Truckers attest to stress-busting power of pets on the road Freight Waves
Fed officials signal just one interest rate cut before end of 2024 FT
Big Tech Wins Again on Double Whammy Day John Authers, Bloomberg
Private equity firms have amassed $1tn in ‘carry’ fees as taxation debate mounts FT
Climate
Arctic Sea Ice Alert Arctic News
Climate Change-related Disturbances Linked to Worse Cardiovascular Health, Researchers Show (press release) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Third Form of Life Makes Energy in ‘Remarkable’ Ways, Scientists Discover Science Alert
Water
Rural India runs dry as thirsty megacity Mumbai sucks water Channel News Asia
The Ice Man of Ladakh building artificial glaciers in the Himalayas BBC
Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil well, continuing a troubling trend Texas Tribune
Syndemics
How Much Worse Would a Bird-Flu Pandemic Be? The Atlantic
Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead? STAT
Black, Hispanic adults at double the risk of losing Medicaid after COVID emergency ended, study finds Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
A Long COVID Definition National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
China?
China springs a BRI surprise on US Indian Punchline
‘The whole supply chain is subsidised’: inside the EU’s blockbuster Chinese EV probe South China Morning Post
Chinese universities clamp down on AI-generated content, as record graduation season starts Channel News Asia
Chinese scientists’ gene discovery paves way for machine hybrid rice seed production South China Morning Post
Myanmar
Myanmar Part 1: The Neighbourhood looks in Erin Cook, Dari Mulut ke Mulut (DK).
G7
Ceasefire push, war aid talks on cards as G7 summit begins today in Italy Bloomberg. Commentary:
🇸🇦🇮🇹 The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia declined to participate in the G7 summit, which begins today in Italy.
Mohammed bin Salman sent a telegram to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, thanking her for the invitation to the summit and apologizing for being unable to take part in the event… pic.twitter.com/loGJEbTdq8
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 13, 2024
Biden and Zelenskyy will sign a security deal, as G7 leaders agree to use Russian cash to help Kyiv AP
The G7 Cannot Afford to Ignore Africa Project Syndicate
Syraqistan
Gaza ceasefire plan in balance as US says Hamas proposed ‘changes’ BBC
Israeli forces thrust deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters Reuters
Israel Has Had a ‘Conscience-ectomy.’ Can a Society Survive Without a Conscience? Haaretz
American Interests in Saudi Arabia Are Being Sabotaged by Israel’s Far-right Messianic Ministers Haaretz
European Disunion
Far right en marche The Racket
On cheese and freedom Lyz Lenz, Men Yell at Me
Dear Old Blighty
UK’s Starmer says ‘wealth creation’ priority in election pitch to voters Al Jazeera
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine extends blackouts as Russian bombings continue BBC
It Isn’t All Bad News for Ukraine RAND. Commentary:
The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is 43 years old. Good. Old men can’t run away quickly, so they stand their ground, 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 posturing | WION Pulse Gilbert Doctorow, Armageddon Newsletter
How to Convince Putin He Will Lose Foreign Affairs
* * * US lifts ban on Neo-Nazi linked Azov Brigade in Ukraine Responsible Statecraft. Commentary:
The way media and Congress spent a full decade warning the Azov Battalion was a neo-Nazi and highly dominant force in Ukraine, only to immediately abandon that and herald them as heroes in February of 2022, was one of the creepiest propagandistic turns I’ve seen. Still ongoing: https://t.co/eiFox46Hvo
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 11, 2024
See Normalizing Nazis at Vogue, MSNBC, and “America’s Largest Documentary Festival” (but not Catalonia) at NC (2022).
* * * Zelensky lands in Saudi Arabia for unannounced visit France24
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait set to offer Russians visa-free entry BNE Intellinews
* * * US ambassador explains Biden’s remarks about “peace in Ukraine without NATO membership” Ukrainska Pravda
ANALYSIS: Slimmed-Down Agenda of Swiss Peace Summit Aims to Secure Consensus Kyiv Post
* * * The Soviets stifled volunteerism in Russia. Torrential flooding may be reviving it. Christian Science Monitor
South of the Border
2024
Globally, Biden Receives Higher Ratings Than Trump Pew Research Center
Southern Baptist Convention votes to oppose in vitro fertilization WaPo
National Archives Intern Tasked With Singeing Edges Of Constitution To Make It Look Old The Onion
Spook Country
Intelligence Services Have Penetrated and Corrupted Human Rights NGOs, Says Former Senior Lawyer with the Office of the UN High Commissioner Covert Action Magazine
FBI agents say they need more money to stay in the bureau Government Executive
The Supremes
Reconciling Textualism with Agency Prioritization Among Clear Statutory Mandates Harvard Law Review
The Final Frontier
Sask. farmers baffled after finding strange object in prairie field CTV News (DK).
Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth ‘technosignatures’ aliens might see Space.com
Supply Chain
Ed Conway: “Material World: The Key Resources Underpinning Modern Economies” (PDF transcript) Resilience
Class Warfare
Senate Democrats Push For Airline Strike: Will American Flight Attendants Finally Get To Walk Out? View from the Wing
US importers caught in a vicious circle as labor union strike threat raises fears of soaring freight rates and massive disruption at US East and Gulf Coast ports Hellenic Shipping News
Inmates challenge motion to dismiss in Alabama forced labor federal lawsuit Alabama Reflector
Antidote du jour (Stefan Laube):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
