New analysis of an ancient human protein could reveal the secrets of evolution Guardian
Viking Fashion: They Filed Their Teeth, Had Warrior Women, and Loved Bling ZME Science
The day explorers finally found one of the world’s largest lost shipwrecks literary center
Commercial real estate continues to take a beating The real deal
Climate/Environment
“The ship has reached shore”: the planet finally has a treaty to protect life on the high seas Down to earth
Many Antarctic glaciers are hemorrhages of ice. This one heals her cracks Scientific News
Worried about sea level rise? Look for lichens Hakai Magazine
Why North Dakota is preparing to sue Minnesota for clean energy Grist
The climatic case of rationing The New Republic
South Norfolk chemical bomb
Michigan stopped toxic waste from Ohio last week, but we’re importing waste every day Michigan Bridge
20 cars of the Norfolk Southern train derail at Springfield; Ohio and federal officials investigating Cleveland.com
The case of the nationalization of the railways In these times
#COVID19
SARS-CoV-2 can integrate into the genome and cause positive tests labrots
California Nurses Association condemns state’s decision to lift mask and vaccine requirements at healthcare facilities United National Nurses
Syrian
US military commander in Syria briefed on anti-ISIS operations military times
Recent ISIS attacks in the Syrian Desert carried out with US support: Source The cradle
US and Saudi Arabia to conduct first counter-drone exercise without allies Al Monitor
Old Blighty
The UK continues to decline Ian Welsh
The Koreas
US and South Korea announce largest field exercises in five years PA
South Korea offers plan to resolve wartime labor dispute with Japan Nikkei
India
India’s Russian oil imports hit record high in February; now more than Iraq, Saudi Arabia combined The Hindu
China?
One year after the mega-sanctions against Russia, the Senate asks “Can we do the same with China?” Forbes
To prepare for a fight in the Pacific Islands, the Marines hide and attack in California NYT
China increases military spending amid ‘growing’ threats Dawn
Pentagon sees giant cargo cranes as possible Chinese spy tools
WSJWHO expert ‘frustrated’ with US reluctance to share information on tracing COVID origins world times
China’s ‘two sessions’ in 2023: Premier Li Keqiang bows out with call for economic recovery SCMP
European disunity
French strikes against pension reform hit electric utilities and trucking Bloomberg
New not so cold war
Bakhmut, strategic or not, falls Alabama Moon
Ukraine: A war to end all wars in Europe Indian punchline
🇺🇦🫰💰💵The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has confirmed the detention of Deputy Minister Lozinsky on suspicion of embezzlement of budget funds. Lozinsky will be removed from his post.
— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) January 21, 2023
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Why sanctions against Russia miss the mark Project union
DISTURBING GROUP THOUGHT ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE The interception
German party rejects sanctions over ex-leader’s Russia ties PA
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Germany warned of power cuts RT
German government plans to build extensive LNG infrastructure to ensure European supply security clean energy wire
French general accuses the West of hiding the truth about Nord Stream gas pipelines International Network
Major US outlets found Hersh’s Nord Stream scoop too hot to handle FAIR
70 years after Stalin’s death: How Western propaganda turned the Soviet dictator from villain to hero and back again RT (Robin K)
92 flights from Israeli base reveal arms exports to Azerbaijan Ha’aretz
Azerbaijan: soldiers killed and injured in clash near Karabakh World TRT
Turkey and the United Arab Emirates sign a free trade agreement during the last thaw Al Monitor
Senior US Treasury official to warn UAE and Turkey over sanctions breaches Reuters. From January.
South of the border
Political repression under the Peruvian coup regime Black Agenda Report
Brazil approves GM wheat agricultural website
Biden Administration
If Biden is serious about ending homelessness, he must support public housing Jacobin
Garland insists charges against Hunter Biden can be brought outside of Delaware Washington Examiner
2024
CPAC 2023: Trump wins mock poll, DeSantis loses support Washington Examiner
Democrats in negligee
The transport post has become a political nightmare for Buttigieg The hill. Poor Pete.
Health care
Cancer-free Medicare beneficiaries received fentanyl indicated for cancer pain MedPage today
After people on Medicaid die, some states are aggressively seeking reimbursement for their assets KHN. No kidding?
Police state surveillance
Special counsel urges sheriff to ban deputy gang ‘cancer’ Los Angeles Times
Imperial Collapse Watch
Does technology win wars? Foreign Affairs
Supply chain
US Steel Shortage Grows, End of EU Green Steel Subsidies Steel News
Our famous free press
Class struggle
High interest rates and car prices lead to record loans and debts The car connection
Powell will speak to Congress about the possibility of more interest rate hikes, not less MarketWatch
No-strike clauses: tips for first-contract negotiators Port
Fain leads, but ballot issues delay UAW presidential election decision Detroit Free Press
Technology
Solving the moderator trilemma with the federation Pluralistic
Who cleans up Twitter? Technology Workers Coalition
AI
Can AI treat mental illness? the new yorker
The bezzle
Retail burned down Doomberg
Oh oh ! The Crypto Collapse Has Hit the Real Financial System The edge
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