Elephants have names – and they use them for each other Vox. The real thing.
Not All Earthworms Are Cool Research Ambrook
IMF: “Subtle erosion” of Dollar in world reserves by other currencies BNE Intellinews
FATF Weapons Standards: A Guide for Global Civil Society (PDF) RUSI. FATF = Financial Action Task Force.
The weather
Big banks are financing climate chaos and Capitalism. The real thing.
Brazil’s wildfires to start recording in 2024 Reuters
They’re Shutting Off Grandma’s Power… For Your Safety. Hotshot Wake up
How battery exchange networks prevent emergency shutdowns MIT Technology Review
World faces ‘shocking’ oil glut by end of decade, energy watchdog warns FT
Business owners are buying into the false myth about driving Vox
Water
Water imbalances in the Colorado River High Country News
Syndemics
USDA reports additional detection of H5N1 in mice and cats Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Dairy Industry Must Act Fast to Stop H5N1 From Starting Human Pandemic Scientific American
No one wants another epidemic—but bird flu has already blown away Fortune. A useful chart:
This is NOT good:
– Many regions,
– Many herds affected
– Many people are not exposed
– Increased risk to food availability#HPAI #H5N1 pic.twitter.com/AHQDxGMx1T– Love your neighbor: wear N95😷 (@CCSDMaskUp) June 11, 2024
We’re Not Safe From Bird Flu Until We Protect Farm Workers’ Time
People Stopped Dealing With Flu Epidemics A Century Ago When They Got Tired Of Them – And Paid The Price For Michigan Medicine. As of 2021, still germane.
Roche breath test receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization (press release) Select Science
China?
China’s Economic Growth Is Good, Actually JW Mason
How Economic Negotiations with China Can Improve US Interests Law
China’s strong iron ore imports offset weak iron ore exports Hellenic Shipping News
Was the CIA director in Phnom Penh recently? Diplomat
Syracistan
Israel and Hamas trade disputes over proposal to stop Gaza bombing CNN
Illegal Israeli settlers flock to Al-Aqsa Mosque to mark Jewish holiday Anadolu Agency
The breakup of Europe
The EU’s top job puzzle is almost solved by Politico. Deck: “Too fast to be true? A surprisingly quick consensus emerges in the EU Top 4: Von der Leyen, Costa, Metsola and Kallas. “
The leader of the Republicans in France wants to form an ‘alliance’ with Le Pen’s NR Al Jazeera
France: Back to Dreyfus? Vichy? No Getting Out of Its Faultless History? The American Prospect
Denmark remembers Korean ramen for having the most spicy BBC
Hello Old Blighty
On the charts: the legacy of 14 years of Conservative FT legislation
The Tories’ election policy positions, track Politico
Jeremy Corbyn has hit back after Labour’s Sky News attack
The New Cold War
Zelensky’s court is being shaken by the assistant ‘representative of power’ The Times of London. As of last week, still germane.
Ukrainian serviceman returns to the dance stage after losing his leg earlier – photos Ukrainska Pravda
Why Ukraine should open its world market to EU citizens and how it will affect the country European Pravda
Ukraine may launch ‘terrorist bombing schools’ if Russia wins war Express
G7 to create aid fund for Ukraine using proceeds from frozen Russian assets Nikkei Asia
Russian ships launch missiles in the Atlantic en route to Cuba Al Jazeera
SITREP 6/11/24: Compilation of Hottest Developments Simplicius the Thinker(s)
Preparing the US Cyber Force for Extended US Naval Institute
Global Election
Do scientists make good presidents? How the five country leaders have done the Environment
The Biden Administration
The new Biden administration rule will ban medical debt from credit reports 19th Hole
How the IRS got away with billionaires and corporate tax fraud The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Comment:
Senior public officials at the IRS don’t want to audit big businesses. Trump’s idea of Schedule F should be accepted by Biden.
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) June 11, 2024
A digital clock
It’s raining apples on the AI hype cycle Politico
Silicon Valley False Prophet Ed Zitron, Where’s Your Ed?
Snowflake apparently has a major cybersecurity problem but auditor PwC didn’t warn anyone Francine McKenna
Substack Q&A: “Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt (interview) Racket News
Not being trusted
US regulators have direct integration in their FT environment
Health care
Effects of highly processed foods on cardiovascular risk considering plant-based diets: analysis of the UK Biobank The Lancet cohort. From the Abstract: “Dietary contribution of non-UPF plants inversely linked to CVD risk, while plant [Ultra-Processed Food (UPF)] the donation showed a good relationship. “Recognizing the role of food processing is important for good CVD outcomes, even for plant-based foods.”
Americans Are Hiring People In The Philippines To Help Them Get Adderall 404 Media
Lots of CVS Generic Recalls Recalls Reveal Dirty Industries Link Bloomberg
The Four Tops singer’s lawsuit says he visited the ER for chest pains, and ended up in trouble at STAT.
Zeitgeist Watch
‘A woman must throw away her shame and her clothes’: What women in ancient times really thought about sex BBC
Boeing
Boeing’s Urgent Mission: Training Thousands of Rookies to Safely Build Airplanes The Wall Street Journal
Imperial Collapse Watch
US Court Hears Appeal in US Genocide Charges
Guillotine Watch
The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked The World. The Special Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Any Wired Person
Class War
ISSUE IN TWO: Marx Was Wrong In His Day, But Was He Wrong In Ours? Brad DeLong, Grasping the Truth
Notice of Absence – Review Alabama Month
Antidote du jour (Andreas Trepte):
Bonus antidote:
he is proud of his stick 😂 pic.twitter.com/iD7BtTIyTz
— K10✨ (@Kristennetten) April 10, 2024
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
