Hundreds of invaders took over the Isle of Man. They are wallabies Adventure.com
Investment companies that operate RV parks ‘go into the ground’ RV Travel
The weather
Hazmat cleanup of burning accident with ion batteries closes 15 to Las Vegas, freeways full LA Times
South African company Eskom is developing plans for small nuclear power plants for BNE Intellinews
A New Age of Capitalism’s Troubles, Part 8: The Deadly Heat Climate and Capitalism
US carbon capture tax credits to continue no matter who wins election: S&P Global experts
Evidence Mounting: Humans Caused Extinction of Large Mammals Phys.org
Biological Studies in Development George Tsakraklides
How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste all over Grist
Syndemics
US State Limits and Excess Mortality of the COVID-19 Pandemic JAMA. From the Abstract: “If all states had imposed restrictions similar to those used in the 10 most restrictive states, excess deaths would have been 10% to 21% lower than the 1.18 million that actually occurred during the 2-year analysis period; in contrast, estimates suggest a false positive increase of 13% to 17% if all states have restrictions similar to those in the 10 states with the least restrictions. An estimated 271,000 to 447,000 strong versus weak differences, with behavioral change accounting for 49% to 79% of the total difference.
****** San Francisco health officials advise wearing face coverings at home during summer’s COVID wave San Francisco Chronicle
The latest wave of COVID-19 and Biden’s destruction of public health WSWS
****** How to Learn Participatory Models for Epidemic Reduction (part 1) Closed Form
SARS-CoV-2 Dynamics in New York City during March 2020–August 2023 (preprint) medRxiv. From the Abstract: “Here, we use extensive monitoring data available in New York City (NYC) and a comprehensive observational model to reconstruct the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 from the beginning of the epidemic in March 2020 to August 2023, and confirm the estimates. they use independent wastewater monitoring data.”
****** Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Persistent Infectious Epithelial Syndrome (SPIES) as a Novel Disease Company using Clinical, Histologic, and RNA Programmatic Data (preprint) medRxiv. From the Abstract: “Our findings establish a syndrome mediated by persistent viral infection (SARS-CoV2 Persistent Intestinal Epithelial Syndrome (SPIES)). We hypothesize that persistent sparse infection drives the movement and activation of persistent immune signals, causing epithelial effects and transient movement. [Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI)] again [Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)].”
China?
China’s crippling debt levels appear to be increasing as government measures focus on ‘buying time’ South China Morning Post. Comment:
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In reality there is no way Beijing can stabilize credit growth as long as it insists on setting higher GDP growth targets than the real economy can sustainably deliver (perhaps 2-3% at best).— Michael Pettis (@michaelxpettis) July 28, 2024
Reinforcing Effects of Upstream Dams on the Mekong Diplomat
US Secretary of State warns China of consequences for supporting Russian military industrial complex Ukrainska Pravda
China’s Malaise Spreads to the Luxury Industry WSJ
Comment: Chinese e-commerce platforms are poised to compete with the Amazon Channel News Asia empire
Bangladeshi protest leaders taken to hospital by police Channel News Asia
Syracistan
The Israeli army says it is studying a ‘powerful attack’ against Hezbollah France in Lebanon24
Has Houthi organized chaos become the new normal in the Red Sea? The New Arab
The Olympics
Bernard Arnault is called the goddess of the Olympics. Here’s how AP built LVMH’s fortune
‘The Olympics are ruined’ and ‘La Farce!’ BBC
Secret Russians at Paris Olympics WSJ
The breakup of Europe
Barcelona wants to end short-term rentals. Will other tourist spots do the same? AP
The New Cold War
‘I know we will win – and how’: Ukraine’s top general on turning the tables on Russia Luke Harding, Guardian
SITREP 7/24/24: General Syrsky Shocked by News of Russian Arms and Army Rising Simplicius the Thinker
Confused Ukrainian Soldiers Face Their Own Drones—And Russian Troops Move Into Pokrovsk Forbes
Russia, adjusting tactics, advances on Donetsk and seizes more Ukrainian territory WaPo
****** Putin is confident he can outwit the West and win Ukraine The Atlantic Council
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister says there is a clear sign that China is working to end the war in Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda
Is Ukraine ready for talks with Russia? View from Baku JAM News
How the full-scale war has changed the Ukrainian people and how Ukraine’s “new normal” resembles Ukrainska Pravda
****** Ill-Suitet to Reality London Review of Books. NATO.
Mysterious Building Prompts Strange Phone Call From Russia to Pentagon NYT
Pentagon Again Uses Budget Lies to Deliver More Weapons to Ukraine’s Alabama Moon
Surprising consumer spending in Russia rises strongly FT
2024
Harris signs the forms to officially declare The Hill
Bill Gates at the request of the US president Kamala Harris: ‘It’s nice to be a little person’ France24
Trump will hold a rally in Butler where he was shot by Anadolu Agency
RFK Jr. was certified on the Nebraska fall ballot, defeating a challenge from the Democratic Party Nebraska Examiner
Americans Deserve More Debate and Transparency in Election Planning Board, NYT
Health care
Structural Health Determinants: Unequal Hospital Investments Drive Health Inequalities Center for Economic Research and Policy
A digital clock
Your children’s photos are being used to train AI without your consent, and there’s nothing The Hill can do about it
Laws Governing Major Language Models Warrant Strict Scrutiny Under First Amendment Law
Zeitgeist Watch
Never never never:
These “advertisers”
That’s right, they walk around the screen above their head, which has ads
Don’t stop innovating pic.twitter.com/0k1LiqSYzg
– gaut (@0xgaut) July 27, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
Western history is not what you learned in school The Economist
Love Me or Shoot You London Book Review
Houses
COVID outbreak at Charlottesville homeless shelter only Daily Progress
Can technology help solve Los Angeles’ homelessness problem? Finding shelter may one day be APs just a click away
Complete Single-Family Design by Overturning Euclid V Ambler’s High Progress
Class War
Uber, Lyft and Others Win California Ruling to Treat Drivers as Contractors WSJ
Apple reaches its first contract agreement with US trade union TechCrunch
Why can’t we know the truth about the BBC’s highly processed food
Ohio Supreme Court says boneless chicken wings can have bones Columbus Dispatch
Antidote du jour (Marek Szczepanek):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
