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Science/Drugs
Prevalence of Lengthy Covid is now estimated to be
51-80%
throughout all infections together with asymptomatic, gentle and extreme.We preserve discovering extra of it. https://t.co/B6oVGb46lN
— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) Might 2, 2022
38% of all of Canada’s reported COVID hospitalizations to this point have been within the final 4 months
28% of reported ICU admissions of the whole epidemic within the final 4 months (with extra coming from present wave)
23% of complete reported epidemic deaths, with extra coming from this wave.
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China?
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— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) Might 1, 2022
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India
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PM Narendra Modi must do plain talking in Europe FirstPost (J-LS)
Outdated Blighty
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New Not-So-Chilly Battle
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America’s ideological blinkers and the Ukraine warfare Gilbert Doctorow. Necessary. His subsequent most up-to-date is fascinating, if extra parochial: FX and grocery procuring in St. Petersburg: “The Eagle Has Landed”: A voyage to St Petersburg by way of the far facet of the moon.
Particular Navy Operation (Stay) YouTube (Chuck L). That is overwhelmingly Andrei Martyanov, who Asia Occasions calls “arguably the foremost army analyst within the Russian sphere” and has a number of books to again that declare. Andrei is blunt and dramatic, which makes one marvel if he’s being hyperbolic, though he typically offers element to again up his assessments. You possibly can hearken to it at 1.25x velocity. That is lengthy with numerous army and gear geekery. One part price contemplating begins at 31:00 the place Gonzalo Lira units forth a recap of the Russian prosecution of the warfare, based mostly considerably on Scott Ritter’s take. Andrei disagrees fairly forcefully with that and traditional knowledge on the opening section and Russia’s goals as of then.
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Can Western Tanks, Artillery, And Missiles Save Ukraine? Don’t Depend On It. 1945 (guurst). From final week, nonetheless germane.
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Boris Johnson to hail Ukraine’s ‘best hour’ in tackle to Kyiv parliament Guardian (Kevin W)
Germany warns EU to anticipate financial price from Russian oil embargo Monetary Occasions. Lead story. Gee, ya assume?
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Syraqistan
New Jewish settlement in Hebron will get inexperienced gentle from Israel’s high courtroom
Between the traces: an Israeli courts ruling on territory exterior Israel’s border = annexation. That courtroom prioritizing pursuits of Israelis over these of Palestinians = apartheid https://t.co/cfuPuPQ0UI
— Lara Friedman (@LaraFriedmanDC) April 29, 2022
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1/6
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Trump
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GOP Clown Automobile
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Supremes. A courtroom observer is tearing his hair over how this story is being reported. The massive scandal is that the draft opinion has been leaked. That is unprecedented and monstrously damaging to belief and correct deliberation (sure, per under, there have been previous leaks, however not of precise paperwork). Nonetheless, the existence of this doc doesn’t imply a call has been made. This may very well be and even possible, Alito lobbying his fellow justices. However Workforce Dem has a lot to achieve by presenting it this manner.
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Supreme Court docket draft opinion that will overturn Roe v. Wade printed by Politico Politico (David L)
Court docket has voted to overturn Roe, in response to draft opinion printed by Politico ScotusBlog. Notice third para, in line with our contact’s response:
Preliminary votes on the result of a case can change — and the wording of opinions regularly does — because the justices deliberate and flow into draft opinions. The courtroom is predicted to launch its determination in Dobbs within the subsequent two months.
Protesters Rush to Supreme Court docket After Abortion Ruling Report Bloomberg. Lead story as of this hour.
It is exceptional, the leak of what seems to be an preliminary draft majority opinion. SCOTUS usually has stored its secrets and techniques and has stored confidential its inner processes and deliberations. However the Court docket does often leak, and it has leaked earlier than about Roe v. Wade. 1/x
— Jonathan Peters (@jonathanwpeters) Might 3, 2022
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And a bonus (furzy):
See yesterday’s Antidote du Jour and Hyperlinks right here.