The Moral Authority Of Animals Noema
Hungry pigs, feral brothers and the Michigan hunting trip that ended in murders Bridge Michigan
Private equity moves into clinical trials Private Equity Stakeholder Project
A Physicist Ran the Numbers on What Would Happen if a Tiny Black Hole Passed Through Your Body ZME Science
Climate/Environment
The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals Wired
New data shows insurance costs rising and home values sinking as climate risks grow Moving Day
The dreams and perils of moving capitals in a changing Asia Channel News Asia
The collapse of Maya civilization: Drought doesn’t explain everything Phys.org
Water
The Thing with Rivers Dublin Review of Books
Pandemics
Researchers suggest co-infections may shape long COVID.
Viral, bacterial or fungal infections before, during or after SARS-CoV-2 could worsen symptoms by disrupting immune balance, prolonging inflammation or reactivating latent viruses.https://t.co/ZXrvKPJOYb
— thetranscendedman (@atranscendedman) November 27, 2025
China
Firefighting at Hong Kong blaze ends with deaths over 90, dozens missing Al Jazeera
Why Hong Kong’s Deadly Fire Spread Swiftly – Focus On Fast-Burning Foam NDTV
Hong Kong high-rise fire fuels anger over housing crisis Semafor
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China’s October Industrial Profits Warwick Powell
India-China Rows
India-China in new spat over Arunachal Pradesh: What’s it all about? Al Jazeera
China begins construction of a ‘mega dam’ that may cause problems for India Earth.com
India protests China’s ‘arbitrary detention’ of citizen at Shanghai airport AP
Syraqistan
Israel/OPT: Post-ceasefire: Israel’s genocide in the occupied Gaza strip continues Amnesty International
Graphic footage: IOF execute 2 Palestinians from point blank in Jenin Al Mayadeen
Israel has attacked Lebanon 10,000 times since ceasefire began one-year-ago New Arab
Israeli forces, Syrians clash in Damascus countryside; casualties reported Al Jazeera
Drone strike hits major Iraqi Kurdistan gas field plunging region into darkness The Cradle
Old Blighty
Judge in Palestine Action case worked for Israeli spy Robert Maxwell Asa Winstanley
How Northern Ireland’s dark policing history looms over Palestine Action protests Middle East Eye
The British Government Is Fooling You Tribune Mag
BRITISH MILITARY TRAINED IN ISRAEL AMID GAZA GENOCIDE Declassified UK
The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy Ian Proud
European Disunion
Belgium’s De Wever dials up opposition to Russian frozen assets deal Politico
Chat Control is back on the agenda Thomas Fazi
The Hidden Risks of Platform Control Over Historical Memory Lawfare. Exhibit A:
Another unbelievable statement from the EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas: she claims no country has attacked Russia in the last 100 years. Well, apart from current EU members Germany, Romania, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia and friends on 22 June 1941? pic.twitter.com/jVht0jLR2u
— Brian McDonald (@27khv) November 27, 2025
Confections New Left Review. A review of former Finnish PM Sanna Marin’s book.
New Not-So-Cold War
Putin Lays Final Word on ‘Settlement’ Sham in Kyrgyzstan Conference Simplicius
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia The Atlantic
Europe’s Leaders Have No Strategy for Peace Jacobin
Europe thinks the unthinkable: Retaliating against Russia Politico
Latvia will consider removal of railway tracks leading to Russia Latvian Public Media
Baltic nations seek EU bailout as Russia sanctions backfire Daily Telegraph
Africa
Adolf Hitler Is About To Win An Election In This Former German Colony NDTV
South of the Border
Trump: US will ‘very soon’ take action on land against alleged Venezuela drug traffickers The Hill
The Great Game
Three Chinese citizens killed in Tajikistan in drone attack launched from Afghanistan Intellinews
Spook Country
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said New York Times
Clarification about NCTC vetting of alleged Afghan shooter from a senior US official:
The alleged Afghan shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal began working with the CIA around 2011 (yes he may have been 15 but it was common at that time for Afghans to forge birth certificates to appear… https://t.co/PxLySlaixL
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) November 27, 2025
It was under President Obama that the mission in Afghanistan became all about assassinations, aka “night raids.” His CIA developed and deployed the Zero Unit death squads in which Rahmanullah Lakanwal reportedly served. Apparently the horror of it shattered his mind. https://t.co/GMCzHtIFkJ pic.twitter.com/XTD3Lx1eQ9
— Seth Harp (@sethharpesq) November 27, 2025
Why Is the Establishment Ignoring the Recently Declassified JFK Files? American Conservative
Immigration
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting The Guardian
L’affaire Epstein
US regulators ‘taking seriously’ allegations of bankers’ support for Epstein The Guardian
Trump 2.0
Private equity executive warns pension scheme push risks bailouts FT
The OpenAI Bubble Popped…And Got A Secret Bailout? Seeking Alpha
The Imaginary Peace President William Schryver
FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year Grist
Trump-Backed Crypto Company Promotes ‘Shit Piss Skin Can’ Coin Gizmodo
“Liberation Day”
Exclusive: Trump team wants Taiwan to train US chip plant workers, sources say Reuters
Which has the net effect of leveling the playing field for … China. Genius! Featured in today’s Chartbook Top Links in the comment below.
Source: https://t.co/5rm296c74v pic.twitter.com/d5qvLEmMo2
— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) November 27, 2025
The Uniparty
When Power Turns Itself Into a Joke New Global Politics
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Americans are eating less turkey, even as the birds keep getting bigger Sherwood
Is Tryptophan MAHA? NOTUS
Imperial Collapse Watch
‘We Do Fail … a Lot’: Defense Startup Anduril Hits Setbacks With Weapons Tech WSJ
Special Treatment Lines Defense Giant’s Pockets in North Carolina Inkstick
Not in our name Aeon
Revolution on Our Mind: Two Hundred Fifty Years Since the Declaration of Independence ZZ’s Blog
How a Government Think Tank Trained The First Generation of US Software Developers Construction Physics
TRILLIONS SPENT AND BIG SOFTWARE PROJECTS ARE STILL FAILING IEEE Spectrum
AI
A trillion dollars is a terrible thing to waste Gary Marcus
Police State Watch
Police ‘Robot Dogs’ Raise Concerns as More Departments Adopt Them Governing
Antitrust
Farmers don’t have a chance.👇
“In a competitive fertilizer market, fertilizer prices should track more closely with energy costs as the primary input cost in fertilizer production instead of tracking more closely with crop prices as the primary demand for fertilizer.”
This… https://t.co/dV1gqY0eAx
— Brady (@BradyD78) November 27, 2025
Casino Country
Lawsuit alleges Kalshi ‘duped’ gamblers into illegal sports bets against the house Raw Story
Even if you were the world’s most cynical free-markets guy, you’d have to recognize this is beyond the pale.
They’ve literally built a financial instrument where winning trades require territorial conquest through violence. What could go wrong? https://t.co/Xzk6WzHUle pic.twitter.com/23UyOtGn3U
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) November 28, 2025
Class Warfare
Investors are making a killing from soaring house prices Red Flag
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
“Latvia will consider removal of railway tracks leading to Russia”
If they do this, it will be a case of cutting off their noses to spite their faces-
‘Earlier reports said that Latvian military analysts consider the country’s three main rail lines connecting to Russia – around 1,800km in total – a direct security risk. However, Transport Minister Aitis Svinka warned that dismantling the tracks would halt all freight traffic not only with Russia, but also with Belarus and Central Asian states, reducing cargo volumes, increasing maintenance costs, and causing losses for Latvia’s economy.’
https://www.rt.com/russia/628539-latvia-rail-russia-dismantle/
As it is, the Baltic States want a bailout from the EU because of the state of their economies so can Latvia really afford to cut those trade ties?