A Russian journalist talks about Putin's imposition on Russia of Soviet-style mandatory lies that change from day to day. Russians can now understand what life was like for their great-grandparents.

Americans, this is what Trumputin sought (and still seeks) to impose on the US.

Brain scans show that even mild Covid-19 infections damaged brain tissue and reduced some mental abilities. The damage was measured months later.

This data is from infections before Delta and Omicron.

*The US should continue investing in masks, tests, ventilation, vaccination campaigns, wastewater monitoring and other measures to prevent and respond to the next surge, experts said. And when the next wave begins rising, communities should pay careful attention to changing levels of risk.*

The Putin forces are endangering operations at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by requiring the staff to get permission for everything they do to it.

Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya says that Lukashenko no longer controls the Belarusian army – it takes orders from Putin now. The opposition is urging Belarusian soldiers to switch sides if they are sent to Ukraine.