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US Military hero and National Security Advisor to former President Trump @AVindman warned the world about Trump’s horrific July 2019 phone call to #Ukraine President #Zelenskyy, when Trump attempted to extort Zelenskyy into digging up imagined dirt on Biden ->
2. … and threatening to halt shipment of Congressionally-approved, desperately needed defensive weapons from the US to Ukraine. #Vindman and other witnesses exposed Trump’s illegal and wicked scheme, which lead to Trump’s first impeachment. For his patriotic and honorable ->
3. … service to our nation, Lt. Col. Vindman was excoriated and threatened by corrupt Trump and Trumpist politics allies, and social media bots controlled by Putin and Russia. After an intense campaign by Trumpists against Vindman, he resigned. In light of the current Russian ->
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Saturday's #Coronavirus megathread starts here.

Thanks so much for everyone who contributed yesterday, if you have no idea what I'm on about here's another sneaky link to my crowdfunder!

It's a quite start today following the flurry of news last night..

crowdfunder.co.uk/covid19-travel…
So a lot of data and a couple of new stories came in during the last hour or so of Friday, including South America data.

You can catch up on #Argentina #Brazil #Colombia #Bulgaria #Norway stats, and some #OlympicGames news by clicking and scrolling ⬇️

Now more very concerning news from #Bahrain, one of the most vaccinated territories on the planet.

#Covid19 cases are still rising there - more worrying is the real increase in deaths too.
Second highest daily number of new cases & deaths in the latest update
graph @Worldometers Image
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Meanwhile in #France,
"the peak of this second wave is over"

(according to the President in his Adress to the Nation):
Wait... "the peak is over" doesn´t mean "it´s back to normal"!

Confinement will only fall on December 15,
if there´s less than 5.000 new cases a day.
(today it´s ~9.000).

France is disappointed.🙁

Although they certainly can make it happen.
Meanwhile in #Switzerland:
(excess mortality of the second wave is significant)

Good news: fastest decrease in infections happens in the worst hit areas now.
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As #COVID19 cases are found to spread, #Melbourne (city of ~5 million) tries to contain them by going into #Lockdown.
(The interview features the idea of a dedicated #Quarantine building - that would actually help, I guess)...
"People acting as if the pandemic was over was 'not the answer, it is part of the problem' ".

"The virus had leaked from postcodes already under the stay-at-home orders to other parts of #Melbourne."
(and beyond, it is feared).
Due to #Melbourne's outbreak, neighbouring South Australia is about to completely close it's borders to #Victoria.

(Nearly) no exceptions. And those essential few who are allowed in, will have to wear facemasks the entire time...
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Die 19-jährige #AyaHachem wurde am Sonntag am helllichten Tag in #Blackburn, England, erschossen. Sie wurde Berichten zufolge von einem Mann erschossen, als sie im Supermarkt einkaufte. Sie studierte Jura und wollte Anwältin werden. Image
Drei Männer im Alter von 39, 33 und 36 Jahren aus Blackburn wurden in Polizeigewahrsam genommen. Das Tatmotiv ist zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt noch unklar.
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A THREAD - Our brand new Corporate Plan for 2019 - 2023 is now live on our website! While it may not sound all that exciting, it’s really important as it sets out our core priorities and ambitions for the whole borough over the next four years 👇
The plan is for everyone – for you, for councillors, our staff, partners and local businesses. The ultimate aim is to achieve a good quality of life for all of our residents in a vibrant and thriving place, with strong community values and an inclusive society 👇
The new Corporate Plan is based on eight strong priorities based around people, place, economy and us as a strong and resilient council. But, we cannot do this on our own! 👇
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