Post by mhbruin on Jun 6, 2021 8:32:17 GMT -8
US Vaccine Data - We Have Now Administered 302 Million Shots
Coming This Week: Half of eligible people fully vaccinated
CALIFORNIA
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When the History Books Cover the End of Democracy in America, they Will Credit Joe Manchin
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will vote against a sweeping election reform overhaul bill, dubbed the For The People Act, putting the fate of the legislation in jeopardy in the evenly split Senate.
In an op-ed published early Sunday morning in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Manchin, one of the Democratic caucus's most conservative members, zeroed in on the partisan nature of the legislation, which has not attracted any Republican support.
"I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening blinds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For The People Act," Manchin wrote.
"The truth, I would argue, is that voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen," he added.
Manchin also said he "will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster," which a number of leading Democrats have suggested in order to pass election reform.
He said he will "seek bipartisan compromise no matter how difficult and to develop the political bonds that end divisions and help unite the country we love."
The House in March passed The For The People Act in a 220 to 210 vote. No House Republicans supported the measure, and one Democrat voted against the legislation.
The bill would require states to offer mail-in ballots, a minimum of 15 days of early voting and online and same-day voter registration. Additionally, it calls for the creation of independent commissions to draw congressional districts in an effort to put an end to partisan gerrymandering.
It would also provide additional resources to stave off foreign threats on elections, enable automatic voter registration, and would make Election Day a national holiday for federal workers.
Manchin signaled in April that he would not support the election reform bill.
Except No One Will Be Able to Write About It in a History Book
The filibuster was not created by the Founding Fathers
It was never used to create bipartisan comity or deliver solutions
Stopping legislation that has vast popular support and delivering nothing to Americans is certainly not the Senate’s best quality
This country is already being torn apart by partisan voting laws that are sweeping the nation
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Was She Crying "Wolf!"?
Renowned American author Naomi Wolf has been suspended from Twitter after spreading a range of unfounded theories about vaccines on her account,
Dr Wolf, well known for her acclaimed third-wave feminist book The Beauty Myth, claimed in one tweet that vaccines were a "software platform that can receive uploads".
She also compared Dr Anthony Fauci, the top Covid adviser in the US, to Satan.
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You Can't Catch It Just By Flying Delta, But I am Not Vouching for Corona Beer
Delta variant is around 40% more transmissible
A coronavirus variant, first identified in India, is causing a spike in cases in some parts of the UK and experts are worried.
Experts say this variant, named Delta by the World Health Organization, is more transmissible than even the "Kent" or Alpha variant, and is now dominant in the UK.
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Who is Joseph Finegan?
A school board in Florida has voted to rename six of its schools named after Confederate leaders after community members demanded the change.
The schools to be renamed are Joseph Finegan Elementary School, Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, J.E.B. Stuart Middle School, Kirby-Smith Middle School, Jefferson Davis Middle School and Robert E. Lee High School.
The Answer
Joseph Finegan, sometimes Finnegan (November 17, 1814 – October 29, 1885), was an American businessman and brigadier general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. From 1862 to 1864 he commanded Confederate forces operating in Middle and East Florida, ultimately leading the Confederate victory at the Battle of Olustee, the state's only major battle. He subsequently led the Florida Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia until near the end of the war.
Note
My elementary school in Chicago is named after James Blaine, one of the key movers in passing the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Thoughts and Prayers for the Citizens of Utah
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) is asking residents to join him in a "weekend of prayer" for rain amid a statewide drought emergency.
“By praying collaboratively and collectively, asking God or whatever higher power you believe in for more rain, we may be able to escape the deadliest aspects of the continuing drought,” Cox said in a video on Friday.
“I’ve already asked all Utahns to conserve water by avoiding long showers, fixing leaky faucets, and planting water-wise landscapes. But I fear those efforts alone won’t be enough to protect us,” Cox said in a press release.
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Loopy Lawyer Loses Livelihood
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Who Won the Week?
Lake Highlands, TX High School valedictorian Paxton Smith, for changing up her pre-approved commencement speech to shine a light on the assault on women's health by white male GOP state legislators
Melanie Stansbury, who won her race in New Mexico's 1st congressional district to replace Interior Sec. Deb Haaland by a wider margin than either Haaland or Biden got there in 2020
Democratic economics, as the Covid relief plan "significantly improved" Americans’ ability to pay bills while reducing anxiety/depression among poor households and those with children
Alaskan wildlife and indigenous tribes, as the White House suspends drilling leases approved by Trump in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
President Biden: 1st POTUS to speak in Tulsa on 1921 massacre anniversary; 62% approval; lowest jobless claims and covid cases in 15 months; welcomes LGBTQ Pride month with open arms
Hope in Israel, as a left-center-right coalition agrees that Netanyahu is too toxic to continue as prime minister. (Bonus: no more protection for Bibi against corruption charges)
Texas Democrats, for walking out on the legislative session to temporarily deny GOP's 100%-racist voting bill from passing before a midnight deadline
Karma, as Trump's blog lasts a whopping 29 days before disappearing into a sinkhole of failure (Say hi to GeoCities while you're down there LOL LOL LOL...)
California and Maryland, which became the 11th and 12th states with 70 percent of their adults vaccinated for Covid-19
California teen Hailey Morinico, who ran out and shoved a huge bear off a wall next to her house to save her dogs, a moment captured on video that went mega-viral
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The New Hydroxychloroquine?
The Food and Drug Administration is on the verge of announcing one of its most contentious decisions in years: the fate of an Alzheimer’s drug that could be the first treatment approved after nearly two decades of failed efforts to find ways to curb the debilitating disease.
On Monday, the agency will rule on the drug, aducanumab, which aims to slow progression of memory and thinking problems early in the disease. If approved, it would be the first new Alzheimer’s medication since 2003 and the first treatment on the market that attacks the disease process rather than just easing symptoms.
It would become a blockbuster drug within several years, analysts predict, costing tens of thousands of dollars annually per patient and bringing a windfall to its manufacturer, Biogen.
Patient groups, desperate for treatments, are pushing for approval. But greenlighting the drug would fly in the face of objections from several prominent Alzheimer’s experts and the F.D.A.’s independent advisory committee.
In November, the committee voted overwhelmingly against recommending approval, saying data failed to demonstrate persuasively that aducanumab slowed cognitive decline. Three advisory committee members later wrote a point-by-point critique of the evidence. Other scientists, and an independent think tank, say aducanumab hadn’t shown convincing benefit to outweigh its safety risks.
Who Came Up with the God-Awful Name "Aducanumab"? No One Will Be Able to Remember It.
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House Dems are Moving On
The Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives will start the process of preparing an infrastructure bill for a floor vote on Wednesday, with or without Republican support, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN on Sunday morning.
"The president still has hope, Joe Manchin still has hope” for crafting a bipartisan infrastructure bill with Republicans, Granholm said, referring to the Democratic West Virginia senator. "But I will tell you the House will start their markup on Wednesday."
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How Many "Likes" Does Zuckerberg Hospital Have?
Dr. Raul Magadia and his team all gathered in the basement of their Anniston, Alabama, hospital last month for a big announcement he was preparing to make through the intercom system.
He was about to share that in a few minutes the hospital would discharge the last Covid-19 patient from their Covid unit. It was a surreal milestone, he later told CNN, for staff who have been on the front lines of the battle against the virus for more than a year.
"We were really aiming for some good news after 13, 14 months of horrible news," Magadia said. "That moment ... that we had zero (patients), it's an unbelievable feeling."
On the other side of the country, inside the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, similar celebrations took place in late May after hospital staff announced they had no Covid-19 patients -- for the first time since March 2020.
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He's Also Still Waiting for Mexico to Stop Sending Rapists and Pay for the Wall
Trump demanded that China pay $10 trillion in "reparations" to the US during a speech on Saturday night.
The former president urged countries that owe money to China to cancel their debts as "down payment" on reparations.
He said that he blames China for the damage caused by COVID-19, and cited the lab-leak theory.
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Doses Administered 7-Day Average | Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses | Number of People Fully Vaccinated | |
| Jun 6 | 1,133,361 | 170,833,221 | 138,969,323 |
| Jun 5 | 1,166,993 | 170,272,150 | 138,112,702 |
| Jun 4 | 1,199,416 | 169,735,441 | 137,455,367 |
| Jun 3 | 1,215,518 | 169,090,262 | 136,644,618 |
| Jun 2 | 1,303,431 | 168,734,435 | 136,155,250 |
| Jun 1 | 1,359,049 | 168,489,729 | 135,867,425 |
| May 30 | 1,315,466 | 167,733,972 | 135,087,319 |
| May 29 | 1,394,832 | 167,157,043 | 134,418,748 |
| May 28 | 1,500,632 | 166,388,129 | 133,532,544 |
| May 27 | 1,618,194 | 165,718,717 | 132,769,894 |
| May 26 | 1,703,162 | 165,074,907 | 131,850,089 |
| May 25 | 1,750,524 | 164,378,258 | 131,078,608 |
| May 24 | 1,782,714 | 163,907,827 | 130,615,797 |
| May 23 | 1,827,882 | 163,309,414 | 130,014,175 |
| May 22 | 1,872,697 | 162,470,794 | 129,006,463 |
| May 21 | 1,879,526 | 161,278,336 | 127,778,250 |
| May 20 | 1,828,681 | 160,177,820 | 126,605,166 |
| May 19 | 1,801,333 | 159,174,963 | 125,453,423 |
| May 18 | 1,771,807 | 158,365,411 | 124,455,693 |
| May 17 | 1,830,360 | 157,827,208 | 123,828,224 |
| May 16 | 1,886,917 | 157,132,234 | 122,999,721 |
| May 15 | 1,926,448 | 156,217,367 | 121,768,268 |
| May 14 | 1,951,333 | 155,251,852 | 120,258,637 |
| May 13 | 2,088,962 | 154,624,231 | 118,987,308 |
| May 12 | 2,159,146 | 153,986,312 | 117,647,439 |
| May 11 | 2,194,787 | 153,448,316 | 116,576,359 |
| May 10 | 2,117,025 | 152,819,904 | 115,530,780 |
| May 9 | 2,085,022 | 152,116,936 | 114,258,244 |
| May 8 | 1,983,391 | 151,315,505 | 112,626,771 |
| May 7 | 2,088,522 | 150,416,559 | 110,874,920 |
| May 6 | 2,087,608 | 149,462,265 | 108,926,627 |
| Feb 16 | 1,716,311 | 39,670,551 | 15,015,434 |
Coming This Week: Half of eligible people fully vaccinated
| At Least One Dose | Fully Vaccinated | |
| % of Total Population | 51.5% | 41.9% |
| % of Population 12+ | 60.9% | 49.6% |
| % of Population 18+ | 63.5% | 52.8% |
| % of Population 65+ | 86.3% | 75.5% |
CALIFORNIA
7-Day Average Administered | |
| Jun 6 | 183,406 |
| Jun 5 | 179,462 |
| Jun 4 | 165,253 |
| Jun 3 | 165,225 |
| Jun 2 | 170,223 |
| Jun 1 | 179,213 |
| May 30 | 173,351 |
| May 29 | 193,204 |
| May 28 | 213,796 |
| May 27 | 230,733 |
| May 26 | 244,708 |
| May 25 | 258,249 |
| May 24 | 268,071 |
| May 23 | 276,166 |
| May 22 | 285,578 |
| May 21 | 293,987 |
| May 20 | 281,184 |
| May 19 | 278,632 |
| May 18 | 269,324 |
| May 17 | 271,943 |
| May 16 | 286,457 |
| May 15 | 279,347 |
| May 14 | 278,877 |
| May 13 | 298,328 |
| May 12 | 306,629 |
| May 11 | 309,119 |
| May 10 | 292,285 |
| May 9 | 286,170 |
| May 8 | 277,007 |
| May 7 | 306,331 |
| May 6 | 291,408 |
| May 5 | 290,114 |
| May 4 | 299,430 |
| Mar 1 | 214,579 |
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When the History Books Cover the End of Democracy in America, they Will Credit Joe Manchin
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he will vote against a sweeping election reform overhaul bill, dubbed the For The People Act, putting the fate of the legislation in jeopardy in the evenly split Senate.
In an op-ed published early Sunday morning in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Manchin, one of the Democratic caucus's most conservative members, zeroed in on the partisan nature of the legislation, which has not attracted any Republican support.
"I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening blinds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For The People Act," Manchin wrote.
"The truth, I would argue, is that voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen," he added.
Manchin also said he "will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster," which a number of leading Democrats have suggested in order to pass election reform.
He said he will "seek bipartisan compromise no matter how difficult and to develop the political bonds that end divisions and help unite the country we love."
The House in March passed The For The People Act in a 220 to 210 vote. No House Republicans supported the measure, and one Democrat voted against the legislation.
The bill would require states to offer mail-in ballots, a minimum of 15 days of early voting and online and same-day voter registration. Additionally, it calls for the creation of independent commissions to draw congressional districts in an effort to put an end to partisan gerrymandering.
It would also provide additional resources to stave off foreign threats on elections, enable automatic voter registration, and would make Election Day a national holiday for federal workers.
Manchin signaled in April that he would not support the election reform bill.
Except No One Will Be Able to Write About It in a History Book
The filibuster was not created by the Founding Fathers
It was never used to create bipartisan comity or deliver solutions
Stopping legislation that has vast popular support and delivering nothing to Americans is certainly not the Senate’s best quality
This country is already being torn apart by partisan voting laws that are sweeping the nation
-----------------
Was She Crying "Wolf!"?
Renowned American author Naomi Wolf has been suspended from Twitter after spreading a range of unfounded theories about vaccines on her account,
Dr Wolf, well known for her acclaimed third-wave feminist book The Beauty Myth, claimed in one tweet that vaccines were a "software platform that can receive uploads".
She also compared Dr Anthony Fauci, the top Covid adviser in the US, to Satan.
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You Can't Catch It Just By Flying Delta, But I am Not Vouching for Corona Beer
Delta variant is around 40% more transmissible
A coronavirus variant, first identified in India, is causing a spike in cases in some parts of the UK and experts are worried.
Experts say this variant, named Delta by the World Health Organization, is more transmissible than even the "Kent" or Alpha variant, and is now dominant in the UK.
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Who is Joseph Finegan?
A school board in Florida has voted to rename six of its schools named after Confederate leaders after community members demanded the change.
The schools to be renamed are Joseph Finegan Elementary School, Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, J.E.B. Stuart Middle School, Kirby-Smith Middle School, Jefferson Davis Middle School and Robert E. Lee High School.
The Answer
Joseph Finegan, sometimes Finnegan (November 17, 1814 – October 29, 1885), was an American businessman and brigadier general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. From 1862 to 1864 he commanded Confederate forces operating in Middle and East Florida, ultimately leading the Confederate victory at the Battle of Olustee, the state's only major battle. He subsequently led the Florida Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia until near the end of the war.
Note
My elementary school in Chicago is named after James Blaine, one of the key movers in passing the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Thoughts and Prayers for the Citizens of Utah
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) is asking residents to join him in a "weekend of prayer" for rain amid a statewide drought emergency.
“By praying collaboratively and collectively, asking God or whatever higher power you believe in for more rain, we may be able to escape the deadliest aspects of the continuing drought,” Cox said in a video on Friday.
“I’ve already asked all Utahns to conserve water by avoiding long showers, fixing leaky faucets, and planting water-wise landscapes. But I fear those efforts alone won’t be enough to protect us,” Cox said in a press release.
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Loopy Lawyer Loses Livelihood
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Who Won the Week?
Lake Highlands, TX High School valedictorian Paxton Smith, for changing up her pre-approved commencement speech to shine a light on the assault on women's health by white male GOP state legislators
Melanie Stansbury, who won her race in New Mexico's 1st congressional district to replace Interior Sec. Deb Haaland by a wider margin than either Haaland or Biden got there in 2020
Democratic economics, as the Covid relief plan "significantly improved" Americans’ ability to pay bills while reducing anxiety/depression among poor households and those with children
Alaskan wildlife and indigenous tribes, as the White House suspends drilling leases approved by Trump in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
President Biden: 1st POTUS to speak in Tulsa on 1921 massacre anniversary; 62% approval; lowest jobless claims and covid cases in 15 months; welcomes LGBTQ Pride month with open arms
Hope in Israel, as a left-center-right coalition agrees that Netanyahu is too toxic to continue as prime minister. (Bonus: no more protection for Bibi against corruption charges)
Texas Democrats, for walking out on the legislative session to temporarily deny GOP's 100%-racist voting bill from passing before a midnight deadline
Karma, as Trump's blog lasts a whopping 29 days before disappearing into a sinkhole of failure (Say hi to GeoCities while you're down there LOL LOL LOL...)
California and Maryland, which became the 11th and 12th states with 70 percent of their adults vaccinated for Covid-19
California teen Hailey Morinico, who ran out and shoved a huge bear off a wall next to her house to save her dogs, a moment captured on video that went mega-viral
-----------------
The New Hydroxychloroquine?
The Food and Drug Administration is on the verge of announcing one of its most contentious decisions in years: the fate of an Alzheimer’s drug that could be the first treatment approved after nearly two decades of failed efforts to find ways to curb the debilitating disease.
On Monday, the agency will rule on the drug, aducanumab, which aims to slow progression of memory and thinking problems early in the disease. If approved, it would be the first new Alzheimer’s medication since 2003 and the first treatment on the market that attacks the disease process rather than just easing symptoms.
It would become a blockbuster drug within several years, analysts predict, costing tens of thousands of dollars annually per patient and bringing a windfall to its manufacturer, Biogen.
Patient groups, desperate for treatments, are pushing for approval. But greenlighting the drug would fly in the face of objections from several prominent Alzheimer’s experts and the F.D.A.’s independent advisory committee.
In November, the committee voted overwhelmingly against recommending approval, saying data failed to demonstrate persuasively that aducanumab slowed cognitive decline. Three advisory committee members later wrote a point-by-point critique of the evidence. Other scientists, and an independent think tank, say aducanumab hadn’t shown convincing benefit to outweigh its safety risks.
Who Came Up with the God-Awful Name "Aducanumab"? No One Will Be Able to Remember It.
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House Dems are Moving On
The Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives will start the process of preparing an infrastructure bill for a floor vote on Wednesday, with or without Republican support, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN on Sunday morning.
"The president still has hope, Joe Manchin still has hope” for crafting a bipartisan infrastructure bill with Republicans, Granholm said, referring to the Democratic West Virginia senator. "But I will tell you the House will start their markup on Wednesday."
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How Many "Likes" Does Zuckerberg Hospital Have?
Dr. Raul Magadia and his team all gathered in the basement of their Anniston, Alabama, hospital last month for a big announcement he was preparing to make through the intercom system.
He was about to share that in a few minutes the hospital would discharge the last Covid-19 patient from their Covid unit. It was a surreal milestone, he later told CNN, for staff who have been on the front lines of the battle against the virus for more than a year.
"We were really aiming for some good news after 13, 14 months of horrible news," Magadia said. "That moment ... that we had zero (patients), it's an unbelievable feeling."
On the other side of the country, inside the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, similar celebrations took place in late May after hospital staff announced they had no Covid-19 patients -- for the first time since March 2020.
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He's Also Still Waiting for Mexico to Stop Sending Rapists and Pay for the Wall
Trump demanded that China pay $10 trillion in "reparations" to the US during a speech on Saturday night.
The former president urged countries that owe money to China to cancel their debts as "down payment" on reparations.
He said that he blames China for the damage caused by COVID-19, and cited the lab-leak theory.
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