Six striking images showcase scientific fieldwork Nature
Climate/Environment
Policy Experts Fear Laxer Climate Rules Could Leave U.S. Markets Open to Greater Volatility Inside Climate News
We’ve really decided to let people gamble on the specific temperature a single city reaches on a daily basis pic.twitter.com/KlBwCvsx59
— Hunter📈🌈📊 (@StatisticUrban) May 13, 2025
Insurers seek to surcharge California homeowners for L.A. County fire costs Los Angeles Times
An L.A. Doctor’s House Burned. Now He Treats the Fires’ Effects in Neighbors. New York Times
Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push ProPublica
Pandemics
“SARS-CoV-2 airborne detection within different departments of a COVID-19 hospital building and evaluation of air cleaners in air viral load reduction” Journal of Aerosol Science. Cleaning the air reduced the viral load in the air of a Covid patient’s room by up to 98.1 %. Rooms with HEPA ventilation had zero virus detected.
Air quality in schools – Why is it being ignored? Teachwire
UK decision not to suppress covid raises questions about medical and scientific advice The BMJ
China?
CAN CHINA “BUY” AMERICA? FIFTY YEARS AGO LAST WEEK THE FORD ADMINISTRATION CREATED THE GOVERNMENT BODY THAT STOPS THAT FROM HAPPENING. Notes on the Crises
Trade truce with China is hailed, but it may not be enough to stop shortages Los Angeles Times
Commentary: Is a US-China trade agreement really possible? Channel News Asia
Amazon And Meta Stock Add To Gains After Trump Slashes Tariffs On ‘De Minimis’ China Shipments Investors Business Daily
Prof. Wang Jisi on Trump and US Foreign Policy (Part 1) Sinification. “When it comes to international affairs, I have so far seen no evidence that Trump is following any kind of plan, or indeed that he actually has one.”
US warns that using Huawei AI chip ‘anywhere’ breaks its rules Business Times
US Navy wants sea-launched nuke missiles to hold China at bay Asia Times
Taiwan is playing with darkness by abandoning nuclear power Intellinews
India – Pakistan War
The hyphen hovers over India India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
🇮🇳🇫🇷 India’s Rafale supplier Dassault Aviation crashed -9.48% in 5 days.
🇵🇰🇨🇳 Pakistan’s J-10C supplier Avic Chengdu Aircraft soared +61.65% in the same period. pic.twitter.com/YoPPsLcWEv
— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 12, 2025
PM Modi Elaborates on S-400 Missile System’s Importance For India’s Air Defence: Why They Matter Now More Than Ever Military Watch
Old Blighty
Palantir’s NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals Democracy for Sale
Medhurst Case: Test of a Turning Tide on Gaza Consortium News
European Disunion
Pfizergate: Commission broke transparency rules over von der Leyen texts, court rules Euractiv
Syraqistan
Breaking News
Israeli military shot and killed 12 yo Mohammed Bardawil, a key eyewitness in our paramedic massacre investigation.
Mohammed was the sole surviving witness to the presence of Major Nikolai Ashurov & Israeli tanks during the execution of UN staff member Mr Shatout https://t.co/AaqU66ug5k pic.twitter.com/sF34tDDUmp
— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) May 13, 2025
IOF massacre at Gaza hospital leaves at least 28 killed, 70 injured Al Mayadeen
In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation New York Times
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Israel Is Blocking Medical Care for Syrians in Newly Occupied Area of Golan Heights Drop Site
Trump says he will order removal of all US sanctions on Syria Anadolu Agency
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Trump signs ‘largest arms deal in history,’ secures $600bn Saudi investment pledge The Cradle
US Hypocrisy on Terrorism Reaches New Heights, While Trump Signals a Welcomed Shift in US Foreign Policy Larry Johnson
The insane, demagogic incoherence of Trump and the Trump administration keeps everyone guessing. A scam for all seasons. https://t.co/hgHr4TlauL
— Dan Kervick (@DanMKervick) May 13, 2025
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US renews pressure on Iran with China oil sanctions Mehr
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Exclusive: Houthi ceasefire followed US intel showing militants sought off-ramp Reuters
F-35 Had To Maneuver To Evade Houthi Surface-To-Air Missile: U.S. Official The War Zone
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Pro-Kurdish party seeks ‘confidence-building measures’ from Ankara as PKK disbands Turkish Minute
In Kurdish peace moves, expect ailing founder Ocalan to get Turkish Riviera house arrest and “Real PKK” splinter to emerge, says analyst Intellinews
New Not-So-Cold War
Trump envoys Witkoff and Kellogg to go to Turkey for Russia-Ukraine talks, sources say Reuters
Kremlin confirms delegation will attend Istanbul peace talks — Lavrov, Ushakov will likely represent Russia Kyiv Independent
EU to intensify sanctions on Russia after ceasefire calls ignored Euractiv
European economist says Russia’s economy is strained due to the Ukraine war and sanctions ABC News
Brief report from the front, May 13, 2025 Marat Khairullin Substack
Russia sentences former oligarch over $300 million theft RT
How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nazis (Part 1) Azov Lobby Blog
South of the Border
China offers Latin America and the Caribbean billions in bid to rival US influence Reuters
Spook Country
Tulsi Gabbard fires ‘deep state’ heads of security council who oppose Trump Daily Mail
“Liberation Day”
Big winners in China-US tariff truce: supply chain managers using FTZ’s to build stocks, buy time Inside China / Business
Uncertainty Of Future Tariffs Continues To Hamstring Economy Moon of Alabama
Geonomics, nationalism and trade Michael Roberts’ Blog
Trump 2.0
Qatar’s $400M jet for Trump is a gold-plated security nightmare The Register
Qatar Airways to announce major purchase from Boeing during Trump’s visit The Hill
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Trump Talks About Prices. Lina Khan is Lowering Them The Economic Populist
Does Trumpism Have A Future? Unpopular Front
MAHA
Lysenkoism 2.0 and the dismantling of the NIH Science-Based Medicine. Well worth a read.
RFK Jr. is full of crap HEATED
Experts warn Congress cuts to addiction funding will mean more overdose deaths NPR
Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism AP
GOP Funhouse
House panel releases sweeping GOP tax bill The Hill
Republicans Aim To Enshrine Rental Price-Fixing The Lever. See NC here.
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill 404 Media
Democrats en déshabillé
How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump New Yorker.Commentary:
Ass-covering in the finest tradition of our media-political class. Like media placing all blame for Iraq War WMD lies on Dubya while claiming they, the brave incorruptible media who sold us Dubya’s/Biden’s lies, were victims rather than agents of DC lies.https://t.co/O3vNtWrudv
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 13, 2025
Chuck Schumer says he’ll obstruct Trump’s justice department picks over Qatar jet gift The Guardian
Immigration
Upping Pressure on Supreme Court, Judge Approves Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Expel Migrants Common Dreams
Federal grand jury indicts Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in ICE case Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Pentagon spent at least $21 million on flights to Guantanamo, which currently holds 32 migrants NBC News
The Libertarian Tech Bros’ Weird, Dystopian Plan for Guantánamo Bay The New Republic
Trump revives the use of #Guantanamo to hold migrants. 37 arrived today to add to 32 already held. I guess he’s interested in Gitmo again because he’s frustrated that the courts are thwarting his use of the mega-Guantanamo in El Salvador to randomly send migrants on a 1-way trip. pic.twitter.com/c8bZCpEZqF
— Andy Worthington (@GuantanamoAndy) May 13, 2025
Police State Watch
Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics User Mag
Blitzscaling for tyrants Programmable Mutter
Boosting ICE budgets is bipartisan Polygraph
AI
Audible is giving publishers AI tools to quickly make more audiobooks The Verge
Healthcare?
UnitedHealth Hits Panic Button: Ex-CEO Hemsley Reinstalled Amid Tumult HEALTH CARE un-covered
Imperial Collapse Watch
FAA launches Newark airport task force with Verizon, L3Harris executives CNBC
America’s Great Brain Drain Dissident Voice
Fire the Generals Ken Klippenstein
The Bezzle
Small-time Trump coin buyers have seen their investments collapse WaPo
Class Warfare
Warehouse Workers Who Ship NYC’s Luxury Fashion Brands Are Unionizing Labor Notes
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