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Rewilding scheme aims to attract majestic storks to London Guardian

The brain produces a ton of waste, and scientists think they know where it all goes NPR

July 4th Post-Match Analysis

Fireworks (1)

If you have a fireworks display at home, please be careful so that a tragedy like this doesn’t happen. pic.twitter.com/NosAvPhfl6

— Steven Eckhardt☀️ (@seckhardt) July 4, 2024

Fireworks (2)

On July 4th, 2012, thousands of people gathered in San Diego, California to watch “Big Bay Boom” and what they expected would be a 17-minute spectacle.

Instead, 7,000 fireworks were accidentally set off at the same time.

The fireworks were launched by a computer, but something went wrong… pic.twitter.com/9CsA9Cq3hw

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 4, 2024

Fireworks (3)

How about a drone show instead of fireworks? It’s really beautiful. https://t.co/DFkCeT2bAV

— The woke modern woman with a penchant for midcentury style (@LeslieEsc) July 5, 2024

climate

Market forces alone cannot stop climate change FT

The risks of leaving long-term energy storage underfunded S&P Global

Data Center Demand Driven by AI…But Constrained by Power Shortages The Register. Deck: “Not content with drinking all our water, now they’re competing for power with DC.”

Satellites burning up in the atmosphere could destroy the Earth’s ozone layer The world of physics

Syndemics

Vaccines and social distancing have saved 800,000 American lives from COVID, according to a new study from a University of Colorado professor. Colorado Sun

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The Ruby Princess Case and the Future of COVID Litigation Peter Vogel, Case Notes and Legal Observations. Australia.

Trends in sudden cardiac death among pilots: a challenging crisis from a post-COVID-19 global perspective (2011-2023) (Preprint) medRxiv. From the abstract: “Recent studies suggest that the incidence of SCD in pilots may increase following the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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Finnish autopsy finds infectious SARS-CoV-2 in sawdust from skull Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC

‘Prescient’ study finds evidence of inflammation and COVID-19 years after infection status

The hidden cost of COVID: Full-body scans reveal long-term immune effects Science Alert

Cold and flu viruses could cause long-term recurrences of COVID-19 Medscape

China?

China’s Communist Party aims to have 100 million members by the end of the year South China Morning Post

Xu Gao discusses the importance of the housing sector to China’s economy and how to save it East Read

Controversial clause that “hurts the feelings of the Chinese people” has been removed from China’s national security bill Channel News Asia

A rare cross-section of Kowloon Walled City’s infamous events It’s huge. For example:

Philippine president orders de-escalation in South China Sea, military commander says Reuters. More details:

Great Game

Xi Jinping tells leaders at Central Asia summit to ‘resist outside interference’ Channel News Asia

Georgian NGOs: Threat of EU membership freeze is real JAM News

Bloggers targeted: The complex reality of media freedom in Uzbekistan Diplomat

A note about Tajikistan Matt Lakeman

Shiraksta

Mossad director may lead Israeli negotiators in Gaza ceasefire talks Anadolu Agency

Africa

Military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger hold first joint summit France 24

Dear Old England

It’s the government bond market for Labour now, you idiot. John Authors, Bloomberg. Presentation: “Like his predecessors Thatcher and Blair, Keir Starmer was brought to power by tough fiscal conditions rather than by voters.”

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Derided as boring, Keir Starmer becomes UK Prime Minister in sensational victory AP

Keir Starmer, the cool-headed Labour Prime Minister FT

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While many European countries support far-right parties, the UK is leaning heavily to the left. Here’s why: CNBC. Commentary:

This is significant. Labour isn’t winning. The Conservatives lost, the SNP lost, while the Reform Party and the Greens won, and the Liberal Democrats were extremely well organised. But Labour isn’t winning hearts and minds. Not at all. pic.twitter.com/fg0W5vmGA4

— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) July 5, 2024

and:

Holborn & St Pancras vote count for Keir Starmer:

2015: 29,062
2017: 41,343
2019: 36,641
2024: 18,884

A rather surprising fall in the number of votes. This is due to both a lower voter turnout and a huge fall in the number of votes for the Labour Party.

— Chris Jarvis (@chrisjarvisdiy) July 5, 2024

but:

As an independent, Jeremy Corbyn received 5,236 more votes in safe constituencies than Keir Starmer received as Labour leader.

— Alex Nunns (@alexnunns) July 5, 2024

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George Galloway loses Rochdale seat to Labour, months after winning the recent by-election Independence. Explanation:

It got almost 1 million views in 7 hours!!!!!! https://t.co/2JcjE4DOrt

— George Galloway (@georgegaloway) July 3, 2024

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PHOTOS: Dogs on UK Election Day Al Jazeera. Commentary:

And now the end is near
The Conservative Party is in its final stretch
The exit poll revealed that
Conservative Party defeat certain
They have a bucket full of
left holes on every highway
And much less than this
They lied and got punished

There were very few good days
but…

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 4, 2024

A new cold war

“We are ready to share Crimea with Ukraine in accordance with the new peace plan that Russia has presented to the United States,” Putin said. Daily Mail

“Istanbul Agreement” could be used in future talks with Kiev – Putin Russia Today. We have always been at war with Eastasia.

This week, The New York Times casually noted that the official U.S. intelligence assessment is that Putin doesn’t want to expand the Ukrainian conflict outside Ukraine. But in public, President Biden and other U.S. officials have argued the domino theory: if we negotiate… pic.twitter.com/ccX5tbLYkk

— Marcus Stanley (@MarcusMStanley) July 4, 2024

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Hungarian Prime Minister Orban calls for ceasefire during visit to Kiev BBC

Zelensky comments on Orban’s ceasefire proposal Ukrainska Pravda

Putin denies ceasefire in Ukraine, says Kiev could arm itself again German Press Agency

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Ukrainian troops withdraw from positions as Russia moves closer to taking strategic town AP

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Ukrainian Presidential Administration denies Zelensky’s interview with Tucker Carlson Ukrainska Pravda

Moscow reacts to Hillary Clinton’s Ukraine ‘chat’ with Russian pranksters Newsweek

As an American in Kyiv, I am both proud of how much we have helped Ukraine and worried that we have let them down. Kyiv Independent

Biden Administration

Court rules that students at fake Michigan university set up by ICE can sue US Detroit Free Press

2024

What would happen if Biden spoke these words? (Not Paid) The Washington Post Editorial Board

Biden told Democratic governors they need to get more sleep and will no longer hold events after 8 p.m. Edward Isaac Dover, CNN

The Supremes

Roberts Court hands big win to Trump and conservative movement in 2023-24 term SCOTUS Blog

The assassination hypothesis isn’t the most frightening part of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. slate

Digital Watches

AI has all the answers. And the wrong answers. FT

This Week in AI: Chevron’s collapse seems to have stalled AI regulation TechCrunch

Sports Desk

Joey Chestnut showed no signs of fatigue as he downed 57 hot dogs during a competition at Fort Bliss. Fox

The final frontier

You could terraform Mars with desert moss, but does that mean you really should? Space.com

Head of Russian Space Agency claims Moscow has proof America really went to the moon BNE Intellectual News

Zeitgeist Watch

The Ring of the Nibelung: Overture Ecosophia. Description:

Class struggle

July 4, 2024: More Starbucks nonsense Matt Breunig, NRLB Edge

Warren Buffett promises to spend $100 billion on nothing Axios

Journal of Scientific Integrity A fragment of DNA. See KLG. here and hereExplanation:

Today’s antidote (Lip Key):

See yesterday’s link and Antidote du Jour here