As I sit looking out on a damp Saturday, I think of yesterdays warmth, but also wonder what there is to rant about other than the rain, so let's take a look.
In America, Well finally the issue of coronavirus Trump's Trump in the news for one second as US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci says the nation has a "serious problem" as 16 states reel from a spike in COVID-19 cases. At the first White House task force briefing in two months, Dr Fauci said: "The only way we're going to end it is by ending it together", while Vice-President Mike Pence praised the "progress" in the fight against the virus. Pence very proud of the fact that more than 40,000 new cases were recorded across the US on Friday the highest daily total so far, exceeding the record set only the previous day bringing the total to nearly two and half million confirmed infections and more than one hundred and twenty five thousand deaths nationwide greater than any other country. It is kinda funny how the states recently visited by Trump have suddenly put a pause on reopening due to the spike in new cases. But while Pence and Fauci faced the media what was dear old Trumpy doing, he was sitting on his ass and instead of signing an executive orders to save American lives form the pandemic he was signing yet another useless executive order calling for protesters who target monuments to be imprisoned which says anyone who damages a public statue must be prosecuted to the "fullest extent of the law" and also calls for withholding federal funds from local jurisdictions and police departments that fail to stop such "mob rule". So as Trump extricates himself from any chance of catching the virus that he still thinks is a hoax more and more staffers that come close to him on a daily basis test positive for the virus, we are seeing a scared man who during puff piece interviews designed to help him, he can't answer simple questions without sidetracking himself on to a non answer that shows he is suffering from some mental problem or the very least memory problem. When is the American media that back this man (as radicalised by him) going to wake up and speak the truth instead of the network BS currently spouted, I am so glad I am not living in America right now.
Speaking of not been in America, let's take a look at what's happening in dear old Blighty. Well basically it seems to be a quiet time in Blighty except that Johnson is still hiding out from the media, but has got his team to voice the possibility for people to start thinking about having a holiday, the country for most has been one long staycation since February, but with blanket restrictions on non-essential overseas travel being be relaxed in the UK from the sixth of July could it see those who have being working hard in the essential workers fields flying of on holiday with the expectation of being allowed to travel to certain European countries without having to spend 14 days in quarantine when they return. the destination are thought to include Spain, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Turkey, Germany and Norway, but not Portugal or Sweden with a full list of travel corridors with the UK being published next week. So whoopee do, those rich people who have lots of dosh squirrelled away can bounce off to their fancy holiday homes while us poor people get to continue our staycation at home because who the hell can afford to go on holiday after nearly five months lockdown. Get a grip Johnson and the lackey's brigade holidays cost money which anyone outside the one percent club will be struggling to find right now.
Rant you tomorrow!
