I finally found something to agree with Trump on: Harvard has to kick back the $8M it got from the cares act. They've got like +$40B in endowments.

You have to apply for that right? Meaning someone at Harvard consciously decided it was the right move to do just that. Pretty amazing and frankly representative of how the elite ultimately think.

Sure do, and think of all those in need who got shut out. Man o man

to be objective here, the bill was written to include them. It's not certain they had any insights into the collateral damage. the real test is now that they realize what has happened and how they've managed to screw most small businesses. like shake shack, who sent the money back.

It's overblown, and a different part of the bill.

I need to catch John Oliver's take on the Fox news feed back loop to the White House.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/21/poli ... index.html

Oliver is a hack at this point

Last episode I watched was outrage at some fairly dated trump news followed by a strange deep dive on Wendy Williams WFH setup (which the interns probably thought would be funny)

Come at me libs

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I thought she was a moderating voice with him, but maybe crazy is still crazy.

John Oliver has always been too tedious to be funny, but less condescending than Samantha Bee at least.

Really wish the Colbert Report was still around.

Love Trump attacking Gov Hogan after Hogan's wife got all those test kits from SK. It couldn't be more obvious that he's grifting these test kits and people need to bend the knee to get what they need. He's a complete sociopath. Usually people use that word loosely, but I really don't think I am here.

Stay at home order is really affecting some people. I got a really long email from a guy being paid to not come to his office. It went something like this: re-open the country, but we didn’t close the country for H1N1, Obama golfed, you can’t believe statistics because the liberal media is stacked against Trump and wants him to resign.

Response I wanted to send but know it’s a waste of time Would be:

H1N1 this is is not. There were 18036 confirmed world wide deaths (there is every reason to believe there were approximately 50,000 globally). We are over 45000 confirmed dead in the US, and over 176k world wide.

Golfing? Get over it. Don has blown 8 years of Obama out of the water and he was last on the course in March with some Nats players. I’m thinking we knew about the virus by then. There is the small matter of the over $125M on personal travel To fly him to his golf courses or taking the extended family to meet the Queen so one generation have a dynasty could meet the other (in his mind).

Regarding the media, the idea that you can only hear one voice in that voice is simply one that supports the president’s view is a dangerous thing. There’s a reason why the press is free and important in this country, and it’s not so that it can be a propaganda arm of the government. It’s an independent check, and where you can rightfully say that their biases out there, you need to understand that you should be seeking unbiased information in total to be best informed.

jerseyhoya wrote:It's overblown, and a different part of the bill.

Disagree. I would agree with this logic if the payment was processed automatically like it has for individuals but someone at that institution made the decision and took the time to apply. That’s disappointing.

Now I get that the money is for students but again they can afford that on their own dime.

The Savior wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:It's overblown, and a different part of the bill.

Disagree. I would agree with this logic if the payment was processed automatically like it has for individuals but someone at that institution made the decision and took the time to apply. That’s disappointing.

Now I get that the money is for students but again they can afford that on their own dime.

I think JH's point is that this wasn't the small business money but a separate section called Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.

Apparently the Iranians have flying boats.

@realDonaldTrump
I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.

gotta admit, if they have those we're toast since we've been antagonizing them so much the past few years

deluge if true

Missouri is suing China over the coronavirus. Brilliant

A flying boat is an unnatural thing, if there are any flying boats they should be shot out of the sky immediately. I think there's a passage in Revelations about this, if not maybe it was Ghostbusters.

Why is it a flying boat and not a floating plane?

Uncle Milty wrote:

The Savior wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:It's overblown, and a different part of the bill.

Disagree. I would agree with this logic if the payment was processed automatically like it has for individuals but someone at that institution made the decision and took the time to apply. That’s disappointing.

Now I get that the money is for students but again they can afford that on their own dime.

I think JH's point is that this wasn't the small business money but a separate section called Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.

Correct.

The funds allocated to Harvard stem from a $14 billion allocation to the Department of Education through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. The funds for small businesses were allocated by the Small Business Administration through the Paycheck Protection Program, which had a separate $349 billion allocation.

University spokesperson Jonathan L. Swain wrote in an emailed statement that Harvard has not applied for or received funds through the Paycheck Protection Program, which he said would have been inappropriate.

“Harvard did not apply for, nor has it received any funds through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses. Reports saying otherwise are inaccurate. President Trump is right that it would not have been appropriate for our institution to receive funds that were designated for struggling small businesses,” Swain wrote.

Swain reiterated that 100 percent of the CARES ACT funds will go to student financial assistance.

And to check out who else is getting money through this program, this gives you a good idea. - https://twitter.com/LPDonovan/status/12 ... 3254584322 - It's not like Harvard a) asked for it or b) is getting special treatment.