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Nancy Pelosi Military Tribunal, 👇 Part I

(Due to the length of this article, I am separating it into parts. I will try to get the 2nd part published this evening.)

Thirteen hours over two days is how long it took Vice Adm. Darse E. Crandall of the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps to present evidence against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom a 3-officer panel found guilty of treason, seditious conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit murder late Thursday afternoon.

In an opening statement, the admiral said JAG and the Office of Military Commissions had copious evidence linking Pelosi to crimes dating back to 1987 but, for time’s sake, would focus only on her most recent and egregious offenses, starting with a 2016 murder-for-hire plot to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. He said JAG was aware of many nefarious schemes to end Trump’s life–all of which were bungled or foiled–and had incontrovertible evidence tying Pelosi to four. Moreover, Adm. Crandall told the panel he would prove beyond reasonable doubt that Pelosi in 2018 hatched a plot to kidnap Barron Trump to force Donald Trump’s resignation, so Pence would be the new president. Pelosi, Vice Adm. Crandall said, had even considered having Melania or Ivanka murdered in hopes of forcing a tormented Trump from office.

Furthermore, he said Pelosi shared responsibility with the late Gavin Newsom in locking down California and enforcing draconian vaccine mandates that sickened or killed countless residents of the Golden State. Pelosi’s “Covid crimes,” he intoned, violated the Constitution of the United States; they affronted the very people she had sworn to serve. But as persons withered and died—not from Covid but from the clot shot —and families grieved, Pelosi grew in wealth and power, immeasurably so. When she wasn’t wielding an iron fist, she was clutching the bottle, Vice Adm. Crandall said, and informed the panel witness statements and Pelosi’s own documents would give credence to JAG’s allegations.

“This woman isn’t even vaccinated,” Vice Adm. Crandall said, pointing at Pelosi. “We know this because we pulled her blood, and we can test. She eschewed her own mandates. Why? Because she knew the vaccines were dangerous, and we’ll prove that.”

When offered a chance to give her own opening statement, Pelosi, appearing sans counsel, pursed her lips and kept quiet. She was disheveled and seemed distraught, her shriveled, bony fingers visibly trembling as bloodshot eyes scanned the court.

Vice Admiral Crandall introduced a witness, a 29-year-old Latin male named Xavier Ramirez, who, having been sworn in, described himself as Pelosi’s former gigolo and “boy toy.” He testified under oath that he had regularly “entertained” Pelosi between April and July of 2016, usually at upscale hotels in the San Francisco area. Mr. Ramirez said he hadn’t documented each meeting, but guessed he saw Pelosi 15 times.

“I hope you were paid well, Mr. Ramirez,” Vice Adm. Crandall quipped.

“Very well,” the witness replied.

“I’ve never seen this man before in my life,” Pelosi shouted at the top of her lungs, her voice gravelly and hoarse.

The admiral reprimanded her outburst, saying she could either exercise decorum or be physically restrained.

“Mr. Ramirez, when we first spoke, you mentioned a specific meeting on a certain date. If you would, would you please repeat what you said, to the best of your recollection,” Vice Adm. Crandall said.

“It was July 21, 2016. Nancy was in a bad way because Mr. Donald Trump just accepted the Republican nomination. Trump this, Trump that was all she talked about. She paid me, so I listened. She was drinking, of course. Nancy likes to drink. She is a big drinker, a habitual drinker, to say it in a nice way. So, the more she drinks, the more she talks—”

“—While we appreciate your colorful tale, could you please be briefer, come to the point,” Vice Adm. Crandall said.

“The point, yes; she said she wanted to kill Donald Trump,” the witness said.

“Kill or have killed?”

“Well, have killed; she certainly wasn’t doing it herself. Nancy asked me do I know someone, because I am Cuban, I must know someone, she told me. And there I am thinking to myself why I should know a hitman just because I’m Cuban. I thought maybe she joked and asked if she was kidding, but, no, Nancy was dead serious. She offered me $25k cash in advance to find someone. Nancy said if I did, and it got done, I’d get $225K more and the person who kill Trump get $250K. Then she laughs and says to me if Trump has too much protection, she can do the daughter—you know, tall, pretty blonde, Ivanka.”

Vice Admiral asked if Mr. Ramirez had seen or handled the $25,000.

“I saw it come out of her purse. Banded stacks $1000 each. I saw it, I touched it, but I did not take. I told her, ‘You’re Nancy Pelosi, you must have powerful friends. I want nothing to do with this,’ and she tells me, and this I remember very well, ‘This time it has to be an outside party.’ I tell her flatly that’s not why I am here,” Mr. Ramirez explained.

“And I assume, Mr. Ramirez, the ‘services’ you performed for the defendant didn’t cost 25 grand,” Vice Adm. Crandall said.

Mr. Ramirez laughed. “No, I wish, but much less, and she paid me in advance.”

“Did you bring your concerns to the Secret Service, to the police?”

“Are you crazy? No. If she could kill Trump, I could get killed like a fly on the wall. When I left, it was last time I saw her,” Mr. Ramirez said.

“Yet the defendant claims she’s never seen you before today. But we know that’s untrue,” Vice Adm. Crandall said.

He projected onto a large screen television digital images he had obtained from the witness. One clearly showed Pelosi and Mr. Ramirez hugging in a hotel room; another showed them standing side-by-side, smiling at a camera. “These are ‘selfies’ you took in the defendant’s company, is that correct?”

“That’s correct,” Mr. Ramirez said.

“Why did you take them?”

“Bragging rights.”

Vice Adm. Crandall snorted. “I really don’t think that’s something to brag about, Mr. Ramirez. You’re excused.”

The admiral addressed the panel: “This alone is solicitation for murder, which in traditional courts carries up to a 20-year sentence. In this case, we’re talking about a presidential candidate. And we’re by no means done.”

As Soon as I get more I will post it.🤔

It's coming in parts so bear with me.🙏

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demiguiselady · 13 days

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I got Stabbed for Science™ (1st shingles vaccine) on Thursday. My arm feels bruised, I had a very slight fever last night, and I've been tired as all get-out. But it's no worse than the covid shots, and definitely better than getting shingles. The pharmacist made the appointment for my 2nd shot right then, and I'll be set.

I need to remind my brother to get the vaccine. I've seen what shingles is like. A couple days of just wanting to sleep is much better.

#shingles vaccine #sleepy

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aci32 · 2 years

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HYPOCRISY/HIDEOUS DIVINITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone here is my 6th review of 2022, Hypocrisy/Hideous Divinity!!!!!!! This was my 3rd time seeing Hypocrisy as I last saw them 3 years ago at the Opera House with Fleshgod Apocalypse and that was on Wednesday April 3rd, 2019. That was a great show at the time and last night was awesome, even though there was one opener who I actually enjoyed and another who I tolerated, but one I found boring and out of place.

Let’s begin the festivities!

First band up was HIDEOUS DIVINITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 2nd time catching this Italian death metal quartet as last time I saw them was almost 27 months ago with Abysmal Dawn and Vader, which was a month before Covid had shut everything down. It felt great seeing them again as they put on a great live show, even though the crowd was moshing here and there. It would’ve been more ideal if they were 2nd last when the crowd was getting all fired up, but it is what it is. Also at one point during the set, frontman Enrico “Hater” had said “Mama Mia” which then drew a funny reaction from a crowd member and a funny reaction from Enrico.

Second band up was The Agonist. They weren’t too bad, even though I’m not the biggest fan of their material as I never really got into it. This was also current Arch Enemy frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz’s original band before she joined Arch Enemy and was replaced by current frontwoman Vicky Psarakis, and she was fantastic. I’ll be honest, Vicky definitely gives off more of a personable vibe than Alissa as Alissa has a giant ego capable of choking out not just rooms but whole venues. Even though I was saving my energy for Hypocrisy, The Agonist were still fun to watch live.

Third band up was Carach Angren. I’ll be honest I wasn’t impressed at all with their stage setup as I found them to be boring and out of place on the bill. I mean the frontman Dennis “Seregor” Droomers had good stage presence and was funny at times, but on the whole I wasn’t digging them as their theatrics were done wrong and it was more of a reason for me to save my energy for Hypocrisy.

Final band up was HYPOCRISY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 3rd time seeing them live as it had been 3 years since I last saw them at the Opera House. Funnily enough in lieu of them playing Lee’s Palace, they were not far from the Annex Wreckroom now called Coda, which was the first time I saw them live. They always put on a great show and I’m never disappointed each time I see them live. At one point there was a drunken idiot who tried to stage dive but was denied entry by other patrons. I definitely look forward to seeing them at Wacken this summer. I’ll also point out this was the first time I saw Hypocrisy live since it was announced that longtime drummer Reidar “Horgh” Horghagen had departed the band, which shocked me, but new drummer Henrik Axelsson has definitely stepped up to the plate with his awesome drumming skills. Here’s what their setlist looked like:

WorshipPlay Video

Fire in the SkyPlay Video

Mind CorruptionPlay Video

EraserPlay Video

Inferior DevotiesPlay Video

Chemical WhorePlay Video

Until the EndPlay Video

Don't Judge MePlay Video

End of DisclosurePlay Video

Weed Out the WeakPlay Video

Children of the GrayPlay Video

War-PathPlay Video

The Final ChapterPlay Video

Encore:

Fractured MillenniumPlay Video

Impotent GodPlay Video

Adjusting the SunPlay Video

Roswell 47

Overall a great show and a great way to blow off steam from a hectic Monday and as well to end a double shot, even though I’d rather do double shots on Thursdays and Fridays or Fridays and Saturdays so I can rest and recover properly.

HEAVY METAL FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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tacitusauxilium · 3 years

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#ooc #kiki speaks #(i am heading offline. oh i forgot to mention!#my lead had COVID so everyone in our work group had to be tested. i was negative even though i just finished getting the 2nd moderna shot #just this thursday--hoped for a false positive and two weeks paid off but oh well lol #and i kinda want to create a MHA verse for fuuka #not sure what her quirk would be--maybe something related to instinct or mother nature esque?#feel free to message me on discord--i might be up for another few more minutes anyway. i'll get to replies tomorrow on here #gotta see who is still in the mood to rp with me after 9 or so months. night guys~))

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mntcoronet · 3 years

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ok my wifi is undergoing "maintenance" rn and it's past midnight, so goodnight all :) I'm actually feeling Pretty Good tonight!!

#maggles ramblings #nightly bye #sure i have a draft due on Thursday as well as a test - but for english essay drafts I've usually only handed up like half of it #and I'm already nearly halfway done! so by then i should have done a significant amount & my teacher should be happy with me :)#ALSO i started a drawing tonight and I'm really happy with it so far :) it's of gina dgs bc i am thinking abt her....#but ye! AND long weekend this week 😎 may be wiped out for 1 and a half days of it cos I'm getting my 2nd covid shot on satday but I'll see #and just as i say that the wifi comes back on. but i was gonna sleep soon anyway so goodnight!!!!!

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yo9urt · 3 years

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IM SO EXCITED

#mine #everything has been shit lately but tomorrow is my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY WIHT NMY BOYFRIEND #IM SO AEJIDOFPSOJDGDOGPSDLGJASFOWEFGKJD EJKK~!!!!!!!!!!!#IVE NEVER MADE IT TO A YEAR WITH SOMEONE BEFORE ..........#WAAAAAA #also im getting my 2nd covid shot on thursday so about 2 and a half weeks from now i will be able to do ANYTHING I WANT

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billyrussohaven · 3 years

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My sweet Emilly

Billy Russo / Reader

Rated: PG (for now)

A/N: So I’m feverish and been feeling like absolute rubbish since getting my 2nd covid shot last Thursday. I can’t sleep and my brain came up with a cute Dad!Billy story. I might do a second part if you guys like it, we shall see!

Credit: @mainlysubmv

Follow me!

“Just where do you think you’re going dressed like that exactly?” Billy asked his daughter sternly, looking up at her over his glasses. Glasses that he was still getting used to by the way. You kept telling him he looked like a hotter version of Clark Kent but it still seemed to hurt his pride. Billy Russo needing glasses, insane right? What was even more insane was just how much his sweet Emily looked all grown up these days. Her seventeen birthday last month had hit him like a train. He stared at her and let a long sigh out.

Emily reappeared, taking a few steps backwards, tugging down on her green hoodie dress and rolled her shoulder nervously the doorway of the living room. A little nervous gesture she shared with her father that always made you smile.

“It ain’t that bad Billy,” you said looking up from your crochet project on your lap to his daughter’s outfit, your step-daughter.

“It is on the short side but she’s smart and careful, isn’t that right, Millie?” You said, giving her a quick look with a wink.

She grinned back at you before turning to look at her dad.

“It’s still warm out Da…and I have a pair of leggings if it gets colder later,” she said, opening up her backpack and showing him a black pair of leggings, smiling back at him. He snorted at her innocent-like face, he knew better, she was after all his own daughter.

“Fine. No heels. Wear those ridiculously worn-out converse of yours,” he said letting it go and dismissing her with a smirk. She zipped her bag up and ran to give her dad a quick kiss on the cheek. She was out of the room as fast as she entered it.

“Back at midnight! I’ll be with Devin!” Emily said loudly already halfway to the front door.

“11PM!” Billy yelled right as the front door closed with a loud thud. He rolled his eyes and shook his head.

“Wait, who? The fuck’s Devin? Wasn’t it that Jay-” he said with a deep frown turning to look at you.

“Jeremy,” you corrected him going back to your crocheting.

“Jeremy…last week?” He continued giving you a stern look for correcting him that made you chuckle. He rolled his eyes heavenward, taking his glasses off and rubbed his tired face with a groan. You reached to caress his soft hair and smiled. You didn’t comment, you knew he could be a bit overprotective of his Emily sometimes but dads were often that way with their daughters. It reminded you of your own dad and the shit you did in your youth. It was a wonder he still had some hair left…

*****

Billy woke up abruptly and sat up yawning, looking at the alarm clock on his nightstand next to the still turned on lamp.

1:25AM

He had fallen asleep in bed reading while waiting for Millie to come home. He turned his sleepy face to you sleeping soundly next to him. He smiled gazing at your serene face and caressed the side of your face softly. He heard a loud thud. He frowned and turned around instantly to the door, listening intently. He quietly got out of the bed, tiptoeing to the door, silent as a cat.

“Ow!” a hushed voice said after another loud thud. Billy yanked the bedroom door open and walked face to face with his daughter. His daughter who definitely wasn’t in her pajamas, dressed exactly the same as earlier and who reeked of alcohol and cigarettes.

She looked up at her dad glaring at her with disappointment etched all over his face. Her dark brown eyes filled with tears and hurt behind her drunken state. She broke down in sobs and hid her face in her hands. Billy’s heart broke at seeing her cry like that. He was very angry and disappointed at her for coming back home so late and drunk on top of it. He sighed and walked to embrace her tightly as she cried. She held him tightly, her warm tears running down his chest. He kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back.

“You know better than that, Millie. Walkin’ home drunk instead of calling me or Y/N,” he said softly yet sternly. He cradled her head in his hand and moved to look at her tear stained face. Her chest was racking with sobs and her lower lip was quivering as she looked up at him. He had a feeling she wasn’t crying only because he caught her drunk and way past her 11PM curfew.

“What happened? Talk to me princess,” he asked with a sad frown, brushing her hair back from her face. She broke down into even louder wails and he had to hold part of her weight to help her stay upright.

You put your mid-thigh satin robe on and walked to see what was going on. The light of the bedroom pooled in the darkened hallway as you opened the door wider and you gave Billy a sad smile. The poor thing was so upset and in no state to think clearly. You took a few steps and rubbed her back.

“It’s okay princess, why don’t Y/N help you get ready for bed and we can talk tomorrow,” he said, giving Emily a concerned look. She nodded as he rubbed her tears away with his thumbs. He gave her a kiss on her forehead and let you take her to her bedroom. You grabbed his hand on the way and gave it a squeeze before letting go.

You walked a wobbly and sniffly Emily to her bedroom where she flopped and sat down on the edge of her bed dropping her bag with a loud thud. You walked to her own connecting bathroom from her bedroom and grabbed a small square towel. You ran it under the cool water and wrung it. You took a bottle of tylenol knowing she was gonna need it in the morning and a tall glass of water too.

You walked back to Millie who was undressing and putting on her pajamas. You were somewhat impressed she didn’t fall on her butt taking her leggings off before stepping into her pajamas shorts.

“Here, drink this you’ll feel better,” you said softly, handing her the glass of water. She nodded and drank half of it before putting it down on her nightstand next to the two Tylenol for tomorrow morning. You rubbed the cool wet cloth on her forehead and neck and she sighed before letting another sob out.

“I’m-I’m sorry I woke you up. I didn’t mean to get home alone so late…Da looked so upset,” she said, hugging you and cried on your shoulder. You hushed her soothingly and rocked her a bit, hugging her back.

“He still loves you, Millie. He’s just disappointed you came home so late and in a very vulnerable state I might add. Now, I’m not gonna scold you, it’s not my place but something could have happened to you baby,” you said brushing her hair back.

“We much rather have you wake us up late to pick you up than having you stumble drunkenly home alone. What happened? I thought you were hanging out with Devin?” You asked, helping her get in bed. She started crying again at the name and you knew right away the poor girl was heartbroken.

“W-we went to this party together a-and it was really fun. Everything was great, we’re great friends and I love when Devin’s around, you know?” She mumbled, looking at you with her father’s dark brown eyes filled with hurt.

“B-but we drank and I-I I thought Devin liked me a lot too and we kissed but-” She didn’t have to finish her sentence, you knew. You sighed and cradled her small frame in your arms.

“She abruptly stepped back, pushing me away a-and calling me names and stuff. S-she left a-and I didn’t have money for a cab because I paid the fare to get there. She was supposed to pay the cab fare back a-and then I didn’t want to call Da and have him angry at me.” She said, wiping her wet face in her pillow. You nodded, brushing her soft hair soothingly.

“Get some good sleep now, we’ll talk more tomorrow, alright? You suggested standing up and tucked her in. She nodded with a sniffle and closed her eyes.

"Thank you Y/N…Nini,” she said softly, watching you walk away to the door. You turned and gave her a warm smile,

“Anytime Millie. Good night sweetheart,” you said before flipping the light switch off and closing her bedroom door.

You tiptoed out of her bedroom and back to your own where Billy was sitting on the edge of the bed, waiting for you. He looked up at you, his face conflicted and tired.

“How is she?” He asked standing up to give you a tight embrace. He really appreciated how you were with Emily, the special bond you had developed with her. It made him love you even more as he kissed your head.

“She’s young, in love and broken-hearted I’m afraid,” you said with a long sigh, resting your head on his chest. You gave him a brief summary of what she had told you. You felt a bit guilty at reporting it all back to Billy but he’d probably know sooner or later too.

“I’m gonna beat the shit out of him when I find him,” he snarled pacing in front of you. He brushed his hair back and thought about the best way to throttle the asshole.

“Devin is a girl, Billy.” You said with a small smile, wondering what his reaction was gonna be.

He stopped pacing abruptly and his eyebrows shot upwards as he looked back at you dumbstruck.

“Oh! Oh,” he said, rolling his shoulders and clearing his throat. You looked back at him with one eyebrow up wondering what was going on in his head at the moment.

“Well, I guess I won’t…punch the brat then,” he said somewhat sheepishly and a bit confused. Not that it mattered to Billy if his little Millie liked guys or girls. It’s just…

“She never really talked about it. She always showed up with boyfriends before so I guess I just…took it for granted really,” he said with a frown sitting by the bed. After a long silence he looked up at you with a vulnerability that broke your heart to see.

“Am I a bad father for it?” He asked, his voice wavering slightly, he cleared his throat and rolled his shoulder, looking at the picture frame of her on his nightstand.

You took your robe off and stood in front of him between his legs. You cradled the side of his face and tilted it up so he’d look at you.

“No, Billy. It doesn’t make you a bad father, baby,” you brushed a strand of hair away from his eye.

“I guess you two just never really brought it up. I remember when I was seventeen myself, a young woman still in high-school, afraid of being bullied for being any kind of different,” you said with a sigh, remembering how cruel high-school was.

Billy scoffed and sneered at his own memories of it. Lonely guy from the group home with no family or friends beside small pets he’d keep in jars. He smiled warmly with a silent snort remembering how Emily had her own pet snail for a while and how much she took care of the little one.

“She might still be figuring herself out too,” you added with a shrug.

“Yeah, I’ll talk to her tomorrow anyway, maybe she’ll want to open up and chat about all of this,” he said, rubbing his tired face with his hands. You kissed him slowly before breaking the kiss and crawling back in bed in your short satin nightie. He groaned looking back at you, suddenly very awake for almost 3AM. He rolled over on the bed and pulled you flat against his body with a sly smirk. You chuckled at the attention he gave you and kissed him languidly with a moan.

“I’m still gonna scold her ass,” he mumbled over your lips, reaching over you and turning off the light.

A/N: Random Fact. My fiancé’s name is Devin. I remembered him telling me he had a girl classmate once in school named Devin. 😋

#Billy Russo #Billy Russo Imagine #Billy Russo Fanfiction #Billy Russo Fanfics #dad!billy #billy russo x reader #billy russo x you #billy russo/reader #billy russo/you

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buttonso · 3 years

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::does a little dance::

I am feeling very very good about Chapter 18 of The Fic. Not only have I made some decent progress today, I really like everything I've written for it so far. I should be able to post sometime in the next week or two.

I'm getting my 2nd covid shot on Thursday, so, between that and a busy week coming up at work, and my desire to finish the chapter, I'm thinking there probably will be no Thirsty Thursday this week.

This was a good weekend for me, I hope everyone else had a good one as well.

#personal

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hammerandsickbro · 3 years

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i’m trying to distract myself from the fact that i’m getting my 2nd shot on thursday and must endure The Needle again by laughing at covid denier ted nugent catching covid and feeling like he was dying

#good motivation!#also lol @ ted nugent! shoulda killed you bro

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tessisawriter · 3 years

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I wasn’t sure if I was going to post this, but during the pandemic, Tumblr has turned into a digital diary (often the only documentation of my experiences b/c I couldn’t bring myself to write in my actual diary most of the time). So, there is no better/more appropriate place than here to document my experience getting the 2nd COVID shot yesterday (for which I’m incredibly grateful!). If anyone living/working/studying in New York State has logistical questions about signing up for the vaccine (or if you just have questions in general), please feel free to dm me!!! My actual experience is below the cut.

I went to the same state-run site for my 2nd shot yesterday morning. It was pretty much the same except the nurse wasn’t as nice this time around. Almost immediately after I got home (so about 2 hours after I got the shot), I started running a fever and still have one today. The good news is my mental faculties are much sharper this time and my arm doesn’t hurt (it’s just a bit weak so I can’t lift heavy stuff). I’m so grateful that my mom, dad, and I will all be fully vaccinated by the time Mom has her surgery in 3 weeks (factoring in the 2 weeks for the shot to be fully effective).

Thursday: I woke up this morning and still had a fever—ugh! Obviously I need/want the vaccine & am willing to deal w/ whatever side effects come w/ it, it’s just the worst time possible to be out of commission for 3 days b/c I have all these papers due next week. I feel better right now, here’s hoping I stay that way!

#tess talk #please get vaccinated

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c0ffeekitten · 3 years

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Thank you all for an amazing stream week!! I can’t believe you all helped me reach my goal of 100 followers, AND helped me reach my sub point goal for June!!! 15 points means I can get another Tier 1 emote, so I’m going to try to get my bf to finish the one he’s been working on for me! 💞

The schedule for 05/24 to 05/30 is in EST, as usual!

Monday: 1pm-4pm, The Witcher 3! No armor, as usual! ⚔️

Thursday: 1pm-4pm, RE: Village! We’re getting very close to the endgame! 🧟

Saturday/ Sunday: My 2nd covid shot is scheduled for Saturday, so I may do an unscheduled stream or pop into others but I’ll probably be focused on resting. 💞

Any other updates will be on Twitter!

#whisker whispers #twitch #twitch affiliate #twitch streamer #the witcher #the witcher 3 #re: village #resident evil #gaymer

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love-to-love-puppies · 4 years

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Why does this keep happening?

So I live in a kinda sketchy apartment complex. Not like 'get shot' kinda sketchy just 'don't leave things you don't want stolen lying around' kinda sketchy. And I've already had one package stolen from my front door since I moved in on June 18th because the front office isn't accepting packages because of covid the cdc has already said it doesn't really live on non-porous surfaces for very long so they have no reason not to accept packages accept that they're literally the laziest management company I've ever had an apartment with. Anyway, that awkward 83lb package was stolen off of my 2nd floor porch in broad daylight, somehow.

I had the package replaced but now I am having to run home in the middle of the workday to put all of my fucking packages in the apartment. Super inconvenient because I just moved to a new apartment so I have a lot of stuff being delivered, but fine. My boss is nice and allows me that.

So, my most recent package was set to be delivered on Thursday. It was not and the next update I got on Friday said that it would be delivered Monday. Which was good since I was leaving town on Saturday morning and not getting back till Sunday.

Except I wake up Saturday, an hour before I need to leave, and it says it's being delivered that day.

So I call FedEx and try and see if they can deliver it on Monday because I'd already had something stolen and I knew this would get stolen too. The lady said okay and she'd try and contact the delivery driver. That was pretty much all I could do because I was on a tight schedule as it was.

Of course, the package was delivered about an hour after I left.

So I contacted the front office and said 'could someone please put my package in my apartment, I've already had something stolen and I won't be there to take care of it. Also I put in a work order because my dishwasher isn't working.' You know thinking 2 birds 1 stone the maintenance guy could put it in my home when he comes to fix the dishwasher.

Naturally, I never heard back. Came back today and of course the package isn't there because it's been stolen and the dishwasher hasn't been fixed.

Now I have to get that package replaced and I'm just very annoyed.

#ugh #if anyone asks you what being an adult is like‚ it's like this #making a lot of calls/sending a lot of emails about problems you don't want to have to people who don't give a shit #and then having them do absolutely nothing helpful‚ thus requiring another phonecall/email

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theonyxpath · 4 years

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Lunars: Fangs at the Gate art by Yihyoung Li

Hello, everyone! This is Dixie doing the Monday Meeting notes this week, so expect 89% fewer puns. We had a pretty short meeting this week, and focused mainly on what we and our freelancers are doing during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. As far as our day jobs go here at Onyx Path, it’s business as usual since we work from home, but we know that’s not the case for everyone. We have freelancers who work in healthcare, some who are immunocompromised or otherwise susceptible, and then others who have to take care of older family members or small children as cancellations continue.

In addition to anyone directly impacted by the outbreak, there’s also the spate of conventions being cancelled, and many people have had to postpone/cancel trips and events. this is very much still a developing situation, and we encourage our freelancers and fans to take measures to keep themselves safe and healthy. While some people may think, “Oh, this will mean everyone can get a lot of their freelance work done while they’re self-isolating!” that’s not always going to be the case (childcare, housemates all being home, etc.) but we’re working with our freelancers as best we can.

Lunars: Fangs at the Gate art by Gunship Revolution

The Onyx Pathcast hosts in particular would like to apologize if anyone thought we were making light of the COVID-19 outbreak in last week’s episode. I assure you, everyone here is taking it seriously.

That said, self-isolation can be difficult if you’re used to being around people, including gathering for tabletop games, so our friends at Astral Virtual TableTop are giving everyone their paid features for free during this time! There’s a post about it here: https://ift.tt/2TTFS5O, but your account should already have the features unlocked.

That’s all well and good, you might say, but I don’t have any new games to try out! Well, we’ve got you covered on that front, too. Today, you can pick up V20 Dark Ages for free at DriveThruRPG, and we’re putting up a new free corebook every day this week. They’re only up for one day each folks, so make sure you grab the ones you want!

You can get V20 Dark ages here today: https://ift.tt/2QjDtiw

Tuesday we’ll be offering the Werewolf 20 core here: https://ift.tt/38RNqdL

Wednesday is Mage 20: https://ift.tt/2IU0dBE

Thursday is Changeling 20: https://ift.tt/3b2fJr8

And we’re wrapping up the week by descending into the Underworld with Wraith 20: https://ift.tt/2vwtfEA

Lunars: Fangs at the Gate art by Gong Studios

In other news, the Legendlore Kickstarter is ongoing, and we’re close to halfway funded! I, personally, am a big fan of the setting. As Ian A. A. Watson put it on Twitter:

Do you like El-Hazard, Alice in Wonderland, Labyrinth, Wizard of Oz, Chronicles of Narnia, Neverending Story, Magic Kingdom of Landover, Apprentice Adept, Castle Perilous, or the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon?

@VonAether

If so, this book is for you. Check it out and read manuscript updates here: https://ift.tt/2x03Pzp

Another cool thing you can do while you’re home is to attend Gehenna Gaming‘s VirtualHorror Con April 4-6. From the website:

VirtualHorror Con is a two-day virtual horror tabletop RPG convention that can be experienced on any screen no matter where you are. Many of your favorite events and conventions have been canceled, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the convention experience. This event will give fans and players the opportunity to connect with the game developers, artists, and publishers they love. No lines. Safe social distancing. Horror-themed actual play streams, live panels, and digital tabletop RPG one-shot sessions running the whole time!

All ticket and raffle sales will go to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization to support the development of vaccines, tests, and treatments for the coronavirus pandemic.”

For more information, check out https://ift.tt/2TTwcbC

There isn’t much else that came out of our meeting, as people are just buckling down to get some work done and continue monitoring the situation. We’re still working on the Dragon-Blooded surprise and will have that out to backers as soon as we can! So stay safe, wash your hands, and as always…

Many Worlds, One Path!

Blurbs!

Kickstarter!

As noted above, Legendlore is in its first week of Kickstarter! Please go check it out; it’s a truly awesome book, compatible with the world’s most popular fantasy roleplaying game!

Onyx Path Media!

This week, we’re talking Scarred Lands with Travis Legge!

As always, this Friday’s Onyx Pathcast will be on Podbean or your favorite podcast venue! https://onyxpathcast.podbean.com/

Despite everything in the world right now, or maybe because of it, we’ve got a massive number of shows for you on Twitch this week. Please tune in for an enjoyable distraction! We’re going to have three games of V5, as well as Chronicles of Darkness, Pugmire, Hunter: The Vigil, Changeling: The Lost, Mage: The Awakening, Scarred Lands, and a Dark Eras Werewolf: The Forsaken chronicle!

This week sees the finale of Blood City as well as the finale of Uptown Shadows. I would like to give major recognition to both streams for their fantastic work in bringing our games out to the audience. Thank you! You can subscribe to our channel over on twitch.tv/theonyxpath to catch up with any episodes you missed! (Another great idea for social distancing!)

Come take a look at our YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/theonyxpath, where you can find a whole load of videos of actual plays, dissections of our games, and more, including:

Scion: Behind the Screen: https://youtu.be/v9Wo38rl5-Y

Changeling: The Lost – Littlebrook Reunion: https://youtu.be/hxSbemynBLs

Changeling: The Dreaming – The Last Faerie Tale: https://youtu.be/gKAm-zGxTW4

Even more Scion: Behind the Screen: https://youtu.be/QDSIS_ClFbE

Pugmire: Paws & Claws: https://youtu.be/Ddm-cl48OR0

And even more Changeling: The Lost: https://youtu.be/dqM0ZdeS88s

Do subscribe to our channel and click the bell icon if you want to be notified whenever new news videos and uploads come online!

The Story Told RPG Podcast reaches the penultimate episode of their excellent Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition chronicle right here: http://thestorytold.libsyn.com/the-78-laments-episode-4-passenger

And if you missed it, here’s The Story Told’s review of Trinity Continuum: Aeon http://thestorytold.libsyn.com/episode-40-trinity-continuum-on-overview

Red Moon Roleplaying’s V5 Cults of the Blood Gods “The Family” chronicle continues on their YouTube channel, Spotify, their website redmoonroleplaying.com and everywhere else good podcasts might be found! https://youtu.be/PDPZyy-ZHNw

More new Occultists Anonymous for all you Mage: The Awakening fans out there:

Episode 88: Arms and Armor – Wyrd has a terrible premonition about the strike on the vampire Prince. The cabal helps ready Songbird when she is called to action by the Adamantine Arrow. https://youtu.be/WPHjGDGwRmQ

Episode 89: Tactical Yeet – Songbird enters the vampire Prince’s haven with a small team of Adamantine Arrows while the rest of the cabal scrys on the proceedings. Things don’t go according to plan, in several ways.https://youtu.be/r5zuU4UglYs

Please check these out and let us know if you find or produce any actual plays of our games! We’d love to feature you!

Electronic Gaming!

As we find ways to enable our community to more easily play our games, the Onyx Dice Rolling App is live! Our dev team has been doing updates since we launched based on the excellent use-case comments by our community, and this thing is awesome! (Seriously, you need to roll 100 dice for Exalted? This app has you covered.)

Update: the devs are working on the updates for the roller in both Android and iOS; here is the rundown from them:

1) Redo the UI for system for Android. It will look the same as the current design. My goal is to have something ready by Saturday to send out to the Facebook users, asking them if this fixes the issues. This will be a beta type thing. This will break several of the fancy dice.

2) If the above worked out and the android users give all the clear, we’ll redo the graphics system to fix the fancy dice that got broken. We’ll do another Android beta through Facebook. This might take up to two weeks, as my schedule allows.

3) If everything worked well, we’ll release to Android for real at that point.

4) Port all of the existing stuff to iOS and release on that.

On Amazon and Barnes & Noble!

You can now read our fiction from the comfort and convenience of your Kindle (from Amazon) and Nook (from Barnes & Noble).

If you enjoy these or any other of our books, please help us by writing reviews on the site of the sales venue from which you bought it. Reviews really, really help us get folks interested in our amazing fiction!

Our selection includes these latest fiction books:

Our Sales Partners!

We’re working with Studio2 to get Pugmire and Monarchies of Mau out into stores, as well as to individuals through their online store. You can pick up the traditionally printed main book, the screen, and the official Pugmire dice through our friends there! https://studio2publishing.com/search?q=pugmire

We’ve added Prince’s Gambit to our Studio2 catalog: https://studio2publishing.com/products/prince-s-gambit-card-game

Now, we’ve added Changeling: The Lost Second Edition products to Studio2‘s store! See them here: https://studio2publishing.com/collections/all-products/changeling-the-lost

Scarred Lands (Pathfinder) books are also on sale at Studio2, and they have the 5e version, supplements, and dice as well!: https://studio2publishing.com/collections/scarred-lands

Scion 2e books and other products are available now at Studio2: https://studio2publishing.com/blogs/new-releases/scion-second-edition-book-one-origin-now-available-at-your-local-retailer-or-online

Looking for our Deluxe or Prestige Edition books? Try this link! http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Onyx-Path-Publishing/

And you can order Pugmire, Monarchies of Mau, Cavaliers of Mars, and Changeling: The Lost 2e at the same link! And now Scion Origin and Scion Hero and Trinity Continuum Core and Trinity Continuum: Aeon are available to order!

As always, you can find Onyx Path’s titles at DriveThruRPG.com!

On Sale This Week!

This week, Geist: The Sin-Eaters Second Edition will be available on Studio2, IPR, and DriveThruRPG! Yay!

Conventions!

Though it’s subject to change due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, here’s our current list of upcoming conventions:

UKGames Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/

GenCon: https://www.gencon.com/

Tabletop Scotland: https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/

Gamehole Con: https://www.gameholecon.com/

PAX Unplugged: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/

And now, the new project status updates!

(We know why you’re here.

Development Status from Eddy Webb! (Projects in bold have changed status since last week.):

First Draft (The first phase of a project that is about the work being done by writers, not dev prep.)

Scarred Lands – RUST (working title)

TC Aeon – Under Alien Suns

TC Aeon – Mission Statements

TC Aberrant – Novas Worldwide

Exalted 3rd – Adversaries of the Righteous

Exalted – Exalted: Essence Edition

Deviant the Renegades – The Clades Companion

Deviant the Renegades – The Devoted Companion

Scion – Saints and Monsters

Mage: The Ascension – Rich Bastard’s Guide to Magick

Scion – Wild Hunt

Redlines

Exalted 3rd – Dragon-Blooded Novella 2 (Roy)

TC Adventure – Adventure!

Exalted 3rd – Hundred Devils Night Parade

Mummy: The Curse – The Book of Lasting Death

Chronicles of Darkness – Contagion Chronicle Ready-Made Characters

TC Aberrant – N!ternational Wrestling Entertainment

Second Draft

Exalted 3rd – Exigents

Exalted 3rd – Crucible of Legends

Exalted – Many-Faced Strangers (Lunars Companion)

Changeling: The Lost – Kith and Kin

They Came From – They Came from Beyond the Grave!

Trinity Continuum – Assassins

Development

Exalted 3rd – Heirs to the Shogunate

TC Aberrant – Aberrant Reference Screen

Exalted 3rd – Across the Eight Directions

Chronicles of Darkness – The Contagion Chronicle: Global Outbreaks

Mage the Ascension – Victorian Mage

Manuscript Approval

Scion – Scion: Dragon

Scion – Masks of the Mythos

Scion – Scion: Demigod

Post-Approval Development

Scion: Origin and Hero LARP

Geist the Sin-Eaters: One Foot in the Grave Jumpstart

Editing

Legendlore – Legendlore

Realms of Pugmire – Pirates of Pugmire additional adventure

TC Aeon – Terra Firma

Exalted – Lunars Novella (Rosenberg)

Realms of Pugmire – Buried Bones: Creating in the Realms of Pugmire

They Came From – Tales of Aquatic Terror

Mummy: The Curse – Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition

Scion – Titanomachy

Chronicles of Darkness – Player’s Guide to the Contagion Chronicle

Chronicles of Darkness – Contagion Chronicle Jumpstart

TC Aberrant – Aberrant Jumpstart

Trinity Continuum – Jumpstart

Post-Editing Development

Hunter: The Vigil – Hunter: The Vigil 2e

World of Darkness – Ghost Hunters

Deviant: The Renegades – Deviant: The Renegades

TCfBtS! – Monsters of the Deep

Indexing

They Came From Beneath the Sea! (TCfBtS!)

Art Direction from Mike Chaney!

In Art Direction

Scion Titanomachy

Tales of Aquatic Terror

TC Aeon Terra Firma – Contracted

V5 Let the Streets Run Red

Cavaliers of Mars: City of the Towered Tombs

WoD Ghost Hunters – Getting KS artwork going

Aberrant

Pugmire Adventure

Hunter: The Vigil 2e

Mummy 2 – ADing that out post Aberrant AD

Deviant

Legendlore – Kickstarter in progress

Technocracy Reloaded (KS)

Cults of the Blood God (KS) – Contracting

In Layout

Yugman’s Guide to Ghelspad

TCFBTS Screen and Booklet

Contagion Chronicle

Vigil Watch

Scion Companion – Artwork in progress.

Proofing

Trinity Aeon Jumpstart

Pirates of Pugmire

TCFBTS Heroic Land Dwellers – Inputting proofing comments

Lunars: Fangs at the Gate

At Press

Ex 3 The Silence of Our Ancestors (Huggins Novella)

TC Distant Worlds

Scion Mythical Denizens

Night Horrors : Nameless and Accursed – Errata gathering

Dark Eras 2 – Errata with Aileen

VtR Spilled Blood – Josh wrapping up inputting changes and tweaking layout to account for any shift in the text

Geist 2e – Out this week

Dystopia Rising: Evolution

DR:E Screen & Booklet

DR:E Helnau’s Guide to Wasteland Beasties

Geist 2e Screen

Memento Mori

They Came from Beneath the Sea! – Indexing

Chicago Folios – Awaiting PoD proof

Geist 2e Anthology – Errata gathering

C:tL 2e Oak, Ash, & Thorn – Errata gathering

Today’s Reason to Celebrate!

Yesterday was the Ides of March and tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day! Please celebrate either one responsibly and while practicing safe social distancing. Also, today is my stepmom’s birthday! I don’t usually get to do shout-outs on the blog, but since I’ve taken over today I’m indulging myself. Happy Birthday, Laura! Hope you and dad are having a blast (still while practicing safe social distancing).

#Onyx Path Publishing

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US COVID-19 booster plan leaves some experts divided

The evidence behind a federal plan to rollout COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to Americans beginning the week of Sept. 20, pending FDA review, has left some experts divided.

The shots would be offered to individuals whose second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine was eight months ago. During a White House briefing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky cited several studies indicating waning protection against infection over time. One study out of New York from May to July saw vaccine efficacy against new COVID-19 diagnoses slide from 92% to 80%, and a preprint from the Mayo Clinic saw Pfizer’s vaccine efficacy against infection plummet from 76% to 42% in the face of the delta variant, with Moderna’s efficacy decreasing from 86% to 76%.

However, the vaccines remained effective against hospitalization.

“[I] need more data to convince me to do this as a wholesale public health policy,” Dr. Gregory Poland, professor of medicine, infectious diseases and molecular pharmacology at the Mayo Clinic, told Fox News.

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Several experts told Fox News that federal health officials’ proposed plan to rollout booster shots to most Americans come September is premature, whereas clear evidence supports a third dose among vulnerable patients with weakened immune systems (i.e. immunocompromised individuals).

“In my opinion, a recommendation for all individuals to have a booster dose starting 8 months after an individual’s 2nd mRNA dose is too soon,” Dr. Ravina Kullar, infectious diseases specialist, epidemiologist and adjunct faculty at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told Fox News.

Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News medical contributor, agreed, adding that booster shots should go to immunocompromised populations and those at highest risk of exposure who were first to receive the vaccines. The move to quickly recommend booster doses across the larger population risks undermining confidence in the vaccine, he said.

Several experts pointed to evidence out of Israel, which is weeks into its COVID-19 booster rollout, and just extended third shots to people aged 40 and up. Siegel, and Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the department of medicine and chief of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau, said the U.S. can look to Israel to gain insight in navigating the issue of booster doses.

“I think there will most certainly be patients that absolutely will benefit from getting a third dose, besides the immunocompromised that definitely should get a third dose,” Glatt said. “I think there will be some patients that probably have robust immunity and really don’t need a third dose at this point in time, maybe they’ll never need it, that we don’t really know.”

“At this point in time, we just don’t have enough information to know who would best benefit from it,” he continued.

“I think that there is some evidence, we need more evidence and I think that we’re gathering more evidence,” he said.

The debate over extending booster shots to the larger U.S. population despite the World Health Organization’s call for wealthier countries to halt booster shots as the developing world grapples under vaccine scarcity also stirred conflicting responses from experts.

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“…This is a global problem, providing an additional dose of the vaccine to most American people also depletes the limited global supply of vaccines with most developing countries still facing the reality of having no vaccines available,” Kullar told Fox News.

However, others disagree, including Siegel who suggested the global effort requires bolstered manufacturing capabilities, instead of the U.S. donating extra doses.

“It’s like a drop in the ocean,” he said.

President Biden on Thursday shared a similar statement, telling ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos in part: “We’re providing more to the rest of the world than all the rest of the world combined,” a transcript reads in part.

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COVID19 Updates: 08/19/2021

World: The effectiveness of the #PfizerBioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 declines faster than that of the #AstraZeneca jab but after greater initial effectiveness, according to a new UK study published on Thursday

Singapore: Singapore to launch its first #COVID19 vaccinated travel lanes with Germany and Brunei; fully vaccinated travellers will not have to serve a stay-home notice LINK

UK: The decision to not recommend children wear masks to primary schools - referred to in the Dept of Education Covid19 Response Plan - is based on HPSC 'Interim Guidance' from *AUGUST 2020* It is based on what was known about Covid & children in *JULY 2020* This is scandalous.

Mississippi: More than 20,000 students in Mississippi are in quarantine after first week of school LINK

Australia: Australia reports their most cases in a single day during the entire pandemic.

World: ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE 61% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING INFECTION 90 DAYS AFTER 2ND DOSE - OXFORD STUDY PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE 75% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING INFECTION 90 DAYS AFTER 2ND DOSE - OXFORD STUDY

Israel: Israel: PM Bennett declines to confirm school year will open September 1

New Zealand: Up to 100 may already be infected in New Zealand Covid outbreak, modelling says Authorities have warned more cases are expected, given the activity of those already diagnosed with the virus. LINK

Japan: "Home recuperation" is writing sad stories in #Japan, with members in infected families dying at home. Hospitals have no treatment beds left. Kyoto and Tokyo now improvise "waiting stations". Walls are built low, so few staff can observe the entire space. LINK

Alabama: ‘Critical Mass Level Zero’: Ambulances In Mobile, Alabama, Stop Taking People To Hospitals Amid Covid Surge. LINK

US: All the school reopenings are particularly dangerous because infected kids end up exposing their vaccinated parents to extremely high viral loads continuously for several weeks. Their vaccinated parents act like selective filters for every new vaccine-resistant mutation. This coupled system of unvaccinated infected kids and vaccinated parents continuously co-infecting each other with very high viral loads will let the variants evolve rapidly under the selective pressure from the vaccines with the kids and parents acting like two Petri dishes.

World: How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 5) LINK

Oregon: Oregon ICU occupancy ‘reaching crisis levels’ LINK

Mississippi: Today MS is reporting over 4000 additional cases. BYERS, state epi, says "It seems like everyday this gets higher -- we have far exceeded our previous peak in the winter months in 2020 and the holidays of 2021."

Australia: NSW Customer Services Minister Victor Dominello diagnosed with Bell's palsy -Bell's palsy is a known side effect of the Pfizer COVID vaccine LINK

World: Croatia and Austria have become the first countries to set vaccination 'expiry dates'. The new rules mean you are only considered immune from Covid-19 for 270 days after your 2nd vaccine. LINK

Florida: A record 17,295 people are being treated for COVID-19 in Florida hospitals right now. Only 6.8% of our ICU beds are still available. We can't afford for any more people to be hospitalized. Get vaccinated. Mask indoors.

Mississippi: EXPLOSION of #COVID19 in first 2 weeks of schools, Mississippi—2021 vs 2020: Student Cases 2021: 5,993 30x more vs 2020 Teacher/Staff Cases 2021: 1,496 6x more Students Quarantined 2021: 24,769 12x more

World: Plastic anti-Covid barriers now common in public places have little effect on the virus, and in some cases could help it spread, research suggests. LINK

Israel: Almost 60% of hospitalized patients w/Covid in Israel are fully, Science Mag reports, despite 78% of those 12 and older in Israel being fully. The experience of Israel thus makes clear that so-called “breakthrough” cases aren’t such rare events, as implied by term;

South Africa: South Africa is seeing vaccine “apathy or fatigue,” Nomafrench Mbombo, a Western Cape Provincial Health Minister warned. Since mass vaccination of the public began in May, only 11% of nationwide adult population has been fully vaxxed and many sites standing empty, despite 100s of daily covid deaths;

Japan: Japan hit record 23,917 new cases, critical care beds in Tokyo near capacity, less than week Tokyo hosts Paralympic Games. Osaka, Hyogo reported record cases Wed. Tokyo recorded 5,386 cases today. 80% of Tokyo’s ICU beds are occupied, rate is already 100% Kanagawa prefecture;

Mexico: Mexico has recorded a record 28,953 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 3,152,205. It also reported 940 more deaths and the total confirmed death toll now stands at 250,469;

Mississippi: GOP Sen. Roger Wicker tests positive in COVID-19 'breakthrough' case LINK

Maine: Sen. Angus King also announces a positive COVID test despite being fully vaccinated. Sen. King announced today he has tested positive for COVID-19. “Despite all my efforts, when I began feeling mildly feverish yesterday, I took a test this morning at my doctor’s suggestion, and it came back positive,” King said in a statement.

UK: UK Covid vaccine booster scheme likely to start in September, Health Secretary Sajid Javid says LINK

World: A team led by researchers at UCSD have discovered how glycans act as infection gateways for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. LINK

Colorado: Sen. Hickenlooper: I've tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19. I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I’m grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms. If you haven’t gotten your shot—get it today! And a booster when it’s available too!. John Hickenlooper is the third US senator to announce today that he has Covid.

Florida: Hospital in Tampa Florida cry for help—“Cases have exploded”—now ~2x last year’s all time #COVID19 peak. Current #DeltaVariant situation— “overwhelmed” “Our ICUs are full” “Don’t call 911 unless it’s a serious emergency” “Ambulance shortage”

World: The global shortage of semiconductors will cut worldwide auto production by as many as 7.1 million vehicles this year, and pandemic-related supply disruptions will hobble the industry well into next year, IHS Markit said. LINK

World: Vineet Menachery, of @TheMenacheryLab, was studying coronaviruses before the world made the acquaintance of SARS-CoV-2. Back then a meeting of coronavirus researchers didn't need a conference center-sized space, as it would now. This is his take on 3rd doses of vax at this point: After an hour of looking, have not found convincing data that booster are needed for the majority. My worry, is that even with a booster, breakthrough will still happen, especially with #DeltaVariant . Some musings on the need for #COVID19 vaccine boosters

Tennessee: BREAKING: For the 2nd straight day, Tennessee sets a stunning new daily record for #COVID19 cases among school-age children (ages 5-18). 1,850 in today's report, up from 1,495 the day before. Previous high of 1,478 was on Dec. 15th. It has NEVER been this bad.

Mississippi: Only 7 ICU beds are available in Mississippi, and 96 patients need them, according to the state Dept. of Health. “We are clearly at the worst part of the pandemic that we’ve seen throughout, and it’s continuing to worsen,” a state health officer said. LINK

World: CDC director: Annual COVID-19 dose after booster not anticipated LINK (Right...)

World: "We can't guarantee - I doubt seriously, but I don't know for sure - that we're gonna be able to say we're going to no longer need boosts every 'x' number of months," says Dr. Anthony Fauci.

World: “It’s not one and done or two and done but three and done,” Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development's Dr. @PeterHotez says about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. “It’s not impossible that we’ll need annual boosters, I just don’t see us heading that way for now.”

Florida: Half of Florida hospitals turning away patient transfers

Georgia: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order allowing businesses to ignore mask or vaccine mandates issued by local governments: “The executive order I signed today will insure that businesses cannot be forced to follow local government ordinances regarding COVID-19.” (IDIOT)

Texas: Texas school districts must now notify teachers, staff and families of all students of a positive COVID-19 case in a classroom, the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday. LINK

Israel: Israel says people over 40 and teachers will now be eligible to receive #COVID19 booster shots.

US: Despite having high statewide vaccination rates, hospitals in Hawaii, Oregon and Washington are reaching capacity as COVID-19 cases spike LINK

Texas: Rice University is shifting classes online for the first two weeks of the semester as Covid-19 cases increase in the Houston area and on campus LINK

Jamaica: Updated COVID-19 Measures: Jamaica announces seven no-movement days (Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays) over the next two weeks starting this Sunday: Aug 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 and Sep. 5. On these days, there is a 24-hour curfew.

Tennessee: Fairview Middle School doesn’t even have enough staff to open the doors tomorrow, despite the demands of ⁦@GovBillLee⁩. The virus is in control. #COVID19

Louisiana: LSU: Testing ordered for some Greek chapters after high COVID-19 levels detected in wastewater LINK

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Students, teachers don’t need masks if they are vaccinated, CDC says

Vaccinated instructors and trainees do not require masks, CDC states

Wearing a mask, Perry Fuchs teaches his astronomy class at Plainege High School on Sept. 25 in Massapequa. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin

The modifications to the CDC’s standards relating to mask-wearing in schools come amidst a nationwide vaccination project in which kids as young as 12 are qualified to get shots, in addition to a basic decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.

“We’re at a new point in the pandemic that we’re all really excited about,” therefore it’s time to upgrade the assistance, stated Erin Sauber-Schatz, who leads the CDC job force that prepares suggestions developed to keep Americans safe from COVID-19.

The country’s leading public health company is not encouraging schools to need shots for instructors and vaccine-eligible kids. And it’s not using assistance on how instructors can understand which trainees are immunized or how moms and dads will understand which instructors are vaccinated.

That’s most likely going to produce some difficult school environments, stated Elizabeth Stuart, a John Hopkins University public health teacher who has kids in primary and intermediate schools.

“It would be a very weird dynamic, socially, to have some kids wearing masks and some not. And tracking that? Teachers shouldn’t need to be keeping track of which kids should have masks on,” she stated.

Another prospective headache: Schools ought to continue to area kids — and their desks — 3 feet apart in class, the CDC states.