On Flores Island, Do “Ape-Men” Still Exist? Sapiens
Fruitarian Frogs May Be Doing Flowers a Favor New York Times
Welwitschia mirabilis: A Living Fossil that’s worthy of all our admiration ZME Science
Bosniak Muslim, who set off on foot from Europe for Hajj, reaches Iraq Anadolu Agency
Cruise workers reveal what happens if you quit your job in the middle of the ocean Business Insider
Climate/Environment
Cities Are Banning Cruises Due To Erosion, Air Pollution, And Over Tourism Travel Daily Media
Dwindling sea ice and rising Arctic ship traffic may bring unwelcome visitors to King Island, Alaska High Country News
Water
Flooding in eastern Iowa could exceed other recent major floods Des Moines Register
#COVID-19
This professor is a global coronavirus expert. Now he has long COVID Financial Review (Mark)
White House Correspondents’ dinner attendees asked to test for COVID-19 after 2022 superspreader Washington Examiner
The covid public health emergency is ending: it now joins the ordinary emergency that is American health The British Medical Journal
Legislature narrowly approves bill stripping authority from state, local public health officials Kansas Reflector
Old Blighty
British infrastructure agency running out of money says leaked report Rail Freight
China?
Could China build a second capital in the far-western deserts of Xinjiang? South China Morning Post
Defending a Mock Invasion of Taiwan Signals Shift for Army Special Operations After Years of Counterinsurgency Military.com
Why did Sen. Tuberville bet against this Taiwan company in stock trade? Responsible Statecraft
Important story that’s been completely missed by Western media but is making the round in China.
In retaliation to Japan increasing support for Taiwan independence, China has started to put its weight behind the independence of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa, etc.)
A small 🧵
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) April 29, 2023
New Not-So-Cold War
The Last Hurrah Moon of Alabama
Massive Blaze at Fuel Depot in Crimea After ‘Drone Strike’ Kyiv Post
Shocking❗️
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explains the reason for the war in Europe.
“Complete restructuring of power within Europe” 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/j9OtS8le6h— Based Hungary 🇭🇺 (@HungaryBased) April 28, 2023
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SCO Meeting: Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu defends China, slams US over QUAD, AUKUS Firstpost
Meeting of the Defense Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Delhi Gilbert Doctorow
Russia slams Polish ‘seizure’ of embassy school in Warsaw Al Jazeera
Poland Wants To Provoke Russia Into Being The First To Formally Cut Off Bilateral Relations Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter
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Spot That Nazi!!! The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda
Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday LBCI
Don’t Just Remember the Armenian Genocide. Prevent It From Happening Again Time
Signposting Another Genocide: The World’s Obligation to Act on Clear Warning Signs Human Rights Program Harvard Law School. Armenia-Azerbaijan.
Syraqistan
U.S. Seizes Iranian Oil From Tanker OilPrice
MSM’s latest freakout over Afghanistan withdrawal Robert Wright, Nonzero Newsletter
South of the Border
Mexican Senate expeditiously approves set of laws, mining reform Reuters
What Would Happen if South America Formed an OPEC for Lithium Time
Lithium in Bolivia — A Looming Clash of Views Consortium News
B-a-a-a-a-d Banks
US regulator asks banks including JPMorgan and PNC to bid for First Republic FT
Fed Seen Boosting Rates Even as Economic Risks Build Bloomberg
Biden Administration
How Biden’s New Communications Director Made His Millions The Lever
The Debt Battle: Green Subsidies vs. Industrial Policy Philip Pilkington, Compact
2024
Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain’s business chiefs Politico
Realignment and Legitimacy
Is it too late to save America? The Spectator
GOP Clown Car
State abortion ban failures highlight rising GOP anxiety The Hill
The Supremes
Watchdog Sends Mobile Billboard to Roberts’ Country Club, Demanding: ‘Clean Up Court’ Common Dreams
Have we really become so cynical that we believe that $10 million in bribes could affect the decisions of the Chief Justice of the highest court in the land?
— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) April 29, 2023
Healthcare
A ‘Hidden Curriculum’ in Med School Trains Doctors to Have Less Empathy (Chuck L) Science Alert
Nurses to get more power over staffing levels under bill passed by Minnesota Legislature Minnesota Reformer
AI?
OpenAI: ChatGPT back in Italy after meeting watchdog demands AP
Groves of Academe
University of Minnesota graduate students unionize after decades-long push Minnesota Reformer
Imperial Collapse Watch
Army orders aviation stand down in wake of fatal helo accidents Breaking Defense
Air Force graduates 1st recruits to become US citizens under quicker naturalization process Stars and Stripes
Tech
Companies Are Colluding to Cheat H-1B Visa Lottery, U.S. Says Wall Street Journal
In Defense of the Landline Telephone Lifehacker (KSmith)
Our Famously Free Press
The People Who Acquired Football Outsiders Are Screwing The People Who Built It Defector
Class Warfare
Judge Bolden refused to let the Antitrust Division enter key evidence, and kept shutting down lines of questioning. https://t.co/HwOTAf2SDY
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) April 28, 2023
Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor New York Times
Sweeps of homeless people are in fact deadly, new medical study shows 48 Hills
How Finland Virtually Ended Homelessness—and We Can Too Common Dreams
Zeitgeist Watch
Nepal has granted a record number of permits to climb Everest despite potential for traffic jams in the so-called ‘death zone’ Business Insider
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