Wolf Packs: Battle of the Atlantic Big Serge
The CRASH Clock is ticking as satellite congestion in low Earth orbit worsens The Register (Kevin W)
FDA Rarely Forces Companies to Recall Defective Devices: GAO Report ProPublica (Robin K). The approval and safety regime is much weaker for devices than drugs, not that that justifies inaction in cases of demonstrated harm.
Type 5 diabetes: a 70-year perspective and its implications for the Americas Lancet (Robin K)
Can Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Affect Gender Identity? Undark
Primary Care Physician Burnout Highest in US JAMA (Robin K)
#COVID-19/Pandemics
A new Stanford Medicine study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis.https://t.co/wy6QO55HSu
— Stanford Medicine (@StanfordMed) December 12, 2025
When people see a headline like “Covid infection lowers lymphocytes by 30%”, they totally miss what it means.
That 30% is an average.
For some people the drop is small.
For others it is *far larger*.
And that’s why there’s so many problems with secondary infections now.
— tern (@1goodtern) December 12, 2025
Climate/Environment
10 years after the Paris Agreement, we have reached a ‘3-year average global temperature anomaly of +1.5°C in 2 or more datasets’!
And we can’t blame El Niño for this, as ENSO was on average negative during this period.
The Paris Agreement was doomed from the start.. https://t.co/zkGHQJ2f27 pic.twitter.com/7EDurFQgCg
— Leon Simons 🌍 (@LeonSimons8) December 9, 2025
A wind burst forming over remote ocean may affect global weather in 2026 Washington Post
UK stadiums swap beef burgers for wild venison to cut carbon emissions Reuters
Global warming amplifies extreme day-to-day temperature swings, study shows PhysOrg
“It’s a real nightmare”— Spiders are becoming “more angry and aggressive” due to global warming EcoPortal
Scientists find hidden rainfall pattern that could reshape farming ScienceDaily (Kevin W)
China?
Amid record trade surplus, China has a big worry — factory deflation is now in 38th month Firstpost
China Forces Reckoning in Europe as Trade Boom Turns Existential Bloomberg
Mexico imposes tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese goods Financial Times
H200s Sale: China Reacts China Talk
Thailand/Cambodia
Thai PM Tells Trump: Cambodia Must Halt Aggression First for Border Ceasefire to Hold TPN National News
Africa
Over 400 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo as US peace deal falters Aljazeera
Somalia shelling kills dozens of civilians and levels village, residents say Somali Guardian (resilc)
A Russian Expert Shared An Unexpected Assessment Of The Beninese Coup Attempt Andrew Korybko
Nearly 2 million Kenyans face acute food insecurity, Kenya Red Cross warns Capital News
South of the Border
Norway | Protests erupted in rejection of Maria Corina Machado receiving Nobel Peace Prize Defend Democracy
America’s Venezuela Dilemma: Power in Search of Purpose Modern War Monitor
The U.S. Is Preparing to Seize More Tankers Carrying Venezuelan Crude OilPrice
European Disunion
EU ban on combustion engine cars off table, EPP’s Weber says Reuters (Kevin W)
Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf openDemocracy
Police Violence in Berlin London Review of Books (Anthony L)
Hungary: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual USDA. Robin K: “Hungary uses no genetically engineered processes. Another reason Hungary is on the outs with globalized ag. Consider: Bayer’s home is Germany.”
Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years BBC
Greek farmers bring nation to standstill as blockades hit ports, roads and airports Firstpost
Tellus Group: High profits and hungry children Klagget via machine translation (Micael T)
Old Blighty
Last night at the protest in Downing Street, the mother of one of the Filton 24 called for the hunger strike to be called off.
She believes Starmer and Lammy will happily let them die, and she’s probably not wrong. They’ve already shown the lengths they’ll go to for Israel. pic.twitter.com/uRIWcMeMVg
— Wokerati Marty (@WokeratiMarty) December 12, 2025
The UK economy contracted again in October, underscoring fears that Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget has curbed momentum Bloomberg
Farmers and supermarkets worry that extreme weather will stop food getting to consumers The Conversation
The Great British Brain-Drain American Conservative (resilc)
Israel v. The Resistance
الفيديو اليوم بتاريخ اليوم 11.12.2025. غزة وكل خيمها تغرق وتغرق معها أرواحٌ أنهكها عامان من المطاردة بين موت يأتي من السماء وموت يهبط الآن مع المطر.. pic.twitter.com/0c4nPKkMhv
— مُنى حوّا • Muna Hawwa (@MunaHawwa) December 11, 2025
Trump determined to advance Gaza ceasefire deal as Israeli forces dig in CNN
Israel now realizes damage it inflicted to Iran’s ballistic missile program less severe than initially thought Times of Israel
Is New York City’s Police Commissioner Tisch an israeli asset? Sam Husseini
Tony Blair Became a Frequent Visitor to Netanyahu’s Office During the Gaza War Haaretz (resilc)
New Not-So-Cold War
Brussels “Crosses Rubicon” in Final Act of Self-Destruction to Seize Russian Assets Simplicius
The chronology of the dispute over the theft of frozen Russian assets Anti-Spiegel (resilc)
Russia Counters EU Shenanigans To Steal Its Frozen Assets Moon of Alabama (Kevin W). We get a shout out on ISDS
NATO’s Rutte says Europe must prepare for ‘scale of war our grandparents’ endured Politico
The Lancet Commission on the Future of Ukraine’s Health System The Lancet (Robin K)
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S OPEN-AND-SHUT CASE AGAINST RUSSIA IS EMPTY – PART II OF THE TRUTH REVEALED BY THE HUGHES REPORT John Helmer
Prigozhin lives! Events in Ukraine
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
From Madison to Moscow: How VPNs Work and Why Governments (Despite Trying) Can’t Stop Them Reclaim the Net
Imperial Collapse Watch
Important. Do click through. This is an article:
https://t.co/vWLN07swYq
— 🇦🇺Craig Tindale (@ctindale) December 7, 2025
The War Habit David Bromwich, The Point (Anthony L)
The $1.7 Trillion War Budget Matthew Ho (resilc)
Congress ignores public opinion, approves $901 billion military bill Stephen Semler
Swiss Poised To Slash F-35 Order As Costs Mount The War Zone
The US blackmails the International Criminal Court to protect war criminals Council Estate Media (resilc)
If they are not human, we do not have to follow the law Responsible Statecraft (resilc)
Trump 2.0
Briefly: The Fed Trump Proofs Itself Mark Wauck. BWAHAHA.
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction Washington Post. resilc: “Keeping it in a permanently demolished state would be totally appropriate for a wrecked country.”
Murder and Torture, Trumpwise Oliver Boyd-Barrett
Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration Zeteo
Immigration
ICEBlock Creator Sues U.S. Government Over App’s Removal 404 Media
The Lies Americans Tell Themselves to Justify State Violence Against Migrants Zeteo
Healthcare
GOP health care chaos spills into battleground midterm races Politico (Kevin W)
GOP Clown Car
Matt Walsh Responds to Demands to Disavow His Allies, and How to Resolve the Right-Wing Civil War Tucker Carlson
Indiana GOP’s Trump rebuke could lead to temporary redistricting detente Politico
Democrat Death Wish
Democrats think they’ve found their 2026 message — and Miami just backed it up Politco. resilc: “200% fluff/zero substance.”
L’affaire Epstein
Democrats release new Epstein photos showing Trump, Bill Clinton The Hill
Our No Longer Free Press
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Blunt Call for Government By “Independent” Experts Matt Taibbi
Arkansas Public Television Drops PBS New York Times (resilc)
Mr. Market is Moody
Fade the Fed, global rates are heading higher Reuters
AI
OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the Truth Futurism
Beware the debt bomb waiting to bring down AI’s house of cards. Oracle’s high-stakes bet on data centres proves Silicon Valley is in danger of eating itself Telegraph
As AI fever has propelled global stocks to record highs, the data centres needed to power the technology are increasingly being financed with debt, adding to concerns about the risks Reuters
Class Warfare
The bill read $0. She stared at it, certain it was a mistake. Then the words beneath the total sank in: “Minimum: $0. Suggested donation: $12. Pay what you can, or volunteer 30 minutes.”
Four days without a real meal. Four days of gas-station crackers and shame. Now she… pic.twitter.com/IS4qCLAoWZ
— Mr Commonsense (@fopminui) December 12, 2025
Judge Finds Luigi Mangione Too Stunningly Handsome And Gorgeous To Stand Trial Babylon Bee (Li)
Antidote du jour. John U: “Marmot contemplating watermelon snow, Sequoia NP.”
And a bonus (guurst):
This world is so beautiful that sometimes I can hardly believe it exists https://t.co/tMLkIRBOLv
— Violent Aristocrat (@aristomarinetti) December 9, 2025
A second bonus:
ICYMI: This is real courage.
During a massive fire in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines, a woman refused to leave without her dogs.
As flames spread, she climbed onto a ladder, threw each dog down to safety, then hung by her hands from the railing while firefighters climbed up to… pic.twitter.com/unDE6PcyUG
— Tony Lane 🇺🇸 (@TonyLaneNV) December 13, 2025
And a third:
pic.twitter.com/DFrvT6rG8B
— Punch Cat (@PunchingCat) December 11, 2025
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
