Pigeons leave marijuana in Stockholm cafe Machine translated by Omni (Micael T)
Fighting bulls, eating only meat, no sex: how the ancient Olympians prepared PhysOrg (Chuck L)
Prisoners who gave birds to their captors Now I know (Dr. Kevin)
New clues to the origin of life: Record-breaking recovery of mantle rocks could redefine Earth’s history Psytech Daily (Chuck L)
Scientists discover ocean of water on Mars: too deep to pump Science Daily (Kevin W)
Neuroscientists identify brain network important for generating creative ideas PsyPost (Chuck L)
On the Essence of Friendship Neo-Feudal Review (Micael T). His signal is a bit noisy, hopefully we can fix that.
Want to know how kinky you are? This new scientific scale will tell you PsyPost (Chuck L)
#COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus Disease)
Correction: The XDV.1 recombinant variant causing the new outbreak in China is not a delta recombinant but an XDE JN-1 recombinant. Thai Medical News (expat2Uruguay)
First person diagnosed with COVID-simian-AIDS-pox.
Folks, this is getting serious. pic.twitter.com/xG2Lt5N83f
— Champagne Josh (@JoshWalkos) August 12, 2024
Climate and Environment
The Navajo Nation announced a short-term agreement had been reached midway through talks to halt uranium shipments on its lands. Sputnik. Robin K: “Can you find any US news outlets anywhere?”
“They encouraged us to insulate our house. Now we can’t mortgage it.” The Guardian (Kevin W.)
California police introduces first all-electric police vehicle in the nation Government fleet. Robin K: “It’s happening! Inspiring fading national priorities?”
China?
China goes to new extremes to clamp down on bond market frenzy Bloomberg
Strikes hit China property, manufacturing as growth slows Nikkei
Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina speaks out about US conspiracy Indian Punchline (Chuck L., Kevin W.)
US Regime Change in Bangladesh: The Perils of Ignoring US Intervention Brian Berletic, YouTube. Berletic paints in very bright colors, but he also provides evidence from Western sources to back up his claims. It takes a little time to watch the video, but Berletic provides startling information from WikiLeaks US diplomatic cables about the extremely close, long-standing, and unseemly relationship between Yunus and the State Department.
Venezuela
U.S. Offers ‘Amnesty’ to Maduro – WSJ RT (Kevin W)
European Separation
German economy expected to barely grow in 2024 Bloomberg
Unconstitutional Wolfgang Streeck, London Review of Books
Old Brittany
Following the riots, the Home Secretary claimed Britain had lost respect for the police. Telegraph
Dark Surrealism in Britain’s Totalitarian Transformation Simplicius (Kevin W.)
Gaza
‘On the brink of explosion’: Police killings contribute to escalating violence in the West Bank BBC
UN Secretary-General condemns Israeli killing of Palestinians at school shelter in Gaza Anadolu Agency
Sanctions against Israeli ministers ‘must be on the EU agenda’ – Borrell RT (Robin K)
Fitch cuts Israel’s credit rating, war could last until 2025 The Israel Times
Iran denies European calls for restraint, saying they violate international law Al Jazeera
Attack on Iraq: How the US-Israeli attack “unites the front” The Cradle. Chuck L: “That was a few days ago, but it still applies.”
Israel violates Lebanese airspace an average of 13 times a day polygraph
A new cold war
Ukraine Situation Report: Kursk Invasion Threatened Moon Over Alabama (Kevin W)
Kursk attack: Why Zelensky is encouraged RT (Robin K)
Mercouris cited a Russian Defense Ministry report yesterday showing heavy losses of 25 Ukrainian armored vehicles and tanks, which were apparently outnumbered and targeted.
Abandoned BTR-4E “Bucephalus” in the Kursk region.
Such videos are becoming more and more common, showing the AFU’s struggles. pic.twitter.com/XAxhyxTQUh
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 13, 2024
Russian Navy is training to attack European targets with nuclear-capable missiles Financial Times
Western companies insuring Russian oil tankers despite sanctions Reuters
Empire Collapse Watch
“The bad guys are all joining forces and intertwining in a complex web” – so is war inevitable? Alastair Crook (Chuck L.) Today’s must-read.
How America’s leading experts see future wars Machine-translated anti-Spiegel (Micael T)
Colonel Larry Wilkerson on Scott Ritter – Israel’s Moral Collapse and Military Crisis The dialogue works, and is packed with useful information.
Emmanuel Todd’s The Defeat of the West – Key ideas explained in English Jeff Rich (Robin K). From last month, still relevant. See: Losing the West: Emmanuel Todd by Chris Knight (Florida)
NATO is crazy and must be stopped before it’s too late Defend Democracy (Michael T.)
Trump
Musk has friendly chat with Trump at X after tech delay BBC
Trump and Musk discuss immigration and shared vision for America at X The Wall Street Journal
Trump seeks $100 million in damages from DOJ over Mar-a-Lago raid The Hill. Lambert reported the incident yesterday, but the story is getting some attention.
Kamala
Kamala Harris’s aides and the California Democratic Party’s approach Lee Fang, for system updates from Glenn Greenwald.
Exclusive: Nancy Grace uncovers new evidence in Ellen Greenberg ‘suicide’ case that could have damaged Josh Shapiro’s chances for VP Daily Mail (Li)
2024
14 hours of video from the Presidential Academy of Public Administration on Project 2025ProPublica (Robin K.)
The PA government posted this seriously. See the replies. Not a bee (Li)
The press is no longer free
EU warns Elon Musk over tonight’s live stream of Donald Trump on X The Verge (Li)
EU threatens Elon Musk over Donald Trump interview, possible interference in US elections Michael Shellenberger (Li)
This self-proclaimed reporter from The Washington Post had the audacity to ask Karine Jean-Pierre whether the Biden administration could interfere and block an interview between Trump and Elon Musk.
Are you kidding? pic.twitter.com/BF0E7IsX15
— Ian Miles Chong (@stillgray) August 12, 2024
Elon Musk claims X suffered ‘massive DDOS attack’ during interview with Donald Trump ABC Australia
Labour MP to resign from Twitter over ‘hate and disinformation’ The Guardian (Farzi) “According to a report in the Guardian on Monday, former Twitter executive BRuth Daisley said Musk should face personal sanctions and even an arrest warrant if he continues to foment social unrest online.
London Calling: Police chief threatens to arrest people for online comments around the world Jonathan Turley
MR.BEAN (Rowan Atkinson) – Communist Britain?! Freedom of Speech?! YouTube. When we lost Mr Bean…”
Police State Surveillance
Former law enforcement officer and former military officer charged in fake raid that allegedly threatened OC man at the request of Chinese national Justice.gov (David M)
Markets remain unsettled
In Texas, natural gas prices are now often negative, and natural gas is falling faster than ever before. Fortune (Kevin W.)
Don’t bet on a major market crash Telegraph
The labor market may not be as weak as it seems Axios
Canadian real estate bankruptcies expected to surpass global financial crisis The Globe and Mail
artificial intelligence
AI Dynamic Pricing Ian Welsh (Michael T)
A crashing Boeing… and more!
NASA investigation finds Boeing is preventing Americans from returning to the moon Flying Magazine. Paul R.: “The Boeingization of Boeing continues.”
Basil
Coca-Cola faces $16 billion tax fight: IRS dispute puts profits, liquidity at risk Francine McKenna. Still relevant from last week.
Existing quantum devices could be used to disrupt the stock market New Scientist (Dr. Kevin)
Bitcoin’s hash price, a key metric measuring the revenue miners earn per unit of computing power, fell to an all-time low of $40 per unit on August 8, 2024. Currency Analysis
Guillotine Watch
Low-tax countries attract the world’s wealthy Financial Times
Class struggle
Murder and humiliation may be everything. Alon Mizrahi (Dr. Kevin). Important
Americans’ refusal to continue paying high prices may be the final blow to soaring U.S. inflation Associated Press (Kevin W). Indirect confirmation of greed flation theory.
UK’s top CEOs earn more in one year than the average worker in their lifetime – study RT (Robin K).
Survey: Half of American cardholders have credit card debt, and many have no repayment plan Everyday Items
Today’s antidote. Tim H: “Doodle here is about 16 years old and is posing as Magnifica.”
And a bonus (Chuck L). Oh! Isn’t that a big kitty for a cheetah?
Cheetah and Cheetos pic.twitter.com/7c8YjZrESi
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) August 9, 2024
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
