KY_EnviroGuy
KY_EnviroGuy's Journal"obsession with propping up the status quo" as in Donald Trump....
and all his right-wing minions, funders and corporate friends.
It's a hard job but the ultra-wealthy feel they must do it......
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Police arrest 21 alleged cult members for flouting Hawaii quarantine
Source: SFGate
HONOLULU (AP) — Twenty-one people who recently arrived in Hawaii, describing themselves as a family with a leader, were arrested and charged with violating the state's mandatory 14-day quarantine put in place in an attempt to protect the islands from the spread of the coronavirus, police said.
They all arrived over two days earlier this month from Los Angeles, Hawaii County police Lt. Rio Amon-Wilkins said Friday. Some of them indicated on quarantine forms and travel declarations that they would be vacationing, while most of them reported that they intended to move to Hawaii, he said.
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Tips from the public and social media led police to the group. Some of them were seen at a beach park in Hilo on the day they arrived, police said. The group arrived over two days -- June 7 and 8.
Since March, travelers — residents and tourists — arriving in Hawaii must quarantine for 14 days. Gov. David Ige has extended the mandate through the end of July. Some tourists and one resident have been arrested on suspicion of violating the quarantine. The quarantine has helped Hawaii maintain relatively low infection rates compared to other parts of the U.S.
Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Police-arrest-21-people-for-flouting-Hawaii-15337188.php
Hawaii is writing and enforcing rules protecting their citizens. Their good results are primarily because they have an enforceable border, unlike our mainland states.
Far too many Americans do not seem to give a damn that they can got to the beach, contract coronavirus in a large crowd and take it home with them several states away from the source. This freedom makes contact tracing almost impossible even if it were the law.
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From Russia with love.
It's guaranteed they planted the seeds on social media and right-wing public media.
Expect many more seeds to be planted before November......
Roofing company workers forced onto ground, held at gunpoint by man who thought they were Antifa
Roofing company workers forced onto ground, held at gunpoint by man who thought they were AntifaFelony charges are possible in wake of the incident in a Loveland neighborhood. A victim was a CSU football player.
KUSA TV Denver
Author: Kevin Vaughan
Published: 7:04 PM MDT June 12, 2020, Updated: 6:22 PM MDT June 13, 2020
Read it here: https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/loveland-man-antifa-roofing-employees/73-c9e63588-b99d-45c5-bc34-81e22093cf91?utm_campaign=snd-autopilo?utm_campaign=snd-autopilo
Excerpts:
The incident unfolded after the man called police, said there were two men wearing masks near his home, and announced he was armed and going to go confront them, Loveland Police Lt. Bob Shaffer confirmed to 9Wants to Know.
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But the men weren’t troublemakers – they work for a local roofing company and were wearing blue polo shirts with the firm’s name on them, shorts, tennis shoes and white surgical-style masks, Shaffer said. “They were canvassing the neighborhood because of the recent hail storms,” Shaffer told 9Wants to Know.
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At the scene, police arrested Gudmundsen, 65, who lives around the corner from where police encountered him. Gudmundsen was armed with two weapons, Shaffer told 9Wants to Know: A Glock pistol, and a second Glock pistol that had been converted into a longer weapon that looked like a carbine rifle. Police seized both guns as evidence, Shaffer said.
Weeding out deplorables one at a time. They seem to like to self-destruct.......
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This good article reviews Southern border status and history.
Most migrants cross at the Texas border. Here’s how the flow of people intersects with Trump’s policies.By Mandi Cai and Connie Hanzhang Jin Published: Sept. 10, 2019 Updated: June 12, 2020
June 12 update: Here’s how the situation at the border is changing due to the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. Customs and Border Protection can now immediately return most migrants they apprehend or deem inadmissible. These individuals are included in the monthly apprehensions and inadmissibles totals.
Read it here: https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2019/migrant-texas-border-trump-policies/
Excerpts:
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CBP reports asylum seekers who present themselves at ports of entry as inadmissibles, a category separate from apprehensions. Due to metering, they can wait for months in Mexico, and some choose to cross the border illegally to claim asylum.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has attempted to slow the flow of migrants with a flurry of new policies that have often created confusion and chaos at the border — and sparked multiple lawsuits.
"What you have is an inability in Congress to agree on a broader vision of what immigration should look like in the United States," Leutert said. "And so you have presidents like Obama, or like Trump right now, creating policies that are executive actions or regulations, that are piecemeal.” By focusing exclusively on the border, she added, “you're addressing symptoms, because all of the challenges at the border are coming from much broader, structural issues."
The article provides excellent graphs of immigration during W, President Obama and tRump's terms and a map showing the Texas border zones. Texas has five of the nine Southwest border sectors, which are regions that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses to count apprehensions.
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Article helps explain why Tulsa health officials don't want Trump to come...
Whirlpool Corporation temporarily closing plant due to COVID-19 casesRead it here: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/whirlpool-corporation-temporarily-closing-plant-due-covid-19-cases/GTTKCTXSRBECFNBAVHOAKN5MNE/
Excerpts:
“Whirlpool Corporation’s Tulsa plant has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 and will be temporarily closing - effective immediately," the company said in a statement, according to WHBQ-TV. “We are planning to reopen early next week, and employees will be contacted directly with more information.”
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"Any individuals who come in close contact with diagnosed employees have been notified and have been quarantined. The plant is regularly cleaned per CDC guidelines and will be cleaned again before re-opening. We are continuing robust safety measures in accordance with health and government guidelines -- including heightened cleaning protocols, increased distances on our production lines, daily onsite temperature checks, requiring all employees wear a mask, and ensuring employees have proper sanitization equipment.”
I call these cases Republican induced cases.
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LIVE UPDATES: Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was killed engulfed in flames
Source: WSB TV2 Atlanta
ATLANTA — Protesters have taken to the streets of Atlanta for a third weekend after a dramatic 24 hours that saw the death of a black man at the hands of an Atlanta police officer and the resignation of Atlanta’s police chief.
Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot and killed at a Wendy’s Friday night during a struggle with police after a sobriety check. The GBI said Saturday that it appeared that Brooks got hold of one of the officer’s Tasers and ran from police before turning the weapon on them. Police then shot him.
Protesters congregated at the site where Brooks was killed. Hundreds of people chanted Brooks’ name outside the Wendy’s where the deadly confrontation took place.
LIVE UPDATES: 10:39 p.m.: The Wendy’s is fully engulfed in flames and smoke as protesters continue to occupy the street.
Read more: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/protesters-take-atlanta-streets-3rd-weekend-after-death-black-man-hands-apd/E4AMA3EGXNG75F5WFZCO5X6SQ4/
Security video of this shooting was posted tonight on the same web site. Atlanta's mayor announced the resignation of their police chief.
Protesters also blocked some major streets in town.
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This is what happens when you respond to a pandemic with "suggestions".
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Growing Concern As 14 States See 25% Spike In Coronavirus Cases Amid Reopening
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14 states are seeing more than a 25% uptick in coronavirus cases this week as some states continue to ease restrictions and other states, such as Oregon and Utah, slow down reopening plans. NBC’s Erin McLaughlin reports for Weekend TODAY.
Please watch this to the end. The news about case increases is bad enough, then there's a disturbing statement about death threats to public health officials.
Oh, and Larry Kudlow needs to shut the hell up about health issues......and most everything else.
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The Pyramid of White Supremacy (two versions)
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These are worthy of printing and daily contemplation, even if only one item a day.
Baby steps are still progress.......
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