NE GOP Guv Threatens To Withhold COVID Relief Funds From Counties Requiring Masks

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) is threatening to withhold federal COVID-19 relief funds from counties that require people to wear masks while inside government buildings and courthouses.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1315566

The feds buy 100m doses of the new 2020 version of laetrile, but just trying to use the one thing that is showing any promise at all for beating this thing is treated as a terrorist incident. Gotta luve me some modern-GOP.

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It’s like the dam impounding Lake Stupid burst today.




Michael C. Bender
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Trump to

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: Covid testing is “overrated” and some Americans may be wearing masks to signal disapproval of him—not as a preventative measure. “I personally think testing is overrated, even though I created the greatest testing machine in history."

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withhold federal COVID-19 relief funds from counties that require people to wear masks while inside government buildings and courthouses.

Looks like Ricketts is saying that wearing masks negates the need for COVID relief?

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That is a real quote? JFC

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I’m afraid so. I will never forgive the cult of Trump voters for fucking over this country.

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* Will this shit never end?!

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“Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) is threatening to withhold federal COVID-19 relief funds from counties that require people to wear masks while inside government buildings and courthouses.”

So it’s “murder/suicide” is it?

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GOP death-cult strikes again.

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Ricketts? Seriously? The governor’s last name
sounds like the disease? Like, Governor Anthrax?

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Real quote.

Real asshole.

In fact, I’m so furious and my BP is so high that I have to get offline for awhile.

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“America’s a Death Cult.”

— Tio Wally

yep it’s a metoprolol kind of day and nighttime nyquil at late evening lol
seriously, it’s not worth blowing yourself up.
Bring lots of people out to vote.

Well, I just has a seizure so all is good. :frowning: My wife is making me get offline.

Oh, I’m not joking about the seizure.

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Well, there ya go!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/18/coronavirus-live-updates-us/

But it’s end is near…

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Be safe! Trump’s not worth risking your health.

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Note to TPM: Never use postal abbreviations to refer to individual states.

Use state abbreviations, in this case, “Neb.”

You could, as they say, look it up.

My wife said this just a couple of days ago, “They seem to have no problem wearing KKK masks.”

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