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His job is to actually really stare at octopus, seahorse, jellyfish NPR

Modern phoenix: The bird brought back from extinction in Japan France24 (HK).

Wild solar weather is causing satellites to plummet from orbit. It’s only going to get worse. Space

Will the bullwhip do the Fed’s job on inflation? Freight Waves. Important.

The Fed’s fav inflation gauge: The good, the bad and the cloudy Politico

Climate

Climate change targets achievable by keeping global emissions to COVID levels, scientists say ABC Australia

Greenhouse Emissions Rise to Record, Erasing Drop During Pandemic International Monetary Fund

Newsom signs nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics and packaging waste Los Angeles Times

#COVID19

FDA says COVID boosters for the fall must target newer omicron types NPR. BA.4/BA.5. Seems a little late.

US places $3.2 billion order for updated COVID-19 vaccines for fall The Hill

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How the Public’s Views on the Coronavirus Have Shifted Since the Pandemic Began Morning Consult. Many charts, including this one:

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High neutralizing antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 after UB-612 vaccine booster (accepted manuscript) The Journal of Infectious Diseases. From the Abstract: “Here, we demonstrate that a booster dose of UB-612 vaccine candidate delivered 7-9 months after primary vaccination increased neutralizing antibody levels by 131-, 61- and 49-fold against ancestral SARS-CoV-2, Omicron BA.1, and BA.2 variants, respectively. Based on the RBD protein-binding antibody responses, the UB-612 third dose booster may lead to an estimated ∼95% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 caused by the ancestral strain. Our results support UB-612 as a potential potent booster against current and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.” UB-612 is peptide-based.

The disease after tomorrow Grist

Different virus, same mistakes: Why (re-) emerging viruses are one step ahead of us Cell

Monkeypox

Monkeypox soars in Europe, with more than 4,000 cases Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

China?

China’s seaborne import of Russian crude jumps 51.4% in May Hellenic Shipping News

China’s Marxism majors prosper amid labour market woes FT

Thread on third-tier Chinese cities:

Mrs. Xu is from a small city:

The whole thread is rich in detail, and well worth a read (even if it doesn’t discuss Covid or politics. No masking in the photo at the mall, though).

China says it has photographed all of Mars from orbit The Register

Myanmar

A More United, Better-Armed Opposition Can Bring Democracy to Myanmar War on the Rocks

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation jumps beyond 50% Channel News Asia

India

Plunging Rupee Pushes India to Raise Taxes on Gold, Oil Bloomberg

Jokowi Says Russia Agrees to Permit Vital Exports From Ukraine The Diplomat

Syraqistan

EU says it may not be possible to cross finish line on Iran nuclear deal Reuters

Houthi delegation in Jordan to resume UN-sponsored Yemeni truce talks: report Xinihua

UK/EU

Boris Johnson having sex in the office: a case of misconduct in public office? Yorkshire Bylines. With Private Eye extract that ignited what has turned out not to be a controversy. True, the incident took place in 2018, which I assume means everybody knew about it, but nobody talked about it. And meanwhile–

I suppose the Bullingdon Club, of which BoJo was a member, instills a complete inability to self-reflect; there are many such elite clubs.

New Not-So-Cold War

What did the G7 and Nato summits really mean for Ukraine? Guardian. Putin: “Everything is going according to plan.”

GT Voice: G7 is in no position to dictate nations’ oil trade with Russia Global Times

Russia hauls in ambassador over ‘offensive’ UK comments on nuclear weapons International Business Times (Furzy Mouse).

Erdogan warns Turkey may still block Nordic NATO drive Agence France Presse

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A New Ambition for the European Union: ‘Power’ NYT vs. ‘Roman empire’ alliance would strengthen European unity, says Boris Johnson FT

Putin: Not worried about Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the goal of Russia’s special military operation has not changed What China Reads

Germany commits tens of thousands of soldiers, combat aircraft and ships in the deployment against Russia WSWS. And China. The brain geniuses in The Blob have somehow managed to commit us to a two-front war.

Biden Administration

Biden Warns Americans Gas Prices Will Remain High ‘As Long as it Takes’ Jalopnik. Gasoline is for closers only.

Biden intends to nominate a conservative, anti-abortion lawyer to federal judgeship, Kentucky Democrats say CNN. “There are 118 current or expected lower court vacancies. The Biden administration has named a nominee for 34 of those vacancies so far.” Molasses for brains.

What FDR and Two Former Fed Chairs Understood About Social Security Stephanie Kelton, The Lens

The Supremes

Roberts Started A Revolution, Dems Enabled It David Sirota, Lever News

It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting Case the Supreme Court Just Agreed to Hear Slate. “Moore v. Harper, an ‘independent state legislature’ theory case from North Carolina.”

The ‘Independent State Legislature Theory,’ Explained Brennan Center

Supply Chain

US baby formula crisis spurs debate over lack of competition FT

Beyond the sell-off in battery metals stocks, here’s why lithium is standing tall as other commodities fall Stockhead

Our Famously Free Press

The left should lead the case for higher defence spending Paul Mason, The New Statesman. Ka-ching.

How Spooks and Establishment Journalists Are Circling The Wagons Mint Press News

The Bezzle

Can crypto contagion infect mainstream finance? FT

Crypto Crash Widens a Divide: ‘Those With Money Will End Up Being Fine’ NYT. Thoughts and prayers. I just hope the insiders got out in time.

Cryptocurrency Titan Coinbase Providing “Geo Tracking Data” to ICE The Intercept. Oh.

Class Warfare

Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy Wired

Sonny Barger, famous Hells Angel and bestselling author, dead at 83 of cancer Oakland Daily Democrat

The Animal Crisis Is a Human Crisis Boston Review

Antidote du jour (via):

See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.

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