Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order against requiring vaccine passports in Texas (Me: Governor raises false flag fear to distract from his failure to keep Texans safe from freezing or dying from Covid-19)

“Government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination and reveal private health information just to go about their daily lives,” Abbott said in a news release. “We will continue to vaccinate more Texans and protect public health — and we will do so without treading on Texans’ personal freedoms.” Source: Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order against requiring vaccine passports in Texas

New Mexico State University nursing students step up to vaccinate Las Cruces community | KDBC

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It’s touched home, so being able to help vaccinate, makes me happy I get to help people brush some of the fear of COVID-19 off their shoulders and live happily for a little bit longer,” Avilas said.

As vaccine eligibility expands in New Mexico, nursing students will continue to dedicate time to meet the demand.

Source: New Mexico State University nursing students step up to vaccinate Las Cruces community | KDBC

Madagascar: The British vs Japan & the Vichy French — Pacific Paratrooper

Newspaper illustration of Madagascar campaign When most people think of World War II and the wide array of geographical spots the war reached, they don’t generally think of Madagascar. However, this island off of the coast of Africa saw military action too. The Battle of Madagascar took place there in 1942, and was led by […]

Madagascar: The British vs Japan & the Vichy French — Pacific Paratrooper

« Nous devons protéger les forêts pour ceux qui ne peuvent pas parler pour eux-mêmes comme les oiseaux, les animaux, les poissons et les arbres. Nous devons protéger les forêts pour nos enfants, petits-enfants et enfants à naître. » — Barbara Crane Navarro

Originally posted on Barbara Crane Navarro: Un bébé loutre de rivière, rio Orinoco, Amazonas, VenezuelaAnimaux dans la rivière – dessin sur papier: Anoami Yanomami « Je ne vois pas de délégation pour les quatre pattes. Je ne vois pas de siège pour les aigles. Nous oublions et nous nous considérons supérieurs. Mais nous ne sommes…

« Nous devons protéger les forêts pour ceux qui ne peuvent pas parler pour eux-mêmes comme les oiseaux, les animaux, les poissons et les arbres. Nous devons protéger les forêts pour nos enfants, petits-enfants et enfants à naître. » — Barbara Crane Navarro

Thromboembolism and the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: side-effect or coincidence? – The Lancet

Here, based on pre-pandemic incidence rates from the entire Danish population, we report that the number of venous thromboembolisms reported in relation to the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine does not seem to be increased beyond the expected incidence rate.

Source: Thromboembolism and the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: side-effect or coincidence? – The Lancet

Visul unei nopți de vară

On Egnatia Odos, cross northern Greece (Macedonia) from the border with Turkey to the Ionian Sea. I would spend an entire vacation on this road.

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Edessa, 2016

Pe Egnatia Odos, străbați Grecia de nord (Macedonia) de la granița cu Turcia până la Marea Ionică. O vacanță întreagă aș petrece pe acest drum. Sau chiar mai multe.

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Una dintre surprizele călătoriei a fost orășelul Edessa.

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Așezat pe marginea unui platou deschis spre câmpia macedoneană, este cunoscut încă din antichitate, pentru amplasamentul privilegiat și pentru apele sale curative. Și nu doar atât.

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Avem șirul de cascade spre care mergi pe o alee șerpuitoare, apoi râul care traversează centrul. Toate aceste ape energizează orașul, îl curăță de energii negative, îl purifică.

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O plimbare de câteva ore în centrul Edessei și în parcul cascadelor este eliberatoare de griji și gânduri, entuziasmantă, poetică.

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Am stat la un fermecător hotel amenajat într-o casă tradițională în vechiul cartier otoman. Cascadele se aflau la o distanță de 10 minute de mers pe jos, traversând un parc cu platani seculari.

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Prezența dominantă a apei…

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McConnell tells CEOs critical of voting restrictions to ‘stay out of politics’ | Republicans | The Guardian (Me: ROTFLMAO – normally he is just “Show me the money!”)

Republicans’ standing in corporate America appears under threat as Senate minority leader warns: ‘Don’t pick sides in the big fights’

Source: McConnell tells CEOs critical of voting restrictions to ‘stay out of politics’ | Republicans | The Guardian