Learning to Speak Owl Interlochen Public Radio
No ‘Hard Problem to Know’ Noema
“Are We Like Pricks?” Random Lines
Climate/Environment
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have just hit a new ‘depressing’ record Scientific American
The disappearing climate protects Mongabay
Slow military news of a jet fuel leak at a base near Washington Responsible Statecraft
Trump’s cuts to NOAA will save less than a day and a half of the Iran War spent HOT
Hantavirus
Hantavirus-Infected Cruise Ship: Trump Says Americans ‘Must Be Prepared’ As Experts Question US Preparedness Forbes At least four US states are “monitoring” people who have returned home from the cruise ship.
KLM flight attendant hospitalized after contact with hantavirus cruise ship passenger NL Times
Britain’s third nation suspects hantavirus infection, BBC government says
Argentina is battling a record outbreak of hantavirus amid the firestorm and WHO Anadolu Agency
“Super-Spreaders” and Human-to-Human Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina New England Journal of Medicine. Starting in 2020. Proof of air transfer. Measures that stopped the spread: isolation of the patient, isolation of people close to them, and prohibition of large social gatherings in affected areas.
WHO throws more dirt in its grave:
Yes, this. The incubation period is up to two months, so there is no way he can tell this. Calm again. It doesn’t help in the long run. Or a short run, frankly.
This statement of his is not logically consistent, so it destroys confidence.
— Dr David Berger BSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACGP-RG DTM+H (@YouAreLobbyLud) May 7, 2026
Hubris’s Humanity vs the precautionary principle.
The virus, ANDV, will do what it will do. An epidemic? History tells us “NO.” But history is in the past.
Let me show you what the studies tell us – and why I am clear that the WHO insists that surgical masks are fine.
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— Lazarus Long (@LazarusLong13) May 7, 2026
And the CDC?
CDC Fired All Its Fleet Inspectors Ahead of Hantavirus Futurism Outbreak
Trump administration cuts funding for hantavirus study after deadly cruise ship outbreak Scientific American
An epidemic
A lot of weird stuff about #hantavirus it is a psychological defense mechanism against the constant threat of #Covid.
‘Displacement’ allows people to redirect legitimate concerns about re-infection with SARS2 to less likely concerns about hanta, which reduces anxiety. pic.twitter.com/QwoI1dPDuq
— Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) May 7, 2026
they will tell you it’s not happening anymore and make you ignore it as people die “inexplicably” and become disabled in large numbers like they did with the current pandemic.
— heather 💫 (@_hxneyglow) May 7, 2026
2020 is upon us, and hantavirus is a series of Unbiased Science
Antibodies against type I IFN in patients with life-threatening COVID-19 Science
Epidemiologists Confirm Mar-A-Lago’s First Airborne Onion Contagion
The Koreans
The United States’ Korea Strategy Is Working Against Its Own Foreign Policy
Japan
China condemns Japan’s first post-WWII overseas missile launch CGTN
China?
Xi Goes Slow But The World Is Coming Beijing Asia Society
The Silicon-based Era Is Here – But Who Will Ride It? Fred Gao, Inside China
Southeast Asia
After Hormuz, Southeast Asia Sees Potential Value of Charging Strait of Malacca Council on Foreign Relations
Syracistan
Israel Kills Son of Hamas Leader Khalil al-Hayya as Pressing Demands in Gaza Strip Talks
The deliberate withholding of food and aid has led to alarming levels of malnutrition in Gaza Medecins Sans Frontières
GLAN and Sky News Investigation Seeks Truth from Israeli Army on Disappearance of Gazan Women Global Legal Action Network
Israeli soldiers are accused of sexually abusing activists of the Sumud Flotilla Al Mayadeen
Israeli ‘double pull’ strike hits emergency services in southern Lebanon hours after renewed bombing in Beirut The Cradle
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US Bombs Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas Antiwar
Gulf States Raise Restrictions That Block ‘Freedom to Project’ in Strait of Hormuz WSJ
US intelligence says Iran could bypass Trump’s blockade of Hormuz months WaPo
The real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion in the first 60 days Stephen Semler
Oil price bets ahead of news of the Iran war hit $7bn, Reuters reports
The breakup of Europe
More than 50,000 students expected to strike over Germany’s rearmament policy The Guardian
Africa
The IMF and the Limits of Sovereigntism Foreign Exchange
Old Blighty
Early results from the English council show the benefits of the Reform and the loss of workers as the count is yet to begin in Scotland and Wales BBC.
The New Cold War
Moscow Threatens More Strikes in Kiev Center Should Zelensky Disrupt Holy V-Day Simplicius Celebrations
Hoo boy:
‼️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in violation of the cease-fire agreement announced by Russia, carried out 887 strikes – Ministry of Defense of Russia
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) May 8, 2026
The EU is preparing for ‘possible’ talks with Vladimir Putin, the official FT says
GORDON HAHN: UKRAINE’S MAIDAN REGIME, THE ARMY, AND THE PEOPLE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE Natylie’s Place
Imperial Collapse Watch
Will The Global Oil And Gas Crisis Make The US Take Control Of Energy? Warwick Powell
America’s Elites have a dynamic regime of Dysmorphia Ian Welsh
South of the Border
The US is increasing pressure on Mexico and Colombia over its new El Pais drug control strategy. “Drug control strategy”?
Trump’s assassination does not stop the flow of drugs in the US Nick Turse, The Intercept.
Epstein’s story
Lutnick admits he had a long relationship with Epstein in a closed-door interview with Politico
THE ARCHITECTURE OF BLACKMAIL – FALSE SECURITY JUDGE Fabio Marchio, ComeDonChisciotte.org (translation via GeoPolitiQ)
Trump 2.0
Trump’s 10% global tariffs ruled illegal: Who will be affected by the ‘small block’ decision? Financial Express
Trump administration kills Canadian-owned wind project – and wants investment in fossil fuels instead National Observer
Democracies are simple
Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its 2024 campaign autopsy report to NBC News
What Is The Date: What Is An Autopsy? It’s crooked
Big Brother is Watching You
Cheating Using Smart Glasses Is A Thing Now Gizmodo
Children say they can beat age checks by drawing fake mustaches The Register
Academe qualifications
Canvas Hack Is A New Kind Of Ransomware Debacle Wired
Sports Desk
ICE comes to Migrant Insider for the World Cup
Workers at the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel are threatening to strike during The Keystone World Cup
The AI
Ads on AI Chatbots? An Analysis of How Large Language Models Navigate Conflicts of Interest arXiv
‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Powering Software Scams Around the World 404 Media
Breaking news: “they still didn’t understand how OpenAI would pay for it” Gary Marcus
We linked to this heinous act yesterday, but to further emphasize the point:
People haven’t realized how crazy this is.
They are arming a ‘Military Authority’ to fast track the World’s largest data center in Utah and are using “military operations” and “national security” to shut down any public objections.
“Diabolical” is an understatement. pic.twitter.com/k0YiwKrBOl
– Jason Bassler (@JasonBassler1) May 7, 2026
Imagine a building half a mile wide. Now imagine that the structure goes from Seattle to Portland. That’s what they’re going to build in Utah. Utahns showed up in droves to oppose it. The three-person county commission passed it anyway. This is “democracy”. Lol
I don’t often speak… pic.twitter.com/p0ftfFbzv2
— Sam Parker 🇺🇸🧯 (@BasedSamParker) May 7, 2026
Not being trusted
Lucky Strike Accused Of Building ‘Illegal Bowling Monopoly’ In Front Office Sports
Mr. Market
‘Not a Chance Hormuz Opens’: How to bet Wall Street’s new NACHO on long-term oil trade CNBC
Agriculture
Fertilizer Shortage Will Affect Yields and Breakfast Ag Clips
Trump’s Agriculture chief says ‘Golden Age’ is coming. US Farmers Say ‘They’re Not Recovering, They’re Losing Their Dreams’
Class War
You are not a horse Economic Forces
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