The worm reproduces by injecting sperm into its head ABC Australia. Anthony L: “An oldie, but it gives new meaning to “‘dickhead'”
World’s largest crocodile in captivity BBC (Robin K)
The Meta System of Nuclear-Powered AI Data Centers Has Been Disrupted by the Freaky Bees of Financial Times
In Israel, Tajik Archaeologists Prove Early Human Presence in Central Asia Haaretz (Robin K)
Nietzsche’s Debt to Zoroastrianism: How Cultural Clash Contributed to Sprach Zarathustra Journal of the History of Ideas Blog (Anthony L)
Spa Owner Accused of Making Thousands of Fake Botox Injections Gizmodo (Dr. Kevin)
Climate/Environment
New Study Suggests Oceans Absorb More CO2 Than Previously Thought ScienceTech Daily
Ethiopia is banning the import of private gas-powered vehicles, but the transition to gas is a difficult journey.
World’s biggest transformer maker warns of supply cuts Financial Times
LA County Sues Pepsi, Coca-Cola Over Their Role in Plastic Pollution The Los Angeles Times
Torrential rains in Barcelona disrupt train service as soldiers search for flood victims in Valencia 9 News (Kevin W)
China?
China’s EV war with Europe just escalated Business Insider
Neutral Swiss university policy to limit applications from Chinese students South China Morning Post (Anthony L)
China’s State Security Ministry announces gallium smuggling case, calls for greater vigilance against espionage activities Global Times
Africa
The amazing election in Botswana is making people aware of Responsible Statecraft
South of the Border
Mexico Decides To Take Over The Heads Of The Drug Companies. It turned out to be a dangerous strategy
Haaretz (Robin K)Ecuador lives through a week of blackouts, protests and a long holiday Prensa Latina
Bolivian military seizes BBC hostages
Cuba May Face Total Collapse of Its Power Grid As Financial Crisis Continues to Spiral Latin Times
The breakup of Europe
BALKAN BLOG: What went wrong with the EU in the elections in Georgia and Moldova? The BNE
Old Blighty
British car finance fiasco threatens economic collapse Telegraph
Thousands of green-clad protesters join London march for clean water The Guardian
Israel v. The Resistance
All people in northern Gaza are at ‘high risk’ of death, the head of UNICEF told the Washington Post
LIVE: Israel bombs Syria, attacks Gaza hospital again Aljazeera Kamal Adwan
Forgery documents reveal Israeli efforts to undermine Mondoweiss ceasefire talks
“The idea that we can end the bloodshed without doing justice (to the Palestinian people) is not only cruel, but a dangerous delusion. The “peace process” is trying to do exactly that… That’s why I’m against it.”
In late 1994 a young Israeli anarchist named Yossi Wolfson… pic.twitter.com/CT0bbO3f4X
— BM (@ireallyhateyou) November 4, 2024
Entire Palestinian families, no survivors, are exterminated in northern Gaza and removed from the civil registry. “General Plan” to remove people by extermination.
– Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) November 5, 2024
****** Israel issues draft notices to 7,000 Orthodox Jews Anadolu Agency
****** From a few days ago, still germane:
Al Akhbar:
Washington and the US Embassy in Lebanon did not allow Iraqi Airways to land at the Beirut airport and establish an air bridge to provide aid to the migrants, insisting that the aid must go through Jordan for screening first.
○ Washington also threatened to… pic.twitter.com/CNWHcvCNV5
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) November 2, 2024
The Ditch will court The Ditch (John B). Cause of action: “FedEx continues to deliver weapons to Israel illegally using Irish airspace.”
B-52s in Qatar – What’s the Pentagon Thinking? Larry Johnson
****** Turkey is trying to close the Palestinian loophole to end trade with Israel Middle East Eye. But we still have the elephant in the room for oil.
The New Cold War
Ukraine faces harshest winter as power cuts Politico
Will NATO’s robotic arms protect Russia? The Baltic leaders hope so The Times
People’s Liberation Army [of China] copper in Russia a day after Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin South China Morning Post
NATO intends to fight ‘defensive wars’ thousands of miles from its base – Lavrov TASS
Hat tip to Alex Christoforu. But there is no guarantee with an internet search:
Rules-based organization at its best. Penalties do not apply in the US:
The US Treasury Department now authorizes financial transactions with many Russian banks.
This is done to allow the purchase of renewables, oil, petroleum products, natural gas, coal, timber and Uranium.
– The Sirius Report (@thesiriusreport) November 4, 2024
Syracistan
The story we’re publishing today is one you really have to read to believe. It’s about the role of the US in promoting authoritarianism in Pakistan, but more about how institutions like the New York Times treat the scourge of anti-Semitism as a weapon of war…
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) November 3, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
“Anwar: I rejected US call to be unfriendly with Russia”.
“I replied, ‘That is your business; don’t teach us. We are a sovereign, independent country; we make decisions for our people and our nation’,” he told Anthony Blinken.
– Warwick Powell 鲍韶山 (@baoshaoshan) November 5, 2024
Trump
The GOP is willing to support Trump if he runs for The Hill
A potential coalition organizing group here is called State Democracy Defenders Action. State AGs should be watching this group in the next 2 months, as they did what the Bidenworld State AGs did after Trumpworld allegedly did in 2020 but 100 times worse. pic.twitter.com/hQbLYZMLy8
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) November 3, 2024
⛔️No RFK Jr—CDC lists irrigation as one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, praised by nearly every public health, medical organization, including the Am Dental Association, Academy of Pediatrics, US Public Health Service, and WHO. . pic.twitter.com/kI02FPuUVS
– Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 4, 2024
2024
When it rains on Election Day Politico
Polls in Florida will open at 7am tomorrow.
Luckily for everyone – we will be able to watch the GOP operation in real time AND if there is a Democrat “operation”.
It will be the first test of whether the belief that the GOP used its weapons before Election Day is true.
FL is not…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 4, 2024
America’s demographics: will gender decide the US election? Financial Times
Top Democratic strategist Jim Messina calling the early voting numbers “scary” on MSNBC is “the biggest indication we’ve seen that early voting is a problem,” Kamala Harris said. @MarkHalperin. Messina’s comments are “brutal honesty. Check out all the major urban centers there are… pic.twitter.com/iXEa027m17
— 2WAY (@2waytvapp) November 4, 2024
But Trump sounds late: Mark Halperin Declares ‘Tired’ Trump Has Lost Momentum, Calls Pennsylvania Rally ‘One of the Worst Events I’ve Ever Seen He Hold’ Mediation
Washington Embraces Potential Chaos With New Wire Surrounding White House and Harris Residence Sputnik (Kevin W)
Americans Prepare for Civil War II New Yorker (Kevin W)
Pennsylvania election officials face challenges filing 4,300 mail-in ballot applications The Associated Press (furzy)
Trump or Harris? Whoever wins will face a shift in power in the global economy Guardian
As Oil Prices Weak, OPEC+ Cuts Again The New York Times
Mr. The Market Should Be More Afraid
From Britain to France to the US, we may be heading for a new financial crisis The Telegraph
Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Spikes to 9.4%, Highest Since Worst Months After Financial Crisis Wolf Richter
The AI
AI will kill writing – scientist RT (Robin K)
Bezzle
Intel may be too big to fail – Washington policymakers are already discussing possible solutions if the chip maker can’t bring back Tom’s Hardware
As I understand it, production of the cheaper Vision Pro has been delayed beyond 2027 for a while now. This means that Apple’s only new flagship device in 2025 will be the Vision Pro with an upgraded M5 processor.
I think what really drove Apple to delay the cheap…
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) November 3, 2024
Class War
Insurers on high alert for strikes, riots and riots InsuranceERM
Boeing Machinists Ratify New Contract, Ending Strike Seattle Times
Unemployed Gen Zers must turn down jobs because they can’t afford a commute and uniform, report shows Fortune (Kevin W)
The Mysterious Fees That Increase Your Shopping Bill Angry Bear
Antidote du jour (Mike K):
And a bonus (Chuck L):
I will save you my friend..🐘🥺😊❤️ pic.twitter.com/6PYleEovD0
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) November 3, 2024
Second bonus (katiebird):
The art of the cowpic.twitter.com/ZdEMrkEzUa
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) October 19, 2024
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here
