Thriller of why “the best primate to ever inhabit the Earth” went extinct is lastly solved, scientists say CBS (Kevin W)
The Hidden World of Undersea Cables Brian Klaas (Chuck L)
NASA Unveils Revolutionary X-59 ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Plane House
E-Nostril Sniffs Out Espresso Varieties Almost Completely Like Shazam however for java, the tech may also help quantify espresso signatures Spectrum IEEE
What a visit to the farmers’ market says about our organic variations Globe and Mail (Dr. Kevin). I DESPISE articles like this. Friggin’ aggressive gender position enforcement.
Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals 5 Distinct Variants ScienceAlert (Chuck L)
Possibly, simply possibly, psychedelics are the “grasp key” for unlocking all the things from blindness to stroke to anorexia Vox
Your pacemaker ought to be operating open supply software program The Register (Chuck L)
Superb Glove Is Life Altering For These With Parkinson’s ScienceAlert (Chuck L)
Precarious manhood beliefs linked to erectile dysfunction, examine finds PsyPost. Chuck L: “Who knew there was an Worldwide Index of Erectile Operate?”
#COVID-19
Ongoing COVID-19 surge heralds one other winter of dying WSWS (guurst)
Why lengthy COVID could cause exhaustion, or post-exertional malaise, after train NPR (David L)
Shit is getting actual—Johns Hopkins Hospital medical system has now instituted obligatory masks carrying for all guests, sufferers, college & employees statewide at @JohnsHopkins clinics. Bandanas, gaiters and masks with exhalation valves will not be permitted. #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp https://t.co/j0f5jbLqo9
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 11, 2024
El colapso de las funerarias por las muertes por gripe y covid: “Los familiares esperan cuatro días para enterrar a una persona” 5TeleCinco. Machine translation: The collapse of funeral houses resulting from deaths from flu and covid: “Members of the family wait 4 days to bury an individual” (GM)
Local weather/Surroundings
Arctic blast: Document-breaking chilly climate forecast for a lot of states BBC (Kevin W)
What Is Bitcoin’s True Environmental Impression? Spectrum IEEE (David L)
China?
William Lai set to be Taiwan’s subsequent president after opposition concedes BBC
US-China chip warfare could lengthen to legacy chips Asia Instances (Kevin W)
India
India will get a impolite awakening in West Asia Indian Punchline (Kevin W)
Ecuador
‘The World I Knew Earlier than Is Gone’: Ecuador Reels After Days of Unrest New York Instances
European Disunion
With Finkan AB, this could make you actually wealthy aftonbladet Micael T:
Finkan = slang for jail. “Sweden will change into one of many international locations in Europe with the very best proportion of prisoners. Along with Turkey, we could have the most individuals locked up in detention facilities and prisons per capita.” JFC!
Tusk warns of ‘different methods’ to pursue Polish central financial institution chief Monetary Instances
Gaza
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 98: Israel claims ‘self protection’ at ICJ, as U.S. and U.Okay. launch air strikes on Yemen Mondoweiss
Connections Podcast Episode 85 – South Africa Fees Israel with Genocide on the ICJ with Norman Finkelstein, Half 1, Half 2, Half 3 Jadaliyya (furnace). Half 4 is to return. This sequence consists of a dialogue earlier than the South Africa oral argument, based mostly on its submitting, then an evaluation of the South African oral argument and the Israel oral argument after every occurred.
As predicted, the Grayzone group is saddling up:
In defending Israel on the ICJ, Malcolm Shaw opens with a patently false assertion by EU’s Ursula von der Leyen claiming Hamas butchered many infants on Oct 7
But just one child was killed on Oct 7: Mila Cohen, shot accidentally in Beeri
There’s additionally no proof Hamas militants… pic.twitter.com/71Ix4mDUP1
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) January 12, 2024
UN human rights official warns Safety Council of ‘very actual’ danger of atrocities in Gaza Arab Information
🇵🇸🇮🇱🚨‼️ BREAKING: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, has no gas and no electrical energy. https://t.co/vEAwxMqBe8 pic.twitter.com/Urm75Yk18R
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 12, 2024
“Israel as abomination.” Cara MariAnna, The Floutist (Chuck L)
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US Launches Strikes on Yemen, and Different Updates Simplicius the Thinker
US strikes on Yemen gained’t clear up something Accountable Statecraft
Enormous rally in Yemen capital after US and UK strike Houthi targets BBC
Yemenis singing a warfare chant
“We don’t care, we don’t care, we don’t care! Flip it into a significant world warfare! My coronary heart longs for the rifle! By god this life is forbidden for me. On God’s path bitterness tasted candy..welcome o’ dying, o’ our want!”
pic.twitter.com/AoccLY6ujj
— deeeeeee (@revolutionaryem) January 12, 2024
Erdogan accuses US, Britain of making an attempt to show Pink Sea into ‘sea of blood’ TASS
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Israel barred from ice hockey championships RT (Kevin W)
Biden Secretly Giving Focusing on Assist to Israel Amid Genocide Case Ken Klipperstein (Chuck L)
Amongst Democrats, assist for Israel has cratered Kevin Drum (Kevin W)
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
Brussels prepares concessions to Viktor Orbán over Ukraine support Monetary Instances
EU parliament launches ‘historic’ push to sanction Hungary RT (Kevin W)
Russia’s Medvedev says deployment of British troops in Ukraine will imply ‘declaration of warfare’ Anadolu Company
Interview with Colonel Vladimir Trukhan Black Mountain Evaluation (Li)
GONZALO LIRA, QUE LE VAYA BIEN Larry Johnson
Gonzalo Lira is reported lifeless in Ukrainian jail from extended, untreated sickness.
This is not “infotainment.” That is actual. Standing as much as the worst individuals on Earth has penalties.
It was Gonzalo Lira right this moment, it may be any one among us tomorrow. https://t.co/SzWykn4ofC
— Brian Berletic (@BrianJBerletic) January 12, 2024
Massive Brother is Watching You Watch
Assault of the week: Airdrop tracing CryptographyEngineering (Paul R)
Are Fingerprints Distinctive? Not Actually, AI-Based mostly Examine Finds CNN
Imperial Collapse Watch
Russia and China are Melding Dmitry Orlov, Dialogue Works (Li)
Outdated Wars vs New Wars: Is there any distinction? Kesida (BC)
US choose offers go-ahead to execution by new methodology RT (Kevin W)
Trump
Federal choose dumps pyramid scheme lawsuit in opposition to Trump Courthouse Information Service (furzy)
Funds Brinksmanship
Democrats reject Johnson’s border calls for as a part of Ukraine support bundle The Hill
Our No Longer Free Press
Poison Spiders on the Heart of the Net James Howard Kunstler (Kevin W)
US Tech Innovation Goals Soured By Modified R&D Tax Legal guidelines The Register
Boeing Planes Falling Aside
How Boeing Purchased Washington Lever Information (Chuck L)
US Regulator Considers Stripping Boeing’s Proper To Self-Examine Planes Monetary Instances. Jason P additionally flags a non-paywalled writeup on Slashdot.
Why Trump’s Pentagon chief is embroiled in Boeing’s security fiasco Politico
Guillotine Watch
The Billionaires Spending a Fortune To Lure Scientists Away From Universities New York Instances
Antidote du jour. Tracie H: “Rhodesian Ridgeback having fun with a stroll at a Farmers Market.”
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Pleasant cheetah desires pets from a wildlife photographer pic.twitter.com/ezNfG1p9zn
— Nature is Superb ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 12, 2024
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here