The invention of buses<\/a> Works in Progress<\/p>\n America\u2019s Electricity Gap<\/a> Apricitas Economics<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n The invisible force making food less nutritious<\/a> WaPo<\/p>\n After 37 Years, the World\u2019s Longest-Running Soil Warming Experiment Uncovers a Startling Climate Secret<\/a> SciTech Daily<\/p>\n What happens when a farmer loses his soil?<\/a> Food and Environment Reporting Network<\/p>\n Physics-based models outperform AI weather forecasts of record-breaking extremes<\/a> Science. Brings to mind this news<\/a> from December.<\/p>\n Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive<\/a> Yale Environment 360<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pandemics<\/p>\n Brief Background on the Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak On A Cruise Ship (ex Argentina)<\/a> Avian Flu Diary<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Water<\/p>\n Ariz., Calif., Nev. announce plan to save Colorado River water<\/a> Arizona Daily Star<\/p>\n California will soon have more than 300 data centers. Where will they get their water?<\/a> Grist<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Japan<\/p>\n Japan to purchase Russian crude oil amid global energy crisis<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n China\u2019s rare defiance of US sanctions sparks showdown over banks<\/a> Business Times<\/p>\n Keep the Wolves Away<\/a> China Articles. The view from the Hoover Institution and Palantir<\/a>.<\/p>\n China\u2019s \u2018common prosperity\u2019 push faces reality check as inequality rises: study<\/a> South China Morning Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/p>\n Meritocracy Myth in India: Who Really Gets Ahead?<\/a> Countercurrents<\/p>\n Noida\u2019s workers expose the fault line between India\u2019s economic ambition and labour market reality<\/a> Financial Express<\/p>\n India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Israel threatens Gaza war resumption to force disarmament as \u2018truce\u2019 frays<\/a> Al Jazeera. Frays.<\/p>\n In East Jerusalem, \u2018a whole Palestinian community is about to be expelled\u2019<\/a> +972 Magazine. For a biblical theme park no less.<\/p>\n Over 20 arrested in Jerusalem suspected of planning goat sacrifice on the Temple Mount<\/a> Sweden Herald<\/p>\n The Samson Files I: Dimona and the Birth of Nuclear Ambiguity<\/a> Kautilya The Contemplator<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Operation Project Freedom\u2026 Scamming the War Powers Act<\/a> Larry Johnson<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You have to be kidding me. WSJ: https:\/\/t.co\/sWhml9r4Ax<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0D7YXDtgma<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Amerikanets \ud83d\udcc9 (@ripplebrain) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u2694\ufe0f Casus Belli<\/p>\n Trump has ordered the US Navy to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and warned Iran to stand down, or else.<\/p>\n Iran ordered ships anchored near the strait to move away from it.<\/p>\n Iran will fire on US warships, and Trump will call it a casus belli. https:\/\/t.co\/oAnWl8MzmM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Will Schryver (@imetatronink) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n The German government is struggling to explain: Where have all the billions spent on defense gone?<\/a> Ostdeutsche Allgemeine (machine translation)<\/p>\n What Did the Golden Lion Die Of? On Judgment and Disavowal at the Venice Biennale<\/a> e-flux<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n US military says two service members taking part in Morocco drills missing<\/a> Al Jazeera<\/p>\n US Launches 61st Airstrike of the Year in Somalia<\/a> Antiwar<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Dominic Cummings\u2019 \u201cmoonshot\u201d agency awarded \u00a352m to US tech firms<\/a> Democracy for Sale<\/p>\n UK to enter talks on joining European Union\u2019s \u00a378bn loan for Ukraine<\/a> The Independent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia\u2019s Primorsk Port, Oil Tankers And Military Ships<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Leningrad Oblast repelled one of the most massive attacks by the Ukrainian UAVs since the start of the SMO, more than 60 drones were shot down. All of them used the airspace of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland.<\/p>\n The unmanned aircraft were launched from Lutsk\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/CAppB0dMRf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mats Nilsson (@mazzenilsson) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Sweden seizes suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Baltic Sea<\/a> T\u00fcrkiye Today<\/p>\n Thanks, but no thanks. That\u2019s enough. Stop!<\/a> Maria Zaklarova, Vedomosti. On the US State Department allegedly threatening the child of a Russian diplomat.<\/p>\n Mobilization to intensify<\/a> Events in Ukraine<\/p>\n New NABU tapes implicate Zelenskiy\u2019s inner circle in corruption<\/a> Intellinews<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings<\/a> AP<\/p>\n North Carolinian mercenaries hired recent advisor to Trump\u2019s UN ambassador while pressing for Board of Peace role<\/a> All-Source Intelligence<\/p>\n Trump Taps Israel Lobbyist From Israeli Intelligence Cutout To Join Iran Negotiations.<\/a> The Dissident<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Renewable Energy Crackdown Hits Legal Wall<\/a> OilPrice<\/p>\n After More Private Social Security Data Exposed by Team Trump, Where Will GOP \u2018Draw the Line\u2019?<\/a> Common Dreams<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Democrats Suck<\/p>\n Kamala Harris bought a Malibu home. Her neighbors think that means something.<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Robots are building clay homes in Central Texas using dirt from the ground<\/a> kxan<\/p>\n Tired of high costs, some Americans are importing homes straight from China<\/a> CNN<\/p>\n Sinophobic Sinophilia<\/a> n+1<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Agriculture<\/p>\n Chartbook 445: Is a \u201cChina shock\u201d coming for the \u201cbig ag\u201d food regime?<\/a> Adam Tooze<\/p>\n What\u2019s the Deal with Meat Prices? And Why Is Beef Different?<\/a> Enlightened Omnivore<\/p>\n UAE fertiliser giant resorts to trucks to shift product out of Gulf<\/a> FT<\/p>\n Fertiliser and Grain Bosses Bank $66 Million Selling Shares During Iran War<\/a> DeSmog<\/p>\n American Farmworkers<\/a> Orion<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Police State Watch<\/p>\n NYC officials criticize ICE after clash outside Brooklyn hospital leads to 8 arrests<\/a> Gothamist. And it would appear that Mamdani\u2019s NYPD is coordinating with ICE.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n Ghost Operators: How Israeli Telecoms Were Exploited to Track Citizens Worldwide<\/a> Haaretz<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Gunz<\/p>\n At least 10 injured in mass shooting near Lake Arcadia in US state of Oklahoma<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Our Famously Free Press<\/p>\n Fox News is telling Americans that Iran is strapping suicide bombs to dolphins.<\/p>\n Who believes this propaganda anymore?pic.twitter.com\/JPSwtcTpnj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ethan Levins \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@EthanLevins2) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n States across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection<\/a> AP. AI that costs a bundle and requires human verification.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Healthcare?<\/p>\n The Paradox of Medical AI Implementation<\/a> Eric Topol<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n OPEC+ members agree to \u2018symbolic\u2019 oil production hike<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n US Is Oil Supplier of Last Resort as Hormuz Disruptions Worsen<\/a> Bloomberg. \u201cBut record American exports also come with warnings that this supply cushion is rapidly being pushed to its limits. Many energy experts are questioning how long shipments can be sustained at such levels\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antitrust<\/p>\n Who Killed Spirit Airlines?<\/a> Matt Stoller<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Casino Nation<\/p>\n Why Almost Everyone Loses\u2014Except a Few Sharks\u2014on Prediction Markets<\/a> WSJ. Lovely chart:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n The wealth gap has never been wider:<\/p>\n US private sector financial assets relative to US GDP are up to a record 6.7x.<\/p>\n This means that the total value of stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments held by the private sector has never been larger relative to the real economy.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/gReT4NS5Ig<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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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