The Evolutionary Reasons We Are Drawn to Horror Movies and Haunted Houses Scientific American
Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime University of Washington
The Crawling Dead: 6 creatures that are actually real-life zombies ZME Science
World’s smallest particle accelerator is 54 million times smaller than the Large Hadron Collider — and it works Space
Climate/Environment
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEOLIBERAL IMAGINATION Law and Political Economy Project
Designing Climate Adaptations for People, Not Profit Atmos
The legal Atlantic fishery that still sparks violence The Narwhal
A NEW REPORT COMPILES YEARS OF DATA ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FRACKING The Allegheny Front
Water
Dangerous invasive species are colonizing aquatic plastic debris Interesting Engineering
#COVID-19
Chronic absenteeism in schools doubles since before pandemic, dragging down test scores The Hill. Not only doesn’t mention long Covid or health impacts of Covid due to a lack of public health policy, but it blames limited protection measures and “overly cautious” parents for the absenteeism.
Syraqistan
Israel threatens to bomb hospital housing thousands of displaced, injured Gazans The Cradle
Israel-Palestine war: Gaza’s civil defence forced to leave hundreds of victims under rubble Middle East Eye
While Biden shamefully disputes death toll of the mass slaughter in Gaza, Israeli media is proudly displaying the tally as “terrorists we eliminated” https://t.co/rjznknEuvv
— Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) October 29, 2023
Thousands of Palestinians who broke into UN food warehouses in the besieged Gaza Strip are ‘scared, frustrated and desperate’ after 3 weeks of war, says director of UN Palestinian refugee agency ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/DXYTFGmUSc
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 29, 2023
Like its allies in ISIS, #JSIL (the Jewish State in Israel and the Levant) is working to eradicate Christianity in the Middle East https://t.co/xzT68NpMav
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) October 29, 2023
RSF video investigation into the death of Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon: the journalists’ vehicle was explicitly targeted Reporters Without Borders
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Israel pounds Gaza with U.S. “heavy” bunker-busting bombs. Erdogan speaks of a Cross vs Crescent war Gilbert Doctorow
World Plummets into Eschatological Frenzy: Unraveling the Implications Simplicius the Thinker
US sends forces to Jordan amid buildup in “defense of Israel” Electronic Intifada
Pure madness.This is not for Hamas, they will go for Iran.They just need to invent a reason, then they will have to get us to swallow it, to pay for it, to die for it. pic.twitter.com/juJw9hQdqu
— Angelo Giuliano (@Angelo4justice3) October 29, 2023
Israel strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket barrage The Jerusalem Post
Canada urges its citizens in Lebanon to leave while they still can as Israel-Hamas war escalates CBC
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US looks isolated after opposing UN resolution on Gaza truce The Guardian
India’s solidarity with Israel is untenable Indian Punchline
UN General Assembly resolution reflects strong call for Gaza ceasefire: Chinese ambassador to UN Global Times
Looks like the game plan is to use charges of antisemitism to discredit any Russia and China peace efforts:
As China Looks to Broker Gaza Peace, Antisemitism Surges Online New York Times
Pro-Palestine crowd storms Russia’s Dagestan to protest flight from Israel Al Jazeera
Dagestan Telegram channel that incited antisemitic mobs is linked to Ilya Ponomarev, Russian anti-Kremlin exile in Kyiv who has worked closely with Ukraine’s military-intel on destabilization ops in Russia (e.g., neo-Nazi Russian Volunteer Corps attacks)https://t.co/PRVrD91Ssc
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) October 29, 2023
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I am finding it hard to put into words. It is not just the knowledge of deliberate mass death and atrocities being committed: it is the realisation that our goverments are brazenly, proudly, supporting it.Switzerland cancelled funding for human right NGOs last week ffs.2/
— @jksteinberger.bsky.social (@JKSteinberger) October 29, 2023
India
The Three Criminal Law Bills: Using Criminal Law to Establish Permanent Extra-Constitutional Emergency Powers The Wire
China?
Is China Killing Its Fledgling Golden Geese? The Diplomat
China’s economy not all doom and gloom, say academics at FutureChina forum Straits Times
China’s Sept industrial profits extend gains helped by policy support Reuters
Xi stresses Party’s leadership over trade unions, mobilizing workers to participate in national rejuvenation Xinhua
China Strike Map China Labor Bulletin
European Disunion
Orbán opposes the EU’s €50-billion support plan for Ukraine, while Fico raises corruption concerns Euronews
Revealed: EU’s plan to sex up the European Parliament Politico EU
Polish PM accuses EU of “unacceptable blackmail” over unblocking funds for new government Notes from Poland
New Not-So-Cold War
Moscow reveals details of Ukrainian attack on nuclear power plant RT
Mike Johnson: Aid for Israel, But Not Ukraine, Is a ‘Pressing, Urgent Need’ Rolling Stone
Apparently sanctions on Russian cash moving into Europe don’t actually work. That’s nice to know as I look at my energy bill. ???? pic.twitter.com/HTpU13or97
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) October 29, 2023
South of the Border
Argentina Realigned New Left Review
B-a-a-a-a-d Banks
Bad loans are becoming a real problem for regional banks yahoo! Finance
Immigration
Hochul extends state of emergency over migrant crisis Washington Examiner
New York Asylum Office Rejects Valid Asylum Seekers Just to Save Time Documented
Our immigration policy is causing a child labor epidemic Victoria Advocate
Tensions rise between new and established migrants The Hill
2024
Biden’s Primary Challenges Are Much More Serious Than DC Insiders Think The Nation
Top Democrats plead with party: Stop looking for a Biden alternative CNN
Biden will be the nominee, but Newsom is the one actually running for president The Hill
You speak of wars as though you know them personally. You do not.
The day you do is the day you’ll realize you’ve been wrong on most issues, especially Ukraine.
Stop promoting something you don’t understand and start promoting how we can fix America first.
Endless wars cost… https://t.co/djM2DNc7mM
— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) October 29, 2023
Trump
Jack Smith’s War on Free Speech: Attorney General Garland Should Rein in His Special Counsel Jonathan Turley
Healthcare
U.S. cancer patients face nationwide shortages of life-saving chemo drugs as ‘race to the bottom’ makes their production unprofitable Fortune
Abortion
Why a Texas Panhandle city hit pause on a proposed abortion “travel ban” — for now Texas Tribune
Police State Watch
San Diego Mayor, Police Chief Claim City’s Surveillance Oversight Law Is Just ‘Obstruction’ Techdirt
Our Famously Free Press
Why PBS Is Full Of… Andrei Martyanov
Gunz
Maine police were alerted weeks ago about shooter’s threats Associated Press
Groves of Academe
“Shit For Brains” – Leon Cooperman Chastises Students Protesting Israel, Cuts Columbia Funding The Deep Dive
Book Nook
The Emptiness Of Literature Written For The Market NOEMA
TECH GUY SAYS BOOKS WILL BE REPLACED BY AI-POWERED “THUNKS” Futurism
Guillotine Watch
What is Prenuvo? How an MRI became a luxury status symbol Fast Company
Class Warfare
Strikes hit U.S. and Europe as workers worry about job security Nikkei Asia
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