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What Colors Can Deer See? Discipline & Stream
Rare Irish orchid discovered in Trinity College after lawn mowing is halted The Irish Instances
De-dollarisation would upend the global economy Council on Geostrategy. RAND Europe.
Local weather
Recent events indicate Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory Related Press
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region drops nearly 34% in Lula’s first 6 months Anadolu Company
Risks of synchronized low yields are underestimated in climate and crop model projections Nature. “Simultaneous harvest failures throughout main crop-producing areas are a risk to international meals safety.”
#COVID19
Viral persistence in children infected with SARS-CoV-2: current evidence and future research strategies The Lancet. From the Conclusion: “Proof exists for the potential unfold of SARS-CoV-2 unfold into completely different organs and persistence for weeks to months after preliminary an infection, even in youngsters independently from severity of the acute illness. Viral RNA has been documented in youngsters who’ve died from essential acute illness, but additionally in paediatric sufferers identified with multisystem inflammatory syndrome weeks to months after earlier asymptomatic or delicate an infection with SARS-CoV-2. Whether or not these occasions may happen with new variants of SARS-CoV-2 or in beforehand vaccinated youngsters remains to be unknown. , and may inform future medical, organic, and pharmacological research.”
Impact of imprinted immunity induced by mRNA vaccination in an experimental animal model Journal of Infectious Ailments. From the Summary: “The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants has led to considerations that ancestral SARS-CoV-2-based vaccines will not be efficient in opposition to newly rising Omicron subvariants. The idea of “imprinted immunity” means that people vaccinated with ancestral virus-based vaccines could not develop efficient immunity in opposition to newly rising Omicron subvariants, equivalent to BQ.1.1 and XBB.1. Right here, we investigated this chance utilizing hamsters. Whereas pure an infection induced efficient antiviral immunity, in hamsters with BQ.1.1 and XBB.1 Omicron subvariants after receiving the 3-dose mRNA-LNP vaccine .” Vax and chill out my Candy Aunt Fanny.
Where do viruses hide in the human body? BMJ. From the Summary: “Virus particles usually conceal in ‘immunoprivileged websites’ across the human physique, additionally typically referred to as sanctuary websites, that our immune methods don’t monitor or defend as carefully as the remainder of our our bodies. These embody the mind, spinal twine, pregnant uterus, testes, and eyes…. Viruses equivalent to influenza and SARS-CoV-2 primarily infect the respiratory tract however can transfer elsewhere. Influenza viruses can persist after an infection in folks’s intestinal tract and stool, by way of swallowed secretions from the nostril and throat or viruses within the blood.”
Researchers create test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in any animal species Heart for Infectious Illness Analysis and Coverage
Losing grandparents to COVID may be increasing youth violence FOX
Should We Just Listen to the Scientists? JSTOR Day by day
Another deadly pandemic seems inevitable – but there is a way to avoid it John Vidal, Guardian
China?
Peak China, a declining USA and the future of Africa SIPRI. Related:
Verify what number of railways China has in-built Africa. pic.twitter.com/Y4LCyRx1Ix
— DaiWW (@BeijingDai) July 4, 2023
Janet Yellen says security should not derail US-China economic relations FT
More Shenzhen Office Space Goes Begging for Tenants Caixin World
Taiwan disputes China’s claim of ability to sink US Navy aircraft carrier group FT
* * * Swift and extensive Omicron outbreak in China after sudden exit from ‘zero-COVID’ policy Nature. Mannequin. “We modeled the epidemic dynamics of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in China from Nov. to Dec. 2022, throughout a interval when China moved from having strict COVID-19 insurance policies (‘zero-COVID’), to little-to-no intervention efforts. We discovered that after full exit from zero-COVID, the Omicron variant unfold at a really excessive fee of 0.42/day, with a doubling time of 1.6 days, throughout early and mid-Dec. earlier than the incidence peaked round Dec. 23. Our level estimate is that 97% of the inhabitants (1.4 billion folks) was contaminated throughout December, with a decrease 95% credibility interval of 95% of the inhabitants (1.33 billion) and a decrease restrict within the sensitivity analyses of 90% (1.26 billion). With an an infection fatality ratio between 0.1 and 0.2% for the Omicron variant19, throughout Dec. 2022 in addition to Jan. 2023 (due to the delay from an infection to loss of life).” In fact, the US has a smaller inhabitants, so Biden killed extra folks proportionately, however nonetheless Xi did fairly properly!
Myanmar
Pro-military militia members and police die under PDF attack in western Bago Region Myanmar Now
Myanmar Govt in Exile Asks Refugees in India to Stay Away From Political, Ethnic Conflicts The Wire
India
America’s India Problem The Diplomat
The Koreas
South Korea greenlights Japan’s nuclear waste release Anadolu Company
Syraqistan
Oil on troubled waters: Where are the MENA’s key energy disputes? The New Arab (Rev Kev).
The Completely satisfied Nation
Australia becomes first country to legalise medical psychedelics Sky Information
Pricey Previous Blighty
Poor accounting by the ONS should not stop the necessary nationalisation of water companies Funding the Future
Mhairi Black to stand down as an MP at general election Holyrood
European Disunion
‘Nothing has changed’: France’s forgotten banlieues The New Arab
French riots show how entrenched inequalities have become FT
French parliament gives green light to secretly record footage from phones of suspects Anadolu Company
German Defense Companies Could Be Europe’s Arsenal of Democracy International Coverage
South of the Border
Zelenskiy Won’t Be At CELAC in Brussels. Invitation Blocked By Unnamed Latin-American Leaders Claims Zelenskiy. St. Kitts & Nevis Observer
Legend claims there’s entrance to Underworld in Mexico — and experts think they found it Miami Herald
New Not-So-Chilly Warfare
Ukraine slows counteroffensive to ‘gradually wear down’ Russian troops, liberate towns NY Put up. The smaller energy waging a struggle of attrition in opposition to the bigger energy is unnecessary.
Zelenskyy: Ukraine needs weapons on time for success in counteroffensive Ukrainska Pravda
SITREP 7/6/23: Zelensky Builds One Last Suicidal Thrust to Appease Masters Simplicius the Thinker(s). Seize a cup of espresso.
* * * Belarus says Wagner’s Prigozhin is in Russia, raising questions about Putin deal France24
The failed coup in Russia through American looking glass Indian Punchline
* * * Exclusive: The CIA’s Blind Spot about the Ukraine War William Arkin, Newsweek
Why no one can end the Ukraine war Edward Luttwalk, Unherd
Now is not the time for Ukraine to join Nato Katrina vanden Heuvel and James W Carden, Guardian. Once you’ve misplaced Katrina vanden Heuvel….
Dropping a Big Rock Down a Massive 600 Foot Deep Pit Laughing Squid
Biden Administration
Government appeals ruling that restricts feds from contacting social media firms Politico. “However different authorized specialists mentioned his ruling didn’t give ample weight to the rights of Biden and others to persuade the businesses to restrict their publication of content material that the officers thought-about objectionable.” When Psaki, talking from a White Home podium, tells Fb to knuckle below to censorship or face anti-trust, that’s “cajoling”? Actually?
Memordandum In Support Of Defendants’ Motion To Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal And, Alternatively, For Administrative Stay (PDF) STATE OF LOUISIANA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., in his official capability as President of the US of America, et al. Be aware the ginormous typo; this will need to have been unexpectedly ready.
Mysterious White Powder Found In West Wing Identified As President Biden The Onion
2024
‘No doubt’ US will go to war with Russia if Ukraine falls, Pence says; Prigozhin back in Russia?: Live updates USA At present. Pence differentiates himself from Trump.
Digital Watch
AI Boom Stems Tech’s Downturn WSJ. How handy.
Threads Daring Fireball. An element to be thought-about within the “reporting” is that liberal Democrats are hegemonic within the press, and since their Censorship Industrial Complicated has misplaced management of Twitter, they want it to fail, and by extension Threads to succeed. In fact, the press is rarely the story….
The Bezzle
How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic. Wonderful.
Groves of Academe
Class Warfare
DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub Sue New York City Over Minimum-Wage Law WSJ
Artificial cells demonstrate that “life finds a way” Scienmag (Chuck L). Original.
Antidote du jour (via):
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Why didn’t anybody ever inform me that beavers stroll round carrying their infants of their arms?! 🖤 pic.twitter.com/Y7qE0pxd8q
— Jessi 💫 (@its_jessi_grace) July 5, 2023
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour here.