Third Wave

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The number of COVID-19 cases is surging across the country.The Midwest is being hit particularly hard, notably South Dakota which was the site of the Sturgis motorcycle rally which may have seeded outbreaks all across the Midwest. In South Dakota there is no mandatory mask mandate, governor Kristi Noem saying that people have the right to decide for themselves. One candidate for the North Dakota the house of representatives, David Andahl a “Trump Republican”, passed away from COVID-19 but is still on the ballot.

In all 45 states are seeing increases of cases of COVID-19. The U.S. has confirmed an average of 54,000 new cases per day, a 25 percent increase compared to two weeks ago. Florida is also seeing increases. Wisconsin is building a field hospital on the state park fairground.

The first surge hit New York and the northeast in the spring, and the second hit the south including Florida, over the summer, peaking at about 73,000 cases per day in July — the highest levels so far recorded in the pandemic in the U.S. Experts have warned for months of a surge in cases in the colder months that would likely rival the battering by COVID-19 the U.S. already endured.

Twenty-seven states, mostly in the South, Midwest and Mountain states, have “uncontrolled spread” of COVID-19, according to the COVID Exit Strategy, a nonprofit public health group that tracks metrics of the pandemic, including case numbers and test positivity rates. Another 18 states are “trending poorly,” including states on the East and West coasts, and Texas and Louisiana. Only two states — Maine and Vermont — are “trending better,” with declining cases and a smaller proportion of tests coming back positive.

The U.S. is nearing 8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 220,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ensemble forecast projects an additional 9,000 to 20,000 deaths by Nov. 7, 2020. All the while Trump is downplaying the virus spreading lies and misinformation. Listen to experts not politicians, your life depends on it.

Commander in Sheep

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The Trump Campaign continues to hold super spreader rally’s across the country. This one was in North Carolina. Trump can not run on his record since there are 218.000 dead from a virus that the administration made no attempt to contain. Trump is pushing all around him to find an October surprise and yet they are going back to Hillary Clinton’s e-mails as if that should concern us all when he is threatening our lives with his every lie.

Regardless of weather he wins or looses, Trump is profiting from the campaign. He has moved  $2.3 million of contributions from other people into his private companies. Rudy Giuliani handed the New York Post a suspicious story about some abandoned laptop. The White House was warned that Giuliani was the target of a Russian intelligence misinformation campaign. The warnings were dismissed. The warnings were based on multiple sources, including intercepted communications, that showed Giuliani was interacting with people tied to Russian intelligence during a December 2019 trip to Ukraine. Of course Trump was impeached for his attempts to force Ukraine to come up with a fake investigation into is political rival in order to get military aid as they were being attacked by Russia.

He had hoped to rush through a virus before the election ignoring safeguards, he flipped flopped on a stimulus package and wanted to hand out money with his signature for votes but that was shot down by Moscow Mitch. The man is desperate to find old dirt and new and when he finds none he lies.

Despite this, people still show up to his super spreader events to catch a glimpse of the man. They are willing to risk getting the virus because their commander in sheep beat the virus. He got the best cocktail of experimental drugs but they are on their own with no vaccine and no access to the treatments he got at Walter Reed Hospital. Trump claims the virus is behind us but nationally we are seeing more that 50,000 new cases every day. More than 40 states are seeing daily increases in cases. College students returning to campuses have helped fuel the fire. People are not following simple CDC guidelines to help stop the spread, wear masks, wash hands often and avoid social distancing. These super spreader rallies are a sure sign that people are  ready to die. They are the red hatted sheep going to slaughter.

Trump is the weakest sheep. His only desire is attention and admiration. He continues to ignore, downplay or wish away COVID-19. If he has to leave office, he want to take his followers with him. These airport rallies remind me of Jonestown where everyone had to drink the Koolaid and die. He has pinned all his hopes on this hectic tour of super spreading events. He fails to remember that voters need to be alive to cast their vote.

“Beware of false profits who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” -Matthew 7-15

Herd Immunity

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I wish Donald Trump had learned something from infecting his family with COVID-19. To excuse holding super spreader rallies leading up to the election, the Trump administration has adopted a policy of “Herd Immunity.” The strategy is to do nothing, as he has done all along, and let the virus go unchecked. The basic idea is that the vulnerable and weak are acceptable collateral damage. They will die anyway. “It is what it is.”

This scorched earth idea has never worked. according to Stuart Ray, M.D., professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, countries that have avoided lock downs, masks and physical distancing, we have not seen evidence that any have achieved herd protection on a national scale. Sweden for example decided that social distancing was voluntary. The results were devastating. By the end of May 2020, the nation recorded nearly 41,000 COVID-19 cases resulting in more than 4,500 deaths in a population of 10 million, compared with Scandinavian neighbors Norway and Finland that counted fewer than 600 COVID-19 deaths combined. Out simply the result was death on a massive scale, which America has already seen and will see much more with Trumps continued, do nothing policy. The idea of herd immunity is not a science based theory. It is dangerous.

The director of the World Health Organization held a press conference to state, “Never in the history of public health has herd immunity bee used as a strategy for responding to an outbreak, let alone a pandemic…letting COVID-19 circulate unchecked therefor means allowing unnecessary infections, suffering and death.”

No one knows if it is even possible to develop immunity from the virus. An otherwise healthy 25-year-old Nevada man is the first American confirmed to have caught COVID-19 twice, with the second infection being worse than the first. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee said, “Respiratory infections like COVID-19 don’t provide lifelong immunity like a measles infection.” The man from Nevada has recovered from both infections. a 98 year old Dutch woman got the virus a second time and that second infection killed her.

I did the above illustration after listening to a Jordan Klepper interview with a Trump supporter at the Harrisburg Pennsylvania Trump Rally.

The supporter, proud of the conservative supreme court nominee, confirmed he was pro-life.

Klepper – “It is important for Americans to do whatever they can to protect a human life.”

Supporter – “Yes”

Klepper – “Why aren’t you wearing a mask?”

Supporter – “I mean again, it’s a personal choice I think? If everybody was wearing them and everybody said put a mask on, I would respect everybody’s wished and put one on. We are not sheep.”

Klepper – “You are not sheep. But if everybody here was wearing masks…”

Supporter – “Again, we are not sheeple.”

Klepper – “So you are going to look at what everybody is doing and you are going to follow along.”

Supporter – “That’s right.”

Klepper – “But not sheeple.”

Supporter – “Not sheeple.”

The Sower

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Donald Trump held a rally in Sanford, Florida. Air Force 1 landed at the Sanford airport and bleachers and a makeshift stage were set up on the runway. Thousands of mask less fans showed up believing that Trumps claims of immunity would become their immunity to COVID-19.

A mask less Florida Governor Ron DeathSantis made his appearance giving high fives to screaming fans like he wan entering an NBA championship game. 25 yards later he wiped his nose with the hand everyone had slapped.

Trump plans to continue holding death rally’s across battleground states. His concern are his poling numbers not weather his voters will be alive come November 3, 2020. Trump threatened to go out into the audience and kiss every man and every beautiful women. First lady Melania Trump was last seen September 29, 2020 at the first presidential debate, mask less inn the audience. My guess is that Melania is still quarantining and Trump is horny as hell after all his steroid treatments.

People behind Trump were issued MAGA face masks so that the TV shot would show plenty of masks. But masks were not required for the thousands of other packed shoulder to shoulder around the makeshift stage. CNN Reporter Jim Acosta reported from the event having to shout over Rumpers shouting “CNN sucks!”  In his live shot Jim said, “You know what really sucks? Getting COVID-19.”

The Trump administration has decided that herd immunity is their new policy. Herds of sheep keep packing Trump Rallys.

Election Asteroid

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Asteroid 2018VP1 is approximately 6.5 feet in diameter and it is headed towards Earth. It is slated to be withing 300 miles of earth the day before the presidential election in November. NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory first identified  the asteroid at Palomar Observatory in California in 2018. That explains the 2018 in the name. Perhaps VP stands for Vice President?

The asteroid poses no imminent threat to the earth. Should it enter the atmosphere it would burn up in the atmosphere. The chances of the asteroid actually striking the earth are just 0.41%. But hey this is 2020 them seem like pretty good odds. The orbital graph does not show it hitting the earth. This year’s flyby will be the asteroid’s first close approach to Earth since it was discovered.

Another asteroid will make a close approach on Election Day itself, November 3, 2020. That space rock, dubbed 2020 HF4, is somewhat larger at 26 to 60 feet (8 to 18 m) across, but will remain much, much farther away, about 16 times the distance of the moon. Far more dangerous is asteroid Trump whose orbit if far more unpredictable.

When Donald Trump was asked if he would call on his supporters to stay calm and desist from civil unrest in the immediate aftermath of next month’s election., Trump responded, “I’m urging my supporters to go into the polls and watch very carefully, because that’s what has to happen. I’m urging them to do it.” Since that remake by the president was made, the FBI launched a series of arrests of militia members and others plotting to kidnap the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and attack law enforcement.

Don’t let Donald Trump and his minions scare you away from the poles on election day. You will have already survived a near miss from a refrigerator sized piece of cosmic dust.

Typhoid Trump

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On October 10, 2020, just 10 days after announcing that he was infected by COVID-19, Donald Trump was on the balcony of the White House spewing his divisive rhetoric to a crowd of several hundred gathered n the south lawn who were not socially distanced. They were shoulder to shoulder but thankfully many wore masks. They should have each been given umbrellas as well.

White house officials and doctors have not yet said when the president last tested negative for the virus or if he has been tested two days in a row to clear him as non-contagious. Doctors seem to be making announcements with little supporting information that will get Trump back into crowds.

Trump may have been spreading  the virus all across the country. 11 Staff tested positive after the Amy Barret south lawn super spreader event on September 26, 2020.  Seven of his staff were infected at the Presidential Debate Prep on September 27, 2020. Five of his staff that attended the presidential Debate on September 29, 202 tested positive. Four of his staff that attended a Minnesota rally on September 30, 2020 tested positive. Hundreds of people at those events have not tested for the virus, so, the collateral damage may never be known.

The divisive law and order themed balcony speech made it clear that the president is using the White House a a backdrop for a political rally. Trump did not mention of the growing power of right-wing hate and anti-government extremist groups, including those who were charged this week in an alleged plot to kidnap Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The largely black and Latino crowd with MAGA Caps and blue tee shirts was known as BLEXIT which was founded by conservative Candace Owens to encourage African Americans to leave the Democratic Party. The irony is that Black and Latino Americans have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 virus. Blacks and Hispanics have up to 2.8 times more COVID-19 cases  compared to whites, and they die at a rate of up to 2.1 times more often that whites.

Some of the attendees had their travel and lodging paid for by controversial conservative activist Candace Owens’ group BLEXIT, according to emails obtained by ABC News. Attendees were told they must bring a mask but wearing the mask was not be required. Attendees had to submit to a COVID-19 screening the morning of the event, which consisted of a temperature check and a brief questionnaire. All attendees were also told they must wear the bright blue BREXIT tee shirt and there were no exceptions, though some guys and gals in suits couldn’t bring themselves to stretch the tees over their attire.

Oval Office Fauna

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Shortly after 1 a.m., on Friday October 1, 2020 Trump tweeted that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19.

An infected Donald Trump returned to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and is once again taking up residence in the Oval Office according to Larry Kudlow. No one had answered the question as to when the president last tested negative before his positive COVID-19 test on Thursday October 1, 2020.

He might have been infected at the Rose Garden event he held for Amy Coney Barrett on September 26, 2020. At least 11 people who attended that event have contracted the virus.  hundreds of people were packed together on the south lawn with few choosing to wear masks. No contact tracing has been done by the White House for those infected.

On September 29, 2020 Trump flew to the presidential debate where he arrived late and didn’t not test for the virus. Moderator Chris Wallace said they relied on the honor system to hope that Trump had been tested. His family in the audience also refused to wear masks. Joe Biden and his group at the debate all tested negative so far.

On September 30, 2020 Trump flew to Minnesota for a fundraiser and an outdoor rally. Hope Hicks, one of his closest aides, reportedly started to feel unwell and tried to isolate on the Air Force One ride back to Washington. Think of how hard it would be to “isolate” on a plane ride. Hope Hicks received a positive COVID-19 test on Thursday October 1, 2020.

Trump plans to have a public event at the White House on Saturday October 10, 2020. He plans to stand Evita Style on the balcony and spray the crowd of several hundred people with is words and droplets. He will be socially distanced up on the balcony but they will not. He has claimed to have made a full recovery and that he is immune to the virus, but he was coughing up a lung on a FOX news interview with Sean Hannity.

34 people close to the White House have been reported to be infected by COVID-19.  Trump’s return is reckless putting his entire staff at risk. There are about 90 people who work in the White House, so not everyone is exposed just yet. Not everyone comes in to direct contact with the infected first family. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany  told reported she would not say how many White House staff are infected, citing privacy concerns. Kayleigh is infected. Any staff that come close to the president must wear full PPE. “Isolation carts” with PPE are being set up with gowns, masks and goggles for any staff who come within six feet of the president, senior administration officials said.

On Sunday October 4, 2020 Trump put two secret service agents at risk by having them take him on a joy ride in an SUV as they drove him outside the hospital to wave to supporters. He wore a mask, and the agents wore masks and protective smocks. Even with the PPE they were at risk being in the hermetically sealed vehicle with the infected president.

Oh yes, raccoons are taking over the White House. Since the place is so quiet masked marauders have returned and are attacking reporters outside the building. Unlike Trump they are always masked.

Pre-Pandemic: A Holdover in Washington DC

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On The flight back from Turkey there was a holdover n Washington D.C. before flying back to Orlando, Florida. Back in April of 2020 the Trump administration gave a $25 billion dollar bailout to the airlines industry crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic. That money was used to pay salaries and keep the flights in the air. That was provided so long as the industry  didn’t cut jobs until Oct. 1, 2020. That date is fast approaching. U.S. airlines have warned more than 70,000 of their workers that their jobs are at risk when the current round of aid expires in the fall.

President Donald Trump has recently expressed support for a proposal for another $25 billion in federal aid to support airline industry jobs. The proposed extension has gained bipartisan support as a rebound in travel demand remains remote. He said, “I think it’s very important that we keep the airlines going,” Trump said in a White House press briefing when asked whether he supported the proposal for the extension of the aid. “We don’t want to lose our airlines. If they’re looking at that, whether they’re Republican or Democrat, I’d be certainly in favor. We can’t lose our transportation system.”

Orlando Arts venues are being illuminated in red to highlight how the arts have also been crippled by COVID-19 shutdowns.

 

The Trump Virus

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2606 New Yorkers died on September 11, 2001 when the twin towers were attacked. 3352 Americans died during the Republican National Convention between August 24 – 27, 2020. About 1,500 largely mask-less people gathered on the South Lawn of the White House so President Donald Trump could accept his party’s nomination. Uncomfortable looking white folding chairs were placed inches apart from one another, with no room for social distancing, in violation of president’s own public health recommendations. Only people the White House expected to be in “close proximity” to the president and vice president were tested for COVID-19. Guidance sent to those invited to the event specified that masks would not be required on the South Lawn. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House Trump accepted the Republican nomination on the South Lawn.

Vice President Mike Pence gave a speech speech Wednesday August 26, 2020, delivered in front of about 100 mask-less people, including wounded veterans, at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Already 4 people who attended the vice presidents speech have been confirmed to have COVID-19. Pence was seen shaking hands, and exchanging fist bumps. No one appeared concerned about social distancing. An assassin would not need a gun, a simple hand shake could suffice.  Dozens of secret service officers have contracted COVID-19 in the struggle to keep the president and vice president safe.

The president pretends there is no virus in his struggle to get re-elected. People had to sit together for hours listening to Trump’s insanely boring speech which sounded like a Wikipedia summation of American history. It was hard to keep track of all the lies.

Hosting the campaign event from the White House South Lawn and the Rose Garden also violated federal ethics law called the Hatch Act which prohibits federal employees from engaging in most political activity inside federal buildings or while on duty. More important, to Trump, the TV ratings tanked. He was more concerned about the ratings numbers rather than the number of Americans that have died.

Voter Suppression

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“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Across the county a record number of Americans plan to vote-by-mail amid the COVID-19 pandemic. USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was called before a Senate committee on August 21, 2020 to answer questions about how the US postal service has been dismantled leading up to the November election. DeJoy who has donated millions to the Donald Trump election campaign and he was put in position by Trump. The president has been falsely claiming that mail in voting is an invitation for voting fraud. He seems to think dogs will be given ballots and that the results will be contested for years. He slammed mail in voting as he signed his own mail in ballot for Florida.

Louis DeJoy confirmed that he will not restore mail collecting and processing capacity that the U.S Postal Service has lost in recent weeks, when pressed by U.S. Senator Tom Carper in a Senate Homeland Security Committee. Over the past few weeks Senator Carper has received hundred of complaints form his constituents about delayed paychecks and prescription drugs.

CNN reported that any Americans have since grown concerned over the USPS’ ability to handle the expected influx of ballots as more voters choose to vote by mail because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Sorting machines and mailboxes that had been removed will not be put back in use. An e-mail instructed postal workers to not to reconnect any mail sorting machines that have previously been disconnected.

U.S. Senator Chris Coons was invited by anonymous USPS employees to see what they called “government destruction of property.” He found a dismantled mail sorting machine that he said was left out in the rain. The senator said employees told him the dismantling happened in a “late-night operation.”

Kevin Couch, a director of maintenance operations said, “We’ve got a president who doesn’t want to have vote-by-mail. We’ve got a president who would like to suppress the vote; we’ve got a president who would like to see the postal service not do well,” he said. “When I see what’s going on with the president who wants to degrade the postal service, wants to get rid of vote-by-mail, you shouldn’t be surprised that we’re alarmed that we’re seeing that kind of degraded service.

Trump told Sean Hannity, a Fox News host, that he also intends to have police officers and sheriff’s deputies patrol polling sites on Election Day. As Trump put it, “We’re gonna have everything. We’re gonna have sheriff’s and we’re gonna have law enforcement, and we’re going to have , hopefully, U.S. attorneys and we’re going to have everybody – and attorney generals.” This pronouncement implies that he plans to suppress voting in key states.

A 1982 Democratic National Committee lawsuit accused the Republican National Convention of trying to suppress votes in New Jersey by, among other things, posting armed, off-duty police officers at the polls in Black and Latino neighborhoods. The lawsuit decree expired in 2018, and this election marks the first presidential election since it expired.

Federal law prohibits intimidation at the polls and makes it illegal for any “civil” or “military” federal officer to order “troops or armed men” to polling places, unless needed to “repel armed enemies of the United States.”

Civilian Poll-watching is a common practice, and both parties use it. A top Trump aide, Justin Clark, said the campaign was working to recruit 50,000 poll-watchers.