CV Pandemic Daily Notes 201008

CV02. Humor: Political Explanations, CV04. Politics: Disenfranchisement Pandemic, CV09. Arts, Creativity: India, Spreading Awareness, CV11. Exploitation: Navajo Situation, CV12. Personal, Relationships: What is Reported vs Seen, CV23. Polemic, Myphysis: Michigan, Kidnap Governor, CV26. Environment, One Health: Cross Jurisdiction Cluster, CV30. Methodology: Interdisciplinary Approach

PDN Introduction.

CV02. Humor: How Politicians Sound When Explaining Covid Rules Video ^CV20.

CV04. Politics: Covid-19 Pandemic Amplifying Voter Disenfranchisement.

CV09. Arts, Creativity: India Spreading Pandemic Awareness Through Art.

CV11. Exploitation: Using aid to control a community. Covid-19 Ravages Navajo Nation as Trump Makes Election Play for Area. | Tourist Sites on Navajo Nation to Remain Closed Through 2020 200815-CV08.1. Navajo Nation Coronavirus Deaths Rise to 500. Navajo Woman Who Survived Covid-19 Finds Joy in Simple Steps. This Is a Milestone: Navajo Nation Reports Zero New Covid-19 Cases for 1^st Time since March. Air Bridge Program Delivers Thousands of Pounds of Relief from COVID-19 to Navajo and Hopi Communities. Navajo Nation Will Participate in Covid-19 Vaccine Trials. Navajo Nation Health Care Workers Develop Innovations to Control the Spread of Covid-19 ^CV07. To Limit Covid-19, Navajo Leader Says: Listen to Your Public Health Professionals. Navajo Nation Has No Covid-19 Deaths for 2^nd Consecutive Day, which only indicates that medical care is only now meeting national standards which have lowered the death rate while spread continues. Navajo Nation Extends Curfews after Uptick in Covid-19 Cases. 200808-CV25B.

CV12. Personal, Relationships: I live in a rural area near the border of two counties in an area that the state of California rates as having widespread CV. The difference between media reporting and official statements is considerable. This highlights what has always been a major weakness of parademic being limited to reports by others, rather than those who have direct observation on a daily basis ^CV30. What I see differs from the news. Masks are worn everywhere (even those with MAGA hats), our scanty medical system is still intact and financially secure. We have had very few local cases of CV, most of those transported in and not resulting in local transmission. This differs from the picture portrayed by media and government.

CV23. Polemic, Myphysis: Charges Announced in Plot to Kidnap the Governor of Michigan. Angry at the governor’s policies to combat the spread of Covid-19, the men deemed Whitmer a tyrant and spent months planning to kidnap her, the government claims. They zeroed in on a plan to use deadly force to attack Whitmer’s vacation home, and planned to purchase additional supplies this week. Michigan AG Says White Supremacist Groups Were Behind Plot to Kidnap Whitmer. Trump Newly Criticizes Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s Covid-19 Lockdown on Day Militia’s Plot to Kidnap Her Was Foiled. Possible indicator of more and more extreme efforts to keep illusion.

            -A. ADDED How Gretchen Whitmer Became a Target of Right Wing Hate, is part of a larger pattern of misogyny. FBI Charges 6 in Violent Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor, Overwhelmed White Nationalist Militia Spread Way Too Thin Plotting Attacks Against Everyone Trump Wants ^CV02. Attorney General Barr Stays in Background after Michigan Arrests, not directly related to CV but the problem of not applying laws to right wing groups who have exacerbated CV.

CV26. Environment, One Health: The interaction of the Orthodox communities and antivax, in both New York and Israel has been noted in previous cross infection outbreaks, specifically measles. De Blasio Closing Schools, Businesses in 9 New York Neighborhoods Where Virus Is Spiking. Some Orthodox Jews Bristle at NYC’s Response to Virus Surge. But There Is No Coronavirus, Shocked Cynic Told Doctors, Waking up in Hospital. Backlash Grows in Orthodox Jewish Areas over Virus Crackdown by Cuomo. Israeli Police Clash with Ultra Orthodox over Virus Rules. Just Not Fair: Communities Bristle at New NYC Shutdowns. Top Ultra Orthodox Rabbi Contracts Covid after Breaking Quarantine on Yom Kippur. High Profile Lockdown Breachers Fuel Israeli Mistrust. Protests Continue as NYC Renews Restrictions for Covid-19 Hot Spots. 200927-CV16.

CV30. Methodology: Science Is Needed to Rescue the Nation From COVID-19, but Not Just Traditional Biomedical Science. As the US pushes rigorous education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), it is worth reflecting on this global pandemic and what kind of science society is not effectively using. So far, the greatest unmet need in successfully fighting coronavirus disease 2019 in the US relates to the insights provided by the social sciences rather than by the traditional biomedical sciences. Sociologists and psychologists are as important in this crisis as virologists and epidemiologists. In the US, people are comfortable with and accustomed to scientists rescuing them or helping them avoid disaster. But when that does not work perfectly, or leaves temporary gaps, people are left to rely on something less predictable – the human psyche and human interaction – to prevent the spread of the virus. Once again this is what I call parademic, the study of human behavior in the context of an accelerated biocalamity.