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Changes in the cholesterol gene could stop the world’s biggest killer MIT Technology Overview
Why write? paris review
The world is like a game Freedom
How to read English in India Los Angeles Book Review
The Rise of Bad Art and the Decline of Political Candor Nation
How do mathematicians know that their proofs are correct? Kvanta Journal (David L.)
WHEN KURT VONNEGUT IS WITH NORMAN MEILER IN THE LEGENDARY CAPE CODE “HELD TOWN” Crime Readings
GALLERY of first images of Webb (guurst) I know we’ve been showing images of Webb over the past few days, not to mention Cool post from Lambert yesterday, but I can’t get enough of them – and I suspect at least some readers feel the same way as I do. When the world is in such a sorry state, I take pleasure where I find it. My jaw drops in surprise and awe. For the wonder of the universe. As well as a huge technical achievement related to imaging. Imagine if we financed more projects like this instead of putting money in the mouth of the military-industrial complex.
ADVENTURES IN A TIME TRAVEL LETTER Crime Readings. Forgive the duplicate links from Crime Reads. I have just finished reading an excellent time travel detective book: The Eyre Case by Jasper Fforde, the first novel in his Tuesday Next series. Find yourself a copy, especially if you’re a fan of classic English literature. Fascinating and unique reading.
Princess Mononoke: A masterpiece that hit the US BBC
# COVID-19
FDA approves Novavax Covid vaccine in hope conventional vaccine will convince opponents Stat
monkeypox
Ready to watch government health and child welfare authorities announce 3-4 weeks of lockdown is not really needed because unsafe subsidized kindergartens (also known as schools) are still the bailout of the economy and see this explosion in 3, 2. one …. https://t.co/zvtemd8TXM
— Diego Bassani, PhD (@DGBassani) July 13, 2022
New not-so-cold war
Ukraine and Russia are close to an agreement on the export of grain, said the UN German wave. Good news if it’s true.
Russia-Ukraine live: Nikolaev exploded Al Jazeera
German journalist punished for reporting war crimes in Ukraine gray area
Patrick Lawrence: Imaginary War Consortium news
The energy crisis will deepen Project Syndicate. Daniel Yergin.
Whether you agree with this position or not, it is clearly within the realm of reasoned reasoning and analysis. However, after every single Democrat – from the AOC to Bernie – voted for Biden’s $40 billion military package, you need to go to the GOP caucus to hear it in Congress. Why? Read: 👇 pic.twitter.com/eETluzIaLk
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 13, 2022
Most of these billions of US dollars “for Ukraine” were pocketed by the inhabitants of mansions in Northern Virginia.https://t.co/JfKxOYsnVY
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) July 13, 2022
Here is an English translation of Rybar’s report on the purchased HIMARS system + ammunition.
Price: $800k per system; $330,000 for an unspecified number of missiles.https://t.co/9LveMusKqN
— Will Shriver (@imetatronink) July 12, 2022
The words of George Kennan, William Cohen, William Burns and Jack Matlock are hidden, but@McFaul– for whom the English language is the main problem, and the Cyrillic alphabet is the moon, is cited everywhere as an authority. https://t.co/BkejN0lD9z
Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) July 12, 2022
Big Brother is watching you
Gmail users ‘hard pass’ plan to allow political emails to bypass spam filters Ars Technique
State Police
Uvalde’s latest revelations show exactly what’s wrong with US police Jacobin
Old Blighty
Two male candidates excluded, the next British Prime Minister will be in his 40s. Sydney Morning Herald (Reverend Kev)
Rishi Sunak wins Conservative leadership first round BBC
Amazing scenes of yesterday’s pandemonium in the House of Commons:
Very proud of my friends Kenny MacAskill MP and Neil Hanvey MP for disrupting the PMQ and being expelled from the House of Commons.
Scottish MPs should be sabotaging the union, not helping to manage it. https://t.co/5DiPzR9OE3
– Craig Murray – (@CraigMurrayOrg) July 13, 2022
Everything is packed, nowhere to go. Kenneth Clark famously told us in the Tribune that he couldn’t believe Gordon Brown made such a commitment and actually stuck to it. https://t.co/AIXjqPCpQ2
— Mark Seddon (@MarkSeddon1962) July 13, 2022
Changing of the climate
Episodic emissions monitoring in California oil country raises air pollution concerns Capital and home
How climate change exacerbates floods Counter attack
Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow drink piss in the latest South Park special Decisive
Imperial crumbling clock
US struggles to curb Turkey’s TB2 killer drone exports Asia Times
Harpers announces it’s over – “American century” is gone Moon of Alabama
The empire shows more and more its true face Caitlin Johnston
Supply chain/scarcity
Can permaculture reduce poverty and ensure food security? Mattress Courier
Bezl
Pentagon redirects small business fund to defense industry giants Responsible public administration
Incredible quote about why the court can’t order Elon to complete the deal: “It’s not clear if the court order will be followed, and the courts in Delaware are very concerned about making a decision that is then ignored, ignored. It doesn’t reflect well on the court.” https://t.co/PNSU2pZpL9
– Tom Gara (@tomgara) July 13, 2022
class war
The Eat the Rich ice cream truck sells $10 popsicles in the shape of Bezos, Musk and more. CBS News
Dodger Stadium Workers Threaten to Strike – Another Chipotle Union Initiative Launched – Starbucks Workers Vote Against Union payday report
Ganz
New York City passed a law defining gun-prohibited zones. Where exactly? It’s complicated. City
Florida sheriff says man ‘absolutely not’ will be charged with home defense with ‘AK-47 style’ assault rifle New York Post
abortion
Doctors, fearing prosecution, refuse life-saving abortions bloomberg
Unitarian and Buddhist ministers join rabbi’s legal fight against Florida’s new abortion law. NBC
Supreme
How Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a huge impact on the Supreme Court USA today
Trump transition
Trump discusses plans for 2024 at secret donor dinners Politico
Donald Trump Calls Elon Musk’s Twitter Mess National
Trump shoots Elon Musk, says he would be ‘useless’ without government subsidies mass media
Biden administration
The Biden administration’s caress about press freedom Review of journalism in Colombia
Ayo Biden is extremely unpopular. But can Democrats find an alternative for 2024?The keeper. re Šilc: “The DNC had absolutely no interest in state and local elections which are minor league development for their future bench player zzzzzz………”
Bad Will Hunting American conservative
The road to Iran’s “resistance economy” passes through a revived JCPOA Responsible public administration
Syria
TARIK ALI ON NATO LIIES AND ACTS IN AFGHANISTAN: ILLEGAL KILLING AND RAPES NEVER REPORTED Stop the War Coalition
How bad clients keep playing in the US Eunomia. Daniel Larison. re Šilc: “blinken continues the trend of the stinky sect”
EVIL ARAB: Biden in Arabia Consortium news
House of Representatives to vote to limit US arms sales to Saudis ahead of Biden trip Hill
Israeli court rules in favor of total impunity The Electronic Intifada (the guest)
1/6 Shocking: UN chief @antonioguterres sent a message to the Israeli forces that as long as they kill and maim less than 1,000 children a year, they can avoid his reproach. Topic for explanation: pic.twitter.com/NINvUZdD4R
Joe Becker @jobeckerhrw July 12, 2022
Sri Lanka
Explanation: why Gotabaya Rajapaksa from Sri Lanka chose the Maldives for a holiday First post
Maldivian government faces backlash over Sri Lankan presidential appointment Al Jazeera
sports table
VINGEGAARD Turns the race on its head Tour de France official website. Watch the video by cutting the scene down to a video of less than 9 minutes. Amazing performance and they haven’t even made it to the Alpes d’Huez stage which is next. My husband is a serious cyclist and spends hours on TV watching every stage. (I usually show up in the last few minutes and highlights of the race.) Steven is not alone in thinking that the stage they just finished is more difficult.
Tour de France analysis by Dan Martin: So it was a knockout punch? News Velo
Woke up to watch
Study shows US 4th graders became gay at 12th grade level Babylon bee
India
How road technology can make India’s roads safer for pedestrians and vehicles Scroll
NEP Position Paper to Schools: Meat and Eggs are Bad for the Health and the Nation The wire
Vegetable trade in Dala: in troubled waters People’s Archives of Rural India. From April, still appropriate.
The center can expand the role of cooperatives to increase the number of jobs Hindustan Times
The US Consulate ordered the port of Mumbai to block Russian ships; India gives a sharp answer Republic of the World. They are desperate, aren’t they?
China?
China’s Henan bank scandal not just a financial crisis, it could be a long-term political disaster: analysts South China Morning Post
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