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Post by SSHoya on May 8, 2020 14:31:22 GMT -5
Someone at OSC is going to get fired . . . WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have found “reasonable grounds” that a government whistleblower was punished for opposing widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said Friday. Dr. Rick Bright headed the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. He had received a job performance review of outstanding before he was summarily transferred last month. The agency is a unit of the Department of Health and Human Services. Investigators with the Office of Special Counsel “made a threshold determination that HHS violated the Whistleblower Protection Act by removing Dr. Bright from his position because he made protected disclosures in the best interest of the American public,” his lawyers Debra Katz and Lisa Banks said in a statement. The OSC is an agency that investigates whistleblower complaints. The lawyers said investigators are requesting that HHS reinstate Bright. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lawyers-investigators-recommend-whistleblower-is-reinstated/2020/05/08/2159c59a-9161-11ea-9322-a29e75effc93_story.html
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Post by hoyarooter on May 8, 2020 19:37:57 GMT -5
Someone at OSC is going to get fired . . . WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have found “reasonable grounds” that a government whistleblower was punished for opposing widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said Friday. Dr. Rick Bright headed the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. He had received a job performance review of outstanding before he was summarily transferred last month. The agency is a unit of the Department of Health and Human Services. Investigators with the Office of Special Counsel “made a threshold determination that HHS violated the Whistleblower Protection Act by removing Dr. Bright from his position because he made protected disclosures in the best interest of the American public,” his lawyers Debra Katz and Lisa Banks said in a statement. The OSC is an agency that investigates whistleblower complaints. The lawyers said investigators are requesting that HHS reinstate Bright. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lawyers-investigators-recommend-whistleblower-is-reinstated/2020/05/08/2159c59a-9161-11ea-9322-a29e75effc93_story.htmlOr perhaps the entire office will be shut down. Wait, I don't want to give Scumbag Don any ideas.
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Post by SSHoya on May 9, 2020 12:47:20 GMT -5
The Trump Regime's gross incompetence has cost American lives. The Republican Party and Trump cultists are perfectly fine with it. “We are the last major domestic mask company,” he wrote on Jan. 23. “My phones are ringing now, so I don’t ‘need’ government business. I’m just letting you know that I can help you preserve our infrastructure if things ever get really bad. I’m a patriot first, businessman second.” In the end, the government did not take Bowen up on his offer. Even today, production lines that could be making more than 7 million masks a month sit dormant. Emails show Bright pressed Kadlec and other agency leaders on the issue of mask shortages — and Bowen’s proposal specifically — to no avail. On Jan. 26, Bright wrote to a deputy that Bowen’s warnings “seem to be falling on deaf ears.” That day, Bowen sent Bright a more direct warning. “U.S. mask supply is at imminent risk,” he wrote. “Rick, I think we’re in deep s---,” he wrote a day later. www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/in-the-early-days-of-the-pandemic-the-us-government-turned-down-an-offer-to-manufacture-millions-of-n95-masks-in-america/2020/05/09/f76a821e-908a-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 13:40:39 GMT -5
The Trump Regime's gross incompetence has cost American lives. The Republican Party and Trump cultists are perfectly fine with it. “We are the last major domestic mask company,” he wrote on Jan. 23. “My phones are ringing now, so I don’t ‘need’ government business. I’m just letting you know that I can help you preserve our infrastructure if things ever get really bad. I’m a patriot first, businessman second.”
In the end, the government did not take Bowen up on his offer. Even today, production lines that could be making more than 7 million masks a month sit dormant.Emails show Bright pressed Kadlec and other agency leaders on the issue of mask shortages — and Bowen’s proposal specifically — to no avail. On Jan. 26, Bright wrote to a deputy that Bowen’s warnings “seem to be falling on deaf ears.” That day, Bowen sent Bright a more direct warning. “U.S. mask supply is at imminent risk,” he wrote. “Rick, I think we’re in deep s---,” he wrote a day later. www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/in-the-early-days-of-the-pandemic-the-us-government-turned-down-an-offer-to-manufacture-millions-of-n95-masks-in-america/2020/05/09/f76a821e-908a-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.htmlGross incompetence that definitely caused many people to lose their lives.
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Post by badgerhoya on May 9, 2020 16:19:56 GMT -5
The Trump Regime's gross incompetence has cost American lives. The Republican Party and Trump cultists are perfectly fine with it. “We are the last major domestic mask company,” he wrote on Jan. 23. “My phones are ringing now, so I don’t ‘need’ government business. I’m just letting you know that I can help you preserve our infrastructure if things ever get really bad. I’m a patriot first, businessman second.”
In the end, the government did not take Bowen up on his offer. Even today, production lines that could be making more than 7 million masks a month sit dormant.Emails show Bright pressed Kadlec and other agency leaders on the issue of mask shortages — and Bowen’s proposal specifically — to no avail. On Jan. 26, Bright wrote to a deputy that Bowen’s warnings “seem to be falling on deaf ears.” That day, Bowen sent Bright a more direct warning. “U.S. mask supply is at imminent risk,” he wrote. “Rick, I think we’re in deep s---,” he wrote a day later. www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/in-the-early-days-of-the-pandemic-the-us-government-turned-down-an-offer-to-manufacture-millions-of-n95-masks-in-america/2020/05/09/f76a821e-908a-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.htmlGross incompetence that definitely caused many people to lose their lives. Cross check this guys political contributions against those of Honeywell, and I think you have your reason. Clearly, Buy American is just a slogan.
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Post by hoya9797 on May 10, 2020 8:45:20 GMT -5
I really hope Trump gets this and I hope it’s really bad.
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 10, 2020 9:06:51 GMT -5
Trump doesn't wear a mask for three reasons, all bad:
1. He views it as a sign of personal weakness. This is why is he also squints and refrains from wearing glasses even though he's 74. 2. He views it as a sign of diminished power. If Putin doesn't wear a mask, why should he? 3. He does not like being told what to do by anyone.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 19:55:40 GMT -5
Justin Miller - This is stunning to watch: 60 Minutes details a "political disinformation campaign" that went from Matt Gaetz to Tucker Carlson to OAN to Trump and killed one of the most important virology programs in the world.
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Post by EtomicB on May 10, 2020 22:48:52 GMT -5
Justin Miller - This is stunning to watch: 60 Minutes details a "political disinformation campaign" that went from Matt Gaetz to Tucker Carlson to OAN to Trump and killed one of the most important virology programs in the world. Now I get why this tweet went out earlier tonight, Smh...
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Post by hoya9797 on May 11, 2020 9:16:29 GMT -5
I suspect Kevin Bain is going to be out of work for a bit.
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Post by hoyajinx on May 11, 2020 10:30:22 GMT -5
He lost me at “No more masks.”
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Post by hoyarooter on May 11, 2020 19:54:25 GMT -5
He lost me at “No more masks.” Congrats to Thompson & Knight.
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Post by EasyEd on May 12, 2020 10:11:32 GMT -5
Let's see. Those scientists that initially told us 150,000 to 240,000 US lives would be lost. Then reduced it to about 80,000. Then reduced it to 62,000. And now we are over 80,000. What is their best guess today?
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Post by badgerhoya on May 12, 2020 10:51:05 GMT -5
Let's see. Those scientists that initially told us 150,000 to 240,000 US lives would be lost. Then reduced it to about 80,000. Then reduced it to 62,000. And now we are over 80,000. What is their best guess today? Since you're asking: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/covid-forecasts/?ex_cid=rrpromoOf course, it only goes through the middle of next month, due to the number of variables at play.
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