Genetic predisposition to severe COVID: https://www.aol.com/news/scientists-identify-gene-differences-severe-160624182-185003534.html . The article also mentions an arthritis drug (baricitinib) that could help treat these patients.
Mild COVID causes brain changes: https://www.aol.com/news/even-mild-case-covid-cause-160351377.html . Um, the logical conclusion is that the GOP will be more affected by this than Democrats. Just sayin’ …
Pfizer CEO calls out Jared Kushner on vaccine bullying: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/pfizers-ceo-says-jared-kushner-wanted-him-to-divert-vaccine-supplies-from-canada-japan-and-latin-america-to-boost-the-uss-covid-19-jab-stockpile/ar-AAUKVep?li=BBnb7Kz .
WSJ: Moderna looks to enforce patents: https://www.wsj.com/articles/moderna-signals-it-may-enforce-covid-19-vaccine-patents-in-wealthy-nations-11646699609 .
DeMentis doubles down on the anti-science killing of children: https://news.yahoo.com/florida-contradicts-cdc-says-healthy-children-should-not-get-covid-vaccine-184734086.html . Some people are constitutionally unfit for governance. Putting a loser in as the state’s top health official hardly takes the blame for this off the Florida governor.
Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as children: https://apnews.com/article/science-health-environment-and-nature-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-bec63d5a6e98f952ad6d111c90e5a1b2 . Here is the abstract to the underlying scientific report: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2118631119 .
US inflation will continue: https://www.aol.com/news/u-inflation-set-heat-further-174917201-211311531.html . Still, I remain thrilled not to live in Russia or Ukraine, or China or Iran … WSJ: Analyzing inflation: https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-inflation-fall-any-pullback-depends-on-these-sectors-11646649003 . WSJ analyzes energy prices based on the situation in January. This is absolutely laughable given Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Also, oil prices affect all of their microsectors.
Russia proposes new list of demands on Ukraine: https://www.aol.com/news/kremlin-says-russian-military-action-115703035-143808504.html . So exactly who do the Russians think they are fooling with this? Tucker Carlson? There are reports from the UK government that Russia is burning the bodies of dead soldiers rather than return them to Russia: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russia-mobile-crematoriums/ .
WSJ: Russian war crimes against civilians continue: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-pummels-ukrainian-civilian-targets-ahead-of-talks-11646645852 .
Ukraine points out Russian safety corridors for civilians all lead to Russia or Belarus: https://www.aol.com/news/ukrainians-trapped-besieged-city-fighting-041834075-092258309.html .
Fighter jets for Ukraine hit snags: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/proposed-plan-sending-fighter-jets-ukraine-hits-logistical-snag-rcna19083 . Putin realizes, as we noted previously, that Western armament supplies to Ukraine could overwhelm his forces. The US just needs to figure out how to help Poland support Ukraine with jets – quickly.
WSJ: Big Four accounting firms all leave Russia: https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-auditors-to-leave-russia-amid-invasion-of-ukraine-11646666419 . This presents a major problem for Russian companies looking to raise capital globally. Also, the Russian stock market is essentially toast.
WSJ: Effects of the Ukraine invasion on the global economy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-economy-braces-for-impact-of-russias-war-on-ukraine-11646684060 . However, if anything, this article understates the potential impacts. As one example, the sharp decline in stock prices is likely to continue as the war deepens. This will hammer the assets of most pension funds, affecting the balance sheets of many large companies and most US governments. Since all of these governments (except the federal government) are required to balance their budgets, either services will be cut or taxes will rise.
Yet another Moron Truck Convoy reaches DC: https://jalopnik.com/american-freedom-convoy-has-arrived-1848616684 . Again, these people are oblivious to the fact that mandates are being lifted, and these decisions come from states and not the federal government. Is this because they only watch Fox?
China warns US over creating “Pacific NATO”: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/china-warns-us-over-forming-pacific-nato-backing-taiwan/ar-AAUIAGa?li=BBnb7Kz . So there already is a major security organization in Southeast Asia, ASEAN, with 10 member states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN . Perhaps China fears Taiwan will join ASEAN. Note that Hong Kong wanted to join.