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Cats’ weeks-long Vitamix standoff draws thousands on Facebook NPR (Furry)
Greyfriars Bobby and the dog immortalized in the statue BBC (Bob H). Nice pixel!
60 million fish found in Antarctica CNN (Furry)
Attempts to feed manatees have so far failed, but efforts to stem starvation will continue PhysOrg (Robert M)
Ohio siblings charged with cutting down 250-year-old tree for meager profit Washington Post (J-LS)
Sri Lankan garbage dump elephant dies after eating plastic waste PhysOrg (Robert M)
Ships from 1,581 ports may head to Antarctica, bringing uninvited guests ars technica (resilc)
Tonga tsunami warning as volcano erupts at sea Guardian (Furry)
Friday Video: Guitar Robot IEEE Spectrum (David L)
Rwanda Genocide Chemically Modifies DNA of Victims and Descendants of Victims Science Blog (Robert M)
An astonishing paper just published in the journal Science convincingly demonstrates that EBV causes most, if not all, multiple sclerosis.
Phenomenological epidemiological design and technical results. ?https://t.co/LcNFvKHiUp
— Patrick Kearns (@kearnsneuro) January 13, 2022
#Coronavirus disease
Here’s the difference between N95 and KN95 masks, and how to spot fakes Seattle Times (Furry)
Novak Djokovic: Tennis star detained ahead of deportation appeal BBC. I can’t understand why this is the BBC’s main story, but that’s why I included it.
Science/Medicine
Gene that increases risk of dying from Covid has now been identified NDTV
Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is getting milder NPR (David L).
“There’s a story that we’re going to have less and less severe variants,” said Dr. Roby Bhattacharyya, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
But this is completely untrue, Bhattacharyya said. “It’s reassuring to think that there may be some tendency for SARS-CoV-2 to evolve towards milder forms. That’s not what we’re seeing here.”
COVID-hospitalizations are as bad as they seem Atlantic (elastic). Subtitle: “Many so-called ‘accidental’ infections are not truly accidental and cannot be ignored.”
“Omicron is so contagious that it can’t be stopped.”
“We’re all going to catch it. It’s inevitable.”
“Omicron is like a natural vaccine, and getting it is a good thing.”Meanwhile, on the other side of the world… pic.twitter.com/jKylsLKVJZ
— Dr. Lisa Iannattone (@lisa_iannattone) January 15, 2022
COVID-19 patients show more signs of brain damage than Alzheimer’s patients Research Findings (resilc)
Wow. People with chronic Covid lack naive T cells.
I wrote about T-cell loss and T-cell death in Frontiers in 2020https://t.co/M6hBv6k5Cc https://t.co/vzRgaizPek pic.twitter.com/NxEmIWmWpo
— Anthony J Leonardi, PhD, MS (@fitterhappierAJ) January 13, 2022
Vaccine may help India’s third wave, but data gaps plague research Indian Spending (J-LS)
Asia
Omicron cases confirmed in Shanghai, Guangdong province Bloomberg
Hong Kong extends Covid-19 restrictions and flight ban until Chinese New Year South China Morning Post
China suspends another 26 routes due to Covid-19 infection, including 4 from US South China Morning Post (resilc)
UK
Downing Street ‘holds wine hour every Friday’ throughout pandemic as Partygate scandal deepens Daily Mail (J-LS)
we
U.S. government moves to end daily reporting of COVID-19 deaths in hospitals WSWS
Americans can order free rapid Covid-19 tests from website on Jan. 19 Wall Street Journal. Just when this surge of Omicron is tapering off, at least according to the quality. Wastewater and some other indicators. Expect the site to crash and/or just be difficult to use on day one. The question is how well it performs under normal conditions. The launch of the Obamacare website doesn’t bode well for hasty website development.
Harris sends Americans to try to get Google tested for Covid Reverse Transcription. Kevin W: “A creepy video.”
Biden officials split over message on N95 masks for everyone NBC (Resilient)
Letter of Support for Anthony Fauci Ezekiel Emanuel (Kevin C). When you need letters like this…
Boston Public Schools: Children tied to classes due to open window requirements National Review (J-LS)
North Carolina’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations exceed single-day records Eagle Tribune
Finance/Economics
U.S. retail sales fall biggest in 10 months on inflation, Omicron Bloomberg
U.S. grocery shortages deepen as pandemic dries up supplies Yahoo. Resilc: “A two-front war between Ukraine and Taiwan should fix it all.”
Hospitals near ‘tipping point’ amid Covid-19-related staffing shortages Wall Street Journal
COP26/climate change
Favorite small state: Climate immigrants from across America are seeking asylum in Vermont Seven days (resilc)
China?
I want to gouge my eyeballs out when I read headlines like this: How should the left treat China? Country (Plutonium Kun). As in “Where are the differences on the left?” Since when did the left have any power, especially when it comes to foreign policy, let alone use it? Having said that, the discussion of divisions is interesting, but it’s odd to assume that “leftist” opinions matter, if at all.
“Encircling” China is a very bad idea Jacobin (J-LS)
India
India’s forest cover on the rise again, finds report Wire (J-LS)
new cold war
US intelligence suggests Russia is preparing a ‘false flag’ operation as a pretext for invading Ukraine NBC (Furry). help me. Russia doesn’t want Ukraine. It wants NATO not to be in Ukraine. Russia has said the next move will be a surgical strike, and it is dangerous to speculate on targets such as NATO missile launchers that it believes are too close to the Russian border. The only time such an apparent large-scale military invasion has been against a weak target like Iraq. During World War II, the Allies went to great lengths to deliver bad news to the Germans that the invasion would be led by Patton, in another beachhead.
More jarring headlines: Top US diplomat says Ukraine cyberattack is ‘part of Russia’s playbook’ Financial Times
Moscow, January 13, 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is interviewed on Channel 1’s “The Great Game” political talk show Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (guurst)
As Russia moves 3 amphibious assault ships from Kola base to #Baltic Sea, #Sweden Improve the island’s military readiness #gotland https://t.co/9UiD1hhaxo
# föpol # Sikhpol #Finland #NATO #UK #Ukraine @edwardlucas
– Anna Wiesland (@AnnwieAnna) January 14, 2022
Russian Roulette: As the dealer at this special table, I invite you to place your bets gilbert doctoro (guurst)
1/6
A year after the Capitol riots, experts warn more political extremism and violence could emerge in 2022 Business Insider. Kevin W: “Hold on to the pearl.”
trump card
‘Kingmaker’ Trump heads to rural Arizona, Republican candidates eager for his support Roll Call (J-LS). It’s hard to compare that to the terrible turnout at his recent rallies. Trump appears to be operating on brand smog and the media as a transportation builder.
Republican clown car
Herschel Walker makes Tommy Tuberville look like a politician gentleman (resilc)
Anti-abortion group linked to Amy Coney Barrett charged with ‘harassment and intimidation’ Alternate Net (Furry)
Democrats in pajamas
Jeffrey Epstein affair
Queen ‘sad’ over decision to force Prince Andrew out of the royal family Daily Mail (J-LS)
Man spends three days trying to remove oil filter, living in every wrench nightmare Jalopnik (Dr. Kevin)
How One of South America’s Largest Dams Became a Bitcoin Battleground Rest of the World (Paul R)
capital flight daily rise (resilc)
When you only have a hammer for rate hikes, every inflation looks like an oversupply problem. https://t.co/e60vv6Yi8V
– Stephanie Kelton (@StephanieKelton) January 14, 2022
Opinion: Why Interest Rates Are Not the Right Tool to Control Inflationn Marketwatch (furry). Even traditional financial types get the memo.
guillotine watch
We don’t know why, but in space it destroys our blood ars technology. Here is the space fantasy due to squillionaires.
As things fell apart, the super-rich spent $2 million on whisky.we need a wealth tax Guardian (resilc)
Class struggle
Hello, the “hot” labor market,
We need federal job security. pic.twitter.com/GSSbBHrE3B– Pavlina R Tcherneva (@ptcherneva) January 14, 2022
Security says Smithsonian’s staff shortage threatens priceless goods and people’s safety Washington Post (J-LS)
Antidote. Timothy: “My friend’s wild goat in the desert of Jerusalem.”
And a bonus (Bob H):
Check out yesterday’s link and antidote du Jour here.
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