Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut seized by New York state authorities AP
The Many Avatars Of Coconuts Madras Courier
What’s so special about the human brain? Nature
Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds BBC
Climate
Floods in Spain: ‘The Mediterranean’s warming is dynamite’ Le Monde
What’s behind Colorado’s dirty snow? Dust blown in from the Southwest — and it’s brought problems with it. Colorado Sun
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula The Atlantic
Syndemics
Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It’s about to get harder STAT
Viruses Through the Looking-Glass JSTOR Daily
China?
What is China’s biggest security threat? The US, says a top Chinese researcher South China Morning Post
Russell Hsiao on US Policies and Taiwan’s Politics The Diplomat
US Space Force warns of ‘mind-boggling’ build-up of Chinese capabilities FT
How Japan’s youngest CEO transformed Hello Kitty BBC
The Koreas
South Korea weighs arming Ukraine after North Korean deployment FT
BRICS
BRICS grows, adding 13 new ‘partner countries’ at historic summit in Kazan, Russia Geopolitical Report
No, BRICS Isn’t Trying to Rival the West Foreign Policy
Transcript of Judging Freedom, 31 October 2024 Gilbert Doctorow, Armageddon Newsletter
Africa
Botswana president concedes election, ending governing party’s six-decade rule France24
Syraqistan
Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of buildings in Lebanon’s south WaPo
Thousands flee following Israel’s evacuation orders in south, east Lebanon France24
Lebanese Prime Minister ‘cautiously optimistic’ about truce possibility France24
U.S. ambassador to Lebanon promotes ‘internal uprising’ to assist Israel: Report The Cradle
As religious Zionist IDF casualties rise, so does resentment of Haredi exemption bill Times of Israel
Ministries cut ties with Haaretz over ‘apartheid’ allegations Jerusalem Post
Stop the Boycott of Israeli Culture NYT
The New Great Game
Accounts of Georgian employees of the “Atlantic Council” have been frozen JAM News
New Not-So-Cold War
The Forest and the Trees: Ukraine’s Strategic Dissipation Big Serge
Partner or Instrument? Ukraine’s Place in US Foreign Policy Strategy Valdai Discussion Club
Russia’s Swift March Forward in Ukraine’s East NYT
Ukraine is now struggling to cling on, not to win The Economist
The Putin Dilemma: Why Peace in Ukraine Requires Russia’s Defeat The National Interest
The Bizarre Case Of Two Fake Ukrainian Brigades Forbes
How North Korea’s Elite Soldiers Could Change Ukraine War Newsweek
Congressman calls on US and NATO to consider attacking North Korean troops in Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda
Zelenskyy responds on whether Ukraine could request ICC arrest warrant for Kim Jong Un Ukrainska Pravda
Brave1 Ukrainian military-tech cluster attracts US$25 million in foreign investment Ukrainska Pravda
Why sanctions on Russia are literally backfiring Responsible Statecraft
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 981: Kyiv reveals only 10% of US aid reached Ukraine EuroMaidan Press
Ukraine may need to pressure Moldova if Stoianoglo wins election – former Ukrainian foreign minister Ukrainska Pravda
2024
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns AP
Investors step up bets that US election will trigger market volatility FT
The U.S. election need not be scary. History shows this is the way to trade it, says Citi. MarketWatch
How science journals are confronting the ‘existential’ question of politics this election STAT
Trump sues CBS News for $10B for ‘editing’ Harris interview on 60 Minutes Anadolu Agency
David Clements: The Evangelist of Election Refusal Lawfare
Antitrust
Elon Musk: “Lina Khan Will Be Fired Soon” Matt Stoller, BIG
Digital Watch
Microsoft again delays Recall feature, says it will arrive for Windows Insiders on Copilot Plus PCs in December Tom’s Hardware
Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world BBC
Boeing
Boeing Dismantles Diversity Team as Pressure Builds on New CEO Bloomberg
The Final Frontier
US Space Force warns of ‘mind-boggling’ build-up of Chinese capabilities FT
Imperial Collapse Watch
How the U.S. military lost a $250 million war game in minutes WaPo. Millenium Challenge.
The New Denial of Imperialism on the Left Monthly Review
Can we trust official statistics? The data gaps shaping our view of the economy FT
Class Warfare
Workers Win Union Election at Mississippi Market Co-op Workday Magazine
Amazing 30-Year Experiment Shows Evolution Unfolding in Slow Motion Science Alert
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See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
