Hyperlinks 1/12/2021 | bare capitalism

All That Man Is The Baffler. I used to be residing in England on the time of the ’86 World Cup, and I can by no means forgive Maradona the hand of God objective.By no means. Poor Peter Shilton. For the refs to permit that objective…

Overpopulation Translational Ecology (BM)

We wouldn’t be able to control superintelligent machines Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (The Rev Kev)

Linksys’ Motion-Sensing Wifi Now Uses All Your Wireless Devices For More Accurate Alerts Gizmodo (BC)

Someone Etched ‘Trump’ on a Florida Manatee NYT (RM)

Japan’s New Year tuna auction in pictures SCMP

Modern life is rubbish! The people whose homes are portals to the past Guardian

The Fascinating Second Lives of Stuff American Conservative

Is It Really Too Late to Learn New Skills? New Yorker

Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air built its empire on old, cheap planes Al Jazeera. I’ve flown Sriwijaya. To fly to some Indonesian locations, there isn’t a different possibility.

#COVID-19

People with type 1 diabetes have a higher risk of dying from Covid-19. Why are they lower on CDC’s vaccine priority list? Stat

‘Everywhere you look, people are infected’: Covid’s toll on California Latinos Guardian

Rep. Pramila Jayapal becomes the SECOND Democratic congresswoman to test positive for COVID-19 after sheltering from MAGA mob with Republicans who refused to wear masks Day by day Mail

At COVID-19 ‘breaking point’, Malaysia suspends parliament Al Jazeera

Taiwan’s coronavirus success, job opportunities lure foreigners to talent-thirsty island SCMP

The Containment Problem Michael Capalbo

Covid: England told to prepare for worst weeks of pandemic Guardian

India delivers Covid-19 shots ahead of ‘world’s biggest vaccination drive’ SCMP. Discover merely being over 50 locations an individual in a high threat class, due to this fact close to the entrance of the queue.

Andrew Cuomo’s Vaccine Debacle Perfectly Encapsulates His Style of Governing Jacobin

Far as I do know, New York state legislation doesn’t permit for recalling the governor. We’re caught with the Emmy Award-winning prince of negligent murder.https://t.co/1B30bQk8Gq

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) January 11, 2021

Class Warfare

We Are the Main Event The Baffler. Kim Kelly

COVID Workplace Protections Are Welcomed and Attacked Capital & Principal

The Case Against $2,000 Checks Is Garbage Day by day Poster. David Sirota.

Whither America? Peojwct Syndicate. Joseph Stigliz.

Julian Assange

What Assange’s Victory Really Means Counterpunch Patrick Cockburn

U.N. Expert: Free Assange End His Torture Grayzone

Our Famously Free Press

Media Cry Wolf for Third Time on Afghan ‘Bounties’  FAIR

Brexit

‘It’s like a motorway crash’: Urgent meeting sought to resolve Brexit mess which has left fishing industry suffering huge losses The Press and Journal (Col. Smithers)

Why Rishi Sunak can’t escape blame for the Covid-19 crisis New Statesman (Col. Smithers(

At this time, in “predicted penalties of Brexit develop into proper”, our first entry is a few shortages of recent fruit and veg… https://t.co/C1hbnPmFJi

— David Henig (@DavidHenigUK) January 11, 2021

Capitol Seizure

A Civilian’s Guide to Insurrection Legalese Marshall Venture

We Should Know Exactly Who Funded Last Week’s Right-Wing Riot Jacobin

How Trump’s pied pipers rallied a faithful mob to the Capitol Reuters

Deutsche Bank and Signature Bank will ‘sever ties with Trump and his organization’ following election loss and MAGA riots – but POTUS still owes them $300 million in loans Day by day Mail. That’ll present him! Wait this ban applies to future enterprise solely. And he already owes them 300 mil. Oh.

Facebook bans ‘stop the steal’ content, 69 days after the election CNN

Donald Trump being banned from social media is a dangerous distraction Guardian. Matt Stoller and Sarah Miller.

The ACLU in NYT on why the union of Silicon Valley monopolies — Apple, Google and Amazon — to take away Parler from the web is so problematic. Whereas ACLU is basically only a liberal strain group now, they nonetheless have some actual civil liberties legal professionals:https://t.co/wgBlAnjyZX pic.twitter.com/3twrrwD5Rq

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 11, 2021

Impeachment

House Plans Trump Impeachment Vote for Wednesday WSJ

California Republicans in battleground states face no-win vote on impeachment San Francisco Chronicle

Republicans gauge support for Trump impeachment The Hill

McCarthy says Trump accepted some responsibility for Capitol riot Politico

Biden Transition

Trump declares state of emergency in D.C. ahead of inauguration Politico

FBI fears armed protests by Trump supporters ahead of Biden inauguration BBC

Syraqistan

Dear Congress – Stop Wasting Time With Impeaching Trump – End His Famine In Yemen Moon of Alabama

China?

PATRICK LAWRENCE: US Meddling in Hong Kong Consortium Information (AL)

India

Supreme Court stays implementation of farm laws, forms panel to hold talks Occasions of India

Bad Loans Ratio of Banks May Shoot up to 13.5% by September, Higher if Severe Stress: RBI The Wire

By treating protesting farmers as if they’re ignorant, government is repeating an old colonial idea Scroll

What Delhi Tells Us About Neoliberalism The Wire

Only a dozen large firms to gain from bank loans recast, most stressed firms not eligible The Print

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