Our brain doesn’t perceive time as a clock. Instead, time flows with experiences, study finds ZME Science
Is The Future Worth It? The Break Down
The puzzle as propaganda Africa Is A Country
Climate/Environment
In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded Inside Climate News
‘Forever chemical’ polluters land hefty contracts to meet electric vehicle battery demand The Examination
Water
Lithium Critical to the Energy Transition Is Coming at the Expense of Water Inside Climate News
Pandemics
Everyone Is Getting Covid In Summer 2024 Because Covid Is Over And Seasonal And Getting It Again Builds Your Immunity So You Won’t Get It Again But You’ll Definitely Get It Again This Winter And Maybe Next Summer Because It’s Seasonal And Over But It’ll Be Fine, Honestly… pic.twitter.com/3KpudE9J0Y
— The Vertlartnic (@TheVertlartnic) July 20, 2024
When Does a Pandemic End? Pandemic Accountability Index
The end of the official Covid emergency now potentially hindering bird flu outbreak analyses. Inside Medicine
I also hear from farm workers who believe they’ve been exposed & infected w/ #H5N1, very symptomatic. They’ve reached out to @CDCgov for help, guidance, and mostly testing.
They say, outreach has been ignored; no follow up, no call back, no investigation, no help getting… https://t.co/2fEhNrlkK5
— Rick Bright (@RickABright) July 19, 2024
None of the blood samples collected from people who had been exposed to infected dairy cows in Michigan showed H5N1 antibodies. This is an important finding because it suggests that asymptomatic infections in people are not occurring. https://t.co/A7rbmeEEw9
— Marguerita Cattell (@MegCattell) July 19, 2024
Africa
Kenyan Protests, Part Three: Thoughts on potential pathways forward An Africanist Perspective
Whom the Gods Want to Destroy, They First Make Mad The Elephant
India
India-Russia relations march ahead Gateway House
The End is Nigh As Government Crackdown Sparks Bloodshed and Fury Across Bangladesh The Wire
Understanding the quota-reformation protests in Bangladesh The Leaflet
China?
Trump says Xi wrote him ‘beautiful note’ following shooting Politico
‘Protection fees’: can Taiwan still rely on US defence if Trump returns to office? South China Morning Post
It’s a pity that some of the US experts don’t understand the nature of Taiwan’s public opinion. If US only presses Taiwan to defend itself, Taiwanese people will feel unease and “Skepticism on US” will spread in Taiwan. CPP has been trying to create this situation for years. https://t.co/w43FpojRtg
— ogasawara_yoshiyuki (@ogasawara_yoshi) July 20, 2024
Syraqistan
Netanyahu claims Al Hudaydah port in Yemen that Israel struck used to supply Iranian weapons to Houthis Anadolu Agency. Commentary:
Israel bombing a Yemeni port critical for humanitarian aid is on brand, and a consequence of letting Israel weaponize starvation.
Now there’s accounts on here calling for Israel to starve Yemenis…because starving 2 million Palestinians in Gaza is apparently not enough for them.
— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) July 20, 2024
5,000 UAVs could be fired at central Israel, and the IAF is not remotely prepared – analysis Jerusalem Post
🇮🇱🇾🇪 BBC on the Houthi drone attack that hit a target in Tel Aviv.
“This attack calls into question the billions of dollars spent by the American and British coalition in the region.
This is Yemen’s deepest attack yet and is significant in terms of both timing and location.… https://t.co/QjlM6KDJNb pic.twitter.com/RVm8REcPPx
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) July 20, 2024
Without Tanks or Trainers, Israel Reveals Its Inability to Open Any Other Front Elijah J Magnier
CENTCOM chief urges ‘broad expansion’ of illegal war against Yemen: Report The Cradle
Saudi Arabia denies involvement in the Israeli attack on Hodeidah Al Mayadeen
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Iran ‘now probably 1 or 2 weeks away’ from nuclear weapon breakout: Blinken Anadolu Agency. Commentary:
🇮🇷 🇮🇱 39 Years later on, they’re still trying the same “Iran is in the final stages of a nuclear bomb” line.
They’re getting desperate to start WW3. pic.twitter.com/yWYWXleqxA
— Ken O’Keefe (@KenOKeefe1TJP) July 19, 2024
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US warns ICJ ruling on Israeli presence in West Bank, East Jerusalem will ‘complicate’ peace efforts Times of Israel
Why are North American synagogues selling West Bank real estate? The New Arab
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Anyone who interrupts Netanyahu’s Congress speech could face arrest, US House speaker says The New Arab
Polio outbreak in Gaza threatens Israelis as much as Palestinians, experts say Ynet news
European Disunion
Slovak PM blasts Ukraine’s Lukoil sanctions as oil flow stops Euractiv
Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies Politico
Orban’s Peace Efforts Raise Suspicions of Hidden Agendas Dagens News
REPORT OF PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR ORBÁN TO CHARLES MICHEL, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL CABINET OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
New Not-So-Cold War
NATO at the Crossroads Big Serge Thought
Blinken points to wider pledges to support Ukraine in case US backs away under Trump Politico
Poland to Triple Forces on Belarusian Border From Next Month Military Watch Magazine
Old Blighty
A failure of state: the damning verdict of Covid Inquiry Counterfire
The Bonfire of Structures Tribune
Existence vs Expansion Craig Murray
South of the Border
United States Spied on Lula for Decades, US Government Documents Reveal Orinoco Tribune
Biden
Biden eyes Georgia and Texas trips from Rehoboth bunker Axios
A PRESIDENCY’S BITTER END Seymour Hersh
US: Joe Biden completes his sixth dose of Paxlovid.
Has KP.2.3 variant. “Still experiencing a loose, nonproductive cough and hoarseness”
Letter from White House Physician, 20th July 2024https://t.co/19ToEYIDyr pic.twitter.com/FIoFR5vOiv
— CoronaHeadsUp (@CoronaHeadsUp) July 20, 2024
Obama’s unseen but clearly felt presence has brought a Shakespearean quality to the drama now playing out. One former aide at last month’s Hollywood fundraiser said Obama seemed shaken by how much Biden had aged and appeared disoriented. https://t.co/eiFCtLVCGI
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 19, 2024
2024
Professor Who Accurately Predicted Past Elections Says ‘Biden Can Win’ Newsweek
Ready for Round 2: Why we Need Hillary more than ever The Hill
Clintons privately urge donors to keep giving to Biden as long as he remains presumptive nominee CNN
Trump
Does Trump deserve a clean shave? David Ignatius, WaPo. Spook mouthpiece gives a thumbs down.
Secret Service says it denied Trump additional resources even as his team complained CNN
Vance
J.D. Vance, the Tech Oligarchs’ Populist Nonzero Newsletter
His investment firm, Narya Capital, still owns a significant stake in this company.
It says here that Vance stepped back from running Narya Capital. But there’s no sign that he’s sold his stake or handed over control of his ownership.https://t.co/9Y7f8vPRDI
— Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) July 17, 2024
Realignment and Legitimacy
Pro-Trump multimillionaire and election denier boosts funds to far-right voter-conspiracy groups The Guardian. Commentary:
So important. The rise of conspiracy theories is not just some natural expression of an alienated working class it is an intentional strategy funded by billionaires so that they can steal our money and destroy the planet. https://t.co/ksWAA4NwXU
— Alex Vitale (@avitale) July 20, 2024
Boeing
Exclusive: US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock Reuters
Imperial Collapse Watch
Liars, war-mongers and politics at the apex of power Gilbert Doctorow, Armageddon Newsletter
Abortion
Groves of Academe
Columbia removes 3 senior administrators over ‘very troubling’ texts High Ed Dive
Universities, police spread ‘jaw-dropping’ misinformation about encampments The Breach
After today’s ICJ ruling, any university presidents who sent police to dismantle protest encampments or threatened to do so are explicitly on par with their counterparts in the 1980s who worked to shut down campus protests of apartheid South Africa.
— T. Ryan Gregory (@TRyanGregory) July 19, 2024
Healthcare?
Private Medicare Plans and Vertical Integration Yields UnitedHealth $15.8 Billion in Profits Between January and June HEALTH CARE un-covered
Police State Watch
The Body Camera: The Language of our Dreams Yale Journal of Law & Liberation
Crowdstrike
CrowdStrike ‘close to rolling out fix’ after IT outage crashes 8.5m Windows devices globally Irish Times
CrowdStrike is the cyberfirm that generated the claim that Russia hacked the DNC, setting off Russiagate. Even though CrowdStrike was working for the Clinton campaign, the FBI relied on it rather than independently investigate the “hacked” DNC servers.
It only emerged four…
— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) July 19, 2024
Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say The Guardian
Class Warfare
99% of Disneyland Workers Authorize a Strike! Mice Chat
As Florida temperatures soar, Disney World workers struggle and pass out from the heat Orlando Weekly
Screening Room
Egalitarian Production Dollars & Sense
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