Links 04/02/2023 | naked capitalism
What is the name of the group of pandas? It’s amazingly difficult ZME Science
Imperial Fed phenomenal world
Helen Keller was one of the great American socialists. Jacobin
Climate/environment
How to keep migratory birds away from a giant toxic lake? high country news
Bayer is suing four Missouri farmers for illegally spraying dicamba, preserving and replanting seeds from the company’s genetically modified crops. Explore the Midwest
Water
Drought or no drought? California left in turmoil after record-breaking winter flood The keeper
Venice is saved! Woe to Venice. New York Times
#COVID-19
NIH Proposed Long-Term Exercise Trials for COVID Raise Alarm Nature
COVID-19 AWARENESS WEEK 2023 CovidAwareness.org
in Syracuse
Israeli Netanyahu has become persona non grata in Washington. Al-Monitor
Thousands protest in Israel despite pause in judicial reform Al Jazeera
Israel protests: “Democracy” in the apartheid regime? Liberation News
US Navy Expands Carrier Strike Group Deployment After Attacks in Syria Cradle
Old Blighty
UK ‘smoke and mirror’ economic crime plan without new funding The keeper
Colonial roots of the Metropolitan Police Red pepper
India
A tense lull reigns in 4 Indian states after two days of communal riots. Anadolu Agency
Beauty France
Pension riot in France: a view from Marseille canary
What is the problem with pensions? Blog by Michael Roberts. And not only in France.
China?
How IMF aid is changing Sri Lanka’s foreign policy Himal in South Asia
China and the developing world Consortium news
European disconnect
Federal government: climate course remains bone of contention in traffic light coalition News in Germany
The German e-fuel fetish is not new. Just ask the Fuhrer. EU policy
New not-so-cold war
Cheerleading against goosebumps: what will the upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive bring? Gilbert Doctorow
British Challenger tanks arrive in Donbass with depleted uranium shells. Is this a war crime? BNE Intellinews
Did the Russian Kinzhal missile destroy the “NATO command center” in Ukraine? Newsweek
Greek Pronews writes about the attack of the hypersonic “Dagger” on the underground NATO command post near Lvov:
“The terrifying strike of the Russian hypersonic missile “Kinzhal” at a depth of 130 meters on the NATO command center in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/tTcYIl75d0
— Trollstoy (@Trollstoy88) March 31, 2023
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The court placed Metropolitan Pavel under house arrest for 2 months Ukrainian truth
Zelensky imposed sanctions on the Hero of Ukraine RT
Russian presidency in the UN Security Council is absurd, Zelensky said France24
Global Network intends to sue Wagner as a “terrorist” organization Al Jazeera
Senior EU official speaks of ‘real discrepancy’ between Georgian rhetoric and reality on accession BNE Intellinews
Georgia belongs to the European Union, German Foreign Minister says Reuters
Baaad Banks
Opinion: “Most of the US banks are technically close to insolvency, and hundreds are already completely insolvent,” Roubini says. Project Syndicate
These are the top US banks by uninsured deposit ratio – and why you shouldn’t panic if you see your bank listed Yahoo! Finance
Biden administration
Biden administration lenient on Medicare Advantage insurers after intense industry lobbying STAT news
2024
‘That pussy got caught’: Stormy Daniels speaks out after Trump accusation shared dreams
Trump still well ahead of DeSantis and Haley after indictment: Poll Hill
Trump’s campaign claims to have raised more than $4 million in 24 hours since the indictment. NBC News
‘Back to 1902’: Virginia governor reinstates lifetime ban on voting Bolt Mage
RussiaGate
Craig Murray: yet defunct Vulkan leaks Consortium news
democrats in deshabil
Bullet train in California delayed due to flooding and storm Fresno Bee
Groves of the Academy
University of Michigan sues alumni union over strike, negotiations continue Bridge Michigan
Imperial crumbling clock
Hypersonic failure in the United States revealed a glaring weakness Asia Times
Supply chain
Global food supply risks rise as key traders leave Russia economic times
US share of world wheat production reaches record low in 2022 Explore the Midwest
Norfolk South Chemical Bomb
CDC team investigating health effects of Ohio train derailment falls ill during investigation CNN
Our famous free press
Trump-supporting Twitter troll found guilty of spreading misinformation about 2016 vote Forbes
Guillotine clock
When a 9-year-old girl didn’t want her goat to be slaughtered, county fair officials sent deputies after her. Los Angeles Times
class war
Chartbook 207 Trillion Dollar Rebalancing: A New Macro-Financial Environment? Adam Tooze, Chartbook
Starbucks has fired an employee responsible for fueling the Starbucks Workers United union campaign. CNBC
Food arrears skyrocketed after the end of universal free meals. How are the states of the Midwest reacting? Gather Public Media
Franchise owners collude to cut wages for Minnesota workers Minnesota reformer
A random check of the homeless in Nebraska’s fastest growing county left the task force astonished. Nebraska Examiner
Housing for “families” or corporate rental? 48 hills. San Francisco
sports table
This is a big win. More about their historic contract:https://t.co/dIsXC4PFNR
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 31, 2023
Technology
Everyday is now April Fool’s Day Vice
These Angry Dutch Farmers Really Hate Microsoft Wired
Flickr to copyleft trolls: drop dead Cory Doctorow, pluralist
I just watched the future of supermarket shopping and I can escape to the mountains ZDNET
Antidote for the dayway):
See yesterday’s links and Antidote du Jour Here.