WA man charged after taking off his garments and assaulting crew member on a flight certain for Melbourne The Australian (Robin Okay). Will we have now so as to add “WA man” to “Florida man”?
Intercourse and Alcohol in Medieval Occasions: A Look into the Pleasures of the Center Age Open Tradition (Micael T)
Kansas biologists discover ‘tremendous uncommon’ threatened species within the mouth of a hungry toad KSNT (Robin Okay)
‘Cocaine sharks’ present in waters off Brazil Science (Robin Okay)
164 whales and dolphins euthanised by DOC in a yr Waikato Occasions (Robin Okay)
Science reveals ‘world’s most stunning girl’ Otango Occasions (Robin Okay). You’d by no means comprehend it from the picture. Make-up harsh and overdone, and she or he appears like she has cheek implants.
🚨Replace: Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone Nationwide Park simply had a large eruption! Is the Yellowstone Caldera about to erupt!?!
pic.twitter.com/SLuWZEVAPC— US Civil Protection Information (@CaptCoronado) July 23, 2024
Researchers uncover battery-free expertise that harvests energy from radio and Wi-Fi indicators for low-powered gadgets Tom’s {Hardware} (Micael T). Well being fetishists will depict the truth that this a lot vitality is zapping round as dangerous to well being. It could be dangerous for bees.
#COVID-19
An infection Management, Emergency Administration, Security, and Normal Ideas ICEMSG. Paul R flags: “That is an open letter to hospital and clinic directors, in addition to any healthcare group. Be at liberty to share extensively, significantly to any directors you might know.”
Covid-19 is an unwelcome attendee on the Paris Olympic Video games CNN. Paul R: “Heck of a job.”
Local weather/Setting
Snow Belt to Solar Belt Migration: Finish of an Period? Federal Reserve Financial institution of San Francisco
Tasmania affords ‘Eco-Milk’ from seaweed-fed cows Taipei Occasions (Robin Okay)
Twisted carbon nanotubes may obtain considerably higher vitality storage than superior lithium-ion batteries PhysOrg. Chuck L: “Assuming they’re considering electrical energy, a motor/generator machine can be required to cost/discharge the ‘battery.’”
Timber have an additional local weather profit because of methane-eating microbes New Scientist (Dr. Kevin)
Outdated King Coal Stays All-powerful and Omnipresent. Bloomberg
Local weather activists have disrupted flights at Frankfurt and Oslo airports on the second day of coordinated “oil kills” protests throughout Europe and North America Guardian
China?
US, Japan change China as graduates’ locations Taipei Occasions (Robin Okay)
Why is China stockpiling assets? The Week
North Korea’s economic system rebounds as Russia ties gas arms commerce South China Morning Put up
Africa
US sanctions three, together with two based mostly in SA, for increasing Isis in Africa The Citizen (Robin Okay)
Sudan struggle: Weapons being exported to conflict-torn nation regardless of UN arms embargo Sky
The dearth of management Kaieteur Information (Robin Okay)
European Disunion
Europe’s Path to Battle and Self-Destruction Fabian Scheidler (Micael T)
LNG terminals inbuilt Germany turned out to be of no use to anybody Worldwide Affairs (Micael T)
Annalena Baerbock isn’t solely silly, but additionally malicious and deceitful Anti-Spiegel (Micael T)
Outdated Blighty
Hovering UK mortgage charges have pushed 320,000 adults into poverty, thinktank says Guardian
Thames Water debt downgraded to junk standing by Moody’s credit score company with efficient nationalisation potential Sky
Gaza
Making Gaza uninhabitable. The Israeli navy detonating a water reservoir in Rafah. pic.twitter.com/1JjTjVqnjI
— Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) July 27, 2024
Palestinian Deaths Within the Gaza Battle Are In all probability Shut To Half A Million Ian Welsh
Gaza’s Orphans London Evaluation of Books (guurst)
The ICJ Simply Demolished Certainly one of Israel’s Key Defenses of the Occupation Haaretz (Dr. Kevin)
A Authorized Justification for Genocide Jewish Currents (guurst)
They Did the Math: Hebrew College’s Nice Mathematicians Are Leaving Israel Haaretz (Dr. Kevin)
Tourism to Israel in dire straits as 10 % of accommodations face complete monetary collapse The Cradle
Syraqistan
Why Iran’s missile strikes pose an actual drawback for Pakistan European Management Community
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
Russia’s Putin hosts Syria’s Assad in Kremlin as tensions rise within the Center East South China Morning Put up
Imperial Collapse Watch
The Bretton Woods Second—and Its Essential Substitute Carnegie Endowment
Defence companies are assured Western governments will proceed to extend spending on weapons to counter Russia and China Reuters
Chinese language Warships Watched by NATO Arrive in Russia’s Strategic Baltic Hub Newsweek
World Battle Three is nearer than anybody dare admit Telegraph
US navy, looking for strategic benefits, builds up Australia’s northern bases amid China tensions Reuters
Trump
Watch out for an Unconstrained Trump Overseas Coverage Daniel Larison
Trump Assassination Try
Secret Service Opted Out of Drone Surveillance Earlier than Trump Assassination Try US Senator Sputnik
FBI unsuitable about assassination try, Trump’s physician says RT
Vance
JD Vance Has a Bunch of Bizarre Views on Gender Politico (Dr. Kevin)
Kamala
Amazon DISAPPEARS E book About Kamala Harris! w/ Caleb Maupin Jimmy Dore, YouTube
Authorities transparency website pulls web page naming Kamala Harris ‘most liberal’ senator NBC (Paul R)
Who’s behind Kamala Harris? UnHerd. UserFriendly: “Another reason to not vote for Kamala. She already has Holder tapped for vetting VP’s.”
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance Assault Kamala Harris’s Legitimacy Charles Pearce (furzy). So that is how the Dems attempt to fake there isn’t a legitimacy drawback, by stating that the evil Rs are making a problem of it?
FBI raids residence of former aide to NY Gov. Hochul, report says NBC (BC). Hhhhm.
Our No Longer Free Press
Why Does Washington Put up Preserve Publishing Overseas Belongings? Lively Measures (Micael T)
AI
Vitality-Environment friendly AI: New {Hardware} Might Slash Computing Energy Wants by 1000x ScienceBlog (Dr. Kevin)
ChatGPT is bullshit Ethics and Data Expertise. UserFriendly: “Clearly, they should have learn NC.”
The Bezzle
CrowdSuck American Prospect. One other should learn by Moe Tkacik (Userfriendly)
As Foghorn Leghorn warned “That is going to trigger extra confusion than a mouse in a burlesque present.” The Ohio Supreme Court docket dominated promoting a boneless hen dish is a “cooking fashion not a assure.” https://t.co/jjLFeCU7iD
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 27, 2024
Class Warfare
The New Risk to the Chip Trade: Employee Unrest Wall Avenue Journal
(1/3) RIP OFF: Large well being insurers overcharge taxpayers a whopping $140 billion {dollars} *a yr* to manage Medicare Benefit plans (greater than the U.S. has spent on protection assist to Ukraine since 2022 and ~3x what the U.S. spent on foster care in 2023.)@joeyrettino @PNHP pic.twitter.com/8dBQLSSS4V
— Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) July 26, 2024
Greater CEO pay in massive well being care techniques linked to hospital consolidations, examine suggests MedicalXpress (Chuck L). It is a large motive for consolidation in all places. Odd that MedicalXpress tries to depict this as a shock. The CEO of the promoting firm will get an enormous exit payoff. The CEO of the customer will get a pay enhance as a result of operating an even bigger entity supposedly warrants an even bigger comp package deal.
Antidote du jour. Daniel G’s goldfish:
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.
