Meet world\u201ds first edible robot<\/a> Bangkok Post (furzy)<\/p>\n Scientists have discovered a 50,000-year-old herpes virus \u2013 and perhaps how modern humans came to rule the world<\/a> Guardian (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Is Christianity Based on Psychedelic Trips?<\/a> Nautilus (Micael T)<\/p>\n Misinformation was named the top global health threat in the coming years<\/a> Your Local Epidemiologist (Kevin W). Kill me now.<\/p>\n >Holy Shit<<\/p>\n Whooping Cough cases in England<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude2e pic.twitter.com\/Q8ahWZDpmR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 tern (@1goodtern) May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n #COVID-19<\/p>\n Long Covid at 3 Years<\/a> Eric Topol (Robin K)<\/p>\n UMD Study: N95 Masks Block Almost All Airborne COVID-19<\/a> Mirage News(Jay Ess)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Cut In Ship Pollution Sparked Global Heating Spurt<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.<\/a> CNBC (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n TikTok Preparing a US Copy of the App\u2019s Core Algorithm<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Myanmar<\/p>\n New Cold War proxy conflict brewing in Myanmar<\/a> Asia Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n European Parliament Still just a sham parliament<\/a> Hintergrund via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n Farmers in south-west France have called for a \u201chistoric\u201d blockade along France\u2019s border with Spain to call for fresh help for the agricultural sector<\/a> ConnexionFrance<\/p>\n Downgrade to French credit rating stings Macron government<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n German inflation increases in May<\/a> Think.ing<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n NHS computer issues linked to patient harm<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Gaza<\/p>\n Hamas no longer poses major threat to Israel, Biden says<\/a> Politico (Kevin W). So why is the US still providing arms, particularly those super heavy bombs?<\/p>\n Exclusive: Inside America\u2019s Secret Efforts to Free US Hostages<\/a> Vanity Fair (Dr. Kevin_<\/p>\n Egypt tight-lipped over Israeli takeover of Gaza buffer zone<\/a> Guardian (Kevin W). As has been the US. <\/p>\n Israeli embassy in Mexico set on fire (VIDEOS)<\/a> RT (Kevin W)<\/p>\n You Can\u2019t Turn Back the Clock on Genocide: \u201cEasily 200,000 Deaths in Gaza.\u201d <\/a>Counterpunch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New-Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n NATO boss seeks 40 bln euros per year for Ukraine military aid, source say<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n Biden partially lifts ban on Ukraine using US arms in strikes on Russian territory, US officials say<\/a> Associated Press. This account says more clearly than other did (perhaps in response to press questions) that the policy for Ukraine not to use long-range missiles to strike \u201coffensively\u201d in Russia has not changed. But WTF does that mean in practice?<\/p>\n US to offer Ukraine security pact as tensions rise between allies<\/a> Financial Times. Alexander Mercouris reads this as an empty gesture.<\/p>\n Ukraine: Russia won\u2019t escalate, US will<\/a> Indian Punchline (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Le Pen Sees Macron\u2019s Backing of Ukraine\u2019s Strikes Inside Russia as Step Toward World War <\/a>Sputnik<\/p>\n Orban: Europe has entered the phase of preparing for war with Russia<\/a> (Micael T). Anti-Spiegel via machine translation<\/p>\n MARK RUTTE, THE DUTCH INVADER, IS SINKING IN THE HUNGARIAN GOULASH<\/a> John Helmer<\/p>\n G-7 to Target Banks Helping Russia Evade Ukraine War Sanctions<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n Russian grain will find new buyers instead of Europe<\/a> Vzglyad via machine translation (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n \u2018Lucrative\u2019 trap: Egypt lured by billion-dollar IMF deals <\/a>RT (Robin K)<\/p>\n Exclusive-US to Boycott UN Tribute to Iran Leader Killed in Helicopter Crash<\/a> US News (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n BRICS: $260 Billion in Trade Without a Single Dollar<\/a> InfoBRICS. Yours truly favors mulitpolarity, but the frequency with which fans grossly overhype their case is frustrating. Russia was trading oil with China outside the dollar in 2015. This hyped $260 billion (no time frame specified) compares to $24.9 trillion dollars in exports in 2022. So if we assume the $260 billion took place over a year, it\u2019s 1% of total trade. Oh, and even worse: this is \u201cplan to conduct\u201d!!! It hasn\u2019t even happened!<\/p>\n The number British Army troops has fallen below 73,000 for the first time since the Napoleonic era <\/a>Telegraph. Yet they are, or wanna be, the #1 bear-pokers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump<\/p>\n McConnell comes to Trump\u2019s defense after guilty verdict <\/a>The Hill. As most of you know, McConnell and Trump have often not seen eye to eye. <\/p>\n Ding, Dong, the Witch Still Leads the Polls<\/a> Matt Taibbi<\/p>\n Wall Street Billionaires Are Rushing to Back Trump, Verdict Be Damned<\/a> Bloomberg. Banner headline, full width of screen.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Republican megadonors shrug off his guilty verdict <\/a>CNBC<\/p>\n Chartbook 287: After the verdict: American money and Donald Trump<\/a> Adam Tooze (Randy K)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antitrust<\/p>\n Apple News+ Subscription Growth Blows Away Major Media Sites<\/a> CultofMac. Paging Lina Khan <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n Google is Putting More Restrictions On AI Overviews<\/a> engadget<\/p>\n Civil unrest can spread fast through generative AI<\/a> Fast Company<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Falling Down Boeing Airplanes<\/p>\n Boeing\u2019s New Legal Nightmare: Potential Damages Of $235 Million In Trade Secrets Suit <\/a> Forbes (Kevin W). That number is not all that bad but it does come on top of lots of other setbacks<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bezzle<\/p>\n Science Has a Nasty Photoshopping Problem<\/a> New York Times (Dr. Kevin)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Why policymakers are more likely to risk high inflation during periods of economic uncertainty<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n The fading Fed reign of economics PhDs<\/a> Financial Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Commercial Property Meltdown Clobbers Pension Funds<\/a> Wall Street Journal (Robin K)<\/p>\n The American shopping spree is losing steam <\/a> CNN (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor\u2019s Bill<\/a> Wall Street Journal. First in a three part series. What is the world coming to? Would have written this up as a media story (substance already covered here) but Friday was an awfully busy news day. <\/p>\n Newsflash: Inequality in Neoliberal America<\/a> CADTM (Micael T)<\/p>\n Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake\u2014now they\u2019re slashing costs to win back customers<\/a> Fortune (ma)<\/p>\n Cash-Strapped Shoppers Are Sending Budget Chains Into Bankruptcy<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n Why Are People So Down About the Economy? Theories Abound. <\/a> New York Times (Kevin W). The big one is that voters are still suffering from the big increase in prices over earlier years, which lower inflation now does not reverse.<\/p>\n Right to repair is now the law in Colorado<\/a> The Verge (Kevin W)<\/p>\n US sues Hyundai, others over child labor at Alabama parts plant <\/a> Reuters (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Capitalism, with friends like these, you don\u2019t need enemies<\/a> Steve Keen (Micael T)\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour (Mike M):<\/p>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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