Consent...

 

Afghanistan's Taliban government released a decree on women's rights which said women should not be considered "property" and must consent to marriage but failed to mention female access to education or work outside the home.
The Taliban has been under pressure from the international community, who have mostly frozen funds for Afghanistan, to commit to upholding women's rights since the hardline group took over the country on Aug. 15.
"A woman is not a property, but a noble and free human being; no one can give her to anyone in exchange for peace...or to end animosity," the Taliban decree, released by spokesman Zabihillah Muhajid, said.
It set out the rules governing marriage and property for women, stating women should not be forced into marriage and widows should have share in their late husband's property.
Economic pressure achieved more than occupation and bloodshed. Just a thought.

Fuel...

 

OPEC and a group of Russia-led oil producers agreed to continue pumping more crude, betting that pent-up demand in a post-lockdown world will outweigh any hit to economic activity by the recent permutations of Covid-19.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers led by Russia said they would raise their collective production by another 400,000 barrels a day in January. The group agreed earlier this year to boost output in such increments each month until production reaches pre-pandemic.

But the oil production in USA decrease by 2 Million Barrells.  So the prices of the oil will stay three folds of what it was for now.

So, let us enrich the Opec countries.

Just a thought.

Look...

 

Captin...

 

No Clue...

 

“We've seen a sharp increase in cases for the past 10 days. So far they have mostly been very mild cases, with patients having flu-like symptoms: dry coughs, fever, night sweats, a lot of body pains," said Dr. Unben Pillay, a general practitioner in Gauteng province where 81% of the new cases have been reported.

The pharmaceutical companies speaking they can tweek the current vaccines to fit the new variant Omicron.

Politicians, not to get caught doing nothing, on a daily talk to say something.
No one would top the short guy, so he has to say something.

All in all, the healthcare in South Africa is different, the vaccinations are low so that is very different.

Are we aiming to prevent infection by Covid all together? Good luck with that.
Are we aiming to prevent severe infection and hospitalizations, that is the game.

So there is so much talk, so little benefits but spreading fear for sure. The Media are in the core of it.

That is how some politician in with the Media fouled the public. Just a thought.

ID...

 

Restrict...

 

Acting on advice from the nation's top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Biden administration will restrict travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.

On 2017 section 3 of the order blocks entry of people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, for at least 90 days, regardless of whether or not they hold valid non-diplomatic visas. 

So it seems like this is going to be a current situation regardless of the reason.  Just a thought.

Travel...

 

Credibility...

 

Boebert...

 

The controversy engulfing Rep. Lauren Boebert escalated to a full boil Monday after the Colorado Republican went after Rep. Ilhan Omar in a video following a tense phone call between the two.

Boebert claimed in a video that she sought to deescalate tensions with Omar after a video circulated on social media last week of the conservative lawmaker making  remarks, calling Omar a member of the “jihad squad” and saying the Minnesota Democrat was safe to ride with in a Capitol elevator so long as she wasn’t wearing a backpack.

When Boebert called Omar on Monday, the firebrand freshman said she demanded a public apology from Omar, who herself wanted open contrition from Boebert an exchange that will only ratchet up the friction between the two parties ahead of the House’s return from Thanksgiving break.