Afternoon Tea 9.30.21 - Boar Wars

Europe is rocked by wild boars, China needs coal, Tunisia elected a woman PM, Morocco fucked around & found out, YouTube is banning all vaccine misinfo, not just misinfo related to COVID. It’s Thursday, September 30th 2021, and this is your Tea. Today’s vibe to round out the hip hop week is Wu Tang source material, reworked by Trillbass. There’s a moment at around 3:13, where you can see the perfect fusion of live dubstep production and hip hop MC’ing.

Romans face invasion of wild boars running loose, scavenging overflowing trash bins (USAToday) & Shakira: Singer attacked by a pair of wild boars (BBC News) The wild boars have sacked Rome and attacked Shakira. They must be stopped.

Tunisia's president appoints woman as prime minister in first for Arab world (CNN) While the PM will have exceptionally neutered powers due to the ongoing power grab from Tunisia’s president, this is a regional first.

EU court cancels Morocco trade deals over Western Sahara dispute (France24) & Morocco, Algeria slam France's 'unjustified' decision to slash visas (France24) We mentioned that Morocco’s attempt to weaponize migrants might blow up in its face. This is the “find out” moment to their previous “fuck around” actions.

Anonymous posts Taiwan flag, national anthem on China government site (Taiwan News) & How bad is China’s energy crisis (The Guardian) Anonymous vs. the Chinese Communist Party was not a fight we had on our bingo cards. Also, coal prices are going to jump globally because of this energy crisis.

Merck Treatment Inhibits Covid Variants, Early Data Show (Bloomberg) The first legitimate treatment for COVID style diseases. No cures yet of course. “What they will do with AIDS…they fill figure out a way for you to live with it”

A Teen With A Toy Was Killed By Police, And Few Want To Talk About It (Defector) & 18-year-old shot by Long Beach school officer is brain dead, family says (KTLA) When Boomers complain that kids don’t play outside anymore, we just want to pass them stories like this forever. A white boy and a Latine girl, both teens, both horsing around. Not sure why either deserved to be shot at or murdered by law enforcement.

YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation (NPR) & How Texas' social media censorship law could mean more spam in your inbox (Chron) While this isn’t a comprehensive look at the secret sauce, YouTube tried to explain how their recommendation engine works 

Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears suspended from conservatorship (CBS News) One step closer to a Free Britney.

Two New Spinosaurid Dinosaurs from the English Cretaceous (Tetrapod Zoology) New dinosaurs just dropped in the UK.

Could The Escaped Zebras Survive Roaming Around Prince George’s County Forever? (DCist) We had no idea there were escaped Zebras around DC, and it’s amusing as all get out.

Poem of the Tea: Ursula Le Guin remains unmatched.

The chills begin, have you filling your larder?

Yours,