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   The virus has been bubbling along and now has come out to play again.   
   But dont worry -- in a few weeks now will look like nothing is   
   happening.   
      
   The world is finding 1 mn new cases a week with more than 1/2 coming   
   from Brazil and the USA.   
      
   The US is seeing more than 200k cases per week because of all the   
   testing being done by VP Pence.   
      
   Brazil is seeing 220k new cases per wk.   
      
   But new cases are still climbing in both countries. The USA is   
   doubling every 50 days but Brazil is doubling every 15 days. So no   
   real competition.   
      
   Even Floridans think maybe the leadership has let them down.  Esp now   
   there is a ban on going to the beach unless you own frontage.  .   
      
   Some US states are making the rise in California look tame by comparison.   
      
   LA is seeing 12k new cases per wk; SD 1600, SF 200.   
      
   Here in AUS the hotspot is Victoria. Initially doing well even by AUS'   
   low standards, now detecting the undercurrent of new cases that prev   
   widespread voluntary testing wasn't representative enough of the to get   
   a hint of before now.   
      
   Vic is now seeing 130 new cases per wk but its doubling at Brazilian   
   rates; the country as a whole 160 per wk but relatively steady   
   according to the math.   
      
   The effect of Vic being even the largest component of the total wont   
   wash through and set off alarms for a week or 2 yet.   
      
   SN ratios and statistics. What are you gunna do?   
      
      
   Robert Rohde @RARohde 27 Jun 2020 12:01Z   
   Good news: The USA now has a top tier COVID-19 testing rate at 1.9   
   tests / 1000 people / day, surpassing most of Europe & Asia. Bad news:   
   The positive rate is still a high 5.8%, suggesting substantially more   
   testing is needed to adequately contain the epidemic in the USA.   
      
   Florida breaks daily coronavirus record with almost 10,000 new cases   
   New York Post, 27 Jun 2020 21:28Z   
   Florida has continued its morbid streak of breaking coronavirus records -   
   reporting 9,585 new cases of COVID-19 Sat, the state's Dept of   
   Health ...   
      
   Fauci, White House Task Force urge adults under 40 to act more responsibly   
   to help slow spread of COVID-19   
   USA TODAY, 26 Jun 2020   
   Administration officials pleaded with adults under 40 on Fri to act   
   responsibly to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the first public   
   meeting of the White ...   
      
      
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   A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame   
   someone else.   
   -- J. Paul Getty, 29 Aug 2017   
      
   Manu Raju @mkraju 26 Jun 2020 01:20Z   
   "He never said xenophobic because I don't think he even knows what the   
   word means but he said it was xenophobic, it was horrible," Trump says   
   of Biden   
      
   [Fossil Subsidies:]   
   2019 fossil fuel subsidies nearly $500 bn: OECD/IEA   
   Climate crisis notwithstanding, govts subsidised fossil fuels in   
   2019 to the tune of nearly half-a-tr dollars, 2 intergovtal   
   agencies have jointly reported.   
   [An 18% drop on 2018].   
   phys.org, June 9, 2020   
   Combined subsidies for both consumption and production last year   
   totalled $478 bn in 77 economies Combined subsidies for both   
   consumption and production last year totalled $478 bn in 77   
   economies   
      
   [Too Dam Late!]   
   Andrew Dessler @AndrewDessler 27 Jun 2020 06:09Z   
   Are these governors not religiously following my twitter feed??!!?? BY   
   THE TIME YOU SEE A SURGE, IT'S TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.   
   pic.twitter.com/V6ZyutJ2kA   
      
   Coronavirus may have infected 10 times more Americans than reported, CDC says   
   MSN Money, 25 Jun 2020 17:43Z   
   Washington (Reuters). Government experts believe more than 20 mn   
   Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than ...   
      
   BREAKING: Aus has seen another 37 cases of covid19 confirmed over the   
   past 24 hrs with 30 of them in Victoria.   
      
   BREAKING: The National Cabinet has decided to replace the 4m2 rule   
   with a 2m2 rule in pubs and clubs.   
   [Some experts say the difference between a ~1m and ~2m spacing is a   
   factor of 20-30x more likely to pass on the virus].   
      
   Virgin Australia HQ to remain in Brisbane under Government's $200m deal with   
   winning airline bidder   
   ABC News, 26 Jun 2020 06:00Z   
   Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says Virgin Australia's move to keep its   
   headquarters in Brisbane is "the best possible deal" for Queensland, saving   
   thousands of jobs in the state.   
      
   Part of Witness K lawyer Bernard Collaery's trial will be heard in secret   
   ABC News, 26 Jun 2020 05:01Z   
   A ruling in Canberra today will mean that a portion of the trial of lawyer   
   Bernard Collaery on charges of conspiracy to reveal national security   
   information will be in secret.   
      
   The potential loss of Aurora Australis icebreaker 'brings some people almost   
   to tears'   
   ABC News, 27 Jun 2020 06:11Z   
   Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie wants the Federal Government to order   
   the retiring Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis remain in Australia,   
   after a report it is being sold to Argentina.   
      
   This 'regal' bird is only found on 3 rugged islands, and it's the latest   
   species to be listed as endangered   
   ABC Radio Hobart, 27 Jun 2020 23:21Z   
   The shy albatross is Australia's only endemic albatross, and it has just   
   been upgraded to 'endangered'. One expert says it serves as a wake-up call.   
      
   Fraser Island beachfront camp sites now fenced to stop dingo attacks   
   ABC News, 27 Jun 2020 22:49Z   
   Four wire mesh fences are being built on beachfront camp sites for the first   
   time on Fraser Island to help stop dingo attacks.   
      
   Plane crash survivor with more to fear from bushfire smoke than most   
   welcomes study   
   ABC Central West, 27 Jun 2020 22:50Z   
   Did you ever wonder what those plumes of bushfire smoke that stretched   
   across Australia were doing to your lungs? Pilot and plane crash survivor   
   Catherine Fitzsimmons certainly did, and thanks to a new study she may soon   
   have some idea.   
      
   Your body clock isn't only about sleep. Food also plays a role   
   ABC Health & Wellbeing, 27 Jun 2020 21:51Z   
   Your body clock is central to many parts of how we function, but any shift   
   worker, new parent or late-night screen-watcher can tell you it's not always   
   possible to live in harmony with the Earth's natural day-night cycle. What   
   do you do if it gets out of sync?   
      
   Aussie farmers push for wool processing and manufacturing to come home from   
   China   
   ABC/Landline, 27 Jun 2020 21:52Z   
   The nation's farm lobby wants state and federal govts to look at   
   investing in food and fibre processing, amid concerns agriculture relies too   
   heavily on industries overseas.   
      
   Racist attacks leave victims questioning what it is to be Australian   
   ABC News, 27 Jun 2020 19:53Z   
   Hundreds of Australians wrote to the ABC to say they had experienced a   
   racist incident during the pandemic, and offered their thoughts on potential   
   solutions for govts, legal bodies, communities and individuals to root   
   out racism.   
      
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