Thursday, December 31, 2020
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Gradual Recovery from Patriarchal Religiosity
[Misogynistic religionists will not be pleased by pro-choice progress.]
Argentina abortion: Senate approves legalisation in historic decision:
Argentina's Congress has legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking move for a region that has some of the world's most restrictive termination laws. Pro-choice activists hope the passing of the law in Argentina - one of the largest and most influential countries in the region - will inspire other countries to follow suit.
Argentina abortion: Senate approves legalisation in historic decision:
Argentina's Congress has legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking move for a region that has some of the world's most restrictive termination laws. Pro-choice activists hope the passing of the law in Argentina - one of the largest and most influential countries in the region - will inspire other countries to follow suit.
Until now, abortions were only permitted in cases of rape or when the mother's health was at risk.
The bill had been approved by the Chamber of Deputies earlier this month.
Senators voted in favour of the bill after a marathon session with 38 in favour, 29 against and one abstention.
The Catholic Church [aka Pedophile Protection Agency], which remains highly influential in Latin America, had opposed the move, calling on senators to reject the bill supported by centre-left President Alberto Fernández.
Senators voted in favour of the bill after a marathon session with 38 in favour, 29 against and one abstention.
The Catholic Church [aka Pedophile Protection Agency], which remains highly influential in Latin America, had opposed the move, calling on senators to reject the bill supported by centre-left President Alberto Fernández.
2020 - When Stupidity Proved Infectious
[Apologies for the ghastly, petulant, malicious orange thing in the thumbnail. No, not that one, the thing on the "right".]Contagion of the Mind: How the World Failed in 2020 - BlQu > .
Over the course of the past year, humanity witnessed a public health catastrophe unlike any seen in a century. Before the novel coronavirus struck, it may have been reasonable to expect that global institutions, international cooperation and 21st century know-how would trigger a fast and methodical worldwide fight to tame the pathogen and minimize loss of life. Unfortunately, that isn't what happened. [Just as culpable, stupid, credulous, selfish twerps not only refused to follow recommendations, but spread DISinformation counter to scientific expertise.]
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
2020
More than the big, bad C (and whining about victimization, real or imagined) happened in 2020:
The News You Missed in 2020, From Every Country in the World (Part 1) - Wend > .Autocrats LIE
[No surprises here] Russian COVID deaths three times the official toll:
Excess deaths are the difference between the total number of deaths registered and the average over the previous years for the same period. Official figures say 55,827 people have died with COVID-19 in Russia. The deputy prime minister said excess deaths would take that to 186,000.
Countries use different methods when reporting deaths related to the virus, which makes international comparisons difficult. Russia has been criticised for calculating its official deaths from COVID-19 based on the number of post-mortem examinations that list coronavirus as the main cause of death. However, this means that other deaths linked to COVID-19, which did not list it as the main cause of death, will not have been included.
The new numbers mean Russia's coronavirus death toll could be the world's third-highest, after the US with 335,000 deaths and Brazil, which has had 192,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
More than 3.1 million infections have been reported in the country.
Monday, December 28, 2020
Defeated by a dusting
Heavy snow in Midlands leads to travel warnings and road disruption .
The horrors of regular tires and drivers who can't cope with in an inch or so of snow.
Terrified Totalitarian Regimes
Terrified? Yup. Control-freaks are always terrified of not having total control.
Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports:
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a frequent charge against activists. The 37-year-old former lawyer was detained in May, and has been on hunger strike for several months. Her lawyers say she is in poor health. Ms Zhang is one of several citizen journalists who have run into trouble for reporting on Wuhan.
There is no free media in China and authorities are known to clamp down on activists or whistleblowers seen as undermining the government's response to the outbreak. [Undermining what aspect of the response? Undermining the "face-saving" cover-up. Needless to say, cover-ups reflect badly instead of saving face.]
Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports:
A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a frequent charge against activists. The 37-year-old former lawyer was detained in May, and has been on hunger strike for several months. Her lawyers say she is in poor health. Ms Zhang is one of several citizen journalists who have run into trouble for reporting on Wuhan.
There is no free media in China and authorities are known to clamp down on activists or whistleblowers seen as undermining the government's response to the outbreak. [Undermining what aspect of the response? Undermining the "face-saving" cover-up. Needless to say, cover-ups reflect badly instead of saving face.]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55463241 .
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