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Imagine stepping into the silent darkness of a cave, only to be confronted by the powerful forms of bison, rendered in clay by hands that lived and breathed 14,000 years ago. <\/p>\n

Deep within the Le Tuc d\u2019Audoubert cave in Ari\u00e8ge, France, lies a breathtaking testament to the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Ss6aMPcxnc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ArchaeoHistories (@histories_arch) May 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He has built the world\u2019s smallest Dala horse \u2013 can only be seen under a microscope. TV4 via machine translation Background to the Dala Horses<\/a>. Micael T: \u201cFun and impressive but I also see the next art scam after NTFs: Nano-art\u201d<\/p>\n

Asians made humanity\u2019s longest prehistoric migration and shaped the genetic landscape in the Americas<\/a> ScienceDaily (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Dark matter formed when fast particles slowed down and got heavy, new theory says<\/a> Dartmouth College<\/p>\n

Gateway Books<\/a> Point Magazine. Anthony L: \u201cStill traumatised from Cat\u2019s Cradle\u201d<\/p>\n

All Yesterday\u2019s Parties<\/a> Literary Review (Anthony L)<\/p>\n

The Hobo Handbook<\/a> The Paris Review (Anthony L)<\/p>\n

FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer\u2019s Diagnosis<\/a> Medpage Today<\/p>\n

#COVID-19\/Pandemic<\/p>\n

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On cloud nine after a Covid safer dance party \ud83e\udea9 \ud83d\udc83 \ud83d\udd7a Clean air, no symptoms, testing, masks, & carefree fun with supportive friends. Life is good \ud83e\udd79 #evermaskers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/32iFEsn48H<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CaliforniaCodes (@CaliforniaCodes) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Texas\u2019 measles outbreak is starting to slow. The U.S. case count climbs slightly to 1,024 cases <\/a>Associated Press<\/p>\n

Quick takes: H5N1 in dairy cows and poultry, polio in 5 nations<\/a> CIDRAP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n

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W.A.S.T.E. Not<\/a> The Baffler (Anthony L)<\/p>\n

Large Cloud Feedback Confirms High Climate Sensitivity<\/a> James Hansen and Pushker Kharecha<\/p>\n

How Climate Change Is Impacting People\u2019s Ability to Have Healthy Pregnancies<\/a> Time<\/p>\n

Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought<\/a> Washington Post<\/p>\n

Eurasia Has a Major Methane Problem<\/a> EurasiaNet<\/p>\n

Summer-like slug of heat pushes across much of North America<\/a> Yale Climate Connections<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

China?<\/p>\n

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Trump to Keep 30% China Tariffs Through Late 2025, Analysts Say<\/a> Bloomberg. *Sigh* Bessant said 30% was the baseline for China.<\/p>\n

China Launches First of 2,800 Satellites For AI Space Computing Constellation<\/a> Space News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

India-Pakistan Row<\/p>\n

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Kashmir: the new rallying point for global Islamism<\/a> Spiked<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

India<\/p>\n

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If China can rise, why can\u2019t India?<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Indian security forces have killed 31 Maoist rebels in what the country\u2019s home minister called the \u201cbiggest operation against Naxalism\u201d<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Africa<\/p>\n

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Ugandan troops breached South Sudan arms embargo, Amnesty International new report says<\/a> France24<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

South of the Border<\/p>\n

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Stricken Leviathans<\/a> New Left Review (Anthony L)<\/p>\n

Extortion Gangs Overrun Colombia\u2019s Biggest Oil-Producing Region<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

European Disunion<\/p>\n

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Trade war, high debt, market volatility among top risks for euro zone, ECB says<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n

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they blamed in on Russians \u2013 but\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/wke4KG3cRI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u2014 GEROMAN \u2014 time will tell \u2013 \ud83d\udc40 \u2014 (@GeromanAT) May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Old Blighty<\/p>\n

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How Starmer careened from honourable left to racist right<\/a> Middle East Eye (Anthony L)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Israel v. the Resistance<\/p>\n

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Listen carefully about what\u2019s happening in northern Gaza. The situation is extremely difficult. The bombing is everywhere. People are evaporating. Wake up, world! pic.twitter.com\/CiaHKdZsiX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Khaled Yousry (@KhaledYousry22) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What a beautiful human being. What a righteous spirit. I’m all admiration and awe https:\/\/t.co\/miKTfXgRqX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alon Mizrahi (@alon_mizrahi) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Either the Trump admin scammed Hamas into releasing the most valuable captive for free, or Netanyahu is defying the White House to show he’s got the final say on Gaza<\/p>\n

Either way, this is so destructive for prisoner swap\/ceasefire negotiations; as Hamas will never trust mediators\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/l0uANm4qqw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

White House Working on Plan to Send 1 Million Palestinians to Libya<\/a> Antiwar.com (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into \u2018freedom zone\u2019<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n

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Israeli army fire hits UN south Lebanon base for first time since ceasefire<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n

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Dimitri Lascaris: The Reason Israel Will Cease To Exist In \u201cMy Lifetime\u201d<\/a> Jarmal Thomas, YouTube<\/p>\n

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NEWS: Israel attempting to impose a full naval blockade on Yemen\u2019s Ansarallah (Houthis), Israeli outlets citing military officials reported after latest attacks. <\/p>\n

\u27a4 A senior Israeli military official told Israeli outlet Maariv after the latest attacks: \u201cWe attacked targets in\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/uJFGbkqz77<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

IDF pounds Houthi ports in Yemen, threatens to kill leader, after missile, drone attacks<\/a> Times of Israel<\/p>\n

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Trump says Iran has received US nuclear proposal<\/a> Anadolu Agency\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n

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Another tidbit from inside the delegation to our correspondent:<\/p>\n

Big laugh from Moscow team in Istanbul when a Ukrainian claimed Russia was planning to invade Poland in 2030.<\/p>\n

Medinsky smirked.<\/p>\n

“Let’s not turn these talks into a fantasy novel.” pic.twitter.com\/vqFXNJdQR0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Margarita Simonyan (@M_Simonyan) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Another side of Russian politics \ud83d\ude02:<\/p>\n

Someone posted this warning on the door of the negotiating room with the Ukrainians in Istanbul:<\/p>\n

“Entry is prohibited\u2026 We are holding a meeting with clowns.” pic.twitter.com\/EBw8ecq3lv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cPuzzled\u201d is one of my favorite words for taking issue with stupidity:<\/p>\n

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Ukraine confirms that Russia made unacceptable demands in Istanbul<\/a> Ukrainska Pravada<\/p>\n

Ukraine and Russia agree prisoner-of-war exchange after first direct talks in years<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n

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Ukraine \u2013 Negotiation Failure Plus Other Items <\/a> Moon of Alabama (Kevin W). IMHO, this is the correct frame. The fact that the two sides sat down and confirmed that there is no overlap in bargaining positions should not be depicted as negotiating. <\/p>\n

Russia Stands Firm in Istanbul as EU-Cabal Runs Out of Options<\/a> Simplicius. Alexander Mercouris, in his talk on Friday<\/a>, argued with evidence (staff changes in Moscow and the composition of the Istanbul negotiating team) that the military has insisted on a strong voice in any negotiations<\/p>\n

The Odessa Moment<\/a> Scott Ritter<\/p>\n

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Mark Sleboda: How Long Can Ukraine Survive? The Clock Is Ticking<\/a> Dialogue Works. Sleboda points out, as we did at the get-go, points out Russia can win the war and lose the peace\u2026.as it just did in Syria. <\/p>\n

Russia Promises to Double Down if Ukraine Does Not Take the Offer on the Table<\/a> Larry Johnson<\/p>\n

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Financing the Russian War Economy<\/a> Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (Micael T). With help from the Kyiv School of Economics<\/p>\n

How Ukrainian secret services found traitors in Hungary<\/a> Vzyglad via machine translation. Micael T: \u201cI look forward to the Polish-Ukrainian bunfight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russian-Malaysian talks<\/a> President of Russia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Big Brother is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n

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YouTube and Netflix Deploy AI and Behavioral Tracking to Intensify Targeted Advertising<\/a> Reclaim the Net<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n

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With Moody\u2019s downgrade, US loses treasured Aaa credit rating <\/a> Reuters (Kevin W). As is usual, the downgrade happened only after Mr. Market made the downgrade via the sustained increase in 10 and 30 year yields. <\/p>\n

America\u2019s Weaponization of Space Continues Whilst NASA Sees Budget Cuts<\/a> Antiwar.com (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

DC military-air traffic control hotline hasn\u2019t worked for over 3 years<\/a> Military Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

No rules, no rulers: The unraveling of the old world order and the role of Russia<\/a> RT (Chuck L)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump 2.0<\/p>\n

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Trump Tax Cuts Rejected by House Panel as GOP Hardliners Dig In<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Schumer slams Trump-led deals to sell AI chips to Saudi Arabia, UAE<\/a> The Hill (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Flatter or confront? How world leaders are dealing with Trump<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n

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Erm, Twitterati point out that the infamous number is also the number of days since 9\/11. But the fast removal is a guilty look:<\/p>\n

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Former FBI Director James Comey\u2019s now-deleted \u201c86 47\u201d social media post is political speech protected by the First Amendment. It neither constitutes a true threat nor merits federal investigation.<\/p>\n

There is SCOTUS precedent to prove it. pic.twitter.com\/wU1VSDufF3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FIRE (@TheFIREorg) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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James Comey just issued a call to action to murder the President of the United States.<\/p>\n

As a former FBI Director and someone who spent most of his career prosecuting mobsters and gangsters, he knew exactly what he was doing and must be held accountable under the full force of the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zvbu5Vf0zg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cWe Study Fascism\u2026We\u2019re Leaving the U.S.\u201d: The NY Times Runs Video of Yale Professors Fleeing to Canada <\/a>Jonathan Turley. ZOMG, Timothy Synder is so rabidly anti-Russia as to regularly resort to fabulism. Good riddance. He\u2019ll find a happy home with Banderite lovers like Chrystia Freeland. <\/p>\n

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Shadow SEC: The PCAOB Should Be Carefully Reviewed, Not Hastily Abolished<\/a> The CLS Blue Sky Blog. Adrien F: <\/p>\n

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Dismantling public service and cultivating lawlessness at the top is now a well publicized staple of this administration. Abolishing the SEC would be their wet dream but a tad bit too obvious even for them..so let\u2019s start with abolishing the nearest one: the PCAOB. <\/p>\n

Here is the response from my favorite Columbia law professor extraordinaire Jack Coffee and others.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tariffs<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s trade beef more with Global South than China<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W). Erm, this is a stretch. There\u2019s a big difference in typical value added and product sophistication (even before considering the transshipment question). The US, like all colonialists, is perfectly happy to import commodities and minimally processed products from poor countries.<\/p>\n

Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs<\/a> KFF Health News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Immigration<\/p>\n

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Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations <\/a> CNN<\/p>\n

Student who earned Ph.D. while DHS tried to deport her over minor traffic violation is granted injunction <\/a> NBC (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

DHS mulls reality show for immigrants seeking US citizenship<\/a> The Hill. Oh, so they will have to win gladiatorial battles to prove fitness? <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Democrat Death Wish<\/p>\n

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Exclusive: Prosecutor\u2019s audio shows Biden\u2019s memory lapses<\/a> Axios<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Groves of Academe<\/p>\n

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Financial Reckoning Hits Universities: Pay Cuts, Layoffs and No Coffee<\/a> Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Market Is Moody<\/p>\n

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A credit crunch is coming soon<\/a> Seeking Alpha<\/p>\n

US Spring Homebuying Season Has Its Weakest Start in Five Years<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

AI<\/p>\n

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Student Demands Tuition Refund After Catching Professor Using ChatGPT <\/a>Fortune<\/p>\n

FBI: US Officials Targeted In Voice Deepfake Attacks Since April<\/a> Bleeping Computer. Vovan and Lexus show this is overkill. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Families of victims appalled as Boeing seems likely to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n

The Bezzle<\/p>\n

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Feds ask Musk\u2019s car company how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents in Texas rollout <\/a> Associated Press (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Class Warfare<\/p>\n

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The housing market has never been this unaffordable in U.S. history.<\/p>\n

With inflation-adjusted home prices setting a record over the last three years.<\/p>\n

We’re now in the biggest housing bubble of all-time, and the only period that came close was 2006, before the big crash.<\/p>\n

Many\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7NqdnYijKJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Antidote du jour (via<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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WE WENT TO THE VET (I TOLD HIM WE WERE GOING TO A PARK) pic.twitter.com\/OOEpNn9XH2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 contents that ll heal your depression \ud83c\udf3b (@catshealdeprsn) May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A second bonus:<\/p>\n

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These birds saw a person feed an injured bird, so they all started pretending to be injured as well. pic.twitter.com\/JEXxUuBY0u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Figen (@TheFigen_) May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The cleanest window of the building.. \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/jRHdOd2cKq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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