Rare glimpse of ‘ghostly’ neutrino fog detected by dark matter experiments in a first Interesting Engineering
Will South Africa become first country to accept controversial form of human genome editing? Nature
One Animal Species Has a Shockingly High Tolerance For Alcohol Science Alert
Buyers of Sobrenix ‘anti-alcohol’ supplement getting refunds, FTC says Consumer Affairs
Climate/Environment
Wildfires rage across the Northeast amid warm, dry conditions NBC News
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day Phys.org
Thriving scorpion population is stinging problem for Brazil AFP
Admiral R. Bauer (@CMC_NATO) notes that it is surprising that some European institutions still see defense industry investments as conflicting with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals: „I can think of nothing more sustainable than preventing war, and nothing more… pic.twitter.com/IqkRX4FtYE
— Franz-Stefan Gady (@HoansSolo) November 10, 2024
Water
Should We Be Farming in the Desert? Civil Eats
‘Not a single drop’ Ekathimerini
Mexico proposes unique way to repay water it owes US Border Report
South of the Border
Media Investigation Reveals US Financed Colombia’s Pegasus Purchase From ‘Israel’ Orinoco Tribune
Eastern Cuba shaken by two strong earthquakes, no deaths Plenglish
Pandemics
Infection Aftershock: COVID-19’s Long-Term Impact on Your Heart SciTech Daily
China?
Exclusive-US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications, source says Reuters
Taiwan weighs large US arms packages in response to Trump Taiwan News
1st batch of 300-km range U.S. missile system arrive in Taiwan: Source Focus Taiwan
Old Blighty
King to open two food distribution hubs to mark 76th birthday Sky News
O Canada
Canada’s answer to Trump 2.0 worries? Everything’s fine. Politico
New $6-billion Arctic radar will track incoming missiles, says Canadian military Ottawa Citizen
Brett Christophers on our growing ‘asset-manager society’ Canadian Dimension
One in 4 parents say they cut back their own food consumption to feed their kids: report CBC
European Disunion
European farmers call for Mercosur rethink as Brazil standards fall Tri-State Livestock News
As its industry struggles, Germany services sector offers untapped growth potential Reuters
Good Morning from #Germany, where electricity prices have soared this week due to a period of “dark doldrums.” With foggy weather & hardly any wind, renewable energy production dropped significantly. As a result, Germany had to import more electricity than ever before. pic.twitter.com/lId3i44umG
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) November 10, 2024
Syraqistan
“‘Israel does ‘the wet work.’” The Floutist. Commentary:
There’s no sense among US political-media establishment that the US-sponsored genocide will have serious blowback consequences—violence & radicalization of politics abroad and at home, chaos. It’s only framed in terms of political calculations or morality.https://t.co/awxlvNiAB7
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) November 10, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says he and Donald Trump ‘see eye to eye’ on Iran Euronews
“Natural Allies”: Israel to Cultivate Kurdish, Druze Ties Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Why ‘Israel’s’ ultimate defeat will come from economic isolation Al Mayadeen
Dovi Frances to help set up Israel AI National Directorate Globes. “…the plan that has been presented by Frances to Netanyahu say that the two men are expecting the involvement of several senior personalities in the international business community to help realize the plan. Some of these personalities are close to President Donald Trump including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, who founded PayPal with Musk, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever…”
New Not-So-Cold War
Trump talked to Putin, told Russian leader not to escalate in Ukraine WaPo. Commentary:
🤦♂️ Trump Talks Big
WaPo reports that Trump called Putin, commanded him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, and pointed to the Pentagon’s toys in Europe — an array of military power which, in the context of this war, is almost negligible.
US foreign policy is a clown show. https://t.co/60aBbRYFM3
— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) November 10, 2024
US says to spend $6 billion for Ukraine before Trump arrives AFP
Starmer plots to thwart Trump on Ukraine The Telegraph. “The British and French leaders will discuss on Monday whether Joe Biden, the US president, can be persuaded to give Ukraine permission to fire Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia, according to UK Government insiders.”
Russian Offensive Accelerates Larry Johnson, Sonar21
Ukraine launches ‘massive attack’ on Moscow, shutting down airports NBC News
The Government-Media-Academia Misinformation Machine and “Ukraine’s Victory” Gordon Hahn, Russian & Eurasian Politics. Commentary:
🧵1/5 – 🚨‼️Videos of former members of the Azov battalion (banned in Russia), and other national battalions from the front are staged, and their commanders are actively travelling around Europe and the United States
The footage of the battles for Avdiivka by the 3rd separate pic.twitter.com/gw1EWMVjzY— Pete Liquid Питик (@PeteLiquid) November 10, 2024
Russia, China figure out Trump’s landslide victory Indian Punchline
Imperial Collapse Watch
By the numbers: US missile capacity depleting fast Responsible Statecraft
Biden Administration
Lloyd Austin Cheers Biden’s ‘Magnificent’ Work in The Middle East Forever Wars
Trump Transition
Trump Is Planning a Presidency of, by, and for the Rich Jacobin
Lina Khan’s Replacement at FTC to Be Vetted by an Aid to Vance Bloomberg
One issue Trump and Newsom agree on? Homeless encampments Cal Matters
Why These Two Prison Stocks Soared Around 75% After Trump Win Investor’s Business Daily
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Trump offers Rep. Elise Stefanik role of UN ambassador, sources say CNN. Commentary:
Trump US Ambassador to the United Nations: https://t.co/Ep1SaMb7UH pic.twitter.com/dGEZPSQNCW
— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) November 11, 2024
Senate Shuffle
Elon Musk and Trump Allies Back Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader Newsweek. Commentary:
Rick Scott also called for the U.S. to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which would mean a direct clash with Russia, and said the U.S. shouldn’t rule out sending troops to Ukraine https://t.co/fEr4EsPZ3E pic.twitter.com/r1ZAQ30RiL
— Dave DeCamp (@DecampDave) November 10, 2024
2024 Post Mortems
‘They Blame the People That They Let Down’ Rolling Stone
Obama-Trump vs McCain-Harris Counties Policy Tensor. “The class signal.”
Chartbook 332 The radicalization of Trump’s GOP and the realignment of the American electorate. Adam Tooze, Chartbook
Ding, Dong, the Cult is Dead! Matt Taibbi, Racket News. Commentary:
Yale psychiatrist Amanda Calhoun, a medical doctor and mental health expert, advises MSNBC viewers to break off ties with family members who voted for Trump and refuse to see them on the holidays
— Kevin Bass PhD MS (@kevinnbass) November 9, 2024
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Why Kamala Harris’s Campaign Was Doomed From the Start New York Magazine
Kamala
🇺🇸😳 Kamala Harris’s former communications director proposes that Biden step down within 30 days to allow Kamala to temporarily assume the presidency as a sort of symbolic gesture pic.twitter.com/ncYvdBP2U5
— HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) November 10, 2024
Obama Legacy
Supply Chain
Does All Semiconductor Manufacturing Depend on Spruce Pine Quartz? Construction Physics
AI
AI Thermostats Pitched for Texas Homes to Relieve Stressed Grid Bloomberg
Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world MIT News
The Bezzle
Scam ahead: despite warnings, real estate investors keep getting sucked into Ponzi schemes The Real Deal
Celebrity-backed indoor farming company Bowery closes, lays off workers Agriculture Dive
Guillotine Watch
‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions Grist
Class Warfare
Tenant Union Law Yale Law & Policy Review
Working construction in a housing crisis Canadian Dimension
Memories are not only in the brain, human cell study finds Medical Xpress
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