Im ersten Jahr nach der Invasion der Ukraine im Februar 2022 hat Großbritannien für 19,3 Milliarden Pfund Öl und Gas aus anderen autoritären Petrostaaten als Russland bezogen. Eine Analyse von Desmog ergibt, dass Großbritannien in diesem Jahr für 125,7 Milliarden Pfund fossile Brennstoffe importiert und damit zum ersten Mal die 100-Milliarden-Grenze überschritten hat, obwohl eine Reduktion des Verbrauchs von Öl und Gas dringend nötig ist. Trotz des Embargos verkaufte auch Russland eine Rekordmenge an Öl in diesem Jahr. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/09/193bn-of-fossil-fuels-imported-by-uk-from-authoritarian-states-in-year-since-ukraine-war

As I’d watched Momma put ruffles on the hem and cute little tucks around the waist, I knew that once I put it on I’d look like a movie star. (It was silk and that made up for the awful color.) I was going to look like one of the sweet little white girls who were everybody’s dream of what was right with the world. Hanging softly over the black Singer sewing machine, it looked like magic, and when people saw me wearing it they were going to run up to me and say, “Marguerite [sometimes it was ‘dear Marguerite’], forgive us, please, we didn’t know who you were,” and I would answer generously, “No, you couldn’t have

known. Of course I forgive you.”

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Gregg Gonsalves. (2022, January 30). Once again ⁦@DouthatNYT⁩ misframes a debate for his own partisan goals. 1/ https://t.co/Hi7r4HcoAl [Tweet]. @gregggonsalves. https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1487772523420954625

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Adam Bienkov. (2021, December 15). “Wear face masks indoors,” says Boris Johnson, who has repeatedly refused to wear face masks indoors. Https://t.co/8v8AYTqR7x [Tweet]. @AdamBienkov. https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1471168011096961024

Eric Feigl-Ding. (2022, January 13). WATCH📺—Despite 97.5% of all adults in England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 with antibodies to #COVID19 (via vax/infection)–hospitalizations still surging. Why? Because variants like #Omicron are adapting. Need multivalent vax, plus ➡️N95 & ventilation are agnostic to variants—Key! Https://t.co/gDNRJIWojX [Tweet]. @DrEricDing. https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1481732793482813443

How cherry-picking science became the center of the anti-mask movement. (2022, February 14). Gothamist. https://gothamist.com

Prof Claire J. Horwell 😷. (2021, December 2). With UK regs changing to mandatory #masks, here’s a short 🧵to answer the question: Can you wear a disposable #facemask more than once? The answer is YES. Many manufacturers state that masks should be disposed of after 8 hours but this is not true. Read on to find out why ... 1/ https://t.co/f9jXCKq3LT [Tweet]. @claire_horwell. https://twitter.com/claire_horwell/status/1466400270137630727

Deepti Gurdasani. (2022, February 8). Exactly this 👇 We never talk about the huge benefits mitigations have had in reducing other respiratory illnesses... Which means deaths from other causes have reduced. Excess deaths are not a good indicator of COVID-19 deaths—Which we should be doing a lot more to prevent! [Tweet]. @dgurdasani1. https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1491123632349024256

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Claudia Sahm. (2022, January 5). “We, as experts, have a responsibility to policymakers and everyday people to match the strength of our recommendations to the strength of our data. When I read Oster, I see a tone and conviction that far exceeds the many limitations of her data.” https://t.co/NqWwj0hi28 [Tweet]. @Claudia_Sahm. https://twitter.com/Claudia_Sahm/status/1478532000441151488

Smyth, G., & News ·, L. D. · C. (2022, February 9). 2 B.C. doctors went on a COVID-19 speaking tour. Colleagues say their misinformation put public at risk | CBC News. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-doctors-covid-misinformation-1.6334580

Seth Trueger. (2022, February 9). I don’t think it’s the time to stop masking yet but let’s not pretend the big line isn’t going down https://t.co/UNjeOCTAD0 [Tweet]. @MDaware. https://twitter.com/MDaware/status/1491254938114326532

Eric Feigl-Ding. (2022, February 9). Way too distracting. Can’t breath my ass. #MaskUp #COVIDisAirborne #CovidIsNotOver https://t.co/apoMCfpnfj [Tweet]. @DrEricDing. https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1491252626524377092

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Wong, S.-C., Au, A. K.-W., Chen, H., Yuen, L. L.-H., Li, X., Lung, D. C., Chu, A. W.-H., Ip, J. D., Chan, W.-M., Tsoi, H.-W., To, K. K.-W., Yuen, K.-Y., & Cheng, V. C.-C. (2022). Transmission of Omicron (B.1.1.529) - SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern in a designated quarantine hotel for travelers: A challenge of elimination strategy of COVID-19. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, 18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100360

Adam Kucharski. (2022, February 8). Below figure being widely shared (from: Https://cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm), but think it’s important to include uncertainty (i.e. 95% confidence intervals) when reporting estimates: Cloth mask: 56% (-17%-83%) lower odds than no mask Surgical mask: 66% (10%-87%) N95/KN95: 83% (36%-95%) https://t.co/SkPhF7CAJf [Tweet]. @AdamJKucharski. https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1490946644837543938

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Seth Trueger. (2022, February 4). “Many drivers are complaining they have to use brakes despite wearing their seatbelts at all times” https://t.co/gXWiiaJrN9 [Tweet]. @MDaware. https://twitter.com/MDaware/status/1489491410990546950

Schwitzgebel, E. (2022, February 3). The COVID Jerk. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/covid-jerk-sarah-palin/621466/

Henry, J., & Tapper, J. (2022, January 29). Schools in England reinstate mask wearing rules as Covid cases soar. The Observer. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/29/schools-in-england-reinstate-mask-wearing-rules-as-covid-and-absenteeism-soar

Mackay, A. I. M. & PhD. (2022, January 29). Thank goodness we did all the work. Virology Down Under. https://virologydownunder.com/thank-goodness-we-did-all-the-work/

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“Endemic” Covid? The pandemic will only be over when the world is jabbed. (2022, January 15). Inews.Co.Uk. https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/endemic-covid-the-pandemic-will-only-be-over-when-the-world-is-jabbed-1402691

Duncan, S., Bodurtha, P., & Naqvi, S. (2021). The protective performance of reusable cloth face masks, disposable procedure masks, KN95 masks and N95 respirators: Filtration and total inward leakage. PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0258191. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258191

Mike Cameron 🖋. (2022, January 21). So this is political vetting of public health decisions. By an education Secretary. Https://t.co/RR98moo1rr [Tweet]. @mikercameron. https://twitter.com/mikercameron/status/1484615848388087813

Karam Bales🐝🚫🐄. (2022, January 23). Gov: Its all about managing personal risk, No not that like that Right, ill have to ban you then https://t.co/mrFBxdYOyJ [Tweet]. @karamballes. https://twitter.com/karamballes/status/1485327422912356360

Broadfoot, M. (n.d.). Masks Protect Schoolkids from COVID despite What Antiscience Politicians Claim. Scientific American. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/masks-protect-schoolkids-from-covid-despite-what-antiscience-politicians-claim/

Hotez, P. J. (2021). America’s deadly flirtation with antiscience and the medical freedom movement. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 131(7). https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI149072

Devlin, H., & correspondent, H. D. S. (2022, January 21). Mixed messages? How end of Covid plan B could change behaviour in England. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/21/mixed-messages-how-end-of-covid-plan-b-rules-could-change-behaviour

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Blackwell, T. (2022, January 18). Living for the moment: Study points to cognitive differences in people who are vaccine hesitant. National Post. https://nationalpost.com/health/living-for-the-moment-study-points-to-cognitive-differences-in-people-who-are-vaccine-hesitant

Halliday, J., & correspondent, J. H. N. of E. (2022, January 17). ‘Christmas was awful’: On the Omicron frontline at the Royal Preston hospital. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/17/christmas-was-awful-on-the-omicron-frontline-at-the-royal-preston-hospital

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Yong, E. (2021, December 16). America Is Not Ready for Omicron. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/12/america-omicron-variant-surge-booster/621027/

CNN, B. M. H. (n.d.). Holiday travel heats up as the Omicron situation unfolds. CNN. Retrieved January 16, 2022, from https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/holiday-travel-omicron-2021/index.html

Felicity Nelson. (2022, January 5). Some useful tips from me https://t.co/2c7wiM6oF0 [Tweet]. @frogsandstars. https://twitter.com/frogsandstars/status/1478597475766128640

Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH. (2022, January 7). Thank you @j_g_allen for continuing to advocate for childhood vaccination & for sharing evidence on masks Yesterday, the U.S. saw a record number of COVID-19 pediatric hospital admissions, almost 1,000 Unvaxxed kids are 10 X more likely to be hospitalized than vaxxed kids 1/2 [Tweet]. @GYamey. https://twitter.com/GYamey/status/1479265484562386944

Prof. Christina Pagel. (2022, January 10). I agree with pretty much all of this @FT article https://ft.com/content/e200156f-2e5a-4165-8aa2-28c24fe3c036 https://t.co/zhqPpqdyn7 [Tweet]. @chrischirp. https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1480568139947692041

Geddes, L., & correspondent, L. G. S. (2022, January 11). Covid loses 90% of ability to infect within five minutes in air – study. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/11/covid-loses-90-of-ability-to-infect-within-five-minutes-in-air-study

CDC studies confirm mask-wearing in schools reduces spread of COVID-19. (2021, September 27). New Atlas. https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/cdc-mask-mandate-children-schools-coronavirus-effective/

Barry McAree 💙. (2022, January 6). Teachers on these islands will get FFP2(rightly so).Healthcare workers on other parts of these islands..nah!..Surgical masks/spit guards/not PPE,for working with COVID-positive patients risking other patient’s, our own & our family’s health.”Protect the NHS”🤔⁦@CMO_England⁩ https://t.co/OngrD5BBPU [Tweet]. @BarryMcAree. https://twitter.com/BarryMcAree/status/1478883258305814536

Adaryukov, J. A., Grunevski, S., Reed, D. D., & Pleskac, T. (2022). I’m wearing a mask, but are they?: Perceptions of Self-Other Differences in COVID-19 Health Behaviors. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/6rb4t

Paul. (2022, January 4). “Eminent” Professor Sunetra Gupta retweets pub landlord. The advancement of “science” 2020-2022... Https://t.co/CRQx5k0WMn [Tweet]. @Aw_what. https://twitter.com/Aw_what/status/1478317495912181762

Coronavirus: Nothing in current data to support new curbs in England - ministers. (2022, January 2). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59853621

Allyson Pollock. (2022, January 2). I am told that masks obey the law of physics! How does theory translate into practice? How often do you touch mask, wash it, shove it in your pocket? If you sneeze/cough do you a) take mask off, use a handkerchief, wash hands b) keep mask on -if so where does the snot go? [Tweet]. @AllysonPollock. https://twitter.com/AllysonPollock/status/1477737957054365696

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Acme Birch Beer. (2021, December 13). A long thread on @NYTimes/@washingtonpost/@TheAtlantic’s favorite prediction-making expert, Monica Gandhi. Feb 22, 2021: “I need to say variants, shmariants, okay? I’m sorry, I don’t know what kind of trouble that’s going to get me in...” https://t.co/CwQL6QBG78 [Tweet]. @KindAndUnblind. https://twitter.com/KindAndUnblind/status/1470389931679883268

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Covid: UK reports highest daily cases since the pandemic began. (2021, December 15). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59673150

NSW could have 25,000 COVID-19 cases per day by next month, modelling suggests. (2021, December 14). ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-15/nsw-covid-19-infections-reach-three-month-high-1360-new-cases/100700866

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WHO/Europe. (2021, October 19). Are you a Mask Master? 😷 Take this quick quiz to find out 👉 https://bit.ly/3jbn5iS Wearing a well-fitted mask, along with practicing other prevention measures, is an important part of slowing the spread of #COVID19 High quiz scores = Mask Master badge 🎖 https://t.co/0PzSsgsBfD [Tweet]. @WHO_Europe. https://twitter.com/WHO_Europe/status/1450451677098790916

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