“The three little pigs are hurting their own cause”, an article from the Big Bad Wolf McSweeney’s Internet Trend
The California taxpayer is responsible WSJ
Risks lurk in the world of private capital Gillian Tett, FT. The deck of cards: “A recent court ruling against industry reforms by the SEC is an unfortunate blow to transparency and fairness. »
Climate
Extremes composed of columns in the World Ocean American Geophysical Union. From the abstract: “Extreme marine events such as marine heatwaves, extremes of ocean acidity, and low oxygen levels can pose a significant threat to marine organisms and ecosystems. Such extremes could be particularly detrimental (a) when combined with more than one stressor, and (b) when the extremes extend significantly across the water column, limiting habitable space for marine organisms. »
The uninsurable world: how the insurance industry has fallen behind in the face of climate change FT. Comment:
Where do you see yourself? pic.twitter.com/g7WRBtxRG2
– Dr. William J. Ripple (@WilliamJRipple) June 4, 2024
Farewell to Climate Nexus, an inbox mainstay Niéman Laboratory
Water
Mexico is just the beginning. Here are 11 other cities at risk of running out of water. Business Insider
Syndemics
Minnesota BOAH reports H5N1 in dairy cattle Avian Flu Journal
H5N1 avian flu is not yet a human pandemic. The American contradiction could make it one Scientific American. Comment:
“It is not lost on many scientists here and abroad that the lack of data from the United States is reminiscent of the limited flow of information from China early in the Covid-19 pandemic – a situation the United States and other governments have complained about. pretty much loud at that point. https://t.co/SVEGwZC5gf
– Erin C. Sanders, MSN, WHNP-BC (She/Her) (@ErinSandersNP) June 7, 2024
And:
Every day, more farms, more cows, more risks for humans. And even @USDA do not share recent virus sequence data. And no one tests farmworkers. And no one tests milk or meat for an infectious virus before it leaves the farm. https://t.co/O3CcrpixhP
-Rick Bright (@RickABright) June 7, 2024
And:
Agricultural authorities slowed or prevented testing and withheld crucial information. The immediate risk is that this virus will become endemic in herds, and we will need to combat its continuing threat. This may have been an avoidable public health risk. https://t.co/3WnQtLUsoD
– Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) June 6, 2024
* * * Why is the NIH perpetuating long COVID denial? Maureen Tkacik, The American Perspective. The deck: “Documents obtained by The Sick Times reveal that the bastion of the medical establishment squandered a billion dollars on a long-running COVID study that seems oddly designed to fail. »
* * * North Carolina GOP lawmakers agree to add health exemption to bill that limits masking ABC. Comment:
NC HB 237 Update: I just tried to extract the new text. If this is the final version, this is very problematic, because it suggests that a person can mask to avoid *spreading* a disease, but not to avoid *catching* one. It also does not define “medical grade mask”: are N95 respirators excluded? https://t.co/PZSYYGdJKS pic.twitter.com/nD5exO0Kzf
— J. Offir, Ph.D. (@dontwantadothis) June 6, 2024
N95 respirator tops list for stopping SARS-CoV-2 viral leaks into the air Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
* * * High excess death rates in the West for three consecutive years since COVID – ‘serious reasons for concern’ Daily SciTech
China?
US tech sector pressures Chinese venture capital to divest FT
Exclusive: US and Taiwanese navies quietly held exercises in the Pacific in April Reuters
Burma
Growing rebellion: Myanmar youth flock to armed resistance, reject junta conscription The Irrawaddy
AUKUS: No refund for $9.4 billion donation to US, UK submarine companies Asia-Pacific Defense Journalist
India
Modi’s allies demand funds and cabinet positions as coalition prepares to form new Indian government Asia News Channel
The Koreas
Samsung workers in South Korea take industrial action for the first time Al Jazeera
Syria
Inside the base where Israel detained thousands of Gazans New York Times. Comment:
The New York Times reports that the Israeli military tortures people by impaling them with burning metal rods in the rectum and tying them to electric chairs. This information is buried at the end of a single article where these details are not mentioned in the title or subtitle. pic.twitter.com/St3GJXkkG8
– Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) June 6, 2024
See also Human Rights Watch.
Israeli detention center faces legal challenge after ‘unimaginable abuses’ WaPo
* * * Israeli police arrest Palestinian photographer who was attacked by Jewish youths during Jerusalem flag march Haaretz. Comment:
IMAGE OF THE DAY
Settlers in Jerusalem harass a Palestinian journalist. https://t.co/YAQtbIl7ma
– Nassim Nicolas Taleb (@nntaleb) June 6, 2024
* * * Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu to address US Congress on July 24 P.A.
US judge recuses himself from Gaza case after trip to Israel Reuters
* * * Israeli army says it targeted Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon Anadolu Agency
Hamas reinvented underground warfare Foreign Affairs
“Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves”: Emirati-Palestinian cries detonated Blinken meeting Axios
Indonesia says it is preparing a peacekeeping brigade for Gaza Anadolu Agency
European disunity
German industrial production fell again after a poor start to the quarter Bloomberg
Why is Hungary so small? Unexplored territories
BALKAN BLOG: The EU has no choice but to start accession negotiations with Moldova BNE Intelligence
Dear old Blighty
Conservatives will ‘probably disappear’ as Reform ‘wipe out’ party, says Dorries The telegraph
A new not-so-cold war
Not just F-16s: France confirms that Ukraine will receive Mirage 2000 fighters as aid Military watch
Live: Putin is “our common enemy”, declares Zelensky in Ukraine in the French Parliament France 24
Zelensky will deliver a speech in the Bundestag next week Ukrainian Pravda
* * * Why the Swiss peace summit could turn into a defeat for Ukraine and Zelensky European Pravda
* * * What Ukraine lost during the Russian invasion New York Times
Nazi Penguins, Wagner Woman Events in Ukraine
Lithuania in wartime New left-wing review
The Caribbean
2024
Joe Biden suffers ’embarrassing’ moment at D-Day event in France, makes strange statement about Vladimir Putin Hindustan Times
Scary country
TWITTER FILES Extra: The defamation of Brandon Straka and #Walkaway Matt Taibbi, the Twitter files
Antitrust
FTC prepares to sue largest U.S. alcohol distributor, alleging ‘secret kickbacks’ CNBC
Digital watch
AI anime Flood – An investigation into infringement of 90,000 images Nikkei Asia
OpenAI to buy electricity from CEO Sam Altman in nuclear fusion The register
Understanding the real threat that generative AI poses to our jobs Blood in the machine
Beak
UnitedHealth CEO sold $5.6 million in stock on the same day as the ransomware attack Health care discovered (antidlc).
Boeing
Supply chain
Aluminum at the epicenter of US reshoring efforts with a renewable energy twist Global S&P
Academy Groves
Columbia Law Review back online after students threaten to stop work over Palestinian censorship The interception
Class struggle
Monitoring prices Cory Doctorow, Pluralist
What one man learned from living alone in the wilderness for 40 years WaPo
How Complex Systems Fail Richard Cook (2002).
Antidote of the day (JJ Harrison):
Bonus Antidote:
I probably check the page 10 times a day for updates. he went from complaining about how he hates cats, to posting photo slideshows, to taking him to the vet, to the laundromat, to the grocery store, to buying every toy/scratcher/accessory/treat imaginable for her. it’s been 11 days
– big challenges (@pududeer) May 23, 2024
See yesterday’s links and Antidote du Jour here.
