Mysterious noises in the ocean sound like Leviathan speaking scientific alerts (Chuck L)
Mathematical modeling reveals explosive secrets of squirting cucumber PhysOrg. Chuck L: “Ig Nobel Prize candidate?”
“99% of people don’t know that deodorant can kill you” BBC (Robin K)
Video: Wisconsin-led study links wildfire smoke exposure to increased dementia risk Wisconsin News (Paul R)
Major design flaw in CPR dummy could have deadly consequences, scientific warning (Chuck L)
#New Coronavirus Infection/Pandemic
H5N1 update
The president of the California Poultry Federation is concerned about the rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state.
“If it doesn’t slow down next month, we’re going to be in serious trouble.” pic.twitter.com/jV8v5fs7X2
— Outbreak Updates (@outbreakupdates) November 24, 2024
Climate/Environment
Storm Bart hits UK Guardian newspaper, ‘catastrophic’ floods kill at least 5 people (Kevin W)
‘It’s not a drought, it’s looting’: a village in Spain where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water Guardian (Kevin W)
Southern African countries hit by worst power outage in years Bloomberg
The most futuristic train ever built: the world rejects it because of who built it EcoNews (Kevin W)
China?
Chinese troops disguised as fishing boats? Philippine Defense Secretary expresses concerns South China Morning Post
Apple faces ‘difficult’ process to launch its own AI in China Financial Times
South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects intercontinental ballistic missile, warns US that military exercises could lead to war
south of the border
Biden confirmed that Nicaragua will be designated as a “national security threat” to the United States until 2025. Nicaragua is a country of 7 million people, with a GDP comparable to that of a medium-sized city in the United States. Defense spending is one of the lowest in Latin America. https://t.co/tz8KGAUTFJ
— John Perry🇳🇮 (@johnperry21) November 24, 2024
Uruguayan leftist returns to the presidency, government vows amicable transition Reuters (Robin K) Perhaps Expat2Uruguay will also represent the opinion, but past discussions have shown that although there have been political changes in Uruguay, there has not been much. Since there are no major changes, we are reminded that there is a tendency to move from centre-right to centre-left governments.
discord in europe
Possible trade war between Europe and the US could lead to euro parity with dollar Guardian
The looming threat of Germany’s survival Luxuo
German steel giant ThyssenKrupp to cut 11,000 jobs DW (Kevin W)
Romanian election shocker: An unexpected far-right candidate emerges in the presidential vote Politico (Kevin W)
Reform leader rallies Romanians to fight back against burgeoning pro-Russian far-right forces Politico (Kevin W)
old blighty
Bankruptcy experts drafted in to fight university funding crisis Telegraph
Financial crisis looms over Britain’s social care sector – the ultimate gazetteer
israel vs resistance
Revealed: The British military sent a disturbing message to all media editors.
“Please do not publish any information about British special forces in Gaza.”
However, the truth leaked out and Prime Minister Netanyahu is now on the run from the ICC.
Here’s what they were desperately trying to hide (you’ll be shocked). pic.twitter.com/F9SMSr8qZV
— Muslim Vote (@themuslimvoteuk) November 23, 2024
Tel Aviv and Haifa today. Nearly 4 million Israeli settlers were forced into underground bunkers. Israeli media reported that several settlements in the north were hit, causing power outages. Hezbollah warned you. If you bomb Beirut, they will bomb Tel Aviv. Get used to this sight pic.twitter.com/s02KYCGB5H
— Hadi (@HadiNasrallah) November 24, 2024
Hezbollah fires ‘340 missiles’ at Israel, attacks Ashdod naval base in Tel Aviv Al Jazeera (Kevin W)
Israeli snipers “shoot Palestinians for sport” Norman Finkelstein has repeatedly discussed this.
Hezbollah launches ‘largest attack ever’ against Israel and Iran, preparing for retaliation Rachel Bevins, YouTube
Israeli airstrikes intensify in Lebanon amid rumors of impending ceasefire agreement Arab News
Israeli cabinet to vote on Lebanon ceasefire agreement Anadolu Agency
Four Gentlemen Traveling through the Bekaa Valley Craig Murray (Anthony L)
Washington Post calls for selective (non-)prosecution of war crimes Alabama Month (Kevin W)
A new war that’s not so cold war
Medvedev:
“American politicians and journalists are seriously debating the implications of transferring nuclear weapons to Kiev. An insane old man who decides to dramatically retire from life, leaving a large part of humanity with him. Looks like my dark jokes about Biden are about to change… pic.twitter.com/o08A8jDXpY
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) November 26, 2024
The debate over sending European troops to Ukraine has reignited Le Monde. Hey there, kid.
NATO admiral urges companies to prepare for ‘wartime scenarios’ RT
Kit Clarenberg (Kevin W.), whose British invasion of Kursk backfires.
Poland says threat of world war is ‘serious and real’ as Putin steps up threats against independent Western countries
Europe can’t make enough weapons for Ukraine — so it’s paying Kiev to make them, Wall Street Journal. As if Russia cannot destroy production facilities…but that means that when the war finally ends, the functioning of the Ukrainian economy will be even worse.
Propaganda 101 x 1000000: “Ukraine will win” Mike Hampton. This piece has some good points.
imperial collapse watch
Who takes international law seriously? Daniel Larison
Trump 2.0
Trump Pentagon attacks UN and NATO, urges US to ignore Geneva Conventions Guardian (Kevin W) Hegseth is at least as vulnerable to allegations of sexual misconduct as Gaetz. If President Trump is not pressured on this front, the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will be confirmed (there are many hawks, so Mr. Hegseth cannot be replaced, but the important thing is that Mr. Trump Don’t try to embellish Mr. Trump when you make your point.)
President Trump’s cabinet changes don’t look good for peace in Ukraine Caitlin Johnston (Kevin W)
President Trump launches ‘day one’ trade war with China, Canada, Mexico: President-elect tells neighboring countries to end cross-border ‘invasions’ or face 25% goods tax, while selling fentanyl China’s government will take a 10% hit if it doesn’t start executing dealers
Special Counsel Jack Smith drops election destruction and classified documents case against Donald Trump CNN
President Trump and Republicans focus on new restrictions on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Washington Post
President Trump kicks transgender soldiers out of military – Times RT
Congress’ Jan. 6 investigation looks increasingly unreliable Jonathan Turley
Aftermath of 2024
In deep blue Minneapolis, many Somali voters withheld support for Harris MPR News (Chuck L)
abortion
Texas lawmaker seeks new exception to state’s strict abortion ban after two women’s deaths ProPublica
Our press is no longer free
Social media age restriction survey receives 15,000 submissions after Elon Musk’s opinion on ABC Australia (Anthony L)
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has suffered a severe stroke, a post on his X account tells The Associated Press.
basil
Politicians do not fully anticipate what messages will persuade the public to PNAS. Paul R: “They are as ignorant as the amateurs. Perhaps their focus group testing will help remove doubts. The article is paywalled and the summary does not mention it.” ”Moi: Bwahaha!
How Morgan Stanley built its wealth management empire by courting risky clients The Wall Street Journal
Duolingo’s Promise The Dial (Anthony L). By the way, this is very similar to the kind of fluency I achieved in French (largely because my first high school teacher didn’t want us to remember a French-Canadian accent) , avoiding oral practice). Although I could read at a very high level, including difficult poems, I could barely speak. However, I had a pretty good accent and extensive vocabulary, so the French didn’t mind my attempts.
Scammers are stealing billions of dollars from Americans’ bank accounts. Here’s what you need to know: Consumer Report (Robin K)
class war
Amazon workers in 20 countries protest or strike on Black Friday Guardian
LinkedIn reports 26% decline in engineering jobs as six-digit job market faces ‘white-collar recession’ Beinziga (ma)
Antidote (via):
And a bonus. This is funny, but I feel for the gaslighted cats.
The first time you call a cat through monitoring pic.twitter.com/XPv4Pr0Tup
— Why you should own a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) November 23, 2024
And the second bonus (Li). More cat!
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