Links 05/06/2023 | naked capitalism

Inside the fight to save a beleaguered butterfly high country news

A four-year-old climbs 52-foot-high walls, her mom says she’s just “going for it.” FOX

Neighbors uncover mystery case of New Jersey pasta dump NBC

Climate

Conclusion: AI is booming — and so is its carbon footprint bloomberg

Changes in digital behavior could cut carbon emissions: study Anadolu Agency

The dark lands of the Amazon contribute to the introduction of tree species into ecological reforestation. The boundaries of soil science. A must read for soil lovers.

#COVID-19

WHO declares end of global health emergency caused by COVID-19 STAT. Still not sleeping

WHO emergency has worked so hard to extend and institutionalize….

Disease experts warn White House of potential micromicron wave of disease Vapo

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Rochelle Walensky of CDC resigns, citing transition from pandemic AP White House statement. A successor has not been named. Strange. In any case, good riddance. Meanwhile, the CDC remains committed to the “only wax” beat:

And speaking of testing –

FDA warns thousands of COVID tests recalled due to risk of bacterial contamination msn

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is down, doctor. Shah could be next in line RGMO. Shah can be an improvement:

Or not-

The truth about Nirav Shah that the Maine media never told you Main Wire. Right, but documented. Discouraging.

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CDC is changing the way it monitors COVID-19 in the US Los Angeles Times:

New cases of the pandemic virus that has caused 1.1 million deaths in the United States and 6.9 million deaths worldwide will eventually be combined with influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and other infections that can cause pneumonia and death in people.

The CDC will continue to be able to alert communities to coronavirus outbreaks through ongoing monitoring of emergency room visits, COVID-19 hospital admissions, and monitoring of wastewater from local wastewater treatment plants. Reliable mortality statistics from COVID-19 will lag behind other data.

[Nirav D. Shah, the CDC’s principal deputy director] said the CDC plan would give a picture of the pandemic virus that is “superior” to the data it collects on influenza and RSV. However, . And the data that will be posted will be collected and updated less frequently.

It was a clever trick to present everything as a “personal risk assessment” and then deprive us of the data we need to do so. And Shah seems to have agreed to this.

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Intrahost evolution ensures continued emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants Virology. From the Abstract:[W]It is estimated that in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, multiple mutation variants can appear locally in as little as 1 month, even in patients without overt immunodeficiency. Follow-up by sequencing of patients with persistent virus shedding, patients with suspected re-infection, and patients with compromised immune function could be of great public health benefit.”

Deep phenotyping of neurological post-acute consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection Neurology (RS). From the discussion: “This comprehensive analysis of a small group of patients with neuro-PASC revealed a disabling but difficult to describe syndrome that develops even after relatively mild COVID-19. A common symptom is memory impairment. Microsmia was common, although none of our patients had anosmia. CSF analysis showed immunological disorders. The strengths of our study are the study-based assessment of a relatively homogeneous cohort, including advanced CSF analysis, imaging, and autonomic testing. Clinically, our cohort had symptoms similar to those described in reports from larger cohorts and surveys, with fatigue and cognitive impairment being the most common and debilitating symptoms, with a high incidence of psychological symptoms and significant adverse effects on quality of life.” Press release.

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Anti-mask scammer targets germ theory:

China?

Europe will be the real battleground in the US-China Cold War South China Morning Post

Leading Chinese digital banks report more bad loans but higher returns Kaisin Global

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein denies low prices due to forced labor Asia Channel News

India

Appeals to ‘chief heating officers’, contingency plans for deadly heat wave India Channel News in Asia

What the US-China Chip War Means for India The rest of the world

The dangers of new multilateralism Business standard

U.S., Saudi Arabia welcome start of direct talks between Sudanese belligerents Anadolu Agency

Dear old Blighty

Schedule of events for the coronation of the British King Charles III France24

The power behind the throne political

Pouted, slapped London Review of Books. Still German as of 2017.

New not-so-cold war

Prigozhin said that Wagner fighters would leave Bakhmut to “lick our wounds” Asia channel news. I don’t know what Prigogine is doing (or accepting). At a minimum, his machinations are bad for business. Maybe oligarchs shouldn’t run armies, even private ones?

The Chechen leader said that his militants are ready to replace the Wagner group with “cannon fodder” in Bakhmut Ukrainian truth

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Russia’s blocking of US-supplied missile systems complicates Ukraine’s military operations CNN

Ukraine’s air war heats up Foreign policy

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Neocon propaganda crushed! Anywhere in ISW, Hagan’s nest.

Their democracy:


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Russia says it has billions of Indian rupees it can’t use Bloomberg. As predicted by Eve…

Pollution reveals what Russian statistics hide: industrial decline WSJ

Bipolar order? New left view. Application of dietary hermeneutics…

“Almost a third of the global economy is now under sanctions” Moon of Alabama

south of the border

Former Mexican president turned out to be a CIA agent Orinoco Tribune

Biden administration

Biden appoints Nira Tanden as his domestic policy adviser political

Biden says he’s not yet ready to apply the 14th Amendment to avoid default Reuters

Supreme

Clarence Thomas Promises to Accept a Code of Ethics at a Reasonable Price Onion

Capitol Capitol

What does the rebellious conspiracy mean in Jan. 6 cases AP

Baaad Banks

The SEC is checking First Republic Bank executives for insider trading, Bloomberg reports. Reuters (Resilc).

‘No one wants to be short’ over the weekend is the mantra driving the bank’s rally bloomberg

Did short sellers sell bank shares? Group Demands SEC Investigate Marketplace

Reverse ATMs accept bills and dispense cards as stores move to cashless payments axioms The beauty is that there is some unused money left on the card after the user has thrown it away…

Digital clock

Will AI be the next McKinsey? New Yorker

The creator of the legendary horror manga is a little worried about artificial intelligence Kotaku Koloda: “Legendary horror manga creator is a little worried about AI art.” i don’t know Art of AI has a very high base level of creepiness right out of the box.

Google plans to make search more “personal” with AI chat and video clips WSJ. Deck: “The changes aim to answer queries that cannot be easily answered with the traditional ’10 Blue Links’ web results. It’s been a long time since 10 blue links. Then I could find things.

class war

Locate the Writers Guild picket line near you payday report

Kill OSHA: Then shoot, stab, choke and drown the agency Closed space. More Lauper Bright Enterprises vs. Raimondo.

The problem is not “corporations”. this is capitalism Carl Badger

How to win at cards and in life, according to poker superstar with autism VaPo. Sloika, all about personal risk assessment….

Antidote for the dayway):

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