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Goats enjoy a playhouse built for them by local high school students Flipboard (David L)
Video: Two moose trot across steamboat’s busy slope Unofficial Network (David L)
‘Rosetta Stone’: Australian fossil site a vivid window into the 15-million-year-old rainforest Guardian (Kevin W)
Much Ado About Nothing reasoning. Anthony L: ‘Scientists don’t know anything about the origin of life – say scientists’
Trucks rocked on cliffs in China for three days BBC
China’s ‘artificial sun’ just broke major world record for plasma fusion Science Alert (Chuck L)
#Coronavirus disease
Federal Health Minister Says Provinces Can Make Vaccinations Mandatory Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Science/Medicine
Omicron: “The fastest-spreading virus in history” El Pais (Joe Weir)
Scientists GM have long been concerned about brain/nerve damage. The research here and more in the thread isn’t new, but not enough people connect the dots:
The virus appears to be able to cross the blood-brain barrier and cause severe neurological damage.
The ability of the spike protein to cross the blood-brain barrier was demonstrated in mice at the University of Washington.
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Rhea et al https://t.co/t4deIntuwl– Ian Ricksecker (@IanRicksecker) January 5, 2022
For context, the essence is the functional organization of the brain – your neurons and glial cells. Not usually where T cells are:
“In the brains of healthy individuals, T cells are only occasionally present in the brain parenchyma.”
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Evans et al https://t.co/bsabM3KfFr– Ian Ricksecker (@IanRicksecker) January 5, 2022
More on unpretentious T cell action:
The study’s first observation is that certain T-cell subspecies are more common in severely ill COVID-19 patients. These cells display the gene activation pattern of T cells, which can eliminate other cells (“cytotoxic” cells). … (2/9)
— Emmanuel Wyler (@ewyler) January 6, 2022
Women’s periods may be delayed after coronavirus vaccine, study suggests New York Times. This is an underestimation of the effect. I know of a situation that is more extreme than this suggests. I can’t believe that, in my little circle, I can know what it means to be a class.
Asia
Omicron breaks through Hong Kong’s ‘zero Covid’ defenses Asia Times
Well, no wonder: Senior Hong Kong officials quarantine after party Asia Times (Kevin W)
Duterte issues nationwide stay-at-home order for unvaccinated people Rappler (Furry)
Thailand prepares 150,000 hospital beds for Omicron surge Pattaya Mail (Furry)
UK/Europe
I really can’t understand the lack of attention and discussion on this. This is *huge*. Shouldn’t the urgent focus be on trying to understand what’s going on here?
*570* Children aged 0-5 years hospitalized with COVID-19 *only for a week* and rising rapidly is not a good idea. https://t.co/dB34PUFeVK— Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) January 6, 2022
How is this not a scandal? In 6 months, the number of children with long-term COVID more than tripled. 117,000 children with long-term COVID and 20,000 children *more than a year old*. How is this accepted? – These are children! https://t.co/Ld8gam6Chk
— Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) January 6, 2022
UK vaccine panel says second booster immunisation for older people not needed immediately Financial Times
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NYC school operations crumble under the weight of Omicron Bloomberg. As more or less predicted.
Judge hears case over healthcare worker’s vaccination mandate span
Sounds like The New York Times is telling readers that Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate is falling Alex Berenson. Clearly Berenson was more wrong than right about the science of Covid (but then he annoyingly finds neglected research important, so he’s not always wrong, but given his record, it’s a faulty amplifier). But doing media interpretation as a former New York Times reporter…it’s within his skill set.
Citi warns U.S. workers will be fired if they don’t get vaccinated against coronavirus New York Post
Uprising leads to dereliction of duty Dennis Leitch and Lawrence Wilkerson, Military Times. About vax refusniks.
The CDC is facing a real crisis of confidence. They can help restore trust by changing the process. Be transparent about how decisions are made – what science and practice drive. Also, start drafting guidelines and allow for stakeholder input. It’s not too late, but it needs to be reset. pic.twitter.com/ShXK255Wou
— Leana Wen, MD (@DrLeanaWen) January 7, 2022
Our usually polite and organized IM Doc has it:
Watch this video. I can’t tell you how angry Joe Q Public got. They can listen to this dope to find out.
MDs like this have no qualifications to assess the credibility of others.
“Guidelines for Stakeholder Comments” I’m not even sure what that actually means…
But this will solve the credibility problem… yes
I have a great idea – release all unrestricted VAERS and v safety reports and full data from Pfizer and Moderna. Then we’ll talk. Shut up until then. Your clumsiness makes the credibility problem worse.
Perhaps I should be thankful that we at least acknowledged the credibility gap.
Finance/Economics
The eternal epidemic of capitalism WSWS
Neoliberal austerity fuels coronavirus black agenda report
Climate Change/Environment
New York could make history with fashion sustainability bill The New York Times (Kevin W)
As Crypto Goes Mainstream, Its Carbon Footprint Can’t Be Ignored The truth came out. Well, except it’s…
How dynamite, robots and sleds exposed doomsday glaciers?? Wired (Chuck L)
China
India-China trade surge quells the drums of war Asia Times (Kevin W)
One million sign petition to strip Tony Blair of knighthood Sputnik (MarkT). Good to see some people in the UK still have a sense of honour.
How the EU destroyed Italian democracy gregarious (Micael T)
new cold war
How far can diplomacy go?Awaiting US-Russian talks in Geneva on January 10 gilbert doctoro (guurst)
Roman Abramovich settles defamation charges over Putin biography guardian. Confirming that John Helmer donned a Catherine Belton suit early on, she believed she was in a world of hurt, based on reading the allegations.
‘Frightened when I found out’: New nuclear power plant experiment could be Ukraine’s last (Chuck L). Screenshot of Google Translate. WARNING, WORST ADVERTISING!
Kazakhstan
Not keen on the Color Revolution hashtags, but has some nice details: Steppe on Fire: Color Revolutions in Kazakhstan The Saker (Kevin W)
Anti-state terrorists are trying to stage a hybrid coup in Kazakhstan a world
Syria
Mission: Hebron Vimeo (guest)
1/6
A Tale of Two Dictators Matt Tabby
Responsibility for Republicans on Jan. 6 Wall Street Journal
Meet Ray Epps, Part 2: Damn new details emerge, exposing massive unprosecuted carrier network in heartland on January 6 Revolver (GramSci). Department of Hhhhm…
Biden
Biden administration poised for a major lobbying victory for pharmacies Statistical data
– Hold Biden accountable (@WaitingOnBiden) January 7, 2022
a light in the dark American Conservative Party. Chuck L: “The world literally turned upside down when the American Conservatives bragged about Dennis Kucinich!”
Criminal groping case against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo formally dismissed CNBC (Kevin W)
black injustice tipping point
All 3 white men convicted of murdering Ahmed Arbery sentenced to life in prison NPR
Killer of 25-year-old black man Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life in prison CNN (Kevin W)
Yale Law School mourns loss of Lani Guinier ’74 Yale (Kevin C)
wake up watch
Can Gauguin be redeemed? No, would he want to be redeemed?absolutely not Bystander (Anthony L)
Our famous free news
Far-right extremists change online tactics hill. Coastal elites continue to care only about the vehicles they or their children use, not the talk radio. More selective blindness.
How Google Helped TikTok Take the Throne Kevin Indigo
Leaning San Francisco skyscraper leans 3 inches a year as engineers rush to implement fixes NBC (David L)
Crypto investors try to turn private islands into blockchain utopias Vice (Furry)
Class struggle
GOP ‘Rights Reform’: Will Disabled Veterinarians Be the New Welfare Queen? fight back
U.S. unemployment rate falls to 3.9%, Fed has room to raise interest rates Financial Times
The Fanatical Freedom of Emerson and Thoreau New Republic (Anthony L)
Antidote. Furzy: “Stacy’s barn kitten… takes care of a barn on the east coast of Maryland.”
There are also bonuses (guurst). My cat Gabriel loves to walk on the frame on the sliding shower door and will show off by draping it like a jungle cat on a branch:
Thursday’s vibe… pic.twitter.com/r6lc0OK9Lt
– Dr. Anna Jerzewska (@AnnaJerzewska) October 7, 2021
Check out yesterday’s link and antidote du Jour here.
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