Ridley’s Believe It Or Not June 19, 2021
CV World Cases: The CV
pandemic across the planet continues on a slowing down basis the new year
with cases now over 178 million at 178,939,856 cases (178,392,190
yesterday), 11,597,991 of which are active, 167,341,865 closed with 163,466,986
recoveries (97.68% and 97.68% yesterday, and 3,874,879 deaths (2.32% and 2.32%
yesterday) to continue the slow trend of increased cases with increased
recovery percentages and decreased death percentage with some plateaus, dips,
and rises.
CV USA Cases: Total cases now over 34 million at 34,401,712(34,378,973
yesterday) with 5,089,786 active cases of which 3,989 (4,253) yesterday and
8,599 on 3/25/2021) (now down to .078% of active cases and now a significant
reduction to decrease the number of serious or critical cases to increase the
reduction from the 29,271 peak on 12/31/2020 to 25,282, 29,311,926 closed, with
617,083 deaths (2.11% and 2.11% yesterday) and with 28,694,843 recoveries (97.89%
and 97.89% yesterday). Our death rate percentage continues to slowly improve
and after many months is
now .21% lower than the world’s death rate.
Standing: On a deaths per million population measure on a
steady but slow climb to 1854 the U.S.
ranks behind Peru (5684) the new number 1 which has had a quantum leap in
deaths previously unmatched which was a change in the classification to give
Peru the a new method of reporting to have a fatality rate of 9.39% of total
cases now; Hungary the new number 2 has had a huge continuing surge in deaths
with the increase now slowing down and improving slightly to 3.92%
of its closed cases have died (3108), aping Hungary in terms of increase in
deaths Bulgaria 2608), Brazil (2340) which has been hit with a
rapid rise in deaths and cases and passed us and Italy, Belgium (2159), (Italy
(2108), Poland (1979) and the UK (1876) which had passed us despite leading
world in testing and now has new deaths barely increasing), and Argentina
(1946), and slightly better than Mexico (1773), Spain (1724), France
(1693), Romania (1690), Portugal (1678), Chile (1629), Sweden
(1431) that never closed its economy down like we did, Bolivia (1354) and
Switzerland (1247).
Tests: We have now conducted 498,689,211 tests (now at
1,498,123/M) compared to number 2 now France at 1,383,023/M) as we are
conducting more tests in number and on a per capital basis for all nations
(other than those nations that contain small populations like Bahrain,
Denmark, Israel, Malta, Singapore and UAE) other than the U.K. which
remains as king of the mountain with respect to tests at 2,931,615/M.
CV Open Gate: Lost in the pronouncements by Biden and his
lackeys that there is no crisis of illegals surging across the
border is that fact that COVID-19 is alive and well and spreading in the
Northern Triangle and Mexico which been passed by Argentina to move down to 11th on
my list of deaths from the pandemic at
1772/M with a fatality rate of 10.500% of closed cases and the 3 countries in
the Northern Triangle in terms of active cases and deaths per million are as
follows even though the data may be suspect as underreported (regardless of
number we need no more cases):
Guatemala: Active
Cases: 18,307 Deaths/M 474
Honduras: Active
Cases: 153,750 Deaths/M 671
El Salvador: Active
cases: 3,308 Deaths/M 357
US
Vaccinations: As of 6/19/21 317.1 million doses finally after increasing
slightly for several days to decrease from 1.36 million per day to 1.29 million
which means if the rate does not increase it will take us still some 4 months
to miss Biden’s goal of having 75% of the population vaccinated by the 4th
of July which many believe is necessary to develop herd immunity. In California
41,346,145 total doses have been given (85.1% of doses received to exceed the
U.S. average of 83.7%), but even with the pressure of a recall to be scheduled
this fall which hopefully end Newsom’s term, California has finally moved up from 24th to 22nd of the 50 states in terms
of the percentage of doses administered as a percentage of doses delivered to
the states and at 47.9% of its population fully vaccinated compared to the U.S.
average of 44.9% has not moved from 18th among the 50
states. A long way to go still to get herd immunity in terms of getting
vaccines received into arms and the percentage of the population fully
vaccinated compared to other states which means a great reason to recall this inept
and hypocritical governor.
Non CV News: Biden is going to
miss his goal of 70 % of the population by the 4th of July having 1 vaccine
shot so he is moving the goalposts to 300 million doses in the 1st
150 days as vaccine rates have been slowing down; the stench of possible
corruption linked to BLM founder Patrisse Cullors is getting worse each day as
the Dignity and Power Now nonprofit formed by her failed to report some
$175,000 in donations while making contributions to California’s AG that regulates
charities (when will our Woke driven white guilt large corporations turn on the
spigot to fund the divisive hatred of BLM?); Mayor Lightfoot who has been a
lightweight when it comes to the color on color shootings in Chicago, may have
another problem on her plate as the Bears may be considering moving to a new
stadium to be built 35 miles outside of Chicago (if fans were being shot going
to the Bears’ game instead of blacks in poor neighbors the carnage would have
been stopped years ago which defines what true racism is); in another example
of the reeking double standard, Evanston, Illinois will be celebrating Juneteenth
with a parade and likewise Gay Pride but cancelling a 4th of July
Parade (since when does Fauci believe that science holds that blacks and LBGT’s
are immune to COVID-19 infection?); veterans medical care means too often waiting
for day to a doctor see but at least under Biden a veteran wanting transformation
surgery will have the Veteran’s Administration pick up the tab (such expenses
should go to cutting down wait times not sex change operations); Mayor Bottoms
of Atlanta is a leftist hack whose only saving grace is that she is properly
named as her name indicates where her competence and integrity lie as she
blames the surge in crime in Atlanta on Georgia reopening the state (what about
the fact that the Atlanta PD is 400 officers shy of its authorized strength?);
Michael Wasserman on Long Beach, New York is suing the city for its attempt
block his conservative signs and flags on his car for the whopping sum of $25
million (suspect that if he were flying Biden flags and displaying Biden
stickers, he would probably get the key to the city), in a rush to judgment
moment so typical a pickup truck at a Gay Pride Parade in Wilton Manor, Florida
suddenly accelerating hitting several marchers barely missing Rep. Debbie
Wasserman Schultz by inches, killing one person, causing the Fort Lauderdale Mayor
to call it a terrorist attack of LBGT marchers before it was revealed that the
driver was a member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Choir who told bystanders it was
an accident; Rep. Massie who is cosponsoring the Fire Fauci Act lashed out at a
reporter who asked his vaccine status as being none of her business then told
he will not get vaccinated until data comes out showing extra immunity to that
conferred after already being infected.
Chicago Gun Violence: Hey Jackass.com is alive and well to
collect data to show that through June 18, 2,021, gun
violence involving mostly persons of color shooting mostly persons of color in
Chicago is alive and well with 1752 persons shot of whom 301 have died.
As always, I hope you enjoy
today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in
history, a recording musical link to “Says My Heart” by Red Norvo and His
Orchestra with vocals by Mildred Bailey, the fact that when you are camping you are not
relegated to making rubbaboo for your meals and a quote from General Gordon Granger to the
slaves of Galveston on June 19, 1865 on their release from slavery, secure in the knowledge that if you want to send a gift for any
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1. Juneteenth National Day of Independence—signed into law by Biden on June 17, 2021 to commemorated the
freeing of the last slaves in the Confederacy in Texas on this day in 1865
while slaves in Kentucky and Delaware were still slaves awaiting ratification
by the states of the 13th Amendment which had been passed by
Congress on January 31, 1865 and was being circulated to the states for
ratification which occurred on December 6, 1865.
2.
World Sickle Cell Day—created by the General Assembly in 2008 and first observed on
this day in 2009 to create awareness of the genetic disease that affects primarily
African Americans and hinders the ability of blood to transport oxygen and
nutrients to organs and cells.
3. 1938 Number
1 Song USA—the number 1 song in 1938 on this day was “Says My Heart” by Red Norvo and His
Orchestra on a run of 4 weeks in that position. Here is a recording by Red Norvo
and His Orchestra with vocals by Mildred Bailey “Says My Heart”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C09ql2HG5H8
4. Word of the Day—the word
of the day is “rubbaboo” which is a porridge of peas or corn, flour, bear or
pork grease and jerky eaten by French fur trappers in the 17th and
18th Century and Plains Indians.
c. 1989 a bomb planted by the Basque separatist organization ETA exploded at Hipicor market center in Barcelona, Spain, killing 21 and injuring 45 as a warning given by the perpetrators by telephone gave them only a few minutes to try to evacuate the area. The 3 perpetrators were caught, convicted and each sentence to 790-794 years in prison.
d. Julian Assange fearing extradition by the United States for his WikiLeaks of classified documents a sought asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
e. 2018 the 10,000,000 millionth patent was issued by the U.S. Patent Office.
Delivering after two years the message owners never wanted slaves to know: “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and free laborer. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.” General Gordon Granger , June 19, 1865
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