I thought I was done with parenthood. But the tortoises had other plans Guardian
Syndemics
Long COVID Clinical Evaluation, Research and Impact on Society: A Global Expert Consensus (preprint) The Lancet. From the Abstract: “Following acute COVID-19, the risk of developing symptoms that last beyond the initial illness, is estimated to be 15% per individual per infection… This reinforces the need for translational research and large-scale treatment trials. Research on organ or body damage and Long COVID and vaccines were also areas where it was difficult to find a high level of consensus, but those statements that did reach consensus are significant.”
Ports around the world start screening crews for mpox Splash 247
Pandemic Policy: Planning the Future, Assessing the Past (symposium) Stanford University
China?
The inside story of the secret backchannel between the US and China FT
China, Philippines clash in South China Sea despite efforts to rebuild trust Channel News Asia
China property: Shanghai’s luxury homes sell out as developers target the super-rich South China Morning Post. Commentary:
A woman made staff at a Louis Vuitton outlet in China count 600,000 yuan in cash, which took staff two hours, before cancelling the purchase and leaving, as revenge over being treated dismissively by staff during a previous visit to the store. pic.twitter.com/NFx8wcm2A0
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) August 24, 2024
China provides subsidies to boost home appliance trade-ins Xinhua
Big Tech in China doubles AI spending despite US restrictions FT
China in Central America: Just a Mirage The Diplomat
No U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Deployed In The Pacific Naval News
Myanmar
China to hold 3-day live-fire military drills near Myanmar border South China Morning Post
‘A global monster’: Myanmar-based cyber scams widen the net Frontier Myanmar
Africa
Morocco’s strategy on the Western Sahara has paid off Deutsche Welle. Meanwhile:
Syraqistan
Israel’s Preemptive Strike in Lebanon Leaves It Sinking in the Same Strategic Mud Haaretz
UN, peacekeeping mission call on Israel, Hezbollah to cease fire amid cross-border escalation Anadolu Agency
Israel and Hezbollah exchange heaviest cross-border fire in months before pulling back PBS
10 foreign airlines cancel flights to Israel amid cross-border escalation with Hezbollah Anadolu Agency
Diseases spread in Gaza as sewage contaminates camps and coast BBC
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia launches huge missile and drone attack on Ukraine FT
Is the Kursk incursion a major strategic blunder? BNE Intellinews
Russian Engels military airfield where strategic bombers are based attacked by UAVs – photo, video Ukrainska Pravda
Zelensky’s Invasion of Russia Sends a Message to Moscow—and Washington WSJ
Ukraine keeps crossing Russia’s red lines. Putin keeps blinking. WaPo
Zelenskyy convenes major meeting focusing on traitors Ukrainska Pravda
Zelenskyy: I’m all for diplomacy, but not at the expense of 30% of our territories Ukrainska Pravda
US cracks down on Russia’s LNG dark fleet Splash 247
Russia, China compete with US for Arctic Circle dominion that could shape international trade for decades FOX
NATO’s Arctic Strategy Is an Overreaction The American Conservative
South of the Border
Mexico In Flux New Left Review
Biden Adminstration
Top defence contractors set to rake in record cash after orders soar FT
Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace KFF Health News
2024
How Democrats Make Republicans: RFK Should Be A Wake Up Call for the Party Jonathan Turley
Celebrating at the DNC in a Time of Genocide The Nation
Vance says Trump would veto federal abortion ban The Hill
Justices allow Arizona to enforce proof-of-citizenship law for 2024 voter registration SCOTUSblog
Spook Country
Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has ‘nothing to hide’ BBC
Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering
Vindman says Musk should be ‘nervous’ after Telegram CEO was arrested: ‘Free speech absolutists weirdos’ FOX. Commentary:
While Durov holds French citizenship, is arrested for violating French law, this has broader implications for other social media, including Twitter. There’s a growing intolerance for platforming disinfo & malign influence & a growing appetite for accountability. Musk should be… https://t.co/GyPMquKtKV
— Alexander S. Vindman ❎ (@AVindman) August 25, 2024
Antitrust
Monopoly Round-Up: Kroger-Albertsons Trial Starts Tomorrow Matt Stoller, BIG
Google Has Been Convicted of Monopolization. Will It Matter? Jacobin. Commentary (August 5):
Destroying relevant evidence is a major red flag & comes with severe consequences.
In the Google Play Store case, Judge Donato called it “a frontal assault on the fair administration of justice.”
An adverse instruction in that case led to a unanimous finding of liability. pic.twitter.com/FEJgMtzGfX
— Lee Hepner (@LeeHepner) August 5, 2024
Boeing
Boeing employees ‘humiliated’ that upstart rival SpaceX will rescue astronauts stuck in space: ‘It’s shameful’ NY Post
Digital Watch
In 2024, it really is better to run a startup in San Francisco, according to data and founders who’ve relocated TechCrunch
Housing
A New York City Office-to-Residential Conversion Wave Builds Commercial Observer
Healthcare
Drug Development Failure: how GLP-1 development was abandoned in 1990 (preprint; PDF) Jeffrey S. Flier, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. “GLP-1–related therapeutics are now established as an immense success, how and why these early efforts to develop the class were prematurely terminated should be of interest to historians, entrepreneurs, drug hunters, and clinicians.”
Gunz
Federal judge tosses Kansas machine gun possession case on Second Amendment grounds Kansas City
Guillotine Watch
Want to Show Your Priceless Paintings on The High Seas? This Niche New Service Specializes in Art on Yachts ArtNet
Babe Ruth’s famous ‘called shot’ jersey sells at auction for over $24 million, setting a record for sports collectibles Boston Globe
Class Warfare
Canada Labor Board Orders End to Railway Work Stoppage US News
Australians get ‘right to disconnect’ after hours BBC
Do Anarchists Dream of Emancipated Sheep? The Anarchist Library
Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain (press release) Aalto University
Cloudbusting Alan Neale, When We Are Real
Why is the world so binary? Funding the Future
Antidote du jour (Daiju Azuma):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
