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#10179490 at 2020-08-04 16:19:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13026: Tuesday Morning Melania Edition
NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot resigns
New York City's embattled Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot - who drew ire for telling an NYPD boss she didn't "give two rats' asses" about his cops during the height of the coronavirus pandemic - resigned from her post Tuesday. Barbot submitted her resignation letter to City Hall Tuesday morning, she said in an email to her Department of Health colleagues and obtained by The Post. She does not say why she's stepping down. "It has been an honor and privilege to serve at the helm of an agency with its long and distinguished history in promoting and protecting New Yorkers' health through ordinary times and during some of the most challenging moments in our city's history," Barbot wrote.
In a press release, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Dr. Dave Chokshi, a top official at NYC Health + Hospitals, as her replacement. Barbot has served as health commissioner since December 2018. She came under fire mid-coronavirus pandemic for telling NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan "I don't give two rats' asses about your cops" while blowing off an NYPD request for 500,000 face masks. Barbot and de Blasio's relationship soured early into the pandemic as they warred over how to handle the health crisis. A source described their relationship as "toxic." The former commissioner was frequently absent from de Blasio's daily coronavirus press briefings, with her last appearance on July 7. She was supposed to host a virtual town hall at noon Tuesday - with more than 550 people registered - but the event was canceled shortly after City Hall sent the press release announcing she was being replaced.
In her resignation letter to staffers, Barbot gushed about her team's "world class skills." "Your experience and guidance have been the beacon leading this city through this historic pandemic and that to successfully brace against the inevitable second wave, your talents must be better leveraged alongside that of our sister agencies," she said. Chokshi served as the hospitals system's chief population health officer and a "key leader in the city's COVID-19 response," said the release - which doesn't once mention Barbot by name. "I couldn't be prouder of our City's response in the face of a once-in-a-lifetime public health crisis," Chokshi said in a statement. "I'm honored to serve the people of New York City with the extraordinary team at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Together, we will emerge from this pandemic as a stronger, fairer, and healthier city." Chokshi worked as a White House Fellow in the Obama administration and was the principal health advisor to the secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was appointed by President Obama in 2016 to the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. He also served on the FEMA delegation to the city after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and as a special advisor to then-City Health Commissioner Tom Farley in 2011. He will continue working as a primary care physician at Bellevue Hospital while serving as health commissioner.
https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/nyc-health-commissioner-dr-oxiris-barbot-resigns/
#1512434 at 2018-05-23 01:53:16 (UTC+1)
Research General #1899: War against baby eaters edition
>>1512372
wonder if related to the Tom Farley resignation as president of nyse?
8chan/8kun QRB Posts (1)
#139937 at 2022-06-21 14:50:52 (UTC+1)
QRB General #947: Roe v Wade Today? SQQN Edition
In band-aid news
Crypto Exchange FTX Bails Out BlockFi With $250 Million Revolver
After a weekend of carnage and premature obituaries, crypto markets are rising phoenix-like (for now-along with the mkts), helped by news that BlockFi has been bailed out by crypto exchange FTX. BlockFi CEO Zac Prince took to Twitter to explain the deal:
Today @BlockFi signed a term sheet with @FTX_Official to secure a $250M revolving credit facility providing us with access to capital that further bolsters our balance sheet and platform strength. - Zac Prince (@BlockFiZac) June 21, 2022
The rest of that statement is just sunshine up asses....
As a reminder, BlockFi was fined $100 million in February this year for its high-yield interest accounts, which were deemed as security products by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Interestingly as FTX announces this deal with BlockFi, a New York Post report, citing sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations, claims the crypto exchange has withdrawn from talks to offer a jersey patch to the MLB outfit Los Angeles Angels.
Finally, form NYSE president and current VC investor Tom Farley discussed the crypto market on CNBC this morning, noting that - during a number of calls with crypto CEOs - "this weekend was the capitulation... CEOs are scrambling to recapitalize..."
"I don't know if $17,000 is the botTom or a botTom. Maybe we'll retest those lows," says Tom Farley on #bitcoin. "When the tide goes out, you'll see the people who were buying last week into this week, there were some really good opportunities." pic.twitter.com/w2OTzuC5Bi - Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) June 21, 2022
So was the $17,000 handle 'the' low or just 'a' low?
https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/crypto-exchange-ftx-bails-out-blockfi-250-million-revolver