RFK Jr had a disastrous interview. #doctor #publichealth

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ioNFdWCgXP0 

 

Jon Stewart hits Donald Trump over lack of prep for trade war

"How did you not know that other countries weren't going to fight back?" he said of Trump, slamming the president for not preparing for the tariff standoff. 

The late night TV host continued, telling the audience, "We could have stockpiled magnets and rare earth materials like Japan did in a spat with China. But why bother preparing for a war that you yourself are launching?"

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5272630-jon-stewart-donald-trump-trade-war-lack-of-preparation/

 

If Immigration’s At Your Door, Here’s What To Do

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PQKO1M_deNE

Bird flu is a real pandemic threat. Are we prepared for the worst?

A strain now circulating in dairy cows appears to carry little risk for humans at present, but we need to develop an effective strategy before it mutates…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/16/bird-flu-pandemic-threat-prepared

I helped advise the US government on the next likely pandemic. What I learned is alarming

These are the challenges facing experts as we try to plan for a future pandemic. However, progress is stalling. In the meetings I've attended, the sentiment is one of frustration as political priorities have shifted away from public health. In the US, President Joe Biden has been actively engaged in global health security, and his secretary of state, Antony Blinken, invited several experts – including myself – to brief him directly on post-Covid-19 response. However, Biden now faces re-election and a fight against Donald Trump, who did not show any interest in this issue during his presidency. Here in the UK, it feels difficult to make the case for a potential pathogen that could affect the country, when the NHS is falling apart…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/25/us-government-pandemic-virus-vaccine

Deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust spurs a crisis of confidence in the idea of Israel – and its possible renewal

How is it possible that a powerful nation was so complacent?…

https://theconversation.com/deadliest-day-for-jews-since-the-holocaust-spurs-a-crisis-of-confidence-in-the-idea-of-israel-and-its-possible-renewal-215507

Democratic report details Trump administration's COVID failings: Suffering was 'not inevitable' - ABC News

"You'll see specific actions," he said, pointing to policymaking and private sector collaboration geared toward improving pandemic response. "I'm not a guy that wants to have a report written and then it collects dust on the shelf, that doesn't do anybody any good."…

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-report-details-trump-administrations-covid-failings-suffering/story

Once again, America is in denial about signs of a fresh Covid wave

…Not only is there a gaping hole in our immunity wall, but the $58bn budget of the American Pandemic Prepared Plan (AP3) advanced by the White House to comprehensively address the deficiencies was gutted by the Senate, reduced to $2bn, now threatening to cancel the order of more than 9.2m Paxlovid pills, the Test-to Treat program announced at the State of the Union address, along with better data, wastewater surveillance, efforts to develop a pan-coronavirus vaccine, research on long Covid, and many other critical public health measures…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/16/once-again-america-is-in-denial-about-signs-of-a-fresh-covid-wave

'California and Texas are warnings': blackouts show US deeply unprepared for the climate crisis | Climate change | The Guardian

"In both cases, you had an extreme climate or weather event. And in both cases, the states were not prepared."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/19/power-outages-texas-california-climate-crisis

Obama highlights Biden's tweet from a year ago warning Trump wasn't ready for pandemic | TheHill

...In the 2019 tweet, which came far before the coronavirus pandemic was on Americans' radar, Biden wrote, "We are not prepared for a pandemic. Trump has rolled back progress President Obama and I made to strengthen global health security. We need leadership that builds public trust, focuses on real threats, and mobilizes the world to stop outbreaks before they reach our shores."...

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/522695-obama-highlights-bidens-tweet-from-a-year-ago-warning-trump-wasnt-ready-for

Kushner COVID-19 plan axed because virus hit Democrats worst: report - Business Insider

Some members of Jared Kushner's coronavirus task force believed the pandemic would affect Democratic areas worse and may have adjusted accordingly, Vanity Fair reported. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/kushner-covid-19-plan-maybe-axed-for-political-reasons-report-2020-7

Fact check: In 2017, Anthony Fauci warned of potential outbreak

As COVID-19 case counts and deaths continue to climb in the U.S., critics have accused the Trump administration of downplaying the extent of the virus and delaying crucial steps needed to combat the spread. While public health officials warned President Donald Trump early this year about a potential outbreak, social media posts claim Dr. Anthony Fauci sounded the alarm about an infectious disease outbreak years earlier.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/29/fact-check-2017-anthony-fauci-warned-potential-outbreak/5494601002/

Everything Bush said to do to prepare for a pandemic but Trump ignored - Business Insider

In 2005, while on vacation at his ranch outside Crawford, Texas, President George W. Bush read John M. Barry's "The Great Influenza." The book examines how the US was impacted by the 1918 flu pandemic, the deadliest viral outbreak since the Black Death. At the time, the country was focused on other crises — notably the war in Iraq and global terrorism — but Bush was adamant about preparing for a massive national health crisis.
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-bush-said-prepare-for-a-pandemic-that-trump-ignored-2020-5

Trump’s stockpile chief put focus on biodefense. An old client benefited. - The Washington Post

Robert Kadlec's office at HHS made a deal to buy up to $2.8 billion of smallpox vaccine from a company that once paid him as a consultant, a connection he did not disclose on a Senate questionnaire when he was nominated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/before-pandemic-trumps-stockpile-chief-put-focus-on-biodefense-an-old-client-benefited/2020/05/04/d3c2b010-84dd-11ea-878a-86477a724bdb_story.html

WH Adviser Claims ’60 Minutes’ Never Covered Pre-Trump Pandemics. Show Plays Clips Proving Him Wrong.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro went on the offensive during a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday night by falsely accusing the show of never covering pandemics that occurred before President Donald Trump entered office.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/wh-adviser-claims-60-minutes-never-covered-pre-trump-pandemics-show-plays-clips-proving-him-wrong

Here are all the promises Trump made — but failed to keep — at his March 13 coronavirus press conference – Raw Story

Although President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of coronavirus in January and February, his tone was dramatically shifting on March 13 — when the president officially declared the pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States. Gone were the days when Trump dismissed the pandemic as a “hoax.” But National Public Radio (NPR) is reporting that one month after that declaration, many of Trump’s March 13 promises remain unfulfilled.....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/here-are-all-the-promises-trump-made-but-failed-to-keep-at-his-march-13-coronavirus-press-conference/

As Trump’s failures mount, one governor sounds an ominous warning - The Washington Post

Some unsettling new details about the urgent problems we face....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/09/trumps-failures-mount-one-governor-sounds-an-ominous-warning/

Decades of conservative governance has worsened the coronavirus crisis - The Washington Post

From tax cuts to slashing government, conservatives ideas have left the Trump administration ill-equipped to handle the pandemic.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/07/decades-conservative-governance-has-worsened-coronavirus-crisis/

Trump Broke the Agencies That Were Supposed To Stop the Covid-19 Epidemic - POLITICO

The government agencies designed to protect us are riddled with vacancies and temporary officials. No wonder we’re facing a catastrophe.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/04/07/trump-dismantled-the-very-jobs-meant-to-stop-the-covid-19-epidemic-173347

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 7th | The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/tuesday-april-7th-trump-hoax