Links 8/24/2024 | bare capitalism

August 24, 2024 admin Finance 0

Researchers capture video of wolf-dog hybrid in northern Minnesota MPRNews (Chuck L)

It looks like Audrey at first:

New virus causing ‘wonder disease’ discovered in US – and could kill domestic and wild cats Independent (Robin K)

Long-hidden family scandal in Jamestown colony revealed 400 years later by ancient DNA CNN (Kevin W)

Where cars crash is the Economist’s point. I totally get this interest even though I’ve never been to a layoff debut. My favorite toy when I was little was a bumper car.

#Covid 19

Climate/Environment

Amid Climate Change, Colorado Plans to Bring Back Wolverine Undark (Kevin W)

Water-Related Conflict on the Rise Globally, Study Finds Forbes

Cities are trying to reduce traffic. Other states are standing in their way. Yale Climate Connections

China?

China AI uses cloud services to game US chip sanctions Register

Advanced IC packaging is the next frontier in the chip wars Asia Times (Kevin W)

Xi-Starmer reading call Pekinology

The Koreans

Why North Korea might find the South’s new vision of unification provocative Discussion (Kevin W). This is a feature, not a bug. South Korea does not want reunification because it cannot afford it. Unification of West Germany and the GDR due to very low incomes in the GDR. It was very expensive and was “solved” by severe wage suppression. The gap between South Korea’s per capita income v. North Korea fell apart compared to West Germany and the GDR when the USSR collapsed. See Reuters in 2024, reporting on North Korea expansion in 2023:

North Korea’s national income in 2023 is estimated at 1.59 million ($1,147.56) per capita, which is just 3.4% of the South’s 47.25 million.

Aggressive Financial Expansion Kicks into Overdrive in Myanmar Irrawaddy

Africa

Fuel shortage disrupts economic activity as SMEs grapple with mounting losses The Sun (Nigeria)

Sudan: 20 Tons of Life Saving Medicines Airdropped teleSUR (Robin K)

The breakup of Europe

German Private Sector Contraction Deepens RTTNews

Germany’s left-wing extremist wants credit for restricting aid to Ukraine. Financial Times

Old Blighty

Nigel Farage could be the real winner if Labor lets young people vote Politico (Kevin W)

The Royal Society of Medicine welcomes ‘correction’ and cosmetic surgery The Times (Dr. Kevin)

Gaza

Gaza live: Mass killings across Gaza as Israeli forces force new evacuations Middle East Eye

Israeli opposition leader Lieberman says ‘no more food, no more supplies’ in Gaza Middle East Eye (guurst)

The money crisis worsens the already dire situation for the Palestinians in Gaza as all banks suspend operations The Associated Press.

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Iran to beat Israel, ball is in court US-Israel Indian Punchline (Kevin W)

Iran’s response to Israel is coming, via Mohammad Marandi Electronic Intifada, YouTube

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Greek oil tanker on fire and missing after multiple attacks in Red Sea Aljazeera (Kevin W)

The New Cold War

Despite the Russian Fumbles, Ukraine continues to Unspool Simplicius

Ukraine to start production of 155mm shells using Norwegian military technology Euromaidan (Robin K)

US announces new round of military aid for Ukraine Aljazeera. $125 million does not rise to the level of couch lint.

Here’s why Russia won’t talk to Ukraine RT (Robin K)

Syracistan

Iraq and Turkiye: A strategic reorientation amid regional shifts in The Cradle

Big Brother Watching Watching

Microsoft plans Windows security fix after Financial Times blackout (Kevin W). This announcement is very late in coming.

Imperial Collapse Watch

The US Empire Is Losing Money In Europe. Will It Doom Europe Glenn Diesen (Micael T)

Navy Could Sideline 17 Support Ships Due to Personnel Issues USNI (Kevin W)

Airpower on budget: US to revive light fighter concept Asia Times (Kevin W)

Trump

IX and Meta Crew Meet MAGA Hub Sludge (TF)

I doubt this is a reference to anyone other than California health obsessives who have the time and money to eat only clean food (by their standards) and explore other treatments (IMHO that can help a lot but find good. methods and the doctors in them are often hit or miss) . That group isn’t big enough to run a campaign and I’m not sure it’s rich enough to even give it much momentum. But maybe all this talk about health is a conspiracy to make RFK, Jr. the head of the CIA, who can get him or Trump killed or whoever will hear it.

However:

Kamala

Harris’ Empty Words to Gaza Daniel Larison

“He can’t at all!” | Norman Finkelstein is not impressed with Kamala Harris Smart Cookies, YouTube (britzklieg). From two weeks ago but refreshingly.

The GOP Clown Car

Republican-led states challenge effort to help undocumented couples New York Times

Ours is No Longer Free

Has the Internet Left Left? Jacobin (Easy to use). I never knew “Left On The Internet” was a thing. Still, Sanders’ Democratic neutering success played a big role.

There can be no freedom without free speech Scott Ritter (Chuck L)

Not being trusted

Justice Department Sues RealPage, Says It Allowed Price Fixing on Rentals CBS

Mr. The Market Gets What It Wants

Fed’s Powell, on policy shift, says ‘time has come’ to cut rates Reuters (Kevin W)

The last great engine in the world economy is issuing the Telegraph

A rate cut won’t prevent a recession and the economy is collapsing ‘too fast,’ says Business Insider.

Moderate Consolidation Goes Down for First Time, in Bloomberg Markets Survey

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warns global markets as ‘unstable’ Financial Times

Guillotine Watch

Elon Musk was recently forced to reveal who really owns X. Here is a list of Yahoo! Finance (Kevin W)

Class War

Canada forces arbitration in freight train workers dispute to avoid economic crisis. Union cries foul and later Canadian union threatens freight rail strike hours after trains resume Associated Press (Kevin W)

Rail Shutdowns Threaten Agriculture And Bill Gates Is Major Owner Of CN Rail Shares!! Odysee (DO)

“The Greeks can have holidays in the area, not on the islands,” said the Minister for Defense of Democracy (Micael T)

A Look Back at How Many People Have Filed for Bankruptcy Debt Slips

Antidote du jour. Tracie H: “This is a skipper butterfly seen on a short trip to the beach town of Corona Del Mar (California) – the butterfly was kind enough to let me join its floral tour”

Bonus (Chuck L):

And the second bonus. The word “heroic” is used loosely in the US. This man took a real risk so IMHO the label fits:

And another bonus:

See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.

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