Hundreds of twitchers flock to sleepy Kent village after ‘extremely rare’ sighting of American bird Daily Mail
How ‘scientist’ whales are helping uncover the secrets of climate change All Jazeera
Jimmy Carter
Tributes pour in after US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100 Al Jazeera
Column: History gets Jimmy Carter wrong, both underrated and overrated LA Times
The Passing and Lessons of Jimmy Carter Jonathan Turley
Faith a strong force in Jimmy Carter’s life, say leaders: ‘Heart of a servant’ FOX
A Letter From Home Jimmy Carter, The Bitter Southerner
Syndemic Watch
The Wrong Pandemic Lessons Learned Avian Flu Diary
The Chicken Little Problem: Are We About to Have a Bird Flu Pandemic, or Not? Sentinel Intelligence
Long-COVID study shows high rates of cognitive change Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
China?
China’s space agency faces leadership change amid shake-up Space News
Why upskilling is so important for China’s workforce South China Morning Post
‘Phase 2 China shock is coming’: historian Adam Tooze on Europe, America and manufacturing South China Morning Post
India
How India’s food shortage filled American libraries BBC
Syraqistan
Middle East live updates: Gaza hospitals become ‘battlegrounds,’ WHO says ABC
Israeli communications minister storms Al-Aqsa Mosque Anadolu Agency
Syria’s de facto leader al-Sharaa says it could take four years to hold elections EuroNews
EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew The Intercept
The New Great Game
Georgia inaugurates far-right ruling party loyalist as new president France24
Georgia’s president agrees to vacate residence – but not her office EuroNews
New Not-So-Cold War
A truce with Russia could lead to ultimate Ukrainian victory The Hill
Ukraine will have to cede part of its territory – Slovak defence minister Ukrainska Pravda
Can Ukraine face another year of war? BBC
Further thoughts on Trenin and how the war ends Gilbert Doctorow
Какой должна стать Украина после завершения российской спецоперации Профиль. I can’t get this translated; perhaps some kind reader will. This is “Trenin,” mentioned by Doctorow above.
Slovak PM Fico writes letter to EU leaders complaining about Zelenskyy over gas transit shutdown Ukrainska Pravda
Russia will abandon its unilateral missile moratorium, Lavrov says Reuters
Provoked: The Long Train of Abuses that Culminated in the Ukraine War Mises Institute
Belarus bans Santa Claus and Jingle Bells in schools – media Ukrainska Pravda
Global Elections
Lessons from a bumpy ‘super year’ of global elections AP
Trump Transition
Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters Politico
GOP “playing with fire” if Johnson removed as speaker, Rep. Lawler says Axios. Ha ha, indeed.
Trump hears calls to save Speaker from GOP rebellion Regular Order
Digital Watch
Blood shots in bathroom, signs of fight — OpenAI whistleblower’s parents reject suicide ruling Times of India. Crude. They should have used Boeing’s service provider.
OpenAI’s Board, Paraphrased: ‘To Succeed, All We Need Is Unimaginable Sums of Money’ Daring Fireball
An AI System Has Reached Human Level ‘General Intelligence’: Here’s What It Means Madras Courier
The barcode was ‘one of the 50 things that made the world economy’ but a new revolution is coming EuroNews
Disturbing Trend: Hyatt Centric Boston Introduces QR Code Tipping for Front Desk Staff At Check-In View from the Wing
Proud to be a blockhead Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
For High School Age TikTok Influencers, Online Fame Can Bring Real-Life Consequences Teen Vogue
Americans have billions in unused gift cards Quartz
The Final Frontier
NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field Science Alert
Surprisingly thick ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa complicates hunt for life Science
The Bezzle
Crypto is for Criming Paul Krugman, Krugman wonks out
Physicists Discover ‘Quantum Embezzlement’ Could Offer Infinite Source of Entanglement Science Alert
Imperial Collapse Watch
Mauritius demands £800million a year and billions in reparations for controversial Chagos Islands deal Daily Mail
French PM Bayrou pledges ‘concrete’ action to aid Mayotte after deadly cyclone France24
Greenland and the Panama Canal aren’t for sale. Why is Trump threatening to take them? Hellenic Shipping News
Panama Is Back in the News. That Can be a Good Thing. James Fallows, Breaking the News
Class Warfare
Luigi Mangione & the Dangers of Terrorism Charges Consortium News
The Walmart Effect The Atlantic
Are you better value for money than AI? The Register
The Murmur of Engines London Review of Books. Perry Anderson.
Century-Scale Storage Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab
Making friends with your past and future selves Knowable
Antidote du Jour (Yathin S Krishnappa):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
