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citizenJA

Analysis of all-cause mortality allows us to examine the impact of the pandemic not only from deaths due to COVID-19 but also excess deaths that have occurred as a result. For excess death, we compare numbers and rates to a five-year average , this ensures that we are comparing like for like in ter...

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Lateral flow tests 'may increase not reduce' Covid spread because of inaccuracies, experts claim https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2021/jan/12/uk-coronavirus-live-lockdown-rule-breakers-fines-police-boris-johnson-covid-latest-updates?page=with:block-5ffd8c448f0853a2a9aa9b89#block-5ffd8c448f...

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In the 52 weeks to Christmas Day, 604,045 deaths were registered in England and Wales. ...this number is...nearly without precedent. If you look at civilian deaths, the only other year in which more than 600,000 people died in England and Wales was 1918... . https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-how-...

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I read that more as the need to hold the government to account for their deliberate policy decisions that have left people in insecure work and poor, overcrowded housing rather than just poor, incompetent decisions in response to the pandemic which a lot of people (inexplicably to me) seem happy to...

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Good morning, everyone.

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goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA

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In the 52 weeks to Christmas Day, 604,045 deaths were registered in England and Wales. It's worth saying this almost certainly understates the likely 2020 total, since it includes a few days of late 2019, when deaths were running at far lower levels than they were this winter. Even so, this number ...

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off-topic :shock: but handy: UHTCEARE “There is a single Old English word meaning ‘lying awake before dawn and worrying." https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53027/10-old-english-words-you-need-be-using" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; UHTCEARE written down looks a dism...

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With a government this bad in charge of the UK during Covid, how do we respond? Zoe Williams https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/11/government-bad-covid-respond-second-wave-forward-planning" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I highly recommend reading it. Forgiv...

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@Willow904
Excellent post, thank you.

citizenJA

Good morning, everyone.

citizenJA

Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA

citizenJA

Sky'sGoneOut wrote:French new wave psychedelia from 1982.

my favourite

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana If the government wants people to stay at home, it needs to: Increase sick pay to the real living wage. Close all non-essential workplaces & put workers on furlough with full pay. Freeze rent & cancel rent debt. Provide financial support to freelancers/self-em...

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ijc @ijclark Well well well. The Spectator have changed the headline on @DouglasKMurray’s article on Trump in 2016 from “ Donald Trump won't be as bad as you think ” to “ It’s time to consider the real Trump ” This URL was the original, it now redirects (note the url) https://t.co/MPIx7nb5ZB?amp=1&...

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The demands made on individuals attempting to provide effective opposition right now are too much. I remember Mythbusters proving that shooting fish in a barrel is indeed extemely easy*. And those are fat Tory fish in a very small barrel. *The shock wave alone destroys their gill bladders so you do...

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The demands made on individuals attempting to provide effective opposition right now are too much Christ, if I were subjected to the amount of daily shit Labour MPs are subjected to, I'd tell the biggest loud mouth to take my place and get it done Let me tell you where this ends up The aristocrats w...

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The left in the US has largely managed to unite behind Biden, who is hardly a raging radical. Maybe there are some lessons for us there? Just a thought. if only. let's see (aoc?) i think the point is that political leaders need to have a real vision for a future that works for more people. a vision...

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home-made gingerbread with cream cheese icing
please help yourselves

citizenJA

Good morning, everyone.

citizenJA

Look at the time. I made gingerbread and we'll all have some tomorrow morning. Good night, everyone.
love,
cJA

citizenJA

I highly recommend reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.

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PorFavor wrote:@citizenJA

Whoops.

all together now, Trump is banned from twitter

citizenJA

I'm dissatisfied with our economic system. It's inefficient and people suffer having to accommodate it.

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Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account, citing risk of 'further incitement of violence' https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jan/08/donald-trump-capitol-impeachment-joe-biden-election-coronavirus-covid-live-updates?page=with:block-5ff8f0428f087f696cb356bb#block-5ff8f0428f087f696cb356...

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RogerOThornhill wrote:A bad loser to the end then.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.
3:44 PM · Jan 8, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

what's he doing back on twitter?

citizenJA

Good afternoon, everyone.

citizenJA

The UK government has just updated its coronavirus dashboard, and the death figures are not getting any better. The UK has recorded 1,162 further coronavirus deaths. That is more than 100 more than the total for yesterday (1,041), and it is the second highest total for daily deaths, as listed by da...

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Gene editing of crops and livestock may soon be permitted in England
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They spelled Jean wrong

citizenJA

Please wake up, people.
I've a dental appointment in a little while.
It's cold & my head hurts.
headache not CV19 related
HindleA.
He should be here salvaging my lame morning ramblings with some of his own.

citizenJA

Ed Milliband's Labour government not being returned in 2015 is the point I started feeling doomed.

citizenJA

Is it okay to link that front page of the Washington Post here?

citizenJA

I think we'd all be better off had we collectively chosen the chaos with Ed Milliband

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the Washington Post headlines in Bryan's tweet

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edited posted the tweeted image below

citizenJA

Good morning, everyone.

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Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA

citizenJA

gilsey wrote:You wonder what would have to happen for twitter to take him down.

I think Twitter have taken him down

citizenJA

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day f...

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Remember too, an impeached US president can't be pardoned by anyone

citizenJA

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the Presi...

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Hello, adam!
Good to see you.

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tinyclanger2 wrote:25th Amendment talk.
Bit late really given the 4-year run in.

Trump is out on his ear in two weeks. It's not too late preventing him from doing harm before that time.

citizenJA

I think even some Trump voters are frightened of violent invasion of the Capitol building

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tinyclanger2 wrote:25th Amendment talk.
Bit late really given the 4-year run in.

Pence acted in Trump's stead with the National Guard
I've been listening to Robert Reich
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Oh. Mike Hanna @mjahanna The acting Secretary of Defence confirms it was Vice President Pence NOT #Trump who authorised deployment of National Guard 9:49 PM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter for iPhone Just in case anyone thought that Trump might have made a good call for a change. Pence and 15 Cabinet members...

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Northern Ireland facing food supply disruption over Brexit, MPs told Trucks arriving at GB ports lack paperwork needed to enter region, business leaders say (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/06/northern-ireland-facing-food-supply-disruption-over-brexit-mps-told I see clearly m...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Its a completely half arsed coup - but if there was any doubt before that the POTUS was getting arrested in barely a fortnight, there surely isn't now.

Good. He's a bad guy.

citizenJA

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Is today the first 1000 plus deaths from Covid day, then?

horrifying

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It appears, at the moment I’m writing this, that Democratic candidates have won both of the US Senate races in Georgia, with the Rev Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeating the Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/06/donald-trump...

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