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How to See the ‘Green Comet’ Everyone’s Talking About Gizmodo
Local weather/Atmosphere
Climate change is threatening Madagascar’s famous forests: Study shows how serious it is Phys.org
Some health risks from climate change in Florida may surprise. This one affects millions Miami Herald. Diabetes
U.S. Government Seeks to Dismiss Keystone XL Pipeline Case, While Taxpayers Have Already Spent $250,000 to NAFTA Arbitration Tribunal Public Citizen
Climate change and space debris, a vicious cycle astrobites
How did past societies handle the impacts of climate change? Proceedings of the Nationwide Academy of Sciences
Water
Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis persists as national attention and help fade away NBC Information
‘Concerning’ map reveals where fish caught in the US are full of hazardous ‘forever chemicals’ Enterprise Insider
Skipped showers, paper plates: For one suburb that relies on the Colorado River, water is hard to get Salt Lake Tribune
And farther down the road…
Tijuana Is Again Buying Emergency Water from California After Aqueduct Outage Voice of San Diego
#COVID-19
Immune Harm: Who to believe? Simple Chair (Fathi)
The Gig is Up, and It Feels Weird Okay Doomer. The deck: “The German Minister of Public Well being simply confirmed what scientists have been making an attempt to inform the world about Covid.”
Self-injury, suicidality and eating disorder symptoms in young adults following COVID-19 lockdowns in Denmark Nature. “Our findings present no help for the rise in self-injury, suicidality and signs of EDs after the lockdowns.”
Dr. Graham Lloyd-Jones (radiologist in UK) “realized that the chance components for periodontitis are the identical as for extreme COVID-19 and speculated that gum illness could possibly be a converging danger issue..”
This text was intriguing & inspiring for me.#COVIDhttps://t.co/WkSITxLeqO
— Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志) (@Yash25571056) January 21, 2023
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Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules AP
Myanmar
Myanmar Resistance Targets More Junta Election Offices The Irrawaddy
Outdated Blighty
Reminder that crushing unions/strikes isn’t simply in regards to the brief time period cash it’s about sustaining the hierarchy of financial energy https://t.co/E1HNwhNUTW
— Mac (@GoodPoliticGuy) January 20, 2023
The Koreas
CNN’s Waging A Clever Psy-Op To Justify South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Andrew Korybko
How US-led alliance aims to mend Japan-South Korea ties and rein in China SCMP
China?
Chinese Battery Plant Investment Faces Local Backlash in Hungary Bloomberg
Patrick Lawrence: Japan Reenlists as Washington’s Spear-Carrier Scheerpost
A Taiwan bloodbath might suit US decision-makers just fine RT
New Not-So-Chilly Conflict
US to Ukraine: You’re Losing; Do it Different! Empire, Communication and NATO Wars
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Germany won’t keep Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine DW. Each Scholz and new German Protection Minister Boris Pistorius continued to gradual stroll the choice Sunday earlier than the announcement from FM Baerbock. Did she break rank? Would match with her priors.
Among the strain on the German vassal state:
Germany is refusing to send tanks to Ukraine. Biden cannot let this stand WaPo
Attention-grabbing report from SZ on the Leopards 2 debacle and the discussions between the US and Germany
“The refusal from Berlin led to violent reactions in Washington”
Lloyd Austin is claimed to have gotten right into a heated argument with Scholz’s chief of workershttps://t.co/gm1qcU2af0 pic.twitter.com/P9qBwB9tNw
— Faytuks Information Δ (@Faytuks) January 22, 2023
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French politician accuses US of intent to start war in Europe TASS
Morocco becomes the first African country to give tanks to Ukraine – report i24
US to build military industrial base in Morocco Center East Monitor. “The CIA report stated that Russia not solely strongly helps the Algerian regime militarily and politically, however can be discussing the institution of a big logistical base that might give it an necessary outlet to international locations positioned south of the Sahara Desert.”
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Italy’s Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria AP
Big freeze that was feared by gas hungry Europe hits Central Asia, Iran IntelliNews
Speak Loudly and Carry Someone Else’s Big Stick The American Conservative
Russian Agents Suspected of Directing Far-Right Group to Mail Bombs in Spain New York Instances. Totally based mostly on the phrase of nameless US officers.
I visitor posted the brand new Radio @TheWarNerd e-newsletter—on considered one of most neglected contingencies that made Putin’s invasion plan potential: the failure of the western-backed Belorussian regime-change protests pressured Lukashenko to throw himself at Putin’s mercy.https://t.co/KimFPjhzor pic.twitter.com/2FOXT5wuYX
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) January 21, 2023
Macron wants €400 billion to ‘transform’ France’s forces through 2030 Protection Information. Whereas he’s making an attempt to boost pension age.
Burkina Faso orders French troops to leave amidst massive protest WION
South of the Border
Bowing to coup threats, Lula promises massive investments in Brazil’s armed forces WSWS
WATCH: ?? SOUTHCOM Commander Laura Richardson describes how Washington is actively negotiating the sale of lithium within the Lithium Triangle by means of its U.S. embassies. pic.twitter.com/uQTvpSRHAH
— Kawsachun Information (@KawsachunNews) January 21, 2023
Biden Administration
Biden to Tap Jeff Zients as His Next White House Chief of Staff New York Instances. Rewarded for killing 600,000 People as Covid czar, however as Biden stated Friday, he’s stopped fascinated by that.
Fire Jeff Zients The American Prospect. From Jan. 2022, however nonetheless germane.
Biden slams climate change doubters while surveying storm damage Axios
Delays plague Biden’s push for rapid action on climate changeWaPo
Biden moves ahead on two Gulf lease sales for later this year Houston Chronicle
2024
Biden enters year with low approval ratings despite midterm boost The Hill
Record High in U.S. Put Off Medical Care Due to Cost in 2022 Gallup
Trump to GOP: Don’t touch Medicare or Social Security in debt ceiling fight Politico
No Labels Makes Initial Investment in Bipartisan Presidential Ticket Sludge
Obama Legacy
new video! I’m half-assedly copying the @MattBruenig model to clarify how we might have gotten full employment after the monetary disaster by 2010 as an alternative of 2019: https://t.co/ZXz5jj6PCF
— ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper) January 21, 2023
Police State Watch
Memphis Police officers involved in traffic stop that preceded Tyre Nichols’ death fired Memphis Industrial Enchantment. Fairly the headline. Extreme use of power, failure to intervene and failure to render assist.
Gunz
Mass Shooting In Monterey Park Leaves 10 Dead, 10 Wounded. What We Know So Far LAist
Provide Chain/Inflation
Surging egg prices mean record profits for largest US egg producer CNN. The prison labor most likely doesn’t harm both.
Bleak outlook post-Chinese New Year prompts more blank voyages The Loadstar
Our No Longer Free Press
JOURNALISTS POINTED OUT THE INADEQUACY OF EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF MEDIA WORKERS IN THE WEST DURING THE PRESS FORUM OF THE FOUNDATION TO BATTLE INJUSTICE Basis to Battle Injustice (ctlieee)
Guillotine Watch
A powerful nonprofit owns apartments for poor tenants. Why are some tenants trapped in their rooms? LA Instances
Class Warfare
If America Had Fair Laws, 60 Million Workers Would Join a Union Tomorrow Jacobin (Kevin W)
WHITE COLLAR CRIME RISK ZONES The New Inquiry (Randy Ok)
The Lawsuit That Could Freeze Speech Against Billionaires The Lever
Tech
Pluralistic: Tiktok’s enshittification Pluralistic
The Bezzle
Feds seized nearly $700 million from FTX founder Bankman-Fried Reuters (Kevin W)
TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral The Verge
IBM top brass accused again of using mainframes to prop up Watson, cloud sales The Register
Forgotten existentialist Aeon. “Sartre will get a lot of the credit score for existentialism. Karl Jaspers not solely preceded him, however provided a manner out of despair.”
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