Author Archives: The Editor
Chateau Grief
A comic I have been following for awhile. At several points it got so crazy that I was not sure it could be redeemed but it keeps pulling itself back together. If you get all the way to the end, it is currently on another crazy streak but hopefully it will pull back together again. I think the author just want to see how far she can push things and still redeem them.
Links For Today
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 1
Russia’s Leadership Is In Trouble As Inevitable Economic Mobilization Looms
Escape and evasion, the new required skill for your ordinary person. Shanghai Disney: Visitors unable to leave without negative Covid test as park shuts Related: More on people trying to escape the Foxcon lockdowns.
I am not sure I understand why this is a big deal, but critics of the story I posted earlier are making it out to be so for the sake of balance…ProPublica scrambles to check translation in COVID origin story
The U.S. Diesel Shortage Is Worsening
It’s time to play “find the falling Chinese rocket” once again
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 31
Reading between the lines, Hezbollah (which the Cradle is affiliated with) is not happy about this which is a little odd. Guess who is going to be hardest hit if this grain don’t go through? Maybe they think they can make hay off of the resulting problems? Turkey to press on with Ukraine grain deal despite Russia’s withdrawal
East Coast Diesel Prices Are Soaring
For once the headline undersells the story. This is more like escape and evasion type fleeing. Not the type where everyone gets in their car and drives because they are worried about a storm. China Braces For Covid Wave As Foxconn Staff Flee Zhengzhou
Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq’s mighty river drying up
Lula Wins Brazilian Election, but Bolsonaro Does Not Concede
Looming Copper Shortage Could Slow The Global Energy Transition
The Bee don’t only mock liberals. Report: Jesus Is Aware That Your ‘Harvest Festival’ Is Really A Halloween Party
Links For Today
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 30
In the grips of war, Ukraine faces bleak demographic future
Threat of Nationwide Railroad Strike Grows after 2nd Union Rejects Proposed Deal
75% Of US Winter Wheat Suffers From Drought
Flu season in the US hasn’t been this bad this early in more than a decade. Related: Second child to die from flu this season reported in Texas
Debate over possible acetaminophen-autism link heads to court
New Technique For Decoding People’s Thoughts Can Now Be Done From a Distance
Even Greenpeace now admits the obvious: recycling doesn’t work.
How nuclear weapons work
I did not learn anything from the below video but most of what I already to know about the effects nuclear weapons is in this report. So if you watch it and retain it, you will pretty much know as much as me about the effects of nuclear weapons for what that is worth (other areas of the video are a little weaker, at least compared to what I know).
I think the most important thing to learn from this video (if you don’t already know it) is why all your standard Covid PPE gear actually makes sense to use if faced with the fallout from the dreaded bomb. Keep this in mind when you are going through the boring (at least to me) physics at the start of the video. If you don’t have some understanding of that, you will not understand why a dust mask and some kind of eye protection is worth wearing if you have to deal with a post bomb environment. You will also not understand why it is fairly easy to guard yourself against significant portions of the radiation produced by the bomb. These things used to be discussed more but nowadays people only know radiation=panic.
Links For Today
Family secretly film life in Russian-occupied Ukraine
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 28
Russia Now Has a Second Frontline Set Up Just to Kill Its Deserters
Lost In Lies: Keeping Track Of Russian Propaganda Claims
Is China’s GDP Overstated By 60%?
Credit Suisse is One of 13 Too-Big-to-Fail Banks in Europe, But It Looks Like It Could Be Failing
Japan to citizens: Get a digital ID or health insurance gets harder
EU Finalizes Ban On Gasoline And Diesel Cars From 2035
The Global Semiconductor Shortage Is Now Becoming A Glut
How a Diesel Shortage Could Cripple the U.S. Economy
Biden Administration Wants To Make It Easier To Seize Crypto Without Criminal Charges
Ancient Maya cities were dangerously contaminated with mercury