Patient readers, I came up a little short on Links today. Check back in a few for the full complement. –lambert
The ride of our lives: why the horse is crucial to human history Guardian
IMF chief warns of ‘unforgiving’ debt backdrop and low growth FT
Climate
World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks Channel News Asia
Encouraging study for ultra-deep geothermal fans Bud’s Offshore Energy (BOE)
‘This has been a year from hell’ – how farmers are facing up to the second worst harvest in history The Telegraph
Rockdale County to file federal lawsuit against BioLab after Conyers plant fire FOX5. Commentary:
The EPA has stopped monitoring the air quality around the BioLab site even though their readings showed that chlorine gas was continuing to be released into the community. https://t.co/fGENebU7VQ
— Becca Peter (@DefectiveBecca) October 20, 2024
Syndemics
As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau LA Times
* * * Trends in Pediatric Hospital Admissions Caused or Contributed by SARS-CoV-2 Infection in England Journal of Pediatrics. “Infants are now the most affected age group by SARS-CoV2, at least partially related to having the least immunity to the virus, and are most vulnerable to respiratory illnesses.”
A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a Paradigm for a Systems Biology Approach to the Study of Chronic Conditions (Provisionally accepted) Frontiers in Systems Biology. From the Abstract: “RECOVER formed an “OMICS” multidisciplinary task force, including clinicians, pathologists, laboratory scientists and data scientists, charged with developing recommendations to apply cutting-edge system biology technologies to achieve the goals of RECOVER.”
China?
Apple Secretly Worked With China’s BYD on Long-Range EV Battery Bloomberg
The Falklands War of 1982: Lessons for a Potential 21st Century China-US Conflict Over Taiwan The Diplomat
Prabowo announces his ‘Red and White’ Cabinet, Sugiono named as Indonesia’s new foreign minister Channel News Asia
India
Is Five Eyes destabilising India’s rise as non-white power? Idea is as old as Cold War era The Print. Comparison:
This was ok to broadcast in 1974 on the BBC.
You can’t say these things in 2024.
We have become more intelligent, informed and evolved to do so.
This is novelist and former intelligence agent John le Carré. pic.twitter.com/eI9fU8q3pp
— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) October 19, 2024
Syraqistan
Scoop: Israel gave the White House its demands for ending the war in Lebanon Axios
Israel expands Lebanon assault, striking banks to hit Hezbollah’s finances NBC
‘No life left there’: The suburbs bearing the brunt of Israel’s strikes on Beirut BBC
* * * Nearly 1,400 illegal Israeli settlers storm Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate Sukkot Anadolu Agency
Crowd of Palestinians helping ‘shredded child’ come under attack in Gaza (video) Al Jazeera. Meanwhile:
this is realllllly evil and wretched in every way my god…jaw dropped pic.twitter.com/LgioBjXWvk
— sarah hagi (@KindaHagi) October 20, 2024
* * * UN peacekeepers say Israeli forces demolished observation tower in southern Lebanon Anadolu Agency
* * * Iran’s Bomb is Real — and It’s Here Scott Ritter, Consortium News
US used Australian bases in bombing Houthi facilities in Yemen WSWS
Harvard donations drop sharply in wake of criticism over Israel protests FT
New Not-So-Cold War
Azov Brigade recruits trained using NATO standards New Voice of Ukraine. Commentary:
“Azov changed” – the mantra of many liberal and progressive public in the West, who, after 24 Feb. 2022, demonstrate sympathy toward the Azov movement, whitewashing its past, justifying its present, and showing no concerns about its future. My answer: Yes. It changed. Here are… pic.twitter.com/SHRYq5lJUP
— Marta Havryshko (@HavryshkoMarta) October 16, 2024
Zelenskyy’s idea of replacing US troops in Europe with Ukrainians is inappropriate – NATO PA chief Ukrainska Pravda
* * * Zelenskyy convenes defence council meeting over medical commission handing out fake disability certificates, demands response from law enforcement Ukrainska Pravda
Decision on new model of basic military training to be made in December – Ukraine’s Armed Forces chief Ukrainska Pravda
* * * Transcript of “Judging Freedom”: edition of 17 October Gilbert Doctorow
The Western threat to Moldova’s future Thomas Fazi
South of the Border
AMLO’s Surrender Phenomenal World
2024
I will have a post on Trump’s McDonald’s visit later today. –lambert
Trump Forced To Cancel Campaign Rallies For Next Two Weeks As Time Off Request Denied By McDonald’s Manager Babyon Bee. Commentary:
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Italian art authorities have announced the discovery of a lost masterpiece, believed to the work of Renaissance maestro Raphael, depicting an orange-haired noble cooking for the peasantry. A restoration crew at L’Accademia di Firenze is inspecting it now. pic.twitter.com/LRHxScOE4k
— Max Meyer (@mualphaxi) October 20, 2024
* * * Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters Election Law Blog
Why Elon Musk’s million-dollar presidential lottery is ominous Dropsite
* * * Inside the Harris campaign’s blitz to win back Silicon Valley WaPo
What if it’s President Harris, but a GOP Senate? That’s her allies’ fear. Politico
Scoop: Mike Johnson’s tense text messages with Liz Cheney Axios
Billions in election bets raise the stakes of the presidential race WaPo
Digital Watch
Zeitgeist Watch
New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes Guardian
Class Warfare
A Doc On How Amazon Workers Unionized Drew Critics’ Praise, But No Major Takers to Distribute Hollywood Reporter
Developing Countries Can’t Count on Manufacturing to Supercharge Growth Bloomberg
This American fruit could outcompete apples and peaches on a hotter planet WaPo
Antidote du jour (Hans Hillewaert):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
