At the Money: Keeping It Simple The Big Picture
The great wealth transfer is coming (but are advisers prepared?) FT
Climate
AI’s appetite for power could double datacenter electricity bills by 2030 The Register. The deck: “Believe it or not, this is modest relative to other predictions.”
Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first AP
Massive Saharan dust plume making its way over the Atlantic The Watchers
1,000 Lightning Strikes Trigger CA Wildfires: Fire Season Has Arrived Banning-Beaumont Patch
Europe’s largest renewable producer scales back plans for wind and solar plants FT
State and Local Climate Litigation for Protecting Public Health NEJM
Water
Water used to disrupt Delhi water crisis protest. Internet points out the irony India Today
Syndemics
Complaint of Gross Misconduct Relating to CDC’s Violation of the Information Quality Act (press release) World Health Network
Three months into bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deep-rooted problems in response STAT
Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, Part 6: China’s Livestock Revolution Climate & Capitalism
China?
Dates set for China’s long-awaited third plenum when policy direction will be revealed South China Morning Post
China has big plans for its emissions reduction incentive programs called Tanpuhui S&P Global
Graphene find in China’s Chang’e-5 moon samples challenges lunar origin theory South China Morning Post
Sinaloa drug cartel laundered millions through Chinese network in L.A., prosecutors say LA Times
Syraqistan
How Israel is creating a ‘dead zone’ in Lebanon FT
Exclusive: Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war Guardian
Netanyahu picks fight with Biden over arms transfers as US election heats up The Hill
Houthis claim to have developed long-range hypersonic missile Splash 247
European Disunion
The secret, unwritten rules of the EU’s top jobs carve-up Politico
Member of Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s police escort killed as car hits convoy leaving Euro 2024 match Independent
Dear Old Blighty
The UK election has already failed Politico
Blue Ruin The Baffler
Labour ‘not putting up a fight’ against Farage in Clacton Guardian
New Not-So-Cold War
Amid war setbacks and complaints, Ukraine changes another top general WaPo
Former Joint Forces Commander Sodol is responsible for defence preparations in Kharkiv Oblast, Azov chief of staff tells investigators Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine’s antiwar faction begins to take shape Carl Beijer
* * * SITREP 6/26/24: Things Heat Up With Reports of North Korean Troops to Donbass Simplicius the Thinker(s)
* * * American diplomat found dead in Kyiv Ukrainska Pravda
South of the Border
Coup attempt in Bolivia fails after new military chief orders troops to return to bases Anadolu Agency. Shot:
BREAKING: Bolivia coup attempt being led by general Juan José Zuniga, who says ‘We will take back our homeland. Our country can’t continue like this.’ pic.twitter.com/6du34hrb4J
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) June 26, 2024
Chaser:
👀 Bolivia coup plotter General Zúñiga EXHIBITED IN HANDCUFFS
“We are going to make our country’s democracy be respected, whatever it takes.” pic.twitter.com/t0rCuUWhaA
— COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) June 27, 2024
Transforming Mexico New Left Review
The Caribbean
Haiti: The Multinational Force Arrives Internationalist 360º
The Supremes
The Supreme Court’s newly leaked abortion decision, explained Vox
* * * Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks AP
Our Famously Free Press
25+ Years of Daily Show Clips Gone as Paramount Axes Comedy Central Site LateNighter
Spook Country
Elite misinformation is an underrated problem Matt Yglesias, Slow Boring
A Jawboning Executive Order for Day One of a New Administration Lawfare
Assange
Julian Assange case ends ‘with me here in Saipan’, judge says in court PA Media
Julian Assange freed after pleading guilty to one espionage charge at a hearing in Saipan ABC Australia
Stella Assange says WikiLeaks founder needs time to ‘let our family be a family’ before speaking publicly – as it happened (live blog) Guardian. Big if true:
Pursuant to his plea agreement, Assange waived any right to seek records under the Freedom of Information Act related to his prosecution or extradition:
JUDGE MANGLONA: “As to paragraph 19, this is a waiver of the Freedom of Information Act provision. This is very particular for…
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) June 26, 2024
Big but not true:
Lots of posts going around that Wikileaks has deleted the DNC Email leak as part of Assange’s plea deal. This is incorrect information, and is being reported due to a lack of context of the Saipan hearing published by @theage.
The Age’s live report states that “The court hears… https://t.co/0m0y77tWcy pic.twitter.com/kT3VbU8Ycm
— L0la L33tz (@L0laL33tz) June 26, 2024
US says Julian Assange put people ‘in danger,’ likens him to drunk driver Anadolu Agency. Commentary:
State Department Spokesman Matt Miller today alleged that the 2010 publications of WikiLeaks and Assange harmed numerous people.
Several WH reporters badgered him to give a single example, and — like everyone making this false claim — he couldn’t. Watch: pic.twitter.com/SRvUmz53pM
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 26, 2024
Assange Is Free, But US Spite Will Chill Reporting for Years FAIR
Digital Watch
Connecting the Dots: Evaluating Abstract Reasoning Capabilities of LLMs Using the New York Times Connections Word Game (preprint) arVxiv. From the Abtract: “To deepen our understanding we create a taxonomy of the knowledge types required to successfully categorize words in the Connections game, revealing that LLMs struggle with associative, encyclopedic, and linguistic knowledge. Our findings establish the New York Times Connections game as a challenging benchmark for evaluating abstract reasoning capabilities in humans and AI systems.” Commentary:
We think LLMs have a far way to reach human level abstract reasoning. @fchollet and @MelMitchell1 have been proponents of the ARC challenge a great way to stress test LLMs. We need more ambitious benchmarks / test sets to find if LLMs are actually good at abstract reasoning.(9/n)
— Tuhin Chakrabarty (@TuhinChakr) June 26, 2024
Tiktok LLM The New Inquiry
Boeing
How potential Boeing criminal charges could have ‘huge’ impact globally Global News
Whistleblower warned Boeing of flaws in 787 planes that could have ‘devastating consequences’ CNN
NTSB sanctions Boeing for sharing unauthorized Alaska 1282 information during media briefing The Air Current
Supply Chain
Singapore port congestion shows global ripple impact of Red Sea attacks Hellenic Shipping News
Police State Watch
Police Departments Have Shrunk. Crime Is Plummeting. Now What? Slate
Zeitgeist Watch
Insuppressible urges Indignity
Grindr to Delve Into Dating as More Users Seek Long-Term Relationships WSJ
Class Warfare
Anglosphere Costs and Inequality Pedestrian Observations
Antidote du jour (Wkynast):
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