Truck drivers prove the power of their pets on the Freight Waves road
Fed officials indicate just one interest rate cut before the end of 2024 FT
Big Tech Wins Again on Double Whammy Day John Authers, Bloomberg
Private equity firms rack up $1tn in ‘carrying’ fees as tax debate heats up FT
The weather
Arctic sea ice warning Arctic News
Climate Change-Related Disorders Linked to Worse Cardiovascular Health, Researchers Show (press release) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Third Way of Life Makes Energy in ‘Remarkable’ Ways, Scientists Find Scientific Warning
Water
Rural India dries up as parched metropolis Mumbai soaks up water Channel News Asia
The Ice Man of Ladakh builds glaciers in the Himalayas BBC
Water is exploding in another abandoned West Texas oil well, the Texas Tribune’s troubling trend continues
Syndemics
How Bad Can A Bird Flu Pandemic Be? The Atlantic
Michigan stands out for its bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead? STAT
Black, Hispanic adults are twice as likely to lose Medicaid after the end of the COVID-19 emergency, a Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy study finds.
Long COVID Definition National Institutes of Science, Engineering and Medicine
China?
China launches BRI surprise on US Indian Punchline
‘The whole supply chain is subsidized’: inside the EU’s blockbuster Chinese EV probe South China Morning Post
Chinese universities are cutting back on AI-generated content, as graduation season kicks off Channel News Asia
Genetic discovery by Chinese scientists paves way for mechanized hybrid rice seed production South China Morning Post
in Myanmar
Myanmar Part 1: A neighbor looks at Erin Cook, Dari Mulut ke Mulut (DK).
G7
Cease-fire, military aid talks on cards as G7 summit begins today in Italy Bloomberg Comment:
🇸🇦🇮🇹 The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has refused to participate in the G7 summit, which starts today in Italy.
Mohammed bin Salman sent a phone call to Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni, thanking him for the invitation to the conference and apologizing for not being able to participate in the event… pic.twitter.com/loGJEbTdq8
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 13, 2024
Biden and Zelenskyy to sign security deal, as G7 leaders agree to use Russian money to help Kyiv AP
G7 Cannot Ignore Africa Project Syndicate
Syracistan
Gaza ceasefire plan as US says Hamas proposes ‘reforms’ BBC
Israeli forces move deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters
Israel Has Had a ‘Conscience-ectomy.’ Can Society Survive Without Conscience? Haaretz
American Interests in Saudi Arabia Are Being Destroyed by Israel’s Messianic Ministers Haaretz
The breakup of Europe
Far to the right I march The Racket
In cheese and freedom Lyz Lenz, Men Yell at Me
Hello Old Blighty
UK’s Starmer says ‘wealth creation’ top voter turnout Al Jazeera
General election poll: Labor closes SNP Holyrood
Have the Tories wasted their years in power? FT
The New Cold War
Ukraine extends blackout as Russian bombing continues BBC
It’s Not All Bad News About Ukraine RAND. Comment:
The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is 43 years. Good. Old men can’t run away fast, so they stand strong, fight to the death, and then make themselves a cup of coffee. pic.twitter.com/YRpCWzjAwe
— Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) June 9, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow’s war with more troops | WION Pulse Gilbert Doctorow, Armageddon Newsletter
How To Convince Putin He Will Lose Foreign Countries
****** US lifts ban on Neo-Nazi linked Azov Brigade in Ukraine Responsible Statecraft. Comment:
The way the media and Congress spent a full decade warning the Azov Battalion that they were neo-Nazi and powerful in Ukraine, then dropped that and declared them heroes in February of 2022, was one of the worst propaganda moves I’ve ever seen. we have seen. In progress:
– Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 11, 2024
See Common Nazis at Vogue, MSNBC, and “America’s Largest Documentary Festival” (but not Catalonia) in NC (2022).
****** Zelensky is staying in Saudi Arabia on an unannounced visit to France24
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait willing to grant visa-free entry to Russians BNE Intellinews
****** US ambassador explains Biden’s words about “peace in Ukraine without NATO membership” Ukrainska Pravda
ANALYSIS: Reduced Agenda of Swiss Peace Conference Aims to Protect Kyiv Agreement
****** The Soviets banned volunteer work in Russia. Heavy floods may revive it. Christian Science Monitor
South of the Border
Buenos Aires was rocked by controversy over Miley BBC’s reforms
NYT Ramps Up Venezuela Propaganda Ahead of Unsettled Election
2024
Globally, Biden Gets Higher Ratings Than Trump Pew Research Center
Southern Baptist Convention votes to oppose in vitro fertilization WaPo
National Archives Intern Worked With Constitution Song To Make The Onion Look Old
Spook Land
The Secret Service Has Intruded And Corrupted Human Rights Organizations, Says The Former Attorney General Of The Office Of The UN High Commissioner Covert Action Magazine.
FBI agents say they need more money to stay in the Government Executive Bureau
The Supremes
Reconciling Textualism and Prioritizing Agency Among Express Statutory Mandates Harvard Law Review
The Final Frontier
Sask. Farmers are confused after finding something strange in a field on the plains CTV News (DK).
Independent lunar probe Odysseus reveals what ‘technosignatures’ aliens might see Space.com
Supply Chain
Ed Conway: “A World of Materials: The Essential Resources That Support Today’s Economy” (PDF text) Resilience
Class War
Senate Democrats Push for Airline Strike: Will America’s Air Force Ones Finally Walk Out? View from the Wing
US exporters caught in vicious circle as threat of union strike raises fears of rising freight rates and major disruptions at US East and Gulf Coast Ports Hellenic Shipping News.
Inmates challenge Alabama forced deportation decision in labor court Alabama Reflector
Antidote du jour (Stefan Laube):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
