Octopus jumps shark and goes for a ride on its back<\/a> Guardian. resilc\u201d \u201cBetter on top than inside.\u2019<\/p>\n Bald eagle went viral for protecting his \u2018RockBaby.\u2019 He just died in Missouri storms<\/a> Kansas City Star. resilc: \u201cAn omen for Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n Why don\u2019t we remember being a baby? New study provides clues<\/a> ScienceDaily (Kevin W). I do have a memory of looking through wooden crib bars. <\/p>\n #COVID-19\/Pandemics<\/p>\n The US gov is scapegoating cannabis use so they dont have to admit covid is causing mass heart attacks lmao pic.twitter.com\/JPpKKOlCOk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud83c\udfa8Artsy M*rxist \ud83c\udfa8 (commissions waitlist open) (@ArtsyMarx1st) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For H5N1 BirdFlu to become a human pandemic it needs to change from a virus efficient at infecting birds guts (and spreading through bird droppings) to one efficient at infecting human noses and lungs (and spreading through the air). \u2014 Dr Richard Hirschson (@richardhirschs1) March 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n More Than 150 \u2018Unprecedented\u2019 Climate Disasters Struck World in 2024, Says UN<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n International call to suspend genetically modified wheat<\/a> Rebellion via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n E-Waste Recycling Innovation Could Transform Lithium Markets<\/a> OilPrice<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n China\u2019s EV Boom Is Bad For U.S.Tech<\/a> CrazyStupidTech. resilc: \u201cWhy Silconjob valley is moving into ez DoD money\u2026\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n CONFIRMED: China built and has brought to full power the world’s first-ever thorium-containing molten salt reactor, the TMSR-LF1. Initial criticality occurred on Oct 11, 2023. Full power on June 17, 2024. Pa-233 from thorium was detected Oct 8, 2024.<\/p>\n It’s the first MSR to run\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7DdWqoxs4x<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nick Touran (@whatisnuclear) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China is too far ahead of the second place country. \u2014 ShanghaiPanda (@thinking_panda) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n Venezuela Rejects Canada\u2019s Sanctions, Accuses Ottawa of Acting as a \u201c51st U.S. State\u201d<\/a> TeleSUR (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n EU : dictatorship without borders<\/a> CocoetteMinute<\/p>\n EU capital flight tops $300 billion \u2013 European Council presiden<\/a>t RT. Micael T: \u201cOh, it\u2019s like the oligarchy-run Russia before US turned off Swift. Capital flight was the name of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n I dont know if there is a kill switch in the F35\u2019s or not. We obviously can not take your word for it. <\/p>\n As one of the decision makers behind Denmark\u2019s purchase of F35\u2019s, I regret it. <\/p>\n The USA can certainly disable the planes by simple stopping the supply of spare parts. They\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/rDucWMUXDz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rasmus Jarlov (@RasmusJarlov) March 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The EU Elite Also Wants Access to Private Savings<\/a> Finn Andressen (Micael T)<\/p>\n THE FOOD GIANT\u2019S WINNING RECIPE \u2013 HIGH PRICES AND LOW WAGES<\/a> Proletaren via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n Heathrow says it will resume \u2018some flights later today\u2019 and hopes to run full operation on Saturday BBC. I was a volcano refugee in London in 2010<\/a>. I was exceedingly lucky in that my very generous host, Richard Smith, was completely cool about my extending my stay (even better, he was a glider and knew how to read weather maps, and so could give a good estimate as to when things might clear up). I can\u2019t imagine what it would be like to be stranded and have to scramble for a place to stay. <\/p>\n Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says<\/a> Guardian (resilc)<\/p>\n British Submarines \u201cCapable\u201d of Destroying 40 Russian Cities \u2013 But Can They?<\/p>\n Former Royal Navy Rear Admiral Chris Parry claimed that British submarines, armed with Trident ballistic missiles, could wipe out 40 Russian cities.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s something to think about. These missiles\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/CMXkpWIo7I<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Telegraph, LOL)) <\/a>Andrei Martyanov (guurst). More on UK military potency fantasies. <\/p>\n Operation Unthinkable: Churchill\u2019s top secret plan to invade Russia<\/a> Telegraph (Robin K)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel v. The Resistance<\/p>\n \u201cThe ovens are cold. The world is colder.\u201d <\/p>\n The Israeli military has blocked food and all aid since the beginning of March in Gaza.<\/p>\n Starvation as weapon of war and elimination. https:\/\/t.co\/tqxd3Z6UtL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lives shattered in Tulkarem amid Israel\u2019s escalating military assault in the West Bank<\/a> Mondoweiss (guurst)<\/p>\n On Peter Beinart, \u201cBeing Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza\u201d<\/a> Juan Cole. resilc:<\/p>\n No Saving Grace: The politically organized Jewish collective is sweepingly for the genocide, slaughter and ethnic cleansing of Palestine<\/a> Alon Mizrahi<\/p>\n However, calls to excommunicate anti-Zionists \u201cfrom within the Jewish people\u201d are becoming increasingly insistent. \u201cIn most of the Jewish world today, rejecting Jewish statehood is a greater heresy than rejecting Judaism itself. \u2026 We have built an altar and thrown an entire [Palestinian] society on the flames\u201d (p. 102). <\/a><\/p>\n Geography<\/a> Willian Schreyer. Important. <\/p>\n War on Iran Would Be No Cakewalk<\/a> American Conservative\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n Trump wants a deal \u2014 not peace.<\/a> Julian Macfarlane<\/p>\n Understanding Why Russia Won\u2019t Accept a \u201cpermanent\u201d Ceasefire<\/a> Larry Johnson<\/p>\n Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy\u2019s Ukrainian opponents<\/a> International Affairs. resilc: \u201cMaybe these kleptocrats use less cocaine than the current fool, but a turn towards peace with Russia it ain\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n UK to host further military planning sessions on Ukraine <\/a> Politico (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Head of Russian National Guard IT Center Arrested in Moscow in Fraud Case<\/a> Kommersant via machine translation. Micael T: \u201cIn Russia they are arrested. In the collective West, they become Bundeskansler or Ministry of Health in Germany or President of the European Commission.\u201d <\/p>\n Solving the Drone Dilemma: Can Russia Succeed?<\/a> Simplicius. Important but paywalled. He usually offers a big chunk for free. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Turkiye<\/p>\n Tense protests grow in Turkey over Istanbul mayor\u2019s detention <\/a> Reuters (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n Sinking ship: US undersea nuclear deterrent\u2019s plunging credibility<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Trump to announce new Air Force contract for next-gen fighter jet<\/a> Seeking Alpha. resilc: \u201cThe F-35 doesn\u2019t work so why another, especially when drones are the current and future\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n “To cross that rubicon [of defying court rulings] is a big ‘no, no'” for Americans. This court issue is a big loser for Trump.<\/p>\n The belief that Trump must follow court orders is more popular than Mother Teresa: 84% of all adults, 92% of Dems, 82% of Indies & 79% of the GOP. pic.twitter.com\/viRxH66YUO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) March 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n America\u2019s Economic Exceptionalism Is on Thin Ice<\/a> New York Times. resilc: \u201cOn thin ice? Where has this person been in the last 50 yearzzzzz?\u201d<\/p>\n The Great Demolition<\/a> Persuasion. Micael T: \u201cThis is not honest. The deconstruction of the New Deal started earlier. Trump is not changing anything, just radicalizing the trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n Medical school advocates warn Trump order could impede aspiring doctors<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n Legal experts say Trump official broke law by saying \u2018Buy Tesla\u2019 stock but don\u2019t expect a crackdown<\/a> Associated Press <\/p>\n Trump escalates threats against those who destroy Tesla vehicles <\/a> Washington Post (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Elon Musk visits Pentagon after bombshell reports on access to China war plans<\/a> Axios<\/p>\n US attorney general to bring charges for Tesla damage, citing \u2018domestic terrorism\u2019<\/a> Guardian (resilc)<\/p>\n J.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in History<\/a> Washington Monthly<\/p>\n Trump on collision course with GOP defense hawks over NATO<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n DOGE<\/p>\n Machiavelli warned that a prince could kill a man\u2019s father and still retain authority, but not take his patrimony. Threatening Social Security is worse than that. And yes, it does affect younger people by reducing inheritances and\/or leading some to spend more to support aging parents. <\/p>\n From an alert reader:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/03\/21\/social-security-benefits-trump-doge\/<\/a> <\/p>\n [https:\/\/archive.is\/fEieS]<\/a><\/p>\n Dudek initially told news outlets, including in a Friday interview with The Washington Post, that the judge\u2019s decision to bar sensitive data access to \u201cDOGE affiliates\u201d was overly broad and that to comply, he might have to block virtually all SSA employees from accessing the agency\u2019s computer systems. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And from the Department of Schadenfreude:<\/p>\n \nAs Dudek contemplated whether to halt agency operations, many headquarters offices in Woodlawn, Maryland, were thrown into chaos. The DOGE team of about a dozen software engineers were denied access to the building and to their government laptop computers on Dudek\u2019s order, leaving their status on Microsoft Teams \u201cUnknown,\u201d as if they had quit or retired, said one employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The key point:<\/p>\n As for the rest of the agency\u2019s more than 50,000 claims processors, call center employees, disability hearings staff and other staff, \u201cHow are they not DOGE-affiliated?\u201d Dudek asked.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Dudek can take that view in consequence of DOGE being a Bolshevik-style parallel structure to the existing government structure, rather like am epiphypte or a cancer. Fortunately, at least for social security recipients, the judge disagreed. Here is the restraining order, which is a corker:<\/p>\n https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321\/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321.48.0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n The order\u2019s definition of \u201caffiliate\u201d is Section 10(b), image attached:<\/p>\n I think Dudek is wrong in his interpretation of \u201caffiliated\u201d, although IANAL, because affiliate does not mean random connection but implies an authority relation or a business relation:<\/p>\n https:\/\/content.next.westlaw.com\/practical-law\/document\/I03f4d935eee311e28578f7ccc38dcbee\/Affiliate<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/dictionary.justia.com\/affiliated<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/help-candidates-and-committees\/candidate-taking-receipts\/affiliation-and-contribution-limits\/<\/a><\/p>\n Hence, if you\u2019re in the DOGE chain of command, or implementing \u201cthe DOGE agenda\u201d (presumably stated in the Executive Order) you are \u201caffiliated\u201d with DOGE.<\/p>\n \n\u201cany persons working, directly or indirectly, in concert with any of the above individuals\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Take Dudek. He cooperated with DOGE, before he got fired (then rehired and promoted), to get them data. I would say that makes him an \u201caffiliate\u201d although *directly*. This is in fact sensible, if the judge wants to build a firewall between personally identifiable SSA data and DOGE; you would want both parties of the data exchange on the outside of the firewall, given that the SSA person handing over the data \u201cshowed willing\u201d to break whatever rules, regulations, and statutes DOGE is breaking (rather like a receiver of stolen goods). So we might conceptualize the firewall as going \u201cone degree of separation\u201d out from DOGE (that being the tissue, to continue the cancer metaphor, to be excised).<\/p>\n But what about \u201cindirectly\u201d? If that implies any number of degrees out from DOGE, then Dudek\u2019s interpretation is colorable, but I think \u201cin concert\u201d (i.e., sharing \u201cthe DOGE agenda\u201d) takes care of that problem. \u201cIndirectly\u201d could be two or more degrees out, but it\u2019s as if one part of the DOGE tumor were particularly malignant and had to be traced further to be cut out; but it does not imply (Dudek\u2019s interpretation) that the cancer has metastatized to the entire body (that is, the entire SSA).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This may account for the climbdown. Hoisted from comments:<\/p>\n It looks like Dudek has backed down<\/a> for now:<\/p>\n Today, the Court issued clarifying guidance about the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) related to DOGE employees and DOGE activities at the Social Security Administration (SSA). Therefore, I am not shutting down the agency. President Trump supports keeping Social Security offices open and getting the right check to the right person at the right time. SSA employees and their work will continue under the TRO.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n For most Americans, not getting their Social Security check would mean not being able to afford rent, groceries, their medication\u2014or all three!<\/p>\n But a billionaire cabinet secretary is saying if you complain about not getting the benefits you’ve EARNED, you’re a fraudster. pic.twitter.com\/IdeqF3nq64<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Casar: You can quickly explain Doge with just two numbers.<\/p>\n First: $8 million a day. That\u2019s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts.<\/p>\n Second: $65 a day. That\u2019s how much the average senior\u2014someone who has worked their entire life\u2014gets from Social Security.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kjAATxP7E0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) March 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Accenture is DOGE\u2019s first corporate casualty as shares dive on warning that contracts will be cut<\/a> CNBC (Li). Sorry, no. Tesla is. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n GOP Clown Car<\/p>\n Texas\u2019s GOP Governor Can Arbitrarily Deny Democrats a Seat in Congress Until Next Year<\/a> Intercept<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n States of Denial: Government transparency spotty in the states, and worsening<\/a> Iowa Capital Dispatch (Robin K)<\/p>\n Immigration<\/p>\n French scientist denied entry to US over views on Trump\u2019s policies<\/a> Middle East Eye (Kevin W)<\/p>\n U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport<\/a> CBS (Robin K)<\/p>\n Trump admin wants undocumented immigrants to come forward. What do NY lawyers say?<\/a> Gothamist<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Our No Longer Free Press<\/p>\n UK MP Questions Whether Elon Musk and JD Vance\u2019s Criticism of Censorship Laws May Constitute \u201cForeign Interference\u201d<\/a> Reclaim the Net (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Groves of Academe<\/p>\n “I’m waiting to hear whether I will be another person thrown to the lions\u201d<\/p>\n Columbia professor Bruce Robbins reveals that a formal investigation has been launched by the university after he took his class to one of the encampments last year.<\/p>\n Watch\u27a1: https:\/\/t.co\/wVP081r9Ys<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NJWdCzrXbz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Columbia agrees to Trump demands in effort to get back federal funding<\/a> Politico (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Universities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scope<\/a> Politico (resilc)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Police State Watch<\/p>\n Long Range Acoustic Device (LRDA) [i]<\/a> Black Mountain Analysis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Crapification<\/p>\n Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway \u2014 not runway \u2014 at Florida airport <\/a> ABC (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare <\/p>\n Shareholder Power and Workers\u2019 Labor Market Outcomes<\/a> Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. resilc: \u201cNever \u2019nuff for the oligarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n Medicaid Is a Middle-Class Benefit. Here\u2019s What to Know.<\/a> New York Times (resilc)\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour (via):<\/p>\n And a bonus (Robin K):<\/p>\n \u2018Night\u2026XXX pic.twitter.com\/Gu3tI8vgEX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A second bonus (Robin K). Is one snail getting healthy food and the other junk food?<\/p>\n Hungry snails.. \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/BVlCoSfgeO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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