What We Can Learn From Ancient History (And What We Can’t) Chronicle of Higher Education (Anthony L)
How to encourage 7th graders to smoke Adam Mastroianni
#COVID19
MDA5 autoimmunity and interstitial lung disease contemporary with the COVID-19 pandemic (MIP-C) Lancet. KLG notes: “I would guess that conditions associated with AIDS would be Kaposi’s sarcoma, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (P. jirovecii now IIRC), CMV-mediated retinitis/blindness, severe thrush (Candida albicans)…”
FDA warns against using Cue Health’s over-the-counter COVID-19 tests UPI. Letter from the FDA here. Mom :
This is quite concerning, especially since I purchased one of their $500 machines with testing, even though I haven’t had a chance to use it yet. I guess I’ll be part of the class action?! The FDA letter – dated last Thursday – specifically says:
“We ask that you take immediate action to cease the sale and distribution of your Cue Health COVID-19 Test and Cue Health COVID-19 Test for at-home and over-the-counter (OTC) use…” but their site Web always seems to sell. them, and I couldn’t find any reference to the FDA letter on the website, just by looking at it.
Hmmm………Theranos, is that you?!
Climate/Environment
2023 temperatures were the hottest we’ve seen in at least 2,000 years technical art
China?
Biden administration escalates economic war against China WSWS (Micael T). I remember a line from the movie Elizabeth. While her advisors urged her to take the initiative with Spain, the queen declared: “I don’t like wars. Their results are uncertain.
China’s small, well-built electric vehicle called Seagull poses a big threat to the American auto industry Associated Press (Kevin W)
Cargo Cult: Why America Can’t Have Nice Things Asia Times (Kevin W)
China plans to buy unsold houses to save real estate market Bloomberg
Using comparative and absolute advantage to explain China’s rise Ian Welsh (Micael T)
European disunity
Beware of US “aid” or how the US has undermined European energy security International Affairs (Micael T)
As Denmark considers making national service compulsory for young women, some say they are ready to “send a signal to Russia”. ABC Australia. Kevin W: “For the Russians to fight the Danes, they would first have to fight their way through all of Poland, then northern Germany. »
EU adopts new rules to manage migrant arrivals and create uniform procedures Schengen Area Visa
Gaza
Israeli forces enter Rafah as attacks intensify DW
Why is the Israeli army invading northern Gaza for a second time? Mondoweiss
Biden administration plans billion-dollar arms shipment to Israel BBC
US encourages Arab states to join post-war multinational force in Gaza Financial Times. Contrary to Israeli plans to completely empty Gaza
UN refugee agency reports new arson attempt by Israelis at Jerusalem headquarters Anadolu Agency
Israel claims lowest civilian casualty rate in history RT (Kevin W). Yes, thanks to the perverse definition of all Gazans, including children, as combatants. I hope this nonsense produces a Streisand effect boomerang.
Protests in Gaza
UCLA Attackers Exposed: Meet the Violent Zionist Agitators the LAPD Failed to Arrest The gray zone (Kevin W)
North Carolina bill to restrict wearing masks at protests could also make it illegal for medical reasons Associated Press (Paul R). North Carolina was on my list of places to consider living after Alabama…I would be in trouble now since I wear a mask all the time in public places. Readers who live there, email us or call your reps and raise holy hell.
Thoughts on Student Activism William Hartung, TomDispatch
A new not-so-cold war
SitRep Ukraine: an army and a country at their end Alabama Moon (Kevin W)
Ukraine war live updates: Under heavy fire from Russia, Ukraine withdraws troops from parts of besieged Kharkiv region CNBC. Interesting that this story is above the fold.
Ukrainian army stole money intended for fortifications – local media RT (Kevin W). What a surprise !
kyiv intensifies its “Ukrainianization offensive”, a veritable cultural genocide, with the complicity of the collective West. Eastern angle (Micael T)
You can’t make this up. The fact that kyiv’s nightclubs are still doing good business is an insult to all the men who were thrown into trucks and sent to the front, most of whom died instantly. Further proof of our moral bankruptcy:
WATCH: US Secretary of State Blinken plays guitar at Ukrainian nightclub. pic.twitter.com/pAJ5aq7v2T
– NBC News (@NBCNews) May 14, 2024
Putin resets the compass for the journey ahead India strike line
Erdogan holds emergency meeting following warning of possible coup – Reports Sputnik
Syria
Strategic setbacks for the United States and Israel as the Axis of Resistance gains ground in Syria The cradle
The caucuses
The law on foreign agents is passed and riots in front of Parliament Anti-Spigel via automatic translation (Micael T)
Thousands protest after Georgian parliament passes ‘foreign agents’ bill Al Jazeera (Kevin W)
The West mobilizes against Georgia Anti-Spigel via automatic translation (Micael T)
Imperial Collapse Watch
Explaining why Niger is expelling US troops, Nigerien Prime Minister explains @Rachel_Chason that U.S. officials have attempted to dictate which countries Niger could partner with, in a way it considers disrespectful:
He said Nigerien leaders were particularly offended by the remarks…
– John Hudson (@John_Hudson) May 14, 2024
US lags behind Russia in electronic warfare, says former Pentagon official RT. This confirms what we’ve been saying for a while, that the gap is undeniably large.
Canadian and American imperialisms “modernize” NORAD for world war WSWS (Micael T)
You cannot run an industrial policy OR a war economy under neoliberalism Ian Welsh (Micael T)
Asset
Irreparable: Michael Cohen faces a reckoning of biblical proportions during cross-examination Jonathan Turley. Assuming Trump’s lawyers can execute…
Stormy Daniels’ husband says they’ll probably leave the country if Trump is acquitted CNN
Biden
Afroman – Hunter Got High (Official Video) YouTube (Marc G)
Fact Check: Biden Again Falsely Claims Inflation Was 9% When He Became President CNN
2024
Warning signs for Trump: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries Policy
Antitrust
The walls are closing in on the John Deere tractor repair monopoly 404media
Boeing plane crash
The DOJ acknowledges that Boeing has screwed up so badly this year that its conduct actually violates the weakest sweetheart deal in the history of sweetheart deals. Progress. https://t.co/SCGZJ6GWVL
– moe tkacik (@moetkacik) May 15, 2024
Beak
Your margin and your life Steve Keen. Today’s must be read. On how the private debt bubble that caused the crisis is growing, with margin debt being a particularly worrying element.
‘My entire library is wiped out’: What it means to own movies and TV shows in the age of streaming services Keeper (Kevin W). Lordship. Own discs if you care about content.
Guillotine Watch
Sussexes’ Archewell charity could be suspended over late tax returns Telegraph
Global players feature in Dubai real estate leaks Dawn (Micael T). More property than money laundering.
Class struggle
All work is skilled work pic.twitter.com/wyF9CtqYA4
-Nina Turner (@ninaturner) May 14, 2024
Walmart to lay off and relocate employees Wall Street Journal
Scott Galloway: How the United States is destroying young people’s futures TED Talks. User-friendly:
A pretty good short presentation. Ethically and content-wise, working class/populist. This brings up a few points that I was waiting for audience members’ heads to explode on. Very highly recommended.
Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature Nation (Anthony L)
Antidote of the day. Robert H sent this image of a Suzanne L:
A bear riding a motorcycle sidecar greeting people.
A normal day in Russia… pic.twitter.com/SjHn6J8YyG
— Nature is incredible ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) May 13, 2024
And a second bonus (Chuck L):
Brothers in Morocco bring back stranded leatherback turtle from ocean using ingenious method pic.twitter.com/ggpByU4IET
— Nature is incredible ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) May 13, 2024
See yesterday’s links and Antidote du Jour here.
