Author: Leslie Eastman

Leslie Eastman

I am an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, as well as a science/technical writer for a variety of news and professional publications. I have been a citizen activist since 2009, and am one of the co-founders of the San Diego-based group, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Reviewing the Last 125 Days of Legal Insurrection Coverage

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 05, 2020 26 Comments

This week, the American media has focused mostly on rioting, looting, and the Black Lives Matter movement. The press has dropped its interest in pursuing stories related to coronavirus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnuFGkUM8ZI

Wuhan Virus Watch: Data Used to Suspend WHO Hydroxychloroquine Trials Now Under Intense Scrutiny

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 04, 2020 55 Comments

Today's daily update will feature a great deal of back-tracking and narrative changing from our pandemic "experts."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j2q3RQ6A4o

Immediately After Rioting and Looting Ended, La Mesa Citizens Gathered to Clean-Up

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 03, 2020 35 Comments

I spent the better portion of Saturday night listening to the distant wailing of police sirens responding to a protest in a community not far from my current home. I lived happily in the La Mesa, California, area for several years before my marriage. It is a beautiful community and very special. Its quaint shops and attitude reminded me more of the Mid-West, from which I come. I had often gone there to shop, as well as to enjoy its Oktoberfest and special Christmas events.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EubyLEXSZWM

Wuhan Virus Watch: Whitmer Lifts Stay-at-Home Order Now That People Need to Go Out and Riot

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 03, 2020 36 Comments

Today's update begins with some excellent news for the citizens of the tightly locked-down state of Michigan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rftagV38YKY

U. Alabama-Birmingham Egyptologist Tweets Instructions for Pulling Down Monuments During Protests

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 02, 2020 33 Comments

While most Americans were worrying about their communities, preparing to protect themselves from continued civil unrest, and attempting to restore peace, a University of Alabama -Birmingham professor fanned the flames of hate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CFVgUmaHpo

Wuhan Virus Watch: Fauci Says Trump No Longer Talks Much to Him or Other Task Force Members

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 02, 2020 36 Comments

Today's update begins with some news that suggests that the response to the coronavirus will no longer be quite so intense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNdQ8YGwKI

Wuhan Virus Watch: New Study to Probe Ventilator Use Amid High Coronavirus Death Rate

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 01, 2020 21 Comments

During the initial phase of the Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic in this county, there was a significant emphasis on ventilator production and distribution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9CC-OfBV8

Wuhan Virus Watch: New England Journal of Medicine – Wearing mask outside health care facilities offers little protection

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 31, 2020 47 Comments

Today's update will start with new information related to the touchstone of the latest spate of coronavirus policies: "Wearing masks is critical in reducing spread."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ4SLkEGAn8

SpaceX makes historic launch of NASA astronauts, leaving pandemic and riots behind

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 30, 2020 23 Comments

In a rare bit of good news coming out in 2020, SpaceX launched NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc4l3Bj54Gc&t=316s

Wuhan Virus Watch: Trump axes WHO support in the wake of its China virus deceptions

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 30, 2020 11 Comments

Today's coronavirus update starts with news that President Donald Trump slammed the Chinese Communist Party for its deception on the coronavirus pandemic and its continuing interference with Hong Kong.

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/27/california-could-cut-off-feds-in-response-to-trump-threats/

Wuhan Virus Watch: Pandemic Lockdown Creates Economic ‘Free Fall’ in California

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 28, 2020 31 Comments

Yesterday's update featured the young and rich fleeing the lockdown-hit metropolis of New York City, leaving it to the cannibal rats. Today's update will start with a look at the dire economic conditions on the West Coat, which is the direct result of the continued lockdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO4pNuiFJhc

Wuhan Virus Watch: CDC Warns of Aggressive Cannibal Rats, Desperate to Survive Lockdown of Restaurants

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 27, 2020 37 Comments

Move over murder hornets: Thanks to the coronavirus, we now have to worry about cannibal rats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2tCAV84MGU

Wuhan Virus Watch: Hillary Thanks Cuomo for Making ‘Decisions to Keep People Safe’ – Despite Staggering Nursing Home Deaths

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 26, 2020 18 Comments

Today's update features New York's former senator and 2016's losing presidential candidate. Despite the staggering number of nursing home deaths as a result of the gubernatorial lockdown rules, Hillary Clinton praised New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's response to the coronavirus pandemic in a Memorial Day tweet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAYdlpbVUNA

Wuhan Virus Watch: CDC Says Coronavirus Infection Fatality Rate Could be as Low as 0.26%

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 25, 2020 30 Comments

Today's update features news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It appears the agency is, once again, adjusting estimates based on real numbers....in this case, as it relates to the infection fatality rate, which is more than ten times lower than initially assessed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoVhoSRXDR0

Trump deems houses of worship “essential” and may order their reopening if governors don’t act soon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 24, 2020 50 Comments

As I was making plans with my husband for Memorial Day weekend, my husband asked me how long it had been since I had gone to Mass. We had just started the season of Lent when the California's Governor Gavin Newsom mandated a coronavirus-caused lockdown of the state. Little did I realize how much I was giving up for Lent this year and that it would include Easter service.

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