The Forgotten History of the Foreign Financial Crisis
How the world’s oldest bank brought a city to its knees FT
The weather
The limits of the Paris Agreement crossed the Arctic News
Global Temperatures Are Just Over the Atlantic
Syndemics
The US government has abandoned us to the chronic COVID. We Can Do Better. TruthOut
Has COVID spread? Yes, says the CDC. Here’s what NPR means. Comment:
If you look at the spread at any level of detail you can see that it is a series of very high epidemics.
Sometimes that looks like a plateau or a plateau.
It’s always there… but it’s not really a stable state.
– Dr. Noor Bari (@NjbBari3) August 11, 2024
USOPC CEO on Lyles’ COVID: ‘Not everyone is going to make it through the games’ Nexstar
After Ben Affleck’s daughter urged everyone to wear a mask, teenagers say they will NEVER stop wearing one Daily Mail.
China?
China’s third plenum highlights quiet rise of political scientist Wang Huning South China Morning Post
Multinationals bemoan weak demand in China FT
in Myanmar
A forgotten war in Burma, a war ignored in Myanmar New Mandala
Bangladesh’s chief justice, central bank official has resigned in protest, Channel News Asia officials said
Issues in Bangladeshi politics People’s Dispatch
India
India’s market regulator seizes investment in offshore funds operated by Adani Group: Report Anadolu Agency
You Will Make a Star (of Bangsawan) JSTOR Daily
The Cyberspace Impact of Maritime Disasters in Southeast Asia The Diplomat
Syracistan
Iran says it will ‘certainly’ make Israel pay for acts of aggression but Iran wants to prevent Israel’s ‘dream’ of regional war from coming true: Acting FM Press TV
US president’s stern warning to Iran about possible attack on Israel: ‘Don’t’ Anadolu Agency
Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza City school draws worldwide condemnation France24
Hello Old Blighty
Response to riots bolsters Keir Starmer’s claim that Labor is ‘the political wing of the British people’ Politico
Fascist violence and the perceived failure of the Crooked Timber Labor government
Keir Starmer’s Anti-Fascism That Rejects All That Hard…
Skin in the Game Craig Murray
Deprivation, flashpoint and misinformation: How 2024 echoes 2011 riots iNews
You will be refused bail even if you only watched the riots from the sidelines, the judge warned The Telegraph
Why Scotland may have avoided far-right unrest BBC
We can breathe! London Review of Books
The New Cold War
Russia Pushes Back on Ukraine Border Attack, But Kyiv Presses NYT
Gas, nuclear power plants, negotiations, the collapse of the Russian Federation: what are the Kursk operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and how are they going (Yandex Translate) Strana
The logic of Kursk in Ukraine attacking The Spectator
The White House says the US is finding out about Ukraine’s intentions and strategies in Kursk Oblast Ukrainska Pravda. Oh.
****** Rescuing NATO from Responsible Statecraft
The Dark Masterpiece of Ukraine’s Anti-Diplomacy: Outraging the Global South by Loudly Supporting Terrorists and Terrorists in Africa Tarik Cyril Amar
China, Russia to resume bilateral trade for first time in 30 years to avoid US sanctions BNE Intellinews
****** Thousands protest in Belgrade, Serbia against lithium mining project Al Jazeera
Serbian protests are over lithium BNE Intellinews
2024
Trump’s 270-Page ‘Vulnerabilities’ Document by JD Vance Hacked by Iran The Daily Beast
Assassination attempt on Trump: 3 key takeaways from recently released FOX bodycam
Inside the powerful network of Peter Thiel anointed JD Vance WaPo
Aaron Sorkin Says If He Made ‘The West Wing’ Today, People Wouldn’t See A “Sane” Hollywood Reporter
****** Kamala Harris is finally taking questions from the media after avoiding the media for 18 days since her FOX appointment. It goes without saying that:
Don’t worry it’s not like Kamala Harris’ close advisor Tony West is the general counsel of this abusive company.
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) August 9, 2024
Harris campaign: Walz ‘slandered’ on carrying weapons in ‘war’ The Hill
The Supremes
Big Questions on Archives (PDF) SSRN. “This article examines and conducts an empirical analysis of 44 decisions applying the doctrine decided by lower federal courts in the eighteen months since West Virginia.”
Spook Land
The Secret Service entered the salon to allow people to use the bathroom during a Kamala Harris fundraiser, the owner of the business told Business Insider.
ASIO, Burgess and the miasma of spookdom Pearls and Irritations. Australia.
Bezzle
One-Hour Nurse Visits Let Insurers Collect $15 Billion From Medicare WSJ (IM Doc).
Whatever else is claimed, crypto is not a future-proof currency
A digital clock
OpenAI Produces More Spyglass for Chaos
The UK police force has launched a full investigation into the Amazon Anthropic tie-up The Register. Floor: “Poor cloud titans, I’m just trying to help a multi-billion dollar AI startup.”
Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, has died at the age of 56 The Hill
Zeitgeist Watch
No movies, no music, no sleep: Are long ‘fishing’ flights heroic or foolish? BBC
Boeing
Boeing’s New CEO Is Hands On. You are offered a company in trouble. WSJ
Class War
Well-to-do People Who Can’t Spend Money in the Atlantic
Beer and salt among Roman ‘mega-industries’ BBC
Recommended Reading: Captive Lands Nina Illingworth
Antidote du jour (Nhobgood):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
