2021.05.24 Oxygen Enema

The Harsh Couch

Apologies, our dear Audient. The release of this episode was delayed much longer than expected

Alternative Titles

• Eagle Death Spirals
• Moar Death Spirals

RIP and Infected

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/blm-activist-sasha-johnson-in-critical-condition-after-gunshot-to-the-head

Indigenous Deaths in Custody

Domestic Violence

Palestine

COVID-19

• FSA: 604,087 (last week 600,533)
• Worldwide: 3,479,591 (last week 3,406,343)
• India: 303,751 (last week 278,751)
• Brazil: 449,185 (last week 436,862)
• Australia: 910

Follow Up

Upper Hunter https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/23/the-nationals-victory-in-upper-hunter-byelection-may-owe-more-to-gladys-and-pauline-than-john-barilaro

ALP finally has a policy on the Indue card https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/23/labor-promises-to-scrap-privatised-cashless-welfare-card-if-elected

Private health insurance in a death spiral? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/20/australias-private-health-insurance-industry-in-a-death-spiral-report-says

Belarus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/24/belarus-seizure-blogger-ryanair-flight-us-outcry

Eagle Death Spirals https://twitter.com/FeelGoodPage11/status/1385873308961280006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCe7MiStE5o

Sultan Qaboos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuH3yaAYJWE

Things

Volcanos (in Africa?!) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/22/nyiragongo-volcano-erupts-in-eastern-congo

Zimgarn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur_(continent)

Mammals breathing through their anus https://phys.org/news/2021-05-mammals-anus-emergencies.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azBkMZuqu0c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorodecalin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritoneal_dialysis

ISIS up, Boko Haram down https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/21/isis-linked-fighters-in-nigeria-cant-claim-reward-for-boko-haram-leader-says-us

Ceuta and Melilla, Morocco and Polisario: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/blm-activist-sasha-johnson-in-critical-condition-after-gunshot-to-the-head

Relations between Morocco and Spain have been strained after Madrid decided to allow Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, to be hospitalised in northern Spain after he contracted Covid-19. The Polisario Front has long fought for the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/19/spain-accused-of-summary-deportations-as-thousands-sent-back-to-morocco

Israel can’t stop poking the bear https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/23/backed-by-israeli-police-jewish-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-compound

Dramoa in Samoa: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/coup-claim-as-samoas-elected-leader-locked-out-of-parliament

Colombia: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/22/the-colombian-protests-reflect-a-deep-legitimacy-crisis https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56967209

Chile https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/17/chile-ruling-coalition-heading-for-upset-in-constitutional-vote

Oman https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/rare-protests-in-oman-over-jobs-draw-massive-police-response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuH3yaAYJWE

Stacks

Bezos... Jeff Bezos https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/amazon-mgm-acquisition-talks-9-billion-1234975168/ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mgm-amazon-james-bond-sale-1234979005/

Right to repair https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/microsoft-and-apple-wage-war-on-gadget-right-to-repair-laws

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