Worm reproduces by injecting sperm into its personal head ABC Australia. Anthony L: “Previous, however offers a complete new that means to “‘dickhead’”
World’s largest crocodile in captivity dies BBC (Robin Okay)
Meta’s Plan For Nuclear-Powered AI Knowledge Centre Thwarted By Uncommon Bees Monetary Occasions
Israeli, Tajik Archaeologists Show Early Human Presence in Central Asia Haaretz (Robin Okay)
Nietzsche’s Debt to Zoroastrianism: How a Cultural Collision Contributed to Additionally Sprach Zarathustra Journal of the Historical past of Concepts Weblog (Anthony L)
Spa Proprietor Accused of Performing Hundreds of Faux Botox Injections Gizmodo (Dr. Kevin)
Local weather/Surroundings
New Research Suggests Oceans Take in Extra CO2 Than Beforehand Thought ScienceTech Every day
Ethiopia bans imports of gas-powered non-public autos, however the change to electrical is a bumpy experience Related Press
World’s largest transformer maker warns of provide crunch Monetary Occasions
L.A. County Sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola Over Their Position within the Plastic Air pollution Disaster Los Angeles Occasions
Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops seek for extra flood victims in Valencia 9 Information (Kevin W)
China?
China and Europe’s EV battle simply stepped up a notch Enterprise Insider
Swiss college’s not-so-neutral coverage to limit functions from Chinese language college students South China Morning Publish (Anthony L)
China’s Ministry of State Safety publicizes gallium smuggling case, calling greater vigilance towards espionage actions International Occasions
Africa
Botswana’s beautiful election upset places elites on discover Accountable Statecraft
South of the Border
Mexico Determined to Take Out the Heads of Drug Cartels. It Proved to Be a Harmful Technique
Haaretz (Robin Okay)Ecuador lives by way of per week of blackouts, protests and lengthy vacation Prensa Latina
Cuba Might Face A Full Collapse Of Its Energy Grid as Monetary Disaster Continues to Spiral Latin Occasions
European Disunion
BALKAN BLOG: What went incorrect for the EU in Georgia’s and Moldova’s elections? BNE
Previous Blighty
Britain’s automobile finance fiasco dangers crashing the economic system Telegraph
Hundreds of blue-clad protesters be part of London march for clear water Guardian
Israel v. The Resistance
Whole northern Gaza inhabitants ‘at imminent threat’ of dying, UNICEF head says Washington Publish
LIVE: Israel bombs Syria, assaults Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital once more Aljazeera
Faux doc scandal reveals Israeli efforts to undermine ceasefire talks Mondoweiss
“The thought that we may finish the bloodshed with out doing justice to the (Palestinians) isn’t solely malicious, however a harmful phantasm. The “peace course of” is making an attempt to do exactly that… That’s the reason I’m towards it.”
In late 1994 a younger Israeli anarchist named Yossi Wolfson… pic.twitter.com/CT0bbO3f4X
— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) November 4, 2024
Whole Palestinian households, no survivors, are being worn out in northern Gaza and erased from the civil registry. The “Generals Plan” of depopulation by way of extermination. https://t.co/ObIQH1hA3r
— Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) November 5, 2024
* * * Israel points 7,000 draft notices for ultra-Orthodox Jews Anadolu Company
* * * From a couple of days in the past, nonetheless germane:
Al Akhbar:
○ Washington and the US Embassy in Lebanon didn’t permit Iraqi Airways to land at Beirut airport and set up an air bridge to offer assist for the displaced, insisting that the help should move by way of Jordan for inspection first.
○ Washington additionally threatened to… pic.twitter.com/CNWHcvCNV5
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) November 2, 2024
The Ditch goes to court docket The Ditch (John B). The reason for motion: “FedEx continues to deliver munitions to Israel by way of Irish sovereign airspace illegally.”
B-52s in Qatar — What’s the Pentagon Considering? Larry Johnson
* * * Turkey strikes to shut Palestine loophole to finish commerce with Israel Center East Eye. However we nonetheless have the elephant within the room of oil transit.
New Not-So-Chilly Conflict
Ukraine faces hardest winter but as vitality shortages loom Politico
Will NATO’s robotic weapons fend off Russia? Baltic leaders hope so The Occasions
Individuals’s Liberation Military [of China] brass in Russia a day after Chinese language Premier Li Qiang met Vladimir Putin at Kremlin South China Morning Publish
NATO intends to battle ‘defensive battles’ 1000’s of miles from its territory — Lavrov TASS
Hat tip Alex Christoforu. However no affirmation by way of an web search:
Guidelines primarily based order at its best. Sanctions do not apply to the US:
US Treasury Division is now authorising monetary transactions with a number of Russian banks.
That is to allow the acquisition of renewables, oil, petroleum merchandise, pure fuel, coal, timber and Uranium.
— The Sirius Report (@thesiriusreport) November 4, 2024
Syraqistan
The story we’re publishing at this time is one you actually need to learn to imagine. It’s concerning the U.S. function in fomenting authoritarianism in Pakistan, however extra broadly about the way in which establishments just like the New York Occasions deal with the scourge of antisemitism solely as a weapon to wield towards…
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) November 3, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
“Anwar: I rejected US name to not be pleasant with Russia”.
“I replied, ‘That’s your concern; don’t instruct us. We’re an impartial, sovereign nation; we make selections for our folks and our nation’,” he stated to Anthony Blinken. https://t.co/NnBT2ofEQZ
— Warwick Powell | 鲍韶山 (@baoshaoshan) November 5, 2024
Trump
GOP primed to again Trump if he contests election The Hill
The potential coup coordination planning group right here known as State Democracy Defenders Motion. State AGs ought to maintain a detailed eye on this group over the subsequent 2 months, as they’re doing what Bidenworld State AGs went after Trumpworld for allegedly doing in 2020 however 100x worse. https://t.co/ErXW05Bl8g pic.twitter.com/hQbLYZMLy8
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) November 3, 2024
⛔️No RFK Jr—The CDC lists water fluoridation as considered one of 10 nice public well being achievements of twentieth century, beneficial by almost all public well being, medical organizations, together with Am Dental Affiliation, Am Academy of Pediatrics, U.S. Public Well being Service, and the WHO. pic.twitter.com/kI02FPuUVS
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 4, 2024
2024
The place it would rain on Election Day Politico
Florida polls will open at 7am tomorrow.
Fortunately for everyone – we’re gonna get to observe the GOP surge in realtime AND if there may be any Democrat “surge.”
Would be the first check as as to whether this perception that GOP used up its ammo earlier than Election Day is true.
FL isn’t…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 4, 2024
America’s reckoning: will gender determine the US election? Monetary Occasions
Prime Democratic strategist Jim Messina calling early voting numbers “scary” on MSNBC “is the largest indication we’ve seen that the early vote is an issue for” Kamala Harris, says @MarkHalperin. Messina’s feedback are “brutal honesty. Have a look at each main city heart within the swing… pic.twitter.com/iXEa027m17
— 2WAY (@2waytvapp) November 4, 2024
However Trump is flagging within the shut: Mark Halperin Declares ‘Drained’ Trump Misplaced Momentum, Calls Rally In Pennsylvania ‘One of many Worst Occasions I’ve Ever Seen Him Maintain’ Mediate
Washington Braces for Potential Unrest With New Fences Encircling White Home and Harris Residence Sputnik (Kevin W)
The People Prepping for a Second Civil Conflict New Yorker (Kevin W)
Pennsylvania election officers weigh in on challenges to 4,300 mail poll functions Related Press (furzy)
Trump or Harris? Whoever wins will face a shift in energy within the world economic system Guardian
With Oil Costs Weak, OPEC+ Postpones Will increase Once more New York Occasions
Mr. Market Ought to Be Extra Nervous
From Britain to France to the US, we could also be headed for a brand new monetary disaster Telegraph
Workplace CMBS Delinquency Charge Spikes to 9.4%, Highest Since Worst Months after the Monetary Disaster Wolf Richter
AI
AI will kill writing – scientist RT (Robin Okay)
The Bezzle
Intel could be too large to fail — Washington policymakers are already discussing potential options if the chipmaker can’t recuperate Tom’s {Hardware}
As I perceive it, manufacturing of the cheaper Imaginative and prescient Professional has been delayed past 2027 for some time now. This implies Apple’s solely new head-mounted show system in 2025 would be the Imaginative and prescient Professional with an upgraded M5 processor.
I believe what actually drove Apple to delay the cheaper…
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) November 3, 2024
Class Warfare
Insurers on excessive alert for strikes, riots and civil commotion dangers InsuranceERM
Boeing Machinists approve new contract, ending strike Seattle Occasions
Unemployed Gen Zers are having to show down work as a result of they will’t afford the commute and uniform, report reveals Fortune (Kevin W)
The Mysterious Charges Inflating Your Grocery Invoice Indignant Bear
Antidote du jour (Mike Okay):
And a bonus (Chuck L):
I will prevent, my buddy..🐘🥺😊❤️ pic.twitter.com/6PYleEovD0
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) November 3, 2024
A second bonus (katiebird):
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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) October 19, 2024
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