Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not August 9, 2021
CV World Cases:
The CV pandemic across the planet continues on an increasing basis
with cases now over 204 million at
204,089,191 cases (203,571,174 yesterday); 16,500,550 of which are
active, 187,588,641 closed with 183,273,187 recoveries (97.70% and 97.70%
yesterday, and 4,315,454 deaths (2.30% and 2.30% yesterday) to continue the
slow trend of increased cases with increased recovery percentages and decreased
death percentage with some plateaus, dips, and rises but which has been stuck
on the same death rate for many weeks until the drop to 2.30% from 2.31% on the
5th.
CV USA Cases: Total cases now over 36 million at 36,771,525 (36,673,097
yesterday) with 6,216,838 active cases
of which 16,055 are serious or critical, (15,877 yesterday and 8,599 on
3/25/2021) (now on a serious upswing due to Delta virus up to .026% of active
cases and now a steady increase in the number of serious or critical cases to decrease
the reduction from the 29,271 peak on 12/31/2020 to 13,216, 30,510,109 closed,
with 633,479 deaths (2.08% and 2.08% yesterday) and with 29,876,630 recoveries
(97.92% and 97.92% yesterday). Our death rate percentage has been stuck at
2.08% since July 12, 2021 and now .22% lower than the world’s death rate.
Standing:
On a deaths per million population measure on a steady but slow climb to 1902 the U.S. ranks behind
Peru (5883) 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 9.31% 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 3.86% of its
closed cases have died (3118), aping Hungary in terms of increase in deaths
Bulgaria (2649), Brazil (2630) which has been hit with a rapid
rise in deaths and cases and passed us and Italy, Columbia newly added to the
list (2379), Argentina (2354), Belgium (2170), Italy (2124),
Poland (1992), and the UK (1909) which had passed us despite leading world in
testing and now has new deaths barely increasing), and slightly better
than Mexico (1873), Chile (1866), Romania (1797), Ecuador newly added to list
(1772), Spain (1755), Portugal (1719), France (1715), Bolivia (1517), Sweden
(1438) that never closed its economy down like we did, and Switzerland (1251).
Tests:
We have now conducted 544,935,537 tests (1,635,726/M) just passed by France at
1,669,024 who is now 1st 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 3,680.883/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 has been passed by Argentina and newly
added Columbia to move down to 12th on my list of deaths
from the pandemic at 1873M with a
fatality rate of 9.54% 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: 38,429 Deaths/M 589
Honduras: Active
Cases: 194,706 Deaths/M 806
El Salvador: Active
cases: 8,702 Deaths/M 417
US
Vaccinations: As of 8/9/2021 352.0 million doses, up from .712 million per day to .716 million
per day (down to 6 months to go for 75% of population vaccinated) and in
California 88,495 per day (90,333 yesterday) which means if the rate does not
increase it will take us still some 4 months to have 75% of the population of
California vaccinated which many believe is necessary to develop herd immunity
(other than Flip Flop Fauci who may believe that 90% is required). In California 45,960,162 total doses have been
given (89.0% of doses received to exceed the U.S. average of 86.5%), but even
with the pressure of a recall to be scheduled this fall which hopefully end
Newsom’s term, California has moved up
from 16th to 14th
tied with Utah of the 50 states in terms of the percentage of doses
administered as a percentage of doses delivered to the states and at 53.7% of
its population fully vaccinated compared to the U.S. average of 50.2% has not moved
from 17th 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: Pediatric wings
of hospitals are filling up with Delta Variant infected kids but the debate is
still raging whether masks must be worn for those under 12 due to emotional and
educational implications; on the Texas Representatives scofflaw front Blue
Presiding Judge of Travis County has signed a temporary restraining order
prevent the arrest of Blue Texas Representatives who fled the state to prevent
a quorum when they return to the state as they are now starting to do (hope the
Governor Abbot appeals to remove this partisan abuse of judicial power); Hunter
Biden, hardly the “starving artist” is living the good life with his new wife
and 1 year old son in Malibu in a $20,000 a month house on the beach preparing
to meet with customers to display his “art” contrary to all the assurances from
the White House that Hunter would not know who bought his “art” to allay
obvious quid pro quo concerns (there is only one reason someone would be dumb
enough to shell out $500,000 for one of
his “works of art” and that reason is access to the president); Sandra Lee of
the Food Network fame must be thanking her lucky stars as she is dating her new
flame that with allegations of his cheating she flushed Andrew Cuomo down the
drain (both she and Cuomo’s ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy have remained mum over his
scandal); inflation chickens are coming home to roost as the government is
spending and printing money like there is no tomorrow as Tyson reported
inflation driven costs were up 14 percent ( we do not need the bloated
infrastructure and the social infrastructure bill Biden wants to shove down our
throats with “budget reconciliation” will cost at least and additional $5
trillion);
2. Book Lovers Day—not sure
who created this observance, but it is one of the easiest ones to celebrate by
opening up a book or turning on your Nook or Kindle and start reading fiction,
nonfiction or poetry.
3. 1982 Number 1 Song USA--the number 1 song in 1982 on this day was "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor on a run of 6 weeks in that position to join 14 other
songs that achieved number 1 status and join 9 other acts that achieved their
first number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Here is a video recording
of “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4 This American rock band was formed in Chicago and the song
“Eye of the Tiger” was the theme song for Rocky III. The band enjoyed
great success in the 80’s and with replacement members is still performing today. 4 Word of the Day—the word
of the day is “sciosophy” which means pretended knowledge of natural or
supernatural forces systematized by tradition or imaginative invention often
seems to describe to a tee some of the announcements received from the CDC on
coping with the pandemic.
5. Like Father Like Son--celebrating
the birth on this day in 1927 of Robert Shaw noted Irish actor who starred in
such films as The Sting, Jaws, and The Battle of the Bulge who
like his father who was an alcoholic and committed suicide when Shaw was 12
struggled with alcoholism but was a functioning alcoholic who after just
completing his last film Avalanche Express on August 28, 1978 was
driving back to his home in Tourmakeady, Ireland with his wife and young son
Thomas when he became ill, stopped the car and collapsed from a fatal heart
attack at age 51.
On this day in:a. 1992 America’s most prolific inventor Thomas Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph.
b. 1936 Jessie Owens won his fourth Gold Medal in 1936 Olympics in Berlin, severely dampening Hitler’s claim of “Aryan Supremacy.”
c. 1945 Japan was hit with the one two punch of the dropping of the plutonium bomb “Fat Boy” on Nagasaki and the Soviet’s invasion of Japanese occupied Manchuria.
d. 1974 facing certain impeachment for obstruction of justice and convinced by Republican leadership in the Senate that only 15 Senators would vote for acquittal, President Nixon’s resignation delivered on the 8th of August became effective on this day at noon and Gerald Ford became President of the United States.
e. 2014 18 year old Michael Brown who assaulted Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was shot and killed by him which brought Black Lives Matter with the “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” to the attention of the nation coupled by massive riots and protests.
Reflections on Nixon’s resignation and President Ford’s pardon: Mr. Ford's decision to pardon Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he might have been charged with because of Watergate is seen by many historians as the central event of his 896-day presidency.” Scott Shane, reporter for the New York Times specializing in reporting on the intelligence communities.
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