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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1490051)	10/1/2024 5:29:30 PM
From: Eric	1 Recommendation Recommended By zax Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570973

T P.S. - By the way, I really detest the way MAGA pursued their witch hunt against Dr. Fauci. Leave the guy alone, you hypocrites These biological morons are ignorant about actual mRNA science. A tremendous breakthrough over twenty years ago. We are fortunate that it worked so well. Dr. Fauci did an excellent job for all of us. I tip my hat to CDC and NIH. Millions and millions of lives were saved. E

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1490051)	10/1/2024 6:17:37 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570973

the ONLY time I ever had praise for Newsom was regarding the way he handled the pandemic in California. what a douche you are.... Newsom faces backlash after attending French Laundry dinner party In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom removes his face mask before giving an update during a visit to Pittsburg, Calif. \| Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo By Jeremy B. White 11/13/2020 03:21 PM EST OAKLAND, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he should not have attended a fancy dinner party honoring a top political adviser, which occurred during California’s coronavirus surge and just as the governor is trying to discourage households from gathering for the holidays. The Democratic governor, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and people from several other households gathered outside this month at The French Laundry to celebrate the 50th birthday of lobbyist Jason Kinney, a longtime friend. The dinner at one of the world’s most exclusive restaurants was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. While Newsom’s office said the outdoor meal hewed to protocols, the governor conceded that he erred in joining the gathering. “While the First Partner and I followed the restaurant’s health protocols and took safety precautions, I should have modeled better behavior and not joined the dinner,” Newsom said in a statement. Kinney is a partner at lobbying firm Axiom Advisors, a Sacramento powerhouse that has a long list of clients ranging from Facebook to dialysis companies DaVita and Fresenius. He has been a longtime political adviser to Newsom. Axiom spokesperson Molly Weedn defended the 12-person dinner as a “small, intimate” gathering that broke no rules. “The restaurant was open for normal dining, consistent with state and county health guidance,” Weedn said in a statement. “All of the restaurant safety protocols were adhered to – and the guests followed those protocols.” Napa County, like the state overall, says that gatherings of more than three households are prohibited. However, that guideline may only apply to gatherings in private residences. Restaurants operate in a gray area and do not explicitly have a ban on more than three households, according to the last guidance California released in July. The news came less than two hours after Newsom strongly discouraged residents from traveling for the holidays or bringing together multiple households for Thanksgiving. Regardless of the governor’s assertion that the meal abided by coronavirus restrictions, he faced an immediate backlash on social media over his decision to partake in an event at an opulent, multiple Michelin-starred restaurant as businesses around the state reel from the pandemic and Californians chafe under social limitations. Some drew a connection to the governor sending his four children to private school classrooms while most of the state’s public school students continue to do remote learning, as POLITICO reported last month. Multiple counties in California have receded into more-restrictive tiers this month as cases, infection rates and hospitalization numbers rise. More than half of the state’s 40 million residents now live in a county under California’s strictest purple-tier rules. Additional counties are likely to face the same restrictions next week as case counts rise across the state. Newsom has regularly implored Californians to remain vigilant by wearing masks, avoiding mixing with other households and practicing social distancing, repeating a mantra that individual behavior can make a difference. “I am concerned truthfully that we may get overexuberant,” Newsom said this week of progress toward vaccine, exhorting Californians to not “let your guard down.”

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1490051)	10/2/2024 1:09:34 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By IC720 Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570973

>> Funny you should mention that, because the ONLY time I ever had praise for Newsom was regarding the way he handled the pandemic in California. >> And the results spoke for themselves. Despite California seeing the very first cases of COVID-19, and despite California having more than its fair share of travelers from China, California ranked 38 out of the 50 states when it came to deaths per capita. And on what basis, precisely, did you determine that the ranking has anything at all to do with the policy? How do you know that CA's excellent ranking wasn't based on some other criteria, for example, like climate? For example, in the Pandemic of 1918, it was found that the pandemic was worse above the 37th parallel vs. beneath. That led to the discovery that certain wavelengths of UV would reduce the likelihood of spread of the virus, but it was 20 years after it was over before they concluded it. Which also applied to COVID. So, you really don't know what caused anyone's rankings, do you? We know masks don't do anything. There is no evidence that closing businesses have anything to do with it. It could be anything. Unless something has been actually tested. And even then, we can't rely on such testing at this time. Anything done up until maybe a year ago is suspect as to veracity.