Putin could not tolerate a free, democratic, & prosperous Ukraine because then the Russians would want it. By showing weakness in our Ukraine policies, we encouraged Putin to invade it. John McCain got it

"Because we didn't want to, quote, provoke Vladimir Putin, by showing weakness, we provoked Vladimir Putin. We have to understand that Vladimir Putin's ambitions are the restoration of the old Russian empire." John McCain got itpic.twitter.com/xxlTXfHkgR
— Paul Massaro (@apmassaro3) December 28, 2022

Respirator masks (tight fitting) lower risk of infection by 83%. Other masks are not as effective.

Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use in Indoor Public Settings for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection — California, February–December 2021

cdc.gov Weekly / February 11, 2022 / 71(6);212–216

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm

On February 4, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.

Kristin L. Andrejko^1,2,*; Jake M. Pry, PhD^2,*; Jennifer F. Myers, MPH²; Nozomi Fukui²; Jennifer L. DeGuzman, MPH²; John Openshaw, MD²; James P. Watt, MD²; Joseph A. Lewnard, PhD^1,3,4; Seema Jain, MD²; California COVID-19 Case-Control Study Team (View author affiliations)

“Consistent use of a face mask or respirator in indoor public settings was associated with lower odds of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result (adjusted odds ratio = 0.44). Use of respirators with higher filtration capacity was associated with the most protection, compared with no mask use.”

How America’s Supply Chains Got Railroaded

“Rail deregulation led to consolidation, price-gouging, and a variant of just-in-time unloading that left no slack in the system”

https://prospect.org/economy/how-americas-supply-chains-got-railroaded/