Notations From the Grid (Special Thursday Edition): Out & About in Our World ....

A new quarter is before us--and the challenges of a Post-Covid World is becoming ever so evident as underscored by this below courtesy of the team at the Visual Capitalist: 

This is as we have also been assessing the State of the US Election Campaign (reflected daily in our Twitter Channel), the firing of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the replacement of Inspector Generals, COVID-19  , the challenging times in the Middle East (as Egypt threaten Libya, Iran and Turkey have attacked Turkish Positions & Israel gears up for Annexation in spite of warnings from the  UN , the European Union and the Arab League)., North Korea becomes belligerent--and China and India were at loggerheads.

We look forward to presenting our Quarter-End Perspective on the eve of the New Quarter  as we gear up for the new Quarter. as we leave all with #RandomThoughts on quite a challenging month:

#WearAMask2SaveLives

As we went to press, we have seen a continue spike in COVID-19 Cases.    A sampling of the reporting as noted by the Washington Examiner is noted below:

Texas-sized problem: Gov. Abbott says tougher anti-COVID restrictions might come back The number of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations has increased in Texas and several states in the South and West, leading governors to eye more aggressive responses. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that increased rates in hospitalizations and record daily highs of new coronavirus cases show that “COVID-19 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in Texas, and it must be corralled.” Read the full story here We also note this late breaking development: World Fauci calls for more virus testing to counter ‘disturbing surge’ White House task force member contradicts Trump, who has called on officials to ‘slow’ examinations JUNE 23, 2020 by David Crow in New York In light of this,  we have decided to ask all to Wear a Mask, Practice Social Distancing as we hereby concluded this PSA with this appeal from all our living Governors of California as we say let's Defeat COVID 19 Together: Wearing a mask protects the people around you. It isn’t political. It isn’t weak. It’s the right thing to do. It lets us get back to work. Do it. #YourActionsSaveLives pic.twitter.com/8Dh6hoz6k9 — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) June 22, 2020

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