Living On the Diagonal

SAVE THE USPS OUR ELECTION AND SECURITY IS AT RISK IF USPS IS ALLOWED TO FAIL Serving the Community President Trump plans to abandon the United States Postal System  that presents far reaching consequences most Americans and Congress fail to consider. The USPS has for years been operating at a loss by neglect of the Federal Government. As Congress deliberated the 2.2 Trillion dollar stimulus package, Trump threatened to veto any package that would allocate funding in order for the USPS to operate without interruption through September. The Republican leadership and now Trump has advocated for the privatization of various government entities and the USPS is one of them. At the same time the coronavirus crisis has stirred Congress to save jobs and guarantee paychecks for workers, there are 639,000 USPS jobs are in jeopardy. Common Cause with Common Dreams (news website) has launched an email campaign in an effort to bring this National Security threat to the nat

TRUMP IS GOING POSTAL A Doctored Seal for President Trump - BBC NOT THAT WE DIDN’T SEE IT COMING SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020 This morning historian Jon Meacham articulated his view as to the pandemic and the (lack of) leadership on the federal level. Meacham without any hesitation puts forth a carefully crafted assessment. “Never in the history of this country have we experienced a President who does not learn from his mistakes along the way. President Kennedy faced the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba immediately upon becoming President. Rather than placing blame on others he took full responsibility. He went forward careful to not make a similar mistake in his administration.” This President is incapable of learning on the job. Worse, he has no interest in learning. He has proven to be compulsive and make decisions that contradict himself not only day to day but within the same briefing. His narcissism is beyond the score in the DSM-5 .   Trump’s tenure a

FAILURE TO FIGHT PANDEMIC IN NURSING HOMES IS LIKE THAT OF DEATH SENTENCE  ONE ARGUMENT IS MEDICARE FUNDING IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY The number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 in Nursing Homes, Long Term Care and Correctional facilities has been largely ignored. The numbers are shocking. The most vulnerable of our older population face almost certain death unless action is taken and the States do not have the resources to contain the pandemic.  To their credit the  New York Times   is covering this ongoing story. The Times is engaged in an effort to track infection and death rates in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living centers across the country. They regularly post their findings online.  In a recent article they sounded the alarm as the crisis mounted in the epicenter of New York, New Jersey and now Michigan. In their Sunday edition, The  Detroit Free Press  headline, "Nursing homes face huge risk" four r

FOLLOW THE COVID-19 via  FOREIGN POLICY UPDATED APRIL 1, 2020, 12:15PM EDT https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/04/mapping-coronavirus-outbreak-infographic/ After a briefing by the President's National Task Force on March 24th many Americans could conclude we were not being told the truth of the COVID-19 pandemic. The president vacillated on policy, misinformation and at times a dismissal of science.  The President offered his own interpretation of the facts contradicting that of Dr. Anthony Fauci from the same podium in the White House briefing room. When Fauci presented the sobering facts and nation-wide mitigation recommendations to attack the global pandemic, the President minimized the crisis.  As the daily briefing became routine, a reversal in the format became obvious. Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Leigh Birx led off the presentation by presenting the facts based on their expertise. President Trump follows or quickly steps in to soften or dispute the