Links 6/9/2024 | naked capitalism

Dreaming Under Anesthesia? MedPage Today

Sudden cardiac arrest occurring in temporal proximity to consumption of energy drinks Heart Rhythm

YouTuber charged over video of helicopter shooting fireworks at Lamborghini The Washington Post

Climate/Environment

Q&A: As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There’s Nowhere to Run Inside Climate News

The world’s largest fungus collection may unlock the mysteries of carbon capture Ars Technica

Water

Atlanta drinking water system suffered as city spent billions on sewers The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Pandemics

The bird flu outbreak has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic? The Hill

The desperation to ignore aerosol transmission is on full display here. Someone clearly wanted to use the word “droplet” as much as possible, to the point it’s just comical.

Lawyers: those impacted by H5N1 without proper PPE are victims of negligence.https://t.co/85WR6mdd9c

— Mark Ungrin (@Mark_Ungrin) June 8, 2024

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Paxlovid Fails First Test in Long COVID MedPage Today

4 years later, COVID remains a year-round threat. Here’s why this virus isn’t seasonal quite yet CBC. Commentary:

Covid will never be seasonal, you fricking dimwits.

— tern (@1goodtern) June 8, 2024

La belle France

New Caledonia independence party refuses to meet French president’s dialogue mission Anadolu Agency

Africa

Two unsolicited ideas on how to invest some of Melinda French Gates’ $12.5 billion An Africanist Perspective

On Niger’s orders, US initiates withdrawal, albeit ‘slow’ Al Mayadeen

Update on the Sahel: “Not only are the Jihadist-terrorist groups continuously targeting the militaries of the entire region; more and more, they are engaging in open confrontation.”@p_vanostaeyen‘s latest monthly report👇 https://t.co/c9wRq9RWz4 #CounterPoint

— CEP (@FightExtremism) June 5, 2024

India

US engages a chastened Modi in office Indian Punchline

Taiwan rejects China’s protest over messages between its President, Modi The Indian Express

The Koreas

Seoul to resume loudspeaker campaigns against North Korea after hundreds more trash balloons cross border Channel News Asia

Japan

Kishida’s New Capitalism Phenomenal World

Fuel shortage in Japan hinders flight increases amid tourism surge Kyodo News

China?

China has shown its resolve, sincerity; the ball is in EU’s court to avoid bruising trade row Global Times

Chinese solar panel makers face dilemma as US plugs trade loophole in Southeast Asia South China Morning Post

China export boom to Global South continues Asia Times

Could the rise of China eclipse the enlightenment Pearls and Irritations

Syraqistan

US involved in Israeli operation in Nuseirat that killed over 200 Palestinians Middle East Eye

Biden celebrates Israel’s rescue of 4 hostages, vowing ‘we won’t stop’ The Hill

Troops hid inside aid truck for deadly US-Israel operation in Nuseirat The Cradle.

Leaked Cable Calls Fears of U.S. Military Presence In Gaza “Disinformation” — But Is It Really? Ken Klippenstein

Suppressing Palestinian Drone Forces: U.S. Uses Aid Pier to Deploy Anti-Drone Combat Vehicles to Gaza Military Watch Magazine

It’s been less than month since it was finished, and our “conspiracy theory” has already been proven right.

The US military-built pier is NOT being used to provide Palestinians with humanitarian aid. It’s only being used to carry out military operations against them. https://t.co/ifzce13BEr

— Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) June 8, 2024

US weighs plan for Centcom to coordinate directly with Palestinian Authority’s security forces Middle East Eye

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Israel to be included in UN blacklist of children’s rights violators The New Arab

Single cigarette costs $20 in Gaza as prices for basic goods spiral FT

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‼️ USS Eisenhower Latest Position

I follow MT Anderson, but, preoccupied with my gardens and chickens, I apparently missed this post from yesterday.

If this grainy satellite photo is authentic and accurate (and I have no reason to believe it is not), then the Ike is still in… https://t.co/aixcbfSZ7e

— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) June 9, 2024

European Disunion

German politician flees to Russia RT

German, French luxury carmakers lobby EU to hold off on export restrictions to Belarus bne Intellinews

New Not-So-Cold War

Polish soldier stabbed at Belarusian border dies bne Intellinews

Polish Troops to Get Legal Right to Use Weapons on Border – Prime Minister Sputnik

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Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0 Gilbert Doctorow

Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Confirmed Struck for First Time – But Not in the Sky Kyiv Post

French Mirage jets to strengthen Air Force, not turn tide in war, says Ukrainian veteran major The New Voice of Ukraine

Old Blighty

The Brexit October Revolution Wrong Side of History

Imperial Collapse Watch

West under clowns and zealots Alex Krainer’s TrendCompass

Navy Admiral’s bribery charges expose greater rot in the system Responsible Statecraft

US in a hypersonic hustle to catch China, Russia Asia Times

I fear that one of the main reasons the Cass Review guidance has gone unheeded in the USA is that so many people in positions of influence have personality disorders that prevent them from making concessions or admitting error. https://t.co/gTXWhoR5KM

— HeterodorxPodcast🍂🧑‍🦳 (@heterodorx) June 8, 2024

Groves of Academe

UC JOINS STARBUCKS AND AMAZON IN SUBVERTING LABOR LAW, SECURES TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST STRIKE UAW 4811. Commentary from a UCLA law professor:

CA’s Little Norris-LaGuardia Act bars TROs when the employer has “failed to make every reasonable effort to settle that dispute,” which UC hasn’t done, and it requires a court issuing a TRO to make & file various specific findings of fact, which this judge seems not to have done.

— Noah Zatz (@NoahZatz) June 8, 2024

‘This Ain’t It’: Pennsylvanians Slam Jay-Z’s Roc Nation for School Voucher Push Common Dreams

Our Famously Free Press

Corporate Media Push Conspiracy Theories to Discredit Student Protesters FAIR

This headline is a case study in western media’s role in genocide & dehumanisation of Palestinians:

⚪️Israel rescues (+ve) ➡️ active voice⚪️Are killed (-ve) ➡️ passive voice⚪️Israelis ➡️ numbered⚪️Palestinians (210) ➡️ “scores”⚪️Israel ➡️ facts⚪️Palestinians ➡️ hear say pic.twitter.com/K2ZDmBcj5e

— Tameem | تميم (@TameeOliveFern) June 8, 2024

Israel says Hamas weaponised rape. Does the evidence add up? Times of London. Commentary:

After eight months of the New York Times, BBC, CNN, Guardian, Reuters and AP regurgitating Israeli disinformation about “mass rape” by Hamas on October 7, an investigation by a mainstream outlet finds it was all a hoax.

A hoax that justified genocide. https://t.co/6lCZJFdXni

— Jonathan Cook (@Jonathan_K_Cook) June 8, 2024

Antitrust

Economic Termites Are Everywhere BIG by Matt Stoller

Biden

Biden insists he’s not involved in his family’s business dealings. But his aides are a different story. Politico

Trump

Silicon Valley warms up to Donald Trump The Verge

The Supremes

Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor ProPublica

“Confidential” 988 Conversation Records Shared with Corporations Mad in America

Supply Chain

Are Geopolitical Conflicts Push Shipping Towards a Golden Era? Bloomberg

The Bezzle

The formulas home insurance companies use to set rates in Florida may become more secretive Seeking Rents

Class Warfare

The Urge to Surge The American Prospect. “Businesses are hiking prices to take advantage of consumers. They learned it from Uber.”

Uber and Lyft made a deal to raise drivers’ wages. It was another victory for big tech The Guardian

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