The United States military bombed the hell out of the Taliban and the US Congress bombed the hell out of the US economy, then they went on a six-week vacation.

You gotta love our federal government. And by that, I mean loathe with every fiber of your body.

The eviction moratorium was up for an extension and Congress... punted. They didn't extend it.

Hell, they haven't even made sure all (almost) $50 billion for it has been disbursed. Nope. Less than $5 billion has been given to the folks who need it.

Let's face it, folks: We are now completely on our own. The federal government doesn't have it in them to ever do the right thing by its constituents.

Meanwhile, Floridians are dying at a record pace. And it's not just because old people live there.

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Florida reported 21,683 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to data released Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The data shows the severity of the surge in Florida, the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak and now responsible for 1 in 5 new infections nationally. The previous peak in Florida had been on Jan. 7, when the state reported 19,334 cases, according to the CDC — before the widespread availability of coronavirus vaccinations. Florida has reported an average of 15,818 new cases a day over the past seven days, according to data compiled by The Washington Post.

The Florida Department of Health reported that coronavirus cases in the state had jumped 50 percent in the past week. In that time, the state has reported 409 deaths.

#WINNING

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Make it a great day!

Bill

🐒 PS - News Monkey made it into work. He was drunk, but he dragged his ass in and got 'r done!

🌴 PPS - News Monkey informed me that he may be "a little late" any/every day this week: He's on "vacation."