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Postmaster #DeJoy is testifying before the Senate this morning. It's LIVE now. He started off by saying the elections will not be affected by @USPS changes, while noting that his time is short and he won't stick around for an afternoon session, as requested.
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 Under grilling, #DeJoy said there will be NO transparency -- he declined to commit to providing data to the Senate on mail-interruption planning prior to removing sorting machines, cutting @USPS staffing and eliminating post boxes. When asked how #COVID19 complicates...
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3/...he indicated there was no data.
When asked what happened to the removed mail sorting machines, he said they were dismantled & sold for scrap -- no way to reinstall them.
#DeJoy admitted no @USPS analysis of impact prior to changes was done regarding... MORE
4/...medicines deliveries, Social Security checks, bills payments, Veterans checks....
Under questioning he refused to commit to provision to Senate of data on the impact of slowing down @USPS on Americans' health, wealth, commerce or well-being.
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None of the studies of #COVID19 treatment use of serum taken from survivors (aka convalescent serum therapy) show positive results, & @US_FDA has stopped approving its use.
But @realDonaldTrump will announce a breakthru tonight.
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2/ This not new, just his insistence it works. No coincidence, I'm sure, that it comes on the eve of the #RNCConvention2020 putting a positive spin on the #COVID19 crisis.
Here's what we know about convalescent therapy so far.
It might work: MORE
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 But on Aug 19 the @NIH & @US_FDA urged a hold on use of the treatments, citing lack of clear evidence that it is beneficial. And it is not risk-free.
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I truly detest 2020.
Now my beloved alma mater @ucsc has been evacuated, as one of the >300 fires in California caused by lightning strikes is roaring through the redwoods, just about 2 miles from the center of campus. It's 0% contained.
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2/ UCSC students & personnel evacuated to the Boardwalk, in the foreground. The campus is in those hills, and this photo was taken several hours ago. There are actually 2 fires raging in the mountains at the same time.
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3/These fires- - 100s of various sizes across California -- were sparked by unprecedented lightning storms amid extreme heat. These are #climatechange events: lightning like this has never before been seen in the region. Firefighters are stretched thin, frm San Diego to Solano.
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Yesterday a bipartisan trio of Southern Mayors (Miami, Atlanta, New Orleans) addressed the @AspenSecurity summit, talking about #COVID19. They all expressed concern about handling hurricanes amid the #pandemic, given stretched 1st responders + poss spread among evacuees.
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2/ Also yesterday @NOAA issued its hurricane season forecast, and it's dreadful cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/outlo…
Key points:
-“The outlook indicates an 85% chance of an above-normal season, only a 10% chance of a near-normal season”
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cnbc.com/2020/08/06/atl…
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 -19-25 Named Storms, which includes the 9 named storms during May-July (earliest ever)
-7-11 Hurricanes, including 2 hurricanes to date
-3-6 Major Hurricanes (CAT3 or worse)
-Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) range of 140%-230% of the median
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