Thursday, August 13, 2020

Biden and masks plus Harris & Catholics plus The Berlin Wall 1961

Biden and masks plus Harris & Catholics plus The Berlin Wall 1961 08/13 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:


Biden wants to make a mask mandatory.....Trump responds....Biden still avoiding questions.....Harris making up stuff about the economy that Trump inherited...Harris and Catholics organizations like The Knights of Columbus.....Colombia and Covid-19...Mickey Mantle died in 1995.....Berlin Wall 1961....
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Thursday’s video: East and West Berlin 1961



Colombia and COVID-19

Colombia COVID-19: Villavicencio prison, Bogotá clinic - Outbreak ...
Down in Colombia, COVID has exploded, as we see in this report:   
Colombia registered the highest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita over the past few weeks, according to the Johns Hopkins university.
The South American country, which has the fourth highest number of confirmed cases in the world, registered 43.1 COVID-19 deaths per million over the past week.
The country is currently experiencing the peak of the pandemic five months after the National Health Institute (INS) confirmed the first infection on March 6.
Bad news but not really unexpected, as many Colombian friends have told me.
Colombia, like most countries, is not really testing like we are in the US.  In other words, the good and bad news of testing is that you will find out who is or is not infected.  
Down in Colombia, and I’ve heard the same about Mexico, many people die but their death is not listed as COVID but rather respiratory issues or pneumonia or whatever.
Also, Latin American health care systems have been overwhelmed by COVID.   It’s not a lack of capable doctors or medicine.  It’s simply that public health care systems south of the border do not have the back-up options, such as President Trump sending a hospital ship to New York or Los Angeles.  Add to this the lack of ventilator production and you’ve got some terrible problems.
So say a prayer for our friends in Latin America.  It’s really “COVID bad” down there.
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We remember Tony Cloninger (1940-2018)



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We remember Tony Cloninger who was born in North Carolina on this day in 1940.  He died in 2018.

Tony broke in the NL with the Milwaukee Braves in 1961.  He won 19 in 1964 and 24 in 1965.


Then he was the opening day starter for the Braves when they moved to  Atlanta.   

We remember Tony for winning 113 games (86 with Braves) and hitting two grand slams in a game at San Francisco.  Tony had 9 RBI with 3 hits.  He hit 5 HR of his 11 career HR that season.

Tony retired in 1972 and worked as a pitching coach for several organizations.


PS: You can listen to my show (Canto Talk) and follow me on Twitter.


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