{"id":97741,"date":"2025-08-03T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/links-8-2-2025-naked-capitalism\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T06:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:59:00","slug":"links-8-2-2025-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/links-8-2-2025-naked-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Links 8\/2\/2025 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/jul\/31\/rhino-horns-made-radioactive-to-foil-traffickers-in-south-african-project\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rhino horns made radioactive to foil traffickers in South African project<\/a> Guardian (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/reading-hits-differently-to-listening-for-your-brain-science-says\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reading Hits Differently to Listening For Your Brain, Science Says<\/a> ScienceAlert (Chuck L)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2025\/07\/31\/ozempic-face-drives-surge-in-cosmetic-procedures-as-weight-loss-drugs-boom.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Ozempic face\u2019 drives surge in cosmetic procedures as weight loss drugs boom<\/a>  Boing Boing (resilc)<\/p>\n<p>#COVID-19\/Pandemics<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COVID-19: A VASCULAR NIGHTMARE UNFOLDING<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25EXCELLENT REVIEW ARTICLE needing your attention!<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f\u201cThis article provides a comprehensive review of the mechanisms underlying thrombosis in COVID-19 patients, as well as the advancements in clinical trials and guidelines for thrombosis\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nHchlEHKnQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nHchlEHKnQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harry Spoelstra (@HarrySpoelstra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrySpoelstra\/status\/1951209036927418380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasteur.fr\/en\/home\/press-area\/press-documents\/long-covid-sars-cov-2-persists-brainstem-long-term-and-deregulates-neuronal-activity\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2 persists in the brainstem in the long term and deregulates neuronal activity<\/a> Instuit Pasteur <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf5 Thread: Why don\u2019t people take COVID seriously in Year 6 of the pandemic?<\/p>\n<p>A virus that disables the immune system, damages the brain, heart, and vasculature.<\/p>\n<p>And spreads like smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the world shrugs.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because mass denial is doing what it always does.<\/p>\n<p>1\/18 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IcoopzXlAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/IcoopzXlAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath (@JamesThrot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesThrot\/status\/1950514152323109293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2025\/07\/31\/childhood-vaccination-rates-fall-again-as-exemptions-set-another-record\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record<\/a> STAT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/trending\/ghostly-silence-from-blue-whales-an-ominous-sign-for-the-world-scientists-warn-1753863195541\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ghostly silence from blue whales is an ominous sign for the world<\/a> WION<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yle.fi\/a\/74-20175126\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lapland\u2019s record-breaking heatwave is already threatening the lives of reindeer <\/a>YLZE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connexionfrance.com\/news\/france-braces-for-heatwave-next-week-40c-forecast-near-pyrenees\/738099\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">France braces for heatwave next week: 40\u00b0C [104F] forecast near Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es<\/a> Connexion France<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u203c\ufe0fMIDDLE EAST HISTORIC HEAT WAVE<\/p>\n<p>51.8C Swiehan<br \/>EMIRATES HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY<\/p>\n<p>Also record August hottest night at Al Ain MIn 36.4C<\/p>\n<p>In Turkish highlands Min 27.2 Tunceli Record hottest night (23 consecutive days breaking records in Turkey) ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K4DxruBvkd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/K4DxruBvkd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/extremetemps\/status\/1951342650780688658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/iranian-president-says-country-is-brink-dire-water-crisis-2025-07-31\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Iranian president says country is on brink of dire water crisis<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China&#8217;s average temperature in July was 23.64\u00b0C, the hottest July and the hottest month on record! Nine provinces broke their July record, with five provinces recording their second-highest average temperature for the month, and three provinces their third-highest. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/extremetemps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@extremetemps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q2cMF8FKdn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/q2cMF8FKdn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim (@yangyubin1998) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yangyubin1998\/status\/1951258933756305491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/japan-south-korea-issue-alerts-amid-historic-temperature-highs-not-a-one-off-anomaly-ws-l-9476207.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Japan, South Korea Issue Alerts Amid Historic Temperature Highs: \u2018Not A One-Off Anomaly\u2019<\/a> News18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/amazon-colombia-bogota-meta-unesco-world-heritage-site-b2799951.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains <\/a>Independent<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/heavy-rain-and-flash-floods-batter-us-east-coast-with-emergency-declared-in-new-york-13404839\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy rain and flash floods batter US east coast with emergency declared in New York<\/a> Sky<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>China?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China isn\u2019t &#8220;vying&#8221; for anything. The U.S. already gave up the AI crown by killing open source, gutting robotics, and handing the future to Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p>China Vies to Unseat US in Fight for $4.8 Trillion AI Market \u2013 Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UDHxe4d0YL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/UDHxe4d0YL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 William Huo (@wmhuo168) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wmhuo168\/status\/1950845292976169344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebanker.com\/content\/04dd25cc-4d5e-40ca-9573-ee8ea6ff29ea\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Disguised mortgages\u2019 threaten China\u2019s fragile property sector<\/a> The Banker<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelink.com\/news\/chinas-economy-slows-dry-bulk-shipping-528529\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">As China\u2019s Economy Slows, So Too Does Dry Bulk Shipping<\/a> Marine Link<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/by-building-the-worlds-biggest-dam-china-hopes-to-control-more-than-just-its-water-supply-261984\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">By building the world\u2019s biggest dam, China hopes to control more than just its water supply<\/a>     The Conversation (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>European Disunion<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/eurozone-economic-growth-gdp-second-quarter-112340718.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Eurozone economic growth slows to 0.1% in second quarter<\/a> Yahoo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/politics\/news\/czech-fatigue-with-ukrainian-refugees-grows-amid-economic-concerns\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Czech fatigue with Ukrainian refugees grows amid economic concerns<\/a> Euractiv\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Old Blighty<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you are in the UK, a must read. Raise a huge stink with your MP:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u203c\ufe0ffrom the network \u2714\ufe0fWestern channels write something strange, and it is difficult to verify it:<\/p>\n<p>At night, Russian special forces landed in Ochakov on several boats and penetrated the command center. They captured British soldiers who coordinated the use of British missiles and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7poKPs4qv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/i7poKPs4qv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peacemaket71\/status\/1950924693969477790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vpPht\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">UK CEOs Are More Downbeat About the Economy Than During Lockdown<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING NEWS \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Full Press Release: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hLCj1PJ5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/2hLCj1PJ5e<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bPXH7oAvE2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/bPXH7oAvE2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Defend our Juries (@DefendourJuries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefendourJuries\/status\/1950546631528439839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c9qy7wy4ey1o\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Car finance payouts have been limited, but lenders aren\u2019t off the hook<\/a>     BBC (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Israel v. The Resistance<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bettbeat.substack.com\/p\/half-a-million-palestinians-dead\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Half a Million Palestinians Dead, and the World Trades On<\/a> BettBeat. A badly needed reminder that the numbers of Palestinians fatalities are vastly understated in official and media accounts. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Israeli soldiers avoided interrupting Witkoff\u2019s propaganda tour by using silencers for today\u2019s killings <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8kJvtg3wZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8kJvtg3wZw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wyattreed13\/status\/1951356763959111997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aid trucks headed for Gaza were hijacked by the Yasser Abu Shabab gang, an ISIS-linked militia backed by the Zionist entity and whitewashed in the Wall Street Journal. They opened fire on civilians, then drove off with the trucks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yzMqcuEJvF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yzMqcuEJvF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iwasnevrhere_\/status\/1950962837133611374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caitlinjohnst.one\/p\/israel-apologists-think-no-no-were\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Israel Apologists Think \u201cNo No, We\u2019re Starving SICK Kids!\u201d Is A Winning Argument<\/a> Caitlin Johnstone (resilc)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The hosts of Israel\u2019s \u201cTwo Nice Jewish Boys\u201d podcast emphasize that their fellow Jewish Israelis enjoy seeing people in Gaza suffer, and that it makes their daily lives more satisfying to know Palestinians are hungry and homeless <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGP2xc7KJy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/UGP2xc7KJy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxBlumenthal\/status\/1951024104993177945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/198601\/support-israel-dam-breaking-gaza-genocide\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Finally, the Dam Shoring Up Support for Israel Seems to Be Breaking<\/a>  New Republic (resilc)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf5&#8221;We&#8217;ll kill the monsters\u2026 All of Gaza will be Jewish\u2026 The government is racing to erase Gaza. Thank god, we&#8217;re erasing this evil, and erasing the population that was raised on Mein Kampf&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Excerpts from several interviews with Amichay Eliyahu, Israel&#8217;s genocidal Minister of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JowKi2SQW4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/JowKi2SQW4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dB6Itx2I9o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/dB6Itx2I9o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ireallyhateyou\/status\/1951468384664846481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonofalabama.org\/2025\/08\/hala-jaber-what-the-world-is-offering-palestinians-isnt-a-state.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Hala Jaber \u2013 What The World Is Offering Palestinians Isn\u2019t A State. <\/a>    Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/bari-weiss-free-press-cbs\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How much is shoddy, pro-Israel journalism worth? Ask Bari Weiss.<\/a>  Responsible Statecraft (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/aug\/01\/labor-mps-pro-palestine-march-gaza-protest-sydney-harbour-bridge\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Decision delayed for pro-Palestine protest on Sydney Harbour Bridge as police warn of possible crowd crush <\/a>Guardian. Go Sydneysiders!<\/p>\n<p><center>*   *   *<\/center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zionist forces escalated strikes deep into Lebanon today, targeting Brital\u2019s mountainous outskirts in the Bekaa twice, along with repeated bombardments of al-Mahmoudiyeh and al-Jarmaq in the south. The spread and frequency mark a clear shift: deeper, bolder, and closer to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fglGrSyOjK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fglGrSyOjK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iwasnevrhere_\/status\/1950940547184529593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><center>*   *   *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beeley.substack.com\/p\/is-the-regional-zionist-project-going\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Is the regional Zionist Project going to include occupation of Cyprus? <\/a>Vanessa Beeley. Dodged a bullet. Cyprus had been a finalist as an expat option. <\/p>\n<p><center>*   *   *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conflictsforum.substack.com\/p\/a-further-us-attack-on-iran-would\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">A Further US Attack on Iran Would be Pointless Kabuki<\/a> Alastair Crooke. Chuck L: \u201cAnd it would trigger a round two of the counterattack on Israel. And this time they might not halt it when Trump unilaterally declares a ceasefire.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckglp8epg11o\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Iran drives out 1.5 million Afghans, with some branded spies for Israel<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brilliant diplomacy! Iran has internalised the hard lessons of past negotiations. <\/p>\n<p>In a firm and unapologetic statement, Foreign Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/araghchi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@araghchi<\/a> declared that U.S. presidential envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveWitkoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@SteveWitkoff<\/a> has requested a meeting\u2014but that Tehran will only consider talks under two\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kXyQPQecx3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/kXyQPQecx3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elijah J. Magnier \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@ejmalrai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ejmalrai\/status\/1950802336714018915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><center>*   *   *<\/center>  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecliffordmethod.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/harlan-ellison-tough-jew-part-iii.html?m=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Harlan Ellison: Tough Jew Part III<\/a> Clifford Meth (rowlf). Trust me, you will be glad you read this. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JdvV2ppoC5A\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">[SPECIAL] \u2013 Scott Ritter: Trump deploys Nuclear Subs to Russia over Social Media Rift<\/a> Judge Napolitano, YouTube<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/larrycjohnson.substack.com\/p\/trump-escalates-nuclear-threat-to\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Escalates Nuclear Threat to Russia\u2026 Taking the World to the Brink of Nuclear War <\/a>Larry Johnson<\/p>\n<p><center>*   *   *<\/center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\u2694\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7Britain is raging! Its officers were captured by Russian special forces in Ochakiv \u2013 Russian fighters penetrated the Ukrainian rear in boats\u2026 new details \u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>During the operation, called &#8220;Skat-12&#8221;, British officers were captured helping Ukrainian armed forces guide\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iHfmnVuKXH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/iHfmnVuKXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peacemaket71\/status\/1951349432353697887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drignacynowopolski.substack.com\/p\/shocking-kidnapping-by-the-russian\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Shocking kidnapping by the Russian Spetsnaz of two British colonels leading the Bandera sabotage in the Crimean direction<\/a> Dr Ignacy Nowopolski<\/p>\n<p><center>*   *   *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebarentsobserver.com\/security\/nato-group-sailed-the-barents-sea-as-russia-launched-multiple-missiles-in-exercise\/434170\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NATO group sailed the Barents Sea as Russia launched multiple missiles in exercise<\/a> Barents Observer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glenndiesen.substack.com\/p\/john-mearsheimer-liberal-delusions\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">John Mearsheimer: Liberal Delusions &amp; How NATO Led Ukraine Down the Primrose Path<\/a> Glenn Diesen<\/p>\n<p><center>*   *   *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/622385-us-senators-ukraine-aid\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">US senators propose $55bn Ukraine aid bill<\/a>      RT (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Big Brother is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8deq8qm504o\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Biometrics to replace stamps at EU border from 12 October<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 India wants to revive the Russia-India-China trilateral dialogue (RIC) which has been dormant for half a decade.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after signs of an India-China rapprochement and increased US aggression against India over its trade relations with Russia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M813IK40QV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/M813IK40QV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dott. Orikron \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 (@orikron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/orikron\/status\/1950914828391825785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump 2.0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/WfJue\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump fires US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report<\/a> Financial Times. Lead story. Full bore Trump insanity takes US officially into late-stage USSR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gzBkRsBcTBw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump UnWokes Smithsonian<\/a> YouTube (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/the-inside-story-of-eric-trumps-american-bitcoin\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Inside Story of Eric Trump\u2019s American Bitcoin<\/a> Wired (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/trump-blasts-hawley-over-stock-trading-ban\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Blasts Hawley Over Stock Trading Ban<\/a> American Conservative <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trumponomics<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/business\/5431805-us-job-growth-revised-downward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stunning revisions show US added 258K fewer jobs than first reported <\/a>The Hill<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rrTbTye6fag\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">America is About to Find Out Car Prices Just Got Insane<\/a> YouTube (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5y0Jp#selection-867.0-867.100\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">America on life support as \u2018ally\u2019 launches huge sabotage operation\u2026 and the results are terrifying<\/a> Daily Mail (resilc)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tariffs<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Tj89D#selection-2207.4-2207.50\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s trade war returns America to the 1930s<\/a> Telegraph<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My friend is in the business of buying wholesale steel rebar, steel beams, steel sheets, etc. from inexpensive overseas producers and then selling it downstream to American homebuilders who build budget homes. <\/p>\n<p>He got an email from his customs broker this afternoon that their\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerHakimian\/status\/1951034558587249115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1w8jq88xzlo\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Five things now pricier in Canada due to tariffs<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/VfhnW#selection-545.0-545.51\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tariffs Land on Taiwan Amid Tension With Washington<\/a> New York Times (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c987l633zdgo\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Confusion and anger in Switzerland \u2013 hit by highest tariffs in Europe<\/a>   BBC (Kevin W)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/R4lx5#selection-13223.0-13223.56\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order<\/a> New York Times (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ritholtz.com\/2025\/07\/tariffs-overturned\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Might Tariffs Get \u201cOverturned\u201d? <\/a>Barry Ritholtz<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>L\u2019affaire<\/i> Epstein<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/husseini.substack.com\/p\/12-points-on-zionist-occupied-territory\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">12 Points on Zionist Occupied Territory and Epstein<\/a> Sam Husseini <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Russiagate<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racket.news\/p\/foia-files-russia-edition-reports\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FOIA Files, Russia Edition: Reports The Government Used to Support its 2016 Joint Attribution<\/a> Racket News <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>GOP Clown Car<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a shock. The huge amounts of money being poured into the Super PAC to remove <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@RepThomasMassie<\/a> from Congress are all coming from the big GOP donors for whom Israel is a top cause: Miriam Adelson, John Paulson, Paul Singer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PHT544pook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/PHT544pook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1951074745337913613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2025\/08\/01\/trump-texas-map-could-backfire\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How the Republican Texas Redistricting Scheme Could Backfire<\/a> Washington Monthly<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Groves of Academe<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dn.no\/innlegg\/norway-should-buy-harvard\/2-1-1850997\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Norway should buy Harvard<\/a> DN<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Market Has a Sad<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qgqrS#selection-1143.0-1143.60\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Goldman Urges Caution as Global Credit Spreads Hit 2007 Lows<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Copper getting obliterated by more than 20% and is currently on track for its worst day in history \ud83d\udcc9\ud83d\udcc9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dTcyTOtllq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/dTcyTOtllq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barchart (@Barchart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Barchart\/status\/1950758299298623783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A must read. Click through to get the full tweet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The copper market\u2019s historic collapse is about how a single policy shift can puncture a carefully constructed financial illusion. For months, global copper flows were distorted by speculative bets around U.S. trade policy. Traders flooded U.S. shores with refined copper,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q7tr7uu3Bl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/q7tr7uu3Bl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uuSlXUtXX1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uuSlXUtXX1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onechancefreedm\/status\/1950970215874855216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AI<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2025\/08\/chatgpt-users-shocked-to-learn-their-chats-were-in-google-search-results\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results<\/a> ars technica (Paul R). Wonder how many were on the order of \u201cHow do I hide assets from my wife?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/tech\/article\/mark-zuckerberg-wants-ai-glasses-20798250.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Zuckerberg says without AI glasses, you\u2019ll be at \u2018cognitive disadvantage\u2019<\/a> SFGate (resilc)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Bezzle<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/jury-tesla-autopilot-death\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThis Will Open the Floodgates\u201d: Tesla In Trouble as Jury Orders It to Pay $329 Million After Autopilot Death<\/a> Futurism<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compactmag.com\/article\/money-by-vile-means\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Money by Vile Means<\/a> Compact (resilc)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the sad state of news these days. Today, a Waymo car crashed into another Waymo, but the media hasn&#8217;t covered it at all. I&#8217;ve seen no articles. If this were two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Tesla<\/a> Robotaxis, it would be all over the news. Negative headlines against Tesla generate clicks. Ones about\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XsdJvTRbsW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/XsdJvTRbsW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jOjhGccRal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jOjhGccRal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerMerritt\/status\/1950747672740007976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Class Warfare<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/macleans.ca\/society\/confessions-of-the-working-poor\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions of the Working Poor<\/a>  Macleans.ca (resilc)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/manhattan-shooting-wesley-lepatner-blackstone-luigi-mangione\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Rise of Luigism<\/a> City Journal (resilc). The author does not get it. Some others who did.  JFK:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And Fredrick Douglass:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/06\/01\/illinois-farming-ownership-climate-change\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Who owns most of the farmland in Illinois? Not farmers<\/a> Chicago Tribune (Paul R). From June, still germane. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/CZyWP#selection-1163.0-1163.32\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Texas Economy Ain\u2019t All That<\/a> Bloomberg <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Antidote du jour (<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/adult-white-siberian-husky-walking-on-snow-during-daytime-ph5AyjFltQU\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-2.19.00\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"472\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-296224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-2.19.00\u202fPM.png 652w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-2.19.00\u202fPM-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-02-at-2.19.00\u202fPM-624x490.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And a bonus:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fact that some people believe that animals don\u2019t feel or have emotions blows my mind. Look at this beautiful baby. I want to hug him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1VLYAttmeN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1VLYAttmeN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nature is Amazing \u2618\ufe0f (@AMAZlNGNATURE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMAZlNGNATURE\/status\/1951476981079392263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A second bonus:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cats will be cat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgil4tAJzE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lgil4tAJzE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beauty Of Nature \ud83c\udf33 (@ShouldHaveAnima) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShouldHaveAnima\/status\/1951471909687927023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2025\/07\/links-8-1-2025.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-alignleft\"><a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow:none; padding:0; margin:0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2025\/08\/links-8-2-2025.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhino horns made radioactive to foil traffickers in South African project Guardian (resilc) Reading Hits Differently to Listening For Your Brain, Science Says ScienceAlert (Chuck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-spotlight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}