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Title: Donald Trump Fought For Us. Now It’s Our Turn
Source: the federalist
URL Source: https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/2 ... ought-for-us-now-its-our-turn/
Published: Jan 27, 2021
Author: David Marcus
Post Date: 2021-01-27 20:23:40 by tankumo
Keywords: None
Views: 17696
Comments: 86

(Yes, we will fight with you, we want Trump back.)

Back in the early days of the Donald Trump phenomenon, whenever he supposedly got out of line a recurring joke about him was, “But he fights.” The pundits laughed. The poor rubes suckered by Trump were supposedly taken in by some canard that he was a fighter. But the fact is he was, he won a lot of those fights, and his voters are better off for those wins.

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#1. To: tankumo (#0)

Donald Trump Fought For Us. Now It’s Our Turn.

Trump should tell his followers that he will return –

Donald Trump would have left the Washington swamp people alarmed and depressed rather than jubilant and confident had he forcefully promised to run again for president.

“We will be back in some form,” did not cut it.

That is what the former president said to supporters outside the White House on his final day as president when he left for Florida. Once there he added, “We’ll do something, but not just yet.” That did not cut it either.

His supporters wanted to hear more. They want him to say, “I shall return.”

It is what Gen. Douglas MacArthur said after he was ordered to leave the Philippines for Australia following the Japanese invasion in 1942. The words became a mantra. And MacArthur did return, retaking the island from the Japanese two years later.

So, like MacArthur, Trump would return and defeat his antagonists in 2024, or so they wish.

For the first time in a long time, Trump appeared out of bluster, perhaps still reeling over the “rigged” election and the assault of the Capitol by some of his followers, which led to his impeachment by vindictive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats.

Even his former friend Sen. Mitch McConnell, leader of the Senate Republicans, threw him under the bus by supporting impeachment and a Senate trial.

Now Trump faces a trial in the Senate and, if enough of the Republicans vote against him, he will be convicted and, strangely enough, be removed from an office he does not hold.

If that is not bad enough, it will happen if enough Republicans in the Senate join the Democrats to make it happen.

The next thing you know, the hateful Pelosi will exhume and impeach Republican President Richard Nixon too, since Nixon escaped impeachment by resigning in disgrace in 1974. It is never too late for justice, Pelosi style.

To add to Trump’s woes, he has no support from anyone in the Former Presidents Club. It is obvious that Barack Obama, George Bush, Bill Clinton and even Jimmy Carter are all with Biden, not Trump. While they might bicker among themselves over who among them is the greatest, they are unified in agreeing that Trump is not in their class.

Meanwhile, the propagandists in the main-stream media are doing their best to prop up the 78-year-old Biden and swoon over him as though he were the vigorous John F. Kennedy who became president in 1960 at age 42. This new Camelot is more like a senior retirement community.

It is all enough to take the wind out of anyone’s sails, even Trump.

Also, Trump will get no help from Biden, despite softening his rhetoric toward the new president, and leaving behind a “generous” note to his successor. Biden does not have the stones to stand up to Pelosi. Even if he wanted to help Trump out.

If Biden did have the courage, this poisonous political leader might impeach him too.

Because Pelosi has now impeached Trump twice on shaky and dubious charges, she has made the once-rare punishment of a wayward president cheap and commonplace.

If you can impeach Trump for a phone call to the Ukrainian president you can impeach him for anything, which is what she has done for a second time.

Now, should the Republicans take over the House in 2022, as might happen, the Republicans could then impeach Biden for wearing mismatched socks, or for forgetting where he put the nuclear code.

It is a mistake to write Trump off. Some 74 million Americans voted for him and they, like Trump, are not going anywhere. And, given the opportunity, they would vote for him again. Outside of the platitudes he uttered about unity at his inaugural, Biden has no plans or interest in reaching out to Trump or Trump supporters.

Biden has spent more time and effort signing executive orders paving the way for citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants living in the country, and waving in millions more, than he has welcoming Americans who voted for Trump.

Also, if convicted following a Senate trial, the Senate, in a separate action, has the power to ban Trump from running for office again. There is no precedent for that in American history, and it certainly would be challenged in court.

Trump should forget trying to be a nice guy and just say, “I shall return.”

What has he got to lose?

https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/01/26/trump-should-tell-his- followers-that-he-will-return/

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-27   20:48:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: tankumo (#0)

Trump opens ‘Office of the Former President’ in Florida.

Former President Donald Trump opened an “Office of the Former President” to announce his plans from his new base in Florida as he remains barred from most social media.

A statement from the office Monday night said it will manage Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances, and official activities to “advance the interest of the United States.”

The office will also “carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration through advocacy, organizing, and public activism,” the statement says.

The announcement came on the same day the House of Representatives delivered to the Senate an impeachment article charging Trump with inciting insurrection in a speech to supporters before the deadly attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. The Senate trial is expected to start on Feb. 9.

Trump left Washington, DC, for his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach on Wednesday morning, hours before President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

https://www.wbtw.com/news/trump-opens-office-of- the-former-president-in-florida/

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-27   20:57:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Gatlin (#2)

The left will try to do anything to destroy him.

tankumo  posted on  2021-01-27   20:59:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: tankumo (#0)

In other news –

Former Trump Adviser Larry Kudlow Lands at Fox News.

Kudlow, a former CNBC anchor who was most recently a senior economic adviser to President Trump, will host a new weekday show on Fox Business Network.

Larry Kudlow, the banker-turned CNBC anchor-turned Trump economic adviser will return to television, this time for Fox News Media.

Kudlow will host a new weekday program on Fox Business Network, and will provide financial analysis across the media company's platforms. Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott announced the hire Tuesday. Kudlow is the first high-profile Trump administration official to score a television deal since Trump's term ended earlier this month.

Kudlow joined the Trump administration in 2018 as assistant to the president for economic policy and director of the National Economic Council. He had been a regular on CNBC since its launch in 1989, including hosting programs like The Kudlow Report.

Fox Business has had ratings success against CNBC over the past year, though much of that has come from shows like Lou Dobbs Tonight, which skew toward conservative political commentary rather than financial programming. Details of Kudlow's new FBN show will be released at a later date.

Earlier on Tuesday, a financial disclosure form released by former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany suggested that she would be joining Fox News in an undefined role. A source familiar with the matter confirmed that they had discussions with McEnany, but paused them before making a final decision, adding "we are open to hiring her in the future given we do not condone cancel culture."

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/former-trump-adviser-larry- kudlow-lands-at-fox-news

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-27   21:04:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: tankumo (#3)

The left will try to do anything to destroy him.

Next US envoy on Iran might destroy Trump's legacy.

As President Joe Biden mulls who to appoint as US envoy to Iran, it seems that one of the likeliest candidates is Robert Malley, the former Middle East director for President Barack Obama's National Security Council.

Whoever is appointed as envoy will be in charge of the negations with Iran about the nuclear deal. If there have been any worrying developments since Biden was sworn in as president, then the possibility of Malley becoming the US envoy to Iran trumps them all.

Malley is a well-known figure in Israel. He is the president of the left-wing International Crisis Group and used to be the Palestine and Middle East advisors to both President Bill Clinton and President Obama.

In 2000, following the Camp David talks in which he participated, he was the one who blamed Prime Minister Ehud Barak for the failure to negotiate and acquitted PLO leader Yasser Arafat.

Malley's perceptions were formed among the international Left, including in Israel. Over the years after Arafat's death, he developed close ties with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

The Iranian nuclear deal is not exactly his area of expertise. A storm erupted in the past week in diplomatic establishments and among senior commentators over Malley. The diplomatic establishment defended him, while opponents argue that Malley's appointment will undermine the credibility of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and weaken the United States' position.

Last December, Malley created a union between the International Crisis Group and the Middle East Project headed by political scientist Daniel Levy, who is known to have worked with Ehud Barak and politician Yossi Beilin. According to the opinions that Levi and Malley expressed on the Palestinian issue, they are quite close to that of leftist NGO B'Tselem.

The document that the Crisis Group presented last December reveals Malley's approach from which we can conclude his Iranian diplomacy – if it exists. In his opinion, the new administration should first and foremost erase all President Trump's initiatives implemented in the region during his years in the White House.

He considers it a goal to address the cornerstones of the administration's Palestinian policy to create an Israeli public that understands the consequences of constant occupation. His intention is most likely to make it clear to the Israeli public that the United States paid a price for its hold on Judea and Samaria.

On the other hand, he is calling on the Palestinian people and leadership to challenge the status quo through non-violent means and in accordance with international law. The main thing is a reversal of those trends on the ground, in the political and legal spheres, that, as he put it, tore the diplomatic landscape to pieces and cannot guarantee the Palestinians the most basic human rights.

He sees the problem in Israel, and the solution involves addressing this "problem," including stopping the "annexation" and protecting the Palestinians, including in East Jerusalem and Gaza. Gaza is suffering from a humanitarian emergency as a result of the "siege." The whole subject of the missile threat to the civilian home front he chose not to address at all.

Malley proposes the US refrain from using its veto power at the UN, that is, to apply pressure on Israel by not using its veto. This was the final chord of the Obama administration in December 2016. He advocates working together with the European Union and other international forums. He also suggests overseeing Israel's use of US security assistance and equipment.

In terms of Iran, all this means that Robert Malley is a diplomat whose intention to protect the security of Israel is lip service at best. The values of equality between Israel and its enemies and the participation of the European Union are what guide him. He opposed the principles presented by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as conditions for the removal of Iran sanctions.

Anyone who is looking to eliminate Trump's legacy in the Middle East, like the well-thought-out idea of Robert Malley, will bring this baggage with him to the Iranian sphere as well. Malley is the classic example of a man with a very pro-Palestinian ideological approach, and for the Democrats, this approach also reflects pro-Iranianism, which covers it in the institutional language of an international diplomatic elite.

https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/next- us-envoy-on-iran-might-destroy-trumps-legacy/

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-27   21:10:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: tankumo (#0)

Donald Trump Fought For Us

He didn't fight to protect the vote. Mail in ballots over threw the will of the American people.

Worse still, he embraced the corona hoax. On 3-22-2020 he declared a national emergency which then allowed governors and mayors to declare never ending lockdowns, mask mandates, and God knows what else the commies want to do to us.

After throwing his supporters under bus on Jan. 6th, I'm having a hard time with this idea that he fought for us.

watchman  posted on  2021-01-27   22:16:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: watchman (#6)

He opposed lock down, everyone knows that.

tankumo  posted on  2021-01-28   0:36:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: watchman, tankumo (#6) (Edited)

tankumo: Donald Trump Fought For Us.

watchman: He didn't fight to protect the vote.

Since you say that “[Donald Trump] didn’t fight to protect the vote” – then you of course ought to be fully prepared to describe precisely what he “didn’t” do and delineate specifically what you found so abhorrently lacking.

Please do so now …

Worse still, he embraced the corona hoax. On 3-22-2020 he declared a national emergency …

If you are going to challenge something, then “for heaven’s sake” at least start off by getting the date correct.

It was on 3-19-2020 that the president declared an emergency for COVID- 19 under the Stafford Act, Public Health Service Act and National Emergencies Act.

Since you cannot get a simple date right, it therefore calls into question how many others things you get wrong.

So, let me help you out.

[The] declared a national emergency then allowed governors and mayors to declare never ending lockdowns, mask mandates, and God knows what else the commies want to do to us.

WRONG !!!

Click here to learn the varing procedures associated with the three sources of statutory authority for the federal government to issue an emergency declaration.

After your review, you will find that none of the acts “allowed governors and mayors to declare never ending lockdowns, mask mandates, and God knows what else the commies want to do to us.”

If you had checked before shooting off your mouth, you then would have found that each state has its own laws with varied approaches to restrictions and mandates about which you speak. And most of those state laws share one thing in common: the use of key health metrics to decide when to shut down — and when to reopen.

Click here to carefully read and thoroughly understand that:

Coronavirus: Power Resides With the States to Institute Lockdowns or Not.

The Founders regarded most public health issues as primarily a state responsibility beyond the scope of federal power. Modern Supreme Court decisions have greatly expanded federal authority. But some powers are still reserved to the states. For example, the federal government does not have a general power to impose mandates on private individuals and your condemnation of Trump in this matter is utterly ridiculous.

After throwing his supporters under bus on Jan. 6th …

How did Trump “throw his supporters under the bus on Jan. 6th“?

I'm having a hard time with this idea that he fought for us.

That comes as no surprise since you have made it quite obvious that you are now joined with the Never Trumpers and the Republican Dissidents seeking to discredit Donald Trump.

Shame on you …

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   4:08:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: watchman (#6) (Edited)

… the corona hoax …

Brian Hitchens thought the coronavirus was 'a fake crisis.'

Then he contracted it and changed his mind.

His enlightening story follows …

Brian Hitchens said he thought that the coronavirus "is a fake crisis" that was "blown out of proportion" and "wasn't that serious."’

A Florida man who thought the coronavirus was "a fake crisis" has changed his mind after he and his wife contracted COVID-19.

Brian Hitchens, a rideshare driver who lives in Jupiter, downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus in Facebook posts in March and April.

"I'm honoring what our government says to do during this epidemic but I do not fear this virus because I know that my God is bigger than this Virus will ever be," he wrote in a post on April 2. "Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords."

In mid-April, Hitchens, 46, began documenting his and his wife's health on Facebook.

"Been home sick for over a week. Both my wife and I home sick," he wrote in a post on April 18. "I've got no energy and all I want to do is sleep."

A day later, Hitchens and his wife, Erin, were admitted to Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Hitchens said in a Facebook post.

Hitchens could not immediately be reached for comment Monday. The voicemail box for a number listed for him is full.

There have been at least 46,442 cases of the coronavirus in Florida, with 1,997 deaths, reported as of Monday morning, according to state health data.

In a lengthy post on May 12, Hitchens said that he was once among those who thought the coronavirus "is a fake crisis" that was "blown out of proportion" and "wasn't that serious."

That changed when he started to feel sick in April and stopped working, he wrote.

Hitchens said he "had just enough energy" to drive himself and his wife to Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center on April 19, where they both tested positive for the virus.

"They admitted us right away and we both went to ICU," he wrote. "I started feeling better within a few days but my wife got worse to the point where they sedated her and put her on the ventilator."

Hitchens said he never experienced terrible aches and pains but felt weak and exhausted. He said he felt better on May 12, at which point he had been in the hospital for three weeks, and that he still had COVID- 19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. He also said he had pneumonia in his lungs.

"As of today my wife is still sedated and on the ventilator with no signs of improving," Hitchens wrote. "There were a couple times were they tried to start weaning her off the ventilator but as soon as they've done that her oxygen level dropped and they had to put her back on the ventilator full time."

He said his wife of eight years has been sick "quite a few times" in the past and she always fought through. This time, he said, "I have come to accept that my wife may pass away."

Hitchens, who has seen his wife infrequently since they were hospitalized, said he was holding out hope she would recover.

"This thing is nothing to be messed with please listen to the authorities and heed the advice of the experts," he wrote. "We don't have to fear this and by heeding the advice doesn't mean that you fear it that means you're showing wisdom during this epidemic time."

The May 12 post, in which he implored people to "use wisdom," has been shared more than 500 times.

"Looking back I should have wore a mask in the beginning but I didn't and perhaps I'm paying the price for it now," he wrote. If he passed the virus on to his wife, he said, he knows that she and God forgive him.

"So just think about what I said and if you have to go out please use wisdom and don't be foolish like I was ... so the same thing won't happen to you like it happened to me and my wife," he wrote.

Hitchens had one thing to say in a Facebook post Monday to people who have sent him "nasty messages" saying he deserved to die: "'I AM NEGATIVE"! "PRAISE THE LORD!'"

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/he-thought-coronavirus- was-fake-crisis-then-he-contracted-it-n1209246

And “Praise the Lord” that many do understand – or wisely learning to understand – the severity of the pandemic situation that you continue to pooh-pooh in the midst of your mischievous self-ignorance as if it were ungodly and void of the Love of God.

Such a shameful display of blissful ignorance – in your state of not knowing and not caring ...

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   4:59:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: watchman (#6)

… the corona hoax …

100K Projected to Die of Coronavirus in Biden’s First Month in Office.

January has been the deadliest month of the pan3emic, with more than 80,000 people dying from COVID-19.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the death toll in the U.S. is currently more than 426,900, the highest tally in the world.

AS MANY AS 100,000 people are projected to die of the coronavirus in the first month of President Joe Biden's tenure, raising the U.S. death toll above half a million, according to a forecast by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday during a White House coronavirus response team briefing that the death toll from COVID-19 is forecast to reach between 479,000 to 514,000 people by Feb. 20 – a month after Inauguration Day.

A previous forecast from the CDC updated on Jan. 14 estimated coronavirus deaths would surpass 400,000 by the time President Joe Biden was sworn into office. On Jan. 19, a day before Biden was inaugurated and roughly a year after the first case of the virus was identified in the country, the death toll in America hit 400,000.

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The projections for the start of the president's tenure come amid a frenzied national effort to distribute vaccine doses across the country. As of Tuesday, nearly 20 million people had received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with more than 3.4 million people receiving both doses, the CDC reported.

Biden on Tuesday announced plans to purchase 200 million more vaccine doses from Moderna and Pfizer, raising the total U.S. vaccine order to 600 million. But the White House has itself acknowledged that the mass inoculation effort is going to take time.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 426,900 people have died in the U.S., the highest tally in the world, and the country has seen more than 25.5 million cases of COVID-19, also the highest in the world.

January, which still has five daily death tolls to be counted, has been the deadliest month of the pandemic, with more than 80,000 people dying from COVID-19. This month's deaths surpassed December, the previous deadliest month, by more than a thousand.

And the increase of coronavirus variants – some of which seem to be more transmissible – being discovered around the world and in the U.S. has public health officials worried. Walensky said the emergence of these variants "underscores the need for public health action." She urged people to avoid unnecessary travel and to continue to social distance and wear masks, as well as get vaccinated when it's available.

Hoax is defined as “a humorous or malicious deception.”

I ask what do you find humorous or maliciously deceptive about …

… the death toll in the U.S. is currently more than 426,900, the highest tally in the world.

You are such a simpleton …

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   5:37:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: tankumo (#7)

He opposed

But he didn't "fight" the lockdowns (the very thing that destroyed America)

watchman  posted on  2021-01-28   7:28:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Gatlin (#10)

Projected

I can project a lot of things.

I can project that you will exercise your freedom to chose eternal life, but that's all it is, just a projection.

Down at the funeral home the obituary listings show business is a little slow.

watchman  posted on  2021-01-28   7:38:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: watchman (#11)

But he didn't "fight" the lockdowns (the very thing that destroyed America)

Donald Trump continually urged states to shun lockdowns while Joe Biden said the pandemic could not be stopped by "flipping a switch".

Trump also mocked mask mandates.

Had you clicked here as you were told to do so, you would have been duly informed that

Sole power to institute lockdowns or nor resides with the states in compliance with their state laws.

You have been asked –

Since you say that “[Donald Trump] didn’t fight to protect the vote” – then you of course ought to be fully prepared to describe precisely what he “didn’t” do and delineate specifically what you found so abhorrently lacking.

Please do so now …

So, you are now asked “AGAIN” to explain in great detail exactly how Trump could have “fought” to override state laws.

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   10:23:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: watchman (#12)

I can project a lot of things.

As God is your witness, you repeatedly do that in great extremes.

It is evident that you use psychological projection as a defense mechanism whereby your try to get your ego to defend itself against unconscious impulses or insufficient qualities by denying their existence in themselves and thereby try to attribute them onto others.

I will give you an example: A bully will project his own feelings of vulnerability onto a person in an attempt to transfer his own feelings of confusion and inadequacy onto someone else.

You are definitely attempting to project your own feeling of confusion and inadequacy onto me when you say …

I can project that you will exercise your freedom to choose eternal life, but that's all it is, just a projection.

How is all of that “projection” working out for you …

Down at the funeral home the obituary listings show business is a little slow.

Just what in the hell are you doing: “Checking the obituary listings down at the funeral home to see how business is”?

That’s sick, watchman – Really SICK …

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   10:47:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: tankumo (#0)

He's still our man.

Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.

IbJensen  posted on  2021-01-28   12:18:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: watchman, tankumo (#11)

But he [Trump] didn't "fight" …

Trump will continue to fight for us in that: “Biden may be stuck with the cronies and allies Trump appointed to government boards.”

Biden’s team is looking into whether it can replace dozens of Trump’s last-minute appointments to boards and commissions. It won’t be easy.

Before leaving office, Donald Trump appointed dozens of allies and former aides to a wide range of government boards and commissions — and there's not much Joe Biden can do about it.

Pam Bondi is helping oversee the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Kellyanne Conway is primed for a posting on the board of the Air Force Academy. And Corey Lewandowski is set to serve on a panel that gives business advice to the secretary of Defense.

For the next four years, Biden will be stuck with Trump’s partisan warriors — some with no or little experience — having input on schools and museums and recommending policies on everything from defense to agriculture.

It’s just another way Trump left his imprint on the federal government in the days after he was ousted from office. He fought to overturn the election and postpone the transition in unprecedented ways. He moved his political appointees into powerful but protected career jobs. And he gave presidential appointments to dozens and dozens of supporters, allies, and campaign and administration aides.

Biden’s team is trying to determine whether they can do anything about the appointments, a person familiar with the situation said. “We are tracking closely and seeing what we can do,” the person said.

But those who have reviewed the law governing the boards say removing appointees can be difficult, especially if they come with political or business connections that could help the organizations. Most appointees do not need Senate confirmation and will remain until the end of their yearslong terms. Those who support Trump’s appointments say if Congress opposes the appointment process, lawmakers should change it.

The prestigious appointments are generally considered ways to pad resumes and though they generally do not come with salaries, they could come with travel money or perks, such as seats in the trustees boxes at Kennedy Center.

Matt Schlapp, who is a Trump ally and husband of former campaign and White House aide Mercedes Schlapp, dismissed criticisms of partisan appointments, saying he was honored to be asked to serve on the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.

“I’ve always looked forward to working with Democrats and have always had great friendships with people who disagree with me politically,” he said. “I think one of the most tragic things about the period of time we’re in ... is we’ve lost that and if you lose that in Washington, D.C. It’s a big problem.”

Members of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board aren’t removed when a new president is elected, said Brett Zongker, chief of media relations at the Library of Congress. Rather, he said, vacancies are filled by the president or others at the end of a member’s term, which are five years, though they may be asked to remain for an additional year.

Lewandowski and fellow Trump political adviser David Bossie, both named to the Pentagon Defense Business Board, are in the midst of completing their ethics paperwork and security checks, defense officials say. That delay could mean they will ultimately be replaced because they serve “at the pleasure of the secretary of defense.”

In December, nine members of that Pentagon board were removed to make way for Trump loyalists, including Lewandowski and Bossie.

Outside of removal, members come and go based on their tenure on the board, the personal time they have available to serve, and the relevance of their focus areas, defense officials say. During each administration, board membership is reviewed, changed and adjusted depending on the secretary’s priorities for all boards, these officials say.

Some Trump appointees decided to depart with Trump. Lobbyist Bryan Lanza, who worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign and the transition, was tapped for the President’s Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity in December. He said he withdrew after Biden was sworn into office last week.

But others are apparently sticking around. Steve Cortes, another Trump campaign aide who is still advising Trump, is still listed as a member of that same commission.

Previous presidents of both parties have made similar appointments on their way out of the door. In the final weeks of his term, President Barack Obama appointed major Democratic donor Fred Eychaner and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett to the Kennedy Center board. Both served on the board through the entire Trump presidency and continue to serve their six-year terms.

“We aren’t aware of a process for removal,” said Brendan Padgett, the director of public relations at the Kennedy Center.

But those who have studied modern presidential transitions say the difference this time is that Trump’s appointees generally have little or no experience with the subject on which they are being tasked.

“Most presidents make these prestige appointments based on what the individuals either did for them in the past or could do for the organizations they serve in the present, while Trump paid special attention to appointing people who could save him from prosecution in the present and maintain influence in the future,” said Paul Light, a professor of public service at New York University who has closely studied presidential transitions over the years. “Trump's motto has been to ‘ask not what you can do for the country, but what you can do for me.’"

Trump named three loyalists to the Holocaust Memorial Museum’s board: body man Nick Luna; former acting director of national intelligence Ric Grenell, who later advised Trump’s reelection campaign; and Andrew Giuliani, who served as sports liaison in the White House and is the son of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. No president has tried to remove a member since the first council was established in 1980, said Andy Hollinger, museum communications director.

Giuliani said he was honored to be appointed to the council “especially by a president who has done more for Israel than any president in the history of the United States.” Others appointed to that and other boards did not respond to requests for comment.

Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest confidants, was tapped for the board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarship. She joins former press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who launched a campaign for Arkansas governor on Monday largely focused on her work in the Trump White House. Sanders was appointed to the board in 2019.

Elaine Chao, who served as Trump’s transportation secretary and is the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and lobbyist Brian Ballard, who helped raise money for Trump, were named to the Kennedy Center board. They’ll join Lee Greenwood who wrote “God Bless the U.S.A.,” the song Trump played at every MAGA campaign rally.

David Legates, a top administration official who has questioned how much global warming is manmade, was appointed to the committee responsible for selecting the National Medal of Science winners.

And in one of his last appointments, Trump appointed Alabama attorney Mark McDaniel, who represents the family of one of the Capitol rioters killed Jan. 6, to the International Food and Agricultural Development board, which advises the U.S. Agency for International Development on agriculture projects in developing nations.

“The nature of the people he put on are more troubling,” said Max Stier, president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit that works to make government more effective and efficient. “It’s not to say every previous president has in fact selected high-quality germane people for these positions ... but the nature of Trump’s choices are a step beyond what has been done before ... There is zero relevance or expertise.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/biden- trump-allies-government-boards-463381

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   13:24:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Gatlin (#8)

3-22-2020

3-19-2020

Dammit! What was I thinking? I got my occultic dates and timelines confused.

3-22-2020 was the 40th anniversary of the Georgia Guide Stones. You've probably heard of them. They start off by reducing the world population from 8 billion to 500 million. Oh, and setting up one world government and one world language...stuff like that.

Here's a list of the guidelines for mankind:

1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.

2. Guide reproduction wisely — improving fitness and diversity.

3. Unite humanity with a living new language.

4. Rule passion — faith — tradition — and all things with tempered reason.

5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.

6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.

7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.

8. Balance personal rights with social duties.

9. Prize truth — beauty — love — seeking harmony with the infinite.

10. Be not a cancer on the earth — Leave room for nature — Leave room for nature.

Just back 3 days from the Guide Stones anniversary. That's when Trump handed us over to FEMA. I'm sure there is no correlation between those two dates.

watchman  posted on  2021-01-28   13:42:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Gatlin (#13)

Trump also mocked mask mandates.

But you love mask mandates (and all things pandemic)

Now you are praising Trump for mocking mask mandates.

When did you make this about-face?

watchman  posted on  2021-01-28   13:47:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: watchman (#17)

Dammit! What was I thinking?

The correct question is:

“Why don’t you learn to think?

You make it ever so obvious that you never have.

I got my occultic dates and timelines confused.

Nothing new here –

You mind is in an eternal state of confusion.

I'm sure there is no correlation between those two dates.

Yet another one of your amazing “projections?”

After all, that’s what you confessed that you do – “project” …

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   13:55:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: watchman (#18)

Trump also mocked mask mandates.

But you love mask mandate …

Ah Ha …

Yet another of your completely unfounded “projections.”

I neither said that I love or support a “mask mandate.”

I simply said I wear a N95 mask because I believe from research that they are effective.

… (and [love] all things pandemic).

Now hat’s an utterly stupid statement.

But not unusual – coming from you.

Now you are praising Trump for mocking mask mandates.

Wrong – AGAIN.

I merely reported that he mocked them.

I said nothing to “praise” him.

When did you make this about-face?

Why don’t you learn to “read for comprehension?”

It’s something you can easily learn to do …

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   14:13:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: watchman (#18)

… Trump …

Trump adviser says former president will be ‘actively involved’ in GOP politics, not interested in third party.

A longtime adviser to Donald Trump says the former president will be "actively involved" in Republican Party politics going forward. And that includes supporting primary challenges against those that have crossed Trump.

"The president continues to have enormous support and approval among Republican primary voters. He continues to have hundreds of millions of dollars in his campaign account, which he can utilize. And he will continue to be actively involved in recruiting candidates and holding elected officials accountable for their votes," Corey Lewandowski told Fox News on Thursday.

Lewandowski, who managed Trump’s 2016 presidential primary campaign and served as a top adviser on the 2020 reelection effort, also shot down suggestions that the former president would form a splinter party, saying "I don’t think the president has any interest in being part of a third party."

board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Lewandowski spoke with Fox News hours before Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a top Trump supporter and ally, was scheduled to hold a rally at the state capitol in Wyoming to take aim at Rep. Liz Cheney in her home state. Cheney, the House Republican Conference chair, is facing calls by a majority of House Republicans to be stripped of her number three leadership position. The move comes after she was the most high profile of the 10 Republicans who two weeks ago joined all 222 Democrats in the chamber in voting to impeach Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.

Wednesday night, on the eve of Gaetz’s trip to Wyoming, the former president’s leadership political action committee, Save America, released a poll that suggested that Cheney was politically wounded among Republicans by her vote to impeach Trump.

Gaetz told Fox News and other news organizations on Monday, "I have not spoken with the president since his departure from Washington but it is my understanding that he is very encouraging of my efforts." He added that "I speak regularly with many members of the Trump family. I’ve shared with them that I’m going to Wyoming and received nothing but encouragement."

Pointing to the poll, he emphasized, "I think that Liz Cheney is realizing that in a state that has about a plus-64 Republican rating – some argue the most Republican or conservative state in the country – there are real repercussions for voting to impeach someone based on words."

And he predicted that stripping Cheney of her leadership role would likely be one of the topics of conversation on Thursday with Trump meets face-to-face in Florida with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Besides the possibility of losing her leadership position, Cheney’s already facing multiple primary challenges to her House seat in Wyoming.

Lewandowski said that Trump would be involved in supporting primary challenges against some of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach him.

"They will all get primary challenges in my opinion," Lewandowski said. "I don’t know at what level the president’s going to weigh in on each of those races, but I think he will be involved in a number of them."

And Lewandowski said the poll commissioned by the former president’s political team is just the first, with more surveys to come on other Republicans up for reelection in 2022 who didn’t support Trump’s unsuccessful efforts to upend his presidential election loss to President Biden.

President Donald Trump's campaign advisor Corey Lewandowski, center, speaks about a court order obtained to grant more access to vote counting operations at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) President Donald Trump's campaign advisor Corey Lewandowski, center, speaks about a court order obtained to grant more access to vote counting operations at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Recent national reports suggested that the former president was in discussions with top political advisers over potentially forming a third party – possibly named "The Patriot Party" – which Trump would lead and use to compete with the GOP.

But Trump's 2020 campaign senior adviser Jason Miller told Fox News on Sunday that the former president’s "made clear his goal is to win back the House and Senate for Republicans in 2022." Miller added that "there’s nothing that’s actively being planned regarding an effort outside of that, but it’s completely up to Republican Senators if this is something that becomes more serious."

That appeared to be an implicit warning to Republican senators not to join Senate Democrats in voting to convict Trump in the upcoming Senate impeachment trial.

Asked about the prospects of Trump forming a splinter group down the road, Lewandowski said "I don’t think the president has any interest in being part of a third party."

"The ballot access requirements for third parties are exceptionally difficult," he noted. "If the goal is to elect individuals, a third party is not a good vehicle to do that historically speaking. I think the president is going to work within the two party structure that currently exists and he’ll be very effective inside that structure."

Trump has repeatedly vowed to play an influential role in the GOP going forward, and also flirting with a 2024 presidential run to try and win back the White House.

While politically wounded by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by right-wing extremists and other Trump supporters intent on disrupting congressional certification of Biden’s White House victory – after encouragement from the then-president – the latest polling indicates Trump remains very popular among Republicans.

"We’re going to see how much influence the president wants to exert going forward," said Lewandowski. "I don’t think anybody knows that yet."

Lewandowski also said he wasn’t sure if Trump will attend the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference.

The largest and most influential annual gathering of conservatives – which best known by its acronym CPAC – is being held outside of the Washington, D.C., area for the first time in is nearly half century history. As Fox News first reported in December, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the confab will be held in person in Orlando, Fla., not too far from Trump’s home in Palm Beach.

The conference has become a mecca for the MAGA world during the Trump era, but Lewandowski said the former president "has not determined if he’ll be attending yet.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/corey- lewandowski-trump-actively-involved-gop-politics

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   14:25:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: watchman (#18) (Edited)

But you love mask mandates …

Again – I never said any such thing.

I simply said that I wear a N95 face mask, and here is why –

From the Mayo Clinic:

Can face masks help slow the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19?

Yes

… face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as frequent hand-washing and social distancing, help slow the spread of the virus.

So why weren't face masks recommended at the start of the pandemic? At that time, experts didn't know the extent to which people with COVID-19 could spread the virus before symptoms appeared. Nor was it known that some people have COVID-19 but don't have any symptoms. Both groups can unknowingly spread the virus to others.

These discoveries led public health groups to do an about-face on face masks. The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now include face masks in their recommendations for slowing the spread of the virus. The CDC recommends cloth face masks for the public and not the surgical and N95 masks needed by health care providers.

Surgical masks

Also called a medical mask, a surgical mask is a loose-fitting disposable mask that protects the wearer's nose and mouth from contact with droplets, splashes and sprays that may contain germs. A surgical mask also filters out large particles in the air. Surgical masks may protect others by reducing exposure to the saliva and respiratory secretions of the mask wearer.

At this time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved any type of surgical mask specifically for protection against the coronavirus, but these masks may provide some protection when N95 masks are not available.

N95 masks

Actually a type of respirator, an N95 mask offers more protection than a surgical mask does because it can filter out both large and small particles when the wearer inhales. As the name indicates, the mask is designed to block 95% of very small particles.

Health care providers must be trained and pass a fit test to confirm a proper seal before using an N95 respirator in the workplace. Like surgical masks, N95 masks are intended to be disposable. However, researchers are testing ways to disinfect N95 masks so they can be reused.

Some N95 masks, and even some cloth masks, have one-way valves that make them easier to breathe through. But because the valve releases unfiltered air when the wearer breathes out, this type of mask doesn't prevent the wearer from spreading the virus. For this reason, some places have banned them.

Cloth masks

A cloth mask is intended to trap droplets that are released when the wearer talks, coughs or sneezes. Asking everyone to wear cloth masks can help reduce the spread of the virus by people who have COVID-19 but don't realize it.

Cloth face coverings are most likely to reduce the spread of the COVID- 19 virus when they are widely used by people in public settings. And countries that required face masks, testing, isolation and social distancing early in the pandemic have successfully slowed the spread of the virus.

While surgical and N95 masks may be in short supply and should be reserved for health care providers, cloth face coverings and masks are easy to find or make, and can be washed and reused.

Masks can be made from common materials, such as sheets made of tightly woven cotton. Instructions are easy to find online. Cloth masks should include multiple layers of fabric. The CDC website even includes directions for no-sew masks made from bandannas and T-shirts.

How to wear a cloth face mask

The CDC recommends that you wear a cloth face mask when you're around people who don't live with you and in public settings when social distancing is difficult.

Here are a few pointers for putting on and taking off a cloth mask:

Wash or sanitize your hands before and after putting on and taking off your mask.

Place your mask over your mouth and nose.

Tie it behind your head or use ear loops and make sure it's snug.

Don't touch your mask while wearing it.If you accidentally touch your mask, wash or sanitize your hands.

If your mask becomes wet or dirty, switch to a clean one. Put the used mask in a sealable bag until you can wash it.

Remove the mask by untying it or lifting off the ear loops without touching the front of the mask or your face.

Wash your hands immediately after removing your mask.

Regularly wash your mask with soap and water by hand or in the washing machine. It's fine to launder it with other clothes.

And, here are a few face mask precautions:

Don't put masks on anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious or otherwise unable to remove the mask without help.

Don't put masks on children under 2 years of age.Don't use face masks as a substitute for social distancing.

The CDC doesn't recommend using face shields istead of masks because it's unclear how much protection they provide. However, wearing a face mask may not be possible in every situation. If you must use a face shield instead of a mask, choose one that wraps around the sides of your face and extends below your chin.

Tips for adjusting to a face mask:

It can be challenging to get used to wearing a face mask. Here are some tips for making the transition:

Start slow. Wear your mask at home for a short time, such as while watching television. Then wear it during a short walk. Slowly increase the time until you feel more comfortable.

Find your fit. If your mask isn't comfortable or is too difficult to breathe through, consider other options. Masks come in a variety of styles and sizes.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   14:51:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: watchman (#11)

… Trump …

House Republicans who voted to impeach face backlash at home in test of Trump's staying power

The wave of backlash facing 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump has turned their 2022 primaries into tests of how long Trump, now out of office, can hold the stage in Republican politics -- and whether GOP voters are willing to turn the midterms into tests of loyalty to him.

At home, anger among Republican officials, donors and voters at those who voted to impeach Trump has erupted, with state and local officials condemning their votes and primary challengers -- benefiting from bookings on right-wing media -- launching their campaigns early. The group of 10 Republicans includes moderates in swing districts, as well as some reliable conservatives, including the No. 3-ranking House Republican, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, and South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice.

"It started out big and it's still growing. People are angry," said Bryan Miller, the Republican chairman in Wyoming's Sheridan County who said he plans to run against Cheney in the party's 2022 primary. "She's not living up to what we in Wyoming wanted, across the board. And it's a huge betrayal."

Anthony Bouchard, a Wyoming state senator who is also running against Cheney, said he's been "flooded" with messages encouraging a primary run.

Living with ulcerative colitis affected Jacklyn physically and emotionally but, with support from her family and healthcare team, she became empowered to advocate for herself.

"I believe that her impeachment vote revealed who she has allegiance to, and I don't think the voters will forget it any time soon," Bouchard said.

The early seeds of primary trouble for House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump is an illustration of how much loyalty the former President retains within his party, weeks after he departed office and was removed from his favorite social media platforms.

Whether the anger against those 10 lawmakers will survive the next year is far from clear, with congressional districts' makeup certain to shift as states complete the once-a-decade process of redrawing district lines and more than a year for the anger to dissipate and the GOP's focus to move past Trump.

"Each and every one of those 10, when they made that vote, they knew in their heads and in their hearts it was probably a political death sentence. They knew that," said former Rep. Joe Walsh, the conservative Illinois Republican whose 2020 primary against Trump did not gain traction.

He said any establishment donor money that goes to support those 10 GOP lawmakers will be "dwarfed" by money aimed at ousting them.

"I wouldn't be surprised to see a number of them not even run again, depending on how their districts shake out" after redistricting, Walsh said.

It's also too early to tell how willing Trump and his family members will be to insert themselves in intra-party battles -- especially after social media bans limited Trump's ability to reach wide audiences easily -- and whether Trump's ire will be focused narrowly on Republicans he believes wronged him, such as Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rebuffed Trump's efforts to overturn the state's election result, or if he will cast a wider net. The New York Times reported that Trump is most focused on ousting Kemp, potentially through a primary challenge by former Rep. Doug Collins, and that Cheney is the former President's next focus.

Trump has been showing allies a poll of Wyoming voters commissioned by his super PAC and conducted by Trump's longtime pollster John McLaughlin to make the case that Cheney's vote on impeachment is not popular among Republicans there, a source told CNN. His super PAC also issued a news release highlighting the poll.

On Capitol Hill, Cheney has faced challenges to her leadership role. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida traveled Thursday to Wyoming's state Capitol for a rally opposing Cheney.

Donald Trump Jr. called into Gaetz's event and said Cheney should be ousted in next year's primary.

"It's time to have a change at the top. It's time to have people that are going to start representing the people -- not their own agendas, not their own nonsense, but their constituency," he said. "And since the people of Wyoming are clearly not thrilled with Liz Cheney, let's find someone who can replace her and actually do that job well."

The Republicans who voted to impeach Trump have all defended their votes by saying they were a matter of principle after Trump encouraged attendees at a January 6 rally to march on the US Capitol -- which led to the deadly riot that afternoon.

Amid the complications of primary challenges against House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump is the potential that -- like in Wyoming -- multiple candidates could enter primaries, fracturing the opposition to vulnerable Republican incumbents.

Still, the impeachment vote has led some state and local parties, as well as major donors, to say that they are dropping their support for those Republicans -- for good.

In Washington, the state's Republican Central Committee passed a resolution condemning Trump's impeachment "without question or exception" and expressing disappointment at Reps. Dan Newhouse and Jaime Herrera Beutler, two of the 10 Republicans who voted in favor of impeachment.

The Clark County Republican Women's Group sent a letter to Herrera Beutler explicitly saying it would recruit and back a primary challenger.

"We will do everything in our power as the largest Republican Women's organization in Washington state to recruit and elect a conservative candidate who will represent our values," the group said in the January 13 letter.

The letter said that "this vote will never be forgotten, as your action is a personal affront to the 70 million plus Americans who voted for our President."

In Michigan, the Allegan County Republican Party censured Rep. Fred Upton for his vote, saying that he "betrayed oath of office and core values" of the county party.

Tom Norton, the third-place finisher in a 2020 primary won by Rep. Peter Meijer in western Michigan, said he is running again and appeared on former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's podcast two weeks ago.

Gene Koprowski -- who launched a primary bid against Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the GOP's most outspoken Trump critics -- named the campaign committee he created on January 14 "Impeach Adam Kinzinger 2022."

The "issues" page on the website launched by former Fresno city councilman Chris Mathys, who says he'll take on Rep. David Valadao in California, contains just three sentences, all targeting Valadao's impeachment vote: "President Trump has fought in our behalf to protect our conservative republican values. It is unbelievable that congressman David Valadao would for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. I will do everything to restore our conservative values as a conservative republican."

Ken Richardson, the chairman of the school board in South Carolina's Horry County, said he'd long thought he might run for the congressional seat of Rice -- a conservative House member who was among the most surprising votes to impeach Trump -- years down the road.

"I didn't know that Tom was going to shoot himself in the foot. But he's done that," Richardson said. "To say I'm getting calls would be an understatement."

He called Rice "a nice guy" and noted that Rice had been to barbecues at his house.

"But the county that we live in right now -- 71% of the people voted for Donald Trump. And if you're the congressman for this area, you've got to understand, that's not Tom Rice's seat and it's not Ken Richardson's seat. That seat belongs to the people," Richardson said.

Those considering primary runs said they have already heard from major Republican donors -- and are convinced that GOP primary voters' anger toward those who voted to impeach Trump will ease before the 2022 primaries. "I do not think this is going to dissipate," Miller said.

Richardson said: "There's no doubt in my mind it's going to last way past the election."

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/28/politics/house- republicans-impeach-trump-backlash/index.html

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   17:43:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: watchman (#6)

… the corona hoax …

As the resident Denialist calls it.

Denialist – A person who does not acknowledge the truth of a concept or proposition that is supported by the majority of scientific or historical evidence.

Whatever watchman wishes to label it –

It is expected that 100K will die of Coronavirus in Biden’s first month in office.

January has been the deadliest month of the pandemic, with more than 80,000 people dying from COVID-19.

AS MANY AS 100,000 people are projected to die of the coronavirus in the first month of President Joe Biden's tenure, raising the U.S. death toll above half a million, according to a forecast by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday during a White House coronavirus response team briefing that the death toll from COVID-19 is forecast to reach between 479,000 to 514,000 people by Feb. 20 – a month after Inauguration Day.

A previous forecast from the CDC updated on Jan. 14 estimated coronavirus deaths would surpass 400,000 by the time President Joe Biden was sworn into office. On Jan. 19, a day before Biden was inaugurated and roughly a year after the first case of the virus was identified in the country, the death toll in America hit 400,000.

The projections for the start of the president's tenure come amid a frenzied national effort to distribute vaccine doses across the country. As of Tuesday, nearly 20 million people had received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with more than 3.4 million people receiving both doses, the CDC reported.

Biden on Tuesday announced plans to purchase 200 million more vaccine doses from Moderna and Pfizer, raising the total U.S. vaccine order to 600 million. But the White House has itself acknowledged that the mass inoculation effort is going to take time.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 426,900 people have died in the U.S., the highest tally in the world, and the country has seen more than 25.5 million cases of COVID-19, also the highest in the world.

January, which still has five daily death tolls to be counted, has been the deadliest month of the pandemic, with more than 80,000 people dying from COVID-19. This month's deaths surpassed December, the previous deadliest month, by more than a thousand.

And the increase of coronavirus variants – some of which seem to be more transmissible – being discovered around the world and in the U.S. has public health officials worried. Walensky said the emergence of these variants "underscores the need for public health action." She urged people to avoid unnecessary travel and to continue to social distance and wear masks, as well as get vaccinated when it's available.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-01- 27/cdc- 100k-projected-to-die-of-coronavirus-in-bidens-first-month-in-office

Gatlin  posted on  2021-01-28   19:53:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: watchman (#6)

…the corona hoax …

The number of Covid-19 virus cases in the United States exceeded 26 million today, while overall – authorities in 219 countries and territories have reported about 103.2 million Covid‑19 virus cases.

How can you possibly call this a “hoax?”

Hoax Definition: “A humorous or malicious deception.”

There is certainty you pandemic-deniers are not on the same page with reality. You refuse to wear a face mask or publicly disregard social distancing rules. Some deniers even raise their indignation and anger to an unnecessarily dramatic level of outrage. And we constantly hear front and center that it is your rights.

Oftentimes, your dramas suggest such a grim confidence and certainty, as if it is firmly grounded in some reassuring conspiracy theory. Other times your denial may suggest instead a concealed distress with a desperation masquerading as total disbelief.

When such a strong grip on your beliefs becomes excessive and overdetermined, it can easily suggest a lurking fear of losing one's grip. So, one might wonder. Might that tight grip be just what is holding you pandemic-deniers together mentally – thinking that you feel level-headed?

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-01   15:53:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: Gatlin (#25)

cases

It's not a pandemic...it's a casedemic.

Trump said the pandemic was a Democrat hoax. He was right.

Fauci said that face masks don't work. He, too, was right.

But if you wish, you can wear 2 masks. That will exempt me from wearing one.

watchman  posted on  2021-02-01   16:55:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: watchman (#25)

Watchman:

…the corona hoax …

Pandemic's Deadliest Month in US Ends With Signs of Progress.

The deadliest month of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has drawn to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed.

The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed.

The question is whether the nation can stay ahead of the fast-spreading mutations of the virus.

The U.S. death toll has climbed past 440,000, with over 95,000 lives lost in January alone. Deaths are running at about 3,150 per day on average, down slightly by about 200 from their peak in mid-January.

But as the calendar turned to February on Monday, the number of Americans in the hospital with COVID-19 fell below 100,000 for the first time in two months. New cases of infection are averaging about 148,000 day, falling from almost a quarter-million in mid-January. And cases are trending downward in all 50 states.

“While the recent decline in cases and hospital admissions are encouraging, they are counterbalanced by the stark reality that in January we recorded the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in any month since the pandemic began," said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Deaths do not move in perfect lockstep up or down with the infection curve. They are a lagging indicator, because it can take a few weeks for people to get sick and die from COVID-19.

Dr. Philip Landrigan, an epidemiologist at Boston College, said vaccines are a factor in the sharp drop in cases but are not the primary cause. Instead, he said, the crisis has become increasingly “depoliticized” in recent weeks as more people come to grips with the threat and how they can help slow the spread of the virus.

“I don’t think you can underestimate the importance of this culture change. I think it’s critically important,” he said.

After a slow start, the vaccination drive that began in mid-December is picking up the pace. More than 32.2 million doses have been administered in the U.S., according to the CDC. That is up from 16.5 million on the day President Joe Biden took office, Jan. 20.

The number of shots dispensed in the week and a half since Biden's inauguration has been running at around 1.3 million per day on average, well over the president's oft-stated goal of 1 million per day. More than 5.9 million Americans have received the required two doses, the CDC said.

However, the CDC reported Monday that many nursing home workers are not getting their shots when doses are first offered.

Researchers looked at more than 11,000 nursing homes and other such facilities that had at least one vaccination clinic between mid-December and mid-January. While 78% of residents got at least one shot, only 37.5% of staff members did. Surveys suggest some nursing home workers are skeptical of the shots' effectiveness and don’t think viruses spread easily from them to the people they care for.

Three mutated variants of the virus from Britain, South Africa and Brazil have been detected in the U.S. The British one spreads more easily and is believed to be deadlier, but the South Africa one is prompting even more concern because of early indications that vaccines may not be as protective against it.

The more the virus spreads, the more opportunities it has to mutate.

Walensky urged Americans to get vaccinated as soon as shots become available to them, and stressed it’s no time to relax basic precautions such as wearing masks.

Meanwhile, a snowstorm Monday forced the closing of many vaccination sites in the Northeast, including in New York City and Connecticut.

And a plan to reopen Chicago schools to roughly 62,000 students for the first time since March remained in doubt. Last-minute negotiations over COVID-19 safety measures with the teachers’ union stalled, increasing the possibility of a strike or lockout if educators do not show up for work.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-02- 01/pandemics-deadliest-month-in-us-ends-with-signs-of-progress

We can only wonder how quickly we might have beaten back COVID-19 if those so eager to deny reality had instead focused on stopping the spread of coronavirus. Because so many still refuse to accept the reality of this pandemic, the rest of us are at greater risk.

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   3:45:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: watchman (#26)

It's not a pandemic...it's a casedemic.

Casedemic?
There is no such thing.
You continue just make shit up and spread it.
Why do you …

Trump said the pandemic was a Democrat hoax.

Biden distorts Trump’s words on virus ‘hoax.’

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is presenting a distorted account of President Donald Trump’s words on the coronavirus, wrongly suggesting Trump branded the virus a hoax.

In fact, Trump pronounced Democratic criticism of his pandemic response a hoax.

Biden tweeted a video mashup of Trump’s rhetoric on the crisis, sampling the many times the president has underplayed the severity of the pandemic.

THE FACTS: The accusation and the selective video editing are misleading. At the rally featured in the video, Trump actually said the phrases “the coronavirus” and “this is their new hoax” at separate points. Although his meaning is difficult to discern, the broader context of his words shows he was railing against Democrats for their denunciations of his administration’s coronavirus response.

“Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus,” he said. “You know that, right? Coronavirus. They’re politicizing it.” He meandered briefly to the subject of the messy Democratic primary in Iowa, then the Russia investigation before returning to the pandemic. “They tried the impeachment hoax. ... And this is their new hoax.”

Asked at a news conference the next day to clarify his remarks, Trump made clear he was not referring to the coronavirus itself as a hoax.

“No, no, no.” he said. ”‘Hoax’ referring to the action that they take to try and pin this on somebody, because we’ve done such a good job. The hoax is on them, not -- I’m not talking about what’s happening here. I’m talking what they’re doing. That’s the hoax.”

He continued: “Certainly not referring to this. How could anybody refer to this? This is very serious stuff.”

The video’s reference to “Trump in private” calling the virus a “killer” comes from the president’s interview in April with author and journalist Bob Woodward, whose new book “Rage” contains Trump’s acknowledgment that he was playing down the virus threat in public, so as to avoid panic.

But it is incorrect for Biden to suggest, as the video does, that Trump insisted the virus was a hoax before ultimately acknowledging to the author in April that it was deadly and serious.

Trump on several occasions before that did refer publicly to the virus as a “plague” and a “killer,” while also falsely dismissing it as something that would go away on its own, in hot weather or otherwise.

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-ap-fact-check- politics-joe-biden-1eea443cca46df5f18e61b7c34549da2

Biden wrongly suggesting Trump branded the virus a hoax.
You are now cloning Biden and doing the same.
Is there no end to your insane irrationality?

Fauci said that face masks don't work.

Listen up, you fool – Fauci has indeed been wrong on the coronavirus from the get-go.

The Washington Times [and other sources]:

Anthony Fauci should be viewed with 'skepticism and caution.'

You continue to believe only what you want to believe.

Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.

Why people are wired to believe what they want to believe

When thinking about the current political moment, it’s important to remember that as human beings we’re wired to interpret new information as confirming our beliefs and reject it if it runs counter to those beliefs.

First, there’s physiology. Sara Gorman, a public health specialist, and her father, Jack, a psychiatrist, explore this matter in their book Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us. They cite research that suggests that processing information that supports one’s beliefs leads to a dopamine rush, which creates feelings of pleasure. Moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, says that “extreme partisanship may be literally addictive.”

On the flip side, “When something is inconsistent with existing beliefs, people tend to stumble. … Information that is inconsistent with one’s beliefs produces a negative affective response,” according to Norbert Schwarz, Eryn Newman and William Leach, experts in cognitive psychology.

In a sense, people see what they want to see, in order to believe what they want to believe. In addition, everyone likes to be proven right, and changing their views is an admission that they were wrong, or at least had an incomplete understanding of an issue.

Beliefs are also often tied up with identities. “If changing your belief means changing your identity, it comes at the risk of rejection from the community of people with whom you share that identity,” according to chemist and science writer Christine Herman. That is difficult to do.

In a sense, people see what they want to see, in order to believe what they want to believe. In addition, everyone likes to be proven right, and changing their views is an admission that they were wrong, or at least had an incomplete understanding of an issue.

[…]

https://medium.com/trust-media-and-democracy/why-people- are-wired-to-believe-what-they-want-to-believe-4d9b4e161eb5

It is truly amazing how your brain keeps you believing all of the crap that isn’t true.

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   4:42:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Gatlin (#27)

We can only wonder how quickly we might have beaten back COVID-19 if those so eager to deny reality had instead focused on stopping the spread of coronavirus. Because so many still refuse to accept the reality of this pandemic, the rest of us are at greater risk.

Why no flu this year.

I don't wear a mask and never got the virus. People who wear the masks (look sickly and stupid) have got he virus. The mask makes you more susceptible to the virus because it holds it there and makes you breathe it over and over.

A K A Stone  posted on  2021-02-02   9:06:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: Gatlin (#27)

Gatlin I've heard that they haven't even isolated the virus. Is that true?

A K A Stone  posted on  2021-02-02   9:10:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: watchman (#26)

But if you wish, you can wear 2 masks.

Why just 2 why not 5 masks.

A K A Stone  posted on  2021-02-02   9:11:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: A K A Stone (#29)

Why no flu this year.

What a fantastic question. Please allow me to enlighten you with an answer that may shock you.

Flu Season 2020-2021: Flu activity us at historic lows with mask- wearing.

Read story at https://www.today.com/health/flu-season-2020-2021-flu-activity- historic-lows-mask-wearing-t207131

In a typical year, rising flu cases would be dominating the headlines in January. Not in 2021.

The flu activity maps look very different for the same week in January 2020, compared to 2021, with most states reporting minimal activity this year:

I don't wear a mask and never got the virus.

That proves nothing.

People who wear the masks (look sickly and stupid) …

You have posted that you wear masks when you do dry wall work.

I can’t see someone saying that you look “sickly and stupid” when you are wearing the mask for protection while on the job?

Have they ever?

… have got [t]he virus.

That proves nothing.

The mask makes you more susceptible to the virus because it holds it there and makes you breathe it over and over.

That’s only your “belief.”

Beliefs are considered false when the views are contrary to established scientific evidence.

There is no scientific evidence to support “your belief.”

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   10:01:34 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: A K A Stone (#29)

The mask makes you more susceptible to the virus because it holds it there and makes you breathe it over and over.

The entire world is masked up, but Covid cases keep increasing.

Therefore...masks are spreading the virus.

Warn everyone!

watchman  posted on  2021-02-02   10:02:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#34. To: A K A Stone (#30)

Gatlin I've heard that they haven't even isolated the virus. Is that true?

Stone, I have no idea whether that is true, or not.

And I have absolutely no reason – or interest – to try to chase down another of your hearsay (disambiguation) rumors.

Moving along …

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   11:22:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#35. To: A K A Stone, watchman (#31)

But if you wish, you can wear 2 masks.

Why just 2 why not 5 masks.

Double-Masking: How Two Masks [Or More] Block Covid-19 Coronavirus Better Than One:

So how about wearing two face masks then? That’s one on top of another and not one over your mouth and nose and the other over your eyes.

Well, let’s take a look at how face masks work. First of all, wearing something is better than wearing nothing, which is a good general rule, even when you aren’t talking about face masks. Without anything covering your nose and mouth, you could be spewing out virus-laded particles into the air with every breath you take, especially if you are singing the song “Tub Thumping.” Because while you may be sexy and know it, you could be infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) without knowing it. A single face mask can block this spew and decrease the amount of virus that reaches the air.

Wearing a face mask may also protect you as well. It could provide some barrier to entry, blocking at least some viruses from getting into your nose and mouth. A cloth face covering or a surgical mask is not going to protect you as well as an N95 mask. But again, something is better than nothing. So wearing a face covering is nice for everyone around you and possibly you too. But can two masks be twice as nice?

In theory, a virus should have a tougher time getting through two layers than just one layer. In a commentary in the journal Med, Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Linsey C. Marr, PhD, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, recommended wearing at least a “high-quality surgical mask or a fabric mask of at least two layers with high thread count.” But they added that wearing a cloth mask tightly on top of a surgical mask could provide even more protection. Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) favors double- masking too. As you can see this segment from the Today show, Fauci said, “If you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective”:

If two layers are better than one layer, how about three layers? Gandhi and Marr did mention a three-layer mask as a possibility for extra protection. Such a mask could have two outer layers made out of a flexible, tightly woven fabric that can conform to your face and sandwich a middle layer. The middle layer shouldn’t be a creamy, high fructose corn syrup and soy lecithin filling. You are providing a barrier to your nose and mouth, not making an Oreo cookie. Instead, the middle layer should be something like vacuum bag material that can filter out small particles.

If three is better than two, how about four? Or five? Or 271 face masks? Well, at some point, too many face masks could become too heavy and make you topple over like Toucan Sam wearing high heels.

Plus, there is the whole breathing thing. One face mask probably won’t really impair your breathing. Neither will two face masks, depending on the material. However, adding more and more mask layers may eventually make it tougher to exchange air, assuming that you are not a ficus plant. The optimal number of face masks is a balance between filtering and breathing and depends on the structure and material of the mask. Naturally, a face mask made out of concrete is going to be tougher to breathe through than one out of a porous cloth.

The other issue is fit. Make sure that at least one of the face masks that you wear fits snugly on your face. It should not leave gaps between your face and the mask that allow viruses to drive little trucks through them. A second mask can actually help the mask closest to your face fit more snugly. Like Edward hugging Bella on the Twilight series, the outer mask can push the inner mask closer to your face. But as is the case with marmots in your bedroom, more masks is not necessarily better. Sometimes additional face masks can actually pull other face masks off your face. Therefore, as they say on the London subway, mind the gap. And for Pete’s sake, keep the mask over both your mouth and your nose. Consider a face mask to be underwear for your face, and don’t let anything stick out so to speak.

Some have suggested that two non-N95 masks can get close to the protection offered by one N95 mask. This may be some premature speculation though. After all, N95 masks tend to have other mechanisms that can prevent viruses from getting through, such as interlacing fibers that create rather tortuous paths and an electrical charge that may cause small particles to stick to the fibers.

A href=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/01/26/double-masking- how-two-masks-block-covid-19-coronavirus-better-than-one/? sh=790102f6bf48>https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/01/26/double- masking-how-two-masks-block-covid-19-coronavirus-better-than-one/? sh=790102f6bf48

All told, double masking in most cases will provide more protection than single-masking. That’s protection for others and potentially for you. This can be true even when the inner mask is an N95 one. N95 masks aren’t perfect and could benefit from extra protection. Moreover, an outer covering can keep the N95 mask from getting dirty and wet. And in this situation, dirty and wet is not good.

You two guys were on to something – and you didn’t even realize it ….

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   11:35:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#36. To: A K A Stone, watchman (#31)

But if you wish, you can wear 2 masks.

Why just 2 why not 5 masks.

San Diego researchers say double masking could slow the spread of COVID- 19.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2021- 01- 29/san-diego-researchers-say-double-masking-could-slow-the-spread-of- covid-19

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   12:35:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: watchman, A K A Stone (#33)

The entire world is masked up, but Covid cases keep increasing.

Face masks slow spread of COVID-19.

Furthermore: “Pandemic could be stopped if at least 70 percent of the public wore face masks consistently.”

Using face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has been widely recommended by health professionals. This has triggered studies of the materials, design, and other issues affecting the way face masks work. In a new study, investigators looked at research on face masks and their use and summarized what we know about the way they filter or block the virus. They also summarize design issues that still need to be addressed.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201124111349.htm

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   12:43:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#38. To: Gatlin (#37)

if at least 70 percent of the public wore face masks consistently

95-100 percent of the public wears a mask.

Covid is spreading.

The masks are speading the virus.

It's science.

watchman  posted on  2021-02-02   12:50:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#39. To: watchman (#38)

95-100 percent of the public wears a mask.

Covid is spreading.

Ahem …

Different conclusions can be drawn from various statistics depending on one's perspective, but actually, statistics don't always tell the whole story. They aren't as definite as many people lead on.

Of those “95-100 percent of the public wears a mask” – A survey indicates that most U.S. residents recognize the protective importance of wearing a mask in public, and about 9-in-10 are using face coverings at least sometimes.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-biggest-mistake-people- make-while-wearing-a-face-mask-2020-07-24

REPEATING: 9-in-10 are using face coverings at least sometimes – SOMETIMES.

So, why is Covid spreading?

Vast Majority of Americans Support Wearing Masks, But a Deeper Look at Behavior Reveals Troubling Lack of Adherence:

Several recent surveys in the United States, including our own USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research’s Understanding Coronavirus in America tracking survey, have shown that most Americans say they are wearing masks. In our survey, only a small minority of U.S. residents claim masks are a health hazard or political gimmick. However, even though mask-wearing seems to be widespread, we also find that many people have not been wearing them according to recommended guidelines, and there are different mask-wearing norms in different areas of the country.

In a mid-July ABC News/Washington post poll, 6-in-10 wore a mask all of the time and another nearly 1-in-4 some of the time. In an Axios/Ipsos poll from early August, two-thirds claimed to be wearing a mask at all times, and more than 1-in-5 sometimes. Our own tracking graphs have shown a steady upward trend in mask wearing over the last few weeks, increasing from 8-in-10 in early June to 9-in-10 in early August.

As shown in the chart below, our survey shows that mask-wearing has differed significantly by location: Wearing a mask was adopted most quickly and broadly in urban areas and has changed little over the late spring and summer. Mask-wearing in the suburbs was at 80% by May and continued to increase during the summer to reach 89% in August. In rural areas where outbreaks were rare in the spring, fewer residents were wearing masks than in other areas and mask-wearing had started to decline in late June. However, after coronavirus cases in some previously untouched areas began to spike in July, mask-wearing increased more than 10 percentage points in rural areas and reached 83% in August.

The high proportion of U.S. residents wearing masks would seem to be good news for helping to control the spread of the virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for inhibiting the spread of the virus include social distancing, and wearing a mask in public settings and when in close proximity to people who don’t live in your household. Even President Trump, once publicly skeptical of mask-wearing, has now recommended that his supporters wear masks.

Recent research has indicated that mask-wearing is important and helps slow the spread of the coronavirus. The latest projection models from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation indicate that if everyone in the country wore a mask when needed 66,000 fewer people would die from COVID-19 by December 1.

Our own research indicates that most U.S. residents view masks as protective. We asked tracking survey participants to indicate if they agreed or disagreed with several statements about wearing masks and face coverings. Overall, nearly two-thirds of respondents in our most recent survey agreed that wearing a mask keeps them safe from the virus and three-fourths agreed that it keeps others safe.

Indeed, at the time of this writing some parts of the country that were slower to implement social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines and some states, like California, where loosening of restrictions in June undid earlier work of containing the virus had been forced to take additional measures to contain outbreaks. The increase in mask wearing we are seeing in recent weeks may be a contributing factor to the recent flattening of curves in many of these places.

However, the adoption of CDC guidelines for mask wearing has not been consistent and goes beyond merely location. We took a deeper look at the behavior of those who have been venturing out of their homes this summer and what we found indicates that many people who said they were wearing masks have not been doing so according to recommended guidelines, nationwide.

Participants in our tracking survey were asked: if they had been in close contact (within 6 feet) with non-household members in the prior week; gone to a friend, neighbor or relative’s house; shopped at a grocery store; attended a gathering of more than 10 people; had gone outside to exercise; or attended in-person religious services, among other behaviors. Those who had done each of these activities were asked how often they wore a face mask or covering: always, most of the time, sometimes, rarely or never.

The highest incidence of both the activity and mask-wearing was in grocery shopping. Most residents had shopped for groceries in the prior week, and 85% wore a mask while shopping. About three quarters went out for exercise, but only 2-in-10 wore a mask while doing so. Some evidence points to lower incidence of spread outdoors, particularly in sunshine, and we have all seen the photos of crowded beaches full of mask-free sunbathers. CDC guidelines do make an exception for people who may have trouble breathing while doing vigorous exercise outdoors.

The chart also shows that other activities were less common but potentially more problematic. Indoor activities, singing, and drinking alcohol all generate conditions where social distancing is difficult and conditions are more conducive for spread. Roughly half of residents reported that they had close contact with non-household members in the prior week and nearly four-in-10 visited someone else’s home. Smaller proportions – roughly one-in-10 in each case – attended a gathering of more than 10 people, went to in-person religious service, or went to a bar, club or other gathering place. In each of these situations, fewer than half of those who were engaged in the activity wore a mask most of the time.

We see evidence that people are wearing masks more frequently following the resurgence of the virus in June, particularly in the areas that were slower to adopt them. The chart below shows a small but statistically- significant increase in recommended mask-wearing behaviors among rural and suburban residents when they are in close proximity to non-household members. Not shown are similarly small but significant increases in mask-wearing among people in rural and suburban areas attending gatherings of 10 or more, visiting others in their homes, and attending in-person religious services.

However, the charts also show that as of late July, 46% of urban residents, 54% of suburbanites, and two-thirds of rural residents were still not routinely wearing masks when in close proximity to non- household members.

Mask-wearing while grocery shopping increased strikingly over the summer, as many retail chains and grocery stores began mandating, rather than recommending, that shoppers wear masks. Overall, the percentage of grocery shoppers who wore a mask all or most of the time increased twelve percentage points – from 73% to 85% – from June to August.

As shown in the chart below, the greatest increase in mask-wearing was among rural grocery shoppers who were sixteen percentage points more likely to wear a mask in late August than in June, along with those in the suburbs who were fourteen points more likely. However, one out of four rural grocery shoppers still were not routinely or ever wearing a mask in late July compared to one out of ten urban shoppers and 12% of those in the suburbs.

When those who feel strongly against wearing masks attack others for doing so, it makes for dramatic news stories and viral videos. However, our survey finds that strong feelings against masks are fairly rare across the country, if somewhat more pronounced in rural areas.

Roughly 1-in-10 residents overall saw masks as dangerous to their health (9%), or as being a political statement (13%). Only 7% indicated that wearing a mask is unnecessary because coronavirus is not a serious threat. One-in-four overall agreed that masks are too uncomfortable to wear. Almost no one indicated that they cannot afford to wear a mask (3%). Just over 2-in-10 nationwide, and more than 3-in-10 in rural areas, agreed that no one can force them to wear a mask because this is a free country; a position one can hold even while wearing a mask.

Strong feelings against mask-wearing were more pronounced in rural areas, with 30% saying that masks are too uncomfortable to wear, 16% seeing masks as dangerous, 17% seeing mask-wearing as political. Interestingly, only 1-in-10 rural residents believe masks are not necessary because the virus is not a serious threat.

In summary, our survey indicates that most U.S. residents recognize the protective importance of wearing a mask in public, and about 9-in-10 are using face coverings at least sometimes. Our findings indicate that mask-wearing norms are different depending on the type of area where you live, with rural residents being the slowest to adopt face coverings. We also see evidence that mask wearing behaviors have increased somewhat across the summer resurgence of the coronavirus. Only small minorities believe that masks are dangerous to health, or view them as a purely political gimmick.

However, more troubling, our findings also indicate that the nearly 6- in-10 residents who are no longer staying home except for exercise and essentials are not always wearing masks in situations where they are recommended. These mixed findings, and their variation by location, may be the result of the kinds of mixed messages and mixed sets of recommendations and regulations provided at the federal and state level.

The much higher level of adherence to mask-wearing while grocery shopping, compared to other situations with potential for virus transmission, may be the result of major retailers and grocery chains like Walmart, Costco, and Kroger requiring shoppers to wear face coverings in their stores. Even hold-outs like Winn Dixie began requiring masks in late July. Given the reluctance of many individuals to adhere to safety recommendations for social distancing and mask- wearing, it is even more important for government at the federal, state and local levels to provide a coherent and unified approach. It is difficult to see how containment will be possible, otherwise.

About the survey: The source of this report is the COVID-19 tracking survey “Understanding Coronavirus in America,” Participants in the survey are members of the probability-based online panel The Understanding America Study, which is maintained by the Center for Economic and Social Research at the University of Southern California. The report references nine waves of data collected between March 10 and August 4, 2020. Graphs from the tracking survey are updated daily online. For more information about the way the survey was conducted, visit uasdata.usc.edu. The content of this publication is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of USC or CESR. The collection of the COVID-19 tracking data is supported in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and by grant U01AG054580 from the National Institute on Aging.

https://healthpolicy.usc.edu/evidence-base/vast- majority-of-americans-support-wearing-masks-but-a-deeper-look-at-mask- wearing-behavior-reveals-troubling-lack-of-adherence-to-social- distancing-recommendations/

Avoid these Wrong Mask-Wearing Techniques.

https://hive.rochesterregional.org/2020/07/how-not- to-wear-a- mask#:~:text=Researchers%20found%20that%20wearing%20masks,do%20more%20ha rm%20than%20good.

Perhaps the biggest mistake that many folks are making with face masks — besides not wearing them in public at all — is pulling the facial coverings down so that the nose is exposed.

Amid the ongoing debate over when and where people should wear masks, and the mixed messaging behind tha – you need to understand what’s perhaps been lost in the din is the correct way to put on a mask to actually help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the first place.

With “95-100 percent of the public wearing a mask” – What percentage of those are wearing incorrectly?

You BELIEVE only what you want to BELIEVE.

Tragically …. .

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   14:16:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#40. To: watchman (#38)

First you say :

Covid is a hoax,

Then you say here that:

Covid is spreading.

Which is it …

Gatlin  posted on  2021-02-02   14:45:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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