Scientists reveal which creature will RULE Earth should all humans die Daily Mail
I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life The Conversation
London commuter rediscovers tiny, invasive bug not seen for 18 years Natural History Museum
Everything to Know About the 4B Movement (Because We Know You’re Searching It) Jezebel
Climate
Shale Oil and the Slurping Sound (video) Arthur Berman, The Great Simplification YouTube (IM).
EU Parliament delays, waters down law to slow deforestation Deutsche Welle
COP29: Draft Article 6.2 text reveals polarized views on revocation, authorization S&P Global
Keeping the global consumption within the planetary boundaries Nature
Water
Lake Powell at Existential Risk As River Basins Head for ‘Tipping Point’ Newsweek
Syndemics
Upcoming Meeting HICPAC, CDC. Agenda.
USDA: Number of Confirmed H5 Infected Herds > 500 Avian Flu Diary
China?
China’s economic growth target in reach as stimulus buoys consumption South China Morning Post
‘Robot revolution’ forces China’s human workforce to adapt FT
China battles rare wave of violent crime as economic woes bite Channel News Asia
Could ‘Peace Beans’ trade enrich US, China agricultural supply-chain diplomacy? South China Morning Ppst
Dollar’s Enduring Appeal on Show in China’s Sovereign Bond Sale Bloomberg
Low-altitude economy takes flight at Airshow China with eVTOL showcase CGTN
Russian Su-57 vs. Chinese J-35: Felon Pilot Comments on Which Fifth Generation Fighter Has an Edge Military Watch
‘We lost everything’: the Indonesians falling out of the middle class Al Jazeera
Africa
4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa CBS
Syraqistan
Israel’s maximalist demands unlikely to lead to ceasefire with Hezbollah Al Jazeera
Israeli minister calls for Gaza occupation, West Bank annexation Anadolu Agency
Nearly 90 lawmakers call on Biden to sanction Israeli ultranationalist ministers Axios
Maybe Israel Is Committing Genocide After All? Haaretz
If This Is Not Genocide, What Is? (interview) Francesca Albanese, Tribune
Dutch politician tells parliament: ‘Amsterdam terrorised by genocide-glorifiers’; Israel ‘fans’ riot in Paris The Skwawkbox
Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say NYT
US court overturns $1.68bn judgment against Iran’s central bank BNE Intellinews
European Disunion
Eurozone industrial output falls more than market forecast Anadolu Agency
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine’s bonds jump as investors bet Trump will end war FT
Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine Looks Like Putin’s Victory Rolling Stone
Biden’s gloves can finally come off to help Trump end the Ukraine war WaPo
Fourth Time The Pentagon Is Faking The Books For Ukraine Moon of Alabama
Ukraine is facing a ‘hammer blow’ of 50,000 Russian troops in Kursk – can they hold out? Independent
France Equips and Trains New Ukrainian Brigade at Critical Point in War Newsweek
Trump Transition
Meet Donald Trump’s Brick-Shittingly Scary New Cabinet, and Everyone Else Advising Him in a Second Term Vanity Fair
‘All the options’ are on the table to get Trump’s Cabinet picks through confirmation, says Sen. John Thune FOX
Big Oil Sends Trump Its Wish List Sludge
Trump announces North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Department of the Interior secretary FOX
RFK Jr. Selected to Lead HHS MedPage Today. The deck: “Vaccine skeptic tapped to run massive agency overseeing everything from drug to food safety.”
Trump names his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general FOX
Lawyer who argued for Trump’s immunity at Supreme Court is tapped for solicitor general Politico
Ray McGovern: Will Gabbard Be Able to Direct the Intelligence ‘Community’? ScheerPost
Trump’s intelligence chief pick Tulsi Gabbard is ‘Russia’s girlfriend’ The Times. UK.
Next US defence secretary Pete Hegseth called for new Jewish temple at Al-Aqsa Middle East Eye
‘Excellence in diplomacy’: Türkiye could help guide Trump-led US to end wars, says economist Jeffrey Sachs Anadolu Agency
Notes on the Smart Marks Splice Today
Digital Watch
Bluesky says 1 million people signed up for the platform in last 24 hours TechCrunch
Healthcare
State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It Pro Publica
Police State Watch
ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won Wired
The Final Frontier
Bezos’ Big Rocket Finally Assembled After Years of Delays Gizmodo
The sun’s poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes Space.com
Class Warfare
Letter Carriers are Organizing Against an Insulting 1.3 Percent Raise Labor Notes
Chimney Sweeps and the Turn Against Child Labor JSTOR Daily
The Elephant in the Room–No, the Other Elephant Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds
Decoding Empty Qualifiers Pandemic Accountability Index
Was Nero really a monster? National Geographic
Antidote du jour (Diego Delso):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
