Gaza
As a former IDF soldier and genocide historian, I was deeply troubled by my recent visit to Israel. Omer Bartov, The Guardian
The weekend massacre in Gaza proves Nagasaki mayor’s decision was right South China Morning Post (Farsi)
Israel has a problem targeting population centers. pic.twitter.com/L5yM5Wz62Q
— Caitlin Johnston (@caitoz) August 12, 2024
Day 311 of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: International condemnation of Israel’s Gaza school massacre grows as pressure mounts on Netanyahu to reach ceasefire agreement Mondoweiss (Grust)
Fajr massacre: Every 70 kg body bag counts as a martyr Mondoweiss
Israeli forces reportedly carried out military attacks in Gaza disguised as UNRWA personnel Quds News (guurst)
Peruginich I have studied the history of human shields, and this is unique. For the Israeli military to dress Palestinians in IDF uniforms means that Palestinians, some of whom are young, are being used simply as shields, not as human shields. https://t.co/8phpUhniYg
— Neve Gordon (@nevegordon) August 13, 2024
BREAKING: IfNotNow protesters block the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles.
They are calling on all elected Democrats ahead of the Democratic National Convention to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaze, reject AIPAC funding, and call for an arms embargo on Israel. pic.twitter.com/fiFFzkkv3o
— Jon Peltz (@JonnyPeltz) August 13, 2024
Germany claims Israeli massacre at Gaza school was ‘self-defense’ The Cradle (Kevin W.)
America is accelerating towards catastrophe Daniel Larrison
Iran is adept at using deterrence strategies India Punchline
Could Iran and Israel go to all-out war? International Affairs (Michael T)
Is war with Iran imminent? Ken Clipperstein
A new cold war
Visual details… Andrey Martyanov
Against others Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine attacks enter second week BBC.
First arrest warrant for Nord Stream attack Machine translated Tageschau. PJH:
A German court has issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream sabotage.
The problem is, he was last seen in Poland, which doesn’t want to extradite him to Germany (and has even allegedly tried to thwart the investigation). Now he’s disappeared, but his publicist insists he’s innocent.
A good solution, don’t you think? An arrest warrant for someone who has disappeared and is unlikely to appear in a German court. He may have been chosen as a reliable scapegoat.
Russian Iskander missile attack destroys rare Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet at Mirhorod airbase Military Watches
Debt-ridden Ukraine accuses US aid of being ‘slow’ as it scrambles to pay military Sputnik
Caucasus
The South Caucasus in Washington’s strategy International Affairs (Michael T)
Big Brother is Watching You
Texas sues General Motors for illegally selling driver data CNN
US Senate considers bill to ban government from buying Americans’ data Biometric Updates
DEFCON Tip: Turn off Bluetooth and WiFi NDTV (Furzy)
Empire Collapse Watch
If Israel claims to be a reflection of Western “civilization,” you’d better believe it. BettBeat (Dr. Kevin)
Craig Murray: We’re the bad guys. Consortium News (Chuck L)
Trump
Overall view of the conversation Donald Trump Subsequent discussions by other accounts have now reached about 1 billion https://t.co/s8x8QmdmnY
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 13, 2024
Donald Trump reveals new lisp in interview with Elon Musk Independent. Paul R suggests this may be a corona effect. How about a new and improved Churchill knockoff?
But no. See below. It’s a lot simpler than that. Lambert told Water Cooler yesterday:
Trump isn’t dumbing down his words. I’ve experienced the strange phenomenon of spaces making him sound like he’s lisping hilariously.
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) August 13, 2024
Kamala
Kamala Harris runs ads using fake news headlines – Axios RT. It’s fake news to me, but not to you.
🐝 “If you elect me to office, things will get better,” says incumbent woman Babylon Bee
Crashing the DNC party Covert Action (Chuck L)
2024
Republicans divided on deficit measures, including Medicare and Social Security reform The Hill
Nation’s best hackers discover vulnerability in voting machines – but there’s no time to fix it POLITICO
Omar gives progressives a needed boost: Five lessons from Tuesday’s primary The Hill
The press is no longer free
To be honest, I wanted to respond with this “Tropic Thunder” meme, but I would never be so rude and irresponsible! https://t.co/jL0GDW5QUx pic.twitter.com/XhUxCSGFNP
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2024
From Politico’s morning EU newsletter:
Trump allies condemn EU crackdown on free speech: An ally of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is EU Commissioner Thierry Breton’s A scathing open letter Facebook’s X has accused its owner Elon Musk of trying to restrict online freedom of speech in a China-style way, comments that are sure to deal a blow to transatlantic relations between the EU establishment and the next US presidential candidate.
Brussels slams Thierry Breton for “harmful” letter to Elon Musk Financial Times. Oops! Politico got it wrong here.
Memes pose a threat to the U.S. financial system: RAND report Hacker Noon (Paul R)
A Harris-Waltz Administration Would Be a Nightmare for Free Speech Jonathan Turley (Li)
Awakened Watch
Abraham Lincoln was a “people lover” Vanity Fair (Dr. Kevin)
Antitrust
US considers extraordinary antitrust measures: splitting up Google Bloomberg. The Trump administration’s Justice Department filed the case, so it’s expected to continue to be seriously prosecuted regardless of who wins in November.
Monopoly Money Ed Zitron
Basil
Why VCs love unpleasant founders Business Insider
Study finds 94% of business spreadsheets contain significant errors Physical Organization
Class struggle
Part 1: No Horseshoes, No Fishhooks (Book Review: A Three-Way Battle) Daphne Lawless (Michael T.)
Today’s antidote. Steven T: “This sheep at the Tillamook County Fair looks like it’s wearing the skin-tight clothing worn by Olympic sprinters, but this sheep shows no signs of running away.”
And bonus: what a voice these guys have.
Best cheese ever, yell 😭 pic.twitter.com/4ogZj08gmL
— Why You Should Have a Cat (@ShouldHaveCat) August 13, 2024
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
