Silence of the Wolves: How Human Landscapes Alter Howling Behaviour The Wire. Hasn’t affected me.
Spring has sprung and so have the turtles crossing roads (press release) Tufts University
Comcplex Memories of Cuttlefish Madras Cuttlefish
Climate
Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory Nature
Weather forecasts have become much more accurate; we now need to make them available to everyone Our World in Data
Easter eggs costs rise as climate change hits crops BBC
Global fertility rate to shrink by the end of the century, study says France24
Water
New Orleans drainage will remain below capacity until May due to ‘operator error’ Times-Picayune
Trout Unlimited Identifies Hundreds of Highly Threatened Fisheries Across the U.S. Field & Stream
China?
EU chamber warns of ‘slow-motion train accident’ with China, says something needs to change South China Morning Post
China starts international manhunt with belt and road corruption in its sights South China Morning Post
Myanmar
Myanmar Resistance Backs Conscription Warning With Wave of Assassinations The Irrawaddy
How Bank of Japan’s Kazuo Ueda dismantled world’s last negative rate Business Standard
India
India’s richest 1% has highest concentration of wealth in decades, study shows Channel News Asia
India enacts citizenship law criticised as ‘discriminatory’ to Muslims Guardian. “The citizenship amendment act (CAA), was one of the most controversial pieces of legislation proposed by the Modi government after it explicitly made religion the basis on which people could become Indian citizens.”
India in undersea race to mine world’s battery metal BBC
Syraqistan
Israel and its allies – including the UK – are going to deliver a planned famine in Gaza Funding the Future
Saudi foreign minister, US secretary of state discuss cease-fire in Gaza Anadolu Agency
Gaza ceasefire talks: What are Israel and Hamas saying? Al Jazeera
Israeli army grows worried about legal battles after Gaza war Anadolu Agency
Claims that Palestinians are staging videos of their injuries are, once again, proved false France24
Internet ‘gardeners’ resist the communication blackout of Gaza il manifesto
European Disunion
Meyer Burger Eyes US Solar Plant After Shutting Europe Factory Bloomberg
Dear Old Blighty
Scotland’s Hate Speech Act and Abuse of Process Craig Murray. “It is a well-established principle in Scots law that anything published on the internet, which can be read in Scotland, is deemed to be published in Scotland. The act of publication is not deemed to be the person actually publishing the item, let us say in Tahiti.”
Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again? Al Jazeera
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 20, 2024 Institute for the Study of War. The Kagans clap harder. Worth a read.
The worm turns: Russia’s new position on entering into strategic arms negotiations Gilbert Doctorow
Putin’s going nowhere. The West needs to get a grip. Politico. The deck: “Don’t think that social media memes and clever stunts will topple Putin. Only a defeat in Ukraine can do that.”
Biden’s adviser did not mention regaining territories when talking about conditions for Ukraine’s victory Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine needs 500,000 military recruits. Can it raise them? FT. Paperclips, just not maximized.
Ukraine’s Demographics Again Dictate To End The Fight Moon of Alabama
On visit to Kyiv, Sullivan confident US House will pass additional Ukraine aid, eventually CNN
Ukraine aid has stalled in Congress, but a Trump-backed plan is picking up steam USA Today
Ukraine Working to Restart Container Shipping and Build Danube Exports Maritime Executive
Global Elections
Controversial Indonesian defense minister wins presidential election FOX. Tortured some folks?
Santiago Martin: The ‘lottery king’ who is India’s top political donor BBC
The Quality of the Republic Depends on the Quality of its Bonds The Wire
Biden Administration
Congressional leaders roll out final $1.2T funding package ahead of Saturday shutdown deadline Politico
Biden Administration Announces Rule Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles NYT but Biden’s EPA Gives Automakers More Leeway to Phase Out Gas-Engine Cars WSJ
The Supremes
Public officials can be held liable for blocking critics on social media SCOTUSblog
Immigration
Confusion Reigned at an Appeals Court Hearing Over Texas’s Now-Blocked Immigration Law Texas Monthly
Undocumented Immigrants Have Right to Own Guns, Judge Rules Newsweek
Digital Watch
A Taxonomy of Prompt Injection Attacks Schneier on Security. For example–
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots Ars Technica
I Used ChatGPT as a Reporting Assistant. It Didn’t Go Well The Markup
Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms 404 Media
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent Ars Technica
Our Famously Free Press
Discussion With Glenn Greenwald: How “Free Speech” Turned Into a “Far Right” Slogan Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Supply Chain
Russia remains China’s top crude supplier in Jan-Feb Hellenic Shipping News
Palm oil prices at 10-month high as tight supplies coincide with Red Sea delays S&P Global
Guillotine Watch
Billionaires go bunkers Red Flag
Bezos Cuts $50M Check to Celebrity Admiral as Washington Post Flounders The Intercept
Queens ‘squatters’ flee in disgrace after being confronted at house where homeowner was arrested – but one ‘legal’ tenant is staying (and wants his deposit back! Daily Mail
The Crime Rings Stealing Everything from Purses to Power Tools The New Yorker. My first thoought was “As above, so below.” But copaganda:
Even New York Times (and Atlantic, NPR, LA Times, and many others) debunked this nonsense. It was a cash grab by cops and retailers to socialize corporate security, increase police budgets, deflect from labor practices, and promote anti-online legislation. https://t.co/PONRPmYZzu
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) March 20, 2024
Class Warfare
How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy Project Syndicate
Free the Market: How We Can Save Capitalism from the Capitalists (PDF) Mark A. Lemley, SSRN
03/20/2024: Offensive Statements After Discharge Do Not Preclude Reinstatement. Matt Bruenig, NLRB Edge. Please Bruenig is doing this.
Through the Psychedelic Looking Glass New Lines
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