“The Three Little Pigs are Defeating Their Own Purpose” An editorial by the Big Bad Wolf McSweeney’s Internet Trends
California taxpayers will foot the bill. The Wall Street Journal
Risks lurk in the world of private capital Gillian Tett, FT. Source: “The recent court ruling against the SEC’s reforms in this area is a disappointing blow to transparency and fairness.”
climate
A series of complex extreme events in the world’s oceans American Geophysical Union. From the abstract: “Ocean extremes, such as marine heatwaves, ocean acidity extremes, and hypoxia extremes, can pose significant threats to marine life and ecosystems. Such extremes can be particularly harmful when (a) multiple stressors act in combination and (b) when the extremes extend throughout the water column, limiting the habitable space for marine life.”
An Uninsurable World: How the Insurance Industry Lagged Behind on Climate Change FT. Explanation:
Where do you position yourself? pic.twitter.com/g7WRBtxRG2
— Dr. William J. Ripple (@WilliamJRipple) June 4, 2024
water
Mexico City is just the beginning: here are 11 other cities facing water scarcity: Business Insider
Syndemics
Minnesota Department of Health reports H5N1 infection in dairy cows Bird flu diary
H5N1 avian influenza is not yet a human pandemic. America’s rebellious attitude could turn it into a pandemic. Scientific American. Commentary:
“Many scientists at home and abroad recognize that the paucity of data coming out of the United States is not dissimilar to the limited information coming out of China in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation that U.S. and other governments loudly complained about at the time.” https://t.co/SVEGwZC5gf
— Erin C. Sanders, MSN, WHNP-BC (she/her) (@ErinSandersNP) June 7, 2024
and:
Every day more farms, more cows, and more dangers to humans. United States Department of Agriculture No one is sharing up-to-date viral sequence data, no one is testing farm workers, and no one is testing milk or meat for infectious viruses before it leaves the farm. https://t.co/O3CcrpixhP
— Rick Bright (@RickABright) June 7, 2024
and:
Agriculture officials have delayed or put off testing, withholding vital information. The immediate risk is that the virus will become endemic in the herd, and we will have to contend with its persistent threat. This may have been an avoidable public health crisis. https://t.co/3WnQtLUsoD
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) June 6, 2024
* * * Why is NIH in prolonged COVID denial? Maureen Tkasik, The American Prospect. Deck: “Documents obtained by The Sick Times reveal that the health care establishment wasted $1 billion on a lengthy COVID study that was suspiciously designed to fail.”
* * * North Carolina Republicans agree to add health exemptions to bill restricting mask wearing ABC. Explanation:
NC HB 237 Update: I pulled out the new text. If this is the final version, it’s very problematic because it suggests that masks can be used to prevent the *spread* of disease, but not to prevent you from *getting* a disease. It also doesn’t define “medical mask.” Are N95 masks exempt? https://t.co/PZSYYGdJKS pic.twitter.com/nD5exO0Kzf
— Dr. J. Ophir (@dontwantadothis) June 6, 2024
N95 masks are most effective at preventing the SARS-CoV-2 virus from escaping into the air Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
* * * Death rates rise for third consecutive year in Europe and the US since COVID-19: “A cause for serious concern” Cytech Daily
China?
US tech industry pressures Chinese venture capitalists to divest FT
Exclusive: U.S. and Taiwanese navies to quietly conduct drills in Pacific Ocean in April Reuters
Myanmar
Growing rebellion: Myanmar youth reject military conscription, rally to armed resistance Irrawaddy River
AUKUS: $9.4 billion gift to US and UK submarine companies will not be refunded Asia Pacific Defense Reporter
India
Modi’s allies are demanding funds and cabinet posts to form a coalition to form a new Indian government Channel News Asia
Korean Peninsula
South Korean Samsung workers enter into labor dispute for the first time Al Jazeera
Shiraksta
Inside the base where Israel is holding thousands of Gaza residents The New York Times explains:
The New York Times reports that Israeli forces torture people by sticking hot metal rods into their rectums or strapping them to electric chairs, buried at the end of a single article with no further details in the headline or subheadings. pic.twitter.com/St3GJXkkG8
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) June 6, 2024
reference Human Rights Watch.
Israeli detention centre faces legal challenge over ‘unimaginable abuses’ The Washington Post
* * * Israeli police arrest Palestinian photographer after being attacked by Jewish youth during Jerusalem flag march Haaretz. Commentary:
Photo of the Day
Jerusalem settlers harass Palestinian journalists. https://t.co/YAQtbIl7ma
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) June 6, 2024
* * * Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the U.S. Congress on July 24. AP
US judge withdraws from Gaza case after Israel visit Reuters
* * * Israeli army says it targeted Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon Anadolu Agency
Hamas has reformed the underground war Foreign Affairs
‘Alibaba and the 40 Thieves’: UAE-Palestinian shouting match mars Blinken talks Axios
Indonesia announces it will send peacekeeping brigade to Gaza Strip Anadolu Agency
European Separation
German industrial production falls again after poor start to quarter Bloomberg
Why is Hungary so small? Uncharted territory
Balkan Blog: EU has no choice but to open accession negotiations with Moldova BNE Intellectual News
Dear Old England
A new cold war
Not just F-16s: France confirms Ukraine will receive Mirage 2000 fighter jets as aid Military Watches
LIVE: Ukrainian President Zelensky tells French parliament that Putin is ‘our common enemy’ France 24
President Zelensky to address parliament next week Ukrainska Pravda
* * * Why the Swiss Peace Summit is a defeat for Ukraine and President Zelensky European Pravda
* * * What Ukraine lost from Russia’s invasion The New York Times
Nazi Penguin, Female Wagner Events in Ukraine
Lithuania during the war New Left Review
Caribbean
2024
Joe Biden has ’embarrassing’ moment at Normandy landings in France, makes bizarre claims about Vladimir Putin Hindustan Times
Spook Country
TWITTER FILES EXTRA: Brandon Straka and the #Walkaway defamation Matt Taibbi, Twitter File
Antitrust
FTC to sue largest U.S. alcohol distributor for “secret bribery” CNBC
Digital Watches
AI Anime Flood: Investigation into Copyright Infringement of 90,000 Images Nikkei Asia
OpenAI to buy power from CEO Sam Altman’s nuclear fusion side business Registry
Understanding the real threat that generative AI poses to our jobs Blood in the Machine
Basil
UnitedHealth CEO sells $5.6 million worth of stock on day of ransomware attack Healthcare Confidential (antidlc).
Boeing
supply chain
Aluminum at center of U.S. reshoring effort with renewable energy components S&P Global
Academy Forest
Columbia Law Review back online after students threaten walkout over Palestinian censorship Intercept
Class struggle
Monitoring Fee Cory Doctorow, Pluralism
What one man learned after living alone in the wilderness for 40 years The Washington Post
How Complex Systems Fail Richard Cook (2002).
Today’s antidote (J.J. Harrison):
Bonus Antidotes:
I probably check the page 10 times a day for updates. He went from complaining about how he hates cats to posting photo slideshows, taking her to the vet, the laundromat, the grocery store, and buying her every toy, scratcher, accessory, and treat imaginable. It’s been 11 days.
— Big Challenge (@pududeer) May 23, 2024
See yesterday’s link and Antidote du Jour here.
