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riversedge's JournalWisconsin surpassed 8,000 COVID-19 deaths on Friday. 524 people died in the last two months.
This in on the Repugs in WI legislature!
Wisconsin surpassed 8,000 COVID-19 deaths on Friday. 524 people died in the last two months.
https://twitter.com/MollyBeck/status/1444674859821371398?s=20
In photos: Mass protests in Brazil demand Bolsonaro's impeachment
Source: axios
10 hours ago - World
Hundreds of demonstrators take part in a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 2.
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities across Brazil Saturday, calling for President Jair Bolsonaro's impeachment over his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, per Reuters.
Why it matters: Brazil's Senate is holding hearings that could lead to Bolsonaro's impeachment as the country's Supreme Court investigates his government’s handling of coronavirus vaccine contracts. Bolsonaro has threatened to reject the results of Brazil's October 2022 presidential election amid poor approval ratings.
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Demonstrators hold flags and chant slogans as part of protests against President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro around the country on October 2, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Demonstrators hold flags and chant slogans as part of protests against Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro. Many of those protesting across the country have ties to the party of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da, who's expected to run against Bolsonaro in 2022, AP notes. Silva Photo by Getty Images.........................
Read more: https://www.axios.com/brazil-protesters-demand-bolsonaro-impeachment-photos-abd60f92-e3dc-43ba-a5a4-725b5c911035.html
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Demonstrators take part in a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in São Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 2. Photo: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images
Steve Bannon Calls For 'Shock Troops' To 'Deconstruct' State As GOP Takes Oval Office
Source: huff post
10/02/2021 08:52 pm ET
Bannon told NBC that he wants to see “pre-trained teams ready to jump into federal agencies” as soon as the next Republican president takes power.
Donald Trump’s former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Saturday evoked a dystopian future when he called for “shock troops” to quickly “deconstruct” the state as soon as a Republican takes the Oval Office again.
Bannon made the chilling comments in a phone interview on NBC News after it reported that he had met Wednesday with the party faithful to urge them to be prepared to “reconfigure the government” with a Republican leader.
Bannon, who ran Trump’s 2016 campaign, said the former president’s agenda packing the government with loyalists was delayed because he couldn’t move quickly enough to fill some 4,000 posts.
Bannon spoke at the Capitol Hill Club Wednesday at the invitation of a new organization called the Association of Republican Presidential Appointees, according to NBC. The group was formed as a resource for future GOP officials to tap into to quickly fill federal jobs..........................................
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-bannon-gop-shock-troops-deconstruct-the-state-nbc_n_6158e747e4b05040d1db8f34
People like Bannon scare me.
https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1444612488079814656?s=20
https://twitter.com/kelly2277/status/1444442313820983298?s=20
“If you’re going to take over the administrative state and deconstruct it, then you have to have shock troops prepared to take it over immediately,” Bannon told NBC. “I gave ’em fire and brimstone.”
Senate narrowly turns back GOP Sen. Tom Cotton amendment to curtail assistance to Afghan refugees
Perhaps this was reported on in the TV media yesterday and I missed it. I still get shocked at the callousness of the Republicans-and there undying adoration to all things Trump.
In case anyone was silly enough to think Republican criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal was based on genuine concern for the Afghan people, EVERY SINGLE SENATE REPUBLICAN VOTED TO WITHHOLD EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES. 
https://twitter.com/joeldbloom/status/1443673334143766531?s=20
https://twitter.com/L0stSole/status/1443696689609646081?s=20
https://twitter.com/JTraversDevine/status/1443698164175826987?s=20
Senate narrowly turns back GOP amendment to curtail assistance to Afghan refugees
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on Sept. 29.
Yesterday at 12:52 p.m. EDT
The evenly divided Senate narrowly turned back a Republican amendment Thursday that sought to curtail assistance to Afghan refugees who were rapidly evacuated to the United States and that would have made it more difficult for them to obtain Real IDs.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sought to attach the amendment to legislation to fund the government into early December, which is expected to pass later Thursday with bipartisan support. Cotton’s amendment received 50 votes, one short of the number needed to succeed. The tally broke along partisan lines.
In addition to providing stopgap funding to keep the government open, the spending measure includes emergency funding for the resettlement of Afghan refugees who fled amid the takeover of the country by the Taliban and U.S. military exit.
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In a statement Thursday, former president Donald Trump urged fellow Republicans to vote against the larger spending legislation, arguing that the provisions affecting Afghan refugees amounted to “a major immigration rewrite” that would provide“free welfare and government-issued IDs.”
“We’ve already seen some of the horrible assaults and sex crimes that have taken place,” Trump said. “But these terrible assaults will just be the tip of the iceberg of what’s coming if this isn’t shut down. ... This bill must be opposed.”
Trump provided no evidence for his assertions.
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Bette Midler: "Decided to post my first dick pic"
https://twitter.com/milesjreed/status/1443676205585215488?s=20
AND
https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1443339347969859589?s=20
Four more GOP Reps. under scrutiny for potential stock trading violations
No wonder the illegal trades continue--very little consequences for all involved!!
Four more GOP Reps. under scrutiny for potential stock trading violations
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/29/four-more-reps-under-scrutiny-for-potential-stock-trading-violations/
By Brett Bachman
Published September 29, 2021 7:56PM (EDT)
After a year full of headlines about Congressional scrutiny over members' stock trading practices, it appears four more GOP representatives may have run afoul of laws meant to prevent insider trading on Capitol Hill — in addition to a fifth Republican who has already seen scrutiny for the same trading activity earlier this year.
According to an analysis of financial disclosure documents compiled by Insider, the four members of Congress — Reps. John Rutherford of Florida, Rick Allen of Georgia, Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania and Victoria Spartz or Indiana — all failed to file paperwork for stock trades within the 45-day federal deadline required under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012.
In addition, Rep. Blake Moore of Utah missed the deadline by several days on at least three trades — two involving the electric car company Tesla and another involving Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant — the second stock-trading scandal this year involving the freshman Congressman.
The transactions Allen failed to report were by far the largest, .......................
..........Still, fines for stock trading misconduct are incredibly low — often as little as $200 — and complaints are rarely forwarded to the Justice Department or the Securities and Exchange Commission for criminal investigation.
"The recent prevalence of STOCK Act violations in the House shows that merely the threat of a fine is not deterring members of Congress from breaking the law; real accountability is necessary," the CLC added in its complaints. 
https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1443861312820424704?s=20
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Sens. Rick Scott, Marco Rubio Demand Information from HHS on Failure to Provide Life-Saving COVID-1
This is what the stupid Repug Senators are whining about. His state of FL is over using the monoclonal antibodies so that other states have limited supply. wear a fucking mask and get vaccinated should be what he should be doing.
‘Substantial surge’ in monoclonal antibody treatments spurs HHS policy changes to ensure availability[/b
https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2021-09-07-substantial-surge-monoclonal-antibody-treatments-spurs-hhs-policy-changes
Sep 07, 2021 - 08:01 AM
The Department of Health and Human Services is making temporary changes to its distribution policies for monoclonal antibody therapies, with an eye on maintaining sufficient supply to meet current and future demand. HHS says the changes, which are in response to “a substantial surge in the utilization of monoclonal antibody drugs, particularly in areas of the country with low vaccination rates,” include:
limiting immediate orders and shipment only to administration sites with HHSProtect accounts and current utilization reporting; and
reviewing all orders for alignment with utilization, currently estimated at 70% of orders.
Hospitals with questions about ordering and distributing these treatments can email the Federal COVID-19 Response Team at [email protected].
https://twitter.com/marti431uew/status/1443722558067593218?s=20
Sens. Rick Scott, Marco Rubio Demand Information from HHS on Failure to Provide Life-Saving COVID-19 Treatments
September 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio wrote a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra demanding answers after HHS restricted the availability of monoclonal antibody treatments for hospitals in Florida and other states.
This week, Senator Scott joined Senator Rubio to introduce the Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics (TREAT) Act which would stop HHS from restricting hospitals and healthcare facilities’ access to life-saving COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments. Earlier this month, Senators Scott and Rubio urged HHS to reverse its decision to ration monoclonal antibody drugs for the outpatient treatment of COVID-19 to states and hospitals.
Read the full letter HERE or below.
September 30, 2021
The Honorable Xavier Becerra
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Dear Secretary Becerra:
As our nation continues its work to fully reopen and recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19), the best way forward to defeating this virus is making sure Americans have adequate prevention and treatment options against this terrible disease.
The Trump administration made incredible steps to develop, pre-purchase and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine through Operation Warp Speed. They also purchased substantial doses of monoclonal antibodies to reduce hospitalizations.
With the current surge of the COVID-19 delta variant, hospitalizations are up despite an increase in vaccination rates. Given this fact, we find the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) recent decision to change the availability of monoclonal antibodies for states and hospitals incredibly disturbing. This change in policy could reduce the availability of these lifesaving medications to Floridians as well as individuals and families in other states. Under this new policy, Florida’s allocation has been set at about 31,000 doses of monoclonal antibodies, despite the fact that Florida needs about 36,000 doses each week. This stark difference in doses available as compared to doses used, and rationing of supply, will jeopardize the health and safety of Floridians, increase hospitalizations, and could lead to higher mortality rates.
To ensure our state and public health officials have every resource they need to keep families healthy, we request your immediate response to the following questions:
Did HHS do any modeling of what the COVID-19 surge could be when the delta variant was labeled a variant of concern, including potential hospitalizations and the need for medications? How accurate was the model to what we are experiencing?
Has HHS done any modeling of the other COVID-19 variants of concern?
Has HHS done any modeling of possible COVID-19 surges later this year?
The monoclonal antibody treatment Sotrovimab received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in May 2021. At the time of its EUA, Sotrovimab was shown to be 85% effective at preventing hospitalization, making it potentially more effective than the monoclonal antibodies that received an EUA in 2020.[3], [4] Why did HHS not purchase a supply of Sotrovimab?
What has the Biden administration done to expand manufacturing capacity for all EUA authorized monoclonal antibody therapies, especially to ensure domestic manufacturing for all authorized therapies?
Why did HHS not develop a robust plan to promote and expand the supply of monoclonal antibody therapy?
Under the new allotment system that HHS is imposing, what guidance is HHS providing to states for how to allocate available monoclonal antibodies to providers?
Do immunocompromised individuals have equal access to monoclonal antibody treatment for post-exposure prophylaxis, or are they a lower priority to another group?
If a provider follows state or HHS guidance on prioritizing patients due to the shortage of monoclonal antibody treatments, and that patient suffers hospitalization or another serious outcome, is there any liability protection for the provider?
When does HHS believe that monoclonal antibody supply will be sufficient to meet demand?
Why has HHS not developed public-private partnerships for translational research at the National Institutes of Health for new meaningful therapies?
The only way through this global pandemic is to ensure prevention and treatment options are available for every American. We are vaccinated, and we encourage every American to talk to their doctor and consider getting the vaccine. However, we know that for the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike, proper treatment with monoclonal antibodies can mean the difference between beating COVID-19 or succumbing to this terrible virus. Restricting the supply of lifesaving treatment is unethical and inexcusable.
We appreciate your immediate attention to this urgent matter and look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
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[3] https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-additional-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-covid-19
[4] https://www.wsj.com/articles/regeneron-covid-19-antibody-drug-reduced-risk-of-hospitalization-death-by-70-in-late-stage-trial-11616479200
https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2021/9/sens-rick-scott-marco-rubio-demand-information-from-hhs-on-failure-to-provide-life-saving-covid-19-treatments
September 30 -- in history; 'Yabba Dabba Doo!' 'The Flintstones' premieres on ABC
I like the Flintstones. Never did the vits.
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'Yabba Dabba Doo!'
'The Flintstones' premieres on ABC
The first animated primetime sitcom debuts, introducing viewers to Fred Flintstone and his modern stone-age family. The show will run for six seasons, but spinoffs—and vitamins—will keep the franchise rolling for more than five decades.
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