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
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Outdated Blighty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)
Gaza
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 318: Gazans given new evacuation orders as Netanyahu insists on further ceasefire situations Mondoweiss (guurst)
Shay Golden, Channel 14, October seventeenth 2023:
“We’re coming. We’re coming to Gaza. We’re coming to Lebanon. We are going to come to Iran… We are going to annihilate the enemy… If for Gilad Shalit we freed 1,000 terrorists, contemplate what number of of you we’re going to kill… Numbers that you just… pic.twitter.com/hsc4iAjI7L— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) August 19, 2024
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
Kyiv, in its try and invade the Kursk area, used armored automobiles equipped by NATO international locations instantly earlier than the assault.
RIA Novosti came upon from paperwork captured by the 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian Military.
The armored automobile Roshel Senator (mannequin Ford F-559… pic.twitter.com/Naw4enFwjQ
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 18, 2024
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
A mass march for Gaza broke via the safety barrier exterior the DNC.
Activists say they’re defying makes an attempt by the Democratic Celebration and Chicago police to suppress protests towards the genocide.
BT’s @keipritsker reviews pic.twitter.com/psCpc6iCyH
— BreakThrough Information (@BTnewsroom) August 20, 2024
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:
Protesters in Chicago who’re marching towards the DNC chant “F*ck the courts, f*ck the state, you’ll be able to’t make us procreate.”
Individuals dressed as abortion tablets participate within the march. pic.twitter.com/xwmRAAjW8w
— The Publish Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 19, 2024
The protest enjoyable is already starting at DNC in chicago.pic.twitter.com/j1okM4dsuu
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 19, 2024
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
BREAKING: An annual earnings of at the very least $200,000 is now wanted to afford a typical residence in 17 main metro areas within the US.
The costliest space is San Jose, California the place a family would wish to make $587,000 per 12 months to afford the typical residence.
The median residence sale… pic.twitter.com/uVH1pDBwKI
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 16, 2024
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:
Nice Pictures 😍 pic.twitter.com/zu3eR58RWM
— Rabbit Lovers Neighborhood USA (@RabbitLoversUSA) August 19, 2024
A second bonus:
The Black Swan Household 🦢 pic.twitter.com/1BimA69Hks
— why it is best to have an animal (@shouldhaveanima) August 17, 2024
See yesterday’s Hyperlinks and Antidote du Jour right here.