San Diego Zoo (Taken 10.25.21) |
Kimmel did a funny package tonight with news clips from all over California about the rain. Of course, the news goes apeshit with reporters on the street talking about the drizzle, then wind, then rain, then the rain being over, then traffic, then all the impacts - mudslides, downed trees and powerlines, outages. One reporter even called the rain "an annoyance at this point."
I'm more of the I-love-rain persuasion. After dropping Nova off at piano, Darren and I walked around the San Diego Zoo in the rain, until he left to pick her up and came back for me. My jacket and pants were soaked by the time I left, and it's possible I was the actual last person in the Zoo. I hope this rain is just a preview of the winter because we all know how desperately the state needs it.
Today was a very active news day so there are quite a few links worth reading today. Mostly I just hope the Facebook news means finally some changes at Facebook will be forthcoming and the Rolling Stones report on the January 6th insurrection accelerates the investigation and results in kicking some of these fuckers out of the House.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- New AI can predict virus mutations and help create more effective treatments and vaccines - University of Waterloo (10.25.21)
- Erica Ollmann Saphire receives $2.6 million grant to collaborate on pan-coronavirus vaccine - La Jolla Institute of Immunology (10.21.21)
- 3 Teens with COVID-19 Developed Sudden Severe Psychiatric Symptoms. Why? UCSF-Led Study Shows Unruly Immune System May Trigger ‘Turncoat’ Antibodies - UCSF (10.25.21)
- Moderna Announces Positive Top Line Data from Phase 2/3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 6 to 11 Years of Age - Moderna (10.25.21)
- New HHS Actions Add to Biden Administration Efforts to Increase Access to Easy-to-Use Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests - HHS (10.25.21)
- NIH to Invest $70 Million from American Rescue Plan to Accelerate Test Developers Progress Through Regulatory Authorization Process
- FDA Updates Regulatory Path Which Could Lower Costs, Make Tests More Available
- FDA Authorizes Additional Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Test
- Politics:
- EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff. Two sources are communicating with House investigators and detailed a stunning series of allegations to Rolling Stone, including a promise of a “blanket pardon” from the Oval Office - Rolling Stone (10.24.21)
- News:
- Tuesday Event: Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting of Iipay ~ Tipay Kumeyaay Mut Niihepok (Land of the First People) at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
- Other Reading:
- The New Bugaboo: Social-Emotional Learning - Popular.Info (10.25.21)
- Facebook Failed the People Who Tried to Improve It. The “badge posts” of the company's former researchers offer the parting thoughts of the disillusioned. - Wired (10.25.21)
- Must Watch:
- John Oliver 10.24.21 about law enforcement who don't want to get vaccinated or share their vaccine status (YouTube): "This all sums up the American Police problem in miniature. The constant refrain we hear from cops every time they kill an unarmed black person is, 'they should have complied with commands,' because as long as you comply, things will supposedly go well. But that only seems to work one way. Because when officers are asked to follow simple rules or face consequences, a not insignificant amount of them flip their shit. So you know what? If an officer wants to quit over this, FUCKING LET THEM. Let the individuals, who clearly don't care about public safety, stop being in charge of public safety. It really is that simple."
- Bill Maher 10.22.21 (YouTube) interview with the president of One Fair Wage, Saru Jayaraman is worth the watch. I stopped watching Bill years ago because I was so sick of his pompous, sexist rants, always crying about "cancel culture" and just being a general asshole, but I stumbled into this interview and it is worth watching, especially when she pushes back about the attitudes of millennials and Gen Y workers being lazy or entitled. Bill Maher is a washed up millionaire who is completely out of touch with reality, but Jayaraman is excellent in this interview.
- Government:
- White House
- Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Newark, NJ
- Remarks by President Biden Before Air Force One Departure
- Remarks by President Biden on Build Back Better and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
- Remarks by Vice President Harris During a Meeting on Climate Change
- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Delaware Disaster Declaration
- Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Releases Additional Detail for Implementing a Safer, More Stringent International Air Travel System
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on COVID-19 and International Air Travel Policy
- A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Burmese NUG Representatives
- Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to The Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Letter to Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to The Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dept of Defense
- State Dept
- Updates on U.S. Travel Policy Requiring Vaccination
- As of November 8, foreign national air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the United States.
- Exceptions to this policy will be extremely limited: including children under 18 and certain individuals in countries where vaccines are not yet readily accessible.
- Unvaccinated travelers – whether U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), or the small number of excepted unvaccinated foreign nationals – will now need to test within one day of departure.
- Intersex Awareness Day
- The United States Condemns Actions Against Sudan’s Civilian-led Transitional Government
- Troika Statement on Military Takeover in Sudan
- Launch of the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans
- Elections in Iraq
- Department Press Briefing – October 25, 2021
- Dept of Justice
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Gives Remarks at the Civil Rights Division’s Virtual Conference: Confronting Hate: Strategies for Prevention, Accountability and Justice
- Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Gives Remarks at the Civil Rights Division’s Virtual Conference: Confronting Hate: Strategies for Prevention, Accountability and Justice
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 10.25.21 11:16pm):
- 244,060,470 Known Cases/11,735,634 28-Day New Cases
- 4,954,582 Known Deaths/197,678 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 45,545,583 Cases/2,428,706 28-Day New Cases
- 737,316 Deaths/45,882 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker (Not all states reporting):
- +19,200 New Cases/45,363,116 Known Cases
- +167 New Deaths/734,752 Known Deaths
- 503,418,475 Doses Delivered
- 414,302,192 Doses Administered
- 220,519,217 Partially Vaccinated
- 190,699,790 Fully Vaccinated
- 57.4% of Total Population
- 67.2% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 69% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- California COVID-19 Stats (No data due to "weather event"):
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.84
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- Vaccination Locations San Diego
- Vaccination Dashboard
- COVID ActNow Daily Updates for San Diego Metro
- San Diego Unified School District COVID Dashboard
- CDC Data:
- 1,722,003 Fully Vaccinated
- 51.6% of Total Population
- 60.2% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 60.4% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.92
- County Data:
- 420 New Cases/368,267 Total Cases
- 13 New Daily Deaths/4,196 Total Deaths
- 2% Daily Test Positivity/2.7% 7-day average
- +9 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +2 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Universities:
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