Word of the day: sonder<\/a> Richard Murphy<\/p>\n 4,000-year-old tablets reveal magic spells, kings feared, and a beer receipt<\/a> Science Daily (Kevin W)<\/p>\n New study in Nature Medicine: Suboptimal diet still drives massive ischemic heart disease (IHD) burden worldwide. <\/p>\n Key findings (2023 data):<\/p>\n \u2022 4.06 million IHD deaths (95% UI 0.74\u20136.22M) attributable to poor diet. \u2014 World of Statistics (@stats_feed) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Mind-blowing demographic shift: For the first time in modern U.S. history, women 40+ now have more babies per capita than teenagers.<\/p>\n The lines crossed in 2022 \u2014 and the gap keeps widening.<\/p>\n Teen births down ~80% in 30 years. Older motherhood normalized by delayed families +\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 World of Statistics (@stats_feed) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Get Them Off the Damn Boat! | M\/V Hondius in Cape Verde with a Hantavirus Outbreak<\/a> Sal Mercogliano, YouTube<\/p>\n BREAKING: human-to-human spread suspected<\/p>\n Cue the classics: \u201cit\u2019s rare,\u201d \u201cit\u2019s mild,\u201d and my personal favorite, \u201chave you considered pretending it\u2019s not happening?\u201d<\/p>\n I\u2019ve seen this movie before .. https:\/\/t.co\/DygWAbP1ub<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jess (@MeetJess) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n COVID-19\/Pandemics<\/p>\n How many get organ damage after SARS-CoV-2 infection depends on who you ask and how well they check Covid is Long Covid https:\/\/t.co\/Gac6NDr6dF<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/N31AWHU5yj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud83c\udf92Joanna Teglund\u270a\ud83d\ude37\ud83c\udf49Human life is sacred (@JoannaTeglund) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n C\u00f8vid upregulates osteoclasts over osteoblasts\u2026 Increased bone turnover is the consequence.<\/p>\n Premature osteoporosis isn’t your friend<\/p>\n Start here:https:\/\/t.co\/JLcODpKKDK<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/ZCQOIsd8sE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 David Joffe MB BS (Hons), PhD, FRACP \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa (@DavidJoffe64) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Last time we saw Kapsosi\u2019s sarcoma do this-HIV\/AIDS crisis correct? We don\u2019t have a rise in HIV.<\/p>\n AIRBORNE SARS2 however IS behaving \u201ceerily similar to HIV\u201d per HIV researchers correct? Airborne SARS2 uncontained criminally active, BILLIONS, so far, including ALL YOUTH? UNSAFE? pic.twitter.com\/v5ceGWznda<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sass (@sasswashere) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and widespread <\/a> Yale Climate Connections. US focused but the finding is widely applicable.<\/p>\n The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a plastic trash nightmare. It could also be part of a much bigger, hidden problem<\/a> CNN<\/p>\n World\u2019s largest marine ecosystems are suffering from sudden jumps in ocean temperature<\/a> Earth<\/p>\n The strongest El Ni\u00f1o in 150 years? Yes, it\u2019s legitimately possible. Not hype. In fact, the \u201cmedian\u201d forecast for December of all of our computer models combined is slightly \u201cabove\u201d the biggest event we know of back in 1877. (+2.9 vs +2.7 using ONI) While this peak intensity may\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ejsYpSawF2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Cities are rehearsing for deadly heat. Will it help when disaster comes?<\/a> Grist<\/p>\n Amsterdam begins enforcing ban on adverts for meat and fossil fuels: \u2018Climate crisis is very urgent\u2019<\/a> Independent<\/p>\n Climate change increases spillover risk of rodent-borne arenaviruses<\/a> EurekaAlert<\/p>\n Hazen Fire near Buckeye still 0% contained, almost 1K acres burned<\/a> Arizona Repubilc\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n Trump-Xi summit at best may codify new US-China coexistence rules<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Stealing the Farm: China Continues Raid of US Agriculture by Theft and Agroterror<\/a> AgWeb. Note this is a bona fide US ag pub and not a security\/intel state mouthpiece<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/p>\n India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies<\/a> CNBC <\/p>\n India, Russia Explore Collaboration in Critical Minerals, Industrial Infrastructure<\/a> InfoBRICS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n \nMali is FALLING to Jihadists: What Happened?<\/a> History Legends<\/p>\n Egypt & Saudi Arabia Are Pitting Sudan Against Ethiopia<\/a> Andrew Korybko<\/p>\n 80% of Africa\u2019s fertiliser is imported: how food systems can adapt to the Iran shock<\/a> The Conversation<\/p>\n A Strange Change of U.S. Policy in Africa<\/a> Daniel Larison<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n The \u201cBig 3\u201d Are Responsible for Europe\u2019s Decline<\/a> Finn Andreen (Micael T)<\/p>\n Berlin faces missile gap after Trump\u2019s troop cuts<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n The Economy of the Multipolar Future: Ireland and the case for a People\u2019s Economy<\/a> Multipolar Press (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Craig Murray: The Morass of Injustice<\/a> Consortium News (The Joker)<\/p>\n New threat to Labour spending plans as UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998<\/a> Guardian (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Food prices set to soar by 50 per cent compared to start of the cost-of-living crisis<\/a> City A.M.<\/p>\n Wild Scottish salmon catch sinks to record low<\/a> Telegraph<\/p>\n Salmon \u2018wiped out\u2019 and other wildlife killed after \u2018tragic\u2019 River Spey chemical spill<\/a> Daily Record<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel v. The Resistance<\/p>\n \u2018Total Victory\u2019: How Iran Defeated Israel<\/a> Kit Klarenberg. Today\u2019s must read.<\/p>\n Israeli Settler Violence Continues Under American Neglect<\/a> American Conservative. More like \u201ctacit approval\u201d but even this mild a reprimand needs to appear more often. <\/p>\n Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich Says Son Asked Him to Leave Some of Lebanon for Him to Destroy<\/a> Antiwar.com (Kevin W)<\/p>\n I Was Beaten and Kidnapped by Israeli Soldiers When They Illegally Intercepted the Gaza Flotilla <\/a>Zeteo<\/p>\n Prominent Christian Zionist Group Is Lobbying U.S. Lawmakers on Israel\u2014Without Revealing It\u2019s Funded by Israel<\/a> DropSite<\/p>\n White House gave Iran private message before new Hormuz operation<\/a> Axios<\/p>\n Over 22,000 People on More Than 1,550 Commercial Ships Trapped in Gulf \u2013 Pentagon<\/a> Sputnik (Robin K)<\/p>\n The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem<\/a> Asia Times<\/p>\n Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard says he\u2019s entering politics, slams Netanyahu and Bennett<\/a> Times of Israel (Kevin W)\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n How Russia Wins the New World War<\/a> Global Geopolitics<\/p>\n Oreshnik Days<\/a> Olivier Boyd-Barrett. Important. <\/p>\n Zelensky Threatens Moscow Parade; Putin Allows Strike Central Kiev; Oreshnik; Visits HQs; US Hormuz<\/a> Alexander Mercouris, YouTube. Discussion of Russia matters starts at 34:00<\/p>\n Brief Frontline Report \u2013 May 5th, 2026<\/a> Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov<\/p>\n Problem with Ukraine\u2019s 25,000 combat robots isn\u2019t hardware \u2014 it\u2019s keeping them connected on battlefield<\/a> Euromaidan (Robin K)<\/p>\n Colombian mercenaries \u2018dying for nothing\u2019 in Ukraine \u2013 president<\/a> RT (Robin K)<\/p>\n The idea that Ukraine are able to strike Russian tankers off the coast of Senegal, or in the Arctic, is ludicrous. Who gave them the knowledge, tools, and intelligence to pull this off?<\/p>\n These are US strikes. And the other half of the campaign, Operation Arctic Sentry, is\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Richard Medhurst (@richimedhurst) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lavrov, Rubio \u2018touch base\u2019 on current state of international affairs, US-Russia relations<\/a> TASS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n An Equilibrium Model of Counter-Base War in the Western Pacific<\/a> Policy Tensor (Vikas S). A model with a lot of assumptions to make it tractable, but shows a lot of effort to have them be realistic. Bottom line: \u201cGiven these observations and our results, deterrence in Asia is no longer a feasible foreign policy objective for the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n My Temporary Enemy\u2019s Temporary Enemy\u2026<\/a> Aurelien<\/p>\n The Army is looking for \u2018alternative protein\u2019 for soldiers in the field<\/a> Task & Purpose\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s retribution? What to watch in Tuesday\u2019s elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan<\/a> Associated Press<\/p>\n More Americans are concerned about prices and Secret Service performance than about the Voting Rights Act<\/a> You.Gov<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Democrats Suck<\/p>\n >Graham Platner has Democrats wondering if they need an outsider to win the White House The Hill. Help me. Over a lot of dead billionaires\u2019 bodies. <\/p>\n Democrats want Trump to lift lid on Israeli nukes<\/a> RT (Robin K)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Our No Longer Free Press<\/p>\n X has now removed the blue check from Iran’s MFA Spokesperson\u2019s account\u2014after stripping the Ministry and Minister’s verified badges\u2014despite our full Premium+ payments. \u2014 Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n Forget oil, fertiliser is the shortage that will cause the most suffering<\/a> The Times<\/p>\n Is A Famine Baked In For 2027?<\/a> Ian Welsh. He forgets lubricants. Not only are they derived from petrochemicals, but output was further dented by Iran\u2019s large and successful strikes on Saudi Arabia\u2019s Jubail petrochemical facility<\/a>. You need lubricants to run forklifts. You need forklifts to distribute food. So the US is more exposed than many think. <\/p>\n Why Water Scarcity Is Emerging As A Key Energy Constraint<\/a> Forbes<\/p>\n UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n US gasoline inventories are at their lowest seasonal level for more than a decade \u2013 FT pic.twitter.com\/L5lHVnirPu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Energy Headline News (@OilHeadlineNews) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Manufacturing Is the Biggest Net Loser in Jobs, 5 Quarters Total<\/a> Michael Shedlock<\/p>\n US economy on an unstable knife edge at present<\/a> Bill Mitchell<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market is Giddy<\/p>\n The bond bubble\u2019s reckoning<\/a> FX Street<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n The U.S. and China Have a Common Foe. Hint: It\u2019s Not the U.S.S.R.<\/a> Thomas Friedman, New York Times (Dr. Kevin). ZOMG!!! Not an effort to sell Chinese action v. Iran, as you might expect. <\/p>\n Breaking: Autonomous Agents are a Shitshow<\/a> Gary Marcus<\/p>\n Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors<\/a> Associated Press (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Mark Zuckerberg \u2018Personally Authorized and Actively Encouraged\u2019 Meta\u2019s Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI Systems, Publishers and Scott Turow Allege in Lawsuit<\/a> Variety (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bezzle<\/p>\n How Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars<\/a> Axel Rietschin. Important. Illustrates how too much contact with AI makes people dangerously stupid. Also: \u201cIf you\u2019re running production workloads on Azure or relying on it for mission-critical systems, this story matters more than you think.\u201d Our tech maven Dave: \u201cI\u2019m pretty cynical about the state of software, but this 6-part series was eye-opening.\u201d<\/p>\n Private Credit Could Spark Psychological Contagion, Barr Warns<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n A guy in Alberta is selling tractors with zero computers. No software. No sensors. Just a diesel engine you can fix with a wrench.<\/p>\n 400 American farmers tried to buy one after a single interview.<\/p>\n Sometimes the moat isn’t more features.<\/p>\n It’s less.<\/p>\n \u2014 Russell Brunson (@russellbrunson) May 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n Can Tracking Private Jets Predict an Imminent Apocalypse? One Site Thinks So<\/a> Gizmodo (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n Don\u2019t Cry for Jeff Bezos\u2019s Yacht<\/a> Paul Krugman<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n The new generation of fake leftists: from Zohran Mamdani to Zack Polanski <\/a>Political Economist (Micael T)<\/p>\n Palantir and the New Order: Neoliberalism is dead. Say hello to Techlordism \u2013 The Point<\/a> Yanis Varoufakis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour. Tracie H: \u201cThis is a Costa\u2019s hummingbird. First one I ever saw, but I\u2019ve seen him several times. He visits the same branch of one of our trees, is why I think I am seeing him regularly rather than just the same kind of hummingbird. I\u2019m guessing I won\u2019t be seeing the Allen\u2019s hummingbirds that I saw in Orange County (CA) out here in the desert where we\u2019ve moved to.\u201d<\/p>\n And a bonus:<\/p>\n Building a little bridge in the aquarium so the fish never get bored. pic.twitter.com\/PEhuqRVLgl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Figen (@TheFigen_) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A second bonus:<\/p>\n This is Mendo. He\u2019s a rescued Vizsla hobbit that steals heart all over IG for his insane balancing skills. He does it best and we love him for it \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/8rFR5PQmYq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Puppies \ud83d\udc36 (@Puppieslover) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And a third:<\/p>\n Daughter always said she preferred dogs. They adopted a cat, and this happenedpic.twitter.com\/ZdTznsaFHd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Wolf of X (@WolfofX) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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