herid @herid@social.cleverlibre.org

One thing that's getting a little lost in this mix, is that some of the people desperately holding on at Twitter are because they are trapped by either healthcare or visas.

That there are systemic traps that trap worker in America so they feel unable to move freely to new employers who want them and would have better pay or conditions is *nuts* and deserves a lot more attention than it gets.

Masks work

The simplest way you can make yourself, your family, & your community safer is to wear a well-fitted, high-quality mask, such as the N95 pictured here, any time you're indoors in public, or in any crowd.

#CovidIsNotOver #vaccinesplus #wearamask #covidisairborne

A new report confirms the immune escape of the BQ.1.1 variant, along with BA.4.6 & BA.2.75.2. The response to a BA.5 breakthrough infection reinforces benefit of the bivalent booster, broadening protection
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.17.516888v1

Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

https://youtu.be/rm9coqlk8fY

#FavoriteMusic

Eddie Constantine, Tania Constantine - L’homme et l’enfant

https://youtu.be/p4pm4Y5s2YQ

#FavoriteMusic

The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it. 


Mark Twain

#quoteoftheday

@chancerydaily is helpfully livetweeting (but not #livetooting?) Elon #Musk testimony from the #Tesla compensation trial, where we get this gem about the Tesla #SEC consent decree.

Let me tell you: every litigation attorney LOVES to get this kind of witness on cross. The kind of guy who's smart enough to think he can outsmart lawyers, but not smart enough to get away with it. There's pretty much always bound to be some damning admissions in such cases.

#legal @law

Ninety percent of all counties in the United States have experienced a weather disaster over the past decade, and these climate-fueled events have caused more than $740 billion in damages, according to a new report from the climate adaptation group Rebuild by Design

https://grist.org/extreme-weather/ninety-percent-counties-weather-climate-disaster-atlas-fema/

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #climate #USA #US #COP27

Canada places 58 out of 63 in climate change performance ranking

Canada gets low marks for its efforts to tackle climate change in the new Climate Change Performance Index presented at COP27, scoring 58th out of 63 countries evaluated. But the federal government says they’re starting to make changes to improve the country’s standing

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2111912515512

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #climate #canada #COP27

Russia: Hits Poland with missiles, kills two people.

Poland: Releases statements and photos of the wreckage from Russia’s missile attack.

Russia: “Poland is engaging in provocation by talking about the deadly missile attack we launched.” 🙄

Biden to ask Congress for $37bn in #Ukraine aid https://apnews.com/article/biden-europe-congress-government-and-politics-bddc8fc02afcc2a072bbdd388dc1a658?taid=6373f4e2b9e4b40001bb409f&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter