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Six-language coverage from #Kyiv with @AP_GMS. In this order: English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on Ukraine

THREAD 1/7 Intel from a Ukrainian officer about a meeting in Putin’s lair in Urals. Oligarchs convened there so no one would flee. Putin is furious, he thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days. @EPPGroup @general_ben @edwardlucas @politico

Montgomery County Public Schools are closed Thursday, Jan. 20 due to severe weather conditions. School and Central administrative offices will open two hours late. Childcare programs in school buildings may open by 9:00 a.m.

China has responded to Covid by blocking people from flying in and out of the country, with 500 inbound flights scheduled this week, compared with 10,000 this time two years ago. With no endgame in sight, this doesn't appear to be a sustainable approach. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Two years ago today: The WHO reassures the world, on behalf of Chinese authorities, that there was “no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus” first identified in Wuhan h/t @BNODesk

A) "Everyone will be exposed to Omicron" B) "Everyone will get Omicron" They're different. (A) promotes appropriate caution till surge ends: boost, N95, outdoor>indoor. (B) promotes counterproductive behavior as hospitals are overwhelmed. Biggest difference: A is true. B is not.

COVID TEST REIMBURSEMENT: Your insurance may soon be required to pay for up to 8 at-home COVID tests a month per person on your plan. wusa9.com/article/news/h…

One year of SARS-CoV-2 sequences by @my_helix - Alpha - some Epsilon / Iota - More Gamma - Mu trying - Delta 100% - Omicron 100% (small N for the last days of December but it looks like we are getting there) public.tableau.com/app/profile/he…

@drsnowflack @CCMCPS @MollerMichele @PCMC1 @StephMDavisPhD @MCPS @CaitlynnPeetz14 While this does NOT show that the @mcps provided masks are bad, it does show that the company who created them have falsified NIOSH approved status in the past, & this may be why the CDC did not bother even testing their masks. This may be newsworthy to report.

The CDC is facing a real crisis of trust. They can help restore trust by changing processes. Be transparent about how decisions are made—what’s driven by science vs practicalities. Also, begin w draft guidelines & allow stakeholder input. It’s not too late but a reset is needed.

Montgomery County Public Schools are CLOSED, Friday, Jan. 7, due to severe weather conditions. All school and community activities in school buildings also are canceled. All administrative offices will open on a two-hour delay. Childcare programs in school buildings are closed.

❄️Morning Update❄️ Another round of accumulating snow is expected across the region this evening into Friday morning. This is the current expected snowfall (left image) and the worst-case snowfall (right image). Please monitor weather.gov/lwx/winter for the latest.

The school system has classified 126 schools to be in its COVID level red zone, which means over 5% of students and staff have reported testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days. wusa9.com/article/news/l…

Workaholic people are toxic

Snow on Wednesday

Victory! Victory!

While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last—because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.

Biden!

Reliably Republican Arizona goes for Biden and is sending two Dems to the Senate. Maybe if Trump didn’t spend so many years being an asshole to John McCain, AZ might’ve voted differently. This could very well be McCain's last laugh from beyond the grave.