Behold: The 62,000-Mile-High ‘Plasma Waterfall’ That Erupted From The Sun Science Alert
Climate/Environment
Unprecedented sea level rise seen on Gulf Coast, East Coast as waters warm New Orleans Times-Picayune
Banks Say They’re Acting on Climate, But Continue to Finance Fossil Fuel Expansion Inside Climate News
This IMF staff note on adaptation is really something. I’d paraphrase:
1/ It’ll probably just be like, doing what’s done in slightly warmer places.
2/ It’s like “any other societal challenge that requires technological difusion, innovation and behavioural change” pic.twitter.com/XsIVxxfuDV— Kate Mackenzie (@kmac) April 15, 2023
Water
What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and their water supplies? NBC News
Phoenix hopes to turn wastewater into drinking water by 2030 AZFamily
The Elephant on the Banks of the Colorado River Counterpunch. Arizona vs. Navajo Nation.
#COVID-19
this headline does an incredible, almost poetic job of demonstrating how liberalism approaches nearly every crisis by performing acknowledgement while institutionalizing denial pic.twitter.com/z544zztkjx
— socialism or barbarism (@JoyAndDefiance) April 16, 2023
COVID-19 Strikes Again: Accelerating Dementia in the Most Vulnerable SciTechDaily (Mark N)
Poor Sleep After COVID Hospitalization: Dyspnea Is Part of the Equation MedPage Today
Our current plan: there isn’t one. https://t.co/vZxGVJlX8P
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) April 17, 2023
Bird Flu
Bird Flu Sample from Chilean Man Showed Some Signs of Adaptation to Mammals New York Times
Old Blighty
Rishi Sunak faces probe by ethics watchdog over budget ‘benefit’ to wife’s childcare agency The Independent
Renters’ unions are successfully resisting evictions around the UK The Canary
China?
China starts ‘surgical’ retaliation against foreign companies after US-led tech blockade FT
Taiwan to buy 400 US anti-ship missiles to repel China in major WW3 escalation Daily Express
G7 diplomats discuss Chinese military threats to Taiwan at Japan summit Axios
China relationship will be determined by Beijing’s behaviour, EU policy chief says Reuters
DR Congo to audit and review ‘unfair’ Chinese mining contracts Devdiscourse
France seeks to reassure Taiwan over Macron’s controversial remarks France24
European Disunion
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Macron’s Europe Consortium News
Does Europe need to split? Unherd
Thousands rally against Czech government in Prague AFP
Slovakia ignores EU warning and bans grain imports from Ukraine FT
New Not-So-Cold War
Vast fields of fresh Ukrainian graves. https://t.co/ipHmU22CRH
— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) April 17, 2023
Defense Official Confirms Leak: American Smart Bombs Are Failing in Ukraine Antiwar
Slovakia transfers entire MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet fleet to Ukraine Airforce Technology
USAID will invest millions to boost the oversight of Ukraine’s management of aid NPR
Sweden begins largest war games in 25 years involving 14 countries Al Mayadeen
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US’ Rising Anxiety as Russia Survives Attrition by the Entirety of NATO Al Mayadeen
Russia the mining and minerals titan of the future Intellinews
L’affaire Leaker
Snowden and Texeira: Ten Years of Disaster Craig Murray
The Press is Now Also the Police Matt Taibbi, Racket News
South of the Border
Colombia’s FARC rebel faction ready for ‘peace talks’ Al Jazeera
Syraqistan
Palestinian President Abbas visits Saudi Arabia to ‘strengthen’ relations Al-Monitor
Iran invites Saudi king to visit Tehran The Cradle
O Canada
Federal workers to strike Wednesday if union, government don’t reach a deal CTV News
B-a-a-a-a-d Banks
‘Fraught with inaccuracies’: Schwab pushes back on post-SVB concerns American Banker
Biden Administration
Biden’s Northern Ireland ultimatum looks doomed to fail Politico
Rep. Gaetz Resolution Would Make Biden Disclose Number of US Troops in Ukraine Antiwar
Realignment and Legitimacy
The Age of the Crisis of Work Harper’s
GOP Clown Car
‘Godspeed’: Senate GOPer’s doubt Kevin McCarthy’s plan to cut food assistance for millions AlterNet
McCarthy pledges a vote on one-year debt limit hike – without clear GOP support CNBC
Democrats en déshabillé
Hochul’s Top Court Pick Represented Chevron in Climate Case Against Steven Donziger New York Focus
The Supremes
U.S. Supreme Court empowers bids to curb authority of federal agencies Reuters
Police State Watch
A War Crimes Team Investigated the Portland Police. The Results Are Damning Rolling Stone
Digital Watch
BACKGROUND CHECK INDUSTRY PROFITS OFF ‘DIGITAL PUNISHMENT,’ DESPITE FLAWED DATA The Appeal
Groves of Academe
Chris Hedges: Taking Back Our Universities From Corporate Apparatchiks Scheerpost
Crapification
“America is too big for rail” and yet we literally had it. Almost everything we advocate for is a restoration. pic.twitter.com/zSLxKPaUE1
— Hayden Clarkin (@the_transit_guy) April 16, 2023
Class Warfare
LEAKED AUDIO: CDC Urging Doctors Not to Test East Palestine Residents for Cancer-Causing Vinyl Chloride. Residents Are Testing Positive Anyway Status Coup News
Many Older Americans Haven’t Saved Anything for Retirement Bloomberg
Writers Guild Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strike Authorization Vote by 97.85% The Wrap
USW Calls on Paper Industry to Institute Safeguards Against Deadly Fungal Infection United Steelworkers
Scoop: Wells Fargo leaders are privately expressing increased concern that a years-long effort to unionize the bank’s employees could soon start notching victories — and have made plans to spend millions addressing “pain points” that can fuel organizing https://t.co/7bkhyIJG99
— Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) April 17, 2023
Companies that get contracts from local governments would be able to pay their workers LESS money, under a measure that has just surfaced in the Florida House of Representatives with three weeks to go in this year’s legislative session.
— Jason Garcia (@Jason_Garcia) April 16, 2023
AI
Is that the IRS with your refund? No, it’s a ChatGPT scam Politico
Photographer admits prize-winning image was AI-generated The Guardian
The Bezzle
Mission Accomplished: Shaquille O’Neal Finally Served With Class-Action Lawsuit Documents Defector
SpaceX scrubs 1st space launch of giant Starship rocket due to fueling issue Space.com
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