americans are very worried that things are getting worse: the environment.
— Kristen Soltis Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) October 6, 2020
Climate, oceans, and rivers are all areas of serious concern. pic.twitter.com/jsfaWl8Cyf
"What we’re most concerned about is things can still get worse.” https://t.co/Qjf6LxqARC
— Climate Desk (@ClimateDesk) October 5, 2020
The melting today on Greenland's ice sheet is roughly equal to the greatest rates of ice loss in the last 12,000 years, a new study shows. https://t.co/GZG1B1bHhv
— CNN (@CNN) October 5, 2020
So much has gone wrong since the Democrats lost control of the House in 2010 that it’s easy to imagine climate change again being relegated to the to-do list, @ElizKolbert writes—but there isn’t time for that. https://t.co/47BMUy8slT
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 30, 2020
Hurricanes, floods and wildfires imperil hundreds of hazardous waste sites. The Trump admin. won't talk about the rising risks.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 14, 2020
This article was published in partnership with @insideclimate and @TexasObserver. https://t.co/JvbNzUK38x pic.twitter.com/jcGA2MShLa
8 Vital Questions About Global Warming and the Election — and the answers.https://t.co/UaGuDiBpJq
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) October 14, 2020
Globe sets record for warmest September, and there's nearly a 2-to-1 chance 2020 will set record for hottest year.https://t.co/me6TxbTFvO
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) October 14, 2020
The Antarctic Ocean is in climate crisis. This week, the world could take a big step towards protecting its future https://t.co/42dqFK8yGM
— TIME (@TIME) October 20, 2020
The unmasking scandal was just another Trump cult lie
“Occam has never had a straighter razor.” https://t.co/iYeGvKuSSh
— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosNYT) October 14, 2020
Back in May, Fox News portrayed the "unmasking" story as one of the greatest scandals in American history. Hosts like Hannity, Carlson, and Ingraham went all in on it. And the network's "straight news" division hyped it too. Now it has fallen apart. https://t.co/G63KicEoMS
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 14, 2020
Some will roll their eyes at news DOJ has quietly ended its "unmasking" review without criminal charges, but it remains shocking that a US president and his allies in opinion media have, without evidence, endlessly accused his predecessor of crimes.
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 14, 2020
In the end, it was a lie. https://t.co/Y2dLFQIolR
"The prosecutor appointed by AG Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted in intelligence documents has completed his work without finding any substantive wrongdoing." https://t.co/41e9h2bs53
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 13, 2020
The ENTIRE point of "unmasking" is that you literally don't know who the person is…that's why you make the request to find out the identity. So *by definition* no one could have been deliberately "targeting" Trump officials…how does he not understand this?
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) October 14, 2020
This. https://t.co/ZJJASvyFHw
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) October 14, 2020
The "Obamagate" unmasking case has fizzled and @washingtonpost says no DOJ report is planned.
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 14, 2020
Why is it important to continue to point out Trumpworld's campaign of manipulation?
Because the American people were the victims. They were repeatedly misled by Trump and his allies.
'Obamagate Is Over': Dan Abrams Goes Off After Report Unmasking Probe Wrapped Up Finding No Wrongdoing https://t.co/oBUBuUOCpR
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 14, 2020
Oshkosh has the worst outbreak
The nation’s worst outbreak is in Oshkosh. Green Bay and Appleton aren’t far behind. https://t.co/0nhC5JdHKH pic.twitter.com/TZSIzJab4a
— Dan Shafer (@DanRShafer) October 1, 2020
I wish there was at least as much attention being paid to working-class Wisconsinites in Oshkosh and Green Bay, who are suffering and dying because of a COVID-19 surge that never should have happened, as is being paid to Republicans in Washington who downplayed a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/akwhHpvFuI
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) October 4, 2020
Mayor of Oshkosh, which now has the highest average daily cases per 100K in the country: “I’m honestly not sure that anything we do right now will make a difference … It’s too late.” https://t.co/RbIMKi2Kj2
— Molly Beck (@MollyBeck) October 2, 2020
The Oshkosh-Neenah area has the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The latest message from the Winnebago County Health Department has many alarming details: pic.twitter.com/qnpuskgydY
— Sophie Carson (@SCarson_News) October 2, 2020
'This is real': Wisconsin bar owner details COVID from hospital bed – WISN Milwaukee: Mark Schultz, 64, owns Oblio's Lounge and Primo Restaurant in Oshkosh. https://t.co/jogqASPycP #guestpost #globalnews #worldfirstnews
— @easyjanjansen (@easyjanjansen) October 10, 2020
Sad! 