Dave Fernig @DaveFernig@qoto.org

@ridicol @peterbrown @harriettmb always check the primary data source and analyse the data for any ongoing conflict.

@ridicol @peterbrown @harriettmb we don’t have data worthy of the name for Gaza sadly. The data don’t stand up: compare numbers of women and children vs men yet men are fighting. All we have are lies (both sides) and Hamas lying the most - given how much of our aid they used for war (and stole - leader is worth $4 Bn) this is not surprising. Ever thought how an ‘open air prison’ turned into a ‘destroyed paradise’ in Hamas’ words? Cannot have both.

@harriettmb @peterbrown @ridicol I would add apparently 920,000 TEU (20 foot equivalent) containers rerouted via the Cap and another million blocked at Suez. Put a value of $10k on each and add the days delay to JIT supply chains and watch the world economy plunge

@ridicol @peterbrown @harriettmb It is certainly on a small scale compared to Grozny, Syria and Ukraine, that is for sure

@freemo @lonelyowl @kilroy_was_here did they do enough work or inherited? 1st gen College students and PhDs for examples have a large handicap - despite parents working themselves to the bone to get them there.

@peterbrown @harriettmb @ridicol and also far more made up stuff - the number of pics from Syria being passed off as Gaza is remarkable. As ever, more sources does not equate to quality.

@freemo @lonelyowl @kilroy_was_here why is it that only poor people have bad habits are lazy etc?

@harriettmb @peterbrown @ridicol not allegedly - they have been, merch ships on fire many re-routing. War on the West, Russia* Iran hitting supply lines. Check maritime insurance rates. BTW where was everyone when Aleppo was gassed and razed?

@freemo likely surface charge. Ever made ‘anti bubbles’ Great fun. A thin layer of air around a bubble of the liquid. Super stable too.

@kilroy_was_here @freemo ‘means testing’ was a neoliberal invention paraded in the oligarch press as a means to break post WWII social cohesion that resulted from interdependency necessitated by war - so brought back divide and rule. UBI is more efficient and cheaper.

@freemo @britishtechguru @auscandoc @auscovid19 @DenisCOVIDinfoguy sure you can. Air filtration in places where people congregate plus masks. Air filtration in primate schools without masks reduces transmission to zero. It is simply a question of reducing concentrations below a threshold. Outdoors = dilution

@freemo absolutely- it is on the citizen, too many close their eyes as they step over the body huddled on the pavement and refuse to acknowledge the fact that that person is as much a human as anyone else.