Koala Joey at San Diego Zoo (Taken 2.24.2021) |
The kid finally decided to come home today so we spent some time hanging out in the backyard, but without our trees it was actually too hot, so we took it upstairs to the catio instead. We created a game where we read the dumb media questions asked during the daily press secretary briefings and how we think Jen should/would answer. "I'm not going to negotiate legislation from this podium" is a popular one, but sometimes I imagine she just wants to say, "that's a stupid question I've already answered a dozen times and the President isn't going to comment on the last president's bullshit or let his past policies survive the next four years." Like seriously, some dumbass asked if Biden would invite the Texas senators on Air Force One when he visits Texas on Friday. Besides the fact that Cruz should be quarantining after flying, Biden isn't going to put insurrectionists and traitors on his plane.
Anyway, it was a lovely afternoon. Eventually Nova and Darren took a little trip to Andersen's Nursery and bought a ton of flowers to go in the planter they made out of a pallet so I'm looking forward to sprucing up the yard for a green spring and summer.
I have barely gotten through any of my email today, however, so hopefully I can catch up tonight because if I don't dwindle it down, it just piles up and makes me cranky. I was trying to decide on pulling the trigger on a new couch but instead realized Living Spaces was still open so we went there to look at a couch I found online and thank goodness I didn't order it sight unseen because it was definitely not what we're looking for. But that store is massive, so at least I have an idea of what we're all looking for in our ideal sofa in our very small living room. Also, 8:30pm is a great time to go furniture shopping because the commission-driven sales people are too busy cleaning the floor and fluffing pillows to hound you every seven seconds.
I may eke out another post if there's anything worth noting, but the big news today was that the US launched retaliatory air strikes on Syria, the parliamentarian ruled that the minimum wage hike may not be included in the American Rescue Act, and the bigots of congress voted against expanding the Equal Rights Act to LGBTQIA? people, but it passed anyway. I don't know when or how Schumer is going to end the filibuster, but it needs to happen NOW. The republican obstructionist party has got to go and everyone should be paying attention to how these people vote against their own constituents interests over and over again.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- County Asks for Patience as COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expands
- Gyms with maskless users shown to be at high risk for COVID spread: Study. In Chicago, 55 out of 81 fitness class attendees developed COVID-19. - ABC News (2.24.21)
- Researchers find worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City - CNN Health (2.25.2021)
- California tops 50,000 virus deaths, including 806 in LA - Stars and Stripes/AP (2.25.21)
- Politics:
- Equality Act with LGBTQ protections passes House, faces uncertain future in Senate - USA Today (2.24.21)
- Biden's aid bill popular with Americans except Republicans in Congress - Reuters (2.25.21)
- News:
- U.S. carries out airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria: Pentagon - Reuters (2.25.21)
- Working to Get Kids Back to School, State Outlines Equity-Centered Plan to Accelerate Access to COVID Vaccines for Education Workers - Office of Governor Newsom
- Troops at U.S.-Mexico border could stay there for three to five years, report says - Stars and Stripes (2.24.21)
- Other Reading:
- The joy of vax: The people giving the shots are seeing hope, and it's contagious - Stars and Stripes (2.25.21)
- Texas’ Icy Disaster Makes the Case for Uniting the US Grid. The national grid is split into sections that can’t share much power. Connecting them won’t be cheap or easy, but it will help usher in the future of energy. - Wired (2.25.21)
- WihteHouse.Gov
- Daily Media Briefing with Press Secretary Jen Psaki
- Remarks by President Biden at an Event Commemorating the 50 Millionth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot
- Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
- Remarks by President Biden at the National Governors Association’s Winter Meeting
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 2.25.21 9:22pm):
- 112,999,297 Known Cases
- 2,507,444 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- (JHU)
- 28,411,273 Cases
- 508,127 Deaths
- (COVID Tracking Project):
- 75,565 New Cases/28,150,738 Known Cases (1.7%+ Change over 7 Days)
- 3,138 New Deaths/498,208 Known Deaths
- 52,669 Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 10,846 Currently COVID-19 patients in ICU
- 3,567 COVID-19 patients currently on ventilator
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 20.9%
- R-effective: 0.63
- 4,965 New Cases/3,460,326 Total Cases (+0.1% increase)
- 1,114 New Deaths/50,991 Total Deaths (+2.2% increase)
- 3.1% 14-day test positivity rate
- 6,520 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-244 patients, -3.7% from prior day)
- 1,783 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-59 patients, -3.3% from prior day)
- 1,807 ICU beds available (+73 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- VaccinationSuperstationSD
- Vaccination Dashboard
- San Diego County Of Education School Reopening Dashboard
- State Data:
- Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 19.5%
- R-effective: 0.65
- 658 New Cases/258,460 Total Cases
- 12 Deaths/3,230 Total Deaths
- 16.6 cases/100k population (Assessed on 2/23. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 5.0% Test Positivity (Assessed on 2/23)
- 7.4% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 2/23)
- 595 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-36 patients, -5.7% from prior day)
- 185 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+1 patients, 0.5% from prior day)
- 218 ICU beds available (-4 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County Update - County News Center
- 519 New Cases/258,982 Total Cases
- 165 B117 Cases
- 30 New Daily Deaths/3,260 Total Deaths
- 909,225 Doses Shipped/804,158 Doses Administered
- 3% Daily Test Positivity/% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/4.4% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 15 cases/100k population (Assessed on 2/23. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 93% Case Investigation
- -8.8% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (539 patients. -62% decrease over 30 days)
- 26% ICU Capacity (179 patients. -55% decrease over 30 days)
- 52 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 7 New/30 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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