Hyperlinks 7/16/2025 | bare capitalism

Groundbreaking Examine Reveals Tortoises Have Emotions, Just like Ours SciTech Day by day (Chuck L)

The Frailties of Motive Commonweal (Anthony L)

Local weather/Setting

After Devastating Winter Losses, One other Risk Looms for U.S. Beekeepers New York Occasions

Examine Reconstructs 540 Million Years of Sea Degree Change in Unprecedented Element SciTech Day by day (Chuck L)

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN RUSSIA
As much as 43C within the Rostov Area
Some all time information (there are tons of)
41.7 Kamensk
41.3 Kostantinovsk
41.2 Bokovskaja
41.0 Prohladnaya
40.8 Kazanskaja
40.4 Tihoreck
40.2 Millerovo
HIGH TMINS:
23.4 Borisoglebsk
22.8 Micurinsk
21.6 Cerepovec pic.twitter.com/2EC6cDLnVw

— Excessive Temperatures Round The World (@extremetemps) July 13, 2025

DEADLY HEAT IN EAST ASIA

At the moment loopy MINIMUMS 28C at 1300m in MONGOLIA
Tropical nights at 2500m

CHINA July information: 41.9C Xingping, 41.0C Zhouzhi
JAPAN Data:36.4 Hirosaki,35.7 Ogata,36.7 Gojome

Subsequent days THOUSANDS of information:
Worst warmth wave in historical past with THIs >50/55C https://t.co/IHxhvdufn1

— Excessive Temperatures Round The World (@extremetemps) July 14, 2025

Flash flooding hits NYC and New Jersey declares state of emergency as storms soak Northeast Impartial

Gujarat is reeling beneath an unprecedented monsoon onslaught, with June rainfall figures shattering a 44-year document and triggering widespread flooding throughout the state Free Press Journal

China?

China’s economic system beats expectations in face of Trump’s commerce battle Guardian (Kevin W). Not dispositive but. A number of stockpiling and channel stuffing in Southeast Asia

US-China spy wars intensify beneath Trump 2.0 as tech competitors heats up South China Morning Put up

A Microsoft undertaking may expose the Pentagon to Chinese language hackers Asia Occasions (Kevin W)

Taiwan’s army takes preparation for Chinese language invasion to civilians’ doorsteps Monetary Occasions

India-Pakistan

China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute provides an additional ripple in South Asia The Dialog

Africa

Ethiopian militias raid Sudan border villages: farmers, activists Agence France-Presse

Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing virtually 300 individuals in village raids Guardian

European Disunion

French PM suggests slashing two public holidays as a part of price range cuts Le Monde

French PM proposes scrapping nationwide holidays and freezing spending to chop deficit Guardian (Kevin W)

Poland is dealing with a monetary disaster Warsaw Enterprise Journal

“AIR FRYER RETAILER”: TWO NANTES RESIDENTS SENTENCED FOR POSTING A PLACARD HOSTILE TO THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR DURING A STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE BMFTV through machine translation (Micael T)

DEBATE: Six out of ten don’t wish to defend Sweden Expressen through machine translation (Micael T)

Previous Blighty

To hoard or to not hoard? UK customers on the professionals and cons of money Guardian (Kevin W)

How a lot bother is Starmer in? Sam Freedman

Reeves pledges to increase purge of Metropolis purple tape to remainder of UK economic system Monetary Occasions (Kevin W). Neoliberal hopium

UK Dairy farmers are dealing with a disaster, spending 1000’s of kilos feeding their cattle grain that needs to be saved for the winter BBC

UK a ‘powder keg’ of social tensions a 12 months on from summer season riots, report warns Guardian

Left with out care: Many Lengthy COVID clinics are closing down within the U.Okay. Sick Occasions

Israel v. The Resistance

Key ultra-Orthodox Factions Announce They Will Go away Netanyahu’s Coalition Over Draft Invoice Haaretz (resilc)

The tweet is blocked from embedding however you’ll be able to click on by to see the video:

Lawyer of Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, at present imprisoned by Israel, wrote:

Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya will not be okay.
My final go to to him was on July 9, 2025.
He has misplaced over 40 kilograms — greater than one-third of his physique weight.
On the time of his arrest, he weighed 100 kg — as we speak, he… pic.twitter.com/UElaH9ANi6

— Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) July 14, 2025

The suffocation of Sinjil +972 (guurst)

Israeli Minister: ‘Gaza have to be in Ruins for A long time,’ as Airstrike Kills Kids searching for Water Juan Cole (resilc)

Jordan concentrating on Gaza solidarity in largest arrest marketing campaign in a long time Center East Eye (resilc)

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Israeli air strikes kill 12 in japanese Lebanon regardless of ceasefire Aljazeera

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Iran faces stiff sanctions if no deal by finish of August, U.S. and allies agree Axios. For the reason that US has type, count on a brand new assault earlier than the deadline.

Past the ceasefire, the Iran-Israel cyber battle nonetheless rages on Al Majalla (Chuck L)

The Delusions and Lies of Regime Changers Daniel Larison

Syraqistan

Israel bombs Syrian forces coming into Druze metropolis after sectarian clashes BBC

Syrians Overseas Dismiss Discuss of Normalization With Israel: ‘We Concern the Penalties, Particularly for Palestinians’ Haaretz

New Not-So-Chilly Conflict

Trump requested Zelenskiy if Ukraine may hit Moscow, FT studies Straits Occasions (resilc)

Trump Delivers Subsequent Nothingburger To Ukraine Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)

Markets name Trump’s bluff on Russian oil sanctions in more and more dangerous sport Reuters

The Redheaded Stepsister Goes to the Ball William Schryver (Chuck L). Ukraine and the US (or the UK) are nonetheless scheming over the Kerch Bridge????

Russia Goes on the Offensive In opposition to US Traders in an Odessa Port Larry Johnson

Moldova denies claims its troopers have been killed in Ukraine battle RT (Kevin W)

Large Brother is Watching You Watch

Cybersecurity failures depart US Social Safety information in danger Biometric Replace

Imperial Collapse Watch

RECONFIGURING HEGEMONY New Left Overview (Alan S)

Why new CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is as improper because the outdated one Accountable Statecraft (resilc)

The Pentagon desires to construct drones with out Chinese language components. It’s off to a foul begin. Kevin Walmsley

The US Has Extra Copper Than China However No Technique to Refine All of It Bloomberg

The Yellow BRICS Highway American Conservative (resilc)

Trump 2.0

Dimon Defends Fed Independence After Trump Assaults Wall Avenue Journal

It’s Not Simply Epstein. MAGA Is Indignant A couple of Lot of Issues Wired. resilc: “You been performed bubba”

DOGE

The White Home Has a Plan for All That International Meals Help That DOGE Minimize: Burn It Gizmodo (Dr. Kevin)

When Knowledgeable Advisors Are Despatched Packing, Who Picks Up the Slack? SciLight (Dr. Kevin)

Tariffs

One other casualty of the commerce wars: now we don’t have transformers Kevin Walmsley

One other Casualty within the Tariff Wars: The At all times-in-Season Tomato New York Occasions. resilc: “Gee, received’t we miss the style of pinkish drywall.”

Immigration

The IRS Is Constructing a Huge System to Share Hundreds of thousands of Taxpayers’ Information With ICE ProPublica (Randy Okay, Robin Okay). The excellent news is that shall be possible that will probably be very exhausting to make good matches throughout the totally different databases. The dangerous new is that ICE doesn’t give a rat’s ass about integrity and so will run with bogus connections.

ICE Age No Mercy / No Malice (resilc)

What Have been Federal Brokers Doing at a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago? Hypoallergic. resilc: “Itza USA USA possession you morons.”

Unlawful border crossings hit a long time low beneath Trump crackdown Axios

Democrat Dying Want

Mamdani Nets File Fundraising Haul Whereas Adams and Cuomo Strike Out on Matching Funds THE CITY.

BWAHAHA!

Police State Watch

The U.S. Army’s Robotic Coyotes Core77 (resilc)

Is Trump’s ‘private Gestapo’ turning America right into a police state? US president’s closely armed shock troops behind raids on unlawful migrants will quickly outnumber the FBI Day by day Mail (resilc). Whenever you’ve misplaced the Day by day Mail….

Mr. Market is Moody

Bond Merchants Enhance Bearish Bets as US 30-12 months Yields Eclipse 5%. Bloomberg

Well being Care

Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed New York Occasions (resilc)

AI

AI Creeps Into the Threat Register For America’s Largest Corporations The Register

Class Warfare

The Ambition That Kills: A Name for Moral Management Sonar 21 (Mark G)

Antidote du jour (through):

A bonus:

The response of a canine when it see a brand new buddy.😄😄 pic.twitter.com/APY8IoWyWg

— Nina Deer (@longdepzai_n) July 14, 2025

A second bonus:

It is robust being a mother. pic.twitter.com/aHqPNbQzyv

— Workers Sergeant Johnson (@Colonel_Myway) July 16, 2025

And a 3rd:

When a bear household desires to chill down in your pool, you allow them to!😅🐻🥰 pic.twitter.com/buiAIzibl2

— James Pleickhardt (@JamesPleickhar2) July 15, 2025

See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.