The world’s first octopus farm-should it continue? BBC (Furry Mouse).

New York has a huge rat problem.These volunteer police officers with dogs think they can solve the problem guardian

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fines JPMorgan Chase for using WhatsApp to conduct business Uniform price index. “Bypassing federal record-keeping laws.”

A sunny place for shady online business Bloomberg

Global investors profit from U.S. rental housing, foreclosure crisis Wabo

climate

A “green” energy project left a small Mississippi town out of breath Hefbo

#Coronavirus disease

Initial batch analysis of CDC 2019-new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) real-time RT-PCR diagnostic panel PLOS one. Abstract: “We have concluded that flaws in the analysis design and handling of “bulk” materials have caused problems in the first batch of 2019-nCoV real-time RT-PCR diagnostic panels… We are improving quality control, quality assurance and testing at the CDC Discuss these findings in the context of verification practices.” This is the CDC’s self-assessment of the failure of its test kits (See Gottlieb of NC here). Naturally, no one is named and no organization chart is described. Why there is no hearing-or litigation-for this regrettable incident, I cannot understand unless the professionals get away with it. As the saying goes: “The early CDC COVID test was not only contaminated, but also flawed: report“U.S. News.

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Induce an effective mucosal antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in previously infected individuals (Preprint) (PDF) medRxiv. n = 30. From the abstract:

Our data indicate that vaccinated seropositive individuals can rapidly induce a relatively high anti-spike SIgA response by enhancing pre-existing mucosal immunity. In contrast, seronegative individuals have no pre-existing anti-SARS-CoV-2 or cross-reactive anti-HCoV SIgA antibodies before vaccination. Therefore, there is little or no anti-SARS-CoV-2 SIgA antibody in these after vaccination. Among people.

SigA = secreted IgA. IgA = Immunoglobulin A*. And discussion:

[V]Vaccination strategies, such as intranasal vaccines such as NDV-HXP-S [see here]Therefore, methods that can successfully induce SIgA should be sought to control the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic 21-23 201. Further research is needed to reveal the detailed mechanism of mRNA vaccine-induced mucosal antibodies, determine the SIgA titer that can provide sterilization immunity, and evaluate the antiviral function of SIgA compared with monomeric IgA.

* This comes from “Bite-sized immunology“By the British Society of Immunology.

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Although a booster dose of the mRNA vaccine was used, a breakthrough infection of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant SSRN. n = 7. German tourists heading to Cape Town, South Africa. From the abstract: “This series proves that even three doses of mRNA vaccine may not be sufficient to prevent Omicron variants of infection and symptomatic diseases.”

Warren and Booker announce breakthrough COVID-19 cases Hill. Both were vaccinated with triple vaccine.

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Fauci warns that the “raging” Omicron will put pressure on American hospitals Financial Times comment:

The number of hospitalizations is rising. Hysteria is not an appropriate response to this, but the virus performs well in double and triple vaccinated individuals and can actually cause quite a few diseases. https://t.co/hFAiOSBmmk, https://t.co/r42Cz2dyaD
VE for double vaxxed is almost gone.

-Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer) December 19, 2021

See, all you have to do is rotate Fauci by 270°. In view of the failure of Vax Vax Vax at the population level, a layered defense “Swiss cheese” model (180°) is adopted, so that non-pharmacological interventions are not additional, but necessary (an additional 90° distortion).

back to the start?

15) This is an ominous announcement @MountSinaiNYC The hospital system suspends 2 monoclonal antibody drugs due to lack of efficacy #Omi Keron. Many R state leaders rely on and tout MAB drugs as a COVID strategy. https://t.co/k2sFgEg5j1

— Eric Fegelding (@DrEricDing) December 20, 2021

Most vaccines in the world may not prevent Omicron infection now

The life in South Africa in the Omicron wave is a glimpse of the future of the United States New republic

Still not sure version: open thread 12/19 Zeynep Tufecki, insight

China?

Why China still has an advantage over the U.S. even in the context of deglobalization South China Morning Post

þe “Wilhelmine China” analogy useful or not? Brad DeLong grasps reality

Drones take center stage in the U.S.-China data collection war Bloomberg

China’s population: Insufficient pensions, more old people bid farewell to the golden years South China Morning Post

Myanmar

Tortured to death: Burmese massacre exposed British Broadcasting Corporation

Usually, I avoid NGOs, Human Rights Watch is a non-governmental organization of NGOs. However, in this case, HRW is correct:

After Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition in Myanmar expanded. Her party is centered on the Burmese; the shadow national unity government “is more representative of Myanmar’s ethnic diversity,” including the Rohingya who she “relegated to foreign’Bengali’.” https://t.co/vrtt3MSp2Z

-Kenneth Rose (@KenRoth) December 12, 2021

What I worry about is that the “international community” will focus on restoring Aung San Suu Kyi, because the local reality is far beyond her scope.

Korean

Yonhap News Agency Receives “Death Penalty” from Main Portal Blue roof. “After posting thousands of advertisements disguised as news articles, the telecommunications service company was punished.”

UK/EU

The head of Brexit resigns due to the “direction” of the Boris Johnson government politics.David Frost, replaced LIz truss. Comment:

#break in Located on the Scandinavian sub-European coast, a small, desolate, lack of flavor, the British Kingdom of the North Central Archipelago is isolated, tribal divided, and deeply corrupt. The official media downplayed the corruption of the strongman Boris Johnson’s regime as ” Mistakes and misjudgments”.

-Gathara (@gathara) December 18, 2021

Covid-19: No. 10 means garden photos show working meetings British Broadcasting Corporation. Is it occupied?

Nicola Sturgeon’s motivation Craig Murray

Syria

Two former CIA directors call on Biden to threaten Iran militarily Intercept

Veterans and bipartisan parliamentarian groups look forward to the Afghanistan War Committee Military times

New cold war

Russia issues an ultimatum to the West Orion. It’s worth reading.

Caribbean

Frederick Douglas and the American Empire in Haiti Boston Review

Left-wing millennials win Chile’s next presidential election Associated Press. It’s almost ten o’clock. That’s far away. At the same time, send a message?

Biden Administration

The Biden climate agenda now depends on the rules to be rewritten Bloomberg

Biden’s infrastructure tsar has a record friendly in fossil fuels Intercept

Chicken price manipulation case ended in failure seven weeks later Bloomberg. On deck: “The jury was unable to rule on 10 industry executives.”

Goldman Sachs downgrades Manchin’s blockbuster U.S. economic growth prospects Heisenberg Report

Democratic Party Disabled

Manchin said he “cannot vote” to support the Democratic Party’s $2 trillion spending plan, triggering strong condemnation from the White House Wabo. Manchin stated:

In addition to comments on Fox News, Manchin also issued a statement, citing concerns about national debt: BBB
“My Democratic colleagues are determined to completely reshape our society in a way that makes our country more vulnerable to the threats we face…” pic.twitter.com/latiNq6xH6

— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) December 19, 2021

“Rebuke” is a strong word in the ring road. This is Psaki:

Manchin is at the receiving end of the Psaki bomb. pic.twitter.com/Kpm5BnA8Z3

-Angry Staff (@Angry_Staffer) December 19, 2021

And AOC:

Either way, we cannot accept a negative answer. The Democratic leadership – including but not limited to the president himself and the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives – conducted a large-scale check on their credibility on the night of the BIF vote to ensure that the votes they need, *hopefully*, pass the BBB… …

— Alexander Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 19, 2021

How Biden and Manchin’s months of negotiations on “rebuilding better” broke down CNN

supply chain

The most profitable traffic jam in the world Matt Stoller, big

Supply chain: the company changed from “just in time” to “just in case” Financial Times

Liner companies consolidate their advantages and seek long-term swelling long-term connections Chapter 247

Legislators propose to set up a bipartisan committee on supply chain issues ABC

Confiscated by the capitol

Rep. Adam Kinsinger said that on January 6, the committee will determine whether Trump has committed a crime. USA Today. Is this a legislative function? Really?

Assange

The accusation of espionage against Julian Assange is a greater threat to democracy than on January 6 Week

Empire Folding Watch

More actors shot into space than space force personnel: report Baggage blog

Class struggle

“Is Emmett Till dead in vain? Organized labor says no!”: United Packers and Civil Rights Confederacy in the Mid-1950s Labor Research in the History of the Working Class

Exclusion economics Notes from the Land of Shame (Re Silc). “[C]Cognitive capitalism with information as its main commodity… has become a zero-sum game. For the brain that has been overloaded with information, to focus on new things, it must ignore other things. “

Coin Standard Lapham Quarterly

In defense of hunting In these times

Today’s antidote (pass through):

Reward antidote:

See yesterday’s link and antidote du Jour here.