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June 23, 2020

Mexico earthquake: 7.5-magnitude tremor hits Oaxaca state

From: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

1529 UTC is 11:30am EST

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 7.4
* ORIGIN TIME 1529 UTC JUN 23 2020
* COORDINATES 15.9 NORTH 95.9 WEST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF OAXACA MEXICO

--------------------
TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
--------------------

* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED
LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH
RESPECT TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.

GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN)
-------------------------------------------------------------
ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1724 0.68M/ 2.2FT 20
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1745 0.71M/ 2.3FT 20
DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 1638 0.01M/ 0.0FT 10

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS
EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED.
=================================================

Mexico earthquake: 7.5-magnitude tremor hits Oaxaca state
Quake strikes in south of country but is felt more than 400 miles away in Mexico City
Guardian UK
Tom Phillips, David Agren in Mexico City, and Analy Nuño in Guadalajara
Tue 23 Jun 2020 18.46 BST

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/23/mexico-earthquake-75-magnitude-tremor-hits-oaxaca-state

Excerpts:
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake has rattled large swaths of southern and central Mexico, killing at least one person, according to the country’s president.

Mexico’s national seismological service said the quake struck the southern state of Oaxaca at 10.29am local time (1429 BST) on Tuesday but was felt more than 400 miles away in the capital, Mexico City, where buildings shook and panicked residents fled on to the streets.
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The situation near the quake’s epicentre in Crucecita, Oaxaca, was not immediately clear. But in a social media “message to the Mexican people” president Andrés Manuel López Obrador officials said one person had been confirmed dead after a landslide along the country’s Pacific coast. Another person was injured.
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Oaxaca’s state governor, Alejandro Murat, told Milenio Televisión the quake had triggered landslides, cut off road links between some towns and damaged some buildings, including one hospital that had been treating Covid-19 patients. Murat said the sick were being moved elsewhere. But no major buildings in the state capital appeared to have been severely damaged.


KY............
June 23, 2020

Laissez-faire economics, laissez-faire healthcare, laissez-faire human life.

The purpose of Republican individualism is purely to destroy any and all community efforts at organizing to better our lives - even to survive a global pandemic and climate change. That's all driven by the global plutocrats and fascist politicians like Putin.

You're exactly right, Intech. Trump and his red state governors are abandoning any and all efforts to control this pandemic. They want red state economies to dominate the economic landscape but with the cost of thousands of unnecessary COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.

It's impossible for Republicans to lead governments they're trying to destroy.


KY...........

June 22, 2020

NBA concerns are growing with a spike in Florida coronavirus cases

NBA concerns are growing with a spike in Florida coronavirus cases



I'm not a big sports fan but found this discussion interesting as the big money boys play the dangerous game of testing the waters with potential coronavirus infections in sports.

The same game is being played out across the entire American economy.

KY
June 22, 2020

Here are 9 hand sanitizers the FDA warns can be toxic if absorbed by the body

Here are 9 hand sanitizers that the FDA warns can be toxic if absorbed by the body
MarketWatch.com
Published: June 22, 2020 at 2:41 p.m. ET
By Mark DeCambre

The FDA issued a warning about sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico

Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-9-hand-sanitizers-that-the-fda-warns-can-be-toxic-if-absorbed-by-the-body-2020-06-22

Excerpts:
The Food and Drug Administration over the weekend issued a warning on nine alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico that it says contain wood methanol, a toxic substance that could ultimately result in death of absorbed through the skin or ingested.

“Consumers who have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing methanol should seek immediate treatment, which is critical for potential reversal of toxic effects of methanol poisoning,” the FDA wrote on June 19.

“Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death,” the report indicated. The agency said the risk of possible ingestion centered mostly on young children or adolescents who might use alcohol-based sanitizers as a substitute for grain alcohol.

Here are a list of the hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem:
All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01)
Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-008-04)
The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-010-10)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-005-03)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-009-01)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-003-01)
Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-001-01)

Unfortunately, the article does not define what retailers are carrying (or were carrying) these products. Best to check all your sanitizer bottles and to avoid these brands in the future.

Here's the company web site: https://www.bioganix.com/pages/cleancare

and, the FDA page: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-advises-consumers-not-use-hand-sanitizer-products-manufactured-eskbiochem

KY

(cross-posted to Health Group)
June 22, 2020

Here are 9 hand sanitizers the FDA warns can be toxic if absorbed by the body

Here are 9 hand sanitizers that the FDA warns can be toxic if absorbed by the body
MarketWatch.com
Published: June 22, 2020 at 2:41 p.m. ET
By Mark DeCambre

The FDA issued a warning about sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico

Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-9-hand-sanitizers-that-the-fda-warns-can-be-toxic-if-absorbed-by-the-body-2020-06-22

Excerpts:
The Food and Drug Administration over the weekend issued a warning on nine alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico that it says contain wood methanol, a toxic substance that could ultimately result in death of absorbed through the skin or ingested.

“Consumers who have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing methanol should seek immediate treatment, which is critical for potential reversal of toxic effects of methanol poisoning,” the FDA wrote on June 19.

“Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death,” the report indicated. The agency said the risk of possible ingestion centered mostly on young children or adolescents who might use alcohol-based sanitizers as a substitute for grain alcohol.

Here are a list of the hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem:
All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01)
Esk Biochem Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-007-01)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-008-04)
The Good Gel Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-010-10)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-005-03)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 75% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-009-01)
CleanCare NoGerm Advanced Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol (NDC: 74589-003-01)
Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-001-01)

Unfortunately, the article does not define what retailers are carrying (or were carrying) these products. Best to check all your sanitizer bottles and to avoid these brands in the future.

Here's the company web site: https://www.bioganix.com/pages/cleancare

and, the FDA page: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-advises-consumers-not-use-hand-sanitizer-products-manufactured-eskbiochem

KY

(cross-posted to GD due to potential health risk)
June 21, 2020

AP Coverage: Rally stiffing and Trump lies

For AP's general news site, see: https://apnews.com/

Trump comeback rally features empty seats, staff infections
By KEVIN FREKING and JONATHAN LEMIRE

Link: https://apnews.com/1a59b4efe97f2249d414ae4f0b3c6495

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally Saturday by defining the upcoming election as a stark choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism. But his intended show of political force amid a pandemic featured thousands of empty seats and new coronavirus cases on his own campaign staff.

and...........

AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN

Link: https://apnews.com/203dcf15c580a0c6a5026b68c51b6b2f

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely told supporters Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. On multiple fronts, the revival of the Trump campaign rally marked the return of distortions from months ago.

and finally.....

Trump suggests US slow virus testing to avoid bad statistics
By KEVIN FREKING

Link: https://apnews.com/476068bd60e9048303b736e9d7fc6572

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19.

Trump told supporters at his campaign rally that the U.S. has tested 25 million people, far more than any other country. The “bad part,” Trump said, is that widespread testing leads to logging more cases of the virus.

“When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people, you’re going to find more cases,” Trump said. “So I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down, please.’ They test and they test.”


KY...........
June 21, 2020

Meanwhile, Democrats held a peaceful Juneteenth rally....

Juneteenth: Tulsans gather to hear speakers, enjoy music and more in Tulsa's Greenwood District
By Jimmie Tramel
Tulsa World

Read it here: https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/juneteenth-tulsans-gather-to-hear-speakers-enjoy-music-and-more-in-tulsas-greenwood-district/article_81aca293-6a86-5ace-ac97-96ea719b64ec.html#1

Excerpts:
Update: Cool weather, evening hours and the pending main event of Juneteenth (a keynote address by Al Sharpton) led to a crowd surge in the Greenwood District. People sat on blankets or lawn chairs as they staked out positions in front of the entertainment stage to hear speakers and performers.

Rep. Regina Goodwin thanked organizers for arranging “an expression of love, because that’s what it is.”

Many speakers urged attendees to exercise their right to vote. Rep. Monroe Nichols said, “If you don’t go vote, you wasted everybody’s time here.” A voter registration booth was on site at the festival. By 6 p.m., the stack of new registration forms numbered about 100, according to a staffer at the table.
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Kids played catch with a football, people posed for photos in front of a Black Wall Street mural and music from KBOB (Black on Black Community radio) filled the air as Awesome Jeremy provided art instruction.

Setting a good example for all to see in Tulsa.........

I wonder if Rev. Sharpton drew a bigger crowd that tRump......
June 20, 2020

Another morbid thought about tRump's Tulsa rally....

How many thousands of deplorables are holding Tulsa Coronapalooza TV viewing parties in their homes or at their favorite bar tonight?

The blowback from this childish event may be far worst than we imagined......

KY

(apologies to the Coronapalooza music fest)

June 19, 2020

Coronavirus: Why US is expecting an 'avalanche' of evictions

Coronavirus: Why US is expecting an 'avalanche' of evictions
By Jessica Lussenhop
BBC News

(I do not suggest you read this if you're having a rough day. It includes a number of very sad stories)

Read it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53088352

Excerpts:
As hair salons, churches and restaurants reopen across the US, so are eviction courts. Advocates and experts say that an unprecedented crush of evictions is coming, threatening millions of Americans with homelessness as a possible second wave of the pandemic looms.
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The federal CARES Act, which passed in early April, froze evictions for renters living in federally subsidised housing or in property backed by government loans. Surveys estimated that in the month of May, nearly a third of renters failed to pay their landlords on time, and over half had lost jobs due to the crisis.

But as the country begins opening up again, moratoriums are ending and 40% of states no longer offer renters any protection. The CARES Act protections only apply to less than one-third of the country's 108 million renters. Missouri is one of nine states in the US that never issued any type of statewide moratorium or stay on eviction proceedings, leaving it up to cities, counties and even individual courthouses to determine how to move forward. As temporary protections are falling away, like a patchwork quilt slowly fraying, hundreds of evictions are already under way in states like Missouri, Virginia and Texas. That could be sending thousands to homeless shelters or to double up with family, at a time when coronavirus cases are still on the rise in many places.

"No court anywhere should be evicting anybody until at least the pandemic has sufficiently subsided," said Eric Dunn, director of litigation for the National Housing Law Project. "Most people being evicted right now - it's because their incomes have been disrupted during the crisis. Where are they supposed to go? It's not like they have money to move somewhere else."

Included in the article are some heart-wrenching stories from real, hard-working people that are the victims of cold, heartless corporations and individual landlords.

Why aren't corporations and individual landlords going to bat for these tenants with the government rather than booting them out on the street?

Unfettered, unregulated capitalism silences the voice of those that suffer most across the globe..... .....
June 19, 2020

State Supreme Court denies last-ditch appeal seeking Trump rally follows safety protocols

Source: Tulsa World

The state Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to require a Tulsa judge order BOK Center management follow COVID-19 “mandatory social distancing guidelines” during President Donald Trump’s campaign rally this weekend.

The decision appears to end an attempt by two Greenwood businesses and two individuals to require BOK Center management to enforce COVID-19 social distancing and other measures designed to limit the spread of the deadly virus ahead of Trump’s rally Saturday.

The rally Saturday is expected to fill the 19,000-plus seat arena to capacity, with thousands more perhaps outside the arena.

Tulsa Health Department Executive Director Bruce Dart has said he wants the Trump rally to be postponed since the city is in the midst of a major resurgence in new COVID-19 cases.

Read more: https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/state-supreme-court-denies-last-ditch-appeal-seeking-trump-rally-follows-safety-protocols-to-prevent/article_105beee4-5383-590d-9c48-4cc0334a4171.html



This is an outright moral crime against all Tulsa citizens and citizens of adjoining areas, as many officials want to prevent a super-spreader event of COVID-19. Adding insult to injury, the cost for it will come out of taxpayer's pockets - local, state and federal.

There seems to be no bottom to what Republicans will do to hold and expand their power.....

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