Bad enough they're anti-mask and anti-vax, they won't even quarantine ffs. Why don't we all just breathe on each other? Why not reuse syringes? Stop swabbing beforehand and save all that wasted cotton?
They’re also using YOUR money do it….AZ is in the top 10 most dependent states on federal dollars with nearly half their budget coming from your federal tax dollars.
Arizonan here. That’s our ice cream man governor in a nutshell. He’s never cared about the average citizen. And now, a former Fox news anchor is running to take his spot. A former news anchor. Someone who read the news. Let’s hope that the one term, twice impeached former president’s endorsement will pop her bubble. Lord help AZ stay blue
I have a friend who took a cash advance to pay the minimum balance on another card, and repeated this cycle till he had to declare bankruptcy.. I feel like he might have a future in GOP in this messed up timeline..
They're confident they no longer have to win elections to stay in office, so they've dropped whatever pretense was left that they aren't really kleptocrats.
They're doing it just so Biden has to stop it and they'll go screaming that Biden is pulling funding for students. It's pure propaganda. They're playing with the lives and future of their children to generate propaganda.
Republican politicians in states like Arizona, Florida, and Texas are going to kill enough of their own voters to put themselves out of power. Hopefully for a long, long time.
How much do you want to bet that within the next couple years we start hearing them actually using this as an excuse. 'COVID hit our voters particularly hard! It's not a fair election!'
They actually aren't. Even if deaths were solely confined to Republicans, they'd still only lose like 1%. It's a hell of a big danger to the people involved, but unfortunately not to electoral math.
Republicans are dumber than dogshit. "Hey Mr President, can we please use these moneys you gave us to fight the effects of covid on fighting *for* covid instead?" No, sit the fuck down.
This headline implies the dumbest possible argument for anything I can think of: using money set aside to solve a problem to instead make that problem actively worse. This is like trying to cure gonorrhea by having loads of unprotected sex with random meth and dope heads.
These people are not conservatives, they’re reactionaries that would rather everyone everywhere suffer like people did 300 years ago with the exception of being allowed some amenities like television or the radio playing nothing but Fox News, Alex Jones, and all those prosperity gospel preachers telling them that they need their followers money to buy their jet plane another jet plane so it doesn’t wear out so quickly.
With how seditious Arizona Republicans have been in the last nine months it's a wonder DHS hasn't frozen every bank account associated with the state government. It's clear they're under the control of actors hostile to the United States.
Alabama is trying to build prisons with COVID money -- all future federal money should stop to states misusing the money until all the money sent ... or money amount equal thereto ... is used for the purpose intended.
I fuckin hate the status of this country and its politicization of medicine. At first glance I have to ask, what the fuck is an anti mask grant - they gonna just pay money to destroy masks or something? Nope, Florida finds yet another way to be stupid as shit. Can't let Texas outdo them this season.
This is infuriating. COVID money is meant to help states dealing with COVID. AZ is complaining that they cannot use COVID relief money for things that will advance COVID like anti-masking because they want to do policies that advance COVID. Conservatives are a bunch self-flagellating shit-shows who actively suck their pro-COVID dicks for no reason. It does not help the country's economy.
The notion that a state government can dictate whether or not a school district requires masks sounds so contrary to Republican principles of local government mandates. One really wonders what it is that they stand for any more.
I thought this was an Onion spoof. But no - the psychotic Republicans are ‘practicing medicine’ without a clue by spreading their anti mask CRAZY BS at taxpayer expense!!!! What’s in the water in Arizona? Or has the drought shriveled up their brains?
I was literally just marveling on the crazy things humanity can accomplish after reading about NASA’s DART mission. Just thinking I live in a time where we can even think of attempting such a thing…and then I go to Reddit and see this.
Ducey is such a clown. There’s no end game either, he’s term limited, so no more governorship after 2022, he’s said he isn’t running for a Senate seat, he probably wouldn’t dream of running for President if Trump is toying with a bid (not enough name recognition and honestly he’s cowardly), he’s already quite wealthy after having been CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, so it’s tough seeing how this works for him or his party’s chances here.
As a reminder, this subreddit
So the GOP are trying to literally give bonuses to the schools that try to kill the most people.
Republicans love their fucking vouchers. They’re obsessed with those things
Conservatives hate human life and happiness, don’t know what confuses people so much.
Fun fact: someone I know works for AZ Game and Fish and they are required to wear masks on site at all times. Ducey is literally their boss.
Desantis right now is stripping the money Biden gave Florida schools that were having their salaries withheld for implementing mask mandates.
Sadopopulism
Former Texan here. The gop manufactures misery,
This is such a batshit time to be alive.
Bad enough they're anti-mask and anti-vax, they won't even quarantine ffs. Why don't we all just breathe on each other? Why not reuse syringes? Stop swabbing beforehand and save all that wasted cotton?
They’re also using YOUR money do it….AZ is in the top 10 most dependent states on federal dollars with nearly half their budget coming from your federal tax dollars.
Duce be such a twat.
Remember -- they hate you more than they like themselves.
Priority 1 is cash for wealthy donors. Prority 2 is own the libs.
And they say systemic racism is dead in our country, lol /s
The cruelty is the point.
convey your worst, think spite
Hey now, hiring substitutes for your sick teachers can be expensive! They need that money!
Arizonan here. That’s our ice cream man governor in a nutshell. He’s never cared about the average citizen. And now, a former Fox news anchor is running to take his spot. A former news anchor. Someone who read the news. Let’s hope that the one term, twice impeached former president’s endorsement will pop her bubble. Lord help AZ stay blue
So, let’s do Alabama. The Governor just signed a bill to used COVID funds to build a prison.
Two prisons
So they wanted to use money that's supposed to help fight COVID, to instead help spread it? This is an example of "too stupid to participate."
After they withheld that money from their own state and its people who actually needed it. The words 'fraudulent use of federal funds' come to mind.
Too vicious and vindictive.
Look if we don't have covid anymore how are we supposed to get more covid relief money?
I don’t know who said it first but it’s incredibly apt:
It’s called “COVID money”. It doesn’t say if it’s for or against COVID, ok?
Just like I can’t use my bills to pay my bills…
I have a friend who took a cash advance to pay the minimum balance on another card, and repeated this cycle till he had to declare bankruptcy.. I feel like he might have a future in GOP in this messed up timeline..
Also an “anti mask grant” just sounds like money about to be grifted
In my family we call that "borrowing from Peter to pay Paul." Always ends up well.
Hahaha! I can't wait until people in my state smarten up and do away with Douchey...
Fingers crossed he loses his senate bid.
He's term-limited. This is his last term as governor.
Yes! He is the worst! Let’s hope Kari Lake doesn’t replace him though
"Here's some money for school lunch."
Duh
What is the federal government going to do if red states start ignoring these orders?
With this and the cyber ninjas bullshit, AZ trying to take a shot at the worst state title (currently tied with FL and TX)
Don't forget Alabama trying to use COVID funds to build prisons. The race to the bottom is truly a spectacle.
They're confident they no longer have to win elections to stay in office, so they've dropped whatever pretense was left that they aren't really kleptocrats.
They're doing it just so Biden has to stop it and they'll go screaming that Biden is pulling funding for students. It's pure propaganda. They're playing with the lives and future of their children to generate propaganda.
It's ok, they can always pump out more kids. Pro-life yayyyy!
But can they use it to build some more prisons?
Alabama is.
You can't use firefighting funds to buy gasoline and matches for arsonists? Those libs are the true tyrants!
Republican politicians in states like Arizona, Florida, and Texas are going to kill enough of their own voters to put themselves out of power. Hopefully for a long, long time.
A lot of shitty Republicans I won't miss.
No, don't, stop.
How much do you want to bet that within the next couple years we start hearing them actually using this as an excuse. 'COVID hit our voters particularly hard! It's not a fair election!'
They actually aren't. Even if deaths were solely confined to Republicans, they'd still only lose like 1%. It's a hell of a big danger to the people involved, but unfortunately not to electoral math.
I can only get so erect.
God my state is stupid
I can’t wait for Douchey to be gone
Republicans are dumber than dogshit. "Hey Mr President, can we please use these moneys you gave us to fight the effects of covid on fighting *for* covid instead?" No, sit the fuck down.
No shit. That would be like providing roofies to rapists.
*smack* Hush! Don't give them any ideas!
This headline implies the dumbest possible argument for anything I can think of: using money set aside to solve a problem to instead make that problem actively worse. This is like trying to cure gonorrhea by having loads of unprotected sex with random meth and dope heads.
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Republlicans: Using covid relief funds to kill kids and own the libs.
"State can't use firefighting funds to commit arson"
Dafuq is an ANTI mask grant??
The grant is only available to schools that do not have mask mandates...
Probably funding to spread anti-mask propaganda, etc.
What the heck is an anti-mask grant? Can I have an anti-job grant?
They'd definitely say that's what welfare is
If any state is using COVID money for anything other than it's intended purpose, force the states to return the COVID money.
Conservatives constantly complain about handouts and financial aide (like food stamps) being misused and then turn around do exactly that
These people are not conservatives, they’re reactionaries that would rather everyone everywhere suffer like people did 300 years ago with the exception of being allowed some amenities like television or the radio playing nothing but Fox News, Alex Jones, and all those prosperity gospel preachers telling them that they need their followers money to buy their jet plane another jet plane so it doesn’t wear out so quickly.
Holy crap. I really don't get this fetish for destroying the poor and sick.
Now do prisons.
Now tell Alabama they can't use COVID money to build prisons.
Can we talk about what’s going on in Alabama please?!? Covid Aid being used for prisons?!?! What the actual Fuck?!?
"Here is the money you need to keep your grandmother alive."
Now do Alabama and that stupid prison shit
What In the fuck is an anti mask grant?
Give it back
Ahh… so sorry.. maybe try and use it for building prisons instead? Arizona/Alabama….
But Alabama can use it for prisons
Man these “prolife” politicians won’t be happy until every kid is dead.
So Arizona tried to use COVID relief money to ... make the COVID pandemic WORSE?
Arizona really giving Florida a run for their money
Then why can South Dakota use COVID funds for prisons?
This ducey douchebag is a fucking idiot!! Can’t wait till he’s out of office. All the stupid fucking republics need to get the fuck out.
show the gqp a hole to fix and they will find a way to make it even deeper to "own the libs".
Far Right in AZ complain that they can't use FED dollars any way they want. Sorry, the FED giveth and the FED can taketh away
What the fuck is that and don’t answer because I’d rather die without knowing.
The fuck is an anti-mask grant?
Yet GOP aren't willing to spend on infrastructure bill but willing to waste money to their stupidity.
Now do Alabama and their prison system.
With how seditious Arizona Republicans have been in the last nine months it's a wonder DHS hasn't frozen every bank account associated with the state government. It's clear they're under the control of actors hostile to the United States.
Tell Abbott he can’t use it for his wall either
But Alabama can use it to build prisons?
But Alabama can build prisons with their???! WTF
Just take it back from these states
Actively spending COVID relief money on spreading COVID faster is a new low
Jesus, “covid money” is supposed to mean anti-covid, not pro-covid!
They way more than likely tried
covid has been extremely fortunate to have so much human support
What the actual fuck? 🧐
Cool. Now do Alabama.
Alabama is trying to build prisons with COVID money -- all future federal money should stop to states misusing the money until all the money sent ... or money amount equal thereto ... is used for the purpose intended.
But Alabama can build fucking prisons with it?
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But Bama making prisons is 👍?
Good. Now someone needs to stop Alabama from spending COVID relief money on building prisons.
Fuck, man, we have to tell you this? Don’t use the covid relief money to promote covid, it’s supposed to relieve the humans, asshole.
NottheOnion
You can’t make this shit up. This really happened. OMG
Do Alabama next, Ivey already signed the prison bill
Alabama built prisons. I'm sure they will spend it on whatever they want.
How come Alabama got to use theirs for prisons then?
Remember when Republicans argued against Obama Care citing their fear of "death Panels?" They have since become a cult of death.
Arizona currently ranks #6 in COVID deaths per-capita.
I fuckin hate the status of this country and its politicization of medicine. At first glance I have to ask, what the fuck is an anti mask grant - they gonna just pay money to destroy masks or something? Nope, Florida finds yet another way to be stupid as shit. Can't let Texas outdo them this season.
What about prisons in alabama?
But Alabama can build prisons?
It’s wild because by not having kids wear masks and by keeping their school from getting funding, they’re doubly hurting the kids and their families.
Cant believe the term "anti-mask grant" exists
The feds should demand the money not used to be returned!
Cool cool, now rule on the money my stupid legislators and governor are trying to use for new prisons
Wait, why is the government giving out grants for anti mask groups? Why is this a part of the options they can put ANY public money into?
Doug Ducey is doing everything in his power to protect Arizonans from Covid… mask mandates.
Wait, what? What color socks are “wrong”?
Can we just merge this sub with
i honestly truly thought this was a
nottheonion
nottheonion
How is this NOT in nottheonion?
This is infuriating. COVID money is meant to help states dealing with COVID. AZ is complaining that they cannot use COVID relief money for things that will advance COVID like anti-masking because they want to do policies that advance COVID. Conservatives are a bunch self-flagellating shit-shows who actively suck their pro-COVID dicks for no reason. It does not help the country's economy.
He should be removed from office for discrimination.
nottheonion
JFC, people!
But Texas can build prisons…..got it
Why did this even need to be asked?
But Alabama can build prisons?
What are they going to do? Have a mask buy back program?
How 'bout dem prisons in Alabama?
How fucking stupid! Just goes to show you have to be explicit about everything. Leave as little as possible--even the obvious--to interpretation.
I nearly had a stroke reading this
...like they shouldn't use the $ to build freakin' PRISONS!
Then why can Alabama use theirs for prisons?
What about Alabama and their using it for prisons
I love/hate Arizona.
Man, they really do want to reduce their voting base.
Great strategy, let’s use money to SAVE people to KILL more instead!
Can they donate the money directly to hostile foreign nations? Asking for a Republican friend.
But Alabama can build jails with COVID money?
But Alabama can use COVID money to build prisons.
Can you please stop Alabama from using it on prisons, too? Thanks.
What about for prisons in Alabama??
Now, this is fascinating.
What is this timeline can we switch
The notion that a state government can dictate whether or not a school district requires masks sounds so contrary to Republican principles of local government mandates. One really wonders what it is that they stand for any more.
What do you mean I can’t use my COVID money to dissuade people from using effective preventative measures? That’s outrageous!
I thought this was an Onion spoof. But no - the psychotic Republicans are ‘practicing medicine’ without a clue by spreading their anti mask CRAZY BS at taxpayer expense!!!! What’s in the water in Arizona? Or has the drought shriveled up their brains?
This is truly the worst timeline
Using Emergency pandemic funds to help prolong the pandemic. This is ouroboros going into it’s own ass.
Just wow
As if I didn't hate the GOP enough I read this...
Good grief.
So he’s essentially saying the districts that do not have the mask mandates need more funding and more resources…
This one screams
Let us laugh derisively at them. A HA, A HA HA HAA. -futurama globe trotters episode.
Wait, you mean the money wasn't meant to help Covid spread? What a twist!
That's okay I'm sure they'll be just as happy to build a jail with that money.
i fucking hate it here
Arizona: How bout I do anyway
nottheonion
I was literally just marveling on the crazy things humanity can accomplish after reading about NASA’s DART mission. Just thinking I live in a time where we can even think of attempting such a thing…and then I go to Reddit and see this.
It’s amazing this even needs to be said
This whole thing is a sham
Always a way to steal money. What they need is an excuse to get away with it.
That’s good, but why would Arizona try that in the first place. That’s really dumb
Ducey is such a clown. There’s no end game either, he’s term limited, so no more governorship after 2022, he’s said he isn’t running for a Senate seat, he probably wouldn’t dream of running for President if Trump is toying with a bid (not enough name recognition and honestly he’s cowardly), he’s already quite wealthy after having been CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, so it’s tough seeing how this works for him or his party’s chances here.
What an asshole
This guy wants to be POTUS. Or a VPOTUS that’s a “team player” for the GOP.
Shouldn’t be used for new prisons either
Is the fed going to punish Arizona WHEN they do it anyways?
KATIE HOBBS FOR ARIZONA GOVERNOR 2022