Category Archives: News to use

Useful news for all to advance knowledge of the world and how it works

Deixamos a redoma de fragilidade no passado, mas continuamos presas no processo de autoconhecimento

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

A imagem da mulher ao longo dos anos vem sendo construída sobre muitas visões. E apesar, dela ter deixado a imagem de figura frágil no passado. Esta, ainda apresenta muitas dificuldade para se compreender como um ser autônomo, como alguém capaz de gerir a própria vida, responder as próprias dúvidas, inquietações, a solidão concreta de seu silêncio, e situações mínimas como compreender os próprios sentimentos.

É raro vermos uma reflexão que fale da mulher como um ser que saindo do ostracismo não se veja obrigada a se submeter a condições que que ainda a coloque sob regras rígidas, como a maternidade, por exemplo. Essa condição continua sendo uma obrigação imposta a todas nós. Evidente que, existem aquelas que optam por não ser mães, mas a realização profissional, bem como a estética é muito forçoso para mulher, mesmo a pós-moderna.

A mulher acredita na sua capacidade intelectual, no poder de criar…

View original post 368 more words

Study: Households that host social gatherings have higher rates of COVID-19 spread – UPI.com

Infection rates were 31% higher among households in high-transmission areas in which a member celebrated a birthday, the data showed. They were about 57% higher in households in which a child celebrated a birthday and about 22% higher in those in which an adult did so. “Informal gatherings, such as birthday parties, are still an important source of COVID-19 transmission that have received less attention up until now and should not be overlooked by the public,” study co-author Christopher Whaley told UPI in an email. “Many policies designed to slow COVID-19 spread previously were targeted at formal gatherings [such as] work, travel, dining, etc., but our findings suggest that [informal] gatherings may have deserved additional focus,” said Whaley, a researcher with the RAND Corporation in Berkeley, Calif.

Source: Study: Households that host social gatherings have higher rates of COVID-19 spread – UPI.com

Populist Leaders in Eastern Europe Run Into a Little Problem: Unpopularity – The New York Times

A right-wing populist wave in Eastern Europe, lifted by Donald J. Trump’s surprise victory in 2016, has not crashed as a result of his defeat last November. But it has collided with a serious obstacle: Its leaders are not very popular. After winning elections by railing against widely disliked elites, right-wing populists on Europe’s formerly communist eastern flank, it turns out, are themselves not much liked. That is due in large part to unpopular coronavirus lockdowns, and, like other leaders no matter their political complexion, their stumbling responses to the health crisis. But they are also under pressure from growing fatigue with their divisive tactics. In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is being countered by an uncharacteristically united opposition. In Poland, the deeply conservative government has made an abrupt shift to the left in economic policy to win back support. And in Slovenia, the hard-right governing party of the Trump-loving prime minister is slumping disastrously in the polls.

Israel’s COVID policy shift: ‘Strongly’ recommends young teens vaccinate – The Jerusalem Post

The Health Ministry is recommending that all youth between the ages of 12 and 15 get inoculated and has asked the health funds to prepare for the vaccination campaign. “It should be emphasized that in view of the expected increase in travel abroad, the removal of masks and the abolition of the green pass – and in order to take all steps to maintain the routine way of life that we managed to achieve in Israel – it is highly recommended to get vaccinated and protected,” the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Source: Israel’s COVID policy shift: ‘Strongly’ recommends young teens vaccinate – The Jerusalem Post

Vaccine hesitancy puts India’s gains against virus at risk – The Washington Post (Me: anti-vaxxers kill!)

There is still widespread hesitancy fueled by misinformation and mistrust, particularly in rural areas where two-thirds of the country’s nearly 1.4 billion population lives.

Health workers face stiff resistance from people who believe that vaccines cause impotence, serious side effects and could even kill. Some simply say they do not need the shots because they’re immune to the coronavirus.

Rumors about jabs disrupting the menstruation cycle and reducing fertility have also contributed to fear and skewed the data in favor of men. In almost every Indian state, more men are getting vaccinated than women — and that gap is widening further every day.

Source: Vaccine hesitancy puts India’s gains against virus at risk – The Washington Post

Indian Olympic body calls Japan’s virus restrictions discriminatory

image_m.jpeg

The Indian Olympic Association sent a letter to the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee complaining stricter coronavirus restrictions against its athletes and those from other countries aimed at stemming the spread of highly contagious variants are “unfair and discriminatory,” according to local media.

The Indian Olympic body said that given Indian athletes will be fully vaccinated and take PCR tests every day for a week ahead of their departure for Tokyo, being barred from interacting with anyone from other countries for three days upon their arrival would be “highly unfair,” according to the Press Trust of India.

 

Read full story here

Starting The Week With A Grrrrrrrrrrr

Filosofa's Word

I can tell already that it’s going to be a great week for snarky snippets and mini rants!  This afternoon’s post is one of each …


One man’s ignorance …

I have no idea what Joe Manchin’s game is, but he seems to be trying to be a one-man wrecking ball.  First, he refuses to so much as alter a single hair on the head of the filibuster, let alone kill that toxic animal.  Then he refuses to support the For the People Act that would protect our voting rights.  And now, he has set his sites on climate change … apparently hoping to help hasten the end of human and other lifeforms on Planet Earth.  Way to go, Joe!

You might never guess that Manchin is a member of the Democratic Party, nor that he is the Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, given that much of the responsibility…

View original post 897 more words