What have been all of us doing right here? My 600-mile journey to listen to an organ play a D pure Spectator (Anthony L)
New species revealed after 25 years of examine on ‘inside out’ fossil — and named after discoverer’s mum ScienceDaily (Kevin W)
The Limits of Rights Baffler. (Anthony L). A scrumptious trashing: “Roth’s e book is, plainly, very unhealthy….”
#COVID-19/Pandemics
This 26 12 months previous man developed lengthy covid final 12 months after his “fifth or sixth” confirmed an infection. He had recovered from COVID uneventfully the primary 4 or 5 occasions. He is now unable to work and even learn. If COVID continues to unfold unchecked, then we must always assume that finally… pic.twitter.com/kfJxs6bZsk
— Salvatore Mattera (@SalvMattera) March 29, 2025
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Harassed the Want for Vaccinations ProPublica (Kevin W)
Local weather/Atmosphere
The Large Jury Verdict Towards Greenpeace Is Actually An Assault on the Whole Local weather Motion. It Will Backfire Steve Donzinger (Chuck L)
After $1B invested over 15 years, the Gates-backed Alliance for a Inexperienced Revolution in Africa (AGRA) promised agricultural prosperity.
As an alternative, AGRA delivered ecological harm, farmer debt, and elevated starvation, leaving goal international locations worse off than earlier than this system started🧵 pic.twitter.com/0DpQP2PJPp
— Sam Knowlton (@samdknowlton) March 28, 2025
Malnutrition Not Resulting from Money Poverty Alone Jomo
China?
Trump’s tariffs received’t save Musk from China’s BYD Asia Instances
Myanmar
Myanmar earthquake demise toll jumps to 1,000 with over 2,300 injured Anadolu Company. Thanks for the expressions of concern, however Thailand was not meaningfully affected. The Bangkok constructing below building that fell down appears to have been as a result of, erm, substandard practices. I’ve but to see studies of structural harm to different buildings, which you’d anticipate to see in any other case. Recall that Bangkok is on clay and in addition slowly sinking. Some readers have contacts in cities and cities a lot nearer to Myanmar and so they report no significant impression as a result of these municipalities are constructed on granite or different stable rock. That doesn’t show there have been no broken buildings nearer to Myanmar however does counsel the hurt was fairly restricted.
Myanmar rebels disrupt China uncommon earth commerce, sparking regional scramble Reuters. Marvel if the earthquake adjustments this equation, as in no humanitarian help if the rebels don’t reverse course.
The Antipodes
Federal MP Andrew Gee blames workers impersonating a voter for ‘soiled techniques’ Fb gaffe ABC Australia (Anthony L)
Africa
South Sudan opposition says vp’s arrest ends peace deal Aljazeera
US Needs to Create a Faux State for New Army Base Lively Measures
O Canada
Canada PM Mark Carney says previous relationship with US ‘is over’ BBC
Is that this actual? I am unable to consider it.
These are ahead flight bookings from Canada to the US.
This is perhaps the only craziest factor I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/wDrU7tqReX
— Noor Al 📈 (@NoorAlTrades) March 26, 2025
European Disunion
Europe Wants a Full Strategic Reboot International Coverage (Colonel Smithers)
Europe races to safe vital minerals as world provide tensions mount Unbiased
Israel v. The Resistance
I do not consider we have ever seen something that matches Israel’s barbarism.
Dr Mark Perlmutter:
“My colleague, a surgeon, had his fingers crushed by Israeli forces, was threatened with the gang rape of his spouse, and was subjected to rectal probes soaked in pig’s blood”
By way of… pic.twitter.com/RmMk4IwO4V
— Abier (@abierkhatib) March 26, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: Execution of 16 Ambulance Crew Members by Israeli Forces in Rafah southern Gaza
Horrific Bloodbath : Following coordination with the Worldwide Pink Cross, Civil Protection groups entered the Tel Al-Sultan space in Rafah, south of Gaza.
It was confirmed that Israeli… https://t.co/ABaYvp0PtC pic.twitter.com/GCdm0RWuId— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) March 27, 2025
🚨Israel’s Supreme Courtroom unanimously rejects petition to permit humanitarian help into Gaza, thus green-lighting the genocidal use of meals as a weapon of struggle to starve Gazans to demise or pressure them to go away!
That is the courtroom mainstream media calls “Israel’s bastion of democracy” pic.twitter.com/zjoLYDevJn
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) March 27, 2025
Anti-Hamas Gaza demonstrations replicate desperation as Israel strangles and bombards the Strip Mondoweiss
Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs after unclaimed rocket assaults Arab Information
US strikes extra stealth bombers to Indian Ocean base in placing distance of Iran, Yemen Instances of Israel
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
Ukraine: Combating to the Conclusion Huge Serge
SITREP 3/28/25: Putin Vows to ‘End Off’ Ukraine? Simpilcius
Underground: Ten NATO officers have been liquidated in a restaurant in Dnepropetrovsk Vzglyad by way of machine translation. Micael T: “Possibly this can get the message by means of to the struggle lusting EU-tards? The Western officers and troopers are very a lot touchable.”
Even when the struggle ended tomorrow, Ukraine may find yourself broke by 2026 Ian Proud, Accountable Statecraft. Solely arguably correct, since Ukraine is broke now and paying its payments thanks solely to international handouts.
After all, earlier than attending to this, which = Ukraine being actually strip mined, and never rebuilt ex what’s narrowly helpful for that: Trump’s Rewritten ‘Deal’ With Ukraine Is Imposed Indentured Servitude Moon of Alabama. BTW, indentured servitude isn’t the correct comparability. Indentured servitude was time restricted. That is slavery.
The open dispute between the EU and the US over Ukrainian pure sources begins Anti-Spiegel by way of machine translation. Micael T: “You’ll need wheelbarrows of popcorn for this show-down.” Moi: Maybe not. The Trump Administration has gone quiet. No proof of even attempt to arm-twist or alternatively, vent on the Europeans, no new conferences with Russia set. Will the US go into Emily Litella “By no means thoughts” mode and use the Ukraine refusal to signal the draconian “minerals” deal because the pretext to stroll away.
The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue worldwide discussion board President of Russia. Vital
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Most important statements by the French President Emmanuel Macron following the Ukraine summit in Paris👇
🔸”Now we have agreed {that a} Franco-British group may very well be delegated to organize the format of the long run Ukrainian military,” declared Emmanuel Macron
🔸”Our goal is obvious: to… pic.twitter.com/OBbMcbEdeA
— 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀 | 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇵🇱🇺🇦 (@tweet4Anna_NAFO) March 27, 2025
India Turns Away Russian Oil Tanker As Sanctions Evolve OilPrice
Syraqistan
Syrians left at midnight because the interim authorities struggles to revive electrical energy Unbiased
Disintegration of Syria Would Solely Profit Israel – Iranian International Minister Defend Democracy
Imperial Collapse Watch
Political Strain — Why The Intelligence Neighborhood Fails to Precisely Assess Fight Losses and Army Functionality Larry Johnson
On level.
Work by Aïda Amer. pic.twitter.com/LUxNptSO5u
— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) March 29, 2025
Trump 2.0
Two legislation companies focused by Trump sue over govt orders that sought to punish them Related Press
Judges block Trump orders concentrating on two legislation companies as Skadden cuts deal Reuters. The white shoe companies fold.
Choose orders Trump administration to maintain Sign information amid Yemen assault chat controversy CNN (Kevin W)
Convicted of bilking buyers, Nikola founder and Trump donor will get a presidential pardon Related Press
* * * Usha Vance’s Greenland Journey By some means Will get Extra Embarrassing for Trump New Republic (Kevin W)
In accordance with Danish TV2, representatives from the USA have been going door-to-door in Nuuk over the previous few days to search out Greenlanders who wished to be visited by Usha Vance. After they failed to search out anybody, the go to was cancelled. https://t.co/ZVZTKaymkO
— Jan Petter (@lepettre) March 26, 2025
Vacationers are cancelling journeys to the US – right here’s how this might have an effect on its financial system The Dialog (Kevin W). A colleague even rerouted a flight again to this hemisphere after an extended vacation, expensively, to keep away from going by means of LAX.
DOGE
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Advantages and System Collapse Wired. Lambert factors out it this lengthy merely to put in writing the take a look at protocol. This appears supposed to destroy Social Safety.
FWIW, I referred to as Monday (2 days earlier), just about very first thing within the SSA day, was advised the maintain can be 20 minutes. I didn’t do the callback (I’ve discovered airways name again at finest 50% of the time whenever you settle for that possibility, so I take advantage of the speakerphone and keep on maintain). It was 40 minutes. The press has mentioned that workers cuts have been beginning after the top of the month. I requested the rep level clean and she or he mentioned they’d been advised nothing of the sort. Admittedly the SSA is closing some rural workplaces as of then. So the outcome beneath could also be the results of name quantity as a result of all of the scary information, and never but workers cuts.
We have heard regarding issues concerning the Social Safety Administration recently, so I made a decision to verify for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the most effective day to name, so I referred to as then.
Their system advised me there can be a two-hour wait time, advised me to name again, after which simply hung up. pic.twitter.com/oKUDQg3xKM
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) March 28, 2025
Preliminary Injunction Granted in Case Towards Unlawful CFPB Shutdown Public Citizen
The Division of Authorities Inefficiency Musk Watch
DOGE Will Possible Fail to Reform the Deep State Finn Andressen (Micael T). Assumes this was an purpose, towards any proof I’ve but to see.
Immigration
DOJ asks Supreme Courtroom to intervene in deportation flights case The Hill. Presumptuous. Odds tremendously favor the Supremes telling the DOJ to undergo the traditional course of like everybody else.
Trump takes purpose at foreign-born faculty college students, with 300 visas revoked NBC
Venezuelans deported to mega-prison ‘trapped in black gap’ BBC
What the New JFK Paperwork Reveal Thomas Neuburger
Our No Longer Free Press
Meta Complies with International Demand for Journalist’s Information Reclaim the Internet
UK Tries to Silence American On-line Platforms Reclaim the Internet
Banned Books Evaluation of Censorship on Amazon.com CitizenLab (Paul R)
Bloomberg’s Pathetic Swipe at Substack Matt Taibbi
International advert spending expectations sink on commerce struggle uncertainty: WARC Advertising Dive. This can hit writer revenues and thus staffing.
Mr. Market is Moody
The Artificial Lender of Final Resort Matt Levine, Bloomberg (Micael T)
Then once more I’m beginning to come round to the concept that the key sauce for propping up the US monetary home of playing cards is to “fiscalize” each asset class by declaring it “TBTF” https://t.co/MC38MYj1KD
— chinahand (@chinahand) March 27, 2025
How Trump’s reckless insurance policies may set off a monetary disaster South China Morning Put up
Donald Trump’s tariffs throw automobile trade into turmoil Monetary Instances
Antitrust
How the American Medical Affiliation Screws Docs Matt Stoller
The Bezzle
Elon Musk says he bought X to his AI firm CNN (Kevin W)
Meghan Markle’s Netflix present angered critics. This columnist says she is aware of why NPR. Tom D: “NPR says it’s racist, sexist and classist to not genuflect earlier than one’s betters.” Moi: Markle’s spin isn’t working any extra. She must take classes from Zelensky as to tips on how to maintain an act nicely past its sell-by date going.
Antidote du jour:
And a bonus:
These unimaginable ibex defy gravity climbing a near-vertical dam searching for nutritious salt.. pic.twitter.com/PWtoPXNE8b
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) March 28, 2025
A second bonus (Chuck L):
19. This girl constructed an condominium for cats in winterpic.twitter.com/5QK0UlP71s
— Wolf of X (@tradingMaxiSL) March 12, 2025
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
