Black Lives Matter blames US, praises Cuban regime, social media erupts.(Ted Cruz said that "Cubans are the only immigrants the Biden admin doesn't want")

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Black Lives Matter blames US, praises Cuban regime, social media erupts

The BLM tweet was sent out at about the time Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted that his government’s failures played a role in the protests

 

 

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Sen. Cruz: Cubans are the only immigrants the Biden admin doesn't want

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calls on the Biden administration to show clear support for the Cuban uprising and reacts to Vice President Kamala Harris comparing Texas Democrats fleeing the state to the courage of civil rights leaders.

Black Lives Matter faced fierce criticism late Wednesday after posting a statement that blasted the U.S. and praised Cuba's government while the island was destabilized by historic protests and violent crackdowns.

The tweet blamed the U.S. embargo for the country's instability and credited the Cuban government for historically granting "Black revolutionaries" asylum.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, was quick to rebuke the tweet. 

"The extortionist ring known as the Black Lives Matter organization took a break today from shaking down corporations for millions & buying themselves mansions to share their support for the Communist regime in #Cuba," Rubio tweeted.

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The BLM tweet was sent out at about the time Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted in a televised address that his government’s failures played a role in the protests over food shortages and other issues. He had earlier called on "revolutionaries" to counter the anti-government protesters.

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Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.’s tweet echoed Díaz-Canel’s early statements that blamed the U.S. embargo for the country’s economic devastation. Cuba is going through its worst economic crisis in decades and is also facing a resurgence of coronavirus cases. 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday denied claims that the U.S. was to blame. He said Cuba faces a long list of problems. He said Cubans are tired of living under a mismanaged economy.

"That is what we are hearing and seeing in Cuba, and that is a reflection of the Cuban people, not of the United States or any other outside actor," he said. 

The BLM tweet called for the U.S. to lift the sanctions that are "cruel and inhumane policy, instituted with the explicit intention of destabilizing the country and undermining Cubans’ right to choose their own government, is at the heart of Cuba’s current crisis."

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Cuba is being "punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its commitment to sovereignty and self-determination," the statement read. The group said Cuba has been an ally with "oppressed peoples of African descent" and praised the country’s effort to protect "Black revolutionaries like Assata Shakur."

(Shakur, also known as JoAnne Chesimard, was convicted of being an accomplice in the 1973 slaying of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster, who left behind a wife and 3-year-old son. Shakur later escaped prison and fled to Cuba, where former Cuban leader Fidel Castro granted her asylum.)

The BLM tweet underscores the tense political climate in the U.S. regarding Cuba. Many Republicans and Democrats have been forceful in their support of the anti-government protesters.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the son of a Cuban immigrant, took to Twitter on Sunday in support of the thousands of protesters. He posted a video that showed dozens in front of the Communist Party headquarters and said the current regime will be "consigned to the dustbin of history."

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"It has brutalized & denied freedom to generations of Cubans, and forced my family & so many others to flee," he tweeted. "The American people stand squarely with the men & women of Cuba and their noble fight for liberty."

President Biden also called the protests "historic" and a "clarion call," but his detractors say the White House has not gone far enough to support the protesters. 

The progressive wing of the Democrat Party -- many of whom align themselves with BLM regarding policy -- seem unsure on how to react to the protests, subsequent violent crackdowns and Internet blackouts. 

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The BLM tweet was widely panned on social media. The group did not immediately respond to an email from Fox News shortly after a Politico reporter posted the statement.

Giancarlo Sopo, a communication strategist who once worked on former President Trump’s re-election campaign, called the tweet "disgusting."

"Despite the Cuban dictatorship’s murdering and beating of protestors (many of them Black), BLM’s statement on Cuba…condemns the U.S., praises the Castro regime, and makes no mention of the atrocities being committed by the dictatorship," he tweeted.

Joe Walsh, the former Illinois Republican, called the statement "way worse than embarrassing." Hillel C. Neuer, the Canadian-born international lawyer, tweeted, "@Blklivesmatter just sided with the oppressors."

The true extent of the country’s crackdown is unclear due to reports of blocked internet access. The New York Times, citing Amnesty International, reported on Tuesday that at least 150 were detained. There were other reports of some protesters being unaccounted for.

Last month, for the 29th year, the United Nations General Assembly voted against the six-decade embargo, according to the New York Times. Rodney Hunter, the political coordinator at the U.S. Mission to the U.N., reportedly said the U.S. supports the Cuban people.

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"Sanctions are one set of tools in our broader effort toward Cuba to advance democracy, promote respect for human rights, and help the Cuban people exercise the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," he said, according to the paper.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

 

Too many people "talk the talk" but NEVER .."walk the walk".

 

Complain.....complain.....complain.... then sit on your butt and do NOTHING.

 

 

 

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Feds Arrest California Woman For Fake Covid Vaccine Cards, False Statements ‘Related to Health Care Matters’

By Cristina Laila
Published July 14, 2021 at 2:35pm
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Juli A. Mazi, 41, of Napa became the first person to be federally charged for fake Covid vaccine cards and making false statements ‘related to health care matters.’

The California homeopathic doctor is accused of falsifying Covid vaccine cards and ‘spreading misinformation about FDA-authorized vaccinations.’ 

“This defendant allegedly defrauded and endangered the public by preying on fears and spreading misinformation about FDA-authorized vaccinations, while also peddling fake treatments that put people’s lives at risk. Even worse, the defendant allegedly created counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards and instructed her customers to falsely mark that they had received a vaccine, allowing them to circumvent efforts to contain the spread of the disease,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco.

The Justice Department said Mazi profited from peddling unapproved “immunization pellets” that she claimed would provide “lifelong immunity to COVID-19.” 

 

Mazi explained that the pellets contained a “very minute amount of this [COVID-19] disease” that can result in “infectious symptoms” of COVID-19 or “automatically flag[] the immune system’s attention, inducing immunity.”

“Steering through the challenges presented by COVID-19 requires trust and reliance on our medical professionals to provide sage information and guidance,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds for the Northern District of California. “According to the complaint, instead of disseminating valid remedies and information, Juli Mazi profited from unlawfully peddling unapproved remedies, stirring up false fears, and generating fake proof of vaccinations. We will act to protect trust in the medical developments that are enabling us to emerge from the problems presented by the pandemic.”

 

The DOJ also said Mazi “exploited disinformation and fear by falsely claiming that the FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines contain “toxic ingredients.””

Noted attorney Robert Barnes said this is a very dangerous expansion of federal criminal power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Covid outbreak among vaccinated Vegas hospital workers underscores Delta risks

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An outbreak of Covid-19 among vaccinated staff at a Las Vegas hospital has highlighted the risks posed by the Delta variant in the US, as Nevada struggles with rising Covid cases and stagnating vaccination rates.

Eleven workers at the Sunrise hospital and medical center, only one of whom was unvaccinated, tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party in early June, hospital officials confirmed to the Guardian.

None of the workers infected were hospitalized, nor were there any fatalities.

“The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed that 11 of our colleagues at Sunrise Hospital tested positive for the Covid-19 Delta variant,” Sunrise’s CEO, Todd P Sklamberg, said in a statement. “All who tested positive are doing well and have returned to work.”

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Sklamberg added: “We want to acknowledge our colleagues recognized their own symptoms (similar to allergies or the common cold) and chose to get tested. There were no exposures to our patients as our staff complies with all PPE guidelines, masking at all times and wearing face shields with all patient encounters.”

The outbreak, first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, emerged amid growing concern in the US about the Delta variant, which is now the dominant variant in this country. Because the Delta variant is highly transmissible, authorities have said it’s all the more important for unvaccinated people to get their shots, both for personal immunity and to prevent spreading Covid-19 to others.

The variant is now being blamed for surges in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, now the largest US outbreak of new Covid cases. Authorities have warned that it will only worsen if vaccination rates continue to languish in these areas, according to NPR.

While there have been breakthrough cases, health officials have repeatedly said that vaccinations provide strong protection, including against the Delta variant. Covid-19 vaccines – which data have repeatedly shown are safe and effective – reduce the severity of the virus and prevent hospitalizations in the rare breakthrough cases, authorities say.

Mark Pandori, the Nevada state public health laboratory director, has said that one factor in this breakthrough incident might be the Delta variant’s heightened ability to avert immunity. “The viruses that are circulating in July aren’t the viruses that were circulating in February. These are the Olympians now,” Pandori told the Review-Journal. “The ones that are circulating now have a better ability to get around vaccination.”

Concerns about the Delta variant affecting people who have been fully vaccinated come as Nevada struggles to contain a rise in cases. On Tuesday, Nevada health officials reported 855 new cases, with the state’s two-week positivity rate hitting 10% – a surge from the 9 June low of 3.3%, the Las Vegas Review-Journal noted.

Brian Labus, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Public Health, said that 60% of Nevada cases sequenced were now the Delta variant. Several weeks ago, the Delta variant comprised just 16% of sequenced cases.

“Delta is clearly the dominant strain in Nevada,” said Labus. “Over the past month, our numbers have been continually trending upward, and the Delta variant is obviously contributing to that.

“When you couple that with low immunization rates and our community being open 100%, you have the right conditions for that kind of Covid spread.”

State health officials say that 46.01% of Nevadans age 12 and older have completed vaccinations, and 54.46% have “initiated” vaccination. (This refers to the number of first doses given, according to health officials.) Across the US, 65% of those 12 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 56.3% are fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The rates we’re seeing right now of vaccination are nowhere where we need to be to stop transmission,” Labus said.

These percentages are also far lower than what is probably required for herd immunity, a metric that has shifted upward with the pandemic’s continuation and Delta variant’s ascent. “That variant is probably pushing that number higher because it spreads so much more easily,” Labus said.

Meanwhile, younger Nevadans are the least likely to receive vaccines, presenting a challenge as they are “most likely to be out and about”, the Nevada Independent reports. Only half of Nevadans from age 20 to 59 have received their first jab, compared with more than 75% of residents age 60 and older, the website says.

In response, Nevada’s governor, Steve Sisolak, announced on 1 July that the state would seek help from the federal government. A statement from Sisolak’s office, noting that the White House has announced its intention to send “surge teams” to hard hit areas, says that Nevada is working with federal agencies to ramp up its initiatives to vaccinate more people.

There are a few positive signs – the increase seems to be contained to southern Nevada, which has the most medical resources in the state, and PPE supply flow is “not in a state of chaos”, according to a report by the Nevada Hospital Association (NHA).

“Patients are less sick, seem to be spending less time in the hospital, and are not requiring intensive care or mechanical ventilation as frequently as in past encounters,” the organization says. Hospitals have enough capacity and staff, while vaccinations and treatments are more readily accessible.

“The bad news is there is no current signal that indicates this increase is slowing down,” NHA says, noting that “the majority of the hospitalized patients are reportedly unvaccinated people.”

 

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Catt Sadler Is Sick with COVID After Getting Fully Vaccinated: 'Delta Is Relentless'

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Catt Sadler is urging people not to "let your guard down" after she contracted COVID-19 while fully vaccinated against the virus.

The entertainment reporter, 46, said she contracted COVID-19 after caring for an unvaccinated person with the virus whom they initially thought just had the flu.

"I assumed I would be fine," Sadler wrote on Instagram. "Well I'm not."

Sadler said she's at home, dealing with intense symptoms.

"Two days of a fever now. Head throbbing. Extreme congestion. Even some weird puss coming out of my eye. Serious fatigue; no energy to even leave the bed," she said.

Though developing COVID-19 after getting fully vaccinated is rare, it is possible and "expected," the Centers for Disease Control say, as the vaccines are not 100% effective against the virus. Those cases — called breakthrough infections — are typically asymptomatic, and fully vaccinated people are much better protected against severe illness from COVID-19 that could lead to hospitalization or death. Only a tiny fraction of fully vaccinated people, around 0.00003%, have been hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the CDC.

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Sadler said that her case is from the faster-spreading Delta variant that has become the dominant strain in the U.S.

"Delta is relentless and highly contagious and grabbed ahold of me even after getting vaccinated," she said.

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Sadler urged people to continue wearing a mask.

"If you are not vaccinated and not wearing a mask, I assure you you don't want to feel like this and not only are you bound to get sick eventually you'll be spreading it to others," she said. "If you are vaccinated, don't let your guard down. If you're in crowds or indoors in public I highly recommend taking the extra precaution of wearing a mask."

"I'm telling you this so that you understand that the pandemic is very much NOT over," she explained.

 

 

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Guillain-Barré and Vaccines: What You Need to Know

FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia. U.S. health officials say Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of a potentially dangerous neurological reaction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, July 12 that it has received reports of 100 people who got the shot developing an immune system disorder that can causes muscle weakness and occasionally paralysis. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Emily Anthes

Tue, July 13, 2021, 7:40 AM·3 min read

Johnson & Johnson’s beleaguered COVID-19 vaccine may be associated with a small increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare but potentially serious neurological condition, federal officials said Monday. The Food and Drug Administration has added a warning about the potential side effect to its fact sheets about the vaccine.

The risk appears to be very small. So far, there have been 100 reports of the syndrome in people who had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Nearly 13 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in the United States.

Here are answers to some common questions about the syndrome and its connection to vaccination.

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What is Guillain-Barré syndrome?

Guillain-Barré is a rare condition in which the body’s immune system attacks nerve cells. It can cause muscle weakness and paralysis. Although the symptoms often pass within weeks, in some cases, the condition can cause permanent nerve damage. In the United States, there are typically 3,000 to 6,000 cases of the syndrome per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is most common in adults over 50.

The precise cause of the syndrome is unknown, but in many cases the condition follows another illness or infection, such as the flu. It has also been reported in people with COVID-19.

What does it have to do with vaccination?

This is not the first vaccine that has been linked to Guillain-Barré, although the risk appears to be tiny. A large swine flu vaccination campaign in 1976 led to a small uptick in the incidence of syndrome; the vaccine caused roughly one extra case of Guillain-Barré for every 100,000 people vaccinated. The seasonal flu shot is associated with roughly one to two additional cases for every 1 million vaccines administered.

“I think the data are pretty compelling that the flu vaccine causes Guillain-Barré syndrome, but it’s a very small risk,” said Daniel Salmon, the director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins University.

The shingles vaccine Shingrix may also increase the risk of the condition.

It is not entirely clear why some vaccines may cause Guillain-Barré. “We don’t really understand the biological mechanism,” Salmon said. “It’s an incredible frustration.”

What do we know about its connection to the COVID-19 vaccines?

One hundred reports of the syndrome after vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson shot have been submitted to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), officials said Monday. Of those, 95 cases resulted in hospitalization, and one was fatal.

The syndrome was generally reported about two weeks after vaccination, primarily in men, many of whom were 50 or older, officials said. There is not yet enough evidence to establish that the vaccine causes the condition, but the FDA will continue to monitor the situation, the agency noted in a statement.

There is not yet any data to suggest a link between the condition and COVID vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech or by Moderna, which rely upon a different technology, the FDA said.

What signs and symptoms should I look out for?

The syndrome is most likely to appear within 42 days of vaccination, the FDA notes in its revised fact sheet for patients. You should consult with a doctor if you begin to experience weakness or tingling in your arms and legs, double vision or difficulty walking, speaking, chewing, swallowing, or controlling your bladder or bowels.

Should I still get a COVID-19 vaccine?

If the link between the vaccine and Guillain-Barré is real, it appears to be far outweighed by the risks of COVID-19, experts said. In the United States, almost all hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are happening in those who are unvaccinated, the CDC said in a statement. The agency recommends that everyone who is 12 or older be vaccinated.

“Everything has risks,” Salmon said. “And the key to decision-making is to optimize the benefits and reduce the risks.” He added, “COVID is a pretty nasty disease that’s killed 600,000 people.”

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US officials flag "small" reaction risk with J&J vaccine

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Mon, July 12, 2021, 3:18 PM·2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of a rare but potentially dangerous neurological reaction, U.S. health officials said Monday. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement it has received reports of 100 people who got the shot developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, an immune system disorder that can cause muscle weakness and occasionally paralysis. 

That number represents a tiny fraction of the nearly 13 million Americans who have received the one-dose vaccine. Most cases of the side effect were reported in men — many 50 years old and up — and usually about two weeks after vaccination.

The CDC said it would ask its panel of outside vaccine experts to review the issue at an upcoming meeting. J&J didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The government said the vaccines most used in the U.S., made by Pfizer and Moderna, show no risk of the disorder after more than 320 million doses have been administered.

Guillain-Barre syndrome occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks some of its nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis that typically is temporary. An estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people develop the syndrome each year, according to the CDC.

Vaccines historically provide broad protection with little risk but come with occasional side effects just like other drugs and medical therapies. The three COVID-19 vaccines used in the U.S. were each tested in tens of thousands of people, but even such huge studies can’t rule out extremely rare side effects.

 The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration have been monitoring side effect reports submitted by physicians, drugmakers and patients to a federal vaccine safety database.

Guillain-Barre can be triggered by a number of infections, including flu, cytomegalovirus and Zika virus. But there have been rare cases in which people develop the disorder days or weeks after receiving certain vaccines.

J&J’s vaccine was highly anticipated because of its one-and-done formulation and easy-to-ship refrigeration. But early on, it was linked to another rare risk, of blood clots, and the company hasn’t been able to produce as much as expected because of problems at a Baltimore factory that helps make the shots. 

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