Well, it has been exactly 4 weeks since my last blog
update. Here is another update of this
blog.
This time it is 114 pages of links to the news covering
the last 4 weeks. They appear in the
categories listed below, including Veterans, Criminal Justice and Racism and
Ageism and other discrimination, Economics and Coronavirus, Economics and
Corruption and Healthcare and Education, Ecology and Pollution and Climate
Change, Politics and Coronavirus, Politics, Terrorism, Military, and General
and Miscellaneous. Don’t forget to
click on the items in the column on the right to open the pages for those
categories. Then, click on the link to
each article for details pertaining to that headline.
Regarding the coronavirus pandemic, in the past four weeks
there have been 24.7 million new cases in the world, 67 thousand new deaths in
the world, 3 million new cases in the U.S.A., 13.1 thousand new deaths in the
U.S.A., 86 thousand new cases in Pennsylvania, 412 new deaths in Pennsylvania, 11.4
thousand new cases in Philadelphia, and 33 new deaths in Philadelphia. During this past four weeks, almost all the
deaths were among the unvaccinated; there were almost no deaths among people
who were vaccinated. The cumulative
totals for each of these categories since the beginning of the pandemic are now
as follows: 601,254,050; 6,472,851; 95,345,858; 1,065,569; 3,147,474; 46,474; 354,168;
and 5,232.
During the next few months, we will continue to contend
with the variants and subvariants of the coronavirus. While the virus continues to mutate we must
remain vigilant. Until the deaths are
down to, and remain at, zero for several days, we should not become too relaxed
about wearing face masks and being fully vaccinated and boosted. Everyone all ages should be fully vaccinated
and boosted. For more info on Covid-19
in Pennsylvania, see:
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
Most of the coverage of coronavirus can be found in
“Economics and Coronavirus” and/or “Politics and Coronavirus” related links in
this update.
Monkeypox is a new virus (for the U.S.A.) that is not as
contagious or as lethal as coronavirus that is now gaining a foothold in the
U.S.A. It spreads from skin-to-skin
contact and can be spread from clothing and bed linen and towels. This is another good reason for practicing
good infectious disease protocols. If
you have been vaccinated against Smallpox, you may have some immunity. Other vaccines and methods of injecting are
being developed and implemented.
Polio is also making a resurgence and people should be
getting vaccinated.
The war of resistance by Ukraine against the Russian
invasion about 180 days ago continues on.
Ukraine, with financial and material assistance from various other
nations, including the U.S., has been able to repel many Russian
initiatives. The Russian strategy
appears to be to destroy the infrastructure, such as hospitals, to force the
population to flee. Between 5 and 6 million refugees have fled to other
countries. Most of the coverage of the
Russian war against Ukraine can be found in “Terrorism” related links in this
update.
The world is in a great struggle to determine if the
dominant form of government will be authoritarianism or democracy. Even here in the United States, long known as
the world’s beacon of democracy, there is a question about whether democracy
can survive without another civil war.
We must continue to resist tyranny, fascism,
authoritarianism, racism, sexism, misogyny, xenophobia, etc. The three impurities of life are avarice,
anger, and ignorance. What others need
from us is respect, kindness, and love.
The more respect, kindness, and love that we give to others, the more
respect, kindness, and love we get in our lives and the better we feel about
ourselves. The 7.9 billion human beings
on planet earth need to cooperate more with each other and compete less with
each other. We all need to learn how to
equitably and sustainably share the resources of the earth with each other and
with all other species on planet earth.
Peace and love to all.
Feedback is welcome. My contact
information is:
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