Aposiopesis’: Watch the US Spelling Bee BBC win the US Spelling Bee BBC
The Guinness Brewery Invented the Most Important Mathematical Method in American Science
JP Morgan Launches Partial Shares for Self-Directed Financial Feed Investors. “With the latest power, investors can buy a share of a stock or exchange-traded fund for as little as $5, the announcement said.” It’s surprising. Taxi drivers, hairdressers, and the like.
The weather
We’re All Roadkill Now Salon
Angry homeowners in wealthy California city want quick action on insurance crisis San Francisco Chronicle
Coevolution is the driving force behind biodiversity on Earth (press release) Australian National University
Tourism around the world is booming. These people would like it not to be the BBC
Syndemics
Third US farm worker infected with bird flu is first to develop STAT respiratory symptoms
We Know How To End TB. We Just Need Will. Dominance
Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the US NBC
****** Acute and chronic respiratory complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population-based cohort study in South Korea and Japan Nature. N = clusters based on national search. From the Abstract: “The risk of severe respiratory complications or post-acute respiratory complications is significantly increased in people with SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to the general population…. [W]Although the risk of post-mortem illness decreased over time following SARS-CoV-2 infection, it persisted more than 6 months after infection.”
Three-year outcomes of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 Nature. From the Abstract: “Here we created a cohort of 135,161 individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection and 5,206,835 controls from the US Department of Veterans Affairs who were followed for 3 years to estimate the risk of death and PASC.” And Discussion: “overall, our findings show a reduction in risks during the 3-year follow-up but continued increased risks of major adverse outcomes among the hospitalized population.” Comment:
The big revelation here is that the risk persists for 3 years in several organ systems (eg GI and nervous system) even 3 years after a mild infection.
Health care professionals are taught that acute illnesses as transient events with visible health consequences…
— Ziyad Al-Aly, MD (@zalaly) May 30, 2024
Additional comments:
How can a study have a “3-year control group without SARS-CoV-2 infection” when Americans get COVID on average about every 12.5 months?
It won’t – without using historical controls. Here are some conceptual-level ways to view the new Nature… pic.twitter.com/rSRu41HvyZ
— Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) May 30, 2024
High-Risk/Low-Risk Infidelity: Part 1 Epidemic Accountability Index (AK). Part 2. Word of the day: vexillology.
China?
The pivot to China, a long thread from the experts:
The original sneaker designer was convicted of 34 counts pic.twitter.com/W7pBn7pKTM
– Derek guy (@dieworkwear) May 30, 2024
Chinese programmers work in the shadows to free the internet Al Jazeera
Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States 2023 Information Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. Horrible formatting, but “Next Page” style links work. “The long-standing disparity in the distribution of income between labor and capital has resulted in the worst wealth gap since the Great Depression of 1929.” Where are the lies?
Opium Trafficking in Britain’s Century and China’s Century of Subjugation (1839-1949) MR Online
Why Dollarization Is the Solution to Laos’ Economic Problems The Diplomat
Africa
Zimbabwe To Be Invited To Join BRICS InfoBRICS
Where wealth is concentrated in Africa BNE Intellinews
Syracistan
Joe Biden’s Bad Israel Policy Is About Sleeping With Saudi Arabia The Intercept
Israel will not end the war to free all hostages, the Prime Minister’s aide told the Times of Israel.
Israeli soldiers ‘disregarded’ court orders and killed people, said the charity Anadolu Agency. Save the Children, ffs.
How Israeli Security Filed Haaretz Report on Mossad Extortion Alleged Haaretz International Court Prosecutor. “I was explained [sic] that if I publish this story, I will face the consequences and know the interrogation rooms of the Israeli security authorities from the inside.”
Nothing Off the Table in Netanyahu’s Mafia State of Israel Haaretz. “Who’s being silly, Kay?”
Haaretz news casts doubt on the health of Israel’s ‘democracy’ Al Jazeera
The New Cold War
Why the US is giving Ukraine the green light to attack inside Russia The Atlantic Council
US Lets Ukraine Fire Ballistic Missiles Deep into Russia: Will Missile Warning Radars Be Its First Target? Military Watch
Germany Says Ukraine Could Strike Russia Using Western-Supplied Weapons Bloomberg
****** A major ammunition supplier in Ukraine says poor quality parts are affecting a portion of the shells it is trying to deliver to Insider.
****** US to offer Ukraine security deal as tensions rise between allies FT
‘Ukraine has gone through a bad time’: A Q. and A. and Frederick and Kimberly Kagan NYT. If the Kagans come out of the dark and into the light, we’re in for a bad time.
****** Russian FinMin unveils first corporate and personal tax hike in two decades BNE Intellinews
South of the Border
Border Traffic Phenomenal World. In Ecuador.
The Caribbean
Haiti’s new prime minister vows to seek unity after being appointed by the AP reform council
Global Election
Narendra Modi eyes India’s ‘hat trick’ as world’s last biggest, longest election and Cyril Ramaphosa’s future in doubt after disappointing South African election FT
India’s General Election—A New Ingredient in the Mix RAND
Democracy was a project of the Decolonial Boston Review
2024
Politico is guilty on all counts. The headline is deceiving. Trump was convicted on all counts of corporate records, which are misdemeanors. However, Merchan framed the judge’s instructions in such a way that we did not Find out what three “factor crimes” Trump was guilty of: campaign finance violations, paying a wife, or tax violations where the government makes money. These are the charges that raised the corporate record charges, but we don’t know which of these charges Trump was convicted of. It seems to me that the voters would and should want to know what the intent of the crime was – and that giving the voters that information would be vital to a functioning democracy – but Merchan withheld that information. “Our law,” “our democracy!”
The Hush-money case was Trump’s to lose. Here’s why he made the BBC
The prosecution used careful documents to show the business records were false, but Randall Eliason, a professor at George Washington University Law School, told the BBC.
Trump’s team did not focus on strengthening these weaknesses, although in his briefing, Mr. Blanche gave the judge a list of reasons for reasonable doubt. Instead, they argued that the main events of the case never happened, or that the witnesses had lied.
From the report, this is correct. More hits on Cohen; nothing attacked the structure of the case. Caveat that the reporting was intimidating, and the proper documentation has not yet appeared.
****** Everyone is a winner, and everyone should have prizes. – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Best Liberalgasm: Trump Convicted of Fraud Cover Up for Hooking Up a Naked Sex Worker
Runner-Up, Liberalgasm:
Always. Wow. Charge. #TrumpGuilty pic.twitter.com/XXQvrgh6NP
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) May 30, 2024
The best view of history:
Having spent 30 years watching the political career of Silvio Berlusconi I can confidently predict that Trump will survive this and perhaps benefit from it.
— Jonathan Hopkin (@jrhopkin) May 30, 2024
Best Jokes:
The original sneaker designer was convicted of 34 counts pic.twitter.com/W7pBn7pKTM
– Derek guy (@dieworkwear) May 30, 2024
Runner-Up, Dry Humor:
Just because someone is convicted doesn’t mean we have to return their contributions. Many of our sponsors are guilty of falsifying business records. And those who don’t, are never caught.
– Associate Deans (@ass_deans) May 30, 2024
****** DJT stock drops 8% after Trump plead guilty in money laundering case Yahoo Finance
All Quiet on the Western Front Spy Talk. Strange topic. “[Hayden] and he took it for granted that the secret services were the only true measure of the political life of nations, the only true sign of their ignorance.” -John LeCarré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Supremes
SCOTUS National Bank Act Preemption Ruling Adam Levitin, Credit Slips
Supreme Court Can Make President Political King
A digital clock
AI Is A False God The Walrus
****** The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: The AI costs resources at rates that consume Guardian planets
Computational Law and Epistemic Trespassing (PDF) Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Computer Law. “Legal professionals have a duty not to compromise on professional claims.”
OpenAI content manager: We ‘must’ help small publishers, not just Press-Gazette giants. “Tom Rubin also clarified a common misconception about the partnership signed between OpenAI and news publishers: it is ‘not primarily’ about training but rather focused on the display of news content and the use of tools and technology.” So it’s all about training sets and small publishers will be destroyed (if possible).
****** Google’s AI Search and “The Web” Watch Michael Tsai
Our Famously Free Press
A national network of local news sites publishes AI-written articles under false bylines. Experts flag CNN
Groves of Academe
‘We see Universities following a business plan to gain favor from sponsors’ FAIR
Health care
Thousands of cancer patients will trial personalized vaccines BBC
Boeing
Boeing Sets Its Quality Targets Under Agreement With FAA WSJ. About time the FAA slows down!
Boeing releases Executive Summary of FAA plan (Update with FAA comments) Leeham News and Analysis
Imperial Collapse Watch
John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, Gaza and the Rising Rule (video) SpectatorTV, YouTube
Class War
Mercedes’ Use of Union-Busters in Alabama Highlights Need for Unveiling Labor Reforms
Fifa has warned the players that they may go on strike against the BBC
Stop Asking for Confirmation Connor Wroe Southard, One Moment of Happiness. Part 2. In the publishing (and publishing) industry.
Federalist No. 1: Annotated JSTOR Daily
Antidote du jour (Patricio Mena Vásconez):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
