Pension Funds Are Hooked on Private Equity, No Matter the Risks Bloomberg
The Olympics
More main character energy:
insane aura
51-yr old Yusuf Dikec of Turkey shows up to the Olympics for shooting without special lenses…
without ear protection…
hand in his pocket & both eyes open…
and casually takes home a silver medal pic.twitter.com/qRB3kwRZmz
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 31, 2024
Climate
Probability Estimates of a 21st Century AMOC Collapse (preprint) arXiv
Cautious Optimism In Helen Scales’ ‘What The Wild Sea Can Be: The Future Of The World’s Ocean’ 3 Quarks Daily
“Where am I going to live?”: Questions for Colorado doctors amid choking smoke and ozone Colorado Sun
Wildfire smoke may be worse for brain health than other air pollution, dementia research finds PBS
Mother Nature’s Punching Bag Vermont Political Observer
Can the moon help preserve Earth’s endangered species? Space.com
Syndemics
Bird flu: Even Rassmussen understands there’s a problem
There’s a big problem with the way the US is responding to the H5N1 cattle outbreak.
Samples are not being tested in a timely manner (months later) and then these results are not being disclosed in a timely manner (again, months later) either.
This outbreak is not containable. https://t.co/YkoYLCczsn
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) July 31, 2024
CDC: $5 Million Initiative to Improve Uptake of Seasonal Flu Shots For Livestock Workers Avian Flu Diary. “But given the downsides, it makes sense to try to reduce the the opportunities for a reassortment event that might provide H5N1 with a pathway to human adaptation.”
Victoria’s new ‘clean air’ project could help end the COVID pandemic and boost productivity ABC Australia
Good on ya, The West Australian:
Covid-19 Pauses Outer Cape Entertainment The Provincetown Independent
Is it heatstroke or COVID? Central Japan emergency medical responders on high alert The Mainichi. ‘Tis a mystery!
Long-term effects of COVID-19 on endothelial function, arterial stiffness, and blood pressure in college students: a pre-post-controlled study BMC Infectious Diseases. From the Abstract: “Our study demonstrated that COVID-19 has long-term detrimental effects on vascular function in college students. However, arterial stiffness tends to improve over time, while [Blood Pressure (BP)] may exhibit the opposite trend.”
Institutional COVID denial has killed public health as we knew it. Prepare to lose several centuries of progress. The Guantlet
China?
Caixin Explains: Why and How China’s Overhauling Monetary Policy (Part 1) Caixin Global. Commentary:
4/7
difficult for the central bank to influence other interest rates — in the money market and in bank lending. The PBOC is also trying to control too many interest rates and in the process is often sending conflicting or mixed signals to the markets.”— Michael Pettis (@michaelxpettis) August 1, 2024
Chinese premier calls for ‘tangible, effective, accessible’ policies to aid economy South China Morning Post
China’s Robotaxi Dreams Spark Economic Anxiety Over AI’s Threat Bloomberg
Understanding Japanese Unionism: The Shuntō System in Context Nippon.com
India
50 jobs, 30 years: The unseen labour of an Indian female worker BBC
‘New wave’: Why suspected rebel attacks are rising in Kashmir’s Jammu area Al Jazeera
The Great Game
Navigating the Middle: Georgia’s strategic position in the Middle Corridor among EU and China JAM News
Syraqistan
Prof. John J. Mearsheimer: Netanyahu’s Grave Mistakes (video “Live IN EIGHT HOURS,” “August 1 at 3:00 PM”) Judge Napolitano, YouTube. Lambert here: Normally, I’d wait until tomorrow to run this, but the topic is a matter of some urgency and Mearsheimer’s views are valuable. A query:
The Middle East is on the verge of massive escalation involving several countries.
The Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, vowed that the US would intervene in the war to protect Israel.
But neither the President nor VP have said a word about this. Who is running the US Govt? pic.twitter.com/lw1mC10Ozf
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 31, 2024
Storming Sde Teiman, Far-right Lawmakers Try to Inject Chaos Into the Israeli Army Haaretz
Israel Is Already Over Alon Mizrahi
The Murder of Ismail Haniyeh Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post
Israel’s spies take their revenge FT
Israel Has a History of Killing Hamas Leaders Who Are Trying To Secure Ceasefires Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo
Yemen’s Houthi leader warns of severe consequences for Israel over Hamas chief’s assassination Anadolu Agency
Haniyeh killing in Iran risks dragging US into war it says it doesn’t want Al Jazeera
Troubled by Google Maps Reviews Crooked Timber
WHO chief Tedros says polio detected in Gaza, appeals for action Straits Times. Meanwhile:
Dear Old Blighty
What will the comfortable classes do? Funding the Future
New Not-So-Cold War
Intensity of Russian attacks growing: 156 combat engagements across combat zone over past day Ukrainska Pravda
A Personal Discussion of Russian National Security Counterpunch
Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, officials tell AP AP
Voting Against Nuclear War Scott Ritter, Consortium News
Ukraine’s Zelensky says he wants Russia ‘at the table’ for next peace summit France24
Gershkovich reportedly released in massive Russian political prisoner swap BNE Intellinews
Russia : Music and Locomotives Pressenza
2024
Trump vs. NABJ: Hostility and questions about journalism FOX
Big Law rallies around Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign FT
Checking the Checkers: “Border Czar” (excerpt) Matt Taibbi, Racket News
Digital Watch
Tesla that killed motorcyclist was in Full Self-Driving mode The Register
Inside the WSJ’s Investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot Crash Risks WSJ
Copyright Office tells Congress: ‘Urgent need’ to outlaw AI-powered impersonation TechCrunch
Why I Finally Quit Spotify The New Yorker
Why the CrowdStrike bug hit banks hard Bits About Money
Healthcare
Medical Bills Catch Almost Half of Insured US Adults by Surprise Bloomberg
Boeing
Boeing Hires Kelly Ortberg as Its Next CEO WSJ
Boeing names new CEO; losses widen, negative cash flow again. Update 1, reaction. Leeham News and Analysis
In new CEO, Boeing gets ‘the kind of person who gives a damn’ FT
The Final Frontier
No, Boeing Starliner’s NASA astronauts are not stranded in space. Here’s why. Space.com
Imperial Collapse Watch
The Army Bet $11M on The Rock and UFL Ginning Up Enlistments. It May Have Actually Hurt Recruiting Efforts military.com
Class Warfare
How Thousands of Middlemen Are Gaming the H-1B Program Bloomberg
From Folkway to Art: The Transformation of Quilts JSTOR
Researchers introduce knitted furniture TechXplore
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