Rare beaked whale delights scientists <\/a>Tagesschau via machine translation (Micael T). But it\u2019s dead \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n Flu EXPLOSION: Shocking one in four adults who are sick have flu \u2013 double last year\u2019s rate\u2026 as terrifying \u2018quad-demic\u2019 surge engulfs Britain hospitalising thousands<\/a> Daily Mail<\/p>\n Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk.<\/a> ProPublica (Robin K)<\/p>\n Dementia Incidence Linked to Inflammatory Foods<\/a> MedPage. Caffeine is anti-inflammatory, along with calorie restriction<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Rising wood fuel consumption shows limits of energy transition<\/a> JKempEnergy<\/p>\n Climate Science Legal Defense Fund gears up for a busy four years<\/a> Yale Climate Connections (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n Polluting shipwrecks are the ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans <\/a> The Conversation (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Cambodia\u2019s giant lake shrinks as climate change, Mekong dams cut fish supply<\/a> Nikkei<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n China pledges more debt, rate cuts as Trump tariff threats loom<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n US Curbs Scope of China Science Accord Amid Tech Rivalry<\/a> Associated Press<\/p>\n Wang Yongli clarifies China\u2019s issuance of USD-denominated Sovereign Bonds in Saudi Arabia<\/a> Pekinology. We debunked the hype over this in comments early on. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Koreas<\/p>\n South Korea MPs vote to impeach president after mass protests over martial law<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n Korean economy on alert amid rising debt, weak consumption<\/a> Pulse<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n Mali arrests, Niger site seizure rattle Western miners <\/a>Reuters<\/p>\n Mining firm defaults on US loans amid Mozambique political unrest<\/a> EEnews<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n ECB cuts rates again and keeps door open to further cuts<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n Macron appoints centrist ally Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou as France\u2019s fourth prime minister in 2024<\/a> Le Monde<\/p>\n The Economic Roots of France\u2019s Political Collapse<\/a> Daily Economy<\/p>\n Revealed: The \u2018Vested Interests\u2019 on the EU\u2019s Agriculture Committee<\/a> DesmogBlog<\/p>\n What Ireland\u2019s Great Famine can teach us about the EU-Mercosur free trade deal<\/a> Thomas Fazi<\/p>\n European countries quarrel over gas<\/a> Vzglyad via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n Swedish minister open to new measures to tackle energy crisis, blames German nuclear phase-out<\/a> Euractiv<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n UK economy shrinks again in another blow to Reeves, new figures show<\/a> Independent<\/p>\n Britain\u2019s farmers are braced for \u00a3600m of collective losses after poor weather led to the second-worst harvest on record<\/a> Telegraph<\/p>\n NFU chief says he \u2018cannot rule out\u2019 food shortages if farmers go on strike<\/a> Sky<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel v. the Resistance<\/p>\n Enduring the Trauma of Genocide (w\/ Gabor Mat\u00e9) <\/a>Chris Hedges (Chuck L)<\/p>\n Meetings at The Hague reveal crisis and turmoil, as state representatives grapple with Israeli warrants<\/a> Mondoweiss<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s currency drops to lowest rate ever against the dollar<\/a> Intellinews <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine with dozens of cruise missiles and drones<\/a> Guardian. So now it\u2019s official.<\/p>\n Russia Retaliates For ATACMS Strike \u2013 Improves Trolling<\/a> Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)<\/p>\n EU prepares first sanctions against Russia for disinformation \u2013 Bloomberg<\/a> Ukrainska Pravda<\/p>\n Ending the War in Ukraine: Analysis and Recommendations<\/a> Paul Robinson. Mentioned approvingly by Alexander Mercouris <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Pieces Begin Slowly Falling into Place in \u2018New Syria\u2019<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n Inside Israel\u2019s opportunistic invasion of Syria<\/a> Mondoweiss (guurst)<\/p>\n Prof. Mohammad Marandi | Syria\u2019s Truth: No Winners, Only LOSERS \u2013 Short & Long-Term Chaos EXPOSED<\/a> Dialogue Works. A contrary view on what the collapse of Syria means for Hezbollah and Iran. We\u2019ll see in due course if his take is proven correct. <\/p>\n The Roads to Damascus<\/a> Tariq Ali, New Left Review (Robin K)<\/p>\n Erdo\u011fan\u2019s Syria?<\/a> Cihan Tu\u011fal, New Left Review (Robin K)<\/p>\n Turkey: A slim majority of Turks sees Assad dynasty\u2019s fall as positive<\/a> Middle East Eye<\/p>\n Turkish-backed fighters accused of executing Kurdish soldiers in hospital<\/a> Telegraph<\/p>\n Russia appears to pull back its forces in Syria<\/a> Financial Times. As we predicted<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n THREAD: The official narrative of how Luigi Mangione was apprehended doesn\u2019t add up. Evidence suggests a deeper surveillance operation involving real-time facial recognition technology. Let\u2019s delve into the inconsistencies and explore the implications. \ud83e\uddf5 pic.twitter.com\/catXgNjG4v<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Marlo the Hutt (@YesYoureRacist) December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n NATO must shift to wartime mindset, secretary general warns<\/a> Sky<\/p>\n Resource nationalism on the rise amid geopolitical tensions<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n US, China, Russia gearing up for space wars to come <\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n The Stinking Legacy-Prisons and concentration camps of the USA<\/a> Marat Khairullin (guurst)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 1\/6<\/p>\n The Jan. 6 Verdict Is In: The Rioters Lose, Even If Trump Pardons Them <\/a> Politico (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Ontario threatens to cut off US\u2019s power over Trump tariff row<\/a> Telegraph<\/p>\n Trump aides mull abolishing FDIC as part of dramatic banking deregulation spree: report<\/a> New York Post. This would instantly crash the banking system. <\/p>\n Attacking Iran Would Be Insane<\/a> Daniel Larison<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Biden<\/p>\n Important. Please click through or read the threadreader<\/a>:<\/p>\n 1\/ The media isn\u2019t reporting it but the Biden administration appears to be going into full Hitler-in-the-bunker mode and trying to destroy global energy markets to crush the EU economy and lower American living standards through more inflation to hurt Trump. \ud83e\uddf5 pic.twitter.com\/qrVsDlC4Rr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Biden commutes sentence of Luzerne County kids-for-cash scandal judge Conahan<\/a> WVIA. James C: \u201cHelping to slaughter thousands of Palestinian children wasn\u2019t enough for Joe. Now he\u2019s giving a pass on torturing US kids.\u201d Moi: This case was so notoriously awful that it inspired a segment on Law and Order: SVU. See here for the trailer<\/a>. <\/p>\n Victims \u2018shocked\u2019 after Biden grants clemency to \u2018kids-for-cash\u2019 judge and $54 million embezzler <\/a> CNN (Kevin W)<\/p>\n have you considered embezzling funds to buy a show horse? https:\/\/t.co\/240QYfmdp4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 chinahand (@chinahand) December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n NYT: Pelosi fractures hip in fall abroad<\/a> SFExaminer. This was destined to happen unless she was religiously doing balance exercises. At 84, she was wearing high heels (see here<\/a>) and regularly walking on very hard floors (note other shoes now fashionable for women, lower \u201ckitten\u201d heels with a tiny point of contact, are also risky despite looking otherwise). The odds of death in older people rise dramatically in the six months following a bad fall. <\/p>\n Abortion<\/p>\n Texas AG sues New York doctor for providing abortion pills across state lines <\/a>The Hill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Woke Watch<\/p>\n The truth about the Woke Right<\/a> Unherd<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n 1 big thing: Chatbots are learning to lie<\/a> Axios (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment <\/a> Mercury News (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Legal Tech Unicorn EvenUp Relied Heavily on Humans Despite AI Claims<\/a> Business Insider<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bezzle<\/p>\n Texas House Introduces Bill To Establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n McKinsey to pay $650M settlement over Purdue opioid consulting, reports say<\/a> Axios (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n Macabre signs and art have cropped up across the U.S., targeting health insurance executives and repeating words connected to the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.<\/p>\n Watch more: \ud83c\udfa5 https:\/\/t.co\/m1eC8QdNYf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/W6PRIX92F5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Piers Morgan asked Antichrist Peter Thiel what he would say to people who celebrated Luigi Mangione \u2014 who was a fan of Peter Thiel and Elon Musk \u2014 murdering an insurance CEO.<\/p>\n If someone can find a worse answer to any question, I\u2019d love to see it. This is excruciating. pic.twitter.com\/Y7JTFQlUzv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jim Stewartson, Antifascist \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f (@jimstewartson) December 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Florida mom arrested for saying \u2018Delay Deny Depose\u2019 on call with BlueCross BlueShield health insurer: \u2018You people are next\u2019<\/a> New York Post<\/p>\n A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies<\/a> Michael Moore<\/p>\n Bret Stephens: A Real Upper Class Asshole \u2013 and Journalism Fraud and Liar Too<\/a> Washington Babylon (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n Americans spend more years sick than rest of world: Study<\/a> Bloomberg (Robin K)<\/p>\n A Holiday Strike at Amazon?<\/a> Drop Site (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour. A very old one from Mark T that I just found in my inbox. \u201cI am a rescue cat who\u2019s a bit special, but now have a home :-)\u201d<\/p>\n And a bonus (Chuck L). I had no idea snowy owls were so large:<\/p>\n “Meet the Snowy Owl: The Arctic’s Enchanting Ruler”<\/p>\n In the linked video, we are invited to discover the captivating Snowy Owl. This magnificent creature is truly an ice and snow spirit, reigning supreme in the Arctic. With its beautiful plumage and piercing eyes, it is a sight\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yTjGmfpZG5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Zhang Heqing (@zhang_heqing) December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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