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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

9920 Haiku | jllopart

Entre la niebla
va envolviendo el otoño,
las hojas muertas.

j.ll.folch 1/10/24

Source: 9920 Haiku | jllopart

Opinion: Why ‘Never Trump’ conservatives shouldn’t vote third party – Los Angeles Times

We will never know whether Trump would have lost if more such voters had switched to Clinton. We do know what happened because he won. He blew up the federal debt. His incompetent handling of COVID-19 caused tens of thousands of needless deaths. He finished his term by trying to overturn an election he lost and instigating a violent rebellion against the government he had sworn to protect.

Trump turned out to be a catastrophe for our country. Hillary Clinton just was a candidate with whom I disagreed. I wish I had voted for her and encouraged others to do the same…

If you abstain or vote for somebody other than Kamala Harris, you effectively vote for Trump. Consider the consequences for our country. Don’t do something you’ll regret.

John J. Pitney Jr. is a professor of American politics at Claremont McKenna College. From 1989-91, he was deputy director of research at the Republican National Committee.

Source: Opinion: Why ‘Never Trump’ conservatives shouldn’t vote third party – Los Angeles Times

WHO: cases at border and capital among Marburg concerns in Rwanda | CIDRAP

The majority of people infected in Rwandas Marburg virus outbreak are health workers, and some illnesses have been reported in districts that border three other African nations, both of which are among a number of concerning features of the event, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its initial risk assessment.

The source of the Marburg virus outbreak—Rwandas first—still isnt known, pending further investigation findings by Rwandan health officials, the WHO said. Rwanda’s health ministry today reported 2 more confirmed cases and 1 more death, raising the outbreak total to 29 cases, 10 of them fatal. The outbreak is already one of the biggest involving Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola.

The 26 cases noted in the WHOs update include health workers at two hospitals in Kigali, the countrys capital. The WHO noted that infections in health workers can lead to further spread if not controlled early…

Source: WHO: cases at border and capital among Marburg concerns in Rwanda | CIDRAP