CA Governor Newsom secures contracts to purchase & receive 150 million N95 masks & 50 million surgical masks per month

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California to get more than 200 million masks a month in coronavirus fight, Gov. Newsom says

The masks are among the most coveted supplies needed in hospitals and medical facilities that are treating people infected with the coronavirus amid a nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.

www.latimes.com

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that California has secured a monthly supply of 200 million N95 respiratory and surgical masks to help protect healthcare workers and other essential personnel at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

"We decided enough's enough. Let's use the power, the purchasing power of the state of California, as a nation-state," Newsom told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. "We did just that. And in the next few weeks, we're going to see supplies, at that level, into the state of California and potentially the opportunity to export some of those supplies to states in need."

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Newsom on Tuesday said the state already has distributed 41.4 million N95 masks across California, including 1 million from the federal government. The Democratic governor has said California must be self-reliant and cannot depend on the federal government, which is receiving requests from states across the country, to supply live-saving respirators and other essential medical supplies.

"It's not an indictment. It's not a cheap shot. At the end of the day, they don't have the masks at the national stockpile," Newsom said Tuesday of the federal response. "We decided enough of the small ball. Let's use our purchasing power. Let's go at scale."

Newsom said the consortium will supply at least 150 million N95 masks to be used by frontline healthcare providers as well as 50 million surgical masks.

The governor said California may share the cache of masks with other states that are also in need of medical supplies.

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[WereSalamander]

"We decided enough's enough. Let's use the power, the purchasing power of the state of California, as a nation-state,"

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Them's fighting words. Good on California.

 

[Angelus Errare]

I'm terrified that Trump administration will take it. I know they will

 

[ArchedThunder]

Trump hijacking them in 3...2...

 

[Bedlam]

They should probably guard these somehow so Trump cronies don't steal them.

 

[Matsukaze]

I'm terrified that Trump administration will take it. I know they will

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Yup, this is what I am expecting.

 

[Speevy]

To Albany, Georgia please.

 

[Jon Carter]

I choose to look at California as its own country, because it would be a great one. Good that Newsom decided to act like it is.

 

[acheron_xl]

Three cheers for balkanization.

 

[wenis]

Hey, I like my real president over here in California.

 

[Deleted member 16657]

I'm terrified that Trump administration will take it. I know they will

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secession engine go vroom vroom

 

[KtotheRoc]

Newsom is behaving more like the President than the actual goddamn President.

 

[thefit]

I choose to look at California as its own country, because it would be a great one. Good that Newsom decided to act like it is.

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5th largest economy in the world. Trump wants to keep us and the east coast quarantined and open up the red states that are just starting to get infections as some kind of piece meal effort to restart the economy. LOL, yeah go run a national economy on red states.

 

[Deleted member 12790]

It'll be interesting watching the states rights party contort to slam this.

 

[Lethologica]

Feds stepping in to commandeer them in 3, 2, 1.

Pathetic that we even have to entertain this train of thought since it has precedent.

 

[Froli]

It's gonna get stolen by the feds lol

 

[take_marsh]

Fuck yes. Let's California this shit.

Cut Trumps sticky fingers off. Lives are depending in these supplies.

 

[Mariolee]

Love my state

 

[davepoobond]

Trump is going to send the military after it

 

[roflwaffles]

Newsom's past policies haven't been perfect, but he's been a remarkable leader during these times.

 

[Ferrio]

Now to sit back and see the party of state rights get all pissy.

 

[Antiwhippy]

We decided enough's enough. Let's use the power, the purchasing power of the state of California, as a nation-state,

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This is a definite flex.

 

[nekkid]

Any way they could bring them in secretly?

 

[PersonAndStuff]

Putting out a sign-in sheet for states looking to join New California.

 

[fr0st]

I'm terrified that Trump administration will take it. I know they will

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yup i wonder if they will though

 

[El Bombastico]

The wording makes it sound like he's daring Trump to step in and try and take it. Wonder if Trump will take the bait.

 

[Friskykillface]

Should've waited until they arrived before saying this
Trump and his goons will steal it now.

 

[thefit]

Should've waited until they arrived before saying this
Trump and his goons will steal it now.

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Whats if its a trap and they take all the brocken shit lol

 

[zulux21]

The wording makes it sound like he's daring Trump to step in and try and take it. Wonder if Trump will take the bait.

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That's my thoughts. I think he's expecting Trump to do that, and likely already has clips cued up to blast over TV about how states should get their own equipment because the Feds are just the back up.

 

[wandering]

Them's fighting words. Good on California.

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When you've got a GDP nearly equivalent to Germany, you can kinda do what you want

 

[Ashhong]

Hm, I wonder if trump will try to paint CA as "stealing" masks from the government. I could see him trying to paint CA as an enemy

 

[Crimson-Death]

Good thing Republicans have been neutered at the State level. IF only we could root them out county by county we'd be in paradise over here.

 

[Deleted member 1476]

As I've said in the main thread:

Hopefully no one gets in their way. I get the reason to announce it but it feels like an indie dev saying "hey look at our old Nintendo game remake", moments before the C&D from Nintendo (in this case, Trump and the feds).

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[Quality Garbage]

I love my governor and former mayor.

 

[golguin]

One of the largest economies in the world. Feels good to live in California.

 

[TAJ]

It'll be interesting watching the states rights party contort to slam this.

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It wasn't even a legitimate stance during the Civil War.

 

[Strike]

Now that's leadership. Sad that it even has to come to this. Even sadder that feds may sabotage them out of spite.

 

[Psamtik]

Governors and mayors across the country - certainly not all of them, but enough - are showing us how much better this crisis could've been handled with someone even halfway competent in the White House.

You don't even need to be a great executive overall, you just need to be capable of rising to meet the moment. Trump cannot and will not ever do that.

 

[Tap In]

Governors and mayors across the country - certainly not all of them, but enough - are showing us how much better this crisis could've been handled with someone even halfway competent in the White House.

You don't even need to be a great executive overall, you just need to be capable of rising to meet the moment. Trump cannot and will not ever do that.

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Trump's incompetence is staggering. Almost as staggering as the people who are brainwashed into thinking he is actually doing a good job and can't tell the difference between competence and buffoonery.

Good on Newsom

 

[UberTag]

Trump is going to send the military after it

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California's going to need their own military before too long.

 

[Eye for an Eye]

Newsom's past policies haven't been perfect, but he's been a remarkable leader during these times.

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Listening to some of his public announcements lately has put out a standard of how any person in power should be speaking to the public. I can't even stand listening to the bafoon clips in news show/talk shows.

Living in the middle of the state, you can really see the differences in people's actions from the red side to the blue side of town. I'm just very thankful that our county is minimally affected by this and we still have adequate resources to handle incoming cases.

 

[Feep]

My state has its issues, but it also fucking rules, sometimes.

 

[Deleted member 1476]

California's going to need their own military before too long.

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[darkwing]

watch when the Federal government aka Jared swoops in and confiscates them for 'backup'

 

[hateradio]

"We decided enough's enough. Let's use the power, the purchasing power of the state of California, as a nation-state"

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I mean. Fuck.

CA pushing out the dweebs who are unprofesh.

 

[roflwaffles]

Listening to some of his public announcements lately has put out a standard of how any person in power should be speaking to the public. I can't even stand listening to the bafoon clips in news show/talk shows.

Living in the middle of the state, you can really see the differences in people's actions from the red side to the blue side of town. I'm just very thankful that our county is minimally affected by this and we still have adequate resources to handle incoming cases.

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I've stopped watching any Trump press conference all together. The buffoonery is just too much.

I'm as terrified of the virus as anyone, but Newsom gives me hope that we'll make it out okay (relatively speaking). And he backs it up with facts, professionalism, and actions. This is what a leader should look like. Meanwhile the piece of shit in the white house is busy attacking reporters for not worshipping him and suppressing voting.

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

Christian Bale...I mean Gavin Newsom for president

 

[NoRéN]

My state keeps making me proud.

 

[Disco]

I mean. Fuck.

CA pushing out the dweebs who are unprofesh.

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Oh god, that gif is back

Badass and much needed move by newsom but i wonder what kind of precedent this sets for like...a rogue government lol. Trumps such an ass. I can only imagine 4 more years of him might encourage states like new york and california forming a coalition since trust in the federal is so abysmal rn

 

[Malleymal]

We are really in this timeline..... fighting to secure goods in a pandemic in spite of the federal government. There should be questions and attacks about this happening all day long