Scientists Discover Hundreds of Unique Species in Africa’s Newest Ecoregion SciTech Daily
States facing the greatest risk from private equity Becker’s Hospital Review
Grizzly bears were pillaging farms. Could a canine keep them away? Science
Climate/Environment
Is the Atlantic Overturning Circulation Approaching a Tipping Point? Oceanography
World’s largest companies are failing on climate action, new report shows Down to Earth
Neom: The Line project cut by 104 miles amid Saudi budget concerns Interesting Engineering
Water
WATER SCARCITY AND CLEAN ENERGY COLLIDE IN SOUTH TEXAS Texas Observer. The deck: “A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.”
Pandemics
Avian flu virus detected in South Dakota dairy herd CIDRAP. Eighth state.
Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees Reuters. The lede: “Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.”
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InfinityCOVID Radicalism: Another Failure of Enlightened Centrism Pandemic Accountability Index
$10 billion long Covid ‘moonshot’ is being floated by Bernie Sanders STAT
LESSONS IN PERSISTENCE Science. “New Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus—and help patients in dire need.”
Hospital patient spent nine days in locker room BBC
I am at a Boston-area ER now with a sick family member — I can confidently say whatever you’ve read about how bad the health care capacity crisis in Massachusetts is, it’s worse. No hospital beds available and 104 very sick people spilling out wherever there is spare space.
— Alex Goldstein (@alexjgoldstein) April 11, 2024
Africa
What Washington got wrong about Niger and Russia Responsible Statecraft
The Koreas
‘Lame duck’ South Korean president reels from election debacle Channel News Asia
China?
U.S.-Japan-Philippines summit to send ‘crystal clear’ signal to China Nikkei Asia
US, Japan slammed as ‘real threats to regional peace’ with ‘Cold War mentality’ Global Times
US Air Force issues $409 million award for long-sought Pacific airfield Defense News. Tinian.
China imposes sanctions on US companies over arms sales to Taiwan Firstpost
The Demographic Costs of a War Over Taiwan The Diplomat. The deck: “China’s population is already shrinking. The further demographic consequences of a Taiwan invasion would be devastating.”
China Inflation Stalls As US Speeds, Adding To Pressure On Yuan FastBull
Syraqistan
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: 13,000 Palestinians are missing under rubble YPA
Netanyahu Says Israel Preparing for Scenarios in Other Areas than Gaza Asharq Al Awsat
CENTCOM chief begins Israel visit, coordinating for possible Iran attack Al-Monitor
Antony Blinken asks China, others to rein in Iran amid concerns about potential attack on Israel South China Morning Post
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Israel and US deliberately gutting international law in Gaza Electronic Intifada
Crimes Against Language The Baffler
Labor and the Bibi-Modi “Bromance” Boston Review
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The US dangles Yemen bait, but Ansarallah doesn’t bite The Cradle
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Israel Has Declared Record Amount of West Bank Land as State-owned in 2024 Haaretz
European Disunion
Thyssenkrupp Steel to Cut Jobs, Production Capacity Amid Tough Market WSJ
Goodbye Green and Fair, Hello Fortress Europe – Eco Ambitions dropped from EU leaders’ draft 5-year plan ARC2020
Old Blighty
Will David Cameron cause WW3? UnHerd
New Not-So-Cold War
SITREP 4/11/24: Zelensky in Shock as Kiev’s Largest Power Plant Wrecked in Massive Strikes Simplicius the Thinker
Ukraine’s parliament approves new mobilization law despite criticism from battle-worn troops POLITICO EU. Commentary:
This is grim.
At the last minute the Rada also removed the “de-mobilization” part of the law which would have finally set a limit on how long soldiers serve. So now they’re all in the war indefinitely. Those press-gang vans are gonna be busy.https://t.co/rGML04bNSS— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) April 11, 2024
Ukraine says there are more than 100 Patriot air-defense systems its allies could spare if they wanted Business Insider. Maybe, but they’re not all that useful without missiles, are they?
West Not Condemning Ukraine Looks Like Indirect Support of Attacks on Zaporozhye Power Plant Sputnik
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The Wages Of Fear Trying to Understand the World
US Should Adopt the Mearsheimer Plan Antiwar
U.S. Funds Ukraine Groups Censoring Critics, Smearing Pro-Peace Voices Lee Fang
EU state to give Ukraine fixed share of GDP annually RT
Serbia to Buy French Rafale Fighters in Major Break From Russia: What Belgrade’s Pivot Means For Its Air Defences Military Watch
B-a-a-a-a-d Banks
How one company made bank off the regional banking crisis SEMAFOR
Investigation Into Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Arm Underscores Scrutiny of AML and Onboarding Efforts PYMNTS
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
House panel tees up vote on revised FISA reauthorization The Hill
GOP Clown Car
Johnson shifts from FISA critic to champion as Speaker The Hill
Democrats en déshabillé
Democrats resist calls for Sotomayor to retire Axios
2024
Why big Medicare Advantage insurers may root for Biden to lose in 2024 yahoo! Finance
AI
Humane’s AI “Pin” Is a $700 Flaming Dumpster Fire Futurism
US Air Force Secretary to fly in AI-piloted F16 to demonstrate safety Interesting Engineering
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AI and narrative embeddings detect PTSD following childbirth via birth stories Nature
Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology: Risks and Opportunities RAND
This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born Wired
Supply Chain
Airfreight demand grows but 777F production logjam hobbles capacity The Loadstar
Resurgence of Somali pirates creates another ‘danger zone’ for shipping The Loadstar
Panama Canal Plans to Normalize by 2025, Weather Permitting gCaptain
Imperial Collapse Watch
US Navy secretary says he was ‘floored’ by a Pacific ally’s shipbuilding abilities amid American warship production woes Business Insider
USS Boxer Headed to San Diego for Repairs, Pacific Deployment Stalled USNI News
Class Warfare
Meth, death and abuse: Inside the private security forces patrolling California’s homeless Cal Matters
The Distance Between You and the Revolution How Things Work
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