How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop FT. The deck: “It’s time to bet against American exceptionalism.”
Climate
Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals Miiami Herald
Ice-free Arctic Ocean could occur within years BNE Intellinews
Russian Discovery of a 511 Billion-Barrel Oil Reserve in Antarctica: Major Climatic and Geopolitical Implications WECB
US scientists probe potentially massive energy source buried deep underground — and it has potential to power the globe for thousands of years The Cooldown
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): A Critical Analysis, with a Focus on Agriculture, Land, and Food National Farmers Union
Wyoming research challenges benefits, highlights pitfalls of mowing and spraying sagebrush Wyofile
ICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’ Al Jazeera
Syndemics
California: CDFA Announces Another Recall of H5 Contaminated Raw Milk Avian Flu Diaryd
Water
Researchers have developed a way to break down long-lasting PFAS compounds using light PBS
China?
Capitalist reforms and extreme poverty in China: unprecedented progress or income deflation? New Political Economy. Commentary:
China Races to Squelch Unrest as Signs of Economic Malaise Spread WSJ. Commentary:
China’s police now have a new support: a spherical patrol robot that can hit 30 km/h in just 2.5 seconds. Inspired by a concept originally in Mercury probe project, this high-speed machine is ready to roll on both land and water. #FutureChina pic.twitter.com/q0sdEkYfxB
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) December 14, 2024
China stretches lead over Greece as world’s largest shipowning nation Splash247
China’s hypersonic jumbo jet prototype hits Mach 6 in Gobi Desert test flight South China Morning Post
Where Are Southeast Asia’s ‘Cosmopolitan’ Leaders? The Diplomat
The Koreas
South Korea court begins Yoon’s impeachment trial process BBC
India
Infosys founder calls for 70-hour work week – again – claiming it creates jobs The Register
Kho kho reborn The Print
Africa
Cylcone Chido barrels though Mayotte, affects Madagascar and the Comoros Africa News. Commentary:
Syraqistan
Postwar development of offshore energy resources: Legal and political models for developing the Gaza Marine gas field Leiden Journal of International Law
Israel approves plan to surge settler population in occupied Golan Heights Al Jazeera
Israel drops ‘earthquake bomb’: Colossal explosion ‘so big it registered on the Richter scale’ hits Syrian coast as air strikes target weapons depots after fall of Assad regime Daily Mail
How ex-Daesh and al-Qaeda leader al-Jolani became West’s blue-eyed boy in Syria PressTV
After euphoria of Assad’s fall, Syrians face daunting challenge of rebuilding Aleppo France24
Gaza’s libraries will rise from the ashes AL Jazeera
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine as a late capitalism war Davide Maria De Luca, DMD. The deck: “Why is the fancy mall lit up during a blackout?” Fascinating. Well worth a read.
Trump’s team studies ways to permanently end Russia’s war against Ukraine – Trump’s future advisor Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine will have to lose territories for sake of peace – Slovak president Ukrainska Pravdad
The Ukrainian Black Hole Gathers the Storm of World War III Gordon Hahn, Russian and Eurasian Politics
Farewell to Utopia? Elections in Georgia and Moldova as a Marker of Public Demand for Stability Valdai Discussion Club
Trump Transition
Hegseth to release sexual misconduct accuser from non-disclosure agreement, Lindsey Graham says Politico
Trump’s team comments on Orbán’s idea of a Christmas truce in Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda
Trump taps Richard Grenell as envoy for ‘special missions’ Anadolu Agency
Trump’s Silicon Valley advisers have AI ‘censorship’ in their crosshairs TechCrunch
Trump’s Worldview Isn’t as Unpredictable as You Think Bloomberg
Republican Funhouse
Top Leonard Leo Lieutenant Leads ALEC Bootcamp Against “Woke” Capitalism Exposed by CMD
What is the Future of the Federalist Society? CIvitas Institute
Legal Theory Lexicon: Deontology Legal Theory Blog
Antitrust
Monopoly Round-Up: FTC Revives the “Magna Carta of Small Business” Matt Stoller, BIG
Our Famously Free Press
CNN launches investigation into claims Clarissa Ward’s Assad jail rescue was fake Daily Mail
Scandal deepens around CNN’s Clarissa Ward staging Syria prison scene The Grayzone
Digital Watch
Revolut backers offload almost $1bn of stock FT
Zeitgeist Watch
In the Rockets’ Red Glare Harper’s. The deck: “The past and future of hot-rodding in America.”
Xmas Pre-Game Festivities
It’s Tough Work Being a Temporary Santa JSTOR Daily
Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking ‘cozy’ and ‘festive’ this holiday season AP
Mystery Drones
Joe Rogan admits he’s ‘genuinely concerned’ about New Jersey drones after expert revealed terrifying theory Daily Mail. See Theory #3 at NC here.
New Jersey’s drone mystery solved by statistics! Kevin Drum
Schumer calls on U.S. agencies to use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones PBS
Imperial Collapse Watch
The Three-Dollars Problem FT
Guillotine Watch
Someone is buying up a historic coastal city. Is it the next California Forever? San Francisco Chronicle
Class Warfare
SF tech startup Scale AI, worth $13.8B, accused of widespread wage theft SFGATE
Seven Deadly Sins by Guy Leschziner review – the biology of human frailty Guardian
Are you a morning person? You may be a Neanderthal descendant WaPo
The Silurian Hypothesis: It was the Cephalopods Pacificklaus
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