Powerfromspace1

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 15 hours ago to auscovid19

Masks work, our comprehensive review has found.

"Getting most people to wear a mask could nip the outbreak in the bud, preventing a pandemic or lessening its impact. Wearing a mask is inconvenient, but not as inconvenient as lockdowns."

"The bottom line from our recent review is masks work. Along with improving indoor air quality and avoiding crowded, underventilated places, they provide the best way to avoid catching a respiratory infection. And our findings support previous advice to not just wear any mask but wear the best mask available."

#MasksWork #MaskUp #COVIDisAIRBONE #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19

Source: https://theconversation.com/masks-work-our-comprehensive-review-has-found-229658

erictopol, 1 day ago to random

An authoritative, comprehensive 5★ review on masks for reducing respiratory infections, by
Prof @trish.greenhalgh and colleagues
https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/cmr.00124-23

noelreports, 1 day ago to random

In response to the ongoing debate whether the US should lift restrictions on US weapons being used inside Russia, US House Speaker Mike Johnson said that "Ukraine should be allowed to prosecute the war in a way they see fit. They need to be able to fight back and us trying to micro manage that effort is not a good policy."

noelreports, 1 day ago to random

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs warned that any unilateral attempt by Russia to alter Baltic Sea borders would provoke a reaction. This follows Russia's announcement of plans to redefine its maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland, claiming new internal waters in the Gulf of Finland and near key coastal areas. The proposed changes involve adjusting geographical coordinates in these regions.

https://www.delfi.lv/193/politics/120027751/jebkadi-tikojumi-vienpuseji-mainit-robezas-ir-eskalacija-uzsver-rinkevics

noelreports, 2 days ago to random

⚡️The European Union has approved the transfer to Ukraine of the proceeds from Russia's frozen assets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský reports.

"Up to €3B only this year, 90% goes for Ukraine's military. Russia must pay for its war damages."

https://x.com/JanLipavsky/status/1792844763319689371

Strandjunker, 4 days ago to random

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but comparing Biden’s mental health with Trump’s mental health is like comparing an iPhone with 2 styrofoam cups and some string.

noelreports, 3 days ago to random

Nato allies should not fear that sending troops to Ukraine to train its soldiers would risk dragging the military alliance into war with Russia, Estonia’s prime minister Kaja Kalas said.

"There are countries who are training soldiers on the ground already, and they did so at their own risk. If training personnel were attacked by Russian forces it would not automatically trigger Nato’s Article 5 mutual defence clause," she added.

https://www.ft.com/content/5197bc27-faed-4eb6-87ba-e3dda7c13d14

noelreports, 5 days ago to random

In German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD party, voices began to be heard for Western troops to take part in the defense against Russian airstrikes in Ukraine.

"In the current military situation, I consider it necessary and responsible to deploy German anti-aircraft missile forces on NATO territory on the border with Ukraine in order to protect the airspace over Western Ukraine - for example, with the help of Patriot systems," SPD defense expert Joe Weingarten said.

https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/deutsche-hilfe-beim-abschuss-russischer-raketen-notwendig-und-verantwortbar-a-bb5af34e-31ba-4d1d-9a4c-d61c6ceb4d21

noelreports, 5 days ago to random

Russian channels confirmed the death of Lt. Col. Oleksandr Kulakov. Commander of a secret air defense base, located near Mount Ai-Petri in occupied Crimea, which was struck on May 13.

noelreports, 8 days ago to random

Last week, I have seen and received lots of these images. Russian assault squads, usually between 5-20 men, trying to walk towards new forward positions without any backup. After they are noticed by drones, they are taken out one by one. It explains the high number of casualties in the General Staff's daily figures.

noelreports, 10 days ago to random

Against the background of the offensive of Russian troops in the north of the Kharkiv region, the commander of the Operational grouping of troops "Kharkiv" was replaced. Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapaty was appointed instead of Yuriy Galushkin. Drapaty was Deputy Chief of the General Staff and former commander of the Operational grouping of troops "Kherson".

noelreports, 11 days ago to random

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi asserted that the Ukrainian army is aware of the Russians’ plans and responds flexibly to all their operations, but described the situation in the Kharkiv Oblast as "significantly aggravated".

"We are aware of the enemy's plans and can respond flexibly to all of his actions. To reinforce the defence, all required measures are implemented, and decisions, including personnel ones, are made quickly," he said.

Powerfromspace1, 11 days ago to random

Quick aurora update... Geomagnetic storm activity not as strong as last night but some aurora showing up in Michigan. Chance things pick up markedly pre-dawn & northern lights spread south. Might be worth setting alarm for 4a or so in DC area and checking skies. (1/2)

https://x.com/capitalweather/status/1789482614476193946?s=46

webcubus, 12 days ago to random

Not a great image, because I was shooting around the clouds but I had to capture the source of our Aurora fun. That big chunk on the right side has been blasting us with solar mass to light up the sky!

#sun #solarimaging #northernlights #aurora #sunspots #coronalmassejection

noelreports, 12 days ago to random

The new tactical sign of the Russian grouping, which is trying to advance into the Kharkiv region.

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noelreports, 13 days ago to random

Canada has confirmed it will contribute $55 million to Germany’s Immediate Action on Air Defence initiative in support of Ukraine which pools money and resources from the international community to quickly source and deliver air defence systems for Ukraine. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2024/05/minister-blair-meets-with-germanys-minister-of-defence-and-announces-a-76-million-contribution-to-germanys-immediate-action-on-air-defence-initiative.html

noelreports, 14 days ago to random

Ukraine has created a network of covert factories to relaunch its arms industry. It already produces ammunition, Kozak APC's, Neptune missiles, Stugna-P ATGM and all type of drones in those factories. https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2024/05/09/663b9bc3fdddff60438b459d.html

Powerfromspace1, 15 days ago to Russia

@juliadwvisnews

Meanwhile in #Russia: Rashist 🇷🇺state TV 📺 put on a cringeworthy display for Putin's inauguration and one of the pundits argued that now Putin should follow in the footsteps of Ivan IV and become "Vladimir the Terrible." 🙄

http://youtu.be/tXIWuH0NydA

Powerfromspace1, 19 days ago to Russia

@dailyfellanews It’s Daily Fella time. Read about the Main Bastards giving permission to strike russia, new lethal drones for Ukraine & Zakharova is drunk again!

#DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO #Russia v #Ukraine

noelreports, 16 days ago to random

Artilllery shells have arrived in Ukraine. In particular with the 43rd Mechanized Brigade.

Powerfromspace1, 16 days ago to Russia

It’s Daily Fella time. Read about Putin rattling his nuclear sabre once again! 🙄

Also Ukraine sinks another russian ship & Medvedev has been ranting as usual!

#DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO #Russia v #Ukraine

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 17 days ago to auscovid19

As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle, CDC scraps COVID reporting for hospitals.

As of May 1, hospitals in the United States are no longer required to report on hospitalizations from COVID-19 or influenza within their facilities to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). An act that amounts to a final step in the dismantling of all tracking of the COVID pandemic.

The complete scrapping of all mitigation measures has allowed SARS-CoV-2 to continue evolving unimpeded. Although sequencing data remains limited, the KP.2 (JN.1.11.1.2) lineage of Omicron (24.9 percent of sequences) has now outpaced JN.1 (22 percent) as the dominant variant in the US.

Dr. Sato and colleagues noted in their preprint study, “KP.2 shows the most significant resistance to the sera of monovalent XBB.1.5 vaccine without infections (3.1-fold) as well as those with infection (1.8-fold). Altogether, these results suggest that the increased immune resistance ability of KP.2 partially contributes to the higher reproductive number more than previous variants including JN.1.”

#COVID19 @auscovid19

Source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/06/covi-m06.html

Free_Press, 17 days ago to news

The Russian General Staff, on behalf of President Vladimir Putin, began preparations for holding exercises with missile formations of the Southern Military District and Navy forces in the near future, the Ministry of Defense reported.

During the exercise, a set of activities will be carried out to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, the ministry said.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #BreakingNews #Breaking

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 17 days ago to auscovid19

🇺🇸US weekly COVID update: 47,000 new cases and sadly 557 deaths.

🔸So far this year, more than 3.1 million cases of COVID have been reported in the U.S., causing 277,070 hospitalizations and 28,017 deaths.

#COVID19US #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19

Source: https://twitter.com/BNOFeed/status/1787262269866295775

noelreports, 19 days ago to random

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Zelenskyi on the wanted list under the Criminal Code article, state agency RIA reports.