What Happens to a Werewolf on the Moon? Scientific American
Listen to the sound of Pando, a tree as large as an entire forest ZME Science
Private development inside Grand Teton National Park possible High Country News
Climate/Environment
The Machine Breaker Harper’s Magazine
Welcome to Acapulco. This isn’t a battleground. This is a scene of catastrophic devastation. it remains overlooked, receiving minimal coverage. The lack of media coverage is baffling 😡💔#HurricaneOtis #HurracanOtis #Otis #Acapulco #Mexico pic.twitter.com/vL4RH4ZR5x
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) October 28, 2023
Hurricane Otis smashed into Mexico and broke records. Why did no one see it coming? Science
#COVID-19
COVID-19 illness severity and 2-year prevalence of physical symptoms: an observational study in Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. “These data suggest an elevated prevalence of some, but not all, physical symptoms during up to more than 2 years after diagnosis of COVID-19, particularly among individuals suffering a severe acute illness.”
Sequential multi-omics analysis identifies clinical phenotypes and predictive biomarkers for long COVID Cell Reports Medicine
Zombie Uprisings Can Help Us Predict How Future Pandemics Spread Science Alert
Water
Monstrous ‘zombie catfish’ are appearing in US waterways. What’s causing it? Miami Herald
Syraqistan
Israel ‘expanding’ troops in Gaza, Hamas to counter with ‘full force’ Al Jazeera
Israel threatens to destroy Musk’s Starlink RT (KW)
Listen to Israeli survivors: They don’t want revenge +972 Magazine
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The intensity of the air bridge to the Middle East…
In the last 24 hours, there have been 49 US Air Force C-17A transport aircraft alone, and this does not include allied CONUS C-5M, A400M and C-130 aircraft with the call sign RCH/REACH. The list is not complete and does not… pic.twitter.com/jr2y4rtIqy
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) October 28, 2023
Iraqi resistance drones again hit US occupation base in Syria The Cradle
UN: Syria seeing largest escalation of hostilities in four years Middle East Eye
Israel recalls diplomats from Turkey, to rethink ties to Ankara The Jerusalem Post
US pushes allies for more sanctions on Hamas FT
Bankrupt Iran: Close Their Oil Cash Cow Gatestone Institute. It worked so well against Russia.
Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died The National. This story is all over the place with many reports claiming she was killed by state for not wearing headscarf while downplaying or ignoring the fact a friend said she fell and there’s also the following: “Ms Geravand’s mother and father appeared in state media footage saying a blood pressure issue, a fall or perhaps both contributed to their daughter’s injury. Campaigners abroad have alleged that Ms Geravand may have been pushed or attacked because she was not wearing the hijab.”
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Craig Murray: Something Has Snapped Consortium News
An Interview On Gaza With Dominique De Villepin (As Translated By Arnaud Bertrand) Moon of Alabama. Well worth a read.
Old Blighty
Rare cartel damages trial kicks off in the UK Global Competition Review
England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards Guardian
India
In 4 years, India lost over 30 million hectares of healthy land to degradation: UN data Down to Earth
SWINGING IN THE RAIN: INDIA NEEDS TO REDEFINE WHAT A “NORMAL” MONSOON LOOKS LIKE Carbon Copy
China?
China’s debt-saddled regions owe far more than they can pay back without Beijing’s help South China Morning Post
China tightens grip as Li Keqiang’s pro-market reforms retreat Nikkei Asia
Joseph Nye says China, U.S. need to “power with” rather than “power over” other countries CCG Update
European Disunion
New Not-So-Cold War
Another false dawn? Or does the Trump factor assure us that the United States will quietly slip out of Ukraine? Gilbert Doctorow
Who is killing foreign mercenaries in Ukraine? Kit Klarenberg, Al Mayadeen
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Russia’s banking sector on track for record profits bne Intellinews
EU leaders are trying to find money, which is not enough for everything Modern Diplomacy
Germany delivers another IRIS air defense system to Ukraine Defence Blog
PM Orbán: Ukrainians will not win on the battlefield, EU leaders unfit Daily News Hungary
Imperial Collapse Watch
Autumn of the patriarchs Patrick Lawrence, The Floutist
Soldiers Unpaid: National Guard Hasn’t Paid Out Thousands of Enlistment Bonuses Military.com
Marine Corps Barracks Issues Will Likely Take a Decade to Fix, But Work Is Underway, Commandant Says Military.com
South of the Border
The Dollarization Threat Phenomenal World. Argentina.
Spook Country
A House Investigation Reveals Disturbing IRS Home Visit Practices Matt Taibbi, Racket News
2024
Mike Pence suspends presidential campaign as Trump surges Axios
Trump Hailed at Republican Jewish Summit, Vows to Cancel pro-Palestinian Protesters’ Visas Haaretz
Democrats voice concern, outrage over Phillips primary bid The Hill
Our Famously Free Press
Prominent journalists’ union risks harming reporter’s privilege Freedom of the Press Foundation. Mike Elk v. NewsGuild.
AI
Healthcare?
Common chemotherapy drugs don’t work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mayo Clinic workers say they have terrible health insurance Minnesota Reformer
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Apple Private Wi-Fi hasn’t worked for the past three years The Register
The UK’s problematic Online Safety Act is now law Ars Technica
Google can turn ANC earbuds into a heart rate monitor with no extra hardware 9to5 Google
Police State Watch
How a Sexual Assault Case in St. John’s Exposed a Police Force’s Predatory Culture The Walrus
Sports Desk
Challenge to MLB’s antitrust exemption nears juncture: chase payday or history? The Athletic
The Bezzle
You’ll Never Guess How Snapchat Made Most Of Its Money In The Third Quarter Forbes
Cruise halts robotaxi services nationwide in bid to ‘earn public trust’ The Verge
Class Warfare
US economy expanding? Michael Roberts Blog
The ultimate price Investigate Midwest. The deck: “Two Mexican farmworkers died in a trailer fire in North Carolina. Their story illustrates how the nation’s most important agricultural visa program is failing the workers it is supposed to protect.”
Advocates say Amazon is not complying with Minnesota’s new warehouse worker safety law Minnesota Reformer
The trials of gig work are inspiring a new genre of hit songs Rest of World
Billionaire tells Indians to work 12 hours a day RT
UAW expands GM strike to Tennessee plant The Detroit News
Chicago Is Considering Opening a Municipal Grocery Store Matt Bruenig, Jacobin
The mystic art of gardening Aeon
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