Corroborating written history with ancient DNA: The case of the Well-man described in an Old Norse saga iScience
Does the Fed Still Believe in the NAIRU? J. W. Mason’s Money and Things
Life makes mistakes Aeon (alynch)
Climate/Environment
Silicon Valley’s Elite Pour Money Into Blotting Out the Sun Bloomberg
Geoengineering: Building ethics, transparency and inclusion into climate intervention research World Economic Forum
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Arkansas could be a lithium treasure trove Supply Chain Dive
In a first, US approves massive new lithium mine in Nevada Electrek
Could seaweed farms become the next generation of mines? Mining
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A cooling shift: Slowing ocean circulation may temper Arctic temperature rise Phys.org
Float On The Baffler. “Utopian scheming in the Maldives.”
Water
Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River Inside Climate News
We can Terraform the American West Casey Handmer’s Blog
Africa
World Bank Rhetoric Still Sounds a Lot Like Structural Adjustment…A Micro-Case Study from Nigeria Sawahil
What’s next for the Nigerian left? Africa Is A Country
India
The Big Bharat Boom Open Magazine
Consumption Data Shows the Indian Middle-Class Is Shrinking The Wire
Japan
Japan’s ruling bloc suffers historic setback, losing majority in parliament Anadolu Agency
The End of the “Abe Era”? Tokyo Review
China?
China launches new lending tool ahead of year-end loan expiry Channel News Asia
Analysis-Some companies change tack in China with no recovery in sight Reuters
China punished 589,000 people for graft in nine months The Business Times
China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime Reuters
Biden-Harris To Scale Back Missile Defense Of Guam Reuters
Old Blighty
Britain Plans to Challenge China’s Pacific Dominance – And Why It Matters Bloomberg
European Disunion
US likely to pressure EU for more curbs on China exports, ASML says Semafor
Protests in Germany against nuclear cooperation with Russia Ukrayinska Pravda
Bulgaria’s populist former PM Borissov seeks comeback after general election win Bne Intellinews
Syraqistan
A month into war, Lebanon operation takes toll – analysis The Jerusalem Post
‘We thought we were the only ones developing drones, we weren’t prepared for attacks’ Ynet
Gallant said to tell Netanyahu management of war directionless, goals need updating Times of Israel
Israel’s Netanyahu rejects Egyptian cease-fire initiative in Gaza Anadolu Agency
Israel wiping out Gaza health sector to ‘kill as many as possible’ The Cradle
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The Israeli attack on Iran: what do we know? And what does it mean? Gilbert Doctorow
Netanyahu has high hopes of Trump. Might he be mistaken? Christian Science Monitor
Israeli Digital Intelligence Firm Aims to Become Top U.S. Contractor Drop Site
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Turkey strikes multiple SDF sites across northeastern Syria The New Arab
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine Is Striking Deeper Inside Russia—and Reshaping the War WSJ
Putin hopes NATO heard warning on long-range strikes RT
Ukrainian President’s Office asserts Russia must withdraw to positions as of 24 February 2022 to start peace talks Ukrainska Pravda
Zelenskyy expects more support packages for Ukraine in coming week Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine hopes Washington will support Kyiv’s NATO bid after elections, as opposition in Europe persists Kyiv Independent
Why are young Russians becoming ‘saboteurs’? Deutsche Welle. The deck: “Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, arson attacks by juveniles on rail infrastructure and military in Russia have increased. Sometimes, youths are promised money for carrying out these attacks.”
The Caucasus
President of Georgia: “The elections are illegitimate; this was a Russian special operation” JAM News
EU Parliament calls for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials OC Media
South of the Border
Evo Morales Survives Armed Attack in Cochabamba TeleSur
The Caribbean
The U.S. Continues Its Terror Campaign Against Cuba Black Agenda Report
2024
“The evils of ‘lesser evilism.’” The Floutist
Michelle Obama Scolds Michigan: It’s Not Funny Matt Taibbi, Racket News
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As Trump courts their vote, comedian at his rally makes racist jokes about Latinos and Puerto Rico NBC News. Such as:
“There’s a lot going on. I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico” pic.twitter.com/IXbXqDijyU
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 27, 2024
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The Small Midwestern Cities That Could Play a Pivotal Role in This Year’s Elections Alec MacGillis, ProPublica
In defense of the non-voter The Hill
Antitrust
Monopoly Round-Up: Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post Teach Democrats About Billionaires BIG by Matt Stoller
Our Famously Free Press
Literary Institutions Are Pressuring Authors to Remain Silent About Gaza Truthout
Our web host has confirmed seven recent data breaches and now it appears that our site has been totally replaced. We have been hacked.
— Consortium News (@Consortiumnews) October 27, 2024
Screening Room
Gates-washing the future Disconnect
Groves of Academe
US universities intensify crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism Middle East Eye
Rethinking International Law After Gaza Symposium: International Law Beneath the Rubble – Academic Complicity in Gaza Genocide OpinioJuris
Digital Watch
Google Is Reportedly Developing An AI That Will Take Over The User’s Computer Browser To Complete Certain Tasks, And Is Codenamed Project Jarvis WCCF Tech
Instagram saves the best video quality for the most popular content The Verge
Mexican TikTokers have code words to report on narco-violence without getting banned Rest of World
Sports Desk
Take Me Out to the Mallpark The Baffler
Class Warfare
Private Equity Is Gunning for Wisconsin’s County-Owned Nursing Homes Barn Raiser
Demonize the Rich Hamilton Nolan
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