Male and female gibbons sing duets in time with each other New Scientist
This wildlife rehabilitator rescued over 1,600 bats during Houston cold snap CNN
Emergency Prices (interview) The Polycrisis. Isabella Weber: “We are living in this age of overlapping emergencies where shocks to essentials are becoming more common, possibly even systemic…. [W]e might need a mindset of disaster preparedness in economic policymaking. This requires the state to have monitoring capacity and a policy toolbox for systemically significant sectors…. Ideally we’d be stabilizing prices well before the point where we have a price explosion. ” Hmm.
Man in motion James Madison University (Barkley Rosser, 1948-2023). Sadly, another old-school blogger is gone. Our condolences!
Climate
Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections Science. “Our results show that in private and academic circles since the late 1970s and early 1980s, ExxonMobil predicted global warming correctly and skillfully.”
Seasonal temperatures in West Antarctica during the Holocene Nature
Los Angeles’ Ban On Gas Stoves Could Mean the End of Many Asian Restaurants HypeBeast
Abigail Disney says private jets are a climate ‘cancer,’ calls out Elon Musk and other rich ‘babies’ MarketWatch
No eyes on the skies Searchlight New Mexico. The deck: “New Mexico’s tough new pollution rules rely on oil and gas operators to report their methane emissions. Can self-policing work?” Wait. “Tough”?
Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks BBC
Blood-lines and Milk-lines The Entwinement
Water
20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest Circle of Blue. Nature is healing.
‘A public health crisis in the making’: Agriculture pollutes underground drinking water in Minnesota. Well owners pay the price. Investigate Midwest
Is California still in a drought after the epic storms? Here are what maps and charts show San Francisco Chronicle
Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ in The North Pacific Confirmed as Most Extreme on Record Science Alert
#COVID19
Q&A: Can inhaled vaccines mount comeback for one-time leader in China’s Covid race? Endpoints News
Study says most long-COVID symptoms resolve by 1 year after mild cases, but experts not so sure Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
One billion days lost: How COVID-19 is hurting the US workforce McKinsey. Managing the knock-on effects of Biden’s policy of mass infection (essentially, a sicker, shorter-lived working class).
China?
China’s urban-rural ‘dual economic structure’ fueling inequality, says ex-finance minister South China Morning Post
Chinese deflation returns Macrobusiness
India
Factbox: India’s antitrust directives on Android that have spooked Google Reuters
What Are Central Asia’s Economic Prospects in 2023? The Diplomat
The Koreas
Blackpink’s Born Pink tour shows K-pop women are powering Asia’s post-Covid reglobalisation South China Morning Post
Syraqistan
Walking Amman (Jordan) Chris Arnade Walks the World
European Disunion
US pressures Serbia and Kosovo in effort to stop ‘violence metastasising’ FT
Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals is located in the Kiruna area LKAB. Sweden.
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia Faces Three Pivotal Moments in 2023 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Something Big This Way Comes Oliver Boyd-Barrett, Empire, Communication and NATO Wars. Summary of Mercouris’ on Russia’s command shuffle in Ukraine. And speaking of Mercouris, his Russia Consolidates Soledar, Focuses Bakhmut, Reshuffles Command; Kiev Floats & Rejects Armistice included a very nice shout out to NC (starting at 57:42)
Germany not ruling out Leopard tank delivery to Ukraine Andalou Agency
Pentagon Balks at Sending Ukraine Long-Range Bombs Foreign Policy
Ukrainian Disinformation The American Conservative
A blunder or a subtle diplomatic trick. What do we know about the new Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria? Bulgaria Posts. Wild stuff!
Latin America
Brazil police find draft decree in ex-minister’s house to revert election -source Reuters
Peruvian Forces Accused of ‘Massacre’ of 17 Protesters Opposed to Government Takeover Common Dreams. A “takeover” which, sure as shooting, the US greenlighted.
Peru’s gateway airport to Machu Picchu closes as protests grow Al Jazeera. Will no one think of the tourists.
At Peru Protests’ Epicenter, Rage—And a Sense of Betrayal Americas Quarterly
Peruvian producers demand free transit on highways as nationwide protests increase Fresh Fruit Portal
Biden Administration
The classified documents and the Corvette: how much trouble is Biden in? FT
Animal testing no longer needed before human drug trials WWJ
The Bezzle
Crypto’s Tax Shelter Problem Institutional Investor
SEC sues Gemini and Genesis over crypto asset-lending programme FT
Supply Chain
Fraud is the biggest threat to cargo losses Hellenic Shipping News. Hmm.
USDA Now Says The U.S. Lost 1.6 Million More Acres Of Corn In 2022, Where Did They Go? AgWeb
Zeitgeist Watch
Should I Shave My Head? 5 Reasons You’ll Be Glad You Did Teen Vogue. Read before reacting.
Imperial Collapse Watch
Why the World Feels Different in 2023 Foreign Policy
Panic grips Special Forces community amid investigation into drugs, human trafficking Audacy
Guillotine Watch
Davos expects record turnout as resumes winter slot Reuters. Good gracious. Has it really been a year?
Highly Anticipated Government Report On UFOs Very Thin On New Details The Drive
Why Not Mars Maciej Cegłowski, Idle Words. Love the tagline: “brevity is for the weak.”
Antidote du jour (via):
Normally I don’t do zoo pictures, but what a cute kitty!
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
