Learning to Speak Owl<\/a> Interlochen Public Radio<\/p>\n There Is No \u2018Hard Problem Of Consciousness\u2019<\/a> Noema<\/p>\n \u201cAre We Kind of Being Pricks?\u201d<\/a> Arbitrary Lines<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a \u2018depressing\u2019 new record<\/a> Scientific American<\/p>\n The fading climate shields<\/a> Mongabay<\/p>\n Military slow-rolled news of jet fuel leak at base near Washington<\/a> Responsible Statecraft<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending<\/a> HEATED<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hantavirus<\/p>\n Hantavirus-Infected Cruise Ship: Trump Says Americans \u2018Should Be Fine\u2019 As Experts Question US Preparedness<\/a> Forbes. At least four U.S. states are \u201cmonitoring\u201d<\/a> people who have returned home from the cruise ship.<\/p>\n KLM flight attendant hospitalized after contact with hantavirus cruise ship passenger<\/a> NL Times<\/p>\n Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n Argentina battles record hantavirus surge amid diplomatic firestorm with WHO<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n \u201cSuper-Spreaders\u201d and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina<\/a> New England Journal of Medicine. From 2020. Evidence of airborne transmission. The measures that eliminated spread: isolation of patient, quarantining of close contacts, and prohibiting large social gatherings in affected spots.<\/p>\n WHO throwing more dirt on its grave:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Yes, this. The incubation period is up to two months, so there is no way for her to be able to state this. Calm-mongering again. It doesn\u2019t help in the long run. Or short run, frankly.<\/p>\n This statement of hers is logically inconsistent, so it destroys confidence. https:\/\/t.co\/tDlazYR5FL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dr David Berger BSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACGP-RG DTM+H (@YouAreLobbyLud) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Humanity\u2019s hubris vs the precautionary principle.<\/p>\n The virus, ANDV, will do what it will do. Pandemic? History tells us \u201cNO.\u201d But history is in the past.<\/p>\n Let me show you what the studies tell us \u2013 and why I am livid that the WHO is insisting that surgical masks are ok.<\/p>\n \ud83e\uddf5 https:\/\/t.co\/RaKcS48cfx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Lazarus Long (@LazarusLong13) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And the CDC?<\/p>\n The CDC Fired All Its Cruise Ship Inspectors Before the Hantavirus Outbreak<\/a> Futurism<\/p>\n Trump administration cut funding to study hantavirus behind the deadly cruise ship outbreak<\/a> Scientific American<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pandemics<\/p>\n A lot of the freaking out about #hantavirus<\/a> is a psychological defense mechanism against the ongoing threat of #Covid<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2018Displacement\u2019 allows people to redirect valid concerns about repeat SARS2 infections toward much lower probability concerns about hanta, neutralizing anxiety. https:\/\/t.co\/2Q8HG18UKq<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QwoI1dPDuq<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n they\u2019d tell you it wasn\u2019t happening anymore and get you to ignore it as people drop dead \u201cmysteriously\u201d and become disabled in droves just like they\u2019ve done with the current pandemic https:\/\/t.co\/3NCtkUpxmP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 heather \ud83d\udcab (@_hxneyglow) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 2020 is haunting us, and hantavirus is the s\u00e9ance<\/a> Unbiased Science<\/p>\n Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19<\/a> Science<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Epidemiologists Confirm First Airborne Transmission Of Mar-A-Lago Face<\/a> The Onion<\/p>\n The Koreas<\/p>\n The United States\u2019 Korea Strategy Is Working Against Itself<\/a> Foreign Policy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Japan<\/p>\n China slams Japan\u2019s first post-WWII offensive missile launch overseas<\/a> CGTN<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n Xi Travels Less but the World Is Coming to Beijing<\/a> Asia Society<\/p>\n The Silicon-Based Era Has Arrived \u2014 But Who Gets to Ride It?<\/a> Fred Gao, Inside China<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Southeast Asia<\/p>\n After Hormuz, Southeast Asia Sees the Potential Value of Tolling the Strait of Malacca<\/a> Council on Foreign Relations<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Israel Kills Son of Hamas Leader Khalil al-Hayya as it Pushes Maximalist Demands in Gaza Talks<\/a> Drop Site<\/p>\n The deliberate restriction of food and aid led to alarming malnutrition levels in Gaza<\/a> Medecins Sans Frontieres<\/p>\n GLAN And Sky News Investigation Seeks Truth From Israeli Forces Over The Disappearance Of Civilian Women In Gaza<\/a> Global Legal Action Network<\/p>\n Israeli forces accused of sexually abusing Sumud Flotilla activists<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n Israeli \u2018double tap\u2019 strike hits paramedics in south Lebanon hours after renewed bombing of Beirut<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n US Bombs Iran\u2019s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas<\/a> Antiwar<\/p>\n Gulf States Lift Restrictions That Blocked \u2018Project Freedom\u2019 in Strait of Hormuz<\/a> WSJ<\/p>\n U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump\u2019s Hormuz blockade for months<\/a> WaPo<\/p>\n The real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion for the first 60 days<\/a> Stephen Semler<\/p>\n Oil price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7bn, shows reporting<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n More than 50,000 pupils expected to strike over German rearmament policy<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n The IMF and the Limits of Sovereigntism<\/a> Foreign Exchanges<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Early English council results show Reform gains and Labour losses as counting yet to begin in Scotland and Wales<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Moscow Threatens Mass Strikes on Kiev Center Should Zelensky Disturb Sacred V-Day Ceremonies<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n Hoo boy:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u203c\ufe0fThe Armed Forces of Ukraine, in violation of the ceasefire announced by Russia, carried out 887 drone strikes \u2013 Russian Defense Ministry<\/p>\n \u2014 Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n EU prepares for \u2018potential\u2019 talks with Vladimir Putin, says official<\/a> FT<\/p>\n GORDON HAHN: UKRAINE\u2019S MAIDAN REGIME, ARMY, AND PEOPLE ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE<\/a> Natylie\u2019s Place<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Will Global Oil and Gas Disruptions Enable U.S. Energy Domination?<\/a> Warwick Powell<\/p>\n American Elites Have Reverse Empire Dysmorphia<\/a> Ian Welsh<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n The US ramps up pressure on Mexico and Colombia in its new drug control strategy<\/a> El Pais. \u201cDrug control strategy\u201d?<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Killing Spree Isn\u2019t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S.<\/a> Nick Turse, The Intercept<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n L\u2019affaire Epstein<\/p>\n Lutnick admits to having prolonged ties to Epstein in closed-door interview<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n THE ARCHITECTURE OF BLACKMAIL \u2013 THE FALSE CLOAK OF SECURITY<\/a> Fabio Marchio, ComeDonChisciotte.org (translation via GeoPolitiQ)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s 10% global tariffs ruled illegal: Who will be impacted by the \u2018narrow block\u2019 decision?<\/a> Financial Express<\/p>\n Trump admin kills Canadian-owned wind project \u2014 and demands investment in fossil fuels instead<\/a> National Observer<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Democrats Suck<\/p>\n Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign<\/a> NBC News<\/p>\n What A Day: What Autopsy?<\/a> Crooked<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now<\/a> Gizmodo<\/p>\n Kids say they can beat age checks by drawing on a fake mustache<\/a> The Register<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Groves of Academe<\/p>\n The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle<\/a> Wired<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Sports Desk<\/p>\n ICE Is Coming to the World Cup<\/a> Migrant Insider<\/p>\n Philadelphia Sheraton hotel workers threaten to strike during World Cup<\/a> The Keystone<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n Ads in AI Chatbots? An Analysis of How Large Language Models Navigate Conflicts of Interest<\/a> arXiv<\/p>\n \u2018HELLO BOSS\u2019: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World<\/a> 404 Media<\/p>\n Breaking news: \u201cthey hadn\u2019t figured out how OpenAI would pay for it\u201d<\/a> Gary Marcus<\/p>\n We linked to this monstrosity yesterday, but to hammer home the point some more:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n People still aren\u2019t processing how insane this is.<\/p>\n They\u2019re weaponizing the \u2018Military Authority\u2019 to fast-track the largest data center on Earth in Utah and using \u201cmilitary operations\u201d & \u201cnational security\u201d to shut down any public opposition.<\/p>\n \u201cDiabolical\u201d is an understatement. pic.twitter.com\/k0YiwKrBOl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jason Bassler (@JasonBassler1) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imagine a building a half-mile wide. Now imagine that building stretches from Seattle to Portland. That\u2019s what they\u2019re gonna build in Utah. Utahns showed up in droves to oppose it. The 3-man county commission passed it anyway. This is \u201cdemocracy.\u201d Lol<\/p>\n I don\u2019t normally advocate\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/YQ9u8nyRyV<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p0ftfFbzv2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sam Parker \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\uddef (@BasedSamParker) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Antitrust<\/p>\n Lucky Strike Accused of Building \u2018Illegal Bowling Monopoly\u2019<\/a> Front Office Sports<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market<\/p>\n \u2018Not a Chance Hormuz Opens\u2019: How Wall Street\u2019s new NACHO trade bets on a prolonged oil shock<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Agriculture<\/p>\n Fertilizer Scarcity Will Affect Harvests and Food Supplies<\/a> Morning Ag Clips<\/p>\n Trump Agriculture Chief Claims \u2018Golden Age\u2019 Is Coming. US Farmers Say They\u2019re \u2018Barely, Barely Getting By\u2019<\/a> Common Dreams<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n You are not a horse<\/a> Economic Forces<\/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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