I was watching the docu-series of Hillary Clinton and couldn’t help but regret once again and in a way I couldn’t have anticipated before that she isn’t in the White House at this moment.

These White House briefings at the time when nightly news would broadcast is at once a vanity project, a steady stream of lies, an occasion to beat up on the media (which plays well with his base), and, above all, an attempt to dominate the news. I hope they reconsider their decision to cover these spectacles. Shut it down!

Trump and the Republicans are the party of death. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the battle over the stimulus bill. Boeing and corporations generally, not the health of the American people, was their chief concern. On the other hand, Democrats and their leaders fought for life and aid for tens of millions in need. Bravo to them for fighting the good fight and, as a result, making the bill significantly better.

Just finished Masha Gessen’s book on Putin’s rise to power and consolidation of autocratic, one man rule. It gave me a sense of what a second term for Trump might look like.

I called an old Canadian friend of mine who lives on Prince Edward Island. It is an island province covering a small territory and possessing anything but a dense population. It has no large cities. In our conversation, he told me that he and his wife were sheltering-in-place, which prompted me to ask him how many cases of Covid-19 have been reported on the island. He said two so far. What I drew from his answer is that the province (and I’m sure much the same measures are in effect across Canada), thanks to their leaders, and Prime Minister Trudeau in the first place, are determined to take the necessary and preemptive measures to slow down and, as soon as possible, flatten out the growth curve of the virus’s spread.

I also couldn’t help but contrast the seriousness of purpose that frames the Canadian response with the flatfooted, inept, callous, and irresponsible response by Trump and his administration. By his actions and inactions,Trump has thrown us into harm’s way, despite the heroic efforts of governors, mayors, health care experts and providers, first responders, public sector workers, and many others.