Video of baby kangaroo wandering in Colorado CNN (Dr. Kevin)
US authorities capture and euthanize Instagram-famous squirrel BBC (Fergy) 🙁
Stories of Famous Scientists — Rodent Dystopia Higher Education Chronicle (Anthony L)
Various mystical experiences Book Forum (Anthony L)
degree of wrinklesss London Book Review (Anthony L). Debate over Mendel.
70 percent Harpers (Anthony L)
The importance of backyard pigs infected with H5N1 Sharon Astik (ma)
#COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection)
>AP: Public Health Agency bans new coronavirus vaccine MedPage (Carla R)
Let’s look at the impact of COVID-19 DWARFS influenza in terms of ICU/HDU demand. pic.twitter.com/AJyb2mgF3J
— Turn (@1goodtern) October 26, 2024
Climate/Environment
Spain flood disaster: Death toll rises to 205 as additional troops are mobilized Guardian (Kevin W)
No other country in the world has recorded as many lightning strikes as Spain in recent days. pic.twitter.com/IHDrNlwuKe
— Nahel Bergelze (@WxNB_) October 31, 2024
China?
China is tightening its grip on the world’s minerals economist
China’s Skydio regulations ring alarm bells for U.S. battery supply chain Asia Times (Kevin W)
Analysis: Trade war will hurt US farmers AgUpdate
Prejudice and China Louis-Vincent Gabe (Anthony L.)
South Korea
US provides evidence that North Korean troops are stationed in Ukraine larry johnson
North Korea tests new intercontinental missile – warns of “strengthening nuclear forces” sky
North Korea promises ‘strong support and assistance’ to Russian forces until victory in Ukraine anadolu agency
Africa
○Canada
Canada’s economy likely to underperform central bank’s third-quarter growth forecast Reuters
south of the border
Mexico’s new president faces his first major crisis New York Times (Robin K.)
discord in europe
Dozens under investigation in Italy amid scandal over hacked government databases and illegal documents The Record (Anthony L). From a few days ago, we still have a close relationship.
Germany’s coal industry and the rise of Hitler: A reappraisal New Economic Thinking Institute
old blighty
UK market crash worsens as concerns over Reeves budget spread in market bloomberg
Shock ruling puts market at risk of collapse and leaves car dealers in turmoil telegraph
israel vs resistance
Israel’s siege of northern Gaza brings war’s ‘darkest moment’ Financial Times. When I lost my pink piece of paper…and I realized it was behind a paywall.
Israeli atrocities are nothing new. The only novelty is the scale Middle East Eye (Gust)
Israel has almost completed medical evacuation from Gaza drop site
Israeli forces used bulldozers today (Thursday) to cause extensive damage. @UNRWA Office located north of Noor Shams Camp #westbank.
The office is no longer available.
It was a hub providing basic services to the more than 14,000 Palestinian refugees in the camp. pic.twitter.com/QFAR4LcPRb— Philip Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) October 31, 2024
* * * Israel wants Lebanon to implement ceasefire agreement, Prime Minister Netanyahu tells US envoy Reuters. My lord. Should we take this as a serious proposal?
#breaking news: Three explosions shook Tel Aviv in the early hours of today. Explosions were reported near the train station in Hod Hasharon, near Mossad headquarters, and in Tirah, on the city’s northern outskirts. Moreover, Tira’s home was accidentally attacked by an interceptor missile, not by Hezbollah… pic.twitter.com/xzVS3HLgrE
— Uzbek Now (@UzbekNow) November 2, 2024
Can you imagine any other country in the world blowing up several places of worship every week for a year with complete impunity? https://t.co/0EvpKnVZQJ
— BM (@ireallyhateyou) October 31, 2024
* * * Revolutionary Guards vows unimaginable response to Israel Tasnim. Alexander Mercouris tells this story at the top of his Friday show. Note that we were skeptical of claims by normally very reliable commentators like Larry Wilkerson that Iran was being persuaded not to retaliate, including through US diplomacy. After new President Pezeshkian was tricked by the US into thinking he was interested in normalizing relations and had to eat a large amount of crow in public to restore some level of trust, Iran The idea of listening to America seemed astonishingly far-fetched. Moreover, Iran had made it clear that any retaliation by Israel would result in an Iranian response. The question therefore appears to be not whether Iran will attack Israel again to maintain its deterrence advantage, but when and with what force.
Israel and Iran’s “Zugzwan” moment indian punch line
* * * More US bombers and warships heading to Middle East the hill
A new war that’s not so cold war
Forests and trees: strategic dissipation of Ukraine big surge
Find out where most Ukrainian refugees have fled to since February 2022 Sputnik (Kevin W)
Russia expresses dissatisfaction with Turkey’s arms supply to Ukraine Ekatimerini
🇷🇺⚡ – Russia has designed the world’s first portable heat-guided interceptor drone. –RN pic.twitter.com/9s1fnKIg4e
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) November 1, 2024
Turkiye plans “foreign agent” law – Bloomberg RT (Kevin W)
brick countries
Why enlarged BRICS supports Russian-led grain trade council on foreign relations
imperial collapse watch
Loss of American Leadership from World War II Ian Welsh
Abu Ghraib, torture trial against Virginia-based defense contractor begins again intercept
2024
Julia Roberts ad sparks debate on gender inequality and marriage voting The Hill. Lambert questions the wisdom of bringing partisanship into the bedroom.
Transmission among MSM is not yet seen. Isn’t the risk too high for Epstein because the other shoe could drop?
BREAKING NEWS: The October surprise is here! The Daily Beast has released more than 100 hours of recordings of Jeffrey Epstein talking about his relationship with Trump and divulging inside information about President Trump’s White House.
This is massive. 🔥
Michael Wolff chronicles the Trump era… pic.twitter.com/kSB7sYxr62
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) November 1, 2024
‘Union Joe’, Harris and Trump all made gains from unions, but it wasn’t enough. politiko
Federal judge orders Musk back to Pennsylvania state court in ‘illegal lottery’ case fox (fur)
US claims ‘Russian influence actors’ are behind viral election video hoax Financial Times (Kevin W)
Texas tells Justice Department that election observers’ votes will not be recognized Texas Tribune (Fergie)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court again blocks counting of undated absentee ballots USA Today (Kevin W)
Maersk chief predicts trade tensions will intensify after US election financial times
Mr. Market should be more sensitive.
US debt could cause the next financial crisis Barons
A.I.
AI and the global economy: a double-edged sword that could cause market collapse forbes
basil
microsoft cult Ed Zitron
class war
are you trash? know the signs Babylon Bee
Amazon employees ‘appalled’ by executives’ decision to return to the office Gizmodo (Kevin W)
Decline of active musicians New Yorker (Anthony L)
Agricultural loans exceeding $1 million soar due to deteriorating agricultural economy Agricultural experience diving
The rise of the eugenics movement in political rhetoric and academic literature STAT (Dr. Kevin)
An immediate antidote. Tracy H:
A little more than a week ago, at the end of a long Monday work day in Los Angeles, my husband and I found three motherless gray kittens on our doorstep. I left her there for a few hours hoping the mother cat would come and pick her up, but she didn’t. They were very clean and free of fleas, so I’m sure a neighbor left them there. So we are bottle feeding him and the kitten department is already full so we are trying to find him a home soon.
And bonus:
Is the goose trying to help? ? ? Oh my heart🥹🥰 pic.twitter.com/PvxaKWZWAR
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) November 1, 2024
Second bonus:
Bobcat saved by boy from fire pic.twitter.com/RG1GqYCf9u
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) November 1, 2024
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here
