Where is the center of the universe? Space.com
Toilet training a Tyrannosaurus 3 quarks daily
Momentum is still bringing great mojo Bloomberg
climate
LNG is ‘far from natural’, report warns Gas World
Global upstream investment growth set to slow but still well ahead of climate targets: IEA S&P Global
Florida rainfall breaks record NASA Earth Observatory
water
Forget oil and gas: Kyrgyzstan plans hydroelectric power in Central Asia BNE Intellectual News
Syndemics
Yes, people are getting really sick more often after COVID (June 17th) and June 14th Yes, since COVID, people are really getting sick a lot more often. Bloomberg. Commentary:
Blame it on immune debt, reporting, poverty, vaccination failures. But this Bloomberg article never mentions that thousands of scientists have fact-tested, peer-reviewed evidence that COVID harms the immune system. Not once. pic.twitter.com/RxRZEmnKtg
— Nate Baer (@NateB_Panic) June 16, 2024
What’s wrong with the National Academies’ definition of long COVID Medpage Today
Responding to the avian flu threat requires looking back at lessons learned from COVID-19 Nature
Incompetence is the point Jessica Wildfire, OK Doomer
China?
Think tank says China’s nuclear arsenal will reach 500 by 2024 Nikkei Asia
What are China’s nuclear weapons for? Foreign Affairs
Chinese tax authorities hand out decades-old invoices to companies, suggesting funds are underfunded South China Morning Post
Chinese tech giant teaches Asia how to pay with QR codes, but creates confusion in the process Registry
India
Working in ‘hell’s fire’: Gig workers bear the brunt of India’s heat wave Al Jazeera
The UK overtook China to become India’s fourth-largest export market in May. Business Standard
Shiraksta
Hezbollah is a bigger threat to Israel than Hamas: “the jewel in Iran’s terrorist empire” Fox
New Israeli airstrikes in West Bank: Nearly half of dead are children Intercept
Why 800 people fled this sunny Mediterranean village BBC
* * * Netanyahu dissolves Israel’s war cabinet following resignation FT
Netanyahu condemns Israeli troops’ ‘tactical pause’ in southern Gaza Strip Anadolu Agency
* * * What this holiday of sacrifice can teach us about mindfulness CNN. Eid. Commentary:
Some people called for people to enter from outside so there wouldn’t be any gaps in the queue…
— Dr. Noor Bari (@NjbBari3) June 16, 2024
European Separation
France’s Le Pen says she won’t call for Macron’s resignation if far-right wins election Politico. Useful map:
France’s looming political shock: today’s surprising maps @The Times Marine Le Pen shows she is in the lead in France in the European Parliament elections. @economistHer party won in 93% of France’s towns and villages. pic.twitter.com/YYy0JnwA25
— Mark Higgie (@MarkHiggie1) June 16, 2024
Dear Old England
Please don’t ask me to stand by and watch as those who seek to destroy this country seek power. Funding the future
Some links and open threads Moon of Alabama, and I’m happy to say that MoA is back!
A new cold war
Ukraine ‘prepares’ to attack Crimea after F-16 fighter jets arrive – Business Insider Ukrainska Pravda
Conscription forces hide Ukrainian man BBC
Video: Sir Rod Stewart booed after paying tribute to Ukraine at concert in Germany Telegraph
Russia overtook the United States as Europe’s largest gas supplier in May FT
* * * Ukraine’s global diplomatic offensive fails to outwit Russia WSJ Commentary:
Final statement of the Swiss “Ukraine Peace Summit” (https://t.co/gqwxt2v9dY) are essentially six of the twelve items in China’s February 2023 “peace plan” (https://t.co/bEXJyDpPi8), and that’s it.
In short, it is China’s peace plan except:
– a… pic.twitter.com/ma82q7HPO4— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) June 17, 2024
Russia will be forced to surrender if it does not accept peace terms – Italian PM RBC Ukraine. Explanation:
🇨🇭🇺🇦🇷🇺🇮🇹‼️🚨 BREAKING: Ukrainian interpreter at the Peace Summit mistranslated Meloni’s words!
Ukrainian interpreter: “If Russia does not agree to this, we will force them to surrender!”
Meloni: “If Ukraine could not count on our support and was therefore forced…” pic.twitter.com/zPsPIGU6Mq
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 16, 2024
Soldiers and civilians ignore Zelenskyy’s summit in Ukraine Agence France-Presse
Ukrainian president says peace efforts should last ‘months, not years’ Anadolu Agency
Is peace still achievable? Foreign Policy
* * * There are several ways to count Russian casualties:
A small Siberian city erects a war memorial.
Let’s see what we can find out about Russian casualties in Ukraine. ⬇️
The city in question is Cheremukhovo in the south of Irkutsk Oblast, bordering Buryatia. It is an old station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with a population of… pic.twitter.com/DPgHkCRrHQ
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 16, 2024
* * * NATO’s prophetic critic present day
The Telegraph: NATO in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, says Stoltenberg Kyiv Independent
Will there be a nuclear war? (i) Black Mountain Analysis
Global defense groups hit highest hiring pace in decades as orders hit record high FT
Antitrust
Monopoly Recap: Why The Jetsons Lost to Black Mirror (Excerpt) Matt Stoller, BIG
FTC Chair Lina Khan talks startups, scale, and ‘potentially illegal innovation’ TechCrunch
Basil
Your “Independent” Advisor Works in Private Equity: What it Means for Your Portfolio. Barons
Leaked documents reveal patient safety issues at Amazon’s OneMedical The Washington Post
Digital Watches
Silicon Valley is finally developing flying cars, and this guy just bought the first one. San Francisco Standard
Christian University’s AI Lab Aims to Bring Morality and Ethics to Artificial Intelligence Fox
supply chain
Ancient Norwegian volcano discovers Europe’s largest rare earth element deposit Watcher
Mexico’s Jalisco state is home to the most expensive stolen bikes on the West Coast Wired
Class struggle
A nationwide guaranteed basic income program: Will it come to your city? Fox
Land grabbing weighs on rural poor around the world Challenging development
How Democracy Degenerates into Dictatorship Madras Courier
The coming crisis and sacrifices Two Hearts by Charles Hugh Smith
Today’s antidote (Michael Barritt and Karen May ):
Bonus Antidotes:
Four years ago, a donkey named Diesel went missing in Wyoming. It turned out he was part of a moose herd. pic.twitter.com/UW9aas7pzC
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) June 13, 2024
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
