World’s oldest 3D map found ScienceDaily (Kevin W)
Infants born on Mars might diverge from Earthlings inside a few generations ZMEScience (Dr. Kevin)
Lifetime threat and projected burden of dementia Nature Medication (guurst). Eeek.
Local weather/Surroundings
PFAS: The astronomical price of depolluting Europe Le Monde
Supreme Court docket Permits Hawaii To Sue Oil Firms Over Local weather Change Results CBS
one other 12 months of @ECMWF reanalysis information, it nonetheless seems just like the AMOC is quickly slowing down.
Northward warmth transport by means of the tropical Atlantic Ocean has decreased considerably.
A lower of 0.5 PW represents ~16,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules per 12 months! https://t.co/ngpE5VMBOW pic.twitter.com/aC1XifqPUs
— Leon Simons (is ok) (@LeonSimons8) January 12, 2025
The completely believable case that local weather change makes London a lot colder Monetary Occasions
World’s file warmth is worsening air air pollution and well being in World South Mongabay
RECORD HEAT ALLOVER AFRICA
Information preserve being smashed allover the tropics,each day
CAMEROON Douala additionally broke its January file with 36.2C after breaking these of all earlier monthsFRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
Insane MIN 30.1 MAX 36.9 Juan de Nova
RECORD HOTTEST DAY & NIGHT pic.twitter.com/dHf19LJE6K— Excessive Temperatures Round The World (@extremetemps) January 11, 2025
Local weather change forcing farmers to exchange cows with goats, chickens with geese FirstPost
China?
US finalizes rule to successfully ban Chinese language autos, which might embrace Polestar The Verge
Why China’s Ice Silk Highway has Trump up in Arctic arms Asia Occasions (Kevin W)
In 2024, China’s electrical energy demand grew by roughly 1.4 Germanys.
Or 70% of 1 full Japan.
(tough calcs forward, reader beware) pic.twitter.com/v1f8SAGjNs
— David Fishman (@pretentiouswhat) January 13, 2025
TSMC ‘a chunk of meat on the chopping block’ the US would reasonably destroy than lose: spokesperson World Occasions (guurst)
China plans to blow Starlink out of the sky in a Taiwan battle Asia Occasions
Koreas
S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale partitions BBC. Wowsers
O Canada
Canada Says It Will Match US Tariffs If Trump Launches Commerce Struggle Michael Shedlock
European Disunion
🇩🇪 The German left-wing chancellor candidate, Sahra Wagenknecht, has referred to as for lifting sanctions in opposition to Russia and sustaining the import of Russian gasoline.
In her view, the U.S. sanctions coverage has nothing to do with the Ukrainian battle and is solely geared toward boosting the… pic.twitter.com/JS4ZpGrm9r
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) January 12, 2025
The window of alternative for a potential rehabilitation of Nord Stream is closing Nachdenkseiten by way of machine translation (Micael T)
EU’s enlargement course of anticipated to achieve impetus: Commissioner Anadolu Company
Israel v. The Resistance
Israel’s Ben Gvir Threatens To Give up Authorities Over Ceasefire Deal Antiwar.com (Kevin W)
Trump’s Motion Demonstrates Biden’s Failure In Stopping The Genocide Moon of Alabama (Kevin W). Headline assumes Israel gained’t flagrantly violate the ceasefire because it has in Lebanon, and that it will get carried out.
Fairly fascinating interview with outgoing US Amb. to Israel Jack Lew, the place he says the Biden admin has by no means ordered Israel to finish its rampage in Gaza, by no means criticised its increasing the battle to Lebanon, nor its assault on Rafah, by no means imposed an arms embargo. pic.twitter.com/qK3aGwh7yl
— Branko Marcetic (@BMarchetich) January 13, 2025
In Israel, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt paints the “genius” pager assault in Lebanon as a mannequin for countering “antisemitism” within the US
Nearly looks as if Greenblatt is interesting to a international apartheid state for terror instruments to make use of in opposition to Americans pic.twitter.com/yWq8e4nviH
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) January 14, 2025
New Not-So-Chilly Struggle
Giant frontline abstract 7-13 January 2025 Marat Khairullin. Grimmer than lots of YouTube takes.
However then:
#Ukraine launched a complete of 200 drone strikes and 15 ATACMS missiles on varied elements of #Russia. The primary assault areas had been the Tula area and town of Kazan. pic.twitter.com/RLXwPMuahk
— Mina (@Mina696645851) January 14, 2025
🇺🇦🇷🇺🇹🇷🇪🇺 Ukraine attacked European gasoline provides!
“On January 11, Kyiv tried to assault a station in Kuban, which provides gasoline by way of the Turkish Stream, with 9 UAVs with a view to cease gasoline provides to Europe. Throughout the repulse of the assault, air protection items shot down all of the… pic.twitter.com/wrKpr5kDq5
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 13, 2025
Why NATO’s Plan to Conscript Ukraine’s Youth Will Fail Glenn Diesen (Micael T). For some definition of failure. Apart from the dearth of a Plan B, motives embrace having Ukraine appear remotely viable no less than by means of German elections and get Trump connected to the tar child (by persevering with funding by following the continuing fallacy of making an attempt to enhance Ukraine’s place earlier than negotiations)
Russia Says Ukraine Focused Infrastructure of Gasoline Pipeline to Turkey Protection Publish (Kevin W)
Syraqistan
How Trump can break China’s tightening grip on Central Asia Asia Occasions (Kevin W)
Large Brother is Watching You Watch
Authorities Websites Throughout the U.S. Are Awash in Hardcore Porn Intercept
Imperial Collapse Watch
The State of Western Warcraft Lee Slusher (AG). Essential
Britain’s post-imperial delusion Unherd
Califorinia Burning
What occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 14 throughout the Eaton, Palisades firestorms in Southern California Los Angeles Occasions. Stay updates
Home barrels towards battle over putting situations on California fireplace support The Hill
Notably harmful’ wildfire climate returns to California and will linger for months, say forecasts Guardian
Australians could need to pay extra for his or her dwelling insurance coverage as a result of catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, as worldwide companies elevate premiums to pay for the anticipated huge payouts from these blazes Day by day Mail
1/6
Jan. 6 committee members discuss to White Home about pardons Punchbowl. Take together with your most well-liked dose of salt.
Trump 2.0
Hegseth’s views on girls in fight, infidelity and extra — in his personal phrases Related Press (Kevin W)
The Predictable Capitulation of Tulsi Gabbard Patrick Lawrence, Consortium Information
Transfer quick, break issues – dash to kiss Trump’s ring. It’s the tech bros inauguration derby Guardian (Kevin W)
Biden
Biden Will Take away Cuba From Checklist of State Sponsors of Terrorism New York Occasions
Biden’s nationwide safety advisor simply stated an “sudden occasion” within the subsequent few days is “completely potential” and can be the one factor that retains him in energy.
Do you suppose this can be a menace?pic.twitter.com/fMTH4hqBxE
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) January 15, 2025
Our No Longer Free Press
Faux information isn’t just the practise of the Proper Invoice Mitchell. On financial and financial canards.
The insane hypocrisy of this.
On the one hand the US authorities is arguing within the Supreme Court docket that banning TikTok would not violate the First Modification on free speech as a result of TikTok is not distinctive sufficient that Individuals’ speech happening on the platform couldn’t occur… https://t.co/st6QTVW2Wg
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) January 15, 2025
US TikTok customers flock to Chinese language app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming Related Press (Kevin W)
Google requiring re-education courses for individuals who spout Wrongthink — as a situation to having the ability to use YouTube after a “violation” — is likely one of the creepiest issues I’ve ever heard: https://t.co/ZIr55K5CzI
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 14, 2025
Mr. Market is Moody
Credit score Card Default Wave Hits U.S. Banks Doug Casey (Micael T)
Producer Costs Offended Bear
PPI Inflation Accelerates to +3.3%, Pushed by “Core Providers,” +4.0%, each the Worst Readings in Practically 2 Years Wolf Richter
Falling start charges elevate prospect of sharp decline in dwelling requirements Monetary Occasions. Sigh. Japan has weathered this very effectively. However it’s also very cohesive, with low earnings inequality.
AI
Coaching AI fashions won’t want huge information centres Economist (Kevin W)
Water scarcity fears as Labour’s first AI development zone sited near new reservoir Guardian
The Bezzle
The New $30,000 Aspect Hustle: Making Job Referrals for Strangers Bloomberg
Class Warfare
US Worker Engagement Sinks To 10-12 months Low Gallup
Even Harvard M.B.A.s Are Struggling to Land Jobs Wall Road Journal
Over a century in the past, the Clayton Antitrust Act declared that “the labor of a human being shouldn’t be a commodity or article of commerce,” and that “nothing contained within the antitrust legal guidelines shall be construed to forbid the existence of labor . . . organizations.”
After President Wilson… https://t.co/rKRMXOLVzy
— Basel Musharbash (@musharbash_b) January 14, 2025
Hanging out at Starbucks will price you as firm drops open-door coverage Seattle Occasions (Kevin W)
Drug Commercials Aren’t Simply Annoying — They’re Costing You Cash The Lever. This will likely seem to be previous information (as within the outrageous expenditure on advertising exceed R&D) however this focuses on misinformation, a much less well-publicized angle.
Antidote du jour (Cheryl Okay):
And a bonus (Chuck L). Steadiness of energy!
In Africa, the encounter between two lions, 4 vultures, a hyena and a giraffe, who didn’t know what to do subsequent, was filmed. pic.twitter.com/VCo8OxM4Rt
— Nature is Superb ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 15, 2025
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
