As if the current president isn't bad enough, he hates birds, too. ( A La Jolla Cormorant Taken 3.9.2020) |
After seeing all the madness on Wednesday, it's easy to forget we're in the middle of a pandemic. Every day around 3 or 4, we try to sit in the backyard for Darren's "orange ball in the sky" time. (He calls blue purple, yellow is orange, and pink is red...as he says, "who's to say?") So we're sitting in the backyard and the streets are busy like any 'before times' day, people are walking up and down the sidewalk, cars fill the gas station as gas prices creep up daily.
Meanwhile, I live near a busy intersection. Ambulances and fire trucks blaze by multiple times all day long, the police chopper flies overhead every night, last night as female cop yelled into her speaker for a car to pull over in a low-speed pursuit on El Cajon Blvd., I could hear the woman, nearly as loud with no amplification, screaming back, "why don't you just stop fucking following me?!" She did pull over eventually. Guessing that was a DUI, multiple cruisers showed up but it seemed under control as backup quickly got called elsewhere.
The world seems so crazy right now, but also on the brink of some sort of newness. I really don't want to hear more 'reach across the aisle' bullshit, I want the new administration and the congressional and senate majorities to come in with a vengeance...reversing policies they can, pushing a progressive agenda, ending or rewriting the rules of the filibuster, approving judges, and launching investigations into the post office, the EPA, the FDA, the CDC, ICE and all the other damage done by this administration that made the world a darker place over the course of the last 4 years (and let's face it, since McConnell has been majority leader and kept Obama's hands tied for 8 years.) I'd say I want them to come out guns blazing, but I hope to see a major shift with sensible gun policies, too. I know that I'm in a fantasyland, but for right now, I'm okay with that. Wednesday was bonkers. No reason why we can't be bonkers in our own way, too. I really overdid it with links today, but history was made this week and there were a lot of hot takes and news worth posting. Oh yeah, and we're still setting COVID death and case records.
- Politics/News:
- I waited to watch Wednesday's Governor Newsom "Virtual Conversation with Californians Experiencing Economic Hardship" because there was a lot going on, but basically the Governor is proposing a "Golden State Stimulus" of $600 "rapid cash relief' for residents earning under $30,000 in 2019 (anyone who got the Earned Income Tax Credit or who is eligible for it based on 2020 tax returns) as well as suspending evictions for people paying at least 25% of their monthly rent. You can read the whole plan on the Governor's website.
- U.S. Congress accepts Electoral College result; clears way for Biden to become president - Reuters (1.7.2021)
- The Latest: T**** promises ‘orderly transition’ on Jan. 20 - AP News (1.7.2020 1:01am)
- Capitol Police firings imminent after ‘attempted coup,’ top appropriator warns. With control of both chambers and the White House, Democrats could mandate changes among the Capitol Police force. - Politico (1.7.2021)
Update: Capitol Police Chief has resigned effective 1/16/2021 - How Would the Police Have Reacted If Black People Stormed the Capitol? “We just got to let them do their thing for now.” - Mother Jones (1.7.2021)
- Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready. Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed. - ProPublica (1.7.2021)
- Letters From An American January 6, 2021 - Heather Cox Richardson
- Michelle Obama Statement About Insurrection (Facebook)
- President Elect Joe Biden Statement on Insurrection (YouTube)
- Bonkers “Save America” Rally Transcript January 6 (Rev Transcripts)
- SPLC: President's Quest To Steal The Election Endangers Lives At The Capitol -SPLC (1.6.2021)
- Donald Trump Must Be Removed From Office Immediately - Courage Campaign (1.7.2021)
- IATSE Condemns Egregious Assault on US Democracy, Calls For Accountability - IATSE (1.7.2021)
- And if you think San Diego or California is free of this bullshit (and it isn't already obvious by the anti-masker/recall-Newsom idiots):
- Defend East County Chief in D.C. Cites ‘Duty to Overthrow Tyrannical Government’ - Times of San Diego (1.7.2020)
- Authorities Identify Woman Killed By Police During U.S. Capitol Rioting - NPR (1.7.2021)
- Pro-Trump Woman Shot and Killed at U.S. Capitol Retweeted Attorney Lin Wood’s ‘Must Be Done’ List Before She Died - Law & Crime (1.6.2021)
- COVID-19:
- The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Life — A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications. - MedPage Today (1.6.2021)
- US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus - AP News (1.7.2021)
- 5 scenarios for containing the Covid-19 pandemic and returning to a ‘new normal’ - STAT News (1.6.2021)
- New COVID-19 Variants - CDC.gov (1.7.2021)
- Multiple COVID-19 variants are circulating globally. In the United Kingdom (UK), a new variant has emerged with an unusually large number of mutations. This variant seems to spread more easily and quickly than other variants. Currently, there is no evidence that it causes more severe illness or increased risk of death. This variant was first detected in September 2020 and is now highly prevalent in London and southeast England. It has since been detected in numerous countries around the world, including the United States and Canada.
In South Africa, another variant has emerged independently of the variant detected in the UK. This variant, originally detected in early October, shares some mutations with the variant detected in the UK. There have been cases caused by this variant outside of South Africa. This variant seems to spread more easily and quickly than other variants. Currently, there is no evidence that it causes more severe illness or increased risk of death. - Congressman announces positive COVID-19 test just hours after House floor vote - Axios (1.7.2021)
- Majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission due to asymptomatic individuals -MedicalXpress (1.7.2021)
- SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms - JAMA (1.7.2021)
In this base case, 59% of all transmission came from asymptomatic transmission, comprising 35% from presymptomatic individuals and 24% from individuals who never develop symptoms. Under a broad range of values for each of these assumptions, at least 50% of new SARS-CoV-2 infections was estimated to have originated from exposure to individuals with infection but without symptoms. - Other Reading:
- Trump administration scales back wild bird protections - AP News (1.5.2021)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 1/7/2021 5:22pm):
- 87,952,778 Known Cases
- 1,895,925 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- (JHU)
- 21,543,310 Cases
- 364,735 Deaths
- (COVID Tracking Project):
- 266,197 New Cases/21,340,773 Known Cases (+8% Change over 7 Days)
- 4,033* New Deaths/356,229 Known Deaths (New Daily Death Record)
- 132,370 Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 23,821 Currently COVID-19 patients in ICU
- 7,900 COVID-19 patients currently on ventilator
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 0%
- 36,385 New Cases/2,518,611 Total Cases (1.5% increase)
- 583 New Deaths/28,045 Total Deaths (2.1% increase)
- 12.9% 14-day test positivity rate
- 22,851 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+31 patients, +0.1% from prior day)
- 4,811 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+80 patients, +1.7% from prior day)
- 1,210 ICU beds available (-101 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- All People in Phase 1A Could Get COVID-19 Vaccine - County News Center (1.5.2021)
- Vaccine Phases and Eligibility
- From a friend in healthcare: UCSDH is partnering with the County of San Diego and Petco Park to administer 2k-5k vaccinations a day out of Petco Park, STARTING MONDAY. (This will still be according to prescribed phases)
- State Data:
- Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 0%
- 3,815 New Cases/176,660 Total Cases (+2.2%)
- 37 Deaths/1,691 Total Deaths (2.2%)
- 65.9 cases/100k population (Assessed on 1/5. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 13.3% Test Positivity (Assessed on 1/5)
- 19.0% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 1/5)
- 1,732 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (+86 patients, +5.2% from prior day)
- 400 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+9 patients, +2.3% from prior day)
- 169 ICU beds available (-49 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 1-7-2021 - County News Center
- 3,850 New Cases/180,512 Total Cases
- 47 New Daily Deaths/1,738 Total Deaths
- 11% Daily Test Positivity/16.2% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/13.8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 53.4 cases/100k population (Assessed on 1/5. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 37% Case Investigation (under 70% goal)
- 6.5% Increasing Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (1,674 patients. 91% increase over 30 days)
- Hospitalizations: 1,734 COVID/2984 Non-COVID | 4,718 Total/4,768 Bed Capacity
- 16% ICU Capacity (384 patients. 71% increase over 30 days)
- ICU: 395 COVID/255 Non-COVID | 650 Total/773 Bed Capacity
- 8 New/38 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Retail 1
- Grocery 2
- Faith-based Setting 4
- Government 2
- Daycare/preschool 2
- Healthcare 2
- Emergency Services 3
- Warehouse/Distribution 2
- Hotel/Resort/Spa 2
- Universities:
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