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GDP decrease

lundi 3 août 2020 à 02:00

The US GDP decreased by 10% in April-June, which is a lot.

Notice how the article uses an indirect way to state this — with an "annualized" figure, which I think means "How much would the total decrease be if it continued at this rate for a year." Since it is clear that what happened in April will not happen every month, that is even more misleading than it would be in other situations.

Nonetheless, it is a big decrease and shows we are in for hard times.

Alternate reporting system for hospital data

lundi 3 août 2020 à 02:00

The government set up in April an alternate reporting system for hospital data, and did so in a big hurry, bypassing normal contracting rules.

This leads me to suspect that the scheme of cutting the CDC out of the loop for Covid-19 statistics, to keep the public in the dark, was planned back in April.

Children have very high levels of virus

lundi 3 août 2020 à 02:00

Children who catch Covid-19 can have very high levels of virus. Don't assume you won't catch it from a child!

Switching to renewable electric generation

lundi 3 août 2020 à 02:00

Australia now has a plan for switching to renewable electric generation. It's not as fast as it needs to be, but it can be accelerated.

The next question is whether the planet-roaster ministers in power will allow it to happen.

Urgent: No weapon spending on Covid-19 relief

lundi 3 août 2020 à 02:00

US citizens: call on Pelosi to reject the Republican plan to spend billions for more weapons as "Covid-19 relief".

How do you spell relief? "W E A P O N S".