Saturday, December 05, 2020

LISTEN UP (Turn up the volume first) Rhapsody In Blue (1945) – Rhapsody in Blue Debut

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Just Like Arizona, Florida Has A Conservative Republican 'Mini-Trump' Governor - but There's One Difference

A Florida newspaper investigation finds state government misled public on Covid as cases rose -  Governor Ron DeSantis and his administration ‘suppressed facts’ and ‘dispensed dangerous misinformation’, according to paper . . .Sounds familiar?  looks like the same staging   

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis holds a press conference on 30 November 2020. Photograph: Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/AP

 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis holds a press conference on 30 November 2020. Photograph: Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/AP

 

Florida newspaper investigation finds state government misled public on Covid as cases rose

Guardian staff
the Guardian | Fri 4 Dec 2020 08.07 EST Last modified on Fri 4 Dec 2020 10.45 

"Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration has been engaged in a pattern of spin and concealment about Covid-19 amid the gravest health threat the state has ever faced, according to a South Florida Sun Sentinel investigation.

According to the newspaper, Republican DeSantis influenced a state administration that “suppressed unfavorablefacts, dispensed dangerous misinformation, dismissed public health professionals, and promoted the views of scientific dissenters”who supported the governor’s ambivalent approach to the disease. . .THE TRUMP PLAY-BOOK

Florida’s leading university-affiliated experts on infectious diseases have been largely sidelined and bypassed.

“We have over 200 affiliated faculty within this institute,” Glenn Morris, director of the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute, told the Sun Sentinel.

“This is what we do for a living. Yet the state has not taken full advantage of that expertise.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Keeping Opportunities Open Here in America

The 'Good Fight' must go on > The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as Daca, which protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled on Friday
Protesters in New York City call for protection of the Dreamers in 2018. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Protesters in New York City call for protection of the Dreamers in 2018. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Daca program must reopen for new applications, judge rules

Guardian staff and agency
the Guardian | Fri 4 Dec 2020 21.04 EST Last modified on Fri 4 Dec 2020 21.11 EST

The ruling by Judge Nicholas Garaufis means that the administration must reopen the program to first-time applicants and return the period of protections to two years.

In July, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, issued a memo that suspended Daca for new applications and reduced how long renewals were valid from for – from two years to one year.

Friday’s ruling follows one from November, in which Garaufis said Wolf had assumed his position unlawfully, and his suspension of the Daca program was therefore invalid.

> Garaufis said the government had to post a public notice within three days that new Daca applications were being accepted.

> Garaufis also ordered the government to put together a status report on the Daca program by 4 January.

The Daca program was created in 2012 under Barack Obamaand allows people brought to the US unlawfully as children the temporary right to legally live, study and work in America, rather than living in fear of deportation. The program allowed young immigrants to do basic things like get driver’s licenses, apply for colleges or get work permits.

Those protected under Daca are known as “Dreamers”. About 650,000 people are currently enrolled in the program.

Daca became a major flashpoint under the Trump administration. During the 2016 election, Trump promised to rip up Daca immediately, triggering a legal battle that continued throughout his presidency, winding up in the supreme court this year.

The supreme court in June blocked Trump’s bid to end Daca, calling it “arbitrary and capricious” and saying that it violated federal law. His administration, however, continued its policy of not accepting new applications for the program.

Joe Biden has pledged to make Daca permanent via legislation when he takes office.

 

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The Armenia and Azerbaijan war, explained

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MARIJUANA PROHIBITIONS Here in Mesa > What's The Buzz + Why The Rush ??

Interesting to note that the Mesa City Council approved six new liquor licenses at the same time the Mesa Police Department tried to make a one-sided sloppy poorly-researched and disjointed case for a number of outlined prohibitions they wanted the elected government to impose citywide by Ordinance - 30 days after voters approved a statewide citizen-initiative -  Proposition 207.
Top 10 Reasons Cannabis is Better than Alcohol
 
THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A FAIR AND BALANCED PRESENTATION
THE REALIZATION THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS WERE SO FAR OUT OF TOUCH WITH PUBLIC OPINION INSPIRED A SMALL GROUP OF POLITICALLY DIVERSE ACTIVISTS TO CHALLENGE THE CONSERVATIVES' STRANGLEHOLD ON PUBLIC POLICY... in PHC & G
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Marijuana Prohibition: A failed and costly experiment! It’s time to change the policy.

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Fig 3-PicMarijuana (cannabis) prohibition in the U.S., costing over $10 billion annually, has significantly benefited organized crime while branding many otherwise decent people (mostly youth) as criminals for marijuana possession. Illegal marijuana of questionable quality is now more easily available than ever before. Unregulated supplies of adulterated and synthetic marijuana have caused morbidity and mortality, while regulated natural marijuana has been successfully used as medicine for years.
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Inset A: Alcohol & Marijuana side-effects

Evidence indicates that marijuana is less addictive, less dangerous to health, and provokes less aggressive behavior than alcohol (Inset A) which is legally commercialized and generates large tax revenues. Illegal marijuana generates huge revenues for criminals and significant costs for tax payers! Recognizing this, several states have legalized marijuana use by adults for medicinal and/or recreational purposes (Inset B). . .

Now is the right time to lift federal marijuana prohibition, accompanied by diligent regulation of quality and strict enforcement of legal limits. Scientific, law enforcement, public health and economic bases justify such policy. This will lower youth incarceration rates, reduce law enforcement costs, decrease healthcare problems, and generate significant tax revenues.

Lifting marijuana prohibition- A long way to go!

Inset B: Lifting marijuana prohibition- A long way to go!

 

Media and social advocates support as well as oppose lifting federal marijuana prohibition. NORML, MIG and MPP strongly support; AMA and Project SAM oppose; and LEAP and DPA recommend logical, scientifically sound and fiscally sensible policies to lift marijuana prohibition. If you support lifting marijuana prohibition, write to your congressman, contribute to MPP or NORML, start petitions in your state ….get involved. 

              Encouraging responsible behavior is always better than punishing illegal behavior!

 

 
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JPMorgan Says There's No Sign of Mergers & Acquisitions Slowing Down

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Friday, December 04, 2020

COVID-19 Tracking Project > Most Recent Data 03 Dec 2020

National + Arizona  https://covidtracking.com/ 

The public deserves the most complete data available about COVID-19 in the US. No official source is providing it, so we are.

The COVID Tracking Project | The COVID Tracking Project

The COVID Tracking Project

Every day, our volunteers compile the latest numbers on tests, cases, hospitalizations, and patient outcomes from every US state and territory

Latest totals:

197,409,766
Total test results
13,921,312
Cases
267,228
Deaths

Arizona

Current data quality grade:Grade A+

Cases

Arizona cases Historical data
Total cases
346,421
Confirmed cases
335,248
Probable cases
11,173
New cases today5,442
Change over 7 days10.2%+

Viral (PCR) tests

Arizona viral (PCR) testing Historical data
Total tests
(in test encounters)
Not Reported
Total tests
(in specimens)
Not Reported
Total tests
(in people)
2,305,084

Antibody tests

Arizona antibody testing Historical data
Total tests (specimens)
367,830
Total tests (people)
Not Reported

Hospitalization

Arizona hospitalization Historical data
Ever hospitalized
27,456
Now hospitalized
2,743
Ever in ICU
Not Reported
Now in ICU
642
Ever on ventilator
Not Reported
Now on ventilator
386

Outcomes

Arizona outcomes Historical data
Recovered
54,342
Total deaths
6,821
Probable deaths
511
Confirmed deaths
6,310

Long-Term Care (LTC)

Arizona long-term care data
Total cases
7,776
Total deaths
1,316
Number of facilities affected
674
Percent of state deaths
from LTC facilities19.3%
New cases since Invalid DateTime2.8%
New deaths since Invalid DateTime1.2%
Data as of
View more racial data for AZ→
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Race & ethnicity: cases

Cases per 100,000 people
American Indian / Alaska Native
6,641
Asian / Pacific Islander
1,612
Black / African American
3,347
Hispanic / Latino
4,487
White
2,442

(All data is calculated)

Data as of

Race & ethnicity: deaths

Deaths per 100,000 people
American Indian / Alaska Native
261
Asian / Pacific Islander
32
Black / African American
70
Hispanic / Latino
92
White
77

(All data is calculated)

Data as of

State’s dataset was last updated at Dec 3, 2020 12:00 am ET

Notes:

Arizona combines PCR and antigen tests in the total tests figure reported on the state’s dashboard

Arizona regularly reviews and removes duplicate records which may occasionally result in minor decreases of cumulative figures.

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