Saving the Iberian lynx: How humans rescued this rare feline from extinction<\/a> Earth.com<\/p>\n Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever<\/a> Yale Environment 360<\/p>\n Running From Zombies in The Snow: A Guide to The Arctic Apocalypse<\/a> The Sentinel Intelligence<\/p>\n Walgreens replaced its refrigerator doors with digitized ad-laden glass. It might become a $200 million debacle<\/a> Fortune<\/p>\n California Burning<\/p>\n Massive fire at US\u2019 Northern California lithium battery facility continues to burn<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n Moss Landing battery fire: A \u2018Three Mile Island\u2019 for key renewable energy industry?<\/a> The Mercury News<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?<\/a> Cal Matters<\/p>\n California\u2019s FAIR Plan, the home insurer of last resort, may need a bailout after the L.A. fires<\/a> Los Angeles Times. It\u2019s not even fire season.<\/p>\n New wildfire concerns in Los Angeles: Strong winds could return next week.<\/a> USA Today<\/p>\n Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth<\/a> Weather West<\/p>\n \u2018Literally off the charts\u2019: LA\u2019s critically dry conditions stun scientists as fires rage<\/a>\u00a0 Cal Matters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n We All Live in the Firestorm: Infinite Crisis and the LA Wildfires<\/a> The Tech Bubble<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pandemics<\/p>\n Wait a Minute. Do They Actually Want a Bird Flu Pandemic? A Look at the Preparations.<\/a> The Sentinel Intelligence<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Koreas<\/p>\n Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon\u2019s detention<\/a> Channel News Asia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n Henry Huiyao Wang: With deal-maker Trump, business cooperation could reset US-China ties<\/a> Pekingnology<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n Revolving Wall Street door threatens EU sovereignty<\/a> Thomas Fazi, Unherd<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n O Canada<\/p>\n Chrystia Freeland\u2019s campaign to lead Canada starts with humblebrag: \u2018Trump doesn\u2019t like me\u2019<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n IMF raises US economic forecast as Canada and Europe fall behind<\/a> Semafor<\/p>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Netanyahu says cease-fire \u2018temporary,\u2019 reserves right to resume war<\/a> Ynet<\/p>\n If all this is not done as preparation for an attack against Iran, or a major provocation (two Supreme Court judges were assassinated in Teheran today, but that\u2019s just a minor distraction) \u2013 I\u2019m going to be left genuinely surprised.<\/p>\n Israel cannot continue with the perception\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Alon Mizrahi (@alon_mizrahi) January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Netanyahu Is Counting on Hamas to Help Him Derail the Second Phase of Cease-fire Talks<\/a> Haaretz<\/p>\n Forget Trump \u2014 agreeing to a ceasefire was Netanyahu\u2019s own calculation<\/a> +972 Magazine<\/p>\n Houthis vow to respect Gaza ceasefire, but pledge to resume attacks if Israel breaks the deal<\/a> Drop Site<\/p>\n Israeli army drops leaflets on Gaza mocking suffering of Palestinians ahead of ceasefire<\/a> The New Arab<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Trump comeback restarts Israeli public debate on West Bank annexation<\/a> Al Monitor<\/p>\n Kushner\u2019s Saudi-backed fund doubles stake in firm financing illegal West Bank\u00a0settlements<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Two judges shot dead at Iran\u2019s supreme court<\/a> Channel News Asia<\/p>\n Attack on Iran\u2019s nuclear program more likely with Trump presidency<\/a> Al Arabiya<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Return and the Second Version of the Gulf De-escalation Approach<\/a> Emirates Policy Center<\/p>\n Iraq seeks Iran-backed militia disarmament in new push<\/a> Intellinews<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The USA is building a new megastructure HQ in Lebanon over 43 acres as an \u201cEmbassy\u201d. \u2014 Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n North Korean Troops \u201cBlowing Themselves Up\u201d To Avoid Capture In Ukraine<\/a> NDTV. No wonder they\u2019re so hard to find.<\/p>\n Iskander Missile Strike Kills Danish F-16 Pilot in Ukraine \u2013 Reports<\/a> Military Watch<\/p>\n How the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence secretly forged a deep partnership<\/a> ABC News<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Sanctions continue to be ineffective.<\/a> East\u2019s Substack<\/p>\n EU To Bypass National Vetoes To Adopt Next Sanctions Package<\/a> European Conservative<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s lithium wealth diminishes as key deposits fall to Russia<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n The Imminent NATO-Ukrainian Defeat\u2019s Implications for the Fate of the Ukrainian State<\/a> Gordon Hahn, Russian & Eurasian Politics<\/p>\n AfD sparks outrage with call to deport Ukrainian refugees from Germany<\/a> The New Voice of Ukraine. Commentary:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n the Ukraine war, so gleefully welcomed by Acela Corridor hacks & weapons industry-funded think-tankers, ending up so predictably awful and we\u2019ve barely begun the consequences phase of this warhttps:\/\/t.co\/PCfrip2HrR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ***<\/p>\n Love in the Baltics in a time of war<\/a> bne Intellinews<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Baerbock left the government meeting, refusing to be photographed, after Scholz\u2019s decision to block a new \u20ac3 billion aid package for Ukraine.<\/p>\n memes didn\u2019t wait long \u2014 \u2014 GEROMAN \u2014 time will tell \u2013 \ud83d\udc40 \u2014 (@GeromanAT) January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s team wants Maduro to leave Venezuela<\/a> Axios<\/p>\n Subsoil Bonanza: Venezuela\u2019s Natural Resources<\/a> Venezuelanalysis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n B-a-a-a-a-d Banks<\/p>\n Regional Banks Face Headache From Rising Treasury Yields<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Problem of Good Conduct among Financial Advisers<\/a> Journal of Economic Perspectives \u201c\u2026approximately one in fifteen advisers has a history of serious misconduct, with this rate rising to one in six in certain regions and firms.\u201d<\/p>\n Biden Administration<\/p>\n Goodbye to Joe Biden, and Whoever Was President the Last Four Years<\/a> Matt Taibbi, Racket News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump\u2019s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that<\/a> Quinn Slobodian, The Guardian<\/p>\n The tech oligarchy has been here for years<\/a> Blood in the Machine<\/p>\n It\u2019s \u2018Drill, Baby, Drill,\u2019 Yet Time to \u2018Chill, Baby, Chill\u2019 on Lower Prices<\/a> Real Clear Investigations<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Democrats en d\u00e9shabill\u00e9<\/p>\n An American tragedy: how Biden paved the way for Trump\u2019s White House return<\/a> The Guardian. Commentary:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n No one worked harder to get Trump elected more than the Democrats. They refused to back down from their genocide, they refused to remove Biden until it became a public embarrassment; they refused a democratic process for picking the replacement, instead choosing a candidate who\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/Ah4UwdFRWw<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Police State Watch<\/p>\n The Enduring Power of Copaganda<\/a> Alec\u2019s Copaganda Newsletter<\/p>\n Government Monitoring Those With \u201cNegative\u201d Views of Health Insurance Companies<\/a> Ken Klippenstein<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Background checks may be the future of 3D printers<\/a> News 10<\/p>\n Immigration<\/p>\n Outsourcing Lobbyists Astroturfed Support for H-1B Visas During the Obama Era<\/a> Lee Fang<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n The Pentagon Keeps Losing Equipment and Buying Stuff It Doesn\u2019t Need<\/a> Reason<\/p>\n General Atomics tapped to close low-cost missile gap with China<\/a> Asia Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Groves of Academe<\/p>\n AHA vetoes resolution on scholasticide in Gaza. Rather than putting the resolution to a vote of the entire organization, they chose to disillusion a generation of their most active members. Drawbridges raised once again to protect the shrinking kingdom. https:\/\/t.co\/AEyQ9YUTQ8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nikhil Pal Singh (@nikhil_palsingh) January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n TikTok TikTok<\/p>\n US TikTok users lose access to app; Trump likely to give 90-day reprieve<\/a> Business Standard<\/p>\n Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n Here\u2019s Why RedNote Will Probably Be Banned Like TikTok<\/a> Forbes<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n Fearing AI Will Take Their Jobs, Workers Plan a Long Battle Against\u00a0Tech<\/a> The Markup<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says This Will Be the No.1 Most Valuable Skill in the Age of AI <\/a> Inc.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bezzle<\/p>\n Donald Trump launches his own $TRUMP meme coin \u2014 and it\u2019s already worth billions<\/a> Bankrate<\/p>\n Solana Spikes to All-Time High Price as TRUMP Doubles Dogecoin Trading Volume<\/a> Decrypt. \u00a0Commentary:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Thinking about this again as Solana is now host to a Trump memecoin and is being talked about as one of several \u201cUS-made tokens\u201d the new admin might support. A policy assist from crypto czar David Sacks. https:\/\/t.co\/yo1r2RmZVP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jacob Silverman (@SilvermanJacob) January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n SF\u2019s biggest Trumper sells dinner with the Donald to crypto elites for $1 million<\/a> The San Francisco Standard<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n Workers at Some of DC\u2019s Best-Known Restaurants Move to Unionize<\/a> Washingtonian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Change the story, change the future<\/a> Common Weal<\/p>\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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