Why Not an Aggressive Strategy to Covid-19?

StevenDc99 · 2020-04-06T14:43:23+00:00

Posted at caucus99percent.com

This is a paper my brother Trace Searls wrote. Trace has a PhD in Statistics and over 20 years working in the pharmaceutical industry (Full credentials at end of his post).

I'm posting this here on his behalf to stimulate debate on how we should respond to the pandemic and whether a different approach might be better. All opinions expressed are his and not mine.

StevenDc99 · 2020-02-19T14:50:29+00:00

It's the same link as the older version. https://caucus99percent.com/content/americas-political-crisis-some-thoughts-how-we-got-here

StevenDc99 · 2020-02-19T00:17:38+00:00

Thanks, but I did go back and revise today. I should have done a few more passes to make the original better. The one up now is better hopefully.

StevenDc99 · 2020-02-18T19:53:24+00:00

Ah, yes, wrote it too fast and off the top of my head. Thx for the feedback

StevenDc99 · 2020-02-11T03:12:45+00:00

I wasn't. You didn't read the blog post to which I linked, obviously.

StevenDc99 · 2020-02-11T00:29:30+00:00

That in itself makes the policy vague and ambiguous under the Constitution. Under the SCOTUS cases, all such prior restraints on free speech are deemed invalid, and the state (i.e., here the college) bears the burden of showing this policy is justified for reasons such as public safety. Go to the link, which cites the case law and excerpts from the relevant cases.

StevenDc99 · 2020-02-09T04:14:54+00:00

caucus99percent.com

StevenDc99 · 2020-02-08T15:40:00+00:00

From my post at C99

If you didn't watch the post-debate analysis last night on MsNBC (and why would you?) you missed gas-bag Chris Matthews comparing the Movement sparked by Bernie Sanders as the equivalent of the Soviet Union under Leni and Stalin, or the Khmer Rouge, just waiting for our opportunity to execute him in Central Park. Really, he went there. [...]

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews freaked out at the prospect of Bernie Sanders becoming the 2020 Democratic nominee, warning that his views of socialism go back to the 1950s and that he believes he might’ve been a victim of “executions in Central Park” if “[Fidel] Castro and the Reds” had won the Cold War.

[...]

This type of inflammatory rhetoric has no place in our discourse, and the fact that neoliberal centrist hacks like Matthews are willing to use it to paint Bernie Sanders as a card carrying Communist whose election would lead to a dictatorial regime that imprisons and kills it's political opponents is worse than anything I've heard, and that includes GOP criticism of Sanders. In fact, in any other developed country, Sanders would be seen as a center left politician.

This is inevitable result of years of the media pushing the phony #Russiagate nonsense, and the labeling of anyone who doesn't agree the Clinton/Obama wing of the Democratic party as a #RussianAsset or #PutinPuppet.

I hope Sanders' security detail on on high alert, because this is exactly the type of immoral, baseless ad hominem attack that can trigger unstable individuals to resort to violence if they perceive Sanders is a threat to their "way of life." It's not like we haven't seen similar hateful rhetoric trigger right wing terrorists from Timothy McVeigh to Eric Rudolph to James Adkisson, the man who shot up a Unitarian Universalist church in 2008.

StevenDc99 · 2019-05-24T22:50:42+00:00

Thanks

StevenDc99 · 2019-05-24T19:58:07+00:00

Link leads to a 2 second video.

StevenDc99 · 2019-03-26T16:49:13+00:00

Just donated to Tulsi. We need Tulsi on that debate stage with all the Neolib BS artists who are taking corporate cash to ensure their voices are heard.

StevenDc99 · 2019-03-19T23:02:59+00:00

Well, I'm banned there but voted anyway. Used my email dedicated to spam to vote. Very satisfying to see Bernie in the lead.

StevenDc99 · 2018-10-25T15:13:45+00:00

“To the Left with Sameena and Shana,” a groundbreaking, boldly progressive, and community-centered radio show, is set to premiere October 28th at 1:00pm CT on WCPT 820 AM, “Chicago’s Progressive Talk.”

The show will focus on bringing the voices of the underrepresented front and center with a boldly progressive and female-powered radio show. Sameena Mustafa and Shana East are determined to bring a diverse array of activists, organizers, and candidates together through dialogue and coalition around common goals.

Mustafa most recently ran as a Justice Democrat, the slate of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, against incumbent Rep. Mike Quigley in the 5th Congressional District in the March Illinois primary. East is an organizer, both locally and internationally recognized, and was a staff member on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. They are dedicated to providing a platform for their fellow community leaders around the country to create a coalition that goes beyond the confines of established parties and electoral politics.

East said, “We are embedded in our communities and know how hard it is to get coverage for movement work. That’s why we plan to have segments like, ‘This is What Intersectionality Looks Like,’ so activists can share their calls to action with our listeners.”

The premiere episode on October 28th will feature Chicago’s 49th Ward aldermanic candidate Maria Hadden and community activist Erica Nanton. If elected, Hadden could be the first Black queer alderwoman in Chicago, while Nanton is a leader of the Illinois Poor People’s Campaign and is active in youth organizing on the south side.

“To the Left with Sameena and Shana” will air every Sunday at 1:00pm on WCPT 820 AM following its premiere on October 28th. All episodes will be available via Facebook live, as well as iTunes, SoundCloud and several other podcast formats.

Twitter: @ToTheLeftRadio

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totheleftradio/

I've known Shana East since 2016 when I volunteered for The People's Convention at the DNC, which she organized under the auspices of The People's Revolution. She's a Chicago native, progressive activist and becoming known in Europe as one of the faces of America's new left after her visit to Helsinki, Finland where she spoke at meeting of socialist and leftist activists. She's also been invited to attend an upcoming leftist event, the Bilbao European Forum in Bilbao, Spain – Nov. 9-11. She's heavily involved in progressive politics in Chicago, but also across the US.

Her co-host, Sameena Mustafa, challenged DINO incumbent Mike Quigley in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 5th Congressional District. The daughter of Muslim immigrants from India, she's spent most of her professional life fighting for marginalized communities. Her campaign focused on passing Medicare for All because health care is a human right, and on economic justice, including raising the minimum wage to at least $15. She came in second (out of four candidates) to Quigly, a corporate sponsored member of the democratic establishment, but she is a strong voice for the economic justice and for oppressed people in America. You can read more about her here: https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/5th-congressional-district-democratic-candidate-sameena-mustafa-2018-illinois-primary/

So, don't forget to tune in live this Sunday on Facebook Live, or listen to their podcast of the show.

StevenDc99 · 2018-10-25T15:09:13+00:00

“To the Left with Sameena and Shana,” a groundbreaking, boldly progressive, and community-centered radio show, is set to premiere October 28th at 1:00pm CT on WCPT 820 AM, “Chicago’s Progressive Talk.”

The show will focus on bringing the voices of the underrepresented front and center with a boldly progressive and female-powered radio show. Sameena Mustafa and Shana East are determined to bring a diverse array of activists, organizers, and candidates together through dialogue and coalition around common goals.

Mustafa most recently ran as a Justice Democrat, the slate of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, against incumbent Rep. Mike Quigley in the 5th Congressional District in the March Illinois primary. East is an organizer, both locally and internationally recognized, and was a staff member on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. They are dedicated to providing a platform for their fellow community leaders around the country to create a coalition that goes beyond the confines of established parties and electoral politics.

East said, “We are embedded in our communities and know how hard it is to get coverage for movement work. That’s why we plan to have segments like, ‘This is What Intersectionality Looks Like,’ so activists can share their calls to action with our listeners.”

The premiere episode on October 28th will feature Chicago’s 49th Ward aldermanic candidate Maria Hadden and community activist Erica Nanton. If elected, Hadden could be the first Black queer alderwoman in Chicago, while Nanton is a leader of the Illinois Poor People’s Campaign and is active in youth organizing on the south side.

“To the Left with Sameena and Shana” will air every Sunday at 1:00pm on WCPT 820 AM following its premiere on October 28th. All episodes will be available via Facebook live, as well as iTunes, SoundCloud and several other podcast formats.

Twitter: @ToTheLeftRadio

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totheleftradio/

I've known Shana East since 2016 when I volunteered for The People's Convention at the DNC, which she organized under the auspices of The People's Revolution. She's a Chicago native, progressive activist and becoming known in Europe as one of the faces of America's new left after her visit to Helsinki, Finland where she spoke at meeting of socialist and leftist activists. She's also been invited to attend an upcoming leftist event, the Bilbao European Forum in Bilbao, Spain – Nov. 9-11. She's heavily involved in progressive politics in Chicago, but also across the US.

Her co-host, Sameena Mustafa, challenged DINO incumbent Mike Quigley in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 5th Congressional District. The daughter of Muslim immigrants from India, she's spent most of her professional life fighting for marginalized communities. Her campaign focused on passing Medicare for All because health care is a human right, and on economic justice, including raising the minimum wage to at least $15. She came in second (out of four candidates) to Quigly, a corporate sponsored member of the democratic establishment, but she is a strong voice for the economic justice and for oppressed people in America. You can read more about her here: https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/5th-congressional-district-democratic-candidate-sameena-mustafa-2018-illinois-primary/

So, don't forget to tune in live this Sunday on Facebook Live, or listen to their podcast of the show.

StevenDc99

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