Restrictions no substitute for strengthening contact tracing, Federal Government says
In a joint statement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Treasurer Josh
Frydenberg and Health Minister Greg Hunt said the Federal Government would like to see restrictions in Victoria “lifted as soon as it is safe to do so”,…
… “In NSW, this has enabled the Berejiklian Government to respond to multiple outbreaks while permitting businesses and people to carry out their daily lives in
a CovidSafe way,” the statement said.
“This is the way forward. Restrictions are not substitutes for strengthening health systems to cope with the virus.”
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… the Victorian Premier said 93 per cent of positive cases were being interviewed within 24 hours of the health department learning of
their case.
… Contact tracing data released by the Victorian Government on Saturday stated that 99 per cent of known close contacts of positive cases were notified
within 48 hours of the department learning of the case…
On Tuesday, Pompeo addressed the Republican National Convention from Jerusalem, his remarks prerecorded. See below on what he said.
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Was his unprecedented act by a US secretary of state unlawful?
According to the 1939 Hatch Act, US executive branch employees are prohibited from engaging in political activities or using federal funds for this purpose — except for the president and vice president.
In US Civil Service Commission v. National Association of Letter Carriers (1973), the Supreme Court upheld the Hatch Act by a 6 – 3 majority.
Justices William Brennan, William Douglas and Thurgood Marshalldissented. According to Douglas:
“It is no concern of government what an employee does in his or her spare time, whether religion, recreation, social work or politics is his hobby, unless what he or she does impairs efficiency or other facets of the merits of his job.”
The above three justices also noted that limiting First Amendment rights should not be a federal employment requirement — other than what may be “narrowly tailored” to prohibiting a specific activity.
Under 3 FAM 4123.3, State Department “employees, spouses, and family members are prohibited from engaging in any partisan political activities abroad.”
“Partisan political rallies are not permitted on embassy or consulate premises.”
In response to Pompeo’s Tuesday address, House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee chairman Joaquin Castro initiated a probe into whether he breached federal law by addressing the GOP National Convention.
According to the State Department, none of its resources were used to prepare or deliver his remarks.
Castro claims he breached the Hatch Act and State Department regulations by engaging in partisan political activities from abroad that are related to US elections.
According to a December 2019 House Foreign Affairs Committee Office of the Legal Advisor:
“Senate-confirmed presidential appointees may not even attend a political party convention or convention-related event.”
In July, citing from a State Department memo signed by Pompeo, Castro said the following:
“It’s absolutely unacceptable that a sitting US Secretary of State, America’s top diplomat, would use official taxpayer-funded business to participate in a political party convention, particularly after the State Department published guidance that explicitly prohibits such activity.”
“This action is part of a pattern of politicization of US foreign policy, for which President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives, that undermines America’s standing in the world. The American people deserve a full investigation.”
Castro gave US Deputy Secretary of StateStephen Biegununtil September 1 to submit answers in writing to the House Foreign Affairs Committee as to whether Pompeo used department resources to prepare and deliver his remarks — until September 10 to provide the committee with related documents and receipts.
According to McClatchy, Pompeo’s speech to the GOP National Convention “was cleared by four teams of lawyers,” citing ‘two (unnamed) sources close to the secretary,” adding:
His politically related speech delivered from abroad on official business “rais(ed) concerns in both Washington and Jerusalem, with two Israeli officials telling McClatchy that the event could aggravate a growing political divide over Israel in the United States.”
“His lawyer, the State Department lawyers, RNC lawyers, White House lawyers have all worked on his appearance to make sure it is completely lawful and appropriate, including screening and approving all of his remarks.”
Trump “personally requested that Pompeo make the speech, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.”
It was paid for by “his campaign and the Republican National Committee.”
Former Obama regime under secretary of state for political affairs Wendy Sherman said the following:
“Pompeo speaking from Jerusalem breaks multiple traditions and norms.”
“Secretaries of State, as far as I can find, have never appeared at a political convention.”
“Jerusalem should not be a prop in the Republican convention. Pompeo should not tarnish his office by this unprecedented action.”
His remarks included China bashing, falsely accusing its ruling authorities of committing “predatory aggression” — a longstanding US specialty.
Blaming Beijing for “covering up the ‘China virus’ and allowing it to spread death and economic destruction in America and around the world (sic)” is one of countless examples of how the US blames others for its own unlawful actions.
The SARS-Cov-2 virus that produces COVID-19 disease was made-in-the-USA and exported worldwide.
Pompeo also slammed nonbelligerent North Korea, ignoring two failed Kim Jong-un/Trump summits because of unacceptable US demands in return for hollow promises.
He lashed out against Iran, the Middle East’s leading proponent of peace, stability, and cooperative relations with other countries.
He falsely claimed that the Trump regime “wiped out…ISIS,” a jihadist group created and used by the US as proxy forces against targeted countries.
He praised Trump for abandoning the landmark INF agreement with Russia and JCPOA nuclear deal.
These and countless other US actions further global instability instead of stepping back from the brink of endless preemptive wars and other hostile actions that define Washington’s geopolitical agenda.
Learning all 25 of them is probably beyond most of us, but if you get pretty good at three or four you should be able to barter your work for anything you need after the apocalypse.
A massive increase in violence and real estate vacancies has sent New York City spiraling into an abyss that it may never recover from. At least that’s the dismal outlook from former hedge-fund manager James Altucher.
The five-month-plus coronavirus lockdown and the ridiculous defund the police debacle in the city has sparked a 176 percent rise in shootings and violence, and in turn an enormous downturn in real estate vacancies–122 percent decline, to be exact, and more than 13,000 empty apartments!
Comment by tonytran2015: Authority should close down or restrict and lift the standards on activities that spread the disease (age care, health care, meat work) while leaving alone activities which carry little risk (construction using heavy equipments). Location and time of outbreaks should be clearly publicized to facillitate tracing. Victorian government seems to act against all the above.
2020 Aug 20
Victoria has recorded 240 new coronavirus infections and 19 deaths.
Age Care Workers + Recipients total = 1929? (6 days old), active = 2020 (2 days old).
Child Care Workers ???
Child Care Recipients ???
Meat processing workers ???
Victorian list of new hot spots (2 days old).
Health cares:
146 cases have been linked to Royal Melbourne Hospital Royal Park campus
31 cases have been linked to the Northern Hospital Emergency Department
Age cares:
205 cases have been linked to Epping Gardens Aged Care in Epping
190 cases have been linked to St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner
157 cases have been linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Ardeer
131 cases have been linked to BaptCare Wyndham Lodge Community in Werribee
130 cases have been linked to Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth
107 cases have been linked to Outlook Gardens Aged Care Facility in Dandenong North
107 cases have been linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Heidelberg
100 cases have been linked to Twin Parks Aged Care in Reservoir
94 cases have been linked to Arcare Aged Care Facility in Craigieburn
93 cases have been linked to Cumberland Manor Aged Care Facility in Sunshine
Disability and Mental cares:
Total Resident cases: 21; Total Staff cases: 66
59 Active cases in NDIS homes:
(18 residents)
Meat works:
205 cases have been linked to Bertocchi Smallgoods in Thomastown
145 cases have been linked to JBS in Brooklyn
53 cases have been linked to Golden Farms Poultry in Breakwater
33 cases have been linked to Ingham’s Chicken in Thomastown
31 cases have been linked to Hazeldene’s Chicken Farm in Bendigo.
Food shops:
31 cases have been linked to Ausfresh in Broadmeadows
62 cases have been linked to Woolworths Distribution Centre in Mulgrave
Schools:
191 cases have been linked to Al-Taqwa College
Work places
30 cases have been linked to Bingo Recycling in West Melbourne
The news blackout on outbreaks has been partially lifted. This mean not very bad news. Victorian Dept of Health has released list of outbreaks with vague locations and time.
Very Old list of Out breaks (22+ days old).
Age cares:
124 linked to the St Basil’s in Fawkner.
115 cases linked to Epping Gardens, in Epping104 cases linked to Estia Health in Ardeer.87 cases linked to Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth
82 linked to Estia Health Aged Care in Heidelberg,
63 cases linked to Menarock Life aged care in Essendon,
58 cases linked to Glendale Aged Care in Werribee
55 cases linked to Outlook Gardens aged care in Dandenong North
52 cases linked to Baptcare’s Wyndham Lodge in Werribee
45 cases linked to Arcare’s aged care home in Craigieburn
1 staff with positive test at Homestyle Aged Care in Point Cook
1 staff with positive testat Bupa Aged Care in Templestowe
1 staff with positive test at Royal Freemasons Bendigo
1 staff with positive testat Cumberland Manor in Sunshine North
1 staff with positive testat Gary Smorgon House in Caulfield
1 staff with positive test at Florence Aged Care Facility in St Albans
20 cases linked to Embracia Aged Care Moonee Valley in Avondale Heights
22 cases linked to Regis Aged Care in Brighton.
infection at BlueCross Riverlea in Avondale Heights, Villa Maria Catholic Homes St Bernadette’s Aged Care Residence in Sunshine North,
Fronditha Care St Albans and Japara Yarra West in Yarraville.
Infection at Bluecross Ruckers Hill in Northcote, Villa Maria Catholic Homes in Alphington and Japara Highbury in Glen Waverley.
infection at Bethlehem in Bendigo, Bill Crawford Lodge in Ballarat and Bupa Aged Care in Edithvale,
infection at aged care homes in Plenty, Greensborough, and Sunshine.
Child care centers:
No change to 24 linked to Clever Kids Child Care & Kindergarten in Ashburton.
Infection at Nino Early Learning in Bundoora,
Hospitals :
infections at Royal Melbourne Hospital, The Alfred Hospital.
21 linked to Northern Hospital in Epping,
3 linked to Warringal Private Hospital in Heidelberg.
A number of cases linked to Brunswick Private Hospital
Schools:
Infection at Impact English in Melbourne CBD and Tarneit Senior College in Melbourne’s outer west.
183 cases linked to Al-Taqwa College in Truganina,
Infections at Northcote High School and Fitzroy High School.
Work places:
78 cases linked to the JBS abattoir in Brooklyn.
111 infections connected to Cedar Meats in Brooklyn.
51 cases linked to Australian Lamb Company in Colac.
10 cases linked to Don KR smallgoods facility in Castlemaine ( north of Melbourne and also
outside of the lockdown zone ).
100 linked to Somerville Retail Services meatwork in Tottenham that provides packaged meat for Coles Supermarkets.
29 cases linked to a Woolworths distribution centre in Mulgrave.
10 cases linked to Star Track parcel distribution in Laverton.
19 cases linked to Respite Services Australia in Moonee Ponds
14 cases linked to the Linfox Warehouse in Truganina
9 cases linked to Blackwoods Scoresby
5+ cases linked to Ingham’s poultry processing facility in Thomastown.
6 cases linked to HWL Ebsworth Lawyers in Melbourne’s CBD.
1 Australian Defence Force officer who was supporting testing in Craigieburn tested positive.
Shops:
100 cases linked to Bertocchi Smallgoods in Thomastown.
27 cases linked to LaManna Supermarket in Essendon Fields
12 cases linked to leisure centre, library, cinema and council customer service building in Colac
Homes, residence:
330 cases linked to public housing towers in North Melbourne, Flemington and Carlton,
Prominent Democrats took to social media to lash out at President Donald Trump after Washington helped broker a historic peace dealnormalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
The deal received high marks from national security experts—former White House Iran staffer and Foundation for Defense of Democracies adviser Rich Goldbergsaid it was “likely the greatest foreign policy achievement of any president in a generation.” And national security adviser Robert O’Brien evensuggestedthe deal should make Trump a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Even the CDC doesn’t recommend wearing a facemask while social distancing at home under most conditions.
Sheridan concluded, justifying the idiotic policy: “We ask staff to wear masks when on externally facing calls is that, taken out of context, a screenshot of a staff person or high ranking department official, if not properly attributed, could be misinterpreted to suggest that state employees are not properly following the Governor’s directive.”
So what is the DNR more scared of:the virus, or being caught not virtue signaling at the right time?
Comment by tonytran2015: Authority should close down or restrict and lift the standards on activities that spread the disease (age care, health care, meat work) while leaving alone activities which carry little risk (construction using heavy equipments). Location and time of outbreaks should be clearly publicized to facillitate tracing. Victorian government seems to act against all the above.
2020 Aug 12
Victoria has recorded 410 new coronavirus infections and 21 deaths.
*Activecases= Total positive – Total death – Total recovered, active cases may spread the pandemic.
**UnexpiredUntraceable =
Unexpired cases caused by community transmission.
Unexpired Untraceable cases may have unfound active cases caused by the same sources.
Reporting entity: Australian State of Victoria
Totalconfirmed cases
15646, Dailyconfirmed newcases 410,
Totaldeaths 267, Dailynewdeaths 21,
Activecases 7877,
TotalUntraceable 2961.
UnexpiredUntraceable= 1748
.
Active case numbers by occupation:
Health Care Workers, active = 1079
Age Care Workers + Recipients total = 1929?, active = 1932
Child Care Workers ???
Child Care Recipients ???
Meat processing workers ???
Victorian VERY OLD list of hot spots (14+ days old).
There appears to be a news blackout on outbreaks. This may mean very bad news. Many age cares have been closed down.
Victorian VERY OLD list of hot spots (14+ days old).
Age cares:
124 linked to the St Basil’s in Fawkner.
115 cases linked to Epping Gardens, in Epping104 cases linked to Estia Health in Ardeer.87 cases linked to Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth
82 linked to Estia Health Aged Care in Heidelberg,
63 cases linked to Menarock Life aged care in Essendon,
58 cases linked to Glendale Aged Care in Werribee
55 cases linked to Outlook Gardens aged care in Dandenong North
52 cases linked to Baptcare’s Wyndham Lodge in Werribee
45 cases linked to Arcare’s aged care home in Craigieburn
1 staff with positive test at Homestyle Aged Care in Point Cook
1 staff with positive testat Bupa Aged Care in Templestowe
1 staff with positive test at Royal Freemasons Bendigo
1 staff with positive testat Cumberland Manor in Sunshine North
1 staff with positive testat Gary Smorgon House in Caulfield
1 staff with positive test at Florence Aged Care Facility in St Albans
20 cases linked to Embracia Aged Care Moonee Valley in Avondale Heights
22 cases linked to Regis Aged Care in Brighton.
infection at BlueCross Riverlea in Avondale Heights, Villa Maria Catholic Homes St Bernadette’s Aged Care Residence in Sunshine North,
Fronditha Care St Albans and Japara Yarra West in Yarraville.
Infection at Bluecross Ruckers Hill in Northcote, Villa Maria Catholic Homes in Alphington and Japara Highbury in Glen Waverley.
infection at Bethlehem in Bendigo, Bill Crawford Lodge in Ballarat and Bupa Aged Care in Edithvale,
infection at aged care homes in Plenty, Greensborough, and Sunshine.
Child care centers:
No change to 24 linked to Clever Kids Child Care & Kindergarten in Ashburton.
Infection at Nino Early Learning in Bundoora,
Hospitals :
infections at Royal Melbourne Hospital, The Alfred Hospital.
21 linked to Northern Hospital in Epping,
3 linked to Warringal Private Hospital in Heidelberg.
A number of cases linked to Brunswick Private Hospital
Schools:
Infection at Impact English in Melbourne CBD and Tarneit Senior College in Melbourne’s outer west.
183 cases linked to Al-Taqwa College in Truganina,
Infections at Northcote High School and Fitzroy High School.
Work places:
78 cases linked to the JBS abattoir in Brooklyn.
111 infections connected to Cedar Meats in Brooklyn.
51 cases linked to Australian Lamb Company in Colac.
10 cases linked to Don KR smallgoods facility in Castlemaine ( north of Melbourne and also
outside of the lockdown zone ).
100 linked to Somerville Retail Services meatwork in Tottenham that provides packaged meat for Coles Supermarkets.
29 cases linked to a Woolworths distribution centre in Mulgrave.
10 cases linked to Star Track parcel distribution in Laverton.
19 cases linked to Respite Services Australia in Moonee Ponds
14 cases linked to the Linfox Warehouse in Truganina
9 cases linked to Blackwoods Scoresby
5+ cases linked to Ingham’s poultry processing facility in Thomastown.
6 cases linked to HWL Ebsworth Lawyers in Melbourne’s CBD.
1 Australian Defence Force officer who was supporting testing in Craigieburn tested positive.
Shops:
100 cases linked to Bertocchi Smallgoods in Thomastown.
27 cases linked to LaManna Supermarket in Essendon Fields
12 cases linked to leisure centre, library, cinema and council customer service building in Colac
Homes, residence:
330 cases linked to public housing towers in North Melbourne, Flemington and Carlton,
Sent in by a reader and student, this piece from Mediaite reinforces the need to understand just how much is out there collecting data on you.
Anomaly Six LLC has installed its proprietary software kit, or SDK, on hundreds of unnamed applications, according to the report in The Wall Street Journal. App makers allow companies to pay to install the software on their apps in order to track customers. The companies generally sell the data for advertisers to use in targeting customers.
Why would a defense contractor be in the business of selling advertisements? Because that’s a cover for action, that’s why. Its a legal loophole, disguising the real purpose behind the surveillance.
So while you’re browsing your favorite honeyp- err…social media platform, know that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Keep in mind a few rules:
If you don’t go looking for it, you don’t want it.
The Targeting Cycle of Intelligence Collection (F3EA) is dependent on Patterns of Life.
