Behold: The 62,000-mile-tall ‘plasma waterfall’ that gushed from the sun scientific alert
Climate/Environment
Record sea level rise seen off Gulf Coast and East Coast as waters warm New Orleans Times-Picayune
Banks say they are acting on the climate, but continue to finance the expansion of fossil fuels Internal Weather News
This IMF staff note on adaptation is really something. I would paraphrase:
1/ It’s probably like doing what is done in slightly warmer places.
2/ It is like “any other social challenge that requires technological diffusion, innovation and behavior change” pic.twitter.com/XsIVxxfuDV—Kate Mackenzie (@kmac) April 15, 2023
Water
What could the Colorado River shutoffs mean for states and their water supplies? nbc news
Phoenix hopes to turn wastewater into drinking water by 2030 AZFamily
The elephant on the banks of the Colorado River Kickback. Arizona vs. the Navajo Nation.
#COVID-19
this headline does an incredible, almost poetic, job of demonstrating how liberalism addresses almost every crisis through recognition while institutionalizing denial pic.twitter.com/z544zztkjx
— socialism or barbarism (@JoyAndDefiance) April 16, 2023
COVID-19 strikes again: accelerating dementia in the most vulnerable SciTechDaily (N-Mark)
Poor sleep after hospitalization for COVID: breathlessness is part of the equation Med Page today
Our current plan: there is none. https://t.co/vZxGVJlX8P
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) April 17, 2023
bird flu
Avian flu sample from a Chilean man showed some signs of adaptation to mammals New York Times
Old Blighty
Rishi Sunak faces investigation by ethics watchdog over budget ‘benefit’ for his wife’s childcare agency the independent
Tenants unions are successfully resisting evictions across the UK the Canary
Porcelain?
China Initiates ‘Surgical’ Retaliation Against Foreign Companies After US-Led Tech Blockade FOOT
Taiwan to buy 400 US anti-ship missiles to repel China in major escalation of World War 3 daily express
G7 diplomats discuss Chinese military threats to Taiwan at Japan summit Axios
China relationship will be determined by Beijing’s behaviour, says EU policy chief Reuters
DR Congo to audit and review ‘unfair’ Chinese mining contracts devspeech
France Seeks To Reassure Taiwan Over Macron’s Controversial Comments France24
European disunity
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Macron’s Europe Consortium News
Does Europe need to divide? dismantle
Thousands of people protest against the Czech government in Prague AFP
Slovakia ignores EU warning and bans grain imports from Ukraine FOOT
new not so cold war
Vast fields of fresh Ukrainian graves. https://t.co/ipHmU22CRH
— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) April 17, 2023
Defense official confirms leak: US smart bombs are failing in Ukraine Antimilitarist
Slovakia transfers entire fleet of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets to Ukraine Air Force Technology
USAID to invest millions to boost Ukraine’s aid management oversight npr
Sweden begins biggest war games in 25 years involving 14 countries Al Mayadeen
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US growing anxiety as Russia survives attrition by NATO as a whole Al Mayadeen
Russia the titan of mining and minerals of the future smartnews
The Leaker affair
Snowden and Texeira: ten years of disaster craig murray
The press is now also the police Matt Taibbi, racket news
south of the border
Colombia’s FARC rebel faction is ready for “peace talks” al jazeera
syriaquistan
Palestinian President Abbas visits Saudi Arabia to “strengthen” relations Al-Monitor
Iran invites Saudi king to visit Tehran The cradle
Canada
Federal workers will strike on Wednesday if the union and the government do not reach an agreement CTV News
bad banks
‘Full of inaccuracies’: Schwab rejects post-SVB concerns american banker
Biden Administration
Biden’s ultimatum in Northern Ireland appears doomed political
Resolution by Rep. Gaetz would have Biden reveal the number of US troops in Ukraine Antimilitarist
Realignment and legitimacy
The era of the job crisis harper’s
republican clown car
‘Good luck’: GOPer Senate doubts Kevin McCarthy’s plan to cut food assistance for millions AlterNet
McCarthy promises a vote on raising the one-year debt limit, without clear support from the GOP CNBC
democrats en déshabille
Hochul Supreme Court pick represented Chevron in climate case against Steven Donziger New York focus
the supreme
US Supreme Court empowers bids to curb authority of federal agencies Reuters
Police State Surveillance
A war crimes team investigated the Portland police. The results are damning Rolling Stone
Digital clock
BACKGROUND CHECKS ‘DIGITAL PUNISHMENT’ INDUSTRY PROFITS, DESPITE FAULTY DATA The appeal
Academy Groves
Chris Hedges: Take back our universities from the corporate bureaucrats scheerpost
crapification
“America is too big for railroads” and yet we literally had it. Almost everything we advocate is a restoration. pic.twitter.com/zSLxKPaUE1
— Hayden Clarkin (@the_transit_guy) April 16, 2023
the class struggle
LEAKED AUDIO: CDC urges doctors not to test residents of East Palestine for cancer-causing vinyl chloride. Residents are testing positive anyway News of the coup
Many older Americans have not saved anything for retirement Bloomberg
Writers Union members overwhelmingly approve strike authorization vote at 97.85% the envelope
USW Calls on Paper Industry to Institute Safety Measures Against Deadly Fungal Infections united steelworkers
Scoop: Wells Fargo leaders privately express increased concern that a years-long effort to unionize bank employees could soon start scoring victories, and have made plans to spend millions to address “pain points” that may drive unionization. https://t.co/7bkhyIJG99
— Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) April 17, 2023
Businesses that win local government contracts could pay their workers LESS money, according to a measure that just surfaced in the Florida House of Representatives three weeks into this year’s legislative session.
—Jason Garcia (@Jason_Garcia) April 16, 2023
AI
Is the IRS with your refund? No, it’s a ChatGPT scam political
The photographer admits that the award-winning image was generated by AI The Guardian
the bezzle
Mission Accomplished: Shaquille O’Neal Finally Received Class Action Documents Deserter
SpaceX cancels the first space launch of the giant rocket Starship due to a fuel problem space.com
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