Reading

Hey there, I’m the chiropractor you found heavily discounted on Groupon. I know you came in to align your ankles, but I feel way more of a thrill when dealing with the human neck. May I?

Okay, so I’m noticing you tensed up a bit after I violently rotated your neck 180 degrees to the left. I know hearing and feeling all of your cervical vertebrae crack at once can be a little disconcerting, but I just want to assure you that to us in the alignment industry, those were all “good” cracks.

It’s totally normal to be nervous. If you’re not in the experimental twisting field, hearing snapping noises emanating from your neck can be startling. But you have absolutely nothing to worry about. “Snaps” are just what we in the recreational spine business like to call “bone screams.”

You just need to remember that this is good for you. Letting me jostle your bones around until something shifts is good for you. It’s just a bonus that I happen to enjoy the sound and feel of manually manipulating your skeletal system.

Stephen Kapos, 87, is among dozens of activists interviewed or charged by police for their part in the January 18th pro-Palestine protest in London

‘I feel like one of the reasons far-right narratives are so successful is that we’re lacking community, especially in big cities like Berlin,’ says Anne, who became a Die Linke member four weeks ago. ‘I think if we want to keep this whole thing going, we need to be more involved in our communities. And […]

Keir Starmer's attempts to be an "honest broker" with Donald Trump are doomed to failure, argues Adam Bienkov

"The Cook Islands is small, and when you sign deals with economic giants like China, you have to question the long-term consequences."

Clinicians have long recognised the link between worry and planning. New research asks what this means for managing anxiety

- by Paul B Sharp

Read at Psyche

The next big media scandal is only a matter of time, says independent watchdog, after successive governments refuse to further regulate the industry

The details of what’s happening with the economy are frankly a bit beyond my ken so I was grateful to see this easy explainer from Josh Marshall today. (And you should subscribe if you can. His site is super valuable right now.) The Atlanta Fed has again lowered its projection for first quarter 2025 GDP. It had been predicting growth of 2.3%. At the end of last week that was revised to 1.5% contraction and this morning they were again down-revised 2.8% contraction, or in other words 2.8% negative growth. To be clear these aren’t final or official stats. We’re only two-thirds of the way through the quarter. They are a prediction based on current indicators. But if it’s not clear that would mean a steep move into recession. And the numbers which presage that outcome are largely tied to general economic uncertainty and various collective economic decisions based on the expectations of a dramatic ramp up in U.S. tariffs and tariff retaliation. Normally, you wouldn’t expect that an administration would be able to manage such a stark reversal six weeks into a presidency. The first three weeks of the quarter weren’t even under Trump.

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

Source - Patreon

No Other Land winning an Oscar shows a shift in perception of Western opinion on Gaza. Seyed Mohammad Marandi reports that Iran will not negotiate with the US because Trump violates agreements. Why is the ABC gaslighting Anthony Albanese’s election chances? Jonathan Pie gives his spin on Trump’s response to Ukraine. No Other Land winning Continue reading »

The warming has led to an increase in the frequency of extreme heat events [in southern Australia] … In contrast, northern Australia has been wetter than average over the last 30 years.

Sometimes I want to comment on topics without doing a full piece.

According to Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico, at 25% except on energy, which will be 10%, start tomorrow. Along with the 20% tariff on China, the cost to the US is likely to about 1% of GDP. Canada could lose as much as six percent.

Expect retaliation from both countries. Some of it will be sub-Federal, the Ontario Prime Minister has said he’ll raise prices for electricity sent to New York state, for example. Sorry folks, I know most of you didn’t vote for Trump, but…

At launch sites, rockets are leaving a trail of damage to wildlife, vegetation, and water

The post Rockets Are Blasting the Environment appeared first on Nautilus.

In my article ‘Pipes, Profits and Peace: Toward a Feminist Political Economy of Gas during War’, which was awarded the 2024 AIPEN Richard Higgott Prize for best journal article, I analyse the cessation of government subsidies on gas to the Ukrainian population.

The post Leaving Everyone Behind: The Green Transition amid Violent War appeared first on Progress in Political Economy (PPE).

Issue 60 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our January and February 2025 online issues. Our cover story is a deep dive into wolf reintroduction in the American Northwest—and what we did to the wolves to make it happen—by editor at large Kevin Berger. This issue also includes contributions from theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, author […]

The post Print Edition 60 appeared first on Nautilus.

The president just pledged to sink millions in taxpayer funds into the ever-volatile world of cryptocurrencies.

Photo by ajay_suresh on Wikimedia

Photo by Freepik

Photo by Freepik

Photo by wayhomestudio on Freepik

Photo by Aldair Donaldo Ordoñez De Yta on Pexels

Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels

In the swirl of horrendous news following the US president-elect’s taking his oath of office, there’s been one shining light. On 13 February, an ad boldly declaring “No to Ethnic Cleansing” appeared in the New York Times. More than 350 American rabbis, creatives and activists put their names to it, protesting against the president’s blithe Continue reading »