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steve2470's JournalMiami-Dade mayor demands masks in public. But not for Trump
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article244135532.htmlPresident Donald Trump stepped off Air Force One Friday in Miami without a mask into one of the worst coronavirus hot spots in the country.
The president, who flew into Miami-Dade County to visit the U.S. Southern Command and hold a Venezuela roundtable at a church in Doral, was exempted from a Miami-Dade County mask-wearing mandate thanks to carve-outs in the emergency order for churches and properties under federal jurisdiction. At Miami International Airport, where the order does apply to the general public, Trump did not have to don a facial covering since he was expected to head directly from the plane into the presidential limo on the runway, according to an airport spokesman.
But Trump didn’t head straight to the limo.
When he arrived at 12:15 p.m., Trump walked down the plane’s stairs and spoke briefly with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who is running for Congress with Trump’s endorsement and imposed the mask-wearing rule as COVID-19 cases have soared. Gimenez appeared to lather his hands with sanitizer before Trump emerged from the plane, but the two did not shake hands, opting instead for an acknowledgment that was halfway between a nod and a bow.
As a parent, would you send your kid to public school in the current conditions ?
Florida just mandated school attendance in August, which includes virtual learning.Yes, I know the schools can do things to reduce the risk. However....
Would you (or will you) send your kid to public school any time soon ?
Just curious, thanks in advance.
Florida schools ordered to reopen next month
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/07/06/florida-education-secretary-issues-executive-order-to-reopen-schools-this-fall/ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida schools will open this fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which shows no signs of slowing, according to a statewide executive order issued Monday.
Florida Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran signed the order Monday, with the stated goal of reopening all brick-and-mortar schools for at least five days a week for all students beginning in August, according to the executive order.
The executive order was signed around 11 a.m. Monday, hours later President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter, “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!”
Florida has reported more than 206,000 cases of COVID-19 since March and nearly 3,900 have died statewide in the same time period.
Order by Education Secretary is here: http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/19861/urlt/DOE-2020-EO-06.pdf
DeSantis and his allies are INSANE if they think most parents will put their kids in school, in the current environment. I am sure the Trumpers will.
Bittersweet story: "Former high school football player dove and caught a child dropped from the....
A former high school football player dove and caught a child dropped from the balcony of a burning building
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/09/child-dropped-balcony-fire-football-player-burning-building/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most
“People started yelling for the lady to throw her kids down,” Blanks said.
The mother dropped her son over the railing. As Blanks saw the small child falling, he dove forward, arms out.
“I immediately got tunnel vision of the baby and somehow managed to catch him,” Blanks said.
video at link
eta: changed subject line to bittersweet, since the mother died.
Ultracrepidarian: you get bonus vocabulary points if you know this without googling/duckduckgoing
Reference:
https://twitter.com/JohnBrennan/status/1280889804302008326
(ok I will save you the work)
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ultracrepidarian
noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise
Duckduckgoing: my made up word for using the search engine https://duckduckgo.com/
What 9 GOP Campaign Consultants Really Think About Republicans' Chances in November
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-reelection-chances-2020-house-senate-candidates-biden-1024862/The mood in MAGA-land: “Every shred of evidence points to a likely ass kicking”
Shooting rubber bullet grenades at protesting priests. Catastrophically botching the pandemic response, resulting in a public health and economic calamity. Tweeting “white power” memes. Ranting in front of empty arenas about how he navigated a “slippery ramp.” Being MIA while his Russian benefactors put out a hit on American soldiers in Afghanistan.
The last 3 months have been a political dumpster fire for President Trump, and the flames have engulfed Republicans up and down the ballot. But while pockets of Republican resistance have roasted Dear Leader, elected officials in D.C. and their svengalis in the consultant class have remained steadfast.
These swamp creatures were never the biggest Trumpers in the first place — his initial campaign team was an assortment of d-listers and golf course grunts rather than traditional GOP ad men. So why, as Trump’s numbers plummet, are these establishment RINOs continuing to debase themselves to protect someone who is politically faltering and couldn’t care less about them?
5 Central Florida hospitals hit ICU capacity, but region still has beds available for COVID-19....
5 Central Florida hospitals hit ICU capacity, but region still has beds available for any COVID-19 surge
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-hospitalization-update-20200707-rvk6g2zibnawrh57ovtef3d4hy-story.html
Intensive care units at several hospitals in Central Florida were at full capacity on Monday, as the state reported more than 6,000 new cases of coronavirus and 47 deaths.
Orlando Health ORMC, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, AdventHealth Kissimmee, AdventHealth Winter Park and Poinciana Medical Center had no ICU capacity, according to data from the Agency for Health Care Administration, which provides only a snapshot in time.
But the picture is more promising when all available ICU beds are averaged for each county: Orange County had 17% overall ICU bed availability, Lake had 17%, Osceola had 12% and Seminole had 10%.
“I know we always have a concern about beds and what is available in the county for our residents,” said Dr. Raul Pino, health officer at the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, during a press briefing on Monday. “Although we have seen an increase in the number of hospitalizations, the systems are reporting that they are not concerned about the need for surge yet as a system. It could be that a hospital has more cases than another and things have to reshuffled on readjust[ed].”
In related news:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/travel-information/
(could not copy and paste, sorry, so I will just type it)
eta: copy and paste found
• Walt Disney World theme parks will open beginning July 11 for Magic Kingdom Park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park followed by EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 15.
July 11th is this Saturday.
Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Confirmed in Florida
https://www.thedailybeast.com/deadly-brain-eating-amoeba-confirmed-in-florida?ref=homeHealth officials in Florida have sounded the alarm over the discovery of a rare, brain-eating amoeba in the county that encompasses Tampa and several other cities. The Florida Department of Health announced the news Friday that a person in Hillsborough County had suffered a confirmed infection of naegleria fowleri, a single-celled living amoeba that can lead to a dangerous infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Such an infection “destroys the brain tissue and is usually fatal,” health officials warned. The amoeba is usually found in lakes, rivers, and ponds, particularly when the water is warm. There have only been 37 confirmed cases of the amoeba since 1962, and health officials say the best way to prevent an infection is by “avoiding nasal contact with the waters, since the amoeba enters through the nasal passages.” Of the 143 documented cases of brain infection caused by naegleria fowleri in the U.S., only four people have survived.
*end of story*
https://twitter.com/DOHHillsborough/status/1279184455769473024
Joe Biden MUST win in November, and today I *partially* did my part....
Caveat: Yes yes, I know I am very lucky to be able to do this. Some can give nothing. The rest of the re-election effort is blood, sweat and tears. Before you start typing to scold me, read my words carefully. Thanks.
Today I gave the legal limit to Joe Biden. It will take me months to pay it off but I'd rather do that than have Dictator-wannabe again. I have NEVER, not even for President Obama, done such a thing, but we MUST MUST MUST win in November. Yes yes yes, it is very important to give non-cash efforts to campaigns also.
It is that dire. That is not hyperbole, that is a FACT.
Do what you can. Blood sweat and tears. Cash. Both. Something. Please.
Thanks.
Steve, lifelong Democrat since 1976
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