A little under 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 1.9 million new cases of COVID-19 in the world (24% increase),
with about 60,000 (15% increase) new COVID-19 deaths in the world. There
have been about 360,000 (18% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in the USA, with
about 9,300 (9% increase) new deaths in the USA. There have been
about 5,500 (7% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, with about 340
(6% increase) new deaths in Pennsylvania. There have been about 1,300
(6% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Philadelphia, with about 85 (6%
increase) new deaths in Philadelphia. By comparison, there have been
about 1,900 (12% increase) new cases of COVID-19 in Nebraska, with about 45 (21%
increase) new deaths in Nebraska. There have been about 200 (15% increase) new
cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, with 0 (0% increase) in new
deaths in Lancaster County, Nebraska. At this rate (average of 715
deaths per day in the USA), we can expect to suffer another 261,000 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. Infection rates appear to be
increasing in about half the states in the nation, with the fastest increases
in those states that reopened very aggressively 4-8 weeks ago.
People are still trying to make
clear to all citizens that black lives matter and criminal justice reform is
urgently needed. More killings of
unarmed black men by police continue to come to our attention.
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 and racial
justice.
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
Keep up the excellent work!
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