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Dear patient readers,
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real fog and stage fog — in comments. None of us need more cheerleading and link- free repetition of memes; there are platforms for that. Low-value, link-free pom pom-wavers will be summarily whacked.
And for those who are new here, this is not a mere polite request. We have written site Policies and those who comment have accepted those terms. To prevent having to resort to the nuclear option of shutting comments down entirely until more sanity prevails, as we did during the 2015 Greek bailout negotiations and shortly after the 2020 electionwe are going to be ruthless about moderating and blacklisting offenders.
–Yves
PS Also, before further stressing our already stressed moderators, read our site policies:
Please do not write us to ask why a comment has not appeared. We do not have the bandwidth to investigate and reply. Using the comments section to complain about moderation decisions/tripwires earns that commenter troll points. Please don’t do it. Those comments will also be removed if we encounter them.
PPS One of our mods is on holiday till the end of the month, so comment liberation may take longer than usual. We are very sorry! Please be patient.
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Antarctica’s volatile ‘Deception Island’ BBC
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daydream houses of oman McMansion Hell
Long-lost Canova sculpture bought for couple’s garden could fetch £8m Guardian
Body composting takes root in US ‘green’ burial trend Agence France-Presse
A Big Bet to Kill the Password for Good Wired
#COVID-19
Why Protecting the Immunocompromised Is Critical To Ending the Pandemic The Wire
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‘There is a whole lot more to negotiate’: how Covid-19 has changed housemate hunting Guardian
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Opinion: ‘Freedom Day’ is a slap in the face of history Deutsche Welle
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Breaking | Coronavirus: Hong Kong to lift flight bans, reduce quarantine for arrivals; mass testing plans put on hold South China Morning Post
Millions in China’s northeast placed under COVID-19 lockdown Al Jazeera
Covid-19: China lockdown hits Indian companies Telegraph (India)
New Not-So-Cold-War
Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol as Russia warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ Reuters
The Only ‘Agency’ Ukraine Has Is The Central Intelligence Kind Caitlin Johnstone
How a Sleazy American Dating Coach Became a Pro-Putin Shill in Ukraine Daily Beast (Brunches with Cats) Moi: Translation: Lira is getting some traction.
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Good news: not everyone in the Western music world has lost courage and humanistic valuesGilbert Doctorow
THE CANCELATION OF RUSSIAN CULTURE irst things
War in Ukraine: Backlash in Russia against anti-war musicians BBC
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Why So Many Countries Want to Sit Out the New Cold War Bloomberg. Pankaj Mishra.
Imran lauds New Delhi’s foreign policy Telegraph (India)
Expand your horizons: English language news broadcasters from India and Iran Gilbert Doctorow (JZ)
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Think Twice Before Sanctioning Russia Further Project Syndicate. Robert Skidelsky.
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Russia is risking the creation of a “splinternet” – and it could be irreversible MIT Technology Review
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Becoming toast? Qantara
War in Ukraine Is Already Taking Its Toll on Global Food Supplies WSJ
Thread https://t.co/pLJN1PHhr0
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 20, 2022
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Germany to ‘fast-track’ gas terminals as part of Qatar deal Agence France-Presse
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For American politicians Israel’s stance on Ukraine is comically awkward. Israel must never be criticized yet Zelensky can never be wrong.
What happens when sacred cows fight with each other? https://t.co/dAR4p8JBaY
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 20, 2022
Amid the horrors of war, the Ukrainian left has faced tremendous and violent repression. Read their plea for international solidarity. pic.twitter.com/bX42kYKurV
— Pawe? Wargan (@pawelwargan) March 19, 2022
General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine states that there is high threat of Belarusian offensive on my native Volyn in Western Ukraine near Poland. According to intelligence, Belarus will enter war with Ukraine on Russia side in the next 1 or 2 days. https://t.co/nc3RCOeJAt
— Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) March 20, 2022
Agreement and uncertainty: The Iran nuclear deal in a new global order Responsible Statecraft
Big Brother IS Watching You Watch
Major government surveillance revelations fail to make a big splash The Hill
Given that intense rage over the anodyne NY Times Editorial is somehow into its fifth day or whatever, I’d like to ask those who deny that censorship mania and authoritarianism have consumed the liberal-left to reconcile that denialism with this extremely stark 2021 polling data : pic.twitter.com/WTsQuFGrPB
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 20, 2022
Our Famously Free Press
The Birth of the American Foreign Correspondent New Yorker. I think I’ll dedicate this afternoon to rereading Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop – just what the doctor ordered for some comic relief from these dark and dire days.
When did it become totally normal to just explicitly brag that news about public policy is quite literally “presented by” the corporations buying said policy? https://t.co/05SjrqJ0Gh
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) March 20, 2022
Old Blighty
Labour urges Kwasi Kwarteng to launch legal action against P&O Ferries Guardian
Family’s MP says Johnson’s ‘poor grasp’ of Zaghari-Ratcliffe case led to errors Guardian
Supply Chain
There goes all the Canadian potash. https://t.co/fwBuUEIgvk
— Nathan Carson (@ndcarson) March 20, 2022
The Supremes
What to watch as Jackson’s Supreme Court hearings begin AP
The Senate’s Supreme Court peacekeeper prepares for his moment Politico
Is turnabout fair play under the Federal Arbitration Act? Scotusblog
Biden Administration
US watchers in Beijing urge closer look at Biden’s tough new ‘China hands’ South China Morning Post
Activists Condemn Deep-Sea Mining Effort by Defense Contractor Lockheed Martin TruthOut
Tübingen: Europe’s fiercely vegan, fairy-tale city BBC
Demand for This Toad’s Psychedelic Venom Is Booming. Some Warn That’s Bad for the Toad. NYT
Is there such a thing as the perfect alarm tone? We think so (and this is what it might sound like The Conversation
Climate Change
California’s ‘Solar Canals’ Will Save Water and Produce Clean Energy Treehugger
Queens BP Donovan Richards endorses LaGuardia Airport boat service NY Post
Ski Resorts Threatened by Wildfires Prepare to Defend and Rebuild WSJ
Myanmar
Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya Reuters
All that we’ve gained, all that we’ve lost Dhaka Tribune
India
In Assam, locals and forest officials have joined hands to save elephants from train hits scroll
After 2 Years, India Restores Valid Tourist E-Visas to Citizens of 156 CountriesThe Wire
Antidote du Jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
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