Call your local wizard Slate (Anthony L.) I wonder why Terry Pratchett never picked up on this angle…maybe because that was once a reality.
Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II Military Watches
Remote Amazonian tribe finally connects to the internet, but ends up addicted to porn and social media News.com.au (Paul R)
Black hole flyby London Review of Books (Anthony L.)
The Courage to Make a Pearl: An Interview with Paul Theroux Collidoscope (Anthony L)
Overcoming the “IBS” Feeling Eternity
H5N1 bird flu detected in San Francisco’s California city wastewater for the first time SF Chronicle (Paul R.)
It doesn’t matter if bird flu is going around or not MROnline (Anthony L)
If you like being alone, there’s nothing wrong with that. OK Doomer (Kevin W). Important.
#COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus Disease)
A socialist response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Socialism 2024
Anthony Fauci, the Wuhan Lab Lie, and the Bipartisan War on Public Health WSWS
Climate and Environment
IEA: World will struggle to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 Oil prices
China?
New Chinese Exclusion Act Country
South China Sea: Philippine military accused of cutting Chinese fishing nets near Second Thomas Shoal South China Morning Post
India
India Election Results 2024 Live: PM Modi to Form Next Government Al Jazeera
Why India’s PM Modi failed to win a majority BBC (Kevin W)
Markets and Adani fall. Indians are Modi’s #BillionaireAraj?
“The quality of employment worsened in 12 of the 21 major states and union territories as the share of workers in permanent or salaried employment fell between July 2022 and June 2023.” https://t.co/hhYdmxbz43https://t.co/frBSnM6Elo— Albert Pinto (@70sBachchan) June 4, 2024
European Separation
Hungary must be punished to secure EU’s future – European Union President RT (Kevin W)
‘If you don’t vote, there will be war’: Polish PM warns ahead of EU elections BBC (Kevin W)
Old Brittany
Rising number of UK pupils going to school hungry and without proper clothing: study Anadolu Agency
Gaza
Israeli ground forces launch new offensive into Gaza’s central refugee camp Arab News
Gaza Live: Israeli killing of police officer condemned as attempt to sow unrest Middle East Eye
Israel and Hezbollah near all-out war The Wall Street Journal
Iran’s allies in Iraq are shelling Israel. Could this trigger a wider war? Reuters (Robin K)
There is a certain desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan Al Jazeera
Why President Biden’s Gaza ceasefire proposal has stalled Middle East Eye
US House passes bill to impose sanctions on ICC over Gaza warrant application BBC
A new cold war
The Kremlin may rest easy: Europe is a paper tiger Gilbert Doctorow (Grust)
SITREP 6/4/24: Global turmoil leaves Ukraine weak Simplicius
Gazprom to take major hit from Ukraine war, says company-commissioned reportFinancial Times
Russia has taken over half of Ukraine’s electricity generation Financial Times
Turkey wants to join BRICS – top diplomat Sputnik
I was wondering about this report yesterday when I saw it reposted by a Turkish news agency account on Twitter. It made it a little more real. The idea of investing in Northern Cyprus, which is allied with Turkey, seems absurd unless there is a money laundering angle.
🚨 Update: The Cypriot government is investigating the possible acquisition of the Vuni Palace Hotel and Casino in northern Cyprus by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s company Film Heritage in May 2024. https://t.co/J1QkO5WZOp pic.twitter.com/KLHrOKjSXL
— Aussie Cossack (@aussiecossack) June 4, 2024
Big Brother is Watching You
Trump
Reuters/Ipsos poll: One in ten Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after verdict Reuter (Farzi)
Data: Trump’s support soars among black voters, up 15% since Manhattan conviction National Pulse. A poll by the right-wing Rasmussen. Rasmussen Trump’s national lead falls.
Jim Jordan proposes ‘cutting’ Trump prosecutors’ budget Axios
Wisconsin Attorney General Charges Three Former Trump Aides with Plotting to Overturn 2020 Election
Guardian
Biden
Behind closed doors, Biden shows signs of decline The Wall Street Journal. Oh my goodness. There’s a knife sticking out. This is on the inside. There used to be a rule of omerta. It must be really bad for so many people to be talking.
Foreign policy becomes strained for Biden’s campaign as he heads to France POLITICO
A new daily average limit of 2,500 cases per week has been reached, which will result in closure.
President Biden issues new executive order: Closing most of southern border at midnight https://t.co/GgCty4RQOA
— Politico (@politico) June 4, 2024
UN expresses deep concern over new US refugee restrictions France24. Please note that this result largely reflects decades of neglect to take even the slightest appropriate measures.
Joe Biden’s fears grow as Hunter Biden trial begins POLITICO
The press is no longer free
Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a landmark victory for doctors, patients, and the First Amendment in AAPS v. ABIM. AAPS (IM Doc). important.
Email from KK:
And surrender:
George Clooney’s statement pic.twitter.com/YJpOkJwTS5
— Clooney Foundation for Justice (@ClooneyFDN) June 3, 2024
Moscow responds to Scott Ritter’s passport seizure RT (Robin K) Ritter has become famous in Russia because of the comments he received from Lavrov and Peskov. The US cannot let him go to Russia.
artificial intelligence
The AI hype Walrus (Anthony L.)
What we learned from the UN’s “AI for Good” summit MIT Technology Review (furzy)
“You’re My Friend”: Early Androids and Artificial Voices Public Domain Review (Anthony L)
Basil
Meta’s plan to win back young people: “Not your mom’s Facebook” Axios (Kevin W.)
Class struggle
Federal Reserve Governor Neel Kashkari just learned that ordinary Americans prefer recession to high inflation…
“I don’t get it. How can inflation be worse than a recession? In a recession you lose your jobs. Inflation means prices go up, but you still have jobs.”
God, help me. pic.twitter.com/5QVTQkQQQ3
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) June 4, 2024
Today’s antidote (via):
And a bonus (Chuck L). Aaaah!
Four types of tigers in the same photo: Golden tiger, Snow White tiger, Bengal tiger, and White tiger pic.twitter.com/D55k0KWLG7
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) June 4, 2024
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
