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COVID19 mini-update, August 5, 2021: delta sitrep from Israel

Well, Duh. This Is Why It Was Stupid

Shock poll shows Gavin Newsom losing recall vote by double digits

Johns Hopkins Professor Says COVID Infection Provides More Immunity Than Vaccines

Shipping Container Crisis Could Derail Holiday Toy Sales

Professor suggests it should be a federal hate crime to criticize Fauci and other government-funded scientists

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From Slate no less…. The Noble Lies of COVID-19

Doubts raised about who was behind the assassination of Haiti’s president
True Believers, Blinded by Ideology

Global Food Prices Spike in Response to the Pandemic

U.S. Airports Are Facing Serious Jet Fuel Shortages

Apocalypse in Yakutia, Russia’s coldest region, as noxious smog from wildfires blocks sun

After 60 years, scientists find the missing link in our body’s blood pressure control

‘Made in China’ products are running into new logistics problems

“Potentially Very Bad”: Lots of New Covid Variants in New York City Rats

Seniors at risk for more falls due to less physical activity during pandemic

North Korea releases army rice reserves amid shortage

The Cuomo allegations are awful, but he still has lots of allies, a dogged will to fight

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New York AG: ‘Cuomo Sexually Harassed Current and Former State Employees,’ Violated Federal and State Laws’

57% COMFORTABLE ATTENDING INDOOR SOCIAL EVENTS WITHOUT MASKS

If They Can Make You Believe a Big Strong Man Belongs in the Women’s Division, They Can Make You Believe Anything

Treasury Dept to invoke ‘extraordinary measures’ as Congress misses debt-ceiling deadline

Nearly 5 mn fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years: study

Delta puts China on brink of a new Covid crisis

Putin posits Russian veto over Ukraine sovereignty

we have reached a critical juncture in this entire situation. As has always been the case in human endeavor, when you start down the road of lies, it will be no time before you have painted yourself into a corner. And that is where the medical establishment finds itself today.

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No, Karen, we’re not masking again: A winning GOP message for 2022 & beyond

Living With Chronic Pain Can Disrupt Your Emotions at a Chemical Level, Study Hints

Craig Murray’s jailing is the national security state’s latest assault on independent journalism

Over half the deer tested in Michigan have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2

An Emerging Tickborne Disease Is Gaining Steam in New York

How Germany fails to manage care for the elderly 

Benchmark Inflation Measure Hits Highest Level In 30 Years

Here it is: The actual data on which the CDC’s new mask guidance is based

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Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdown

CDC Director Says Biden Admin Is Considering a Vaccine Mandate

The New York Post’s cover today

Hot Skies Over the Taiwan Strait: The New Normal of Chinese Incursions

World’s Largest Food Company Will Raise Prices Amid Inflation

Taliban advances on Herat City

Researchers Find Signs of COVID-19 Mutations in NYC Sewage, Pointing to Possible Dog and Rat Infections

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Leaked documents reveal death threats and roadblocks in Haiti assassination investigation

The Vaccine Aristocrats

CDC Alerts Labs to Use Tests That Can Differentiate Between COVID and Flu

Ruin Them

Dell can’t ship gaming rigs to blue states because of energy rules

SOMETHING’S SPREADING, AND IT’S NOT A VIRUS:

Motivation depends on how the brain processes fatigue

Bird’s-eye View Could be Key to Navigating Without GPS

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Med Schools Are Now Denying Biological Sex

The Potsdam Giants

Police Are Telling ShotSpotter to Alter Evidence From Gunshot-Detecting AI

Archaeologists Discover 2,550-Year-Old Carving of the Last King of Babylon

China’s hammer blow to private education shows it will do whatever it takes to meet its goals

37 Comparisons Of The Sizes Of Prehistoric Animal Ancestors And Their Modern Relatives By Roman Uchytel

Cornell’s new partnership with Peking University exposes its fealty to China

‘We won’t be coming’: Washington state police reform goes into effect, law enforcement warns of consequences

Israel concerned over possible new Russian policy on Syria