Inca jars performing numerous animal sounds
pic.twitter.com/bec79W6GeU— Science lady (@gunsnrosesgirl3) Could 15, 2024
A misplaced department of the river Nile flowed previous the pyramids of Egypt New Scientist (Dr. Kevin). Prime actual property again in its day.
Personal mission to save lots of the Hubble House Telescope raises considerations, NASA emails present MPR (Chuck L)
Listening Like a Spider: The Way forward for Sound Know-how SciTech Day by day (Chuck L)
Archie, the Web’s First Search Engine, Is Rescued and Working ars technica
Anti-sex’ beds put in in athletes’ rooms at Paris Olympics Toronto Solar (Dr. Kevin)
FBI Paperwork Allege Japan Used Germ Warfare in Assault on US and Canada Antiwar.com (Kevin W)
#COVID-19
Assertion from the Fed:
“Chair Powell examined optimistic for COVID-19 late yesterday and is experiencing signs. Following Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention steerage, he’s staying away from others and dealing at house.”
— Victoria Guida (@vtg2) Could 17, 2024
Fed’s Powell assessments optimistic for COVID-19 for second time MarketWatch. ma:
Odd. Which CDC steerage is he following? The brand new steerage is in the event you don’t have a fever you’re good to go? (that’s what individuals heard anyway…..). How will we all know if he suffers mind harm this time? He’s not that younger…….
Research: Youngsters with lengthy COVID have impaired train capability
90.2% of lengthy COVID sufferers had a pathologic take a look at.https://t.co/at8eoS8n9T
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) Could 17, 2024
Local weather/Surroundings
Hopes For Sustainable Jet Gas Not Lifelike, Report Finds Guardian
Lancaster College votes to ban meat and dairy at shops FarmingUK
China?
China Makes an attempt to Finish Property Disaster With Broad Rescue Package deal Bloomberg
European Disunion
Germany Is Nonetheless A Form Of A Colony Of The USA.
The Priceless Worth of Previous Archives ‼️
‼ Former German MSM Journalist Udo Ulfkotte comes clear
He explains how all western company journalists are purchased by the CIA and the way they need to observe their agenda.
If solely… pic.twitter.com/1Vk1lVHDA6
— Ignorance, the foundation and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) Could 15, 2024
Europe EU ambassadors agree to position 4 Russian media shops on sanctions checklist Reuters. Micael T: “There’s a EU Commissioner for Values and Transparency. So impeding the liberty of press is definitely an EU worth.”
Fifteen international locations ask Brussels to discover creating migrant facilities outdoors the EU ElPais
Europe’s Youth Are Fueling the Far Proper Overseas Coverage
The Netherlands veers sharply to the proper with a brand new authorities dominated by occasion of Geert Wilders Related Press
Gaza
Fierce preventing in northern Gaza as support begins to roll off US-built pier Arab Information. You must get a number of paras in to be taught the help has gone straight to a warehouse.
Why Israel Is in Deep Hassle John J. Mearsheimer (Chuck L)
Hezbollah introduces new weapons and ways towards Israel as warfare in Gaza drags on Impartial
FBI brokers detained and interrogated trailblazing Israeli revisionist historian Ilan Pappe upon his arrival to Detroit, asking whether or not he was a “Hamas supporter,” and who his Arab and Muslim mates within the US have been
The US safety state is taking orders from apartheid Israel pic.twitter.com/FzwAfGNsIi
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) Could 16, 2024
Gaza Protests
Medics at UCLA Protest Say Police Weapons Drew Blood and Cracked Bones KFF Well being Information. Lead story.
New Not-So-Chilly Warfare
Second Russian invasion of Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared Washington Put up. Lead story.
Solutions to media questions following the go to to China President of Russia (guurst)
Washington not guidelines out US weapons getting used to strike Russian soil LeMonde. YouTubers just like the Duran duo featured this clip, however it appears to not have gotten the eye it warranted.
Word Russia made warnings like this a LONG time in the past; that was what provoked John Helmer’s thought of Russia making a de-electrified zone as a DMZ, and noting it might must be as vast sufficient to place the longest-range missile NATO was deploying in theater out of attain of Russian soil:
Medvedev:
“However, the considerably silly NATO strategists sincerely need virtually all of Ukraine to fall underneath Russian management. That is exactly why they’re offering the Banderite authorities with more and more long-range weapons. President Putin has repeatedly acknowledged that… pic.twitter.com/mn8bp90xky
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) Could 17, 2024
Ukraine CRUMBLES After Russian Probing Assaults in Kharkiv Historical past Legends. Has solely first three days of the advance, however extraordinarily properly offered day-to-day motion. Critically, factors out how the Russian troops have been clearly inexperienced (actual rookie errors), but nonetheless made persistent features as a result of general plan and Ukraine weak point. One suspects Russia didn’t anticipate to go this far this quick however discovered unlocked doorways.
Ukrainian army’s Starlink terminals went down at starting of Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast Ukrainska Pravda
Legislation on new guidelines of mobilization comes into drive in Ukraine TASS
The West is shedding the warfare: present efforts are inadequate to forestall the autumn of key Ukrainian areas to Putin within the subsequent 2 years.
1/16 🧵The information you could know
(Observe for a second half on good and unhealthy sanctions) pic.twitter.com/TjcvD43UZ7
— Mikhail Khodorkovsky (@khodorkovsky_en) Could 16, 2024
Russian court docket imposes injunction on UniCredit’s property Anadolu Company
Imperial Collapse Watch
The DragonBear-Hug Alerts Unprecedented Enlargement of Ties Simplicious the Thinker (Kevin W). The visible in case you need to click on by to the submit later:
Chinese language President Xi hugs Putin.
Putin was stunned.
Word that hugging shouldn’t be a standard apply in conventional Chinese language tradition. pic.twitter.com/lCOZpLof1I
— Politics World Extensive Internet (@PoliticsWWWeb) Could 17, 2024
Russia, China Reveal Their International Agenda Moon of Alabama. Jeez, the February 2022 assertion was solely 5,000 phrases. The verbosity appears to be mirror the Chinese language affect on the textual content. Must learn this when an excellent English language translation emerges. The Kremlin posted their translation final time in order that is likely to be the go-to place.
Putin and Xi not have a partnership of equals BBC. The brand new occasion line.
The period of globalisation is about to come back screeching to a halt Telegraph
Trump
Trump: I need to debate this man however I’m going to demand a drug take a look at pic.twitter.com/X9NCGloqoU
— Acyn (@Acyn) Could 18, 2024
Biden
Key Home committees vote to advance contempt proceedings towards Garland over Biden audio information CNN (Kevin W)
Watch: Chief Financial Adviser Refuses To Admit Biden Is LYING About Inflation Modernity
Trump thumps Biden in Nevada, ballot says Las Vegas Overview-Journal
McConnell, Collins on collision course with Democrats over spending parity The Hill
Police State Watch
THIS COULD HAPPEN UNDER TRUMP. THANKFULLY IT IS HAPPENING UNDER BIDEN. pic.twitter.com/iBtedFf9qx
— The Public Archive (@public_archive) Could 16, 2024
Our No Longer Free Press
I’m accredited by the Excessive Court docket to cowl Julian Assange’s listening to on Could 20, 2024
I’ll have a dwell thread on Twitter and extra protection on YouTube.
I’ve coated this extradition case for 4 years. It’s an assault on the press.
Full abstract:https://t.co/2bkt6axZ90 pic.twitter.com/i6sVclUxub
— Richard Medhurst (@richimedhurst) Could 17, 2024
A 🧵 on course of as punishment: what is going on to Julian Assange within the courts?#Assange #FreeAssangeNow #LetHimGoJoe #MayDayMayDay pic.twitter.com/QiLIQpMccn
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) Could 17, 2024
How Oil Corporations Manipulate Journalists Nation (Randy Okay)
Why second mortgages might make a comeback Felix Salmon, Axios. I didn’t submit on the information that Freddie is taken with shopping for second mortgages on the firsts it ensures.. I used to be going to put in writing this up as a result of that is primarily a Freddie exec enriching train. Why from a coverage standpoint ought to or not it’s made straightforward to empty the fairness from your home? However Chris Whalen, quoted on this piece, has this proper. That is going to perform little or no, thank goodness.
The Bezzle
74% of College of Michigan grades are A’s. Different faculties aren’t far behind MLive. ma: “Nicely after all……….the kids are properly above common.
US auto trade rip-off: overpriced components, repairs Asia Instances (Kevin W)
Tesla self-driving claims parked in court docket The Register
Guillotine Watch
Far Proper Billionaires Are Waging a Warfare to Seize State Courts Truthout
Tax havens are nonetheless a risk to our well-being Richard Murphy
Class Warfare
Amazon Employees Say They Wrestle to Afford Meals, Hire Bloomberg
Viral ‘courtesy’ letter American Airways provides flight attendants exhibits how little they make CNN (Kevin W)
Buyers Drug Mart Recruiting Volunteers to Employees Shops Mander (Paul R)
People Throughout the Political Divide Need a Federal Job Assure Jacobin
Mercedes-Benz staff in Alabama vote towards unionizing in blow to massive UAW push CNN (Kevin W)
One other EV Manufacturing unit Has Unionized Boosting Labor’s Push In US South Bloomberg (ma)
Land Squeeze IPES Meals (guurst)
Antidote du jour. Kouros’s “very skittish” Bean-bean:
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Beavers pause whereas chewing bushes and hear to find out which method it can fall. This habits is a survival mechanism to keep away from being harmed by the tree they’re gnawing on. pic.twitter.com/QSmvoix1IZ
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) Could 16, 2024
And a second bonus (Chuck L):
Canine seeks assist from a random particular person to rescue his brother.
They have been pleased and grateful for the assistance. Thanks, hooman…🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/uyt89kye4c
— Nature is Superb ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) Could 17, 2024
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.