Survival of the best: Has our evolution gone in the wrong direction? Nature (Dr. Kevin)
O.J. Simpson looks forward to God revealing the real culprit Babylon Bee
Achieve your goals and get ready!Welcome to the Enhanced Game – the sporting event no one wants Guardian (Dr. Kevin)
Agricultural robot uses laser to kill 200,000 weeds per hour FreeThink (Dr. Kevin)
Joseph Priestley created a revolutionary 'map' of time NEH (Anthony L)
The therapist who hated me Ion (Frederick C). Wow!
Yes, but can you really explain the difference between morality and ethics? Literary Hub (Randy K)
COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection)
COVID-19 vaccination reduces risk of heart attack and stroke after coronavirus infectionn Nerdy Girls (Dr. Kevin)
Long-term novel coronavirus and acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 onset and treatment: Keystone Symposium report New York Academy of Sciences (Paul R)
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has reportedly published a paper that has been sent to all general practitioners.
Shocking revelation from the person who originally promoted the new coronavirus injection
An important paragraph is buried in the middle of the paper
From The White Rabbit by X. See link below… pic.twitter.com/jenhB5Kvre
— Malcolm Roberts🇦🇺 (@MRobertsQLD) April 11, 2024
Climate/Environment
Networked geothermal power generation is taking off in Minnesota MPR (Chuck L)
My talk at Stewardship Summit 2024 and call for research funding Steve Keene (Chuck L)
China?
China protests EU's green industry subsidy investigation as protectionist Associated Press (Kevin W)
Huawei builds vast chip equipment R&D center in Shanghai Nikkei Shimbun
China's One Belt, One Road leaves Kenya and builds railways everywhere Bloomberg (Fergy)
discord in europe
Notre-Dame fire anniversary: cathedral restoration nears completion Reuters (Kevin W)
old blighty
How Rishi Sunak developed a close relationship with his Blackstone bosses Financial Time (Kevin W)
Africa
Russia sends military trainers and air defense systems to Niger, Niger state television reported US News (Kevin W)
south of the border
Elon Musk and Javier Millay talk about their love for free markets during their first meeting Financial Times (Kevin W). So will Musk and Paul Singer do a leveraged buyout of Argentina?
Gaza
„Operation Al-Aqsa Flood“ Day 189: Israel and the US prepare for Iranian retaliation as ceasefire negotiations stall in ceasefire negotiations (Ghast). As Alex Christoforu pointed out, retail businesses can take the form of cyber-attacks. Or is it a false flag?
'Disastrous': Israel-Iran tensions test the limits of US policy during Gaza war Al Jazeera (Kevin W)
* * * US dangles bait in Yemen, but Ansarala doesn't bite Cradle (Chuck L)
🤣🤣According to French sources, the French frigate „Flemme“ has abandoned the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The captain said the Yemeni military „does not hesitate to use drones and ballistic missiles in a very surprising and impressive manner.“
He further added, „That's…
— Sharmin Narwani (@snarwani) April 11, 2024
* * * Israel is ISIS. pic.twitter.com/SjtYVjrtSy
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) April 11, 2024
* * * ⚡️Temple Mount organization formally requests #Israel Police authorized the introduction of an altar and knife for slaughtering the red bull at Al-Aqsa Mosque on April 22, 2024. pic.twitter.com/ANuNHmR02H
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) April 11, 2024
Gaza |
Imagine if this were a church or synagogue.
Israeli soldiers from the 8th Brigade posted a video on their Instagram Stories of the mosque bombing. pic.twitter.com/pj8Iz1FZcp
— Yunis Tirawi | Ytirawi (@ytirawi) April 11, 2024
* * * I was invited to speak at a conference in Berlin about my work in hospitals in Gaza during the current conflict.
The German government forcibly blocked my entry.
Silencing genocide witnesses before the ICJ will further strengthen Germany's complicity in the ongoing genocide.— Ghassan Abu Sitt (@GhassanAbuSitt1) April 12, 2024
In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, Ghassan Abu Shitta, a British-Palestinian doctor known for his work in Gaza, detailed how he was detained at a German airport and then refused entry. Abu Shitta wanted to attend the next meeting. pic.twitter.com/UTTgsWIXpO
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) April 12, 2024
Pankaj Mishra: Post-Gaza Shoah London Book Review (Dr. Kevin)
A new war that's not so cold war
>Russia expects “unconditional surrender” of Kiev regime in Alabama
Pentagon’s Ukraine contract with Musk’s Starlink expires – Bloomberg RT
* * * President Zelenskiy's April 5 request states that 25 Patriot systems = 150-200 batteries + 600-800 launchers + 10 missiles per launcher would cost $80 billion + $32 billion = $112 billion. + 90 US troops per system = 2,250 troops unable to defend against Kinzhal or X-69. . https://t.co/z4QHLtfh88 pic.twitter.com/6uocNWdqxY
— Dances_with_Bears (@bears_with) April 13, 2024
The French army deployed Caesar self-propelled guns in Slavyansk.
A brigade artillery group includes 12 to 15 wheeled howitzers and auxiliary Renault trucks. The device was stored at the Staroklamatorsky Mechanical Building Plant in Dnepropetrovsk.
Shooting position… https://t.co/9d0mK4dhWH pic.twitter.com/IE6tpQd7hG
— MD (@distant_earth83) April 12, 2024
* * * US bans Russian metals RT. Kevin W: “…but not the titanium needed by the aerospace industry.”
New sanctions on Russia signal US not to negotiate with Ukraine — Ambassador TASS
Army special forces students are learning Ukrainian in a new language course Tasks and Objectives (Kevin W)
Bwahaha, but as expected:
Russia just stole hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile farmland from the Americans.
Yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief signed a decree transferring all of Agroterra's assets to the Federal Asset Management Agency. There are 4 legal entities with a total area of 265… pic.twitter.com/5TEcBxigGI
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) April 11, 2024
big brother is watching over you
96% of US hospital websites share visitor information with Meta, Google, and data brokers guardian
imperial collapse watch
The big game has begun: Russia and China “lift sanctions” on North Korea and jointly agree on measures and sanctions against Europe
Russia/China/North Korea: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has developed a “dual countermeasure” approach in response to the “dual response.” pic.twitter.com/8tLldLWv6X
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) April 11, 2024
Blood, chaos and decay: these are the fruits of the West's unbridled hubris Guardian (Kevin W)
„Democracy is the foreign policy establishment's watchword for overthrowing foreign governments. Once again, democracy is the foreign policy establishment's watchword for overthrowing foreign governments.“
in @heritagedecoding the tricks of 'democracy' censorship pic.twitter.com/MKqW7brLeh
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) April 10, 2024
This is one of the most serious and important problems facing Western countries in the coming decades.
The speaker will be Hubert Vedrine, former French Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the French Presidency under President Mitterrand's administration.
He says the West is „a descendant of…“ pic.twitter.com/UphiyrP4ok
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) April 12, 2024
history of east germany Bent wood (JB). GMs who know a little about life in the former Warsaw Pact may disagree.
biden
Arab comedian eviscerates liberals who shame them for voting Youtube. DLG, Reality Emperor: „The best thing about life is a nosy rant about the horrible state of American politics. Kit Cabello does it in the typical expletive-laden style of Chicago.“
Democrats used campaign funds to pay Biden's lawyers – Media RT (Kevin W)
As President Trump woos oil donors, Biden raises the cost of drilling on federal lands.s Washington Post (Fergy)
RFK.Jr.
Louisiana High Court: Priests' 'right' not to be sued for abuse New Republic (Fergy). I don't see how this will survive a Supreme Court challenge…but that's assuming someone has the gas to get there and the court agrees to hear this case.
Our press is no longer free
'Stupidity': How a Baltimore conspiracy theory obscured the facts Scripps (fur). Get some fragrant salt. I didn't remember seeing it on Twitter, so I looked it up. Additionally, „tens of millions of views“ isn't really that high (this little site gets around 1.5 million monthly visits), especially on FB and Twitter, where at least half are likely to be bots. Considering that, it's not that much.
police state surveillance
FBI director warns of possible terrorist attack on US Scripps (fur). How convenient to receive this alert when FISA Warrant Authority updates are occurring.
Oh, and the White House calls the Fourth Amendment a threat to national security. This is a genuine note sent today. The section highlighted in yellow simply translates a euphemism (the „Biggs Amendment“) into plain language (Biggs' warrant request). (QT source below) https://t.co/IFMDyeW6C8 pic.twitter.com/bzRhqYnEIt
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 12, 2024
Silver or lead: How are white-collar crime prosecutors punished? Matt Stoller (Dr. Kevin)
A.I.
AI's „mad cow disease“ problem tramples earnings season Yahoo (Fergy)
Algorithmic management in scientific research SSRN. Paul R: “Replace the CEO with a computer!”
The global economy currently faces its own “three-body problem” Asia Times (Kevin W). This is fake. Assume that any economy is tractable in terms of models or policy.
class war
DeSantis approves law barring local governments from setting heat exposure rules for workers orlando sentinel
Dollar stores are closing across the United States.they did this to themselves CNN (Kevin W)
An immediate antidote. Cheryl K: „Baby vicuña in the Pampas, Argentina“
And bonus (Chuck L):
I love how baby elephants don't understand their absolute size so they just act like big dogs pic.twitter.com/ce8ntYqQAs
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) April 11, 2024
See yesterday's link and antidote. here.