As the US enters the final straight of what has been, to put it mildly, a highly unusual election campaign, something akin to hysteria is taking hold among spectators on both sides of the Atlantic. The assumption is that the United States is in a highly delicate condition, that the election could quickly tilt itContinue reading “No, The United States Isn’t On The Brink Of Civil War”
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Pro-Trump Caravans Are Jamming Freeways, Sometimes Causing Gridlock
Before the 2018 midterm elections, President Trump forewarned of caravans of migrants coming up through Mexico and with only a few days until the 2020 election, Donald Trump devotees are the ones forming caravans, taking to highways and freeways in considerable numbers to demonstrate their support for the President or make some other statement. InContinue reading “Pro-Trump Caravans Are Jamming Freeways, Sometimes Causing Gridlock”
Not now, Bird Flu!
Hundreds of birds at a farm in Kent will be culled following an outbreak of bird flu. All 480 ducks and chickens on the site near the town of Deal will be destroyed to restrict the spread of the disease, Government has confirmed. The outbreak of the H5N2 avian influenza at the small commercial premisesContinue reading “Not now, Bird Flu!”
One Post, 947 Applicants: Restaurant’s Story Reveals The Depth Of UK Jobs Crisis
It was a single job advert for a minimum wage position as a waiter in a Manchester restaurant. Buoyed by the ‘eat out to help out’ scheme, Peru Perdu, a Peruvian themed restaurant in the heart of the city was looking for someone to join its serving staff. Within four days, 320 people had appliedContinue reading “One Post, 947 Applicants: Restaurant’s Story Reveals The Depth Of UK Jobs Crisis”
Schools May Have To Close If Lockdown Fails
A key SAGE adviser said that schools may end up having to close if infection rates continue rising. Professor Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, said schools would stay open during the extreme lockdown, but added that because they have delayed the onset of the lockdown, it makes keeping schools open harder. AndContinue reading “Schools May Have To Close If Lockdown Fails”
Shooting Of Priest In Lyon
A Greek Orthodox archpriest is battling for his life after being shot in the chest with a sawn-off shotgun outside his church in Lyon in central France and even though the shooting is not being treated as a terrorist incident, it’s fuelled an already frenzied atmosphere around churches in France following the slaying of threeContinue reading “Shooting Of Priest In Lyon”
Young Children Exempted From Key Lockdown Rule
Tory ministers today revealed a major new exemption for young parents in England’s national lockdown. Babies and toddlers will no longer count towards a two-person limit on meetups in an open area, like a park. This means, for instance, that new mums will still be able to see a friend or family member while holdingContinue reading “Young Children Exempted From Key Lockdown Rule”
England Shutdown To Start Thursday
A second lockdown in England may last longer than the four weeks outlined by Boris Johnson, admitted Michael Gove. The Prime Minister has decided to prohibit household mixing and shutter pubs, restaurants and non-essential shops, but that came six weeks after scientific advisers first urged him to do so. Following months of insistence to theContinue reading “England Shutdown To Start Thursday”
We Must Keep Our Heads And Accept COVID Is Here For The Long Term
The Keep Calm and Carry On catchphrase on your coffee cup seems quaintly entertaining in better times, but as the second wave of coronavirus sweeps Europe, perhaps we should be clinging to its wartime message. We’re now nine months into this fight against the pandemic, but we need to quit treating COVID 19 as aContinue reading “We Must Keep Our Heads And Accept COVID Is Here For The Long Term”
The Social Dilemma
Never before have a handful of tech designers had such power over the way billions of us think, act, and live their lives. These are the voices of technologists, researchers and activists working to align technology with the interests of humankind. But do you know what’s hiding on the other side of your screen? WeContinue reading “The Social Dilemma”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 