How Rats Took Over North America<\/a> Scientfic American. Gearing?<\/p>\n I\u2019m driving 6 hours through New York\u2019s Adirondacks to see the 2024 total solar eclipse from Potsdam. Here\u2019s why.<\/a> Space.com<\/p>\n The Solar Eclipse Record from Santa Elena Poco Uinic<\/a> Maya Decipherment<\/p>\n Climate<\/p>\n Geoengineering Test Quietly Launches Salt Crystals into Atmosphere<\/a> Scientific American<\/p>\n California emits more of this little-known greenhouse gas than all other US states combined<\/a> The Hill. Sulfuryl fluoride.<\/p>\n The Carbon Divide: The Material Basis of Polarisation<\/a> Green European Journal<\/p>\n The Ecological Crisis of Capitalism and Human Survival<\/a> Monthly Review<\/p>\n Why the death of the honeybee was greatly exaggerated<\/a> VOX<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pandemics<\/p>\n Whooping cough\u2019s back \u2014 and it\u2019s Covid\u2019s fault<\/a> Politico. Not immune dysregulation but \u201cvaccine hesitancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n US, China need \u2018tough\u2019 conversations, Yellen tells Chinese Premier Li<\/a> Channel News Asia. The deck: \u201cThe US Treasury Secretary has made the threat of China\u2019s excess production of electric vehicles and other clean energy products a focus of her second visit to China in nine months.\u201d Excess with respect to what? Thread:<\/p>\n Some think China’s car production capacity is about 2x Chinese domestic demand. In other sectors \u2014 like batteries \u2013 Chinese capacity is more like 4x domestic demand.<\/p>\n 11\/ pic.twitter.com\/c8qIBlJGck<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brad Setser (@Brad_Setser) April 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/p>\n More on \u201covercapacity\u201d:<\/p>\n Back to my post yesterday on how China’s “industrial overcapacity” actually is a buzzword for competitiveness.<\/p>\n This \ud83d\udc47 is part of the equation: Chinese manufacturing is an order of magnitude more robotized than elsewhere, which means much higher productivity and lower prices.\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/JgM7rdN4FD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) April 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/p>\n US and China agree to start new talks on \u2018balanced\u2019 economic growth<\/a> France24<\/p>\n Yellen warns China of \u2018significant consequences\u2019 if its companies support Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a> FT<\/p>\n Aukus weighs expanding security pact to deter China in Indo-Pacific<\/a> FT<\/p>\n China\u2019s maternity services put on notice as the country faces an \u2018obstetrics winter\u2019<\/a> South China Morning Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Myanmar<\/p>\n Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Pelosi joins US Democrats call for Biden to halt arms transfer to Israel<\/a> Al Jazeera<\/p>\n House Armed Services ranking member: Israel\u2019s strategy is \u2018not working to their advantage\u2019<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n US braces for possible retaliatory attack from Iran: Report.<\/a> Commentary:<\/p>\n Iran backs Hamas. It all comes back to Iran.<\/p>\n \u2014 AIPAC (@AIPAC) April 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/p>\n AIPAC to US: \u201cLet\u2019s you and him fight.\u201d<\/p>\n Elon Musk\u2019s X pushed a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel. X\u2019s AI chatbot Grok made it up.<\/a> Mashable<\/p>\n 200,000 worshippers perform Tarawih prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque despite Israeli restrictions<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n Concerns UK\u2019s UNRWA defunding decision based on \u2018claims made through torture\u2019<\/a> The New Arab<\/p>\n Tracking The Urbicide in Gaza<\/a> ArcGis. Interactive map.<\/p>\n Class destroyed: The rise and ruin of Gaza\u2019s revered universities<\/a> (photo essay) NBC (Furzy Mouse).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Dear Old Blighty<\/p>\n \u2018Brilliant\u2019 professor and father-of-two died aged just 43 after doctors botched treatment for a rare condition on which he was a national expert, his GP widow tells inquest<\/a> Daily Mail<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold-War<\/p>\n Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine\u2019s top general says Russian forces carrying out offensive operations day and night \u2013 as it happened<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n Military briefing: Russian \u2018glide bombs\u2019 pound Ukrainian troops and towns<\/a> FT<\/p>\n OPINION: The Unseen Crisis: Russian Soldiers\u2019 Desperation on Ukrainian Front Lines<\/a> Kyiv Post<\/p>\n Edward Luttwak: Time to Send NATO Troops<\/a> Simplicius the Thinker(s)<\/p>\n NATO Wants to Show Support for Ukraine, but Only So Much<\/a> NYT<\/p>\n Zelenskyy aims to convene Peace Summit with up to 100 countries participating<\/a> Ukrainska Pravda<\/p>\n Russia presses for answers from West over Nord Stream blasts<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n Peter Pellegrini: Russia-friendly populist elected Slovak president<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Storming of Mexican embassy in Quito \u2018an invasion\u2019, Ecuador\u2019s ex-president Correa tells FRANCE 24 <\/a>France24. Commentary:<\/p>\n U.S. support for Ecuador’s security:<\/p>\n \u2611\ufe0fFacilitated delivery of 20,000+ bullet proof vests More \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/MmmqYqAajY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brian A. Nichols (@WHAAsstSecty) January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/p><\/blockquote>\n O Canada<\/p>\n Leaked documents show Alberta to dismantle health provider, may sell off care homes<\/a> CYV News. Meanwhile in Edmonton\u2019s Winspear Centre concert hall:<\/p>\n So, I don\u2019t remember a designated \u201ccoughing room\u201d existing at performance halls in prepandemic times <\/p>\n H\/T to my local Still Coviding FB Group for this find.https:\/\/t.co\/zEz5cK2g7Q<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AlvP4TLSjI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Amanda Hu (@amandalhu) April 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 2024<\/p>\n Trump campaign raises more than $50 million at Florida fundraiser: \u2018historic\u2019 haul<\/a> FOX. Let\u2019s wait for real numbers.<\/p>\n Donald Trump\u2019s Insatiable Bloodlust<\/a> MoDo, NYT (Furzy Mouse).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Baltimore bridge salvage: \u2018This is a game of Jenga you don\u2019t want to lose\u2019<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n Noisy Law: Scaling Without A Modulus<\/a> (PDF) Cass Sunstein, SSRN<\/p>\n B-a-a-d Banks<\/p>\n A bank failure shattered trust in this Kansas town. Only honest talk will heal it.<\/a> Kansas Reflector<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Digital Watch<\/p>\n Tough luck, bosses, AI is coming for your job, too<\/a> The Register. I\u2019ve never understood why this use case wasn\u2019t top of mind\u2026<\/p>\n What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world<\/a> Ars Technica. From last week, still a good roundup.<\/p>\n Everything I Know About the XZ Backdoor<\/a> Evan Boehs<\/p>\n What can be done to protect open source devs from next xz backdoor drama? <\/a>The Register<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Groves of Academe<\/p>\n The US is experiencing a boom in microschools. What are they?<\/a> The Hill. Presumably easier to ventilate. But also yet another assault on public education (and the very notion of a \u201cpublic\u201d).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Zeitgeist Watch<\/p>\n Disney Day Drinkers Club (Yes, That Exists) Feuds With Epcot Over Trashy Mascot<\/a> WSJ. From January, but how could I have missed this?<\/p>\n How Raw Milk Went from a Whole Foods Staple to a Conservative Signal<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Liberal Blindspots<\/a> Phenomemal World<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n What\u2019s Wrong With the Economy? It\u2019s You, Not the Data<\/a> WSJ<\/p>\n Nail technicians join forces to raise prices<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n A store owner caught well-dressed women shoplifting\u2014then posted the videos to TikTok<\/a> The San Francisco Standard<\/p>\n The Reckoning: From the Second Slavery to Abolition, 1776-1888 \u2013 book review<\/a> Counterfire<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The New Science on What Ultra-Processed Food Does to Your Brain<\/a> WSJ<\/p>\n Evidence, rationality, and ignorance: Agnotological issues in COVID-19 science<\/a> Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. From 2020, still germane.<\/p>\n Antidote du jour (Henry D):<\/p>\n And:<\/p>\n Henry D writes:<\/p>\n This is Ophelia. As a puppy she was rescued from a rescuer after she apparently destroyed a nice rug and sofa from inside her crate one afternoon and they gave up. To say she was hyperactive, high anxiety would be putting it mildly. I found that if I ran her ~ 10 miles daily she would calm down enough to be around others, though she still remained terrified of loud noises. In Atlanta we would get summer thunderstorms rolling through in the afternoon. She would panic jumping the fence to seek shelter and I would often get calls such as she was in an unknown neighbor\u2019s car and they couldn\u2019t get her out or hiding in a store such as Kroger a few miles from my home. Fortunately, she was not aggressive at all, but no one with any sense was going to pull on a frightened German Shepherd. One afternoon she was at my girlfriend\u2019s house during a thunderstorm and jumped the 6 ft fence, somehow got on the other side of I-285 and on the way back managed to cross 4 lanes of rush hour traffic, but got trapped against the median and subsequently hit by a car. An amazing Vet tech saw her, pulled over in the rain in rush hour traffic and rescued her. Anyone who has driven I \u2013 285 in Atlanta during rush hour knows what a crazy heroic act this was. She had lost her tags by this point so it took a week to track her down, by which point they had done surgery to repair the damage and wouldn\u2019t allow us to pay because we hadn\u2019t had a chance to approve it. After that I got permission to bring her to work teaching with me and she grew into an amazing dog. Her life \u201cended\u201d when my neighbor, a police officer, was practicing shooting and she panicked, got out of the fence and headed to friends house down the road. Apparently at the same time a cougar and her cub were also spotted crossing my neighbors yard and she was never seen again. Mysteriously 6 months later a white German Shepherd was found in the woods several miles from my home. It turns out she was less than a year old, but had been surviving on her own in the woods and at that point looked and acted very much like my lost 14 yr old dog. Because she was so straggly and misbehaved they weren\u2019t able to find anyone to adopt her so the saga began anew. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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