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Floating Human Foot at Yellowstone Is Grim Reminder of Sizzling Spring Risks Agence France-Presse (Chuck L). Eeew.
“By no means seen Jupiter like this’: James Webb telescope reveals unimaginable view of planet Guardian (furzy)
Illuminated Minimize Paper Landscapes Encapsulate Enchanting Worlds in Glass Vessels MyModernMet (David L)
Threat of volcano disaster ‘a roll of the cube’ ScienceDaily (Kevin W)
Do WTC Responders With Cognitive Impairment Present Indicators of a New Type of Dementia? Stony Brook
AI Mannequin Can Detect Parkinson’s From Respiration Patterns MIT Information
Electrical Currents To the Mind Enhance Reminiscence for Older Adults, Examine Finds The Verge
Why I Left Academia (Since You’re Questioning) Quilette (Anthony L). Necessary.
#COVID-19
Science/Medication
Common bodily exercise could reduce Covid dangers, research finds Guardian (Dr. Kevin)
Notice that there’s much more information suggesting that getting Covid additionally depletes T cells (Anthony Leonardi has been all over this, as an illustration). Nonetheless:
It appears like the speculation of T cell injury from the jabs is being verified. 😞 pic.twitter.com/wtxjNYS9Ze
— Jinnia (@JinniaDivinia) August 21, 2022
Haven’t but gotten Covid mind belief enter, so take with a grain of salt:
“The potential for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be the catalyst of this affected person’s cutaneous manifestations of his immune system responses can also be hypothesized.”
I’m afraid that secondary syphilis is perhaps a vaccine-associated comorbidity.https://t.co/5TXG1ABmCy
— Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志) (@Yash25571056) August 20, 2022
Asia
When u arrive at a lodge in Shanghai lately ur given a doc with each excessive and medium threat space in China on it. You’re instructed to examine the record and make sure with signature that you haven’t been to one in every of these locations lately pic.twitter.com/fMN4jYUzTT
— Don Weinland (@donweinland) August 22, 2022
Unique: Covaxin’s Manufacturing Practices Stay ‘Unacceptable’ Says WHO The Wire (J-LS)
Local weather/Surroundings
Why the US Military electrifies this water YouTube (Steve D)
One flood-ravaged Kentucky group is suing a coal firm, saying its negligence made injury even worse NBC (furzy)
China?
Has China’s present of pressure over Taiwan revealed a well-coordinated army? South China Morning Put up
India
‘Revenge for insulting Prophet’: ISIS terrorist detained in Russia needed to kill ruling elite chief in India First Put up
Euro Falls Under Parity With the Greenback Reuters
Citi tasks UK inflation to breach 18% in January as power costs skyrocket CNBC
Ai Weiwei Unveils Thought-Frightening Cage Set up Commenting on Refugees in Europe My Trendy Met (David L)
Robert Troy, Leo Varadkar, and why individuals broadly condemn Irish politics as corrupt regardless of our oft-mentioned first rate scores on metrics such because the “corruption index” reddit (John B)
New Not-So-Chilly Struggle
A Lethal Glimpse of Russia’s Bombardment of Ukrainian troops Larry Johnson (Chuck L)
* * * Ukraine – Dugina Killer Recognized – Struggle Of Attrition Continues Moon of Alabama
From Politico’s European e-newsletter:
GAS PRICE JUMP: The solar should still be shining as Europeans absorb the ultimate rays of the summer season, however it appears like a protracted, powerful winter forward. Spot fuel costs rose to a excessive of €292 per megawatt hour on Monday in intraday buying and selling — a brand new report, as markets brace for fuel shortages.
Particulars: The worth surge was triggered by Russia’s state-owned Gazprom asserting it could cease provide by the Nord Stream pipeline — once more — on the finish of the month for 3 days of “upkeep.” However as our colleague America Hernandez reviews, worries about fuel provides aren’t confined to the Russian-Germany pipe connection.
No-flow Norway: In Norway, fuel export flows are down by about 34 million cubic meters per day, on account of a collection of fuel subject manufacturing outages this week. That’s roughly equal to all of the fuel presently flowing by Nord Stream. However Norway’s volumes are anticipated to ramp again up earlier than the top of the month.
No respite: Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo mentioned Monday that Europe might be dealing with “5 to 10” troublesome winters — an alarming reminder that there’s no fast repair to the power disaster.
One other stunning day in European fuel / energy:
Dutch TTF nat fuel jumps to €295 per MWh (that’s nearly $500 per barrel of oil equal)
And report costs within the benchmark 1-year ahead electrical energy market. France (chart) surges >€800 per MWh and Germany rises >€700 per MWh pic.twitter.com/I5NmmVyNy6
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) August 22, 2022
Neighbors warn Norway about harmful solo present Vitality Watch. Extra descriptive headline could be: “Sweden, Denmark and Finland plead with Norway to not reduce electrical energy.”
Ukraine battles to keep away from hyperinflation as warfare prices soar DW
* * * August inflection level (Reside) w/Andrei Martyanov & Larry Johnson The Duran
Discussing Ukraine. Glenn Diesen interviews Scott Ritter and Alexander Mercouris YouTube. A bit lengthy however informative, notably opening part on Russian adaptation and logistics..
IHC to provoke contempt proceedings towards Imran for controversial remarks relating to periods decide Daybreak ((J-LS)
Syraqistan
What if the US took a extra nuanced view of Iran? Accountable Statecraft (resilc)
Huge Brother Is Watching You Watch
Google labels mother and father as intercourse offenders for photographs of personal bare toddlers – NYT RT (Kevin W). See what you get with Google as your new overlord.
Assange
The CIA plan to kill or kidnap @WikiLeaks Writer and Journalist Julian Assange in London | @CBSNews #FreeAssangeNOW pic.twitter.com/2gq6OpV3W6
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 19, 2022
Imperial Collapse Watch
Navy households’ housing advantages lag as rents explode Related Press
Large slide closed down hours after opening due to main design error LADBible (David L)
1/6
Mike Pence Owes the Nation an Rationalization Atlantic (David L)
Trump Raid
Trump sues justice division over Mar-a-Lago search BBC (furzy). A lawyer within the readership thinks the 4th Modification claims may stick (the warrant was arguably a verboten normal warrant), however Trump has seldom had good illustration in courtroom.
Trump’s authorized crew asks for ‘particular grasp’ to undergo Mar-a-Lago proof and decide if some must be returned CNN (Kevin W)
Gang of 8 needs to see Trump Mar-a-Lago search docs Politico
Different Trump
Trump’s assault on Elaine Chao revs up feud with McConnell The Hill
Copied voting methods information had been shared with Trump supporters, election deniers Washington Put up (furzy)
Cheney to launch anti-Trump group after major defeat Politico (furzy)
Cheney vows to struggle different Republicans who embrace Trump’s election lie Guardian (furzy)
Democrats en déshabillé
Democrats angling to defeat Stefanik look to donors nationwide Occasions Union, Albany and Related platforms, completely different methods: Castelli, Putorti vie for Democratic nomination to problem Stefanik Adirondack Every day Enterprise bob:
It is a major race to run towards Stefanik, a well-known trump sycophant.
In the event you can consider any of this shit, the present favoirte* is a CIA agent.
*NY major polls aren’t very predictive, they often present what the DNC needs to occur. In very latest occasions “the chief” 2 days earlier than the election ended up dropping by over 10points.Now again to his resume- how would his former employer strategy this case? Bribe the locals and run some push pols.
The opposite frontrunner within the race is an Oxford grad.
Actual males of the individuals.
And now fundraising!
CIA man launders cash by way of election fund elevating. I do know, I do know, how can anybody say the place the laundering begins and the fund elevating stops.
Abortion
U.S. decide questions Idaho abortion ban challenged by Biden administration Reuters (furzy)
Gunz
Parkland gunman’s mind irretrievably damaged, jury hears BBC (furzy)
That mysterious New Jersey deli as soon as owned by a publicly traded firm is closed, regulatory submitting reveals CNBC (Kevin W)
Ford Confirms Layoffs, Says It Is Reducing About 3,000 Jobs Wall Avenue Journal
Elon Musk Subpoenas Former Twitter CEO in Authorized Battle Over $44B Deal CNET
Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ controversy now options do-it-yourself mannequins and assessments on actual children CNN (Dr. Kevin)
House Sellers Are Slashing Costs in Pandemic Boomtowns Bloomberg
Seven Philosophies Higher Than Longtermism Intercept
Class Warfare
Prison barristers in England and Wales vote to go on all-out strike BBC (Kevin W)
Employees at UK’s largest container port Felixstowe on account of start 8-day strike Reuters
Paywatch: High Lifeguards are Making a Killing Statista (Dr. Kevin)
Struggling Taxi Drivers See Congestion Pricing as Price That Breaks Their Backs The Metropolis
Individuals’ Pay Ground for Accepting a New Job Rises to $73,000 Bloomberg
Bullshit. Canceling all scholar debt would enhance the lives of 45 million Individuals. Wanna pay for it? Tax the rattling Wall Avenue speculators who made you obscenely wealthy, Larry, the identical guys you helped bail out. And by doing that we may additionally make public faculties tuition free. https://t.co/6soOqJlq8O
— Warren Gunnels (@GunnelsWarren) August 22, 2022
Antidote du jour. Tracie H:
Dove and black-breasted Phoenix crimson rooster palling round collectively beside the Kern River. It’s possible you’ll not be capable to use this one. It’s troublesome to get a superb picture of a white chicken and a black chicken, particularly when back-lit, that does them each justice, and I’m unsure I did both of them justice—I used to be simply wanting to get an image of them collectively.
And a bonus (Cliff H). A fan film of types:
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
