What birds teach about the “biological truths” of sex
Common vegetable sex life
Ice Age Man was waving fire, research finds scientific warnings
“Mini Ice Age” is an interesting engineering suggesting the rare rocks of Iceland that probably led to the end of the Roman Empire.
How the Roman Empire lost the history of God today
Is our universe the ultimate computer? Phys.org
A student rescued from Mt. Fuji is back to find his phone, again need to save Gizmodo
Climate/environment
Compost London Book Review
Pandemic
US health officials inject new uncertainties into the process of approval of Covid booster statistics
Vitamin D Nasal Spray: A New Hope for Treatment of Odor Loss Beyond Covid-19 and Odor Loss
the #nationfsmellday Of course we asked @drallylouks What is her favorite smell
Dr. Lukes @peterhouse_cam After taking pictures of Helsis on the politics of prose smell, it went viral.
Find out more https://t.co/izhfrusawi pic.twitter.com/gnalbjou8l
– Cambridge University (@cambridge_uni) April 26, 2025
China?
Today we need to review the prolonged war. Beijing Daily (translated by Sinokism).
Yang Anlin on the shortcomings of the timetable for Taiwan’s crimes
Allied scale: Online evaluation by Rushdsi Chinataak
European injustice
Massive Power Blackout hits Elpais from Spain and Portugal
India – Pakistan
Pakistan’s defense minter says military aggression by India is imminent Reuters
Pahalgam Abyss Indian Express
Or Canada
Canadian voters will bring liberals back to power under new leader Mark Kearney Anadoll Agency
Mark Kearney says he is a practical outsider, but he is a banker selling yesterday’s failed ideas. It’s still German since February.
Old man
The UK and the EU ignore Trump with a “free and open” political declaration.
Is Keir Starmer advised by AI? The British government doesn’t speak to us journalists
Irish Republican rap group Kneecap investigated by terrorist police after leading “Pro Ahama” chants in the Concert Daily Mail
Sirakistan
The US Navy loses $60 million jets at sea after falling overboard from aircraft carrier CNN
This is an extremely serious incident for the US Navy.
That means that a hostile missile or drone has passed the layered defenses of carriers (fighters, Aegis ships, CIW) and demonstrated a potential gap in US naval protection.
Groups like Houthis are forced to make a $13 billion career… https://t.co/yvsuvungg pic.twitter.com/njlvsunwuf
– Collision Report (@clashreport) April 28, 2025
The elephant in the room is the fact that the modern US Navy does not actually own enough missiles to fill the Battle Line VLS magazines beyond 11.
I wrote this post last year. See first reply. https://t.co/qpne46okbj
-Archair Warlord (@Armchairw) April 29, 2025
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Netanyahu at JNS Conference: Israel will make military control of Gaza major and not install Pa Ynet
Report: Biden officials admit that Israeli leaders have never oppressed Israel’s ceasefire as they boast about playing Washington
“God supported the state of Israel and supported Biden as president during this journal… We fought [in Gaza] For over a year, the government never came… pic.twitter.com/2k6isamyfn
– DropsiteNews (@dropsitenews) April 28, 2025
Israel wipes out all the Gaza families. Last week’s victory was the civilian euro over 94.
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Syria declares to us that poses no threat to Israel’s anti-war
The US Empire is on the side of fascists, sectarian supremacists, ethnic membrane inflammatory people, hyperecologists and massive killers. Amerikkka. https://t.co/xcxth6ehzh
-Dan Kervick (@danmkervick) April 29, 2025
Not so cold new war
At the orders of the Russian President, the Russian side announces a ceasefire to celebrate the 80th anniversary of victory in the Kremlin War War.
Trump wants a permanent Russian-Ukraine ceasefire, White House says Reuters
Russia refuses to freeze Trump in the war in Ukraine Moon, Alabama
Meanwhile, Ukraine announces waves of Russian murder and terrorism and waves of Russian terrorism after Putin’s ceasefire.
“If a freeze of hostilities is denied, Ukrainian services will need to know the activities of the ESTR in Russia and have to carry out the entire series… pic.twitter.com/lpdm6bhrcx
-zlatti71 (@zlatti_71) April 28, 2025
Donald Trump, not Barack Obama, is responsible for the dramatic military expansion of Ukraine between 2011 and 2021 Larry Johnson
Sitrep 4/28/25: Russian vise is tightening as the west dawdles and dallies in a “ceasefire” sham simplicius
A brief frontline overview – April 28, 2025 Maras Kaerlin’s subsack
Russia is frozen: Why did the army monster Abrams look invincible in 1945? Hopefully subtank Mavens can comment.
“Liberation Day”
Trump has a contract to ease car rates, says the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Detroit news. Who do you want to “trade” with?
Tariff revenues are in the policy area
Trump floats income tax cuts to affect tariffs hills
April is the incredible world of the most cruel moons. “Diversification and withdrawal in the global economy.”
Goldman Sachs advises countries in a hurry to please Trump with tariffs WSJ
New Goldman-Sachs analysis estimates that tariffs on US import inputs could increase US production costs by 5-15%, reducing competitiveness. pic.twitter.com/rgpcfybqn2
-Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) April 28, 2025
Playing cards 2.0
“An obvious example of false priorities”: GOP announces plans to give the Pentagon’s common dream another $150 billion
The proposed cut of GOP to FEMA and Medicaid reveals that the red state paradox depends
Group chat that changed America Semafor. Explanation:
The most interesting part of the Semafor Group Chat story is this little thing about the Tech centrism-to-right partisan pipeline. Centrism is merely a way to wash out right-wing partisans. pic.twitter.com/5cn1bfjvsr
-Lee Hepner (@leehepner) April 28, 2025
Doge
Mask’s Trump Times can wipe out $2.3 billion legal exposure musk watch
Maha
RFK Jr. Autism Data Project Stokes Alarm botivitivitiesAxios
What is your deal with autism rate? Cremieux Recueil (neutrino). Deep diving.
My brother sees you watching
Your brain data is on sale, Senator warns Gizmodo
Milwaukee police are considering it
Police State Watch
Feders will link the federal government with Kenkrippenstein during the war with America
Immigrants
Trump signs executive orders to target sanctuary cities
“Necropolitic” ink sticks in the US border area
Private prison companies posted to benefit from incredible deportation
Academy’s grove
Alabama brings fore to schoolyard government
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Maga’s ominous obsession with IQ leads us to the inhumane future Quinn Slobodian, The Guardian
The gpt-4o is a ridiculous sycophant.
Openai Upgraffics Shopping Features CatGpt Search TechCrch
Duolingo replaces contract workers with AI
Reddit User 404 Secretly re-equipped large, unauthorized AI persuasion experiment on media
Our Famous Free Press
Reality Check Where is your ed?
Market Mixed Emott
Botox sales slips as consumer sentiment are wrinkled on Sherwood
Tesla rises by more than 9% after Trump administration relaxes autonomous driving regulations Sherwood
health care?
If hospitals abandon the Medicare Advantage Plan, thousands of members can leave, KFF Health News too
Oracle Engineer Caused Software Outages at US Hospital CNBC
Anti-Trust
“America First” antitrust enforcement is not a regulation, DOJ officials say Reuters
House GOP proposes to eliminate the major antitrust laws by Matt Stoller
Class battle
Tens of thousands of county union workers participate in strike LAIST
Antoidal dot dujour (via):
Check out yesterday’s link and the antidote Du Jour.