The FBI Raid

 It's old news by now but the FBI raided Trump's place at Mar-a-Lago and found hundreds of classified documents.

The excuses on the right started with "the FBI planted the documents" and then it went to it was OK because Trump "declassified" the documents. Notice that both excuses can't be true.

Trump has been running around trying to hire lawyers while at the same time saying it's a witch hunt and the FBI is out of control.

He has also been making some not so veiled threats about his followers engaging in violence if the investigations don't stop.

Some rats have been jumping ship but most Republicans are circling the wagons and defending their fearless leader.

We are closer to civil war than any time in my life but this isn't the time to give in to threats. If Trump and company want a fight, then I suppose we'll have to give it to them.

The Corona Virus, August 24, 2022

 There are currently 93,553,047 reported cases in the US and 1,037,466 deaths.

US Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 4,740,701

Jan 10- Jan 16--5,613,621

Jan 17- Jan 23--4.833,136

Jan 24- Jan 30-3.635,947

Jan 31- Feb 6-- 2,067,191

Feb 7 - Feb 13--1,222,144

Feb 14-Feb 20-   718,130

Feb 21-Feb 27-   460,334

Feb 28-Mar 6-   310,702

Mar 7- Mar 13-  239,624

Mar 14-Mar 20- 209,335

Mar 21-Mar 27- 210,840

Mar 28-Apr 3-  189,616

Apr 4 - Apr 10- 217,735

Apr 11- Apr 17- 262,333

Apr 18- Apr 24- 328,475

Apr 25- May 1--396.900

May 2- May 8--492,870

May 9-May 15--632,961

May 16-May 22-756,455

May 23-May 29-769,979

May 30-Jun 5-- 706,874

Jun 6 -Jun 12-- 722,351

Jun 13 -Jun 19-705,425

Jun 20 -Jun 26-745,145

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -792,645

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -752,731

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -909,566

Jul 18 - Jul 24- 892,292

Jul 25 - Jul 31- 864,871

Aug 1 - Aug 7-  822,948

Aug 8 -Aug 14-720,314

Aug 15-Aug 21-666,092

Another drop of 7.5%.

'New Jersey Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 192,979-407 - 0.21%

Jan 10- Jan 16--132,232-628 - 0.47%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 63,948-668 - 1.04%

Jan 24- Jan 30--37,270-641 - 1.72%

Jan 31- Feb 6--- 17,740-557 - 3.14%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--  11,591-425 - 3.67%

Feb 14-Feb 20-  10,885

Feb 21-Feb 27-    7,264

Feb 28-Mar 6-    6,109

Mar 7- Mar 13-   5,982

Mar 14-Mar 20- 5.524

Mar 21-Mar 27- 5,640

Mar 28-Apr 3-   6,758

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  9,562

Apr 11- Apr 17- 11,936

Apr 18- Apr 24-12,190

Apr 25- May 1--15,032

May 2- May 8--20,151

May 9-May 15--26,275

May 16-May 22-27,458

May 23-May 29-26,694

May 30-Jun 5--  19,849

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  18,224

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 15,084

Jun 20 -Jun 26-15,187

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -  17,251

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 - 17,121

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 - 19,482

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  21,444

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  19,955

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    17,760

Aug 8 -Aug 14-  15,532

Aug 15-Aug 21- 13,022

A drop in New Jersey of 15.2%.

Bergen County Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 20,479 - 49 - 0.24%

Jan 10- Jan 16--13,322 - 57 - 0.43%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 7,076 - 56 - 0.79%

Jan 24- Jan 30--3,200 -50 - 1.56%

Jan 31- Feb 6---  1,691--47 - 2.78%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--- 1,139 - 29 -2.55%

Feb 14-Feb 20-      942

Feb 21-Feb 27-      779

Feb 28-Mar 6-      747

Mar 7- Mar 13-     803

Mar 14-Mar 20-   991

Mar 21-Mar 27-   854

Mar 28-Apr 3-     974

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  1.466

Apr 11- Apr 17-  1,777

Apr 18- Apr 24-1,867

Apr 25- May 1--2,073

May 2- May 8--2,900

May 9-May 15--3,704

May 16-May 22-3,338

May 23-May 29-3,207

May 30-Jun 5--  2,268

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  2,133

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 1,784

Jun 20 -Jun 26- 1,896

Jun 27 -Jul 2  -   2,031

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -  1,915

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -  2.354

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  2,487

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  2.198

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    1,696

Aug 8 -Aug 14-   1,510

Aug 15-Aug 21-  1.359

Bergen county had a drop of 10% as well.

Nothing happening on the home front.

The Corona Virus, August 17, 2022

There are currently 92,915,177 reported cases in the US and 1,041,234 deaths.

US Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 4,740,701

Jan 10- Jan 16--5,613,621

Jan 17- Jan 23--4.833,136

Jan 24- Jan 30-3.635,947

Jan 31- Feb 6-- 2,067,191

Feb 7 - Feb 13--1,222,144

Feb 14-Feb 20-   718,130

Feb 21-Feb 27-   460,334

Feb 28-Mar 6-   310,702

Mar 7- Mar 13-  239,624

Mar 14-Mar 20- 209,335

Mar 21-Mar 27- 210,840

Mar 28-Apr 3-  189,616

Apr 4 - Apr 10- 217,735

Apr 11- Apr 17- 262,333

Apr 18- Apr 24- 328,475

Apr 25- May 1--396.900

May 2- May 8--492,870

May 9-May 15--632,961

May 16-May 22-756,455

May 23-May 29-769,979

May 30-Jun 5-- 706,874

Jun 6 -Jun 12-- 722,351

Jun 13 -Jun 19-705,425

Jun 20 -Jun 26-745,145

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -792,645

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -752,731

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -909,566

Jul 18 - Jul 24- 892,292

Jul 25 - Jul 31- 864,871

Aug 1 - Aug 7-  822,948

Aug 8 -Aug 14-720,314

That's a more encouraging drop of 12.5%.

'New Jersey Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 192,979-407 - 0.21%

Jan 10- Jan 16--132,232-628 - 0.47%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 63,948-668 - 1.04%

Jan 24- Jan 30--37,270-641 - 1.72%

Jan 31- Feb 6--- 17,740-557 - 3.14%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--  11,591-425 - 3.67%

Feb 14-Feb 20-  10,885

Feb 21-Feb 27-    7,264

Feb 28-Mar 6-    6,109

Mar 7- Mar 13-   5,982

Mar 14-Mar 20- 5.524

Mar 21-Mar 27- 5,640

Mar 28-Apr 3-   6,758

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  9,562

Apr 11- Apr 17- 11,936

Apr 18- Apr 24-12,190

Apr 25- May 1--15,032

May 2- May 8--20,151

May 9-May 15--26,275

May 16-May 22-27,458

May 23-May 29-26,694

May 30-Jun 5--  19,849

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  18,224

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 15,084

Jun 20 -Jun 26-15,187

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -  17,251

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 - 17,121

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 - 19,482

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  21,444

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  19,955

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    17,760

Aug 8 -Aug 14-  15,532

A healthy drop in New Jersey of 13.6% and Murphy has stopped requiring unvaccinated school employees to be tested weekly.

Bergen County Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 20,479 - 49 - 0.24%

Jan 10- Jan 16--13,322 - 57 - 0.43%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 7,076 - 56 - 0.79%

Jan 24- Jan 30--3,200 -50 - 1.56%

Jan 31- Feb 6---  1,691--47 - 2.78%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--- 1,139 - 29 -2.55%

Feb 14-Feb 20-      942

Feb 21-Feb 27-      779

Feb 28-Mar 6-      747

Mar 7- Mar 13-     803

Mar 14-Mar 20-   991

Mar 21-Mar 27-   854

Mar 28-Apr 3-     974

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  1.466

Apr 11- Apr 17-  1,777

Apr 18- Apr 24-1,867

Apr 25- May 1--2,073

May 2- May 8--2,900

May 9-May 15--3,704

May 16-May 22-3,338

May 23-May 29-3,207

May 30-Jun 5--  2,268

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  2,133

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 1,784

Jun 20 -Jun 26- 1,896

Jun 27 -Jul 2  -   2,031

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -  1,915

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -  2.354

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  2,487

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  2.198

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    1,696

Aug 8 -Aug 14-   1,510

Bergen county had a healthy drop of around 11.6% as well.

The tentative date for our trip to Syracuse is September 11.

The Corona Virus, August 11, 2022

There are currently 92,388,899 reported cases in the US and 1,031,805 deaths.

US Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 4,740,701

Jan 10- Jan 16--5,613,621

Jan 17- Jan 23--4.833,136

Jan 24- Jan 30-3.635,947

Jan 31- Feb 6-- 2,067,191

Feb 7 - Feb 13--1,222,144

Feb 14-Feb 20-   718,130

Feb 21-Feb 27-   460,334

Feb 28-Mar 6-   310,702

Mar 7- Mar 13-  239,624

Mar 14-Mar 20- 209,335

Mar 21-Mar 27- 210,840

Mar 28-Apr 3-  189,616

Apr 4 - Apr 10- 217,735

Apr 11- Apr 17- 262,333

Apr 18- Apr 24- 328,475

Apr 25- May 1--396.900

May 2- May 8--492,870

May 9-May 15--632,961

May 16-May 22-756,455

May 23-May 29-769,979

May 30-Jun 5-- 706,874

Jun 6 -Jun 12-- 722,351

Jun 13 -Jun 19-705,425

Jun 20 -Jun 26-745,145

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -792,645

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -752,731

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -909,566

Jul 18 - Jul 24- 892,292

Jul 25 - Jul 31- 864,871

Aug 1 - Aug 7-  822,948

Again a slight drop of around 4.8%.

'New Jersey Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 192,979-407 - 0.21%

Jan 10- Jan 16--132,232-628 - 0.47%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 63,948-668 - 1.04%

Jan 24- Jan 30--37,270-641 - 1.72%

Jan 31- Feb 6--- 17,740-557 - 3.14%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--  11,591-425 - 3.67%

Feb 14-Feb 20-  10,885

Feb 21-Feb 27-    7,264

Feb 28-Mar 6-    6,109

Mar 7- Mar 13-   5,982

Mar 14-Mar 20- 5.524

Mar 21-Mar 27- 5,640

Mar 28-Apr 3-   6,758

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  9,562

Apr 11- Apr 17- 11,936

Apr 18- Apr 24-12,190

Apr 25- May 1--15,032

May 2- May 8--20,151

May 9-May 15--26,275

May 16-May 22-27,458

May 23-May 29-26,694

May 30-Jun 5--  19,849

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  18,224

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 15,084

Jun 20 -Jun 26-15,187

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -  17,251

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 - 17,121

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 - 19,482

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  21,444

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  19,955

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    17,760

The drop in New Jersey was a bit better at 11%.

Bergen County Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 20,479 - 49 - 0.24%

Jan 10- Jan 16--13,322 - 57 - 0.43%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 7,076 - 56 - 0.79%

Jan 24- Jan 30--3,200 -50 - 1.56%

Jan 31- Feb 6---  1,691--47 - 2.78%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--- 1,139 - 29 -2.55%

Feb 14-Feb 20-      942

Feb 21-Feb 27-      779

Feb 28-Mar 6-      747

Mar 7- Mar 13-     803

Mar 14-Mar 20-   991

Mar 21-Mar 27-   854

Mar 28-Apr 3-     974

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  1.466

Apr 11- Apr 17-  1,777

Apr 18- Apr 24-1,867

Apr 25- May 1--2,073

May 2- May 8--2,900

May 9-May 15--3,704

May 16-May 22-3,338

May 23-May 29-3,207

May 30-Jun 5--  2,268

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  2,133

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 1,784

Jun 20 -Jun 26- 1,896

Jun 27 -Jul 2  -   2,031

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -  1,915

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -  2.354

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  2,487

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  2.198

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    1,696

Bergen county had a healthy drop of around 22.8%

Not much happening on the home front which is good.

The Corona Virus, August 2, 2022

There are currently 91,296,123 reported cases in the US and 1,026,937 deaths.

US Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 4,740,701

Jan 10- Jan 16--5,613,621

Jan 17- Jan 23--4.833,136

Jan 24- Jan 30-3.635,947

Jan 31- Feb 6-- 2,067,191

Feb 7 - Feb 13--1,222,144

Feb 14-Feb 20-   718,130

Feb 21-Feb 27-   460,334

Feb 28-Mar 6-   310,702

Mar 7- Mar 13-  239,624

Mar 14-Mar 20- 209,335

Mar 21-Mar 27- 210,840

Mar 28-Apr 3-  189,616

Apr 4 - Apr 10- 217,735

Apr 11- Apr 17- 262,333

Apr 18- Apr 24- 328,475

Apr 25- May 1--396.900

May 2- May 8--492,870

May 9-May 15--632,961

May 16-May 22-756,455

May 23-May 29-769,979

May 30-Jun 5-- 706,874

Jun 6 -Jun 12-- 722,351

Jun 13 -Jun 19-705,425

Jun 20 -Jun 26-745,145

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -792,645

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -752,731

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -909,566

Jul 18 - Jul 24- 892,292

Jul 25 - Jul 31- 864,871

Now we're seeing a slight turn around but only around 3% so I suppose I would call that flat.

'New Jersey Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 192,979-407 - 0.21%

Jan 10- Jan 16--132,232-628 - 0.47%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 63,948-668 - 1.04%

Jan 24- Jan 30--37,270-641 - 1.72%

Jan 31- Feb 6--- 17,740-557 - 3.14%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--  11,591-425 - 3.67%

Feb 14-Feb 20-  10,885

Feb 21-Feb 27-    7,264

Feb 28-Mar 6-    6,109

Mar 7- Mar 13-   5,982

Mar 14-Mar 20- 5.524

Mar 21-Mar 27- 5,640

Mar 28-Apr 3-   6,758

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  9,562

Apr 11- Apr 17- 11,936

Apr 18- Apr 24-12,190

Apr 25- May 1--15,032

May 2- May 8--20,151

May 9-May 15--26,275

May 16-May 22-27,458

May 23-May 29-26,694

May 30-Jun 5--  19,849

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  18,224

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 15,084

Jun 20 -Jun 26-15,187

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -  17,251

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 - 17,121

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 - 19,482

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  21,444

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  19,955

The drop in New Jersey was a bit more encouraging at 6.9%

Bergen County Cases

Jan 3-- Jan 9--- 20,479 - 49 - 0.24%

Jan 10- Jan 16--13,322 - 57 - 0.43%

Jan 17- Jan 23-- 7,076 - 56 - 0.79%

Jan 24- Jan 30--3,200 -50 - 1.56%

Jan 31- Feb 6---  1,691--47 - 2.78%

Feb 7 - Feb 13--- 1,139 - 29 -2.55%

Feb 14-Feb 20-      942

Feb 21-Feb 27-      779

Feb 28-Mar 6-      747

Mar 7- Mar 13-     803

Mar 14-Mar 20-   991

Mar 21-Mar 27-   854

Mar 28-Apr 3-     974

Apr 4 - Apr 10-  1.466

Apr 11- Apr 17-  1,777

Apr 18- Apr 24-1,867

Apr 25- May 1--2,073

May 2- May 8--2,900

May 9-May 15--3,704

May 16-May 22-3,338

May 23-May 29-3,207

May 30-Jun 5--  2,268

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  2,133

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 1,784

Jun 20 -Jun 26- 1,896

Jun 27 -Jul 2  -   2,031

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -  1,915

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -  2.354

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  2,487

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  2.198

Bergen county had a decent drop at 11.6%

So, the colonoscopy preliminary is tomorrow and we're working on planning a trip to see my sister-in-law near Syracuse. I say "working" but we haven't got much further than declaring that we should go. That's one nasty drive but she has a new house so it would be nice to check things out.