Well, the big news is, of course, Bob Woodward's book and revelation that Trump knew in January how bad, how devastating, the virus is and would be and PURPOSELY chose to downplay it, ignore it, lie about it over and over, refusing to marshal the country to fight it because he didn't want to create a panic (and he was perfectly content for blue states to suffer). Of course, he has had no problem creating panics over immigration or muslims or our cities allowing people to exercise their 1st amendment rights protesting police brutality and instigating violence against fellow Americans. The truth of the matter is he didn't want to create a panic in the stock market because he thinks that is crucial for his re-election.
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Astra-Zeneca temporarily halted the global trials for their vaccine after a volunteer suffered some illness while they tried to determine if it was a side effect of the vaccine. I believe I read later that they have reinstated the trial.
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HHS spokesperson Michael Caputo, has been interfering with the CDC's virus reports demanding to see the reports before they were made public and demanding they be watered down so as not to undermine Trump's 'optimistic' messages (lies) about the virus even wanting to go so far as to retroactively change already published reports and holding back other reports. As if that's not enough, he berated CDC scientists and accused them of creating 'hit job' reports to undermine Trump for political reasons.
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The CDC on Friday reversed their testing guidance issued in August, no doubt because of pressure from Trump who wants less testing and therefore a lower case count, that people without symptoms did not need to get tested. The new guidance recommends that anyone with no symptoms but who have been in contact with an infected person should get tested.
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And today, the CDC retracted guidance it had published also on Friday concerning how the virus spreads through the air after the WHO questioned the statement. The CDC says it is updating it's recommendation regarding airborne transmission and that a draft version had been published in error.
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Schools that have been opening in-person classes are experiencing increased infections among children and teachers.
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The motorcycle rally in Sturgis SD in August is responsible for over 260,000 new cases of covid-19 but that didn't stop 125,000 bikers from convening in Missouri for another rally this past weekend.
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Anti-maskers continue to barge their way into stores that require masks just so they can make a scene and harangue customers and employees alike.
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A perfectly healthy 21 year old male suffered a heart attack. When he was tested for the virus in the hospital it came back positive.
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Europe is experiencing a rise in infections.
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Current US statistics as of today 9/21/20, 21:50 GMT: cases – 7,035,917; deaths – 204,386. My state, (red, so fuck you Trump) Texas, is, still today, #2 after California for the total number of coronavirus cases then Florida, then New York so of the top 4 states with the most infections, two are blue states for a total of 1,273,194 and two are red states for a total of 1,412,553. Let me repeat that, of the top four states, the red states have the most infections. So, once again, fuck you Trump and your lying bullshit about how if we didn't count the blue states we'd have so few cases, almost none.
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My (red) county has now jumped up to 1,340 cases and 50 deaths.
So far we have 1956 cases with 76 dead in Guadalupe County.
ReplyDeleteIt's been raining off and on but we only got 3/4 of an inch so far. A big fat band is heading our way so we might go to bed with the rain.
Did you get the Legacy to finally work?
we got 2 ½" yesterday. it's been raining pretty steady today since about 1:30 PM but fortunately not too hard. still we have standing water on the west side and north side of the house. it's the west side that worries me. it's always been low there and not unusual to have standing water that soaks in but the rain has to let up for that. so far hasn't overcome the added dirt I put around the slab part of the house.
DeleteI didn't even try to get the legacy version since it was just text.
DeleteWe certainly have seen it all.
ReplyDeleteI hope you survive the Beta rainfall.
I want you to write one of these comprehensive weeklies for...the future so that I can know if i should get out of bed or not. Holy cow. Your weeklies are great, I mean loads of unbelievable crazy shit- but so nicely put in line, step by wicked step. Thank you for doing this, makes everything more clear.
ReplyDeleteI doubt we even know what the true statistics are. And we never will.
ReplyDeleteThe bricks of the foundation of our country are being pulled out from under us and we are crumpling.
I'm not sure why I even get out of bed.
I think Caputo has some mental illness problems. That whole thing about watching long shadows on his ceiling -- he sounds a bit paranoid.
ReplyDeleteI feel as if more and more I'm helpless despite my activism. Taking care of friends and neighbors, making art, taking care of me. It feels so small.
ReplyDeleteThe hits keep coming and every day there is another crisis. When Woodward’s book came out, the ripple only lasted two days. Before that, it was 45 calling soldiers suckers and losers, and before that, it was about some egregious lie, and before that .... He hits us with so much that our heads are spinning and facts are forgotten.
ReplyDeleteThat Sturgis stat, and the fact that nothing was learned from it, is staggering to me. Be safe, my friend.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yet, still his followers refuse to see what is right in their faces. Makes me sick in my soul!
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