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Hyperlinks 8/20/2024 | bare capitalism

Appears to be like and Gaming: Who and Why? NBER

The tip of menopause: would girls be more healthy and happier in the event that they menstruated for ever? Guardian (Dr. Kevin). *Sigh* This actually underplays HRT instead. HRT has been demonized for rising most cancers threat, however when began both earlier than 60 or inside two years of menopause, it reduces all issue mortality. Any improve in most cancers incidence is greater than offset by enchancment in coronary heart well being.

Hopes dashed for drug aimed toward monkeypox virus spreading in Africa Nature (Micael T)

Philippines reviews new mpox case with no historical past of international journey Aljazeera

#COVID-19

Newest scientific analysis factors to lengthy COVID in Australia being a major and rising downside Invoice Mitchell

Local weather/Surroundings

The Big Earnings Buyers Have Made on Disaster Bonds Are Elevating Eyebrows Bloomberg

>The nice Australian water seize ABC Australia (Kevin W). I recall a giant examine again once I was in Oz, between 2002 and 2004, that Australia was exporting an enormous quantity of its scarce water in its ag exports and never being paid sufficient for that. So this recognition is coming awfully late.

Shock, shock! Article 6 carbon credit face precisely the identical issues as voluntary carbon credit REDD Monitor (Micael T)

China?

China to limit exports of strategic metallic antimony Asia Occasions (Kevin W)

China expands export controls on drones, components with potential for army use South China Morning Publish

China’s state safety ministry unveils espionage disguised as wind measurement tower building International Occasions

Information exhibits China’s newest worsening financial downside: Youth unemployment First Publish

California Democrats concern US tech agency ‘loss of life spiral’ with extra China curbs Reuters (guurst). From final week, nonetheless germane.

European Disunion

Of their newest piece of completely rational and down to earth reporting, Der Spiegel units out to “establish evil” and asks which of our right-populist politicians is likely to be “secret Hitlers” Eguyppus (Micael T)

That is how faculty income are used to purchase affect Aftonbladet (Micael T)

Trilaterals over Stockholm Jacob Nordangard (Micael T)

Outdated Blighty

Remaining art work in Banksy animal collection eliminated by London Zoo Guardian (Kevin W)

We will afford what we will do Ann Pettifor (Micael T). Additionally a category warfare entry.

Poles Aside: The widespread floor beneath our toes Rachel Donald (Micael T)

Drug provide disaster as half 1,000,000 sufferers with ADHD and psychological sickness face shortages and rationing Unbiased

Gaza

‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 318: Gazans given new evacuation orders as Netanyahu insists on further ceasefire situations Mondoweiss (guurst)

Hamas rejects Gaza ceasefire deal, blaming Netanyahu for setting new ‘obstacles’ ABC Australia (Kevin W)

Finish recreation: What’s Israel’s plan within the occupied West Financial institution? Al Jazeera (Kevin W)

Unique: Egypt agrees to Israeli management of Gaza border in return for Rafah reopening Center East Eye

Combating intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah regardless of diplomatic drive Guardian

Revisionist Zionists dare the U.S. to drag the plug on their Nakba agenda Alastair Crooke (Chuck L). Vital. The exposition is a bit baroque, however you should definitely learn to the tip.

As battle looms over Lebanon, refugees surprise how they may survive Aljazeera

Scottish authorities suspends all conferences with Israel Anadolu Company

New Not-So-Chilly Conflict

AN “OPERATION TO ENSURE” THE US WITHDRAWAL FROM UKRAINE BEGAN IN KURSK: CHINA’S CUNNING GAME First Russian (Michael T). I can’t start to judge this nevertheless it’s a really completely different perspective than what we see from both the same old Russia hostiles or Russia friendlies. These of you who learn or take heed to Russian sources in Russian, please pipe up.

America’s Shadow Conflict in Ukraine Ken Klipperstein. Confirming what has lengthy been suspected

Germany freezes Ukraine army support as price range disaster hits at residence Telegraph

Information of the Nord Stream assault causes the nation to boil Nachdenkseiten through machine translation (Micael T)

‘Maintain quiet’ Tusk tells Germany over Nord Stream revelations Brussels Sign

Strategies Poland helped Nord Stream sabotage are groundless, says presidential aide Reuters

What Sanctions? 85% Of Russia’s Oil Finds Consumers In China And India Forbes

Zelensky Buffer Zone: Ukr Kursk Fireplace Bag, Niu-York Falls, Toretsk Stormed, Pokrovsk Fall Alexander Mercouris, YouTube. We get a pleasant lengthy shout out on the high over what to make of a Washington Publish article claiming Russia and Ukraine had been negotiating to halt the vitality battle. I revealed this piece earlier than seeing that Maria Zarakhova had issued a denial that there have been any talks about civilian infrastructure. Mercouris learn that as certified. So far as I can inform on a fast search, the electrical energy system, together with the nuclear vegetation, are in reality privately owned and thus would qualify as civilian. This assertion nearly quantities to Zarakhova weirdly making an attempt to disclaim that the earlier assaults hit “civilian” property. Aurelien additionally famous in feedback:

I believe a lot of the confusion arises from the free use of phrases, as typically. I don’t suppose there was ever the potential of a “partial ceasefire settlement” being “signed.” Specifically, there would by no means have been a proper settlement. What may need occurred is exploratory talks in direction of an unwritten understanding about how the battle can be carried out sooner or later. This occurs surprisingly typically in conflicts and doesn’t essentially indicate any direct contact between the events. Messages of the character “in the event you don’t do X then we gained’t do Y” may be handed via intermediaries, as on this case Qatar. However I’d have thought that the Russians easing up on vitality assaults can be just one a part of any “deal,” maybe in return for one thing the Russians needed that we haven’t heard about. In any occasion, such “deal” would have been conditional, and the Russians might have restarted the assaults at any time. So I don’t suppose we essentially need to see this as an indication of Russian weak point.

Putin makes it clear that talks with Kiev at the moment are unattainable — Lavrov TASS (guurst)

Elon Musk denies giving Cybertruck to Chechen chief Anadolu Company

Large Brother is Watching You Watch

The US lays out a street security plan that may see automobiles ‘speak’ to one another Endgadget (Kevin W)

Ford’s Surprising New Thought Lets Automobiles Spy on Others and Ship Information to Cops and Insurance coverage Corporations Reclaim the Web (Micael T)

The Golden Age of Hackers in Vegas Is Over 404Media (Micael T)

Imperial Collapse Watch

Political Liberalism and Rawlsian Faith Edward Feser (Micael T)

Trump

Shares in Trump’s social media firm hit lowest stage since going public Monetary Occasions

Trump Targets Biden’s EV Tax Incentives OilPrice

Supreme Courtroom Provides Fani Willis a New Deadline Newsweek (furzy)

Democrat Conference

As Li factors out. “SCt saved the tablets, 60% of abortions are tablets, it’s onerous to take these individuals significantly.” However everybody in on the motion:

Forward of Democratic conference, anger in Chicago’s ‘Little Palestine’ Day by day Mail (Kevin W)

2024

GOP-controlled election board in Georgia passes rule that would additional delay certification CNN

Anti-gerrymandering modification is Subject 1 2024, however the battle isn’t over Sign Cleveland (Carla R)

Our No Longer Free Press

Meta completely bans The Cradle in newest assault on free speech The Cradle

Fired by MSNBC for Giving Voice to Iraq Conflict Opposition, Phil Donahue (1935-2024) Was Braveness Personified Frequent Desires (Kevin W)

AI

AI picture of ‘Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’ exhibits one thing is significantly flawed 9News (Kevin W)

GM Cuts 1,000 Software program Jobs As It Prioritizes AI TechCrunch

Actual hourly wages, median earnings, and combination payrolls: replace for July Indignant Bear

The Bezzle

Tesla is testing whether or not stockholders have the facility to overrule a decide Yahoo! Finance (Kevin W). The world is increasingly coming to resemble Snow Crash, seee right here Mr. Lee’s Better Hong Kong.

A debt technique that’s seen as unsustainable is getting extra standard on Wall Road Fortune

Dad and mom outraged at Snoo after good bassinet firm fees price to rock crib for crying infants Unbiased (Kevin W)

Class Warfare

America’s Renter Inhabitants Is Rising Three Occasions Quicker Than Its Home-owner Inhabitants Amid Rise in Homebuying Prices Enterprise Wire

Operation: Fireplace: Making computing extra native Libre Community (Micael T)

Antidote du jour. Eric S:

I needed to submit an image of our kitty, Skippy, for the antidote du jour. Pictured right here considering meals vs nap, he’s usually referred to in our home because the Chris Hemsworth of kitty cats on account of his good-looking visage (he even has his personal instagram: skippy_sleeps)

A bonus:

A second bonus:

See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.

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