The Criminal Enterprise Run by Monkeys<\/a> Wall Street Journal (Li). No, not OpenAI.<\/p>\n We missed this when first ran. Seems to be a product of the smartphone era. I was there in 1993 and 1994. They were aggressive but not in this manner. <\/p>\n Whales \u2018forced to shout\u2019 to communicate over shipping noise<\/a> Telegraph<\/p>\n A supervolcano nearly wiped out humanity 74,000 years ago, but humans did something incredible <\/a> Science Daily (Kevin W)<\/p>\n A Hungarian psychologist raised three daughters to prove that any child could become a chess grandmaster through early specialization. He succeeded. Two of them became grandmasters. One became the greatest female chess player who ever lived.<\/p>\n Then a sports scientist looked at the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5fzvRHMnSC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ihtesham Ali (@ihtesham2005) May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hantavirus<\/p>\n How are countries responding to hantavirus?<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n French woman was told by doctors hantavirus symptoms were just anxiety<\/a> Guardian (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Canadian Muskoxen Hit by Double Punch of Novel Diseases and Climate Change<\/a> Good Men Project \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n A \u2018triple whammy\u2019 of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover<\/a> CNN<\/p>\n Hotter and Hotter in INDIA The extreme heat will extend to more parts of India in the coming weeks. https:\/\/t.co\/0SgmKBXHyl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Starting May 9th, northern China will be hit by the strongest heatwave of the year! It is currently predicted that Tmax in Hebei Province may exceed 40C on May 13th, and hundreds of weather stations are expected to break their mid-May heatwave records. @extremetemps<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JR0fXgvKWg<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jim (@yangyubin1998) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u2018The worst time for wheat\u2019: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n Plastic waste carries toxic chemicals through seas: Study<\/a> Daily Sabah<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n The Stakes of Trump vs. Xi<\/a> Foreign Affairs. I can\u2019t even\u2026..<\/p>\n New Trump sanctions on Chinese firms: leverage on Xi or overkill?<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Trump invites Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and other CEOs to join China trip for Xi summit <\/a> CNBC (Kevin W). ZOMG, Trump betters Netanyahu\u2019s cheekiness (of bringing a suitcase of laundry with him on official visits and having it cleaned on the US taxpayer dime). Recall China confirmed this summit at the very last minute. Chas Freeman confirms no sherpa work was done in advance. Is China expected to give these clowns an official audience? I hope it instead put them all on a tour bus. No quotes from Chinese officials in this article. <\/p>\n China warns against rising Japanese neo-militarism, urges sincere remorse from Japan<\/a> Bastille Post\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/p>\n Modi urges Indians to WFH and limit foreign travel as Iran war continues<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Southeast Asia<\/p>\n Philippine debt service payments more than doubled to P737 billion in first quarter<\/a> Manila Standard<\/p>\n Indonesia\u2019s debt wall hits an economy running on borrowed time<\/a> Asia Times<\/p>\n Thailand may face dual water risks as El Ni\u00f1o risk rises from May to July<\/a> The Nation. If Thailand is exposed to this pattern, you can assume the rest of Southeast Asia is too, at least to a degree.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic into their habitats and heightening the risks of collision<\/a> New Arab<\/p>\n Dozens killed in jihadist attacks in central Mali<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n Nigeria says dozens of terrorists killed as troops repel assault on base<\/a> TRT Afrika<\/p>\n Rebel fighters kill at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s like we went bankrupt overnight\u2019: poorest Somalis suffer as piles of worthless shillings mount up<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n Tremors in South Sudan are a warning of worse to come<\/a> Arab News<\/p>\n Sudan: How One of the Most Severe Humanitarian Crises Became Marginalized in the Global System<\/a> Stimson\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Venezuela\u2019s leader to defend her country\u2019s claim over mineral-rich Guyana region before UN court <\/a>Independent<\/p>\n Venezuela warns of \u2018serious\u2019 environmental impact from oil spill off Trinidad and Tobago<\/a> Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n Antipodes<\/p>\n New Zealand Outlines How Potential Fuel Rationing Would Work<\/a> Bloomberg <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n US in closely guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland<\/a> BBC. Lead story in US\/Canada version of the site. <\/p>\n How the Iran war is impacting food production lines across Europe<\/a> Sky<\/p>\n The real meaning of German rearmament<\/a> Thomas Fazi<\/p>\n Germany in fresh push to buy Tomahawks after Trump row<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Global Bond Vigilantes Circle UK Economy After Labour Polling Disaster<\/a> Streamline <\/p>\n Did Starmer speech do enough to end call for him to quit?<\/a> STV. The short clip from the speech is cringe-making. I know I should have more on Starmer twisting in the wind. But he is such a pathetic, vile figure that I hate having to think about him much, particularly since his political demise is certain, even if the timing is not. But UK readers have a lot at stake in where this goes, so please do pipe up in comments!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel v. The Resistance<\/p>\n \nMarathon marks a turning point for a Palestinian runner released from an Israeli prison<\/a> ABC Australia (ma)<\/p>\n A deeply disturbing and meticulously documented report by historians Liat Kozma and Lee Mordechai of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem traces the starvation of Gaza over the past three years through data, testimony, official statements, food prices, aid access, and powerful\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/c8x7RLrbQk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TheMuslimLawyer (@faisalkutty) May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A Palestinian farmer speaks in anguish after Israeli forces demolished a greenhouse on his land in the northern Jordan Valley, pointing to vast areas being destroyed by the Israeli army. pic.twitter.com\/lVS2udmxFz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ramy Abdu| \u0631\u0627\u0645\u064a \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0647 (@RamAbdu) May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel needs more troops to join \u2018immediately\u2019 amid \u2018collapsing\u2019 army<\/a> TRT World<\/p>\n Israeli weapon fires tiny metal cubes into people in Lebanon, like Gaza<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n Gulf turns to Turkey for air defence systems amid Iran threat<\/a> Middle East Eye<\/p>\n Yemen Faces Accelerating Economic Collapse Amid War , Regional Tensions<\/a> Yemen Online<\/p>\n War on Iran: Senior royal says Saudi Arabia avoided Israeli plan to \u2018plunge region into ruin\u2019 <\/a> Middle East Eye (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s \u2018Unacceptable\u2019 Answer <\/a>Daniel Larison<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s banks defy Trump financial sanctions to keep business as usual for regime<\/a> Observer\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n WWIII drones on<\/a> Julian Macfarlane. Opening section about the Middle East but the bulk of the post is on Russia.<\/p>\n Finland Is On Track To Become One Of Russia\u2019s Most Intractable Foes<\/a> Andrew Korybko<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Why Are Americans So Bloody Stupid?<\/a> YouTube (Roy P). ZOMG, I got a few minutes into this and so far it is great. <\/p>\n The RICO State: How Legal Pattern Recognition Reveals the Criminal Architecture of Transnational Capital<\/a> William Murphy<\/p>\n Yes, Death to American<\/a> Sam Husseini<\/p>\n A History of OPEC: Why Its Crisis Is Bad News<\/a> Think BRICS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Trump says he\u2019ll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can\u2019t do it on his own<\/a> Associated Press (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Lawsuit filed over Trump\u2019s Reflecting Pool renovations<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n GOP Clown Car<\/p>\n Why Is Susan Collins Shaking?<\/a> Ken Klippenstein<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Our No Longer Free Press<\/p>\n Nick Kristof has done a deep investigation into the Israeli practice of raping and sexually assaulting Palestinians. <\/p>\n Every Israeli on Twitter is accusing him of making it up, propaganda, etc.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve written for NYT multiple times, they have intense fact checking.<\/p>\n \u2014 Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Meta Is Dying. It\u2019s About Time. <\/a>New York Times (The Joker)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n The Middle East conflict has triggered a \u201csuper squeeze\u201d in the global sulphur and sulphuric acid markets, driving prices to record-breaking levels<\/a> CRU<\/p>\n Coal shipments jump as countries seek alternatives to disrupted gas supplies<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n Asia braces for a second wave of energy shocks from the Iran war<\/a> Independent<\/p>\n Hokkaido Faces Garbage Bag Shortage as Panic Buying Spreads <\/a>News Japan. This is not surprising except perhaps that it is showing up early in Japan. We have pointed out that naptha, used to make plastic, is set to run short all over Asia. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market is Giddy<\/p>\n The financial system is a giant polycrisis waiting to happen<\/a> Globe and Mail<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n BIG NEWS: A senior scientist at Google DeepMind published a paper arguing AI will NEVER be conscious. Not in 10 years. Not in 100. Never.<\/p>\n It’s called “The Abstraction Fallacy.”<\/p>\n Written by Alexander Lerchner. The disclaimer says it doesn’t reflect Google’s views. You can see\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Z3HmAa5z0J<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Guri Singh (@heygurisingh) May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says<\/a> Guardian (Kevin W). BWAHAHA.<\/p>\n Your AI Use Is Breaking My Brain<\/a> 404 Media<\/p>\n ????:<\/p>\n Only older people are buying the magic beans of AI. It’s rather sad, actually, seeing senior citizens bamboozled into believing that another industrial revolution is imminent. But they partly WANT to believe, perhaps to atone for their generational failure to make a better world. https:\/\/t.co\/kPWXtFXLhH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Seth Harp (@sethharpesq) May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n NEW: Auto loan and credit card delinquencies in US reach all-time high while stock market also nears record highs according to CNBC data.<\/p>\n \u2014 Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Serpent in the Garden: A.J.A. Woods\u2019s history of the \u2018cultural Marxism conspiracy\u2019<\/a> Commonweal (Anthony L)<\/p>\n Tesla strike moves beyond Sweden\u2019s borders \u2013 IF Metall blocks foreign work<\/a> Dagens Arbete via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n It will now be prohibited for municipalities to compete with companies<\/a> Tidningen N\u00e4ringslive via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n Why should Swedes consume when half the country is going backwards?<\/a> Aftonbladet via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour (Nat):<\/p>\n A bonus:<\/p>\n A cat discovered sunlight and didn’t understand why it suddenly felt hotter. \ud83e\udd17\ud83e\udd17 pic.twitter.com\/zknu8ALhZT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Figen (@TheFigen_) May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A second bonus:<\/p>\n This dog is a genius, look at the technique he uses to remove that wheel. \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/UfGLsucvYD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Figen (@TheFigen_) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And a third:<\/p>\n Impossible\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/8iOBbJ91Bb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 cats with powerful impression \ud83d\udc3e (@catshealdeprsn) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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