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| One of the cheetah brothers at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Taken 11.13.22) |
What a week. Good god! Since the nail-biting election and the trickling in of news and results, like everyone, I did my best to get through it by trying to limit how much news I watched, enjoying the comic relief of the late night comedians, all the while dodging pundits and the grating election predictions. We had Darren's big SDZWA party on Monday at Sea World, and I was able to make zoo time every day the remainder of the week. I only had one merch gig this week, when I worked on Friday for Alice Phoebe Lou at Music Box. On Saturday I decided to drive up to San Diego Zoo Safari Park while Darren was working and Nova was off doing her thing. The Park is going to be doing a huge project building a new restaurant and viewing areas for the elephants in Elephant Valley so I wanted to get some time in. It was a little more crowded than I expected so I really ended up spending more time with the rhinos and not having enough time to do the tram, but I had Darren's schedule wrong, so he was actually off before the park closed. Since the kid was staying with a friend, we left one of the cars at the park and went to a nice (freezing on a patio) dinner before going to Chula Vista and helping out my parents.
Come Sunday, I went back to the park with him, and while he worked got lots of elephant and rhino and giraffe time, and when he had a break, we did the last tram of the day and when the park closed I did some shopping before heading back home while he stayed on the clock for a wedding. On Monday I had a general wellness checkup and got a tetanus shot, and I went to the zoo for the closing hour. Work is super busy but I was still able to carve out some zoo time today. Last week, I bought myself a Chromebook so I've been getting all my nonsense logged in and stuff, too. All this to say, I don't think I'm doing listings tonight. There's just too much and it's almost 10pm already. IThis weekend is Wonderfront, after all. My plan is to take the new Chromebook to the Zoo and get my work done there on Wednesday. We'll see how well that pans out.
- 'COVID-19/Health:
- Get Your COVID and Flu Shots Now to Be Ready for Holiday Gatherings - County News Center (11.10.22)
- What is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)? - UCSF (11.10.22)
- Moderna data suggest new Covid booster is more effective against Omicron variants - STAT News (11.14.22)
- U.S. COVID public health emergency to stay in place - Reuters (11.11.22)
- Lifting Universal Masking in Schools — Covid-19 Incidence among Students and Staff - NEJM (11.9.22)
- During the 15 weeks after the statewide masking policy was rescinded, the lifting of masking requirements was associated with an additional 44.9 cases per 1000 students and staff
- Our results support universal masking as an important strategy for reducing Covid-19 incidence in schools and loss of in-person school days. As such, we believe that universal masking may be especially useful for mitigating effects of structural racism in schools, including potential deepening of educational inequities.
- New study shows pandemic stress linked to longer, heavier and more frequent periods: Women who experienced "high COVID-19 stress" during the pandemic were twice as likely to suffer with changes in their menstrual cycle than others, a new study has found. Express UK (10.31.22)
- California hits high influenza category, first on the West Coast, CDC says. 'Getting the flu vaccine as soon as possible is highly recommended for everybody' - KCRA (11.13.22)
- Election:
- Voters approve Measure H to allow child care services at city facilities - kpbs/City News Service (11.9.22)
- I was one of the few people against this proposition. The City seems to try to find ANY way to allow private enterprise in Balboa Park and this could be really bad if not kept in check.
- How 2020 election deniers did in their 2022 midterm races: Who Won, Who Lost, and Which Races Are Still Uncalled - CNN (Updated 11.14.22)
- Katie Hobbs wins race for Arizona governor, defeating GOP election denier Kari Lake, NBC News projects - CNBC (11.14.22)
- Alex Villanueva concedes to Robert Luna in race for LA County Sheriff - CBS News (11.15.22)
- 'Loser' T**** blasted for MAGA Losses in 2022: Dems win Senate - MSNBC (11.14.22)
- 7 Key Criminal Justice Takeaways From the Midterms. Sheriffs. Prosecutors. Abortion and slavery amendments. Here’s what you should know about this week’s results. - The Marshall Project (11.12.22)
- Pandemic Politics Produced Mixed Results in Local School Board Races. High-profile conservatives and anti-mask and vaccine mandate candidates ran for school boards throughout the county. Ultimately, they saw mixed success. - VOSD (11.11.22)
- This one I'm only sharing because it is so satisfying that the "Let Them Breathe" bitch who got an exorbitant amount of media coverage throughout the pandemic got her ass handed to her.
- News:
- Inflation Cools to Lowest Level Since January - Statista (11.10.22)
- Critical need for foster volunteers at San Diego Humane Society - kpbs (10.10.22)
- Holiday Shopping has Begun, Be Sure to Check Your Receipts! - County News Center (11.10.22)
- Other Reading:
- Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties - KFF (11.14.22)
- Government:
- White House
- Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference - 11.9.22 (It's been awhile since I've linked all the departments and White House press, but I'm posting this because President Biden was full of sick burns and wasn't taking shit from anyone. He's been on fire lately and people are very dumb to underestimate him):
- What in the next two years do you intend to do differently to change people’s opinion of the direction of the country, particularly as you contemplate a run for President in 2024?
Nothing. (Very Long Pause) because they’re just finding out what we’re doing. The more they know about what we’re doing, the more support there is. - Can you describe your relationship with Mr. McCarthy? How often do you speak to him? What do you think of him?
I think he’s the Republican Leader, and I haven’t had much of occasion to talk to him. - Republicans have made it clear that if they do take control of the House, that they want to launch a raft of investigations on day one into your handling of Afghanistan, the border. They want to look into some of your Cabinet officials. They want to investigate you. They may even want to investigate your son. What’s your message to Republicans who are considering investigating your family and, particularly, your son Hunter’s business dealings?
“Lots of luck in your senior year,” as my coach used to say. - Remarks by President Biden in a Press Conference | Bali, Indonesia - 11.14.22
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 11:15 7:21pm):
- 635,863,005 Known Cases/10,357,263 28-Day New Cases
- 6,612,505 Known Deaths/41,063 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- JHU
- 98,086,072 Cases/1,062,610 28 Day New Cases
- 1,075,086 Deaths/9,202 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker (Data as of November 15, 2022 3:28 PM ET):
- 288,989 New Cases/97,889,652 Known Cases
- 2,344 New Deaths/1,070,947 Known Deaths
- 3,378 New Admissions/20,643 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- R-effective: 1.3
- 2,839 New Cases/10,542,434 Total Cases (7.1 new cases/100k)
- 14 Average New Deaths/96,332 Total Deaths (0.03 new deaths/100k)
- 5.3% 7-day test positivity rate
- 1,842 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-13 patients, -0.7% from prior day)
- 225 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (0 patients, 0% from prior day)
- 1,964 ICU beds available (+26 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.2
- 252 New Cases/933,599 Total Cases
- 4.6% Daily Positivity
- 1 Deaths/5,538 Total Deaths
- COVID-19 hospitalized patients (patients, % from prior day)
- 20 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-4 patients, -16.7% from prior day)
- 236 ICU beds available (-15 from prior day)
- County COVID Data:
- 2,016 New Cases/933,270 Total Cases
- Case rate: 7.1 per 100,000 residents overall
- 12 New Deaths Since Last Report/5,543 Total Deaths
- 4.1% Daily Test Positivity/4.3% 7-day average after 7-day lag/3.8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 153 COVID-19 Hospitalizations. +6% over 30 days
- 20 ICU Patients. No change over 30 days
- 50 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- County Influenza Data:
- 1,732 New Weekly Cases/5,471 Total Cases (compared to 291 at the same time last season)
- 0 New Deaths/2 Total Deaths
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