The upper limit of one-to-one exposure to infectious human respiratory particulate matter Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Covid-19 Vaccines and Treatments: We Must Have Raw Data Now BMJ (flora) lifted from the comments.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Oncology: A Lesson in Resilience and Hope cancer

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Chinese migrant workers’ Lunar New Year reunion in trouble as country races to contain Covid-19 South China Morning Post

Omicron: IOC’s Winter Olympics goal is zero transmission, not zero cases South China Morning Post

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Omicron at community transmission stage in India, dominant strain in metro: Genome Sequencing Agency scroll

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Europe eases pandemic containment measures as fear of Omicron wanes Bloomberg

Police fire water cannon and tear gas at Brussels COVID protests Al Jazeera

German Covid protests turn nasty over rules and vaccinations BBC

Thousands of anti-vaccine mandate protesters flaunt mask-wearing rules come to Washington, where they sing anti-mandate singer Meatloaf and listen to Robert Kennedy’s speech daily mail

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Fauci curses email media blackout bystander

FBI seeks documents in China related to U.S.-funded coronavirus research intercept

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Vaccine segregation strengthens American empire Jacobin

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Nursing home families slam Hochul for excluding victims’ funds from state budget New York Post

COVID-testing firm charges federal government $113 million for dumping untreated swabs in trash bags Ars Technica (Dr. Kevin)

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Urgent appeal to sperm donors as Birmingham banks dry up after two years of Covid shutdown Birmingham Field (Dr Kevin)

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Critical shortage of nurses in UK’s children’s intensive care unit guardian

Tired nurse treats too many patients in stressful hospital in Omicron Wall Street Journal

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Two years ago on January 23,@DanielBausch2 from @LSHTM Delivered a speech on “Outbreak Preparedness and Response: Challenges and Opportunities in a Rapidly Changing World” @YaleEMD. This seems like a long time ago. 1/ pic.twitter.com/wk9HOITNOA

— Greg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) January 23, 2022

Julian Assange

High Court allows Assange to appeal to Supreme Court Consortium News

Julian Assange wins first stage of extradition appeal guardian

Class struggle

The billionaire side business created by neoliberalism common dream

Because no community is too small. Chesapeake Press Association (RK)

The case for strategic price policy Project Syndicate.James Galbraith

Imagine being a co-op and still undermining unions. Just absolute clown tactics.https://t.co/qSsPpaS9Dl

— David Smith (@Catfish_Man) January 23, 2022

“I made the most money I’ve ever made, but I’m still broke and struggling”@abhabhattarai Talked to more than a dozen workers, many of whom said despite big pay rises, they are struggling to cover basic expenses amid soaring inflation https://t.co/r2K1J2P4Wx

— Rachel Leah Segal (@rachsieg) January 22, 2022

Biden administration

Biden has no answer yet on student loans hill. A year into his presidency, is he still indecisive?

Conservatives falsely accuse Biden of fueling crisis as immigration numbers plummet Intercept (Furry)

Insanity epidemic hits U.S. leaders Asia Times

Biden’s Asia policy, one year diplomat

Florida’s redistricting plan faces opposition from DeSantis hill

Democrats in pajamas

Arizona Democrats condemn Sinema’s voting rights stance politics

Can revolution take root in Rhode Island? daily poster

Ike’s military-industrial complex speech doesn’t say anything Responsible governance

new cold war

Beware of Kadwalad Worship Craig Murray

Symposium: What exactly would U.S. intervention in Ukraine look like? Responsible governance

Ukraine crisis: German naval chief resigns; UK spreads fears of Russian ‘coup’ and wider war Consortium News. Link to yesterday’s event account – discussed in comments; still closely related.

Secret of ‘microwave weapon’ targeting US diplomats revealed Room temperature (MH)

“It’s too early to stop investigating the possibility of an undetectable, brain-eating, mysterious laser mass attack.” Signed, Washington Post Editorial Board (our heads protected by metal cans) https://t.co/AsmCazk4aV

— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) January 23, 2022

“British intelligence provided information to [Carol Cadwalladr] Via another source…however, there is no evidence to support this claim, and as we’ve seen, Cadwalladr doesn’t try to say it’s true. In short, this is false information. “https://t.co/uRm7uLtDTP

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) January 23, 2022

climate

As Caucasus glaciers melt, locals face the future with stoicism moscow times

Despite New Mexico’s Huge Budget, Greenhouse Gas Regulation Funding Still in Danger Capital and Main.

health care

`Antimicrobial resistance now kills more people than HIV/AIDS and malaria globally – new study dialogue

A powerful case for redefining Alzheimer’s disease electric wire

Indonesia

Widodo reigns supreme as his legacy emerges Asia Times

Syria

Biden fails in Yemen common dream

Iran regains UN voting rights RT (Rev Kev)

Afghanistan: Taliban envoy begins talks in Norway german wave

India

Now forgotten heroes are being remembered, PM Modi says as he unveils Netaji’s hologram at India Gate scroll

Bose holograms are neither Bose nor technology, but Modi electric wire

Chinese kidnapping sparks political uproar in India Asia Times

Modi government’s duty to act on call for violence against minorities: ex-UN genocide adviser scroll

China?

UK intelligence agency targets China united front diplomat

How China and Russia forged friendship after bridging decades of differences South China Morning Post

Antidote du Jour. Tracie H: “This little guy is the ruby-crowned little king seen at the Huntington Library/Museum Gardens in San Marino, California.”

Check out yesterday’s link and antidote du Jour here.