Tapping Into the Sweetness of Spring Barn Raiser
The prehistoric psychopath Works in Progress. “Life in the state of nature was less violent than you might think. Most of our ancestors avoided conflict. But this made them vulnerable to a few psychopaths.”
Wall Street is hungry for loans. Enter: burrito bonds Semafor
How to Watch the Partial Solar Eclipse on March 29 and Spot the Unique ‘Devil Horns’ Gizmodo
Climate/Environment
A Toxic Business: On America’s Practice of Shipping Its Trash to the Global South Lit Hub
Pandemics
HHS Closing Long COVID Office MedPage Today
People in the U.S. are accumulating repeat Covid infections on a linear trend.
We should be funding more research on Covid prevention and Long COVID diagnostics and treatments — not slashing funds arbitrarily. pic.twitter.com/CopisV9OiA
— Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) March 25, 2025
We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything? Big Issue
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Just let the bird flu run its course, these crazy cats say Art Cullen’s Notebook. A view from Iowa.
Africa
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger withdraw from International Organization of La Francophonie Peoples Dispatch
India
Exclusive-India eyes tariff cut on $23 billion of US imports, to shield $66 billion in exports, sources say Reuters
Trump, ‘birthright citizenship’ and the Gulf model India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
Japan
Court orders dissolution of Unification Church in Japan Japan Today
China?
Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers in U.S. Reuters. Based on yet-to-be published research from a senior analyst on emerging threats with the neocon think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Trump 2.0 and China – the real situation of the U.S. economy MR Online
Commerce Further Restricts China’s Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Capabilities Bureau of Industry and Security (press release)
Incomplete Report on US Military Activities in South China Sea in 2024 Pekingnology
US, Philippine troops launch land-defense drills amid rising tensions with China Stars and Stripes
Philippine Defense Chief Calls for Stronger South China Sea Presence Ahead of SECDEF Hegseth Visit USNI News
Philippines’ self-perception of ‘strategic importance’ reveals unrealistic miscalculation Global Times
Old Blighty
BREAKING: another £1.6 BILLION of DWP cuts could be coming as Reeves messed up her figures The Canary
Starmer’s Thatcherite Economics Craig Murray
Syraqistan
Oscar Winning Director Attacked By Israeli Settlers and Apprehended by IDF Scheerpost
MUST SEE: Journalist @samhusseini presses US State Dept spokesperson Tammy Bruce about Israeli nukes, noting that JFK was pushing for inspections just before he was assassinated.
“Every president since has adopted Israel’s policy of refusing to acknowledge the existence of… pic.twitter.com/iLzy0az0Ev
— Decensored News (@decensorednews) March 25, 2025
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Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego Garcia The War Zone
▶️ Iran’s IRGC unveils a new underground ‘missile base’ spanning dozens of kilometers of tunnels.
Follow: pic.twitter.com/rsB3vpXGgN
— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) March 25, 2025
Iran’s rial plunges past 1 million per dollar in record drop Iran International
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Egypt could lose economic aid if it refuses Trump’s Gaza plan: report The New Arab
US has given Syria a list of demands for sanction relief, sources say Reuters
Which US puppet will lead Lebanon’s financial reconstruction? The Cradle
European Disunion
JD Vance will join wife on Greenland trip amid backlash BBC
TNT ammunition depot in Czechia explodes Bne Intellinews
European Peace Project Thomas Fazi
New Not-So-Cold War
Outcomes of the United States and Russia Expert Groups On the Black Sea The White House
Outcomes of the United States and Ukraine Expert Groups On the Black Sea The White House
Ball in US’ Court on Ukraine: Trump Will Have to Force Ukraine to Fall In Line or Quit the Fight Sputnik
About A Bone. Andrei Martyanov (video)
Zelenskyy says US offered Ukraine new version of mineral agreement Anadolu Agency
Mending Russia–US ties, EU undermining Trump, and Ukraine–Greenland parallels: Key points from Lavrov interview RT
South of the Border
Trump Lashes Out at Venezuela Again: 25% Tariffs on Those Who Purchase Oil & Gas; Venezuela Responds Orinoco Tribune
OFAC Extends Chevron Wind-Down Deadline for Operations in Venezuela Orinoco Tribune
Trump 2.0
Trump-backed crypto bank joins stablecoin wars with new dollar-pegged token CNBC
This is the biggest financial corruption scandal in presidential history btw. If scandals were still a thing. Nothing else comes close.
— Jacob Silverman (@SilvermanJacob) March 25, 2025
Before resigning, top prosecutor drafted letter to Bondi in last-ditch bid to salvage Eric Adams case Politico
DOGE
Treasury Plans ‘Substantial’ Layoffs as Part of Musk’s DOGE Push Bloomberg
Judge halts DOGE’s union personal data grab at OPM, Treasury, Education The Register
DOGE cuts to Social Security staff and services sends benefits system into chaos WSWS
‘A Small Group of People Wanted to Do Away With Social Security From the Beginning’ FAIR
Why DOGE and MAGA Aren’t Matter and Antimatter Postliberal Order
Buying the vote Musk Watch
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FBI puts together Tesla task force as counter-protest violence ramps up Electrek
Tesla announces launch in Saudi Arabia Electrek
Democrats en Déshabillé
Tlaib: Democrats Rage Over Yemen Strike Leak, But Not at the Strike Itself Truthout
The AOC Train Wreck is Coming, and it’s Going to Be Spectacular Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
How to delete your 23andMe data The Verge
Police State Watch
The new fascism: Israel is the template for Trump and Europe’s war on freedom Jonathan Cook
NEW: The Trump administration is moving to deport a 21-year-old Columbia senior originally from South Korea who has lived here on a green card since she was 7 years old — because of her minor involvement in pro-Palestinian protests.
They sent FEDERAL AGENTS to hunt her down. pic.twitter.com/rnxDD5ldaV
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) March 24, 2025
Is it safe to travel with your phone right now? The Verge
Under Pressure From Trump, ICE Is Pushing Legal Boundaries ProPublica
Healthcare?
What Medicaid Cuts Would Mean for Disabled People and Homecare Workers Workday Magazine
Shrink Greed, Not Medicaid: Why Cutting Care for 20 Million Is Wrong for America HEALTH CARE un-covered
AI
Alibaba’s Tsai Warns of ‘Bubble’ in AI Data Center Buildout Bloomberg
SOMETHING BIZARRE IS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WHO USE CHATGPT A LOT Futurism
Boeing
Trial ordered in criminal case against Boeing stemming from MAX crashes Seattle Times
Groves of Academe
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian
USC calls for hiring freeze, austerity efforts amid budget woes and Trump investigations Los Angeles Times
How to Use Endowments to Protect University Missions LPE Project
Imperial Collapse Watch
Waltz’s future in doubt following accidental war plan leak Politico
“That’s what we’re trying to figure out.”
Waltz is hunting for the person who deviously put Jeffrey Goldberg’s phone number into his phone pic.twitter.com/kAfj6smDDa
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) March 25, 2025
Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers NPR
Signal head defends messaging app’s security after US war plan leak Reuters
It Wasn’t a Leak, It was a Devious “Charlie Foxtrot” Larry Johnson, Sonar21
Alternative theories:
⁉️ Chat Room Leak, or Deliberate Misdirection?
I’ve just read some of the details of the “chat room leak” of a discussion between Trump admin principals regarding strikes in Yemen.
The chat participants want to frame US operations in Yemen as primarily serving European…
— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) March 24, 2025
Another likely possibility that I see almost no-one discussing, given the fact that The Atlantic and Jeffrey Goldberg specifically are indeed a core part of the pro-war propaganda apparatus, is that this is actually a pro-war propaganda psyop.
When something is a bit too…
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) March 25, 2025
Class Warfare
Courts Are Useful, but We Cannot Depend on Them to Save Democracy LPE Project
There’s No Justice Without Power How Things Work
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