Where is the center of the universe? Space.com
Toilet Train Your Tyrannosaur 3 Quarks Daily
Momentum Is Still Drawing Magnificent Mojo Bloomberg
Climate
LNG ‘anything but natural’ warns report Gas World
Global upstream spending growth expected to slow, but remains well above climate targets: IEA S&P Global
Oppressive heat wave will broil huge swaths of the East with record-breaking temperatures this week CNN
Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida NASA Earth Observatory
Water
Forget oil, forget gas. Kyrgyzstan has plans to power Central Asia with water BNE Intellinews
Syndemics
Yes, People Really Are Getting Sick More Often After Covid (June 17) and June 14 Yes, Everyone Really Is Sick a Lot More Often After Covid Bloomberg. Commentary:
It’s because of immunity debt, reporting, poverty, missed vaccines. But NOT ONCE does this Bloomberg article mention that thousands of scientists have verified and peer-reviewed the fact that covid harms the immune system. Not once. pic.twitter.com/RxRZEmnKtg
— Nate Bear (@NateB_Panic) June 16, 2024
Here’s What Is Wrong With the National Academies’ Long COVID Definition MedPage Today
To respond to the threat of avian influenza, look back at lessons learned from COVID-19 Nature
The Ineptitude is The Point Jessica Wildfire, OK Doomer
China?
China nuclear arsenal reached 500 warheads in 2024, says think tank Nikkei Asia
What Are China’s Nuclear Weapons For? Foreign Affairs
China’s tax man hands out decades-old bills to companies, hinting at funding shortage South China Morning POst
China’s Big Tech companies taught Asia to pay by scanning QR codes, but made a mess along the way The Register
India
Working in ‘hellfire’: Gig workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave Al Jazeera
UK overtakes China as India’s fourth-largest export market in May Business Standard
Syraqistan
Hezbollah bigger challenge than Hamas to Israel: ‘Crown jewel in the Iranian empire of terror’ FOX
Israel’s New Air War in the West Bank: Nearly Half of the Dead Are Children The Intercept
Why 800 people fled a sun-kissed Mediterranean village BBC
* * * Netanyahu dissolves Israel’s war cabinet following resignations FT
Netanyahu denounces Israeli army’s ‘tactical pause’ in southern Gaza Strip Anadolu Agency
* * * What this holiday of sacrifice teaches us about mindfulness CNN. Eid. Commentary:
They even urged people to go in from the outdoors area to ensure no gaps in the lines…
— Dr Noor Bari (@NjbBari3) June 16, 2024
European Disunion
France’s Le Pen says she won’t seek Macron’s resignation if far right wins snap election Politico. Handy map:
The coming French political earthquake: astonishing map in today’s @thetimes showing Marine Le Pen’s dominance of France at the European Parliament elections. According to a Europoll published in @TheEconomist, her party came top in 93% of French towns and villages. pic.twitter.com/YYy0JnwA25
— Mark Higgie (@MarkHiggie1) June 16, 2024
Dear Old Blighty
Do not ask me to stand aside and watch those planning to fail this country seek power Funding the Future
Some Links And An Open Thread Moon of Alabama. Happily, MoA is back.
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine “prepares ground” for attacks on Crimea after arrival of F-16 fighter jets − Business Insider Ukrainska Pravda
Conscription squads send Ukrainian men into hiding BBC
Watch: Sir Rod Stewart booed for Ukraine tribute at concert in Germany The Telegraph
Russia overtook US as gas supplier to Europe in May FT
* * * Ukraine’s Global Diplomatic Flurry Fails to Outflank Russia WSJ Commentary:
Genuinely astonishing how the final communiqué of Swiss “Summit on Peace in Ukraine” (https://t.co/gqwxt2v9dY) is basically 6 out of the 12 points of China’s February 2023 “Peace plan” (https://t.co/bEXJyDpPi8), and only that.
In short it’s the Chinese peace plan, without:
– A… pic.twitter.com/ma82q7HPO4— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) June 17, 2024
Russia to be forced to surrender if not accepting terms of peace – Italian Prime Minister RBC Ukraine. Commentary:
🇨🇭🇺🇦🇷🇺🇮🇹‼️🚨 BREAKING: The Ukranian translator at the peace summit translated Meloni wrong!
Ukrainian translator: “if Russia does not agree with it, we’ll force it to surrender!”
Meloni: “If Ukraine had not been able to count on our support and therefore would have been forced… pic.twitter.com/zPsPIGU6Mq
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) June 16, 2024
In Ukraine, soldiers and civilians shrug off Zelensky’s summit Agence France Presse
Ukrainian president says efforts to reach peace should last ‘months, not years’ Anadolu Agency
Is Peace Still Attainable? Foreign Policy
* * * On Russian casualty counts, a method:
A small city in Siberia put up a war memorial.
Let’s see what it can tell us about Russian casualties in Ukraine.⬇️
The city in question in Cheremkhovo in the south of Irkutsk Oblast, bordering Buryatia. It’s an old stop on the trans-Siberian railroad, with a population of… pic.twitter.com/DPgHkCRrHQ
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) June 16, 2024
* * * NATO’s Prophetic Critics Modern Age
Telegraph: NATO in talks to put more nuclear weapons on standby, Stoltenberg says Kyiv Independent
Nuclear War Ahead? [i] Black Mountain Analysis
‘Step back and reflect’: Researchers warn of nuclear weapons’ increased role in global tensions France24
Global defence groups hiring at fastest rate in decades amid record orders FT
Antitrust
Monopoly Round-Up: How The Jetson’s Lost to Black Mirror (excerpt) Matt Stoller, BIG
FTC Chair Lina Khan on startups, scaling, and “innovations in potential lawbreaking” TechCrunch
The Bezzle
Your ‘Independent’ Advisor Now Works for Private Equity. What It Could Mean for Your Portfolio. Barron’s
Leaked documents reveal patient safety issues at Amazon’s One Medical WaPo
Digital Watch
Silicon Valley is finally making flying cars—and this guy bought one of the first San Francisco Standard
AI lab at Christian university aims to bring morality and ethics to artificial intelligence FOX
Supply Chain
Europe’s largest rare earth element deposit discovered in ancient Norwegian volcano The Watchers
The West Coast’s Fanciest Stolen Bikes Are Getting Trafficked by One Mastermind in Jalisco, Mexico Wired
Class Warfare
Guaranteed basic income programs spread across the country: Is it coming to your city? FOX
Land Grabs Squeeze Rural Poor Worldwide Challenging Development
How Democracies Decline Into Autocracies Madras Courier
The Crises and Sacrifices Yet to Come Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds
Antidote du jour (Michael Barritt & Karen May ):
Bonus antidote:
Four years ago, a donkey named Diesel disappeared in Wyoming. He’s discovered to be a part of an elk community. pic.twitter.com/UW9aas7pzC
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) June 13, 2024
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
