Exposing New Zealand’s ‘disturbing’ Putin Fan Club

They may be half a world away from the horror of war in Ukraine, but a small group of New Zealanders are helping to spread Russia’s lies.
— Read on www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/12/exposing-new-zealands-disturbing-putin-fan-club/

Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam announces split with Moscow | Christianity | The Guardian

A Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam in 2020.
A Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam in 2020. More than 280 Russian Orthodox priests and church officials from around the world have signed an open letter expressing their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Koen van Weel/ANP/AFP/Getty Images

A Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam has announced it is to split with the Moscow patriarchate, in the first known instance of a western-based church cutting ties over the invasion of Ukraine.

“The clergy unanimously announced that it is no longer possible for them to function within the Moscow patriarchate and provide a spiritually safe environment for our faithful,” the clergy said in a statement posted on its website. “This decision is extremely painful and difficult for all concerned.”

Source: Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam announces split with Moscow | Christianity | The Guardian

Avian Flu Diary: NIH : Mandatory Masking in Schools Reduced COVID-19 Cases During Delta Surge

According to the following NIH press release on a study published this week in Pediatrics, mandatory masking in schools reduced in-school transmission of the Delta variant by 72%.  The full study is available at this link.   Source: Avian Flu Diary: NIH : Mandatory Masking in Schools Reduced COVID-19 Cases During Delta Surge

‘The Kremlin is Lying’, Warn Text Messages Sent to Millions of Russian Cellphone Numbers – Slashdot

“The website was developed by a group of Polish programmers who obtained some 20 million cellphone numbers and close to 140 million email addresses owned by Russian individuals and companies.”

Tuesday report from the Daily Dot:Created by the hacking group known as Squad303, the tool, hosted at the domain 1920.in, loads a pre-written statement into a user’s native SMS app that attempts to inform Russians about the ongoing conflict.

“Dear Russians, your media is being censored. The Kremlin is lying,” the statement reads. “Find out the truth about Ukraine on the free internet and in the Telegram app. Time to overthrow dictator Putin!”Source: ‘The Kremlin is Lying’, Warn Text Messages Sent to Millions of Russian Cellphone Numbers – Slashdot

Lê Vĩnh Tài | no. 6:5 – there’s no alliance stronger than death and the devil — SONGNGUTAITRAM

Lê Vĩnh Tài, the Vietnamese poet and translator born 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands, a businessman in Buon Ma Thuot.Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the poet and translator, born 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

Lê Vĩnh Tài | no. 6:5 – there’s no alliance stronger than death and the devil — SONGNGUTAITRAM