herid @herid@qoto.org

It saddens me that this needed to be written but I'm very glad @dr_kkjetelina and @kmpanthagani put this together. Our vaccines remain extremely safe and highly effective against the worst manifestations of COVID-19, despite calumnies from propagandists.

https://open.substack.com/pub/yourlocalepidemiologist/p/covid-19-vaccines-and-sudden-deaths?r=nh4jo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Queen - Somebody To Love

https://youtu.be/kijpcUv-b8M

Freddy was and still is the best.

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‼️🇩🇪Germany decides to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine - Spiegel (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3658576-germany-decides-to-send-leopard-tanks-to-ukraine-spiegel.html #Ukraine #News #War #Russia #FreeTheLeopards

This is a really big deal for long-term security assistance to Ukraine (and rebuilding US supplies)

US announces it'll expand its 155mm artillery production by 6-fold(!) over 2 years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/us/politics/pentagon-ukraine-ammunition.html

The new “but her emails…”

#Biden #Trump #Documents

Ivory by Tapbots is launching today.

This app marks the beginning of a new era for Mastodon clients on Apple platforms. It raises the bar in this category, but there’s still work to be done.

I reviewed Tweetbot 1.0 on MacStories in 2011; 12 years later, here is my review of Ivory 1.0:

Ivory for Mastodon Review: Tapbots Reborn https://www.macstories.net/reviews/ivory-for-mastodon-review-tapbots-reborn/

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

https://youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY

As relevant as 50 years ago.

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⚡️🇪🇪Estonia to give Ukraine all its 155-mm howitzers in largest aid package so far (more) https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/estonia-to-give-ukraine-all-its-155-mm-howitzers-in-largest-aid-package-so-far #Ukraine #News #War #Russia #NoTanksJustFiltrationSaysGermany #FreeTheLeopards

1/ The Wagner Group has attracted worldwide notoriety for its extreme brutality, which has included the filmed executions of its own members and many other human rights abuses in multiple countries. An interesting account of its evolution has been published in Russian.

Mom's voices

"Schools in #Ontario aren’t safe.

My 7 year old is 1 of 2 kids in her class who masks. December break: she had RSV and was SO sick — a fever for 12 days straight! Less than a month later she woke up with a cough and fever this morning.

➡️​ My 7 year old can’t do this alone.

She needs (Public! Health!) policies in place to protect her:
- mask mandates
- #ventilation improvements
- access to PCRs
- science-based guidelines for return to #school"
Jen Esmail @jenesmail
#Covid

1/ Preparations for a second wave of mobilisation in Russia are well underway, according to the independent Russian Telegram channel "We can explain" (MO). This follows earlier indications of a fresh mobilisation wave, covered in the thread below. ⬇️
https://mastodon.social/@ChrisO_wiki/109699212338383256

Ella & Louis - They All Laughed

https://youtu.be/ppFVmnmpGz8

Fitzgerald and Armstrong is always a good listen.

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