global war system New Left review
The liberal international order is gradually collapsing economist
climate
MST Brazil: “The crisis is not just about food or climate. It is a crisis of civilization.” 360° internationalist. MST = Landless Rural Workers Movement.Interviewee This NGO.d
Decarbonising shipping could create up to 4 million green jobs greece shipping news
Justification of air conditioning in tool and mold factories Practical mechanic. Millions of decisions similar to this are being made…
pandemic
Bird flu continues to rewrite textbooks.This is why scientists are upset about the outbreak in U.S. dairy cows Helen Branswell, STAT. It’s well worth a read. The complacency of the authorities is not surprising, but it is worrying.
When antibiotics don’t work: More people in Georgia seek bacteriophage therapy jam news
China?
China moves to curb battery boom amid concerns over overproductioncaixin global
Is China moving ahead with financial decoupling? brookings institute
Xi Jinping’s plan to save China with science scholar stage
Perspectives from China: Western Perspectives in the Xi Jinping Era Peking studies
Chinese academics propose formal line between entrepreneurs and capitalists to shake private sector spirit South China Morning Post
I went to China and drove more than a dozen electric cars.Western automakers are being cooked Inside the EV
How does China regulate robotaxis? MIT Technology Review. Since January, we still have a close relationship.
Another historic year for the PLA Navy US Naval Research Institute
Philippines and US simulate mock invasion in largest war game in history Al Jazeera
The Proposition Again: Historical Cartography and the Philippine Claim to the Spratly Islands (PDF) Territorial Political Governance.
Australian Defense Secretary calls for support for ‘extraordinary’ AUKUS submarine in fiery speech break through the defense
South Korea
Commentary: The surprising Korean boom is being overlooked channel news asia
What is friendship marriage?From friends to platonic partners, Japanese couples embrace union without romance or sex South China Morning Post
India
Asia’s billionaire capital: What does the rise of Mumbai mean for India? anadolu agency
syrakistan
Israel has finally gone too far racket. I won’t say that the American worm has changed direction, but it has convulsed and the Israeli leadership has completely lost its mind. After all, we did it for them too.
‘Fight with your nails’: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignores US arms warning Al Jazeera
After all, aid to Israel appears to be conditional. Harold Meyerson, “The American Prospect”
Professor Amos Goldberg: “Yes, it’s genocide.” shear post
* * * Dissatisfied northern Israel plans to secede to Galilee cradle
Hamas actually believed it could conquer Israel.In preparation, the country was divided into states. Haaretz
* * * Red Sea rerouting causes congestion at Asian ports Sheet Trade Maritime
discord in europe
Hungary takes advantage of friendly relations with China politiko
Israel advances to Eurovision final amid protests over participation in Gaza Strip france 24
Dear Old Blighty
The Bank of England took advantage of the inflation crisis to increase the wealth of the rich, but did absolutely nothing to control inflation. funding the future
Total cold war
How much US aid to Ukraine? Council on Foreign Relations. “A large portion of the aid bill will be spent in the United States, paying American factories and workers producing various weapons, and those weapons will either be sent to Ukraine or used to collect American weapons siphoned off by the Pentagon during the war. One analysis by the American Enterprise Institute found that Ukrainian aid is funding defense manufacturing in more than 70 U.S. cities. We have industrial policy. Useful charts:
Officials say Russia could open new front as Ukraine remains weapon-poor Al Jazeera
Russia’s seemingly endless stockpiles. How many long-range missiles does Russia have left, and how have its large-scale strike tactics changed? ukrainska pravda
* * * Source: Ukraine attacks Russian oil refinery 1,500 km from border Kyiv independence. The source is SBU.
* * * Zelenskiy fires head of bodyguard for thwarting assassination plot france 24
Two Ukrainian ministers are dismissed as Zelenskiy government’s shakedown continues politiko
Dominic Cummings: ‘Zelensky is not Churchill, Ukraine is corrupt’ Politico. original.
* * * Victory Day: Anxiety grows amid chaos in the North Simplicius the Thinker
Victory Day celebrations mask smoldering tensions within Putin’s Russia CNN
Putin’s one-tank victory parade is a timely reminder that Russia can win. atlantic council
* * * Ukraine’s parliament cracks down on draft evaders Reuters
Preparing to build bunkers and trenches along borders with Poland, Russia and Belarus anadolu agency
Biden administration
House Republicans draft articles of impeachment against Biden over threat to cut aid to Israel Fox
Data Shows More Employees Are Considering Retirement Due to Distrust in FDIC Leadership Reuters (Furgy Mouse).
2024
FBI pays attention to whether US aid to Ukraine will stimulate Russian risk-taking in 2024 election CNN
Globe of Academy
What an American student photojournalist saw at a campus protest Time (furgy mouse). Lots of photos, lots of details.
* * * University of Chicago:
BREAKING: More than 1,500 University of Chicago alumni sign open letter of solidarity with student organizers and pledge to withhold University of Chicago donations @Chicago Police searched the encampment on Tuesday. Read the full letter: https://t.co/46GdSiVP5K pic.twitter.com/1YrRIzI53p
— Maira (@mairaka) May 9, 2024
DePaul:
Good evening. Welcome to DePaul University Gaza Solidarity Encampment. This encampment is now in its 9th day (!), making it the longest running liberated area in all of Chicago!! Here, students learn about organizing and lateral strategy. pic.twitter.com/EgfIuyLlOu
— 🍉Professor Thrasher is with his students 🔻 (@thrasherxy) May 10, 2024
GWU:
Now: GWU/DMV students set up a new camp outside the GWU administration building, while protesters defend their tents from police on both sides. #freepalestine pic.twitter.com/EOT5jhE2yX
— #StopCopCity (@ChuckModi1) May 10, 2024
Amsterdam (1):
A comprehensive little video showing the incredible violence unleashed by. @UvA_Amsterdam Get on board with your own students. https://t.co/H9LobrXJV9
— Harry Pettit (@HarrygPettit) May 8, 2024
Amsterdam (2):
This is a statement written by @UvA_Amsterdam Employees accused the board of extreme violence against their students. I have never seen anything like that in college. Staff were asked to leave at 11am on Monday the 13th.Let’s make this a nationwide strike. pic.twitter.com/se5VdXPKKR
— Harry Pettit (@HarrygPettit) May 9, 2024
* * * Hundreds of UAW workers rally for Rapha in Sprawl to establish ‘Union Village’ Daily Californian. Members of UAW 4811 stand in stark contrast to local, let alone national, leadership.
* * * Media despises Gaza protesters who realize corporate reporters are not friends fair
digital watch
Mr. Ron: Please check the facts! Indigity. Examples of scary search results from Google AI.
Will AI be held responsible if it makes a mistake? land. More specifically, will the owner of the AI be held responsible?
And then it begins. OpenAI considers NSFW AI model output register
supply chain
Assessing safe port obligations from the perspective of smart and autonomous vessels (PDF) NUS Maritime Law Center Working Report. “The proliferation of such (smart, autonomous vessels) will require the development of smart ports with complementary advanced technologies, infrastructure and processes to safely accommodate them. This need This strict obligation is particularly important in situations where the charterer’s contractual obligation is only to send the vessel on charter to a safe port. They may be forced to avoid sending autonomous vessels to ports that cannot safely accommodate them.”
our famous free news agency
Academy of Journalism calls for external review of New York Times literary hub
class war
The rise of monopoly and oligopoly Manufacturing net. Please pay attention to the source.
If you build it, will they come? new atlantis
diaper revolution today’s splice
The immediate antidote (via:
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.