Norway’s health authorities said on Monday they had suspended an app designed to help trace the spread of the new coronavirus after the national data protection agency said it was too invasive of privacy. Launched in April, the smartphone app Smittestopp (“Infection stop”) was set up to collect movement data to help authorities trace the […]

Twelve individuals from English Football League clubs have tested positive for coronavirus in the past week. The EFL said eight cases came from six Championship clubs, with Brentford publicly confirming one case. The other four positive tests came at two League One clubs, from which only the four play-off entrants were involved in the testing process. There […]

Transport for London (TfL) staff today handed-out thousands of free face masks to people who attempted to use their Tube and bus services without a face covering, despite a new government law making them mandatory on all public transport across England. The strict new law means passengers on Tubes, buses, trains and planes must wear […]

How long until CHAZ or CHOP or whatever it is jumps the shark? Faster than a speeding uptwinkle! More powerful than a communal drum circle! Able to leap tall police horses in a single bound! It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s the CHAZ Conflict Resolution Council! Chief Seattle weeps. NOTE: It remains unclear […]

A social media post (which has been removed) by a member of the Washington National Guard has been shared more than 7000 times since it was written on June 12th. It’s a true education in mob mentality. As Toby Cowern says, “Look how much ‘othering’ has been done already. Once that’s happening there’s a big problem.” He’s right […]

health professional told me back in March that face masks were ineffective but that respirators (the N95) were. Because of the source, I thought there must be validity to this. However, it seemed counterintuitive. I reasoned that there would be differentials between using any type of mask versus no mask because no mask usage would […]

The first week of the historic water fluoridation trial wrapped up on Friday afternoon after four days of occasionally tense testimony from expert witnesses with the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One expert witness claimed he had been coerced into signing a statement downplaying his study which claimed fluoride […]