Fun Combination Featuring ‘Cat Distribution System’ in Action Laughing Squid
10 National / Financial Risks in the Global Economy Charles Hugh Smith, Two Minds
Remittance flows to low-middle income countries by 2023, to reach $656 billion: World Bank Middle East Economy
The weather
The Real Reason Tree Planters Work Like Tyee Demons
****** Cleantech has an enshittification problem Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
Rondo Energy’s funding shows a whole new approach to early climate ‘valley of death’ Tech Crunch
Syndemics
JGV: H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b Avian Influenza Viruses Replicate in Differentiated Bovine Airway Epithelial Cells Formed at the Air-liquid Interface Avian Flu Diary
DR Congo offers emergency use of 2 mpox vaccines Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Water
Fatal Neglect: What Calgary’s Water Break Reveals Through City Government’s C2C Book Failure. Comment:
I #yyc the water crisis has taught me that it is possible to use very little water but if you are stuck it takes more time and it is not compatible with our current lifestyle. It also shows me how water insecurity is stressful in another way: it keeps people too busy to plan
– Amanda Hu (@amandalhu) June 26, 2024
Food
WHO Reports Hundreds of Thousands of Annual Deaths in Europe Linked to High-Processed Olive Oil Diets
The world grows more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing Grist
The Promise of Precision Agriculture Is Slowly Bearing Black Fruit
China?
Keep the faith in China, Li Qiang tells business at ‘Summer Davos’ FT
Why China’s latest corruption scandal is fueling outrage, betraying political dishonesty South China Morning Post
Deed of Eternity Poetry Foundation
The world’s largest naval exercises begin in the Asia Pacific Al Jazeera is getting more intense
Philippines Must ‘Do More’ in South China Sea, Says Marcos Diplomat
in Myanmar
Thousands Mourn Buddhist Abbot Killed by Myanmar Army Irrawaddy
Syracistan
Israel brings military service to Orthodox Jews Deutsche Welle. Comment:
🚨BREAKING: Regular Israelis harass ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting forced conscription into the IOF. The police officer acts weakly but does little to protect the victims. This is Zionism versus Judaism. This is a contradiction. This is Israel. #Gaza #Israel pic.twitter.com/jLyt9OqAeE
– Dr Lens Veritatis (@LensVeritatis) June 27, 2024
UN condemns Israeli army for releasing dogs on Palestinians Anadolu Agency
****** Biden’s Phony Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal The Tablet
****** Bringing the war home:
LA City Council Members Katy Yaraslovsky @CD5LosAngeles again @BobBlumenfield they moved to give the city support to the Magen Am, a Zionist paramilitary force made up largely of Israeli soldiers.
Read their latest move: pic.twitter.com/3lvNcUDF3x
– Stop the LAPD Spying Coalition (@stoplapdspying) June 27, 2024
****** Iranians face election to replace president who died in helicopter crash in France24
Two people who hope to leave Iran race for BNE Intellinews
Africa
Nigeria demolishes 165 illegal oil refineries in one week Anadolu Agency
‘I’m not afraid to die’: Kenya’s tax protests fuel wider demand for change Al Jazeera
The breakup of Europe
Macron’s presidency – a disaster in four acts FT
France dominates polls three days before snap election France24
The Bulgarian President will not attend the NATO summit due to disagreements over the support of Ukraine’s Ukrainska Pravda
Joachim Nagel: The digital euro – an inclusive and reliable Bank for International Settlements
Hello Old Blighty
Members of Nigel Farage’s election campaign want ‘mosques turned into Wetherspoons’, call the Prime Minister a ‘f****** P***’, call for conscripts to use migrants as ‘target practice’, and change the pledge it will be done. ‘give back the rope’, leaked photos reveal Daily Mail
Starmer says he did not mean to offend the Bangladeshi community about the sacking of Sky News. Comment:
George Galloway: “When Britain came to Bengal, it was the richest place in the world. When Britain left Bengal, it was the poorest place in the world.” pic.twitter.com/fwt66W6BuN
– COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) June 26, 2024
The New Cold War
US in talks to send Israel’s Patriot systems to Ukraine FT
Russians hit Kharkiv with FAB-500 bombs for the first time in Ukrainska Pravda
The Biden Administration
Biden’s Inept Diplomacy has led to the Russia-China-Iran-North Korea Axis Madras Courier
Supply Chain
Global stocks rise but show signs of weakness in US Hellenic Shipping News
Railways face disruption of fake tire supply amid Red Sea crisis Business Standard
Not being trusted
NFL Ordered To Pay $4.7 Billion In Sunday Ticket Trial Ruling Sportico
Supermarket Economics Phenomenal World
Apple disabled watchOS and cornered the heart-tracking market, doctors told The Register
The Supremes
‘Destructive Strike’: Divided Supreme Court Says SEC Can’t Seek In-House Penalties National Law Journal
Purdue Pharma Verdict: Big Win for Mass Tort Victims Credit Slips
2024
Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even if it’s wrong, Biden stalls, even facts on his AP side
Democrats may want to replace Biden, but his call is Axios
Election Countdown, 130 Days to Go: America’s Nightmare by James Fallows. Talking News
‘Tipping point’: US allies succeed in Biden’s Politico debate. “‘Trump’s big lie,’ said one Western lawyer. ‘On the other hand, at least we understood what he was saying.’
Spook Land
Zero Progress in Zero Days: How the Last Decade Shaped the Modern Spy Market (PDF) Nebraska Law Review
Assange
Assange: I Broke The Law But The Law Is Wrong Consortium News. Comment:
“Anyone who believes that Assange should still be arrested is an enemy of human freedom. The person who gets this crime does not go to jail. It is the boy who commits this crime who goes to jail, and his crime is the opposite. .”
~ Tucker Carlsonpic.twitter.com/Af2TrxYoss
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) June 27, 2024
Assange Plea Deal in Full (PDF) Scribd
Sports Desk
The ultimate punishment is Understanding the Unseen
Class War
Opinion: If AFL-CIO Comes Out With Vermont Purge, It Won’t Stop Here Labor Notes
Political Dimensions of Labor Law in Labor
On Day of Fatal BP Refinery Blast, 3,712 Security Alarms and One Unsent WSJ Email
Inflation is evident but wage gains seem elusive Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture
Precision ultrasound can treat deep parts of the brain without surgery New Scientist
Jazz Remains the Sound of Modernity for Millions
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