The Wetness of Magic David Westabrook (Micael T)
The Dingo’s Destiny Nomea (Anthony L)
The stagnation of physics aeon (Micael T)
A streaming brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis to revive naturalistic communication Nature. Micael T: “Jesus familyblogging Christ!!! Quickly we shall be compelled to put on these in order that we can not even suppose in personal with out being heard and recorded.”
A Secret Child and a Nazi Hospital: The Untold Thriller Upending an Artist’s Legacy Wall Avenue Journal (Anthony L)
#COVID-19/Pandemics
5 years after COVID shuttered homes of worship, many proceed on-line companies Pittsburgh Publish-Gazette
Simply let the chicken flu run its course, these loopy cats say Artwork Cullen (Robin Ok)
Local weather/Atmosphere
Arctic warming accelerates to seven occasions the worldwide common, catastrophic harm “locked in” IntelliNews
Greater than Texas: the true measurement of Australia’s devastating floods Guardian
EXTRAORDINARY HOT NIGHTS IN MIDDLE EAST & CENTRAL ASIA
A whole lot of stations between Iraq,Saudi Arabia,Kuwait,Iran,Turkmenistan,Kazakhstan and so forth with Minimums as much as 5/6C above the data for early April!
Minimums >26C at Basra,>27C on Saudi highlands,tropical nights in Kazakhstan pic.twitter.com/5V7v85FRMx
— Excessive Temperatures Round The World (@extremetemps) April 4, 2025
China?
China’s KD-21 missile places US carriers and bases at vary Asia Occasions (guurst)
Trump tariff record names Taiwan as ‘nation’ Euractiv
🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🏴☠️ NATO: China will intervene militarily on the facet of Russia anytime and wherever if NATO formally enters the conflict towards the Russian Federation.
We imagine that everybody will perceive this precept.
Chinese language Minister of Protection.from Telegram pic.twitter.com/yAQnTyNWJf
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) April 3, 2025
Fitch downgrades China’s sovereign debt over spending and tariffs Monetary Occasions
Some Troubled Science Reporting at South China Morning Publish Pekingology
India
India’s Subprime Bubble Grew 2,100%. Now a Bust Looms. Bloomberg
Who’s Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, man arrested for coming into restricted North Sentinel Island? Hindustan Occasions (Micael T)
Africa
Zimbabwe’s Plan to Drop the Greenback Is Faltering on ZiG Crunch Bloomberg
Sahel juntas drive new period in mineral extraction DW
South of the Border
The Fourth Transformation:The political financial system of Claudia Sheinbaum’s reputation David Adler, Vanessa Romero Rocha, Michael Galant (Robin Ok)
European Disunion
Overextended: The European Disunion at a Crossroads Wolfgang Streeck, American Affairs (Anthony L)
Unique: Germany funds Eutelsat web in Ukraine as Musk tensions rise Reuters (Micael T)
Macron calls on Europe to droop funding in US after Trump tariff shock France24
Previous Blighty
Russell Model charged with rape and sexual assault BBC
Israel v. The Resistance
Dr. Fadel Naim, Director of the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, points an emergency enchantment:
⭕ The healthcare system is in whole collapse as a result of relentless Israeli assaults, and the scenario is now utterly uncontrolled.
⭕ We urgently name on all related authorities to… pic.twitter.com/SFoRcDg4I0
— Quds Information Community (@QudsNen) April 4, 2025
LIVE: Israeli assaults kill, injure 100 kids every day in Gaza – UN Aljazeera
Israel’s conflict on support employees Stephen Semler
Breaking | Israeli occupation warplanes have focused the desalination plant on Salah al-Din Avenue within the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, jap Gaza Metropolis. pic.twitter.com/BWYqbCiG9H
— Quds Information Community (@QudsNen) April 3, 2025
U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning By means of Munitions With Restricted Success New York Occasions
Mohammad Marandi, Larry Wilkerson & Chas Freeman on Center East Erupts: Iran Challenges Ultimatum Dialogue Works, YouTube
New Not-So-Chilly Conflict
The Enemy Inside Scott Ritter
Russia formally declared “nationwide safety menace to Britain” Worldwide Affairs (Micael T)
Germany deploys troops to Russia’s doorstep for first time because the Nazis RT (Micael T)
Common Cavoli’s Schizophrenia on Ukraine Larry Johnson
Don’t name Putin till he agrees to truce, Trump’s internal circle warns Telegraph
THE NEWS THAT WAS FIT TO PRINT YESTERDAY DOESN’T FIT TODAY Patrick Armstrong (Kevin W)
Imperial Collapse Watch
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong: the Previous Order has crumbled. The US who championed free commerce and globalization is now abandoning it.
I quote: {“We can not anticipate that the foundations which protected small states will nonetheless maintain,” mentioned Mr Wong. “I’m sharing this with you in order that we are able to all… pic.twitter.com/au2miIcYMO
— Ignis Rex (@Ignis_Rex) April 5, 2025
What if Trump’s conduct isn’t simply private insanity? Rebelion through machine translation (Micael T)
Abbott Child Formulation Manufacturing unit Is Utilizing Unsanitary Practices, Staff Say ProPublica (Robin Ok)
The Good Society Division Nomea (Micael T)
Trump 2.0
Trump Burger Is Opening Texas Places in Houston, Kemah, and Cypress Eater Houston. resilc: “New which means to “eat shit and die” slur………”
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Extra Spectacle Than Technique Waleed Shahid (Jeff W)
World commerce conflict escalates as China strikes all US imports with 34 % tariff Politico (Kevin W)
China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump introduced wide-ranging tariffs, AP supply says Related Press (Kevin W)
Financial bullying advantages nobody – it is a historic conclusion International Occasions Editorial
Liberation and Its Discontents Council for Overseas Relations. When the CFR is relatively sane, you realize it’s dangerous.
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Fascinated by it, sarcastically perhaps the most important victims of the Trump tariffs might find yourself being American firms.
Take Apple for example. These guys have spent many years constructing extremely advanced international provide chains that span dozens of nations.
They can not simply flip a swap… pic.twitter.com/zEbYvIrySt
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) April 3, 2025
‘Tariffs are a ‘black swan occasion’ and ‘a debacle of epic proportions’ for the worldwide auto trade, a number one analyst has warned That is Cash
As Trump’s tariffs take impact Stellantis proclaims 1000’s of layoffs in Canada, Mexico and US WSWS. Micael T: “So it begins… any monkey can hearth individuals to ‘do one thing’ concerning the stock-price. There are quite a lot of monkeys on the market so lots of people shall be fired.
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The Folly of Trump’s Commerce Conflict Finn Andreen
Trump tariffs newest: ‘There shall be blood’: Largest financial institution in US warns of world recession danger Sky
Trump’s tariff onslaught headed for self-defeating recession Asia Occasions (Kevin W)
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Decide orders US authorities to return man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by finish of Monday CNN. Trump response that he was now in El Salvador, due to this fact nothing they may do, was disgraceful. A number of bribes would get this solved pronto.
The Pursuit of Chaos John Robb (Micael T). Hhhm.
The compromise that may make risking a 3rd Trump time period price it Washington Publish. Watch out what you want for.
US Supreme Court docket lets Trump minimize instructor coaching grants in DEI-related case Reuters
Democrat Loss of life Want
Democrats’ deference to Biden was a catastrophe. They nonetheless haven’t realized their lesson Norman Solomon, Guardian. resilc: “The one certainty for ANYTHING in USA USA is the DNC by no means learns. they solely adapt their donation advertising planzzzzz.”
Our No Longer Free Press
A Response to a Member of Congress Matt Taibbi (DLG). A defamation swimsuit v. a member of Congress! Cross the popcorn.
The World Majority’s Social Media versus Knowledge Colonialism International Occasions (Micael T)
Groves of Academe
MUST READ: A Letter to Columbia – By Mahmoud Khalil
“Confronted with a motion for divestment they couldn’t crush, your trustees opted to set hearth to the establishment they’re entrusted with.”
“The scholar motion will proceed to hold the mantle of a free Palestine. Historical past will… pic.twitter.com/pT9fZJ5eTg
— AIPAC Tracker (@TrackAIPAC) April 5, 2025
Detained scholar in US claims college laid groundwork for his ‘abduction’ Anadolu Company
Mr. Market Has a Nervous Breakdown
10-year Treasury yield falls to lowest stage since October after Trump unveils sweeping tariffs CNBC (Kevin W)
Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since 2020 Covid disaster Monetary Occasions. Sudden drops within the worth of gold can be a inform of severity. Within the 2007-2008 disaster, when gold was vastly much less in style than now, you’d see sudden drops within the worth of gold. That was fairly clearly a hedgie dumping gold as his least distressed asset to cowl a margin name.
Prepared the cannon, guys. 🤭😂 pic.twitter.com/FTEocuo3uq
— Yuliana Dlugaj 🇷🇺🇨🇳🇰🇵 (@DlugajJuly) April 3, 2025
AI
AI Beat the Turing Take a look at by Being a Higher Human Psychology At present (Dr. Kevin)
Microsoft unveils AI assistant with ‘reminiscence’ Monetary Occasions (Kevin W)
AI won’t ever be capable of write like me Ken Chung (Micael T)
Antitrust
A criticism filed this week in an Illinois federal courtroom alleges that development tools rental companies – broadly used for residential development – have engaged for 15 years in a widespread cartel to restrict capability and drive up development prices.
This can be a big scandal. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/DVW64kLc0c
— Lee Hepner (@LeeHepner) April 4, 2025
Antidote du jour (through):
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Heropic.twitter.com/0TTEZr3GBN
— The Finest (@Thebestfigen) April 3, 2025
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