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| Mags and Jax getting high on catnip (Taken 12.2.21) |
I know that inflation is heavy on a lot of people's minds, but it feels like we're lumping a whole bunch of problems together that have different causes. For example, housing has long been a problem, and the social media-ification of real estate and flipping houses and investment properties, not to mention short-term rentals, have completely exacerbated the problem. The richer the top got, the more they took from everyone below them. If every unit of housing was actually occupied year round, I think we'd find the shortage is only made by piece of shit corporate investors and hedge funds. And we've got gas prices high because OPEC+ doesn't really like dems in the White House. Maybe US aid and some of those subsidies and tax breaks to the corporations need to be threatened?
I was thinking about this the other night as we were having a rare dinner out and I know I have to suck it up; prices are up. And then we were planning a Vons trip today and steaks I used to get for $6.99 a pound on seasonal specials are like $16 a pound right now. That's okay, I don't need a ribeye that bad, but it reminded me of something. And I can't speak for anyone else, but CalFresh expanded massively because of President Biden's American Rescue Plan. And did you know that California expanded the free lunch program to ALL students? If she needed it, Nova could get free lunch every day, and on top of that, a take home snack, dinner and breakfast for the following morning if she was inclined. And that goes for ALL students in the state of California.
If the dems would take control of their messaging, you'd actually know that things are, in a million ways, better than when TFG was around. And I'm trying to remind myself this as we see our fucked up Supreme Court guarantee their own demise as a meaningful branch of our government.
Today I spent the day waiting for a hospital bed, paid for by the VA, to arrive at my parents' house in case my dad is ever deemed able to come home. It's good to have hope.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19 Omicron Variant - County News Center (12.1.21)
- The First Year of COVID: Half of San Diego Pandemic Deaths Were Immigrants. Of all the San Diegans to die of COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic, 52 percent were immigrants, a Voice of San Diego analysis of county death certificates reveals. - VOice of San DIego (12.1.21)
- 1st US case of COVID omicron variant confirmed in California - Associated Press via kpbs (12.1.21)
- First Omicron Case Detected in the U.S.— But Fauci cautions this is an "n of 1" case - Medpage Today (12.1.21)
- The Omicron Variant Is a Mystery. Here’s How Science Will Solve It. So far, panic about the new Covid variant has outpaced actual information. Here’s what scientists around the world are trying to uncover. - WIRED (12.1.21)
- A reason for optimism on Omicron: Our immune systems are not blank slates - STAT News (12.1.21)
- WHO:
- World Health Assembly agrees to launch process to develop historic global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Weekly Epidemiological Update and Weekly Operational Update
Globally, weekly COVID-19 case incidence plateaued this week, with nearly 3.8 million confirmed new cases reported during the week of 22-28 November 2021, similar to the previous week’s figures. However, new weekly cases increased in three of the six WHO regions. While global weekly deaths decreased by 10% in the past seven days as compared to the previous week, with over 47 500 new deaths reported, an increase in weekly deaths was reported in two of the six regions. As of 28 November, over 260 million confirmed cases and nearly 5.2 million deaths have been reported globally - World AIDS Day 2021—Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics
- WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 1 December 2021
- Today, WHO’s Member States decided to embark on the process of drafting and negotiating a new convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
- The emergence of the Omicron variant has understandably captured global attention. At least 23 countries from five of six WHO regions have now reported cases of Omicron, and we expect that number to grow.
- We call on all countries to take rational, proportional risk-reduction measures, in keeping with the International Health Regulations.
- We must not forget that we are already dealing with a highly transmissible, dangerous variant – the Delta variant, which currently accounts for almost all cases globally. Globally, we have a toxic mix of low vaccine coverage, and very low testing – a recipe for breeding and amplifying variants.
- As we mark World AIDS Day, we are reminded that more than 40 years into the global AIDS epidemic, we still have no vaccine and no cure for this disease. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we have not one but many vaccines, and many other effective tools.
- WHO Director-General's closing remarks at the Special Session of the World Health Assembly - 01 December 2021
- Politics:
- Governor Newsom Emotionally Calls Out Hypocrisy of Anti-Abortion Pro-Gun Party (YouTube)
- Supreme Court considers whether to reverse Roe v. Wade - npr/kpbs (12.1.21)
- Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe - AP News (12.1.21)
- News:
- Influenza Cases Continue to Increase in San Diego
- 423 identified cases this season (5 year average up to this point is 401)
- 70 new cases in the past week
- Other Reading:
- Meet the California PR firm helping cops fight off bad press - The Appeal (11.30.21)
- Government:
- White House
- Remarks by President Biden During a Menorah Lighting in Celebration of Hanukkah
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 1, 2021
- Statement from White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients on First Case of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant in the United States
- Once again, Jen Psaki takes no shit from Peter Doocy:
I think the fundamental question here is: What are you doing to save lives and protect people? And the former President was suggesting people inject bleach. He apparently, reportedly, didn’t even share with people he was going to interact with that he had tested positive for COVID himself. He continued to provide a forum for misinformation, which probably led to people not getting — not taking steps forward to get — to protect themselves, to wear a mask, to eventually get vaccinated.
This President has made the vaccine widely available. He’s relied on the health — the advice of his health and medical experts. And he is trying to be a part of solving this crisis — getting the pandemic under control. And I think there’s a pretty stark difference between their approaches. - Remarks by President Biden on the Nation’s Supply Chains
- A Message to the Congress on the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Australia, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Executive Order on the National Space Council
- Remarks by President Biden to Commemorate World AIDS Day, Launch the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and Kick Off the Global Fund Replenishment Process
- Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on World AIDS Day 2021
- Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Marks World AIDS Day 2021 With Renewed Commitments to Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic by 2030
- Labor
- ICYMI: Secretary Walsh visits Port of Los Angeles, discusses economic recovery and supply chain with local leaders (11.30.21)
- State Dept
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability at the NATO Ministerial
- Previewing the U.S.-EU Dialogue on China
- Commemorating World AIDS Day
- The U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Advancing Security, Prosperity, and Human Rights
- Dept of Justice
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 12.1.21 1:22pm):
- 263,366,983 Known Cases/14,790,382 28-Day New Cases
- 5,222,464 Known Deaths/201,089 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- 48,664,361 Cases/2,360,861 28-Day New Cases
- 781,590 Deaths/30,415 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +119,604 New Cases/48,497,243 Known Cases
- +1,610 New Deaths/780,131 Known Deaths
- 575,721,925 Doses Delivered
- 462,263,84 Doses Administered
- 233,590,555 Partially Vaccinated
- 197,363,116 Fully Vaccinated
- 59.4% of Total Population
- 63.2% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 69.4% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 41,933,410 Boosters
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.87
- 69,579,975 Doses Delivered/58,560,386 Doses Administered
- 3,240,321 Partially Vaccinated/25,536,877 Fully Vaccinated
- 3,654 New Cases/4,810,164 Total Cases (9.3 new cases/100k)
- 110 New Deaths/73,822 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 3.4% 7-day test positivity rate
- 3,519 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-21 patients, -0.6% from prior day)
- 901 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-13 patients, -1.4% from prior day)
- 1,821 ICU beds available (-206 from prior day)
- 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
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.69
- 552 New Cases/385,405 Total Cases
- 4.1% Daily Positivity
- 5 Deaths/4,340 Total Deaths
- 305 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-7 patients, -2.2% from prior day)
- 86 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-2 patients, -2.3% from prior day)
- 200 ICU beds available (-31 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Watch
- 622 New Cases/385,396 Total Cases
- Case rate: 13.6 per 100,000 residents overall
- 8.1 for fully vaccinated people
- 23.1 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- +6 New Daily Deaths/4,346 Total Deaths
- 6,159,685 Doses Received/5,628,346 Doses Administered
- 460,110 Boosters Administered
- 2,664,750 Partially Vaccinated/2,362,690 Fully Vaccinated
- +12,269 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Last Week
- 75.1% +5 Population Fully Vaccinated/70.7% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 3.1% Daily Test Positivity/4.0% 7-day average/% 7-day average after 7-day lag/% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 85.2% Case Investigation
- +14 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +1 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- 11.4% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (292 patients. +4% over 30 days)
- 28% ICU Capacity (84 patients. +5% over 30 days)
- 62 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 17 Community Outbreaks (7-day)/83 Active Outbreaks
- 4 in TK-12 grade school settings
- 3 in business settings
- 3 in distribution warehouse settings
- 2 in government settings
- 1 in a restaurant/bar setting
- 1 in a retail setting
- 1 in a hotel/resort/spa setting
- 1 in daycare/preschool/childcare setting
- 1 in a hair salon/barbershop/nail salon setting
- Universities:
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