<![CDATA[Newsvandal: NEWSVANDAL RUNDOWN]]>https://www.newsvandal.com/s/newsvandal-rundownhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!we3G!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70d035b0-049d-48d9-ac1b-5c9ce34360c8_394x394.pngNewsvandal: NEWSVANDAL RUNDOWNhttps://www.newsvandal.com/s/newsvandal-rundownSubstackSun, 17 May 2026 09:21:38 GMT<![CDATA[OUR DAILY THREAD: The K-Shape Of Things To Come]]>https://www.newsvandal.com/p/our-daily-thread-the-k-shape-of-thingshttps://www.newsvandal.com/p/our-daily-thread-the-k-shape-of-thingsWed, 22 Oct 2025 22:10:40 GMTTHE SET-UP: When an economic recovery “takes shape,” it literally takes shape.

In fact, the transition from recession to recovery generally takes one of five shapes: V-shaped, U-shaped, W-shaped, L-shaped and K-shaped. The V denotes a dip and spike that matches or exceeds the high point before the dip. It’s a full, return-to-normal recovery. The U means the dip lasted long enough to turn a V into a U. The W happens when the economy recovers momentarily and dips again before a full recovery. An L-shaped recovery portends a prolonged recession with a slow, gradual rise that many would see as long-term stagnation. It’s the shape economists dread most.

Then there’s the K-shaped recovery.

That appears to be the shape of the US economy’s post-Covid recovery. The upper and lower “arms” on a K-shaped graph reveal an economy split and heading in two different directions. Basically, the recovery bifurcated into winners and losers. Here’s the “bottom line” definition from Investopedia:

A K-shaped economic recovery is where various sectors, industries, and groups within an economy recover at different rates after a recession. This can happen for a number of reasons related to technological and structural change within an economy as well as responses to a recession by policymakers.

Americans avoided the K-shaped recovery after the Crash of 2008. It was U-shaped. The post-Covid recovery, though, looks decidedly K-shaped. Per Investopedia:

Not quite a “K,” but you get the idea. Some industries have recovered and some have not. It is possible that the current “K” is due to the meteoric rise of AI-stoked technology and the market-shaping rise of the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks.

If so, it might be a transitory bout of “creative destruction” that’s cleaning out dead or dying weight in the economy. Once AI magically transforms everything it touches, those lagging industries will fade out and be replaced by hyperproductive, AI or AI-augmented alternatives.

But what if it isn’t transitory?

What if the K-shaped recovery hardens into a K-shaped economy?

It’s a possibility currently cycling through the news:

MSNBC’s Morning Joe: The K-Shaped Economy
https://stevenrattner.com/2025/10/msnbcs-morning-joe-the-k-shaped-economy/

We Have a K-Shaped Economy: Despirito
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-10-20/we-have-a-k-shaped-economy-despirito-video

Evercore ISI’s Krishna Guha: When we look behind macro aggregates, we have a K-shaped economy
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/10/17/evercore-isis-krishna-guha-when-we-look-behind-macro-aggregates-we-have-a-k-shaped-economy.html

These analysts say the U.S. economy has become “K-shaped.” Here’s why.
https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/these-analysts-say-the-us-economy-has-become-kshaped-heres-why-4298634

Of those, Rattner’s Morning Joe segment hit the nail on the head:

As most Americans would guess, those at the top have been doing exceptionally well for a number of years. Since 2019, personal spending by those in the top 20% has increased by 49%, well above the 24% increase in prices. All other income groups grew their spending at the inflation rate, meaning that they had no material increase in their consumption. At present, the top 10% of households account for 49% of all consumer spending.

Rattner is not wrong when he says “at present,” but it’s a little longer than that. In fact, that “top 10% = 49% of consumer spending” number was first surfaced by The Wall Street Journal on February 23, 2025. It’s a safe bet that the phenomenon began (at least) a few months before the survey data made it into the Journal’s story. And the longer it goes on, the more likely it is structural rather than transitory.

A Yahoo!Finance piece from October 18th offered corroborating evidence and evidence to the contrary. The headline described a K-shaped spending pattern:

America’s wealthiest shoppers are boosting spending — and the US economy — while lower earners pull back

And they’ve got the numbers to prove it:

In September, spending by households in the top third of the income distribution rose by 2.6% over last year, according to data from the Bank of America Institute published earlier this month. For the lowest third of earners, spending rose a more modest 0.6%.

Yahoo!Finance’s Brooke DiPalma also cited a JPMorgan survey that found…

…higher-income consumers, who feel better about the trajectory of the US economy, plan to increase spending on nonessential goods such as clothing over the next 12 months, compared to middle- and lower-income consumers, who plan to pull back.

To wit, the wealthy are not driving hard bargains:

In the auto industry, the average transaction price of a new car rose to a record high above $50,000 last month, Kelley Blue Book said in a new report. KBB’s Erin Keating said this surge has been “driven by wealthier households who have access to capital, good loan rates, and are propping up the higher end of the market.”

High earners splurged on luxury vehicles in September, like the Cadillac Escalade or Ford’s F-150 pickup truck.

And they’ve got tickets to ride in luxury:

“Our consumer is a high-end consumer ... They’re financially strong. They’ve got the means. They’ve got the interest to travel,” Delta Air Lines (DAL) CEO Ed Bastian told Yahoo Finance last week. Its premium business, like Comfort Plus and Delta One cabins, saw revenue increase 9% year over year in the quarter.

…and…

United Airlines (UAL) CEO Scott Kirby said the company has a higher share of demand among its loyalty customers, who have the means to travel, on an earnings call with investors.

Its premium revenue grew 6% last quarter.

Based on those numbers, it looks like the gap between the K’s upper and lower arms widened over the last year. A senior economist for the Bank of America Institute made that case:

Wages for the highest earners rose 4% over the prior year in September; for the lowest earners, wages rose just 1.4%, failing to keep pace with inflation. “And that divergence has widened really over the last six months or so. So that’s, I think, the primary driver.”

So, those numbers show a year-over-year spike. Maybe it is still just a recent phenomenon. But I refer back to Rattner:

Since 2019, personal spending by those in the top 20% has increased by 49%, well above the 24% increase in prices. All other income groups grew their spending at the inflation rate, meaning that they had no material increase in their consumption.

That’s well-over five years of elevated spending by the top 20%. And 2019 predates the AI frenzy, too. Rattner’s on it:.

Part of what has fueled this explosion of consumption by the wealthy has been the soaring stock market, itself partly due to the excitement around AI. The S&P index has grown by 16% or more in 5 of the past 6 years and is on track to do so again in 2025.

Everyone’s focused on the AI Bubble, but the S&P spike has, as Rattner noted, persisted for six years. And that takes us back to where I think this all started … the Fed’s policy of incredibly easy money after the Crash of 2008.

Investors got the green light via greenbacks and they pumped-up the market.

They pumped-up Silicon Valley.

They pumped-up private equity.

And all the while, valuations grew, stock portfolios grew and wealth amassed in the hands of those who probably had the wherewithal acquire post-crash assets at steep discounts. Basically, Quantitative Easing gave investors a full feedbag and they strapped ‘em on Silicon Valley’s Unicorns. They drove up valuations and stock prices because they had capital to spare. Savvy stock holders borrowed against their skyrocketing tech stocks. It’s a tax-free way to turn stocks into liquidity and then play the market some more. Some even poured money into building the survivalist bunkers they are making necessary both ecologically and politically.

But I digress…

By the time 2019 hit, people of means had a buttload of means at their disposal. The more they invested, the higher their stocks went. At the same time, tent and car-camping favelas popped up in cities and towns around the country. That’s also when the top 20% began its spending spree. - jp

Car loan crisis: More Americans falling behind on loan payments
https://www.wral.com/consumer/5onyourside/car-loan-crisis-americans-behind-payments-oct-2025/

‘Finances are getting tighter’: US car repossessions surge as more Americans default on auto loans
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/17/us-car-repossessions-economy

US car prices reach new high as luxury vehicle, EV sales surge nationwide
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/us-car-prices-reach-new-high-luxury-vehicle-ev-sales-surge-nationwide

Ultrawealthy families are pouring billions into private credit and real estate, but cutting back on early-stage startups
https://www.businessinsider.com/wealthy-families-shift-billions-to-credit-real-estate-ditch-startups-2025-10

Miami fintech raises millions to launch exclusive credit card for affluent clients
https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2025/10/22/karta-launches-credit-card-raises-millions-miami.html

A new take on conspicuous consumption: falling prices for luxury goods and soaring prices for ‘experiences’
https://www.paminsight.com/twn/article/new-take-conspicuous-consumption-falling-prices-luxury-goods-and-soaring-prices-experiences

Global luxury market hits US $ 1.5 trillion as experiential spending surges
https://apparelresources.com/business-news/retail/global-luxury-market-hits-us-1-5-trillion-experiential-spending-surges/

How Wealthy Collectors Are Navigating A Changing Art Market
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-research/2025/10/22/how-wealthy-collectors-are-navigating-a-changing-art-market/

The latest consumer luxury item: butter
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/10/06/why-is-butter-the-newest-luxury-consumer-item

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LEADS

The Astonishing Transformation of Austin
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/the-astonishing-transformation-of-austin

Tech helped make Seattle. Could industry layoffs break it?
https://crosscut.com/news/2023/02/tech-helped-make-seattle-could-industry-layoffs-break-it

In Seattle, People Have to Make $400,000 to Buy A Home
https://247wallst.com/housing/2023/02/11/in-seattle-people-have-to-make-400000-to-buy-a-home/

Silicon Valley’s Newest ‘It’ Couple Is Going Big on Real Estate. Here’s How They’ve Spent $140 Million
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/silicon-valleys-newest-it-couple-is-going-big-on-real-estate-heres-how-theyve-spent-140-million-01675956086

‘Broken promises.’ Tech industry’s real estate pullback leaves communities reeling
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/tech/tech-industry-real-estate-pullback

Layoffs take their toll on tech's most interesting projects
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/tech-layoffs-innovation

Fresh waves of tech layoffs will erase hundreds more Bay Area jobs
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/02/14/tech-job-layoff-palo-alto-san-ramon-san-francisco-economy-sap-twilio/

Silicon Valley stays sturdy despite ‘gloom and doom’ of tech layoffs: report
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/02/14/silicon-valley-tech-economy-job-layoff-index-google-apple-facebook/

Corporations embrace layoffs and stock buybacks in the name of ‘efficiency’
https://www.grid.news/story/economy/2023/02/13/corporations-embrace-layoffs-and-stock-buybacks-in-the-name-of-efficiency/

What Layoffs? Top Wall Street Traders Score Giant Paydays
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/business/hedge-fund-trader-pay.html

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Recession
https://www.pringturner.com/funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-recession/

Rents push up U.S. consumer prices; inflation gradually cooling
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-consumer-prices-increase-january-trend-slowing-2023-02-14/

Annual Services Inflation Rages at New Four-Decade High, Monthly Overall CPI Hottest since June
https://wolfstreet.com/2023/02/14/annual-services-inflation-rages-at-new-four-decade-high-overall-monthly-cpi-hottest-since-june/

New car prices push higher as used vehicle prices keep slipping
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-car-prices-push-higher-as-used-vehicle-prices-keep-slipping-161627155.html

Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Price This Year
https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/36635-electric-vehicles-could-match-gasoline-cars-on-price-this-year

For some electric vehicle owners, recharging now more costly than filling up
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/electric-car-2023-costs-gas-vehicles/

The gas bill is $907.13? Sticker shock for Californians as prices soar
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-15/california-natural-gas-bills-expensive-socalgas-pge-long-beach

Egg Prices Soar Even Higher—70% In A Year—Amid Accusations Of Price Gouging
https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonytellez/2023/02/14/egg-prices-soar-even-higher-70-in-a-year-amid-accusations-of-price-gouging/

Wholesale egg prices tank after months of increases
https://scrippsnews.com/stories/wholesale-egg-prices-tank-after-months-of-increases/

As inflation stays high, grocers push back against raising food prices
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/inflation-stays-high-grocers-push-back-food-price-hikes-rcna70612

Coca-Cola revenue rises in fourth quarter, fueled by higher prices
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/14/coca-cola-ko-q4-earnings.html

Study finds link between ‘free sugar’ intake and cardiovascular disease
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/health/added-free-sugars-cardiovascular-disease-risk-wellness/index.html

Top US smoothie company accused of deception after toxic PFAS discovered
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/14/green-goddess-smoothie-maker-bolthouse-farms-toxix-pfas-chemicals

Fish may carry higher levels of PFAS than drinking water. Here's what you should know about it.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/02/14/fish-may-carry-higher-levels-of-pfas-than-drinking-water-what-to-know/69833618007/

Waterways along Ohio River still contaminated following train derailment carrying hazardous materials: Officials
https://abcnews.go.com/US/waterways-ohio-river-contaminated-train-derailment-carrying-hazardous/story?id=97195028

‘This is absurd’: Train cars that derailed in Ohio were labeled non-hazardous
https://grist.org/accountability/derailed-train-cars-ohio-not-labeled-toxic-cargo/

Marjorie Taylor Greene Complains Not Enough Money Went Toward Rail Safety in Bill She Voted Against: ‘This Is a Failure’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-complains-not-enough-money-went-toward-rail-safety-in-bill-she-voted-against-this-is-a-failure/

Mike DeWine Pours Cold Water on J.D. Vance’s Attack on Biden Over Toxic Spill Cleanup
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/mike-dewine-pours-cold-water-on-j-d-vances-attack-on-biden-over-toxic-spill-cleanup/

Charlie Kirk Claims Ohio Derailment Is Proof of ‘War on White People’   
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk-claims-ohio-derailment-is-proof-of-war-on-white-people

How Ben & Jerry’s Ended Up at War With Itself
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-14/ben-jerry-s-israel-controversy-set-off-unilever-battle

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war" on poultry
https://www.reuters.com/world/bird-flu-spreads-new-countries-threatens-non-stop-war-poultry-2023-02-15/

Mass death of sea lions from bird flu suggests virus may be spreading between mammals in the wild
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-02-15/mass-death-of-sea-lions-from-bird-flu-suggests-virus-may-be-spreading-between-mammals-in-the-wild.html

Bird Flu Is Already a Tragedy
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/02/avian-bird-flu-virus-outbreak-epidemic/673058/

POLITICS and FLEAS

Justice Department tells court there’s evidence of a crime in bid to force more answers from Trump attorney
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/evan-corcoran-trump-attorney-testimony

Opinion: Jared Kushner’s Saudi deals may remain hidden — while Trump campaigns
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/14/jared-kushner-saudi-trump-house-gop/

Biden’s brother was hired to broker secret $140M Saudi deal when Joe was veep, docs reveal
https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/jim-biden-helped-negotiate-saudi-deal-due-to-joe-biden-ties-report/

To Distract From GOP’s Biden Family Business Investigation, Media Dredge Up More ‘But Trump’ Excuses
https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/14/to-distract-from-gops-biden-family-business-investigation-media-dredge-up-more-but-trump-excuses/

Snowden says shot down UFOs meant to divert attention from Nord Stream sabotage
https://tass.com/world/1575885

I Don’t Know What’s Going On With These UFOs, But I Know We Won’t Get The Truth
https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/15/i-dont-know-whats-going-on-with-these-ufos-but-i-know-we-wont-get-the-truth/

The U.S. government’s UFO problem is not new. Officials still don’t know what to do about it.
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/15/2023/the-us-governments-ufo-problem-is-not-new-senators-still-dont-know-what-to-do-about-it

You absolutely must not attempt to shoot down spy balloons
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/shoot-spy-balloon/

Shooting down Chinese spy balloons or mystery UFOs, US always relies on this $439,000 missile
https://www.wionews.com/world/shooting-down-chinese-spy-balloons-or-mystery-ufos-us-always-relies-on-this-439000-missile-562081

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

Scotland's leader Nicola Sturgeon shocks U.K., says she'll resign from First Minister post
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicola-sturgeon-scotland-leader-uk-resigning-first-minister-post/

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon quits after outrage over transgender laws
https://nypost.com/2023/02/15/scotlands-nicola-sturgeon-quits-amid-anger-at-transgender-law/

Sturgeon dodges question on SNP 'fraud' probe as she quits
https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23323606.sturgeon-dodges-question-snp-fraud-probe-quits/

Nicola Sturgeon resignation: Why the First Minister's announcement leaves the SNP in shock
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-resignation-why-the-first-ministers-announcement-leaves-the-snp-in-shock-4028322

Ford, police union among those encouraging Tory not to resign as Toronto mayor: source
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/02/14/ford-encouraging-tory-not-to-resign-as-mayor/

John Tory's closest advisers are urging him to stick with his resignation, sources say
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/john-tory-resign-stay-on-as-mayor-city-budget-1.6748871

Bolsonaro says he will return to Brazil next month to lead the opposition
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-15/bolsonaro-says-he-will-return-to-brazil-next-month-to-lead-the-opposition.html

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Is the eco-bubble about to burst?
https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/02/14/is-the-eco-bubble-about-to-burst/

Where Is This "Climate Crisis" That Activists Keep Talking About?
https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/where-climate-crisis-activists-keep-talking-about

Slippery slope? Alpine tourism in the face of climate crisis – photo essay
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/13/alpine-tourism-climate-crisis-photo-essay

How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/health/malaria-mosquitoes-climate-change.html

Fact check: False claim the rotation of Earth's core is responsible for climate change
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/02/14/fact-check-climate-change-caused-humans-not-earths-core/11177275002/

The Shameless Attack on a Climate Change Dissenter
https://reason.com/video/2023/02/13/the-shameless-attack-on-a-climate-change-dissenter/

Stop Appeasing Biden and the Other Climate Authoritarians
https://americanliberty.news/defense-news/stop-appeasing-biden-and-the-other-climate-authoritarians/dsimon/2023/02/

Far-left environmental groups conducted internal Biden admin trainings, documents show
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/far-left-environmental-groups-conducted-internal-biden-admin-trainings-documents-show

Climate crisis could have been avoided if colonists adopted indigenous lifestyle, says top Biden official
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-crisis-avoided-colonists-adopted-indigenous-lifestyle-top-biden-official

How evangelicals moved from supporting environmental stewardship to climate skepticism
https://theconversation.com/how-evangelicals-moved-from-supporting-environmental-stewardship-to-climate-skepticism-196727

Climate ripples and the rise of the right
https://apps.npr.org/climate-migration-senegal-morocco-spain/

Climate denial campaign goes retro with new textbook
https://grist.org/science/climate-denial-campaign-goes-retro-with-new-textbook/

In Kutztown schools, the right’s culture warriors block a book on climate change
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/kutztown-schools-halt-two-degrees-reading-20230212.html

Banning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war’ – it’s fascism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/13/african-american-studies-republican-ban-florida

THE MEDIA SCRUM

Fox News must face Smartmatic's lawsuit over election-rigging claims
https://www.reuters.com/legal/fox-news-must-face-smartmatics-lawsuit-over-election-rigging-claims-2023-02-14/

Super Bowl snub is latest dust-up between White House, Fox News
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3857701-super-bowl-snub-is-latest-dust-up-between-white-house-fox-news/

Great — now ‘liberal’ ChatGPT is censoring the The Post’s Hunter Biden coverage, too
https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/chatgpt-censors-new-york-post-coverage-of-hunter-biden/

AI-powered Bing Chat loses its mind when fed Ars Technica article
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/ai-powered-bing-chat-loses-its-mind-when-fed-ars-technica-article/

Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing is getting ‘unhinged’ and argumentative, some users say: It ‘feels sad and scared’
https://fortune.com/2023/02/14/microsoft-chatgpt-bing-unhinged-scared/

‘This Is High Urgency’: Musk Reportedly Demanded Twitter Algorithm Change After Super Bowl Tweet Got Fewer Views Than Biden’s
https://www.mediaite.com/tech/this-is-high-urgency-musk-reportedly-demanded-twitter-algorithm-change-after-super-bowl-tweet-got-fewer-views-than-bidens/

ODDS, ENDS

After Michigan State mass shooting, more questions than answers
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/15/msu-shooting-more-questions-than-answers/69904881007/

'F*** your thoughts and prayers,' Michigan lawmaker says after latest mass shooting
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230215305/f-your-thoughts-and-prayers-michigan-lawmaker-says-after-latest-mass-shooting

Michigan State University student who survived Sandy Hook massacre speaks out after shooting
https://abc13.com/msu-shooting-michigan-state-sandy-hook-survivor-mass-shootings-school/12818746/

Clawson vigil honors multi-sport athlete killed in Michigan State University shooting
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/02/15/clawson-vigil-honors-multi-sport-athlete-who-lost-her-life-in-mass-shooting-on-msu-campus/

Henry Pratt mass shooting victims being honored Wednesday in Aurora
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/henry-pratt-mass-shooting-victims-being-honored-wednesday-in-aurora/

Pandemic racism, mass shootings spur Asian Americans to take up guns
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/02/15/news/world/pandemic-racism-mass-shootings-spur-asian-americans-to-take-up-guns/1878847

Buffalo mass shooter Payton Gendron set to be sentenced to life in prison
https://abcnews.go.com/US/buffalo-mass-shooter-payton-gendron-set-sentenced-life/story?id=97079974

Missouri man accused of holding woman in basement for weeks could face 5 life sentences
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missouri-man-accused-holding-woman-basement-weeks-face-5-life-sentence-rcna70712

An Alabama Man Was Taken to Jail. Two Weeks Later, He Was Dead From Hypothermia.
https://reason.com/2023/02/14/an-alabama-man-was-taken-to-jail-two-weeks-later-he-was-dead-from-hypothermia/

She asked the police to help her husband. They killed him instead
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/14/los-angeles-police-shoot-kill-takar-smith

‘He’s Got a Knife—Kill Him!’
https://www.thebulwark.com/hes-got-a-knife-kill-him/

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LEADS

Chemical Desolation in Appalachia
https://prospect.org/environment/2023-02-14-east-palestine-freight-train-derailment/

The Toxic Chemicals Released in the Ohio Train Derailment Are Horrifying
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a42862278/toxic-chemicals-in-ohio-train-wreck/

Derailed Ohio Train Carried Toxic Ingredient for “Worst” Kind of Plastic
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/02/derailment-east-palestine-ohio-train-carried-toxic-chemical-vinyl-chloride-plastic-pvc/

What Is Vinyl Chloride, The Chemical That Caused Ohio’s Immense Explosion?
https://www.iflscience.com/what-is-vinyl-chloride-the-chemical-that-caused-ohio-s-immense-explosion-67510

Authorities decided to burn 1,000,000 pounds of vinyl chloride releasing hundreds of thousands of pounds of hydrochloric acid into the atmosphere - why isn't anyone talking about it?
https://politiquerepublic.substack.com/p/authorities-decided-to-burn-1000000

Fact Check: Was Journalist Arrested in Ohio for Covering Train Derailment?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-journalist-arrested-ohio-covering-train-derailment-1780787

A Derailed Train, Toxic Chemicals & An Arrested Journalist Has Residents In An Ohio Town Living In Fear
https://www.yourtango.com/news/ohio-train-derailment-sparks-fears-ecological-disaster

Ohio Train Derailment Evacuee Is Living a Real-Life Version of the Disaster Movie He Appeared in as an Extra
https://people.com/human-interest/ohio-train-derailment-evacuee-living-real-life-version-of-movie-white-noise/

Worried residents near Ohio train derailment report dead fish and chickens as authorities say it's safe to return
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/residents-ohio-train-derailment-report-dead-fish-chickens-rcna70378

‘Definitely not safe’: Animals falling sick, dying near hellish Ohio train derailment site
https://www.thechronicle.com.au/technology/definitely-not-safe-animals-falling-sick-dying-near-hellish-ohio-train-derailment-site/news-story/87f5a9a8b5be4e6f99b140a5a17946bf

Toxic Chemicals From Derailed Train Could Poison Area for Years
https://jalopnik.com/toxic-chemicals-from-derailed-train-could-poison-area-f-1850109217

EPA May Force Norfolk Southern to Pay Train Derailment Chemical Cleanup Costs
https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/norfolk-southern-train-derailment-cleanup-costs/

Attorney warning East Palestine residents about $1,000 Norfolk Southern ‘payments’
https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/02/13/attorney-warning-east-palestine-residents-about-1000-norfolk-southern-payments/

Railroad offering just $5-per-resident after derailment caused toxic mushroom cloud
https://www.indy100.com/news/norfolk-southern-railroad-toxic-ohio

Lawsuit seeks medical testing after toxic train derailment
https://fox56.com/news/local/lawsuit-seeks-medical-testing-after-toxic-train-derailment-02-13-2023

Video appears to show Ohio train on fire 20 miles before derailing
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/video-appears-to-show-ohio-train-on-fire-20-miles-before-derailing-explosion/

Ohio train derailment exposes system-wide failure
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/02/13/ohio-train-derailment-exposes-system-wide-failure/

Rail merger could bring more tar sands to Southeast Texas and train traffic to Houston neighborhoods
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2023/02/13/443551/rail-merger-could-bring-more-tar-sands-to-southeast-texas-and-train-traffic-to-houston-neighborhoods/

Long-running legal battle over rail deal at Port San Antonio finally goes to trial
https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/port-san-antonio-legal-battle-17774168.php

In Dimock, a Pennsylvania Town Riven by Fracking, Concerns About Ties Between a Judge and a Gas Driller
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13022023/dimock-pennsylvania-fracking-judge/

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Greenlights Fracking on State Lands
https://www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-governor-mike-dewine-greenlights-fracking-on-state-lands-41409629

States with fracking disclosure rules have higher water quality: study
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3855934-states-with-fracking-disclosure-rules-have-higher-water-quality-study/

EPA pressed to go stricter on air pollution limit
https://thehill.com/newsletters/3856568-epa-pressed-to-go-stricter-on-air-pollution-limit/

Air Pollution Isn't Only Bad For Lungs, Say Studies. It's Also Bad For Mental Health
https://www.sciencealert.com/air-pollution-isnt-only-bad-for-lungs-say-studies-its-also-bad-for-mental-health

New study reveals impact of climate change on mental health
https://www.wionews.com/science/new-study-reveals-impacts-of-climate-change-on-mental-health-561630

How social media affects teen mental health: a missing link
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00402-9

CDC says teen girls are caught in an extreme wave of sadness and violence
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/teen-mental-health-cdc-girls-sadness-violence-rcna69964

N.J. school district where Adriana Kuch was attacked has a 'culture of violence,' community members say
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nj-school-district-adriana-kuch-was-attacked-culture-violence-communit-rcna70453

Tennessee girl, high school class president, shot to death coming home from basketball game
https://nypost.com/2023/02/13/tennessee-girl-high-school-class-president-shot-to-death-coming-home-from-basketball-game/

The Michigan State University gunman is dead after killing 3 and critically wounding 5 in another US mass shooting
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/us/michigan-state-university-shots-fired-tuesday/index.html

MSU shooter Anthony McRae pleaded guilty to gun charge in 2019
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/msu-shooter-anthony-mcrae-a-convicted-felon-with-weapons-history/69901983007/

Hartmann: Missouri Gets Famous for 'Toddlers' Right to Carry'
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/hartmann-missouri-gets-famous-for-toddlers-right-to-carry-39467433

POLITICS and FLEAS

Nikki Haley Is the Perfect Republican Presidential Candidate (for 2015)
https://www.thebulwark.com/nikki-haley-is-the-perfect-republican-presidential-candidate-for-2015/

'CEO of Anti-Woke Inc' Considering a Run for the White House
https://ijr.com/ceo-anti-woke-inc-considering-run-white-house/

DeSantis, legislative leaders roll out plan to prohibit ‘woke banking’ in Florida
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/desantis-legislative-leaders-roll-out-plan-to-prohibit-woke-banking-in-florida/

Tough-guy Ron DeSantis defeats Woke Disney! Except ... he didn’t. At all.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/02/14/ron-desantis-woke-disney-florida-ap-african-american-fake-trump-huppke/11251923002/

The Real Reason Trump Is Calling DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-real-reason-trump-is-calling-desantis-meatball-ron

Trump Compares FBI to Nazi 'Gestapo' While Claiming Documents Seized from Mar-a-Lago Were 'Empty Folders'
https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/trump-compares-fbi-to-nazi-gestapo-while-claiming-documents-seized-from-mar-a-lago-were-empty-folders/

Report: Trump’s Habit of Clogging Toilets With Government Documents Even Grosser Than Previously Thought
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/donald-trump-toilet-clogging-documents-details

Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum
https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-united-states-government-district-of-columbia-china-8a04a3fc52516fefcbeae5492ffb25c4

'Who is behind them?': UFO fever grips Capitol Hill
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/14/ufo-fever-capitol-hill-00082671

The White House Wants You to Believe Those UFOs Weren’t Aliens
https://gizmodo.com/spy-balloon-china-ufo-aliens-areal-objects-1850109286

UFOs, UAPs and ETs: Why some people believe aliens are visiting us right now
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/ufo-news-today-america-recent-sightings-b2281782.html

Congressman Believes U.S. Government Has Found Alien UFOs
https://www.newsweek.com/congressman-tim-burchett-believes-us-government-has-found-alien-ufos-1780906

The legend of Area 51—and why it still fascinates us
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/area-51-aliens-ufos-real-history

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

BBC offices in India raided by tax officials after broadcaster airs documentary critical of Narendra Modi
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-14/bbc-offices-in-india-raided-by-tax-officers/101974072

Cambodia's Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet Voice of Democracy
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64621595

Is Freedom Of Expression Worsening In Bangladesh?
https://www.pressenza.com/2023/02/is-freedom-of-expression-worsening-in-bangladesh/

Somali Journalist Freed In Surprise Move Hours After Conviction
https://www.barrons.com/news/somalia-jails-prominent-journalist-in-security-crackdown-8e182b53

Despite Khamenei's amnesty, most protesters in Iran won't go free, advocate says
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/1156115697/iran-amnesty-protests-arrests-khamenei

Iranian chess player in exile in southern Spain for not wearing headscarf
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/sara-khadem-headscarf-protest-iran-exile-southern-spain-chess-b1060117.html

Captain of Israeli soccer team says Russia 'less racist than Israel'
https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/byocco86o

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Is the Total Recall Villain Basically Just Elon Musk?
https://movieweb.com/total-recall-villain-elon-musk/

Elon Musk's Dirty Brain Implants Are Under Investigation
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a42860771/elon-musk-neuralink-hazardous-brain-implants-investigation/

How VCs are vying for a piece of your brain—literally
https://www.fastcompany.com/90848404/how-vcs-are-vying-for-a-piece-of-your-brain

THE MEDIA SCRUM

It's No Lie: Startups Fighting Disinformation Are Raking In Cash
https://news.crunchbase.com/ai-robotics/venture-startups-disinformation-primer-vinesight/

Disinformation Inc: Secret payment to 'blacklist' conservative news revealed
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/disinformation-inc-government-backed-organization-sent-315-000-to-group-blacklisting-conservative-news

Soros-backed ‘disinformation’ group under fire for blacklisting conservative media outlets
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/13/george-soros-backed-global-disinformation-index-un/

Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/technology/disinformation-moderation-social-media.html

Google wants to fight misinformation with 'prebunking'
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-fight-misinformation-prebunking/

Mark Cuban: Internet misinformation will only ‘get worse’ as ChatGPT and its competitors grow
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/12/mark-cuban-chatgpt-ai-tech-will-make-internet-misinformation-worse.html

The Bitter Truth Behind ChatGPT’s Political Correctness
https://analyticsindiamag.com/the-bitter-truth-behind-chatgpts-political-correctness/

ODDS, ENDS

The Weaponization of Weddings
https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/zola-shan-lyn-ma-op-ed-weaponization-weddings/

By Blessing Sin, the Church of England Will Keep People From God
https://stream.org/by-blessing-sin-the-church-of-england-will-keep-people-from-god/

The history of "better than sex" cake, a sweet dessert with a sinful reputation
https://www.salon.com/2023/02/13/the-history-of-better-than-sex-cake-a-sweet-dessert-with-a-sinful-reputation/

Is spontaneous sex better? New research casts doubt on commonly held belief
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-spontaneous-sex-commonly-held-belief.html

Monogamous Prairie Voles Reveal the Neurobiology of Love
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/monogamous-prairie-voles-reveal-the-neurobiology-of-love/

Being divorced or single increases the risk of dementia
https://partner.sciencenorway.no/ageing-children-dementia/being-divorced-or-single-increases-the-risk-of-dementia/2150180

The adults celebrating child-free lives
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230208-the-adults-celebrating-child-free-lives

Myth Busted: Falling Birth Rate Not Due to Less Desire To Have Children
https://scitechdaily.com/myth-busted-falling-birth-rate-not-due-to-less-desire-to-have-children/

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LEADS

A Timeline of the U.F.O.s That Were Shot Down This Weekend
https://www.nytimes.com/article/ufo-object-shot-down-when.html

The US has shot down 3 suspicious flying objects in 3 days. Here's what we know about the UAP floating over North America.
https://www.businessinsider.com/objects-shot-down-over-alaska-canada-ufo-interfered-f22-sensors-2023-2

What’s Going On Up There? Theories but No Answers in Shootdowns of Mystery Craft.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/us/politics/us-shoots-down-object-michigan.html

NORAD Commander Doesn’t Rule Out Aliens in Spate of Unidentified Objects, New York Times Alters Story About It
https://www.mediaite.com/news/norad-commander-doesnt-rule-out-aliens-in-spate-of-unidentified-objects-new-york-times-alters-story-about-it/

UFOs over America spark debate over government faked alien invasion named ‘Project Blue Beam’
https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/02/13/conspiracy-theory-project-blue-beam-boosted-by-weekends-balloon-sightings-and-shootings/

Drones, UFOs, & Chinese Spy Balloons: What Else Is Up There?
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/13/drones-ufos-chinese-spy-balloons-what-else-is-up-there/

A UFO invasion? Or shadow boxing with ‘sky trash’?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/a-ufo-invasion-or-shadow-boxing-with-sky-trash

No, these UFOs aren’t ‘aliens’. They’re Chinese balloons heralding a new era of warfare
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/13/no-ufos-arent-aliens-chinese-balloons-heralding-new-era-warfare/

Rishi Sunak says UK 'in touch with allies' after minister claims China may have sent spy balloons over airspace
https://news.sky.com/story/possible-that-hostile-china-has-sent-spy-balloons-over-uk-says-minister-12809936

Officials Confirm Suspicious Balloon Overflights of Japan, Won’t Say They Came From China
https://news.usni.org/2023/02/10/officials-confirm-suspicious-balloon-overflights-of-japan-wont-say-they-came-from-china

China says more than 10 US balloons flew in its airspace
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-high-altitude-balloons-in-airspace-8d8b9e7474027e1305264b2c7b8b04fb

China spots mystery object over waters near northern port city
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3209964/china-spots-mystery-object-over-waters-near-northern-port-city

Russia Said It Shot Down a UFO Just Last Month
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-ufo-shot-down-1780773

What Russia and China Have Learned From Testing U.S. Defenses
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2023/02/13/what_russia_and_china_have_learned_from_testing_us_defenses_881323.html

McCaul: China Used Balloon to Spy on Key Nuclear Sites, Prep for Potential Conflict Over Taiwan
https://cnsnews.com/article/international/patrick-goodenough/mccaul-china-used-balloon-spy-key-nuclear-sites-prep

Chinese military aircraft and ships cross the Taiwan Strait amid soaring tensions with the US after Navy and Marines held drills in South China Sea and fallout over Montana spy balloon
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11743773/Chinese-military-aircraft-ships-cross-Taiwan-Strait-amid-soaring-tensions-US.html

China’s Top Airship Scientist Said He Sent One Over North America in 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/world/asia/china-spy-balloon.html

Some Chinese Spy Balloon Parts Were Made in the USA; Six Companies Placed on Trade 'Blacklist'
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2023/02/12/some-chinese-spy-balloon-parts-were-made-in-the-usa-six-companies-placed-on-trade-blacklist-n702738

China Gears Up To Shoot Down US Drones
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2023/02/china-gears-shoot-down-us-drones/382731/

Pentagon Plans Dynamic Drone Swarms to Penetrate Enemy Defenses
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/02/08/pentagon-drone-swarms/

Why drone boats are an overhyped Achilles’ fleet
https://thebulletin.org/2023/02/why-drone-boats-are-an-overhyped-achilles-fleet/

Chinese patrol boat fires ‘blinding’ military-grade laser in clash with Philippines coast guard
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-philippines-ship-laser-light-attack-b2281001.html

Chinese satellite beams green lasers over Hawaii
https://thehill.com/homenews/3854939-chinese-satellite-beams-green-lasers-over-hawaii/

Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites light up Metro Detroit sky, will return
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/13/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-satellites-metro-detroit-trail-of-lights-michigan/69897855007/

Twitter user wonders if Elon Musk is an alien, here’s the billionaire’s reply
https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/twitter-user-wonders-if-elon-musk-is-an-alien-8442507/

Under Elon Musk, Twitter is running corporate ads alongside tweets from Holocaust deniers
https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/under-elon-musk-twitter-running-corporate-ads-alongside-tweets-holocaust-deniers

Microsoft’s new AI didn’t want to talk about the Holocaust, but I persuaded it to
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/10/2023/microsofts-new-ai-prometheus-didnt-want-to-talk-about-the-holocaust

Microsoft CEO Pretty Sure He Can Keep AI From Escaping Human Control
https://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-ceo-ai-ecaping-human-control

AI and the Transformation of the Human Spirit
https://quillette.com/2023/02/13/ai-and-the-transformation-of-the-human-spirit/

Can AI Improve the Justice System?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/ai-in-criminal-justice-system-courtroom-asylum/673002/

Rethinking the future of AI-powered warfare
https://asiatimes.com/2023/02/rethinking-the-future-of-ai-powered-warfare/

The caucus trying to prevent AI-pocalypse
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/13/2023/the-members-of-congress-trying-to-prevent-ai-pocalypse

POLITICS and FLEAS

George Santos and the Case of the Missing $365,000
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/nyregion/george-santos-campaign-money.html

Steve Bannon Ran Up Huge Legal Bills and Stiffed His Lawyers
https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-ran-up-huge-legal-bills-and-stiffed-his-lawyers

Legal experts mock Trump lawyer’s “really weak defense” of classified-marked folder found by his bed
https://www.salon.com/2023/02/13/legal-experts-mock-lawyers-really-weak-defense-of-classified-marked-folder-found-by-his-bed/

One More Sign That Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Dead Serious
https://www.thebulwark.com/one-more-sign-that-special-counsel-jack-smith-is-dead-serious/

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

Tens of thousands rally at Knesset against overhaul: Worried for Israel’s future
https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-rally-at-knesset-against-overhaul-worried-for-israels-future/

Knesset Law Committee passes first stage of Israeli judicial reform
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-731416

Israeli Parliament Committee Faces Shouting, Singing and Dramatic Exits
https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/02/13/israeli-parliament-committee-faces-shouting-singing-and-dramatic-exits/

Palestinian outcry over Israel’s illegal home demolitions in Jerusalem
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2249826/middle-east

Regional monarchs nervously watching events in Israel-Palestine
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/13/how-regional-powers-are-reacting-to-increasing-violence-in-israel-palestine/

AID AND ABETTING: Israeli Army Battalion Puts U.S. Ban on Funding Abusive Units to the Test
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/11/israel-idf-netzah-yehuda-accountability/

The Truth About US Support for Ukraine, But Not Palestine
https://www.fairobserver.com/world-news/the-truth-about-us-support-for-ukraine-but-not-palestine/

"Pacifism Is Not An Option" — Meet The Anti-Putin Russians Supplying Drones To Ukraine
https://worldcrunch.com/focus/anti-putin-russians-no-pacifism

Russians abandon wartime Russia in historic exodus
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/13/russia-diaspora-war-ukraine/

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Disappearing Saint-Louis: If there is a war against climate change, the UNESCO World Heritage city of Saint-Louis is on the front lines. And the ocean is winning.
https://apps.npr.org/saint-louis-senegal-climate-change/

Natural disasters, boosted by climate change, displaced millions of people in U.S. in 2022
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/natural-disasters-boosted-climate-change-displaced-millions-americans-rcna69732

Skiers seek climate change moves: ‘The seasons have shifted’
https://apnews.com/article/sports-europe-mikaela-shiffrin-climate-and-environment-alpine-skiing-cebde053a3542ad096b194caa81f955d

THE MEDIA SCRUM

We Have Never Seen a Football Player Like Patrick Mahomes
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/2/13/23597254/we-have-never-seen-a-football-player-like-patrick-mahomes-super-bowl-57-kansas-city-chiefs

The Eagles Played Their A-Game, But The Chiefs Had Patrick Mahomes
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-eagles-played-their-a-game-but-the-chiefs-had-patrick-mahomes/

Eagles fans flood Philly streets after Super Bowl loss: ‘F–k the Chiefs’
https://nypost.com/2023/02/13/eagles-fans-flood-philly-streets-after-super-bowl-loss-f-k-the-chiefs/

I'll Say It: That Was the One of the Worst Calls in Super Bowl History, and It Handed Chiefs the Lombardi Trophy
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/02/13/ill-say-it-that-was-the-one-of-the-worst-calls-in-super-bowl-history-and-it-handed-chiefs-the-lombardi-trophy-n702938

That Super Bowl Call Was Fine, but We’ll Never Be
https://slate.com/culture/2023/02/super-bowl-chiefs-eagles-holding-call-refs.html

Nick Sirianni crying during the national anthem became a Super Bowl meme
https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nick-sirianni-crying-meme-super-bowl-eagles-coach

Sheryl Lee Ralph Belts Dazzling Rendition Of 'Black National Anthem' At Super Bowl
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sheryl-lee-ralph-super-bowl-2023_n_63e5be63e4b07f036b9bf33e

NFL fans deeply divided over black national anthem being performed at Super Bowl: 'America only has one national anthem'
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-national-anthem-super-bowl-twitter-reactions

Everyone Super Excited For Our Yearly Satanic Illuminati Ritual?
https://www.wonkette.com/everyone-super-excited-for-our-yearly-satanic-illuminati-ritual

Another Super Bowl Halftime Ritual?
https://welovetrump.com/2023/02/13/another-super-bowl-halftime-ritual/

Rihanna's Super Bowl Outfit Called 'Powerful' by Some, 'Satanic' by Others
https://www.newsweek.com/rihanna-super-bowl-outfit-powerful-some-satanic-others-1780707

Rihanna won big at the Super Bowl — and without losing her mystique
https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2023/02/12/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-review/

Rihanna Quiet Quit the Super Bowl Halftime Show
https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/2/12/23597197/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-show-pregnant

Trump trashes Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance as 'single worst' in history
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-trashes-rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-show

Super Bowl 2023: AOC crucifies Christian Super Bowl ads as 'fascism'
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/aoc-crucifies-christian-super-bowl-ads-fascism

The Best, Worst, and Possibly Most Evil Super Bowl Ads of 2023
https://slate.com/business/2023/02/super-bowl-ads-2023-best-worst-evil-reviewed.html

The M&M's Super Bowl ad is a massive anti-climax
https://www.creativebloq.com/news/mms-superbowl-ad

‘I JUST SCREAMED AT MY TV!’ Michael Keaton Returning as Batman in Super Bowl Trailer Has Twitter Gen X-ing Hard
https://www.mediaite.com/sports/i-just-screamed-at-my-tv-michael-keaton-returning-as-batman-in-super-bowl-trailer-has-twitter-gen-x-ing-hard/

The biggest star of Super Bowl LVII commercials? Nostalgia.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-commercials-2023-clueless-safety-dance-the-matrix-nostalgia/

ODDS, ENDS

‘Only bones left’: Turkey families look for remains as hopes fade
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/13/370

'My mother died in front of my eyes': Survivors criticise Turkey earthquake response
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-02-13/my-mother-died-in-front-of-my-eyes-survivors-criticise-turkey-quake-response

Children orphaned by the quake in Turkey and Syria face an uncertain future
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/12/world/children-orphaned-earthquake-intl/index.html

States including North Dakota push to enshrine protections for tribal children
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tribal-news/states-including-north-dakota-push-to-enshrine-protections-for-tribal-children/article_d1a63684-f1bf-51c9-a3c3-977c84977284.html

Oregon program that trains rural adults to combat child sexual abuse shows success, study finds
https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2023/02/oregon-program-that-trains-rural-adults-to-combat-child-sexual-abuse-shows-success-study-finds.html

A priest scandal rocked the Belleville Diocese 30 years ago. How have things changed?
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article269533642.html

Widespread child abuse by Catholic Church members in Portugal is tip of iceberg - report
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-abused-by-members-portuguese-church-past-70-years-2023-02-13/

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LEADS

How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline
https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream

White House rejects report that US was behind Nord Stream sabotage
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-white-house-rejects-report-that-us-was-behind-nord-stream-sabotage

Edward Snowden Rubbishes US Denial of Role in Nord Stream Gas Line Bombing; Cites Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961
https://www.ibtimes.sg/edward-snowden-rubbishes-us-denial-role-nord-stream-gas-line-bombing-cites-bay-pigs-invasion-68971

The claim by a discredited journalist that the US secretly blew up the Nord Stream pipeline is proving a gift to Putin
https://africa.businessinsider.com/politics/the-claim-by-a-discredited-journalist-that-the-us-secretly-blew-up-the-nord-stream/060dsht

Kremlin Endorses Report on U.S. Involvement in Nord Stream Sabotage
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/09/kremlin-endorses-report-on-us-involvement-in-nord-stream-sabotage-a80187

Kremlin: World should learn truth about Nord Stream blasts
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-world-should-learn-truth-about-nord-stream-blasts-2023-02-09/

Russia accuses Nord Stream blast investigators of cover-up
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2023/02/09/russia-accuses-nord-stream-blast-investigators-of-cover-up/54218

TikTok Reveals Russian Disinformation Network Targeting European Users
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-09/tiktok-reveals-russian-disinfo-network-targeting-european-users

Jeff Gerth's Undisclosed Dissemination of Russian Intelligence 
https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/02/08/jeff-gerths-undisclosed-dissemination-of-russian-intelligence-product/

How the Case of Arrested FBI Agent Charles McGonigal Is Tied to a Russia-Linked Influence Effort
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/02/how-the-case-of-arrested-fbi-agent-charles-mcgonigal-is-tied-to-a-russia-linked-influence-effort/

Exclusive: The FBI's McGonigal labyrinth
https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-charlie-mcgonigal-labyrinth-oleg-deripaska-russia-trump-allison-guerriero-2023-2

'Weaponization' subcommittee holds hearing on alleged FBI politicization, attacks on civil liberties
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/09/house-republicans-weaponization-government-hearing/11214634002/

New arrests show why the coming MAGA house attacks on the FBI endanger law and order
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3850863-new-arrests-show-why-the-coming-maga-house-attacks-on-the-fbi-endanger-law-and-order/

What the Partisan Conflict Over Ilhan Omar Means for China-US Relations
https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/what-the-partisan-conflict-over-ilhan-omar-means-for-china-us-relations/

Balloon ‘panic’ intensifies push against China in Washington
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/9/balloon-panic-intensifies-push-against-china-in-washington

China’s Spy Balloon Proves The U.S. Homeland Is Vulnerable
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/02/chinas-spy-balloon-proves-the-u-s-homeland-is-vulnerable/

China Now Has More ICBM Launchers than the US
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/stratcom-china-more-icbm-launchers-than-us-not-more-missiles-warheads/

Japan Considering US Missile Deployment to Counter China: Report
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/02/09/japan-us-missile-deployment/

Russia supplied missile that collided with MH17, international investigation finds
https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/02/russia-supplied-missile-that-collided-with-mh17-international-investigation-finds/#

How Russia Decides to Go Nuclear
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/how-russia-decides-go-nuclear

Why Hasn’t Putin Used Nuclear Weapons?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-hasnt-putin-used-nuclear-weapons

Is Withdrawing From Treaties the Nuclear Weapons Industry’s Business Plan?
https://truthout.org/articles/is-withdrawing-from-treaties-the-nuclear-weapons-industrys-business-plan/

For Defense Industry to Surge Production, Here’s What It Needs, Leaders Tell Congress
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/defense-industry-surge-production-needs-leaders-tell-congress/

Future of defense spending a hot topic among Republicans
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/congress-republicans-defense-spending-cuts/

Trump’s last Defense secretary takes on the ‘American war machine’
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3850009-trumps-last-defense-secretary-takes-on-the-american-war-machine/

Russia and Ukraine Have Incentives to Negotiate. The U.S. Has Other Plans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/opinion/russia-ukraine-us-tanks.html

The U.S. effort to arm Ukraine starts in Scranton, Pennsylvania
https://www.grid.news/story/global/2023/02/06/the-us-effort-to-arm-ukraine-starts-in-scranton-pennsylvania/

Britain to train Ukraine combat fighter pilots
https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2023/02/08/britain-to-train-ukraine-combat-fighter-pilots/

Zelensky Calls for More Help for Ukraine in EU Meeting
https://www.wsj.com/articles/zelensky-calls-for-more-help-for-ukraine-in-eu-meeting-11675950731

EU to target disinformation and more exports in next Russia sanctions
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-target-disinformation-export-sanction-package-ukraine-russia-war/

Why Are Sanctions Failing in Russia? 
https://inkstickmedia.com/why-are-sanctions-failing-in-russia/

Lifting sanctions on Syria after devastating earthquake
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/08/lifting-sanctions-on-syria-after-devastating-earthquake/

U.N. aid convoy enters Syria as toll from Turkey, Syria quakes passes 17,000
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/09/turkey-syria-earthquake-death-count-updates/

Turkey's president Erdogan acknowledges ‘shortcomings’ in government’s response to earthquake 
https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/09/turkeys-president-erdogan-acknowledges-shortcomings-in-governments-response-to-earthquake

Why did so many buildings collapse in Turkey?
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/2/9/why-did-so-many-buildings-collapse-in-turkey

POLITICS and FLEAS

The Hunter Biden investigations, Act I
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2023/02/08/the-hunter-biden-investigations-act-i-00081949

Ex-Twitter execs deny pressure to block Hunter Biden story
https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-united-states-government-us-republican-party-business-6e34ad121a1e52892b782b0b7c0e59c3

Twitter Execs Testify That Their Election-Meddling Decisions Were Even Flimsier Than Previously Claimed
https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/09/twitter-execs-testify-that-their-election-meddling-decisions-were-even-flimsier-than-previously-claimed/

Ex-Twitter Officials Confirm to Congress: Trump, Not Biden, Has Tried to Censor Tweets
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-twitter-officials-confirm-to-congress-that-trump-not-biden-tried-to-censor-tweets

House Oversight Committee Is Fighting Twitter Censorship the Wrong Way
https://reason.com/2023/02/08/house-oversight-twitter-hunter-biden-laptop-aoc-speech-censorship/

GOP divided over whether heckling Biden hurts them
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3850194-gop-divided-over-whether-heckling-biden-hurts-them/

Father of fentanyl victim says Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘crossed the line’ heckling daughter’s story at SOTU
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fentanyl-marjorie-taylor-greene-biden-state-of-the-union-b2278920.html

GOP Took 'White Trashdom' to Next Level at State of the Union: Carville
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-took-white-trashdom-next-level-state-union-carville-1779988

‘Only in Mississippi’: White representatives vote to create white-appointed court system for Blackest city in America
https://mississippitoday.org/2023/02/07/jackson-court-system-house-bill-1020/

Admitted white supremacist pleads guilty to El Paso Walmart shooting charges
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/08/patrick-crusius-pleads-guilty-el-paso-walmart-shooting-hate-crime-charges/69881963007/

Man Who Shot Blanks in California Synagogue Charged With Hate Crime 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-who-shot-blanks-in-san-francisco-synagogue-charged-with-hate-crime

‘Shame on You’: Joe Rogan Slammed for Promoting ‘Despicable’ Antisemitic Trope About Jews
https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/02/08/shame-on-you-joe-rogan-slammed-for-promoting-despicable-antisemitic-trope-about-jews/

Joe Rogan: ‘The idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous’
https://www.jta.org/2023/02/07/politics/joe-rogan-the-idea-that-jewish-people-are-not-into-money-is-ridiculous

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

Israel-Palestine: CIA chief warns current tensions resemble Second Intifada
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-cia-warns-tensions-resemble-intifada

Israel to push forward with settlement expansion despite US call for pause
https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/02/08/israel-to-push-forward-with-settlement-expansion-despite-us-request-to-pause/

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises
https://apnews.com/article/politics-israel-government-palestinian-territories-jerusalem-bab35518d9b80ce4c7d1513edb163e2d

Demolishing Muslim Properties in India
https://inkstickmedia.com/demolishing-muslim-properties-in-india/

PM Modi, Netanyahu discuss ways to bolster relation between India and Israel
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/pm-modi-netanyahu-discuss-ways-bolster-relation-between-india-israel-2332284-2023-02-08

In Israel, India, and Elsewhere the Civilization State is Taking Over
https://time.com/6250892/israel-india-and-elsewhere-the-civilization-state-is-taking-over/

‘They Want to Set Women Back 500 Years’: Israel’s Rabbinical Courts Now Set to Enjoy ‘Horrifying’ Power
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-06/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/empowering-rabbinical-courts-in-israel-they-seek-to-set-women-500-years-backward/00000186-2686-dd37-add7-eee638550000

Coalition bill would ban mixed prayer anywhere at Western Wall, nix egalitarian plaza
https://www.timesofisrael.com/coalition-advances-law-to-nix-egalitarian-western-wall-plaza-curb-women-of-the-wall/

New bill proposes penalty for immodestly dressed women at the Kotel
https://www.jpost.com/western_wall/article-731045

Iranian press review: Conservatives offended by seeing belly buttons in public
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-conservatives-offended-belly-buttons-public-press-review

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Lasers, spaceflight, surgery, nuclear power and the secrets of Mayan civilization: How Russian scientists changed the world
https://www.rt.com/russia/571060-day-of-russian-science/

4 Things Science Has Predicted That We Still Haven’t Discovered
https://www.cracked.com/article_36877_4-things-science-has-predicted-that-we-still-havent-discovered.html

Star Trek And The Journey From Science Fiction To Pseudoscience
https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/pseudoscience-star-trek

Sanjay Gupta Investigates Fictional ‘Zombie Fungus’ Featured on HBO Hit Show The Last of Us — CNN’s Corporate Partner
https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/sanjay-gupta-investigates-fictional-zombie-fungi-featured-on-hbo-hit-show-the-last-of-us-cnns-corporate-partner/

THE MEDIA SCRUM

NewsNation Reporter Arrested for Trespassing During Ohio Governor’s Press Conference (Video)
https://www.thewrap.com/newsnation-reporter-arrested-ohio-governor-press-conference/

NewsNation reporter released from jail after arrest
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/newsnation-reporter-arrested-ohio-news-conference/

Appeal for release of French journalist jailed in Afghanistan
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20230206-appeal-for-release-of-french-journalist-jailed-in-afghanistan

ODDS, ENDS

‘Let Him Go’: the maternal instinct – caring light or consuming flame?
https://mercatornet.com/let-him-go-the-maternal-instinct-caring-light-or-consuming-flame/83034/

Mom’s voice holds a special place in kids’ brains. That changes for teens
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mom-voice-kid-brain-teen-neuroscience

Lower attention to ‘motherese’ may help diagnose autism early
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/mental-health/3847431-lower-attention-to-motherese-may-help-diagnose-autism-early/

Lawsuits Allege Tylenol or Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk
https://www.legalscoops.com/lawsuits-allege-tylenol-or-acetaminophen-use-during-pregnancy-increases-autism-risk/

From Nazi Blitzkriegs to ADHD Treatment: What Stimulant Drugs Can and Cannot Do
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/09/from-nazi-blitzkriegs-to-adhd-treatment-what-stimulant-drugs-can-and-cannot-do/

Did the Nazis Try to Assassinate FDR, Churchill, and Stalin in Tehran in 1943?
https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/history-ideas/2023/02/did-the-nazis-try-to-assassinate-fdr-churchill-and-stalin-in-tehran-in-1943/

The Soviet Erotic and Today’s Misbegotten Effort to Kill Eros
https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/08/the-soviet-erotic-and-todays-misbegotten-effort-to-kill-eros/

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LEADS

Why eggs are cheaper than you think
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/07/egg-prices-history-relative-economics/

Column arguing eggs are 'really cheap' compared to 100 years ago blasted: 'Freaking nuts'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/column-arguing-eggs-cheap-compared-100-years-ago-blasted-freaking-nuts

Conspiracy theory wrong about feed causing high egg prices
https://www.wattagnet.com/blogs/51-poultry-tech-trends/post/46695-conspiracy-theory-wrong-about-feed-causing-high-egg-prices

Wholesale egg prices have ‘collapsed.’ Why consumers may soon see relief
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/07/wholesale-egg-prices-have-collapsed-from-record-highs-in-december.html

Egg prices expected to remain high as long as bird flu continues
https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/eggs-price-increase-bird-flu-avian-influenza-inflation/642215/

Avian influenza poses another outbreak risk this spring
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/02/08/avian-influenza-poses-another-outbreak-risk-this-spring/

Avian flu confirmed in Pennsylvania flocks for first cases of 2023
https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/trending/avian-flu-confirmed-in-pennsylvania-flocks-for-first-cases-of-2023/article_e2568d7c-a343-11ed-89fc-d34e10c4f799.html

Bird flu cases spill over to mammals in Oregon, across the U.S.
https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2023/02/bird-flu-cases-spill-over-to-mammals-in-oregon-across-the-us.html

Peru reports hundreds of sea lion deaths due to bird flu
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230207-peru-reports-hundreds-of-sea-lion-deaths-due-to-bird-flu

Bird Flu Outbreak Puts Mink Farms Back in the Spotlight
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/health/avian-flu-mink-h5n1.html

Could bird flu in mink signal threat of a human pandemic?
https://www.dw.com/en/scientists-concerned-spread-of-bird-flu-to-mink-signals-growing-threat-to-humans/a-64605019

‘Major Leap’ in Bird Virus Threatens Yet Another Pandemic
https://www.thedailybeast.com/major-leap-in-bird-virus-to-mammals-threatens-yet-another-pandemic

Fungal Pathogens May Be Adapting Dangerously to Global Warming
https://www.sciencealert.com/fungal-pathogens-may-be-adapting-dangerously-to-global-warming

Superbugs are becoming more bulletproof, and global warming could make it worse
https://www.fastcompany.com/90846441/drug-resistant-superbugs-climate-change-global-warming-un

Glacier Lakes Swollen By Global Warming Threaten Millions
https://www.barrons.com/news/glacier-lakes-swollen-by-global-warming-threaten-millions-01675785909

When calamities strike, it is the poor who bear the brunt
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/2/7/the-poor-are-stuck-in-whirlwind-of-mismanaged-crises

Why the EPA puts a higher value on rich lives lost to climate change
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1152079692/why-the-epa-puts-a-higher-value-on-rich-lives-lost-to-climate-change

Shell’s Grand Plan to Fight Climate Change (and Continue to Cause It)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-08/shell-s-clean-energy-transition-battles-record-oil-profits

BP vowed to help set the oil and gas industry on a greener path. Many who bought in now feel betrayed
https://fortune.com/2023/02/07/bp-climate-pledge-rollback-activists/

BP: We’re Making Lots of Money on Oil, so Screw the Climate
https://gizmodo.com/bp-backtracks-climate-goals-oil-profits-1850084748

Big Oil Smashes Earnings Record With $219 Billion In Profits
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Big-Oil-Smashes-Earnings-Record-With-219-Billion-In-Profits.html

Big Oil Delivers Big Earnings, Big Share Buybacks and Big Dividend Hikes
https://247wallst.com/investing/2023/02/08/big-oil-delivers-big-earnings-big-share-buybacks-and-big-dividend-hikes/

Oil Shipping and Refining Firms Benefit from Western Sanctions on Russia
https://www.marinelink.com/news/oil-shipping-refining-firms-benefit-502743

Post-Boom Hangover Leaves Carriers with Massive Container Surplus
https://gcaptain.com/post-boom-hangover-leaves-carriers-with-massive-container-surplus/

Home-Buying Companies Stuck With Hundreds of Houses as Demand Slows
https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-buying-companies-stuck-with-hundreds-of-houses-as-demand-slows-11675739434

Mortgage activity rebounds, skewed toward high priced homes
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/mortgage-activity-rebounds-skewed-toward-high-priced-homes

White people have flocked back to city centers — and transformed them
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2023/us-city-white-population-increase/

The number of Americans residing in Mexico has surged in the last three years
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-08/the-number-of-americans-residing-in-mexico-has-surged-in-the-last-three-years.html

Mpox is simmering south of the border, threatening a resurgence
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/08/mpox-simmers-south-of-the-border-00081626

While COVID raged, another deadly threat was on the rise in hospitals
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-05/sepsis-california-hospitals-pandemic

Invasive strep spreading, antibiotic treatment supply inconsistent
https://www.fox9.com/news/invasive-strep-spreading-antibiotic-treatment-supply-inconsistent

Antibiotic use in farming set to soar despite drug-resistance fears
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00284-x

Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs Are Common, and Other Infections May Soon Be Resistant, Too
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antibiotic-resistant-utis-are-common-and-other-infections-may-soon-be-resistant-too/

Fatal 'brain-eating' amoeba successfully treated with repurposed UTI drug
https://www.livescience.com/fatal-brain-eating-amoeba-successfully-treated-with-repurposed-uti-drug

CBD inhaler reduces lung cancer tumour size, study finds
https://www.leafie.co.uk/news/cbd-inhaler-reduces-lung-cancer-size/

CBD Gummy Market Projected to Grow Significantly, But Growth Restraints Remain
https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/cbd-gummy-market-projected-to-grow-significantly-but-growth-restraints-remain

Is CBD in trouble?
https://www.vox.com/2023/2/6/23584909/cbd-legal-fda-regulation-cannabis

POLITICS and FLEAS

Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address, fact-checked
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/president-joe-biden-2023-state-union-address-fact-checked/

A banal failure of a State of the Union
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/a-banal-failure-of-a-state-of-the-union

How Biden Successfully Baited Congressional Republicans
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/state-union-joe-biden-congress-republicans/672984/

Republicans blast Biden for 'lying shamelessly' about Social Security, Medicare during State of the Union
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-blast-biden-lying-shamelessly-social-security-medicare-state-of-the-union

Kevin McCarthy’s priceless expressions say everything about Biden’s BS SOTU speech
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/08/kevin-mccarthys-priceless-expressions-say-everything-about-bidens-bs-sotu-speech-1331200/

Kevin McCarthy Repeatedly Shushes Marjorie Taylor Greene During State Of The Union Speech
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-speaker-mccarthy-shush-marjorie-taylor-greene_n_63e31636e4b0c8e3fc88450d

Romney excoriates Santos, saying he's a 'sick puppy' who should have been 'sitting in the back row' during Biden's address
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/romney-excoriates-santos-says-sick-puppy-sitting-back-row-biden-addres-rcna69636

Sarah Sanders Slams Biden’s ‘Left-Wing Culture War’ in State of the Union Response
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/07/sarah-sanders-slams-bidens-left-wing-culture-war-state-union-response/

Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/feb/08/fact-checking-sarah-huckabee-sanders-republican-re/

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Delivers The Christian Fascist White Grievance Incel Shut-In SOTU Response
https://www.wonkette.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders-state-of-the-union-responsesarah-huckabee-sanders-state-of-the-union-response

‘I’m a Victim’: Trump Gives ‘The Real State of the Union’ After Biden Addresses Congress
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/im-a-victim-trump-gives-the-real-state-of-the-union-after-biden-addresses-congress/

Trump Now Sharing Memes Accusing DeSantis of ‘Grooming High School Girls’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-now-sharing-memes-accusing-desantis-of-grooming-high-school-girls/

The High School ‘Asshole’ Who Became a Blackface-Wearing Neo-Nazi Homeschool Dad
https://www.vice.com/en/article/akebxj/upper-sandusky-dissident-homeschool-nazi

Conservatives Are Obsessed With Getting ChatGPT to Say the N-Word
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnv59/conservatives-are-obsessed-with-getting-chatgpt-to-say-the-n-word

Walter Mosley Thinks America Is Getting Dumber
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/06/magazine/walter-mosley-interview.html

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

What do the moon and South China Sea have in common?
https://asiatimes.com/2023/02/what-do-the-moon-and-south-china-sea-have-in-common/

Is China Now Emulating Epic Soviet Spy Balloon Program? (by Fair Observer and Chat GPT)
https://www.fairobserver.com/world-news/is-china-now-emulating-epic-soviet-spy-balloon-program/

Mystery wrapped in a spy balloon: Why did China blow up Blinken visit?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/china-balloon-blow-up-blinken-visit

Zelensky makes surprise visit to London as Ukraine appeals for more military support
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/europe/zelensky-visit-uk-intl-gbr/index.html

Roger Waters to Speak for Russia at UN Security Council on Ukraine, Moscow Claims
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/08/roger-waters-to-speak-for-russia-at-un-security-council-on-ukraine-moscow-claims-a80174

A key ally of Putin said he wants to invade Poland next, ignoring Russia's inability to capture Ukraine
https://www.businessinsider.com/poland-should-be-next-target-after-ukraine-says-putin-ally-kadyrov-2023-2

Jihadist violence in the Sahel opens the door to Russian expansionism
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-06/jihadist-violence-in-the-sahel-opens-the-door-to-russian-expansionism.html

Taliban Bureaucrats Hate Working Online All Day, ‘Miss the Days of Jihad’
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ad3z8/taliban-bureaucrats-hate-working-online-all-day-miss-the-days-of-jihad

Bolsonaro is Living the American Dream: Retired in Florida and Posting on TikTok
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/02/bolsonaro-is-living-the-american-dream-retired-in-florida-and-posting-on-tiktok/

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

How Scientists Work Out What Ancient Hominins Ate
https://www.iflscience.com/how-scientists-work-out-what-ancient-hominins-ate-67406

Neanderthal Crab Roast Leftovers Are Found in a Portuguese Cave
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/science/neanderthals-crab-portugal.html

Japanese company puts whale meat on sale in vending machines
https://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230208-japanese-company-puts-whale-meat-on-sale-in-vending-machines

How France became the unlikely home of the insect-farming industry
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00290-z

THE MEDIA SCRUM

Fawlty Towers set for reboot after more than 40 years - with John Cleese to star alongside his daughter
https://news.sky.com/story/fawlty-towers-set-for-reboot-after-more-than-40-years-with-john-cleese-to-star-alongside-his-daughter-12805666

An anti-woke nightmare! Why the Fawlty Towers remake is a truly nauseating idea
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/08/why-the-fawlty-towers-remake-is-a-truly-nauseating-idea-john-cleese

Too woke, broken Britain needs Basil Fawlty more than ever
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/john-cleese-fawlty-towers-reboot-revival/

ODDS, ENDS

Our Business Is Killing: I never understood why veterinarians are at such a high risk of suicide. Until I became one.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/02/veterinarians-euthanasia-mental-health-dogs-cats.html

Animal shelter changes policy following dog’s mistaken euthanasia
https://www.witn.com/2023/02/07/animal-shelter-changes-policy-following-dogs-mistaken-euthanasia/

She was declared dead, but the funeral home found her breathing
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/07/1155114433/long-island-living-woman-declared-dead-nursing-home

Man wakes up after 12 years of coma: “I was aware of everything”
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/man-coma-wakes-up-14012015/

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LEADS

Examining America's War in Iraq After 20 Years
https://reason.com/2023/02/05/examining-americas-war-in-iraq-after-20-years/

Print the Truth, Legend, or Nothing? Failing to Examine and Learn from America’s War in Afghanistan
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/print-truth-legend-or-nothing-failing-examine-and-learn-americas-war-afghanistan

Trump's last defense secretary says no one held 'accountable' for Afghanistan and Iraq wars
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/trump-last-defense-secretary-no-one-held-accountable-afghanistan-iraq-wars

Trump’s ‘24 game plan: Be the dove among the hawks
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/trumps-2024-game-plan-dove-hawks-00081180

Why the liberal hawks rule the roost
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2023/why-the-liberal-hawks-rule-the-roost/

Americans far less hawkish on North Korea and China than policy elites: poll
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/02/06/americans-far-less-hawkish-on-north-korea-and-china-than-policy-elites-poll/

Biden, the balloon, and the age of anti-China one-upmanship
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/05/biden-the-balloon-and-the-age-of-anti-china-one-upmanship-00081238

Feehery: It Didn’t Take 99 Red Balloons, Just One To Prove Biden’s Weak Leadership
https://thehill.com/opinion/3846448-feehery-it-didnt-take-99-red-balloons-just-one-to-prove-bidens-weak-leadership/

Eek, a balloon! How China easily got Republicans to beclown themselves
https://www.salon.com/2023/02/07/eek-a-balloon-how-china-easily-got-to-beclown-themselves/

‘Republican’ Ana Navarro claims GOP was played by China’s balloon stunt in spin overdrive
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/07/republican-ana-navarro-claims-gop-was-played-after-running-interference-for-china-in-wild-balloon-spin-1330852/

Is This Why President Trump Didn’t Shoot Down The Balloons During His Presidency?
https://welovetrump.com/2023/02/06/is-this-why-president-trump-didnt-shoot-down-the-balloons-during-his-presidency/

General Mattis Committed Treason Against Trump?
https://wrestling-edge.com/general-mattis-committed-treason-against-trump/

Fox News host bizarrely blames 'treasonous' farmers after Chinese balloon incident
https://www.rawstory.com/fox-news-treasonous-farmers/

Experts sound alarm over China buying US land near military bases: 'Chilling'
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/experts-sound-alarm-over-china-buying-us-land-near-military-bases-chilling

How U.S.-China Tensions Could Affect Who Buys the House Next Door
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/us/texas-china-ownership-real-estate-ban.html

Before spy balloon dropped, trade with China soared
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/07/trade-china-relations-economies-00081301

By Shooting Down Balloon, the Expensive, Useless F-22 Fighter Finally Won a Dogfight
https://reason.com/2023/02/06/by-shooting-down-balloon-the-expensive-useless-f-22-fighter-finally-won-a-dogfight/

The F-22s that downed China’s spy balloon had call signs named for this WWI fighter ace
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/frank-luke-jr-balloon-buster-china/

The horrors of World War II air war, in one stark map
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/air-war-germany-map/

‘Warrior’s spirit’: Army marks 72 years since its last major bayonet charge in Korean War
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-02-05/army-last-bayonet-charge-osan-korea-9051313.html

God of Race War: The Utilisation of Viking-Themed Video Games in Far-Right Propaganda
https://gnet-research.org/2023/02/06/god-of-race-war-the-utilisation-of-viking-themed-video-games-in-far-right-propaganda/

Pair charged with plotting racially-fueled attack on Baltimore power grid
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/racially-fueled-attack-baltimore-power-grid-00081320

Suspected white supremacists arrested in plot to attack power stations, destroy Baltimore: Prosecutors
https://abcnews.go.com/US/suspects-arrested-plot-attack-power-stations-destroy-baltimore/story?id=96923380

The Animal Sacrificing White Supremacists
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/the-animal-sacrificing-white-supremacists/6322f9ac40f3d920a354deda

Tucker Carlson says it’s “immoral” to criticize white supremacists
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/02/tucker-carlson-says-its-immoral-to-criticize-white-supremacists/

Tucker blasts Biden’s ‘illegal’ race-based judicial appointments – 5 white men of 97
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/07/tucker-blasts-bidens-illegal-race-based-judicial-appointments-5-white-men-of-97-1330805/

Disney+ cartoon features ‘Slaves Built This Country’ song
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/02/disney_cartoon_features_slaves_built_this_country_song.html

'Evil behavior': Hallmark's 'family' time-travel show goes super woke
https://www.wnd.com/2023/02/hallmarks-time-travel-family-drama-promotes-female-couple-parents/

Here are some scary pictures to distract the religious right from Sam Smith and Kim Petras
https://www.thefader.com/2023/02/06/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-evil-ted-cruz-very-spooky

The Christian Right Is Having a Meltdown Over the ‘Satanic’ Grammys
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7v9gy/republicans-satanic-grammy-sam-smith-kim-petras

Fans of Satan Worshiper Sam Smith Melt Down Because Reporter Calls Him 'He' Instead of 'They'
https://www.westernjournal.com/fans-satan-worshiper-sam-smith-melt-reporter-calls-instead/

Sam Smith's "full-on Satan worship" Grammys number puts conservatives in an anti-vax Satanic panic
https://www.salon.com/2023/02/06/sam-smith-grammys-satan-phizer-unholy/

What the devil were the Grammys doing letting Sam ‘Satan’ Smith troll most of America?
https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/why-did-the-grammys-let-sam-satan-smith-troll-america/

Woke Grammys show 'culture wars are over and the left won' Joy Reid claims as she revels in 'total defeat'
https://www.foxnews.com/media/woke-grammys-show-culture-wars-left-won-joy-reid-claims-revels-total-defeat

Chris Hedges: Woke Imperialism
https://scheerpost.com/2023/02/05/chris-hedges-woke-imperialism/

POLITICS and FLEAS

It’s the institutional design, stupid! With a parliamentary system, America could avoid gridlock and instability
https://thefulcrum.us/parliamentary-system-could-help-avoid-gridlock

Democracy Vouchers: Putting Free Campaign Cash in the Hands of Voters
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2023/02/07/democracy-vouchers-putting-free-campaign-cash-in-the-hands-of-voters

Citizens’ assemblies: are they the future of democracy?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/citizens-assemblies-are-they-the-future-of-democracy

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Volunteers digging with their bare hands as shouts heard amid the rubble
https://news.sky.com/story/turkey-syria-earthquake-volunteers-digging-with-their-bare-hands-as-shouts-heard-amid-the-rubble-12805041

Turkish leader declares state of emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,100
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-quake-rescue-teams-comb-through-wreckage-iskenderun-hospital-2023-02-06/

Sweden’s aid to Turkey, Israel’s to Syria: Countries set aside diplomatic differences to offer earthquake aid
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/07/2023/swedens-aid-to-turkey-israels-to-syria-countries-set-aside-diplomatic-differences-to-offer-earthquake-aid

Earthquake: Iran, Iraq, Hezbollah support aid for victims in Syria - analysis
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-730827

For Syria, the earthquake is the latest in a series of tragedies
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-07/for-syria-the-earthquake-is-the-latest-in-a-series-of-tragedies.html

Miracles of the Syria & Turkey earthquake
https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/miracles-of-the-syria-turkey-earthquake/

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Newest Flock of Wild California Condors Faces an Old Threat: Lead Poisoning
https://therevelator.org/newest-california-condors-lead/

Michigan bald eagles are dying of lead poisoning. The reason may surprise you
https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/02/michigan-bald-eagles-are-dying-of-lead-poisoning-the-reason-may-surprise-you.html

After eagle dies from lead poisoning, central Pa. wildlife rehabilitator urges use of non-lead ammo
https://www.wesa.fm/environment-energy/2023-02-06/after-eagle-dies-from-lead-poisoning-central-pa-wildlife-rehabilitator-urges-use-of-non-lead-ammo

Animal rights groups march in protests to urge more protection for hunting dogs
https://www.foxnews.com/world/animal-rights-groups-march-protests-urge-more-protection-hunting-dogs

N.J. bear hunt could be allowed for 4 more years despite outcry from animal rights groups
https://www.nj.com/news/2023/02/bear-hunt-could-be-allowed-for-5-more-years-in-nj-despite-outcry-from-animal-rights-groups.html

Sen. Daines responds after Twitter suspends his account for hunting photo: 'My wife is a great shot'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-daines-responds-twitter-suspends-account-hunting-photo-my-wife-great-shot
 
Survivor Australia ‘hero’ hits back after her Instagram account shows brutal hunting photos
https://www.ladbible.com/news/survivor-australia-hero-hits-back-after-hunting-exposed-042820-20230207

Emotions run high in Sweden's biggest wolf hunt
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230206-emotions-run-high-in-sweden-s-biggest-wolf-hunt

Hunters shoot dead 54 wolves in Sweden’s largest ever cull
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/07/swedish-hunters-shoot-dead-54-wolves-in-largest-cull-ever-in-country

Zoo Director Killed 4 Rare 'Pygmy' Goats and Served Them at a Party
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnmmn/mexico-zoo-eats-pigmy-goat

Criminals now targeting zoo animals
https://scrippsnews.com/stories/criminals-now-targeting-zoo-animals/

THE MEDIA SCRUM

Russia & the US Press: The Article the CJR Didn’t Publish
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/02/04/russia-and-the-us-press-the-article-the-cjr-didnt-publish/

Columbia Journalism Review Russiagate Post-Mortem Is a Good Start
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/02/06/columbia_journalism_review_russiagate_post-mortem_is_a_good_start_148821.html

A Pair of Colossal Media Failures
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/a-pair-of-colossal-media-failures/

ODDS, ENDS

Salman Rushdie Makes a Triumphant Return to the Page
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a42731912/salman-rushdie-victory-city-novel-review/

Salman Rushdie reflects on nightmares and recovery after ‘colossal’ stabbing attack
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/salman-rushdie-stabbing-attack-fatwa-b2276614.html

Lauren Boebert Appears To Pray For Joe Biden's Death In Texas Sermon
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lauren-boebert-joe-biden-death_n_63e1cc75e4b0c2b49ae51934

Former combat pilot who implied Netanyahu deserves death apologizes to protesters
https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-activist-who-implied-netanyahu-deserves-death-apologizes-to-protesters/

Kyle Busch apologizes for violating Mexican firearm law
https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2023/02/06/kyle-busch-apologizes-for-violating-mexican-law/

Jim Boeheim Apologizes for Saying ACC Opponents ‘Bought’ Players
https://www.si.com/college/2023/02/06/syracuse-jim-boeheim-apologizes-saying-acc-opponents-bought-players

Colorado State apologizes for ‘Russia’ chant at Utah State’s Ukrainian player during basketball game
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/sport/colorado-state-apology-russia-chant-utah-state/index.html

NY school apologizes after kicking off Black History Month with fried chicken, watermelon
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3846215-ny-school-apologizes-after-kicking-off-black-history-month-with-fried-chicken-watermelon/

BBC News apologizes for ‘mistake’ using Viola Davis image instead of Beyoncé
https://nypost.com/2023/02/07/bbc-news-apologizes-for-mistake-using-viola-davis-image-instead-of-beyonce/

Chris Brown Apologizes to Robert Glasper After Throwing Tantrum Online Due to 2023 Grammys Loss
https://people.com/music/chris-brown-apologizes-robert-glasper-after-tantrum-over-2023-grammys-loss/

Pink Floyd Feud Between Roger Waters and David Gilmour Just Got Deeply Personal
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-pink-floyd-feud-between-roger-waters-and-david-gilmour-just-got-deeply-personal

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LEADS

The remote workers have left, but the housing havoc they created remains
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/economics/remote-workers-left-housing-havoc-created-remains-rcna68874

Cut the Price by 20% and They Will Come: Homebuilder Meritage Explains New Era after Sales Orders Collapse by 46%
https://wolfstreet.com/2023/02/05/cut-the-price-by-20-and-they-will-come-homebuilder-meritage-explains-new-strategy-after-sales-orders-collapse/

Stores are pushing vendors to cut prices, but your bill will stay the same
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/02/05/retail-grocery-costs-consumer-spending/

Amid food inflation, more shoppers turn to dollar stores for groceries
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/05/amid-food-inflation-more-shoppers-turn-to-dollar-stores-for-groceries.html

Lipstick sales, packed lunches, strippers’ tips: the unlikely signs of recession
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/06/us-economy-recession-signals-lipstick

Americans not feeling impact of Biden agenda, Post-ABC poll finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/06/poll-americans-dont-feel-biden-impact/

Biden 2024? Most Democrats say no thank you: AP-NORC poll
https://apnews.com/article/ap-norc-poll-biden-2024-presidential-prospects-c843c5af6775b4c8a0cff8e2b1db03f6

Record numbers of people are worse off, a recipe for political discontent: POLL
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/record-numbers-worse-off-recipe-political-discontent-poll/story?id=96884607

One paycheck away: Homelessness is a series of trapdoors of addiction, low wages, laws and more
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/homelessness-low-wages-housing-crisis-colorado/

Opinion: ‘Blues’ killing Denver homeless, formerly homeless people
https://original.newsbreak.com/@david-heitz-561257/2915613008415-opinion-blues-killing-denver-homeless-formerly-homeless-people

The Tragic Life And Death Of A Hilo Homeless Woman
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/homeless-hilo-woman-who-died-in-banyan-tree-fire-grew-award-winning-coffee/

Answer Woman: Homelessness demographics in Asheville? Predominately male and white?
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2023/02/06/answer-woman-what-are-demographics-of-people-homeless-in-asheville/69869763007/

Rural America has homeless people too. But they’re hard to find.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/06/homeless-count-carlisle-cumberland-county-pennsylvania/

Winter homeless count hits record high in Linn County
https://www.thegazette.com/news/winter-homeless-count-hits-record-high-in-linn-county/

Tent City under Matanzas Pass bridge: A haven for Hurricane Ian's homeless
https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/economy-business/2023-02-04/tent-city-under-matanzas-pass-bridge-haven-hurricane-ian-homeless

How a homeless encampment grew on private property with Arizonans living out of cars and RVs
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizonans-live-cars-rvs-homeless-encampment-grows-private-property-crisis

Homeless community growing at O'Hare International Airport, prompting concerns
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/homeless-community-ohare-international-airport/

Shooting Reignites Chula Vista Neighborhood Concerns for Homeless Encampments
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/shooting-reignites-chula-vista-neighborhood-concerns-for-homeless-encampments/3160091/

Homeless shelter seeks community help after record breaking amount of occupants
https://www.wgem.com/2023/02/06/homeless-shelter-seeks-community-help-after-record-breaking-amount-occupants/

Federal disaster relief team is helping Bangor combat homelessness
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/06/news/bangor/hud-homelessness-team-joam40zk0w/

Newark is transforming more shipping containers into homes for homeless people
https://gothamist.com/news/newark-is-transforming-more-shipping-containers-into-homes-for-homeless-people

Meals, Encouragement Provided To Homeless
https://www.theriverbanknews.com/news/meals-encouragement-provided-homeless/

Providing Resources for Homeless Won’t Help the Problem
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/02/05/providing-resources-for-homeless-wont-help-the-problem/

I talked to two ex-homeless people about Newsom's 'investment' in homelessness. Their answers will shock you
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/talked-two-ex-homeless-people-about-newsoms-investment-homelessness-answers-shock

Who will pay for Joe Biden's reckless spending? Your children will for decades.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/02/06/biden-covid-emergency-cost-taxpayers-medicaid-food-stamps/11169815002/

Biden Aide Says Negotiation on Debt Ceiling Is ‘Nonstarter’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-05/debt-ceiling-news-biden-aide-says-negotiation-is-a-nonstarter?srnd=premium

Texas defense hawks urge Congress away from military funding cuts to raise the debt ceiling
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/06/texas-gop-house-debt-ceiling-military-spending/

171 Republican lawmakers join effort to stop student loan forgiveness program
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/171-republican-lawmakers-join-effort-stop-student-loan/story?id=96898628

How ending the COVID emergency will complicate the fight over student-loan forgiveness
https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/02/how-ending-the-covid-emergency-will-complicate-the-fight-over-student-loan-forgiveness/

Here’s what will happen when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/biden-administration-covid-19-public-health-emergency-ends-may-11

As pandemic-era Medicaid provisions lapse, millions in U.S. approach a coverage cliff
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/02/06/as-pandemic-era-medicaid-provisions-lapse-millions-approach-a-coverage-cliff/

The virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/health/hospitals-full-not-covid/index.html

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POLITICS and FLEAS

Why did China send a balloon?
https://asiatimes.com/2023/02/why-did-china-send-a-balloon/

China Claims Ownership of Second Not-a-Spy Balloon Floating Over Latin America
https://gizmodo.com/china-claims-ownership-second-spy-balloon-latin-america-1850076980

China accuses U.S. of using ‘indiscriminate’ force as military searches for balloon remnants
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-accuses-us-indiscriminate-force-military-search-balloon-remnants-rcna69262

Biden should have hit Chinese balloon sooner, Republicans say
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2023/02/05/biden-should-have-hit-chinese-balloon-sooner-republicans-say/

Pentagon reports past Chinese surveillance balloons near Florida, Texas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/05/china-spy-balloon-gop/

Previous Chinese Spy Balloons Kept Secret from Trump Admin
https://www.frontpagemag.com/previous-chinese-spy-balloons-kept-secret-from-trump-admin/

ChatGPT’s creators can’t figure out why it won’t talk about Trump
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/03/2023/how-chatgpt-inadvertently-learned-to-avoid-talking-about-trump

Superwoke ChatGPT busted for bias
https://mercatornet.com/superwoke-chatgpt-busted-for-bias/82991/

New Disney Cartoon on Slavery May Be the Wokest Thing I've Ever Seen
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/02/06/new-disney-cartoon-on-slavery-may-be-the-wokest-thing-ive-ever-seen-n699242

Woke Wall Street Comes For Red State Trees
https://dealbreaker.com/2023/02/woke-wall-street-comes-for-red-state-trees

‘Woke capitalism’ is simply capitalism — and it’s good for business
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3843428-woke-capitalism-is-simply-capitalism-and-its-good-for-business/

As conservatives push to combat 'woke' investing by KPERS, Kansas joins national trend
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2023/02/06/kansas-lawmakers-consider-curbing-esg-investments-by-kpers/69848085007/

What is behind Ron DeSantis’s Stop-Woke Act?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/06/what-is-behind-ron-desantis-stop-woke-act

It’s not fiction: Ron DeSantis and the right’s culture war on kindness
https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/02/06/war-on-woke-ron-desantis-conservative-book-ban/

Ron DeSantis Takes War On Drag To The Orlando Philharmonic
https://www.wonkette.com/ron-desantis-takes-war-on-drag-to-the-orlando-philharmonic

Gloves off: Conservatives fight the NHL in a culture war clash
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nhl-conservatives-face-culture-war-clash-rcna67087

AR-15 lapel pin is a perfect symbol for a GOP that’s become a death cult
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/republicans-ar-15-lapel-pin-clyde-santos-20230205.html

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

More than 2,300 dead as powerful quake hits southern Turkey and Syria
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/europe/earthquake-hits-turkey-intl-hnk/index.html

Severe weather hampers earthquake rescuers in Turkey and Syria
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/6/severe-weather-hampers-earthquake-rescue-in-turkey-and-syria

Misery of war-weary Syrians exacerbated by deadly earthquake
https://www.timesofisrael.com/misery-of-war-weary-syrians-exacerbated-by-deadly-earthquake/

Turkey and Syria earthquake: Aerial footage shows Syria aftermath
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-64539126

Turkey earthquake: Terrifying video shows block of flats collapse in less than ten seconds
https://news.sky.com/story/turkey-earthquake-terrifying-video-shows-block-of-flats-collapse-in-less-than-ten-seconds-12804625

Ancient castle used by Romans and Byzantines destroyed in Turkey earthquake
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/gaziantep-castle-destroyed-turkey-earthquake/index.html

Turkey Quake Tremors Felt As Far Away As Greenland
https://www.barrons.com/news/turkey-quake-tremors-felt-as-far-away-as-greenland-01675684508

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Backyard Beekeeping: Helping Honey Bees Do Their Important Job of Pollination 
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/backyard-beekeeping-helping-honey-bees-do-their-important-job-of-pollination-nbsp

Pollinator declines linked to half million early human deaths annually: Study
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/pollinator-declines-linked-to-half-million-early-human-deaths-annually-study/

Essential insects in East Asia have declined massively, study finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/03/insects-china-decline-east-asia/

Four-fifths of UK butterfly species have declined since 1970s, report says
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/butterfly-uk-conservation-biodiversity-insect-b2274966.html

Exclusive: Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/huge-chunk-plants-animals-us-risk-extinction-report-2023-02-06/

THE MEDIA SCRUM

The 18 Best- and Worst-Dressed Celebrities at the 2023 Grammy Awards
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/g42770342/best-worst-dressed-grammys-2023/

Grammys: Harry Styles Wins Album of the Year, Beyoncé Becomes Most Awarded Artist in Show’s History
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-2023-recap-winners-highlights-major-moments-1235317926/

Viola Davis Is Officially an EGOT
https://www.vogue.com/article/viola-davis-is-officially-an-egot

Iranian protest anthem wins special award at Grammys
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/grammys-iran-protest-song-baraye-wins-special-award

Dave Chappelle snags Grammy for controversial comedy special dubbed 'transphobic'
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dave-chappelle-grammy-comedy-special-transphobic

Pfizer Presents Satanic ‘Unholy’ At 2023 Grammys, All In Plain Sight
https://welovetrump.com/2023/02/06/pfizer-presents-satanic-unholy-at-2023-grammys-all-in-plain-sight/

Madonna unrecognizable at Grammys: ‘That can’t be her? Can it?’
https://nypost.com/2023/02/05/madonna-unrecognizable-during-grammy-speech-that-cant-be-her/

Madonna channeled Jeb Bush during awkward Grammys monologue
https://www.indy100.com/amp/madonna-grammys-jeb-bush-2659375318

From Cringey Fans to Baffling Wins, the Grammys Fumbled the Bag Yet Again
https://www.thedailybeast.com/grammys-2023-review-cringey-fans-baffling-wins-and-beyonce?ref=home

Here's What's Inside the $60,000 Gift Bag Given to Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and Other Grammy Nominees
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/heres-whats-inside-the-60000-gift-bag-given-to-beyonce-bad-bunny-and-other-grammy-nominees/4086725/

The Grammys Are Built on a Delusion
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/02/grammy-award-2023-harry-styles-beyonce-best-album/672959/

ODDS, ENDS

Women report stunning levels of discrimination
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/06/women-racism-workplace-study-catalyst

Does a Woman’s Biological Clock Have a Price?
https://www.fairobserver.com/more/global_change/does-a-womans-biological-clock-have-a-price/

‘My Watch Thinks I’m Dead’
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/health/apple-watch-911-emergency-call.html

7 Times AI Was Just Armies of Hidden Humans
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-chatgpt-google-youtube-fb-ai-art-human-work-1850072549

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