Neanderthal Dentistry, and the Scientist Glad Not to Have Experienced It<\/a> New York Times<\/p>\n The Conscience of the City<\/a> Harper\u2019s. \u201cOn the life of the garbageman.\u201d<\/p>\n Capitalism Is a Flammable System: An Interview with Alejandro Pedregal<\/a> MR Online<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n SOS flare from shipwrecked mariner may have sparked 16,000-acre fire on Santa Rosa Island, USCG says<\/a> ABC7<\/p>\n California\u2019s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive<\/a> Wired<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n HISTORY IS COMING: 40c IN EUROPE<\/p>\n This will arguably be the harshest spring heat wave in European history \u2014 Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Video and satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf island<\/a> AP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pandemics<\/p>\n Incredible speech delivered by Baroness Linforth in the House of Lords today calling for clean indoor air in schools.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would cost less than a tenner per child per year to provide pupils and staff with clean air \u2013 about the same cost as a coffee and a cake.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2615\ufe0f\ud83e\uddc1 pic.twitter.com\/aqItZRCSkN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Cat in the Hat \ud83d\udc08\u200d\u2b1b \ud83c\udfa9 \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@_CatintheHat) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Full text of Baroness Linforth\u2019s speech available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n If covid infections make you *more vulnerable* to almost every other pathogenic infection by multiple mechanisms, then you\u2019d expect increases in almost every other pathogenic infection.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s what we see.<\/p>\n Ten completely unsurprising news stories:<\/p>\n \u2014 tern (@1goodtern) May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ebola<\/p>\n Infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg diseases<\/a> WHO<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You are right to be concerned. \u2014 Dr Evonne T Curran NursD \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@EvonneTCurran) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A passenger on board tells me there were not enough masks for passengers.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jonathan Carlson (@TVreporter) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hantavirus<\/p>\n Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship, 2026<\/a> The New England Journal of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I\u2019m so incredibly frustrated. We have an outbreak report for the cruise ship, published in NEJM, and great clinical, epidemiological, and genomic reporting, and\u2026<\/p>\n NOT A SINGLE MENTION OF VENTILATION\/FILTRATION SETUP ON THE SHIP<\/p>\n Folks, we keep doing this. A lot of MD\/PhD\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/2gmUJHnrBQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Joseph Allen (@j_g_allen) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Malaria reintroduction into US is possible: CDC report<\/a> CIDRAP<\/p>\n China?<\/p>\n Trump says he\u2019s willing to talk to Taiwan\u2019s leader, a major departure from diplomatic norms<\/a> CNN<\/p>\n Visa-free travel, porcelain set, oil and gas: highlights of Putin\u2019s visit to China<\/a> TASS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Vladimir Putin\u2019s visit to Beijing showcased an unbreakable alliance with Xi Jinping. But behind the closed doors, the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is completely scrambling the rules of the Sino-Russian energy relationship. \u2014 Francesco Sassi (@Frank_Stones) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n LET\u2019S PLAY HIDE AND SEEK \u2013 PUTIN AND XI PLAY HIDERS, WE PLAY IT<\/a> John Helmer<\/p>\n Nvidia says it has \u2018largely conceded\u2019 China\u2019s AI chip market to Huawei<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/p>\n India faces LPG gap of 400,000 barrels a day as energy crisis goes on<\/a> Nikkei Asia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n For those who don\u2019t know, the Freedom Flotilla activists are foreign nationals from:<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8U.S.A And others.<\/p>\n ISRAEL IS DOING THIS TO YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS<\/p>\n \u2014 Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Horrors of AI-Driven Military Targeting, From Gaza to Iran<\/a> Defend Democracy Press<\/p>\n Elon Musk lauds Israeli innovation as \u2018No. 1 in the world\u2019<\/a> Jewish Insider<\/p>\n How Israel-Backed Sweida Became Syria\u2019s Narcotics Capital<\/a> New Lines Mag<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I was waiting for this Axios report as the final indication that a fully coordinated U.S.-Israeli military action against #Iran<\/a> might indeed be imminent (I sincerely hope I\u2018m wrong). https:\/\/t.co\/MJwSKtbTl8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gImNuejVdK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Hamidreza Azizi (@HamidRezaAz) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Michael Bay To Direct True Story On Largest Rescue Mission In American History To Save Two Downed Pilots In Iran<\/a> Deadline. True story!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Palestine Action prisoners may be sentenced as \u201cterrorists\u201d<\/a> Palestine is Still the Issue<\/p>\n Starmer\u2019s inner circle knew about APCO\u2019s Labour Together investigation<\/a> Democracy for Sale<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n EU explores fertiliser stockpiling as food crisis looms<\/a> FT<\/p>\n Germany\u2019s Merz proposes Ukraine as EU \u2018associate member\u2019 without voting rights<\/a> France24<\/p>\n Germany\u2019s Military Patronage Of Ukraine Is A Crucial Part Of Its Grand Strategy<\/a> Andrew Korybko<\/p>\n German employment shows 486,000 fewer on the job in first quarter<\/a> DPA<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n Kenya cuts fuel prices after deadly protests<\/a> Semafor<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Kremlin responds to \u2018borderline crazy\u2019 threat from NATO state<\/a> RT. Speaking of crazy:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Russia\u2019s public threats against our Baltic States are completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n Let there be no doubt.<\/p>\n A threat against one Member State is a threat against our entire Union.<\/p>\n Russia and Belarus bear direct responsibility for drones endangering the lives and security of people\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ukrainians Wagnerizing<\/a> Events in Ukraine<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Zelensky calls Nazi collaborator & leader of OUN, which organized with Nazis police, SD battalion & SS Galicia Division that perpetrated mass murder of Jews, Poles & Ukrainians, \u201cUkrainian hero\u201d & announces his reburial with state honors. His standing ovation to SS Galicia\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/6IEP7gKslJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Cuba Girds for Invasion as Trump Launches Ra\u00fal Castro Indictment Amid Punishing Blockade<\/a> Drop Site<\/p>\n U.S. Nimitz Carrier Enters Caribbean Amid Trump\u2019s Threats Against Cuba<\/a> TeleSur<\/p>\n Bolivian Government Charges Labor Leader With Terrorism as Police Crack Down on Protests<\/a> Common Dreams. And now playing the USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n Betrayal in Venezuela<\/a> Black Agenda Report<\/p>\n The Return of the Conquistadors: A New US-Zionist Colonial Front Reshaping Latin America<\/a> Fiorella Isabel and Vanessa Beeley<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Trump Demands Firing of Parliamentarian Over Disagreement on Ballroom Funding<\/a> Truthout<\/p>\n Judge orders White House staff to comply with presidential records law that DOJ calls unconstitutional<\/a> CBS News<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Trump IRS \u2018Slush Fund\u2019 Will Expose DOJ Lawyers to Fraud Charges<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n House Judiciary Republicans reject subpoenas for architects of new \u2018Anti-Weaponization Fund\u2019<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants<\/a> NBC News<\/p>\n Abortion clinic protesters eligible for payouts from new Trump \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Terrorist \u201cBody Count\u201d Captivates the White House<\/a> Ken Klippenstein<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump: \u201cI\u2019m right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister, so maybe after I do this, I\u2019ll go to Israel and run for prime minister.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/395pG2GYfz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel in America<\/p>\n Pro-Israel groups celebrate Massie\u2019s defeat, brace for Rabb<\/a> Jewish Insider. As one would expect after they spent massive amounts of money<\/a> to defeat him.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Some huge anomalies in the Massie primary. Last minute mail in votes mysteriously appear at the last minute and record voter turnout against Massie despite him increasing his voter turnout by almost 20% on 2024. pic.twitter.com\/BlwgRm3U2H<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Maryann Revealing Light \ud83c\udf49 (@MaryannRevLight) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jewish groups rally behind bipartisan Senate antisemitism bill with $1B security allocation<\/a> Jewish Telegraphic Agency<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Democrats Suck<\/p>\n The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, championed by figures like Barney Frank, is frequently lauded by the political establishment as a safeguard against the financial instability that characterized the 2008 crisis.<\/p>\n However, beneath the bureaucratic\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/1BUKdJnnLl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tony Seruga (@TonySeruga) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Upstairs, Downstairs.<\/a> Aurelien<\/p>\n Continuing Imperial Depravity\u2013A Rant<\/a> Karl Sanchez<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BRICS<\/p>\n BRICS Brought a Calculator to a Holy War<\/a> BettBeat<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n Disney accused of misusing facial recognition technology<\/a> Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Accelerationists<\/p>\n Smirking Musk Laughs About Cutting Ebola Prevention \u2018Accidentally\u2019<\/a> Daily Beast. From February. Increasingly germane. And no, the funding was not restored<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Central Banks<\/p>\n Phantoms, Left-Wing Candidates, \u2018Febrile Conditions\u2019 in Bond Markets\u2026 and President Petro\u2019s Fight Against the Central Bank of Colombia<\/a> Ann Pettifor<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence<\/a> Science<\/p>\n How Transformer Shortages and System Dynamics Threaten America\u2019s AI Ambitions<\/a> Warwick Powell<\/p>\n Intuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI<\/a> TechCrunch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Book Nook<\/p>\n Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal<\/a> Wired<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n This Arkansas Town Is Humming With the Sound of Missile Making<\/a> WSJ<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n Bezos defends billionaires, hypes AI, talks taxes and praises Trump in CNBC interview<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance<\/a> Economic Policy Institute<\/p>\n The Left, Trade Unions, and Mass Organisations<\/a> Savage Minds<\/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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We can see up to 40C in Spain,35C in Central Europe for days.
Thousands of records will be pulverized in Spain,Portugal,France,Benelux,UK;SCandinavia,Germany,Alps,Czechia,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TV9fpp3eTr<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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Its like the pandemic never happened.
It is a wilful failure to understand aerosol transmission.
The even describe >5u as droplets and not aerosols.
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The hard data tells a different story.
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