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Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod, a record-breaking sixth championship in the sled dog race Associated Press (furzy)
Cats aren’t jerks. They’re just misunderstood. Washington Post (furzy). I disagree. Cats are jerks. My favorite cat Blake, when he was old and cranky and dying of cancer, more than once peed on or right next to my desk when I was there to make clear his displeasure that I had been away on a trip. It was clearly deliberate and not incontinence.
‘Larger Than Everest’ Comet Could Become Visible To Naked Eye This Month Guardian
#COVID-19
PMC COVID-19 Forecast, March 11, 2024🧵1 of 3🔹3.5 cumulative infections per person on average in the U.S. so far🔹7.3 cumulative infections per person on average in the U.S. in four years, IF transmission continues according to the status quo of the linear trend🔹Many… pic.twitter.com/6BY0BhihVb
— Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) March 13, 2024
Most people try to avoid smoking around children. But @CDCgov and schools want plenty of covid around your child. pic.twitter.com/tupeatFdBK
— Scott Squires (@scott_squires) March 12, 2024
Climate/Environment
AWS $AMZN is buying a nuclear-powered data center in Pennsylvania for $650M, as it works to power its data centers with cleaner energy.
The Cumulus data center may be developed up to 960MW over the next few years.
— Beth Kindig (@Beth_Kindig) March 12, 2024
IKEA and Romania: “It’s as if they really hate nature” REDD-Monitor (Micael T)
Across the Nation, Lawmakers Aim To Ban Lab-Grown Meat Inside Climate News
China?
China says Philippines ignored South China Sea proposal as tensions rise BBC
Battle for the electric car market German Foreign Policy (Micael T)
China’s treatment of local debt ‘ulcer’ threatens growth target Financial Times
Old Blighty
The Panic Of the Ruling Class Craig Murray (Anthony L). George Galloway a significant focus.
While on that topic. I miss his hat:
George Galloway gives his Maiden speech as MP for Rochdale. #RochdaleRevival #Rochdale pic.twitter.com/yr53Qsxga0
— George Galloway MP (@georgegalloway) March 12, 2024
European Disunion
Water conflict danger in EU International Affairs. Micael T: “The future of the EU is bright I need to wear shades.”
WHY IS THE EUROPEAN UNION DESTROYING ITS OWN ECONOMY? Gaius Baltar
Gaza
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 158: Israeli airstrikes continue to pummel Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan Mondoweiss
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Nearly 100 people killed in last 24 hours Aljazeera
BREAKING: LEAKED audio of Columbia University vice president Gerry Rosberg unable to respond when asked if Palestinians are human. He stated that this question was “intimidating”. Acknowledging that Palestinians are human is “intimidating rhetoric” to Columbia admin. pic.twitter.com/T1U2qrOQls
— Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (@ColumbiaSJP) March 12, 2024
US Builds Gaza Port To Facilitate Mass ‘Voluntary’ Migration: Anadolu Agency The Cradle
BIDEN’S BIBI PROBLEM Seymour Hersh. Over-long personal retrospective and repeating the debunked rape hasbara. And it is not a Bibi problem; the Knessset is united behind the plan to remove Palestinians. But notice what a US party thinks are reasonable points for a deal. Hamas referrals to the International Criminal Court but not the IDF? I suppose that is victors’ justice. More for readers to pick over here.
The Debate Over Israel as ‘US Aircraft Carrier’ Consortium News (Anthony L)
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine’s Manpower Crisis: No Amount of Money or Aid Can Solve It Brian Berletic, YouTube. Suitable for sending to those not familiar with this issue.
Polish troops would never leave Ukraine – Putin RT
French Defense Reports Acknowledge Ukraine Is Done With Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)
Mister Applebaum marches to war Asia Times (Kevin W)
MI6 strikes again: Navalny’s aide Volkov beaten up in Lithuania Gilbert Doctorow (guurst)
We now know why the only credible peace deal between Russia and Ukraine collapsed RT (Kevin W)
Syraqistan
Iran, Russia and China show off their ships in a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman Arab News
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Government Demands TikTok Stop Spying On Americans As That’s Their Job Babylon Bee (Chuck L)
Imperial Collapse Watch
This is an amazing nugget. This is Hubert Védrine, one of France’s longest serving Foreign Minister and National Security Advisor (under both Mitterrand and Chirac).
He recounts a conversation with Madeleine Albright where she accused him of “betraying Lafayette” (the famous… pic.twitter.com/aoeWhE6zbj
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) March 13, 2024
Bloomberg: The death of the WTO now looks inevitable International Affairs (Micael T)
Guardian Essential poll: 38% of Australians agree with Paul Keating’s view on country’s position in Asia Guardian (Chuck L). As in a shift away from the US.
Biden
Biden wins Democrat nomination, Trump says opponent could die before election Sydney Morning Herald (Kevin W)
Robert Hur wins hearing over Biden, GOP The Hill
Working Class to Biden: Help! Les Leopold
Trump
Trump tried to move assets to Florida, NY officials complain in fraud-judgment filing Business Insider
Report: Trump Did Propose 10,000 National Guard Troops on January 6th Jonathan Turley
‘Unusual Provision’ in Chubb’s Donald Trump Bond Draws Scrutiny Newsweek (furzy)
2024
Capital Gains Hikes at Center of Biden’s Second-Term Tax Agenda Bloomberg (furzy)
No Labels asks Justice Department to investigate its opponents efforts Washington Post (furzy)
No Labels Moving Ahead With Its 2024 Spoiler Campaign Rolling Stone (furzy)
GOP Clown Car
Federal judiciary clamps down on ‘judge-shopping’ tactics that have helped Texas block Biden and liberal policies CNN
Immigration
America’s Border Crisis Is Made-Up Eastern Angle (Micael T)
Overwrought but still bears watching:
BREAKING: Biden admin. officials testify they’re preparing for a massive surge of Haitian migrants after thousands of inmates escaped the country’s prisons
It’s an invasion pic.twitter.com/uMyyu0N5G8
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 12, 2024
Gunz
Uvalde police chief to resign after report defended officers’ shooting response Washington Post (Kevin W)
AI
Hospitals struggle to vet AI-created clinical summaries STAT. Insane. This is worse than a mass installation of a beta version.
Boeing Falling Apart Airplanes
United Boeing 777 Gushes Fluid From Landing Gear Before Transpacific Flight Jalopnik (Kevin W)
Boeing Failed 37% of Audits by US Regulators, Report Reveals Sputnik
The Bezzle
” rel=”nofollow”>How do you predict the future? Ask Samotsvety. Vox (Paul R)
Binance Executives Were Arrested In Nigeria For Allegedly Destabilizing Its Currency Quartz. Um, no wonder: Nigeria hit by wave of food looting as economic crisis deepens Financial Times
Class Warfare
The Rise and Fall of Japan’s National Public Railway Labor Unions S(ubstack)-Bahn (Micael T)
Dollar General staff all quits at same time, citing ‘lack of appreciation’ KY3 (Kevin W)
Nearly 50% of US parents financially supporting adult children, study finds Guardian (Tom H)
Amazon Tells Warehouse Workers to Close Their Eyes and Think Happy Thoughts 404Media (Micael T)
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
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