Category: PoliticsAffectsUS!

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Voices of reason are being fired. It happened at Amazon, it’s happening in the Navy. Protecting lives takes precedence in Covid 19 time, especially. If Corporate CEO’s or our government can’t or won’t make decisions to benefit We the Peolle, who will speak out on our behalf? People are courageous to speak truth to Power and should be praised not fired! There ought to be a Law!

April 2, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/navy-removes-aircraft-carrier-captain-who-spoke-out-about-coronavirus-response-from-post/2020/04/02/ddd4c9ae-751e-11ea-a9bd-9f8b593300d0_story.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Icelandic government working with a subsidiary of Amgen, are going to embark on a Nationwide test of every individual, symptomatic or not. Similar to the German town being tested, these areas are 250,000 people and should offer clues to the virus spread and allows the Country to check contacts. Meanwhile, schools are partially open and economic collapse avoidable.

April 2, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/02/free-coronavirus-test-anyone-this-country-its-possible/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Dire times ahead for those with out work & income. We need systems in place for food distribution, protective clothing & testing to separate well populations. Those of us who are healthy could help. There is Take Charge America for food distribution.

April 2, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/another-3-1-million-americans-likely-sought-unemployment-benefits-last-week-11585819800

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Trump uses discretionary power to strip Tribal rights, to end pollution controls, to destroy the CDC & Federal oversight, to assure limited testing , with maximum contagion, while promoting Small ineffective government. What happed to Government by the People for the People?

April 1, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/31/trump-administration-revokes-mashpee-wampanoag-tribe-reservation-status

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce As we fight Covid 19, this town is also battling another Plastics Plant with the potential to further increase cancer cases with their toxic fumes & pollutants. There ought to be a Law , saying they can’t build in population centers. Unfortunately, corporate power reigns & Trump loosened pollution controls. People over Profits so we can survive & thrive

April 1, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/01/cancer-town-chemical-plant-plastics-louisiana-toxic-pollution-greenhouse-gas

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Perhaps with Dr’s like Smith, many will Survive & Thrive, especially, if they self Quarantine, wash, use masks , gloves & social distancing. Help is coming with testing. Then, we separate the sick population from the immune & healthy.

April 1, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-emails-columbia-craig-smith-11585711804

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce There is testing available at small University Labs around the Country. This doesn’t compensate for a lack of Federal government sponsored mail in program. If we had Large Scale testing, deaths would be limited, and many of us could continue working. This not the way to run a Pandemic or a Country.

April 1, 2020

http://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-tests-arent-hard-to-find-everywhere-11585738800

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce A hot spot in Germany to become a scientific laboratory for the study of viral transmission & containment. They intend to recommend procedures for living with a contagion while maintaining an economy and saving lives. First report next week. A model for everyone living with future Pandemics. How to survive and thrive!

March 31, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/31/virologists-to-turn-germany-worst-hit-district-into-coronavirus-laboratory

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce #Whole Foods employee’s striking tomorrow to protest poor working conditions. They have no Protective gear, they want paid sick leave & safe sanitary conditions. Better for them and better for the Community. They want to protect part time workers as well.

March 30, 2020

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AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Mismanagement at the Federal level leaves testing in Limbo. Too many agencies, plus a wavering President, cost us valuable lost time & lives. Where’s the back up for testing now? Only massive testing & tracking of contagion can mitigate contagion & help us get back to work!

March 30, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/30/11-100000-what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus-testing-us/