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The French Pravda says Macron is angry at slow pace of vaccination - but his presidency is one of the most centralised in French modern history and he knows the administration v well, so he should probably blame himself https://t.co/odtA3L4TFd— Anne-Sylvaine Chassany (@ChassNews) January 3, 2021
The French Pravda says Macron is angry at slow pace of vaccination - but his presidency is one of the most centralised in French modern history and he knows the administration v well, so he should probably blame himself https://t.co/odtA3L4TFd
Experts and politicians slammed the German government on Saturday for failing to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccine doses ahead of the country's coronavirus vaccination drive. As a member of the EU vaccine procurement scheme, Germany is reliant on regulators at the European level granting authorization of the vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection. But the EU has taken longer than countries like the UK, US and Canada to give the go-ahead. So far, only the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is permitted in EU member states, but the block as a whole only made an order for 300 million doses during the summer, in the belief that more vaccine alternatives would be available. Frauke Zipp, a neurologist and member of the advisory Leopoldina Academy of Sciences, on Saturday slammed German lawmakers for their lack of foresight over vaccine procurement. "I consider the current situation a gross failure," she told Die Welt newspaper. "Why didn't they order much more of the vaccine during the summer just to be safe?"
As a member of the EU vaccine procurement scheme, Germany is reliant on regulators at the European level granting authorization of the vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection.
But the EU has taken longer than countries like the UK, US and Canada to give the go-ahead.
So far, only the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is permitted in EU member states, but the block as a whole only made an order for 300 million doses during the summer, in the belief that more vaccine alternatives would be available.
Frauke Zipp, a neurologist and member of the advisory Leopoldina Academy of Sciences, on Saturday slammed German lawmakers for their lack of foresight over vaccine procurement.
"I consider the current situation a gross failure," she told Die Welt newspaper. "Why didn't they order much more of the vaccine during the summer just to be safe?"
Moderna says it believes vaccine will work against new variants "Moderna said it plans to publish data from its tests against the variants on the website bioRxiv."
CNN: "New coronavirus variants keep popping up" https:/t.co/g10SNMx1Uj 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 (4) variants detected? B.1.1.7 (UK), B.1.351 (SA), P.1 (BR), L425R (US). oh https:/t.co/zSlY1VopgD pic.twitter.com/UoRYMPIyI5— MissMaryPrep (@MissMaryPrep) January 29, 2021
CNN: "New coronavirus variants keep popping up" https:/t.co/g10SNMx1Uj 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 (4) variants detected? B.1.1.7 (UK), B.1.351 (SA), P.1 (BR), L425R (US). oh https:/t.co/zSlY1VopgD pic.twitter.com/UoRYMPIyI5
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said after the talks that the company's answers had not been satisfactory. "The new schedule is not acceptable," she told DW. "The EU prefinanced the development and production of vaccine against COVID-19 with a total of 2.7 billion ($3.3 billion) and wants to see the return. Which doses have been produced, where and to whom have they been delivered?" she said. "The EU wants the prefinanced and preordered doses. The contract needs to be fully fulfilled."
The French company will aim to help supply more than 100 million doses of the vaccine this year from its German plant in Frankfurt, CEO Paul Hudson told Le Figaro newspaper on Tuesday...."Since our main vaccine is a few months late, we asked ourselves how we could be of assistance now," Hudson was quoted as saying
[AstraZeneca CEO] Soriot said that vaccines meant for the EU were produced in four plants in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. But EU Commission officials said on Wednesday that under the contract, the company had also committed to providing vaccines from two factories in Britain. They added the firm had not provided sufficient explanations on why doses could not be shipped from stocks at factories which experienced no production problem, like those in Britain.
But EU Commission officials said on Wednesday that under the contract, the company had also committed to providing vaccines from two factories in Britain. They added the firm had not provided sufficient explanations on why doses could not be shipped from stocks at factories which experienced no production problem, like those in Britain.
Both contracts (the one, published previously, which I used as an example in my last post, and today's) are what the EU calls advance purchase agreements, or APAs.
What our courts say is that if you wanted the contract to say X, you should have written it as X. If they wanted a strict guarantee, they should have written in a strict guarantee. If parties write they must use best efforts, it means they must use best efforts. Attempts to erode that or increase the burden bump headfirst into this problem.
Would it work under Belgian law? If so, it would come as surprise to me. But then, I am not qualified in Belgian law. Where Belgian law differs from our law it does so by having a `good faith' principle in contract.
If so, it would come as surprise to me. But then, I am not qualified in Belgian law. Where Belgian law differs from our law it does so by having a `good faith' principle in contract.
And selling doses to other countries while being under contract to use their reasonable best efforts to deliver the due doses, doesn't sound not very much as a `good faith' interpretation.
I did not in the contract see where disputes would be settled, so I assume Belgium. If it legally matters I also noticed in the contract that AstraZeneca kept Astras old adress as the common adress, so AstraZeneca is incorporated in Sweden.
The European Union abruptly reversed a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines from crossing the Irish border into the United Kingdom https://t.co/KEiX2K2Ckk pic.twitter.com/Ifs9LBb1Ss— Reuters (@Reuters) January 30, 2021
The European Union abruptly reversed a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines from crossing the Irish border into the United Kingdom https://t.co/KEiX2K2Ckk pic.twitter.com/Ifs9LBb1Ss
In the aftermath of the US Capitol storming, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called for a wide-reaching pro-democracy initiative to be spearheaded by Washington and its European allies.https://t.co/DBmaknQ2pW— DW News (@dwnews) January 9, 2021
In the aftermath of the US Capitol storming, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called for a wide-reaching pro-democracy initiative to be spearheaded by Washington and its European allies.https://t.co/DBmaknQ2pW
Maas did not provide details on the idea. However, he pointed President-elect Joe Biden's call to create a network of democratic nations.
He warned that "the belief in cohesion, in democracy as the most humane form of government, and in the persuasive power of science and reason" can only be preserved together. In order to achieve this, there were "no better, closer, more natural partners in the 21st century than America and Europe," Maas told dpa.
Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy advocates were arrested as authorities said last year's unofficial vote to choose opposition candidates in city elections was part of a plan to "overthrow" the government. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington may sanction those ["]involved in the arrests["] and will send the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to visit Taiwan.
On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington may sanction those ["]involved in the arrests["] and will send the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to visit Taiwan.
Le comportement de #Trump ne peut servir de prétexte pour que les #GAFA s'arrogent le pouvoir de contrôler le débat public. Les lois Macron ont pourtant légalisé cette censure privée.#TrumpBanned— Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) January 9, 2021
Le comportement de #Trump ne peut servir de prétexte pour que les #GAFA s'arrogent le pouvoir de contrôler le débat public. Les lois Macron ont pourtant légalisé cette censure privée.#TrumpBanned
ARRESTED: Christine Priola, a school therapist who stormed the Capitol & got to @VP's chair. She quit her job the day after the riot saying: I will be switching paths to expose the global evil of human trafficking & pedophilia, including in our govt & children's services agencies pic.twitter.com/kYTsETVVWX— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) January 14, 2021
ARRESTED: Christine Priola, a school therapist who stormed the Capitol & got to @VP's chair. She quit her job the day after the riot saying: I will be switching paths to expose the global evil of human trafficking & pedophilia, including in our govt & children's services agencies pic.twitter.com/kYTsETVVWX
But other officials said the cancellation was more a case of American snobbery being answered by European snubbery: Pompeo abandoned the trip because European officials balked at seeing him after last week's deadly riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Earlier Tuesday, before news of Pompeo's cancellation, the European Commission said that no EU official would meet the secretary of state. A spokesman declined to elaborate further on the reasons or decision-making process. Pompeo had also planned to see Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, but European officials said that meeting was called off. A day after the violent uprising at the Capitol, Asselborn had told Luxembourg Radio that Trump was a "political pyromaniac who must be brought before a court."
Earlier Tuesday, before news of Pompeo's cancellation, the European Commission said that no EU official would meet the secretary of state. A spokesman declined to elaborate further on the reasons or decision-making process.
Pompeo had also planned to see Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, but European officials said that meeting was called off. A day after the violent uprising at the Capitol, Asselborn had told Luxembourg Radio that Trump was a "political pyromaniac who must be brought before a court."
A protest in Brussels over the death of a man while in police custody turned violent Wednesday as demonstrators clashed with officers and Belgian King Philippe's car was even caught in the cross-fire. Protesters threw projectiles, while the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, which gathered outside a police station near Gare du Nord. According to De Standaard, 116 people were arrested and five police officers were injured during the protest. The demonstration, which at its peak attracted some 400 people, according to police, was organized after a man identified as Ibrahima B., 23, died following his arrest on Saturday under circumstances that are still under investigation. Police said they have opened an internal inquiry into the case. Ibrahima's death has raised further scrutiny of Brussels police and complaints of police brutality following other high-profile cases in which young men, mostly of Middle Eastern or North African descent, have been killed while interacting with officers.
Protesters threw projectiles, while the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, which gathered outside a police station near Gare du Nord. According to De Standaard, 116 people were arrested and five police officers were injured during the protest.
The demonstration, which at its peak attracted some 400 people, according to police, was organized after a man identified as Ibrahima B., 23, died following his arrest on Saturday under circumstances that are still under investigation.
Police said they have opened an internal inquiry into the case.
Ibrahima's death has raised further scrutiny of Brussels police and complaints of police brutality following other high-profile cases in which young men, mostly of Middle Eastern or North African descent, have been killed while interacting with officers.
Angela Merkel's continuity candidate, the centrist conservative Armin Laschet, has beaten one of her longest-standing rivals in the contest to lead Germany's Christian Democratic Union. In a digitally-held party congress, Laschet beat the conservative hardliner Friedrich Merz by 521 to 466 votes in a run-off vote, following a strong speech that emphasised social cohesion and held up recent scenes from Washington DC as a warning example of divisive leadership. The third candidate on the ballot, the foreign policy specialist Norbert Röttgen, came last in the first round of votes.
In a digitally-held party congress, Laschet beat the conservative hardliner Friedrich Merz by 521 to 466 votes in a run-off vote, following a strong speech that emphasised social cohesion and held up recent scenes from Washington DC as a warning example of divisive leadership.
The third candidate on the ballot, the foreign policy specialist Norbert Röttgen, came last in the first round of votes.
Armin Laschet, Angela Merkel loyalist, is new CDU leader - DW
Now he is Merkel's second successor in the office of party chief. Whoever holds this position traditionally becomes the party's candidate for chancellor and, if the Christian Democrats can form a governing majority, has the first shot at the chancellery. But whether Laschet will also compete for that position has long been unclear. "A state premier who successfully governs a population of 18 million can also be Germany's chancellor," emphasized Laschet a few days ago. The candidate is due to be decided only after regional elections in two German states, a good two months from now. That decision will be made in coordination with Markus Söder, the head of the Christian Social Union (CSU). The head of the CDU's sister party in the state of Bavaria denies persistent rumors that he may want to be the conservative alliance's candidate for chancellor. But German bookmakers have Söder top of their list.
"A state premier who successfully governs a population of 18 million can also be Germany's chancellor," emphasized Laschet a few days ago.
The candidate is due to be decided only after regional elections in two German states, a good two months from now. That decision will be made in coordination with Markus Söder, the head of the Christian Social Union (CSU). The head of the CDU's sister party in the state of Bavaria denies persistent rumors that he may want to be the conservative alliance's candidate for chancellor. But German bookmakers have Söder top of their list.
Die ganze teure Kampagne für nichts und wieder nichts :( #cdubpt21 pic.twitter.com/ZWEpupzjwY— 𝒢𝓇𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓂𝒶𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝐹𝑒𝓈𝒸𝒽 (@grlndmast0r) January 16, 2021
Die ganze teure Kampagne für nichts und wieder nichts :( #cdubpt21 pic.twitter.com/ZWEpupzjwY
Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party is choosing a new leader this weekend in an online conference.The person who wins will either run for chancellor later this year, or have a big say in who does. All we know for now - it won't be Merkel.So, who's in the running? 🏃 pic.twitter.com/2G6icT9zcQ— DW Politics (@dw_politics) January 15, 2021
Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party is choosing a new leader this weekend in an online conference.The person who wins will either run for chancellor later this year, or have a big say in who does. All we know for now - it won't be Merkel.So, who's in the running? 🏃 pic.twitter.com/2G6icT9zcQ
Armin Laschet, Angela Merkel loyalist, is new CDU leader
Herzlichen Glückwunsch @ArminLaschet. Freue mich auf unsere Zusammenarbeit! Gemeinsam werden wir die Erfolgsgeschichte der Union fortschreiben.— Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) January 16, 2021
Herzlichen Glückwunsch @ArminLaschet. Freue mich auf unsere Zusammenarbeit! Gemeinsam werden wir die Erfolgsgeschichte der Union fortschreiben.
@JohnKerry:Yes,Mr Kerry.But You supported ISIS and Al Nusra against President Assad in Syria.And they are financed by Qatar and Saudi-Arabia— Armin Laschet (@ArminLaschet) August 20, 2014
@JohnKerry:Yes,Mr Kerry.But You supported ISIS and Al Nusra against President Assad in Syria.And they are financed by Qatar and Saudi-Arabia
With the agreement of almost all parties - the PSC being the major exception - Catalonia's parliamentary elections have been postponed for more than three months, due to the coronavirus situation. Catalan vice president Pere Aragonès this Friday afternoon signed the decree that replaces the original 14th February date with a new appointment with the polls on 30th May. "Maintaining the schedule as it had been planned was an unacceptable risk in terms of public health and an obstacle to getting voters to turn out as required for the elections," he said in an address. He also thanked the parties for their willingness and understanding to accept the new date.
In German exile, he got no headlines. Navalny is competing with Trump's exit now ..,
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil tycoon who fell foul of the Kremlin, said that the arrest of Alexei Navalny was an attempt by President Vladimir Putin, whom he cast as an 'ageing autocrat,' to show that he is still Russia's top dog [_link]— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2021
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil tycoon who fell foul of the Kremlin, said that the arrest of Alexei Navalny was an attempt by President Vladimir Putin, whom he cast as an 'ageing autocrat,' to show that he is still Russia's top dog [_link]
From the diaries ...
Khodorkovsky - The Interpreter - Henry Jackson Society (UK) 'Sapere aude'
...Confusion over Pfizer/BioNTech vial volumes emerged in December, when U.S. hospital pharmacists realised that preparing the vaccine, by mixing it with saline solution [!], yielded enough liquid for at least six 0.30 ml doses. They initially threw the extra dose away, since vials were labeled for five. ...
They initially threw the extra dose away, since vials were labeled for five. ...
"I'm sick of all this stuff. I'm 19, Putin has been in power my entire life, and I don't see any hope for the country. There's poverty and state terrorism. And what they did to Navalny is outrageous and illegal."https://t.co/YHjXJbMOGf @FinancialTimes— Henry Foy (@HenryJFoy) January 23, 2021
"I'm sick of all this stuff. I'm 19, Putin has been in power my entire life, and I don't see any hope for the country. There's poverty and state terrorism. And what they did to Navalny is outrageous and illegal."https://t.co/YHjXJbMOGf @FinancialTimes
Brexit campaign group Leave.eu has moved its internet registration to the Republic of Ireland in order to be able to keep its .eu suffix after the UK quit the European Union.
Hospitals in #England 🏴 scrambled for hospital beds on Thursday as the surge in #covid19 cases risked overwhelming the system 🦠🏥A leaked briefing suggested that #London's hospitals could be beyond capacity in less than two weeks.@CecGalluccio reports pic.twitter.com/99h96zUeHb— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) January 7, 2021
Hospitals in #England 🏴 scrambled for hospital beds on Thursday as the surge in #covid19 cases risked overwhelming the system 🦠🏥A leaked briefing suggested that #London's hospitals could be beyond capacity in less than two weeks.@CecGalluccio reports pic.twitter.com/99h96zUeHb
Change is coming. To succeed outside the EU, we need to be fitter, leaner and more globally engaged,' said the former MEP, who has just been made a Conservative peer. [...] "We have won the right to make different decisions outside the EU," Mr Hannan wrote - attacking "Stone Age instincts" that instead back stronger state intervention, because of the pandemic.
The British government is aiming to resolve trade disruptions between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said amid reports of problems caused by post-Brexit regulations coming into force at the beginning of the year. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) sent a report to the minister warning that the "supply chain is collapsing and within a matter of a week may totally collapse," Northern Ireland's The News Letter reported on Saturday. Several supermarket chains in Northern Ireland were forced to withdraw some produce from their shelves as the new regulations caused backlogs and delays. An editor for The News Letter tweeted a picture of oranges at a supermarket warehouse in Belfast, saying that the fruit took too long to arrive from the mainland and eventually needed to be thrown out.
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) sent a report to the minister warning that the "supply chain is collapsing and within a matter of a week may totally collapse," Northern Ireland's The News Letter reported on Saturday.
Several supermarket chains in Northern Ireland were forced to withdraw some produce from their shelves as the new regulations caused backlogs and delays.
An editor for The News Letter tweeted a picture of oranges at a supermarket warehouse in Belfast, saying that the fruit took too long to arrive from the mainland and eventually needed to be thrown out.
Can't they supply from that place located, you know, on the same island?
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have promised a "tariff-free" post-Brexit trade deal at the end of last year, but British businesses are increasingly sounding the alarm over the scale of potential new duties. Throughout nearly five years of Brexit talks, economists and trade experts repeatedly warned that, even in the best-case scenario, an EU-U.K. accord would only prevent the imposition of tariffs on goods that were predominantly produced in the U.K. Many other goods passing through Britain or distributed from there could face import duties, they warned, but the subject gained only scant attention in mainstream political debate. In the last couple of days, however, the message has sunk in and a growing number of companies have spoken out over the disturbance that new tariffs could cause for exporters.
Throughout nearly five years of Brexit talks, economists and trade experts repeatedly warned that, even in the best-case scenario, an EU-U.K. accord would only prevent the imposition of tariffs on goods that were predominantly produced in the U.K. Many other goods passing through Britain or distributed from there could face import duties, they warned, but the subject gained only scant attention in mainstream political debate.
In the last couple of days, however, the message has sunk in and a growing number of companies have spoken out over the disturbance that new tariffs could cause for exporters.
Yeah ... free movement of business after Brexit ... not people. 😖 'Sapere aude'
Border officials have been confiscating sandwiches and other foodstuffs from drivers arriving in the Netherlands from the UK after Brexit, TV footage has revealed. A Dutch TV clip showed a driver had his ham sandwiches taken away by border officials as he arrived - with one border guard joking: "Welcome to the Brexit, sir."
A Dutch TV clip showed a driver had his ham sandwiches taken away by border officials as he arrived - with one border guard joking: "Welcome to the Brexit, sir."
#FreeSchoolMeals On the left £30 of food. On the right what private company Chartwells have supplied having been awarded a government contract to supply for £30 free school meals.Utterly shameful profiteering off some of the country's most disadvantaged kids! pic.twitter.com/XcmUm8qM1h— MunchBunch (@Munchbunch87) January 11, 2021
#FreeSchoolMeals On the left £30 of food. On the right what private company Chartwells have supplied having been awarded a government contract to supply for £30 free school meals.Utterly shameful profiteering off some of the country's most disadvantaged kids! pic.twitter.com/XcmUm8qM1h
So I don't see your point.
This graphic from the BBC shows how long it can take vaccine programmes to really have an impact on containing disease outbreaks (and these are for highly effective vaccines that do protect against transmission). It's completely dishonest to present these as a magic silver bullet pic.twitter.com/xqsHfPvk7s— Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) January 13, 2021
This graphic from the BBC shows how long it can take vaccine programmes to really have an impact on containing disease outbreaks (and these are for highly effective vaccines that do protect against transmission). It's completely dishonest to present these as a magic silver bullet pic.twitter.com/xqsHfPvk7s
Unsold fish are rotting on docks, seafood companies are hitting the wall, but Jacob Rees-Mogg says what matters is that fish are now `happier' because they're `British' pic.twitter.com/NGjWT4mXag— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) January 14, 2021
Unsold fish are rotting on docks, seafood companies are hitting the wall, but Jacob Rees-Mogg says what matters is that fish are now `happier' because they're `British' pic.twitter.com/NGjWT4mXag
Jacob Rees-Mogg - "The key is we've got our fish back. They are now British fish, & they're better & happier fish for it." 😬Mr Speaker - Obviously there's overwhelming evidence for that. pic.twitter.com/pTrcEVdr0w— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) January 14, 2021
Jacob Rees-Mogg - "The key is we've got our fish back. They are now British fish, & they're better & happier fish for it." 😬Mr Speaker - Obviously there's overwhelming evidence for that. pic.twitter.com/pTrcEVdr0w
The fishes were unavailable for comment.
Coronavirus has sparked an exodus of immigrants from the UK and what is likely to be the largest fall in Britain's population since the second world war, according to a statistical analysis of official data. A blog, published on Thursday by the government-funded Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE), estimated that up to 1.3m people born abroad left the UK between the third quarter of 2019 and the same period in 2020. In London alone, almost 700,000 foreign-born residents have probably moved out, the authors of the blog calculated, leading to a potential 8 per cent drop in the capital's population last year.
A blog, published on Thursday by the government-funded Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE), estimated that up to 1.3m people born abroad left the UK between the third quarter of 2019 and the same period in 2020.
In London alone, almost 700,000 foreign-born residents have probably moved out, the authors of the blog calculated, leading to a potential 8 per cent drop in the capital's population last year.
Hauliers waiting for their paperwork to clear during Brexit custom checks face a £50 ($68) an hour fine. Truckers have been told that from 1 February, after the first two hours of waiting at the nine sites for the green light, they will be charged £50. In December, Kent County Council was given new powers to clamp and fine lorries in certain areas. Those entering the county need Kent Access Permits and face £300 fines for not having them.
In December, Kent County Council was given new powers to clamp and fine lorries in certain areas. Those entering the county need Kent Access Permits and face £300 fines for not having them.
I wonder if, after the drivers get home after their first or second experience with this, they will just direct their attention elsewhere. Or just stay home.
German logistics firm DB Schenker stops UK shipments over Brexit red tape:
German logistics company DB Schenker is temporarily suspending deliveries from the European Union to Britain because of bureaucratic hurdles brought on by Brexit. The transport giant is experiencing "considerable problems" in customs formalities in the movement of goods between the UK and EU, it said in a statement sent to AFP on Friday. Only "around 10 percent" of deliveries are accompanied by the complete and correct paperwork, it added.
The transport giant is experiencing "considerable problems" in customs formalities in the movement of goods between the UK and EU, it said in a statement sent to AFP on Friday.
Only "around 10 percent" of deliveries are accompanied by the complete and correct paperwork, it added.
Good thing that the UK has a business friendly government. Oh, wait...
Swallow is one of thousands of freight forwarders and customs brokers based around Britain's biggest ports who have described the OVERNIGHT INTRODUCTION of a full customs border as akin to the country placing economic sanctions on itself. [...] He said many EU drivers were adding 400 pounds ($550) to the cost of driving into Britain so they were covered if they returned without any goods. The industry estimates up to half of the trucks going back to the EU are empty.
Home Office engineers are working to restore data lost from the Police National Computer. Home Office Ministers are being kept updated on their progress. Read more here [_link]— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) January 16, 2021
Home Office engineers are working to restore data lost from the Police National Computer. Home Office Ministers are being kept updated on their progress. Read more here [_link]
UK Accidentally Deletes 150k Arrests Records
UK Home Office Data Loss Incidents Surge by 120% | 2019-2020 | 'Sapere aude'
Lord Sumption to a lady with stage 4 cancer:'I didn't say your life was not valuable, I said it was less valuable.'Let's really break this down and realise just how awful a statement it is and the repercussions it may have..https://t.co/fUNcK4TspF— Dr Benjamin 'Ward Viking' Janaway 💙 (@drjanaway) January 17, 2021
Lord Sumption to a lady with stage 4 cancer:'I didn't say your life was not valuable, I said it was less valuable.'Let's really break this down and realise just how awful a statement it is and the repercussions it may have..https://t.co/fUNcK4TspF
Brexit is now saving lives pic.twitter.com/CPQi6bAQRv— Effie Deans (@Effiedeans) January 17, 2021
Brexit is now saving lives pic.twitter.com/CPQi6bAQRv
Johnson government keeps Trumpian fires burning with review of workers' rights [_link]— The Independent (@Independent) January 21, 2021
Johnson government keeps Trumpian fires burning with review of workers' rights [_link]
Move to EU to avoid Brexit costs, firms told - Observer
British businesses that export to the continent are being encouraged by government trade advisers to set up separate companies inside the EU in order to get around extra charges, paperwork and taxes resulting from Brexit, the Observer can reveal. In an extraordinary twist to the Brexit saga, UK small businesses are being told by advisers working for the Department for International Trade (DIT) that the best way to circumvent border issues and VAT problems that have been piling up since 1 January is to register new firms within the EU single market, from where they can distribute their goods far more freely.
In an extraordinary twist to the Brexit saga, UK small businesses are being told by advisers working for the Department for International Trade (DIT) that the best way to circumvent border issues and VAT problems that have been piling up since 1 January is to register new firms within the EU single market, from where they can distribute their goods far more freely.
Many items are now prohibited from travellers' baggage from Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). These are the most significant rules. [...] The ban on meat and dairy extends to items such as cakes that contain fresh cream and confectionery "made with high levels of unprocessed dairy ingredients".
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The ban on meat and dairy extends to items such as cakes that contain fresh cream and confectionery "made with high levels of unprocessed dairy ingredients".
Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the House for the 117th Congress, clinching the gavel for the fourth and potentially final time.https://t.co/mYaHdHq2F0— POLITICO (@politico) January 3, 2021
Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the House for the 117th Congress, clinching the gavel for the fourth and potentially final time.https://t.co/mYaHdHq2F0
Kamala Harris's vice presidential portfolio was nebulous before last week. But thanks to Democrats' upset victories in two Georgia Senate run-offs, Harris has unexpectedly earned a new title: Senate tie breakerhttps://t.co/RckmEJrVJI— POLITICO (@politico) January 10, 2021
Kamala Harris's vice presidential portfolio was nebulous before last week. But thanks to Democrats' upset victories in two Georgia Senate run-offs, Harris has unexpectedly earned a new title: Senate tie breakerhttps://t.co/RckmEJrVJI
How to become the richest person on the planet.$TSLA@elonmusk pic.twitter.com/IjPPvBCokD— Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) January 7, 2021
How to become the richest person on the planet.$TSLA@elonmusk pic.twitter.com/IjPPvBCokD
Now playing in America. https://t.co/PhFmwRdAs7— Pedro Nicolaci da Costa (@pdacosta) January 7, 2021
Now playing in America. https://t.co/PhFmwRdAs7
Carrying pro-Trump banners, supporters of President Trump march in Tokyo pic.twitter.com/2OIEMgFyWw— Reuters (@Reuters) January 7, 2021
Carrying pro-Trump banners, supporters of President Trump march in Tokyo pic.twitter.com/2OIEMgFyWw
I understand why Joe Biden does not have a grasp of #US history. It would extraordinary, if he did. What I find particularly tragic and disappointing is that many of our friends on ["]the left["] seemingly have the same affliction as Joseph R. Biden."
I was in a local grocery store, just picking up some food to cook dinner on New Year's day. And I was offered the Moderna vaccine by the pharmacist who had some extra doses and was going to have to throw them away. There were two people who were scheduled to come in and get their vaccines, who didn't show. And as a result, she had two doses left in the vial that she had prepared.
President-elect Biden has nominated Ambassador Samantha Power as USAID Administrator.A leading voice for humane and principled American engagement in the world, she will rally the international community and work with our partners to confront the biggest challenges of our time. pic.twitter.com/Gv9G8CLrI5— Biden-Harris Presidential Transition (@Transition46) January 13, 2021
President-elect Biden has nominated Ambassador Samantha Power as USAID Administrator.A leading voice for humane and principled American engagement in the world, she will rally the international community and work with our partners to confront the biggest challenges of our time. pic.twitter.com/Gv9G8CLrI5
Besides the poor conditions the guardsmen were met with, an outbreak of the coronavirus rippled through the ranks in Washington. It was not immediately clear how many guardsmen were infected with the virus, but reports indicated that somewhere between 100 and 200 service members could have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
A contingency force of National Guard troops will help protect the Capitol from what was described as "impeachment security concerns."https://t.co/hQPW0NfbCp— POLITICO (@politico) January 24, 2021
A contingency force of National Guard troops will help protect the Capitol from what was described as "impeachment security concerns."https://t.co/hQPW0NfbCp
Despite the threat, the citizen soldiers [BWAH!] on the ground [no cots ?!] say they have been given little information about the extension, and wonder why they are being forced to endure combat-like conditions in the nation's capital [sic] without a clear mission. "Quite frankly this is not a `combat zone,' so combat conditions shouldn't apply," said one Guard member on the ground in D.C. who has deployed twice to Afghanistan.
"Quite frankly this is not a `combat zone,' so combat conditions shouldn't apply," said one Guard member on the ground in D.C. who has deployed twice to Afghanistan.
What is herd immunity?
And now, a rise in political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that we must confront and we will defeat. To overcome these challenges - to restore the soul and to secure the future of America - requires more than words. It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: Unity. Unity.
To overcome these challenges - to restore the soul and to secure the future of America - requires more than words.
It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: Unity. Unity.
Democracy is not well understood.
Blinken told members of the U.S. Senate that Biden would seek to "more effectively target" sanctions on the country, which aim to oust President Nicolas Maduro - who retains control of the country. Blinken said the new administration would look at more humanitarian assistance to the country. [...] "We need an effective policy that can restore Venezuela to democracy, starting with free and fair elections," Blinken said.
well suh, cheeto's plan to BLOCK TransTeam Biden sure failed. They hacked that bidness with the intertubez.Read all SWEEPING orders for yourself at Federal Register EO disposition table https://t.co/MJMLcaDQdr (checks watch) Fri, Jan 22. pic.twitter.com/s8KSAabbJs— MissMaryPrep (@MissMaryPrep) January 21, 2021
well suh, cheeto's plan to BLOCK TransTeam Biden sure failed. They hacked that bidness with the intertubez.Read all SWEEPING orders for yourself at Federal Register EO disposition table https://t.co/MJMLcaDQdr (checks watch) Fri, Jan 22. pic.twitter.com/s8KSAabbJs
I don't know about you, but this is the winner for me. pic.twitter.com/4e3B0N60N1— Dan Chibnall 🖐🏻 🧼 😷 (@bookowl) January 21, 2021
I don't know about you, but this is the winner for me. pic.twitter.com/4e3B0N60N1
Last week, we joined w/ 39 other orgs to tell @POTUS that his antitrust appointees should have NO ties to Big Tech. This is no different.https://t.co/dti7RU1UJP— American Economic Liberties Project (@econliberties) January 28, 2021
Last week, we joined w/ 39 other orgs to tell @POTUS that his antitrust appointees should have NO ties to Big Tech. This is no different.https://t.co/dti7RU1UJP
I can't vouch for the underlying reporting, but The Guardian is a careful and usually reliable source, and this reporting begins to connect the otherwise bizarre dots . . . 'The perfect target': Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years - ex-KGB spy https://t.co/gDDX8wnVjb— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) January 29, 2021
I can't vouch for the underlying reporting, but The Guardian is a careful and usually reliable source, and this reporting begins to connect the otherwise bizarre dots . . . 'The perfect target': Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years - ex-KGB spy https://t.co/gDDX8wnVjb
FDA Briefing Document, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, 17 Dec 2020
We are updating our phased distribution based in part on federal guidance. At the current pace of allocation, the state expects to fully enter Phase 1B by late January.Read more about our updated phases and approximate timelines: https://t.co/hNTK1RxUDt pic.twitter.com/EzC6c8PAu7— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) January 5, 2021
We are updating our phased distribution based in part on federal guidance. At the current pace of allocation, the state expects to fully enter Phase 1B by late January.Read more about our updated phases and approximate timelines: https://t.co/hNTK1RxUDt pic.twitter.com/EzC6c8PAu7
Fewer than 10 individuals required medical attention over the span of 24 hours," the epidemiologist said in a statement here. The vaccine maker said it was unaware of comparable cases of adverse events from other vaccination centers which may have administered vaccines from the same lot or from other lots of its vaccine. A total of 307,300 doses from the lot remain in storage, Moderna said, of the total 1,272,200 doses that were produced in the batch.
The vaccine maker said it was unaware of comparable cases of adverse events from other vaccination centers which may have administered vaccines from the same lot or from other lots of its vaccine.
A total of 307,300 doses from the lot remain in storage, Moderna said, of the total 1,272,200 doses that were produced in the batch.
"Embedded" CQ Roll Call reporter, Niels, is terrified, but sufficiently coherent to organize a (cell) phone tree with press pool "sheltering in place".
Detail from a photo by Saul Loeb. That's a valknot under the tail there. Info on the valknot from the ADL here:https://t.co/bu8QUZ8jT6 pic.twitter.com/WSuR8vkNm2— 𝕊onja Drimmer (@Sonja_Drimmer) January 6, 2021
Detail from a photo by Saul Loeb. That's a valknot under the tail there. Info on the valknot from the ADL here:https://t.co/bu8QUZ8jT6 pic.twitter.com/WSuR8vkNm2
Spotted at the Capitol today: A Trump supporter sitting inside Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office as rioters stormed the building.Were you at the Capitol today? Tell us what you saw: https://t.co/dyWmwGfPiV(📷: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty) pic.twitter.com/3U3UivYlFE— POLITICO (@politico) January 7, 2021
Spotted at the Capitol today: A Trump supporter sitting inside Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office as rioters stormed the building.Were you at the Capitol today? Tell us what you saw: https://t.co/dyWmwGfPiV(📷: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty) pic.twitter.com/3U3UivYlFE
Audio blaring from one of Ronald Reagan's speeches adding surreal quality to insurrection attempt at side entrance of the #USCapitol, which rioters attempted to storm several times. #US pic.twitter.com/hoAH87xKin— Ron Cassie (@ron_cassie) January 7, 2021
Audio blaring from one of Ronald Reagan's speeches adding surreal quality to insurrection attempt at side entrance of the #USCapitol, which rioters attempted to storm several times. #US pic.twitter.com/hoAH87xKin
@UWMedicine Do you endorse a physician calling for murder and participating in a riot where five people died and they attempted to murder government officials?— Marquis Lafayette (@RenegadeSci) January 8, 2021
@UWMedicine Do you endorse a physician calling for murder and participating in a riot where five people died and they attempted to murder government officials?
The made-for-media theatrics on Capitol Hill were not an attempted "coup". Coups are what the CIA stages all over the world. Neither was "democracy" in peril. What democracy? And Trump is no more than a caricature of a system of which Biden, Obama, Bush etc are the embodiment.— John Pilger (@johnpilger) January 9, 2021
The made-for-media theatrics on Capitol Hill were not an attempted "coup". Coups are what the CIA stages all over the world. Neither was "democracy" in peril. What democracy? And Trump is no more than a caricature of a system of which Biden, Obama, Bush etc are the embodiment.
carnage: 3 white ppl "medical emergencies," 1 white woman SHOT by Capitol Police officer, 1 white Capitol Police officer BEATEN by white-supremacy mob
parler dragnet: U.S. pursuing seditious conspiracy cases in 'unprecedented' probe of Capitol assault
Makes a change from dick pics, I guess. (Or does it?)
Guy in MAGA cap asks a REALLY good question: https://t.co/p7I0Z2zL6T— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) January 19, 2021
Guy in MAGA cap asks a REALLY good question: https://t.co/p7I0Z2zL6T
Does anyone have any idea where 65-year-olds and older can get vaccinated against Covid in Maryland? They opened the category today and told people NOTHING about where to go. None of this would be happening if Larry Hogan were governor.— Thomas L. Friedman (@tomfriedman) January 25, 2021
Does anyone have any idea where 65-year-olds and older can get vaccinated against Covid in Maryland? They opened the category today and told people NOTHING about where to go. None of this would be happening if Larry Hogan were governor.
Maryland providers have now administered 372,937 doses of #COVID19 vaccines, and are now averaging nearly 17,000 doses per day. Providers have now utilized 72.1% of first doses allocated to the state. pic.twitter.com/J7qi8lBFCy— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) January 25, 2021
Maryland providers have now administered 372,937 doses of #COVID19 vaccines, and are now averaging nearly 17,000 doses per day. Providers have now utilized 72.1% of first doses allocated to the state. pic.twitter.com/J7qi8lBFCy
A Mob and the Breach of Democracy: The Violent End of the Trump Era
Hitler Virtually Eliminated.
CALIFORNIA. US Sen Dianne Feinstein (D) has filed FEC paperwork to seek reelection in 2024 to a six year term ... when she will be 91 years old. https://t.co/OQUWaDOCLB— Politics1.com (@Politics1com) January 13, 2021
CALIFORNIA. US Sen Dianne Feinstein (D) has filed FEC paperwork to seek reelection in 2024 to a six year term ... when she will be 91 years old. https://t.co/OQUWaDOCLB
"CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated that Rep. Ted Lieu grabbed a crowbar before leaving his office. He grabbed a ProBar energy bar,".
PS5 pic.twitter.com/ouzkmkmFYd— Lee J. Carter (@carterforva) January 15, 2021
PS5 pic.twitter.com/ouzkmkmFYd
The National Rifle Association says it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate in Texas instead of New York. https://t.co/92Z855uRzi— The Associated Press (@AP) January 15, 2021
The National Rifle Association says it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate in Texas instead of New York. https://t.co/92Z855uRzi
Thoughts and prayers, etc...
I understand that the NRA being sued by the state of New-York might play a part in their decision to re-incorporate in supposedly friendlier Texas.
Air quality regulators have lifted the limits on the number of cremations that can be performed in Los Angeles county, citing a death rate that is more than double the pre-pandemic norm and an unmanageable backlog of dead bodies. [...] The 28 crematoriums in Los Angeles county have the capacity to perform more cremations, but most of their permits include a monthly cap on cremations due to environmental regulations, the regulator said. Environmentalists have for years called for limits on cremations, which studies have shown release toxic mercury emissions from dental fillings. Mogharabi said the "air toxics impacts" resulting from the executive order were expected to be "relatively small".
The 28 crematoriums in Los Angeles county have the capacity to perform more cremations, but most of their permits include a monthly cap on cremations due to environmental regulations, the regulator said. Environmentalists have for years called for limits on cremations, which studies have shown release toxic mercury emissions from dental fillings. Mogharabi said the "air toxics impacts" resulting from the executive order were expected to be "relatively small".
Politico
For higher-profile remarks, he'd obsessively rehearse portions until he committed them to memory. And at times through the various iterations of outlining remarks, Biden could grow downright ornery. "I would never say this," Biden once snapped at an aide, aghast over the prepared remarks he was reviewing, according to a person in the room during a speech prep session last year. "Where did you get this from?'" The aide explained that Biden had just said it in a public speech a couple of weeks earlier.
"I would never say this," Biden once snapped at an aide, aghast over the prepared remarks he was reviewing, according to a person in the room during a speech prep session last year. "Where did you get this from?'"
The aide explained that Biden had just said it in a public speech a couple of weeks earlier.
Congratulations, soon-to-be-president Harris!
Tension brewed in early 2019, when Kamala was still a contender in the Democratic presidential primary. When asked if she had ever smoked pot during an interview with The Breakfast Club, Kamala said, "Half my family's from Jamaica. Are you kidding me?" The joke fell flat with many--including her father. In a statement he sent to Jamaica Global Online, Donald wrote, "My dear departed grandmothers (whose extraordinary legacy I described in a recent essay on this website), as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their family's name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of identity politics. Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty."
The joke fell flat with many--including her father. In a statement he sent to Jamaica Global Online, Donald wrote, "My dear departed grandmothers (whose extraordinary legacy I described in a recent essay on this website), as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their family's name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of identity politics. Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty."
An alleged Capitol rioter from Florida knew he was wanted from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and returned to Washington, DC, to attend the inauguration on Wednesday, the Justice Department said in a new court filing. Prosecutors in Washington say that when law enforcement tried to arrest Samuel Camargo at his home in Florida on Tuesday, he had left. Investigators then found him in DC on Wednesday and arrested him there -- the same day as the presidential inauguration.
Prosecutors in Washington say that when law enforcement tried to arrest Samuel Camargo at his home in Florida on Tuesday, he had left.
Investigators then found him in DC on Wednesday and arrested him there -- the same day as the presidential inauguration.
Federal officials estimate that roughly 800 people surged into the building, though they caution that such numbers are imprecise, and the real figure could be 100 people or more in either direction.
MEANWHILE DOJ has created the "Capitol Breach Investigation Resource Page" for inquiring minds--such as yella sheet stringers--tabulating individual suspect WHITE SUPREMACIST TRUMPIANS, charged with disorderly conduct, by US state residency.
Even defense attorneys have acknowledged that the evidence poses a problem for them. "I'm not a magician," said an attorney for the man seen in a photo carrying Pelosi's lectern. "We've got a photograph of our client in what appears to be inside a federal building or inside the Capitol with government property."
"I'm not a magician," said an attorney for the man seen in a photo carrying Pelosi's lectern. "We've got a photograph of our client in what appears to be inside a federal building or inside the Capitol with government property."
Brian Williams and his producers for the win... pic.twitter.com/XhIE3ujW3x— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 29, 2021
Brian Williams and his producers for the win... pic.twitter.com/XhIE3ujW3x
Beijing has ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey that Uighurs fear could pave the way for tens of thousands to be deported and imprisoned in internment camps that rights group say constitute a "cultural genocide". The treaty, first signed during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Beijing in 2017, was ratified last weekend at the Chinese National People's Congress, with state media saying it would be used for counter-terrorism purposes. Turkey is yet to ratify the treaty, and as such no extraditions are expected any time soon. However Uighurs are now calling on the Turkish government and lawmakers to stop the agreement from going through.
The treaty, first signed during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Beijing in 2017, was ratified last weekend at the Chinese National People's Congress, with state media saying it would be used for counter-terrorism purposes.
Turkey is yet to ratify the treaty, and as such no extraditions are expected any time soon. However Uighurs are now calling on the Turkish government and lawmakers to stop the agreement from going through.
Two months ago: Turkey's Erdogan urges French goods boycott amid Islam row
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turks to boycott French goods amid a row over France's tougher stance on radical Islam. In a televised speech, he urged world leaders to protect Muslims "if there is oppression against Muslims in France".
In a televised speech, he urged world leaders to protect Muslims "if there is oppression against Muslims in France".
Turkey won't return anyone. Turkey recruited Uighur mercenaries (among others) into its irregular Idlib, Syria adventure, which incidentally NATO has had no problem ignoring, because of course Assad must go, and there are only muslim ethnic minorities trying to live their "best lives" in Xinjiang. To borrow a phrase from Florida's finest, they "want them to be victims."
"De-radicalization" is a figment of authoritarian Chinese minds.
Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi and Berlusconi
Angela Merkel and General al-Sisi
Bibi Netanyahu and Paul Kagame and Eritrea / Sudan
UAE: Illegal immigrants face immediate deportation
Apparently a good business formula, back and forth ... unlimited supply from Third World Countries. 'Sapere aude'
This is so incredibly horrifying, beyond words. But know this: the only way China has the audacity to celebrate such viciousness against Muslims is because the global War on Terror has proven successful at legitimising outrageous violence in the name of liberation https://t.co/S88MSYg6JG— Tarek Younis (@Tarek_Younis_) January 7, 2021
This is so incredibly horrifying, beyond words. But know this: the only way China has the audacity to celebrate such viciousness against Muslims is because the global War on Terror has proven successful at legitimising outrageous violence in the name of liberation https://t.co/S88MSYg6JG
Some members of the Moslem minority in Israel conducting terrorism bad. She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
Sriwijaya Air is Indonesia's third largest airline, listed as a "Category 1" airline, the country's highest safety rating @flightradar24's ADS-B data from #SJ182 shows the aircraft losing "more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than 1 minute" less than 5 mins after departure— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) January 9, 2021
Sriwijaya Air is Indonesia's third largest airline, listed as a "Category 1" airline, the country's highest safety rating @flightradar24's ADS-B data from #SJ182 shows the aircraft losing "more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than 1 minute" less than 5 mins after departure
Aging, corrupt UK monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who has clung to power in the reclusive island kingdom for 70 years, receives covid vaccine at opulent Buckingham Palace, which struggling British taxpayers are being forced to renovate at a massive cost of Ksh50 billion.
Never in a million years did I think I would ever be able to write about #Palestine for an outlet like @washingtonpost. And yet today, they published my op-ed about vaccinations in Palestine: [_link](1/6)— Yara Asi (@Yara_M_Asi) January 15, 2021
Never in a million years did I think I would ever be able to write about #Palestine for an outlet like @washingtonpost. And yet today, they published my op-ed about vaccinations in Palestine: [_link](1/6)
Some countries think this is too slow and are seeking supplies of Chinese and Russian vaccines, which have not been tested as extensively as the Western Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca and Moderna jabs.
U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, a city that he fought for years to have recognized as Israel's capital https://t.co/wLtb9SGHqt pic.twitter.com/HEGJXsxaic— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, a city that he fought for years to have recognized as Israel's capital https://t.co/wLtb9SGHqt pic.twitter.com/HEGJXsxaic
An updated version of the IT news report removed details, including production location and capacity and the timeframe for signing the agreement and launching the pilot vehicles. The previous version said the companies planned to build the cars at Kia Motors' factory in Georgia, or invest jointly in a new factory in the United States to produce 100,000 vehicles around 2024. The full annual capacity of the proposed plant would be 400,000 vehicles.
The previous version said the companies planned to build the cars at Kia Motors' factory in Georgia, or invest jointly in a new factory in the United States to produce 100,000 vehicles around 2024. The full annual capacity of the proposed plant would be 400,000 vehicles.
Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps. We strongly condemn internet shutdowns - they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet.— Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) January 12, 2021
Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps. We strongly condemn internet shutdowns - they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet.
#BREAKING The unrest in Canada comes just days after the country's troubled southern neighbour and former fellow British colony, US, also defenestrated its far-white tyrannical ruler who fomented the violent Orange Rebellion and Jan 6 Day of Pigs putsch in which at least 5 died.— gathara (@gathara) January 22, 2021
#BREAKING The unrest in Canada comes just days after the country's troubled southern neighbour and former fellow British colony, US, also defenestrated its far-white tyrannical ruler who fomented the violent Orange Rebellion and Jan 6 Day of Pigs putsch in which at least 5 died.
Glenn Greenwald Basically, for those interested in the short version, this is it: oh no the wrong people are manipulating the stock market
Basically, for those interested in the short version, this is it:
oh no the wrong people are manipulating the stock market
All participating countries, regardless of income levels, will have equal access to these vaccines once they are developed. The initial aim is to have 2 billion doses available by the end of 2021, which should be enough to protect high risk and vulnerable people, as well as frontline healthcare workers. [...] To make all this a reality, Gavi has created the COVAX Facility through which self-financing economies and funded economies can participate. Within this also sits an entirely separate funding mechanism, the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which will support access to COVID-19 vaccines for lower-income economies. Combined, these make possible the participation of all countries, regardless of ability to pay.
The new Biden administration could alleviate the brutal debt crisis in the Global South, particularly in Africa, by providing much needed liquidity to poor countries through new Special Drawing Rights. https://t.co/6xUYGwB4vM— George Soros (@georgesoros) January 21, 2021
The new Biden administration could alleviate the brutal debt crisis in the Global South, particularly in Africa, by providing much needed liquidity to poor countries through new Special Drawing Rights. https://t.co/6xUYGwB4vM
A number of indicators to be reported on by countries as a demonstration of commitment towards healthy ageing were agreed on by WHO Member States as part of the Global Strategy on Ageing and Health 2016-2020 and endorsed in 2020 within the context of the Decade for Healthy Ageing 2021-2030. Examples are the establishment of a national committee or forum on ageing; comprehensive assessments of the health and social care needs of older people; and a policy on strengthening long-term care. The Baseline report notes improvements in all 10 indicators between 2018 (when initial data collection took place) and 2020. The most progress had been made in establishing national policies relating to healthy ageing, and the least, in introducing and enforcing legislation against age-based discrimination.
This report is the fifth in the series World Population Ageing. The first report was released in 2002 in conjunction with the Second World Assembly on Ageing. The present report, which updates the 2007, 2009 and 2013 editions, provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes new features on the socio-economic and health aspects of ageing. This report is accompanied by an interactive database on the Profiles of Ageing 2015.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. pic.twitter.com/k4OVBSvSbB— Chris Worthington (@SomeChrisTweets) January 27, 2021
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. pic.twitter.com/k4OVBSvSbB
Today I learned that aggressive baby goats have to wear horn noodles to avoid hurting each other pic.twitter.com/NokkoQd2xn— Parker (@panoparker) January 28, 2021
Today I learned that aggressive baby goats have to wear horn noodles to avoid hurting each other pic.twitter.com/NokkoQd2xn
i put eyes on the cat's bed and could not be happier with the result pic.twitter.com/0D72nyc0aq— towler (@HeyitsTowler) January 25, 2021
i put eyes on the cat's bed and could not be happier with the result pic.twitter.com/0D72nyc0aq
There are Police Officers who enforce the "Letter of the Law" and "The Spirit of the Law." Officer Lima displayed character and integrity in enforcing the law. We need more officer's like Matt Lima.— @WELdrawnart (@ManGraphite) January 2, 2021
There are Police Officers who enforce the "Letter of the Law" and "The Spirit of the Law." Officer Lima displayed character and integrity in enforcing the law. We need more officer's like Matt Lima.
A heartwarming© tale so the bourgeois can go about their businesses ignoring the other 1,094 meals the family needs and systematic problem of hunger in the UK.
And the US isn't any better and in some cases is worse. She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
A different "feature" (pathos angle: startled public school teacher, Stanfield, AZ), evoking circumstances that have assured Bal'more blight, provoked me to drill into 2019 USDA urban-rural CEP, "big data" poverty sets by county this morning.
The sanctimonious "sociology" produced by US middle-class hardly ceases to amaze.
Thierry Breton: Capitol Hill -- the 9/11 moment of social media
The fact that a CEO can pull the plug on POTUS's loudspeaker without any checks and balances is perplexing. It is not only confirmation of the power of these platforms, but it also displays deep weaknesses in the way our society is organized in the digital space.
Kaiser said Wednesday that 74 employees who were working Dec. 25 and 15 patients "related to Dec. 25" have tested positive. https://t.co/Ga63Pm6I5r— SFGATE (@SFGate) January 13, 2021
Kaiser said Wednesday that 74 employees who were working Dec. 25 and 15 patients "related to Dec. 25" have tested positive. https://t.co/Ga63Pm6I5r
The coronavirus pandemic is projected to lower Americans' life expectancy at birth by over a year, according to a study out of University of Southern California and Princeton University. Life expectancy for Black and Latino populations is expected to reduce 30% to 40% more than white populations.
手を洗いながらスマホも除! 740;できる優れもの!!!!😂 ;😂pic.twitter.com/ndgbmT4nAX— 進撃のChannell (@roketdan4) January 30, 2021
手を洗いながらスマホも除! 740;できる優れもの!!!!😂 ;😂pic.twitter.com/ndgbmT4nAX
Wuhan marks its anniversary with triumph and denial - BBC
On 23 January last year, the Chinese authorities severed transport links out of Wuhan and confined the city's population to their homes. The tough lockdown coincided with the annual spring festival celebrations and came too late to prevent the global spread of the disease - five million people had already left the city ahead of the holiday. Doctors' warnings had gone unheeded and, in an outpouring of anger on the Chinese internet, the authorities stood accused of covering up the initial outbreak in the interests of political stability. One year on, there's little sign of that anger in Wuhan today. In fact it's the humdrum normality that is striking - the traffic jams, the bustling markets and busy restaurants.
The tough lockdown coincided with the annual spring festival celebrations and came too late to prevent the global spread of the disease - five million people had already left the city ahead of the holiday.
Doctors' warnings had gone unheeded and, in an outpouring of anger on the Chinese internet, the authorities stood accused of covering up the initial outbreak in the interests of political stability.
One year on, there's little sign of that anger in Wuhan today. In fact it's the humdrum normality that is striking - the traffic jams, the bustling markets and busy restaurants.
Quarantine for an illness is typically limited to those who have been infected or are suspected to have been infected, but the Chinese government imposes it in a city of 11 million, the vast majority of the residents unexposed so far. https:/t.co/qw0za37REX— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) January 23, 2020
Quarantine for an illness is typically limited to those who have been infected or are suspected to have been infected, but the Chinese government imposes it in a city of 11 million, the vast majority of the residents unexposed so far. https:/t.co/qw0za37REX
The quarantine that the Chinese government has imposed on millions is impeding people with serious medical problems from obtaining the care and medicine that they need. https:t.co/vRPpCey3kw pic.twitter.com/AV8pCHlBF0— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) January 30, 2020
The quarantine that the Chinese government has imposed on millions is impeding people with serious medical problems from obtaining the care and medicine that they need. https:t.co/vRPpCey3kw pic.twitter.com/AV8pCHlBF0
Closing the barn door after the horse has run, Chinese authorities imposed a quarantine on Wuhan after five million people had already fled--many to avoid the quarantine, which was rumored. Their travel tracks the coronavirus spread. #AutocratsKnowBest https:t.co/NoQhwrwq9V— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) February 10, 2020
Closing the barn door after the horse has run, Chinese authorities imposed a quarantine on Wuhan after five million people had already fled--many to avoid the quarantine, which was rumored. Their travel tracks the coronavirus spread. #AutocratsKnowBest https:t.co/NoQhwrwq9V
How to spread the coronavirus: Place in mass quarantine detention centers anyone with a fever or who has been in contact with a coronavirus victim. Many of those people don't have the coronavirus, but many will after being detained with people who do. https:t.co/u0lV95HCaG pic.twitter.com/lBI3MUU9Pt— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) February 18, 2020
How to spread the coronavirus: Place in mass quarantine detention centers anyone with a fever or who has been in contact with a coronavirus victim. Many of those people don't have the coronavirus, but many will after being detained with people who do. https:t.co/u0lV95HCaG pic.twitter.com/lBI3MUU9Pt
"If free speech existed in China, global media sites such as Facebook & Twitter as well as Chinese internet platforms would be inundated with desperate calls for help and harrowing stories of deaths and illnesses posted by people living under quarantine." https:/t.co/krI8QWYx0n pic.twitter.com/boeXyvWAkW— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 13, 2020
"If free speech existed in China, global media sites such as Facebook & Twitter as well as Chinese internet platforms would be inundated with desperate calls for help and harrowing stories of deaths and illnesses posted by people living under quarantine." https:/t.co/krI8QWYx0n pic.twitter.com/boeXyvWAkW
In Bordeaux, Laurent Chu was the first Covid patient in Europe
It is, officially, the first Covid patient in Europe. The Bordeaux native of Chinese origin Laurent Chu, 49, sales advisor in the wine world, was hospitalized on January 23, 2020 at the Bordeaux University Hospital, while returning from Wuhan, the focus of the epidemic in China, in the part of his work. His Covid was officially declared the next day, January 24. A year later, he tells how he "trembled" from his isolation room, seeing "the panic of the world". "I didn't infect anyone," he insists. I was the first patient, yes, but I did not infect anyone, "he said in an interview with the daily Sud Ouest on Friday.
The Bordeaux native of Chinese origin Laurent Chu, 49, sales advisor in the wine world, was hospitalized on January 23, 2020 at the Bordeaux University Hospital, while returning from Wuhan, the focus of the epidemic in China, in the part of his work.
His Covid was officially declared the next day, January 24.
A year later, he tells how he "trembled" from his isolation room, seeing "the panic of the world".
"I didn't infect anyone," he insists.
I was the first patient, yes, but I did not infect anyone, "he said in an interview with the daily Sud Ouest on Friday.
Transferred to the Bordeaux University Hospital, in the infectious diseases department of infectious disease specialist Denis Malvy, Laurent Chu found himself 25 days in an isolation room, in intensive care, once the Covid was confirmed. "We did not know the disease at that time, explains Professor Denis Malvy at 20 Minutes, we did not have information on the level of contagiousness, so we treated the very first patients in negative pressure rooms. This is why we placed him in a sheave, with maximum precautions, since we dressed as if it were an Ebola, whereas from February this type of patient was taken care of on an outpatient basis... " "They didn't know how to treat me," recalls "patient zero".
"We did not know the disease at that time, explains Professor Denis Malvy at 20 Minutes, we did not have information on the level of contagiousness, so we treated the very first patients in negative pressure rooms.
This is why we placed him in a sheave, with maximum precautions, since we dressed as if it were an Ebola, whereas from February this type of patient was taken care of on an outpatient basis... "
"They didn't know how to treat me," recalls "patient zero".
Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian-American in space, was among those killed on the Challenger 35 years ago today. He was 39. [_link]— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 28, 2021
Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian-American in space, was among those killed on the Challenger 35 years ago today. He was 39. [_link]
Today marks Fred Korematsu Day. On this day, we honor the fight Korematsu led for justice against the Japanese internment camps during World War II. pic.twitter.com/1LYHW5iRHM— Barbara Lee (@BLeeForCongress) January 30, 2021
Today marks Fred Korematsu Day. On this day, we honor the fight Korematsu led for justice against the Japanese internment camps during World War II. pic.twitter.com/1LYHW5iRHM
What was the question? Did the President and Congress go beyond their war powers by implementing exclusion and restricting the rights of Americans of Japanese descent?
1944 Korematsu v. United States 6-3, "No"
1980 Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, report and recommendations to the US Congress, 1983 notably, #3
remedy 1984 Korematsu v. United States, US District Court for the Northern District of California
A writ of coram nobis is an appropriate remedy by which the court can correct errors in criminal convictions where other remedies are not available. [...] The government has, however, while not confessing error, taken a position tantamount to a confession of error. It has eagerly moved to dismiss without acknowledging any specific reasons for dismissal other than that "there is no further usefulness to be served by conviction under a statute which has been soundly repudiated." (R.T. 13:20-22, November 10, 1983). In support of this statement, the government points out that in 1971, legislation was adopted requiring congressional action before an Executive Order such as Executive Order 9066 can ever be issued again; that in 1976, the statute under which petitioner was convicted was repealed; and that in 1976, all authority conferred by Executive Order 9066 was formally proclaimed terminated as of December 31, 1946. While these are compelling reasons for concluding that vacating the conviction is in the best interests of this petitioner, respondent and the public, the court declines the invitation of the government to treat this matter in the perfunctory and procedurally improper manner it has suggested. On the other hand, this court agrees that it is not necessary to reopen the partially healed wounds of an earlier period in order to perform its role of conducting independent judicial review. Fortunately, there are few instances in our judicial history when courts have been called upon to undo such profound and publicly acknowledged injustice. Such extraordinary instances require extraordinary relief, and the court is not without power to redress its own errors. [...] The Commission found that military necessity did not warrant the exclusion and detention of ethnic Japanese. It concluded that "broad historical causes which shaped these decisions [exclusion and detention] *1417 were race prejudice, war hysteria and a failure of political leadership." As a result, "a grave injustice was done to American citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who, without individual review or any probative evidence against them, were excluded, removed and detained by the United States during World War II."
On the other hand, this court agrees that it is not necessary to reopen the partially healed wounds of an earlier period in order to perform its role of conducting independent judicial review. Fortunately, there are few instances in our judicial history when courts have been called upon to undo such profound and publicly acknowledged injustice. Such extraordinary instances require extraordinary relief, and the court is not without power to redress its own errors. [...] The Commission found that military necessity did not warrant the exclusion and detention of ethnic Japanese. It concluded that "broad historical causes which shaped these decisions [exclusion and detention] *1417 were race prejudice, war hysteria and a failure of political leadership." As a result, "a grave injustice was done to American citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who, without individual review or any probative evidence against them, were excluded, removed and detained by the United States during World War II."
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