Link June 27, 2024 | Naked Capitalism

A massive wealth transfer is on the way (but will advisors be ready?)) FT

climate

AI power demands could double data center electricity bills by 2030 The Register. Deck: “Believe it or not, this is a conservative figure compared to other projections.”

Denmark becomes the first country in the world to impose a carbon tax on gas-emitting cows and pigs AP

Huge Saharan dust cloud travels across the Atlantic Ocean Watcher

1,000 Lightning Strikes Spark California Wildfires: Fire Season is Here Banning Beaumont Patch

Europe’s largest renewable energy producer scales back wind, solar farm plans FT

State and local climate litigation to protect public health NEJM

water

Water used to disrupt Delhi water crisis protests: Internet points out irony India Today

Syndemics

Serious misconduct complaint regarding CDC’s Information Quality Act violations (Press Release) World Health Network

Three months after bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deeper problems in response status

The New Plague Era of Capitalism, Part 6: China’s Animal Husbandry Revolution Climate and capitalism

China?

China’s eagerly awaited third plenary session dates set, policy direction clarified South China Morning Post

China has big plans for its emissions reduction incentive program, called “Tanpuhui.” S&P Global

Graphene found in lunar samples from China’s Chang’e-5 probe casts doubt on Moon’s origin theory South China Morning Post

Sinaloa drug cartel laundered millions of dollars through Chinese network in Los Angeles, prosecutors say LA Times

Shiraksta

How Israel is creating a ‘dead zone’ in Lebanon FT

Exclusive: Israeli documents show sweeping administration efforts to shape US discourse around Gaza war Guardian

As US presidential election heats up, Netanyahu clashes with Biden over arms transfers The Hill

The Houthis claim to have developed long-range hypersonic missiles Splash 247

European Separation

Secret unspoken rules for dividing up top EU jobs POLITICO

A police escort for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is killed when a car crashes into his motorcade leaving a Euro 2024 match Independent

Dear Old England

The UK election has already failed POLITICO

Blue Ruins Baffler

Labour will ‘not stand up’ to Farage in Clacton Guardian

A new cold war

Ukraine replaces top commander again amid war setbacks and frustration The Washington Post

Former Joint Forces Commander Sodr in charge of defense preparations in Kharkiv region, Azov tells investigators Ukrainska Pravda

Ukraine’s anti-war movement begins to take shape Carl Beijer

* * *

SITREP 6/26/24: Situation heats up as North Korean troops reportedly invade Donbas Simplicius the thinker

* * *

American diplomat found dead in Kiev Ukrainska Pravda

South of the Border

Bolivia coup attempt fails as new military commander orders troops back to bases Anadolu Agency. Photo:

BREAKING: The attempted coup in Bolivia was led by General Juan Jose Zúñiga, who said, “We are taking back our country. Our country cannot continue like this.” pic.twitter.com/6du34hrb4J

— Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) June 26, 2024

Chaser:

👀 Bolivian coup leader General Zuniga put on display in handcuffs

“We will ensure that our democracy is respected at all costs.” pic.twitter.com/t0rCuUWhaA

— COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) June 27, 2024

Mexico’s transformation New Left Review

Caribbean

Haiti: Multinational forces arrive Internationalist 360º

The Supremes

Supreme Court clears erroneous release of Idaho abortion case documents that could foreshadow Biden’s narrow victory NBC

The Supreme Court’s newly leaked abortion ruling explained Vox

* * *

Wisconsin Supreme Court calls for investigation after draft abortion order leaked AP

A well-known free press

Paramount to shut down Comedy Central site, wiping out over 25 years of Daily Show clips Late Nighter

Spook Country

Elite misinformation is an underestimated problem Matt Iglesias, Slow Bowling

Tough executive orders issued on the first day of the new administration Legal warfare

Assange

Julian Assange case ‘ends with me on Saipan’, judge tells court PA Media

Julian Assange was released after pleading guilty to one espionage charge at a hearing in Saipan. ABC Australia

Stella Assange said the WikiLeaks founder needed time to “let our family be a family” before speaking publicly. (Liveblog) The Guardian. If true, that’s amazing:

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Assange waived his right to seek records under the Freedom of Information Act related to his indictment and extradition.

Judge Manglona: “As regards paragraph 19, this is a waiver of the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. This is specifically…

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) June 26, 2024

Big but not true:

There have been numerous posts circulating that WikiLeaks deleted the DNC email leaks as part of Assange’s plea deal. This is misinformation and reported due to a lack of context from the Saipan hearings. @Year.

A live report from The Age newspaper said: “The court…” https://t.co/0m0y77tWcy pic.twitter.com/kT3VbU8Ycm

— L0la L33tz (@L0laL33tz) June 26, 2024

US says Julian Assange put people ‘at risk’, likens him to a drunk driver Anadolu Agency. Commentary:

State Department spokesman Matt Miller today argued that WikiLeaks and Assange’s publications in 2010 caused harm to many people.

Several White House reporters pestered him for an example, but like everyone else making this false claim, he couldn’t provide one. Video: pic.twitter.com/SRvUmz53pM

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 26, 2024

Assange was released, but US malice will chill the press for years to come. fair

Digital Watches

Connecting the dots: Using the New York Times Connections word game to assess abstract reasoning skills in law students. (Preprint) arVxiv. From the abstract: “To deepen our understanding, we created a taxonomy of the types of knowledge needed to successfully categorize words in the Connections Game and found that LLMs struggle with associative, encyclopedic, and linguistic knowledge. Our findings establish the New York Times Connections Game as a challenging benchmark for assessing the abstract reasoning capabilities of humans and AI systems.” Commentary:

We believe that LLMs still have a long way to go before they reach human-level abstract reasoning. Follow and Mel Mitchell I am an advocate of the ARC Challenge, which is a great way to stress test the LLM. A more ambitious benchmark/test set is needed to see if the LLM is actually good at abstract reasoning. (9/n)

— Tuhin Chakrabarti (@TuhinChakr) June 26, 2024

TikTok LLM New Research

Boeing

Boeing criminal charges could have ‘huge’ impact globally Global News

A whistleblower has warned Boeing that defects in 787 planes could have “catastrophic consequences.” CNN

NTSB sanctions Boeing for unauthorized sharing of Alaska 1282 information during media briefingg. Air flow

supply chain