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ProPublica – Las Vegas Is “Gambling With Lives”

August 19, 2020 by sergneri 1 Comment

In an article at www.propublica.org on August 17, the author, Marshall Allen, shows some alarming data points concerning the spread of the pandemic from Las Vegas. ProPublica used cell phone data from a weekend of people who were in Las Vegas and then traced their travels afterwards. The web of their cross contagion is shown … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pandemic, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: cellphone, contact tracing, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, epidemic, Las Vegas, pandemic, ProPublica, tourists

Former ‘Border Czar’ Gives Real Facts About Immigration

February 15, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

ProPublica published a very insightful interview with Alan Bersin. He “served in several key posts in the Department of Homeland Security, including as acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, the force of 58,000 employees that includes the U.S. Border Patrol as well as CBP officers guarding air, land and sea ports of entry. He … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Alan Bersin, Boarder Patrol, Customs and Immigration, Immigration, ProPublica, Refugee, U.S.-Mexico border

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