Even if someone time travels, they may not remember or capture it: study interesting engineering
How old are you really? Study finds blood can reveal your biological age and risk of health problems
Scientists propose collecting blood from Mars colonists to build futuristic cities
Early warning tool helps control locust swarms EurekAlert
Brace! Risks pile up for the global economy in 2025 Reuters
Climate/Environment
Why the ocean is surging The Washington Post
The resilience of ancient ferns helps ecosystems recover after disasters EcoWatch
pandemic
All the key warning signs about bird flu are pointing in the wrong direction NBC News
Rapid spread of H5N1 avian influenza through California dairy herds suggests unknown route of infection STAT
South Korea
Division and purge: South Korean conservatives in deep trouble Asia Times
China?
Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign wins record number of ‘tigers’ in 2024 Channel News Asia
Chinese Premier Li Qiang makes new overtures to foreign companies, promises expanded access and services South China Morning Post
How long will toxic workplaces last? Employees forced to lie on the floor and eat ‘death chili’ Economic Times
old blighty
‘Nervous’ Chancellor Keir Starmer badly needs time off, says his friend as the Prime Minister reveals he suffers from the ‘constant tension’ of work Daily Mail
Soldiers quit the military in droves despite worker pay increases LBC
Amazon-hosted AI tool for UK military recruitment ‘risks data breach’ The Guardian
discord in europe
ANAF exposes NLP TikTok campaign promoting Karin Georgescu Romania Journal
#Romania: New findings from ANAF, the organization that oversees Romania’s fiscal health, show that the pro-EU National Liberal Party (PNL) funded a TikTok campaign that ended up boosting Gheorgescu’s profile in the presidential election. This shows that the results have improved. Some important findings: ⤵️ https://t.co/hKIqZ2p5bu
— Dionis Cenusa (@DionisCenusa) December 22, 2024
syrakistan
Did Yemen’s Ansurullah shoot down a US Navy F-18F fighter jet? Evaluation of contradictory claims Military Watch
The US administration will not tell the American people that it has declared war on Yemen. That’s because its motives are so vile, so alien to any concept of national security, that it cannot explain why it exists. We can’t let the American people know that our military is operating…
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) December 22, 2024
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Eilat port devastated by Houthi threat Ynet
Mossad chief calls for direct attack on Iran to counter Houthi attack – The Jerusalem Post reported. Explanation:
More than 80% of Yemenis depend on foreign aid for basic necessities, 90% of which is imported. It doesn’t take a single bomb to defeat the Houthis. Stop sending them free food.
— Uli Krylyanczyk (@VerminusM) December 22, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader rejects claims of regional proxy forces Bne Intellinews
Iran’s energy crisis reaches ‘catastrophic’ point, forcing industry to shut down New York Times
New report reveals multiple oil shipments from Turkey to Israel despite embargo
‘We are not civilians. We are all terrorists’: IDF soldiers expose arbitrary killings and rampant lawlessness in Ha’aretz, the Netzarim corridor in Gaza
A new war that’s not so cold war
Dmitry Trenin: What should Ukraine be like after Russia’s victory RT
President Zelenskiy must answer for the Magyar Nemzet massacre in Ukraine. The deck: “Genocide is being committed in Ukraine, and now it’s official because even a cease-fire was rejected by the Soviet penis jugglers.”
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Russian military: moving from Syria to Libya? Deutsche Welle
Italy furious at prospect of Russia moving ships from Syria to Libya
Earth’s magnetic north pole is heading towards Russia, but what will happen to GPS? Interesting engineering
Biden administration
Biden ends his term with a parade of lies about war Ken Klippenstein
Trump administration transition
President Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland’s Axios
undiplomatic Trumperism
Panama’s president hits back at Trump: Canal ‘belongs to Panama’ The Hill
Trump companies accused of tax evasion by Panama’s ProPublica. From 2019.
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President Trump wants to keep TikTok “for a while” Axios
House Democrats say Republicans bowed to Musk on funding bill to protect China’s interests CNBC
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The war on drugs meets the war on terrorism…
The United States fought both, and both grew. https://t.co/O5XSMwGDLb
— — GEROMAN — Time will tell – 👀 — (@GeromanAT) December 22, 2024
President Trump announces appointment of Colby, Duffy, and Feinberg to national defense personnel US Conservative Party
A billionaire with ties to shady military operations might be a no. 2 The Pentagon chooses responsible national policy. About Feinberg.
antitrust law
Monopoly Roundup: New Deal or Crime Epidemic? BIG by Matt Stoller
Palantir and Anduril partner with technology group to bid for Pentagon contract Financial Times
Introducing America’s military-industrial complex with steroids.
Silicon Valley oligarchs are forming cartels to win huge Pentagon contracts.
Members of the cartel include:
-Elon Musk’s SpaceX
-OpenAI (49% owned by Microsoft)
-Palantir (founded by far-right billionaire Peter Thiel)… https://t.co/ik1WDCw7er
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) December 23, 2024
big brother is watching over you
Forget about Chrome—Google will start tracking all your devices in 8 weeks Forbes
Apple is reportedly working on a smart doorbell system that can unlock doors with Face ID Engadget
police state surveillance
🚨 When asked if Luigi Mangione was a terrorist, Biden’s Homeland Secretary Mayorkas replied:
“It speaks to what’s really going on in this country, and unfortunately we’re seeing it manifest in violence. pic.twitter.com/D3CRwE4hCn
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) December 22, 2024
health care?
The Fallacies of Modern Psychiatry: America’s Madness of Treating the Symptom and Ignoring the Cause
guillotine watch
‘SNL’ slams ‘shameful’ moment of viewers cheering for accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione of the New York Post. Explanation:
Last night, the SNL crowd cheered for Luigi Mangione, which made the host so uncomfortable that he said, “You’re rooting for justice, aren’t you?” What he doesn’t understand is that this is justice in a declining capitalist empire. pic.twitter.com/WrUkznOSdX
— Power to the people ☭🕊 (@ProudSocialist) December 22, 2024
Luigi Mangione’s ordinary and deplorable politics, “The Atlantic.” Explanation:
As a reminder, The Atlantic ran this in the summer: https://t.co/77qoblthkC pic.twitter.com/3AYklrWElt
— Tsarina (@fishontherun2) December 21, 2024
class war
The Cost of Anticompetitive Pricing Algorithms in Rental Housing White House Council of Economic Advisers
new property feudalism tribune
Everyone needs a trust fund Noema
Are you living happily ever after? Disney princesses’ hidden health risks The BMJ
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