Links 11/12/2024 | naked capitalism – Maryland Digital News

Convulsing cat in Thai TV show sparks abuse concerns BBC 🙁

Masters of Horror and Magic American Scholar (Anthony L)

Punctuation is dead because the iPhone keyboard killed it Android Authority

Order Title: Amending Over-the-Counter Monograph M012: Cold, Cough, Allergy, Bronchodilator, and Antiasthmatic Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use FDA. Bob H: “FDA begins its (slow) move against phenylephrine.”

California Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public Health Officials KFF Health News. I find the discussion of the dengue vaccine to be a bit nuts. This is an FDA issue, not a pharma issue. Those up to 60 can get a two-shot vaccination here even though dengue is not all that prevalent. The only reason for the age cap is that it wasn’t tested on people older than that (Yours truly got her US MD to Rx it, so I was able to get it administered. Medical arbitrage!). It’s a live virus vaccine, so also provides a general immune system boost. The chestnut that dengue is more dangerous to children is also questionable given outcomes in Taiwan, where everyone born since 1940 is considered to be dengue-naive:

Since 1990, dengue cases and deaths have increased disproportionately among adults >50 years of age compared with children <15 years of age, in whom the number and proportion of cases and, especially, deaths, have declined

Climate/Environment

World close to 1.5C warming limit according to new pre-industrial temperature estimate ABC Australia (Kevin W)

Extreme weather cost $2tn globally over past decade, report finds Guardian

Indonesia’s Small Islands Pay the Price for Nickel Mining China Global South

Windfall profits from oil and gas could cover climate payments, says study PhysOrg

China?

China, US militaries hold fresh talks to manage risks as South China Sea tensions grow South China Morning Post

China Approaches Record $1 Trillion Trade Surplus to World’s Ire Bloomberg

Africa

Putin offers African countries Russia’s ‘total support’ BBC

Egypt struggles with influx of 1.2 million Sudanese refugees Sudan Tribune

Moroccan Foreign Minister warns of Algeria’s intent to escalate conflict Yibalidi

European Disunion

The collapse of Germany’s government will delight Trump – and his European friends Guardian

The fall of the Berlin Wall: how West Germany colonised East Germany Thomas Faz

French farmers threaten to block rail freight service Rail Freight

Israel v. The Resistance

This is a video of me burying my 11 cousins. During the genocide in, the act of burial has become a painful experience that has lost all its traditional meaning. we are forced to quickly bury our loved ones in makeshift graves. Important customs like communal mourning, prayers,… pic.twitter.com/3WUESgrjuo

— حسام شبات (@HossamShabat) November 10, 2024

🚨In #Gaza, we carry the lifeless bodies of children, who sleep and never wake up. Israel ends their lives in a single moment, just like that‼️ pic.twitter.com/5N500Eu1Cc

— Nour Naim| نُور (@NourNaim88) November 11, 2024

Live: Israel misses US deadline to boost Gaza aid, aid groups say Middle East Eye. Quelle surprise!

Contrast the story above with what Israelis are being told: Ministers approve steps to alleviate Gaza humanitarian crisis ahead of US deadline Jerusalem Post

More embarrassment for Sky News, western media as Qatari govt busts fake news Janta Ka Reporter. WTF? The lead story in the pink paper that Qatar had kicked Hamas leaders out of Qatar leave was fake, and corrections were suppressed.

Perhaps the fake news was to cover for this? Qatar halts Israel-Gaza ceasefire mediation over lack of ‘good faith’ Guardian

Not new to most NC readers but further confirmation useful: Viral video reveals Israeli hooligans attacked Dutch police while instigating Amsterdam unrest Grayzone (Kevin W)

The Eurocentric Colonialism of ‘Israel’ Should Never, Ever Have Been Created Orinoco Tribune (Robin K)

Iraqi Airspace Closure to Enemies Discussed in Iran Tasnim

Not Israel related but of note:

Iran enforces rolling power blackouts as fuel shortages bite Financial Times

New Not-So-Cold War

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron pledge ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine Financial Times (Kevin W)

WaPo Putin-Trump call claim ‘pure fiction’ – Kremlin RT (Kevin W)

SITREP 11/11/24: Ukraine Scrambles for Diplomacy as Clock Winds Down on New Russian Offensive Simplicius. Note Mercouris had a section on Monday where he strongly disagreed that the current regime in Kiev was showing any interest in diplomacy.

Absolutely extraordinary “saying the quiet part out loud” moment. Remember Thierry Breton, who until recently was one of the top EU officials?

He just admitted on French TV that before Trump’s election, in the EU institutions they had “absolutely no right to speak” about… pic.twitter.com/QBpPZBNsps

— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) November 11, 2024

Imperial Collapse Watch

NATO’s 2% military spending target no longer sufficient, German foreign minister says Anadolu Agency

Russia, India are early birds as Pax Americana is ending Indian Punchline

Trump, Xi and Putin: a dysfunctional love triangle with stakes of global significance The Conversation (Kevin W). Aside from ignoring a direct Kremlin denial of a story based on claims by anons (and Alex Christoforu itemized at the top of his talk Monday why the story on its face was dodgy), the personalization and sexualization undermine any pretense of objectivity.

Trump 2.0

Warmongers Predictably Slated for Trump Administration Sam Husseini

We Will Avoid War with Russia and China, But Iran is Still on the Table Larry Johnson

But: Trump Is Set to Elevate China Hawks, Deepening Beijing Rift Bloomberg

Trump expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state, sources say Reuters

Trump picks Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser CBS News (Kevin W)

Trump’s military “purge” and next defense secretary Ken Klipperstein

More commentary on this story which broke yesterday:

🚨🇺🇸 Trump could not make a WORSE PICK for UN Ambassador.

Elise Stefanik is a HARDCORE ZIONIST who wants WAR with IRAN.

She’s such a DEEP STATER, she called NATO’s proxy war in Ukraine: “PUTIN’S GENOCIDE.”

What happened to “no neocons” @DonaldJTrumpJr? pic.twitter.com/w8bZ8SD6dE

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) November 11, 2024

Congress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Enemies Intercept

Trump ‘border czar’ says administration will conduct workplace immigration raids The Hill

Trump says Senate GOP leader candidates must agree to recess appointments The Hill

Republican Euphoria Punctured by Tough Math in the House Wall Street Journal

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Donald J. Trump Boston Review. Anthony L: “Boston Review has a breakdown.”

2024 Post Mortem

Harris falls short with female voters, stunning Democrats The Hill

Patrick Lawrence: Notes of a Non-Voter Scheerpost (Anthony L)

Mr. Market Is Schizophrenic

Trump will unleash a stock market boom – then an almighty bust Telegraph

We May Not Get Our Recession until the AI Spending Bubble Implodes Wolf Richter

Inflation worries seep back into US bond market Financial Times

Trump has promised lower interest rates. That will be largely out of his control NBC

Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’ Makes History As First AI-Assisted Song To Earn Grammy Nomination Billboard

The Bezzle

Bitcoin surges above record $81,000 as Elon Musk warns of ‘financial emergency’ Independent

Q: Is JPMorgan Overinflated? Chris Whalen. Whalen is the real deal among bank analysts.

Class Warfare

The dislocation between the PMC and the rest of the working class – Part 1 Bill Mitchell

World Food Price Index Hits 18-Month High on Production Concerns Bloomberg

Antidote du jour. mgl: “Springtime in Wanganui park, NZ!”