Hyperlinks 12/10/2022 | bare capitalism
Kelvin-Helmholtz: Rare wave clouds amaze sky-watchers in Wyoming BBC (resilc)
Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System PhysOg
Mars May Have Active Volcanoes, Adding New Promise To Search for Extraterrestrial Life Time
Researchers Link Aspartame Sweetener To Anxiety Science (furzy)
#COVID-19
Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations New York Occasions
Science/Drugs
Study: COVID-19 rapid home tests not highly sensitive for Omicron CIDRAP
To date, not bothered by these “informing me” that solely vaccinated of us develop lengthy covid. FALSE
Actually, this is an enormous examine that discovered vaccination decreases probabilities of lengthy covid. However sadly not by a lot. It appears we’re all vulnerablehttps://t.co/tUd5O1VHEV pic.twitter.com/yHyJVi27QY
— Dianna Cowern (@thephysicsgirl) December 10, 2022
Asia
China getting ready for dangerous outcomes:
Main growth in China’s covid coverage
The quarantine amenities shall be remodeled into medical amenities to deal with individuals with extreme covid signs
With at the very least 10% of its capability was ICU beds
🧵 pic.twitter.com/XBD9AEctxL— Zhao DaShuai 无条件爱国🇨🇳 (@zhao_dashuai) December 9, 2022
US
We’re living in virus hell Washington Publish. Lambert: “They introduced this completely on themselves…”
Local weather/Atmosphere
What US Leadership Can Do for Nature Undertaking Syndicate (David L)
Nature-based solutions can generate 20 million new jobs with right policies: UN report Anadolu Company
Colgate’s 9 Billion Toothpaste Tubes Defy Effort To Recycle Them Bloomberg
An Indian spiritual leader is urging the world to ‘save soil.’ Experts say he’s not helping. Grist
China?
The semiconductor industry and the China challenge Asia Occasions. Kevin W: “Half 2 at https://asiatimes.com/2022/12/the-chip-industry-and-national-security/”
China banks throw $460bn credit lifeline to real estate sector Nikkei
China to Cooperate With Gulf Nations on Nuclear Energy and Space, Xi Says New York Occasions
China to use Shanghai exchange for yuan energy deals with Gulf nations – Xi Reuters
For all of the speak about inequality in China, the numbers don’t lie: China is main its individuals to prosperity, whereas Europe leads its individuals towards break. pic.twitter.com/GtZ8FRUADZ
— Paweł Wargan (@pawelwargan) December 9, 2022
Previous Blighty
A crisis in a crisis: How charity workers are struggling to make ends meet openDemocracy
There’s a better Brexit strategy available to Labour Chris Gray
German Government Deficit to Hit 4.5% in 2023 – Spiegel Reuters
THE NIGHT OF THE PEN KNIVES – THE OLAF SCHOLZ PLOT EXPOSED AS PUTZ, NOT PUTSCH John Helmer
Greece’s Varoufakis brings his anti-establishment party to Italy Politico
Napoleon’s Art of Warfare Massive Serge
New Not-So-Chilly Conflict
L’affaire Merkel nails the coffin in any hope for a peace deal (not that we had any, we thought expectations have been wildly out of line). Alexander Mercouris argued yesterday, and I agree, that Merkel was not enjoying Putin from the outset. However she got here to understand the fierce opposition of the US and fell in line.
‘Minsk II Was Agreed On To Arm Ukraine’ – Did Merkel Really Say That? Moon of Alabama. Even when the Mercouris/Moon takes are appropriate, they don’t exculpate Merkel and Germany. She refused to uphold a signed deal when the wind blew the opposite manner.
That Sends Shockwaves… Andrei Martyanov. Vital.
🇩🇪🇺🇦🇷🇺Putin – about Merkel’s phrases about dishonest with the Minsk agreements:”To be trustworthy, it was completely surprising for me. It is disappointing. Belief virtually dropped to 0. How you can negotiate? About what? And is it potential to barter with them? The place are the ensures? ” pic.twitter.com/sQ8ti1xRUH
— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) December 9, 2022
Paul Whelan: US and Russia to explore more prisoner swaps BBC
The Americans Started the US War with Russia CounterPunch (resilc)
In Ukraine, they announced damage to about half of critical infrastructure Teller Report
Modi to Skip Annual Putin Summit Over Ukraine Nuke Threats Bloomberg. Observe Putin has made no such deal with. That was Liz Truss. The West stored accusing Russia when Russia had not modified doctrine, which was that the usage of nukes was defensive. Nevertheless, this exhibits the hazards of attempting to debunk one thing, that it usually winds up reinforcing the disputed proposition. As an illustration, research discovered that press makes an attempt to disprove the declare that Saddam Hussein labored with Osama bin Laden in 9/11 wound up reinforcing the concept, merely by placing their names in similar paragraph. The visible proximity supported the concept that they have been related.
Russia offers India cooperation on lease and construction of heavy-tonnage vessels TASS
Iran, Russia, China Hold Joint Naval Drill Amid Growing Ties Radio Free Europe
Syraqistan
The Other Giant Crisis Hanging Over the Islamic Republic of Iran Intercept
Massive Brother is Watching You Watch
Guess which Fortune 500 brands and govt agencies share data with Twitter? The Register
The Legal System Is Completely Unprepared for Apple AirTag Stalking Vice
Imperial Collapse Watch
New spending bill squanders billions on dysfunctional weapons programs Accountable Statecraft
Trump
Judge declines to hold Trump and his legal team in contempt of court over classified documents: reports Enterprise Insider
Kyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent, but Stays Close to Democrats Charles Pierce, Esquire (furzy)
“She is scared about her reelection”: Kyrsten Sinema ditches Democrats and registers as independent Salon
Our No Longer Free Press
This tweeet could sound like an exaggeration however take into account: on YouTube, the Duran boys make some extent of not utilizing the phrases Nazi or Hitler or Bucha apparently as a result of they danger being demonetized.
What the US has isn’t freedom of speech, it’s freedom of censorship. They lecture Russia, Iran, China, and many others., about suppressing free speech, however they themselves are the worst. The extent of censorship within the US is second to none.
— Hassan Mafi (@thatdayin1992) December 9, 2022
To cite famed brief vendor David Einhorn: “Regardless of how dangerous you suppose it’s, it’s worse”:
1. @elonmusk , Your new firm @Twitter has many ex FBI/CIA brokers in excessive ranks. Ought to most likely do some housecleaning.
Thread 🧵
— Identify Redacted (@NameRedacted247) December 7, 2022
3. We’ll present you what hasn’t been revealed: the erosion of requirements throughout the firm in months earlier than J6, choices by high-ranking executives to violate their very own insurance policies, and extra, in opposition to the backdrop of ongoing, documented interplay with federal businesses.
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) December 9, 2022
Provide Chain/Inflation
China’s PPI is a good gauge of world deflation/inflation, and a good match with the yield curve and US charges. If the Chinese language financial system is reopening, PPI is more likely to rise, driving the yield curve steeper/charges increased pic.twitter.com/PJCGKCxdzf
— Global_Macro (@Marcomadness2) December 9, 2022
The Bezzle
1/2🚨Unique: Crypto information website @TheBlock__ has been secretly funded for over a 12 months w cash funneled to its CEO LLCs from #SBF’s @AlamedaResearch
—3 loans whole:
—$12M & $15M loans went to The Block
—$16M utilized by CEO to purchase actual property in Bahamashttps://t.co/Kr4cRMtS9Q@axios— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) December 9, 2022
SBF simply steered creating one other Ponzi token scheme to payoff the sooner victims of his first Ponzi scheme. 🔥
Ht @alifarhat79 pic.twitter.com/XpRvGOy7Nb
— Wall Avenue Silver (@WallStreetSilv) December 9, 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before House Committee New York Occasions (Kevin W)
I Accidentally Got SBF To Admit to Fraud Coffeezilla, YouTube. In case you missed it, good and never overlong weekend fare.
Want to own Twitter’s kitchen equipment or office chairs? Here’s your chance MarketWatch
FCC Orders Telecoms To Block Scammers Targeting Student Loan Forgiveness Seekers Gizmodo
Understanding Absolute Vs. Comparative Advantage & Why It Matters Ian Welsh
Class Warfare
UK government mounts state offensive against striking workers Defend Democracy
A third of New Zealand’s Navy ships are docked over lack of crew Protection Information
Tackling inequality from the demand side Steve Waldman
Antidote du jour (William B):
And a bonus (guurst):
🔥 Healthful moments between mom leopard & cub (Credit to willbl) pic.twitter.com/4QPXr4x1MY
— Nature Is Lit (@NatureIs_Lit) December 8, 2022
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour here.
