This household’s cat turned chef added a useless mouse to their soup Not the Bee (Li)
I do know it’s in horrible style to cheer, however:
Now main HuffPost: pic.twitter.com/ma3oBYWm7Q
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) November 4, 2025
Dick Cheney bought the world the lies of WMDs in Iraq, after which profited off of the deaths of tens of millions of Iraqis.
Earlier than changing into Vice President, Cheney was the CEO of Halliburton. After the destruction of Iraq, Halliburton was awarded no-bid federal contracts for reconstruction… https://t.co/H8Ltq7eKGt pic.twitter.com/8ncq6kpcBi
— Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) November 4, 2025
Alarming surge in reminiscence issues amongst younger adults ScienceDaily (Kevin W). Predates Covid.
#COVID-19/Pandemics
The Impact of US COVID-19 Extra Mortality on Social Safety Outlays NBER. Paul R: “Covid deaths assist SS belief fund.”
Outbreak of polio reported in Laos Bangkok Submit
Local weather/Setting
Earth displaying alarming signs of local weather misery as 22 of 34 key indicators hit file highs: Report All the way down to Earth
Rising central and northern European summer season heatwave depth on account of pressured modifications in inside variability Nature
The character extinction disaster is mirrored by one in our personal our bodies. Each have enormous implications for well being Guardian
Water
Iran’s Water Disaster Places Tens of millions in Hazard Newsweek
India’s Indus Treaty Suspension Sparks Water Disaster In Pakistan Grand Pinnacle Tribune
China?
China Urges US to Keep away from ‘Crimson Strains’ After Reaching Commerce Truce Bloomberg
China Backs Home AI Chips with Large Power Subsidies to Counter US Sanctions WinBuzzer
Japan
The Japanese Thatcher Julian Macfarlane
Africa
Nigeria rejects claims of Christian genocide as Trump mulls navy motion Aljazeera (resilc)
Keep Out of Nigeria Daniel Larison
Mali’s Potential Fall To Terrorists Might End result In One other French-Led Intervention Andrew Korybko
South of the Border
Report: US Making ready Mexico Mission Towards Cartels That Would Embody Troops and Drone Strikes Antiwar (Kevin W)
Venezuela Exposes CIA ‘Casus Belli’ Plot, Arrests Suspected Operatives Orinoco Tribun (Robin Ok)
Paraguay Declares Battle on “Narcoterrorists” Paraguay Submit
Mexican mayor killed throughout Day of the Lifeless celebrations Guardian (resilc)
European Disunion
Germany’s Deindustrialisation Is a Capital Coup China Financial Indicator (Robin Ok)
What Secrets and techniques Does the Nord Stream II Blast Nonetheless Maintain? Poland’s Opaque Sport NEO (Michael T)
Previous Blighty
Tens of millions Lending Cash to Associates and Household to Cowl Necessities BBC
Even ex-banking MDs can’t get their kids finance jobs now eFinancialCareers25 (Micael T)
Israel v. the Resistance
Israel to nominate new military lawyer after Palestinian prisoner rape scandal Center East Eye (resilc)
Israeli Settlers Filmed Torturing Lambs in a Palestinian-owned Pen within the West Financial institution Haaretz (resilc)
The Olive Harvest Deportations Jewish Currents (Susan C)
The parable of US peacemaking: Why Washington’s mediation in West Asia retains crumbling The Cradle
The Arab World’s Final Militant Chief Is Elusive and Defiant Wall Avenue Journal
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
The Root Causes of the Battle in Ukraine, Or Why Russia Insists on the Donbas Antiwar
Imperial Collapse Watch
Western Political Lies Sign The Finish of an Period Finn Andreen (Micael T)
The US and EU had a daring plan to counter China’s BRI in Africa’s copper belt. It fell aside in underneath a 12 months. Kevin Walmsley
America’s Magical Considering on Ukraine and North Korea American Conservative (resilc)
The World’s Highest Incarceration Charges (Together with U.S. States) Visible Capitalist (resilc)
Trump 2.0
A Hint Evaluation of 150 U.S. Cities Exhibits One of many Biggest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever The Hint (resilc)
FDA’s high drug regulator resigns amid investigation STAT
Shutdown
Trump administration will faucet emergency fund to pay partial meals stamp advantages BBC. Per courtroom order.
Senate GOP blocks Dem effort to fund SNAP The Hill
Tariffs/Commerce
Trump says China, different international locations can’t have Nvidia’s high AI chips Reuters
Supremes
“Common Forces” and the Rebellion Act Steve Vladeck
Monday: Tariffs Incoming At SCOTUS; Considering About Uncommon Earths Mark Wauck
Republican Clown Automotive
FULL Republican Civil Battle EXPLODES Over Tucker, Fuentes, Israel Breaking Factors
Democrat Demise Want
Contained in the Democratic identification disaster Unherd. Some nice phrasemaking.
Working-class voters suppose Dems are ‘woke’ and ‘weak,’ new analysis finds Politico. Paul R: “It took a giant analysis examine to seek out that out, lol.”
A 12 months after Trump received, why received’t Democrats change their playbook? Norman Solomon, Guardian (resilc)
How the Democrats Can Play Offense Washington Month-to-month. Um, they’re fairly good at being offensive.
Mamdani
When Zohran Mamdani campaigned in Arabic, He was Talking an outdated American Language Juan Cole (Randy Ok)
“Mamdani Takes within the Knicks from the Rafters, After Cuomo Sat Courtside” https://t.co/yLhhDpBPNp https://t.co/D0LSi5GS6s
— Morris Katz (@katz_morris) November 3, 2025
4 Early Voting Takeaways in NYC, By The Numbers THE CITY
Trump threatens to limit federal funding if Mamdani wins New York Metropolis mayoral race Anadolu Company
Obama calls Mamdani and affords to be ‘sounding board’ if he wins mayoral race Guardian. resilc: “Obomba is an even bigger con than Ttrump……..at the least Trump is an open ebook asshole.”
Zohran Mamdani’s baby care gamble Vox
Our No Longer Free Press
Teen Vogue Ridiculed for Dissolving Politics Staff Simply One Day Earlier than ‘Main Election’: ‘A Knife within the Again’ The Wrap (Harvey L). Teen Vogue had a labor column. We frequently linked to its tales.
Mr. Market is Moody
We’ve by no means been so certain of an imminent monetary crash: Trade leaders throughout ALL sectors come collectively to say these indicators of US financial meltdown are plain Day by day Mail
Financial system
⚠️The MAJORITY of People now stay in areas already in RECESSION:
~88% of the US inhabitants lives in states which might be going by way of an financial downturn, in keeping with Rosenberg Analysis evaluation of the Fed Beige Guide.
This has NEVER occurred outdoors of technical recessions. pic.twitter.com/fNRIEVRVS4
— International Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) November 2, 2025
Bessent Says Some ‘Sectors’ Of Financial system Are In Recession Forbes
AI
Why AI scientists fail to impress human specialists at one-of-a-kind on-line convention South China Morning Submit
The Bezzle
Catalog of Darkish Patterns Corridor of Disgrace (resilc)
Non-public capital zombie companies will pile up in subsequent decade, says EQT chief Monetary Occasions
Guillotine Watch
High Trump officers Miller, Noem and Rubio undertake bunker mentality with housing reserved for navy officers: report Impartial
The primary citadel to have been constructed within the UK for practically 100 years.
While there’s nonetheless plenty of work to do, Piers and Emma’s fortification guarantees to be completely monumental. #GrandDesigns pic.twitter.com/oEoI3REAAd
— granddesigns (@granddesigns) October 30, 2025
Class Warfare
The Ghost within the Machine Ryan Perkins (Robin Ok). As we speak’s should learn.
A CRISIS: ‘Deaths of Despair’ are Skyrocketing
-Deaths of Despair at the moment are *triple* the speed through the Nice Melancholy-Deaths of Despair have elevated 2.7x since 2000-Drug overdose deaths are over 5x the speed in 2000-Alcohol deaths are 4.6x increased than the Nice Melancholy pic.twitter.com/oF3qVjCTgL
— Robert (infra 🏛️⌛️) (@infraa_) November 1, 2025
She’s 93 and nonetheless job looking out. Why older People work, even when they’re sick. Enterprise Insider (resic)
Is This Rock Backside? Corbin Trent and America’s Undoing. resilc cites:
I preserve ready for somebody in energy or looking for it to say the quiet half out loud: the quantity of labor required to repair this nation is way larger than “beating Trump” or “restoring norms” or no matter line will get handed to Democratic donors and MSNBC panels. I preserve ready for somebody to look the general public within the eye and say: we’re not going to vote our method again to the America we predict we used to have, as a result of the America we predict we used to have by no means really existed for most individuals.
Why Is Healthcare Costly? Dean Baker
Inmates pays as much as 83% extra for telephone calls, because of new FCC rule Fashionable Data
‘Soul-Crushing’: College students Slam Harvard’s Grade Inflation Report Harvard Crimson. ZOMG, the entitlement, it burns.
BCC Sees Dramatic Improve in Enrollment, Because of Free Tuition Packages iBershires (resilc)
Antidote du jour (by way of):
A bonus:
«Always remember the ability of a small, honest gesture»
Penguins have a courtship ritual wherein the male finds a rigorously chosen stone and presents it to the feminine. This male penguin did it along with his zookeeper.pic.twitter.com/y31ouzZX8i
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 3, 2025
A second bonus:
they needed the cat to be within the image so dangerous 🥺 pic.twitter.com/TuD8z2hnNd
— Nature is Superb ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) November 2, 2025
And a 3rd:
One cat is lovable. Two cats are simply humorous 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/CFotJOmviV
— Healthful Facet of 𝕏 (@itsme_urstruly) November 2, 2025
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
