Pleased American Thanksgiving to those that have a good time, and should your tryptophan-induced haze abide in beneficence. –lambert
Do Coyotes Hunt in Packs? Discipline & Stream
Scientists make breakthrough discovery in analysis into what causes an itch Axios
Local weather
Unraveling Paddy Soil Secrets and techniques: Shocking Contribution of Nonmicrobial Mechanisms to CO2 Emissions (press launch) Chinese language Academy of Sciences
#COVID19
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor November 2023: With COVID Considerations Lagging, Most Folks Have Not Gotten Newest Vaccine And Half Say They Are Not Taking Precautions This Vacation Season KFF. That is the important thing desk:
I’m — uncharacteristicially — going to treat this as “glass half full,” as a result of the 50% including at the very least some layers of safety are doing so within the face of an infinite tide of official propaganda, outright mendacity by so-called “public well being” officers, and social opprobium. It’s actually an encouraging signal that fifty% of the inhabitants reveals a capability to assume critically.
As COVID numbers rise, public well being officers name for vigilance towards respiratory viruses AP
* * * Repeated Omicron exposures override ancestral SARS-CoV-2 immune imprinting Nature. From the Summary: “In abstract, our findings recommend that secondary Omicron publicity is critical to mitigate the immune imprinting conferred by earlier ancestral virus publicity and to elicit larger ranges of Omicron-specific antibodies. Accordingly, our suggestion is to manage two booster doses of Omicron-based vaccines to people who haven’t obtained prior Omicron-based vaccinations or haven’t been beforehand contaminated with the Omicron variant.” Commentary:
In abstract, our findings recommend that secondary Omicron publicity is critical to mitigate the immune imprinting conferred by earlier ancestral virus publicity and to elicit larger ranges of Omicron-specific antibodies. Accordingly, our suggestion is to manage two booster doses of Omicron-based vaccines to people who haven’t obtained prior Omicron-based vaccinations or haven’t been beforehand contaminated with the Omicron variant.
The Nice Barrington Declaration and “pure herd immunity” versus public well being three years later Science-Primarily based Drugs
* * * MRI research spotlights impression of lengthy COVID on the mind Heart for Infectious Illness Analysis and Coverage
Turning again the clock on brains aged by COVID-19 (press launch) College of Queensland
China?
China’s FDI withdrawal wave might ‘gradual’ as outlook improves, analysts say Channel Information Asia
How China took over the world’s on-line buying carts Remainder of World
* * * WHO assertion on reported clusters of respiratory sickness in youngsters in northern China WHO
Calm urged as pneumonia instances in youngsters enhance China Each day. From October 24. Or not:
⚠️UNDIAGNOSED PNEUMONIA OUTBREAK—An rising giant outbreak of pneumonia in China, with pediatric hospitals in Beijing, Liaoning overwhelmed with sick youngsters, & many colleges suspended. Beijing Kids’s Hospital overflowing. 🧵on what we all know to date:pic.twitter.com/hmgsQO4NEZ
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 22, 2023
PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed pneumonia – China (02): (BJ, LN) youngsters, reported epidemic, remark ProMed
Syraqistan
Talks on particulars of humanitarian pause in Gaza Strip going properly: Qatar Anadolu Company
Israel Accepts a Slowdown in Gaza Fight to Rescue Girls and Kids Held Hostage Haaretz. Commentary:
Israel might have had a hostage deal practically one month in the past, however selected a floor invasion as a substitute. It then rejected the identical Qatari-brokered deal final week.
What modified now? Based on Amos Harel of Haaretz, the Israeli “safety institution” has developed the “understanding… pic.twitter.com/8rvMN7AFlz
— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) November 22, 2023
Israel-Hamas hostage deal and truce delayed FT. Oopsie.
Hamas deal divides Israel politicians, seen as ‘nice hurt’, ‘painful’ Al Jazeera
Israeli failures, US charades and a negotiated truce Al Jazeera
* * * 1,000 boats mentioned set to depart Turkey for Gaza waters in new ‘Freedom Flotilla’ Instances of Israel. There’s a historical past right here:
1,000 boats will reportedly go away Turkey for Gaza on Thursday. The flotilla will try to interrupt the blockade and disrupt maritime commerce coming into Israel.
The motion is harking back to the 2010 “Gaza Freedom Flotilla.” When the convoy refused Israeli Navy orders to reroute,… pic.twitter.com/PIWHIqLW75
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) November 20, 2023
Worldwide Safety Warning Issued for Ships within the Purple Sea Maritime Govt
US warship cruising Purple Sea shoots down assault drones fired from Yemen Al Jazeera
* * * Navy briefing: has Israel achieved its battle goals in Gaza? FT. The metric is Palestian lives, so no.
Al-Shifa Hospital: What will we find out about IDF movies of a tunnel beneath the hospital? France24
* * * The Harvard Regulation Evaluate Refused to Run This Piece About Genocide in Gaza The Nation. Extra exactly, the piece would have run in an HLR weblog. Nonetheless, simply as craven as we might count on “the most effective and the brightest” amongst our PMC to be. I imply, who desires to finish up at a second- or third-tier agency?
* * * Many Politicians Help Israeli Genocide As a result of They’re Being Blackmailed Ian Welsh. Believable. However not all–
Former Obama official arrested for harassing halal meals vendor, faces hate crimes prices Anadolu Company
As A.I.-Managed Killer Drones Grow to be Actuality, Nations Debate Limits NYT (DL).
European Disunion
Germany freezes new spending commitments as funds woes deepen Reuters
Onerous-right firebrand Geert Wilders wins election in Netherlands: ‘Dutch Donald Trump’ FOX
The Swedish Left Failed the Susceptible In the course of the Pandemic Jacobin
New Not-So-Chilly Conflict
NATO’s Proxy Conflict On Russia By Ukraine Seems To Be Winding Down Andrew Korybko’s E-newsletter. Good headline compilation.
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy warns of ‘troublesome defence’ in east as chilly units in Reuters
Kennan Cable No. 85: Elections in Wartime Ukraine Would Check Ukraine’s Authorized-Political Flexibility The Wilson Heart
Russia says co-existence not attainable with Ukraine’s present ‘regime’ Reuters
No Method Out Attempting to Perceive the World. Musical interlude.
Being an Arctic Nation is for the Good of All Individuals Maritime Govt
Democrats en Déshabillé
Why I Am a Liberal Cass Sunstein, NYT. Musical interlude.
Pa. Excessive Court docket Rejects ‘Share of Income’ Venue Protection Regulation.com
Antitrust
Apple privately requested Amazon to dam rival adverts. Insider discovered proof of this particular remedy, whereas others endure from ‘junk adverts’ Enterprise Insider
Opinion: FTC and Colorado AG ought to take daring step to cease the Kroger-Albertsons merger Colorado Solar
Digital Watch
Behind the Scenes of Sam Altman’s Showdown at OpenAI WSJ. I hope Larry Summers slithering onto the OpenAI board is an indication that the enshittification of AI is continuing with the rapidity and pressure it so richly deserves. Maybe Larry can do for OpenAI what he did for the Harvard endowment!
Imperial Collapse Watch
The Outdated-Faculty Artillery Shell Is Changing into Excessive Tech WSJ. One thing incorrect with easy and rugged?
Thanksgiving Pre-Recreation Festivities
Extra Individuals on Ozempic Means Smaller Plates at Thanksgiving Bloomberg
Meet the American who made cranberries a Turkey Day custom, Marcus Urann, farmer with can-do spirit FOX
Thanksgiving journey fuels newest COVID-19 wave amid collapse of public well being WSWS
Girl Nonetheless Sporting Masks On Aircraft Should Have Inside Data About Subsequent Pandemic The Onion
Guillotine Watch
Macallan: Uncommon Scotch whisky turns into world’s most costly bottle at £2.1m BBC
This Bat Makes use of Its Outsized Penis as an ‘Arm’ throughout Intercourse Scientific American. One thing to speak about around the desk!
Antidote du jour (through):
I suppose I ought to have carried out a turkey, however this wombat is simply too cute.
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
