Too Much Reality

Only the U.S. government of all the countries I know would be satisfied sustaining this level of consistent growth in new cases. pic.twitter.com/EmjZkBtm6q

— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡 (@ASlavitt) May 4, 2020

This is why Mitch McConnell wants liability protection for employers. https://t.co/2R2xgkR011

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) May 4, 2020

"Get 'em out by Friday!" is suddenly ringing in my ears.  Misspent youth, or something (it's a Genesis song, if you're still wondering. Yes, Google is still your friend.)

Imagine sitting next to the statue of an assassinated president and complaining about how you are "treated" as the country nears 70,000 deaths from this pandemic.

In the face of one of the deadliest events in American history we need strong leadership and we are getting whining. https://t.co/N1k2mlN5Pm

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) May 4, 2020

Dozens and dozens of counties in the top six swing states have become high-covid in recent weeks, according to new data provided to me by demographer William Frey.

That undermines Trump's embrace of neo-Social Darwinist anti-lockdown protests.

New piece:https://t.co/bQb89QRuqm

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 4, 2020

But doesn't it affirm the Darwin Awards concept?

Most important take on rise in #coronavirus deaths: they were largely avoidable.

We had the warnings. WHO offered us tests. We could have responded weeks-months earlier. @realDonaldTrump incompetence led to American deaths.@ProjectLincoln #RememberInNovember https://t.co/5HlWkpCg54

— Jennifer Horn (@NHJennifer) May 4, 2020

The problem with the Darwin Awards:  we are all implicated.

And just because I've ignored the date all day:

"We had the Jedi in power for a thousand years (or was it a thousand generations?), and now the Emperor is in power, and maybe later it will be the Jedi again. It’s good to have balance."#MayThe4thBeWithYouhttps://t.co/Otz83R7hJP

— Timothy McSweeney (@mcsweeneys) May 4, 2020

And since, frankly, I'm kinda tired of "Star Wars", I'll be your friend, too.  Or annoy you; or give you an ear worm: