Dear patient readers, I was a little short on links today. Please check back a few times for a complete complement. –Lambert
The vehicles of our lives: Why horses are important to human history guardian
IMF chief warns of ‘unrelenting’ debt backdrop and low growth F.T.
climate
World falls behind on 2030 nature targets and heads towards UN COP16 negotiations channel news asia
Encouraging research into ultra-deep geothermal fans Bud’s Offshore Energy (BOE)
“This has been a year of hell” – how farmers are facing the second worst harvest on record telegraph paper
Rockdale County files federal lawsuit against BioLab after Conyers factory fire Fox 5. Explanation:
The EPA has stopped monitoring air quality around the BioLab facility, even though measurements showed chlorine gas continues to be released into the community. https://t.co/fGENebU7VQ
— Becca Peter (@DefectiveBecca) October 20, 2024
syndrome
Piles of dead cows become a shocking sight in the Central Valley as bird flu outbreaks rise LA Times
* * * Trends in pediatric hospitalizations caused or contributed to by SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK Pediatric magazine. “Infants are currently the age group most affected by SARS-CoV2, at least in part because they have the least immunity to the virus and are most susceptible to respiratory disease.”
A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohort: a paradigm for systems biology approaches to chronic disease research. (Tentative acceptance) Frontiers of systems biology. From the abstract: “RECOVER has assembled an interdisciplinary task force, OMICS, including clinicians, pathologists, laboratory scientists, and data scientists to apply cutting-edge systems biology techniques to achieve RECOVER’s goals. was responsible for making recommendations for ”
China?
More than 20 Chinese listed companies will be the first to receive share buyback financing, increasing their shareholdings Xinhua News Agency
Apple secretly collaborates with China’s BYD on long-range EV batteries bloomberg
The 1982 Falklands War: Lessons for a potential 21st century Sino-American conflict over Taiwan diplomat
Prabowo announces “red and white” cabinet; Sugino nominates as Indonesia’s new foreign minister channel news asia
India
Are the Five Eyes destabilizing India’s rise as a non-white power? The idea is as old as the Cold War print. Comparison:
This could have been aired on the BBC in 1974 without any problems.
This cannot be said in 2024.
We have become more intelligent, informed, and evolved to do so.
John le Carré, a novelist and former intelligence officer. pic.twitter.com/eI9fU8q3pp
— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) October 19, 2024
syrakistan
Scoop: Israel submits demands to end Lebanon war to White House Axios
Israel expands attacks on Lebanon, raids banks to hurt Hezbollah’s finances NBC
‘There’s no life left there’: Suburbs bearing the brunt of Israel’s attack on Beirut BBC
* * * Approximately 1,400 illegal Israeli settlers storm Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate Sukkot anadolu agency
Palestinian crowd assists ‘mutilated child’ under attack in Gaza (Video) Al Jazeera. meanwhile:
This is truly evil and miserable in every sense of the word, God… I was surprised. pic.twitter.com/LgioBjXWvk
— Sarah Hagi (@KindaHagi) October 20, 2024
* * * UN peacekeepers say Israeli forces have destroyed a watchtower in southern Lebanon anadolu agency
* * * The Iranian bomb is real, and it’s here Scott Ritter, Consortium News
US uses Australian base to bomb Houthi facilities in Yemen WSWS
Harvard University’s donations plummet after criticism of Israeli protests F.T.
A new war that’s not so cold war
Recruits of the Azov Brigade will be trained according to NATO standards New voices of Ukraine. Explanation:
“Azov has changed” – since February 24, 2022, many liberals and progressives in Western countries who sympathize with the Azov movement, whitewash the past, justify the present and show no concern about the future This is the slogan of the masses. My answer: Yes. It has changed. Here… pic.twitter.com/SHRYq5lJUP
— Marta Havryshko (@HavryshkoMarta) October 16, 2024
President Zelensky’s idea to replace US troops in Europe with Ukrainian troops is inappropriate – NATO PA chief ukrainska pravda
* * * New model for basic military training decided in December – Ukrainian military commander ukrainska pravda
* * * Transcription of “Judgment of Liberty”: October 17th edition gilbert doctorow
Western threats to Moldova’s future Thomas Fudge
south of the border
AMLO’s surrender Phenomenal World
2024
I plan to write an article about President Trump’s visit to McDonald’s later today. –Lambert
President Trump is forced to cancel campaign rallies for the next two weeks after a McDonald’s manager denies his request for leave. Baby on bee. Explanation:
Breaking news 🚨
A lost masterpiece attributed to Renaissance master Raphael depicting an orange-haired aristocrat cooking for peasants has been discovered, Italian art authorities have announced. It is currently being inspected by Accademia di Firenze restoration workers. pic.twitter.com/LRHxScOE4k
— Max Meyer (@mualphaxi) October 20, 2024
* * * Elon Musk engages in clearly illegal vote-buying, offering $1 million daily lottery prizes only to registered voters Election law blog
Why Elon Musk’s $1 million presidential lottery ticket is creepy drop site
* * * Inside the Harris camp’s onslaught to take back Silicon Valley Wapo
What if it was President Harris but a Republican senator? That is the fear of her allies. politiko
Scoop: Mike Johnson and Liz Cheney’s tense text messages Axios
Billion-dollar election bets raise stakes in presidential election Wapo
digital clock
zeitgeist watch
New Zealand airport ripples over sign limiting farewell hugs to three minutes guardian
class war
Document on how to unionize Amazon workers draws critical acclaim, but no key successors hollywood reporter
Developing countries cannot expect growth in the manufacturing industry. bloomberg
This American fruit could beat apples and peaches on a hotter planet Wapo
The immediate antidote (Hans Hillewert):
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
