This is Eve, and I’ve posted some additional links today in light of the autopsy results from the Trump shooting.
‘Contact history’: Geneticists are rewriting the story of Neanderthals and other ancient humans Science Daily (Kevin W)
New Memristor Device Challenges Von Neumann Bottleneck with Ion Innovation Psytech Daily (Chuck L)
Startup makes butter using carbon dioxide and water New Atlas
Belarus registers world’s first patented lung cancer vaccine from Cuba Sputnik (Robin K)
Self-awareness may not have evolved to benefit us after all Science Alert (Chuck L)
#COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus Disease)
Note: If you have recently had COVID, even if your symptoms are mild, it is recommended that you refrain from exercising for at least 6-8 weeks to prevent further stress on your body that could lead to long COVID. Conserve your energy as much as possible.
— Milan 🍉 (@milanaldebaran) July 17, 2024
Climate and Environment
Extreme heat in the Middle East
Records have been going off everywhere for the past few weeks.
Yesterday was Kuwait’s hottest night ever, with the international minimum temperature hitting 38.4 degrees Celsius. APA blisteringly hot night in the mountains:
TMIN 32.4 Bisha 1100m asl Saudi Arabia, RecordHighest 44.0 Najran 1100m Highest ever https://t.co/1OtuA2bt25
— Extreme Temperatures Around the World (@extremetemps) July 14, 2024
[Record-breaking heavy rain]Today, the heaviest rainfall in China this year was observed in Sheqi, Nanyang City, Henan Province, with 711.6 mm of rainfall recorded in 24 hours! (Data was subsequently cut off) This is almost the same as the annual rainfall in this area! pic.twitter.com/J2LwyD5UeZ
— Jim (@yangyubin1998) July 16, 2024
We are returning to temperatures not seen in millions of years.
In a geological moment.
Most things cannot adapt to such rapid change.
A lot will break, and we will be here to cause and witness it all. https://t.co/5l06Q3tT1L pic.twitter.com/7CTrtHFTGD
— Leon Simmons (@LeonSimons8) July 14, 2024
Thousands still without power in Houston amid Beryl heatwave Guardian
Insurance companies try to change construction codes to protect against wildfires The New York Times (Kevin W.)
Puerto Rico files $1 billion lawsuit against fossil fuel companies The Verge. Complaints here.
Google and Microsoft each consume more electricity than any sizeable country. TechRadar (Kevin W)
California’s power grid survives heatwave with help from renewables and batteries This is not cool (Paul R)
Broken Vineyard wind turbines litter the south shore of Nantucket Island with debris; federal government halts wind farm operations Nantucket Current (Kevin W.)
China?
U.S. considers tougher trade restrictions on China as it cracks down on semiconductors Bloomberg
Chinese EVs still headed for EU protected market Asia Times
China installs wind and solar power equivalent to five nuclear power plants per week ABC.net.au (Paul R)
Six foreigners killed by cyanide poisoning in Bangkok hotel, police say Day Y
Haiti may undermine US plans for Kenya Orinoco Tribune (Robin K)
European Separation
French president accepts prime minister’s resignation following general election results Anadolu Agency
German industry has suffered permanent damage, with an estimated 7% shortfall half cyclical and half structural. International Affairs (Michael T)
The heart of German democracy is far-right extremist and militaristic Machine-translated Nachdenkseiten Machine-translated Nachdenkseiten (Micael T)
Old Brittany
With more funding and staff, why isn’t the NHS more productive? BBC
Gaza
Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Day 283: Hundreds killed in Israeli bombing of three Gaza shelters Mondoweiss (Grust)
shocking.United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) main office #GazaIt turned into a battlefield and is now flat 👇
Another episode showing blatant disregard for international humanitarian law.
United Nations premises must be protected at all times. They must never be used for military or combat purposes… pic.twitter.com/XVOm5UjJeM
— Philip Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) July 15, 2024
US considers new legal challenge to ICC jurisdiction over Israel Middle East Eye
A new cold war
Fighting Kaya Karas – the complete break between Brussels and Moscow (Michael T.)
Problems remain for Ukraine’s new mobilization effort Kyiv Post
Big Brother is Watching You
What’s worse than having your bank account hacked? Having your phone number stolen, too? Associated Press (Kevin W). Perhaps something like this will undo one of my pet peeves about using SMS for 2FA?
Cloudflare reports that roughly 7% of internet traffic is malicious ZDNet. Based on the amount of phishing emails I get, this appears to be the case.
Rite Aid says confidential information of 2.2 million customers exposed in data breach ars technica. :-(. I was a Rite Aid customer at the time, but they wouldn’t take my government issued ID. I hope no one here gets infected.
Empire Collapse Watch
Intelligence: A Failed God Asia Times (Kevin W)
Space-Based Warfare: American Superiority at Risk Brian Berletic, YouTube
Trump
Surrender Matt Taibbi. Important
From the 3:30 mark he appears almost teary-eyed, and Lee thought he looked like a tired old Scotsman, a little shaken up.
President Trump ❤️ pic.twitter.com/0BRzagrUTi
— Team Trump (text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) July 16, 2024
How Trump boosted Latino and Black support — ignoring his party’s advice The Wall Street Journal
* * * While the overall tenor of this tweet is plausible, the author may be overstating things at times. It is not hard to imagine that a Biden administration would chronically understaff Trump’s security, which would allow an adversary to at some point breach a predictable gap, and in fact will. In other words, rather than taking proactive steps, they are playing a game of probability.
No one wants to hear this because the implications are too great, but oh well: Joe Biden’s security establishment knowingly and maliciously created the circumstances for an assassin to shoot Donald Trump in the head. It is only by the grace of God that he survived and that our country exists today…
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 16, 2024
Lambert reported this at the water cooler, but it’s important not to overlook this fact. Three snipers were stationed in the building used in the assassination attempt on President Trump CBS (Lee)
It is impossible to put into words the magnitude of the miracle we experienced on July 13th.
This is how close we got.
I can’t stop watching. pic.twitter.com/9jM0gtEgmH
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 16, 2024
Jesse Watters: Don’t believe the Secret Service’s excuses Fox (Li)
BREAKING: CNN hosts are infuriated after former U.S. Army sniper Corey Mills suggested the July 13 assassination attempt on President Trump may have been a trap.
Wow.
Mills explained that the whole incident made absolutely no sense.
CNN anchor Kate Bolduin was visibly astounded… pic.twitter.com/ss6G0opgKx
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 16, 2024
The question isn’t just why that roof, 150 yards from Trump, was unprotected.
The question is, how did the shooter know he was vulnerable?
— Darren J. Beattie 🌐 (@DarrenJBeattie) July 15, 2024
Colonel Larry Wilkerson: Donald Trump’s Assassination – Ukraine’s Collapse – Israel’s Total Loss The dialogue works well – it’s interesting in many ways, but the opening section here is about the Secret Service – Wilkerson has two daughters and friends who worked there and there are comments from them – and there’s a strong antipathy towards Vance, seeing him as Cassius and “overly energetic”.
Plastic surgeon reveals $10,000 surgery Donald Trump must undergo to repair bullet-damaged ear Daily Mail (Li)
* * * Trump repeats Kennedy vaccine conspiracy theory in leaked phone call Axios (furzy). Lambert wrote about the call, but the headline was about RFK Jr., not about Trump getting vaccinated (which Lambert excerpted, but mainstream media attention hadn’t yet started).
Vance
Donald Trump’s choice of J.D. Vance has Europe worried about weakening security ties with the U.S. Financial Times (Kevin W)
Vance has made no secret of his tough stance on Iran. Daniel Larrison
Trump’s VP nominee Vance says we need to ‘hit hard’ on Iran Antiwar.com (Kevin W)
Biden
See it for yourself Atlantic (Furzy)
Biden claims he has done more for the ‘Palestinian community’ than anyone else Antiwar.com (Kevin W)
Democratic Party Dropped out
Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty of accepting cash and gold bribes and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt Associated Press (Kevin W.)
Supremes
Biden to voice support for major Supreme Court reforms The Washington Post (Farzi)
The press is no longer free
Google no longer indexes content by default Vincent Schmalbach. Important. Not indexed = not present on the internet. This is how Google can censor all sorts of things while claiming innocence.
Ministry of the Interior bans “Compact” magazines – searches in four federal states Focus. Michael T:
No mention of Compact magazine being banned after publishing this interview with Maria Zakharova. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0DAeXDU6Ek8
Germany’s political mismanagement is truly extraordinary.Antitrust
Inside the Drug Pricing Mafia Matt Stoller (Dr. Kevin)
Class struggle
Amazon implements new business hours rules Business Insider
Mexican steelworkers continue strike in defiance of courts and unions WSWS
Today’s antidote.Bob H: “Look what I saw on the way to No. 4! A big unmown field on the west side of North Haven Road!!”
And bonus (Chuck L):
You can see the swirls of the owl’s wingtips and tail as it glides through a cloud of helium-filled bubbles.
📽: Usherwood et al. pic.twitter.com/nS3fA9F9py
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) July 14, 2024
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
