Archaeologists Find Marble Statue in Ancient Roman Temple New York Times (Robin K)
Barn Owls Have More Brains in Big UK Bloomberg Survey. Furzy quotes:
Older adults who self-identified as “evening people” scored better on psychological tests than those who self-identified as “morning people,” results published yesterday in BMJ Public Health showed. The study used data from more than 26,000 people – with an average age of 70 – from UK Biobank, the UK Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust’s health research database surveying nearly half a million volunteers across the UK.
#Covid 19
Fortunately, COVID only affects the elderly or those who are in poor health.
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– T. Ryan Gregory (@TRyanGregory) July 12, 2024
NIH-funded trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine opens Innovation Network(s)
Climate/Environment
How does climate change affect food prices and inflation? Aljazeera
Scientists release new research on the ability of planted mangroves to store carbon PhysOrg
Amazon Says It Now Runs on 100% Clean Energy Employees Say It’s Like a 22% Faster Company.
China?
Disputes in the South China Sea at sea, which raises fears that miscalculation can lead to conflict Guardian
‘Freedom of Navigation’: China Trolls US Coast Guard, Warships Near Alaskan Island Chain Sputnik (Kevin W)
guurst below: “When you’re in the hole, keep digging:
ENTER: The US entered a new “good game” with China when President Biden recently signed the Tibet Resolution Act. It will be interesting to see the reaction of the Chinese, who clearly do not see the current Dalai Lama as legitimate and do not wish for Tibet to become an “independent region.” pic.twitter.com/c4cOfUmOXR
– Deep Barot (@deepbarot) July 13, 2024
China and Japan ignite an Asian hypersonic arms race Asia Times
US slaps ‘symbolic’ tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum Asia Times (Kevin W)
India
India-Russia relations take a big step in the fog of Ukraine war Indian Punchline (Kevin W)
in Myanmar
Myanmar Banks Limit Withdrawals As Financial Crisis Worsens Irrawaddy
Africa
Africans support Russia – EU’s Borrell RT (Kevin W)
Nigeria: Fuel shortages, queues worsen in Lagos, Abuja, others Adom Online
The breakup of Europe
Across Germany, there has been a sharp increase in shoplifting cases, police statistics show. Experts say the rise in the cost of living is due to inflation. pic.twitter.com/qanxlRRySE
— DW News (@dwnews) July 12, 2024
Elon Musk’s X platform violates EU DW rules
La belle France
Is France facing a summer of political upheaval and upheaval? Location
Old Blighty
It should come as no surprise, given that the UK is mired in a cost-of-living crisis with no sign of relief on the horizon, that there is an ongoing debt crisis FinExtra
Labor unveil plan to release prisoners just after 40% sentences: New Justice Secretary says overcrowding could cause ‘breakdown of law and order’ despite warnings it is ‘gambling public safety’ – as minister suggests prison sentences should be shorter Daily Mail
Gaza
The Israeli army is killing people using divisive weapons in Gaza. They are designed to increase casualties and have a negative impact on children.
Sanjay Adusumilli, an Australian surgeon who worked at al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza, told the Guardian:
“It was… pic.twitter.com/Bi5O7UmgtX
– Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) July 11, 2024
Old Evil Chris Hedges (Robin K). “I returned to Palestine eating ….”
As fears of an Israel-Lebanon war mount, Hezbollah’s weapons are covered in the Washington Post.
Ships Fleeing the Red Sea Now Face Dangerous African Weather Bloomberg
Weather Stops South African Box Shipping What’s Done With Shipping? (Christ I)
Palestinians say Microsoft wrongly closes their accounts BBC
Democratic Socialists of America Pulls AOC Approval After Speaking Out Against Antisemitism Haaretz (Robin K)
The UAW watchdog twice pressured the union to withdraw its call for Gaza to be eliminated, and Ryan Grim launched an investigation.
The New Cold War
Pictures Show Russian Iskander-M Missiles Take Out More From Ukraine’s Patriot Air Defenses Watch
Moscow is angered by the US plan to place long-range missiles in Germany Guardian
Ukraine Abandons Krasnohorivka and Russia Storms Chasiv Yar HistoryLegends, YouTube
Syracistan
Iraq condemns Turkish military ‘invasion’ in northern New Arab
Big Brother Watching Watching
Drones Over Prisons CourtWatch (Chuck L). For delivery!
AT&T Says Hackers Stole ‘Almost All’ of Customer Phone Records in New Data Breach Techcrunch
Imperial Collapse Watch
Silicon Valley and the Second American Century Programmable Mutter (Randy K)
Reaction to Biden’s Dangerous NATO Speech Tulsi Gabbard, YouTube
Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa blasts Copa América organizers after controversy: ‘An epidemic of liars’ Yohoo. GM:
The US hosted one of the best World Cups ever in 1994, and will host again in 2026.
But will it be done right this time?
It will host the Copa America this year as a preparation, and see what happens. Apparently they can’t even guarantee basic safety…
There has been a lot of degradation in these 30 years.
And this is far from all, it’s just what was boiled down the other day. But the competition is run like anything else these days, eg. they pulled Ticketmaster tickets entirely, the result of which is $200 worth of tickets and empty stadiums. A great success. The whole fiasco is a stadium situation, of course, another obvious cost-cutting, profit-maximizing debacle. etc. etc.
Trump
Musk Contributes to Trump, Tapping Luck to Swing 2024 Race Bloomberg (red)
Biden Agonistes
Live Election Update: Donors Set Up Nearly $90 Million As Long as Biden Stays in the Race New York Times
Democrats debate Biden: ‘We’re totally screwed’ Financial Times
The Silver Bulletin 2024 Nate Silver presidential election forecast
Biden Press Conference Won’t Stop Defection Wall Street Journal (Li)
The foreign media has no money to give: Biden looks exhausted – there is no return from this Telegraph and you can hear the disappointment as Biden speaks, a sign of how far the presidency has sunk The Guardian.
Top Democrat on House Intel Committee Calls for Biden to Step Down After CNN Press Conference
But….
Chris Matthews makes a prediction about Biden.pic.twitter.com/uPfDVwtBhU
– Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePress) July 12, 2024
Ironically… CNN is reporting that a prominent Democrat said Biden’s advisers have threatened White House staff, saying they will “hit the ground running” on anyone who says anything about Biden’s life that contradicts their narrative. Full report: pic.twitter.com/mlyvpNev2c
— modernity (@ModernityNews) July 12, 2024
Biden Has 100 Million Reasons to Stay Wall Street Journal
2024
US Treasury Denies Jill Stein Matching Funds Awarded FEC – Campaign Manager Sputnik (Kevin W). Holy shit.
Operation DAWN Scott Ritter
Ours is No Longer Free
The European Commission has given 𝕏 an illegal confidentiality agreement: if we monitor speech quietly without telling anyone, they won’t fine us.
Some platforms have adopted that convention.
𝕏 didn’t.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2024
Benz is a drama queen but that doesn’t make her wrong (hats off to Chuck L):
Here is a more condensed version. If you haven’t watched it yet, you will come out of it a changed person, I believe. pic.twitter.com/kprVm5CrYj
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) July 12, 2024
“I HAVE THE COURAGE TO ACKNOWLEDGE BIDEN IS GOING DOWN!” – Jake Tapper Jimmy Dore, YouTube
Gunz
Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge dismissed in shooting “Rust” CBS (Kevin W). Wowsers, it was released with racism!
Big banks warn of rising global debt The Financial Times
Bezzle
Big Banks’ Stress Tests Have Bloomberg’s Mistakes. We and many others have said this from the beginning.
NYC’s Massive Link5G Towers Don’t Provide 5G Gothamist
Known as the ‘Tesla of Euthanasia,’ the ‘Suicide Capsule’ Is Banned by Swiss Authorities Weeks Ahead of First Planned Use Venture Capital Post (Paul R). If this really isn’t a bad way to die, why isn’t this remarketed to US states that still execute prisoners?
Class War
Food companies are feeling the pain as consumers reject the Washington Post’s high prices
Antidote du jour. Tracie H: “Even though I don’t like the typical House Fly, I actually find these Green Bottle flies pretty cool.”
And a bonus:
I can’t stop watching this.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/UeorhP5g8G
— Buitengebiden (@buitengebiden) July 11, 2024
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
