Chuck L provided a follow-up tweet that the period of silence was to protect her and her family:
So, in 2005, after a vow of 100 summers of silence, Northern Cheyenne tribal historians revealed that it was a female warrior, Buffalo Calf Road Woman, who killed Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (by clubbing him in the head) at the Battle of Little Bighorn. June 25, 1876. pic.twitter.com/phC0DMAqG7
— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) June 25, 2024
Christopher Labos: Debunking Myths About What We Eat and Drink Eric Topol (Robin K)
CBD use during pregnancy produces strange behavior in offspring New Atlas (Dr. Kevin)
#COVID-19
This timeline is so fricking stupid.
“Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid.” pic.twitter.com/5BtCfQY0Cv
— tern (@1goodtern) June 28, 2024
COVID-19 experts warn of risks of summer surge as N.B. hazard index leads country CBC
Climate/Environment
Antarctic Ice Melt – New Sobering Studies Jacobin
I visited the site of Jesus’s baptism & learned something shocking.
The Jordan River is dry. Its water flow is 2% of its former level.
Since the 60s, Israel’s National Water Carrier has diverted water from the Sea of Galilee. A puddle remains where Jesus was baptised.
This… pic.twitter.com/2Mu2lhqSHV
— Ousman Noor (@ousmannoor) June 24, 2024
Nearly half of American EV owners want to switch back to gas-powered vehicle, McKinsey data shows Fox (Kevin W)
Bipartisan Consensus In Favor of Renewable Power Is Ending ars technica
Major EU airline introduces hefty ‘environmental charge’ RT (Kevin W)
Globalisation is fracturing. That’s a big problem for net zero, experts say Capital Brief
China’s investments in coal mining reach new high Global Energy Prize
Maldives climate minister arrested for performing ‘black magic’ on President Muizzu First Post
China?
🥰 China is collecting submarine detectors the US is dropping in the South China Sea pic.twitter.com/nmbWVshFTw
— COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) June 27, 2024
World’s largest maritime drills begin in an increasingly tense Asia Pacific Aljazeera
Japan
Japanese yen weakens to fresh 38-year lows; top currency diplomat replaced CNBC
Japan’s Olympic athletes will wear outfits designed to block infrared — and the reason is disturbing ZME Science (Dr. Kevin)
Africa
Behind the Deadly Unrest in Kenya, a Staggering and Painful National Debt New York Times
European Disunion
SONDAGE EXCLUSIF – Législatives : découvrez la dernière projection en sièges avant le 1ᵉʳ tour TF1 Info. Colonel Smithers: “Last poll before Sunday’s elections.”
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella vows ‘cultural battle’ and demands EU rebate Financial Times
Old Blighty
‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books Guardian (Kevin W)
Six key takeaways from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s final TV debate before the election BBC (Kevin W)
Defaults on leveraged loans soar as BoE warns on private equity’s ‘challenges’ Financial Times
Gaza
Fixed it. pic.twitter.com/2con10zdaE
— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) June 28, 2024
Companies Profiting from the Gaza Genocide American Friends Service Committee (Robin K)
State comptroller warns there’s no evacuation plan for North in case of war Times of Israel (Kevin W)
Rafah operation and Gaza war are winding down; Israel is no closer to its goals Times of Israel
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox leaders failed. That’s why they may stick with Netanyahu Middle East Eye
US intel indicates war between Israel and Hezbollah inching closer Politico
Houthis claim to have developed long-range hypersonic missile Splash 247
Meltdown Looms for the West Bank’s Financial Lifelines Crisis Group
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian Note To The U.S.: Your Drones Are Now Targets Moon of Alabama
Russia mulling downgrading ties with West, Kremlin says Reuters
Le Pen: RN Would Block Ukraine Troop Deployments American Conservative
Polish Firm Warns European Companies It Could Seize Their Payments to Gazprom OilPrice (Kevin W)
Syraqistan
Khamenei protege, sole moderate neck and neck in Iran presidential race Arab News
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Lawsuit Claims Microsoft Tracked Sex Toy Shoppers With ‘Recording In Real Time’ Software 404media
Imperial Collapse Watch
Jamie Dimon says schools are making his job harder by not giving students the proper training to enter the working world Yahoo (Kevin W)
A war draft today can’t work. Let us count the ways. Responsible Statecraft
A Southwest flight took off from a closed runway, forcing workers to clear out CNN (Kevin W). I have never heard of anything like this before…..
Southeast Asia has its reasons for pivoting to BRICS Asia Times (Kevin W)
India-Iran makeover dovetails into Iran’s ties with Russia Indian Punchline
Trump
Judge rejects Trump’s claims that FBI misled court in Mar-a-Lago search warrant Politico (Kevin W)
Biden
Did the Daily Mail just accidentally uncover the Biden family money-laundering scheme? Revolver (Li). Yes, a right wing pub, but the underlying facts are pretty problematic.
* * * We are providing only a sample of the overwhelming amount of coverage of the Biden-Trump debate aftermath, so do not hesitate to point to other informative articles.
Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Trump debate BBC
Obama to hold intervention with Biden as Kamala is ‘furious’ post-debate: Report Fox
President Biden Has a Cold Columbia Journalism Review
The Democratic Coup Matt Taibbi
DNC Rigs Campaigns Is What’s Going on Sam Husseini
Supremes
Supreme Court Backs Jan. 6 Defendant, Curbing Use of Enron Law Bloomberg
More on the ruling above:
….For Trump, this rips the wings of the plane that Jack Smith has been trying to take off in D.C. In an ordinary case, there would be a superseding indictment. Smith may try to go forward on the remaining counts. However, it is hard to see how the indictment holds together…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) June 28, 2024
BREAKING: In its latest gift to big corporations, SCOTUS has overturned Chevron v. NRDC.
This decision will make it easier for corporations to challenge rules that ensure clean air and water, safe workplace and products, and fair commercial and financial practices.
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) June 28, 2024
When OHSA unilaterally mandated that tens of millions of private sector workers take the COVID shot or wear masks, appellate courts cited the Chevron doctrine for allowing it
People don’t understand how important it is that Chevron deference is dead pic.twitter.com/K9FEXwtXbA
— Gregg Re (@gregg_re) June 28, 2024
US Supreme Court ruling allows cities to ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors Associated Press (Kevin W)
AI
‘Let’s not go overboard’ on worries about AI energy use, Bill Gates says Financial Times (Kevin W)
The Center for Investigative Reporting is suing OpenAI and Microsoft The Verge (Kevin W)
AI Designs Radical Magnet Free of Rare-Earth Metals in Just 3 Months ScienceAlert (Chuck L)
Falling Apart Boeing Airplanes
Boeing whistleblower says he saw holes being drilled incorrectly on 787 planes, adding to the chorus of people speaking up against the company Business Insider
Mechanic’s Viral TikTok Highlights Right To Repair Issues With Newer Car Models Daily Dot
Class Warfare
Wealthy Americans are anxious about making ends meet Fox Business
Antidote du jour. Robert H: “Baby spider, just hatched.”
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Even Seals love Greek Summer…
💙🇬🇷🌊🦭⛱️🇬🇷💙 pic.twitter.com/vq3q7nFtpB— Diogenes of Sinope (@DiogenisSinopis) June 24, 2024
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here
