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How Multitasking Drains Your Brain MIT Press

Calfornia Burning

Space satellites track astonishing expansion of deadly California wildfires FOX. The video:

In maps: Thousands of acres on fire in LA BBC

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How a tiny spark in an LA back garden turned into the city’s worst ever fire in HOURS, incinerating 20 square miles and leaving an alien landscape of charred mansions… and it’s still out of control Daily Mail

Hollywood Boulevard is evacuated as wildfires erupt in celebrity epicentre: Another 100,000 told to escape NOW as horror images show LA neighborhoods reduced to ashes and death toll rises Daily Mail

Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions AP. Commentary:


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It’s not really the right time for nasty California fires. What are the factors that changed that? AP

On the Water Supply controversy:

“Lead your life” :

Climate

Catastrophes cost the world $320bn in 2024, reinsurer reports FT

How Big Oil Hindered The Fight Against L.A.’s Wildfires Lever News

Water

How datacenters use water – and why kicking the habit is nearly impossible The Register

Syraqistan

Japanese crime boss admits to conspiring to sell nuclear material to Iran Al Jazeera

Dealing with Trump, Israel, and Hamas: The path to peace in the Middle East European Council on Foreign Relations

No Israeli Hostage Deal Will Be Signed Until All Sides Agree on How to Control Gaza Haaretz

New York Times rejects Quaker ad for calling Israel’s actions “genocide” American Friends Service Committee

The Koreas

S.Korean police track impeached President Yoon’s location with new warrant Anadolu Agency

North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets AP

China?

China’s CPI up 0.2 pct in 2024 Xinhua. Commentary:

New discoveries raise China’s lithium reserves to second largest in the world South China Morning Post

China Discovers Vast Copper Deposit on Tibetan Plateau WION

As Trump talks up trade war with China, fears rise for rare earths supply Al Jazeera

Huge cement-dust cloud blankets streets in China after silo rupture South China Morning Post

China, hMPV, and the `Fog of Flu’ Avian Flu Diary

European Disunion

Slovakia’s PM says he visited Putin because of Ukraine’s refusal to continue gas transit Ukrainska Pravda

Hungary threatens to block Ukraine’s EU accession over suspension of Russian energy transit Ukrainska Pravda

Dear Old Blighty

Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election FT

New Not-So-Cold War

Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine Robert Kagan, The Atlantic

A User’s Guide to ‘Who Lost Ukraine?’ Foreign Policy

Trump says he sympathizes with Russia’s opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine Reuters

How Suicide Drones Transformed the Front Lines in Ukraine NYT

Putin’s Booming War Economy Poised for Soft, Bumpy Landing Bloomberg

South of the Border

Venezuelan president says FBI official among ‘mercenaries’ arrested for plotting attacks Anadolu Agency

Three Ukrainians are among seven alleged mercenaries arrested in Venezuela, leader Maduro says Ukrainska Pravda

Biden Administration

US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high AP

Trump Transition

Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism AP

Foreign Leaders Lambast Trump Over His Expansionist Policies Foreign Policy. As opposed to genocide and a proxy war with a nuclear power?

Blinken says Trump’s push for US to take control of Greenland is ‘not going to happen‘ AP

Antitrust

FTC Chair Khan hopes Amazon, Facebook won’t get ‘sweetheart deal’ from Trump in antitrust cases CNBC. Commentary:

Digital Watch

Apple Intelligence summaries might get warning labels. That’s not enough. Six Colors. And–

Jason Snell: ‘Apple Intelligence Summaries Might Get Warning Labels. That’s Not Enough.’ Daring Fireball

Groves of Academe

As a Berkeley professor, I see the impact H-1B visas and AI have on students’ job opportunities FOX

The Final Frontier

Why the space community should care about Arctic geopolitics Space News

Our Famously Free Press

Wikileaks has just put all its files online. It’s all there! Defend Democracy Press

Washington Post ‘rudderless’ as Bezos’ paper engulfed by layoffs, talent exodus ahead of Trump’s second term FOX

Healthcare

People living near airports face increased heart attack risk: Study Anadolu Agency

Industry groups sue over Biden ban on medical debt in credit reports Al Jazeera

Gunz

Study: More Americans Buying Firearms To Defend Selves From Toddlers Who Found Their Gun (video) The Onion

Democrats en déshabillé

Dems’ 2024 losses fuel new openness to GOP bills Axios

Class Warfare

Two powerful labor groups combining ahead of the Trump administration Axios

Sanders doubles down on attacks on Musk over H-1B visas: ‘Dead wrong’ The Hill

US east coast strike averted Splash 247

Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains RAND

The fight over robots threatening American jobs FT

Free Cash, Mergers, and Capital Spillage Monthly Review

Antidote du jour (Yathin S Krishnappa):

See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.

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