Finding Hope: Panji and the Javanese Magpies BBC (Allen K)
planet puppet n+1
How English swear words evolved over thousands of years Laughing Squid
The world’s oldest bond celebrates its 400th anniversary with a dividend of 300 euros Dutch News (Kevin W)
Banning smartphones at school improves sleep, improves mood York University (Paul R)
Climate/Environment
7 quiet advances in climate and nature in 2024 you may have missed on the BBC
China?
China’s major government bond yields hit record lows due to disappointing data from Bloomberg
Given all the hostility that Trump (and Biden before him) has shown toward China, it’s hard to imagine that China would consider this a Trump-like rant or a head fake to keep all the brides from getting burned. do not have.
This 👇 could change everything, as President Trump seems to be envisioning a US-China G2.
“If China and the United States work together, we can solve all of the world’s problems,” he said.pic.twitter.com/9flqAGb9IU
From a global citizen perspective, I’m all for improvements.
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) December 17, 2024
Former Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo had just watched his boss, US President Donald Trump, slam Hong Kong by signing an order revoking the city’s special trade status.
But Mr. Pompeo’s colleague, a publisher named Jimmy Lai, was making confusing statements, so he decided who… pic.twitter.com/vRIq4TOFk3
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) December 16, 2024
The Global South is on the brink of a dire debt crisis. Reform brings to light the truth that is urgently needed. We have covered Jomo’s warnings on this very topic many times.
South Korea
Washington’s bad bet on Yun Daniel Larison
South Korea – Impeach coup president for “sympathizing with Washington’s values” Alabama Moon (Kevin W)
South Korea’s central bank has vowed to stabilize markets amid political turmoil. South China Morning Post
Or Canada
Canada’s finance minister resigns as Prime Minister Trudeau grapples with declining popularity Associated Press (Robin R) ZOMG, I thought Chrystia Freeland was someone who would never relinquish power. Does she have a plan or, more likely, an important unelected position she is slated to fill? Or does she hope to replace him if he loses the vote of confidence? But for now, it looks like she’s just another victim of Alex Kristoforou’s Elensky Curse.
Canadian finance minister clashes with Trudeau over Trump tariffs, resigns over spending Reuters (Kevin W)
President-elect Trump is currently pursuing Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister and former finance minister. pic.twitter.com/cZuylI6aB0
— Yashar Ali🐘 (@yashar) December 17, 2024
Few politicians in Canadian political history have behaved as hypocritically as Chrystia Freeland.
Freeland showers affection on Israel’s genocidal regime while constantly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Plus Freeland’s signature…
— Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) December 17, 2024
discord in europe
European farmers have threatened to block supermarket deliveries and leave shelves bare as part of the biggest ever tractor protest against the EU.
EU seeks new powers to counter import threat from China Financial Times
German general election: vote of no confidence in Mr. Scholz DW
Far-right AfD leader says Germany should leave NATO The Times
Germany is collapsing just when Europe needs fortune the most
The difficult task of François Bayrou: the establishment of the big tent government Le Monde
Bill Mitchell’s assessment that Greece has been an “amazing success” begs for conviction. I must confess that I missed this horror. I’m especially happy to see Mitchell and Varoufakis get it done.
old blighty
Rachel Reeves needs to come up with an extra £20bn a year if the UK is to meet its new NATO target of spending 3% of GDP on defence.
UK government approves $4.6 billion acquisition of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire Associated Press (Kevin W.). Oh my god. No protests?
How did Yang Tengbo become Prince Andrew’s confidant? Guardian (Kevin W)
israel vs resistance
Purpose: Path to Genocide 4 Palestine
Culture would have us believe that things are debatable. I have something to say about Alon Mizrahi. Podcast with transcript.
Zionist Cutout and Intermediary David Miller (Dr. Kevin)
🚨 Continued Israeli attacks on healthcare in northern Gaza
➤ Dr. Hassam Abu Safiyah, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital: “Israeli drones kill anyone who enters them. If the world does not intervene within hours to save us, the hospital will be in ruins. “An aggressive attack… pic.twitter.com/8DkyuqyK8b
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) December 15, 2024
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Office: The government has unanimously approved Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to facilitate settlement in Syria.
Prime Minister Netanyahu: “Strengthening the Golan means strengthening Israel, which is extremely important at this time. “We will continue to hold it, develop it and solve it.” pic.twitter.com/H3EhOzP9AO
— Rami Abdul | और देखें December 15, 2024
Iran’s Assad calculations: the real costs of aid and benefits from Iran’s perspective (guurst). Today’s must-read. Debunks common claims about Syria’s role in the Resistance.
US sanctions disrupt flow of Iranian oil to China, Bortexa tells Bloomberg
A new war that’s not so cold war
Sitreb 12/16/24: Negotiations stall as Ukraine loses more territory Simplicius
European “peacekeepers” in Ukraine? That’s a scary thought. responsible national strategy
Extended meeting of the Council of the Ministry of Defense in the Kremlin
🇷🇺🇺🇦!! ️🚨 Mass desertion in the 155th Brigade of the Ukrainian Army!
-> The brigade was trained in France.
Ukrainian Yuri Butusov described the mass desertion of the 155th brigade as follows:
“I will tell you about the situation in the 155th Brigade. They are packed with thousands of people… pic.twitter.com/zTdFk2fRMu
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 14, 2024
Ukraine assassinates Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow bombing Politico (Michael T.)
Zakharova: General Kirillov exposed years of Anglo-Saxon Vzglyad crimes through machine translation (Michael T.)
Can President Trump avoid a humiliating defeat in Ukraine? |Alex Christoforou Interview Larry Johnson, Countercurrent
About power projection. Andrei Marcyanov. Marcyanov strongly disagrees with one of Kristoforou’s ideas above.
Andrei Marcyanov and Power Julian MacFarlane. Marcyanov is in great shape. And we received happy feedback.
syrakistan
US grants Turkiye right to pursue PKK, but avoids questioning YPG Anadolu agency
President Bashar al-Assad has no intention of leaving Syria, BBC claims in statement
The Washington Post: Foreign powers vie for control of Syria, at risk of new conflict. Hey, do you think so?
imperial collapse watch
America’s allies are in trouble Axios
America’s Controlled Anarchy Strategy: Syria, Ukraine, and Beyond Michael Hudson, Richard Wolff, Dialogue Works (Chuck L)
Trump 2.0
In CNN’s hush money conviction, the judge ruled that President Trump did not have presidential immunity. This was a motion to dismiss and was filed with the same judge. I appeal to you to obey.
Trump braces for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship The Hill
Yellen warns President Trump against intervening in financial regulation
President Trump says Zelenskyy was not invited to the inauguration RT (Kevin W)
Introducing the people of Project 2025 who are filling the Trump administration’s Zeteo. I prefer tables and rosters to videos. As Lambert explained at length, Project 2025 is full of internal contradictions and is no more a coherent policy program than a very long list of hobbies. And in this list in the intro to this article, OMB’s Russ Vought is the only one considered to be in a cabinet-level post, and that “cabinet-level” position is not as powerful as a cabinet minister (even if In other words, he is the head of the Cabinet). Council Economic Adviser v Secretary of the Treasury). Therefore, although this behavior is noteworthy, this evidence is not yet positive.
biden
Joe Biden’s Pardon Is a Moral Surrender Unhardened (Anthony L.)
Connolly defeated Ocasio-Cortez in a key vote on The Hill, giving the Democratic lead. All the kissing Pelosi was for nothing.
Do Americans support or disapprove of Congress? FiveThirtyEight (Robin K)
Our press is no longer free
🔥Documents show that Biden’s State Department intentionally left Gonzalo Lira to die in a Ukrainian prison.
Gonzalo Lira, whose video some of us watched, was made a political prisoner with the support of the American deep state and was tortured to death. This is simply… pic.twitter.com/moIr2M8tMI
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) December 16, 2024
‘Defamation war’: ABC’s payments to Donald Trump have sent chills through the Financial Times. help me. Defamation and freedom of speech are separate categories. And the United States is far more lenient about what constitutes defamation than many other countries.
wake watch
Literary History Trash Reading Experience (Anthony L)
A.I.
She couldn’t get an apartment because of the AI-generated score – and filed a lawsuit to help others avoid the same fate The Guardian
basil
Ed Zitron will never forgive them. Lambert was featured on “The Water Cooler” yesterday, and it’s important not to miss it.
guillotine watch
Luigi Mangione’s best defense strategy may be to avoid discussion of guilt The Wall Street Journal
A new crisis hotline for CEOs? Ken Klippenstein (Chuck L.). Bwahaha!
class war
Pocket money for generations. Inheritance Rights: Time to Talk About Mom and Dad’s Bank Literary Review (Anthony L)
Buy now, pay later services had their best day ever on Cyber Monday, with consumers spending a record $991.2 million, according to Adobe Analytics CNN.
“The trade-off between injury and productivity”: How Amazon’s obsession with speed is creating uniquely dangerous warehouses Senate.gov. Important. If you don’t have time, read the table of contents. In addition to refusing to remediate a toxic work environment, Amazon will encourage injured workers to receive more than first aid medical care even when clearly needed, and ensure they have the accommodations they need during their recovery. making it extremely difficult.
Fintech companies choose AI over LinkedIn (Robin K)
Aging Antidote (Arena S):
And bonus (Chuck L):
Dog senses parent’s approach – warns little human to continue with homework. pic.twitter.com/FxLUigPjo7
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) December 14, 2024
Second bonus (Peter D):
In some cases, different siblings may be born. 😂 pic.twitter.com/hLU7uOP5it
— Figen (@TheFigen_) December 13, 2024
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