WASHINGTON — The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded while millions of job losses cut into tax revenues. The Treasury Department reported Monday that the deficit hit $864 billion last month, an amount of red ink that surpasses most annual deficits in the nation’s history and is above the previous monthly deficit record of $738 billion in April. That amount was also tied to the trillions of dollars Congress has provided to cushion the impact of the widespread shutdowns that occurred in an effort to limit the spread of the viral pandemic. As stimulus spending has soared the budget deficit hit $3 trillion in the past 12 months through June, or 14 percent of gross domestic product. The Congressional Budget Office has projected the annual deficit could total $3.7 trillion in the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. The June deficit was driven by various government relief programs, such as an additional $600 per week in expanded unemployment benefits and a Paycheck Protection Program that provided forgivable loans to businesses that could keep workers on their payrolls. The report showed that the cost of the Paycheck Protection Program in June was $511 billion, though that figure reflected a charge to the federal government for all bank loans under the program, before banks determine what businesses met the criteria for having their loans forgiven. Those requirements include spending at least 60 percent of the loan amount on worker pay with the other 40% going to overhead costs such as rent and utilities. Another reason for the surge in the June deficit was the federal government delaying tax payments until July 15 this year instead of June. Deficits could widen if Congress moves forward with another round of coronavirus relief legislation. Congress has authorized $3.3 trillion since March to combat the impact of shutdowns in the form of stimulus checks and emergency loans and grants to businesses and state and local governments. But many argue more is needed. In May the House passed another $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, but the Senate has yet to discuss its own legislation. The spike in red ink has left some Republicans hesitant to pursue new relief legislation and to call for any new aid to be narrowly tailored to the hardest-hit industries. Fox News is told Republicans were aiming for a bill costing no more than $1 trillion. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said if the Senate takes up another coronavirus relief bill, it will be after it returns to the Hill on July 20. Trump and McConnell aren’t ruling out another round of targeted, direct stimulus checks – especially for those making less than $40,000. The Trump administration has continued to advocate for one idea unpopular with both Republicans and Democrats: a cut in the payroll taxes employers pay on behalf of their workers. The federal government has levied such taxes on the wages of employees. Payroll taxes have financed Social Security and Medicare, which have accounted for nearly a quarter of all government revenue. Pruning the payroll tax cut could further explode the national debt, contributing hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars of red ink – on top of the staggering spending OK’d by Congress this year alone. Nick Note: They have basically blown their bail out wad. If you do a back of the cereal box calculation you can see where they blew 10 trillion on the first partial shit down. Which went for nothing. They now have to shut down again. They can maybe throw another 3 trillion. Its a all or nothing deal. The great white hope is the phony baloney vaccines “amazing progress” they report on a daily bases. While ignoring daily record breaking infections, hospitalizations and deaths. They are basically betting the empire on a vaccine that they have been working in for 50 years. They refuse to shut it down while they still have a chance of stopping the raging epidemic. And to make matters worse they are going to turn the children of America into super spreaders by opening up the schools. Their will be no working vaccine… not now not ever. And for sure not soon enough to save the economy from the biggest wipe out ever. Be prepared for massive infections and death. Prepare your self for rationing. From food,to electricity, to water and consumiables. I am getting more and more reports of shortages. This will only get worse as time goes on.
Virus surging as US never shut down entirely – Fauci
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White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States is seeing a surge in new Covid-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely. Early in the outbreak, U.S. coronavirus cases peaked at around 30,000 new cases a day before falling and plateauing at roughly 20,000 new cases per day, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. As some states began to reopen in late April through June, new cases began to surge, Fauci told Stanford Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor during an interview. “We did not shut down entirely,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said. “We need to draw back a few yards and say, ‘OK, we can’t stay shut down forever.’ …You’ve got to shut down but then you’ve got to gradually open.” The U.S. has reported more than 3.3 million Covid-19 cases and at least 135,205 deaths as of Monday, Hopkins data shows. As of Sunday, cases are growing by 5% or more in 37 states and also Washington, D.C., according to CNBC’s analysis of the data. The seven-day average of U.S. cases is more than 59,100. In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and some state leaders have downplayed the threat of the virus, tying the surge in new cases to an increase in testing. However, public health officials and infectious disease experts refute those claims, saying the rate of cases that test positive in the U.S., hospitalizations and deaths remain high in some states. Fauci said Monday that the outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t “even begun to see the end” of the coronavirus pandemic yet as scientists continue to work on potential drugs and vaccines for the virus. He said he’s “cautiously optimistic” scientists will be able to create at least one safe and effective vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021.
Biotech firm Moderna, which is working with the National Institutes of Health, and Johnson & Johnson are expected to begin late-stage human trials for potential vaccines by the end of this month. It’s a record-breaking time frame to produce a vaccine — even as scientists say there is no guarantee the vaccines will be effective.
Fauci also said he expects the public to compare the Covid-19 pandemic to the 1918 pandemic flu, which killed around 50 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He mentioned the “extreme” range of symptoms people can experience after contracting the virus, including pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. PMIS is a rare inflammatory condition found in children with Covid-19 that’s similar to Kawasaki syndrome and has caused neurological damage in some kids. “We learn things every week,” he said. The comments by Fauci come as the rift between Trump and the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens. Just last week, Trump, who has previously said the pandemic was nearing its end, criticized Fauci’s response to the pandemic. During an interview Thursday with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Trump said, “Dr. Fauci’s a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes. “They’ve been wrong about a lot of things, including face masks,” he said. “Maybe they’re wrong, maybe not. A lot of them said don’t wear a mask, don’t wear a mask. Now they’re saying wear a mask. A lot of mistakes were made, a lot of mistakes.” However, Trump has often been seen without a mask despite recommendations from the CDC and the World Health Organization that people wear them as a way to slow the spread of the virus. Scientists say the virus can spread through respiratory droplets that pass when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Studies suggest the masks may help limit transmission. On Saturday, Trump wore a mask in public for the first time while visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Nick Note: Prepare yourself……. The world is NEVER going to go back to what it use to be. The amount of your flexibility correlates directly to your surviveability.
Ohio man, 37, dies from coronavirus because he listened to Trump
Ohio man, 37, dies from coronavirus after claiming the pandemic which has killed more than 135,000 people was just ‘hype’ in a Facebook post
- Richard Rose, 37, died on July 4, four days after testing positive for coronavirus
- A US Army veteran, he loved social media, paranormal, NASCAR and NFL
- He was fervent in support of Trump, writing: ‘I’m glad to call him MY PRESIDENT’
- In an April 28 Facebook post, Rose declared that he wasn’t buying into the ‘hype’
- He also made it clear that he would not be wearing a mask as recommended
- But on July 1 Rose started feeling ill and wrote that he had COVID-19 symptoms
- That same day he announced positive test results and that he’d be quarantining
A 37-year-old Ohio man who claimed the coronavirus pandemic was just ‘hype’ and repeatedly refused to wear a face mask has died from COVID-19. Richard Rose, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, wrote on Facebook on July 1 that he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, and went to get tested. The US Army veteran, who served for nine years and did two tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, tested positive. He died from the virus at his home in Port Clinton, Ohio, on July 4.
Richard Rose, 37, of Ohio, claimed in a Facebook post that the pandemic was just ‘hype’
He said on April 28 he would not wear a face mask and was ‘not buying into that damn hype’
Rose was strident in his support for Donald Trump, who has refused to mandate mask wearing
He was vociferous about his support for Trump, who has repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of the virus.On May 29 he posted: ‘I stand by my President and his words. It’s finally time to have a President who has our backs. I’m glad to call him MY PRESIDENT!!’ He accompanied the text with a screenshot of Trump vowing to ‘crack down’ on Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis, after the death of George Floyd, and Trump referring to them as ‘thugs’. The previous day, he wrote a post criticizing Black Lives Matter and describing the movement as ‘a joke’. ‘I’m going to catch a lot of hell for this one, but let me start this off by saying I am in no way Racist and I support PEACEFUL protesting to get your point across,’ he said. ‘You want to know why#BlackLivesMatter movement is a joke? ‘You all start throwing that hashtag around then start burning down buildings, killing shop owners, and looting buildings. You are ruining people’s lives by doing this. You are being SELFISH in your THEFT. ‘This is why we don’t take your movement seriously. Start acting like you want change and maybe people would listen.’
Rose made his thoughts on BLM clear in a May 28 post on Facebook
On May 12, Rose wrote that he had ‘gotten sick’ of ‘shit about COVID’ on cable TV On April 28 that the pandemic was just ‘hype’. ‘Let make this clear,’ he wrote, in a post that was shared 10,000 times. I’m not buying a f**king mask. I’ve made it this far by not buying into that damn hype.’ On May 12, Rose wrote: ‘I’ve gotten sick of turning my tv on to political smear ads and shit about COVID. So yesterday I turned my cable box in. I’ve also started snoozing people on here. It’s time to block out negativity.’ Leading up to his death, Rose shared updates about his health, writing on July 1: ‘I’ve been very sick the past few days.
‘Symptoms of Covid-19. This morning I finally got swabbed. I should know soon what the results are. I just want to feel good again!’ Later that day he revealed that he had tested positive for the virus ‘Well. I’m officially under quarantine for the next 14 days,’ he wrote. ‘I just tested positive for COVID-19. Sucks because I had just started a new job!’
On July 1 Rose wrote that he had ‘been very sick the past few days. Symptoms of Covid-19. That same day he announced his test results, saying he would be quarantining for 14 days Rose’s final post, the day before he died. Friend Nick Conley said it was not right to mock him On July 2, Rose shared: ‘This covid shit sucks! I’m so out of breath just sitting here.’ He died two days later.
Nick Conley, Rose’s friend, told Cleveland 19 that everyone was ‘blown away’ by Rose’s death. ‘You hear about this virus and you don’t expect it to affect people, younger people like ourselves,’ Conley told the station. Conley met Rose through a shared love of video games. In his obituary, his family say he enjoyed social media, online streaming, paranormal and his two cats Dale and Tucker. Rose’s final post, the day before he died, read: ‘When you see me in heaven don’t s**** yourselves you judgmental pricks.’ Nick Note: This FOOL was murdered by Donald Trump, and their will be millions more. DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!
3 people test positive for Covid-19 after taking Delta flight from Atlanta to Albany, airline says
Three people have tested positive for coronavirus on Friday after taking a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Albany, New York. Flight 4815 left on July 6, a release from the Rensselaer County Health Department said. The passengers were not symptomatic on the flight, but began showing symptoms on July 7. “We have been made aware of three customers who tested positive for Covid-19 and recently traveled on Endeavor from Atlanta to Albany. We are following the guidance of local healthcare officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health and safety of our customers and crews is our top priority,” Delta spokesman Anthony Black told CNN in an email. Delta is in contact with regional CDC officials and has provided a manifest of the flight, Black said. CNN has reached out to the CDC for comment. Rensselaer County in upstate New York issued an advisory on Friday for the passengers on that flight. The county is working with the state health department and local health departments as the case develops. In June, Delta announced 500 of its 90,000 nationwide employees tested positive for coronavirus. The airline said at the time they had added more space, clean surfaces and introduced safer service, including the requirement that all employees and customers wear face masks. The airline also restored wine and beer options on July 2. Beverages were dropped abruptly from the service in March because the airline wanted to minimize interaction between flight attendants and passengers, but it has now worked on procedures to safely give the drinks to customers. Delta is evaluating the return of spirits, soft drinks and a larger selection of snacks and meals. Nick Note: Do you really think those corporate types who run the airlines give a shit about your health? For years they have hid the deep vain thromboses that passengers get on those flying torture devise called sardine style airline seating. They are desperate to get the public flying again. Soon most of them will be out of business,,,, no matter what they do. Do not let them kill you in their desperate fight for survival. No matter how many EXPERTS SHOW YOU THEIR INFOMERCIAL DISINFECTING SPIN. They can not hide the fact the fatally flawed design of the modern jet liner is a infection spreading petri tube. Jet lag is really the viruses that have been pressurized into your lungs. Up to now its was the worst case a flu. No more! Their is really no way to protect yourself!
As US grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in positive cases. Deaths from the virus have also been rising in the U.S., especially in the South and West, though still well below the heights hit in April, according to a recent Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
Adm. Brett Giroir, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, called mask-wearing in public, which has been met with resistance in some U.S. states, “absolutely essential.” Giroir, the assistant secretary at the Health and Human Services Department, told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that “if we don’t have that, we will not get control of the virus.” President Donald Trump wore a mask in public for the first time Saturday, something Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday showed he has “crossed a bridge.” Pelosi told CNN’s “State of the Union” that she hopes it means the president “will change his attitude, which will be helpful in stopping the spread of the coronavirus.”
In hard-hit Houston, Texas, two top Democratic officials called for the nation’s fourth-largest city to lock back down as area hospitals strained to accommodate the onslaught of sick patients.
In Florida, where parts of Walt Disney World reopened Saturday, 15,299 people tested positive, for a total of 269,811 cases, and 45 deaths were recorded, according to state Department of Health statistics reported Sunday. California had the previous record of daily positive cases — 11,694, set on Wednesday. The numbers come at the end of a record-breaking week as Florida reported 514 fatalities — an average of 73 per day. Three weeks ago, the state was averaging 30 deaths per day. Researchers expect deaths to rise in the U.S. for at least some weeks, but some think the count probably will not go up as dramatically as it did in the spring because of several factors, including increased testing. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, reported another record increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, at over 230,000.
The U.N. health agency said the United States again topped the list among countries, with more than 66,000 cases. The figures don’t necessarily account for delays in reporting cases, and are believed to far underestimate actual totals.
Countries in Eastern Europe were among those facing rising waves of new infections, leading to riots in Serbia, mandatory face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines imposed by Hungary. “We see worrisome signs about an increase in the number of cases in the neighboring countries, Europe and the whole world,” said Gergely Gulyas, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff. “Now, we have to protect our own security and prevent the virus from being brought in from abroad.” Nick Note: Its pretty obvious the second wave coronavirusII is upon us
How many more Americans will die from COVID-19?
These are among the darkest days of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Coronavirus infections are exploding, the economic recovery is in jeopardy and Trump may have undermined his own “law and order” message by commuting the prison sentence of his friend and political adviser. Emboldened Democrats are trying to guard against overconfidence, even as they see real opportunities to expand Joe Biden’s path to the White House in states like Georgia, Iowa and Ohio. And Biden’s slow-and-steady approach is winning praise from Democrats everywhere as Trump’s string of unforced errors and divisive rhetoric continues. There’s less time for Republicans to turn things around than they’d like. Early voting across several swing states is set to begin in little more than two months. The number of Americans dying from COVID-19 is surging again. The daily death toll began falling in mid-April, and it continued to fall — until about a week ago. Daily reported deaths in the U.S. have increased from 578 two weeks ago to 664 on July 10, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University’s seven-day rolling average. That’s still well below the heights hit in April, but researchers are expecting deaths to rise for at least some weeks still as infections soar. Overall, more than 135,000 people in America have died as a result of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins. As a reminder, Trump in April predicted a death toll of “substantially below 100,000.” In May, he predicted deaths could reach 100,000. And now, the CDC’s latest model forecasts as many as 160,000 deaths by the end of August. The Trump administration has yet to offer any kind of comprehensive, coordinated federal response. There was one noteworthy change over the weekend, however: The president wore a face mask in public for the first time. Trump went where Richard Nixon would not when he commuted the sentence of longtime friend and political adviser Roger Stone, who had been convicted of multiple felony charges for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing the House investigation involving Trump himself. Legal experts were aghast, and Republican Sen. Mitt Romney called it an act of “unprecedented historic corruption.”The decision came as the president touts “law and order” as a central message in his reelection campaign. Another Republican, Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, called the Stone commutation “a mistake.” Will the criticism from his own party grow? It will be especially difficult for Senate Republicans in tough reelection campaigns to stand by the president on this one. They won’t want to address it, but Democrats will make it difficult for incumbents like Sens. Martha McSally, Cory Gardner, Susan Collins and Tom Tillis to stay silent. Democrats have already embraced a dramatically scaled-down national convention in Milwaukee next month. Even a series of smaller Democratic watch parties across the country is in jeopardy as coronavirus infections surge. Yet Trump’s desire to project stability has fueled intense pressure on Republicans to host a large-scale convention of some sort in Florida, which has suddenly emerged as the unofficial epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. Florida officials on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic. According to state Department of Health statistics, 15,299 Floridians tested positive. That’s significantly higher than the previous records in California and New York, which didn’t crack 12,000. How much time does Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis have to get things under control? The Republican National Convention is officially scheduled to begin in Florida in 42 days. Besides public health concerns, we’re also hearing that convention officials are struggling to raise funding for the high-profile event. While Trump could certainly benefit from a post-convention bump, the potential costs may be beginning to outweigh the benefits. Biden offered new details for his long-awaited jobs plan last week that he hopes will shift the balance of the high-stakes economic debate. Trump’s numbers have been weak on most issues, yet voters have not been willing to give the presumptive Democratic nominee a clear advantage on the economy. Biden released a New Deal-like economic agenda that he touted as the most aggressive government investment in the U.S. economy since World War II. He plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to reinvigorate the U.S. manufacturing and technology sectors while tightening current “Buy American” laws intended to benefit U.S. firms. He also emphasized previous pledges to establish a $15-per-hour minimum wage, strengthen workers’ collective bargaining rights and repeal Republican-backed tax breaks for U.S. corporations that move jobs overseas. Trump’s inability to contain the pandemic will make it harder and harder to maintain any kind of advantage on the economy. The question is whether Biden can convince voters his brand of progressive populism is better. It’s later than you think. Nov. 3 may feel like a lifetime away, but early voting in a series of battleground states is little more than two months away. Mid-September will feature the first votes cast in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia. Two weeks later come Iowa, Maine, Ohio and New Mexico. There’s a lot of money left to be spent, we don’t know who Biden’s running mate will be and we haven’t seen any debates, but the window to change the direction of the presidential contest is shrinking quickly. Nick Note: Trump is a gambler. One should not confuse dumb luck with brains. Trump won because Hillary did not take him seriously. No one will make that mistake again. Trump is gambling it all that their is no second wave of the corona virus. We believe its a foolish bet compounded by his opening of schools. We will believe lockdowns and a school house disaster will be slamming him by fall elections and he will lose. I predict a Biden landslide!
Trump on pandemic: We will be in good shape soon
US warned coronavirus will last 2 more years and force ‘American way of life to change’
Covid-19 has transformed the way Americans go about their day-to-day lives, but experts believe they will have to continue to endure the pandemic and dramatically change their working habits. The US is now the hardest-hit nation on Earth, with the number of confirmed cases now exceeding 3million and its coronavirus death toll standing at more than 133,000. It is estimated to have roughly one-fifth of all Covid-related deaths in the entire world – followed by Brazil with nearly 70,000 fatalities. Record-breaking numbers of cases have been recorded over the past few weeks after the US failed to stop the spread of the deadly virus. American’s will have to change their habits for years if the coronavirus remains Footage of packed beaches and parks in the country over the Fourth of July weekend has also sent shivers down the spines of health officials. US chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci described it as a “serious situation that we need to address immediately”. The recent surge in cases within the US appears to have been spread by younger people, with the average age of the infected coming down 15 years. Only four states managed to record a decline in the number of new cases – those being Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The report, named Covid-19: The CIDRAP Viewpoint, led by Dr Kristine Moore said the pandemic would likely remain in the US for between 18 to 24 months when compared to previous flu pandemics. “Risk communication messaging from government officials should incorporate the concept that this pandemic will not be over soon and that people need to be prepared for possible periodic resurgences of disease over the next two years.” While the coronavirus is likely to linger in the US, and the world, for years – there is some hope its severity will wane. US President Donald Trump has been blasted over his handling of the crisis. The study continued: “We must be prepared for at least another 18 to 24 months of significant Covid-19 activity, with hot spots popping periodically in diverse geographic areas. “As the pandemic wanes, it is likely that coronavirus will circulate in the human population and will synchronise to a seasonal pattern with diminished severity over time, as with other less pathogenic coronaviruses, such as betacoronavirus.” Another report, did however, highlight a “blind spot” was poor ventilation in indoor spaces. While it admitted that regular handwashing and social distancing were effective behaviours to provide protection, it was “not enough”. “They also advise avoiding crowding, especially on public transportation and in buildings.”
The impact could dramatically change the American way of life, with hundreds of thousands of workplaces, schools, hospitals and homes having to renovate their buildings entirely.
Nick NOTE: I believe this is a generational event. Restaurants, Hotels, Air Planes, schools, malls and all the places people go to, livein, workin have to be completely resigned. Think about it… The designs of Kitchens, rest rooms and places people use are from a different era. They have been rendered useless and unusable. For example the non disinfecting water flush toilet is from Roman times. Reality is to retrofit them is impossible. they will have to be torn down and rebuilt. And it will take generations. Cities will be abandoned.
IT’S YOUR LIFE AND DEATH DECISION
Doc warns US will suffer ‘tremendous deaths if lockdowns aren’t put back on’ as county sees another record spike
A LEADING doctor has warned the United States will see “tremendous deaths” if coronavirus lockdowns are not imposed. Physician and Rutgers medical professor Dr Bob Lahita was making the ominous prediction after more than 69,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported — an all-time, single-day high. The surge in coronavirus cases has been driven by states that have fast-tracked the reopening of their economies, such as California, Texas and Florida.
Dr Bob Lahita said there will be “tremendous deaths” in those areas and said it was a “very good idea” to imposed new lockdowns.
He said: “I’m hoping that the governors use some common sense and close up again.”It comes close to irresponsible, reopening, until we have absolute proof that the disease is under control.” The rampaging virus that has killed more than 136,000 Americans and in excess of 3.2 million have been infected.
It comes close to irresponsible, reopening, until we have absolute proof that the disease is under control
Professor Dr Bob Lahita
Dr Bob Lahita believes even though pandemic is still ravaging the country, doctors and experts have been “pushed to the side” and reopenings have become an “economic issue”. He said: “I understand that some of these meetings at the governors’ mansions have included eight businesspeople versus one epidemiologist or one doctor. “Prioritization for a lot of the governors are to get the economy rolling again.” Meanwhile a single record was chalked up yesterday with more than 69,000 new Covid-19 cases nationwide. At least 33 US states experienced increases compared to last week. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says things will get worse in the state as more than 10,000 patients are now hospitalized with the coronavirus. The state is now one of coronavirus hotspots, with new confirmed cases surging to around 14 per cent of the country’s total. On the Texas-Mexico border, Starr County Judge Eloy Vera says his rural community is trying to get a refrigerated trailer because the local funeral home can’t keep up with more than two bodies a day. Texas members of Congress are also asking the Trump administration for a field hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. Meanwhile California has experienced one of its toughest weeks yet in the battle against coronavirus, with the state recording its two deadliest days since the start of the pandemic as cases numbers continue to explode. Florida is also facing an alarming surge in Covid-19, two months after businesses began reopening. Hospitals in June and July have seen their numbers of coronavirus patients triple. Nick Note: Its called criminal negligence. Trump had the best intelligence, Data and medical advise which he chose to ignore. THIS IS A FUCKING OUTRAGE! Now the angel of death is upon us. You or a loved one or someone you know will die a horrible death. All this could have been avoided. Trump has destroyed America and her destruction will be total and complete. MARK MY WORDS! America will fade into abject poverty, isolation and obscurity. If your on a sinking ship you sink with her. I want to be clear here. America has entered the BEGINNING stages of a deep dark depression that will lead to mass starvation, riots and repeated attacks by her enemies. I can give you a good shot at survival and i believe i can make you incredible millions in the coming wipeout. Few understand, even fewer acknowledge and almost no one comprehends how grave the situation really is much less how to trade it..
Gov. Greg Abbott warns if spread of COVID-19 doesn’t slow, “the next step would have to be a lockdown”
With Texas continuing to break records for new coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations this week, Gov. Greg Abbott reiterated Friday afternoon that things will continue to get worse. And if people keep flouting his new statewide mask mandate, he said, the next step could be another economic lockdown. “Things will get worse, and let me explain why,” he told KLBK TV in Lubbock. “The deaths that we’re seeing announced today and yesterday — which are now over 100 — those are people who likely contracted COVID-19 in late May.
“The worst is yet to come as we work our way through that massive increase in people testing positive.”
Texans will also likely see an increase in cases next week, Abbott said, and people abiding by his face mask requirement might be the only thing standing between businesses remaining open and another shutdown. “The public needs to understand this was a very tough decision for me to make,” Abbott told KLBK of his face mask mandate. “I made clear that I made this tough decision for one reason: It was our last best effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. If we do not slow the spread of COVID-19 … the next step would have to be a lockdown.” Abbott has pushed that message repeatedly in television interviews this week. But he emphasized Friday that another shutdown was not imminent and he pointed to steps he has taken so far to scale back reopening in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including the mask order and a requirement that bars, once again, close their doors. He has also tightened restaurant capacity limits. Texas reported 100 more coronavirus deaths on Thursday, another record. In three live television appearances Friday afternoon, Abbott acknowledged that his mask order — that Texans in counties with more than 20 cases wear masks in public — was neither popular nor convenient, but said it was important for everyone to join in the effort. His plea to Texans comes as nearly 80 Texas counties have opted out of the order order, while others are refusing to enforce it. “It’s disappointing,” Abbott told CBS Tyler of government entities who defy his mandate. “I realize that a murderer or rapist or robber is far more serious to concentrate on. However, I know this also: If we do not all join together and unite in this one cause for a short period of time of adopting the masks, it will lead to the necessity of having to close Texas back down,” he said. “That should be the last thing that any government wants.”
As of Thursday afternoon, 2,918 Texas had died of COVID-19. The state also reported nearly another 10,000 new cases of the disease.
Nearly 9,700 people were in Texas hospitals on Thursday, too, the highest number since the pandemic began. With cases of the virus and related hospitalizations rising at alarming rates, Abbott expanded his ban on elective medical procedures Thursday to cover more than 100 counties across much of the state. On Friday afternoon, he also extended his disaster declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19. “If we can get people across the state … to wear face masks, we will be able to keep the state open,” Abbott said in an interview with KSAT. “We will be able to reduce hospitalizations. But if this is not encouraged, if people do not adopt the best practice of wearing a face covering, it will lead to an increase in this rapid spread of COVID-19.” Nick Note: Did i tell you i told you so? I want to be clear here. The mutated aerosol version is beyond what a paper mask co filter out. Sooner or later. Trump president or not president the new world order is upon us. Trillion in abject poverty, Billions infected and a 100 million dead. Sound crazy? Excuse me i remember when i was the FIRST to report a global pandemic. Now face book, YouTube and the rest of social media banned me. They are even blocking my emails. What the fuck did i do but get their first (ten years ago) to be persistent And warn everyone who would listen. Ge this the Post Master General just this week would not allow my warnings to be in the “mail stream” This first time this happened it shocked me… First on Clinton then the tech wreck and do not forget the 2008 bank wipe out! After 30 years i am use to it. Half my mail is returned undelivered… FUNNY thing when we survey the people they say they have never seen it. That’s OK i got more tricks then a Times Square hooker!