Behold: The 62,000-Mile-High ‘Plasma Waterfall’ That Erupted From The Sun Science Alert
Local weather/Surroundings
Unprecedented sea level rise seen on Gulf Coast, East Coast as waters warm New Orleans Occasions-Picayune
Banks Say They’re Acting on Climate, But Continue to Finance Fossil Fuel Expansion Inside Local weather Information
This IMF workers word on adaptation is admittedly one thing. I’d paraphrase:
1/ It’ll most likely simply be like, doing what’s achieved in barely hotter locations.
2/ It’s like “another societal problem that requires technological difusion, innovation and behavioural change” pic.twitter.com/XsIVxxfuDV— Kate Mackenzie (@kmac) April 15, 2023
Water
What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and their water supplies? NBC Information
Phoenix hopes to turn wastewater into drinking water by 2030 AZFamily
The Elephant on the Banks of the Colorado River Counterpunch. Arizona vs. Navajo Nation.
#COVID-19
this headline does an unbelievable, virtually poetic job of demonstrating how liberalism approaches almost each disaster by performing acknowledgement whereas institutionalizing denial pic.twitter.com/z544zztkjx
— socialism or barbarism (@JoyAndDefiance) April 16, 2023
COVID-19 Strikes Again: Accelerating Dementia in the Most Vulnerable SciTechDaily (Mark N)
Poor Sleep After COVID Hospitalization: Dyspnea Is Part of the Equation MedPage Right this moment
Our present plan: there isn’t one. https://t.co/vZxGVJlX8P
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) April 17, 2023
Chicken Flu
Bird Flu Sample from Chilean Man Showed Some Signs of Adaptation to Mammals New York Occasions
Outdated Blighty
Rishi Sunak faces probe by ethics watchdog over budget ‘benefit’ to wife’s childcare agency The Unbiased
Renters’ unions are successfully resisting evictions around the UK The Canary
China?
China starts ‘surgical’ retaliation against foreign companies after US-led tech blockade FT
Taiwan to buy 400 US anti-ship missiles to repel China in major WW3 escalation Every day Specific
G7 diplomats discuss Chinese military threats to Taiwan at Japan summit Axios
China relationship will be determined by Beijing’s behaviour, EU policy chief says Reuters
DR Congo to audit and review ‘unfair’ Chinese mining contracts Devdiscourse
France seeks to reassure Taiwan over Macron’s controversial remarks France24
European Disunion
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Macron’s Europe Consortium Information
Does Europe need to split? Unherd
Thousands rally against Czech government in Prague AFP
Slovakia ignores EU warning and bans grain imports from Ukraine FT
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
Huge fields of recent Ukrainian graves. https://t.co/ipHmU22CRH
— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) April 17, 2023
Defense Official Confirms Leak: American Smart Bombs Are Failing in Ukraine Antiwar
Slovakia transfers entire MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet fleet to Ukraine Airforce Expertise
USAID will invest millions to boost the oversight of Ukraine’s management of aid NPR
Sweden begins largest war games in 25 years involving 14 countries Al Mayadeen
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US’ Rising Anxiety as Russia Survives Attrition by the Entirety of NATO Al Mayadeen
Russia the mining and minerals titan of the future Intellinews
L’affaire Leaker
Snowden and Texeira: Ten Years of Disaster Craig Murray
The Press is Now Also the Police Matt Taibbi, Racket Information
South of the Border
Colombia’s FARC rebel faction ready for ‘peace talks’ Al Jazeera
Syraqistan
Palestinian President Abbas visits Saudi Arabia to ‘strengthen’ relations Al-Monitor
Iran invites Saudi king to visit Tehran The Cradle
O Canada
Federal workers to strike Wednesday if union, government don’t reach a deal CTV Information
B-a-a-a-a-d Banks
‘Fraught with inaccuracies’: Schwab pushes back on post-SVB concerns American Banker
Biden Administration
Biden’s Northern Ireland ultimatum looks doomed to fail Politico
Rep. Gaetz Resolution Would Make Biden Disclose Number of US Troops in Ukraine Antiwar
Realignment and Legitimacy
The Age of the Crisis of Work Harper’s
GOP Clown Automobile
‘Godspeed’: Senate GOPer’s doubt Kevin McCarthy’s plan to cut food assistance for millions AlterNet
McCarthy pledges a vote on one-year debt limit hike – without clear GOP support CNBC
Democrats en déshabillé
Hochul’s Top Court Pick Represented Chevron in Climate Case Against Steven Donziger New York Focus
The Supremes
U.S. Supreme Court empowers bids to curb authority of federal agencies Reuters
Police State Watch
A War Crimes Team Investigated the Portland Police. The Results Are Damning Rolling Stone
Digital Watch
BACKGROUND CHECK INDUSTRY PROFITS OFF ‘DIGITAL PUNISHMENT,’ DESPITE FLAWED DATA The Enchantment
Groves of Academe
Chris Hedges: Taking Back Our Universities From Corporate Apparatchiks Scheerpost
Crapification
“America is just too large for rail” and but we actually had it. Virtually every thing we advocate for is a restoration. pic.twitter.com/zSLxKPaUE1
— Hayden Clarkin (@the_transit_guy) April 16, 2023
Class Warfare
LEAKED AUDIO: CDC Urging Doctors Not to Test East Palestine Residents for Cancer-Causing Vinyl Chloride. Residents Are Testing Positive Anyway Standing Coup Information
Many Older Americans Haven’t Saved Anything for Retirement Bloomberg
Writers Guild Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strike Authorization Vote by 97.85% The Wrap
USW Calls on Paper Industry to Institute Safeguards Against Deadly Fungal Infection United Steelworkers
Scoop: Wells Fargo leaders are privately expressing elevated concern {that a} years-long effort to unionize the financial institution’s staff might quickly begin notching victories — and have made plans to spend thousands and thousands addressing “ache factors” that may gas organizing https://t.co/7bkhyIJG99
— Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) April 17, 2023
Corporations that get contracts from native governments would be capable of pay their employees LESS cash, below a measure that has simply surfaced within the Florida Home of Representatives with three weeks to go on this yr’s legislative session.
— Jason Garcia (@Jason_Garcia) April 16, 2023
AI
Is that the IRS with your refund? No, it’s a ChatGPT scam Politico
Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated The Guardian
The Bezzle
Mission Accomplished: Shaquille O’Neal Finally Served With Class-Action Lawsuit Documents Defector
SpaceX scrubs 1st space launch of giant Starship rocket due to fueling issue Area.com
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