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Links 5/4/19

How vanishing lizards in Madagascar led to a troubling discovery about deforestation and climate change Yale Climate Connection How a Lone Norwegian Trader Shook the World’s Financial System NYT. Interesting article systemic issues with “central counterparti…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Silk Road

China’s belt and road initiative shows how China and the U.S. are swapping roles in global trade

On April 25-26, 2019 in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China hosted a forum celebrating its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI sponsors infrastructure investment in countries along the old Silk Road and has the potential to include over 60 countries, …

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Star Wars

Pornhub reveals how ‘Star Wars’ fans are celebrating May the Fourth

Star Wars fans love to celebrate just like everyone else with porn. With May The Fourth aka "Star Wars Day" upon us, the folks at Pornhub have revealed the many ways that Star Wars fans use the adult entertainment site to mark the holiday. Searches for Sta…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Star Wars

Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers on sale at ThinkGeek with code

All Star Wars fans have done it at some point in their lives staged a mock lightsaber tournament with their equally-nerdy friends. As you chopped and slashed at your buddies, you couldnt help but wish that you werent holding a cheap contractible lightsaber th…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Doping in Cycling

road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

1. "You've sold your soul, you've sold your sport out" TDY protester shouts at Team Ineos bus Anti fracking protests outside the Team INEOS team bus at the start of the @letouryorkshire in Doncaster #doncaster#TDY#TdY2019@DonnyFreePress#fracking@SheffieldSta…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Star Wars

Pornhub reveals how ‘Star Wars’ fans are celebrating May the Fourth

Star Wars fans love to celebrate just like everyone else with porn. With May The Fourth aka "Star Wars Day" upon us, the folks at Pornhub have revealed the many ways that Star Wars fans use the adult entertainment site to mark the holiday. Searches for Sta…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Marine Le Pen praises Matteo Salvini for ‘controlling migration in Italy’

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen visited her Bulgarian allies in Sofia on Friday along with other members of the EU parliaments Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom Alliance. Speaking to Euronews, Le Pen dismissed suggestions of a rift with Ital…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Star Wars

May the Fourth sales: Our favorite Star Wars deals from across the web

Happy May the Fourth, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerfherders. Star Wars Day is important every year, but this one seems extra special: It's the last one (for a while, at least) that we get to celebrate while looking forward to a new Star War…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Panda

Zoo’s first red panda makes public debut

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) A 2-year-old red panda is the newest attraction at a Massachusetts zoo. Jacob was introduced to visitors on Friday at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. The Standard Times reports that Jacob, Buttonwoods first red panda, was born at…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

NATO

Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US

The Taliban say the gap is narrowing in talks with Washingtons special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. The two sides are continuing to meet in Qatar, where the insurgent movement maintains a political office. In…

bubmagMay 4, 2019

Links 5/4/19

China’s belt and road initiative shows how China and the U.S. are swapping roles in global trade

Pornhub reveals how ‘Star Wars’ fans are celebrating May the Fourth

Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers on sale at ThinkGeek with code

road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

Pornhub reveals how ‘Star Wars’ fans are celebrating May the Fourth

Marine Le Pen praises Matteo Salvini for ‘controlling migration in Italy’

May the Fourth sales: Our favorite Star Wars deals from across the web

Zoo’s first red panda makes public debut

Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US

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