The Hidden Life of Wild Haggis Haggis Wildlife Foundation of Scotland
Capital buffers and micro-macro Nexus Bank of International Settlements
The weather
How hot was it (1):
It’s so hot in NYC that the Third Ave Bridge over the Harlem River can’t open/close fully because the heat has expanded the steel. We saw crews using a chainsaw to shave part of the steel off the floor and fireboats shooting water off the bridge to cool it down @nbcnewyork #nbc4ny #nyc #heat pic.twitter.com/lAxdyXNHEP
— Jesse Hamilton (@JesseJHamilton) July 8, 2024
How hot was it (2):
I got an airline source who told me that flights to Southwest are being canceled because of the heat. Many flights are not certified above 119°F/48.3°C so they are canceled or diverted.
The source says: pic.twitter.com/DBGFWvSwH0
— Josh Ellis (@jzellis) July 6, 2024
How hot was it (3):
The manufacturer cites bad weather affecting the production of the plastic used for these bottles and the sharpening ⏫️ needed during the pandemic. This is directly related to SARS-CoV-2 as viral infections such as bacteremia are often at the level of covid.
— David Christopher 🏥🥼🔬🍉 (@MLS_Dave) July 8, 2024
Can we wind our way out of climate change? The Climate Brink
A Peek Inside the Pandora’s Box of Waste Oil and Gas Inside Climate News
New study shows mysterious explosion of solar particles could destroy ozone layer, shower Earth with radiation for years Space.com
Syndemics
This Could Be the Most Overlooked Covid Symptom NYT
The Lancet: Changing Epidemiological Patterns in Human Avian Influenza Virus Infections.
As bird flu spreads among US cattle, veterinarians find themselves in a familiar position: the frontlines STAT
China?
China needs more impetus to revive its economy China Daily
Japan’s silent NATO membership serves as a bridge to global security Nikkei Asia
in Myanmar
Myanmar rebels say they have seized an airport in a new retaliation against the military government The Associated Press.
CNA Explains: Myanmar’s former president visits China, followed by junta No 2. What’s the game? Channel News Asia
Bringing Death: Chinese Jet-Fuel Tanker Sails into Myanmar’s Irrawaddy
India
Complexities of India’s Neighborhood first Policy Modern Diplomacy
Syracistan
US to resume shipment of 500 bombs to Israel The HIll
Israel tells ‘everyone in Gaza City’ to leave BBC
The waning influence of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank FT
Only the anti-fascist front can save us from the abyss of 972
Israeli documents show major government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war Unbalanced Evolution of Homo Sapiens
The Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in Palestine and the ‘Oslo Accords Issue’ is Just Security
Iraq suspends financial transactions in Chinese Yuan under US pressure BNE Intellinews
The breakup of Europe
‘Contained but not stopped’: French far-right takes record number of seats in parliament France24
The French Election : Antifascist Victory and Deeper Political Problems The Left Berlin
Hello Old Blighty
The Israel Lobby is Funded by the UK Cabinet’s New Affairs Section
Starmer, series:
If you are wondering who is the new UK PM @Keir_Starmer that is, don’t wait any longer.
This is going to be an interesting series. pic.twitter.com/ZmoSEPzp5o
— Esha K (@eshaLegal) July 5, 2024
The Tories betrayed Britain – and too many still refuse to admit it The Telegraph. Comment:
For years I’ve kept a list of Tory pledges to measure up taped to the cupboard door. You will see from the sellotape that I once tore it with a mighty rage. Then I attached it again. pic.twitter.com/e0AihzQDpb
— Ian McMillan (@IMcMillan) July 6, 2024
The New Cold War
New Developments In Black Sea, Russian Navy Uses Base In Georgia Naval News
First IF-16 Jet Fighters En route to Ukraine, US and Allies Says WSJ
Zelenskyy meets top executives of US defense companies, Ukrainska Pravda reports
Clinton promised Yeltsin Nato expansion “no threat”, newly released documents show BNE Intellinews
Russia faces labor shortage despite low unemployment rate of Anadolu Agency
NATO Summit
Biden’s Future Hangs Over the NATO Summit Like the Wind Conjured by Shakespeare Larry Johnson, Son of the New American Revolution.
Biden, Starmer’s project hope amid Politico’s political upheaval
****** Ukraine is on an ‘irreversible’ path to NATO. But only after the war with Russia ends AP. Comment:
NATO means not alone.
NATO means mutual defense.
NATO means living in freedom.
NATO means peace#NATOSummit | #We are NATO pic.twitter.com/Eh0Z8Fv2Ot– NATO (@NATO) July 7, 2024
Stoltenberg: Ukraine’s right to self-defense includes strikes deep into Russian territory Ukrainska Pravda
Russia promises to respond to the US decision to use long-range weapons in Germany Anadolu Agency
NATO SUMMIT: Alliance’s Endgame Looks Like Nuclear War Consortium News
China is a ‘powerful enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Nato has said in a scathing rebuke to the Guardian. Comment:
The funniest thing about NATO is calling China the “powerful initiator of Russia’s war against Ukraine” in the “Washington Conference Declaration” yesterday (that China is probably the “decisive donor” of the other side to a much greater extent than Russia. pic.twitter.com/DFzVE2tHK1
– Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) July 11, 2024
2024
Point/Counterpoint: Hillary Clinton Votes Ahead of Joe Biden vs. Does Anyone Say Hillary Clinton? Onion. June 9.
Illa in Manila: Will History Need Trump-Hillary II? (quote) Matt Taibbi, Racket News. June 10.
Analysis of the Biden-Trump Debate and the Black Agenda Report for the 2024 Election Process
Election 2024: How to Get Involved as a High School Vogue Student
The Supremes
The Hydraulic Effect of Loper Bright Companies on Consumer Finance: More Regulation by Enforcing Credit Slips. Important.
Project 2025 Takes Its Ways From Worst Supreme Court Decisions Balls and Strikes
Global Election
Meta’s Oversight Board Not Ready for Historic 2024 Election Cycle Brookings Institution
The Final Frontier
The Boeing Starliner crew may be stuck in space for the remainder of the summer
The Legend of Two Spaceships Pluralia
A digital clock
Nvidia FT critics
Big Tech’s last response to my LLM crash bug report was pretty bad Register. “[A}nalmostcompletelackofbugreportinginfrastructurefromtheLLMproviders”[A}cisheukuntulekaokuphelelekwengqalasizindayokubikaiziphazamisikubahlinzekibe-LLM”[A}nalmostcompletelackofbugreportinginfrastructurefromtheLLMproviders”
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fashion
Shein Addresses Fashion Industry Waste Ahead of Possible Listing WSJ
Paleolithic Eye Needles and the Evolution of Dress Science
Guillotine Watch
Elon Musk wins $500m lawsuit against fired Twitter workers Al Jazeera
Class War
Grocery Workers File Democratic Union Workers Notes
The strike by Minneapolis park workers will continue indefinitely, the Star-Tribune union said
To Better Understand Inequality, Think Class, Not Generational Inequality
The Circle of Full Life: Gramsci in Sardinia Andy Merrifield
Antidote du jour (George Gastin):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
