Dear readers, this is a bit long, but there are so many great pairings that it was hard to narrow it down. sorry! –Lambert
Why private equity is involved in every banking transaction these days CNBC. Because bottom feeders feed on the bottom?
At the Money: Claudia Sahm on how to beat inflation (Interview) Overall picture
The Hidden Crisis in US Housing Bloomberg. Source: „In areas most prone to wildfires and hurricanes, the nation's 'insurance companies of last resort' are absorbing trillions of dollars in risk.“
Michelle W. Bowman: Tailoring, fidelity to the rule of law, and unintended consequences bank for international settlements
climate
Arctic sea ice is rapidly decreasing arctic news
Climate change pushes Malaysian coastal fishermen away from the sea Al Jazeera
VA hospitals vulnerable to extreme weather events due to climate change, report finds war horse
* * * Title hangup complicates progress in Frontier Town Adirondack Explorer (Bob). Bob comments: “New York State requires clean title of „donated'' land to prevent New York State from building on land without clear title. An NGO in the midst of green washing and property development explains why title insurance is good…
water
Solving our mounting water problems requires new heroes, not old-fashioned politicians brockovich report
There's plastic in my plaque! Eric Topol, Ground Truth
#COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection)
Introduction:
To our knowledge, there is no systematic study of the culturability of the virus in aerosols and whether this is consistent across variants or whether this is influenced by proximity to symptom onset or different patterns of host immunity. No large-scale studies have been conducted. Importantly, therefore, the final evidence that human-generated aerosols exist is
From the discussion:
The frequency of culturability of aerosol viruses was high at approximately 60%…. According to our definition, approximately one-third of patients were probably non-infectious, 50% were probably highly infectious, and ~20% were moderately infectious.These data may be consistent with the „superspreader“ hypothesis…here we show for the first time that asymptomatic people can also generate infectious aerosols
And to conclude,
These data support the need to improve ventilation in public transport and indoor environments, particularly in hospitals, workplaces and schools, to prevent airborne infection risks, as well as other health care facilities treating COVID-19 patients. This supports the need for airborne infection control.
Droplet dogmatists, take a seat. And STFU.
China?
China's „Two Sessions“ in 2024: Focus on work-life balance to prevent workers from being trapped in „invisible overtime“ South China Morning Post
China will launch a giant reusable rocket next year in preparation for a manned mission to the moon live science
In China, more women are choosing to be single due to economic stagnation channel new asia
Jonathan Spencer, Sri Lanka, and political anthropology Journal of the Political and Legal Anthropology Association
Sri Lankan White Party organizer apologizes after backlash BBC
India
The Irula people: an essential but invisible component of the global health system Madras Courier. wonderful.
syrakistan
US pushes for Gaza ceasefire before Ramadan, but Sinwar appears to support escalation Haaretz. Sinwar-Hamas „Leader of the Gaza Strip''.
Why Ramadan is important in the Israel-Hamas war foreign policy
Total viewing time among Arabs increased by 80% during Ramadan Middle East economy. We will continue to have a close relationship in 2022 and beyond.
* * * A ship carrying Chinese steel was hit by a missile in the first deadly attack by the Houthis.2 sailors killed S&P Global. Going to Saudi Arabia (!). filipino crew.
Houthis: threat to communications and undersea warfare Internationalist 360°
* * * Leaked Israel Lobby presentation urges US officials to justify Gaza war with 'Hamas rape' claim gray zone
UN finds 'reasons to believe' Hamas committed sexual violence on October 7th FT. There is no forensics or victim interviews. And the IDF caretaker?
* * * Gaza: What is Israel's planned village federation to replace Hamas? new arab
'Carry a burden': Anger grows in Israel over military exemption for ultra-Orthodox france 24
against solutionism New Left review. It's out of control in the short term. In the long run…
Ras Al Hekma: How Egypt is swapping land to unlock Gulf funds new arab
discord in europe
Is Greece ripe for selection? equality through lot
Nadia Tolokonnikova talks about Pussy Riot, her life as a performance artist, and how anonymity is her strength (Interview) Huge
A new war that's not so cold war
Dispatch of troops to Ukraine: Necessary but insufficient discussion Le Monde
How to send Western troops to Ukraine and avoid World War III (1945. Merckx! Yes, that's the ticket!
America's new twilight struggle with Russia Foreign affairs. Deck: „To win, Washington must restore containment.“
* * * President Putin promises support to pro-Russian leader of Moldova's Gagauzia region ukrainska pravda
Russia attacks Ukraine's Odessa port during Zelenskiy's visit to Greece Reuters
* * * Ukraine's shockingly weak defense helps Russia advance NYT (March 2nd) and Ukraine war: eastern residents prepare for Russian advance BBC
As the Russian army advances, Zelensky finds himself in a dilemma over how to recruit more troops. Wapo. If Big Z doesn't throw the last bit of his warm body into the meat grinder, you should really doubt his commitment.
* * * Turkish oil terminal suspends Russian oil operations under pressure from US: Report Turkish portion
Russian oil fleet leaves Liberia and Marshall Islands flags amid US sanctions crackdown greece shipping news
* * * US pilot warns Kiev regime about F-16 flaws, calls F-16 'prima donna' infobrix
south of the border
Peruvian Prime Minister Otalola resigns over suspicions of influence france 24
caribbean
Haitian gang leader warns of civil war if prime minister does not resign anadolu agency
Biden administration
Joe Biden proposes massive tax hikes for billionaires and American corporations F.T.
Congressman Massey invites Julian Assange's brother to be guest at State of the Union address Fox. Republican. Of course.
Secret Service discovers Biden trying to dig grave on White House lawn onion
digital watch
Microsoft whistleblower says co-pilot can't stop posting violent and sexual images register
Google announces it will clean up all the AI garbage littering its search results gizmodo
AI has permeated our daily lives almost unnoticed.Colorado and other states are scrambling to catch up. Associated Press. Whenever a PMC gatekeeper is encountered acting on a checklist (and possibly an interview), that gatekeeper's position becomes a candidate for replacement by her AI. The current system is bad, but imagine trying to contact a human. and never can.
How Apple spent nearly $1 billion a year on cars it never made itself Bloomberg. More genius capital allocation decisions have been made by oligopolies that can't deliver, Boeing, Google, and now Apple.
our famous free news agency
'The locusts of the newspaper world': How Fortress Investment Group destroyed newspapers before they were uprooted Deputy defector. It's worth reading about private equity.
health care
Providers say HHS's response to cash flow concerns from Change cyberattack is inadequate healthcare finance
New unique CMS code assigned to React Health V+C Integrated Cough Therapy Respiratory therapy. So we do a lot of upcoding using the CMS.Influenza” Will the policy throw all respiratory viruses into the same bucket? Or am I too cynical? Are you a reader?
zeitgeist watch
lawsuits against children harpers
imperial collapse watch
Plutonium pit 'panic' threatens US nuclear ambitions the hill
guillotine watch
class war
Labor union ends battle at Starbucks board after progress in negotiations Reuters
Major pork producer faces shocking allegations of retaliation against workers Monozukuri Net
America's most powerful union leader's message to capital F.T.
'Rumor clinics' during World War II helped fight intense gossip with America smithsonian museum
Antidote (via):
See yesterday's link and antidote. here.