On patrol with Thailand’s ‘Anti-Monkey Unit’ battling to maintain primates at bay in Lopburi ABC Australia (Kevin W)
What explains the variations in sexual sensation between us? aeon (Chuck L)
What turns into of the broken-hearted? Scientists examine New Scientist (Micael T)
Smashing concept: how East Germany invented ‘unbreakable’ consuming glasses Guardian (Kevin W)
World’s largest 3D-printed neighborhood nears completion in Texas Reuters (Kevin W)
Chew-sized Threats of Ticks Your Native Epidemiologist (Dr. Kevin)
#COVID-19
BREAKING! Elements of China witnessing a COVID-19 resurgence pushed by a brand new recombinant Delta and Omicron variant. XDV.1 Thailand Medical Information (IM Doc)
Local weather/Atmosphere
Zhidan County in Shaanxi, China, has been hit by flash flooding. Heavy rain, which broke historic information with as much as 179.1 mm of rainfall, occurred from the night of August 8 to the morning of August 9 👀pic.twitter.com/XHCglntuM3
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) August 9, 2024
‘Cruisezilla’ passenger ships have doubled in measurement since 2000, environmental group warns CNN (Kevin W)
The brand new EU initiative to Clear up Plastic Waste is silly, will do nothing, could also be counter-productive and a great deal of individuals assume it’s completely cool anyway eugyppius (Micael T)
Avocado goldrush hyperlinks US corporations with Mexico’s deforestation catastrophe Reuters (Robin Ok)
In 2023 the world’s forests stopped appearing as a carbon sink REDD Monitor (Micael T)
China?
It is a good learn by a former GM govt, analysing the terribly quick rise of China’s home automotive makers and the ensuing drop within the gross sales of overseas automotive manufacturers: https://t.co/ltSqhu2xqo
The important thing driver was in fact the rise of EVs: “The EV share of complete automotive gross sales…
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) August 7, 2024
Quite a few airways are as soon as once more canceling flights to China The Avenue
TSMC Arizona struggles to beat huge variations between Taiwanese and US work tradition Tom’s {Hardware}. Micael T: “So all this American Talwan vs. China nonsense iis actually about importing new administration practices to the US?” Moi: A few of you might do not forget that Toyota went right into a three way partnership with GM to take over GM’s worst plant, which characteristic common absenteeism and drunkenness in its workforce, and naturally excessive defect charges. Toyota received the plant efficiency to above common for Toyota crops, which was a lot larger than GM ranges.
Bangladesh
Regime change in Dhaka a morality play M.Ok. Bhadrakumar, Deccan Herald (Chuck L)
Bangladesh as shade revolution on India’s doorstep Asia Occasions (Kevin W)
Gaza
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 307: At the least 56 Palestinians killed throughout Gaza as Israel bombs two extra colleges in newest massacres Mondoweiss (guurst)
🚨Whereas the world reads the information as mere headlines, many fail to understand the complete influence of Israeli warfare, together with starvation, displacement, poverty, illness, and worry confronted by these kids in #Gaza ! pic.twitter.com/aZF6hcByAG
— Nour Naim| نُور (@NourNaim88) August 9, 2024
In addition to the navy assist, the co-management of the “humanitarian” circumstances of life calculated to deliver concerning the bodily destruction of Gaza Palestinians as a gaggle. Gaza has been starved and left with out the mandatory medical help (resulting in extra deaths) for 10 months. https://t.co/FS5qt8CvGR
— Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) August 8, 2024
State-funded Chief Rabbis of Tampa Florida’s sister metropolis Ashdod (Israel’s Sixth-largest metropolis, pop. 225,000) rule that females above the age of 9 might not journey scooters and their voices will not be heard once they journey metropolis buses, the place they’re already pressured to sit down within the again seats https://t.co/Z700qMof8H
— David Sheen (@davidsheen) August 8, 2024
Alaskan F-22 Fighters Ahead Deployed to Help Israel In opposition to Iran: Qatari Airbase Performs Host Navy Watch
U.S. Approves Huge Arms Gross sales to Israel, Waives Leahy Sanctions In opposition to Abusive Israeli Navy Unit Amid Ongoing Atrocities DAWN
Value rising for US because it fights off Houthi drones Politico
Airways droop flights as Center East tensions rise Reuters
US accuses Israeli far-right minister of ‘deceptive’ Gaza ceasefire feedback Monetary Occasions. ZOMG, the US thinks sending the zero credibility yapping canine spokescritter John Kirby in opposition to Smotrich, or any Israel official, goes to make an iota of distinction? In truth, it is going to be appropriately acknowledged as one more admission of weak spot.
New Not-So-Chilly Warfare
Ukraine SitRep: Kursk Marketing campaign Designed To Maintain Warfare Going Moon of Alabama (Kevin W). Alexander Mercouris has an fascinating idea as to why the Russias had been caught flat-footed. He assumes that Russia did see forces massing in Sumy area, however assumed they had been for defensive functions, that nobody could be so dumb as to throw a few of their greatest remaining items into (at greatest) a Hail Mary go.
Whereas the AFU’s Kursk raid doesn’t appear to be a serious operational or strategic menace, it is nonetheless a foul, unhealthy signal of issues to return. One of the vital grotesque situations could be if the Ukrainians have accepted and internalized that the frontline is fucked for them, and determine to… https://t.co/DsQ1KUCqP2
— Russians With Angle (@RWApodcast) August 8, 2024
Russia has begun evacuating individuals from elements of its western area of Lipetsk, after a “large assault” by Ukrainian drones, regional governor, Igor Artamonov, stated. Reuters
Ukraine to unleash robotic canines on its entrance traces Agence France-Presse (Li)
Huge Brother is Watching You Watch
Remark from the TSA on Tulsi Gabbard and the “Quiet Skies” Program Matt Taibbi
Russia’s Biometric Increase Faces Rising Knowledge Safety Fears Reclaim the Web. Micael T: “It appears as if Russia too is aboard on the WEF dystopia.”
10 years after Michael Brown’s dying, police physique digicam effectiveness nonetheless elusive Axios
DHS Prioritizes Investigating FAM Whistleblowers Over Quiet Skies Surveillance Abuses UncoverDC (furzy)
Trump
The Publish-liberal Catholics Discover Their Man in J. D. Vance Atlantic (furzy)
Trump calls Tim Walz ‘freakish,’ stepping up assaults on Dem ticket Politico. Trump nonetheless of his marks.
Kamala
Kamala was too nervous to go to dinner and wanted coaching.
It is a girl in her late 50s.
Superb.
She couldn’t deal with a cocktail party. No surprise they received’t let her do interviews.https://t.co/xoRsyrH3Y7 pic.twitter.com/reB7wrAaKq
— Coddled prosperous skilled (@feelsdesperate) August 8, 2024
‘Uncommitted’ leaders demand Harris again Israel weapons embargo to get endorsement Detroit Information (ma)
From Aaron Bushnell To “I’m Talking” In 5 Months Caitlin Johnstone (Kevin W)
Our No Longer Free Press
Extra on Scott Ritter, Ukraine and Israel and My Dialog with an Iranian Professor Larry Johnson (furzy). Linked for the dialogue of Ritter however the different elements have advantage too.
20 months in jail for a Fb submit is insane. The UK has fallen. pic.twitter.com/duT8y8oVQn
— Finish Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 9, 2024
Mr. Market Has a Unhappy
International monetary markets settle into ‘yo-yo sample’ after Monday’s meltdown Metropolis A.M.
US shopper spending slowdown weighs on journey and leisure teams Monetary Occasions
Do the mathematics. Recession dangers add up. Washington Publish
One other recession sign: Bank card spending is slowing considerably. FXStreet
Abortion
Decide to rule whether or not Alabama can prosecute individuals who help out-of-state abortions The Hill
Antitrust
The Google antitrust treatment ought to extinguish surveillance, not democratize it Pluralistic (Chuck L)
Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘large advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover ABC (furzy). f they colluded, which having a model named org coordinating suggests, it’s a restraint of commerce and Musk, regardless of his warts, would have a case
Advertisers axe company accountability scheme after lawsuit from Musk’s X Guardian (furzy). A responsible look. A extra pointed account X and Rumble’s Lawsuit Topples Alleged Censorship Cartel Reclaim the Web (Micael T)
AI
Google DeepMind develops a ‘solidly novice’ desk tennis robotic TechCrunch (Dr. Kevin)
The Bezzle
How Intel, the weak hyperlink within the chip technique of Bidenomics, is resorting to monetary engineering to boost billions for fabs. Adam Tooze (Paul R)
Apple’s new charging cords have ruined my life. Welcome to Charging Twine Hell. Enterprise Insider (Kevin W)
USPS Textual content Scammers Duped His Spouse, So He Hacked Their Operation Wired
ATM Software program Flaws Left Piles of Money for Anybody Who Knew to Look Wired (Kevin W)
Class Warfare
State Behemoths Are Devouring the International Financial system Bloomberg
Germany might partially nationalize key weapons maker – media RT (Kevin W)
Antidote du jour. Tracie H:
The proprietor of this exceedingly gentle mannered little women’ man that my husband and I encountered at a neighborhood espresso store was telling us how all over the place they go the little fellow is adored by all of the waitresses and baristas.
And a bonus (Chuck L):
This made my day! pic.twitter.com/uhY4CQhmar
— Nature is Superb ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) August 7, 2024
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
