Laughing Squid Cat returns to shelter and hugs new human twice to reassure her that she’s found a loving home
University of the Crime Scene: Neofeudal Power Structures in Overton Science through Machine Translation (Micael T)
SGLT2 diabetes drug shows surprising effects on arthritis Naveen Sankar
How America became addicted to ultra-processed foods The New York Times (resilc)
#New Coronavirus Infection/Pandemic
The long coronavirus is real — and it will change an entire generation Rolling Stone
Discovering molecular signatures of long-term psychiatric sequelae in COVID-19 through proteomic profiling of dried blood spots Nature. Paul R: “Long Corona Biomarker”
Climate/Environment
US regulators scrap rules requiring banks to prepare for climate change CNBC (Kevin W)
Australian rainforest trees become world’s first to switch from carbon sink to source Guardian (Kevin W)
Nevada has had the *lowest* increase in power prices (actually down!) in the nation, *despite increased demand*, thanks in large part to the large amount of solar power built in the state.
Reversing that course is the stupidest thing we can do. https://t.co/KIxM0rOL0Y pic.twitter.com/qIlh0Ncg36
— Jesse Peltan (@JessePeltan) October 13, 2025
Research warns of ‘ultimate extinction’ as dolphin lifespans plummet SciTech Daily (Chuck L)
China?
China sets Canadian oil import record, shuns US crude The Cradle (Kevin W)
Ambassador Xie Feng: “US actions after the Madrid trade agreement are a betrayal of trust”
Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng felt that the United States had shown a serious lack of sincerity in implementing the agreements reached in the Madrid trade negotiations. pic.twitter.com/vzCoJMIQG1
— Ignis Rex (@Ignis_Rex) October 16, 2025
India
You really said Bessent is an idiot:
boom! This means that Mr. Bessent’s coalition against China was already dead before it was even born.
He wanted to form it at that very meeting, especially with India. And India’s finance minister said he would not be attending citing “unresolved differences over trade and Indian purchases by India”… https://t.co/YYZOj6LKKc
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) October 16, 2025
Africa
> Madagascar coup leader signals openness to dialogue with African Union after suspension Anadolu Agency
south of the border
The military commander overseeing escalating attacks off the coast of Venezuela is resigning, officials told The New York Times. resilc: “Trump wants white generals for invasion.”
President Trump admits he authorized CIA actions in Venezuela NBC (Kevin W)
discord in europe
The companies most dependent on frozen and licensed Nexperia components in Europe are VW, BMW, Stellantis, Bosch, ASML, Siemens and Airbus. Was Germany not hollowing out its industry fast enough to satisfy the Trump administration? Replacement will take 12-18 days… https://t.co/Klft0HER1M pic.twitter.com/NGnpxg1mJW
— Kathleen Tyson (@Kathleen_Tyson_) October 15, 2025
EU leaders decide to win ‘Most Supine Slave Award’: Nexperia Edition Ian Welsh (Michael T.)
The impact of the automobile crisis on local communities Machine translation of Targetschau (guurst)
EU countries allow 13-hour working day RT (Kevin W)
old blighty
First container ship arrives in UK via Arctic route, faster, cheaper alternative to China and Europe YouTube (resilc)
israel vs resistance
Pro-Hamas hackers are hijacking airport loudspeakers across North America, spewing anti-Trump and anti-Netanyahu slurs, and causing delays at the New York Post. resilc says he has an alibi.
Amira Hass. Why the West Bank Didn’t Stand Up OrientXXI (Ghast)
Back to Shujaiyah: Palestinians return to Gaza City despite proximity to Israeli military drop-off site
Famous Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti was attacked by guards, family says BBC (resilc)
Greta Thunberg tortured and sexually humiliated by Israel Caitlin Johnston (Kevin W)
old blighty
Sir Keir Starmer speaks out after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans are banned from Aston Villa match The Telegraph (Kevin W) Bwahaha. Where I am, the government is considering banning all Israeli tourists from entering the country. Although the number of incidents is small, they account for more than half of all violent crimes committed by tourists.
A new war that’s not so cold war
It remains unclear how Putin plans to get to Budapest for the summit, given that Hungary is a landlocked country and neighboring countries will likely deny entry to planes operated by the Russian government, especially those carrying Putin. pic.twitter.com/5MzJ06VKlQ
—OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 16, 2025
Today we interviewed the former Russian ambassador to Germany. And it’s so sad. I always like interviewing ambassadors. They’re always the nicest people. But that’s very sad. He told me how in the 90s he used to get together for coffee with Germans, British and other people. pic.twitter.com/b4qMyOlOkw
— Johnny Miller (@johnnyjmils) October 16, 2025
syrakistan
Why Pakistan and the Taliban are at war Middle East Eye (resilc)
How MI6 established Syria’s extremist police force Kit Clarenberg
big brother is watching over you
Viral ‘Cheetah Buster’ site uses facial recognition to allow anyone to reveal someone else’s Tinder profile3 404 Media
imperial collapse watch
Baker & Taylor prepares plans to close publishers weekly. Robin K: “This is a disaster. This was last week, and disaster is just hitting the bookstores (there are fewer and fewer bookstores!)”
Jeffrey Sachs and John Mearsheimer: Security Domains to Prevent World War III Glenn Diesen, YouTube
Gaining and Losing Extraordinary Privileges: Fiscal Implications University of Chicago Press (Paul R)
The US has depleted missiles in Ukraine and Israel. Now I want it to be faster. Responsible Politician (Kevin W)
Foreign ownership in the West… Andrei Marcyanov (Michael T.). Your lack of imagination and sarcasm has become really obvious. I used to think it was completely insane for American companies to set up operations in China in the early 2000s because of the risk of expropriation. This was achieved through the acquisition of know-how. But it was the West that resorted to more brutal measures that I saw as risks.
Trump 2.0
Chuck L. says this was confirmed by Representative Anna Luna of Florida.
🚨🇺🇸🇷🇺Breaking News: Russia hands over “350-page document” exposing JFK assassin to US. pic.twitter.com/9kbBInDAI6
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) October 14, 2025
2026 FIFA World Cup: Organizers reject Trump’s threat to move venue Aljzeera (resilc). It is pathetic that the president resorts to this level in order to throw his weight around.
John Bolton was indicted. The former national security adviser is the latest Trump foe to face criminal charges, per CNBC. Li: “This is a sending notification.”
Biotech leaders say FDA uncertainty threatens drug development STAT
Where do babies come from? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t seem to know about the Guardian (resilc)
immigration
More than 170 U.S. citizens were found to be in immigration custody. They were kicked, dragged and restrained for days ProPublica
Roaming Charge: Desire for Omnipotence CounterPunch (resilc)
republican clown car
Mike Johnson said he and his son monitor each other’s porn usage, and that’s as weird as it sounds Vanity Fair (resilc)
mamdani
Mamdani vs. Cuomo. Their discussion lasts three minutes. From Zeteo. https://t.co/SyJd2TiF6V pic.twitter.com/2qocXbPzVe
— Mehdirhasan (@mehdirhasan) October 17, 2025
Mr. Market is in a bad mood.
Real-time Bubble Checklist Barry Ritholtz
Zions shares fall 7% after $50 million in loan losses; U.S. regional banks face credit pressure Trading View
economy
75% of Americans report rising prices as President Trump claims inflation is “outpacing” the Guardian. resilc: “April was $3.99”:
Another New England sighting from resilc:
Analysts warn of US housing market falling into ‘deflationary vortex’
boeing
Boeing is currently experiencing unusual delays in getting planes to airlines, and the government shutdown isn’t helping (resilc)
A.I.
MGB is turning to AI to alleviate the primary care physician shortage. Some people don’t like that. Boston Globe. Tom V: “What?? This is an admission of complete failure in probably the best medical institution on the planet.”
Ken Griffin says GenAI is failing to help hedge funds produce Alpha Bloomberg (Michael T.) Why is this surprising? Hedge funds have been implementing “algorithmic” (or similar) post-black box strategies for 20 years. GenAI is primarily text, video, and audio. So, is that all that helpful? And if it’s purely financial data, 1. it’s very well mined as mentioned above, and 2. it might not be a large enough training set.
AI’s double bubble problem Financial Times
OpenAI has a business plan Matt Levine, Bloomberg (Micael T)
Don’t trust AI’s job predictions: ‘Nobody knows anything’: Wharton guru CNBC (resilc)
OpenAI’s new energy chief is Trump administration’s natural gas evangelist DeSmog Blog
basil
Windows 11 is a lost cause. The fate of garbage. 10 Don’t upgrade from YouTube (Micael T)
Antidote (retaj):
And bonus (Chuck L):
this deserves an oscar
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— Science Girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) October 14, 2025
Second bonus:
Border collie teaches newly rescued kitten to drink water from dispenser..🐕🐾🐈😍 pic.twitter.com/mrsDhpEnrR
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) October 16, 2025
And third:
hawk precisionpic.twitter.com/N7DaWv46HU
— Interesting stuff (@awkwardgoogle) October 15, 2025
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