Interesting Links for 13-02-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Where are we with Covid in England (and a plea for changing vaccination policy)

(tags:pandemic uk vaccination OhForFucksSake )

2. The UK's Cancer Drugs Fund does more harm than good (now several years old, but I can't see any signs that things have improved)

(tags:uk cancer nhs money )

3. The World Beyond The Ice Wall

(tags:conspiracy maps fantasy )

4. France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe

(tags:russia disinformation europe france )

5. Shell permanently closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California

(tags:hydrogen cars california )

6. How to make Neolithic flatbread

(tags:prehistory cooking turkey )

7. European electricity generation produced 20% less CO2 than last year

(tags:electricity co2 globalwarming europe GoodNews viaDanielDWilliam )

Comments

4

[danieldwilliam]

I am not sure what the legal remedies against a disinformation bot farm in Western Europe actually are.

Re: 4

[andrewducker]

Because we've had an approach of "Of course you can broadcast any information you like, even if it's completely fraudulent, so long as it's not defrauding people of money".

And I don't think that's tenable in an international society that depends on education and understanding.

Re: 4

[danieldwilliam]

and where hostile actors who are ideologically opposed to our way of life exist and are attempting to destabilise the structures of culture and polity.

[anna_wing]

I have the South and Southeast Asian version of that quern, which is also granite, but without legs. In Southeast Asia it was used for grinding spices for curry powder. For smaller quantities nowadays people either use a mortar and pestle or an electric spice-grinder.

https://ancientcookware.com/images/stories/virtuemart/product/ind_7321_15_2_large.jpg


I went to Singapore for my latest COVID booster a couple of months ago. They get the latest from Pfizer and Moderna and allow foreigners to buy it at certain hospitals and clinics. I know people with Long COVID, it's not something I want to get if anything I can do will reduce the risk.

[andrewducker]

They're going to allow private Covid vaccines in the UK soon. I'll be getting one of those.

[anna_wing]

Is it still only the Astra-Zeneca in the UK? Or can you get Pfizer or Moderna now too? I know some countries get Novavax too, but I don't know anyone who's ever had that.

[andrewducker]

Looks like it will be Novavax.

[ninetydegrees]

4) What was uncovered during the Trump election's never stopped and I don't think it's a new thing either. For example, the Russian government's been discreetly loaning huge amounts of money to our disgusting extreme right party for years. Probably one of the many parties they "support".

[andrewducker]

Oh yes. Lots of dark money about.

[danieldwilliam]

Lending money to right wing parties is the least of it.

They appear to be launching cyber attacks on the Baltic states pretty much daily and I am pretty certain they have physically attacked and damaged two pieces of infrastructure in the Baltic sea.