Could the Oldest Human Story Really Be 100,000 Years Old?<\/a> ZME Science<\/p>\n Who Knew? 1 In 5 Americans Are Convinced They\u2019re Psychic<\/a> StudyFinds<\/p>\n Waiting on Apocalypse<\/a> Hickman\u2019s Hinterlands<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Florida\u2019s On Fire, Montana Puts Up A Column, And Severe Drought Lingers On.<\/a> The Hotshot Wake Up<\/p>\n The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East\u2019s last great forests<\/a> Grist<\/p>\n HOW \u2018NATIONAL SECURITY\u2019 BECAME THE NEW JUSTIFICATION FOR DRILLING<\/a> Atmos<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Water<\/p>\n Rusting Rivers: Alarm Grows Over Uptick in Acidic Arctic Waters<\/a> Yale Environment 360<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Japan<\/p>\n Japan reverses landmark policy to allow lethal arms exports<\/a> Asahi Shimbun<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n Liquidating an \u201cEmpire\u201d: China\u2019s Strategy to Capitalise on US Hegemonic Strain | by Wu Xinbo<\/a> Sinification<\/p>\n Chinese chess scandal erases decade of champions amid match-fixing probe<\/a> Caixin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Southeast Asia<\/p>\n UN Warns of Worsening Hunger as Myanmar Runs Low On Fertilizer, Fuel<\/a> The Irrawaddy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Sexual violence and forcible transfer in the West Bank<\/a> Norwegian Refugee Council<\/p>\n Israeli occupiers\u2019 fire turns morning at Palestinian school into panic and bloodshed<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n IDF Gives Order To Fire On Civilians In Southern Lebanon.<\/a> The Dissident<\/p>\n Settlers raise Israeli flag at Al-Aqsa, soldiers wave banners amid Lebanese village ruins<\/a> New Arab<\/p>\n \u201cZionism is not reformable\u201d \u2014 Israel\u2019s \u2018moral injuries\u2019 and moral breakdown<\/a> Conflicts Forum<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Nerve Agents, Kill Plan: What US Nuke Scientist Told Undercover Journalist<\/a> NDTV<\/p>\n Trump Does TACO Tuesday, But Still Sabotages Exit Ramp\u2026 JCPOA 2<\/a> Larry Johnson<\/p>\n Left With Nothing But Gimmicks, Trump Gets Bluff Called Again By Confident Iran<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n US Central Command says forces \u2018rearming\u2019, \u2018retooling\u2019 during ceasefire \u2013 Live Updates<\/a>Dawn<\/p>\n Iranian shadow fleet tankers break through US blockade<\/a> The Telegraph<\/p>\n US stresses effectiveness of blockade based on impact to Iran\u2019s economy<\/a> Lloyd\u2019s List<\/p>\n US naval blockade has little impact on food supply: Iran<\/a> Gulf Today<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Donald Trump considers UAE bailout says he is shocked \u2018they are really rich\u2019<\/a> WION<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n EU fuel prices post fastest rise since 2022 \u2014 Eurostat<\/a> TASS<\/p>\n EU attempts to outmaneuver Iran rollercoaster with emergency energy plan<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n Charles Michel accuses von der Leyen of \u2018power grab\u2019<\/a> Brussels Times<\/p>\n Timmy the Whale cannot stop beaching himself off the German coast and in this he has become a powerful metaphor for the politics of the Federal Republic<\/a> eugyppius<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n UK inflation jumps to 3.3% in March as fuel prices surge amid Iran war<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n UK military trial drone swarm technology with European allies<\/a> The Canary<\/p>\n Starmer has led a massive cover up about the Mandelson appointment<\/a> Ian Proud<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Ukraine reopens damaged Druzhba pipeline to unlock \u20ac90 billion EU loan<\/a> France24<\/p>\n Ukrainian drones strike Druzhba pipeline station that produces export-grade oil \u2013 sources<\/a> Ukrayinska Pravda<\/p>\n The Grid Is the Loan<\/a> Frame the Globe News. \u201cHow Russia Built a Nuclear Dependency Architecture Across the Global South While the West Sanctioned Everything Else.\u201d<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s richest man buys luxury apartment in Monaco for $550 million<\/a> Kyiv Independent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Zelensky\u2019s favorite oligarch, Rinat Akhmetov, known for having bought himself a yacht for 500 million dollars, has carried out another interesting act and set a new record.<\/p>\n He bought an apartment in Monaco for 550 million euros.<\/p>\n I would like to remind you what exactly oligarch\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YhhEOIN55H<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Anatolij Sharij (@anatoliisharii) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n US at risk of running out of missiles if another war breaks out after depleting stockpile in Iran operations<\/a> CNN. \u201cBreaks out\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n Trump trade chief urges US allies to pay more for critical minerals<\/a> FT<\/p>\n Fixing the GaN Problem<\/a> ChinaTalk<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Immigration<\/p>\n Trump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US to Congo<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Rare Survivors of Pacific Boat Strikes Allege U.S. Forces Kidnapped and Tortured Them<\/a> Drop Site<\/p>\n U.S. PERSONNEL WHO DIED IN MEXICO WERE WORKING FOR THE CIA, SOURCES SAY<\/a> The Intercept<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n NASA Breaks Silence on Deaths and Disappearances of Scientists With Ties to Space Tech<\/a> Gizmodo<\/p>\n Dr. Oz announces a 50-state audit of Medicaid program oversight<\/a> AP<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s DOJ sued over campaign to amass data on millions of voters<\/a> Stateline<\/p>\n GOP senators ponder giving Trump official blessing for Iran war<\/a> Responsible Statecraft<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Uniparty<\/p>\n Biden Official: Biden Was Preparing To Bomb Iran If Re-Elected<\/a> Caitlin Johnstone<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Police State Watch<\/p>\n ICE Is Planning New Fast-Track Construction Contracts<\/a> Project Salt Box<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n Is Your Pasta Sauce Listening? Prego Debuts Recording Device for the Dinner Table<\/a> Hot Hardware<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When Lina Khan ran the FTC, she spotted this *exact* scenario and launched an investigation<\/p>\n The very first thing Trump\u2019s FTC Chair did when he took over was kill it https:\/\/t.co\/sPOJSfd85B<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9C3ArYFlC4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sarah Miller (@sarahmillerdc) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Maryland\u2019s Bold Stand Against Dynamic Pricing: The First State to Ban Surveillance-Driven Grocery Prices<\/a> Captain Compliance<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n MAHA<\/p>\n RFK Jr. Won\u2019t Commit to Following New CDC Nominee\u2019s Vaccine Guidance<\/a> Truthout<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n Florida AG launches criminal investigation into ChatGPT over FSU shooting<\/a> NPR<\/p>\n How to Teach Kids to Evaluate Information (Before AI Teaches Them Not To)<\/a> Card Catalog<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n this is the most satisfying plot twist in tech history pic.twitter.com\/4Hn8XkYM8s<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Gracia (@straceX) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n Lufthansa cancels 20,000 short-haul flights, consolidates routes<\/a> DPA International<\/p>\n Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain<\/a> The Star. World\u2019s top condom producer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ECB chief Christine Lagarde warns of possible food rationing due to fertilizer disruptions<\/p>\n \u201cA third of fertilizers are shipped through the Strait of Hormuz\u2026 that is at risk.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/soiJEQaXyy<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ***<\/p>\n A wave of fires and explosions hits strained global energy infrastructure. Here\u2019s what to know<\/a> TRT World<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Come on, this is getting ridiculous. Now a huge explosion at an oil drilling rig in Etoile, Texas is being reported. In the last 24 hours, a large fire broke out at an oil refinery in India, and 10 fuel tankers were engulfed in flames after a large explosion in Myanmar.<\/p>\n It\u2019s\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/0VWm1zAbln<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/miRX9hj0Ux<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Open Minded Approach (@OMApproach) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market\u2019s YOLO Adventure<\/p>\n The stock market\u2019s new approach to valuation<\/a> FT<\/p>\n Oil Falls After Iran Says It Received Sign US Will End Blockade<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bezzle<\/p>\n OpenAI in talks to commit up to $1.5bn to private-equity joint venture<\/a> FT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n Everything is a Scam<\/a> Working Class Stories<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When Does Breaking the Law Become Moral Courage?<\/a> The Culture Explorer<\/p>\n Antidote du jour (via<\/a>):<\/p>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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