A couple had an owl that became a couple at their wedding – We flew to the New York Post
What does plant philosophy say about plant agency and aeon intelligence (Dr. Kevin)
Passage of Ages: Battle of Lepanto Big Serge. Big Serge is always a good read.
John Lee Clark pioneers emerging language – and MPR culture (Chuck L)
Midlife Blood Biomarkers Predict Late-Life Dementia MedPage
The incidence of bird flu is unpredictable, new research suggests. It is a problem for all of us. CNN. Paul R: “They get sick from it without being diagnosed with it. So it seems limited.”
US Prepares for Bird Flu Pandemic with $176 Million Moderna Vaccine Deal ars technica
#Covid 19
People who had severe covid-19 showed cognitive decline years ago New Scientist. Paul R: “An analysis of people hospitalized with covid-19 during the early stages of the epidemic revealed that the progressive decline in their cognitive abilities is equivalent to a loss of 10 IQ points”
Climate/Environment
🚨In the last 24 years since the year 2000 we humans have mined, mined and blasted more minerals/metals/fuels from the earth than in the ENTIRE 20th century. A lot.
🧨This is our story – like it or not.
🪨We live in a World of Materialism🪨 pic.twitter.com/4p9G7SgevO— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) August 1, 2024
The group run by Hillary Clinton helps fund Just Stop Oil and the Extinction Rebellion Telegraph
Maui Wildfire Plaintiffs Reach $4 Billion Settlement as Anniversary Approaches New York Times (Kevin W)
China?
China Continues to Crush Science & Intel Falters in Chips Ian Welsh (Micael T)
China’s central bank adviser calls for more stimulus, inflation target Reuters
US to strengthen China’s chip with old Cold War law Asia Times (Kevin W)
Supply Chain
CO2 deficit: How did we get here? The World of Gas
Hospitals are facing a shortage of blood bottles, and it is a major problem Chief Healthcare Executive
Africa
Famine officially declared in Sudan Telegraph
The division of Europe
EU slams Hungary and Slovakia over Ukraine oil sanctions Politico
Scholz cuts social housing subsidy Jacobin by machine translation (Micael T)
Sweden and the United States enter into a new nuclear energy agreement Government.se. Micael T: “Sweden’s first move to build and deploy nuclear weapons on its own land? Sweden signed a “defense cooperation” surrender agreement, which excludes Sweden’s nuclear weapons aimed at Russia.
German prosecutors, police and the media continue to denounce and investigate the endless spate of ‘Nazi cheering’ incidents, in a completely healthy and selfless campaign to end fascism Eugyppius (Micael T)
Old Blighty
The number of people born in Scotland has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded by the BBC
Gaza
> To show support for Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader, US to send more warplanes and warships to Middle East WSWS
Israel’s war in Gaza live: Israel kills 5 in Tulkarem strike, attacks city Aljazeera
Exclusive: Haniyeh was killed by a projectile and not a bomb, witnesses say Middle East Eye. This is important because the NYT ran a long piece covering the bombing nearly two months ago.
Erdogan went to Biden: Israel wants to spread the Gaza conflict in the Middle East region
Houthis Urge ‘Dangerous’ Response to Israel for Killing of Hamas, Hezbollah Leaders Sputnik
The great famine of Gazans may leave a mark on the next generations Interview (Dr. Kevin)
Craig Murray: Israel Nihilist State Consortium News (Judith)
The New Cold War
Ukraine SitRep: Find the Moon in Alabama. A good overview, especially for those who don’t have time to keep close tabs.
Interesting details of the prisoner exchange between Russia and the USA Anti-Spiegel (Micael T)
Russian-West Prisoner Exchange – What the MSM Won’t Tell You, The Real Purpose of Israel’s Killing of Hamas Politician in Iran by the USA, more Mark Sleboda, Faultlines
Ukraine watches warily as prisoner swap shows Moscow and West can negotiate Washington Post (Kevin W)
Russian MOD Purges Hit Fever Pitch, like Belousov Scythes Corruption Simplicius
Syracistan
As Suffering Grows, Pakistanis Revolt Against Ruling Elite New York Times
Big Brother Watching Watching
Here we go with the AI crime prediction of the Police Register
Imperial Collapse Watch
The US is not yet ready for global war, the commission warns. Axios
Germany helps secure South Korean border Tagesschau with machine translation (guurst)
Georgia Prevents Coup Effective Actions by US-Based Criminal Group (Micael T)
Pentagon official cancels deal with three suspects in September 11 attacks, reinstates them as death penalty cases ABC Australia (Kevin W)
TRACK DOWN LIEUTENANT CALLEY Seymour Hersh (Robin K)
Kamala
The Harris campaign is eager to keep its momentum on The Hill
KAMALA — NOT ORIGINALLY WRITTEN:
“This is a wonderful testimony to the importance of having a president who knows the power of communication and understands the power that lies in understanding the importance of diplomacy.”
WHAT? pic.twitter.com/lxlhhG1xhT
– RNC Research (@RNCRsearch) August 2, 2024
🚨 Harmeet Dhillon SHOCKS “Chameleon” Kamala after working with him professionally for +20 years:
“Kamala only seemed to be Indian when she asked American Indians for money. She talks like that, she’s not from the South. Nobody talks like that in Jamaica. Its Cringe” pic.twitter.com/dp7FGsW9m
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 1, 2024
Trump
Biden victim of ‘coup’ – Trump RT. Trump has been throwing a lot of haymakers at the market lately. Maybe he’s finding his footing?
I cross the Rubicon and support the Republican Party and President Trump.
Many – including my former self – get trapped in a frame of mind that becomes their identity and prevents them from changing their thinking with new facts and information. I…
— David Marcus (@davidmarcus) July 31, 2024
Trump Assassination Post Mortem
Secret Service whistleblower makes stunning claim about successor director Kimberly Cheatle and says agents warned of problems MONTHS before Trump’s assassination attempt The Daily Mail.
Secret Service’s Tech Problems Helped Shooter Go Undetected at Trump Rally Guardian
SECRET SERVICE AND FBI STILL NOT TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT WHO SHOT THE HEROES Larry Johnson
The GOP Clown Car
Paul Dans, The Man Behind Project 2025’s Most Radical Plans ProPublica (Robin K)
2024
Steve Ballmer presents PSA videos for Axios’ 2024 news
Mr. Market Usozi. READER ALERT: See three data points that show a sudden, sharp slowdown in the US economy. Do you have any consistent or counterintuitive anecdotes or industry stories?
Intel Stock Drops Into 50 Years of Corporate Layoffs
Central banks are turning the ship around, but their path is not clear Reuters
Wayfair’s CEO compares the decline in home goods to the 2008 financial crisis CNBC
Hershey Slashes Annual Forecasts After Sales Collapse
Lifting from Lambert’s 8/1 Water Cooler:
“We have a 30-year-old family member who works at Peterbuilt truck manufacturing in Denton, Texas. (a PACCAR company) He has a senior position and works shift #1. He was told not to come to work next week. Shutting down the assembly line a whole week due to lack of…
– Dave Callum (@DavidBCallum) July 31, 2024
Ours is No Longer Free
Industry Research: GARM Members Receive Billions From Federal Contracts Foundation for Freedom Online (Li)
TikTok To Ban Some Criticism Of Zionism Follows Pressure From NGO Backed By Former Israeli Intelligence Officer Lee Fang (Robin K). Since the beginning of the week, still germane.
Falling Boeing Airplanes, Space Edition
IT’S LIKE BOEING’S COVER MAY FAIL COMPLETELY Byte (Paul R). At least the astronauts were rescued.
Class War
The hidden role of public pensions in raising rents California Los Angeles Times. Paul R: “Pirate equity buys the right building, raises the rent. Employers are shocked to learn that CALSRS is investing such money. Oops.”
Antidote du jour. Karma fubar posted this a long time ago, so sorry!
A young hawk shot by my stepmother at my parents’ home. They have a large wooded area, and the hawks build a nest in one of the large beech trees. I reduced the file size with jpeg compression, but didn’t make any other changes. I really like the painted background effect caused by the defocus.
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
