Why Do Dogs Bark? Madras Courier
What Lies Beneath bioGraphic. The deck: “With their astounding sense of smell and ability to find what humans can’t see, dogs are quickly becoming some of conservationists’ best friends.”
Climate
Scientists say they can now forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation years in advance Space.com
Experts see ‘mismatch’ between US utility planning cycles and data center builds S&P Global
California Grid Breezes Through Heat Wave due to Renewables, Batteries This Is Not Cool
Funds tapped, Florida stops taking new applications for home-hardening program Orlando Sentinel
California Faces a Brutal Wildfire Season, With More Land Burned to Date Than in Recent Years Smithsonian
Syndemics
COVID Levels ‘Very High’ In California As New Variant Spreads: CDC Banning-Beaumont Patch
England’s ongoing Covid wave and new Long Covid research Diving into Data & Decision Making
China?
Readying for war or being prepared for crises? China’s stockpiling of resources raises eyebrows and questions Channel News Asia
Going Postal at the Qiaopiju JSTOR Daily
The Philippines’ and Vietnam’s South China Sea Strategies Have Failed RAND
Commentary: Political upheaval in Vietnam is holding its economy back Channel News Asia
Myanmar
Ayeyarwady vice: Law and disorder in the Delta Frontier Myanmar
India
India is not destined to be the next China BNE Intellinews
Bangladesh TV news off air, communications disrupted as student protests spike Bangkok Post (Furzy Mouse).
Syraqistan
Mike Johnson Threatens to Arrest Lawmakers Who Disrupt Netanyahu’s Congress speech Haaretx
Biden expected to meet with Netanyahu next week, despite COVID diagnosis The HIll. Big if true:
🚨BREAKING: Netanyahu canceled his trip to the U.S right after the drone attack from Yemen on Tel Aviv.—Hebrew Media. pic.twitter.com/tCesshzwaq
— sam (@sam_official586) July 19, 2024
Also big if true:
BREAKING: ICC ARREST WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED
Israel’s Channel 14 reports that the ICC is expected to issue arrest warrants against Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant within the next two weeks. pic.twitter.com/6na6S6Agje
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) July 17, 2024
* * * New health crisis unfolds in Gaza as poliovirus found in sewage Anadolu Agency
Yemen’s Blockade Bankrupts Israel’s Port of Eilat Consortium Newws
The Great Game
“Debts must be repaid” – Expert on Azerbaijan-France relations JAM News
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukrainian defenders withdraw from Urozhaine, Donetsk Oblast Ukrainska Pravda
Ukrainians say it’s time for peace negotiations with Russia Deutsche Welle
Slovakia and Hungary say Ukraine suspended transit of Lukoil oil Ukrainska Pravda
Dear Old Blighty
Private equity groups battle it out for $15bn schools group FT
Private equity firm behind Six Nations rugby considers bid for Telegraph Guardian
Biden Administration
Court halts Biden’s student loan repayment plan. How this affects California borrowers Sacramento Bee
Pentagon inspector general to put the microscope on hypersonic defenses, CJADC2 ‘strategy‘ Breaking Defense
2024
‘I’m not supposed to be here’: 5 key points from Donald Trump’s acceptance speech FT. Commentary:
It’s fascinating to have this view from the RNC floor where I can see Trump and his teleprompter.
He constantly goes off script and delivers long sections off the top of his head while the prompter operator waits for him to return to the script. pic.twitter.com/Vv9N2XVYUQ
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) July 19, 2024
I described this “riffing” behavior here at NC in 2016.
Trump comes out fighting after rally shooting: 5 takeaways from RNC’s last night The Hill. Commentary:
Backstage seconds before Trump’s most iconic entrance in history at RNC
KING.⚡️pic.twitter.com/HaRPJRi1LT
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 19, 2024
Donald Trump appears to a be a changed man. And that’s a big deal for both Republicans and Democrats FOX
Melania Trump watches husband’s convention speech in rare appearance BBC
Critic’s Notebook: Donald Trump Returns to Bad Form — and Gives the Democrats Hope Hollywood Reporter
* * * Can J.D. Vance’s Populist Crusade Succeed? Matt Stoller, BIG
What Trump picking Vance for VP means for the Senate Politico
O’Brien Speech Played into Republicans’ Phony Pro-Worker Rebrand Labor Notes
* * * Inside the Trump Plan for 2025 The New Yorker
The political media’s fantasy of an “unified” America defies reality Dan Froomkin, Press Watch
* * * ‘He’s got a gun’: The 60 minutes leading up to Trump assassination attempt Al Jazeera
Whistleblowers come forward on Trump rally security, Judiciary Committee says Just the News. Commentary:
Statement from Edward Natali #ButlerTownship Commissioner pic.twitter.com/aT7qHjl5HS
— DeadbeatPrincessParody (@BadMomBree) July 17, 2024
Via FaceBook.
Secret Service struggles to quash congressional fury over Trump assassination attempt Politico
How It Happens Here Nina Illingworth
Democrats en Déshabillé
Donald Trump is Democratic Failure Ross Barkan, Political Currents
Karma, Bitches Declassified with Julie Kelly. The deck: “The most powerful American institutions colluded in 2020 to steal the election for Joe Biden. Now those same interests are collaborating to get him off the 2024 ballot. Sit back and enjoy!”
Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election? FiveThirtyEight
The Supremes
What employers can expect following the end of Chevron deference Construction Dive
Digital Watch
Major Windows BSOD issue takes banks, airlines, and broadcasters offline The Verge. Commentary:
A gentle reminder that a considerable amount of modern civilization depends upon software intensive systems that are beautifully fragile.
— Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch) July 19, 2024
Human or AI robot? Who is fairer on the service organizational frontline (PDF) Journal of Business Research
ChatGPT Isn’t ‘Hallucinating’—It’s Bullshitting! Scientific American. AI = NS (Naked Capitalism, January 31, 2023).
Imperial Collapse Watch
For the Rest of the World, the U.S. President Has Always Been Above the Law Foreign Policy
The F-35 Urgently Needs a New Engine: The Engine Core Upgrade Program’s Design Review Highlights Why Military Watch. “A new engine for the F-35 is considered an urgent priority for multiple reasons, among them the aircraft’s perceived wholly insufficient range and flight performance for operations over the Pacific.”
Class Warfare
Average Japanese Wage Hikes Reach 33-Year High of 5.1% in 2024 Nippon.com
How gravity falls down on falling down Physics World
Antidote du jour (Wallace Keck):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
