AP PHOTOS: Whole photo voltaic eclipse sweeps throughout North America Related Press (Kevin W)
Man imprisoned in NY calls the chance to view eclipse ‘elegant’ after profitable lawsuit towards the state Enterprise Insider
Watch: Mount Etna puffs large smoke rings in ‘extraordinary’ phenomenon Telegraph (Li)
Large star explosion to look in sky in once-in-a-lifetime occasion PhysOrg (Chuck L)
Blackstone Life Sciences backs Moderna flu programme The Asset (Micael T)
Alzheimer’s Is Extra Frequent in Ladies, And This Could Assist Clarify Why ScienceAlert (Chuck L)
COVID-19
It’s official: A brand new Lancet Infectious Illness paper solidifies proof of long-term viral persistence after #COVID-19.
As much as 1 / 4 of individuals within the examine harbored viral proteins indicative of persistent virus for as much as 14 months after an infection: https://t.co/2fLehSW9gq
— Amy Proal, PhD (@microbeminded2) April 8, 2024
Public well being lacking in motion – “COVID shatters a long time of world well being progress, slashing life expectancy”https://t.co/Nnq5aG3KkS
— Prof Deborah Lupton Grasp of Public Well being, PhD (@DALupton) April 8, 2024
Local weather/Atmosphere
And the mid-tier transformers have a 2-year lead time.
We recognized this points again in 2008 after we have been working by way of grid dialogue to be extra electrical.
Additional degradation to the infrastructure comes from the transition of resistive masses to switching energy provides.…
— Carter Williams (@jcarterwil) April 6, 2024
Local weather change: ‘Uncharted territory’ fears after file sizzling March BBC
Chopping-edge enzyme analysis fights again towards plastic air pollution NYU Tandon Faculty of Engineering
China?
US, UK and Australia say Japan might be a part of a part of Aukus pact Monetary Instances
US pushes ASML to disclaim upkeep in China Asia Instances (Kevin W)
Previous Blighty
The Tory get together has misplaced the plot – and could possibly be dangerous information for Labour Guardian (Kevin W)
Thames Water is bust: our legislators have to take care of it Richard Murphy
Thames Water spends tens of millions of kilos per week on consultants and bankers because the agency struggles financially Each day Mail (Kevin W)
Gaza
Somebody with very robust diplomatic contacts described a selected, main escalation that Israel is primed to make. Would make the Iran embassy strike appear to be peanuts by way of ripple results. Am hoping to get a publish from him. It might be onerous to assume the area doesn’t wind up in a significant conflagration if he’s appropriate.
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 185: Israel withdraws from Khan Younis, Palestinian icon Walid Daqqa dies in Israeli jail Mondoweiss
Israel-Hamas warfare: Netanyahu units ‘date’ for Rafah offensive DW
IDF chief says withdrawal of troops from Gaza doesn’t imply warfare is shut to finish Instances of Israel. Word the widespread misreporting of Israel’s motion, little question fostered by Israel and US officers. Israel has “withdrawn” solely from part of Gaza.
Two Israeli Actions Misfired, Pushed Netanyahoo Into Retreat Moon of Alabama (Kevin W). IMHO, this can be a untimely name. Israel to this point has made solely small-beer placating strikes. Per above, it’s doubling down on attacking Rafah, one thing the Biden Administration has noisily opposed.
Iran’s retaliation towards Israel might be a defining second for the US Indian Punchline (Kevin W)
Hamas says Israeli proposal failed to fulfill Palestinian calls for, but it’s beneath evaluate Arab Information versus Israel’s warfare on Gaza stay: Hamas calls Israeli proposal ‘intransigent’ Center East Eye
Israel’s warfare on Gaza stay: Rafah risk raises questions over truce talks Aljazeera
*Sigh* per the tweet under. Absolutely Iran is aware of Hamas won’t conform to launch greater than a only a few hostages for lower than a everlasting ceasefire, which Israel won’t grant? Oh, and the US appears completely OK with short-term ceasfires, since they’re presumed to placate US voters. So is that this about making clear to the US that Iran bent over backwards earlier than putting Israel?
Some ideas on the reported Iranian proposal to the US on how Biden can forestall Iran from putting Israel in response to Israel’s bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus.@alihashem_tv studies that Tehran informed Biden that it’s going to hit Israel straight until Biden secures a… pic.twitter.com/EdkeWkNkD0
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) April 8, 2024
Türkiye restricts export of sure merchandise to Israel over Gaza onslaught Anadolu Company
How Israel Commodifies Mass Killing Via Its “Palestine Laboratory” Intercept (Dr. Kevin). In case you missed it….
New Not-So-Chilly Conflict
Yellen Threatens Sanctions for China Banks That Assist Russia’s Conflict Bloomberg. As a result of they labored so effectively towards Russia.
” rel=”nofollow”>Meet Centuria, Ukraine’s Western-trained neo-Nazi military The Grayzone
Ukraine embraces far-right Russian ‘dangerous man’ to take the battle to Putin Politico (Li)
⚡️🇷🇺📹 Russian Ministry of Protection: over 400 NATO satellites function within the pursuits of Ukraine
Additionally they assist information UAVs to targets deep inside Russia. That is why Biden is nervous that Russia goes to jam NATO satellites with nearly nuclear weapons.
However the Individuals know… pic.twitter.com/WgC8OWK8Ou
— SIMPLICIUS Ѱ (@simpatico771) April 9, 2024
“Excellent occasion” that fills gaps Tagesschau through machine translation (guurst). Vital:
A Bundeswehr advance get together has set off for Lithuania. It’s supposed to arrange the everlasting stationing of round 5,000 German emergency providers within the Baltic state
The Moscow goal for the March 22 assault was chosen in Kiev in response to FSB interrogations of the gunmen. Which intelligence service knew Crocus Metropolis Corridor was uniquely susceptible to fireplace assault with simply 8 litres of gasoline?https://t.co/kzODPE9IOw pic.twitter.com/bZffsH8R5P
— Dances_with_Bears (@bears_with) April 9, 2024
REVEALED: Trump has ‘secret plan’ to finish the Ukraine-Russia warfare by getting Kyiv to surrender land to Putin as former president boasts he might negotiate a peace deal 24-hours after being elected Each day Mail (Li). Behind the state of play, ‘natch.
Massive Brother is Watching You Watch
T-Cellular’s New AI “Profiling” Privateness Toggle Is On By Default TMO Report
Imperial Collapse Watch
Past Lenocracy John Michael Greer. Anthony L: “Not ‘Leninocracy’”. Moi: Vital.
Michael Mann, Explaining the Irrationality of Conflict, NLR 145, January–February 2024 New Left Evaluate. Anthony L: “….. at the very least a two espresso learn.”
Michael Brenner: Morality Challenged ScheerPost (Chuck L)
Trump
Trump Media paid out tens of millions to its executives. Right here’s who obtained what. Washington Submit (furzy)
Trump says abortion is as much as the states, declines to endorse nationwide restrict Politico
Biden
Bidenomics and Its Discontents James Galbraith, Nation (Anthony L)
Will Democrats maintain Biden accountable for arming Israel? Accountable Statecraft
RFK, Jr.
RFK Jr ‘disturbed’ by ‘weaponization of presidency’ towards Trump, vows to nominate Jan 6 particular counsel Fox
GOP Clown Automobile
Shock ending: the Dominion Voting Co. supply code I seen has over 2.5 million traces of code. Immediately that informed me Dominion is utilizing their machines to cheat and steal elections. From a latest dialog with the extraordinary Jeff O’Donnell (The Lone Racoon), quoting “If…
— Peter Bernegger (@PeterBernegger) April 7, 2024
Abortion
Hyperlinks between abortion and falling crime discomfit many however are clear, say the economists Economist (Dr. Kevin)
Our No Longer Free Press
Brazilian decide opens investigation into Elon Musk after billionaire requires his ouster over censorship Fox
Know who in charge for what’s occurring to X in Brazil proper now? The US State Division. pic.twitter.com/SysHFiXezQ
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) April 7, 2024
“What We Found Shocked Me.” The #TwitterFiles Brazil, w/ Michael Shellenberger Glenn Greenwald (Li)
Police State Watch
NYPD rolls out ‘barnacle’ windshield boots to drive violators to pay New York Submit
R.I.P. Roscoe, the robo canine who gave his life defending the police Not the Bee (Li). ZOMG, that robotic is extra creepy/scary than the long-legged cockroach variations to which we’ve got change into a bit accustomed.
Falling Aside Boeing Airplanes
Report: Boeing ‘Put Wall Avenue First, Security Second’, Creating ‘Yearslong Decline of Security Requirements’ Seattle Instances
AI
The AI Act is completed. Right here’s what is going to (and received’t) change MIT Expertise Evaluate (furzy)
‘Social Order May Collapse’ in AI Period, Two Prime Japan Corporations Say Wall Avenue Journal
How AI dangers making a ‘black field’ on the coronary heart of US authorized system The Hill (Dr. Kevin)
Psychological well being chatbots powered by synthetic intelligence developed as a remedy help instrument CBS Information
Class Warfare
‘We simply want a little bit assist’: how a protected parking plan for individuals dwelling in vehicles break up a US city Guardian (Tom H)
The place Nursing Houses Disguise Their Earnings The Lever
Ivy League School Prices Soar to Extra Than $90,000 a Yr Bloomberg
US banks warn Paris value of dismissing merchants will hurt monetary hub ambitions Monetary Instances. Oh, Individuals can’t stand not with the ability to hearth staff freely!
What Researchers Found When They Despatched 80,000 Pretend Résumés to U.S. Jobs New York Instances (Kevin W)
Antidote du jour (Alex C):
And a bonus (Chuck L)
The duck is feeding the fish; Animals are superb. pic.twitter.com/PdcYXBK2lI
— Timeless Pat (@timelesspat) April 5, 2024
A second bonus:
Hearken to this musical parrot
pic.twitter.com/qqiOmuGKpp— Science woman (@gunsnrosesgirl3) April 6, 2024
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
