Mexico may now want to build a wall
How things can change in just a couple weeks.
This was the xenophobic headline at the start of the month.
Occasionally reality trumps politics.
This is the headline from yesterday.
(Reuters) - Mexico could consider measures at its northern border to slow the spread of the coronavirus into its relatively unaffected territory, health officials said on Friday, with an eye to containing a U.S. outbreak that has infected more than 1,800 people.
Mexico so far has confirmed 16 cases of the coronavirus, with no deaths. In the United States, 41 people have died.
Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said contagion from the United States was a threat.
"If it were technically necessary to consider mechanisms of restriction or stronger surveillance we would have to take into account not that Mexico would bring the virus to the United States, rather that the United States could bring it here," he told a news conference."
The irony! It burns!
Now is a good time to point out that Mexico achieved universal healthcare coverage in 2012, with something like a Medicaid-For-All.
Meanwhile, Trump and the GOP are on a mission to gut Medicaid.
Comments
Waiting on Canada
to build a wall as well.
"The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function." -- Albert Bartlett
"A species that is hurtling toward extinction has no business promoting slow incremental change." -- Caitlin Johnstone
Trump told us they would pay for it...
...and ends up he may be right. (Joking tongue in cheek)
Lily had funny comment earlier this week that Georgians were buying not only TP but guns. She suggested they must be pretty good shots to nail those virus particles.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
To conservatives
every crisis requires more guns and less government.
and don't forget...more TP
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Who coulda guessed s/
https://bradblog.com/?p=13343#more-13343
I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish
"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"
Heard from Margaret Kimberley
Based on 23 confirmed cases and one death.
You may find this interesting:
New measures in Ecuador:
1. Ban on the arrival of international flights, buses or ships arriving at airports from Sunday March 15 for foreign citizens. For national citizens it applies from Monday, March 23.
2. The prohibition of massive events is ratified, this includes the Easter processions.
3. Mandatory Cremation of the person who dies from coronavirus.
4. They are going to present a protocol for entering and leaving the Galapagos Islands since the island is not ready to treat Covid patients19
5. The border crossings are closed except for a few such as Huaquillas.
6. Every 3 hours public transportation must be cleaned.
7. Visits or attendance at nursing homes are prohibited.
8. Special protocol for visits to social rehabilitation centers.
9. Those who impede the attention of a citizen in a health service will be punished with all the weight of the law.
10. Meetings of more than 30 people are prohibited, cinemas theaters gyms private parties circus functions and all places of mass attendance are restricted.
11. 5 laboratories are enabled in Guayaquil to do the tests. (31 in the country)
12. Obligation for all doctors and health professionals to pass the virtual course on covid 19.
The medical community and the government have been working really hard for weeks to decide how to respond. Seems harsh to some but I don’t doubt the appropriateness.
"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."
Mamy cities are closing bars and restaurants
This from a tweet
1. CA Governor Gavin Newsom update:
- Governor is calling for home isolation of all those 65 years or older and those with chronic conditions.
- Bars, Clubs, wineries, breweries will be closed.
- Restaurants: Reducing occupancy by 50%
Biden's campaign is tweeting stuff about voting and telling people it's safe to go out and do it. Unless you don't feel well. This is after Arizona closed over a hundred places because they don't have enough cleaning supplies...therefore putting even more people together in small spaces.
Some states are postponing their primary...
Maybe there is a silver lining here. The virus is more dangerous to older people so maybe they will stay home and this gives Bernie the advantage?
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
A connection?
The virus is more dangerous to older people so maybe they will stay home and this gives Bernie the advantage?
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Biden's campaign is tweeting stuff about voting and telling people it's safe to go out and do it.
The CDC has said to bar any gatherings with more than 50 people
Brianna from Bernie's campaign replied to Biden's tweet telling people it's safe to vote. Neera asked if Bernie's trying to keep people from voting. Brianna replied that Neera just wants to get people infected...
Twitter is having a moment tonight because of all the conflicting advice. But if everywhere is shutting things down then how does it make sense for people to wait in line for hours to vote? Especially if the elderly are most prone to get sick?
Here's one of ByeDone's lies tonight. The media let him get away with it. Shocking I know.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
New measures for entry into China.
The US, with it's piss-poor response to the pandemic may become a global threat. Noon today cases stood at 3,244.