Think about moving into the silent darkness of a cave, solely to be confronted by the highly effective types of bison, rendered in clay by fingers that lived and breathed 14,000 years in the past.
Deep throughout the Le Tuc d’Audoubert collapse Ariège, France, lies a wide ranging testomony to the… pic.twitter.com/Ss6aMPcxnc
— ArchaeoHistories (@histories_arch) May 10, 2025
He has constructed the world’s smallest Dala horse – can solely be seen below a microscope. TV4 by way of machine translation Background to the Dala Horses. Micael T: “Enjoyable and spectacular however I additionally see the following artwork rip-off after NTFs: Nano-art”
Asians made humanity’s longest prehistoric migration and formed the genetic panorama within the Americas ScienceDaily (Kevin W)
Darkish matter shaped when quick particles slowed down and received heavy, new principle says Dartmouth Faculty
Gateway Books Level Journal. Anthony L: “Nonetheless traumatised from Cat’s Cradle”
All Yesterday’s Events Literary Overview (Anthony L)
The Hobo Handbook The Paris Overview (Anthony L)
FDA Clears First Blood Take a look at for Alzheimer’s Prognosis Medpage Right now
#COVID-19/Pandemic
On cloud 9 after a Covid safer dance get together 🪩 💃 🕺 Clear air, no signs, testing, masks, & carefree enjoyable with supportive buddies. Life is sweet 🥹 #evermaskers pic.twitter.com/32iFEsn48H
— CaliforniaCodes (@CaliforniaCodes) May 16, 2025
Texas’ measles outbreak is beginning to gradual. The U.S. case rely climbs barely to 1,024 instances Related Press
Fast takes: H5N1 in dairy cows and poultry, polio in 5 nations CIDRAP
Local weather/Setting
W.A.S.T.E. Not The Baffler (Anthony L)
Giant Cloud Suggestions Confirms Excessive Local weather Sensitivity James Hansen and Pushker Kharecha
How Local weather Change Is Impacting Folks’s Potential to Have Wholesome Pregnancies Time
Plastic could also be warming the planet greater than we thought Washington Put up
Eurasia Has a Main Methane Downside EurasiaNet
Summer season-like slug of warmth pushes throughout a lot of North America Yale Local weather Connections
China?
Trump to Maintain 30% China Tariffs Via Late 2025, Analysts Say Bloomberg. *Sigh* Bessant stated 30% was the baseline for China.
China Launches First of two,800 Satellites For AI Area Computing Constellation Area Information
India-Pakistan Row
Kashmir: the brand new rallying level for international Islamism Spiked
India
If China can rise, why can’t India? Asia Occasions (Kevin W)
Indian safety forces have killed 31 Maoist rebels in what the nation’s residence minister referred to as the “greatest operation in opposition to Naxalism” Aljazeera
Africa
Ugandan troops breached South Sudan arms embargo, Amnesty Worldwide new report says France24
South of the Border
Stricken Leviathans New Left Overview (Anthony L)
Extortion Gangs Overrun Colombia’s Greatest Oil-Producing Area Bloomberg
European Disunion
Commerce battle, excessive debt, market volatility amongst high dangers for euro zone, ECB says Reuters
they blamed in on Russians – however… pic.twitter.com/wke4KG3cRI
— — GEROMAN — time will inform – 👀 — (@GeromanAT) May 14, 2025
Outdated Blighty
How Starmer careened from honourable left to racist proper Center East Eye (Anthony L)
Israel v. the Resistance
Hear rigorously about what’s occurring in northern Gaza. The scenario is extraordinarily troublesome. The bombing is in every single place. Individuals are evaporating. Get up, world! pic.twitter.com/CiaHKdZsiX
— Khaled Yousry (@KhaledYousry22) May 16, 2025
What an attractive human being. What a righteous spirit. I am all admiration and awe https://t.co/miKTfXgRqX
— Alon Mizrahi (@alon_mizrahi) May 16, 2025
Both the Trump admin scammed Hamas into releasing essentially the most worthwhile captive totally free, or Netanyahu is defying the White Home to indicate he is received the ultimate say on Gaza
Both approach, that is so harmful for prisoner swap/ceasefire negotiations; as Hamas won’t ever belief mediators… https://t.co/l0uANm4qqw
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) May 16, 2025
White Home Engaged on Plan to Ship 1 Million Palestinians to Libya Antiwar.com (Kevin W)
Israeli airstrikes kill a minimum of 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into ‘freedom zone’ Guardian
* * * Israeli military hearth hits UN south Lebanon base for first time since ceasefire Aljazeera
* * * Dimitri Lascaris: The Motive Israel Will Stop To Exist In “My Lifetime” Jarmal Thomas, YouTube
NEWS: Israel trying to impose a full naval blockade on Yemen’s Ansarallah (Houthis), Israeli shops citing navy officers reported after newest assaults.
➤ A senior Israeli navy official instructed Israeli outlet Maariv after the newest assaults: “We attacked targets in… pic.twitter.com/uJFGbkqz77
— Drop Website (@DropSiteNews) May 16, 2025
IDF kilos Houthi ports in Yemen, threatens to kill chief, after missile, drone assaults Occasions of Israel
* * * Trump says Iran has acquired US nuclear proposal Anadolu Company
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
In case you missed it:
One other tidbit from contained in the delegation to our correspondent:
Massive snort from Moscow staff in Istanbul when a Ukrainian claimed Russia was planning to invade Poland in 2030.
Medinsky smirked.
“Let’s not flip these talks right into a fantasy novel.” pic.twitter.com/vqFXNJdQR0
— Margarita Simonyan (@M_Simonyan) May 16, 2025
One other aspect of Russian politics 😂:
Somebody posted this warning on the door of the negotiating room with the Ukrainians in Istanbul:
“Entry is prohibited… We’re holding a gathering with clowns.” pic.twitter.com/EBw8ecq3lv
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) May 16, 2025
“Puzzled” is one in every of my favourite phrases for taking situation with stupidity:
Ukraine confirms that Russia made unacceptable calls for in Istanbul Ukrainska Pravada
Ukraine and Russia agree prisoner-of-war trade after first direct talks in years BBC
* * * Ukraine – Negotiation Failure Plus Different Gadgets Moon of Alabama (Kevin W). IMHO, that is the proper body. The truth that the 2 sides sat down and confirmed that there isn’t any overlap in bargaining positions shouldn’t be depicted as negotiating.
Russia Stands Agency in Istanbul as EU-Cabal Runs Out of Choices Simplicius. Alexander Mercouris, in his discuss on Friday, argued with proof (employees adjustments in Moscow and the composition of the Istanbul negotiating staff) that the navy has insisted on a robust voice in any negotiations
The Odessa Second Scott Ritter
* * * Mark Sleboda: How Lengthy Can Ukraine Survive? The Clock Is Ticking Dialogue Works. Sleboda factors out, as we did on the get-go, factors out Russia can win the battle and lose the peace….because it simply did in Syria.
Russia Guarantees to Double Down if Ukraine Does Not Take the Supply on the Desk Larry Johnson
* * * Financing the Russian Battle Economic system Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (Micael T). With assist from the Kyiv Faculty of Economics
How Ukrainian secret companies discovered traitors in Hungary Vzyglad by way of machine translation. Micael T: “I sit up for the Polish-Ukrainian bunfight.”
Russian-Malaysian talks President of Russia
Massive Brother is Watching You Watch
YouTube and Netflix Deploy AI and Behavioral Monitoring to Intensify Focused Promoting Reclaim the Internet
Imperial Collapse Watch
With Moody’s downgrade, US loses treasured Aaa credit standing Reuters (Kevin W). As is common, the downgrade occurred solely after Mr. Market made the downgrade by way of the sustained enhance in 10 and 30 12 months yields.
America’s Weaponization of Area Continues While NASA Sees Price range Cuts Antiwar.com (Kevin W)
DC military-air site visitors management hotline hasn’t labored for over 3 years Navy Occasions (Kevin W)
No guidelines, no rulers: The unraveling of the outdated world order and the function of Russia RT (Chuck L)
Trump 2.0
Trump Tax Cuts Rejected by Home Panel as GOP Hardliners Dig In Bloomberg
Schumer slams Trump-led offers to promote AI chips to Saudi Arabia, UAE The Hill (Kevin W)
Flatter or confront? How world leaders are coping with Trump Monetary Occasions
* * * Erm, Twitterati level out that the notorious quantity can be the variety of days since 9/11. However the quick removing is a responsible look:
Former FBI Director James Comey’s now-deleted “86 47” social media submit is political speech protected by the First Modification. It neither constitutes a real risk nor deserves federal investigation.
There may be SCOTUS precedent to show it. pic.twitter.com/wU1VSDufF3
— FIRE (@TheFIREorg) May 16, 2025
Versus
James Comey simply issued a name to motion to homicide the President of the USA.
As a former FBI Director and somebody who spent most of his profession prosecuting mobsters and gangsters, he knew precisely what he was doing and have to be held accountable below the total power of the… pic.twitter.com/zvbu5Vf0zg
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) May 16, 2025
* * * “We Research Fascism…We’re Leaving the U.S.”: The NY Occasions Runs Video of Yale Professors Fleeing to Canada Jonathan Turley. ZOMG, Timothy Synder is so rabidly anti-Russia as to commonly resort to fabulism. Good riddance. He’ll discover a glad residence with Banderite lovers like Chrystia Freeland.
* * * Shadow SEC: The PCAOB Ought to Be Fastidiously Reviewed, Not Swiftly Abolished The CLS Blue Sky Weblog. Adrien F:
Dismantling public service and cultivating lawlessness on the high is now a effectively publicized staple of this administration. Abolishing the SEC can be their moist dream however a tad bit too apparent even for them..so let’s begin with abolishing the closest one: the PCAOB.
Right here is the response from my favourite Columbia legislation professor extraordinaire Jack Espresso and others.
Tariffs
Trump’s commerce beef extra with World South than China Asia Occasions (Kevin W). Erm, this can be a stretch. There’s an enormous distinction in typical worth added and product sophistication (even earlier than contemplating the transshipment query). The US, like all colonialists, is completely glad to import commodities and minimally processed merchandise from poor international locations.
Pharmacists Stockpile Most Widespread Medicine on Probability of Focused Trump Tariffs KFF Well being Information
Immigration
Supreme Courtroom blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations CNN
Scholar who earned Ph.D. whereas DHS tried to deport her over minor site visitors violation is granted injunction NBC (Kevin W)
DHS mulls actuality present for immigrants in search of US citizenship The Hill. Oh, in order that they should win gladiatorial battles to show health?
Democrat Demise Want
Unique: Prosecutor’s audio reveals Biden’s reminiscence lapses Axios
Groves of Academe
Monetary Reckoning Hits Universities: Pay Cuts, Layoffs and No Espresso Wall Avenue Journal
Mr. Market Is Moody
A credit score crunch is coming quickly Searching for Alpha
US Spring Homebuying Season Has Its Weakest Begin in 5 Years Bloomberg
AI
Scholar Calls for Tuition Refund After Catching Professor Utilizing ChatGPT Fortune
FBI: US Officers Focused In Voice Deepfake Assaults Since April Bleeping Laptop. Vovan and Lexus present that is overkill.
Households of victims appalled as Boeing appears more likely to keep away from prosecution over 737 Max crashes Guardian
The Bezzle
Feds ask Musk’s automobile firm how its driverless taxis will keep away from inflicting accidents in Texas rollout Related Press (Kevin W)
Class Warfare
The housing market has by no means been this unaffordable in U.S. historical past.
With inflation-adjusted residence costs setting a file over the past three years.
We’re now within the greatest housing bubble of all-time, and the one interval that got here shut was 2006, earlier than the massive crash.
Many… pic.twitter.com/7NqdnYijKJ
— Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) May 15, 2025
Antidote du jour (by way of):
And a bonus:
WE WENT TO THE VET (I TOLD HIM WE WERE GOING TO A PARK) pic.twitter.com/OOEpNn9XH2
— contents that ll heal your melancholy 🌻 (@catshealdeprsn) May 13, 2025
A second bonus:
These birds noticed an individual feed an injured chicken, so all of them began pretending to be injured as effectively. pic.twitter.com/JEXxUuBY0u
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) May 15, 2025
And a 3rd:
The cleanest window of the constructing.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/jRHdOd2cKq
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) May 15, 2025
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
