Links 2/4/2024 | naked capitalism
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German Establishment Prepares to Cross the Rubicon | naked capitalism
Berlin continues to double down on Ukraine, earmarking nearly more than $8 billion for the war in its just-passed budget. While the domestic situation implodes, and the government and media…
Here’s How the Latest U.S.-Led Strikes Have Unfolded
The United States has led a major wave of retaliatory strikes in the Middle East, hitting scores of targets belonging to Iranian-backed armed groups since Friday. The strikes are a…
S.N.L. Brings Nikki Haley Into the Mix
“Saturday Night Live” resumed its election-season tradition of bringing on political candidates to play themselves, inviting Nikki Haley for a cameo in its opening sketches this weekend. Haley, who has…
‘They Come in Waves’: Ukraine Goes on Defense Against a Relentless Foe
His unit decimated by Ukrainian fire, the last surviving soldier in a Russian assault took cover in a shallow crater while Ukrainians shouted at him to surrender. As he lifted…
Don’t Bet on This Former Vegas Mayor Being at the Super Bowl
It was just after 4 p.m. on a recent weekday, and Oscar Goodman, the mob lawyer turned Las Vegas mayor turned civic cheerleader, was sipping perhaps his first Hizzoner of…
N.F.L.’s Rapid Embrace of Gambling Creates Mixed Signals
Over the next week, the National Football League’s players, coaches, fans and executives will gather for an event that was virtually unthinkable just 10 years ago: the Super Bowl in…
Portraits of Gazans
Feb. 4, 2024 A toddler, a teenager, a mother, a photojournalist. Their lives were ripped apart in one of the deadliest and most destructive wars of the 21st century. Israel’s…
Nikki Haley’s ‘Rock’ Is Watching Her Campaign From a Distance
When Nikki Haley conceded her deflating third-place defeat in the Iowa caucuses this month, the first person she thanked was nearly 8,000 miles away. “I want to say to my…
Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease | naked capitalism
By Jim Robbins, a journalist based in Montana. Cross posted from KFF Health News. Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to…