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Local weather
European court to hear first climate cases against France, Switzerland France24
As US pushes “climate-smart” agriculture, hopes and fears collide The New Lede
Yet More High-Rise Windows Crack as Salesforce East Has Second Broken Window Incident In a Week SFist
Winter Rains Bring Mushroom Boom in California Smithsonian
#COVID19
MPXV and SARS-CoV-2 in the air of nightclubs in Spain The Lancet. Monkeypox airborne, eh? Unsurprising. From 2022.
WHO initiates building a global curriculum for infodemic management WHO. Begin right here:
FACT: #COVID19 is NOT airborne.
The #coronavirus is especially transmitted via droplets generated when an contaminated individual coughs, sneezes or speaks.
To guard your self:
-keep 1m distance from others
-disinfect surfaces often
-wash/rub your 👐
-avoid touching your 👀👃👄 pic.twitter.com/fpkcpHAJx7— World Well being Group (WHO) (@WHO) March 28, 2020
Sure, it’s nonetheless up!
China?
Alibaba to Split Into Six Groups and Explore IPOs in a Departure From Jack Ma Era WSJ. Appears like Alibaba was actually a conglomerate. Keep in mind them? Amazon?
China to stay open ‘no matter what’, Premier Li Qiang tells global CEOs in ‘first class business environment’ pledge South China Morning Put up. TINA.
China spent US$240 billion bailing out ‘Belt & Road’ countries: Study Channel Information Asia
Vietnam’s robusta: The go-to coffee bean in a warmer world? Channel Information Asia
India
Coronavirus: Why are COVID-19 cases suddenly rising so fast? Instances of India
Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification Proves the Law Has Fallen Into the Wrong Hands The Wire. The deck: “It seems that a hydra-headed ecosystem is working 24/7 to erode the spirit of constitutional democracy by disingenuously utilizing current legal guidelines and procedures.”
Syraqistan
The US-Backed Color Revolution In Israel Just Reached Crisis Proportions Andrew Korybko’s E-newsletter (MT). Amusing if true. In the meantime:
It is a bizarre limbo. Regardless of the drama, the bulletins, and the headlines, Netanyahu by no means truly wrote the letter that begins a 48 hour clock to fireside Galant. He did not do it on Sunday evening and he hasn’t achieved it nonetheless. pic.twitter.com/bWh7KC36wr
— Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) March 29, 2023
Political crisis, democracy, colonisation The New Arab
Expensive Previous Blighty
Humza Yousaf‘s efforts to heal divided party in disarray The Herald. Scotland’s new Prime Minister.
European Disunion
Workers’ strikes lead to German transport system chaos FT
German chancellor reports major progress on coalition talks Andalu Company
New Not-So-Chilly Warfare
Pentagon’s Chief: Ukraine has “very good chances” for successful counteroffensive in spring Ukrainska Pravda. “There shall be progress within the spring!”
Ukraine war: Germany sends much-awaited Leopard tanks BBC
EU allies query Estonia’s bumper refund from weapons to Ukraine Politico. “‘They’re sending their scraps to Ukraine and shopping for model new materials for themselves, financed with EU cash,’ a second EU diplomat mentioned about Estonia.” The Estonians aren’t silly!
Ukraine’s Humble Cardboard Drones Are a Master Class in Stealth Fashionable Mechanics
How US trainers helped Ukraine reinvent its doctrine Protection Information
* * * Moscow calls out US’ rules-based order in Europe India Punchline (Rev Kev).
There is still a place for neutrality in Ukraine Politico
State Dept. Proposes Joint Tribunal to Try Russian Leaders NYT
* * * Ukraine grain glut hits agribusiness in neighbouring countries FT
South of the Border
Exclusive: US plans ultimatum in Mexico energy dispute, raising threat of tariffs Reuters
Think tank: more than 7% of remittances could be linked to organized crime Mexico Information Day by day
Biden Administration
Lawsuit claims Maine tuition program discriminates against religious schools FOX. In fact we’d fund madrassas. Why on earth not?
B-a-a-a-d Banks
A large global sell-off last week was likely sparked by a single trade in Deutsche Bank’s credit-default swaps Enterprise Insider
Provide Chain
Trust in tomorrow – the evolution of underwriting Hellenic Delivery Information
Our Famously Free Press
The IRS Makes a Strange House Call on Matt Taibbi WSJ
Imagine If All Officials Were Interrogated By Reporters Like This Caitlin’s E-newsletter
Accuracy and social motivations shape judgements of (mis)information Nature
Tech
Deepfakes Will Make the Establishment Stronger Richard Hanania’s E-newsletter
‘We are super, super fucked’: Meet the man trying to stop an AI apocalypse Sifted
The Age of AI has begun Invoice Gates, Gates Notes. So superior.
The Bezzle
The US case against Binance calls out one of the worst-kept secrets in crypto CNN
FTX founder Bankman-Fried charged with paying $40 million bribe CBS
Weight-Stuffing Walleye Cheaters Granted Plea Deal by Ohio Prosecutors Subject and Stream
What Elizabeth Warren, Larry Summers, and Paul Krugman All Got Wrong About SVB James Ok. Galbraith, The Nation (NL). “As a financial institution catering primarily to small and medium-sized startups and a few rich indiviiduals, SVB’s deposit base was unstable. Why did it fail when it did? The destabilizing issue was the Federal Reserve.” As Yves has been saying.
Healthcare
Sugar-powered teabag-like implant successfully manages type 1 diabetes The New Atlas
Sports activities Desk
Momentous Decision: What To Look For On Augusta National’s Longer 13th (excerpt) The Quadrilateral
Groves of Academe
University document seeks faculty that ‘speaks, acts, and dresses’ to connect with minority students FOX
Guillotine Watch
However when Quinn the Eskimo will get right here All the pigeons gonna run to him (Re Silc):
Class Warfare
Fain calls it ‘new day in the UAW’ on first day of convention Free Press however UAW President Pledges New Day, But Key Union Democracy Provisions Defeated – University of Michigan to Strike Payday Report
Workers of Color Accounted for 100% of Union Growth in 2022 Payday Report
To Crush Unions, Starbucks Targets Employee Communications The Lever
What would happen if everyone just stopped paying their student debt? MarketPlace
MTA Announces New Minimum Income Requirements To Ride Subway The Onion
Dietary recommendation:
Synthetic “meat” has about 50-100 components in comparison with 4 -5 for hummus
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) March 24, 2023
What about bugs?
Antidote du jour (via):
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