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Lambert and I, along with many readers, agree that Ukraine has sparked the worst information environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in the comments to reduce the fog of war – real fog and stage fog. None of us need more cheerleaders and linkless repeat memes; there are platforms. Low-value, unlinked pom pom-waves will be hit immediately.
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Long live!
resource: BanklessTimes.com
I can’t stop watching this little dachshund carry an oversized stick Daily Paws (David L)
The Hidden World of Octopus Cities and Cultures Shows Why Farming Them Is Wrong conversation
Photos of Ted Polumbaum’s MLK, Jackie O and more shine in new book NPR (David L)
Alzheimer’s study finds more than 42 genes linked to higher disease risk guardian
Almost the entire world’s population breathes harmful air, WHO says Financial Times
Why Virtue Signaling Isn’t Just a Vice, It’s an Evolutionary Tool Aeon Essays (David L)
#Coronavirus disease
Science/Medicine
COVID-19 mortality forecast as states ease non-drug interventions JAMA
High ratio of BA.1, BA.1.1 and BA.2 in triple vaccine MedRxIV. n=375, closely monitored.
New study shows COVID-19 can cause brain inflammation and small bleeding New Atlas (David L)
Please see the thread, not pretty:
T-cell and cytokine-mediated diseases
Cranial nerve and spinal root involvement
Large numbers of macrophages in blood vessels
Persistence of activated macrophages (due to fibrinogen)
Lymphocytes in the perivascular area
Dedifferentiated monocytes in cerebrospinal fluid
Evidence of T cell exhaustion— IleneRuhoyMDPhD (@RuhoyMD) April 2, 2022
Asia
Shanghai completes COVID sampling of city-wide 25 million residents in toughest Omicron battle Global Times. Impressive display of operational capabilities.
Hyderabad manufacturer to get mRNA technology from WHO to produce COVID-19 vaccine FirstPost (J-LS)
US
Google’s ex-HR chief says your boss wants to boil you like a frog and send you back to the office, which is bad for morale and productivity Yahoo! News (Kevin W)
climate/environment
UC Berkeley study encourages modification of forest composition to combat climate change The Daily Californian (David L)
Protected tropical forest sees dramatic decline in bird populations in 40 years physical organization
Ozone may be hotter than we realize Science Daily (Kevin W)
I am a scientist in California. This is where I worry most about drought. The New York Times (David L)
In the ocean, microplastics fall (David L)
A small town in Utah is drying up.Its solution sparked an ancient water battle guardian
China?
China plans to clear hurdles for US-China audit cooperation Reuters (resilc)
GT Voice: Canberra’s new plan for Chinese company to lease Darwin port to self-destruct Global Times
India
How India is demonstrating its diplomatic maturity in dealing with Russian and Chinese foreign ministers Starter. Oops, no mention of aggressive American and British emissaries in the title! But interesting protocol discussion.
old blight
Rees-Mogg’s government has opted for a hard Brexit. To blame the EU for the consequences of such a choice is extremely dishonest. https://t.co/9fO7YRkG20
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) April 4, 2022
Rishi Sunak asks Royal Mint to create NFT Guardian (Kevin W)
Macron’s far-right rival Marine Le Pen hits record high in presidential second round Reuters
new less cold war
The global lie about Buddha statues: How people’s minds are manipulated The War on Fakes (Chuck L)
No corpses! Visit the Buddha with the Ukrainian police, after the Russians left, before the massacre (important/damn) Veterans Today
Questions abound about the Butcha massacre Consortium News (Furry). Paging Aaron Companion…
The world is flat: The alleged atrocities in the city of Butha are the latest US-UK-Ukraine ‘false flag’ operation Gilbert Doctorow
Satellite images show Boucha’s body for weeks, refuting Moscow’s claims IB Times. Furzy: “But there’s no such image in the link!” She finds one, but notes, “It’s a picture of Maxar, said to be the body shown in Bucha on March 19…I zoomed in on it… OK See some black spots that could be corpses…?. Also note that the infamous video is shown with very, very fresh bodies. Now we are told there are weeks of corpses and no one buries them or filmed them and put them at the same time On social media or sending them to a media that knows how to protect sources…and no contemporaneous local photos from “a few weeks ago” have surfaced now? seriously? Add Sibiryak in the comments:
Lambert: Satellite photos are digital evidence.So I don’t think they have much authority.
But aren’t the photos from Maxar Technologies, a well-known US company with ties to the US Department of Defense and allegedly close to the CIA?
“As a Maxar customer, the Department of Defense is not just a passive consumer of Maxar’s images; it is, to some extent, a co-producer of those images.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/165910/maxar-ukraine-russia-satellite-images-war-propaganda
Butcha mourns at mass grave amid wreckage of Russian retreat AFP (Furry). It would be more plausible to say that some people were killed by shelling, but civilians as collateral damage in military operations do not constitute war crimes. Why do the Russians disrespect the dead, exclude them, and alert the locals to civilian casualties, when Moscow’s directive is to keep civilians from being hurt to minimize maliciousness?
Russia insists on April 4 UN Security Council meeting on Boucha situation – special envoy TASS. The title is lame, but basically Russia is demanding a meeting on the 4th, procedurally entitled to a meeting, and the current chair undermines the UK. And earlier stories: Russia calls for another UN Security Council meeting over Buddha statue provocation TASS
* * * LIVE – Ukraine warns Russia of all-out attack in the east Dulwich. Those who have been following this story won’t be surprised.
The Russian flag raised in the center of Mariupol (exclusive special report) Patrick Lancaster, YouTube. Alexander Mercouris reports (hope he cites his sources) that there are still Ukrainian soldiers at steel mills and ports. Also worth a look: Ask Mariupol residents about Russian attacks on civilian areas
How to read the war in reverse without getting ahead of yourself John Helmer. The idea is key: “Ukraine’s land offensive plan is a feint; sanctions war is Moscow’s main thrust.” While impossible to prove, this is consistent with the West’s failure to support Ukraine in action, which they should do once fighting begins Be prepared, and reports emerged that Victoria Nuland threatened Sergey Lavrov in the Kremlin last October that if the Russians let the Ukrainians occupy the Donbass, she would destroy their economy.
The first casualty of the war is the truth (live with Scott Ritter, YouTube. Especially from 1:01:55. But think he missed some brilliant points. Apparently, at least two mayors did agree to let Russian tanks and troops pass through their towns, but they were quickly murdered.
Experts who advocate hot war with Russia are enemies of mankind Caitlin Johnstone
* * * U.S. stops paying Russian bonds to increase pressure on Moscow Reuters (Kevin W)
Germany faces pressure to ban Russian gas, but Deutsche Bank chief says supply cuts will plunge the country into an “almost inevitable” recession Business Insider
Germany controls Gazprom to secure energy supply Al Jazeera (Kevin W)
Bunker fuel supplier stops servicing Russian ships in Mediterranean – source Reuters. Still closely related from last week.
Why renewables won’t solve Europe’s energy crisis oil prices. Resilc: “Plenty of small cars with diesel.”
Syria
Israel accuses Palestinian journalists of incitement – to do their work +972 (guests)
big brother is watching you
Wyze Camera Vulnerability Bruce Schneier
Empire Crash Watch
Army suicide rate in 2021 is worst since pre-WWII Mission and Purpose (BC)
trump card
Biden
Biden hurts renewables more than Trump, solar boss says Financial Times
Hunter Biden grand jury witness asked about deals with Chinese companies and ‘big men’ New York Post. I know Twitter isn’t the real world, but when I typed “Biden” to see if there was anything new I might have missed, there were more than 5 times as many tweets about the Hunter issue as the Ukraine issue. No, I focus on Covid and finance and some real left-handed types.
Banned books quadruple ‘unprecedented’ in 2021 NPR
Bitcoin troubles Doomsday city. This is important if you are interested in encryption.
Mercedes-Benz furloughs 5,600 workers in Brazil due to chip shortage Reuters
Class struggle
These are the things Amazon’s planned employee chat app reportedly won’t let you say The Edge (Kevin W)
Liberty cities wage war on poorest residents as homeless camps sweep intercept
Bernie Sanders to hold hearing on how ‘corporate greed and profiteering’ fuels inflation salon
Unions have key decisions to make in this new show Hufflepuff (horse)
The antidote of the day. Tracy H:
I’m not sure what gender this little squirrel is, but I believe he/she is Belding’s ground squirrel. He/she lives near the Kern River along Highway 178 (California). When it first spotted me, it jumped off the rocks into these thorns, but when I didn’t walk away it came out looking better.
After about 5 minutes of tracking it from perch to perch, it finally determined that I was harmless and walked all the way to me. I was sad because I had nothing to reward its bravery, so I went to the car and brought back the only thing I could offer, a strawberry. She/he ran up to me, snatched it from my hand, and ran away.
and bonus (furry). I think we’ve played this clip before, but it’s still fun:
This dog knows how to have fun in all kinds of weather
(half jukin) pic.twitter.com/CUEUkoAeQC— Dog World (@theworldofdog) April 4, 2022
Check out yesterday’s link and antidote du Jour here.
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