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New study: Face mask usage correlates with higher death rates

Using data from 35 countries and 602 million people, peer-reviewed study confirms previous research and cautions use of face masks “may have harmful unintended consequences.”

A new peer-reviewed study entitled: “Correlation Between Mask Compliance and COVID-19 Outcomes in Europe” has demonstrated that use of face masks, even widespread, did not correlate with better outcomes during the COVID epidemic, based on data from 35 European countries with populations of over one million people each, encompassing a total of 602 million people.

The study noted that the average proportion of mask usage in the period investigated (October 2020 until March 2021) was 60.9% ± 19.9%.

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REVEALED: Biden’s new disinformation czar shared misleading tweets about COVID, said Trump presidency would ’embolden ISIS’ and praised British spy behind debunked Russian dossier

Freaky DisInfo Chick

Biden’s pick to combat disinformation online has spread her fair share of false information in tweets about masks and former President Donald Trump – and has even expressed her support for the former British spy behind the Russian dossier.

On Wednesday, officials announced that Nina Jankowicz, 33, will head the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board as executive director.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did not disclose any powers that would be granted to the dystopian-sounding board while addressing lawmakers on Wednesday.

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Four of the biggest Canadian pension funds have stakes in companies that transport Russian gas

War Profiteers by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson

Four of the biggest Canadian pension plans have major ownership in European pipeline or gas-distribution companies serving countries that depend on the flow of natural gas from Russia.

The pensions, all of which announced they would divest Russian investments in the wake of that country’s invasion of Ukraine, will not make a similar exit from these holdings, however.

In response to questions from The Globe and Mail, several of the pensions would not explicitly confirm that those companies are indeed transporting any gas from Russia. In many cases, the companies merely transport customers’ gas, with no say in where it comes from or goes. All said the companies they hold are powerless to take action against Russia in the absence of government sanctions or other regulatory intervention.

Go Incognito

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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover bid may stifle marginalized groups say “experts”

A sense of unease is percolating in some pockets of Twitter over concerns that Elon Musk‘s pending takeover could amplify toxic elements on the platform and drown out marginalized voices.

Musk’s US$44-billion bid to buy Twitter has spurred speculation that the tech mogul’s promises to foster “free speech” on the social network could translate into a hands-off approach to harassment.

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Joe Biden’s ‘kleptocracy’ gaffe breaks Twitter: ‘He’s lost’

Gaffe-prone President Biden has raised concerns after his latest embarrassing blunder, which saw him repeatedly stumble over the word “kleptocracy” during a Thursday speech asking the US Congress for an additional $33 billion Ukraine aid package.

“Alarming,” Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton tweeted alongside a clip of the concerning slip-up.

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You’re (un)invited: ‘Unwelcoming Party’ planned by usual whiners in response to ‘Rolling Thunder’ rally

You’re (un)invited: ‘Unwelcoming Party’ planned in response to ‘Rolling Thunder’ rally

Still reeling from the weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” occupation that brought the city’s downtown core to a standstill earlier this year, anxious Ottawa residents say they want participants of this coming weekend’s biker rally to know they are not welcome in the community.

OMG they’re still “reeling”, I will vote for the politician who announces plans to nuke Ottawa.

h/t RM

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John Ivison: Trudeau government ponders national handgun ban

The Trudeau government is still considering a nationwide ban on handguns as a “last resort,” even as it prepares to introduce legislation that will offer financial support to provinces that bring in their own restrictions.

“There is a robust debate about taking action (on handguns) from coast-to-coast,” said one person with knowledge of the government’s plan.

Do not let the Trudeau government disarm you.

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Poilievre’s campaign hires team behind Canada Proud to boost his messages online

Pierre Poilievre may be known for his social media savvy, but his campaign is getting some help from a conservative meme machine.

Jeff Ballingall’s company, Mobilize Media, has been retained by the Poilievre Conservative leadership campaign, sources familiar with the hiring told CBC News.

... Ballingall specializes in shareable, anti-Liberal messaging that often takes on a mocking or outraged tone. His Canada Proud and Ontario Proud accounts have amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and tens of thousands more on Twitter and Instagram.

The Horror!

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2021 census data offers snapshot of Canada’s transgender population for first time

TORONTO — Census data released Wednesday offers an unprecedented snapshot of Canada’s transgender population, showing 0.33 per cent of residents identify as a gender that differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

The data collected during last year’s national household survey shows about 100,815 people are transgender or non-binary, including 31,555 who are transgender women, 27,905 who are transgender men and 41,355 who are non-binary.

h/t RM

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