Yves here. Jonah is doing Links for the first time, which is a very big learning curve, process and content wise. So please be supportive.
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real fog and stage fog — in comments. None of us need more cheerleading and link-free repetition of memes; there are platforms for that. Low-value, link-free pom pom-wavers will be summarily whacked.
And for those who are new here, this is not a mere polite request. We have written site Policies and those who comment have accepted those terms. To prevent having to resort to the nuclear option of shutting comments down entirely until more sanity prevails, as we did during the 2015 Greek bailout negotiations and shortly after the 2020 election, we are going to be ruthless about moderating and blacklisting offenders.
–Yves
P.S. Also, before further stressing our already stressed moderators, read our site policies:
Please do not write us to ask why a comment has not appeared. We do not have the bandwidth to investigate and reply. Using the comments section to complain about moderation decisions/tripwires earns that commenter troll points. Please don’t do it. Those comments will also be removed if we encounter them.
How Do You Know You’re Not Dreaming? Aeon
How Neurons Really Work is Being Elucidated The Economist
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Can be Killed by Pom-Pom Molecules NewScientist
Lost in space: Astronauts struggle to regain bone density France24. I thought the cosmonauts used whole body vibration plates before and after for bone density and muscle strength…
#COVID-19
Science/Medicine
Study reveals liver disease, obesity link in Covid deaths https://t.co/jKCW4jYv9F
— TOI Pune (@TOIPune) July 2, 2022
Amy: Covid causes, at least temporarily, insufficient numbers of certain white blood cells, including T cells and immune suppression.
We know HIV/AIDS destroys helper T cells.
This study found Covid directly infects killer T cells! 1/ https://t.co/862OHXiyWx— Dr Leonardi’s Translate Bot (@LeonardiBot) June 30, 2022
New study finds cognitive deficits (visuoconstructive) after mild Covid-19, which were associated with changes in brain structure and brain metabolism. #LongCovidhttps://t.co/LNJ2itkFoX pic.twitter.com/XUJC32tpwN
— Dominique de Quervain (@quervain_de) July 1, 2022
UK/Europe
US
California’s COVID Levels Appear as High as Ever: ‘The Sewage Never Lies’ Sacramento Bee
China?
Chinese Air Group Simulates Striking Aircraft Carriers Near Taiwan: J-16, J-11B, Su-30 and H-6 Combat Jets Involved Military Watch
In chip war, Korea spends big to stay ahead of China Asia Times
Climate/Environment
The White House Did Not Push to Fund a Key Energy Cost-Saving Tool American Prospect
The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling isn’t the Only Legal Attack on the Environment Vox
Old Blighty
Queen’s Secret Influence on Laws Revealed in Scottish Government Memo The Guardian
La belle France
France’s Revived Left Can Stop Emmanuel Macron in His Tracks Jacobin
Does Hungary Offer a Glimpse of Our Authoritarian Future? New Yorker
The Aristocratic Ineptitude of Ursula Von Der Leyen Foreign Policy
New Not-So-Cold War
TIME IS NOT ON KYIV’S SIDE: TRAINING, WEAPONS, AND ATTRITION IN UKRAINE Modern War Institute
🧵Why the US/NATO could never win and will never fight a war against Russia – unless the #EmpireAtAllCosts cult somehow seizes the reins of power, in which case, it will become the biggest catastrophe in US military history, and likely result in a nuclear war:
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— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) July 1, 2022
Many believe the US is a “battle-hardened” force. This is utter nonsense. Of the many thousands of troops in current US combat units, only a minute fraction has experienced ANY battle, and NONE have experienced high-intensity conflict such as is taking place in Ukraine.
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— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) July 1, 2022
* * * The West’s Self-Defeating Sanctions The Critic
The Anatomy of Germany’s Reliance on Russian Natural Gas Der Spiegel
Russia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West Reuters and Sakhalin-2 LNG project to switch from Bermudan to Russian operator Interfax
Why the US Could be the Real Winner in the Energy Wars Financial Times
Russia demands rubles for grain exports RT. Boy has RT hollowed out. Buyers get to pay in their currency but they to set up accounts at Gazprom Bank so that Gazprom can make the currency exchange.
Concerns Grow that India is ‘Back Door’ into Europe for Russian Oil The Guardian
Exclusive: Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship it says carrying Ukrainian grain Reuters
* * * Exclusive: EU Nears Compromise Deal to Defuse Standoff with Russia Over Kaliningrad Reuters
Syraqistan
Yemen in Purgatory Catalyst
The Unholy Alliance: Hindutva and Zionism The Cradle
‘They’re not Arriving with Trucks to Deport Us, but the Goal is the Same’ 972 Magazine
‘Intensifying Attempts to Remove Women from Public Life in Afghanistan’: India at UNHRC The Wire
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Smart Pet Door Uses AI-Powered Facial Recognition To Allow Only Your Pets Indoors Flipboard
Your Fitbit has Stolen Your Soul UnHerd
Google Hit with More Privacy Complaints for “Deceptive” Sign-up Process [Updated] Ars Technica
Imperial Collapse Watch
Empire Burlesque: What Comes After the American Century Harpers
Biden Announces Changes in U.S. Force Posture in Europe US Department of Defense
How the System Was Rigged: The Global Economic Order and the Myth of Sovereignty Foreign Policy
Biden
Biden is Continuing Trump’s Privatization of Medicare. Here’s What You Need to Know. Wendell Potter
GOP Clown Car
‘It Was All Just a Show’: Confessions of a Republican Campaign Hit Man Politico
Supremes
The Case for Expanding the Court Before November LiberalCurrents
The Supreme Court Decided to Leave the Administrative State Alone—for Now New Republic
Confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to New Low Statista
Proposal to Teach Slavery as ‘Involuntary Relocation’ Sent to Texas Education Board NBC
Abortion
The Fresh Hell of Depending on Your Employer for Abortion Access In These Times
Should companies be in charge of abortion access? Politico
The US Supreme Court’s Blind Spots on Abortion Financial Times
Feminism Made a Faustian Bargain With Celebrity Culture. Now It’s Paying the Price. New York Times
We Shouldn’t Destroy What Is Working in Our Economy The Nation
The Immediate Outlook for the US Economy Adam Tooze
Adam Tooze Is Answering Your Questions about Inflation Foreign Policy
Out with the Old: Is Neoliberalism Really Dying? New Statesman
The used car market is on the brink of an auto loan collapse that can shake the entire industry.
I am shocked that more people are not talking about this!
We are facing a 2008-ish scenario in the used car market and honestly, it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
A 🧵
— Graham Stephan (@GrahamStephan) July 1, 2022
McKinsey, Consiglieri of the Opioid Crisis Pluralistic (Cory Doctorow)
EU Moves to Rein in ‘Wild West’ of Crypto Assets with New Rules The Guardian
Class Warfare
Most Hospitals Are Ignoring a Federal Law Requiring Transparency on Prices Jacobin
Enemy Within? Hardly…Most People See Why We Need Unions Prepared to Strike The Guardian
I Got Fired for Unionizing at Starbucks. And I’d Do It Again. Jacobin
Antidote du jour:
And a bonus (guurst):
— Video of Animals🐾📽️ (@videoofanimals) June 25, 2022
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
