Saturday, September 5, 2020

9-5: Covid deaths more than doubling by year's end? Twindemic disaster afoot? The heat!

President’s alleged ‘losers’ description of slain service members leaves military leaders off balance
—WashPo
     Senior and former military leaders appeared to struggle with how to respond to a report that President Trump disparaged U.S. service members killed in combat.

 

A bad flu season colliding with pandemic could be overwhelming

—WashPo

 

FBI pondered whether Trump was ‘a Manchurian candidate elected,’ former agent alleges in new book

     Peter Strzok’s book, “Compromised,” describes the FBI’s investigation into Trump and his ties with Russia.

—WashPo

 

Professor’s death after collapsing in virtual class is a ‘sad reminder that the virus is real,’ friend says

—WashPo

 

Experts warn U.S. covid-19 deaths could more than double by year’s end

     The new projection reinforces warnings that cooler, less humid weather and people’s failure to practice social distancing indoors could lead to a surge in viral transmission this fall and winter.

—WashPo

 

GWU plans to replace Jessica Krug, the professor who admitted to falsely claiming Black identity

The school wants to continue Krug’s classes on African and Latin American history without her.

—WashPo

     “There is no ignorance, no innocence, nothing to claim, nothing to defend,” Krug wrote in the blog post. “I have moved wrong in every way for years.”

 

Trump contradicts health officials, says 'probably' a Covid-19 vaccine in October

—Politico

     The president's remarks came a day after the head of the government's vaccine accelerator, Moncef Slaoui, said that the government was "very unlikely" to greenlight a vaccine by early November, because data from late-stage clinical trials of leading vaccine candidates would not be ready by then.

 

Sanders: America must be prepared for when Trump refuses to leave office

—Politico

     ....“[A]t a time when some states like Pennsylvania are finding that they don’t have the resources right now to count votes, their mail-in ballots, in a rapid way, that it is possible that in some states Trump will be winning on election night, and yet when all of the votes are counted, he will be behind. He will lose,” Sanders said of Trump. “But that during that interval, he will create chaos and confusion by claiming that there is massive fraud within the mail-in ballot process.”....

From Rough&Tumble:

✅Coronavirus updates: 19% of Californians know someone who died of COVID-19, poll says -- But according to a recent poll released by the California Health Care Foundation and survey firm Ipsis, 19% of Californians — nearly one-in-five — personally knew someone who died of COVID-19. For Black and Latino populations, who have died at disproportionate rates from the respiratory disease, those figures jump to 28% and 29%, respectively. Michael McGough in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/5/20

White House directs federal agencies to cancel race-related training sessions it calls ‘un-American propaganda’ -- Vought says OMB will instruct federal agencies to come up with a list of all contracts related to training sessions involving “white privilege” or “critical race theory,” and do everything possible within the law to cancel those contracts, the memo states. Josh Dawsey and Jeff Stein in the Washington Post$ -- 9/5/20

Trump Faces Uproar Over Reported Remarks Disparaging Fallen Soldiers -- A report in The Atlantic said the president called troops killed in combat “losers” and “suckers.” He strenuously denied it, but some close to him said it was in keeping with other private comments he has made disparaging soldiers. Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman in the New York Times$ -- 9/5/20

State of emergency declared as California faces historic heat, possible power outages -- With scorching temperatures set to sear California through Labor Day weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation aimed at shoring up the state’s energy capacity.... Luke Money in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/4/20

 

Labor Day weekend sparks fears of new coronavirus outbreaks in California -- The next big test of whether Californians can slow the spread of the coronavirus will come this holiday weekend, with officials hoping the public will refrain from the large gatherings and risky behavior that contributed to a spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths after a disastrous Memorial Day weekend. Colleen Shalby in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/4/20

UC Davis distributes free school pride face masks to students and staff -- UC Davis will distribute thousands of branded face coverings this fall as part of an effort to boost compliance with public health guidelines. Although Davis will be emptier than usual this year given that most activities have shifted online, students and employees who are on campus will be asked to follow pandemic rules — and encouraged to do so while showing school spirit. Jasmine Kerber in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/4/20


Today's OC Covid count: 251 new cases; 9 new deaths.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So how many people will become Covid veterans after this weekend? At least the ones who survive.

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

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