Monday, July 13, 2020

And another day of percentages, blaming Obama, lost immunity, coronavirus-related syndrome, Trump’s white evangelical support, facts, tin foil, Mary Trump’s book, abortion, team names, a second health crisis, and reimposing restrictions comes to a close:

“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” — Charles Nukowski

Deaths

US: 138,247(+465)

World: 575,525 (+3954)

Countdown: 113 days.

US debates school reopening, WHO warns ‘no return to normal’.

WHO warns that coronavirus crisis may get 'worse and worse and worse'. — And America is doing its part to make that happen!

Nearly 1 out of every 100 Americans has tested positive for Covid-19. In Louisiana, officials reported more than 1,300 new coronavirus cases Sunday -- 99% of which were spread through the community and more than a third of which were in people aged 29 or younger, officials said. — This should now be officially called the “Trump” virus.

California reimposes restrictions on restaurants and many other indoor facilities.

US military sees a 60 percent jump in coronavirus cases in first few weeks of July.

Trump retweets game show host Chuck Woolery’s baseless claim that ‘everyone is lying’ about coronavirus. -- Chuck Woolery? Yeah, I’ll take his ‘expertise’ over Fauci’s any day. </sarcasm>

And he’s still trying to blame Obama for everything. Really? He has no clue what he is doing. Ignore the polls and vote out him and his Republican enablers in November. 

1 in 3 young adults is vulnerable to severe Covid-19, and smoking plays a big part, research finds.

U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY DEVOS: “There’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.” — interview on “Fox News Sunday." 

THE FACTS: That's wrong.

L.A. and San Diego school districts to start year online as virus cases surge.

New closures show the pandemic's spread is already altering plans for kids to return to schools, a trend that's likely to continue.

Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests.

Coronavirus-related syndrome surfaces in older adults; stillbirths cause worry. — These are troubling. 

Delayed use of Defense Production Act leads to ongoing shortages of protective gear. 

These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public.

Is evangelical support for Trump a contradiction? A religious historian explains why Trump wasn’t a trade-off for American evangelicals. If you understand what family values evangelicalism has always entailed — and at the very heart of it is white patriarchy, and often a militant white patriarchy — then suddenly, all sorts of evangelical political positions and cultural positions fall into place. So evangelicals are not acting against their deeply held values when they elect Trump; they’re affirming them. Their actual views on immigration policy, on torture, on gun control, on Black Lives Matter and police brutality — they all line up pretty closely with Trump’s. These are their values, and Trump represents them.

Ghislaine Maxwell had a cellphone wrapped in tin foil 'to evade detection': Prosecutors revealed new details of what took place the day Maxwell was arrested and argued they underscore the risks of allowing her out of detention.

A New York court has lifted a temporary restraining order on US President Trump's niece, Mary Trump, clearing the way for her to promote her tell-all book in the news media. — Cue the interviews. Here we go. 

US judge rules Georgia’s six-week abortion ban violates constitution.

A federal judge has blocked federal executions scheduled for this week, just hours before they were set to resume. The government is likely to appeal her ruling.

An NPR analysis found that in 2020's primary elections, at least 65,000 absentee or mail-in ballots have been rejected because they arrived late — and often voters weren't at fault.

America is not prepared for schools opening this fall. This will be bad.

A coronavirus resurgence in the U.S. is creating a second health crisis: with hospitals full of COVID-19 patients, others with non-coronavirus health problems are avoiding treatment for fear of contracting the highly-contagious disease. — This is not good. 

French prosecutors said Monday that police had arrested a 40-year-old man suspected of operating paedophilia sites on secret "darknet" internet networks, providing pornographic videos and pictures to thousands of people worldwide.

President Donald Trump on Monday pledged to bring down shooting numbers in Chicago and other American cities “even if we have to go in and take over.” — He so wants to be a strongman. 

A 13-year-old boy who police say fatally shot his little brother in the back of the head while playing cops and robbers will be tried as an adult. — It was their father’s gun, and it was located in a couch console. Easy access. 

States sue Trump administration over ICE rules for foreign students.

Colleges Say Hybrid Courses Will Make the Fall a Success. But Will Students Get the Worst of Both Worlds?

Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years. A new name must still be selected.

Atlanta Braves will keep their name but review the 'Tomahawk Chop'.

American Airlines emphasizes mask rules after photo of Texas senator emerges. — Ted Cruz, like most Republicans, don’t think the rules apply to them...only to you. 

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.