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Narita airport deploys internet traps to cease turtles infiltrating runway Bangkok Publish (furzy)
HOW A “COLLECTIVE MADNESS” IN 18TH CENTURY FRANCE LED TO FINANCIAL RUIN AND A SCHEME TO LOCK UP WOMEN AND SHIP THEM INTO EXILE Crime Reads
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND Astra
The Wild West Outpost of Japan’s Isolationist Period Narratively
Finest Spy Books 5 Books. Plenty of private favorites on these lists, together with Eric Ambler, John le Carré, Erskine Childers, Fitzroy MacLean, and Olivia Manning. Ben Macintyre weighs in with suggestions, however nobody else mentions his wonderful books – strive Operation Mincemeat, Double Cross, or Agent Zigzag in the event you’ve not but had the pleasure.
The Hidden Historical past of Marijuana Narratively
La Digue: The Seychelles’ tropical biking paradise BBC
These hackers confirmed simply how simple it’s to focus on crucial infrastructure MIT Know-how Evaluation
Anna Quindlen on the Energy of Writing by Hand Literary Hub
Gaslit and Watergate: The enduring draw of a 1972 conspiracy BBC
Nicholas Kristof’s Botched Rescue Mission How the lauded Instances columnist misplaced the race for governor of Oregon earlier than it even started. New York Journal
#COVID-19
Why We Can’t ‘Increase’ Our Manner Out of the COVID-19 Pandemic within the Lengthy Time period The Wire
1 in Each 200 NYC Kids Have Misplaced a Father or mother or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Nearly Twice the Nationwide Price. The Metropolis
Fauci confirms mother and father’ nightmare: FDA might delay COVID vaccines for youths underneath 5 Ars Technica
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Coronavirus: Shanghai’s new circumstances rebound after five-day decline, ad infinitum for lockdown South China Morning Publish
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Design a Pandemic Preparedness and Response Fund Mariana Mazzucato and Alan Donnelly.
N.C. turns into second U.S. state to report uncommon circumstances of hepatitis in children Stat
New Not-So-Chilly Warfare
Discontent Grows in Berlin over Chancellor’s Ukraine Response Der Spiegel
Why isn’t Germany supplying Ukraine with heavy weapons? Deutsche Welle
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Russia-Ukraine reside information: Russia confirms Moskva ship casualties Al Jazeera
No Response From Ukraine On Diplomatic Proposals Introduced By Russia: FM Sergey Lavrov Republic TV
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Unique: Goldman, JPMorgan amongst banks left holding Russian shares by sanctions change Reuters
The autumn of Yandex, the shining star of Russian tech France 24 (furzy)
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Artificial Left Joins Company Proper in Getting Ukraine Warfare Improper Covert Motion Journal (chuck l)
My ideas on the ban of Russian and Belarusian gamers from competing in Wimbledon. pic.twitter.com/QX28SRzZFJ
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) April 21, 2022
This got here out yesterday. Helps the newest RWN publication, although it’s no Cheel (TrademarkRWN.) Reveals how intensely DoD is accelerating drone system growth for Ukraine. This complete rotten conflict is a dream for DoD and the remainder of the bestiary.https://t.co/XD6UXGNjPi
— The Warfare Nerd (@TheWarNerd) April 22, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is applauded by youngsters as he formally STRIPS Disney of its 55-year-old particular tax and land privileges after Biden slammed ‘ugly’ GOP for ‘going after Mickey’ Each day Mail
Tennessee Could Quickly Require Drunken Drivers to Pay Help to Victims’ Kids WSJ (furzy)
Class Warfare
Why is Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyer Attacking Antitrust Enforcers? BIG. Matt Stoller
Revisiting Liar’s Poker, 30 Years Later The Massive Image. Barry Ritholtz.
Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges Marshall Undertaking
It’s okay to choose out of the crypto revolution MIT Know-how Evaluation (furzy)
Right here’s what’s driving the nationwide trainer scarcity The Hill
Supply Staff NYC Shopper and Employee Safety. Beginning twenty second of April, new rights kick in for NYC supply employees.
Howard Schultz blasts unions as ‘outdoors drive’ making an attempt to disrupt Starbucks NY Publish (The Rev Kev)
Blaming Staff, Hiding Income in Primetime Inflation Protection FAIR
Company income have contributed disproportionately to inflation. How ought to policymakers reply? Financial Coverage Institute
Circumstances at Mississippi’s Most Infamous Jail Violate the Structure, DOJ Says ProPublica
Courtroom Ought to Take into account Taking Over Dept. of Correction, Warns Manhattan U.S. Legal professional The Metropolis
Biden Administration
Rejoining the Iran deal could be a ‘victory’ for Dems to tout in midterms Accountable Statecraft
Biden Job Approval Caught in Low 40s Gallup
The Groves of Academe
To Get Into the Ivy League, ‘Extraordinary’ Isn’t All the time Sufficient These Days WSJ
Outdated Blighty
‘Ignorant’: Amnesty Slams Boris Johnson’s Go to to JCB Manufacturing unit Amidst Demolitions The Wire
Britain’s solely main ‘left’ political get together, which is funded by (and was created by) commerce unions, now forbids any of its MPs criticising Nato, an org which was integral to destruction of organised labour and left political events in post-war Europe. Learn up on Operation Gladio. pic.twitter.com/dUaQ5QJm9E
— Matt Kennard (@kennardmatt) April 21, 2022
La belle France
Dwell: Macron and Le Pen face off in debate forward of French presidential run-off France 24
The French Far Proper Comes on Little Cat Toes The New Yorker (furzy)
Germany
NEW – Germany’s producer value inflation jumps to 30.9% in March, the very best degree since 1949.
— Disclose.television (@disclosetv) April 20, 2022
Waste Watch
Laborious work and dying desires on Planet Plastic Folks’s Archive of Rural India, Any account of recycling and waste administration in Mumbai jogs my memory of Katherine Boo’s wonderful e-book, Behind the Lovely Forevers.
L’affaire Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein, a Uncommon Cello and an Enduring Thriller DNYUZ
Massive Brother IS Watching you Watch
AMERICAN PHONE-TRACKING FIRM DEMO’D SURVEILLANCE POWERS BY SPYING ON CIA AND NSA The Intercept
Local weather Change
Ontario may scale back its gasoline tax. Alberta killed its tax. Will this imply extra driving? The Narwhal
Local weather change triggering international collapse in insect numbers: harassed farmland exhibits 63% decline – new analysis The Dialog
Jet-set Biden vows ‘climate-friendly’ navy, flexes gas-guzzling Corvette NY Publish
Dishonoring Earth Day 2022 with An Oil, Fuel, Coal & Nuclear Heyday Counterpunch. Ralph Nader.
India
How Villagers Dwelling Close to Coal Energy Vegetation Misplaced Well being, Water Safety India Spend
The Museum of Prime Ministers: How household self-importance makes Gandhis blind to actuality Firstpost
De-escalation of border battle with China the way in which ahead, says Rajnath Singh Hindustan Instances
‘They Burnt My Mother and father Alive’: Gujarat Riots Nonetheless Hang-out Victims The Diplomat
Truth verify: Has excessive poverty in India actually dropped beneath 1%, as a brand new IMF paper claims? Scroll
Historian Romila Thapar: ‘There’s all the time been this sense in India that Russia is misunderstood’ FT
Interview: Priya Satia on the ‘earnestly deliberate hypocrisy’ of the British Empire India Inside Out. Rohan Venkat.
Pakistan
Why India-Pakistan relations will proceed to stay frosty regardless of Imran Khan exit Firstpost
Linking India-Pakistan Commerce to Intractable Points Does No One Any Good The Wire
What’s Driving Pakistan’s Political Disaster? The Diplomat
Sharif to beg Saudi and China for a monetary lifeline Asia Instances
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Issues Are Something however Natural The Wire
China?
China’s Economists Are Getting Into Trendy Financial Principle Bloomberg (furzy)
Antidote du Jour (via):
And a bonus video (TH):
ladies in stem https://t.co/d7S26DP1i7
— oatmeal influencer (@acechhh) March 20, 2022
And, a second bonus video (guurst):
🔥 Male Victoria Rifle hen mating dance pic.twitter.com/8hpzC3ULf6
— Nature Is Metallic (@NatureIs_Metal) April 19, 2022
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
