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

Spain calls in its army to fight COVID-19 resurgence

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday said he was making the army available to help regions fight a surge of coronavirus cases.

“We cannot allow the pandemic to take control of our lives again, we must take control, break this second curve”, he said, and added that the Spanish government will “provide the regions with the strength of the armed forces to carry out the tracing” of cases.

Sanchez said the evolution of the pandemic in Spain is “worrying”, but stressed it is still far from its peak in March. He also said that regions will be able to ask the government to apply a state of alert in their territories as well.

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Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday said he was making the army available to help regions fight a surge of coronavirus cases.

“We cannot allow the pandemic to take control of our lives again, we must take control, break this second curve”, he said, and added that the Spanish government will “provide the regions with the strength of the armed forces to carry out the tracing” of cases.

Sanchez said the evolution of the pandemic in Spain is “worrying”, but stressed it is still far from its peak in March. He also said that regions will be able to ask the government to apply a state of alert in their territories as well.

Spain has so far reported more than 405,000 infections, and nearly 29,000 deaths from the disease.

71 arrested in Breonna Taylor protests in Louisville

The state Attorney General, who has not brought any charges against killers, was busy backing Trump and not tending to justice in Kentucky last night.

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A total of 71 people were arrested during protests over Breonna Taylor’s death, police in Louisville, Ky., told The Hill on Wednesday. Robert Schroeder, the interim chief for the Louisville Metro…

Many People of Color, Immigrants Among 1,080 US Health Workers Lost to COVID | Kaiser Health News

The U.S. health system also relies heavily on immigrant health workers, who account for almost 1 in 5 health workers. Immigrant health workers tend to work in the most vulnerable communities: A 2018 study found that high-poverty areas tend to have more foreign-trained doctors than do wealthier regions, for example.

Source: Many People of Color, Immigrants Among 1,080 US Health Workers Lost to COVID | Kaiser Health News

Two Navajo Sisters Who Were Inseparable Died of COVID Just Weeks Apart | Kaiser Health News

Because of shortages, the sisters weren’t tested for COVID-19 until they were transferred out of Tuba City. They both tested positive and were then intubated at their respective hospitals. Cheryl died on April 11, and no family members were allowed to be with her.

“I couldn’t even hold my baby,” her mother said. “I couldn’t even hold her hand when she passed.”

 

Source: Two Navajo Sisters Who Were Inseparable Died of COVID Just Weeks Apart | Kaiser Health News

Humane Critter Control: The guide to natural, nontoxic pest solutions to protect your yard & garden, by Theresa Rooney — The Chatty Introvert

My Copy: 9781591866961 (image from bn.com) I gotta admit, after watching my watermelons disappear and my red noodle beans end up with those weird orange bugs crawling all over them, and me basically giving up til next season… let’s just say this book came at the right time. Humane Critter Control is not a thick […]

Humane Critter Control: The guide to natural, nontoxic pest solutions to protect your yard & garden, by Theresa Rooney — The Chatty Introvert

Open Thread | Do You Have A VOTING PLAN? — 3CHICSPOLITICO

We here at 3CHICS are all about THE VOTING PLAN. Do you have a VOTING PLAN for the November 2020 Election? If you have one, have you made sure that those close to you have one? A FrontPager over at Balloon Juice came up with a fantastic idea. A list of 85 things that WE, […]

Open Thread | Do You Have A VOTING PLAN? — 3CHICSPOLITICO

Herons perched in trees along the rio Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela – NO to Maduro’s Orinoco Mining Arc destruction of indigenous lands in Venezuela !!! — Barbara Crane Navarro

NO to Maduro’s Orinoco Mining Arc destruction of indigenous lands in Venezuela !!! NO to Bolsonaro’s removal of protections for indigenous territories in Brazil !!! NO BLOOD GOLD !!! NO to Ecocide and Ethnocide !!! https://barbara-navarro.com/2020/08/04/exhibition-pas-de-cartier-yanomami-and-trees-gold-mining-and-gold-luxury-items-covid-19-propagated-by-gold-miners/

Herons perched in trees along the rio Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela – NO to Maduro’s Orinoco Mining Arc destruction of indigenous lands in Venezuela !!! — Barbara Crane Navarro

Those Religious Hypocrites — In Saner Thought

I seldom write on religion….for one I do not care much for organized religion….butt mostly because most of the leaders are outright hypocrites….they rail about everything from protesters to fornicators to gays to Muslims…..and only the weak minded believe their babbling…..for most prove over time that they are NO better than the rest of us […]

Those Religious Hypocrites — In Saner Thought

CENSORED NEWS: A Time of Monsters: Coronavirus spreads through schools, as Navajo Vice President joins Trump regime of genocide and terror

Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer expressed his support for President Donald Trump during his speech on the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Lizer said Trump delivered the $8 billion in CARES Act relief to Indian country.
However, Lizer did not point out that Indian country had to go to court and sue to get the CARES Act funds released, which were approved by the U.S. Congress. Lizer failed to reveal that the Navajo tribal government has stalled emergency relief to the most desperate Navajos, after receiving $714 million in federal CARES Act relief funds three months ago.
Very little of the relief received three months ago has reached the most desperate Navajos. There is no uniform emergency food and water home delivery to those in quarantine; no visiting home health care for the dying. Water sources are damaged, broken and expensive, say Navajos as they search for water.

Source: CENSORED NEWS: A Time of Monsters: Coronavirus spreads through schools, as Navajo Vice President joins Trump regime of genocide and terror