The Craton Enigma: Scientists Propose a New Continental Formation Theory SciTech Daily
The Fire Beneath Our Feet Belt Magazine
Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing by 35 million cubic feet each year New Atlas
Climate/Environment
First major wildfires of Canada’s season hit northern U.S. air quality Axios
The AI data center revolution is happening right in your backyard Fortune
A SKEPTIC’S TAKE ON BEAMING POWER TO EARTH FROM SPACE IEEE Spectrum
Report: Soaring methane exports ‘liquidate’ Gulf Coast future Louisiana Illuminator
Behind the ‘butter board’: How the dairy industry took over your feed Grist
Pandemics
Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding true spread of virus on US farms The Guardian. Commentary:
The wounds are always self-inflicted. https://t.co/w95xWM8zUl
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) May 12, 2024
With #H5N1 #birdflu spreading amongst dairy cows, one of the most important things to think about right now is what would need to happen for this virus to actually start a pandemic.I’m on a train, so a brief thread…
— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) May 12, 2024
China?
New Biden tariffs on China’s EVs, solar, medical supplies due Tuesday – sources Reuters. Commentary:
It’s funny that when China doesn’t merely compete on price through low wages but actually pushes the technological frontier out — as with EVs and 5G — the US becomes happily protectionist.
— Matt Bruenig (@MattBruenig) May 12, 2024
Xi’s visit builds a crucial bridgehead into Europe Asia Times
Chinese Investments in Serbia and Hungary – Filling the Void Left by the US? Hungarian Conservative
European Disunion
Spanish PM’s party wins big, separatist movement loses in Catalonia Al Mayadeen
North Macedonia’s new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration Ekathimerini
Syraqistan
As Gaza Assault Intensifies, Egypt Joins ICJ Case Accusing Israel of Genocide Common Dreams
Blinken says more civilians in Gaza have been killed than terrorists The Hill
Senator Lindsey Graham just suggested nuking Gaza on national TV. pic.twitter.com/IL3g7N346v
— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHilll) May 12, 2024
This weekend, the Commander of @CENTCOM , General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, arrived in Israel as the official guest of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi.
The commanders held an operational situational assessment and discussed operational developments including the… pic.twitter.com/fSH69QxV9i
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 12, 2024
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UN seemingly halves estimate of Gazan women, children killed Jerusalem Post. Commentary:
Host of Morning Joe casually spreading genocide denial.
The UN didn’t half the estimates of women and children killed in Gaza – read the charts in the article. One shows reported killed and the other *identified* killed. These people tell on themselves, every time. https://t.co/ZuJsDQOLAL pic.twitter.com/chH22vuSll
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) May 13, 2024
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Cbus reviews investments after union pressure to ‘urgently divest’ from firms supplying arms to Israel The Guardian
Barclays ‘substantially increased’ financing of arms companies supplying Israel The New Arab
Wall Street ignores own rules while investing in arms bound for Israel Responsible Statecraft
These monsters manufacture the Quadcopter drone with a sniper gun. One night we had 30 injuries when they were sent to shoot at people trying to get to Ahli hospital. One was a 9 year boy shot in the neck. He bled-out in the ER.Germany hasn’t banned them from Europe pic.twitter.com/Yv4xlQw6Cd
— Ghassan Abu Sitta (@GhassanAbuSitt1) May 9, 2024
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Asia-Europe ocean trades a nightmare scenario – ‘unless you’re a carrier’ The Loadstar
New Not-So-Cold War
Putin’s Cabinet Shakeup Stumps Western Intelligentsia Simplicius the Thinker
Ukraine’s strategy of hitting Russian oil refineries is working bne Intellinews
Kiev Panics, Sacks General, Rushes Troops, Kharkov Border Disaster, Rus Troops Enter Volchansk Alexander Mercouris (video)
The survivability of nuclear conflict is a meme that has emerged in the wake of Ukraine. Clearly some liberals and conservatives want to nuke Russia, and the implication is that they realize they will be nuked in return, but they resort to fantasy that it won’t matter for them. https://t.co/DUbRJjC5ty
— ecosocialist musician (@EcosocialistM) May 12, 2024
The Caucasus
Armenia Detains 151 Protesters Opposed To Land Deal With Azerbaijan: Police AFP
Old Blighty
Farmers are under pressure from Brexit, Covid and war – pushing UK to verge of full-blown food crisis Big Issue
UK government must address domestic institutional disinvestment Euromoney
Imperial Collapse Watch
U.S. Air Force Loses Second B-2 Bomber After Accident: Fleet Down to Just 19 Aircraft Military Watch Magazine
We cannot re-industrialize under neoliberalism. It cannot be done.
— Ian Welsh (@iwelsh) May 12, 2024
Boeing
NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket Ars Technica
South of the Border
The Secret History of Israel’s Role in Genocide in Colombia Consortium News
O Canada
In blow to Canadian mining companies, Ecuador rejects international arbitration Canadian Dimension
Canada’s Secret Is Out: Growth Is Dead The Deep Dive
B-a-a-a-a-d Banks
There will be blood: Lenders warn of bank failures at TRD forum The Real Deal
GOP Clown Car
More Republicans Betray Causes They Supported Ten Minutes Ago Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Democrats en déshabillé
National Dem strategy worries state abortion-rights leaders Politico
2024
Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers NBC News
Why are social media users blocking celebrities and influencers on TikTok? A look at the #Blockout movement Yahoo News
Trump
This may be the week Alvin Bragg’s case against Trump falls apart Jonathan Turley, New York Post
Realignment and Legitimacy
Winston Marshall: Populism Is The Voice Of The Voiceless, The Real Threat To Democracy Is From The ElitesOxford Union
When Your Rulers Ignore Voters But Are Terrified Of Protesters, That Tells You Something Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin’s Newsletter
Groves of Academe
Billionaire investor Ken Griffin calls on Harvard to embrace ‘Western values’ Reuters. Embrace genocide? No, meritocracy, according to Griffin, grandson of a heiress to a large oil company who paid for him to attend Harvard and provided the $100,000 seed money for his first brokerage account.
Hundreds of faculty, staff pledge to strike from activities that ‘directly serve the administration’ until NYPD is removed from campus Columbia Spectator
Exclusive: Cambridge’s wealthiest college to divest from arms companies Middle East Eye
As California academic workers begin strike authorization vote, protests against Gaza genocide continue WSWS
Workers show solidarity with UPenn Palestine encampment Workers World
Duke:
No. They walked out on him because he is a staunch zionist who likes to cosplay brutalizing Palestinians as part of his vacation. https://t.co/wj9aiUBfQI pic.twitter.com/oLihSH6Eu5
— Esha K (@eshaLegal) May 12, 2024
Columbia:
I don’t think you can realistically do shit like this to your own students and faculty and be a college president. So I think either she or Columbia needs to cease activities.https://t.co/Lhs4ABvOtd pic.twitter.com/J9haay9sNL
— Crispin Sartwell (@CrispinSartwell) May 13, 2024
📍New York
A graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work rips up their diploma on stage in protest of Columbia University’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Last week, the administration announced its decision to move the ceremony off of the main campus. pic.twitter.com/lwrytv921C
— National Students for Justice in Palestine (@NationalSJP) May 13, 2024
Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible ‘hot summer of protest’ Al Arabiya
AI
In DC, a new wave of AI lobbyists gains the upper hand Politico
Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds ABC News
Healthcare?
Supply-Side Healthcare? Phenomenal World
Diagnosis: Burnout The Baffler
UN’s Mental Health Goals Off Track as Social Factors Remain Unaddressed, Study Shows Mad in America
Antitrust
Antitrust Enforcement Matters, Hospital Edition Boondoggle
Monopoly Round-Up: Apple Spanked in Antitrust Suit BIG by Matt Stoller
Class Warfare
Gen Z is struggling financially more than Millennials did at their age: Study The Hill
Labor Can Scale Up Its Recent Wins Jacobin
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