People Are Drinking Less Than Ever. What’s Country Music to Do? Rolling Stone (Micael T)
Meet the Researchers Who Can Engineer Your Dreams The Walrus. Micael T: “Let me guess how this will work: they engineer criminal dreams and then they put you i prison for pre-crime.
COVID-19/Pandemics
During their lives, centenarians rarely get sick. New paper with 1,400 subjects finds a history of infections (pneumonia, herpes, UTIs) associates with earlier frailty. The authors speculate that obesity makes people more susceptible & that viral infections may accelerate aging pic.twitter.com/QV9tYMmr6v
— David Sinclair (@davidasinclair) March 1, 2026
Climate/Environment
El Niño Is Returning With Another Stark Warning Bloomberg
‼️EXTRAORDINARY HEAT
Thousands of records are being smashed in >170 countries.Heat waves are in Oceania,East Asia,Central Asia, South Asia,Middle East, Central and Southern Africa,North and South America.
Mind blowing start of MarchFollow the updates coming during the day.
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) March 2, 2026
Wildfires in the Arctic May Be Releasing Far More Carbon Than We Thought SciTech Daily
Massive concentrations of old dissolved organic carbon from Yedoma thaw in lakes in Siberia Nature
Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded Science Daily
70% of European soils are degraded: experts warn of a hidden biodiversity crisis Futura
Abrupt Gulf Stream path changes are a precursor to a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Nature
Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming. Independent. Eeerm, how about bird flu?
The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now Grist
Can giving the ocean antacid really reverse climate change? Boston Globe. We warned virtually from the start of this website of the disastrous consequences to marine life of ocean acidification.
China?
China’s deflation warning sends signals across global markets Azernews
Japan’s rightward shift puts it on a collision course with China South China Morning Post
India
Indian authorities crackdown on protests in Kashmir Middle East Eye
Pakistan-Afghanistan
At least 22 people killed in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate Associated Press
Afghanistan says 55 civilians killed in border clashes with Pakistan Anadolu Agency
Africa
South Sudan faces turmoil as former officials arrested in wave of detentions Independent
Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa’s lawless Sahel region BBC
Study of 40,000 cases links Somalia migration mainly to water scarcity PhysOrg
‘Without water, we will die’: Limpopo rocked by water shortages after floods Citizen
South of the Border
Caribbean countries pledge humanitarian support for Cuba amid rising tensions with US Guardian
Virtual wallet loans in Argentina: credit boom, sky-high rates and record delinquency Buenos Aires Heralg
‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US Guardian
European Disunion
Macron to set out how France’s nuclear arms could protect Europe France24
France’s nuclear ‘renaissance’ faces uncertainty amid uranium crunch RFi
Old Blighty
More than 100,000 Britons register for help in Middle East BBC
YouGov / Sky News / Times voting intention
*Greens leapfrog Labour into second place*
RefUK 23% (-1)GRN 21% (+4)LAB 16%(-2)CON 16%(-2)LDEM 14%(nc),
Pollster note: This is the highest we’ve had the Greens, the first time we’ve had them in second. It is also the lowest we…
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) March 3, 2026
Fruit and vegetable shortages have been reported at supermarkets across the UK, including at the likes of Lidl, Asda, and Tesco Herald Scotland
Pharmacies ‘struggling to cope’ with rising costs and drug shortages STV TV
Investor alarm grows over £2.5bn Mayfair lending collapse Eastern Eye
Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal Guardian
Israel v. The Resistance
Netanyahu’s son ‘highly vulnerable target’ while living in Miami as he dodges IDF reserve Express (resilc)
Canadian Prime Minister Defends Israel and the U.S. as they Commit War Crimes CounterPunch (resilc)
Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on the Roads Wired (resilc)
Iranian Death Toll Rises to 550+, Israel threatens invasion of Lebanon after Hezbollah strikes, 3 U.S. warplanes down in Kuwait DropSite
Ship insurers cancel war risk cover due to Iran conflict Engineering News
Who’s Deciding Where the Bombs Drop in Iran? Maybe Not Even Humans New Republic (resilc)
98% of Iran’s Uranium Was Gone. Netanyahu and Trump Made Sure It Came Back. W. Lawrence
Iran holds mass funeral for girls, staff killed in US-Israel school attack Aljazeera (resilc)
The Man Who Destroyed Iran New York Times. resilc: “‘Mr. Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.’ More like a 6th grade fellow…….”
New Not-So-Cold War
‘Russian shadow fleet’ tanker seized in Belgian-French North Sea raid Sky
Putin may have lost an ally with the death of Khamenei but an oil price shock is good news for the Kremlin Politico
Imperial Collapse Watch
How Deadly is a Dying Animal? Richard Eskow (Randy K)
Adam Smith, in his 1776 Wealth of Nations, explained exactly why so many people are so willing — in fact, eager — to cheer for new wars as long as you make sure they and their kids aren’t near the fighting: pic.twitter.com/OLsFPo5nsU
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 2, 2026
Our understanding of what could be a catastrophic conflict between the West’s ruling neoliberals and Iran is missing the elephant in the room.
Since deindustrialisation, Western economies were financialised and became dominated by networks of investors – the ‘creditor class’.…
— Steve Hall (@ProfHall1955) March 2, 2026
Trump 2.0
Peace President’ Breaks Record for Attacking the Most Countries DNYUZ (resilc)
Economy
PHARMA FRIED 3 biggest pharmacies to close 880 locations – and the next wave is already underway Sun (resilc)
Mr. Market is Edgy
Ex-Goldman CEO Fears ‘Reckoning’ As Private Credit Chases Main Street Bloomberg
Antitrust
What You Won’t See at the Live Nation–Ticketmaster Trial Maureen Tkacik. Mo is a great reporter and always worth a read.
AI
US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban Guardian
AI Debt Is Spiralling Out Of Control Will Lockett
The Bezzle
Prediction markets draw scrutiny over Iran bets: “Insider trading in broad daylight,” senator says CBS (Kevin W)
Trading on Violence Rajiv Sethi
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
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