Western Australian man charged after stripping off and assaulting flight attendant on Melbourne-bound flight Australian (Robin K). Should we add “Western Australian” to “Floridian”?
Sex and Alcohol in the Middle Ages: Exploring Medieval Pleasure Open Culture (Michael T)
Kansas biologists discover ‘ultra-rare’ endangered species in hungry toad’s mouth KSNT (Robin K)
‘Cocaine shark’ discovered off the coast of Brazil Science (Robin K)
164 whales and dolphins euthanized by DOC in one year Waikato Times (Robin K)
Science reveals ‘world’s most beautiful woman’ Otango Times (Robin K). You’d never know it from the photos. Her makeup is heavy and overdone and she looks like she has cheek implants.
🚨 Update: A massive eruption has occurred in Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Will the Yellowstone Caldera erupt?!
pic.twitter.com/SLuWZEVAPC— US Civil Defense News (@CaptCoronado) July 23, 2024
Researchers have discovered a battery-free technique that draws power from radio or Wi-Fi signals for low-power devices. Tom’s Hardware (Micael T). Health freaks would describe the fact that all this energy is being released as bad for your health. Possibly bad for the bees.
#COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus Disease)
Infection control, emergency management, safety, and general considerations ICEMSG. Paul R. warns: “This is an open letter to hospital and clinic administrators and all healthcare organizations. Please share it widely, especially with administrators you know.”
Coronavirus is an unwelcome participant at the Paris Olympics CNN. Paul R.: “Great job.”
Climate and Environment
Snow Belt to Sun Belt Migration: The End of an Era? Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Tasmania offers ‘eco-milk’ made from cows fed seaweed Taipei Times (Robin K)
Twisted carbon nanotubes have the potential to provide far better energy storage than advanced lithium-ion batteries. PhysOrg. Chuck L: “Assuming we’re thinking about electricity, we’ll need a motor/generator device to charge/discharge the battery.”
Methane-eating microbes give trees an added climate benefit New Scientist (Dr. Kevin)
The old coal baron is still all-powerful and omnipresent. Bloomberg
China?
Graduates are moving on to the US and Japan, replacing China. Taipei Times (Robin K)
North Korea’s economy recovers as Russia signs fuel and arms trade deal South China Morning Post
Africa
US imposes sanctions on three people, including two based in South Africa, for spreading ISIS in Africa The Citizen (Robin K)
Sudan War: Weapons shipped to war-torn country despite UN arms embargo Sky
Lack of leadership Kaieteur News (Robin K)
European Separation
Europe’s War and the Path to Self-Destruction Fabian Scheidler (Michael T.)
LNG terminal built in Germany turns out to be of no use to anyone International Affairs (Michael T)
Annalena Barbock is not only stupid, she is malicious and deceitful. Anti-Spiegel (Michael T.)
Old Brittany
Think tank says rising mortgage rates have pushed 320,000 UK adults into poverty Guardian
Gaza
Making Gaza uninhabitable: Israeli forces blow up the Rafah water reservoir. pic.twitter.com/1JjTjVqnjI
— Nicola Perugini (@PeraginiNic) July 27, 2024
Gaza war may have killed nearly half a million Palestinians Ian Welsh
Orphans of Gaza London Review of Books (guurst)
International Court of Justice discards one of Israel’s main defenses to occupation Haaretz (Dr. Kevin)
Legal Justification for Genocide Jewish Trends (Grust)
Great Hebrew University mathematicians leave Israel Haaretz (Dr. Kevin)
Tourism to Israel in dire straits, with 10% of hotels facing total financial collapse Cradle
Shiraksta
Why an Iranian missile attack is a real problem for Pakistan European Leadership Network
A new cold war
Russian President Putin welcomes Syrian President Assad to Kremlin amid rising tensions in the Middle East South China Morning Post
Empire Collapse Watch
The Bretton Woods System and its Inevitable Replacement Carnegie Foundation
NATO-patrolled Chinese warship arrives in Russia’s strategic Baltic Sea Newsweek
Trump
Beware of Trump’s Unconstrained Foreign Policy Daniel Larrison
Trump assassination attempt
Secret Service halts drone surveillance ahead of Trump assassination attempt, US Senator Sputnik
Trump’s doctor says FBI got it wrong about assassination attempt RT
Vance
J.D. Vance has some strange views on gender Politico (Dr. Kevin)
Kamala
Amazon kills book about Kamala Harris! Co-written with Caleb Maupin Jimmy Dore, YouTube
Government transparency site removes page calling Kamala Harris “most liberal” senator NBC (Paul R.)
Who is behind Kamala Harris? UnHerd. UserFriendly: “Another reason not to vote for Kamala. She’s already appointed Holder to vet for VP.”
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance attack Kamala Harris’ legitimacyy Charles Pierce (Ferzy). So, are Democrats trying to pretend there isn’t a legitimacy problem by pointing out that it’s the evil Republicans who are the problem?
FBI searches home of former New York Governor Houckle aide, reports NBC (BC). Hmm.
The press is no longer free
Why does the Washington Post continue to disclose overseas assets? Active Measures (Michael T)
artificial intelligence
Energy-efficient AI: New hardware could reduce computing power demands by 1000x ScienceBlog (Dr. Kevin)
ChatGPT is bullshit Ethics and Information Technology. UserFriendly: “Obviously, they must have been reading NC.”
Basil
Cloudsack American Prospect. Another must-read article by Moe Tkacik (Userfriendly)
As Foghorn Leghorn warned, “This will cause more confusion than a mouse in a burlesque show.” The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that selling boneless chicken dishes is “a style of cooking, not a endorsement.” https://t.co/jjLFeCU7iD
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 27, 2024
Class struggle
A new threat to the chip industry: worker unrest The Wall Street Journal
(1/3) Rip-off: Big health insurers are charging taxpayers a staggering $140 billion a year to administer Medicare Advantage plans (that’s more than the U.S. has spent on defense aid to Ukraine through 2022 and roughly three times what the U.S. spent on foster care in 2023).Joey Rettino translator pic.twitter.com/8dBQLSSS4V
— Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) July 26, 2024
Research suggests that pay increases for CEOs of large health systems are associated with hospital consolidation (Chuck L.), which is a big reason why consolidation is happening everywhere.Re: It’s odd that MedicalXpress is trying to pass this off as a surprise. The CEO of the selling company gets a big severance package. The CEO of the buying company gets a pay raise because running a bigger company naturally comes with a bigger compensation package.
An immediate antidote. Daniel G’s Goldfish:
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
