Thx. The Springer Nature PDF is somehow STILL confusing as it addresses family ties to NY but not to Axel Springer. However, I guess my priors regarding family business were overstrong.
Masks aren't worn only by infected people they are worn to protect against the virus. The virus exists whether you choose to wear a mask or not. But masks prevent an infected person from spreading it from coughing or from non-infected people from breathing it in.
I think you missed the comment that GP was responding to. They were responding to a claim that if masks only protect the virus from escaping, then masks only protect the selfish population.
That's a brilliant excuse: Lie about the effects of emissions, lobby (and pay) Congress to not do anything about it (or change incentives to maybe use less gas rather than more) and then, when you are getting sued, just argue that the lying didn't affect policy, so it was perfectly fine.
I'm not sure the N1 actually killed anyone? The second launch resulted in the rocket falling on and destroying the launch pad (one engine exploded on liftoff, the computer turned most of the other engines off), but I don't think anyone died.
"Frenchs" is impossible in a couple of ways. First, you would have to spell it "Frenches". Second, it is not an English word; your options within the language are "Frenchmen" or "the French".
"Chinaman" is considered racist now, but I suspect "Frenchman" is still good.
Axel Springer is the company that bought Politico (and produces rags like Bild in Germany).
Springer Nature is majority owned by Holtzbrinck, a competitor to Axel Springer.