Of vaccine searches and impeachments....
Feb. 12th, 2021 02:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osodecanelaI'm getting old and not so tolerant.
The TV is sounding like a modern day Paul Revere. "The vaccine is coming" The Vaccine is coming!" Well, not fast enough for me I'm afraid. According to the state of California, at 65 I am now eligible to be vaccinated. Good luck finding it however.
Locally, we're way behind vaccinating. there was one batch of the Moderna vaccine that had a higher than expected allergic reaction rate at a site in Southern California and for the time being the rest of that batch was place on hold. That includes 7500 doses that were shipped to this county. Bloody wonderful. Supposedly, they are asking recently retired MDs and RNs to volunteer to give out vaccines. I would be more than happy to. Just not before I have had the jab myself, given my personal risks. I'm not having any luck finding out where I can go and get the shot so I can go volunteer, nor am I seeing where I could sign up to volunteer.
It angers me. My friend's parents in rural North Carolina, in the heart of Trump's Republican country, had absolutely no trouble finding the vaccine and getting it. I know because I had a personal chat with them, telling them why it was crucial they get it. Less than 4 days post chat, they were vaccinated. In Democratic Northern California, I am still waiting. Even though the Governor's office says officially, I am eligible, none of the local vaccinations sites will make me an appointment. Either they have no vaccines or they are still working their way through those age 70 and up. My age 65 with significant health related risks isn't putting me any higher on anyone's list for now. Other than the Governor's that is.
I have been stewing over the impeachment hearings this week. I have deeply appreciated the house managers and their presentation. It's damning of Trump. The videos played in the Senate chambers have made is dramatically clear just how close we came to bloodshed of our elected representatives, whipped up by Trump on the ellipse and then aimed directly at the Capitol. The videos have been graphic. I cannot understand how anyone in the room watching them cannot be moved, especially anyone that was there that day and who could easily have been victim to that mob.
The reports that folks like Senators Hawley, Cruz, Scott (Florida) and Paul sitting there with their eyes averted, reading magazines or doodling absolutely incenses me. Five people died in the attack on our capitol. Two more Capitol police took their own lives thereafter. 140 officers were injured. The Capitol was left in shambles, by our own fellow citizens. If spurring this mob on to attack a co-equal branch of government isn't an impeachable offense, then what is? I just don't get it.
The TV is sounding like a modern day Paul Revere. "The vaccine is coming" The Vaccine is coming!" Well, not fast enough for me I'm afraid. According to the state of California, at 65 I am now eligible to be vaccinated. Good luck finding it however.
Locally, we're way behind vaccinating. there was one batch of the Moderna vaccine that had a higher than expected allergic reaction rate at a site in Southern California and for the time being the rest of that batch was place on hold. That includes 7500 doses that were shipped to this county. Bloody wonderful. Supposedly, they are asking recently retired MDs and RNs to volunteer to give out vaccines. I would be more than happy to. Just not before I have had the jab myself, given my personal risks. I'm not having any luck finding out where I can go and get the shot so I can go volunteer, nor am I seeing where I could sign up to volunteer.
It angers me. My friend's parents in rural North Carolina, in the heart of Trump's Republican country, had absolutely no trouble finding the vaccine and getting it. I know because I had a personal chat with them, telling them why it was crucial they get it. Less than 4 days post chat, they were vaccinated. In Democratic Northern California, I am still waiting. Even though the Governor's office says officially, I am eligible, none of the local vaccinations sites will make me an appointment. Either they have no vaccines or they are still working their way through those age 70 and up. My age 65 with significant health related risks isn't putting me any higher on anyone's list for now. Other than the Governor's that is.
I have been stewing over the impeachment hearings this week. I have deeply appreciated the house managers and their presentation. It's damning of Trump. The videos played in the Senate chambers have made is dramatically clear just how close we came to bloodshed of our elected representatives, whipped up by Trump on the ellipse and then aimed directly at the Capitol. The videos have been graphic. I cannot understand how anyone in the room watching them cannot be moved, especially anyone that was there that day and who could easily have been victim to that mob.
The reports that folks like Senators Hawley, Cruz, Scott (Florida) and Paul sitting there with their eyes averted, reading magazines or doodling absolutely incenses me. Five people died in the attack on our capitol. Two more Capitol police took their own lives thereafter. 140 officers were injured. The Capitol was left in shambles, by our own fellow citizens. If spurring this mob on to attack a co-equal branch of government isn't an impeachable offense, then what is? I just don't get it.
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Date: 2021-02-14 02:51 am (UTC)On the other hand, I expect that the impeachment result (majority but not the 2/3 required to convict) will turn out to be a disaster for the GOP. They're already fractured, but now Trump is still in play, and will be a distraction for the next few years. They've alienated the centrists, and the lunatic fringe probably won't be self-sustaining. Advertisers are dropping Fox News, and the audience is trickling away toward more extreme alt-right outlets. We're not out of the woods yet, but I've got hope for civilization.
Cable bundling
Date: 2021-02-17 03:17 am (UTC)I did hear something disturbing recently with regard to Fox & advertising. If the commentary was correct, Fox is getting a rather large amount from the cable providers in fees, in comparison to other channels, making them less dependent on their advertisers.
A customer drive to get Fox unbundled and sold separately might be helpful in getting them to change. (Along with some significant lawsuits from folks like Dominion and Smartmatic.)
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Date: 2021-02-15 05:01 am (UTC)I received my first inoculation on January 24th and receive the second on 2-21. It's the Moderna vaccine, so 4 weeks between shots. I was vaccinated because of my work. By 2-21, 99% of the residents of my building will have received their first shot. I know of only one neighbor who does not want to get vaccinated and she's a retired nurse.
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Date: 2021-02-16 07:35 pm (UTC)A retired nurse, eh? My first thought was not charitable, so I won’t share it. My second was “hmm, wonder if she worked for a chiropractor?”
My last thought was how sad! It’s people like that who will help perpetuate the pandemic.
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Date: 2021-02-17 01:52 am (UTC)