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Cheetahs will soon be reintroduced to India Talk
I went looking for seaweed in California and ended up in the Mother Vein NPR (David L.)
It’s not far from Cromwell, okay. Brent Havins made this video of a wind turbine being struck by lightning. pic.twitter.com/jBjUNas0yc
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Lifestyle Aeon
Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen and Jonas Wingegaard crowned in Paris Tour de France
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The Rise and Fall of the Industrial House – Part 2 Building physics (re Šilc)
You can compare Australia in 2016 to Nazi Germany, and here’s why New Matilda
#COVID-19
Science/Medicine
The Voegen effect hides a big methodological problem McGill
“He predicted that over time, if vulnerable older people die, the number of deaths caused by the virus will decrease and the virus will become increasingly endemic.”
The beauty of the dry tinder strategy is that the more deaths that happen “now”, the better off you are!https://t.co/aplRAMSmDz
— Dr. David Berger, ABSURDISTE CRONickLER (@YouAreLobbyLud) July 21, 2022
Post-COVID: Misery is worse among single and non-religious Americans Institute for Family Research (re Šilc)
US
White House says COVID-19 will stay with us forever Yahoo News
Tucker Carlson’s banned YouTube discussion on Biden, COVID and injections Khan’s Sage (Richard R.)
monkeypox
Lawmakers step up pressure on administration over monkeypox Hill
The agony of an early case of monkeypox New Yorker
Monkeypox explained: how to protect yourself and what to watch out for NPR (David L.)
Why monkeypox is spreading, but not as fast as Covid-19 indian express
Climate/environment
Europe is not ready for a hotter world Politico
“American Scar”: the ecological tragedy of the border wall New Yorker (furry)
Heat waves hurt mental health, especially for the most vulnerable Grid (Kevin S.)
Thousands evacuated due to wildfires in California World
‘Explosive’ wildfire in California near Yosemite spirals out of control daily mail
China?
US attempts to make China an enemy require a lot of imagination Moon of Alabama. From the weekend, still German.
China plans three-tier data strategy to avoid US delisting Financial Times (Kevin W.)
Old Blighty
Forde Report villains now control the Labor Party Tribune
Race for number 10: Key Truss and Sunak supporters line up for the best jobs in the UK Financial Times (Kevin W.)
Deconstructing the cult of Winston Churchill: racism, deification and nostalgia for the empire Talk
Members of Parliament warn that worst NHS staffing crisis in its history puts patients at serious risk The Guardian (Kevin W.)
Italy
Technocrats will never stop the far right in Italy or anywhere else Jacobin
New not-so-cold war
US strengthens cyber alliance to counter growing threat from Iran Hill
Defiant Orban doubles down on Russia policy and arch-conservatism Bloomberg
NATO is a luxury item that the US does not need Foreign policy
For those about to rock, NAM 2.0 welcomes you Pepe Escobar (ctlieee)
Sirakistan
Israeli Supreme Court rules citizens can be stripped of status for ‘breach of loyalty’ Mondoways
Inside Saudi Arabia’s plan to build a 75-mile skyscraper Wall Street Journal
Sri Lanka
Human rights group seeks arrest of ex-president of Sri Lanka in Singapore Al Jazeera
Big Brother is watching you
Amazon already knows a lot about me, but One Medical is taking it to a whole new level. CNBC (Kevin W.)
1/6
The criminal case against Trump grows stronger Atlantic (furry)
At the January 6 Hearing, the gender gap was strong hidden New York Times (fuzzy)
Biden
Supreme
Supreme Court Leak Investigation: So Many Questions, So Few Answers AP
abortion
‘All dug in’: Kansas furiously debates first vote since Rowe on abortion New York Times (Kevin W.)
State Police
The Florida man finally met his mate? Meet the Florida Sheriff AP
Supply chain/inflation
The Fed should emulate Volcker’s inflation-fighting tactics Financial Times
Elizabeth Warren: Jerome Powell’s Fed Delivers Painful and Ineffective Treatment for Inflation Wall Street Journal
The Fed’s Incredible Mission: Beat Inflation Without Causing a Recession NPR
class war
‘No one would choose this’: Freeway rest area and van become home to a Maine family Press Vestnik
Percentage of people aged 25-34 living with parents or relatives in the United States.
1970: 11%
2020: 29%Says something about the distribution of wealth.
Very little potential for real wage growth and strong growth in financial assets and house prices. pic.twitter.com/n4lcL4ouqt
— Alf (@MacroAlf) July 23, 2022
(ctlieee)
The balance of childcare in America has collapsed Atlantic (according to Shilts)
Antidote Daily (ChetG):
Reds (squirrels) have a strong personality and are quite ferocious given their small size. They also have a great war cry that can strike fear into gray squirrels or chipmunks.
See yesterday’s links and Antidote du Jour: gentlemen.
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