The great nuclear bunker race: Britons are snapping up Cold War-era lairs for more than 3 times the asking price while fallout shelters are flogged on eBay amid threat of WWIII Daily Mail
The Fossorial Life – Portal to a Better Time? Fossils and Other Living Things
Adani Back in Turmoil After Tycoon Charged in Bribery Scheme Bloomberg
Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud Al Jazeera
The undercover hedge funds financing activist short sellers FT
Climate
COP29: Rules for UN-led carbon market under Article 6.4 approved in Baku S&P Global
Water
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water AP
Feds release highly anticipated options for managing overstressed Colorado River in coming years Colorado Sun
Syndemics
Preprint: Enhanced Encephalitic Tropism of Bovine H5N1 Compared to the Vietnam H5N1 Isolate in Mice Avian Flu Diary
China?
China’s loan prime rates remain unchanged CGTN
China’s chipmaking champion soars amid country’s push for self-reliance — SMIC’s stock jumps 120% as semiconductor trade war intensifies Tom’s Hardware
China surpasses Germany and Japan in industrial robotics adoption density: report South China Morning Post
Commentary: China’s overcapacity may become a Southeast Asia problem if Trump’s tariffs materialise Channel News Asia
Myanmar
Myanmar: Situation Update with Paul Greening The Diplomat
The Koreas
Are K-pop stars workers? South Korea says no BBC
Syraqistan
The Effects of Israeli Barbarity Craig Murray
Hezbollah chief says it reviewed US truce proposal, cease-fire in Netanyahu’s hands Anadolu Aghency
The man who links Donald Trump with war-torn Lebanon FT
Israel’s Rare Merkava IV Barak ‘Supertank’ Destroyed in Gaza – 75 Percent of Crew Killed Military Watch
The pogrom that wasn’t Al Jazeera
“Multiple Worlds Vying to Exist”: Philip K. Dick and Palestine The Paris Review
European Disunion
VW workers’ union propose $1.6 billion of cuts, but no plant closures Business Standard
General strike over cost of living paralyzes Athens Anadolu Agency
New Not-So-Cold War
Zelensky’s ATACMS Gambit: Nuclear Red Alert or More Empty Provocations? Simplicius the Thinkerr
Who Is Authorizing Biden’s Nuclear Brinkmanship While The President’s Brain Is Missing? Caitlin Johnstone
Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 19 November 2024 Gilbert Doctorow. From Russia n talk show The Great Game”: “Such attacks [the ATACMSs] will be considered, or just the whole permission given by Biden is considered, to be Biden’s legacy. It is his attempt to lock in his place in history, and it should not be viewed as having any substantial, potentially having substantial threat to Russia’s winning position in the war.”s
Ukraine front could ‘collapse’ as Russia gains accelerate, experts warn BBC
Zelenskyy says Ukraine lacks strength to push Russia to borders of 1991 Anadolu Agency
What happens if aid to Ukraine collapses under Trump? BNE Intellinews
Exclusive: Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal Reuters
A detailed Der Spiegel article on the Nord Stream sabotage Bud’s Offshore Energy
More NATO in the Arctic Could Free the United States Up to Focus on China War on the Rocks
The New Great Game
Third night of protests in Tbilisi: Opposition to rethink strategy JAM News
Trump Transition
Trump Sends Clowns to Cabinet Confirmation Circus Karl Rove, WSJ
Trump takes Washington by storm: What to make of returning president’s cabinet picks? France24
Gaetz sent over $10K in Venmo payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest ABC
Police report reveals sordid details of sex assault allegations against Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth Daily Mail
Trump confirms plans to use the military to assist in mass deportations New York Times. November 18.
Rand Paul breaks with Trump on using military for mass deportations: ‘Huge mistake’ Politico
Texas offers Trump land for migrant ‘deportation facilities’ BBC
Tom Homan says Trump admin will ‘absolutely’ use gifted Texas land for deportation program The Hill
Los Angeles passes ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance to protect migrants from mass deportation under Trump France24
Antitrust
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment AP
Amazon.com Services LLC: An Explainer On Labor
Spirit Airlines CEO Got A $3.8 Million Bonus A Week Before Its Bankruptcy Matt Stoller, BIG
Groves of Academe
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger The Atlantic
Healthcare
Fat cells have a ‘memory’ of obesity — hinting at why it’s hard to keep weight off Nature
The Final Frontier
Did NASA’s Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren’t so sure Space.com
Digital Watch
OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit TechCrunch. Oh.
Microsoft breaks timezones in Settings and calls on an unlikely ally for help The Register
Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work? BBC
Supply Chain
Long Beach Port Traffic Surges to Record in October; Importers Rushing to Beat Tariffs? Calculated Risk
Imperial Collapse Watch
How Britain squandered the best hand in the world FT
US ‘Secret War’ remembered as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Laos Al Jazeera
Zeitgeist Watch
A Lesson Un-Learned: Two “Influencers” Drown After Refusing to Wear Life Jackets So Not to Ruin Their Tans The Old Salt Blog
Contemplation in Retreat 3 Quarks Daily
The Moral Limits of What, Exactly? (PDF) Economics and Philosophy
Class Warfare
Will International Solidarity Turn the Tables in Favor of Striking Gaming Workers in Georgia? Labor Notes
Resentment is building as more workers feel stuck Axios
This fungus is so humongous that it can be mapped Big Think
Antidote du jour (Frank Schulenburg):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
