Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years New York Times (IM Doc). To hear it, you must go here.
Historians Got It Wrong: New DNA Evidence From Pompeii Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Ancient Rome SciTech Daily (Chuck L)
‘Possibility of a catastrophic failure’: Inside the space station leak problem that has NASA worried CNN (Paul R)
#COVID-19
The effect of masks on cognitive performance PNAS (Paul R). From 2022. I wonder if chess is the best reference point, since the many (most? all?) chess players study and even try to intimidate their opponents. So masking could increase the cognitive load by leading contestants to try to compensate for this loss of information and influence.
Climate/Environment
Only 16% of global companies on track for 2050 net-zero goals: Accenture ESGDive
Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash, as Argentina walks away. EurActive
China?
Trump’s Trade War Will Be Different This Time. How China Will Respond. Barrons
US Accuses China of Vast Cyber-Espionage Against Telecoms Bloomberg
The Koreas
North Korea orders ‘mass production’ of attack drones, raising concerns over Russia alliance France24
North Korean troops in Ukraine ‘grave escalation’, Scholz tells Putin BBC (Kevin W)
Africa
S&P Sees Mozambique Unrest Pushing Nation Closer to Debt Default Bloomberg
Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France Independent
Sudan death toll far higher than previously reported – study BBC
European Disunion
‘Terrifying’: Trump’s Cabinet picks trigger unease in Europe Politico
Farmers in Europe launch protests over Mercosur trade deal Reuters
German Pensioner’s House Raided for Calling Green Minister an “Imbecile” European Conservative (JB)
Austria says Russia’s Gazprom will cut off natural gas supply this weekend Associated Press (Kevin W)
Germany refuses Russian LNG shipments at terminals Safety4Sea
Say goodbye to cheap energy, says expert Brussels Times
Old Blighty
UK Economy Saw Sharper-Than-Forecast Slowdown Last Quarter Bloomberg
Rules imposed after financial crisis have ‘gone too far’, Reeves tells City bankers Guardian
Israel v. The Resistance
Former Biden Officials: He ‘Doesn’t Think Palestinians Deserve Life’ Useful Idiots, YouTube (Robin K)
😱 https://t.co/iElTGejV63
— David Sheen (@davidsheen) November 13, 2024
“The Israeli occupation forces destroyed all the dialysis machines at al-Shifa Hospital on purpose – 60 machines catering to 350 patients, including children” pic.twitter.com/61ksM71KFf
— Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) November 15, 2024
🚨Israel is systematically RAPING Palestinians, inc children & elderly, as a weapon of war:
2 journalists provide frightening testimonies about how IDF soldiers would randomly select a group of Gazan hostages, unleash dogs to “tear at their skin & flesh”, RAPE them & film it🧵 pic.twitter.com/KaMV8qjCxv
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) November 15, 2024
Torture, rape, abuse: New Palestinian testimonies reveal horrors of Israel’s prisons New Arab (guurst)
🚨🚨Israel likely RAPED to death Gaza’s top medical doctor, Adnan al-Bursh
The last moment he was seen alive he was “clearly assaulted with injuries around his body. He was NAKED IN THE LOWER PART… [Israeli] prison guards threw him in the middle of the yard & left him” to die! pic.twitter.com/BsEtn5w5VL
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) November 14, 2024
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Quand les dégoûtés ne sont plus là, il ne reste plus que les dégoûtants.#FreePalestine #StadedeFrance pic.twitter.com/qbKYFRy3cS
— Louis Boyard (@LouisBoyard) November 14, 2024
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Hizballah defenses keep Israeli military stuck on border, with Jon Elmer Electronic Initifada, YouTube
LIVE: WHO chief slams Israel’s killing of 12 paramedics in Lebanon strike Aljazeera
Hezbollah demystified Mondoweiss
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Short on troops, Israel turns to mercenaries The Cradle (Chuck L)
Annex, Baby, Annex: Why Israelis Will Soon Regret Their Joy Over Trump’s Triumph Haaretz (Robin K)
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Has Trump Derailed a Deep State Plot to Attack Iran? Larry Johnson
New Not-So-Cold War
Poland Deploys Advanced Korean K2 Tanks on Russian Border: Why Moscow Should Be Concerned Military Watch. Kaliningrad.
Killer Robots Are About to Fill Ukrainian Skies Wall Street Journal. Sorry but unable to archive this exclusive story. If readers succeed, please put in comments and we will hoist.
Kremlin increases pressure on Europe regarding war in Ukraine amid uncertainty in US – ISW Ukrainsa Pravda
Could Zelensky use nuclear bombs? Ukraine’s options explained The Times
Fourth Time The Pentagon Is Faking The Books For Ukraine Moon of Alabama
Syraqiatan
ISIS sabotage causes oil leak into Tigris River, threatening water supply Kurdistan24
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Systembolaget stops digital ID cards Sverigesradio via machine translation. Micael T: “Systembolaget = the Swedish governmental liquor store.”
NSO, Not Government Clients, Operates Its Spyware Guardian
Imperial Collapse Watch
Norwegian fisherman ‘catches’ submarine in its net RT
Attempt to block economic cooperation is nothing but ‘backpedaling’: China’s Xi Anadolu Agency
Trump 2.0
A crumbling system of trade rules awaits Trump’s wrecking ball Financial Times
Donald Trump’s policies risk making the US dollar a source of global instability Chatham House
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Diving Into Trump’s Nominations – Hope, or Neocon Nightmare? Simplicius
Democratic senators call for probe into Musk’s Russia calls Reuters
The Notable Timeline of Kennedy’s Remarks on “Ethnic Bioweapons” Sam Husseini
House Ethics Committee meeting canceled amid firestorm over Gaetz report The Hill
Pence urges Senate to reject RFK Jr. for HHS over abortion stance Politico
Donald Trump’s shake-up of EV rules would be ‘huge positive’ for Tesla Financial Times
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Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage Associated Press
Mr. Market is Schizophrenic
Jobless claims complete their reversion to pre-hurricane-disruptions trend Angry Bear
AI
Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: “Human … Please die.” CBS (Carla R)
Caveat Emptor
Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds Road and Track. Paul R: “2x the industry average. Oops.”
Airbus A380 flew for 300 hours with meter-long tool left inside engine The Register. So more fault tolerant that Boeing!
The Bezzle
Private-Credit Boom Has Echoes of Subprime, Warns Senior Central Banker Wall Street Journal
Antidote du jour (via);
A bonus:
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— why you should have an animal (@shouldhaveanima) November 16, 2024
A second bonus:
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— out of context dogs (@contextdogs) November 16, 2024
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
