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Daily Archives: April 24, 2020
Andrew Cuomo’s Story About A Kansas Farmer – Gothamist
Dear Mr. Cuomo, I seriously doubt that you will ever read this letter as I know you are busy beyond belief with a disaster that has befallen our country. We are a nation in crisis, of that there is no doubt. I’m a retired farmer hunkered down in northeast Kansas with my wife who has but one lung and occasional problems with her remaining lung. She also has diabetes. We are in our seventies now and frankly I am afraid for her. Enclosed, find a solitary N95 masks, left over from my forming. It has never been used. If you could would you please give this mask to a nurse or doctor in your state. I have kept four masks for my immediate family. Please keep on doing what you do so well. Which is to lead. Sincerely, Dennis and Sharon.
Source: Andrew Cuomo’s Story About A Kansas Farmer Shows Why He Is The Don Draper Of Politics – Gothamist
National Guard helps L.A. nursing homes with coronavirus – Los Angeles Times
National Guard sent to Califoirnia nursing homes as officials face to slow deadly outbreaks
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-24/national-guard-sent-to-califoirnia-nursing-homes-as-officials-face-to-slow-deadly-outbreaks
Donald Trump reportedly owes tens of millions to the Bank of China | US news | The Guardian
Debt derives from 30% share the US president owns in a Manhattan building that was refinanced in 2012
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/24/donald-trump-bank-of-china-debt-report
Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus ‘cure’ wrote to Trump this week | World news | The Guardian
Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/revealed-leader-group-peddling-bleach-cure-lobbied-trump-coronavirus
Smithfield Meat Plant Conditions Assailed as Public Nuisance – The New York Times
A lawsuit filed against a Smithfield Foods plant claims it has created a public nuisance by failing to protect workers from coronavirus infection.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/business/economy/coronavirus-smithfield-meat.html
Turmoil in Brazil: Bolsonaro Fires Police Chief and Justice Minister Quits – The New York Times
Sergio Moro, the justice minister who became the face of a powerful anti-corruption crackdown in Brazil, resigned in protest after President Jair Bolsonaro fired the head of the national police.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/world/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-moro.html
What will the military do?
Nursing Homes Violated Basic Health Standards, Allowing… — ProPublica
Our analysis of federal inspection reports found that nine nursing homes put residents in “immediate jeopardy,” including a case where a nursing assistant…
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/nursing-homes-violated-basic-health-standards-allowing-the-coronavirus-to-explode
No one was ready or able/allowed to act quickly and appropriately- so many died.
How the US gun lobby exploits COVID-19 to further its aims
An investigation into protests against coronavirus restrictions in the US revealed a tale of coordinated political action by gun lobbies, and one Florida man who was trying to get ahead of the curve.
— Read on m.dw.com/en/revealed-how-the-us-gun-lobby-exploits-the-coronavirus-pandemic-to-further-its-aims/a-53230399
Shut him down!
Do US and Iranian navies need a hotline in the Gulf?
Do US and Iranian navies need a hotline in the Gulf?
— Read on www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/04/contain-us-iran-naval-escalation-gulf-trump-irgc.html
