People who are vaccinated against Covid-19 erroneously believe that they are completely safe, and that they can't ever transmit the virus. Both beliefs are incorrect.

Vaccinated people are less likely to catch Covid-19 when exposed, and less likely to transmit the virus if they are infected, but the probability is not zero. You still need to wear a mask to reduce those probabilities. You still need to keep distance from others.

These precautions can potentially drive R below 1 and make Covid-19 dwindle, if we keep doing all of them.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says he will rapidly prosecute passengers that interfere with flights. Most of these incidents start when someone refuses to wear a mask.

I wonder if Rep. Gosar or Rep. Green ever refuses to wear a mask on a plane. Probably they don't dare refuse, because they would really go to jail if they did. Photos of them wearing masks, like decent people, might show that they are not as heroic as they pretend to be.

California has legalized building houses closer together, but various exclusive areas are taking action to negate its effect.

This law is a good step, but it won't do enough to correct California's housing shortage. That requires building apartment buildings — lots of them.

* A joint report by human rights bodies and environment groups has found activists are increasingly facing repression by Australian governments.*

The UK government's practice of outsourcing government work and services to private companies allows the work to escape the scope of the freedom of information act.