Super Curious Mind (Chuck L)
Men are bad at shopping Business Insider
Choose one out of three (all three numbers are correct) Political Mathematics (fk)
How Costco is lowering the cost of IVF and expanding access to fertility treatment (Exclusive) Los Angeles Times (Dr. Kevin)
New coronavirus infection/pandemic
I was surprised.
That’s really true. BA.3.2 Children are infected at a much higher rate under the new coronavirus guidelines than under the previous guidelines.
I’m late to this party, but I couldn’t believe it was true until I analyzed it myself.
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—Mark Johnson (@SolidEvidence) April 4, 2026
In 40 samples, Dalian Medical University found 77 genes associated with brain inflammation and dopamine loss, which are common in COVID-19 and Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that CHI3L1 in astrocytes may exacerbate infection or cause neurodegeneration. https://t.co/LLyBDCz68s
— thetranscendedman (@atranscendedman) April 3, 2026
Climate/Environment
2,000 ants seized at Nairobi airport, highlighting the hidden scale of insect trafficking
‘Economic civil war’: Countries push for laws to protect oil and gas companies’ liability ProPublica (Robin K)
China?
China in the post-hegemonic era: Near East prospects that test the limits of diplomatic power
China flies world’s first megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop engine fuel cell factory
Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo receives ‘third country’ sports from US in new deal with Al Jazeera
discord in europe
Prime Minister Rutte meets with President Trump in Washington as US threatens to withdraw from NATO Euronews
Germany rehearses mass evacuation for NATO war DW
Assessing Finnish President Stubbu’s views on the transatlantic rift Andrew Korivko
old blighty
How the oil crisis cripples the British Telegraph
israel vs resistance
Press TV exclusive: US suffers major strategic defeat in failed Isfahan operation Press TV. It fits the known facts better than the official version.
“They are [Israeli settlers] “If you don’t leave here the next day, we will come and burn you to death, rape your women, and take your children and make them live with us.” https://t.co/qqE37v7Z19
— IMEU (@theIMEU) April 7, 2026
US and Israeli attacks destroy Iranian Jewish synagogue Antiwar.com (Kevin W)
Our Darkest Hour Paul Krugman. Professor Saeed Marandi said that not a single MSM member in the Western world regrets President Trump’s call to destroy Iran. Krugman is not currently MSM, but is adjacent.
Trump’s huge threat to the Iranian people Daniel Larison
America’s deep misunderstanding about Iran Finn Andrien
Iranians express shock and defiance as President Trump’s deadline approaches The New York Times (resilc). There is no archive version yet
A new war that’s not so cold war
Oliver Boyd-Barrett provokes Russia to attack NATO
big brother is watching over you
‘Unbelievable’: British military reveals location inside secret base through exercise app ‘Sky’
A study by Biometric Update found that nearly 50% of U.S. consumers use palm-based payments. Please kill me now.
imperial collapse watch
When America Becomes President Counterpunch (resilc)
World’s most troubled destroyer suffers again due to ‘technical problems’ British Type 45 warship left combat zone Military Watch
Trump 2.0
Congress must immediately end this reckless electoral war on Iran before Donald Trump plunges us into World War III.
It’s time for all Republicans to put patriotic duty above party and stop the madness.
sufficient. pic.twitter.com/ArkLEv2tj6
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) April 7, 2026
Trump’s war games: How the news media is covering his wars Tom Engelhart
Our press is no longer free
Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers and stole passwords TechCrunch Help. Fancy Bear was debunked long ago as involving current Russians, let alone the government. It’s inflation propaganda.
economy
Global conflict increases demand for satellites for stratospheric observers
Global food prices rise again in March as Iran war drives up energy and fertilizer costs Forbes
Wholesale prices for used cars have soared. This is how 2020 began with widespread inflation Ulf Richter
Cleveland Fed expects month-over-month inflation to be the highest since June 2022 Michael Shedlock
Americans are ‘falling behind’ in debt: Subprime delinquencies hit 11-year high Benzinga
Mr. Market isn’t worried enough
IMF warns of tokenized financial risks that could amplify future market crises Bloomberg
Will global markets survive the remainder of President Trump’s reign? South China Morning Post
A.I.
Test suggests Google’s AI summary tells millions of lies per hour ars technica
Europe’s AI sovereignty becomes a security emergency Euractiv
basil
Bitcoin’s big stumbling block: Worst first quarter in years raises big questions Trading View
Encryption scandal involving Argentine President Millei flares up again, new facts revealed New York Times
class war
“Water, soil and oxygen should not be available in unlimited quantities. These are assets that should be part of the global economy’s balance sheet.”
This is not satire. The World Economic Forum wants to monetize breathing. pic.twitter.com/TuBY1xQTBk
—Samantha Smith (@SamanthaTaghoy) April 6, 2026
A Brief History of Decolonization Since 1776 Jeff Rich
Insulin Copays by JAMA for Medicare Insurance (Robin K)
Data Center Technology Lobbyist Terrorist seeks to retroactively revoke Act 404 media remediation rights
Antidote du jour (Slovenian Bojan):
And bonus (Chuck L):
You may have seen my video this morning about Barrack, a Merino sheep who has spent over five years in the wild. He was discovered near Lancefield, Victoria, Australia. This includes what happened next.
They cut off 78 pounds of wool and the barracks were returned to the flock. pic.twitter.com/mBFJ8Usmpw
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) April 4, 2026
Second bonus (Robin K):
I can’t stop laughing.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/0YlvfwBGSX
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) April 5, 2026
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