«El Magonista» | Vol. 8 No. 18 | June 2, 2020
Trump’s fingerprints are scorched in the COVID-19 crisis and U.S. uprisings against police abuse
Biden Condemns Trump’s Protest Response
By: Scott Detrow and Barbara Sprunt, NPR – June 2, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden condemned both police violence and President Trump’s increasingly confrontational response to widespread unrest in a Tuesday morning speech delivered at Philadelphia City Hall.
«When peaceful protesters are dispersed by the order of the president from the doorstep of the people’s house, the White House — using tear gas and flash grenades — in order to stage a photo op at a noble church, we can be forgiven for believing that the president is more interested in power than in principle,» Biden said. «More interested in serving the passions of his base than the needs of the people in his care. For that’s what the presidency is: the duty to care — to care for all of us.»
On Monday evening, Trump walked from the White House across Lafayette Square to hold a Bible in front of St. John’s Church, after peaceful protesters were forcibly cleared from the park. (The U.S. Park Police say they used smoke canisters, not tear gas, though it’s not clear if another law enforcement agency engaged there used other munitions.)
The forceful dispersal began before the Washington, D.C., curfew had begun, and the bishop overseeing the church has harshly criticized Trump for appearing for photos without praying or addressing the racial issues at the heart of nationwide protests…. Read Full Article Here
Dinero de migrantes: «Salvando a Mexico» en plena pandemia
Por: Gardenia Mendoza ~ La Opinion ~ 26 de Mayo, 2020
Diana Godínez limpia casas desde hace años en Estados Unidos para gente totalmente tecnologizada , acostumbrada a comprar todo en línea, esa misma que no dudó en encerrarse apenas se vio amenazada por el coronavirus y pasó de largo por los servicios de esta mexicana oriunda de la capital.
Al comienzo de la pandemia, Diana Godínez, de 38 años, tenía cinco clientes; ahora, sólo se ocupa dos días a la semana. Su ingreso se redujo a menos de la mitad de un momento a otro y se quedó a la par con tres niños por sostener, cuentas por pagar, la angustia permanente del COVID-19 y una promesa firme: enviar dinero a su madre que vive en Oaxaca.
“Trato de mandar unos 200 dólares cada 20 días”.
Diana Godínez mira fríamente las dos realidades en las que se encuentra y concluye que “no es mucha” plata desde la perspectiva estadounidense, pero en México significa la diferencia entre la miseria y la dignidad. La madre y el padrastro viven de un pequeño negocio de refacciones cuyas ganancias son muy limitadas y los gastos son altos: a los 80 años, él tiene un pulmón malo. Leer el articulo completo aquí
In Tijuana, paramedics uncover a hidden death toll not captured in COVID-19 statistics
By: Katie Linthicum, Patrick J. Mcdonnell~ Los Angeles Times ~ May 21, 2020
Researchers who reviewed emergency response records in Tijuana have discovered scores of possible coronavirus deaths that never made it into official statistics.
Over four weeks in April and May, paramedics encountered 329 people who died in their homes or in ambulances — more than twice the number that would be expected based on data from recent years.
Over the same period, the Mexican government reported just eight official COVID-19 deaths in Tijuana that occurred outside hospitals.
The study — which was published online this week by researchers at UCLA, Mexico’s Red Cross and several other institutions and has not been peer-reviewed — suggests the country may be missing large numbers of coronavirus victims in its official counts… Read Full article here
Saturación de hospitales en América Latina
Por: Reforma ~ 19 de Mayo, 2020
El nuevo coronavirus está poniendo a prueba los precarios sistemas sanitarios de América Latina, al punto que muchos países registran una alta saturación hospitalaria.
Perú registra una acelerada expansión del coronavirus, cuyos infectados coparon 806 de las mil 2 camas de cuidados intensivos disponibles, por lo que el Presidente Martín Vizcarra anunció que se pueden agregar 232 nuevas camas.
Pero Pilar Mazzetti, jefa del Comando Covid- 19, que coordina la respuesta estatal a la pandemia, destacó la gravedad del asunto.
«¡Esta es una guerra!», expresó. Perú tiene unos 95 mil casos y más de 2 mil 700 muertos, lo que lo ubica en el puesto 12 del mundo en diagnósticos confirmados de la… Leer articulo aquí
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