Research discovers cellular activities that suggest recycling is hardwired into our DNA Phys.org
Scientists confirm that exercise slows down perception of time science alert
Bending reality: Einstein meets quantum mechanics in the Antarctic ice Cytech Daily
Massage gun appears to be the culprit in two cases of acute dizziness today’s med page
Climate/Environment
Pennsylvania wastewater could meet 40% of US lithium demand: study Interesting engineering. Wastewater from hydraulic fracturing.
extracted earth granta
pandemic
Biodiversity loss is the biggest factor in infectious disease outbreaks, study says guardian
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Virome sequencing identifies H5N1 avian influenza in wastewater from nine cities.. medRxIV. Texas. From the summary:…We report that H5N1 has been detected in wastewater from nine Texas cities with watershed populations in the millions…although variant analysis suggests an avian or bovine origin. Other potential sources of infection, especially humans, could not be excluded. ”
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Countries struggle to draft a “pandemic treaty” to avoid mistakes during the new coronavirus outbreak Associated Press
Most long-term coronavirus insurance claims rejected in Switzerland swissinfo.ch
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Tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California: 1 dead, 170 potentially infected economic times
Africa
The IMF hypnotized African policymakers Glebe Cherwa, Africa Watch
Building lasting peace in the Sahel Africanist perspective
India
Reviving the Sun God in Kashmir open magazine
Canada arrests fourth Indian national suspected of involvement in Hardeep Nijjar murder business standard
China?
Migrant workers who could not return to their hometowns Peking studies. Collapse on a highway in Guangdong province. A quick summary: “Longyan has experienced significant environmental degradation due to large-scale mining operations. As the local economy changed and mining companies ceased operations, villagers sought new employment opportunities, primarily in electronic They migrated to factories in Guangdong province to work in the equipment and machinery sector… It was noted that many of the victims of the recent disaster were employees of the auto parts city, where they continued to work without weekends and on public holidays. The depth of the damage caused by this accident on the Meizhou Expressway is unusual, and suggests that there were underlying causes, structural faults, inadequate drainage, and other factors that were overlooked in the initial investigation. This may have been due to lack of weather-friendly design or anti-slip measures during construction.”
Interdependence of power and finance Brad Setzer, French Institute of International Relations. From the summary: “Thus, both parties (the United States and China) are concerned that financial interdependence could be weaponized, but unless they completely break away from entrenched patterns of trade imbalances, I find it difficult to escape from the inevitability of dependence.
syrakistan
Gaza ceasefire talks ‘back to square one’ as tens of thousands evacuate Rafah cradle
Women and children also killed and injured in Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza anadolu agency
We are now at a point where the Israeli Defense Forces are distributing leaflets in the north telling Palestinians to flee south, and in the south telling them to flee north.
— Bruno Macaes (@MacaesBruno) May 11, 2024
80 more bodies found in three mass graves in Gaza Telesur
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The US continues to cover up Israel’s genocide in Gaza middle east monitor
US offers intelligence on Hamas in exchange for Israel killing fewer Palestinians in Rafah attack middle east eyes
discord in europe
Germany’s biggest newspaper published a photo of lecturers who signed an open letter against the brutal eviction of student protest camps, calling them perpetrators pic.twitter.com/IwLJbAeRx4
— James Jackson (@derJamesJackson) May 10, 2024
The state leader of Germany’s most popular political party has proposed that domestic intelligence agencies investigate the professors for “Islamism and left-wing extremism.” pic.twitter.com/oGLsYIr0G1
— James Jackson (@derJamesJackson) May 11, 2024
The EU is turning into a nightmare for Remainers Thomas Fudge
Eurovision’s “Song of Shame” tribune
A new war that’s not so cold war
Ukraine SitRep: “sanitary zone” on the northern border with Russia alabama moon
Travel Notes, St. Petersburg, April-May 2024: Fourth and final installment Gilbert Doctorow. “…Russian forces are effectively incapable of causing havoc as Ukrainians launch artillery, drones and short-range missiles into residential areas of the Belgorod region on the other side of the border, killing civilians and causing havoc. created a zone. They’ve been doing it for months. ”
🇷🇺 The roof of a building in Belgorod, targeted by the Kiev regime, collapsed on emergency workers as they tried to rescue people from under the rubble. pic.twitter.com/lodXe0iTys
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) May 12, 2024
“Report from Donbass.” flutist
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NATO risks World War III in Ukraine – while lining the pockets of the defense industry Douglas McKinnon, The Hill. Don’t worry, Atlanticists have the capabilities and contingency plans.
What would happen if Russia used nuclear weapons? The reality is that no one really knows.
But what is equally true is that NATO is prepared for this type of scenario, and we have the capabilities and contingency plans in place.
Thoughts on what this means. 👇🧵 1/7 pic.twitter.com/YfVArctgod
— Fabian Hoffmann (@FRHoffmann1) May 11, 2024
Poke the bear to find out Tariq Cyril Amar
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German parliamentarian proposes NATO intercept drones over Ukraine ukrainska pravda
German Defense Minister: Reinstate conscription and pursue 3% GDP in defense spending break through the defense
Zeitenwende, 2 years later International Defense and Security Center
imperial collapse watch
She was at the top of the State Department. Now she is ready to speak. Politico.Just to be clear, ‘Tria’ Nuland’s life is apparently ‘amazing’ and she’s open to returning to government despite March “retirement.”
Let.General Mark Milley says the US has committed too many war crimes over the years and has no right to criticize Israel’s destruction of Gaza.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp agreed: “Peace activists are actually war activists, and we are peace activists.”
Karp says this about Gaza… pic.twitter.com/Ktc5H4uYJi
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) May 8, 2024
○Canada
Israeli flag raising event held at Toronto City Hall toronto star
Biden administration
How airline lobbyists were humiliated BIG by Matt Stoller
Big Oil is doing much better under the Biden administration than under the Trump administration. Yahoo Finance
Globe of Academy
Protests and opposition could absolutely force the Empire to withdraw from Gaza Caitlin Johnston “Pearls and Frustration”
The crackdown on campus protests claims to be anti-Semitic, but part of a right-wing plan guardian
What students and I learned in prison after protesting on the UTD campus D Magazine
New York University:
PSC announces nine students will be suspended after Bobst demonstration washington square news
To be clear, at this time NYU has taken disciplinary action against all five participants in the negotiations.
— Hello, this is Ryna (they/them) (@r_w2023). May 11, 2024
University of Alberta:
Hundreds return to campus after University of Alberta EPS removes pro-Palestinian camp edmonton journal
People claim they sent the police. @Alberta The students are fine because the university grounds are private property and the students were trespassing.
As a law professor, let me say that this is a grave misunderstanding of the law.
— Florence Ashley (@ButNotTheCity) May 11, 2024
Japan:
A member of the Palestine Solidarity Camp at the University of Tokyo, Japan. pic.twitter.com/Qh5iJXOKJj
— Palestine Online 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) May 11, 2024
The movement of solidarity with Palestine has reached Japan ❤️🇵🇸
“Boycott Israel!” chants echoed through the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/mgVyORzWRg
— 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐦 (@Malcolm_Ishmeal) May 12, 2024
Europe:
Pro-Palestinian protests continue across Europe anadolu agency
Harvard University:
More than 180 Harvard faculty members sign a letter calling on Gerber to end pro-Palestinian camps. crimson
For defense of left punches. The issue of “solidarity”. Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine. Explanation:
I was honestly surprised at how many people contacted me wanting to get a copy of SOLIDARITY based on the fact that Chait is not a fan.
In any case, the motto “Don’t be left alone, persevere” is a much better motto than his. A better answer would be, “Don’t beat me up, sort it out.” https://t.co/d2NuHaN38u
— Astra Taylor (@astradisastra) May 11, 2024
our famous free news agency
For readers of The New Yorker, this is what campus protests against the massacres in Gaza look like.
Oddly enough, many of the red-eyed protesters, filled with demonic fury, are depicted as old, elderly people. You never know what kind of subconscious message it sends. pic.twitter.com/7YiMvgJX68
— Seth Harpes (@sethharpesq) May 11, 2024
2024
Three Bob Ferguson candidates run for governor, with a strange man in the race washington state standard
playing cards
IRS audit of President Trump could cost former president more than $100 million propublica
supremes
Justices Thomas and Alito complain of ‘offensiveness’ and ‘violations’ of religious freedom USA Today
boeing
Boeing plane carrying 85 people catches fire in Senegal, slides off runway, injuring 10 people Associated Press
A.I.
AI chatbot turns conspiracy theorists into skeptics through dialogue ZME Science. However, conspiracy theories SCADdoes it happen to be true?
sports desk
Sports is all about gambling North Korean defector
police state surveillance
new @BW Special Investigation: American companies will never stop using forced labor.
Prisoners perform billion-dollar jobs and touch nearly every corner of American life. Human trafficking lawsuits allege that many people are in prison because the business is too good.https://t.co/Fpoi3cSrjf
— Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) May 11, 2024
California is spending more on fewer inmates. Why doesn’t Newsom close more prisons? Karmatters
Gavin Newsom’s new budget plan would hit financial aid for California students Karmatters
zeitgeist watch
class war
Steve Albini, Facilitator Tribune. “Albini, who has died at the age of 61, was one of the most uncompromising defenders of all time, defending the arts against the corruption of market forces and ensuring that musicians were seen as workers who deserved the full fruits of their labor.” He was one of the characters.”
How can Labor win big? labor politics
Today we remember the workers’ strikes in occupied Europe Jacobins
How revolutions happen: Trotsky talks about party and class counterattack
The Collapse of Civilization: A History of Greatness and Ruin that Reflects Modern Decline middle east eyes
Petra’s mystery and magic the wrong side of history
The immediate antidote (via):
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
