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Experience: I had a bird nest in my hair for 84 days Guardian (Dr. Kevin)
Photographer captures rare glimpse of Siberian tiger in natural environment my modern encounter
Levantine overkill: 1.5 million years hunt for body size distribution ScienceDirect (resilc)
Nearby stars may explain why our sun hasn’t had sunspots in 70 years PhysOrg (Kevin W)
Millennium Oak Seeds Experimental ‘Super Forest’ BBC (David L)
#Coronavirus disease
Science/Medicine
How did the infection grow so fast that up to 30% of people were already infected in the last wave of Omicron? Well, for starters, BA.2 is rapidly increasing over 50% of infections and is 30-50% more spread than the first Omicron wave (BA.1).
— Bill Cuomo ???? (@Billius27) March 24, 2022
GM warned from the start that it was possible (hat tip experts):
3/
… In terms of hospital admissions, reinfections are more severe than the first infection—and they occur frequently. pic.twitter.com/3QzFssZ0Q1
— Chris Turnbull (@EnemyInAState) March 24, 2022
Asia
Hong Kong shows China how to live with the virus Asia Times. Kevin W: “ROTFLMAO.”
climate/environment
East Antarctica ice shelf collapses for first time Axios (David L)
Big Oil is no longer ‘unbankable’ Oil Price (BC)
Chemical and oil groups meet resistance to surge in plastic recycling Financial Times
Largest U.S.-ever one-time wind farm opens in Oklahoma, saving customers $1 billion in fossil fuels Juan Cole (resin)
Kim’s ‘monster’ ICBM test kills four years of restraint Asia Times (Kevin W)
Brexit
“Northern Ireland is once again caught in a backlash of Conservative immigration paranoia. Non-Irish EU citizens will lose their free, automatic access to Northern Ireland through the Common Tourism Area, which remains in the EU single market. This goes against the spirit of the protocol ” pic.twitter.com/ZBVxMZwWjW
-Brexit Bin ????? #BrexitReality (@BrexitBin) March 24, 2022
old blight
Coast Guard says P&O ferry detained over crew training issue Guardian (Kevin W)
Tübingen: Europe’s vegan, fairytale city BBC (resilc)
less cold new cold war
Update on the military situation in Ukraine Larry Johnson (Chuck L)
From the French Ministry of Defense (hat tip alabama moon), Ukraine: point de situation
Russia’s special operation in Ukraine enters month Hunter (Micael T). Very critical of the Russian military for not doing enough in post-Nazi purge management.
Speech by General Sergei Rutskoy, Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Moon over Alabama. The English version of the Russian government website became accessible again overnight (I would like to see if there is any published full text of Putin’s remarks about exchanging gasoline for rubles, but the president’s website does not). So these and other records may still be available from the West, at least for now.
Childish militarism and the “lessons” of Neville Chamberlain racket (dk)
* * * President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy C-SPAN (Kevin C)
Austrian energy giant curbs sales as Europe’s diesel crisis worsens Oil price (resilc)
German industrial power reeling in Ukraine war Bloomberg
Deadline to return Russian plane looms, lessors fear RT (Kevin W)
* * * Washington helped spark the Ukraine war American Conservative Party (guurst)
State Department: Blinken has not spoken to Russia on FM since before invasion Anti-war.net. Kevin W: “Almost seven weeks? Incredible.”
Ukraine could turn into another endless war, especially if NATO decides it needs more than peace CounterPunch (resilc)
from guests. No backstory, but note that a child is also shrink-wrapped:
A child tied to his father and frozen to death, this is the government @ZelenskyyUa this is the American pig @JoeBiden support!@NeilsonHandball @matheuspggomes @LeonelRadde #LulaPresidente2022 BOLSOLÃO DO MEC Milton Ribeiro URUCUM Bananinha pic.twitter.com/fCtfRa62PD
— ??NTIF?? rooster ?? 13?????? (@etdeesquerda) March 22, 2022
EU governments intimidate journalists to defend democracy
Is Ukraine Facing a Coronavirus Surge? Atlantic. Resilc: “Look at EU rates, how could they not…”
Cuba provided medical care for these children free of charge, requiring only the Soviet Union to pay for their flights.
At this time, the radiation therapy for one patient is more than the transportation cost for 100 people.
Cuba did it all during the worst economic crisis of the 90s— ?????????? (@LaborwaveCCCP) March 23, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky negotiates with Academy Awards New York Post. (J-LS).kill me now
Lula counters FBI-backed ‘corruption’ indictment to lead Brazil’s 2022 presidential race Mint Press (Visitor)
Syria
Saudi Ame-Jedda oil depot hit by Houthi attack Al Jazeera. Kevin W: “More Oil Shortages?”
UN special rapporteur calls Israel ‘relentless’ apartheid in new report Mondovis (guurst)
Yemen promises ‘unprecedented surprise’ for Saudi Arabia during eighth year of war cradle (guurst)
Taiz, Yemen.
The start of a new school year. pic.twitter.com/S53FyFS2B9
– Pepe Escobar (@RealPepeEscobar) March 21, 2022
Saudi Grand Prix to go ahead after missile attack BBC
We have new evidence of Saudi involvement in 9/11 that hardly anyone cares about Jacobin (hairy). Posting this during the Ukrainian war would be the equivalent of posting this on a Friday in August.
Assange
Open letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Modest proposal for prisoner swap Gilbert Doctorow. Won’t happen because it’s a US exercise and Navalny is barely known here (except for the Intel-Nation-so crazy-they-can’t-see-outright hatred of Assange).
Empire Crash Watch
Our elites need to recognize that America’s ‘unipolar moment’ is over RealClearDefense (Kevin W)
Roaming charges: burn on both ends CounterPunch (resilc). in Madeleine Albright.
Biden
TK Mashup: Media campaign to protect Joe Biden goes beyond absurdity Matt Tabby
trump card
“Watermark Ballot” Theory Ginni Thomas texts Mark Meadows. slate (hairy)
supremacy
Memo: Democrats want GOP exaggeration at Jackson hearings hill
Utah enacts ban on anti-transgender movement after GOP lawmakers overturn GOP governor’s veto CNN (Kevin W)
police state watch
The Met apologised after the strip search.I don’t believe a word Novara Media (guurst)
Angry Google employees slam execs for slashing WFH staff’s pay in heated town hall meeting — while those returning to tech giant’s California headquarters are furious over BIDETS being removed from restrooms Daily Mail. Among the possible zeitgeist shifts, not only are there no Ukrainian stories, but not so many periods.
Digital Markets Act: EU targets Big Tech with sweeping new antitrust rules CNBC (J-LS)
Why Boeing pilot Forkner was acquitted in 737 MAX indictment Seattle Times (Furry)
Class struggle
After generations of stability, a family faces death, debt and the hopeless depravity of the American middle class Washington post. Resilc: “23% of Americans who died in the past five years had zero or less net worth.”
Percentage of employees who feel their employer cares about their well-being Gallup
Amazon warehouses are ruthless, dangerous workplaces — but thanks to Bill Clinton, it’s hard to punish them New Republic (resilc)
Antidote. CV echoed this:
And a bonus (guurst):
? This squirrel family pic.twitter.com/rNSnoLF7PK
— Nature is Metal (@NatureIs_Metal) March 25, 2022
Check out yesterday’s link and antidote du Jour here.
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