The Capitolist Emoji-Meter for May 22-28, 2020:
🔥 EMOJI-METER 🔥Sometimes words just aren’t enough. |
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Ron DeSantis |
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| DeSantis maintains the status quo on Florida’s Supreme Court by replacing his previous conservative appointees with two new ones. Good enough for us. | |
Nikki Fried |
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| She just can’t stop trying to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic for political gain. This week, she expressed unfounded doubts about the state’s COVID-19 data based on the now thoroughly debunked allegations made by Rebekah Jones. Give it a rest already. | |
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| Made a pitch to move the Republican National Convention to Florida from Democrat-controlled North Carolina. Whether it happens or not, Gruters gave Trump some leverage. | |
Brendan Farrington |
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| As one of Florida’s most respected political journalists, the Associated Press reporter took a deep-dive into the Rebekah Jones saga over the weekend, giving her allegations serious consideration. In the end, the most he could conclude was that she disagreed with her superiors over the functionality of the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. What he didn’t find: evidence backing up any of Jones’ wild accusations of a coverup. | |
NASA |
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| Millions of people watched the NASA livestream of the Dragon capsule launch countdown, only to be disappointed when it was scrubbed for weather with just 15 minutes to go. The interest is still there. Now America’s space agency just needs to deliver. | |
Elon Musk |
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| After the launch was scrubbed, Musk charged his Tesla and grabbed a burger at 5 Guys. The closest thing America has to Bond villian, he’s really just a regular guy. One who needs to move Tesla’s HQ to Florida! | |