On Saturday, Florida reported nearly 24,000 new cases, an all-time single-day record for the state. Meanwhile, in the last seven days, Louisiana, at 693 cases per 100,000 people, has the highest number of new cases per capita in the United States, followed by Florida (627) and Arkansas (502). Dr. Joe Kanter, the state’s top health officer, told the Associated Press that 1 percent of Louisiana’s population contracted COVID-19 in the past two weeks. Source: Louisiana Has Among the Highest Daily COVID Infections in the World – Mother Jones
Monthly Archives: August 2021
‘This Is Really Scary’: Kids Struggle With Long Covid – The New York Times
Studies estimate long Covid may affect between 10 percent and 30 percent of adults infected with the coronavirus. Estimates from the handful of studies of children so far range widely. At an April congressional hearing, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, cited one study suggesting that between 11 percent and 15 percent of infected youths might “end up with this long-term consequence, which can be pretty devastating in terms of things like school performance.” The challenges facing young patients come as pediatric Covid-19 cases rise sharply, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant and the fact that well under half of 12-to-17-year-olds are fully vaccinated and children under 12 are still ineligible for vaccines. Doctors say even youths with mild or asymptomatic initial infections may experience long Covid: confounding, sometimes debilitating issues that disrupt their schooling, sleep, extracurricular activities and other aspects of life.
The business community is greatly in favor of the vaccine passport – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian business community seems to strongly support the decision of the Quebec government to impose the first vaccination passport in the country.
According to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, vaccine passports will help prevent future waves from overly disrupting the economy by allowing people at low risk to go about their daily lives.
“Without that, we have people taken hostage,” stressed its president Perrin Beatty even before the Legault government announced its decision.
Source: The business community is greatly in favor of the vaccine passport – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
Mujeres de siempre. Tania Brito Melo, de niña soñadora e ingenua a poeta inolvidable y creativa
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“Que las mujeres siempre levanten la cabeza dignamente y no dejen caer la corona. Somos princesas de Dios y tenemos derecho de ser lo que queramos. Que nunca admitan violencia física, patrimonial, verbal o de otro tipo. Que sean firmes en sus convicciones y denuncien cualquier forma de horror… Sean persistentes, libres, y sostengan su corona. Nacimos para brillar en el mundo. Traten siempre de leer buenos libros. Luchen por un mundo mejor”. Tania Brito Melo
Tejía historias, cosía quimeras, hilvanaba sueños, y también escuchaba relatos aquellas noches de su infancia y hasta los leía en los libros, en las palabras, en las letras impresas en las páginas que olían a tinta, en las hojas con aroma a papel, en un mundo bello, libre y mágico. Era una niñez dulce e inocente que, en las noches, antes de dormir…
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(9) Totemic Light Sculptures: Yanomami shamanic chants – Mixed media art installation – YouTube
Totemic Light Sculptures art installation: “Yanomami shamans struggle against xawara – the smoke of epidemics” – art installation with sounds of many Yanomam…
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Opinion | Anti-Vax Insanity – The New York Times
Why were Americans turning away a vaccine that many people in other parts of the world were literally dying for? Many did so because of their fidelity to the lie and their fidelity to the liar. They did it because they were — and still are — slavishly devoted to Trump, and because many politicians and conservative commentators helped Trump propagate his lies.
A recent Monmouth University poll found that, “Among those who admit they will not get the vaccine if they can avoid it, 70 percent either identify with or lean toward the Republican Party while just 6 percent align with the Democrats.”
The house that can withstand a cyclone: how traditional dwellings are making a comeback in Vanuatu | Vanuatu | The Guardian
LA County reports 3,000-plus new coronavirus cases, 8 more deaths – San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The Week’s Best Cartoons 8/7
As she does every Saturday, our friend TokyoSand has scoured the ‘Net for the best political cartoons of the week. There are a couple of really great ones this week. As you might guess, the big topics of the week are the COVID surge and Andrew Cuomo. Here are a few, but be sure to head over to TokyoSand’s place, Political Charge, to see the rest! The very last one on TokyoSand’s page is especially touching. Thank you for all your hard work in finding these, TS!
Be sure to check out the rest of the ‘toons over at Political Charge!




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