Dear Patient Readers,
I hope everyone celebrating Christmas will have a wonderful day. And I hope you all enjoy this festive season, even if it just means having a relaxing day. I wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025.
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Why do you think Rudolph is a male reindeer? BBC (Dr. Kevin)
ant geopolitics
Almost intact remains of young mammoth found in Siberian permafrost Reuters (Robin K)
Engineers achieve quantum teleportation via active internet cable TechSpot
Exclusive: Strokes in ‘fit and healthy’ men under 40 are on the rise – experts reveal why they’re worrying Since earlier this month, there’s still a close link.
Guardian study finds tea and coffee consumption linked to lower risk of head and neck cancer
Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics that invade human intestinal cells MedicalXpress
#COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection)
Isn’t it great that the coronavirus turned out to be no big deal? Also, on an unrelated note, why on earth are a quarter of Marines medically unfit for duty? pic.twitter.com/6EKYtxoMSe
— Vertlartnic (@TheVertlartnic) December 24, 2024
Coronavirus doubles risk of heart attack and long-term stroke.
If the coronavirus infection is severe, the risk increases four to seven times.
(Details are in the comments.) pic.twitter.com/mzppWZjRCO
— Cat breeding science geek 🔬 (@catladyactivist) December 23, 2024
Climate/Environment
Court claims Mexico violates trade agreement by banning GM corn News
Whistleblower calls on Pennsylvania governor to fix desmog of ‘totally unregulated’ fracking wastewater network
You saw the Santa Cruz pier collapse, but did you see the rough seas that caused it? pic.twitter.com/m4bJlFRskn
— Moon Man (@beau Theory) December 24, 2024
China?
My Way or the Highway Warwick Powell, China and US Focus
“Invisible wall” amplifying China’s demographic collapse Wall Street Journal
South Korea
South Korean president again defies summons to investigate martial law declaration Anadolu Agency
South Korean opposition postpones decision to impeach acting president Channel News Asia
myanmar
Myanmar military junta leader urges unity amid collapse in power in Rakhine and Chin Irrawaddy
Thai authorities express alarm over cholera outbreak in Myanmar Bangkok Post
Africa
US and China vie for control of Africa’s mineral resources
US strengthens germ warfare presence in Africa – top Russian official TASS
Nigeria’s deadly rampage highlights despair amid economic crisis inkl
discord in europe
EU uses up gas storage at fastest pace since energy crisis Financial Times
François Bayrou’s failed gamble “Le Monde”
old blighty
More than 10,000 British soldiers ‘medically undeployable’ Guardian (Kevin W)
israel vs resistance
Israeli soldiers have shared footage showing the destruction of an Indonesian hospital in Jabalia caused by an Israeli operation last night. The soldier shouted, “Indonesian Hospital is over.”
No military in history has been more proud of destroying hospitals than Israel. pic.twitter.com/PFGWx8BYDk
— Rami Abdul | और देखें December 24, 2024
Live: Hunger ‘spreading’ in northern Gaza amid Israeli blockade, observer tells Al Jazeera
Three Genocide Declarations and the U.S. Response Jacobin
The Axis is not broken and the war is not over. Aron Mizrahi begins now
A new war that’s not so cold war
Large Frontline Overview December 17-23, 2024 Marat Khairullin
India’s share of Russian arms exports has sharply increased since May: Further large-scale deals are expected Military Watch
EU candidate president considers attack on Russian peacekeepers – Moscow RT
syrakistan
So far, the thread has not said the images are from other gatherings.
BREAKING NEWS: A massive rally has been organized in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call for Turkey to take over Israel.
“Yesterday it was Hagia Sophia, today it was Umayyad Mosque, and tomorrow it was Al-Aqsa.”
pic.twitter.com/5n5Avz4Sko
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) December 24, 2024
Syrian authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband Arab News
Turkey advances Syria involvement in energy plan and refugee repatriation BNE
Greece has rejected the proposed Türkiye-Syria maritime agreement as an unwarranted memerini. lead story.
‘Kingmaker’ pulls the rug out from Syria, yet another ‘Greek tragedy’ begins Alastair Crook
big brother is watching over you
Biometrics update raises privacy and civil rights concerns as FBI and DEA introduce AI
WHO expands ‘misinformation management’ efforts with ‘social listening’, takes back the internet (Micael T)
Healthcare giant Ascension announces 5.6 million patients affected by cyber attack ars technica
imperial collapse watch
The Destruction of Syria and the Ruthless Peace of Ukraine – John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris, Glenn Diesen YouTube. Includes Mearsheimer’s important discussion of the conflicts that smolder in Eastern Europe even after the end of the Ukraine war.
US nearly shoots down second friendly plane – Fox News RT (Kevin W)
South Pacific country declares independence – Media RT (Robin K)
Trump 2.0
Denmark steps up defense of Greenland after Trump reiterates desire for US control BBC
President Trump vows to instruct the Justice Department to pursue the death penalty following Biden’s pardon. Well, no wonder he befriends the Zionists.
Donald Trump’s ridiculous statements about the Panama Canal Larry Johnson
Former Pakistani Prime Minister and President-elect Trump’s special envoy Imran Khan should be released. @RichardGrenellhe said on Tuesday.
Grenell said Khan, like Trump, faces “many of the same allegations” of the ruling party’s use of corruption. pic.twitter.com/XVYyoMDmCp
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) December 25, 2024
President Trump’s candidate for top defense post thinks Middle East is ‘relatively unimportant’ Middle East Eye
President Trump backs away from promise of strong deportation of Michael Shedlock. That’s probably not much news to anyone paying attention to Homan.
Top Defense Stock Traders to be Selected by Congress in 2024 Responsible Statecraft
wake watch
Supreme Court case over transgender youth could undermine women’s equality politics
A.I.
Encyclopedia Britannica becomes an AI company Gizmodo
Biggest banks sue Federal Reserve over annual stress tests CNBC
The five major publishers have killed the persuasive power of literary fiction (Michael T.)
basil
Leveraged loan defaults surge to highest in four years Financial Times
guillotine watch
When I met Luigi Mangione Anhard. While this is a very useful window into the man Mangione, I object to the portrayal of Brian Thompson as a “small cog in a vast and unfair system” and the portrayal of him as a subservient to the actuaries. .
In China, people do not have to solve their own problems.
The state ensures that justice is meted out to corrupt people who abuse the system for personal gain.
The American people should learn from China’s “people’s” government.#China #corruption pic.twitter.com/teh20c5dcs
— Jason Smith – Shangguan Jiewen (@ShangguanJiewen) December 25, 2024
McKinsey agrees to pay $650 million more to avoid court over US opioid crisis Kokot Minute (Michael T.). And they managed to keep the story in the period between Dead Christmas and New Year’s.
class war
Walmart sued for illegally opening bank accounts for delivery drivers The Verge
2025: Amazon and Starbucks strike in US as global class conflict intensifies WSWS
Antidote (via):
And bonus:
Christmas is coming 🎄 pic.twitter.com/imtv3AXhJw
— Why you should own animals (@ shouldhaveanima) December 16, 2024
Second bonus:
— Dog Lover (@puppiesDoglover) December 24, 2024
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