Links 12/15/2023 | naked capitalism
Watch Cockatoos Dip Their Food in Water to Make It Soggy Smithsonian New Paper Argues That the Universe Began with Two Big Bangs JSTOR Daily NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy…
Behind the Scenes of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court deliberates in secret. Insiders who speak can be cast out of the fold. Learning about the justices’ internal debates over cases can require decades-long waits for their…
Who Is Luis Caputo, Argentina’s New Economy Minister (Who Is Already Making the Economy Scream)? | naked capitalism
Meet the new boss, same as the old. In Spanish, as in English, the word “kaput,” taken from the German “kaputt”, means done for, knackered, wiped out. The surname of…
Hungary Vetos €50 EU Funding Package for Ukraine; Fuming EU Leaders Promise €50Workaround, but How? | naked capitalism
Interestingly, Ukraine is so considered yesterday’s news in some circles that the latest blow to its rapidly sinking fortunes is getting no press play. While the BBC and the Financial…
Prince Harry’s Phone Was Hacked by U.K. Tabloid, Judge Rules in Landmark Case
A London court on Friday found in favor of Prince Harry in a lawsuit that he had pursued against a British tabloid publisher, a major victory in the royal’s long-running…
U.S. Downplays Rift with Israel, and Congress Orders U.F.O. Records Released
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news…
The Year of Taylor Swift
Taffy Brodesser-Akner 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…
CDC’s Weak and Vague N95 Guidelines Endanger Heath Workers, Conflict with Cal/OSHA Standards | naked capitalism
Yves here. In a proof of the decripitude of American health care, heath care workers have to fight to be able to use N95s at work. While Cal/OSHA has clear…
Some Good News for Ukraine in an Otherwise Glum Week
With his soldiers fighting in snowy trenches and his country’s cities under attack from Russian missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Ukraine on Friday from a flurry of diplomatic meetings…
Opinion | Defeating Trump Is Just a Start
“We are simply not raised in cultural worlds in which collective agency is a meaningful reality,” Rana goes on to say. Recent expressions of labor militancy have been heartening, but…