Scientists Developed a Questionnaire to Identify if Your Cat Is a Psychopath<\/a> ScienceAlert (Chuck L)<\/p>\n Dog Arthritis Treatment Under Fire After Reports of Severe, Even Fatal, Side Effects<\/a> Gizmodo (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Saints for Supper<\/a> London Review of Books (Anthony L)<\/p>\n How the novel became a laboratory for experimental physics<\/a> aeon (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index<\/a> ars technica (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n Mosh pit nappy, designed to avoid queues at gig loos, sells out<\/a> Sky News (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n Bird Flu Has Hit California Dairies So Hard That They\u2019re Calling It \u2018Covid for Cows\u2019<\/a> New York Times<\/p>\n \u201d rel=\u201dnofollow\u201d>How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic<\/a> KFF Health News (Paul R)<\/p>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks \u2014 for now<\/a> Grist<\/p>\n Two decades ago, researchers started an experiment that would challenge the prevailing scientific understanding of plant communities. <\/p>\n While modern agriculture treats diversity as inefficient, the Jena Experiment proved the opposite: complexity is the key to resilience. pic.twitter.com\/7DSVYJTOAb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sam Knowlton (@samdknowlton) December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n China\u2019s Overseas Investment Adds to Cash Exodus Weighing on Yuan<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n China and Sweden board bulker suspected of Baltic cable \u2018sabotage\u2019<\/a> Tradewinds News<\/p>\n NPR investigation of a Chinese celebrity dissident leads news orgs to retract stories<\/a> NPR<\/p>\n This is something that most people outside China have never heard of: in China they have this phone number \u2013 12345 \u2013 which you can dial wherever you are in the country if you have a query or a complaint that the local government can answer or solve. <\/p>\n They have a legal obligation\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/JVx7I29MKU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Honda and Nissan to begin merger talks amid EV competition<\/a> Nikkei<\/p>\n Koreas<\/p>\n South Korean won hits 15-year low as hawkish Fed, domestic politics weigh<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n Recognizing Somaliland: A geopolitical game-changer for West Asia?<\/a> The Cradle (Chuck L)<\/p>\n South Sudan\u2019s economic crisis threatens its fragile peace<\/a> Economist<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Ch\u00e1vez, Spirituality and Revolution: A Conversation with Joel Su\u00e1rez (Part I) <\/a> Venezuelanalysis (Robin K)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n O Canada<\/p>\n Faced with turmoil, a defiant Trudeau hangs on \u2013 for now<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n A perfect storm for the Canadian dollar<\/a> Think.ing<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n Germany and France are in crisis \u2013 is the next global financial crash brewing?<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n Energy challenges for Europe mount as Russian LNG imports rise, Norway weighs export cuts.<\/a> FirstPost<\/p>\n Trump Threatens Tariffs If EU Doesn\u2019t Buy More US Oil and Gas<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n Backlash builds as Elon Musk endorses Germany\u2019s far right <\/a> Politico (Kevin W)<\/p>\n VW cuts 35,000 jobs \u2013 factories remain open<\/a> Tagesschau via machine translation (guurst)<\/p>\n A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism <\/a> Wolfgang Streeck, SAGE Journals (Kevin W)<\/p>\n France\u2019s Debt Grows Further In Challenge To New PM<\/a> Barrons <\/p>\n Solar Firm Collapse Reverberates Through Danish Financial System<\/a> Bloomberg\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n UK Suffers Worst November for Car Production Since 1980<\/a> Bloomberg <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n UK borrowing costs climb as \u2018stagflation\u2019 fear stalks gilt market<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n Israel v. the Resistance<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no fire brigade here. Families just burn alive in their tents. They burn alive.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/9sRab0G52p<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel\u2019s Genocide Day 440: New reports of mass killings in Gaza surface<\/a> Mondoweiss<\/p>\n THE NEW CEASEFIRE EQUATION<\/a> Seymour Hersh. Robin K: \u201cSaudis rebuild Gaza\u2013so Israel can \u201cmow the grass\u201d following reconstruction whenever it chooses?\u201d<\/p>\n Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem Assesses Developments in Lebanon and Syria<\/a> Resistance News<\/p>\n Iran key services shut as rial plunges amid energy crisis, regional tension<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Results of the Year with Vladimir Putin<\/a> President of Russia<\/p>\n Yuzhmash and Oreshnik Demystified<\/a> Amerikanets (Dr. Kevin) and a later Mea Maxima Culpa<\/a>. Hhhm. <\/p>\n Medley Report: Europe\u2019s Descent, Oreshnik, and More<\/a> Simplicius <\/p>\n Russia pummels Kiev in response to US & UK missile attack on Rostov<\/a> Mike Hampton<\/p>\n Russia Taps Soviet-Era Stockpiles as Armored-Vehicle Supply Dwindles<\/a> Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n One thing no one’s talking about is that it’s questionable whether radar can even track plasma sheathed hypersonic objects. They track the initial hypersonic payload in space where there’s no atmosphere. But if it’s still going near Mach 10 in atmosphere the plasma sheath will\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/SVipQ5vzZt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SIMPLICIUS \u0470 (@simpatico771) December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Russian largely halts activities at Syria\u2019s Hmeimim air base<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n U.S. lifts bounty on Syria\u2019s interim leader amid diplomatic outreach<\/a> Washington Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Cutting Government Is Easy\u2026 If You Go After McKinsey<\/a> Matt Stoller<\/p>\n Ten Years After Normalization With Cuba, Trump Hardliners Take Cuba Back In Time<\/a> Ryan Grim<\/p>\n Trump appoints vocal critic of pope as envoy to Vatican<\/a> Anadolu Agency. He really can\u2019t restrain himself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Biden<\/p>\n Why Bidenism Failed<\/a> Jacobin (Robin K)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 8 Reasons Congress Deserves Raises<\/a> Babylon Bee<\/p>\n Senate passes bill to boost Social Security benefits for some<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n Our No Longer Free Press<\/p>\n \/1\ud83d\udea8 VICTORY \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n A federal court has denied the Stanford Internet Observatory, Atlantic Council, and Aspen Institute\u2019s attempt to dismiss AFL\u2019s class action lawsuit for conspiring with the U.S. government to conduct targeted surveillance and censor conservative political speech. pic.twitter.com\/7g7Yj0T2YQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 America First Legal (@America1stLegal) December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Scoop: Top editors stiff the Washington Post<\/a> Axios<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market is Moody<\/p>\n Renewed inflation fears stalk central bankers as markets shudder<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antitrust<\/p>\n Readers, aren\u2019t these inhalers also used for COPD?<\/p>\n 1. Today the Federal Circuit rejected Teva’s bid to list device patents for inhalers in the Orange Book.<\/p>\n Practically this means that drug makers can’t list patents for things like inhaler caps to block generic rivals from the market & keep prices high.<\/p>\n A big win for Americans. https:\/\/t.co\/sEYPwmVrfs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Lina Khan (@linakhanFTC) December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mark Cuban: A Master Disrupter for American Healthcare<\/a> Eric Topol (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n The Next Great Leap in AI Is Behind Schedule and Crazy Expensive<\/a> Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n It\u2019s a Mistake to Charge Luigi Mangione With Terrorism<\/a> New York Times<\/p>\n Did the NYPD\u2019s perp walk of Luigi Mangione backfire? <\/a> Gothamist (Kevin w)\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n Plumbing poverty: More people living without running water in US cities since global financial crisis<\/a> PhysOrg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour. From Kije H, admittedly quite a while ago: \u201cThis monk seal visits the beach we live on pretty often. They come ashore to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n And a bonus (Chuck L):<\/p>\n The other swans aren’t gonna believe this pic.twitter.com\/vBlDYIzByz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nature is Amazing \u2618\ufe0f (@AMAZlNGNATURE) December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A second bonus (Chuck L):<\/p>\n 4. Meet Sydney, a male umbrella cockatoo socializing with Vet Hospital Staff \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/Dr4wAzhvY2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Wholesome Side of \ud835\udd4f (@itsme_urstruly) December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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