August 28, 2021

Ah. Not all good news on DU, but it sure is nice to see no more turnip in the news on DU.

God bless us, everyone.

August 23, 2021

A Florida mom lost her 2 sons to COVID-19 in the span of 12 hours after they refused to get the vacc

Source: Yahoo news

A Florida mom lost her 2 sons to COVID-19 in the span of 12 hours after they refused to get the vaccine

Lisa Brandon's sons Free and Aaron Jaggi, 41 and 35, died within a day of each other due to COVID-19.

Brandon told News4Jax that her sons refused to get vaccinated.

Brandon got sick at the same time as her sons, but credits her milder case with having gotten vaccinated.

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/florida-mom-lost-her-2-103859075.html

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That is sad.
Get vaccinated folks. The facts couldn't be any more simple: screw your head on and vaccinate, or stand a greater chance of dying.

August 19, 2021

Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients are creating a 'deeply frustrating' situation at Washington state hos

Source: Seattle Times.com

Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients are creating a ‘deeply frustrating’ situation at Washington state hospitals

People not vaccinated against the coronavirus are getting sick, filling Washington state hospital beds and putting pressure on hospitals and their staff, doctors said at a news briefing Thursday.

Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are the highest they’ve ever been, said Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer.

Sauer said there were about 1,100 people hospitalized statewide during the peak in December. On Thursday morning, she said, there were 1,240.



Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/unvaccinated-covid-19-patients-are-creating-a-deeply-frustrating-situation-at-washington-state-hospitals/

August 17, 2021

Tropical depression drenching earthquake-stricken Haiti

Source: AP News

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Depression Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful earthquake battered the impoverished Caribbean nation, adding to the misery of thousands who lost loved ones, suffered injuries or found themselves homeless and forcing overwhelmed hospitals and rescuers to act quickly.

After nightfall, heavy rain and strong winds whipped at the country’s southwestern area, hit hardest by Saturday’s quake, and officials warned that rainfall could reach 15 inches (38 centimeters) in some areas before the storm moved on. Port-au-Prince, the capital, also saw heavy rains.

The storm arrived on the same day that the country’s Civil Protection Agency raised the death toll from the earthquake to 1,419 and the number of injured to 6,000, many of whom have had to wait for medical help lying outside in wilting heat.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/health-caribbean-coronavirus-pandemic-haiti-earthquakes-93ff6b258c62b6a3246a1dd1d6307799

August 10, 2021

Got a text from the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters RE: the upcoming Republican scam election

to remove our governor from office (Newsom).

The Registrar told me my ballot has been mailed and to contact them if I don't receive it in a week.
I guess they are expecting some funny stuff to happen.

I wouldn't be surprised: when the GOP did this to Gray Davis, my ballot was stolen. I got to the election booth, and they told me I didn't have a ballot, so I had to vote with a provisional ballot (which I heard basically means that your vote won't count).

I hope this texting helps keep the election fair, but I have a feeling the GOP is going to use the new cheating tactics that they've developed since that big ass sat and did nothing in our WH.

August 9, 2021

There's only one way to get our nation fully COVID vaccinated

Develop a vaccine for QAnon.

August 2, 2021

Rudy Giuliani Is Reportedly Close to Broke--and donald trump Isn't Taking His Calls

(lowercase in headline is my work: because I hate the name, and will never put President before it).


Rudy Giuliani Is Reportedly Close to Broke—and Donald Trump Isn’t Taking His Calls

That’s what happens when you go to bat for a notoriously cheap, friendless, crappy businessman.

Having raised more money than anyone else in the Republican Party so far this year, new filings show Donald Trump is flush with cash. Absolutely swimming in it. But even as the money flows in, the former president is reportedly stiffing one of his fiercest allies and loyal political surrogates, Rudy Giuliani, as the former New York mayor becomes increasingly ensnared in a federal investigation that’s reportedly costing him millions in legal fees.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/rudy-giuliani-broke-trump-fundraising-legal-bills/