Truck drivers testify about the stress-relieving benefits of pets on the road Cargo Wave
Federal Reserve officials hint at only one rate cut by end of 2024 FT
Big Tech Wins Again on Double Whammy Day John Authors, Bloomberg
Private equity firms amass $1 trillion in ‘carry’ fees as tax debate heats up FT
climate
Arctic Sea Ice Alert Arctic News
Climate disruption leads to worsening cardiovascular health, researchers show (Press Release) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Scientists discover third life form produces energy in ‘surprising’ way Science Alert
water
Rural India dries up as thirsty metropolis Mumbai sucks up water Channel News Asia
Ladakh’s ice man creates artificial glaciers in the Himalayas BBC
Water is gushing from another abandoned oil well in West Texas, continuing a worrying trend. Texas Tribune
Syndemics
How bad would an avian flu pandemic be? Atlantic
Michigan stands out for its aggressive response to avian flu. Will other states follow suit? status
Study finds Black, Hispanic adults at twice the risk of losing Medicaid after COVID emergency ends Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Definition of Long COVID National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
China?
China surprises US with BRI India Punchline
‘The whole supply chain is subsidised’: Inside the EU’s massive China EV investigation South China Morning Post
Chinese universities crack down on AI-generated content as record graduation season begins Channel News Asia
Chinese scientists’ gene discovery paves the way for mechanized production of hybrid rice seeds South China Morning Post
Myanmar
Myanmar Part 1: My Neighborhood Erin Cook, Dari Mulut ke Mulut (DK).
G7
G7 summit opens today in Italy, ceasefire push and war support discussions on agenda Bloomberg. Commentary:
🇸🇦🇮🇹 Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has declined to attend the G7 summit which starts today in Italy.
Mohammed bin Salman sent a cable to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanking him for the invitation to the summit and apologizing for being unable to attend the event. pic.twitter.com/loGJEbTdq8
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 13, 2024
The G7 cannot ignore Africa Project Syndicate
Shiraksta
Gaza ceasefire plan in balance, Hamas proposes ‘changes’, US announces BBC
Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as diplomatic stalemate ensues Reuters
Israel has undergone a “conscience excision.” Can a society survive without a conscience? Haaretz
US interests in Saudi Arabia are being thwarted by Israeli far-right Messianic pastors Haaretz
European Separation
Go right racket
About cheese and freedom Liz Lenz, “Guys Yell at Me”
Dear Old England
UK Prime Minister Starmer prioritises ‘wealth creation’ in election appeal to voters Al Jazeera
A new cold war
Ukraine extends power outage as Russian bombing continues BBC
It’s not all bad news for Ukraine RAND. Explanation:
The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is 43. That’s a good age. Old people can’t run away fast enough, so they stay put, fight to the death, and then make themselves a cup of coffee. pic.twitter.com/YRpCWzjAwe
— Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) June 9, 2024
Russia-Ukraine War: Moscow’s Multi-front Military Posture | WION Pulse Gilbert Doctorow, Armageddon Newsletter
How to convince Putin that he lost Foreign Affairs
* * * US lifts travel ban on neo-Nazi-linked Azov Brigades in Ukraine Responsible governance of the country.
It was one of the creepiest propaganda shifts I have seen, when the media and parliament warned for a decade that the Azov Battalion were neo-Nazis and a very dominant force in Ukraine, only to quickly abandon that warning in February 2022 and praise them as heroes. It is still ongoing. https://t.co/eiFox46Hvo
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 11, 2024
look Vogue, MSNBC, and the “biggest documentary festival in America” (not Catalonia) normalize Nazis In NC (2022).
* * * President Zelensky arrives in Saudi Arabia for unannounced visit France 24
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait to grant visa-free entry to Russians BNE Intellectual News
* * * US Ambassador Explains Biden’s “Peace for Ukraine without NATO” Remarks Ukrainska Pravda
Analysis: Swiss Peace Summit agenda cut to ensure agreement Kyiv Post
* * * The Soviets suppressed Russian volunteerism. Torrential rains may revive it. The Christian Science Monitor
South of the Border
2024
Biden’s approval rating surpasses Trump’s worldwide Pew Research Center
Southern Baptist Convention votes against IVF The Washington Post
National Archives intern tasked with charring edges of constitution to make it look aged onion
Spook Country
Former senior UN High Commissioner’s lawyer says intelligence agencies are infiltrating and corrupting human rights NGOs Covert Action Magazine
FBI agents say they need more funding to stay in the bureau Government Executive
The Supremes
Reconciling literalism and agency prioritization within clear statutory mandates Harvard Law Review
The final frontier
Saskatchewan farmer confused after finding strange object on prairie CTV News (DK).
Private Odysseus lunar lander reveals Earth’s ‘technosignature’ that aliens might see Space.com
supply chain
Ed Conway: “The Material World: The Vital Resources Behind the Modern Economy” (PDF Transcript) Resilience
Class struggle
Senate Democrats Push for Airline Strikes: Can America’s Flight Attendants Finally Go on Strike? View from the wing
U.S. importers are caught in a downward spiral as threats of union strikes raise fears of higher freight rates and major disruptions at ports on the eastern U.S. and Gulf Coast. Greek Shipping News
Inmates challenge Alabama federal labor lawsuit dismissal motion Alabama Reflector
Today’s antidote (Stefan Laube):
See yesterday’s link and Antidote du Jour here.
