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–Yves
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Science/Medication
Prevalence of Lengthy Covid is now estimated to be
51-80%
throughout all infections together with asymptomatic, delicate and extreme.We preserve discovering extra of it. https://t.co/B6oVGb46lN
— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) May 2, 2022
38% of all of Canada’s reported COVID hospitalizations thus far have been within the final 4 months
28% of reported ICU admissions of your complete epidemic within the final 4 months (with extra coming from present wave)
23% of complete reported epidemic deaths, with extra coming from this wave.
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China?
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— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) May 1, 2022
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India
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PM Narendra Modi must do plain talking in Europe FirstPost (J-LS)
Previous Blighty
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New Not-So-Chilly Struggle
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America’s ideological blinkers and the Ukraine conflict Gilbert Doctorow. Vital. His subsequent most up-to-date is attention-grabbing, if extra parochial: FX and grocery purchasing in St. Petersburg: “The Eagle Has Landed”: A voyage to St Petersburg by way of the far aspect of the moon.
Particular Navy Operation (Stay) YouTube (Chuck L). That is overwhelmingly Andrei Martyanov, who Asia Occasions calls “arguably the foremost navy analyst within the Russian sphere” and has a number of books to again that declare. Andrei is blunt and dramatic, which makes one marvel if he’s being hyperbolic, though he usually gives element to again up his assessments. You may take heed to it at 1.25x velocity. That is lengthy with loads of navy and tools geekery. One part value contemplating begins at 31:00 the place Gonzalo Lira units forth a recap of the Russian prosecution of the conflict, primarily based considerably on Scott Ritter’s take. Andrei disagrees fairly forcefully with that and standard knowledge on the opening part and Russia’s goals as of then.
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Can Western Tanks, Artillery, And Missiles Save Ukraine? Don’t Depend On It. 1945 (guurst). From final week, nonetheless germane.
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Boris Johnson to hail Ukraine’s ‘best hour’ in tackle to Kyiv parliament Guardian (Kevin W)
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Syraqistan
New Jewish settlement in Hebron will get inexperienced gentle from Israel’s prime courtroom
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Large Brother is Watching You Watch
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1/6
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Trump
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GOP Clown Automotive
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Draft ruling exhibits Supreme Courtroom overturning Roe v. Wade: report The Hill
Supreme Courtroom draft opinion that will overturn Roe v. Wade printed by Politico Politico (David L)
Courtroom has voted to overturn Roe, in accordance with draft opinion printed by Politico ScotusBlog. Be aware third para, per our contact’s response:
Preliminary votes on the end result of a case can change — and the wording of opinions ceaselessly does — because the justices deliberate and flow into draft opinions. The courtroom is predicted to launch its resolution in Dobbs within the subsequent two months.
Protesters Rush to Supreme Courtroom After Abortion Ruling Report Bloomberg. Lead story as of this hour.
It is outstanding, the leak of what seems to be an preliminary draft majority opinion. SCOTUS usually has saved its secrets and techniques and has saved confidential its inside processes and deliberations. However the Courtroom does often leak, and it has leaked earlier than about Roe v. Wade. 1/x
— Jonathan Peters (@jonathanwpeters) May 3, 2022
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The Means-Check Con The Lever (furzy)
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Antidote du jour (Wayne W)
And a bonus (furzy):
See yesterday’s Antidote du Jour and Hyperlinks right here.
