Geo

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

1/ Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the notorious Wagner mercenary group, says that he is not currently recruiting anally raped prisoners but wants to create a separate "cock division" to ensure that other convict soldiers do not have to serve with such untouchable outcasts. ⬇️

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

1/ The Russian Ministry of Defence is reportedly coercing convicts to join the Russian army by threatening them with being incarcerated alongside men who are available to be raped, regarded as untouchables in Russian prison culture. ⬇️

[Kamil Galeev @kamilkazani]

The War in Ukraine in American context

In such a polarised country as the U.S., Russian invasion of Ukraine was immediately weaponised by the opposing political forces and became a basis for mutual accusations. Some of these accusations sound very reasonable 🧵

[📸𝐓𝐚𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚 📸 @TaMaraPhoto3]

😂🤣😂🤣 Hold his beer Laurel & Hardy 🍻

[Geo @_geo_b_]

https://t.co/RrXrOwDuek

[UK Health Security Agency @UKHSA]

We’re asking parents and carers to be vigilant for symptoms of jaundice in children as we’ve detected higher than usual rates of liver inflammation in children. We are working with NHS and public health colleagues around the UK to investigate.

Read our thread for more info 🧵

[Secret Drug Addict @ScrtDrugAddict]

There’s a naked man eating in my local Greggs?

@GreggsOfficial

[Lars-Johan Larsson @LarsJohanL]

National Geographic Picture of The Year. Black images are shadows of zebras. Zoom in and you will see zebras.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

So to summarise Covid in England in March 2022:
• 40x less lethal than Jan 2021, now less lethal than flu
• But spreads very efficiently, and we’re also doing more mixing
• So Covid still adding to overall mortality risk, but it’s now only adding marginally rather than 7-fold

[DG MEME 🇪🇺 @meme_ec]

After shutting down Facebook and Twitter, Putin orders reprint of Russian literature classics. (1/3)

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

Quick THREAD on current Covid situation in UK

TLDR: cases, hospitalisations and deaths going down everywhere except Scotland where all are going up. BUT admissions going up last few days in England too.

1/8

[Janne M. Korhonen is moving to BSky & LinkedIn! @jmkorhonen]

What strikes me in the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine are the similarities to the Winter War (1939-40) against Finland. However, I'm afraid the end result could be similar as well - but it doesn't need to be. A THREAD.

[Geo @_geo_b_]

https://t.co/QupiG3KruT

[Geo @_geo_b_]

Russia's nuclear protocol

https://t.co/FI1oZPkPvG

[Kamil Galeev @kamilkazani]

Why Russia will lose this war?

Much of the "realist" discourse is about accepting Putin's victory, cuz it's *guaranteed*. But how do we know it is?

I'll argue that analysts 1) overrate Russian army 2) underrate Ukrainian one 3) misunderstand Russian strategy & political goals🧵

[Dr. Farbod MBBCh FRCEM @EmergencyBod]

I don't know who did this but 👏👌
#COVID19 #GetVaccinated

God's Tech Support:

[lucysaunderspr @lucysaunderspr]

& its time for this again ... long thread I'm afraid but worth it.

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

Drowning in omicron news? My takeaway: highly transmissible, can re-infect those who’ve had covid or vaccinated but likely less severe illness. High attack rates at parties/dinners. Best to reduce close contacts heading into Xmas, avoid crowds & wear masks in shops/transport.