@DaveSmithSkvn

Watching the world go by...

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Rob Lee
@RALee8511 Aug 2022
Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MLRS strikes reportedly on Pisky. t.me/milchronicles/1008
Replying to @SPARTANWEATHER
It doesn't say "Ukraine force's have pulled back to the coast". It says "heavy fighting continues as Russia attempts to capture the port".
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I have been blocked. I am bereft.
Replying to @WalshmrG
I wonder? reuters.com/article/us-usa-c…

Xi denies China turning artificial islands into military bases

U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concerns about Chinese militarization of artificial islands in the South China Sea to China's President Xi Jinping on Friday, but Xi denied any plan to establish...

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edition.cnn.com/2016/05/13/p…
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A long thread on Russian society, state and military. Seems to join many of the dots. tldr: the Kremlin has jumped off a cliff, is currently waving frantically in mid air. There will be a big thud. We might not like the result.
Kamil Galeev
@kamilkazani12 Mar 2022
Why Russian army is so weak? When Russia invaded, experts thought it'd win in 24-72 hours. Two weeks later the war's still going. How come? On paper Russian superiority's overwhelming Although Russia projects warlike image, its military r weak and don't know how to fight wars🧵
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Replying to @ProfTimBale
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field-dynamics.co.uk/25-driv…
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Dave Smith retweeted
Giles Wilkes@Gilesyb26 May 2021
Just saying
Giles Wilkes@Gilesyb13 Nov 2020
Matthew Parris, 16 months ago thetimes.co.uk/article/domin…
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Alex Salmond's Alba party had no impact on the Scottish Regional List votes (or the election overall). If every ALBA vote went to the SNP, the result would be the same. In each round an MSP is allocated to the party with the highest D'Hondt ratio - votes/(MSPs + 1)
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"Modern Tories may no longer be interested in what Jesus would do, but surely they still care what Maggie would say. It's impossible to imagine the woman who delivered the Sermon On The Mound arguing opinion polls trump morality" says @RobDotHutton thecritic.co.uk/nothing-matt…

Nothing matters to careless people | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine

Nothing matters! Did you think Boris Johnson caught once again with his hand in the cookie jar, might be about to finally get his comeuppance? Wrong! It turns out polls show the Conservatives just as…

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Replying to @kaitlancollins
Given its probably a class based risk (adenovirus vector vaccines), here are the comparative risks between ending up in hospital intensive care vs the very rare blood clots for the AZ vaccine. xitter.cf/HugoGye/status/1379805…
Hugo Gye@HugoGye7 Apr 2021
Replying to @HugoGye
JVT presents this slide showing the risks of ending up in intensive care thanks to covid during a given 16-weeks period, versus the risk of serious harm from vaccine-linked clotting (if we assume a level of covid in the community somewhat lower than UK has now).
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If you're in the middle of an outbreak, the risks are heavily outweighed by benefits... xitter.cf/HugoGye/status/1379806…
Hugo Gye@HugoGye7 Apr 2021
Replying to @HugoGye
And the slide based on 'high exposure risk' ie the level of covid seen in UK at peak of second wave. Conclusion: in a serious outbreak the vaccine is very beneficial for everyone, but when infection rates fall to very low levels then the risks may outweigh benefits for youngest.
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batimes.com.ar/news/world/ar…

Argentina sends Mexico supplies to produce Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Argentina has sent Mexico the first active ingredient necessary for the development of around one million doses of the British Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

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reuters.com/article/us-healt…
Replying to @faisalislam
"Novovax, J& J and all the others should follow suit," she said What planet is she on? ir.novavax.com/news-releases…
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gulfnews.com/world/americas/…
Replying to @smendv
Patience. The "fill and finish" is being done in Italy whilst Liomont is being fixed. It takes minimum 28 days (all countries) to await quality control "release". The doses will probably become available in South/Central America in the next few weeks.
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It is very wise to put the effort in to get local capacity - even if it takes a little longer than you would like...
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Replying to @HughThunkIt
I don't believe that is true. The UK has given 9.7m AZ vaccines. Here is the MHRA list of medical events after taking the vaccine ("yellow card scheme"). Only 14 DVTs compared to 23,454 headaches. assets.publishing.service.go…
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Of course these are not necessarily linked to the vaccine...
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Bitcoin uses more energy than Argentina. And yet you're not allowed to marry a goat. 🤷‍♂️
Julia Hartley-Brewer
@JuliaHB118 Feb 2021
NASA can send a probe all the way to Mars. You're not allowed to walk next door to have a chat in the garden with your neighbour. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Replying to @APHClarkson @StevePeers @DavidGauke
This Brussels "Attorney at law" was kind enough to give his opinion on what was available of the AZ contract. Much in line with the consensus. xitter.cf/FKeuleneer/status/1355…
Fernand Keuleneer@FKeuleneer30 Jan 2021
Replying to @MarketScalpel @DaveSmithSkvn
With only the (redacted) contract available, hard to say whether BE have been reasonably undertaken or not (where they had to be). BUT, with the same material in hand and making abstraction of the foregoing, I see no breach, including no breach of 5.1 and 5.4. Enjoy the weekend.
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Every beep is 100 deaths. SOUND ON. Please watch to the end. Cranks and their misinformation are deadly.
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Replying to @washingtonski
Is it not irresponsible to publish unsourced hearsay at times like this? Did the sources say why this is emerging from Germany when the trials are conducted in UK, USA, SA, Brazil and Japan?
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Meg Tirrell
@megtirrell25 Jan 2021
AstraZeneca completely shooting down report of low vaccine efficacy among people 65+ (similar to @natashaloder source)
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