Chuck L gave the following tweet that the silence was to protect him and his family:
So, in 2005, after a vow of 100 summers of peace, historians of the Northern Cheyenne tribe revealed that it was a female warrior, Buffalo Calf Road Woman, who killed Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (by hitting him on the head) in battle. in Little Bighorn. June 25, 1876. pic.twitter.com/phC0DMAqG7
— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) June 25, 2024
Christopher Labos: Debunking Myths About What We Eat and Drink Eric Topol (Robin K)
CBD use during pregnancy reveals abnormal behavior in new Atlas offspring (Dr. Kevin)
#Covid 19
This timeline is stupid.
“The Mayor of Los Angeles was considering a Mask Ban. He just got Covid.” pic.twitter.com/5BtCfQY0Cv
— tern (@1gootern) June 28, 2024
COVID-19 experts warn of risks of summer surgery as NB risk index leads country CBC
Climate/Environment
Antarctic Ice Melt – Jacobin’s New In-depth Studies
I visited the place where Jesus was baptized and learned something shocking.
The Jordan River has dried up. Its water flow is 2% of its previous level.
Since the 60s, the Israeli National Water Carrier has diverted water from the Sea of Galilee. The lake where Jesus was baptized remains.
This… pic.twitter.com/2Mu2lhqSHV
– Ousman Noor (@ousmannoor) June 24, 2024
Nearly half of American EV owners want to switch back to gas-powered cars, McKinsey data shows Fox (Kevin W)
Bipartisan Consensus in Favor of Renewable Energy Ends Ars Technica
Big EU airline launches big ‘environmental charge’ RT (Kevin W)
Globalization is breaking down. That’s a big net zero problem, say experts at Capital Brief
China’s investment in coal mining reaches the highest Global Award
Maldives weather minister arrested for ‘black magic’ at President Muizzu’s office
China?
🥰 China collects US underwater detectors that fall into the South China Sea pic.twitter.com/nmbWVshFTw
– COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) June 27, 2024
The world’s largest naval exercise begins in the tense Asia Pacific Aljazeera
Japan
Japanese yen weakens to 38-year low; the diplomat’s chief financial officer replaced CNBC
Japan’s Olympic athletes will wear clothing designed to block infrared — and the reason is disturbing ZME Science (Dr. Kevin)
Africa
After Deadly Riots in Kenya, the National Debt Is Shocking and Painful New York Times
The breakup of Europe
SONDAGE EXCLUSIF – Rules : découvrez la dernière projection en sièges avant le 1ᵉʳ tour TF1 Info. Colonel Smithers: “Last poll before Sunday’s election.”
France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella vows ‘culture war’ and wants EU to downgrade Financial Times
Old Blighty
‘When there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries offer more than books The Guardian (Kevin W)
Six key takeaways from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s final TV debate before the BBC election (Kevin W)
Defaults on subprime mortgages rise as BoE warns of ‘challenges’ Financial Times
Gaza
It fixed it. pic.twitter.com/2con10zdaE
– Assal Rad (@AssalRad) June 28, 2024
Companies Benefiting from the Gaza Genocide American Friends Service Committee (Robin K)
State commander warns there is no plan to get out of North if war breaks out The Times of Israel (Kevin W)
The Rafah operation and the Gaza war are ending; Israel is not close to its goals The Times of Israel
Israel’s Orthodox leaders failed. That’s why they can stick to Netanyahu’s Middle East Eye
US intel shows war between Israel and Hezbollah approaching Politico
The Houthis claim to have developed long-range Splash 247 hypersonic missiles
Meltdown Awaits West Bank Financial Crisis Group
The New Cold War
Russian Notice to the US: Your Drones Are Now Aiming for the Moon in Alabama
Russia is consolidating reduced relations with the West, the Kremlin told Reuters
Le Pen: RN Will Block Sending Troops to Ukraine American Conservative
Polish Company Warns European Companies That They May Take Their Payments From Gazprom OilPrice (Kevin W)
Syracistan
Khamenei protege, neck and neck only in the race for the presidency of Iran Arab News
Big Brother Watching Watching
Lawsuit Claims Microsoft Tracks Sex Toy Buyers With ‘Recording In Real Time’ Software 404media
Imperial Collapse Watch
Jamie Dimon says schools are making his job harder by not giving students the right training to enter the world of work Yahoo (Kevin W)
The military structure today cannot work. Let’s count the ways. Responsible statecraft
A Southwest flight took off from a closed runway, forcing crews to evacuate CNN (Kevin W). I have never heard of anything like this before….
Southeast Asia has its reasons for turning to BRICS Asia Times (Kevin W)
India-Iran rapprochement parallels Iran’s relations with Russia Indian Punchline
Trump
Judge dismisses Trump’s allegations that FBI misled court at Mar-a-Lago warrant for search Politico (Kevin W)
Biden
Did the Daily Mail accidentally expose the Biden family’s money laundering scheme? Revolver (Li). Yes, it’s a right wing pub, but the underlying facts are more problematic.
****** We provide only a sampling of the vast amount of coverage of the Biden-Trump debate, so feel free to point to other informative articles.
Biden vows to fight back in the first speech after Trump’s BBC debate
Obama to hold intervention with Biden as Kamala ‘furious’ after debate: Report Fox
President Biden Holds Cold Columbia News Review
Democratic Coup Matt Taibbi
DNC Rigs Campaigns This Is What’s Going On For Sam Husseini
The upper ones
Supreme Court Upholds Jan. 6 Defendant, Restraining Enron Law Bloomberg
More on the above decision:
….For Trump, this rips off the wings of the plane that Jack Smith has been trying to take off from DC In a normal case, there would be a substitute case. Smith may try to advance in the remaining figures. However, it is difficult to see how the accusations fit together…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) June 28, 2024
BREAKING: In its latest gift to big corporations, SCOTUS overturns Chevron v. NRDC.
The ruling will make it easier for companies to challenge laws that guarantee clean air and water, a safe workplace and products, and fair trade and financial practices.
– Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) June 28, 2024
When the OHSA independently mandated that tens of millions of private sector workers take a COVID shot or wear a mask, the appeals courts cited the Chevron doctrine to allow it.
People don’t understand how important it is that Chevron deference is dead pic.twitter.com/K9FEXwtXbA
– Gregg Re (@gregg_re) June 28, 2024
US Supreme Court ruling allows cities to ban homeless people from sleeping outside Associated Press (Kevin W)
The AI
‘Let’s not get too carried away’ in worrying about the power of AI, says Bill Gates via Financial Times (Kevin W)
Center for Investigative Reporting Sues OpenAI and Microsoft The Verge (Kevin W)
AI Designs Radical Magnet Free of Rare Earth Metals in Just 3 Months Science Alert (Chuck L)
Boeing Diversified Aircraft
A Boeing whistleblower claims to have seen holes being drilled improperly on 787 planes, adding to the discussion of people speaking out against the company Business Insider.
Mechanic’s Viral TikTok Highlights The Right To Fix Problems With New Car Models Daily Dots
Class War
Wealthy Americans are worried about living on Fox Business
Antidote du jour. Robert H: “Baby spider, just hatched.”
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Even the Seals love a Greek summer…
💙🇬🇷🌊🦭⛱️🇬🇷💙 pic.twitter.com/vq3q7nFtpB– Diogenes of Sinope (@DiogenisSinopis) June 24, 2024
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here
