The only three lawmakers to vote “no” on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act were Republican Reps. Andrew S. Clyde (GA), Thomas Massie (KY) and Chip Roy (TX). Source: These Three Republicans Voted Against Making Lynching a Hate Crime

An international research team from universities including Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, the University of Padua and the University of Udine in Italy, and the University of Vienna, Austria, has developed a new theoretical model to better assess the risks of spreading viruses such as Covid-19 – with and without a face mask. The results show how the standard ‘safe’ distance of two meters does not always apply but varies greatly depending on a range of environmental factors, and that face masks can indeed play a crucial role. 

Source: Face masks play a crucial role, new Covid research confirms – Chalmers

Senate President Karen Fann said this was not a freedom of speech issue and that she would not tolerate members threatening each other and calling fellow Republicans “communists,” which Rogers did early in the day on social media.

“This certainly is not something I wanted to do. It hurts us; it pains us to have to do this,” said Fann, R-Prescott, who voted “yes” on the censure. “But what we do not condone is members threatening each other, to ruin each other, to incite violence, to call us ‘communist.’ We don’t do that to each other.”

While “everybody” has the right to free speech, “that does not give you leeway to threaten people or to say whatever you want then claim it’s under freedom of speech,” she said.

Source: Sen. Wendy Rogers censured by Arizona Senate in bipartisan vote

As of Tuesday, 70 Japanese men — including 50 former members of the Self-Defense Forces and two veterans of the French Foreign Legion — had applied to be volunteers, the Mainichi Shimbun daily said, quoting a Tokyo company handling the volunteers. A Ukrainian Embassy spokesperson acknowledged receiving calls from people “wanting to fight for Ukraine,” but said they knew nothing further about volunteers. A social media post Monday from the embassy said it thanked Japanese for their many inquiries about volunteering but added a proviso. “Any candidates for this must have experience in the Self-Defense Forces or have undergone specialized training,” it said.

Source: Around 70 Japanese have volunteered to fight for Ukraine, report says | The Japan Times

Source: South Korea’s daily COVID cases exceed 200,000 amid fast Omicron spread