Craton mystery: Scientists propose new theory of continent formation Cytech Daily
fire at your feet belt magazine
Earth’s ‘Gate to Hell’ is increasing by 35 million cubic feet every year new atlas
Climate/Environment
Canada’s first major wildfire of the season impacts air quality in northern US Axios
The AI data center revolution is happening in your backyard luck
Skeptics’ view of bringing electricity from space to Earth IEEE spectrum
Report: Soaring methane exports threaten future of Gulf Coast louisiana illuminator
Behind the ‘butter board’: how the dairy industry took over feed grist
pandemic
Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding the true spread of the virus on U.S. farms Guardian. Explanation:
Wounds are always self-inflicted. https://t.co/w95xWM8zUl
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) May 12, 2024
and #H5N1 #Avian influenza With infections spreading among dairy cows, one of the most important things to think about now is: What needs to happen for this virus to actually cause a pandemic?
It’s a simple story since we’re on the train…— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) May 12, 2024
China?
Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar power, medical supplies expected on Tuesday – Source Reuters. Explanation:
What’s interesting is that the US is willing to become protectionist when China not only competes on price with low wages, but actually pushes technological frontiers like EVs and 5G.
— Matt Bruenig (@MattBruenig) May 12, 2024
Xi’s visit establishes important bridgehead to Europe asia times
Chinese investments in Serbia and Hungary – filling the void left by the US? Hungarian conservative
discord in europe
Spanish Prime Minister’s party wins big in Catalonia, separatist movement loses Al Mayadeen
North Macedonia’s new president’s inauguration reignites conflict with Greece Ekatimelini
syrakistan
As attacks on Gaza intensify, Egypt joins ICJ lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide common dreams
Blinken says more civilians killed in Gaza than terrorists the hill
Sen. Lindsey Graham just proposed a nuclear attack on Gaza on national television. pic.twitter.com/IL3g7N346v
— Read Let’s Radicalize This (@JoshuaPHill) May 12, 2024
This weekend, the commander @CENTCOM General Michael “Eric” Kurilla arrived in Israel as an official guest of Chief of Staff Helj Halevi.
Commanders assessed the operational situation and discussed operational developments, including: pic.twitter.com/fSH69QxV9i
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 12, 2024
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UN to cut estimate of number of murdered women and children in Gaza in half Jerusalem Post. Explanation:
Morning Joe host casually spreads denial of genocide.
The UN estimates less than half the number of women and children killed in Gaza – read the graph in the article. One show reports him as murdered, and the other *identifies* as murdered. These people tell themselves every time. https://t.co/ZuJsDQOLAL pic.twitter.com/chH22vuSll
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) May 13, 2024
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Barclays ‘significantly increases’ lending to companies supplying arms to Israel new arab
Wall Street ignores its own rules and invests in weapons for Israel responsible national strategy
These monsters build quadcopter drones equipped with sniper rifles. One night, they were sent to shoot people trying to get to Ali Hospital, injuring 30 people. One was a 9-year-old boy who was shot in the neck. He bled in the ER.
Germany does not ban people from Europe pic.twitter.com/Yv4xlQw6Cd— Ghassan Abu Sitt (@GhassanAbuSitt1) May 9, 2024
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Asia-Europe maritime trade is a nightmare scenario – “unless you’re a carrier” roadster
A new war that’s not so cold war
President Putin’s cabinet reshuffle is causing distress to Western intellectuals thinker simplicius
Ukraine’s strategy to attack Russian refineries is working bne intelligence news
Panic in Kiev, dismissal of generals, invasion of troops, disaster on the Kharkov border, Russian troops enter Volchansk Alexander Mercouris (video)
The viability of a nuclear conflict is a meme that emerged in the wake of Ukraine. Obviously some liberals and some conservatives want to nuke Russia, which means they realize they’ll get nuked in return, but that doesn’t matter to them. This means that we are relying on the illusion that there is no such thing. https://t.co/DUbRJjC5ty
— Ecosocialist Musician (@EcosocialistM) May 12, 2024
Caucasus
Armenia detains 151 protesters protesting against land deal with Azerbaijan: police AFP
old blighty
UK government needs to tackle domestic institutional divestment euro money
imperial collapse watch
US Air Force loses second B-2 bomber in accident; fleet reduced to just 19 military watch magazine
Reindustrialization is not possible under neoliberalism. Can not do that.
— Ian Welsh (@iwelsh) May 12, 2024
boeing
NASA wants cheaper Mars sample return — Boeing proposes most expensive rocket ars technica
south of the border
The secret history of Israel’s role in the genocide in Colombia consortium news
○Canada
Ecuador rejects international arbitration in blow to Canadian mining company canadian dimension
Canada’s secret revealed: Growth is dead deep dive
Barad Banks
There will be blood: financiers warn of bank failures on TRD forum genuine
republican clown car
More and more Republican members are betraying the party even though they supported it 10 minutes ago. Matt Taibbi, Racquet News
Deshabille Democratic Party
National Democratic Party strategy worries state abortion rights leaders politiko
2024
Biden nominates Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Clintons for major fundraiser NBC News
playing cards
This week could be the week that Alvin Bragg’s lawsuit against Trump ends. Jonathan Turley, New York Post
Reorganization and legitimacy
Winston Marshall: Populism is the voice of the voiceless, the real threat to democracy comes from the elitesoxford union
It tells you something when your rulers ignore voters but fear protesters Caitlin Johnston, Caitlin’s Newsletter
Globe of Academy
Billionaire investor Ken Griffin calls on Harvard University to embrace ‘Western values’ Reuters. Do you accept genocide? No, it’s a meritocracy, according to Griffin. grandchild He is an heir to a major oil company who paid for his admission to Harvard University. offered The seed money for his first brokerage account is $100,000.
Hundreds of faculty and staff pledge to cease activities that ‘directly serve the administration’ until NYPD is removed from campus columbia spectator
Exclusive: Cambridge’s richest university withdraws from arms company middle east eyes
Gaza massacre protests continue as California university workers begin vote to authorize strike WSWS
Workers show solidarity with UPenn Palestinian encampment workers world
Duke:
No, they kicked him out. Because he is a staunch Zionist who likes to cosplay committing atrocities against Palestinians as part of his vacation. https://t.co/wj9aiUBfQI pic.twitter.com/oLihSH6Eu5
— Esha K (@eshaLegal) May 12, 2024
Columbia:
I don’t think it’s realistic that you could be president of a university and do such horrible things to your own students and faculty. So I think either she or Columbia needs to shut her down.https://t.co/Lhs4ABvOtd pic.twitter.com/J9haay9sNL
— Crispin Sartwell (@CrispinSartwell) May 13, 2024
📍New York
Graduates of Columbia University’s School of Social Work tear up their diplomas on stage to protest Columbia University’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Last week, the administration announced the decision to move the ceremony off the main campus. pic.twitter.com/lwrytv921C
— National Students for Justice in Palestine (@NationalSJP) May 13, 2024
Campus rallies in Gaza may subside, but experts say there could be a ‘hot summer of protests’ Al Arabiya
A.I.
A new wave of AI lobbyists dominates Washington, DC politiko
health care?
Supply-side healthcare? Phenomenal World
Diagnosis: Burnout Syndrome The Baffler
UN mental health goals remain off track as social factors remain unaddressed, study finds mad in america
antitrust law
Antimonopoly Law Enforcement Matters, Hospital Edition Bundoggle
Monopoly Roundup: Apple hits in antitrust lawsuit BIG by Matt Stoller
class war
Gen Z struggles financially more than millennials of the same age: study the hill
Labor can build on recent victories Jacobins
The immediate antidote (via):
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
