The Great Waddle: History of Duck Farming Morning Ag Clips
Birds Are Changing Color in Cities. Here’s Why ZME Science
Body Modifiers Break the Science of Language Sequencer
Butter Recalled in 7 States Over Possible Fecal Contamination Newsweek
Climate/Environment
Decarbonization improves energy security for most countries, study finds Phys.org
Soft Future E-flux
Pandemics
Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor CIDRAP
Hamburg researchers scanned 44 Long COVID patients and found severe shrinkage in key brainstem-cerebellum bridges.
These structural breaks, called “Broken Bridge Syndrome,” may underlie fatigue, motor issues, and autonomic dysfunction.https://t.co/hHowRrVRJH
— thetranscendedman (@atranscendedman) April 8, 2025
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It is unknown how the 3-year-old girl from Mexico who died yesterday from H5N1 contracted the infection. This was also the case with the 13-year-old girl who suffered very severe disease from the virus in Canada in late 2024. Unknown routes of exposure are always concerning. https://t.co/qAf4odIeHS
— Conor Browne (@brownecfm) April 9, 2025
The Koreas
Trump hints at folding defense costs into tariff negotiations after call with Korea’s acting president Hankyoreh
Japan
Tokyo may use Alaska LNG as leverage in US tariff talks Argus
China?
Big question: Can China or the US endure greater trade war pain? Asia Times
Trump’s tariff onslaught against China escalates a battle the US may not be able to win CNN
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Relies Heavily on Chinese Exports, Trade Data Reveals Lee Fang
Xi says China to strengthen ties with neighbours, in first public speech amid US trade war escalation Channel News Asia
US-China trade war is on: Could it turn violent, and when? Responsible Statecraft
US has secret weapons – Trump RT
The China Shock revisited High Capacity
Syraqistan
Trump Gives Netanyahu Free Hand on Gaza and Iran, but Is He Using Israel? Haaretz
Trump: Israel will ‘be the leader’ of strike on Iran if nuclear talks fail Times of Israel
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The Real Housewives of Hasbara: When the Gaza War Is Good for Business Haaretz
Burger King to distribute $128,000 in vouchers to Israel soldiers Middle East Monitor
With Bakeries and Kitchens All But Shut Down, Desperate Hunger Engulfs Gaza Drop Site
IDF sources admit it may take years to root out all Hamas terrorists in Gaza – exclusive Jerusalem Post
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Israel, Turkey look to create deconfliction mechanism in Syria, sources tell ‘Post’ The Jerusalem Post
European Disunion
Von der Leyen discusses trade disruption with China amid tariff barrage Euronews
Kallas labels China “main sponsor” of Russia’s war in Ukraine following reports of Chinese citizens in Russian army Euromaidan Press
EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook Politico
Ukraine’s defence industry is Europe’s best weapon for achieving strategic autonomy The London School of Economics
New Not-So-Cold War
The War is Effectively Over & Russia May Seize Odessa Glenn Diesen’s Substack (Video). With Andrei Martyanov.
Why a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine is pointless Responsible Statecraft
Home Front Harper’s
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At northernmost military base Nagurskoye, a show of new radar and Chinese anti-drone weapon The Barents Observer
Meet the warriors trying to teach the west how to fight in the Arctic FT
South of the Border
Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels NBC News
Pete Hegseth announces ‘framework’ of Panama Canal deal agreed to – will permit US warships to travel ‘first and free’ New York Post
“Liberation Day”
lmao – Trump frontran his own announcement to pause tariffs by saying it’s a “GREAT TIME TO BUY!” 3 hours before huge news for stocks hit.
this is levels of insanity we’ve never seen before. pic.twitter.com/efTsO4qlkA
— Coffeezilla (@coffeebreak_YT) April 9, 2025
Billionaires score best-ever day as stocks soar on tariff pause The Business Times
We calculated that post Trump “put” today, the tariff mix is actually worse —China exports more consumer goods to US than other countries, so boosting that (to 125%) relative to others will boost the hit to consumption goods. pic.twitter.com/Yw9QIgcXqG
— Anna Wong (@AnnaEconomist) April 9, 2025
Trump tariffs: ‘Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded,’ White House says CNBC
Deutsche Bank: The market has ‘lost faith’ in US assets City AM
Chartbook 370: Is a “Treasury market unwind” in progress? Wednesday morning and the overnight fin-fi panic. (Part 2) Adam Tooze, Chartbook
Scoop: Top money managers say it was Japan not China selling last night that upended the bond market and forced Trump’s hand into a pause. And yes Trump took the win as so many countries wanted to do deals. Never one thing that causes anything; story developing
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) April 9, 2025
Goldman Sachs Withdraws Recession Prediction After Trump Pauses Tariffs PYMNTS
Stocks surge on tariff reprieve, but recession fears remain Politico
Globalism? In this economy? Unpopular Front
Trump 2.0
Exclusive-Trump administration moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say Reuters
Fewer foreign visitors traveling to US in what some see as sign of a ‘Trump Slump’ AP
Do I have Trump Derangement Syndrome? Wrong Side of History
‘Democracy with American Characteristics’ is what brought us here Rootless Cosmopolitan
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Makes America’s Showers Great Again The White House
DOGE
‘It’s a shambles’: DOGE cuts bring chaos, long waits at Social Security for seniors Los Angeles Times
HHS ‘Reductions to Absurdity,’ One Week On MedPage Today
‘Elon Musk’ Was a Prolific Money Launderer for Hackers and Drug Traffickers. It Was Secretly the FBI 404 Media
Elon Musk’s attorney running to succeed Paxton as Texas attorney general The Hill
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
DNA’s real value: advertising, authoritarianism, apartheid The Tech Bubble
How to stop bioterrorists from buying dangerous DNA Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Immigration
DHS says it will weigh antisemitic content in immigration applications The Hill
Police State Watch
Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America Wired
Federal Workers Say They’re Being Watched by AI for Saying Anything Bad about Trump or Musk ZME Science
Cops Used the Shoplifting Panic to Buy Tons of New Equipment The Appeal
Top cop accused of pooping on floor, drugging other cops, shouldn’t be in charge, lawyer says NJ.com
AI
Meta Whistleblower to Tell Congress That Company Aided China in AI Race Bloomberg
Parents of OpenAI Whistleblower Claim Cops Contaminated Crime Scene The Crypto Times
The (artificial intelligence) therapist can see you now NPR
Healthcare?
RFK Jr.’s “MAHA” movement doesn’t want to eliminate chronic illness. They want to eliminate the chronically ill. The Gauntlet
Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall Wired
Despite Overpayment Concerns, CMS Finalizes $25 Billion Hike in Medicare Advantage Payments for 2026 HEALTH CARE un-covered
U.S. maternal mortality rate increased 27% over five years, NIH study finds STAT
Tuberculosis Is Back in the Spotlight. Does the U.S. Even Care? MedPage Today
Our Famously Free Press
Corporate Media Minimize Massive Hands Off! Protests FAIR
The San Francisco Chronicle and the Astroturf Network The Phoenix Project
Imperial Collapse Watch
Navy secretary says Trump told him to ‘fix the damn rust’ on warships Task & Purpose
Murky Waters CSIS. “Navigating the Risks of China’s Dual-Use Shipyards.”
Collapsing Empire: The Delusion of US Air Power Global Delinquents
The national security backlash of ‘America First Foreign Assistance’ All-Source Intelligence
Donald Trump is Making the Case for BRICS Larry Johnson
Guillotine Watch
U.S. has worse wealth distribution than pre-revolutionary France did. pic.twitter.com/Cvd9kfqNHD
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) April 8, 2025
Class Warfare
Viewpoint: Why Oligarchs Want a Recession Labor Notes
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