Links 5/15/2023 | naked capitalism
The joy of sulk Aeon Scientists criticise Nasa for scaling back mission to explore beyond Pluto The Guardian Mushrooms Appear to Have Electrical ‘Conversations’ After It Rains Science Alert Climate/Environment…
Turkiye Has Its Own Russiagate as Election Heads to Runoff | naked capitalism
The final days leading up to Turkiye’s election certainly didn’t lack for drama. One candidate dropped out after an alleged deep fake video showed him having an affair, the opposition…
The Case for Journalistic Independence
The subject of today’s newsletter is a bit different from normal. We’re going to focus on The Times itself — and how we define our mission today. The occasion is…
Eurobanks and London Firms Insist Very Bad Things Will Happened if Euro Derivatives Clearing Moves to Continent | naked capitalism
Perhaps I am too jaded, but I am finding it hard to have much sympathy for the latest round of big bank whinging, as summarized in EU under pressure to…
The U.S. Banned Spyware — and Then Kept Trying to Use It
Mark Mazzetti contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh…
One Secret to a Latin American Party’s Dominance: Buying Votes
The Espinillo Indigenous community is 13 miles from the nearest polling station — and no one in the village has a car. So two weeks ago, on the eve of…
A Crumbling New York Garage Collapsed. Dozens More Have Similar Problems.
After a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan last month, killing one person and injuring five others, officials scrambled to check dozens of other garages across the city for structural…
U.S.-Made Technology Is Flowing to Sanctioned Russian Airlines
Last August, Oleg Patsulya, a Russian citizen living near Miami, emailed a Russian airline that had been cut off from Western technology and materials with a tempting offer. He could…
If Your House Was Falling Off a Cliff, Would You Leave?
On a stormy day in the spring of 2021, the sea defenses on the beach below Lucy Ansbro’s cliff-top home in Thorpeness, England, washed away. Then, the end of her…
Alan Ruck Is Ready to Leave the Roy Family
The article includes spoilers for the most recent episode of “Succession.” One of the most impressive tricks HBO’s “Succession” has played on viewers over the course of four seasons is…