Uncovered: 428-year-old secret file reveals Elizabeth I’s community of spies Guardian (Kevin W)
The Secret, Magical Life Of Lithium Nomea (Micael T)
Snowball Earth and the rise of multicellularity Santa Fe Institute (Chuck L)
Frederick Crews, Withering Critic of Freud’s Legacy, Dies at 91 New York Instances (Anthony L)
Sample of Mind Harm Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide New York Instances (Dr. Kevin)
#COVID-19
There are fairly actually hundreds of research wanting on the cognitive impacts of COVID on the mind. In the meantime the @nytimes continues to mainstream far proper propaganda {that a} quarantine 4 years in the past prompted mind harm. Yeah no it’s the virus https://t.co/ANZhFSKRYT https://t.co/h4SS29qiqD
— Julia Marie (@julia_doubleday) July 1, 2024
Are you aware who’s getting disabled within the hundreds of thousands by Covid infections?
Do you assume it is CEOs and firm homeowners?No. It is on a regular basis working individuals.
Why the hell are unions and the left not screaming about this?
(pic from @_CatintheHat) pic.twitter.com/YaJv5GnzeV— tern (@1goodtern) July 1, 2024
China?
America’s precedence ought to be chip design management Asia Instances (Kevin W)
Taking a look at all of the automation in Chinese language factories, I’m not certain that uncooked labor prices matter that a lot, significantly provided that direct manufacturing unit labor as a % of most manufactured items product prices, like vehicles, was about 10% to 13% within the US (this as of when the auto biz was being bailed out submit the monetary disaster). I might assume China has significantly lowered direct manufacturing unit labor inputs:
Quickly China can be delocalising manufacturing to Europe to use native low-wage labour. https://t.co/4ZidDtoEOY
— Thomas Fazi (@battleforeurope) July 1, 2024
China’s industrial house hub opening clashes with exploding rocket mishap South China Morning Submit
Local weather/Surroundings
The Huge Air Con Elite local weather hypocrisy isn’t sustainable Unherd
Many Carbon Seize Tasks Are Now Launching Los Angeles Instances
‘Not only for fuddy-duddies’: curiosity in moths booming as species battle Guardian
17 Years, $700 Million Wasted: The Gorgeous Collapse of New York’s Site visitors Moonshot Wall Road Journal. From over the weekend, nonetheless germane.
Months of record-breaking rainfall are having a major impression on the UK’s provide of contemporary greens, in response to the Nationwide Farmers’ Union BBC
Sea temperatures round Japan hit file excessive for third yr Asahi
How local weather change could possibly be driving ‘killer’ chilly outbreaks in oceans CNN
Local weather disaster pushes Malawi meals farmers into hunger Mail & Guardian
A ‘Protected’ Chemical in Plastic Bottles Might Scale back Insulin Responsiveness, Enhance Diabetes Threat Impartial
European Disunion
French Nationwide Meeting election: What’s at stake and what to anticipate? Al Jazeera (Kevin W)
Air France-KLM flags monetary hit from vacationers avoiding Paris Olympics Monetary Instances (Kevin W)
European puzzle. How Hungary will use its EU Council Presidency TASS in Russian, through machine translation (Micael T)
Is it a “democracy”? As a substitute of 373 million European residents, only a group ‘making the choices’ in EU is much smaller Worldwide Affairs (Micael T). I don’t assume the EU democratic deficit is any secret, however this places some dimensions on it.
Outdated Blighty
Tories slim hole to Labour in ballot as Sunak says election not determined The Normal
Gaza
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 269: Israeli leaders slam jail companies over launch of al-Shifa Hospital director Mondoweiss (guurst)
A settler shot my husband. Then Israel bulldozed my household residence +972 (Dr. Kevin)
Israel warfare on Gaza dwell: Residents flee Khan Younis amid artillery assaults Aljazeera
Israel to reportedly attempt creating Hamas-free ‘bubble’ zones in northern Gaza Instances of Israel. An admission towards curiosity.
German intelligence official travels to Lebanon to debate stopping Israel-Hezbollah warfare and Blinken: Israel successfully misplaced sovereignty in north as a consequence of Hezbollah Jerusalem Submit
New Not-So-Chilly Struggle
Past insane and irresponsible for the top of NATO to accuse China of instigating the battle in Ukraine.
Particularly when you understand the essential function that NATO performed in instigating the battle…
And when you understand that China submitted a peace plan final yr – that included… https://t.co/rhZuN8CiHt
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) July 1, 2024
Viktor Orbán anticipated to make shock journey to Kyiv on Tuesday Guardian. Will Alex Christoforu’s Elensky (no typo) curse take maintain?
US bases in Europe positioned on heightened safety alert as a consequence of ‘mixture of things’: Pentagon Anadolu Company
Two Years of Russia-Ukraine Battle: Ten Classes to Be taught. Russia in World Affairs (Micael T)
Partisan resistance is rising in Ukraine. A practice with Western support derailed close to Odessa…
One other practice with Western assist derailed close to Odessa! Guerrilla resistance in Ukraine is gaining momentum and doing every little thing to assist the early arrival of Russia and the entire… pic.twitter.com/hCxMVmznTd
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) June 29, 2024
Yves right here. If there are a number of studies of practice derailments in Odessa, even when the trouble to substantiate that may be a picture faux, that may are inclined to recommend there are sabotage efforts. Recall that there at the moment are numerous movies of individuals on the road combating with the conscription officers who’re making an attempt to drive males into vans. So I do assume higher substantiation of this type of declare will emerge (even when thate additionally means many fewer cases of success).
Syraqistan
Iran to carry runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote Related Press (Kevin W)
Iran’s election runoff: two candidates, two worldviews The Cradle
Saudi power minister pronounces discovery of seven oil, gasoline deposits Arab Information
Huge Brother is Watching You Watch
How your FedEx driver helps cops spy on YOU Day by day Mail (Li). A should learn.
Assange
Julian Assange’s attorneys reveal the twists and turns in WikiLeaks founder’s lengthy street to freedom ABC Australia (Kevin W)
Immigration
Over 200 college researchers signal petition opposing Finnish deportation invoice Anadolu Company
Deportation after one “like”—German cupboard tightens up deportation guidelines WSWS (Micael T)
Imperial Collapse Watch
The West – indubitably – has misplaced Russia, and is shedding Eurasia too Alastair Crooke (Chuck L)
U.S. Completes Supply of 116 M1A1 Abrams Tanks to Poland: How Do Ukrainian Operators Consider Them? Navy Watch
I make a prediction in regards to the relationship between US authorities debt and impending disaster Invoice Mitchell
Rising Market Energy Has Led to the Rise in Far-Proper Political Events ProMaret
Biden. I’m seeing much more Biden fundraising adverts on YouTube. They now are so dense they appear to be crowding out different promotions. And they’re operating on awfully-unsuitable packages, like Tucker Carlson (his interview of Matt Taibbi).
Anger mounts at Joe Biden’s internal circle after debate debacle Monetary Instances
Biden’s household privately criticizes prime advisers and pushes for his or her ouster at Camp David assembly Politico (Kevin W). Basic. Democrats can not fail, they’ll solely be failed.
Democrats Contemplate Nominating Biden a Month Early: Report Floor Information
What individuals don’t understand is that at night time Joe Biden transforms right into a vigilante superhero who can be senile. https://t.co/HmVNajfZQi
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) July 1, 2024
Per remarks by yours actually in feedback:
From an unusually good supply: Obama’s tweet supporting Joe Biden was disingenuous. In personal, Obama is telling individuals Biden can’t win, and he’s due to this fact in favor of an open conference. Obama won’t say whom he helps, nor as of yesterday afternoon had he met personally…
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 1, 2024
First Woman Jill Biden on What’s at Stake in 2024 Vogue. The fasionista provides: “Vogue has paid zero consideration to her for all the time period. Now this.”
Supremes
3 stunning penalties of the Supreme Court docket’s immunity determination Politico
Trump has presumptive immunity for pressuring Pence to overturn 2020 election The Hill
First off, the “absolute immunity” SCOTUS invents is Absolute. If it falls inside “core constitutional powers” there isn’t any order than might be given that may be reviewed by the courts AT ALL. pic.twitter.com/4D5ChhnDyz
— Dirk Schwenk (Esq) 🎵 (@DirkSchwenk) July 1, 2024
SCOTUS affirmatively green-lights various very scary factors wherein it holds POTUS immune. LIKE FIRING ANY FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEE AT WILL. Goodbye federal civil service. pic.twitter.com/6JCU3rjU7s
— Dirk Schwenk (Esq) 🎵 (@DirkSchwenk) July 1, 2024
Justice Thomas’ concurrence in Trump v. U.S. is massively important. He questions whether or not Particular Counsel Jack Smith’s workplace is constitutional.
“If there isn’t any legislation establishing the workplace that the Particular Counsel occupies, then he can not proceed with this prosecution. A personal…
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) July 1, 2024
Supreme Court docket Impeachment Plan Launched by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Newsweek (furzy). Assist me.
Antitrust
Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ mannequin fails EU competitors guidelines, Fee finds TechCrunch
AI
YouTube confirms it’ll pull AI fakes in 48 hours if a criticism’s upheld The Register
Class Warfare
Wealth at Delivery and its Impact on Youngster Tutorial Achievement and Behavioral Issues NBER
Antidote du jour. heresey101: “This yr’s household of barn swallows at our entryway alcove on the day earlier than they flew away from the nest.”
And a bonus (Chuck L):
A fantastic however harmful Sawfish pic.twitter.com/4L7mbkU9IA
— Nature is Superb ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) June 29, 2024
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here
