A unique tree-climbing fox is on the decline in the Midwest. Researchers want to know why Harvest Public Media
How do cicadas mix with pets? Experts have answers as 17-year cicada season nears CBS News
AT&T says personal data from 73 million accounts leaked on dark web Business Standard
Newly discovered Super-Earth has a permanent dark side just like the Moon ZME Science
Climate/Environment
The Worst Climate Disaster You Haven’t Heard Of Just Got More Deadly HuffPost
The Great Plains now have ‘wildfire years,’ not seasons, as blazes start and spread earlier Harvest Public Media
Water
Iowa official finds dead fish in 50 miles of fertilizer-contaminated river Des Moines Register (LS). March 18, but still germane.
Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry High Country News
#COVID-19
MICHAEL MOSLEY: The test that reveals Covid has made us more stupid… and what you can do about it Daily Mail (LS). The study Mosley cites was already linked to in 2/29 Water Cooler, but interesting to see it getting more mainstream coverage.
Clearing the Air Texas Observer
Now that we know what we know, there is no excuse for not investing in clean indoor air. Meetings at rich foundations and corporate headquarters readings are looking like this. Meanwhile, schools are lucky to have a plugged in turned on HEPA unit. Shameful. pic.twitter.com/IIzCDTk3Uo
— Noha Aboelata, MD (@NohaAboelataMD) March 30, 2024
Japan
Amid Geopolitical Concerns, US Capital Flows From China to Japan The Diplomat
Japan’s fighter-sales plan ‘betrays pacifist tradition’ – Asian Media Report Pearls and Irritations
US, Japan, Philippines plan joint South China Sea naval patrols POLITICO
China?
Why did US diplomat say Scarborough Shoal belonged to the Philippines? South China Morning Post
Taiwan races to catch up with mainland China’s military drone capabilities South China Morning Post.
Taiwan Navy Chief to strengthen US ties amid China threats TVBS
Preparing for a China war, the Marines are retooling how they’ll fight WaPo
China warns citizens of potential interrogations and harassment in US Times of India
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Asia’s terrorism surge: from Pakistan to Russia, Isis-K awakens sleeper cells – as Chinese interests come under fire South China Morning Post
Chinese companies suspend work on Dasu, Diamer-Bhasha dams in Pakistan after suicide attack India Narrative
Syraqistan
UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording Guardian
9,000 patients ‘need emergency evacuation’ from Gaza, WHO says, as number of functioning hospitals reduces The New Arab
‘Wrong on every level’: Biden administration accused of hypocrisy over Israel weapons transfer The New Arab
Clashes, road blockages at mass protests demanding hostage deal, elections Times of Israel
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Four wounded as Israeli strike hits car with UN observers near south Lebanon border; military denies Indian Express
While diplomatic efforts go on, IDF is bracing for short but devastating war in Lebanon Times of Israel
Hiding the ‘ratio’: Israel conceals 200+ troop deaths on Lebanon front The Cradle
Dispute Over Conscription for Ultra-Orthodox Jews Presents New Threat to Netanyahu New York Times
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Land Day: Palestinians mark 48th anniversary amid war, death and land theft Middle East Eye
Like the establishment of Israel, the ‘Red Heifer’ is yet another forced prophecy Middle East Monitor
European Disunion
Norway is hoarding eggs from its neighbours in Sweden The Independent
Russian influence scandal rocks EU POLITICO EU vs. European Officials Weaponize Intelligence Services To Censor Political Enemies PUBLIC
New Not-So-Cold War
Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine AP
We requested more air defence systems and missiles from partners – Zelenskyy on Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities Ukrainska Pravda
Funding shortage persists for Czech initiative on ammunition purchase for Ukraine – Estonian Defence Ministry Ukrainska Pravda
Turkey to Support U.S. Efforts to Expand Artillery Supplies to Ukraine and Israel: F-35s On Offer to Ankara Military Watch
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Money Transfers Proof That Crocus ‘Terrorists For Hire’ Followed Orders From Ukraine Sputnik
NATO’s Proxy War Against Russia Was Always in Essence Terrorism Strategic Culture
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TRIPS ON A NEW LIE ABOUT YULIA AND SERGEI SKRIPAL John Helmer, Dances with Bears
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Serving a Lost Gamble Tarik Cyril Amar
Russia Is Making Its Own Gaming Consoles Game Rant
Old Blighty
The suicide of Wales Unherd
🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, one thing I’d hoped we’d all agree on is that the topic is ethically fraught & complex.
Not so Matthew Parris.
For him, it’s simple. Old & frail people *should* be killed – to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n pic.twitter.com/a8JVgy0chl
— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) March 30, 2024
South of the Border
Peru President Dina Boluarte’s home raided in luxury watch investigation Al Jazeera
Biden Administration
Scoop: National Archives gives new tranche of Biden emails to House GOP Axios
GOP Clown Car
Michigan Republican congressman suggests nuking Gaza, ending humanitarian aid Detroit News
2024
Egg prices are hopping again this Easter. Is dyeing eggs worth the cost? USA Today
The Supremes
Two retracted studies at the Supreme Court this week Your Local Epidemiologist
AI
NYC will test AI gun detectors on the subway The Verge
Shareholders Sue AI Weapon-Detecting Company, Allege It ‘Does Not Reliably Detect Knives or Guns’ 404
This four-legged robot learned parkour to better navigate obstacles Ars Technica
Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse
High Pressure Gas Pipeline Halts Salvage of MV Dali gCaptain
Bridge warning systems have been recommended for decades. The Key Bridge didn’t have one. POLITICO
A Remedy for Ship Accidents: Tug Escorts Maritime Executive
Police State Watch
After Reforms to Solitary Confinement, Massachusetts Prisoners Say Officials Just Renamed It Bolts
Abortion
Texas woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion sues Starr County district attorney Texas Tribune
Groves of Academe
University Leadership Suggest Using AI to Replace Striking Grad Students Futurism
Book Nook
The state of capitalism Michael Robert’s Blog
Our Famously Free Press
Social Media, Authoritarianism, and the World as It Is Meredith Whittaker, Law and Political Economy Project
Class Warfare
What Is the Relationship Between Homelessness and the Law? Law and Political Economy Project
What if we never live on Mars? Disconnect
Zeitgeist Watch
Fyodor Dostoevsky is the greatest content creator you’ve never heard of.
Reading his work changed everything I knew about business.
He often communicated ideas in long made-up stories, so I’ve synthesized the 7 principles to elevate your online presence from gulag to new Jag ↓ pic.twitter.com/W0LvHrqwPA
— Dylano | Essayful (@DylanoA4) March 24, 2024
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