Three million years ago, our ancestors were vegetarian<\/a> ScienceDaily (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Iron Age DNA Reveals Women Dominated Pre-Roman Britain<\/a> ScienceAlert (Chuck L)<\/p>\n Regency Sex Ed<\/a> History News Network (Anthony L)<\/p>\n The Power of Prayer<\/a> aeon. Micael T: \u201cCan you Luigi oligarchs through prayers? Will we see oligarchs with lifeguards protecting them from prayers?\u201d<\/p>\n Honey, I forgot to duck: Jackson Lears<\/a> London Review of Books (Anthony L). On Max Boot on Reagan. <\/p>\n Them and us: How good are we at getting on with one another?<\/a> Times Literary Supplement (Anthony L)<\/p>\n The Adults in the Room<\/a> Michael Ignatieff (Anthony L)<\/p>\n Younger Women Are Now More At-Risk for Cancer Than Men<\/a> Wall Street Journal (Micael T). Have not found a non-paywalled version. Another report on the same data: Cancer cases are increasing in women while declining in men, report finds<\/a> NBC<\/p>\n #COVID-19\/Pandemics<\/p>\n Rise of vaccine distrust \u2013 why more of us are questioning jabs<\/a> BBC (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Avian influenza outbreak in Georgia halts sale of poultry, forces quarantine<\/a> Fox5. KLG: \u201cNorthern part of Georgia is chicken central\u201d<\/p>\n HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE.<\/p>\n Surely waiting in a room filled with people with infectious disease with no mitigation helps people catch vital infections that invigorate them with health and vitality?<\/p>\n Or maybe infections caught in hospital kill people. \u2014 tern (@1goodtern) January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Trouble Transitioning<\/a> Adam Tooze, London Review of Books (Anthony L)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n CHINA\u2019S CONTEMPORARY PARADOX: RISING INEQUALITY, FALLING SUPPORT FOR REDISTRIBUTION<\/a> World Inequality Database (Micael T)<\/p>\n Trump holds \u2018very good\u2019 call with China\u2019s Xi<\/a> RT<\/p>\n Beijing calls Biden a \u2018liar\u2019 and says hello to Trump<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/p>\n Wed or I\u2019ll shoot: Inside the criminal world where young men are forced to marry at gunpoint<\/a> RT (Chuck L)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n ECB Faces a Problem: Euro Area Services Inflation Stuck at 4.0% for 13th Month. CPI Accelerates Further, as Energy & Durable Goods Stopped Plunging<\/a> Wolf Richter<\/p>\n EU faces up to \u20ac1 trillion loss for cutting Russian gas \u2013 Moscow sovereign wealth fund<\/a> RT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n UK economy sliding back into recession<\/a> London Loves Business<\/p>\n Oldham gang rape survivor blasts \u2018appalling\u2019 Labour plan for local grooming inquiries and \u2018rapid audit\u2019 <\/a> Independent (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel v. The Resistance<\/p>\n Israel Admits Failure in Gaza<\/a> John Mearshemer<\/p>\n Ceasefire and colonial self-cannibalization<\/a> Alon Mizrahi<\/p>\n Starmer\u2019s Support for Gaza Ceasefire Riddled With Lies<\/a> Jonathan Cook<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8Most Palestinians who’ll be released on Sunday are HOSTAGES!<\/p>\n Not prisoners or detainees<\/p>\n Those are civilians the IDF mass kidnapped from Gaza & the West Bank since Oct 7 as a bargaining chip; or “strategic assets”<\/p>\n “We’re holding them for the deals” an Israeli officer admits\ud83d\udc47 pic.twitter.com\/zuMlUn36pa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n All the uncertainties surrounding the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal<\/a> Thomas Fazi<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n How the West Was Lost<\/a> American Affairs Journal (Anthony L)<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s Debt: an instrument of pressure and spoliation in the hands of creditors<\/a> CADTM (Micael T)<\/p>\n Dusk for Norway is dawn for Russia\u2019: The looming gas crisis facing the West<\/a> Telegraph<\/p>\n Game Changer \u2014 Russia and Iran Sign Mutual Security Agreement<\/a> Larry Johnson. This is more than was expected.<\/p>\n Inside the Russia-Iran Comprehensive Partnership Treaty: What\u2019s In It and Why It Matters<\/a> Sputnik (Kevin W)<\/p>\n SITREP 1\/17\/25: Russia-Iran\u2019s Landmark Agreement Imitated in Starmer\u2019s Last Minute Kiev Stunt<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f The Kremlin is concerned about the provision on the advancement of British military infrastructure in the “century-long treaty” between London and Kiev, stated Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. He noted that Moscow will analyze how these agreements will be\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Getting Russia Wrong: A Quarter Century of Putin<\/a> American Conservative (Anthony L)<\/p>\n What will a \u201cEuropean Armenia\u201d bring? <\/a>Strategic Culture (Micael T)<\/p>\n 6 questions and answers about the document signed between Armenia and the USA<\/a> Media Max (Michael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n WEF Director Backs UN\u2019s Pro-Censorship AI Watchdog<\/a> Reclaim the Net (Tom D)<\/p>\n Lawsuit alleges Vermont tracks pregnant women deemed unsuitable for parenthood <\/a>Associated Press. Paul R: \u201cLebensunwertes Leben. Apparently they tracked when pregnant women had mental health episodes, and flagged them to have the kids taken away once born.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Wars top global risk as Davos elite gathers in shadow of fragmented world<\/a> Reuters <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Authorities Preparing For \u201cWorst Case Scenarios\u201d Ahead of Trump Inauguration<\/a> Modernity<\/p>\n Georgia appeals court upholds partial dismissal of Trump election interference case<\/a> Courthouse News<\/p>\n Yellen: Debt limit will be hit day after Trump\u2019s inauguration <\/a>The Hill. Another Biden parting present<\/p>\n U.S. Shale\u2019s Capital Discipline Outweighs Trump\u2019s Pro-Growth Rhetoric<\/a> OilPrice<\/p>\n Everyone has their reasons <\/a>Jan-Werner M\u00fcller, London Review of Books. Anthony L: \u201cThe LRB\u2019s idea of brilliant political analyst is back\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Biden<\/p>\n Remembering The Golden Years: Here Are The 11 Best Moments Of Biden\u2019s Presidency<\/a> Babylon Bee<\/p>\n Biden in His Bunker<\/a> Philip Pikington<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n California Burning<\/p>\n Los Angeles fires survivors face arduous federal aid process, delayed payouts<\/a> WSWS<\/p>\n Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA\u2019s is even worse.<\/a> Grist. Remember the first responders at 9\/11? Same potential health damage on a bigger scale<\/p>\n The historic Black neighborhood of Altadena, once home to Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, has lost millions in generational wealth from the LA fires. <\/p>\n BT spoke with Altadena resident Kyoko Canizales whose home was lost during the Eaton Fire. The home had been in her family\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/CxoQfgj3WR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Immigration<\/p>\n Trump to Launch Mass Deportation Raids in Chicago on Tuesday \u2013 SEIU 1199 to Face Leadership Challenge<\/a> Mike Elk<\/p>\n Senate advances Laken Riley Act, teeing up final vote<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Our No Longer Free Press<\/p>\n Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, Biden stays execution \u2014 but broad power now lies with Trump<\/a> Drop Site (Li)<\/p>\n TikTok says it will \u2018go dark\u2019 on Sunday without US government action<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n here\u2019s your transparency from the military on how it spies on civilians on social media https:\/\/t.co\/eRCJRNjc7O<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n VIDEO: Sam Husseini\u2019s Viral Confrontation With Blinken<\/a> Decensored. Lambert featured this appalling conduct, but many of the videos were not the best, and this one gives a fuller picture of what transpired. <\/p>\n CNN In DEEP TROUBLE With Defamation Case: Legal Analyst Jonathan Turley Warns<\/a> Glenn Greenwald\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market is Moody<\/p>\n Investor who predicted dot-com crash issues chilling three-word warning as another market storm brews<\/a> Daily Mail (Li)<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s plans could trigger liquidity crises across Europe and Asia<\/a> South China Morning Post <\/p>\n US financial deregulation would raise crisis risks, French central bank chief says<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n Falling for the Algorithm: New Study Reveals Emotional Bonds Between Users and ChatGPT <\/a>ScienceBlog (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bezzle<\/p>\n Wall Street could get a boost from $1 trillion in buybacks, Goldman says<\/a> Reuters (Michael Hudson)<\/p>\n Regulators are investigating reports of property damage from SpaceX Starship\u2019s explosion<\/a> CNN (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n GoFundMe Is a Health-Care Utility Now<\/a> Atlantic (Paul R)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour. Lennymemes via Paul R. Legend: \u201cI knew crows were smart but this one is actually dipping his nuggets.\u201d<\/p>\n And a bonus (Chuck L). So why hasn\u2019t this been made into a children\u2019s story?<\/p>\n Cow thinks he’s a showjumping horse pic.twitter.com\/AVoNOJlXMR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nature is Amazing \u2618\ufe0f (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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