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Are humans the only animals that lie? Discovery Magazine (Dr. Kevin). I think it’s pretty established that crows engage in deception…
Watch: How do geckos prey on deadly scorpions? Haaretz. Furzy: “This is how my lab Claire killed the king cobra…” Moi: Never try it with a faster viper.
Hungry manatees in Florida eat ‘every piece’ of food in tasting program EcoWatch (Furry)
Drugs and monkeys The Wall Street Journal (Dr. Kevin)
Kill wolves to own a library? The New Yorker (Furry)
We are made of plastic: Scientists find microplastics in human blood Wire (J-LS)
Few Body Problems and Stupid Metaphysics notesfromdisgraceland (resilc)
#Coronavirus disease
Science/Medicine
Fool. Covid is nothing like the flu.
950 coronavirus patients who died last week were not safe
Treated cancer patients are putting off treatment because so many employees have contracted Covid and they don’t feel safe.
The rest of us serving absent colleagues also felt a bit close to the brink. https://t.co/7f2OZtVe4w— Dr. Helen Salisbury (@HelenRSalisbury) March 27, 2022
Brain imaging: Brain scans reveal consequences of Covid-19 Forbes (resilc)
Airlines should not be allowed to fly with APU failure and only 1 PACK running during COVID.
This is reckless. https://t.co/GzXtR5GgEI
— C Pita ??? (@CPita3) March 28, 2022
Asia
China seeks new ways to deal with Omicron Global Times. Lotta waved.
US
Covid funding inaction threatens fragile progress on racial, economic disparities politics
Vaccination Rates and COVID Outcomes by U.S. State NBER (resilc)
climate/environment
Daimler truck chief warns electricity costs will ‘always be higher’ Financial Times (Kevin W)
Insurance companies could be climate heroes.Instead, they risked a crisis that dwarfed 2008 Eugene Lyndon, Guardian
China?
Solomon Islands PM Manasi Sogavare ‘insulted’ over reaction to security pact with China Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Kevin W)
India
India Fix: Why Delhi’s reception of Chinese foreign minister is a worrying sign of Indian power Reel (J-LS)
old blight
P&O: Second ferry detained over safety concerns BBC (Kevin W)
new less cold war
I should have written the chicken gas game, but (for the mixed metaphor, forgive me), I would have liked to see more shoes fall, or, more analysis. polar socialists noted yesterday:
In 2016 Gazprom had over 70 bcm of storage capacity in Russia, I don’t think this includes the depleted fields they also use as storage. As such, they will likely have at least 3-4 months of production storage, which may be longer than G7 or EU storage.
G7 countries refuse to pay for gas in rubles Tagesschau (“G7 countries refuse to pay for gasoline in rubles”). Gust: “Delusional.” Moi: It’s kind of rich to babble about the sanctity of contracts after expropriating $300 billion.
Germany’s Controversy Over Gas Embargo Time Magazine. TF: “Just as the Russians are about to announce their ruble rules, Scholz says Germany can’t be without gasoline, even if he refuses to pay in rubles…”
Bank of England expects UK energy shock to reach 1970s scale guardian
from russian site aftershock, translation, summarizing various news reports, including English reports. Can anyone confirm or deny?
* * * Russia says West does not welcome peace talks RT (Kevin W.). Lavrov cites U.S. behavior in 2014 and 2015, and of course we recently had Zelensky formally sabotage efforts to restore the Minsk agreement, but it’s hard to argue that the U.S. wasn’t involved. Earlier evidence of U.S. intransigence comes from the Biden administration’s escalation with Russia, which reportedly included a meeting in the Kremlin in October by Victoria Nuland, who was said to be startlingly rude and bossy, confirming that the U.S. is more committed For it can push the idea around Russia more than evah. Meet Gonzalo Lira from 1:36:30. Couldn’t verify the accuracy, but it doesn’t seem implausible given Biden’s “regime change” demands. If you read his full speech in Munich, it’s not a gaffe, it follows from his argument (which also relies on conflating the USSR with modern Russia…)
Can Russia and Ukraine be ready for real talks? University of Virginia Miller Center
False Information Overload pic.twitter.com/Qwo0VgO71r
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) March 28, 2022
Roman Abramovich suspected of poisoning in talks BBC. Russia wants a resolution as soon as possible. Opposing the talks are neo-Nazis (and to a lesser extent the United States) believed to be behind the killing of another negotiator rumored to be close to Russia.
* * * Germany may sue for use of pro-Russian ‘Z’ symbol Al Jazeera (Kevin W.). Not the behavior of a confident nation.
Europe proposes ending Russians’ golden passports and visas National News. The first real anti-Putin operation against these billionaires. It will be better for Russia if they keep hanging out in London.
Russia restricts visas for people from ‘unfriendly countries’ Reuters
85% of Americans fear U.S. will be drawn into Ukraine, Russia conflict: poll hill. Resilc: “‘Will’???”
* * * Lambert ran CNN for this story in yesterday’s link, but it didn’t go away:
War crimes in Ukraine? | Video shows shooting at captured Putin soldiers. pictorial. So here we have what looks like actual evidence (yes, the video is dubious, but apparently reliable enough for Bild) that definitely looks like a Ukrainian war crime, not a U.S. based bomb written in Russian on “Children” “The allegations of the term were near the now-famous maternity hospital.
Ukraine to investigate after video shows Russian prisoner of war shot, tortured New York Post. The Post has more details than some other sources of claims and counterclaims.
Uncensored Activism: In Washington, Calls to ‘Close the Skies’ Matt Tabby
* * * Biden confirms why America needs this war Consortium News (Furry)
I don’t apologize’: Biden says his comments on Putin are an expression of moral anger New York Times. Well, this kind of thing doesn’t work outside of our echo chambers. Pay attention to the point of view. It also received new tweets. I’ve been told that this translated clip is more widely circulated on Chinese social media:
“America has no right to pretend to be the guardian of democracy and human rights!” Indian anchor debated with an American professor.
— Chinese Embassy in France (@AmbassadeChine) March 25, 2022
Patriarch Kirill: Putin allies face backlash after ‘blessed’ war Al Jazeera (resilc). work for Patton, watch the movie version.
Syria
Biden risks war with Iran ‘diplomatic’ – our Middle East allies know it Hill (Robert C.). Make it clear that peace = America’s weakness.
America should remember that Israel’s shanty towns in Palestine are war crimes John Cole
With two shocking attacks, ISIS has resurfaced in Israel. Haaretz (Furry)
Empire Crash Watch
Pointing to Ukraine war, arms lobby pushes ‘sustainable’ label DW (Flexibility)
How Albright’s ‘Munich mentality’ turned into unbridled interventionism Responsible governance
Pentagon wants to scrap dozens of F-22 fighter jets RT (Kevin W.). For a while, Lee readers thought they were bad…
war has no solution American Conservative Party (resilc). Well, depending on your problem definition…
Great post-Cold War American international relations thinker Gilbert Doctorow
Biden
Google billionaire’s fingerprints all over Biden’s science office Politics (Kevin W)
Abortion death penalty key issue in Texas GOP runoff Newsweek (Furry)
The Endless Corruption of Ginni and Clarence Thomas New Republic. Resilc: “deecee has a lot of bottomless corruption.”
Big Pharma is betting on Sen. Tim Scott’s bigger political ambitions KHN
Colorado officials declare ‘year-round’ fire season mountain (resilc)
Cuomo sets out to ‘transform’ mental health care for children.Now they can’t get treatment. City
supply chain
The supply chain crisis is about to get worse wired
Shanghai Covid-19 lockdown poses new test for supply chain Wall Street Journal
New supply chain risk: 22,000 dockworkers may be on strike New York Times (resilc)
A more expensive world starts to destroy demand Bloomberg (resilc)
What to expect from this week’s OPEC+ meeting Oil Prices (Kevin W)
Are Americans unhappy? FiveThirtyEight (resilc)
Class struggle
Central Alabama Food Bank receives less food from USDA WBRC
Child poverty soars 41% in January after Biden benefits expire, study finds Washington post
Antidote. Josh D: “It’s turkey mating season and the roosters are showing off.”
Check out yesterday’s link and antidote du Jour here.
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