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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Scotland becomes first nation to provide free period products for all | Scotland | The Guardian

MSPs pass legislation after four-year grassroots campaign spearheaded by Monica Lennon

Source: Scotland becomes first nation to provide free period products for all | Scotland | The Guardian

Avian Flu Diary: MMWR: ACIP – Ethical Principles for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine In The United States

HHS Sample Framework For Vaccine Distribution  ,578 While there are still no currently approved COVID-19 vaccines in the United States…

Source: Avian Flu Diary: MMWR: ACIP – Ethical Principles for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine In The United States

Avian Flu Diary: Denmark: Rise In Humans Infected With Mink Variant COVID-19 in Central Jutland

(ends Dec. 3, at present) The government is launching a number of measures to reduce and contain the infection in Holstebro and Ringkøbing-Skjern municipalities. This is because a high incidence of infection has been found among people related to mink farms and fur series. The health authorities recommend that special measures be taken in relation to testing, infection detection and self-isolation. And the residents of the affected municipalities are encouraged to interact with as few people as possible.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: Denmark: Rise In Humans Infected With Mink Variant COVID-19 in Central Jutland

In Nagorno-Karabakh, drones gave Azerbaijan huge advantage and showed future of warfare – The Washington Post

Carpet Bomberz Inc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/nagorno-karabkah-drones-azerbaijan-aremenia/2020/11/11/441bcbd2-193d-11eb-8bda-814ca56e138b_story.html

Here’s a metaphor for you. Drones are the new truck bombs. Hands down. In the realm of asymetric warfare, now all you need to defeat an enemy is take out their “spendy” weapons export licensed systems (sold to you courtesy of Vladimir Putin). Then what do you have? Sounds like nothing, you got nothing.

And that’s how asymetric warfar works. Whether it’s a protracted guerilla war of attrition or one of these drone strike extravaganza’s as described in WaPO, Azerbaijan gained the upperhand:

Theirtally, which logs confirmed losses with photographs or videos, listed Armenian losses at 185 T-72 tanks; 90 armored fighting vehicles; 182 artillery pieces; 73 multiple rocket launchers; 26 surface-to-air missile systems, including a Tor system and five S-300s; 14 radars or jammers; one SU-25 war plane; four drones and 451 military vehicles.

Azerbaijan, the group concluded, had visually confirmed losses of 22 tanks, 41…

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India bans 43 more Chinese apps over cybersecurity concerns | TechCrunch – (slippery slope into censoring whoever criticizes the government is pretty steep)

India is not done banning Chinese apps. The world’s second-largest internet market, which has banned more than 175 apps with links to the neighboring nation in recent months, said on Tuesday it was banning an additional 43 such apps. Like with the previous orders, India cited cybersecurity concerns to block these apps. “This action was taken based on the inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order,” said India’s IT Ministry in a statement. The ministry said it issued the order to block these apps “based on the comprehensive reports received from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center, Ministry of Home Affairs.”

Source: India bans 43 more Chinese apps over cybersecurity concerns | TechCrunch

Facebook Said It Would Ban Holocaust Deniers. Instead, Its Algorithm Provided a Network for Them – The Markup

as of mid-November, The Markup has found, numerous Facebook pages for well-known Holocaust denial groups remain active—and for users who find the pages, Facebook’s algorithms continue to recommend related content, effectively creating a network for pushing anti-Semitic content.

Facebook has long struggled to tamp down on quick-traveling misinformation and shape-shifting conspiracy groups, but many of the discriminatory pages The Markup found either belonged to groups with a long history of prominence within the Holocaust denial movement or directly referenced well-known anti-Semitic or white nationalist memes, making them seem like obvious targets for Facebook’s crackdown.

It’s unclear whether Facebook considers the posts and groups The Markup found unacceptable. The company did not announce how it would define Holocaust denialism, and the company did not respond to multiple requests for comment; all the pages and posts referenced in this article were still active as of Nov. 23 at 5 p.m. ET.

Source: Facebook Said It Would Ban Holocaust Deniers. Instead, Its Algorithm Provided a Network for Them – The Markup