Links 3/8/2021
Thai navy rescue four cats from burning ship BBC
Great apes given Covid vaccines after outbreak at San Diego zoo Guardian
The Right to Live in Peace Consortium News. Vijay Prashad.
China’s Donghai Airlines suspends pilot and male attendant after allegedly fighting mid-flight over a toilet incident SCMP Flying the not so friendly skies.
Wagnermania The Baffler
From Goa to London with Graham Greene: A first-person account of a literary friendship Scroll
The Vying Animal Bookforum
The mystery of Azerbaijan’s missing army chief Eurasia.net
Splash New York Review of Books
California would ban boys and girls sections at big retailers under proposed law Sacramento Bee
California is bone dry. Will March bring more misery or a miracle? LA Times
The ocean’s ability to absorb carbon could make or break a net-zero future Narwhal
#COVID-19
The COVID Bubble Project Syndicate. Nouriel Roubini.
What the Coronavirus Variants Mean for the End of the Pandemic New Yorker
How to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine: a State-by-State Guide WSJ. From February; still germane.
Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge AP
Don’t let bureaucracy constrict the supply of Covid-19 vaccines Stat
Most adults in rich nations face long wait for vaccine, distributor warns FT
CDC to issue guidelines for vaccinated people in ‘next couple of days’: Fauci NY Post
Fauci warns against lifting Covid measures but Republican-led states push on Guardian
For Planet Earth, No Tourism is a Curse and a Blessing NYT
WHO readies Covid-19 origins report as demands grow for more transparency on China investigation SCMP
A New Study of Athletes’ Hearts After Covid Shows Encouraging Results WSJ And the study: Prevalence of Inflammatory Heart Disease Among Professional Athletes With Prior COVID-19 Infection Who Received Systematic Return-to-Play Cardiac Screening JAMA Cardiology
but when we do it it’s just journalism https://t.co/XqxIumCJ5z pic.twitter.com/3FOjSkwOi1
— anna/аня (@bademjanbitch) March 7, 2021
Our Famously Free Press
Same ones who go on Clubhouse and say how outrageous it is for people to suggest it’s journalists who have taken the lead in demanding the destruction of a free internet and who agitate more than anyone for online censorship, a super weird function for journalists to perform: https://t.co/KRtesKklGt
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 5, 2021
Texas Deep Freeze Aftermath
As the Texas power crisis shows, our infrastructure is vulnerable to extreme weather MIT Technology Reviews
Cuomogate
Andrew Cuomo vows ‘no way’ he resigns amid sexual harassment accusations NY PostHmm – never say never.
Cuomo Discovers #MeToo Means #HimToo NYT. MoDo.
Biden Administration
Up to 8 million American households have not received stimulus checks even though they are eligible Business Insider
Yes. Biden is mediocre, but basically moveable on a bunch of useful stuff.
Obama was terrible. Actively bad. https://t.co/ARPwy0Usja
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 6, 2021
Brexit
Waste Watch
Where curbside recycling programs have stopped in the US Waste Dive
Could plastic roads make for a smoother ride? BBC
These Eye-Catching Bricks Are Made from Textile Waste TreeHugger
Germany
Cyber threat looms large over German election Deutsche Welle
Bolivia
Bolivians vote in local, regional polls amid COVID-19 concerns Al Jazeera
Ruling on Murder Case by Judge Suffering From Dementia Will Stand, Court Says ProPublica
Why Cornel West’s Tenure Fight Matters Boston Review
Class Warfare
‘Failing up’: Why some climb the ladder despite mediocrity BBC
Report to Newsom: Support California Workers With Fair Pay and Benefits Capital & Main
The wealthy have had a banner year while everyday NYers suffered unimaginable loss.
As we identify the resources we need to fund a true recovery, fairness demands we start at the top and ask the rich to do their part #InvestInOurNY pic.twitter.com/OIXxE6o6vG
— Sen. Mike Gianaris (@SenGianaris) March 5, 2021
Yemen
Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi oil facilities Al Jazeera
Airstrikes in #Yemen‘s capital today are a reminder Saudi & UAE are still terrorizing Yemenis with U.S. weapons. They’re still occupying parts of Yemen. They’re still preventing the entry of essential fuel, medicines, and food. They’re still starving millions of Yemenis.
— Shireen Al-Adeimi (@shireen818) March 7, 2021
India
Eco India: Meet the woman leading a herbal medicine & grassroots wellness renaissance in Tamil Nadu Scroll
100 Days Later, the Farmers’ Protest is Alive, Well and Gaining Momentum The Wire
PM Modi in Kolkata: Crowd Management, Communal Speeches and a Call for Change The Wire
Mamata Banerjee leads march against LPG price rise, challenges PM for ‘one-to-one’ contest Scroll
Secularism biggest threat to India’s traditions finding a spot on global stage, says Adityanath Scroll
Myanmar
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Pls share this message. #Mar7Coup #MyanmarCoup #Myanmar pic.twitter.com/Yw2eqEs9lq
— Justice For Myanmar (@JusticeMyanmar) March 7, 2021
How Eight Pacific Island States Are Saving the World’s Tuna Foreign Policy
Grassroots Activists Work to Save Remaining Cardamom Mountains Rainforest The Diplomat
The Last Fishermen of Kashmir Foreign Policy
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