thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Jared Kushner Has A Wild Viewpoint Of How To Deal With Trump

It seems Jared Kushner has a playbook of sorts for how to deal with his father-in-law , and it ’ s ... quite unexpected .
In a copy of Bob Woodward ’ s “ Rage ” obtained by HuffPost , the White House adviser is quoted as offering some bonkers advice to those interfacing with President Donald Trump .
For one , Kushner said last February that if people wanted to understand Trump , then there were four texts they must read : Peggy Noonan ’ s essay “ Over Trump , We ’ re as Divided as Ever , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Adventures in Wonderland ” ( specifically quotes from the Cheshire Cat ) , Chris Whipple ’ s book “ The Gatekeepers : How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency ” and Scott Adams ’ book “ Win Bigly : Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don ’ t Matter.
” If your reading card is full , here ’ s a summation : Noonan ’ s opinion column calls Trump “ crazy ” and his presidency “ hellish , ” and the Cheshire Cat quote Kushner specifically zeroes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t know where you ’ re going , any path will get you there.
” Whipple ’ s book essentially says that the chiefs of staff determine the fate of a country , and Adams ’ book declares that Trump “ can invent any reality.
” Woodward ’ s analysis of these suggested reading materials is that Kushner is painting his wife ’ s dad as “ crazy , aimless , stubborn , and manipulative.
” “ I could hardly believe anyone would recommend these as ways to understand their father-in-law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in and served , ” Woodward wrote .
Other wild remarks from Kushner that Woodward cites include the claim that in the early years of the Trump administration , “ 20 percent of the people we had [ working in the White House ] thought Trump was saving the world , and 80 percent thought they were saving the world from Trump .
Now , I think we have the inverse.
” It remains unclear if Kushner thinks 20 % of the presidential staff believing they ’ re saving the world from Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing .
Kushner ’ s more recent efforts have been in campaigning for Trump ’ s reelection , which Woodward reported became a “ goal ” for him in July .
Despite the global health crisis ravaging our country , Woodward quotes Kushner as saying : “ The goal is to get his head from governing to campaigning .
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It seems Jared Kushner has a playbook of sorts for how to deal with his father-in-law, and it’s... quite unexpected.
In a copy of Bob Woodward’s “Rage” obtained by HuffPost, the White House adviser is quoted as offering some bonkers advice to those interfacing with President Donald Trump.
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For one, Kushner said last February that if people wanted to understand Trump, then there were four texts they must read: Peggy Noonan’s essay “Over Trump, We’re as Divided as Ever,” Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (specifically quotes from the Cheshire Cat), Chris Whipple’s book “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency” and Scott Adams’ book “Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don’t Matter.”
If your reading card is full, here’s a summation: Noonan’s opinion column calls Trump “crazy” and his presidency “hellish,” and the Cheshire Cat quote Kushner specifically zeroes in on is: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any path will get you there.” Whipple’s book essentially says that the chiefs of staff determine the fate of a country, and Adams’ book declares that Trump “can invent any reality.”
Woodward’s analysis of these suggested reading materials is that Kushner is painting his wife’s dad as “crazy, aimless, stubborn, and manipulative.”
“I could hardly believe anyone would recommend these as ways to understand their father-in-law, much less the president they believed in and served,” Woodward wrote.
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Other wild remarks from Kushner that Woodward cites include the claim that in the early years of the Trump administration, “20 percent of the people we had [working in the White House] thought Trump was saving the world, and 80 percent thought they were saving the world from Trump. Now, I think we have the inverse.”
It remains unclear if Kushner thinks 20% of the presidential staff believing they’re saving the world from Trump is a good thing or a bad thing.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Trump Details Just How Much Fox News He Watches In 1 Day (It's A Lot)

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he spent the previous night watching back-to-back Fox programming , even as the country continued to battle simultaneous health , environmental and economic crises .
He made the revelation unprompted during his White House press briefing on Thursday while discussing the probe into FBI conduct in the Russia investigation .
“ These people got caught in the probably the biggest political scandal in the history of our country .
They got caught , ” he said .
Trump then seemed to imply he was receiving some of his intelligence about that probe from Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Durham report is going to say , I can ’ t tell you .
But if they say half as much as I already know just from seeing it .
You know , you have people , I watch some of the shows , I watched Liz McDonnell , she ’ s fantastic .
I watched Fox Business , I watched Lou Dobbs last night , Sean Hannity last night , Tucker ( Carlson ) last night , Laura ( Ingraham ) .
I watched ‘ Fox & Friends ’ in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you don ’ t have to go too far into the details .
They cover things that are , it ’ s really an amazing thing .
The president of the United States says that within the last day he 's watched two Fox Business evening shows , the entire Fox News primetime block , and Fox & Friends .
https : //t.co/lcLf6FFluD — Matthew Gertz ( @ MattGertz ) September 10 , 2020 Trump ’ s TV binge came amid a firestorm of criticism over bombshell revelations from journalist Bob Woodward ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ features 18 taped interviews with the president .
In one interview , Trump admitted to intentionally downplaying the severity of the coronavirus while knowing it was deadly and airborne as early as February .
Trump ’ s allies on Fox News and Fox Business largely excused and defended his behavior or chose not to mention it at all .
His Democratic presidential opponent Joe Biden voiced his outrage over Trump ’ s hourslong TV-watching binge while people were dying from COVID-19 : More than 1,000 people died from COVID yesterday .
@ realDonaldTrump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m president , you might not always agree with me .
But I promise you I will always show up and fight for you .
pic.twitter.com/HvVJLS83TZ — Joe Biden ( @ JoeBiden ) September 11 , 2020 In April , The New York Times reported that Trump started his day with a cable news marathon that lasted up to seven hours before arriving at the Oval Office as late as noon .
Following his evening White House briefing , he then watched more television .
Trump denied those claims .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the apparent feedback loop between Trump ’ s tweets , policies and rhetoric and content that aired on his favorite networks .

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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he spent the previous night watching back-to-back Fox programming, even as the country continued to battle simultaneous health, environmental and economic crises.
He made the revelation unprompted during his White House press briefing on Thursday while discussing the probe into FBI conduct in the Russia investigation.
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“These people got caught in the probably the biggest political scandal in the history of our country. They got caught,” he said.
Trump then seemed to imply he was receiving some of his intelligence about that probe from Fox News and Fox Business shows:
What the Durham report is going to say, I can’t tell you. But if they say half as much as I already know just from seeing it. You know, you have people, I watch some of the shows, I watched Liz McDonnell, she’s fantastic. I watched Fox Business, I watched Lou Dobbs last night, Sean Hannity last night, Tucker (Carlson) last night, Laura (Ingraham). I watched ‘Fox & Friends’ in the morning. You watch these shows, you don’t have to go too far into the details. They cover things that are, it’s really an amazing thing.
The president of the United States says that within the last day he's watched two Fox Business evening shows, the entire Fox News primetime block, and Fox & Friends. https://t.co/lcLf6FFluD — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 10, 2020
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Trump’s TV binge came amid a firestorm of criticism over bombshell revelations from journalist Bob Woodward’s book “Rage,” which features 18 taped interviews with the president. In one interview, Trump admitted to intentionally downplaying the severity of the coronavirus while knowing it was deadly and airborne as early as February.
Trump’s allies on Fox News and Fox Business largely excused and defended his behavior or chose not to mention it at all. His Democratic presidential opponent Joe Biden voiced his outrage over Trump’s hourslong TV-watching binge while people were dying from COVID-19:
More than 1,000 people died from COVID yesterday.@realDonaldTrump watched eight hours of TV.
If I’m president, you might not always agree with me. But I promise you I will always show up and fight for you. pic.twitter.com/HvVJLS83TZ — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 11, 2020
In April, The New York Times reported that Trump started his day with a cable news marathon that lasted up to seven hours before arriving at the Oval Office as late as noon. Following his evening White House briefing, he then watched more television.
Trump denied those claims. However, media researchers have documented for years the apparent feedback loop between Trump’s tweets, policies and rhetoric and content that aired on his favorite networks.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--'Fortunate Son,' Donald Trump's Hype Song At Rally, Slams Rich Draft Dodgers

President Donald Trump disembarked Air Force One in Michigan Thursday to the rock ‘ n ’ roll classic “ Fortunate Son.
” But instead of acting as a campaign rally hype song , it played more like a diss track .
John Fogerty wrote the 1969 protest anthem for his band Creedence Clearwater Revival , calling out class differences that allowed the privileged to avoid the Vietnam War while the less fortunate could not .
“ It ain ’ t me It ain ’ t me I ain ’ t no millionaire ’ s son , no , no It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t me I ain ’ t no fortunate one , no , ” he sings .
Trump , of course , inherited wealth and has been called a draft dodger for a claim of bone spurs in his foot that allowed him to skip military service during the Vietnam War .
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg , an Afghan War veteran , accused the president of exploiting his privilege .
The daughters of the podiatrist who reportedly diagnosed Trump told The New York Times in December that the finding was made as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father Fred Trump .
It isn ’ t the first time the playlist for a Trump event has raised eyebrows .
Last month “ Live and Let Die ” blared before his speech in Clyde , Ohio ― quite the musical choice for a president whose mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic doubtlessly contributed to a higher death toll .
And he had used that song before .
His campaign also regularly uses songs by artists who hold Trump in contempt .

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President Donald Trump disembarked Air Force One in Michigan Thursday to the rock ‘n’ roll classic “Fortunate Son.”
But instead of acting as a campaign rally hype song, it played more like a diss track.
John Fogerty wrote the 1969 protest anthem for his band Creedence Clearwater Revival, calling out class differences that allowed the privileged to avoid the Vietnam War while the less fortunate could not.
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“It ain’t me
It ain’t me
I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no, no
It ain’t me
It ain’t me
I ain’t no fortunate one, no,” he sings.
Oh, the irony (pay attention to the lyrics) pic.twitter.com/hAmzO3uSZi — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 10, 2020
Irony, anyone?
Trump, of course, inherited wealth and has been called a draft dodger for a claim of bone spurs in his foot that allowed him to skip military service during the Vietnam War. Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, an Afghan War veteran, accused the president of exploiting his privilege.
The daughters of the podiatrist who reportedly diagnosed Trump told The New York Times in December that the finding was made as “a favor” to Trump’s father Fred Trump.
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“Fortunate Son” plays as Trump de-planes, an entry for the “nobody listened to the lyrics” hall of fame. pic.twitter.com/fJBPI7CxGQ — Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) September 10, 2020
It isn’t the first time the playlist for a Trump event has raised eyebrows. Last month “Live and Let Die” blared before his speech in Clyde, Ohio ― quite the musical choice for a president whose mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic doubtlessly contributed to a higher death toll. And he had used that song before.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Rank-And-File Republicans Reel Off Very Long List Of Reasons They Can’t Vote For Trump

These rank-and-file Republicans are well and truly done with President Donald Trump .
The group of conservatives list 113 damning reasons for not backing Trump over Democratic nominee Joe Biden this November in an 11-minute video that the Republican Voters Against Trump group released Thursday .
Their rationales range from the president ’ s racist , sexist , Islamaphobic and divisive rhetoric to his alienation of U.S. allies , attacks on the military and cozy relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin .
Trump ’ s catastrophic mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic is also a key explanation .
Given its length @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear on TV .
It ’ s unclear whether such political ads , which sometimes go viral on social media and receive millions of views , actually influence swing voters .
Republican Voters Against Trump is part of conservative commentator Bill Kristol ’ s anti-Trump Defending Democracy Together advocacy organization and just one of a slew of groups on the right seeking to oust Trump from office .
And condemned the president ’ s violent rhetoric about protesters : Important conversations are happening now .
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These rank-and-file Republicans are well and truly done with President Donald Trump.
The group of conservatives list 113 damning reasons for not backing Trump over Democratic nominee Joe Biden this November in an 11-minute video that the Republican Voters Against Trump group released Thursday.
Their rationales range from the president’s racist, sexist, Islamaphobic and divisive rhetoric to his alienation of U.S. allies, attacks on the military and cozy relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Trump’s catastrophic mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic is also a key explanation.
Check out the ad here:
Given its length, the entire video is unlikely to appear on TV. It’s unclear whether such political ads, which sometimes go viral on social media and receive millions of views, actually influence swing voters.
Republican Voters Against Trump is part of conservative commentator Bill Kristol’s anti-Trump Defending Democracy Together advocacy organization and just one of a slew of groups on the right seeking to oust Trump from office.
Its previous ads have highlighted Trump’s pandemic failings:
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Gov. Phil Murphy Declares Juneteenth A Public Holiday In New Jersey

New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy ( D ) announced on Thursday evening that Juneteenth would officially be recognized as a state and public holiday .
In an announcement streamed live to Instagram , Murphy signed the bill into law following a conversation about race and social justice with singer and New Jersey native SZA .
“ Commemorating this date is just one component of our collective approach to end a generational cycle of pain and injustice that has gone on for far too long , ” Murphy said in a news release .
“ Every Juneteenth , we will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which once held Black Americans down , ” he added .
“ While more work lies ahead to undo the oppression that remains , Juneteenth is an important marker that reminds us of our mission to create a society that enables our Black communities to achieve the full equality which they deserve.
” Gov .
Phil Murphy signed the bill into law on Thursday following a conversation about race and social justice with singer and New Jersey native SZA .
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States .
On June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation , Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston , Texas and told slaves there of their emancipation .
Although activists have pushed for decades for a federal holiday on the date , and the Senate passed a resolution that designated June 19th as Juneteenth Independence Day , it has not been approved in the House .
The date has been formally recognized in New Jersey since 2004 ; however , it was not an official state holiday .
Texas was the first state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Since then , 47 states and the District of Columbia have moved to observe the date in some fashion .
Several states , including New York , Virginia , Massachusetts and Oregon , announced this year that they would make it a public holiday amid a nationwide reckoning on racial injustice sparked by the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 .

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced on Thursday evening that Juneteenth would officially be recognized as a state and public holiday.
In an announcement streamed live to Instagram, Murphy signed the bill into law following a conversation about race and social justice with singer and New Jersey native SZA.
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“Commemorating this date is just one component of our collective approach to end a generational cycle of pain and injustice that has gone on for far too long,” Murphy said in a news release.
“Every Juneteenth, we will celebrate the end of the physical chains which once held Black Americans down,” he added. “While more work lies ahead to undo the oppression that remains, Juneteenth is an important marker that reminds us of our mission to create a society that enables our Black communities to achieve the full equality which they deserve.”
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill into law on Thursday following a conversation about race and social justice with singer and New Jersey native SZA. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and told slaves there of their emancipation.
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Although activists have pushed for decades for a federal holiday on the date, and the Senate passed a resolution that designated June 19th as Juneteenth Independence Day, it has not been approved in the House.
The date has been formally recognized in New Jersey since 2004; however, it was not an official state holiday.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--500,000 Oregon Residents Evacuate Statewide Due To Wildfires

PHOENIX , Ore. ( AP ) — Stunned residents of the small Oregon town of Phoenix walked through a scene of devastation Thursday after one of the state ’ s many wildfires wiped out much of their community , including a mobile home park , houses and businesses .
But even as residents in southern Oregon near the California border were assessing their losses , other wildfires in the northwest part of the state were growing , with more people told to flee for their lives .
By Thursday evening , the number of people evacuated statewide because of fires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Oregon Office of Emergency Management reported .
That ’ s more than 10 % of the state ’ s 4.2 million population .
A fire approaching Molalla triggered a mandatory evacuation order for the community of about 9,000 people 30 miles ( 48 kilometers ) south of Portland .
A women ’ s prison less than a mile from Interstate 5 in Portland ’ s southern suburbs was being evacuated “ out of an abundance of caution , ” the Oregon Department of Corrections said .
Some firefighters in Clackamas County , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to disengage because of dangerous fire activity as two large fires in the area were believed to be merging , according to the state fire marshal ’ s office .
After spending the night in their cars in a Home Depot parking lot on the outskirts of Phoenix , a stream of people walked into what was left of the town that hugs Interstate 5 .
They hauled wagons and carried backpacks and bags to salvage whatever they could .
Jonathan Weir defied evacuation orders as flames 30 feet ( 9 meters ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drove his car to the entrance of a nearby mobile home park , where his tires began melting .
His home was destroyed as the fire hopscotched through the town of 4,000 residents .
“ There were flames across the street from me , flames to the right of me , flames to the left of me .
I just watched everything burn , ” Weir told a reporter .
The small farming town of Malden in eastern Washington was mostly destroyed , losing its fire station , post office , city hall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of homes were threatened Thursday after winds whipped a blaze into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people .
Experts say the California fires are growing bigger and moving faster than ever before .
Gov .
Kate Brown said more than 900,000 acres ( 364,000 hectares ) — greater than the size of Rhode Island — have burned across the state in the past three days — nearly double the territory that burns in a typical year .
She told a news conference that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet known .
More than 80,000 people have fled their homes , Brown tweeted .
Back in Phoenix , Jerry Walker fled in his pajamas and only had time to grab some cash .
He did not know if his apartment complex survived .
Elsewhere , wildfires damaged towns in a canyon and the foothills of the Cascade Range , where the remains of a boy and his dog were found .
Flames also hit the coastal town of Lincoln City and Estacada , 30 miles ( 48 kilometers ) southeast of Portland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catherine Shields evacuated her home in Silverton with a menagerie of animals .
As smoke obscured the sun and ash fell from the sky , the group helped load three horses , a donkey , two llamas , a dozen sheep , geese , ducks , turkeys and dogs into trailers and vehicles .
“ In the last 24 hours , we just felt people are doing their best , ” Shields said Wednesday as she walked one of the horses at the fairgrounds .
Lloyd Dean Holland , a Vietnam veteran , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday night .
He left his rental house as flames exploded in cedar trees around him .
He said his sole remaining possessions — his dog , rifles , dentures and some clothing — were all in the truck he used to flee .

Gov. Kate Brown said more than 40,000 Oregonians have been evacuated and about 500,000 are in different levels of evacuation zones, either having been told to leave or to prepare to do so. She was dialing back on a statement late Thursday issued by the state Office of Emergency Management that said a half-million people had been ordered to evacuate statewide.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-10--NFL Fans Appear To Boo 'Moment Of Unity' During Chiefs-Texans Game

Attendees of a Thursday NFL game appeared to boo during a pregame “ Moment of Unity , ” prompting criticism from NFL fans and others online .
The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City , Missouri .
Before kickoff , players on both teams linked arms in the middle of the field in a gesture of unity as seven phrases appeared on the scoreboards , including “ We support equality , ” “ We must end racism ” and “ We believe Black lives matter.
” Fans in the stands can be heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which SI.com reports was devised in part by the quarterbacks on both teams — the Texans ’ Deshaun Watson and the Chiefs ’ Patrick Mahomes .
I ’ m sorry but @ Chiefs fans should be ashamed & embarrassed .
How can you cheer & love @ PatrickMahomes , but then boo him & YOUR team , when they stand in a beautiful moment of unity w/ @ HoustonTexans , to fight against racism & social injustice ?
!
He ’ s not alive just 2 entertain you !
https : //t.co/321NZXTi5L — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11 , 2020 Chiefs fans just boo ’ d the “ Moment Of Unity.
” These were the messages put on the scoreboard # NFLKickoff pic.twitter.com/gHoDcdILs7 — Eddie ( @ LebaneseJokerYT ) September 11 , 2020 The Moment of Unity took place after the national anthem was played .
During the anthem , the Texans did not emerge from the locker room while the Chiefs were on the field .
One Chiefs player , linebacker Alex Okafor , took a knee during the anthem .
During the national anthem , the Texans stayed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Chiefs locked arms .
Texas great Alex Okafor took a knee and raised his fist .
pic.twitter.com/0uX2nyJj21 — Jake García ( @ Jake_M_Garcia ) September 11 , 2020 Jack Easterby , the Texans ’ executive vice president of football operations , told NBC Sports that the team ’ s decision to stay in the locker room was fueled by “ change.
” ″ [ It ’ s ] not about Black or white .
It ’ s about change , ” he said .

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Attendees of a Thursday NFL game appeared to boo during a pregame “Moment of Unity,” prompting criticism from NFL fans and others online.
The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Before kickoff, players on both teams linked arms in the middle of the field in a gesture of unity as seven phrases appeared on the scoreboards, including “We support equality,” “We must end racism” and “We believe Black lives matter.”
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Fans in the stands can be heard booing in videos of the moment, which SI.com reports was devised in part by the quarterbacks on both teams — the Texans’ Deshaun Watson and the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes.
I’m sorry but @Chiefs fans should be ashamed & embarrassed. How can you cheer & love @PatrickMahomes, but then boo him & YOUR team, when they stand in a beautiful moment of unity w/ @HoustonTexans, to fight against racism & social injustice?! He’s not alive just 2 entertain you! https://t.co/321NZXTi5L — Kelli Johnson (@KJohnsonNBCS) September 11, 2020
Chiefs fans just boo’d the “Moment Of Unity.” These were the messages put on the scoreboard #NFLKickoff pic.twitter.com/gHoDcdILs7 — Eddie (@LebaneseJokerYT) September 11, 2020
The Moment of Unity took place after the national anthem was played.
During the anthem, the Texans did not emerge from the locker room while the Chiefs were on the field. One Chiefs player, linebacker Alex Okafor, took a knee during the anthem.
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During the national anthem, the Texans stayed in the locker room.
Many of the Chiefs locked arms.
Texas great Alex Okafor took a knee and raised his fist. pic.twitter.com/0uX2nyJj21 — Jake García (@Jake_M_Garcia) September 11, 2020
Jack Easterby, the Texans’ executive vice president of football operations, told NBC Sports that the team’s decision to stay in the locker room was fueled by “change.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-10--10 Now Dead In Massive Northern California Wildfire

GRIDLEY , Calif. ( AP ) — A Northern California wildfire became the state ’ s deadliest of the year Thursday when authorities announced seven more deaths , bringing the total to 10 and there was the unnerving prospect the toll would climb as searchers looked for 16 missing people .
Butte County sheriff ’ s deputies and detectives found seven bodies on Thursday , a day after three other victims were discovered .
Among those unaccounted for are Sandy Butler and her husband , who called their son to say they were going to try to escape the flames @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We ’ re still hoping and praying for good news , ” said Jessica Fallon , who has two children with the Butler ’ s grandson and considers them her own grandparents .
“ Everything is replaceable , but not my grandparents ’ lives .
I ’ d rather lose everything than those two .
They kind of held the family together.
” Forecasters said there was some good news on the weather front : winds were expected to remain lighter this week in the fire area , while dense smoke actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to kept the humidity somewhat higher .
More than 4,800 square miles ( 12,500 square kilometers ) have burned so far this year — more land than Rhode Island , Delaware and Washington , D.C. , combined — and fall is typically the worst season for fires .
Nineteen people have been killed and nearly 4,000 structures have burned across the state .
Hundreds of campers , hikers , and people spending Labor Day weekend at mountainside reservoirs and retreats had to be evacuated by military helicopter when they got stranded by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sierra National Forest in the center of the state during record-setting high temperatures .
President Donald Trump spoke with Gov .
Gavin Newsom on Thursday “ to express his condolences for the loss of life and reiterate the administration ’ s full support to help those on the front lines of the fires , ” according to White House spokesman Judd Deere .
The North Complex fire is the 10th largest in the record books and growing as firefighters try to prevent it from advancing toward the town of Paradise , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two years ago killed 85 people and destroyed 19,000 buildings .
Authorities lifted an evacuation warning for Paradise on Thursday , the day after residents awoke to similar skies as the 2018 morning when a wind-whipped inferno reduced the town to rubble .
Under red skies and falling ash Wednesday , many chose to flee again , jamming the main road out of town in another replay of the catastrophe two years ago .
Some 14,000 firefighters continued to try to corral 29 major wildfires from the Oregon border to just north of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free of critical fire weather warnings after days of hot , dry conditions and the threat of strong winds .
Smoke blew into vineyards in wine country north of San Francisco , and rose above scenic Big Sur on the Central Coast and in the foothills and mountains of Los Angeles , San Bernardino and San Diego counties in the southern part of the state .
A crew fighting the fire was overrun by flames when winds shifted and its members escaped with only minor injuries after deploying emergency shelters .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firefighters in California had to take the rare last-ditch effort to save their lives .
Fallon , who had driven from the San Francisco Bay Area after hearing the Butlers were missing Wednesday morning , waited with her toddler son and 2-year-old daughter with dozens of evacuees gathered at a fairgrounds in the small city of Gridley , trembling in morning cold .
Johnsrude said he assumed his house trailer burned , which would be the second time he ’ s lost his home in a fire .
He inherited his mother ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was destroyed in a 2017 fire .
“ The reason I haven ’ t rebuilt up there is because I knew it was going to happen again .
And guess what ?
It happened again , ” he said .
“ Seeing the smoke and the flames and everything else , it ’ s unreal .
It ’ s like an apocalypse or something.
” “ COVID has changed the way we do sheltering , ” she said .
“ We don ’ t have a lot of hotel rooms here in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them are definitely busy with people that have already made their own hotel arrangements for evacuations .
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GRIDLEY, Calif. (AP) — The terrible toll of California’s wildfires became more evident as a mother confirmed her 16-year-old son was among those killed when an inferno tore through several hamlets in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada this week.
Jessica Williams, who earlier pleaded for her missing son Josiah to call her, told CBS13 Sacramento that DNA confirmed the teen’s death.
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“He was alone, terrified and ran for his life ... my son was a good, smart, caring young boy that died alone and it kills me thinking about what he was going through,” the TV station reported Friday.
It was not immediately clear if the teen was counted among the 10 wildfire deaths or 16 missing persons reported so far by local authorities.
The North Complex fire near the small city of Oroville that exploded in wind-driven flames earlier in the week was advancing more slowly Friday after the winds eased and smoke from the blaze shaded the area and lowered the temperature, allowing firefighters to make progress, authorities said.
However, the smoke made for poor visibility and fire helicopters couldn’t fly Thursday.
Throughout the state, red flag warnings of extreme fire danger because of hot, dry weather or gusty winds were lifted.
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Only a day or two earlier, the North Complex fire tore through Sierra Nevada foothills so quickly that fire crews were nearly engulfed, locals fled for their lives to a pond, and the town of Berry Creek, population 525, and other communities were gutted.
On Thursday, Butte County sheriff’s Capt. Derek Bell said seven bodies were discovered, boosting the death toll to 10 in two days. At least four people with critical burns were hospitalized.
Deputies and detectives were searching for human remains as they made their way into devastated areas with a team of anthropologists from Chico State University, Bell said.
Burned-out and overturned cars, downed power lines and the ruins of buildings littered Berry Creek and nearby areas, the Sacramento Bee reported. One hatchback found on a dirt road had three dead dogs in it, while a pickup truck had the remnants of a guitar case and melted CDs in the bed.
More than 2,000 homes and other buildings burned in the fire, which began several weeks ago as a lightning-sparked collection of blazes 125 miles (201 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. The final toll is expected to be much higher. Damage assessment teams planned to begin a methodical search of the burned areas on Friday.
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Among those unaccounted for were Sandy Butler and her husband, who had called their son to say they planned to escape the flames in a pond.
“We’re still hoping and praying for good news,” said Jessica Fallon, who has two children with the Butler’s grandson and considers them her own grandparents. “Everything is replaceable, but not my grandparents’ lives. I’d rather lose everything than those two. They kind of held the family together.”
Fallon said she’d been peppering hospitals with phone calls in search of her grandparents. There was no word about them late Thursday night.
The speed and ferocity of the fire astonished observers, even those who remembered a blaze only two years earlier that killed some 85 people and devastated the town of Paradise, a few miles away from the current blaze.
Residents jammed the main road out of town on Wednesday amid falling ash and red skies. Authorities lifted an evacuation warning for Paradise on Thursday but authorities urged people to remain alert.
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A crew fighting the fire was overrun by flames Wednesday when winds shifted and its members escaped with only minor injuries after they used the emergency shelters they carry with them. It was the second time in two days that firefighters in California had to take the rare last-ditch effort to save their lives.
The blaze is among 29 major wildfires burning from the Oregon border to just north of Mexico.
More than 4,800 square miles (12,500 square kilometers) have burned so far this year — more land than Rhode Island, Delaware and Washington, D.C., combined — and fall is typically the worst season for fires. Nineteen people have been killed and at least 4,000 buildings have burned across California.
“It’s a historic season on top of a historic season that replaced a historic season. We just keep setting new precedents, and then we keep destroying them,” said Sean Norman, a battalion chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Smoke blew into vineyards in wine country north of San Francisco and rose above scenic Big Sur on the Central Coast and in the foothills and mountains of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties in the southern part of the state.
President Donald Trump spoke with Gov. Gavin Newsom “to express his condolences for the loss of life and reiterate the administration’s full support to help those on the front lines of the fires,” according to White House spokesman Judd Deere.
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Neighboring Oregon and Washington also have been besieged.
More than 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) have burned this week in Oregon, where hot, windy conditions continued. Authorities said more than 500,000 people — more than 10% of the state’s population — have been forced to evacuate.
Wildfires have scorched nearly 937 square miles (2,426 kilometers) in Washington.
Journalists have captured compelling images of wildfires burning in California, due in large part to a decades-old state law that guarantees press virtually unfettered access. That’s not the case everywhere as rules about media access vary by state, and even by a government agency.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Mosquito Clouds Killing Deer, Cattle In Southwest Louisiana

Hurricane Laura left a wake of destruction across southwest Louisiana after making landfall late last month .
In its aftermath , clouds of mosquitoes have overrun the area .
The swarms of skeeters are so thick that as many as 400 cattle have been lost , according to Craig Fontenot , a large-animal veterinarian based in Ville Platte , Louisiana .
The clouds of mosquitos have left animals such as horses , deer and cattle anemic and bleeding under their skins from all the bites , Fontenot told The Associated Press .
The animals are getting exhausted from constantly moving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Fontenot added .
Jeremy Hebert , an agent at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center , told WWL-TV that he knows several cattle owners who lost as many as eight animals and that he ’ s heard about three horse deaths that were also mosquito-related .
Luckily for humans , the species of mosquitoes that are swarming don ’ t transmit human diseases easily , veterinarian Christine Navarre told USA Today .
Recent spraying seems to have thinned the hordes of mosquitoes , agents for LSU AgCenter told WWL-TV .
Experts in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hurricane Laura are killing cattle and horses .

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Hurricane Laura left a wake of destruction across southwest Louisiana after making landfall late last month.
In its aftermath, clouds of mosquitoes have overrun the area.
The swarms of skeeters are so thick that as many as 400 cattle have been lost, according to Craig Fontenot, a large-animal veterinarian based in Ville Platte, Louisiana.
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The clouds of mosquitos have left animals such as horses, deer and cattle anemic and bleeding under their skins from all the bites, Fontenot told The Associated Press.
The animals are getting exhausted from constantly moving in an attempt to avoid being bit, Fontenot added.
Jeremy Hebert, an agent at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, told WWL-TV that he knows several cattle owners who lost as many as eight animals and that he’s heard about three horse deaths that were also mosquito-related.
Luckily for humans, the species of mosquitoes that are swarming don’t transmit human diseases easily, veterinarian Christine Navarre told USA Today.
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Recent spraying seems to have thinned the hordes of mosquitoes, agents for LSU AgCenter told WWL-TV.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Kids And 'Long-Haul' COVID-19: What Every Parent Needs To Know

In mid-March , Amy Thompson ’ s daughter , Amber , called her from a shift at Starbucks and told her mom she felt a tickle in her throat she couldn ’ t get rid of .
Within hours , the college freshman had a fever and a nonstop cough .
After some struggle to find a site that would take her , Amber tested positive for COVID-19 .
Amy took care of her daughter as best she could , sometimes putting earplugs in at night so she could get some rest while her eldest child coughed and coughed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We ’ ve seen I can ’ t tell you how many different doctors .
She ’ s been hospitalized five times at four different hospitals because I just keep searching for people who can help us , ” she said .
“ She ’ s seen a cardiologist , she ’ s seen an infectious disease doctor , we just saw a rheumatologist .
They do acknowledge this is some sort of post-viral thing that is happening.
” As the COVID-19 pandemic plows ahead , “ long-haulers ” have gained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all but the most severe cases , the virus generally runs its course in two or three weeks .
In “ long COVID ” support groups and a growing number of articles and personal essays , long-haulers describe an illness that has saddled them with a range of physical and mental symptoms for months on end .
But what is it ?
Why are some people affected by symptoms they attribute to the coronavirus for weeks and months , while others aren ’ t ?
How common is this experience ?
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largely spared by the most severe outcomes of COVID-19 , but whose lives can be upended by these possible long-term effects ?
What does “ long COVID ” look like for them — and how can parents struggling to help their children get answers ?
“ I ’ d say we know very little at this point , ” said Dr. Sam Dominguez , a pediatric infectious diseases expert and medical director of the microbiology lab at Children ’ s Hospital Colorado .
“ What we do know is that most kids get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just fine ... but we don ’ t have a good handle on this idea of : ‘ Do some kids have long , persistent symptoms ?
’ ” Coronaviruses are not believed to be latent viruses , which incorporate themselves into a person ’ s DNA and stay with them , like the chickenpox virus , Maldonado said .
Most people will “ clear ” the virus from their bodies , but the timeline on that can vary .
Some people may take months , she said , for reasons that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s reinfection , which is probably not as likely , or it ’ s an immune , long-term systemic response to whatever the virus triggers , ” Maldonado said .
“ I think that ’ s going to be the most likely reason why we ’ re seeing these ‘ long-haulers , ’ but it remains to be seen.
” The relative newness of COVID-19 — and of the experience of long-haulers — makes finding appropriate care deeply frustrating , if not impossible , as parents and children bounce from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it ’ s important to understand the full range of possible outcomes for children infected with the virus , even if longer-term , post-viral complications are relatively rare .
“ [ My daughter ] has been sick on and off for nearly 150 days and we have no real guidance from medical professionals who have first-hand experience with this disease , ” said Kate , a 35-year-old from Massachusetts who preferred to use only her first name .
Of course , the stories from pediatric long-haulers run counter to what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is that the more serious outcomes — namely , hospitalization and death — are uncommon .
According to the most recent data from the American Academy of Pediatrics , which is really the sole organization tracking national pediatric COVID-19 data , there have been more than 500,000 cases in children in the U.S. , or just under 10 % of all COVID cases in this country .
The vast majority of those did not require hospitalization .
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children or MIS-C is a rare syndrome that experts generally believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the novel coronavirus in some children that can cause life-threatening complications , but it is separate from these long-haul reports .
That , too , is rare .
Long-haul parents like Amy do not want to spark panic among other parents .
She has seen , in her own home — among her own children — the dramatically different paths COVID-19 can follow .
When Amber got sick , the family was advised to behave as though they , too , were infected ( they were unable to get tested ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their two other children also developed symptoms but after a few weeks , everyone was pretty much fine .
Except for Amber .
Her parents are still looking for answers .
No one has been able to tell Amy what is happening to her daughter or why .
No one has been able to tell her how it might be tied to her daughter ’ s initial infection with the virus — or what can be done to help her get better .

Yevhenii Orlov via Getty Images COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children. But some parents are sounding the alarm over the impact "long COVID" can have.
In mid-March, Amy Thompson’s daughter, Amber, called her from a shift at Starbucks and told her mom she felt a tickle in her throat she couldn’t get rid of. Within hours, the college freshman had a fever and a nonstop cough. After some struggle to find a site that would take her, Amber tested positive for COVID-19.
Amy took care of her daughter as best she could, sometimes putting earplugs in at night so she could get some rest while her eldest child coughed and coughed. She waited for Amber to get better.
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Six months later, that still hasn’t happened, Amy, a 44-year-old mom of three told HuffPost.
“We’ve seen I can’t tell you how many different doctors. She’s been hospitalized five times at four different hospitals because I just keep searching for people who can help us,” she said. “She’s seen a cardiologist, she’s seen an infectious disease doctor, we just saw a rheumatologist. They do acknowledge this is some sort of post-viral thing that is happening.”
But none of them, so far, has been able to help.
As the COVID-19 pandemic plows ahead, “long-haulers” have gained greater attention, shattering the narrative that in all but the most severe cases, the virus generally runs its course in two or three weeks. In “long COVID” support groups and a growing number of articles and personal essays, long-haulers describe an illness that has saddled them with a range of physical and mental symptoms for months on end.
But what is it? Why are some people affected by symptoms they attribute to the coronavirus for weeks and months, while others aren’t? How common is this experience? And what about children, who have been largely spared by the most severe outcomes of COVID-19, but whose lives can be upended by these possible long-term effects? What does “long COVID” look like for them — and how can parents struggling to help their children get answers?
“I’d say we know very little at this point,” said Dr. Sam Dominguez, a pediatric infectious diseases expert and medical director of the microbiology lab at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “What we do know is that most kids get better after their initial illness and do just fine ... but we don’t have a good handle on this idea of: ‘Do some kids have long, persistent symptoms?’”
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“It clearly is a thing,” echoed Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, a professor of pediatric infectious diseases with Stanford University Medical Center and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ committee on infectious disease.
But it’s unclear what’s causing that “thing.”
Coronaviruses are not believed to be latent viruses, which incorporate themselves into a person’s DNA and stay with them, like the chickenpox virus, Maldonado said. Most people will “clear” the virus from their bodies, but the timeline on that can vary. Some people may take months, she said, for reasons that are unclear.
“The other possibility is that it’s reinfection, which is probably not as likely, or it’s an immune, long-term systemic response to whatever the virus triggers,” Maldonado said. “I think that’s going to be the most likely reason why we’re seeing these ‘long-haulers,’ but it remains to be seen.”
“[My daughter] has been sick on and off for nearly 150 days and we have no real guidance from medical professionals who have firsthand experience with this disease.” - Kate, mom to a 12-year-old "long-hauler"
The relative newness of COVID-19 — and of the experience of long-haulers — makes finding appropriate care deeply frustrating, if not impossible, as parents and children bounce from one type of doctor to the next. And it’s important to understand the full range of possible outcomes for children infected with the virus, even if longer-term, post-viral complications are relatively rare.
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“[My daughter] has been sick on and off for nearly 150 days and we have no real guidance from medical professionals who have first-hand experience with this disease,” said Kate, a 35-year-old from Massachusetts who preferred to use only her first name.
Her 12-year-old’s primary care physician is “wonderful” but has no idea how to treat the child’s symptoms, which include sudden, four-day bouts of fevers, nausea, shortness of breath and tachycardia, causing her heart rate to jump.
“As we speak, she has a 100.6 fever and woke up in tears [with] severe neck pain,” Kate said.
Of course, the stories from pediatric long-haulers run counter to what is generally true of children and COVID-19, which is that the more serious outcomes — namely, hospitalization and death — are uncommon. According to the most recent data from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is really the sole organization tracking national pediatric COVID-19 data, there have been more than 500,000 cases in children in the U.S., or just under 10% of all COVID cases in this country. The vast majority of those did not require hospitalization.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children or MIS-C is a rare syndrome that experts generally believe is an overly strong immune system response to the novel coronavirus in some children that can cause life-threatening complications, but it is separate from these long-haul reports. That, too, is rare.
“Kids don’t get sick very often, and they tend not to get very sick when they do get infected,” Maldonado emphasized.
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Long-haul parents like Amy do not want to spark panic among other parents. She has seen, in her own home — among her own children — the dramatically different paths COVID-19 can follow. When Amber got sick, the family was advised to behave as though they, too, were infected (they were unable to get tested). Indeed, Amy, her husband, and their two other children also developed symptoms but after a few weeks, everyone was pretty much fine. Except for Amber.
Amber now spends much of her time in a wheelchair, having developed extreme pain in her hands and feet. She is having seizures. She has dropped out of college this semester and is no longer working.
Her parents are still looking for answers. No one has been able to tell Amy what is happening to her daughter or why. No one has been able to tell her how it might be tied to her daughter’s initial infection with the virus — or what can be done to help her get better.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Kids Infected At Day Care Spread Coronavirus At Home: Study

NEW YORK ( AP ) — Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives , according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect others .
Scientists already know children can spread the virus .
But the study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “ definitively indicates — in a way that previous studies have struggled to do — the potential for transmission to family members , ” said William Hanage , a Harvard University infectious diseases researcher .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and child-care programs need to close , but it does confirm that the virus can spread within those places and then be brought home by kids .
So , masks , disinfection and social distancing are needed .
And people who work in such facilities have to be careful and get tested if they think they may be infected , experts said .
Earlier research from the U.S. , China and Europe has found that children are less likely than adults to be infected by the virus and are less likely to become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There also was data suggesting that young children don ’ t spread the virus very often , though older kids are believed to spread it as easily as adults .
In the new study , researchers from Utah and the CDC focused on three outbreaks in Salt Lake City child care facilities between April and July .
Two were child-care programs for toddlers , and the other was a camp for older kids .
The average age of kids at all three programs was about 7 .
The study concluded 12 children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spread it to at least 12 of the 46 parents or siblings that they came in contact at home .
Three of the infected children had no symptoms , and one of them spread it to a parent who was later hospitalized because of COVID-19 , the researchers said .
That kind of rate of spread — about 25 % — is on par with studies of spread in households that have included both children and adults .
It also shows that children with no symptoms , or very mild symptoms , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adults can .
Hanage cautioned that it ’ s not clear whether the findings at the three programs are broadly applicable .
Also , the study didn ’ t involve genetic analysis of individual infections that might given a clearer picture of how the disease spread .
But many infected kids experience mild illnesses and testing of children has been very limited , so it ’ s likely that more than 25 % of the outside contacts were infected , Hanage added .
The epidemic could get worse and more complicated this fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham .
“ This should be another wake up call to all of us that we need to be diligent and all do our part , ” he said .

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NEW YORK (AP) — Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect others.
Scientists already know children can spread the virus. But the study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “definitively indicates — in a way that previous studies have struggled to do — the potential for transmission to family members,” said William Hanage, a Harvard University infectious diseases researcher.
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The findings don’t mean that schools and child-care programs need to close, but it does confirm that the virus can spread within those places and then be brought home by kids. So, masks, disinfection and social distancing are needed. And people who work in such facilities have to be careful and get tested if they think they may be infected, experts said.
Earlier research from the U.S., China and Europe has found that children are less likely than adults to be infected by the virus and are less likely to become seriously ill when they do get sick.
There also was data suggesting that young children don’t spread the virus very often, though older kids are believed to spread it as easily as adults.
In the new study, researchers from Utah and the CDC focused on three outbreaks in Salt Lake City child care facilities between April and July. Two were child-care programs for toddlers, and the other was a camp for older kids. The average age of kids at all three programs was about 7.
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At two of the facilities, investigators were able to establish that an infected adult worker unknowingly introduced the virus.
The study concluded 12 children caught the coronavirus at the facilities, and spread it to at least 12 of the 46 parents or siblings that they came in contact at home. Three of the infected children had no symptoms, and one of them spread it to a parent who was later hospitalized because of COVID-19, the researchers said.
That kind of rate of spread — about 25% — is on par with studies of spread in households that have included both children and adults. It also shows that children with no symptoms, or very mild symptoms, can spread the infection, just like adults can.
Hanage cautioned that it’s not clear whether the findings at the three programs are broadly applicable. Also, the study didn’t involve genetic analysis of individual infections that might given a clearer picture of how the disease spread.
But many infected kids experience mild illnesses and testing of children has been very limited, so it’s likely that more than 25% of the outside contacts were infected, Hanage added.
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The epidemic could get worse and more complicated this fall, said Dr. David Kimberlin, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
“This should be another wake up call to all of us that we need to be diligent and all do our part,” he said.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Fauci 'Depressed' About COVID-19 Cases, Says U.S. Is Still In The First Wave

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that he felt “ depressed ” when looking at coronavirus data and warned that the United States ’ first wave of infections never ended .
During a Harvard Medical School Grand Rounds talk , Fauci presented a slide comparing coronavirus cases in the United States to those in the European Union .
Even during lockdown , he pointed out , the U.S. always had a high baseline of cases ― around 20,000 cases a day , compared to the EU ’ s baseline , which went below 10,000 cases a day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Allergy and Infectious Diseases stressed that efforts to reopen the economy had caused surges in both regions , but that the U.S. was undoubtedly the “ worst hit country in the world.
” He called its inability to lower its baseline “ extraordinarily unacceptable.
” “ Every day when we get with the task force and we go over the data from the night before , I keep looking at that curve [ of COVID-19 cases ] , and I get more depressed and more depressed about the fact that we never really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d like , ” Fauci said when answering a question about a potential second surge of the coronavirus in the U.S. “ I don ’ t talk about second surges because we ’ re still in the first surge , ” he added .
“ It isn ’ t as if we went way down.
” Dr. Anthony Fauci at a House hearing in July .
He said this week that he continues to get `` more depressed and more depressed about the fact that we never really get down to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to coronavirus cases in the United States .
Fauci argued that the U.S. had failed to shut down its public areas and workplaces to the extent that some countries in the EU did , including Italy and Spain .
He also highlighted some southern states that opened early and then saw a spike in cases .
The infectious disease expert was slightly more optimistic when talking about a vaccine , and predicted that one would be developed by the end of the year or the beginning of 2021 .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the thing that turns it around , ” Fauci said .
“ I just think we need to hunker down and get through this fall and winter , because it ’ s not going to be easy .
We know every time we lift restrictions , we get a blip .
It ’ s Whac-A-Mole , it really is.
” However , he said Friday in an interview with MSNBC that it would still likely take several months to effectively vaccinate most Americans .
“ But by the time you mobilize the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority or more of the population vaccinated and protected , that ’ s likely not going to happen until the end of 2021 , ” he said .
“ If you ’ re talking about getting back to a degree of normality prior to COVID , it ’ s going to be well into 2021 , toward the end of 2021 .
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Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that he felt “depressed” when looking at coronavirus data and warned that the United States’ first wave of infections never ended.
During a Harvard Medical School Grand Rounds talk, Fauci presented a slide comparing coronavirus cases in the United States to those in the European Union. Even during lockdown, he pointed out, the U.S. always had a high baseline of cases ― around 20,000 cases a day, compared to the EU’s baseline, which went below 10,000 cases a day.
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The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases stressed that efforts to reopen the economy had caused surges in both regions, but that the U.S. was undoubtedly the “worst hit country in the world.” He called its inability to lower its baseline “extraordinarily unacceptable.”
“Every day when we get with the task force and we go over the data from the night before, I keep looking at that curve [of COVID-19 cases], and I get more depressed and more depressed about the fact that we never really get down to the baseline that I’d like,” Fauci said when answering a question about a potential second surge of the coronavirus in the U.S.
“I don’t talk about second surges because we’re still in the first surge,” he added. “It isn’t as if we went way down.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci at a House hearing in July. He said this week that he continues to get "more depressed and more depressed about the fact that we never really get down to the baseline that I’d like" when it comes to coronavirus cases in the United States. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS
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Fauci argued that the U.S. had failed to shut down its public areas and workplaces to the extent that some countries in the EU did, including Italy and Spain. He also highlighted some southern states that opened early and then saw a spike in cases.
The infectious disease expert was slightly more optimistic when talking about a vaccine, and predicted that one would be developed by the end of the year or the beginning of 2021.
“I think that’s going to be the thing that turns it around,” Fauci said. “I just think we need to hunker down and get through this fall and winter, because it’s not going to be easy. We know every time we lift restrictions, we get a blip. It’s Whac-A-Mole, it really is.”
However, he said Friday in an interview with MSNBC that it would still likely take several months to effectively vaccinate most Americans.
“But by the time you mobilize the distribution of the vaccine and get a majority or more of the population vaccinated and protected, that’s likely not going to happen until the end of 2021,” he said. “If you’re talking about getting back to a degree of normality prior to COVID, it’s going to be well into 2021, toward the end of 2021.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--As Wildfires Rage, Portland's Air Quality Is Currently The Worst In The World

Deadly wildfires raging Friday in Oregon , Washington and California made two major West Coast cities — Portland , Oregon , and Seattle —the places with the worst air quality in the world .
Portland had an air quality index of over 200 on Friday — more than that of any other major city in the world , according to IQAir , a Swiss air quality technology company that operates a real-time air pollution monitoring platform .
Seattle ranked second , with an AQI of around 190 .
Vancouver , British Columbia , came in third , and San Francisco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AQIs above 180 .
An AQI measurement of zero to 50 is considered good .
One of 50 to 100 is moderate .
An index of 100 to 150 is unhealthy for sensitive groups , and over 150 is unhealthy for everyone .
Over 200 is considered very unhealthy .
Officials urged residents in polluted areas to stay indoors as much as possible while air quality remains poor .
Portland 's air quality remains unhealthy due to wildfire smoke .
An @ OregonDEQ air advisory is in effect until noon on Monday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice if you have a heart or lung condition .
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For the third consecutive day, Portland, Oregon, on Saturday recorded the worst air quality in the world among major cities as deadly wildfires continue to rage in Oregon, Washington and California.
Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco also recorded some of the world’s worst air pollution, according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company that operates a real-time air pollution monitoring platform.
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Since Thursday, Portland’s air quality index has been the highest among all major world cities, per IQAir data. The city’s AQI, or air quality index, has remained over 200, which is considered very unhealthy.
An AQI measurement of zero to 50 is considered good. One of 50 to 100 is moderate. An index of 100 to 150 is unhealthy for sensitive groups, and over 150 is unhealthy for everyone.
On Saturday, Vancouver, Canada, ranked second on IQAir’s list, with an AQI of 199. Seattle was third, with an AQI of around 180.
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Officials have urged residents in polluted areas to stay indoors with the doors and windows closed as much as possible while air quality remains poor.
Smoke is creating poor air quality conditions for much of the west coast. Take steps to minimize the health impacts. Stay inside and close windows and doors.Don't rely on cloth face coverings or surgical masks to prevent breathing in wildfire smoke. More: https://t.co/lzg2OC54VY pic.twitter.com/Xo9tehH5xP — National Weather Service (@NWS) September 11, 2020


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Will Be Canada’s Largest Ever

In the spring and summer of 2009 , the H1N1 influenza virus was the first flu pandemic the world had seen in 40 years .
In Canada , the first cases were recorded in late April .
It infected thousands , nearly doubling the number of hospitalized adults between 20 and 64 compared to the seasonal flu .
Children under five were also hospitalized at a high rate due to the H1N1 virus .
By the pandemic ’ s end , 428 people had died here .
COVID-19 , in comparison , has had a more devastating impact , resulting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 131,000 reported cases as of Friday .
A vaccine for H1N1 was distributed quickly in Canada because the federal government had a contract in place with a domestic supplier to ensure enough vaccine would be available to all Canadians , according to PHAC ’ s “ Lessons Learned ” report from the pandemic .
Canada ordered 50 million doses of H1N1 vaccine then .
And according to Statistics Canada , an estimated 41 per cent of Canadians over the age of 12 were vaccinated in the pandemic then — one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and outreach need to start now : NACI chair

OTTAWA — Canada is planning for what’s poised to be its largest-ever vaccination campaign.
In a few weeks, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is expected to release an interim statement listing which priority groups should get first access to an authorized COVID-19 vaccine, when one or many become available.
Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh is the chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), the external advisory group responsible for identifying which groups should get COVID-19 vaccine priority. This sort of triage is necessary and similar to how the H1N1 vaccine was first rolled out.
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“Of course the problem currently is we don’t know which vaccine is going to be available and how many doses,” Quach-Thanh told HuffPost Canada.
There won’t be enough vaccines available for everyone, at least at first. The number of doses in that initial stock, which could vary from tens of thousands to millions, will dictate the scale of an initial vaccination campaign.
“We have to remain quite theoretical about it,” Quach-Thanh said.
Watch: Chief public health officer says Health Canada aims to speed COVID-19 vaccine approvals. Story continues below video.
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During the H1N1 influenza pandemic, six groups were given priority to the first round of vaccines. They included: people under 65 with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, children between the ages of six months and five, residents in remote and isolated communities, front-line health-care workers, and household contacts and caregivers of high-risk people and individuals who can’t be vaccinated.
Quach-Thanh said priority groups for early COVID-19 vaccine distribution “might differ a bit because we are now looking at it through a different lens.” But a risk group is still a risk group, she said.
NACI has already identified priority groups for a potential COVID-19 vaccine. That list is currently before provincial and territorial governments, and public health groups for review. Quach-Thanh said notes will be collected and returned to NACI’s committee of experts for final approval before it’s signed off by PHAC for public release.
The interim list of priority groups will be subject to an additional final revision when duration of immunity and the number of available doses of an approved vaccine are known.
“You really have to plan ahead.” - Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization
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“We have to start thinking about this because if we wait to know what vaccine has made it through to Health Canada, we won’t have enough time to think it through,” the infectious diseases expert told HuffPost Canada. “You really have to plan ahead.”
Because of the pandemic circumstance, Canadians will not have to pay for a COVID-19 vaccine. Quach-Thanh offered a pragmatic explanation: “Because there won’t be enough vaccines for people to purchase it on their own.”
Health care is a provincial and territorial responsibility, so it will be up to those jurisdictions to implement rules and administer vaccine clinics — which could lead to varying approaches like the different school reopening plans across the country. Some provinces and territories, such as British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, already have living plans in place to mitigate future influenza pandemics.
The process to ensure those plans are scalable and flexible enough to shape future COVID-19 vaccine distribution has many experts looking to the lessons from 2009-2010 when the H1N1 influenza pandemic gripped people’s attention.
“There are so many variables in the current set up because it’s a novel virus,” explained Ian Culbert, executive director of the Canadian Public Health Association. “And that’s what differentiates it so greatly from H1N1.”
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In the spring and summer of 2009, the H1N1 influenza virus was the first flu pandemic the world had seen in 40 years. In Canada, the first cases were recorded in late April. It infected thousands, nearly doubling the number of hospitalized adults between 20 and 64 compared to the seasonal flu. Children under five were also hospitalized at a high rate due to the H1N1 virus. By the pandemic’s end, 428 people had died here. COVID-19, in comparison, has had a more devastating impact, resulting in more than 9,140 deaths and more than 131,000 reported cases as of Friday.
According to Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, 88.5 per cent of people who have reported COVID-19 cases have recovered.
Pallbearers walk with the casket after funeral services for 13-year-old Evan Frustaglio in Toronto on Nov. 2, 2009. Frustaglio passed away after contracting the H1N1 virus. The boy's sudden death triggered widespread public concern, and families flocked to hospitals and health clinics to be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus. Mike Cassese / reuters
A vaccine for H1N1 was distributed quickly in Canada because the federal government had a contract in place with a domestic supplier to ensure enough vaccine would be available to all Canadians, according to PHAC’s “Lessons Learned” report from the pandemic. Canada ordered 50 million doses of H1N1 vaccine then. And according to Statistics Canada, an estimated 41 per cent of Canadians over the age of 12 were vaccinated in the pandemic then — one of the highest rates in the world.
That vaccination campaign, Canada’s largest up to that date, yields lessons for today.
Batches of vaccine were delivered to provinces and territories as they became available. The unprecedented time called for unprecedented measures.
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“Provinces and territories were allowed to stock the vaccine in their centres before it was approved for use, an unusual practice since distribution is normally not allowed until the product is approved for sale,” according to the “Lessons Learned” report. “This was done to reduce the time lag due to the repackaging necessary for shipping smaller quantities of vaccine to smaller centres.”
Health Canada approved a vaccine for H1N1 around the same time the country entered the second wave of the pandemic in mid-October 2009. The federal public health agency declared the pandemic over on Jan. 27, 2010.
During the vaccination campaign, confusion arose with five vaccines that were available during the immunization period. They included three different H1N1 vaccines and two seasonal influenza vaccines. Public health officials found the range of options “complicated the process in terms of volume of documentation required, staff education and stockpiles.”
Priority groups crowded H1N1 vaccination clinics, creating long lineups, some that started hours before sunrise. It’s a stark comparison to today when unmasked strangers standing in each other’s two-metre bubbles would be cause for public alarm. Looking at those old images through a new COVID-19 pandemic lens is nothing short of cringe-inducing.
That situation, the risk of creating potential super-spreading events at clinics, is exactly what health officials want to avoid to reduce potential COVID-19 transmissions.
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“We look back on pictures of the vaccination clinics for H1N1 and you had hundreds of people in these small, enclosed spaces, no one’s wearing masks or anything else,” Culbert said. “It would look very different for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.”
Residents line up for H1N1 vaccinations, administered by Peterborough Health Unit, at a branch of Royal Canadian Legion in rural Lakefield, Ont. on Oct. 29, 2009. Fred Thornhill / reuters
Staff preload syringes as they prepare to perform vaccinations. There was no line up to be found, just a pair of nurses handing out appointment slips at the H1N1 vaccination clinic at the Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute in Toronto on Nov. 2, 2009. Steve Russell via Getty Images
Patricia Steward holds her 11-month son Brayden as he receives his H1N1 pandemic vaccine from a nurse at the The East York Civic Centre clinic in Toronto October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (CANADA HEALTH) Mike Cassese / reuters
To respect physical-distancing measures, COVID-19 vaccination clinics may look to scheduling time slots or having clinics set up in locations where people are working, reducing transmission risk by limiting the need for additional travel.
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“I could imagine instead of these mass vaccination clinics where there’s one clinic for a large population, there may be a larger number of smaller clinics so that you don’t have these large crowds gathering, especially indoors,” Culbert told HuffPost.
Flexible early morning and evening hours are also another way to accommodate people who can’t get time off work to get vaccinated. The season when an approved vaccine arrives and what point in the evolution of the pandemic we’ll be in then will also determine how distribution sites are organized.
“Depending on timing, if it’s nicer weather by the time a vaccine comes out, then you could have tents, like open tents, where people could line up and to get a vaccine so that they’re not congregating in an enclosed space,” Culbert said.
Natural and vaccine-developed immunity and how long it lasts is another important factor in designing this massive vaccination program.
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo during a Government of Canada briefing on the coronavirus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont. on June 25, 2020. CP/Lars Hagberg
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Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo said in July that studies have shown for people who have been infected with COVID-19, their natural immunity to the virus doesn’t last long, ranging from a few weeks to several months. Reaching herd immunity by natural infection is “not something that we can count on,” Njoo said.
Waning immunity means increased risk of re-infection. With no one strong vaccine candidate on the immediate horizon, and with only early data to work with, Culbert said it’s currently within the realm of possibility that a viable COVID-19 vaccine “becomes an annual thing just like seasonal influenza.”
At least 88 million COVID-19 vaccine doses guaranteed
The federal government has so far signed four contracts to secure at least 88 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines. An additional 102 million doses will be available “at Canada’s discretion,” Public Service and Procurement Minister Anita Anand told reporters Monday.
With Canada’s population at just over 37.5 million, it takes some very quick math to deduce that for full efficacy, some vaccines, if approved, will require more than one dose — and some careful planning now while the world waits for a viable vaccine.
In July, the government initiated a call for tenders on alcohol swabs, bandages, and non-sterile single-use gauze — 75.2 million pieces, each. “We are also procuring supplies that will be needed in the manufacturing and packaging stages of vaccine production in Canada,” Anand said. “When a vaccine is ready, Canada will be ready.”
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Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand wears a mask during an announcement at the 3M plant in Brockville, Ont. on Friday, Aug 21, 2020. CP/Lars Hagberg
Health Minister Patty Hajdu has been explicit in saying when a COVID-19 vaccine is made available, it will not be mandatory. “No vaccines are mandatory,” she told reporters at the same press conference.
She said Canadians understand the value of vaccines. “We don’t see the same kind of vaccine hesitancy we see in other countries around the world.” Once a “safe and ethical” vaccine is approved, Hajdu said it will be up to NACI to help identify who and how to vaccinate.
Widespread vaccine uptake is Canada’s best shot at regaining any semblance of pre-pandemic “normalcy,” said Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam recently.
Education and outreach need to start now: NACI chair
It’s hard to ignore initial data pointing to seniors in long-term care facilities, new immigrants, and racialized communities as segments of the population at higher risk of being infected with COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has renewed attention to systemic barriers in health care that perpetuate inequalities in this country.
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Supporters tape photographs of migrant worker Rogelio Munoz Santos, who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a pro-immigration rally by migrants, refugees and undocumented workers outside the office of Canada's Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in Toronto on July 4, 2020. Chris Helgren / reuters
People take part in a protest outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's constituency office in Montreal on Aug. 15, 2020, where they called on the government to give permanent residency status to all migrant workers and asylum seekers. CP/Graham Hughes
While the federal government continues to move and sign deals to secure enough supplies to distribute to the provinces and territories, one of the top concerns for NACI right now is dropping vaccine confidence rates in groups that have been disproportionately impacted by the novel coronavirus.
Quach-Thanh said the top concerns now are about safety, understanding more about potential vaccines’ duration of protection, and implementing a surveillance system to monitor inventory and uptake. There’s a worry at NACI that immigrants and people of colour are less likely to want to be vaccinated.
Government polling suggests a majority of Canadians are open to getting vaccinated when a viable COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. But that number has dropped from 70 per cent in April to 65 per cent in late July. Respondents cited concerns about efficacy and side effects as diminishing factors.
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“There’s education and outreach that needs to start now to make sure that we do not miss out on vaccinating the higher-risk population,” Quach-Thanh said.
The circumstances of special populations, such as the homeless, migrant workers, immigrants and refugees who are not fluent in either English or French and rely on friends, family or an association as an intermediary with governments, need to be taken into consideration for vaccine distribution planning.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--Revealed: The So-Called ‘Top Class Doctors And Nurses’ Backing Anti-Mask Protests

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On Saturday, a crowd numbering in the thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square to protest ... well, quite a lot of things.
It was held under the banner of “Unite for Freedom”, which purported to object primarily to measures introduced by the UK government to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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A poster advertising the event insisted a second lockdown would be “devastating” and appealed to the public to “take a stand”, adding: “Working together we can WIN!”
It also hinted at a more conspiratorial world view, urging “no mandatory vaccines” and “no ‘new normal’”.
But for a true idea of what the event was really about it’s necessary to look at who organised it and who was on stage.
Unite For Freedom
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The organisers
Piers Corbyn
In the eyes of the law, at least, it was Piers Corbyn – brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – who organised the event and landed himself in police custody with a fine of £10,000 for breaching newly introduced coronavirus legislation.
Speaking to HuffPost UK on Sunday, the 73-year-old climate change denier who set up controversial weather forecasting business Weather Action, said: “There was no justification whatsoever for this fine.
“The order for my arrest appears to have come from on high, nothing to do with local police. When I asked the police, they said to me it came from on high.”
Asked what he meant by “on high”, Corbyn said: “Well, who controls the Metropolitan Police? It was either the Greater London Authority or the government.”
There were also three groups listed on the promotional poster advertising the event.
Stand Up X
Stand Up X has a number of small regional Facebook pages and an Instagram account with 10,000 followers.
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The group says it is “peacefully questioning the narrative” around lockdowns and cites economic concerns for resisting lockdowns and masks, which it describes as “illegal and disproportionate Covid-19 measures”.
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A website also says “forced, coerced and mandated vaccinations violate the principles of the Nuremberg Code” and claims contact tracing is “the digital Gestapo”.
It also appears to embrace concerns about child-trafficking inherited from the American QAnon movement, a baseless conspiracy theory that has been deemed a domestic terrorist threat in the US.
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Free People Alliance
The Free People Alliance insists it “was not created to further conspiracy theories or to argue about them” and its main campaign point is an open letter written to Boris Johnson.
The letter questions the science used by the government and claims testing procedures and statistics are flawed.
It adds: “We are all being led down a garden path.”
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While there have been isolated issues with testing, the general method used – PCR testing – is sound. And concerns over a “statistical flaw” in the government’s death figures were hugely overblown.
People who tested positive for the virus but later died due to unrelated causes were being identified as Covid-19 deaths.
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But this doesn’t mean the number of deaths in England since the start of the pandemic has been inflated, for the simple reason that the anomaly is dwarfed by the undercounting in other areas.
Save Our Rights UK
Save Our Rights UK views the measures introduced by the UK government to fight the coronavirus pandemic as part of “a systematic oppression that has been going on for hundreds of years”.
Its stated goal is to “unite the people to take down the archaic and outdated parliamentary model and replace it with a new, radical truly democratic system”.
David Lawrence, a researcher at Hope Not Hate, said: “The bewildering array of conspiracy theory protest groups, campaigns and individuals that have emerged during lockdown appear increasingly willing to sideline differences in belief, and work together in opposition to an often ill-defined, imaginary enemy.
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“At this stage these groups remain small and desperately crave media attention, and journalists must report cautiously, to avoid advertising events and spreading their message.
“At the same time, these loose movements are still in their infancy, and are likely to continue to gather momentum as Covid-19 measures continue, and the US election approaches.”
The funders
The march appears to have been funded by a crowdfunder which covered the costs of “mobile stage, sound equipment with base bins, very large mobile video screen, live link equipment”.
It asked for and received over £9,500.
Piers Corbyn (brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn) addresses thousands of Anti mask protesters gather at Trafalger Square. NurPhoto via Getty Images
The speakers
Dolores Cahill
Dolores Cahill is a professor at University College Dublin and has made controversial statements about the coronavirus pandemic that have led to her being disowned by a number of scientific institutions.
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In an interview in May, she promised to “debunk the narrative” of the pandemic which is being used by politicians and the media “as a fear-mongering propaganda tool to try and take away rights from people and to make them more sick and to force vaccinations on us”.
Cahill has also claimed that extra vitamins could fight the disease, that lockdowns and masks were not necessary, and that those that recover from Covid-19 are “immune for life” despite no scientific evidence to show this is the case.
In June she was asked to resign from a leading EU scientific committee over her remarks.
Professor Dolores Cahill: “There have been unnecessary deaths... but it will be 10 to 20 times more people that will die because of the lockdown”. pic.twitter.com/ouBlTHrarx — HealthFreedomIreland (@HealthFreedomIE) August 22, 2020
Dr Andrew Kaufman
Kaufman is a “natural healing consultant” who rose to prominence recently in a viral video in which he claimed a vaccine against coronavirus would “genetically modify” humans.
In the video, he talks about how a future vaccine would provide a vessel to “inject genes” into humans, first by a procedure known as “electroporation”, in which an electric current “create[s] little holes in our cells that allow the DNA to go into our own cells” and then through the insertion of “foreign proteins that supposedly generate immunity”.
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Kaufman concludes that the vaccine, like the results of biotechnology in agriculture, will make humans “genetically modified organisms”.
There is no scientific evidence for any of his claims.
Dr Eric Nepute
Despite calling himself Doctor Eric Nepute, Doctor Eric Nepute is – according to the official US medical database – not a doctor. He’s a chiropractor.
He has, however, claimed Schweppes tonic water is a cure for coronavirus as it contains quinine, which he says work in a “similar-ish” way to hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.
None has been proven to help fight coronavirus, particularly Schweppes tonic water.
Dr Iqbal Adil
Dr Adil is a consultant surgeon in the NHS who is currently under investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) after posting videos to YouTube claiming coronavirus is a hoax and is being orchestrated by elites to control humanity.
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A GMC spokesperson told the British Medical Journal: “The interim orders tribunal imposed an interim suspension on Dr Adil’s registration, following our referral, to protect patients and public confidence.
“This interim suspension remains in place while we consider concerns about Dr Adil’s fitness to practise.”
Dr Mikael Nordfors
A Swedish physician who has been investigated for malpractice a number of times. He is barred from practising medicine in Denmark.
Republican senator Scott Jensen
Jensen is currently under investigation for by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice after he claimed in April that he was being made to falsify death certificates to exaggerate the number of people dying from Covid-19.
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He has also falsely suggested coronavirus is no worse than influenza.
Dr Sherri Tenpenny
Tenpenny is an osteopathic doctor and prominent American anti-vaxxer despite having no clinical qualifications in virology, immunology or public health.
She also advocates the power of prayer.
Are you asking God for the things you want? Asking every day, all day? Asking boldly? Here's why you need to do that starting right now! https://t.co/IZA57hWPMG
Instagram Live M->F, 6pEST - @HappyHourwithDrT https://t.co/3npU4uToRI — Dr Sherri Tenpenny (@BusyDrT) August 28, 2020
Kate Shemirani
Shemirani describes herself as a “natural nurse in a toxic world” who is “spreading the word, not the disease”.
She was suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in July, after complaints she was spreading false information about coronavirus and about vaccines.
She has claimed there is “no evidence” coronavirus even exists and recently suggested without evidence that a prominent female pop star is part of a satanic child-trafficking ring.
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Dr Kevin Corbett
According to his LinkdIn profile, Corbett trained as a nurse in the 1980s but has largely lectured since.
He has claimed there is no proof coronavirus exists and has written about “THE COVID-NAZIFICATION OF THE NHS”.
Corbett also recently tweeted about “NAZIFIED CHILD-ONLY BUSES” in response to an announcement from TfL that it would be putting on extra buses for schoolchildren this month.
LONDON MAYOR KHAN's 'PIED PIPER' BUSES
NAZIFIED CHILD-ONLY BUSES:
-Foment adult resentment
-Isolate kids from outside observers like care homes/hospitals
-Will buses have temperature monitors?#StopNewNormal-Save Lives@Piers_Corbyn @KateShemirani https://t.co/Tapel9ld1U pic.twitter.com/1tq2T9aPXH — Dr Kevin Corbett MSc PhD (@KPCResearch) August 27, 2020
David Icke
Icke is infamous for a number of baseless claims, including:
he was the son of God and that the world would end in 1997
a “small Jewish clique” was responsible for both world wars and had “financed Hitler to power in 1933″
an inter-dimensional race of reptilian beings called the Archons rule the earth
the moon is actually an alien spaceship that controls human thought
He has also insisted Holocaust denial be taught to schoolchildren and believes 5G causes coronavirus and that everything is being controlled by the state of Israel.
Chico
Chico lost in the quarter finals of X-Factor in 2005.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-09-11--National Youth Suicide Rates Continue To Climb

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday found the national suicide rate among 10- to 24-year-olds in the U.S. was mostly stable at the start of the 2000s .
However , it then increased by 57 % from 2007 to 2018 .
That represents an increase from 6.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2007 to 10.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2018 .
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among American children and young adults .
There are twice as many suicides in this country as there are homicides .
“ For this particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see is an uptick in a lot of the risk factors for suicidality , ” said Isaiah Pickens , a clinical psychologist and the CEO of iOpening Enterprises .
“ That can include anxiety and depression.
” According to the new CDC report , Alaska had the highest youth suicide rate , followed by South Dakota , Montana , Wyoming and New Mexico .
The overall rate was lowest in the Northeast region — although several of those states saw a relatively high uptick in suicide deaths , including New York , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply tracked trends in youth suicide rates ; it did not provide any insights into why those changes may have occurred .
Of course , the new findings come amid the COVID-19 crisis , when mental health experts have sounded the alarm about the potential impact on children .
In a survey published in early summer , 7 out of 10 teens said they were struggling with their mental health in some way during the pandemic .
It is unclear how , if at all , the pandemic might influence rates of youth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is concern it could worsen current trends .
“ We don ’ t talk enough about suicide , ” said Mitch Prinstein , professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill .
“ Especially now , when kids are feeling so disrupted in their routines and remarkably lonely compared to the way they ’ re usually feeling in a nonpandemic situation.
” Although the factors contributing to the continued rise in youth suicide in the U.S. are complex , experts say they also point to the need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children about this public health crisis — without fear that mentioning suicide will somehow plant an idea in their head .
One conversation will not “ solve ” suicide , but it can make it easier for a child or young adult to open up .
Parents should look also out for warning signs , such as significant changes in their children ’ s behavior , including their sleep patterns , or withdrawal .
They might appear more irritable and stop finding pleasure in activities and relationships they once enjoyed .
Parents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , alcohol and medication .
Any type of suicidal statements should be taken seriously and warrant professional help .
“ We have the ‘ sex talk , ’ we have the ‘ drugs talk.
’ We need to be having the ‘ suicide talk ’ with every child , ” Prinstein said .
“ One out of every 5 kids reports they ’ ve seriously considered suicide within the last 12 months in the high school years .
In the same way that we have conversations about other risks that our kids might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussed openly and clearly .
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SolStock via Getty Images New national data shows that youth suicide rates in the United States are on the rise.
Suicide in children and young adults has been a public health crisis in the United States for years — and new data suggests it is getting worse.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday found the national suicide rate among 10- to 24-year-olds in the U.S. was mostly stable at the start of the 2000s. However, it then increased by 57% from 2007 to 2018. That represents an increase from 6.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2007 to 10.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2018.
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Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among American children and young adults. There are twice as many suicides in this country as there are homicides.
Yet mental health experts warn it has not been adequately addressed.
“For this particular generation, one of the things we see is an uptick in a lot of the risk factors for suicidality,” said Isaiah Pickens, a clinical psychologist and the CEO of iOpening Enterprises. “That can include anxiety and depression.”
He believes these can be “magnified” by social media, but cautioned that suicide is a complex problem with many contributing factors.
According to the new CDC report, Alaska had the highest youth suicide rate, followed by South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico. The overall rate was lowest in the Northeast region — although several of those states saw a relatively high uptick in suicide deaths, including New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. The national report simply tracked trends in youth suicide rates; it did not provide any insights into why those changes may have occurred.
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Of course, the new findings come amid the COVID-19 crisis, when mental health experts have sounded the alarm about the potential impact on children. In a survey published in early summer, 7 out of 10 teens said they were struggling with their mental health in some way during the pandemic. It is unclear how, if at all, the pandemic might influence rates of youth suicide and suicidal thoughts, but there is concern it could worsen current trends.
“We don’t talk enough about suicide,” said Mitch Prinstein, professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. “Especially now, when kids are feeling so disrupted in their routines and remarkably lonely compared to the way they’re usually feeling in a nonpandemic situation.”
Although the factors contributing to the continued rise in youth suicide in the U.S. are complex, experts say they also point to the need for parents to proactively speak to their children about this public health crisis — without fear that mentioning suicide will somehow plant an idea in their head. One conversation will not “solve” suicide, but it can make it easier for a child or young adult to open up.
“Approaching a child’s life with curiosity, instead of judgment, is a huge first step,” Pickens said.
Parents should look also out for warning signs, such as significant changes in their children’s behavior, including their sleep patterns, or withdrawal. They might appear more irritable and stop finding pleasure in activities and relationships they once enjoyed.
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Parents and caregivers should also restrict access to firearms, alcohol and medication. Any type of suicidal statements should be taken seriously and warrant professional help.
“We have the ‘sex talk,’ we have the ‘drugs talk.’ We need to be having the ‘suicide talk’ with every child,” Prinstein said. “One out of every 5 kids reports they’ve seriously considered suicide within the last 12 months in the high school years. In the same way that we have conversations about other risks that our kids might be exposed to, it must be discussed openly and clearly.”