WILL IT EVER END ? .

California statistics seems more about
spreading fear among the public
rather than giving factual information.

It is indeed a weird situation where rest of the world is experiencing slowdown now  because of the pandemic.Media consumption also fuels fears. Whether scrolling through social media or flipping through channels, reports about death tolls and the speed at which coronavirus is spreading are everywhere. The more content consumed, the more likely you are to overestimate chances of contracting the coronavirus — and the more likely your anxiety levels will skyrocket.(1)>> The constant drumbeat of media hysteria, coupled with a generally ill-informed public, has created scenes of panic with items like bottled water, cleaning solutions and toilet paper being bought and hoarded.My view is that the president, like virtually everyone else in Washington, including Democrats, the media and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was slow off the mark and initially reluctant to see the virus as a major threat.  The United States spends more per capita on health care than any other nation on earth, and it’s not particularly close. Yes, much of it is private spending, but that private spending also drives research and innovation — there’s a reason why the world is increasingly depending on the U.S. for the scientific breakthroughs necessary to combat the pandemic. If this “crisis” is a test of how gullible and easily manipulated the American people are, it has succeeded. However, as we enter our sixth week of quarantine in California, with statewide economic activity shut down, it feels urgent to point out that the state still does not have a plan to  (1.2)>>implement widespread testing of its citizens.  And as you pointed out last week in your six-part plan to reopen the state, that is the very first criterion required to even consider doing so. We need, you said: “testing, contact tracing, isolating and supporting those who are positive and exposed.” Is that happening?  (2)>>RIGHT NOW THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMY👉 The coronavirus crisis has sent the economy into a tailspin in the United States and around the globe. The restaurant industry has ground to a halt. So have air travel, auto manufacturing, hotels, gyms, and cruise lines. The stock market has posted enormous losses and wild daily swings, to the point that trading has sometimes been paused altogether, and the price of oil has plummeted. Layoffs across the country are taking place in waves. We’re producing less, spending less, and consuming less. Governments around the world have laid out varying instructions on how to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 which, for many people, has meant staying at home. But there’s been little direction on how to actually live through a pandemic. Trying to make make any sense of the COVID-19 nightmare , a lot of this being overhyped . BUT  that’s not to say that COVID 19 or any other virus should be taken too lightly, because, after all, some people have died from it. That is tragic, but the level of hysteria generated by politicians, bureaucrats, and the media is totally over the top.  

The Daily Briefings .The COVID-19 briefings themselves have become a grim  sideshow

California Gov. Newsom
ssems to be losing his
voice.

to the catastrophic public health emergency that is sweeping the globe, and intensifying in the United States as new cases and deaths mount by the hour.  (3)>>Media organizations are grappling with how to cover them, given both their factually challenged content and the notion that they are, in some sense,  (3.1)>>" IN CONTROL ". Honestly I  had it with all the daily updates from the President, the Governors themselves, they  are not making the pandemic situation any better . It seems like a daily propaganda machine , yet we keep hearing from all of them when the lockdown will be over by when? What irritates me , is just where are the Governors themselves are getting their playbook on handling the pandemic ? Now what is strange about the shelter in place lock-downs is that they resemble actions taken by the government during a war , or some kind of terrorist attack of some sorts . So there are some points here , that it is possible that the pandemic is being treated like a terrorist attack  ???.AND as it appears, the virus is a biological kind of weapon . It really has to be , so what else can the government do in a situation like this? Answer : Just spread confusing information .  (4)>>Plus the insanity of the expectations of California Gov. Newsom to reopen is so wild , he wants 60,000 people tested a day in the state , but it crazy . He does not have enough tests to test ever single Californian .  Newsom stated during his daily press briefing that there would be no large-scale events until there is herd immunity and/or a vaccine. This could be months

Trump wants you to inject Lysol
to kill the virus.

away or longer.How long do you guys think restrictions will last? Its tough to make money for a lot of people right now and it doesn't seem like there's much in the way of financial assistance besides unemployment and holds on disconnections. How does the Gov office expect people to make their bill payments without making money? Are we all just screwed if we don’t have enough savings?Democrats don't have the ability to understand cause and effect. So the longer the Blue States continue the lock down lunacy the more they will totally crashed their economy and tax revenues. And you can be sure that Trump is not going to bail them or any state out. Think of the campaign TV spots that Trump will be running in those states. "they screwed you with the lock down for months. You were already being taxed to death....and now it's going to get worse"

Orwellian Masks .

Is this the New Normal ?

With Social distancing , and now that people have to wear a mask in public .A few weeks ago they were saying that no one who wasn’t infected would benefit from  (4)>>wearing a mask. Now we all need to wear them? Not one thing we have been told thus far has proven accurate on this virus from the beginning. This has been the "science" of guessing and we've allowed it to crush our economy!  

Very sad that people are so filled with fear from saturation media coverage projecting a doomsday narrative with daily deaths counts.  It's keeping everyone unable to acknowledge the false pretenses of stay at home orders and mandated closings.What we need is a consistent message.   All this seems right out of a horror movie playbook. There is something creepy about it . Remember what I was telling you about that we are being conditioned by the government . Putting on a Mask is dehumanizing. Eventually this strange Twilight Zone world of coronavirus will end and life will ever return to normal.But obviously it won't be the same, and like everyone else I wonder what will be different. You go to Asia, everyone is wearing a mask because the scientific community condones it during high flu season and has during other outbreaks. It's considered common courtesy in Asian culture to wear a mask when you're sick. Coronavirus is a virus... transmitted via particles... exhumed from your nose and mouth. I'm sorry, but why the hell is it outlandish to assume a mask won't lessen the risk here?You ask Americans to consider a mask, they go crazy with skepticism. Maybe it's just because it's a new thing here in the US but going to the grocery store last week and seeing all the markers on the floor for distancing and every other person in a face mask did feel pretty eerie. The masks may remain .

The COVID-19 Election twist.👇

(5)>>Trump’s job approval ratings have risen in recent weeks believe or not, The president's strategy was that if the US could avoid the pandemic, despite all the loud calls for more action, he would be seen as the wise leader who didn't overreact and

didn't kill our economy.Beyond the logistical obstacles, the pandemic is a big problem for anyone already worried about voting rights. Republicans have spent the last decade or so pushing measures to make it harder to vote, including voter ID, purges of voter rolls, and closing polling places. The John Roberts Supreme Court has been right there with them. There are 59 million Americans right now that live in a state in which one or both chambers of the state legislature are controlled by the party that won fewer votes in 2018. Fifty-nine million of those people live in a state where Democrats won more votes and Republicans won more seats.  While Trump and Biden will likely go head-to-head on Election Day, the Fox News poll showed that voters don't view either candidate too favorably. With COVID-19 looming large both in terms of logistics and politics, the results of the upcoming election should prove to be a barometer not only of how well a country can pull off an election in the midst of a pandemic — something other countries will certainly need to take note of in the coming months —
Post OFFICE BLUES.The USPS is in trouble , but exactly how it is we may never know , but The U.S. Postal Service has been designated as an essential service in emergency orders across the country.The Postal Service's finances have long been in sorry shape, in part because of a requirement that the agency pre-fund the future retirement benefits of its employees. The agency says it lost $8.8 billion last fiscal year. The $2 trillion stimulus package enacted by the federal government to ease economic fallout from the virus included a $10 billion loan to the USPS, though there was no direct funding. On Thursday, the Postal Service Board of Governors requested Congress approve $75 billion to the USPS through a mix of direct cash, grants and loans that would be used for alleviating the current crisis and upgrading aspects of the agency.The coronavirus pandemic has seriously impacted the financial stability of the U.S. Postal Service, to the point that the agency is expected to run out of cash on hand sometime this summer. But as Washington begins to debate the next round of government relief to prop up the virus-plagued economy, a Postal Service bailout has already emerged as a political sticking point, with Democrats pressing to deliver one and President Trump, a persistent critic of the agency, opposed. The debate appears to be playing out along the same fault lines that have divided the two sides for years as they have quibbled over how to position the cash-strapped agency — one of the government’s oldest and most reliable entities — for an increasingly digital future. It is unlikely, however, that whether without intervention the agency would shut down completely. Experts and advocates close to the industry, while cognizant of the urgency of the situation, are skeptical of closure. Claims that private firms will take over the agency's operations are also baseless.For now, the mail service, which operates under government-mandated service requirements, has continued uninterrupted during the pandemic. Even as scores of its more than 600,000-person work force have fallen ill and some have died, mail sorters and carriers have continued to walk their routes in every corner of the country, in many cases the only physical lifeline Americans now have to the outside world. They deliver medicines, coronavirus test kits and packages ordered online, and could play a crucial role in November’s presidential election, in which voting by mail is expected to surge.

NOTES AND COMMENTS:
(1)>> The constant drumbeat of media hysteria.  The media has also played a vital role in this. Our constant bombardment gives the pandemic a sense of immensity which at times feels impossible to overcome. Numerous studies have observed the role of the media in aggravating hysteria. In the past, mass hysteria has even led people to experience physical symptoms that "mimic" the virus , but  simply due to psychological distress.(1)>>implement widespread testing of its citizens. It's interesting to watch the discussion about testing everyone in our country of 340 million people. If we tested a million a day with each state testing its percentage share of the total population, it would take about a year. That would mean California would be testing 117,000 people a day. We simply don't have the testing equipment and supplies. Think about this, 330 million people in America, if tests take 20 mins, that is 110,000,000 hours of testing. So if you have 1,000 locations doing tests, that is 110,000 hrs of testing, how many days are 110,000 hours? Hint, that is 12 years and 7 months. (2)>>RIGHT NOW THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMY. What people in this country need to understand is that everything Trump has done is to delay and reduce the economic impact in exchange for both current and future livelihoods. Current in that a lot more people are going to get sick and die due to nearly 2 months of inaction, along with stealing wealth from the future (2.2-6T for stimulus package, 500B in Repo Market, who knows what else) in order to appease people to prevent rioting.(3)>>Media organizations are grappling with how to cover them. The Constant death toll on TV has some side effects , but how much of is true ? But media coverage of health issues is biased. The media distorts and misleads, takes statements out of context, treats assumptions as facts, and in general, seems to want to sow as much rancor and fear as possible. This is irresponsible journalism in a time when the nation needs just the opposite.Fear influences how we react to media coverage of health hazards. Fear of disease and contamination is particularly relevant when it comes to epidemics like the coronavirus. The most severe levels of contamination fear are found in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Approximately 50% of people with OCD have a fear of contamination from dirt or disease that causes them to wash and clean compulsively.  (3.1)>>" IN CONTROL." . It's a phenomenon psychologists call the "illusion of control."  And research shows we often make strange decisions based on our perceived level of control. For example, research shows most people think they are less likely to get into an accident when driving a car, as opposed to being the passenger. Being in the driver's seat makes people think they can prevent accidents — even though it doesn't really guarantee this at all. (4)>>Plus the insanity of the expectations of California Gov. Newsom. He said Californians would be able to go back to a normal life and routine only when there is “herd immunity” in the state and a vaccine is able to protect Californians and others from the virus. Herd immunity refers the point at which enough people become immune to a disease that it stops the disease from spreading. By all accounts, development of a vaccine is to require a year or more. So any easing of restrictions in the summer or fall would have to take into account that the virus still would present a risk to children and families. Wow , he sounds like he's going keep the state of California locked down for two years ? Think how long a vaccine would take to be developed .Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has indicated it will take between 12 and 18 months to develop a coronavirus vaccine. (4)>>wearing a mask.   My mask protects you; your masks protect me. Wearing a mask correctly requires practice and care. Wearing a mask takes away energy from our consciousness and, in the long run, wears out our energy. A person’s mask is noticeable when he or she is sick or weak as the individual will no longer have the power to keep the mask on. A mask only in terms makes everyone so uneasy . As 21st century humans you might argue that we’re always masquerading, putting on different masks for different situations? The serious mask for work, the clown’s mask for friends,the caring mask for family? Or are we constantly hiding our true selves behind these masks in order to preserve our status and dignity?Of course, it's considered a social norm in some cultures to wear a face mask somewhat regularly. In China, Japan, and South Korea, face masks may be worn to reduce risks associated with air pollution. They may also be worn as a way to protect others from illness in collectivist cultures.Yet more and more people are walking around wearing face masks, even as suppliers increase the prices.  (5)>>Trump’s job approval ratings have risen in recent weeks believe or not.    With 24% of Biden's supporters reporting that they are "very enthusiastic" about casting votes for him in November, the former vice president has the lowest level of enthusiastic support of any Democratic candidate in the past two decades, ABC News reported. Meanwhile, 53% of President Donald Trump's supporters said they were "very enthusiastic" about voting for his re-election in the poll. The poll surveyed 1,003 Americans and had a margin of error of 3.5 points.