What we can (and can’t) learn from ancient history Higher Education Chronicle (Anthony L)
How to get a 7th grader to smoke Adam Mastroianni
#COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection)
MDA5 autoimmune and interstitial pneumonia (MIP-C) coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic Lancet. KLG said: “Symptoms associated with AIDS appear to be Kaposi’s sarcoma, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (P. jiroveci, now IIRC), CMV-mediated retinitis/blindness, and severe candidiasis (Candida albicans).” It has said.
FDA warns about use of Cue Health’s commercially available COVID-19 test U.P.I. FDA letter here. Ma:
I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but I bought a $500 machine with testing capabilities, so I’m pretty nervous about this. Will I be included in the class action lawsuit? The FDA’s letter, dated last Thursday, specifically states:
“We call on you to take immediate action to halt the sale and distribution of the Cue Health COVID-19 Test and the Cue Health COVID-19 Test for at-home and over-the-counter (OTC) use…”
However, the company’s website appears to still be selling it, and a quick look found no mention of the FDA letter on the website.
Hmm…Theranos, is that you?
China?
Biden administration intensifies economic war against China WSWS (Michael T.). It reminded me of a line from the movie “Elizabeth”. When her advisers urged Spain to take the initiative, the Queen exclaimed: Their outcome is uncertain. ”
The small and well-made Chinese electric car “Seagull” poses a major threat to the U.S. auto industry Associated Press (Kevin W)
Cargo worship: Why America can’t have the good stuff Asia Times (Kevin W)
Explaining the rise of China using comparative and absolute advantages Ian Welsh (Michael T.)
discord in europe
Note American “aid” or how the US has weakened Europe’s energy security International Situation (Michael T)
Denmark plans to make national service compulsory for young women, some say ready to ‘send a signal to Russia’ ABC Australia. Kevin W.: “For the Russians to fight the Danes, they would have to fight all of Poland first and then push through northern Germany.”
EU adopts new rules to manage migrant arrivals and create uniform procedures schengen visa
Gaza
Reasons why Israeli forces will invade northern Gaza again Mondo Weiss
Biden administration plans $1 billion arms shipment to Israel BBC
Israel claims civilian casualty rate is lowest in history RT (Kevin W). Yes, thanks to the perverse definition of all Gazans as combatants, including children. I hope this nonsense creates a Streisand effect boomerang.
Gaza protests
Exposing the UCLA attacker: LA police meet with violent Zionist agitator who hasn’t been arrested The Gray Zone (Kevin W)
North Carolina bill restricts mask-wearing at protests, could make wearing masks illegal for medical reasons Associated Press (Paul R). North Carolina was on my list of places to consider living post-Alabama…I wear a mask all the time in public so now it’s going to be confusing. For all you readers who live there, email or call your rep and raise holy hell.
Looking back on student movements William Hartung, Tom Dispatch
Dubai real estate leak scandal attracts global companies Dawn (Michael T.). Increase in wealth as money laundering.
A new war that’s not so cold war
Ukrainian sitrep: the end of the army and the state Alabama Moon (Kevin W)
Ukraine war updates: Ukraine withdraws troops from part of besieged Kharkov region after heavy Russian shelling CNBC. It’s interesting that this story is above the fold.
Ukrainian army stole funds intended for fortifications – local media RT (Kevin W). Quele Surprise!
Kiev, with the complicity of the West, is intensifying its “Ukrainization offensive”, a veritable cultural genocide. Eastern Angle (Michael T)
You can’t make this up. The fact that Kiev’s nightclubs are still doing well is an insult to all the men who were thrown into trucks and sent to the front lines, most of whom died instantly. Further evidence of our moral bankruptcy:
Video: Secretary of State Blinken plays guitar at a nightclub in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/pAJ5aq7v2T
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 14, 2024
President Putin resets compass for future voyages indian punch line
President Erdogan holds emergency talks after warning of possible coup d’état – Report sputnik
caucus meeting
Passage of the Foreign Agents Act, riots in front of the Diet Anti-Spiegel with machine translation (Micael T)
Thousands protest after Georgia state legislature passes ‘foreign agent’ bill Al Jazeera (Kevin W)
Western countries are rallying against Georgia Anti-Spiegel with machine translation (Micael T)
imperial collapse watch
In explaining why Niger is forcing out the US military, Niger’s Prime Minister says: @Rachel_Chason He said U.S. officials tried to dictate which countries Niger could partner with in a way he deemed disrespectful.
He said Nigeria’s leaders were particularly offended by the remarks…
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) May 14, 2024
US lags behind Russia in electronic warfare – former senior Pentagon official RT. Confirming what we have been saying for a long time, there is no doubt that there is a wide gap.
Canadian and US imperialism is “modernizing” NORAD for global war WSWS (Michael T)
Industrial policy and war economy cannot be run under neoliberalism. Ian Welsh (Michael T.)
playing cards
Unfixable: Michael Cohen faces calculation of Biblical proportions on cross-examination Jonathan Turley. Assuming Trump’s lawyers can carry out the death penalty…
Stormy Daniels’ husband says he will likely leave the country if Trump is acquitted CNN
biden
Afroman – Hunter Got High (Official Video) YouTube (Mark G)
Fact check: Biden again falsely claims that inflation was 9% when he took office CNN
boeing plane crash
Justice Department claims Boeing violated contract to avoid prosecution after 737 Max crash Associated Press (Kevin W)
basil
your freedom and your life Steve Keene. Today’s must-read. How the private debt bubble driving the crisis is growing, with margin debt being a particularly worrying feature.
“My entire library was wiped”: What it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services Guardian (Kevin W). My lord. If you’re interested in the content, own the disc.
guillotine watch
Sussex’s Archewell charity could be suspended over late tax returns telegraph
class war
Walmart to lay off and reassign employees wall street journal
Scott Galloway: How America is destroying the future of young people TED talk. easy to use:
Very good short story. Working class/populist in both ethics and content. It shows some points that I was waiting for the audience’s heads to explode. Highly recommended.
Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature Nation (Anthony L)
An immediate antidote. Robert H sent this image from Suzanne L.
A bear rides in the sidecar of a motorcycle and waves to people.
An ordinary day in Russia… pic.twitter.com/SjHn6J8YyG
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) May 13, 2024
And the second bonus (Chuck L):
Moroccan brothers use ingenious method to release stranded leatherback turtles back to sea pic.twitter.com/ggpByU4IET
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) May 13, 2024
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
