Lessons from Lucy Sapiens
Aztec death whistle was designed to haunt the mind, brain scan confirms ZME Science
Private Equity: Vampire Capital Michael Roberts’ Blog
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches with Earth Ars Technica’s ‘full digital twin’
Climate/Environment
Massive bomb cyclone explodes off Pacific Northwest coast: Mariners face hurricane-force winds and 36-foot seas
New York City issues first drought warning in more than 20 years after record rainfall NBC News
It’s not normal for the East Coast to catch fire.
toilet
New York University scientists create crystals that extract water from air without using energy Interesting engineering
The Great Mediterranean Drain: How a geological crisis wiped out 70% of its water SciTech Daily
When Rome’s Fountains Dry The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
pandemic
A child in California has tested positive for bird flu. Here’s why this case is different:
California agriculture is facing significant losses due to the spread of avian influenza. “It’s a mess” Fresno Bee
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Winter surge in coronavirus infections expected to hit marginalized communities hardest, experts warn Copper Courier
China?
Taiwan and US sign NT$10.7 billion contract for air and naval equipment Focus Taiwan
U.S. report suggests Taiwan’s arms status with NATO+ TVBS Taiwan
Denial without disaster: Keeping the US-China conflict over Taiwan below the nuclear threshold RAND
old blighty
British Prime Minister Starmer suspends arrests of British nationals over support for genocide in Palestine, escalating proxy war in Ukraine, and mean tweets to lecture China on human rights pic.twitter.com/yJnqEzHfPX
—Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) November 19, 2024
DWP admits winter fuel cuts will push tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty The Big Issue
lucky country
Mr McBride speaks from prison at Australian Top Press Awards event Consortium News
discord in europe
German military takes steps towards economic militarization, Harisi
Experts question intimidation tactics of euro countries that exaggerate Russia’s threat – Responsible State Strategy
New Taurus missile proposal for Ukraine to be voted on in the Bundestag Euromaidan Press
Politico von der Leyen eyeing major reshuffle to strengthen control over EU budget
syrakistan
Sequoia bets on Israel for war
Elbit Systems backlog grows to $22 billion
WATCH: Israel is using facial recognition technology to orchestrate the way it conducts mass arrests and forced removals in the Gaza Strip. Some Palestinians say the technique is also used in open executions. pic.twitter.com/HDeQgElJez
— Mondoweiss (@Mondoweiss) November 19, 2024
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Prime Minister Netanyahu offers $5 million reward to Palestinians who free Israeli hostages Asharq al-Awsat
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Türkiye’s airstrikes in Syria reduce death to 1 million people BBC
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Yemen’s Ansurullah attacks Turkish bulk carrier supplying cargo to Israel Military Monitor
Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln leaves Middle East, Vinson carrier strike group deploys USNI News
Houthis are in ‘panic’: F-35Cs enter battle National Interest
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Israel finds tons of Russian weapons in Hezbollah hands WSJ
Russia increases presence near Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to help ‘de-escalate’ Syria
A new war that’s not so cold war
Eight ATACMS missiles fired at a warehouse in Bryansk Oblast, Ukraine, Russia shot down only two Ukraineska Pravdas
Kiev launches ATACMS missile into Russia’s Bryansk Oblast – MOD RT. The Ministry of Defense announced that five of the six aircraft were shot down.
US embassy in Kiev closes after ‘serious’ airstrike threat Euronews
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60 Days of Nuclear Chicken Begins Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Notes on long-range missile launches by the United States into Russia Belligerent Pontifical Journal
What is happening now after the Ukrainian ATACMS attacked a weapons storage site in the Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Federation? gilbert doctorow
Putin signs Russia’s new nuclear doctrine as US crosses red line Larry Johnson, Sonar21
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Ukraine needs more missiles to take full advantage of Biden’s new policy Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Estonia says Trump peace deal requires European help to ensure Ukraine security, Politico
Biden approves anti-personnel landmines for Ukraine, says US official Channel News Asia
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Russia arrests German national on obstruction charges – Deutsche Welle reports
Germany suspects ‘sabotage’ after damaging communication cables in Baltic Sea Al Jazeera
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Opinion poll: More than 50% of Ukrainians support an urgent end to war; Responsible State Strategy
Caucasus
EU to send investigative team to Georgia to investigate election fraud OC Media
Georgian opposition takes back protest site Bne Intellinews
Leader of Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region resigns after protest deal AFP
south of the border
Venezuela condemns Eric Prince’s involvement in PDVSA oil facility attack Orinoco Tribune
spook country
CIA Democrats and other party hawks win in 2024 elections Covert Action Magazine
Biden administration
Biden’s AI Spy Rule is Trump’s last gift of power: Forever War
Biden rescues President Trump from Ukraine chaos Asia Times
Biden thinks he might be sent into space to save stranded astronauts
Astronauts found they processed some tasks more slowly in space, but showed no signs of permanent cognitive decline Phys.org
Trump administration transition
Could the stock market be the last guardrail around President Trump’s wildest whims? The Independent
Trump and allies plan to cut Medicaid and food stamps to fund tax cuts for the truth about the wealthy
President Trump nominates Dr. Oz to run CMS MedPage
President Trump plans to nominate billionaire friend Howard Lutnick as Minnesota’s reformist commerce secretary
President Trump nominates former WWE executive Linda McMahon as secretary of education The Guardian
Wall Street isn’t panicking over the appointment of “known entity” Jay Clayton as Yahoo!’s new top cop. finance
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Trump’s Realist China Grand Strategy Promise American Conservatives
Hyperglobalization, Big Government, and Three Systemic Challenges Systemic Change
Aftermath of 2024
Is Trump 2 the end of “neoliberal order collapse syndrome”? The North Star
Hatred and harassment against women spread after President Trump was elected Copper Courier
Deshabille Democratic Party
DNC union slams Democrats for firing employees without seriousness on one day’s notice: ‘Betrayal of party values’ New York Post
big brother is watching over you
Data privacy expert predicts some victory under Trump 2.0 The Record
imperial collapse watch
Privatizing the Veterans Administration: Revealing the hidden costs of health care for veterans and taxpayers alike
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East deplete US air defense reserves — US Admiral TRT World
America’s last chance for Global South diplomacy
This is very informative and absolutely entertaining.
As everyone knows, China is investing $3.5 billion to build a new megaport in Peru, which was completed three days ago.
In an apparent attempt to show that the U.S. wasn’t defeated, Blinken announced the next day, “The U.S…. https://t.co/PY5Tb2dkEr.”
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) November 18, 2024
our famous free news agency
New York Times closes investigation into Israeli hooligans, internal emails reveal electronic intifada
supply chain
Chinese immigrants in the US run Tem distribution center from home
class war
Don’t raise wages for California’s minimum wage workers. Voters reject Proposition 32 Cal Matters
Rethinking religion in the fight for workplace justice The Saint Louis University Law Journal
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