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How did 81-1 longshot Wealthy Strike win the Kentucky Derby? Watch this StarTribune (Chuck L). Time was nonetheless fairly quick, within the high 50 for the Derby traditionally. I observed even within the NBC video (admittedly on a second viewing) that the jockey actually needed to maneuver Wealthy Strike on the high of the house stretch round a horse on the within. This video reveals him nearly forcing his means between two horses a bit earlier. Nonetheless, Wealthy Strike deserves full marks for having fairly a kick within the final furlong.
Election 2022: Canines at polling stations BBC (David L)
Minnesota briefs: First wolf pups of the season tagged by Voyageurs researchers StarTribune (Chuck L)
Thousands and thousands of ‘Child Blue Eyes’ Bloom in This Breathtaking Japanese Park Every Yr MyModernMet (David L)
NASA Releases Ridiculously Sharp Webb House Telescope Photographs Gizmodo. Kevin W: “Take a look at the earlier than & after photographs.”
When Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King jammed blues for an inspiring session FarOut Journal (David L)
The Dutch Tax Authority Was Felled by AI—What Comes Subsequent? SpectrumIEEE (David L)
Child meals and autism — do the lawsuits and web claims have advantage? Skeptical Raptor (furzy)
Garbology: spot patterns in individuals’s waste BBC (Dr. Kevin)
Paging Dr. Ultrasound McGill (resilc)
It’s Not Too Late. You Can Increase Your Brainpower at Any Age. ConsumerReports (David L)
#COVID-19
Science/Medication
TLDR:
-SARS-CoV-2 shuts down host MHC-1 to evade CD8+ T cells
-this does not differ between variants (pre-omicron)
-A number of viral genes accountable (so redundancy in-built)
-variant evolution towards larger suppression of innate immune responses slightly than CD8 T cell evasion https://t.co/kgFnyAkdAT— Dr. Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) May 7, 2022
Transmission of infectious SARS-CoV-2 by way of fomites is feasible however unlikely to happen in real-life situations, research concludes Information-medical.web (Kevin W)
Local weather/Surroundings
Coral reefs present gorgeous photographs of a world below assault Related Press (furzy)
Fertilizer turning Europe’s farms into huge reservoirs of microplastics New Atlas (David L)
Previous Blighty
Authorities threatening to ditch Northern Eire protocol until EU backs down Impartial (Kevin W)
Boris Johnson to power by way of new anti-protest curbs in Queen’s speech Guardian (Kevin W)
Labour will get a bloody nostril in Tower Hamlets Counterfire (J-LS)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka PM resigns, Rajapaksa household residence burnt down amid clashes: 10 factors Hindustan Occasions (J-LS)
Dictator’s son a front-runner as Filipinos elect subsequent chief Related Press (Kevin W)
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
Delusional interpretations on either side of the Russia-West divide Gilbert Doctorow
Kissinger, chief US warmaker & regime changer for half a century, has misplaced confidence the US will win its battle with Russia; has “no judgement” how Putin thinks; proposes “the choice of getting a special strategy”. https://t.co/ADOFnPCnwj pic.twitter.com/vz3tdepkJs
— Dances_with_Bears (@bears_with) May 10, 2022
Leaks elevate concern Ukraine will spill into US-Russia proxy battle The Hill. I can’t even…
Fee weighs joint borrowing for Ukraine Politico (Kevin W). Be aware this comes regardless of proof of but extra looting, like troopers not being paid, households not getting loss of life advantages.
EU drops plans to ban delivery Russian crude in face of opposition Monetary Occasions
However Macron, EU to Push Orban to Drop Veto Menace on Russian Oil Ban Bloomberg
* * * Ukraine Alone Makes Biden The Worst US President In A Lengthy Time Caitlin Johnstone (David L)
In shift, Democrats de-link Ukraine assist from COVID-19 cash The Hill. And now $40 billion:
Democrats need to elevate Biden’s Ukraine assist to almost $40 Billion Accountable Statecraft. Resilc:
All the State and International Operations spending invoice for the present finances yr is $56.1 billion, only a smidge increased than what Congress could decide to addressing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in just below eight weeks.
I can be voting for one Inexperienced anti battle IS senate candidate in NC
* * * CIA INEPTITUDE, RUSSIAN CAULDRONS AND THE UKRAINIAN MAFIA Larry Johnson (guurst)
* * * Vladimir Putin Deal with to Victory Parade on Crimson Sq. – Might 9, 2022 – English Subtitles YouTube. Brief, however in case you are impatient, transcript right here.
Putin’s calm, restrained Victory Day speech ‘left room for negotiations’ International Occasions. Misses that the Donbass forces = DNR and LNR militias plus Chechens, with common Russian military artillery assist. Within the speech, Putin acknowledged the Donbass militias and apparently some members have been current.
March of the Immortal Regiment, St Petersburg, 2022: Impressions of a Participant Gilbert Doctorow. Learn to the tip.
Sky Information Stops Interview With Russian Diplomat Over Point out of Zelensky Posting SS Image Sputnik. Rev Kev noticed the clip which has apparently been yanked since. But it surely nonetheless lives on Twitter:
Unbelievable—Sky Information host asks Russian Deputy UN Rep Dmitry Polyanskiy concerning the British Protection Secretary evaluating Russian troops to nazis, then CUTS HIM OFF after he pulls out a pill and reveals the viewers Zelensky’s Instagram submit of an SS totenkopf-wearing Ukrainian soldier pic.twitter.com/gYKhTkANtt
— Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) May 9, 2022
Be aware that Dmitry Polyanskiy within the clip above mentions a Might 9 45 minute video by Scott Ritter on Finland. After I went trying on YouTube, all I might discover is what seems to be like a hoisting/republication:
Scott Ritter – Ukraine, Finland and Nato, a Warning to the Folks of Finland . The YouTube search outcomes say on the high: “These outcomes could also be new or altering rapidly.” I’ve seen that in Google searches solely when an article or submit has been yanked not too long ago. I imagine the explanation PayPal demonetized MintPress and Consortium Information was that each gave Ritter plenty of play (for MintNews, a number of vids, for Consortium Information, each unique articles and IIRC, at the least one interview on CNLive!). There’s a extremely distrubing must-listen part on the F-35A beginning at 41:00. Oh, per Glen in Water Cooler, seems unique vid is on Bitchute.
Syraqistan
Dubai official criticizes ‘silly’ US invoice that targets OPEC nations The Cradle (guurst). We now have misplaced our minds.
Saudi Arabia flexing its geopolitical oil energy Asia Occasions
Incorrect to the Core: The Supreme Courtroom of Israel’s Ruling on Masafer Yatta Verfassungsblog (guurst)
Imperial Collapse Watch
William Astore, Should the U.S. Be Concerned in Each Battle? TomDispatch
A Marine’s Story: Phil Klay’s Reminiscences and Recommendation for a Nation Nonetheless Reeling from Afghanistan and Iraq Washington Month-to-month (resilc)
US Navy Stonewalls Congress In Working Ship Studies qCaptain (guurst). Subhead:
The US Navy has used a path of misinformation to stonewall Congress and divert funding from working ships to naval aviation and costly/horny warships just like the failed USS Zumwalt.
Why America is shedding the ‘battle by different means’ regardless of Massive Tech, Hollywood and delicate power-Opinion Information Firstpost (J-LS)
Trump
The Shocking Backstory of How the Steele File Was Created Wall Road Journal or https://archive.ph/9wF7B#selection-109.0-1095.24
Florida tilts towards Trump amid inhabitants progress The Hill
The Supremes
There are unconfirmed reviews {that a} Supreme Courtroom justice needed to flee his residence in mild of the draft Roe v. Wade opinion Politico (furzy)
The Roe opinion and the case towards the Supreme Courtroom of america Vox
John Roberts Shedding Inner Supreme Courtroom Political Battles With Proper Wing Esquire (furzy)
These Texas DAs Will Refuse to Prosecute Girls if “Roe” Is Overturned Nation
Scooping the Supreme Courtroom New Yorker (furzy)
The Fall of ‘Roe’ Would Put Massive Tech in a Bind Wired (Dr. Kevin). Gee, they could must make it potential to choose out of geolocating? However what about all these NSA/FBI again doorways?
The Actual Origins of the Spiritual Proper Politico (furzy). Confirms my pet thesis, of organized feminists within the Nineteen Seventies being responsible of not nailing down key rights, notably to abortions, after they had the wind of their sails.
NYC’s Jewish museum bans DeSantis for having fallacious opinions New York Submit (furzy)
How Ron DeSantis is following in Viktor Orbán’s footsteps Vox (resilc)
Our No Longer Free Press
A Republican state senator’s marketing campaign mentioned the media wasn’t allowed at their political rally. So @KyungLahCNN rented a lodge room to document the occasion from the balcony. pic.twitter.com/Hi4dzaGaYW
— CNN (@CNN) May 9, 2022
Police State Watch
U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are instructing tons of of cops Reuters. Resilc: “Shocked! Shocked I’m.”
Villages Instructed to Evacuate as New Mexico Wildfire Pushes North US Information (David L)
Double Down! Doomberg. On MicroStrategy.
A Higher Globalization Would possibly Rise from Hyper-Globalization’s Ashes Undertaking Syndicate (David L)
Fed Warns of Worsening Market Liquidity in Stability Report Bloomberg. Gee, ya assume?
Class Warfare
Web Suppliers Decide to Low-Earnings Broadband Program Below Infrastructure Regulation Wall Road Journal. The truth that that is taking place solely now….after distant education throughout Covid lockdowns, is a shame.
Nurses will not be OK: Why they’re quitting their jobs, and what it means for the way forward for healthcare Grid Information (resilc)
Antidote du jour (Cliff V):
And a bonus. Robert H is a giant fan of this cat, which I take to be a younger Maine Coon.
See yesterday’s Antidote du Jour and Hyperlinks right here.
