Day: February 1, 2022

Massive storm to stretch across nation

Hype or flight

As the second winter storm in less than a week sets up across the country, 21 states are gearing up for a blast of winter precipitation and dangerously cold temperatures.

More than 85 million people are currently under winter weather alerts stretching from the Rockies to New England — over 2,000 miles.The biggest impact will be in the South, where a crippling ice storm is likely.

Places including Dallas and Memphis, Tennessee, could see icy roads and power outages amid dangerously cold temperatures.

The hype begins.. the fear begins.. the big storm approaches ..

War drums: Vladimir Putin: The West ‘has ignored’ Russia’s key security concerns

Putin added that Russia had not seen “adequate consideration of our three key demands regarding NATO expansion, the renunciation of the deployment of strike weapons systems near Russian borders, and the return of the [NATO] bloc’s military infrastructure in Europe to the state of 1997, when the Russia-NATO founding act was signed.”
— Read on www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/europe/vladimir-putin-west-ignored-russia-concerns-intl/index.html

Developing..

Lockdowns had ‘little or no impact’ on COVID-19 deaths, new study shows

“We find no evidence that lockdowns, school closures, border closures, and limiting gatherings have had a noticeable effect on COVID-19 mortality,” the researchers wrote.

But the research paper said lockdowns did have “devastating effects” on the economy and contributed to numerous social ills.

“They have contributed to reducing economic activity, raising unemployment, reducing schooling, causing political unrest, contributing to domestic violence, and undermining liberal democracy,” the report said.
— Read on m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/31/lockdowns-had-little-or-no-impact-covid-19-deaths-/