Good and patient students,
Because of all the Biden stories, he got a huge supply of links.
Researchers Make Advances in 2000-Year-Old Mysterious Computer Study Found in Shipwreck Futurism (Kevin W)
The Earth’s core has slowed down and is retreating, scientists have confirmed. Here’s what CNN (Kevin W) might say
Misplaced Incentives in Academic Publishing Undark
Ghosting is not as cold-hearted as it seems, say psychologists – but people still hate ZME Science (Dr. Kevin)
#Covid 19
US Primary Care System Can’t Withstand Next Bloomberg Pandemic. Bloomberg editor. Lambert also appeared in Water Cooler but deserves a standout performance.
Russian experts sound alarm over post-Covid-RT health issue (Anthony L)
New study links COVID-19 to persistent neuropsychiatric problems, highlights benefits of vaccination News-Medical (Paul R)
Climate/Environment
The Great Oil Shortage: Are We Ready for the Next Crisis? Deep Dive
We don’t see a way’ to get rid of coal, says the US resource the Financial Times
The Swiss government will allow financial institutions to self-regulate the burning of Green Central Banking
13,000 evacuated as Northern California’s Thompson Fire burns SFGate
China?
‘Made in China’ resonates deeply at home Asia Times (Kevin W)
EU brushes aside risk of China trade war over electric car prices Guardian
Why are Chinese banks now disappearing. The government is struggling to deal with troubled institutions The Economist
US sports government investigation into doping allegations against Chinese swimmers subpoenas World Aquatics executive director to testify ABC Australia (Kevin W)
The Koreans
‘This is too bad’: Tensions are rising in the buffer zone between North and South Korea Independent
Japan
Japan declares victory in ‘war’ on floppy disks BBC (Kevin W)
Africa
Kenya’s mass protests expose Africa’s anger with the IMF Financial Times
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is facing a serious food crisis exacerbated by two major challenges: widespread insecurity and devastating floods Business Day in Nigeria.
The breakup of Europe
European central bankers have warned that risks including trade tensions and high government debt are piling up for the region’s economy The Financial Times.
Right-wing France risks crippling EU Green Deal Politico
Old Blighty
Richard Seymour, Majority Without Authority New Left Review (Anthony L)
British Election Results Ian Welsh (Micael T)
Councils Locked Out of UK Funding Signal Crisis After Vote Bloomberg
The Terrible Continuity of British Foreign Policy Daniel Larison
Starmer’s role in the prosecution of Assange Thomas Fazi
Gaza
Israel’s hunger policy in Gaza forces people to eat the leaves of the Mondoweiss tree
Yemen’s hypersonic missiles: West Asia’s military revolution The Cradle
Yemen’s Houthis are stepping up their Red Sea offensive in the Middle East. Since mid-week, still germane.
Mossad-led negotiating team returns to Israel after Hamas talks Israel’s Doha Times
Saudi FM calls for sanctions on Israeli officials amid Gaza war Arab News
The New Cold War
Answers to Russian press questions The President of Russia (guurst)
Vladimir Putin: “The issue of creating a legal framework for international security and strategic stability is still on our to-do list” International Affairs (Micael T)
Viktor Orbán meets Vladimir Putin despite EU outcry Financial Times
Putin: Ceasefire ‘Impossible’ Until Peace Talks With Ukraine Begin Sputnik (Kevin W). Russia has made it clear that it will not stop prosecuting the war even if the talks continue, see Istanbul in March-April 2022.
The highly respected Patriots can’t even defend TASS. This was reported by Alexander Mercouris, that the Russian forces claimed to have successfully captured 4 Patriots. This is an indirect guarantee. That’s before discovering the fact that Russia was also destroying the batteries.
This is the editorial board @FT calls for special treatment of restructuring of Ukrainian bonds by private creditors, asserting that ‘this is not like any private restructuring’. They argue that ‘the country cannot be bogged down by a long bankruptcy agreement’ and should… pic.twitter.com/wFrR2Mgps7
— Karina Patricio (@KPatricio_) July 5, 2024
Ukraine To Be Warned ‘Too Corrupt’ To NATO – The Telegraph RT
Big Brother Watching Watching
Europol Says Mobile Roaming Tech Makes Its Job Harder to Register
Biometrics Scotland wants the ICO to look into police use of the cloud Biometric Update
Imperial Collapse Watch
Received $30K military leave when required to downsize. Now the government wants that money back.NBC. Paul R: “This is disgusting.”
The one in the middle right is slowly dying. It is a long-term political change in the West. In Egypt. Micael T: “I woke up when the conflict in Ukraine, the conflict in China, the fair distribution of wealth happened. Until then it is a package change with the same content. “
As Biden slips toward the margins, NATO holds its collective breath The Washington Post
Immigration to another country
Is Mass Expulsion Happening? The case of Dominican Republic Joseph Jordan
Trump
Shh: Trump remains silent as Biden hosts The Hill
Biden
Masks Have Higher Approval Ratings Than Joe Biden OK Doomer (Dr. Kevin)
You can fork him:
UPDATE: President Biden continues to be incredibly confusing, calling himself the first black woman to serve as a black president.
He also called himself “the first statewide president elected in the state of Delaware, when I was a kid.”
“So, I am proud to be a human being, as… pic.twitter.com/VMNtVe85Pz
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 4, 2024
‘In denial’: Democrats believe Biden is taking a dig at Politico
Biden defends health, insists he will beat Trump in high-profile interview on The Hill
Conspiracy of Peace to Protect Joe Biden New York Magazine. Help me. An attempt to portray the media as snookered. Yes, insiders were keeping Biden on tissue paper. Anyway 1. that should have been noticed and 2. he had a lot of bad moments in public despite that.
Joe Biden Interview with ProPublica: Full and Unedited ProPublica. Robin K: “This interview was 9 years ago. The difference between Biden then and Biden now seems to indicate how fast his decline has been. “
Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop hosting events after 8pm CNN (Kevin W). Additional admissions against interest.
There is a name of Trap Biden against the New York Times
Biden Must Clear The Atlantic (furzy). When you lost the Atlantic…
The French Election Is a Warning to Biden The American Conservative
Time for Biden Campaign to Embrace AI HuffPo. BC: “HuffPo op-ed calls for Biden to be replaced by AI avatar – ‘democratic'”.
2024
Whether Biden or Someone Else, Gaza Remains Top of Mind for “Uncommitted” Voters
INTERVIEWER: Kamala Harris is so stupid that she thinks Sinai is the plural of sine George Galloway. ZOMG, the title justifies the watch!
Gunz
Coin vending machines in grocery stores (Carla R)
The AI
I have to say that the ideas of camping AI are not true at all, to put it mildly. pic.twitter.com/O6g90QvlyV
— Tomasz Oryński (@TORynski) July 3, 2024
Google Paper: AI That May Break Reality Is Part Not Bug 404media
Brazil bans Meta from using social media to train AI BBC (Kevin W)
Bezzle
The size of the shares Edward Zitron
Air travel is getting worse. That’s what passengers told the US government’s Associated Press. Kevin W: “Related story Delta flight diverted to JFK after passengers were served spoiled food CNN”. I had a terrible domestic trip 12 months before I left the US, lots of delays and cancellations.
Guillotine Watch
How Silicon Valley Turned into a Creepy Religion? Ted Gioia
Class War
Here’s Why Young People Don’t Believe In Growing The American Dream Problem (Micael T)
Average American feels he needs to earn more than $180K to live comfortably, survey shows USA Today (Kevin W)
Antidote du jour (Tracie H):
And bonus (dk):
— Buitengebiden (@buitengebiden) July 4, 2024
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here
