Discovering hope: Panji and the Javan inexperienced magpie BBC (Allen Okay)
Planet Puppet n+1
How English Swear Phrases Developed Over 1000’s of Years Laughing Squid
World’s oldest bond celebrates 400 years with a €300 payout DutchNews (Kevin W)
College smartphone ban ends in higher sleep and improved temper College of York (Paul R)
Local weather/Surroundings
Seven quiet breakthroughs for local weather and nature in 2024 you may need missed BBC
China?
China’s Key Bond Yield Hits Recent Document Low as Knowledge Disappoints Bloomberg
After all of the hostility Trump (and earlier than that Biden) has demonstrated to China, I can’t suppose China sees this as extra a Trumpian bluster in order to not burn all bridges, or a headfake:
This 👇 probably modifications every part, it appears to be like like Trump envisions a U.S.-China G2.
He says that “China and america can collectively clear up all the issues on the earth”.pic.twitter.com/9flqAGb9IU
From the perspective of a citizen of the Earth, I am all for an improved…
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) December 17, 2024
FORMER CIA CHIEF MIKE POMPEO had simply seen his boss, US President Donald Trump, hit Hong Kong arduous by signing an order cancelling its particular buying and selling standing.
However Pompeo’s affiliate within the metropolis, a writer named Jimmy Lai, was making complicated statements, so he determined somebody… pic.twitter.com/vRIq4TOFk3
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) December 16, 2024
The World South Is on the Brink of a Disastrous Debt Disaster. Reform Is Pressing TruthOut. We’ve featured many warnings by Jomo on this very matter.
Koreas
Washington’s Dangerous Wager on Yoon Daniel Larison
South Korea – Impeached Coup President ‘Aligned With Washington’s Values’ Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)
South Korea’s central financial institution vows to stabilise markets amid political turmoil. South China Morning Publish
O Canada
Canada’s finance minister resigns as Trudeau offers with declining recognition Related Press (Robin R). ZOMG, I assumed Chrystia Freeland was the type who would by no means quit energy. Does she had a trick up her sleeve, or extra probably, some essential non-elected submit she expects to imagine? Or does she hope to switch him if he loses a vote of confidence? However at this juncture, she appears to be like to be one other sufferer of Alex Christoforou’s Elensky Curse.
Canada finance minister quits after conflict with Trudeau over Trump tariffs, spending Reuters (Kevin W)
President-elect Trump goes after Chrystia Freeland, the now former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and former Minister of Finance. pic.twitter.com/cZuylI6aB0
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) December 17, 2024
Within the annals of Canadian political historical past, few politicians have exhibited as a lot hypocrisy as Chrystia Freeland.
Freeland has showered love and affection on Israel’s genocidal regime whereas consistently berating Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Furthermore, Freeland’s signature…
— Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) December 17, 2024
European Disunion
EU presses for brand spanking new powers to fight risk of Chinese language import surge Monetary Instances
German election: Scholz loses confidence vote DW
Germany ought to pull out of NATO, says chief of far-right AfD The Instances
Germany is unravelling simply when Europe wants it most Fortune
François Bayrou’s powerful activity: Forming a big-tent authorities Le Monde
The evaluation that Greece has been an ‘astonishing success’ beggars perception Invoice Mitchell. I’ve to admit that I missed this horror. Glad to see Mitchell and Varoufakis, amongst others, shellack it.
Outdated Blighty
UK authorities approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire Related Press (Kevin W). Holy shit. No protests?!?!
How did Yang Tengbo change into shut confidant of Prince Andrew? Guardian (Kevin W)
Israel v. The Resistance
Intent: The Highway to genocide Law4Palestine
Tradition would have us imagine there’s room for debate. I’ve one thing to say about that Alon Mizrahi. Podcast with transcript.
Zionist cutouts and intermediaries David Miller (Dr. Kevin)
🚨 Ongoing Israeli Assaults on Healthcare in North Gaza
➤ Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya: “Israeli drones kill anybody who strikes inside. If the world doesn’t intervene in hours to save lots of us, the hospital will flip into ruins.” An aggressive assault is… pic.twitter.com/8DkyuqyK8b
— Drop Website (@DropSiteNews) December 15, 2024
Netanyahu’s Workplace: The federal government unanimously accredited Netanyahu’s plan to encourage settlement in Syria.
Netanyahu: “Strengthening the Golan means strengthening Israel, & that is essential throughout this era. We are going to proceed to carry onto it, develop it, & settle it.” pic.twitter.com/H3EhOzP9AO
— Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) December 15, 2024
Iran’s Assad Calculus: Precise Prices of Help vs Advantages to Iran Views (guurst). At the moment’s should learn. Debunks widespread claims about function of Syria in The Resistance.
US Sanctions Disrupt Iranian Crude Flows to China, Vortexa Says Bloomberg
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
SITREP 12/16/24: Negotiations Discuss Curdles as Ukraine Loses Extra Territory Simplicius
European ‘peacekeepers’ in Ukraine? A horrible thought. Accountable Statecraft
Expanded assembly of the Defence Ministry Board Kremlin
🇷🇺🇺🇦‼️🚨 Mass desertion within the a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces!
-> The brigade was educated in France.
Ukranian Yuriy Butusov defined the mass desertion within the a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade:
“I’ll let you know in regards to the state of affairs within the a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade. They packed a number of thousand… pic.twitter.com/zTdFk2fRMu
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 14, 2024
Ukraine assassinates Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow bombing Politico (Micael T)
Zakharova: Normal Kirillov uncovered the crimes of the Anglo-Saxons for a few years Vzglyad through machine translation (Micael T)
Can Trump Keep away from HUMILIATING DEFEAT in Ukraine? | Alex Christoforou Interview Larry Johnson, Countercurrents
About Energy Projection. Andrei Martyanov. Martyanov very a lot disagrees with one among Christoforou’s traces of thought above.
Andrei Martyanov and Energy Julian Macfarlane. Martyanov is on a roll. And we bought a pleasant shout out.
Syraqistan
US affirms Türkiye’s proper to go after PKK however dodges questions on YPG Anadolu Company
Assad says he didn’t intend to go away Syria, assertion claims BBC
International powers jockey for management in Syria, risking new conflict Washington Publish. Gee, ya suppose?
Imperial Collapse Watch
Trump 2.0
Choose guidelines Trump doesn’t have presidential immunity protections in hush cash conviction CNN. This was a movement to dismiss and so went earlier than the identical decide. Attraction to observe.
Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Courtroom over birthright citizenship The Hill
Yellen Cautions Trump Towards Meddling With Monetary Rules Pymnts
Trump says Zelensky not invited to inauguration RT (Kevin W)
Meet the Undertaking 2025 Individuals Who Are Filling Up Trump’s Administration Zeteo. I would favor a desk or roster to a video. As Lambert defined longer-form, Undertaking 2025 is rife with inner contradictions, so it’s not a coherent coverage program as a lot as a really lengthy checklist of hobbyhorses. And this checklist within the intro to this piece, the one one in a submit thought of to be Cupboard-rank is Russ Vought at OMB, and that “cupboard rank” posts should not as highly effective as Cupboard members (an analogy is the top of the Council Financial Advisers v. the Secretary of the Treasury). So whereas this habits bears watching, this proof just isn’t but dispositive.
Biden
Joe Biden’s pardons are an ethical give up Unherd (Anthony L)
Connolly bests Ocasio-Cortez in key vote to steer Democrats on Oversight panel The Hill. All of that kissing as much as Pelosi for naught.
Do People approve or disapprove of Congress? FiveThirtyEight (Robin Okay)
Our No Longer Free Press
🔥Paperwork present Biden’s State Division intentionally left Gonzalo Lira to die in a Ukrainian jail..‼️
Gonzalo Lira, whose movies a few of us watched, grew to become a political prisoner who was tortured to loss of life with the assist of the US authorities’s Deep State. This was merely… pic.twitter.com/moIr2M8tMI
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) December 16, 2024
‘Libel warfare’: ABC’s payout to Donald Trump sends a chill throughout US media Monetary Instances. Assist me. Defamation and freedom of speech are two totally different classes. And the US is far more permissive about what constitutes defamation than many different international locations.
Woke Watch
The Dustbin of Literary Historical past The Studying Expertise (Anthony L)
AI
The Bezzle
By no means Forgive Them Ed Zitron. Lambert featured yesterday in Water Cooler, however essential to not miss.
Guillotine Watch
Luigi Mangione’s Finest Protection Technique Would possibly Be to Keep away from Arguing Over Guilt Wall Road Journal
New Disaster Hotline for CEOs? Ken Klippenstein (Chuck L). Bwahaha!
Class Warfare
Era Pocket Cash. Inheritocracy: It’s Time to Discuss In regards to the Financial institution of Mum and Dad Literary Evaluation (Anthony L)
The “Damage-Productiveness Commerce-off”: How Amazon’s Obsession with Pace Creates Uniquely Harmful Warehouses Senate.gov. Vital. If you’re pressed for time, learn the Desk of Contents. On high of refusing to treatment dangerous office situations, Amazon discourages injured employees from getting extra medical care than first help even once they clearly want it, and makes it exceedingly troublesome for them to acquire required lodging when recovering.
Fintech agency opts for AI over hiring LinkedIn (Robin Okay)
Antidote du jour (Alena S):
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Canine sense dad or mum’s strategy – alerts tiny human to get on with homework.. pic.twitter.com/FxLUigPjo7
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) December 14, 2024
A second bonus (Peter D):
Generally a special sibling could also be born. 😂 pic.twitter.com/hLU7uOP5it
— Figen (@TheFigen_) December 13, 2024
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
