Monday, August 24, 2020

8-24: muzzling violent outbursts by anti-maskers - PLUS Kellyanne bails


Orange County removed from California’s coronavirus watch list -- The move marks a turning point for the county. If the rates of new cases and tests performed, percentages of positive tests and hospitalizations, as well as available intensive care beds and ventilators remain at acceptable levels for the next two weeks, K-12 students could resume in-person classes after Labor Day weekend. Andrea Castillo in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/24/20

Will Students Show Up at Private Colleges?

     Some institutions are having record years, but many others are starting the year with 10 or 20 percent of students not there. And some have lost more.

—Inside Higher Ed

 

COVID-19 Roundup: Clusters, Parties and Punishments

     This weekend, several colleges and universities delayed move-ins, put classes online and sent students home around the country. Outbreaks continue to spread on open campuses, often linked to parties.

—Inside Higher Ed

 

Alumni, Students Protest Pence as Commencement Speaker 

     Alumni of and students at Wisconsin Lutheran College are protesting the college's decision to invite Vice President Mike Pence to speak at commencement ceremonies Saturday.

     "WLC has insisted that this event 'is not in any way meant to be viewed as a political event, as it cannot be, and is not a political statement,'" the alumni and students say in an open letter. "They claim the decision was apolitical. However, the mere invitation of a vice president of an incredibly divisive and controversial ticket to speak in a swing state months before an election is ignorant and deceptive. Speaking to young adults months before an election is a political move and not one that WLC can decide is apolitical."

—Inside Higher Ed

 

In Santa Cruz Mountains, the fight is on to save small towns as CZU Complex fire roars on -- The fight to save the small towns of the San Lorenzo Valley from unrelenting fire turned in favor of firefighters Sunday, if only briefly, as crews beat the blaze back to the wooded ridges above. But the battle, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, was far from over. Kurtis Alexander in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 8/24/20

Wildfires are an annual California nightmare now. Will they only get worse? -- Nearly three years after a swarm of Wine Country wildfires devastated California, another explosion of flames is making clear that the state’s efforts to fight the crisis may be no match for the worsening conditions fueling it. J.D. Morris and Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 8/24/20

 

Trump’s family members, conservative allies dominate GOP convention lineup -- The Republican National Convention will be heavy on members of President Trump’s family, as well as conservative congressional allies of the president, senior administration officials and viral stars who have gained fame and a following on the right. Seung Min Kim and Felicia Sonmez in the Washington Post$ -- 8/24/20

Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Dissuading Voting -- Twitter hid one of President Trump’s tweets behind a notice warning users that the message violated company rules against dissuading people from voting. Mr. Trump posted the tweet, which said that ballot drop boxes were not being sanitized to prevent the coronavirus and could be used for fraud, about five hours before Twitter took action on Sunday. Kate Conger in the New York Times$ -- 8/24/20

 

Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family -- Conway’s announcement comes on the eve of the Republican National Convention as Trump seeks to gain momentum for a tough reelection battle ahead. Ashley Parker in the Washington Post$ -- 8/24/20

 

Public officials move to muzzle violent outbursts by anti-maskers -- Leading public health authorities all but beg people to wear them. Local, state and federal government officials are imploring, and in two-thirds of states, mandating, citizens to don them in public. Even the most mask-averse potential “role model,” President Trump, has intermittently begun sporting one. Julia Barajas in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/23/20

Trump will use California to drive home his message: Democrats will wreck America -- President Trump faces many challenges as the Republican National Convention starts Monday: a pandemic that has killed more than 175,000 Americans, an economy in free fall, high unemployment, and a blossoming racial justice movement firmly opposed to him. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 8/23/20


Europe Tried to Limit Mass Job Cuts, but They’re Coming Anyway

     Despite furlough schemes that have kept tens of millions of people employed, a tsunami of layoffs is about to hit as companies downsize.

—NYT


N.Y. Attorney General Asks Judge to Order Eric Trump’s Testimony

     The Trump Organization has stalled a state inquiry into the financing of four properties for months, Attorney General Letitia James said in court papers.

—NYT


Today's County Covid numbers

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If our justice system is to work, then the Trumps need to be behind bars. Along with the Farwells (who are far from well) tribe.

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

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