The Club of Cape-Wearing Activists Who Helped Elect Lincoln—and Spark the Civil War Smithsonian (Chuck L)
We survived the NYC earthquake.
We will rebuild pic.twitter.com/8Zwvlz2Jg5
— Brandon Trusso (@brandontrusso) April 5, 2024
Trudeau Pushes 3D-Printed Homes To Solve Canada Housing Crisis Daily Hive
Penis pics for AI medical diagnosis? Startup claims it can spot STIs STAT (Dr. Kevin). So men can send dick pix and say they were really meant for their doctor.
How resurrecting extinct species might impact medicine STAT (Dr. Kevin)
#COVID-19
Federal Judge Hits CDC Over Withholding Data on Adverse Vaccine Reports Jonathan Turley
We still have over 1,000 per week dying from Covid.
We mandate seatbelts to save just 288 lives per week.
Based on his logic, no seatbelts are needed.
Because we can’t walk and chew gum at the same time, evidently. https://t.co/Z7LYqJXSCY
— Lazarus Long (@LazarusLong13) April 5, 2024
Climate/Environment
Heat-Trapping CO2, Methane Levels In the Air Last Year Spiked To Record Highs Associated Press
Gene-engineered bacteria grows plastic-free, self-dyeing vegan leather Interesting Engineering (Chuck L)
Dozens of Ad & PR Industry Directors Have Ties to Heavily Polluting Industries DeSmog
Only 57 companies produced 80 percent of global carbon dioxide Endgadget (Kevin W)
Climate Change Shifts Terrorist Activity Patterns, Study Reveals ScienceBlog (Dr. Kevin)
China?
Biden reaches out to Xi Jinping with eye on financial stability Indian Punchline
Yellen Faces Diplomatic Test in Urging China to Curb Green Energy Exports New York Times (Kevin W)
China’s big bet on ‘new quality productive forces’ Asia Times (Kevin W)
India
India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who run away there, defence minister says Reuters
South of the Border
Mexico’s president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador, after police raid embassy ABC News. Kevin W: “At least they did not bomb the Embassy to get that guy.”
FACTBOX: Ecuadorian police storms Mexican embassy in Quito, countries sever relations TASS. guurst: “Manners, please.”
European Disunion
Freedom of speech in France? Think again… Gilbert Doctorow (Anthony L). So now, shades of the Cultural Revolution or the Stasi, citizens can denounce each other to the authorities.
Old Blighty
Thomas Piketty: “The Labour Party is too conservative” New Statesman (Anthony L)
UK: Labour cuts ties with major Muslim organisation Middle East Eye (Anthony L)
Cropped out, banned, airbrushed: the school photos that show the ugly face of Britain today Guardian (Dr. Kevin)
Gaza
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 182: Israel says it will ‘temporarily’ allow aid into Gaza Mondoweiss
🚨Hostages are having their legs amputated from being zip-tied by all 4 limbs for months; they’re being forced to defecate in diapers & fed through straws.
Those are Gazan hostages at Israel’s Sde Teiman “concentration camp”, so you won’t see one word about it in Western media🧵 pic.twitter.com/jY5z5b12lQ
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) April 4, 2024
Israel’s ‘battle between wars’ has failed The Cradle
Diplomatic spat erupts between Poland and Israel after WCK killings in Gaza Al Jazeera (Kevin W). Judge Napolitano pointed out that there was worldwide outrage over 7 white aid workers being killed, but not over the >130 Palestinians previously murdered.
Israel Orders Strike On Chef José Andrés’ Boyhood Home The Onion (Chuck L)
US Envoy Suggests Diplomacy With the Houthis as Bombing Campaign Has Failed Antiwar.com. Kevin W:
Embedded tweet saying ‘Lenderking already admitted that he thinks the Houthis will stop Red Sea attacks “when there’s a ceasefire in Gaza.” Now he’s backtracking, hoping to entice Houthis to stop attacks without a ceasefire, in exchange for removal of the terrorism designation.’
Covid masks have many uses. Add oversize fake eyebrows and a wig. If you are skinny, get oversized clothes and rent a fat belt. There is also biometric ID matching-defeating makeup, see here: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/p9j10r/anti_facial_recognition_makeup/#lightbox
ARIZONA pic.twitter.com/GtBJTxsIml
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) April 4, 2024
Bill and Hillary Clinton were called killers to their faces by leftist pro-Palestine protesters this week in Manhattan. The Clintons helped fundraise for President Biden’s presidential campaign. pic.twitter.com/prYfEEyrr1
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) April 5, 2024
Speaking of Yeshayashu Leibowitz , Ayoub translated this 1990 interview from “Revue d’Etudes Palestiniennes” done in 1990. It’s a fascinating and illuminating read into the brilliant polymath’s mind https://t.co/XiSo0oZFsk https://t.co/yeZTpxbsV3
— Rima Isam Anabtawi (@rimaanabtawi) April 3, 2024
New Not-So-Cold War
French DefMin Lecornu telephoned Shoigu Wednesday to talk for an hour. French media claim terrorism was the topic. In fact, Shoigu warned against deployment of 1,500 French forces in the Ukraine, planned for this month. pic.twitter.com/2AKKgrBVjy
— Dances_with_Bears (@bears_with) April 4, 2024
From John A:
Sweden starting to realise it has bought a pig in a poke, when joining NatoStoltenberg interviewed on Swedish radio saying Sweden must invest in defence, infrastructure and healthcare to meet Nato demands.This article in Dagens Nyheter, the approximate equivent to. The Guardian in England, and very much pro Nato, anti Russia etc,. etc.
https://www.dn.se/sverige/stoltenberg-sverige-behover-investera-for-att-klara-natouppdraget/ Yves: the tracking notice is blocking the machine translation, something I have never had happen before. Perhaps you will fare better than me at: https://www-dn-se.translate.goog/sverige/stoltenberg-sverige-behover-investera-for-att-klara-natouppdraget/?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Academics Probe Apple’s Privacy Settings and Get Lost and Confused The Register
FCC Won’t Block California Net Neutrality Law, Says States Can ‘Experiment‘ ars technica
Imperial Collapse Watch
Fact: The US Navy is in charged of the Baltimore Bridge salvage effort
Fact: The US Navy has more Admirals that warships
Fact: there is not one Admiral in uniform today who is a salvage master
Fact: salvage masters were once among the Navy’s most respected officers
Fact:… pic.twitter.com/b4iGDw34xS
— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) April 4, 2024
Trump
Katie’s Sidebar: This is a TELLING statement from Judge Cannon. She is telling Jack Smith that she will not rule on jury instructions at this time and will wait until trial and “the presentation of trial defenses and evidence.”
The timing of that means Cannon might wait until… https://t.co/DZOzflLshW
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) April 4, 2024
Trump Media stock sinks to post-merger low CNN (furzy)
Biden
Hidden inflation tanks Biden re-election campaign Asia Times (Kevin W)
2024
Georgia bill could ‘inject chaos’ into swing state election, civil rights advocates fear USA Today
ACLU threatens to sue Georgia over election bill conservatives praise as ‘commonsense’ reform FOX
GOP Clown Car
Florida Court Rulings Pose Risks for House Republicans on Abortion New York Times (Kevin W)
Screws up female brains”: MAGA leaders are conditioning Republicans to back birth control bans Salon (furzy)
Democrats en déshabillé
Democrats flipping the bird at young people by making student loan forgiveness illegal is a really good way to ensure Millennials & Zoomers never vote for your party ever again.
Best of luck, Boomers.Clearly you don’t need us.Don’t blame us when y’all lose. https://t.co/KiA04OiFTH
— One Cult, Two Cults, Red Cult, Blue Cult 🇵🇸 (@ljmontello) April 4, 2024
In jaw-dropping decision, judge strikes down all New York recreational cannabis rules Syracuse (bob).
District Attorney Fani Willis has opened up a website to sell merch, particularly on “Fani Friday.” You too can have your very own Fani T. Willis fan club t-shirt. ThreadReader
Woke Watch
The Problem With Saying ‘Sex Assigned at Birth’ New York Times (Anthony L)
What Liberals Get Wrong About ‘White Rural Rage’ — Almost Everything Politico (Kevin W)
A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?Guardian (Anthony L)
Police State Watch
New York City to pay $17.5 million for forcing women to remove hijabs for mug shots Reuters
SEC pauses climate disclosure rule pending court challenge The Hill
AI
Malfunctioning NYC AI Chatbot Still Active Despite Widespread Evidence It’s Encouraging Illegal Behavior THE CITY. Why hasn’t this been shut down until it works? Because it’s more important to have a chatbot than be accurate?
Meta Will Require Labels on More AI-Generated Content The Verge
Zimbabwe launches ‘gold’ currency to replace dollar RT (furzy)
Class Warfare
My dream died, and now I’m here YouTube (Terry F). Detail on the academic precariat, from a German physicist.
Apple Lays Off More Than 700 Workers, Including Apple Car and MicroLED Teams 9to5Mac
Best Buy Geek Squad Agents ‘Going Sleeper’ After Mass Layoffs 404media
Antidote du jour. We are overdue on featuring blue-footied boobies, and Cheryl K filled that gap:
And a bonus:
Happy dog.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/waaQZ0ZOPx
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) April 5, 2024
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
