Around 14% of Americans now live in counties at “high” COVID-19 Community Levels, up from 5% last week.

Source: CDC recommends masks again in New York City, Los Angeles and other communities as COVID cases climb – CBS News

The early flu season continues and COVID-19 hospitalizations are also on the rise, while health experts advise vaccinations and masking in public

Source: Flu, COVID-19 cases increase after Thanksgiving in northeast Ohio

Yesterday, a ruptured pipe in the Keystone pipeline dumped some 14,000 barrels, more than a half-million gallons of crude oil into a creek in north-eastern Kansas.  It was the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years and the largest Keystone spill in history. How many fish and other aquatic creatures died yesterday as a […]

Speaking of the Environment … — Filosofa’s Word

Any discussion of diet or supplements is problematic. In part that’s because it depends on the accuracy with which patients remember and report what they eat. As anyone whose done market research for the food industry can tell you, most people have trouble remembering what they had for lunch, much less for any time period […]

Dietary Supplements and Heart Health — CRAIN’S COMMENTS

Foto Wikepedia, Albert Schweitzer 1955 »Ethik ist ins Grenzenlose erweiterte Verantwortung gegen alles, was lebt.« »Ethisch ist der Mensch nur, wenn ihm das Leben als solches, das der Pflanze und des Tieres wie das des Menschen, heilig ist und er sich dem Leben, das in Not ist, helfend hingibt.« »Mit drei Gegnern hat sich die […]

Albert Schweitzer zum Thema Ethik … Albert Schweitzer on ethics — Stella, oh, Stella

Source: California sea lions are frequently shot in violation of federal protections – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

before you dash off an email repeating something you heard about masking never actually having been shown to reduce transmission, let me just say this: Masking works. It just does. I don’t know how else to respond, but what I have noticed is that people who would just rather not wear masks cite the disclaimers, caveats and qualifiers mentioned by highly regarded scientists such as Dr. Anthony Fauci and run with them — while ignoring that these experts strenuously favor masking (with high quality, well-fitting, easily available N-95/KN-95 respirators) when transmission is high.

At least the people declaring “I’m done with masks” own up to their impatience without pretending the evidence is on their side. Because it isn’t.

Source: Done with masks? Too bad, because COVID isn’t done with us – Los Angeles Times

A Tennessee man who authorities say came to Washington ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot prepared for violence in a car full of weapons and assaulted officers who were trying to defend the Capitol was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars.

Ronald Sandlin, 35, of Millington, Tenn., pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers.

Two other men were separately each sentenced Friday to four years in prison Friday for their actions connected to the riot.

Source: Rioter who assaulted cops at Capitol gets 5 years in prison – Los Angeles Times