A little over two weeks ago, I uploaded an update to this
blog. What an eventful two weeks it has
been.
Regarding the pandemic, there have been about 2 million
new cases of COVID-19 in the world (33% increase), with about 70,000 (19%
increase) new COVID-19 deaths in the world. There have been about 370,000 (21% increase)
new cases of COVID-19 in the USA, with about 14,000 (14% increase) new deaths
in the USA. There have been about 8,700 (12%
increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, with about 850 (16% increase) new
deaths in Pennsylvania. There have been
about 2,200 (10% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Philadelphia, with about
220 (17% increase) new deaths in Philadelphia.
By comparison, there have been about 4,700 (35% increase) new cases of
COVID-19 in Nebraska, with about 435 (265% increase) new deaths in Nebraska.
There have been about 320 (28% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster
County, Nebraska, with 1 (11% increase) in new deaths in Lancaster County,
Nebraska. At this rate (average of 1,000
deaths per day in the USA), we can expect to suffer another 365,000 deaths over
the next 12 months, at which time there may be a safe and effective vaccine
available to all Americans or therapeutic available for those with the worst
infections.
Overtaking the pandemic in importance in the minds of
many was the continued brutality on the part of many members of law
enforcement, especially against black people.
This update is going to press on the heels of another bad shoot; this
one involving Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, GA, who had fallen asleep in his
car. The protests have been persistent,
nationwide, international, mostly peaceful, and supported by people of all
ethnicities. It is no longer sufficient
to be passively non-Racist; it is necessary for all humans of good conscience
to be actively anti-Racist. To be
anti-Fascist is to be anti-Racist. It is
time for the citizens to reform their local police departments. It is time for economic justice, especially
for those who have had a knee on their necks for four centuries.
It has sometimes been difficult to classify the items in
this blog according to subject matter.
That is because many issues are so inextricably interrelated. I have tried to organize the
articles/information/links into the following categories:
Veterans
– info on former military members, the consequences of their service, etc.
Criminal Justice and Racism
and Ageism and other discrimination – info on dehumanization, etc.
Economics and Coronavirus
– info on the pandemic, its economic impacts, etc.
Economics and Corruption and
Healthcare and Education – info on capitalism vs. socialism, etc.
Ecology and Pollution –
info on climate change (greatest existential threat to life on earth), etc.
Politics and Coronavirus –
info on how the political structure is responding to the pandemic, etc.
Politics – info on power
struggles between parties and special interests, etc.
Terrorism – info on the
middle east, other geopolitical topics, etc.
Military – info on DoD,
Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, etc.
General and Miscellaneous
– info on spirituality, music videos, etc.
I hope you find the material in this update to be
informative and of interest. If you do,
please share the link for this blog with your friends through social media and
through email. There is no financial
benefit to me to produce this blog; it is a labor of love for the biosphere,
including all humanity. Thanks for
reading and sharing.
Feedback is welcome.
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With love and respect to all,
Larry Holman
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