Shipwrecks are acting as a hidden refuge for marine species to thrive Interesting Engineering
Energized shoppers break one-day holiday sales record CNN
SCIENTISTS SAY THERE MAY BE LIFE UNDER MERCURY’S SALT GLACIERS Futurism
Moon’s scientifically important sites could be ‘lost forever’ in mining rush Science
Climate/Environment
Mining stakes claim on salmon futures as glaciers retreat Science
Oil and gas giants to cash in on climate crisis they helped cause: Melting ice exposes new petroleum reservoirs in the Arctic worth $7TRILLION – in what is being dubbed a ‘modern day gold rush’ Daily Mail
A rush for Lithium in Africa risks fuelling corruption and failing citizens Global Witness
Corruption can increase environmental efficiency and improve economy in developing countries, study argues Phys.org
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Set to Be the Largest Since Deepwater Horizon OilPrice
#COVID-19
Over half the people who get COVID have lingering symptoms after 3 years, new study finds Fox News
Mycoplasma Likely Main Culprit Of Outbreak Of Pediatric Cases Of Pneumonia Worldwide Forbes
Old Blighty
How the UK arms the occupation and genocidal war in Gaza Red Pepper
Labour Internationalism pic.twitter.com/r24SYnFQD5
— ashok kumar 🇵🇸 (@broseph_stalin) November 25, 2023
The Lucky Country
Who are the Five Eyes loyal to? Pearls and Irritations
O Canada
Media Holocaust Revisionism After Canada’s Standing Ovation for an SS Vet FAIR
The Hofmann Wobble Harper’s. “Wikipedia and the problem of historical memory.”
La belle France
Making Migrants Disappear The Baffler
India
India rescuers hit snags in two-week bid to free 41 tunnel workers Channel News Asia
India’s BRICS quandary deepens Indian Punchline
European Disunion
EU looks to convince countries to invest in crisis management force, top military chief says Euractiv. The EU’s subordination to NATO in a nutshell. The NATO model is based on the availability of 300,000 personnel while the EU struggles to raise 5,000.
Brussels wants to beat the Pentagon at its own game on arms sales Politico EU. Von der Leyen’s European Commission continues to “study” the issue.
European Security Transformed Royal United Services Institute. “One thing is certain: Europe’s security transformation is far from over.”
The U.S. Has Its Eyes on Expanding NATO Into North Macedonia and Is Quietly Expanding Its Influence in the Country—to the Detriment of the Population Covert Action Magazine
Syraqistan
A ‘temporary ceasefire’ means realizing how much we’ve lost Mondoweiss
Two Palestinian killed, seven injured by Israeli forces in West Bank Al Arabiya. No ceasefire in the West Bank.
42 Palestinians Killed in Seven Weeks: A Visit to a West Bank City That Has Become a Firing Zone Haaretz
Thousands protest in front of Netanyahu’s residence Roya News
Israel’s ‘thought police’ law ramps up dangers for Palestinian social media users +972 Magazine
Few Options In Wake of the Al-Shifa Débacle, the War Lengthens and Widens Alastair Crooke, Al Mayadeen
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Israel’s liberal use of large US-made bombs accounts for the high civilian casualty toll in Gaza, military experts say: ‘It’s beyond anything that I’ve seen in my career’ Business Insider
Biden endorses Israel’s war to ‘eliminate’ Gaza Aaron Mate
Biden Moves to Lift Restrictions on ALL U.S. Weapons to Israel Ken Klippenstein
An open letter to Joe Biden Peter Dimock, The Floutist
“Rape as a Weapon of War” is in WashPost headline today https://t.co/FehdHrJGRc. Rape is also the ULTIMATE WEAPON OF PROPAGANDA. CNN, others chime in. US media have launched full-court press to “justify” Biden’s support for resuming “humanitarian genocide” Tues UNLESS WE STOP IT.
— Ray McGovern (@raymcgovern) November 25, 2023
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Israeli-owned Ship Attacked by Suspected Iranian Drone in Indian Ocean, U.S. Official Says Haaretz
Iran’s Other Willing Accomplice: The European Union The Gatestone Institute. The neocons demand the EU further isolate itself.
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say patrol hit by Israeli fire Al Jazeera
Our National Disgrace in Iraq and Syria The American Conservative
China?
Chinese envoy calls for intergovernmental talks to address AUKUS-related risks Xinhua
Now is the time for Japan to join AUKUS East Asia Forum
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China wielding ‘bargaining power’ with Russia over Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline South China Morning Post
Is China-Russia cooperation in the Arctic a double-edged sword for Beijing? South China Morning Post
Russia and China planning ‘underwater tunnel’ to Crimea: Ukraine Times of India
New Not-So-Cold War
SITREP 11/25/23: Major Avdeevka Breakthroughs as NATO Plans Forever War Simplicius the Thinker
Its Official – U.S. & UK Pressed Ukraine To Reject Peace Deal With Russia Moon of Alabama
Moscow reacts to ex-Soviet state adopting EU sanctions RT. Moldova.
What Russian talk shows are discussing: NATO General Harald Kujat‘s interview and ‘Bild’ exposé on suing for peace Gilbert Doctorow
That is why we will not only continue our support for Ukraine, but also increase it,” Baerbock said at the Green Party conference in Karlsruhe.
— Sprinter Monitor (@SpriterMonitor1) November 25, 2023
Azerbaijan is massing Soviet-era aircraft to bait Armenian air defences Aerospace Intelligence
Political analyst Farhad Mammadov on the tension between Azerbaijan and the US JAM News
Imperial Collapse Watch
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures Military.com
Serious Syphilitic Uveitis Cases Almost Tripled Over 10-Year Period MedPage Today
Delay of eye drop recall highlights FDA’s impotence on the issue STAT
2024
Do Young Voters Actually Prefer Trump to Biden? New York Mag
Biden loyalists rally around president after former Obama adviser’s warnings Washington Examiner
Poll: Hilary Clinton among top picks if Biden does not run in 2024 WION
Kamala Harris v. Gavin Newsom: The Coming Democratic Civil War The Messenger
GOP Clown Car
George Santos says he’ll treat expulsion as a ‘badge of honor’ as he claims his colleagues are drunkenly having sex with lobbyists ‘every night’ Business Insider
Our Famously Free Press
CNN anchor claims Gaza is in Israel Electronic Intifada
At least 57 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war Committee to Protect Journalists. “The deadliest month for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.”
AI
Elon Musk warns ‘something scared’ OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever as CEO Sam Altman’s return fails to answer key questions Fortune
The Week When AI Got High on Its Own Supply Gizmodo
Tech
The Eyes on the Board Act Is Yet Another Misguided Attempt to Limit Social Media for Teens Electronic Frontier Foundation
China Tried to Keep Kids Off Social Media. Now the Elderly Are Hooked Wired
‘Straight through the bushes’: Google Maps misleads Californians into the desert during dust storm SF Gate
The Bezzle
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao urges judge to let him leave the U.S. before sentencing—after the DOJ scrambles to stop him Fortune
Class Warfare
American Borrowers Are Getting Closer to Maxing Out WSJ
U.S. Poverty is More Entrenched Than Ever Counterpunch
The moral injury of having your work enshittified Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
Does studying economics make you selfish? Southern Economic Journal
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