With respect to the global increase in invasive Strep A in kids, we KNOW coronaviruses increase susceptibility to Strep. We KNOW that much of the mortality of the 1918 flu pandemic was due to secondary bacterial infection.
SUPPRESS COVID TRANSMISSION NOWhttps://t.co/u9SUhCgcMb pic.twitter.com/qfH0X11T8f
— Dr David Berger, aBsuRdiSTe cROnickLeR (@YouAreLobbyLud) December 9, 2022
“Thank you, to all of Year 6 #auspol, for your
contribution to this years Civics project!
The judges loved your colour scheme & layout, but felt that the ‘words’ needed more attention…” pic.twitter.com/sG64iM9dRN— David Caldicott (@ACTINOSProject) December 10, 2022
Syraqistan
Grant Wahl, a beloved long-time football reporter from the US, just suddenly died in Qatar. His brother believes he was killed.
Here are the facts (& some speculation) 🧵
— professional hog groomer (@bidetmarxman) December 10, 2022
Belgium detains four over suspected Qatar bribes at EU parliament France 24
South America Coups
Judicial coup in Argentina: Corrupt judges conspire with media oligarchs to ban Cristina Kirchner from office Multipolarista
Peru’s oligarchy overthrows President Castillo Liberation News
BREAKING: #BNNBrazil Reports
President @jairbolsonaro broke his silence and delivered a speech suggesting a “coup” to supporters in the Palácio da Alvorada enclosure, after more than a month of silence following Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s (@LulaOficial) win on election day. pic.twitter.com/a5tub8JJNh
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) December 10, 2022
Old Blighty
China?
Fearmongering Pentagon steps up its threat inflation of China SCMP
Filipinos Don’t Want Their Country to Be Used As a “Launching Pad” for a U.S. War Against China or Any Other Country Covert Action Magazine
The Koreas
U.S. Commits to Keeping Troop Strength in Korea Chosun
Secret Plan Revealed: CIA Told to “Destroy” Those Supporting Communist Germ Warfare “Myth” Jeffrey Kaye
New Not-So-Cold War
Dr. Michael Vlahos & Col. Douglas Macgregor: Why NATO strategic failure? A war of deceit, denial Pt2 YouTube
Pentagon gives Ukraine green light for drone strikes inside Russia The Times
The ADL declares Ukraine’s Azov Battalion no longer ‘far-right’ Alex Rubinstein
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Germany is on the brink – munitions production depends on China Bulgarianmilitary.com
S&P cuts Italy 2023 GDP forecast to -1.1% Ansa
Italy distances from ‘cancellation’ of Russia Indian Punchline
Italian defense-investment hikes appear to taper off DefenseNews
European Disunion
The EU is more divided than ever on immigration Le Monde
Sparks fly as Kosovo police increase presence in Serb-majority north Euronews
The Dutch parliament requests suspension of the visa-free regime if Serbia does not impose sanctions on Russia European Western Balkans
Netherlands plans new curbs on chip-making equipment sales to China Euronews.
Biden Administration
Biden Devotes $36 Billion to Save Union Workers’ Pensions New York Times
Joe Biden Has Just Given Wall Street a Huge Win Jacobin “When former president Donald Trump paved the way for his private equity donors to skim fees from Americans’ 401(k) retirement accounts, Joe Biden’s campaign denounced the stealth executive action and promised to oppose such changes if he won the presidency. But less than two years later, Biden’s administration just quietly cemented that same policy, delivering a gift to the Democrat’s own finance industry sponsors, even as federal law enforcement officials are warning of rampant malfeasance in the private equity industry.”
Biden Announces Final Rules for Pension Bailout WSJ. “Pension plans can invest up to a third of the aid they receive in stocks”
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Cyborgs on the Highways The American Prospect
Imperial Collapse Watch
Convicted Guantánamo Prisoner Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul Seeks An End to His 14 Years of Solitary Confinement Andy Worthington
Realignment and Legitimacy
The Predictable Resurgence of Fascism and Nazism On Both Sides of the North Atlantic and Its Consequences Counterpunch
How Everything Became ‘Fascism’ Compact
2024
Florida GOP donor, DeSantis ally under ‘active investigation’ weeks before death, authorities say Politico
Democrats en Déshabillé
The absolute unhinged disdain of the LA political class toward their constituents is breathtaking. https://t.co/FDFFeyB27x
— David Stein (@DavidpStein) December 9, 2022
Police State Watch
Coworkers of cop who killed 3 in California removed items from his home prior to official search LA Times
Groves of Academe
Here’s BP executives admitting that their relationships with high profile universities (Princeton, Tufts, Harvard, Columbia) is essential to their agenda of shaping the regulatory environment, aka delaying climate action pic.twitter.com/G4wKkC7Cwk
— Duncan Meisel (@duncanwrites) December 9, 2022
Our No Longer Free Press
BBC News hits another low, pushing fake anti-RMT propaganda Canary
Class Warfare
Federal labor board sides with strippers in North Hollywood bar dispute LA Times
Stolen Time: Portraits of Californians living through wage theft claims Cal Matters
The Other New York Times Workers On Strike The City
A rigged game? Poultry farmers complain of big debt, unreliable income Charlotte Observer
Lawsuit Alleges Chicken Farmer Misclassification American Prospect
Costco’s $4.99 Chicken Violates Animal Welfare Laws, Lawsuit Says WaPo
The Bezzle
Insiders made millions from Justin Bieber’s NFT project. His fans are down almost 90%. Dirty Bubble Media
Lawsuit Alleges Yuga Labs Conspired With Celebs Like Justin Bieber to Push Bored Ape NFTs Decrypt
Zeitgeist Watch
Life-Size Version of Mouse Trap Board Game is a 50,000-lb. Rube Goldberg Machine! (PHOTOS) Inhabitat
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