DL Open Thread: Weds., April 8, 2020
Coronavirus Disproportionately Killing Blacks:
A Post analysis of available data and census demographics shows that counties that are majority-black have three times the rate of infections and almost six times the rate of deaths as counties where white residents are in the majority.
Today’s must-read. The city-by-city data is alarming, to put it mildly. Dr. Fauci points out that health disparities have always existed in black communities. Health disparities and health service disparities.
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. The latest carnage: 399,929 confirmed cases and 12,911 deaths from the coronavirus. Yesterday was the worst day in America both for new cases and daily deaths. One of the most Hispanic cities in America facing impending coronavirus disaster.
‘This Is Trump’s Fault’. E-clip & save. This comprehensive piece lays it all out–up until now, of course. More blatant failures to follow. Another must-read.
Never Forget: Rethugs Recklessly Put Our Lives In Danger. Yep, another must-read. This should be hammered home by every Democratic candidate. BTW, have any of you seen this Mehdi Hasan on TV? He’s in John Oliver territory. I like him a lot. BTW, what the Rethugs did in Wisconsin yesterday? Call it what it is: murder.
The Coronavirus Bailout: ‘Huge Corporate Payoffs With Little Accountability’. OK, I give up. Everything today is a must-read. We’re repeating the same mistakes of 2008. If you are nesting-in-place, take time to read these articles. It will make you a more knowledgeable person.
Trump Lost $1 Billion Last Month. Hey, schadenfreude you can enjoy. If nothing else, I’ve learned how to spell schadenfreude during this crisis. That must mean I’m overusing the word.
That seems like a happy enough note upon which to close. What do you want to talk about?
I call B.S. on that ‘Trump lost 1 billion’. The article says it best ” estimated $1bn of his paper fortune” I’d venture an uneducated guess that his liquidity is at best sub-500 million and all the assets he can claim are probably leveraged to the hilt. If he were indeed worth that much he wouldn’t be the pariah among every bank aside from Deutsche and even they are probably wondering how to get out from under his thumb without the ever impartial DOJ and Barr launching even more investigations their way. But you know, he could show us his tax returns and remove much of the doubt.
This constitutionally protected criticism is all in my humble opinion, of course.
I’m glad you found us and have contributed your opinions.
In my humble opinion, you have no reason to be humble about yours.
Agree.
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO PROTECT EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS
Delaware should adopt similar policies as other states to further protect our courageous emergency service personnel and the Delawareans they bravely serve. These policies should be implemented immediately and examples of other states actions can be emulated as follows:
https://www.routefifty.com/public-safety/2020/04/states-share-covid-19-patient-data-first-responders/164388/
The recent disclosure that 20 emergency personnel are in quarantine because they responded to calls in which the patients had tested positive for the coronavirus, unbeknownst to them, highlights a serious threat to those brave individuals and to Delaware’s emergency response system.
Claymont emergency medical services were dispatched to at least two recent calls in which the patient was positive but the first responders were not immediately made aware.
Claymont Fire Company President Tom DiCristofaro said “This loss hits us hard as volunteers are harder to come by these days, and ultimately hurts the response to our community”
delawareonline.com: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/coronavirus-in-delaware/2020/04/05/claymont-fire-asks-public-tell-first-responders-positive-coronavirus-tests/2950271001/
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders To Announce Suspension Of His Campaign. He’ll make the announcement at 11:45 am.
The ‘most important election of our lifetimes’? It was probably 2016:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/politics/2020-vs-2016-election.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
Saudi Royal Family has been hit hard with coronavirus:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/world/middleeast/coronavirus-saudi-royal-infections.html
If it doesn’t kill MBS it’ll all be for naught.
I think one of the things the post-corona studies will show is that it would have been much less severe if the poor had had decent healthcare all along. The so-called “co-morbidities” are preventable with decent primary care or at least the rates can be reduced. A healthier population benefits everyone.
Maybe the after action studies of this disaster will finally get us to universal healthcare. I hope when Biden does his inevitable pivot to the “center” that maybe the center has shifted on this issue at least.