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Dorm Life Forever? The Problem with Micro-Living<\/a> JSTOR (Micael T)<\/p>\n

This spray-on powder can stop life-threatening bleeding in 1 second <\/a> Science Daily (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n

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Record sea temperatures in June push world into \u2018uncharted\u2019 waters<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n

Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Ni\u00f1o looms: \u2018We don\u2019t know how bad this will get\u2019<\/a> Guardian <\/p>\n

Plankton Decline Across the North East Atlantic Signals Failing Ocean Health<\/a> Eco Magazine<\/p>\n

In India\u2019s Mountains, Climate Change Is Rewriting the Map of Disease<\/a> Health Policy Watch<\/p>\n

\u2018We are screwed\u2019: People near data centers dread heat wave pollution <\/a>Politico<\/p>\n

Extreme weather is affecting AI: global AI data centers face threats from extreme heat <\/a>Gelonghui Finance<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

China?<\/p>\n

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China\u2019s housing market free-falls as buyers wait for floor prices<\/a> Asia Times<\/p>\n

Why the West Still Can\u2019t Decode China\u2019s Rise<\/a> Arnaud Bertrand, Beijing Review (Chuck L)<\/p>\n

China Second-Half Outlook: AI Supercycle Cuts Into the K-Shaped Economy<\/a> Citigroup<\/p>\n

Exclusive-Inside Taiwan\u2019s nightmare scenario: Chinese blockade, earthquake, sabotage and invasion<\/a> Global Banking and Finance<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Japan<\/p>\n

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Traders Plot Worst-Case Scenario for Yen If Crisis Hits<\/a> Japan Times <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Africa<\/p>\n

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Record number of people displaced into neighbouring countries as Sudan conflict marks three years<\/a> Oxfam<\/p>\n

Expanding conflict drives record hunger in northern Nigeria<\/a> Arab News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

South of the Border<\/p>\n

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Cubans face endless blackouts, collapsing salaries and empty shops \u2013 but they\u2019re refusing to give up<\/a> Sky<\/p>\n

Israel makes another move on the westrrn hemishere<\/a> Venezualanalysis (Robin K)<\/p>\n

\u2018It was a massacre\u2019: Haiti gangs carry out mass killings across the country<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

European Disunion<\/p>\n

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EU Court of Justice allows criminal prosecution for reposting RT videos \u2014 judgement<\/a> TASS. Micael T: \u201cWe must go to war with Putler to defend our freedom to criminal prosecution for listening to other news!\u201d<\/p>\n

German workers banned from taking sick leave without a medical note in tough reforms.<\/a> Independent<\/p>\n

Not everyone can act like sick ministers<\/a> Aftonbladet via machine translation. Micael T: \u201cAbout sickness benefit day. If you fall ill you deduct a certain percentage from you salary for 1-many days. Not ministers though. The rules of neoliberalism in action.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Old Blighty<\/p>\n

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Keir Starmer suggests Andy Burnham borrow billions for defence<\/a> Guardian (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Bank of England to push ahead with plan to limit hedge fund leverage<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n

Bankers and unions set for clash over possible Burnham tax raid on UK banks<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n

Defaults on credit cards and other loans have hit the highest level since the financial crisis as British households struggle to make ends meet<\/a> This is Money<\/p>\n

Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of \u2018Palestine\u2019 from displays<\/a> Middle East Eye<\/p>\n

Old British fridges \u2018cannot cope with the heat\u2019<\/a> BBC\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Balkans<\/p>\n

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Flamingos, Jared Kushner, and Albania\u2019s fight against Trump\u2019s Resorts<\/a> openDemocracy (Robin K)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Israel v. The Resistance<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd34The IDF’s Yellow Line in Gaza has shifted again, despite the so-called “ceasefire.” Since it came into effect, the IDF’s effective control has expanded from 53% to up to 70% of the Gaza Strip. Almost all of Gaza\u2019s population is forced into less than a third of its territory\ud83e\uddf5 pic.twitter.com\/iOUCvHYpvQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Breaking the Silence (@BtSIsrael) July 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Explaining the Numbers in Gaza<\/a> Karen Kwaitkowski. Important. A well-supported analysis that concludes that \u201cwell over a million\u201d Gazans have died in Israel\u2019s genocide. <\/p>\n

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Jewish-American orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Perlmutter, says he witnessed the aftermath of Israeli soldiers tying two Palestinian children\u2019s hands behind their backs and burying them alive at Nasser Hospital, their cries silenced beneath the dirt. pic.twitter.com\/UZbl4IXzzc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ramy Abdu| \u0631\u0627\u0645\u064a \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0647 (@RamAbdu) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Israel Exposed <\/a>War Crimes Archive (guurst)<\/p>\n

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CENTCOM states that this air defense coordination cell was established in January, but it’s worth noting that by January of 2025 (not 2026), this regional construct was already having meetings at Fort Campbell. In fact, this coordination cell with Arab nations began forming back\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/2ZiM63p4S9<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LaiQFlKC9s<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 barry with the NED (@bonzerbarry) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Palestinian goalkeeper killed by Israel in Gaza as Fifa faces fresh calls to act<\/a> Middle East Eye (resilc)<\/p>\n

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\u2693\ufe0f Something Stupid This Way Comes<\/p>\n

The USS Boxer has finally arrived, carrying another Marine Expeditionary Unit to augment the MEU attached to the USS Tripoli.<\/p>\n

Including US Army units in the region, the US now has maybe 10k combat effectives with which to do something stupid. https:\/\/t.co\/VzdXUjiuwO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Will Schryver (@imetatronink) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Grand Bargain Is Ending<\/a> Brandon Weichert<\/p>\n

How Florida\u2019s Cuban Diaspora and the Israeli Lobby Came Together \u2014 and Are Coming Apart<\/a> Intercept (resilc)<\/p>\n

Huckabee: Israel \u2018the 436th congressional district\u2019 of US<\/a> Responsible Statecraft (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Russia and China were quietly taking over helium markets. Then Iran blew them up for everyone else<\/a> Kevin Walmsley (guurst)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From Mohamed A-Bukhai @kwnn_yemen <\/a>on Twitter (hat tip Chuck L). Twitter not allowing embedding \u201cVisibility limited: this Post may violate X\u2019s rules against Violent Speech\u201d. Click through for full tweet. <\/p>\n

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Translated from ArabicFinal Warning Message to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:<\/p>\n

This is the last chance, and it cannot tolerate any delay or hesitation. Our people\u2019s patience has run out, and there is no longer room for the situation to continue as it is\u2026.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia is evading the obligations of peace in Yemen and is blaming Washington, claiming that our support and stance on Gaza is the reason for the obstruction<\/p>\n

We say clearly: Our options are open, and we will not stand idly by if Washington and Riyadh continue this maneuvering<\/p>\n

To everyone who takes measures to restrict our people in their livelihood, the equation of bank for bank, airport for airport, and port for port has not been canceled, and this game will not continue, and our people will not submit to economic blackmail and will confront and thwart all conspiracies<\/p>\n

We will impose the equation of an eye for an eye and a siege for a siege
And airport for airport<\/p>\n

We warn you: Saudi airspace is approaching complete closure \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n

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John Mearsheimer: The End of Russian Restraint & New U.S. Grand Strategy<\/a> Glenn Diesen, YouTube<\/p>\n

John Helmer: Ukraine Is Becoming a FIRING PLATFORM WITHOUT Any People<\/a> Dialogue Works, YouTube<\/p>\n

The NY Times Lies About Russian and Ukrainian Casualties<\/a> Sonar 21 (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Georgia\u2019s only oil refinery said Wednesday that it plans to stop processing Russian crude by the end of this summer in order to avoid being hit by European sanctions<\/a> Moscow Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n

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Text \u2013 S.4367 \u2013 119th Congress (2025-2026): Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act<\/a> Library of Congress (resilc)<\/p>\n

TRUMP\u2019S $1BN CRYPTO FORTUNE, VANCE-TRUMP RIFT & TUCKER TO MAKE OWN PARTY \u2014 w\/ Robert Barnes<\/a> YouTube. Barnes: \u201cMost corrupt in American history.\u201d Vikas S: \u201cPlugged-in people know this, but the details are damning.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Don\u2019t Know What America\u2019s 250th Is Celebrating<\/a> Cato. resilc: \u201cIsn\u2019t it Amazon Prime week??\u201d<\/p>\n

We became the late 18th Century British. What now? <\/a> Responsible Statecraft (resilc)<\/p>\n

How Many People Have Ever Lived in the United States?<\/a> Davis Fetz (resilc)<\/p>\n

The Pitfalls of a \u2018Middle Ground\u2019 Strategy<\/a> Daniel Larison<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump 2.0<\/p>\n

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Trump refuses to renew US-Canada-Mexico trade pact he once championed<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n

Air Force major arrested after calling for Trump impeachment outside Capitol<\/a> The Hill (resilc)<\/p>\n

U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn charged with damaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/a> NBC (Kevin W)<\/p>\n

Federal nuclear agency moves to relax radiation exposure rules<\/a> Washington Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Our No Longer Free Press <\/p>\n

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\nPublic Opinion: Cornered by the Many, Controlled by the Few <\/a>Finn Andreen (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Economy<\/p>\n

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\nThe world is lurching from one economic crisis to the next. What should we expect from our government? <\/a>Guardian<\/p>\n

Global monetary tightening and the fragility behind it <\/a>ODI Global<\/p>\n

U.S. adds just 57,000 jobs in June, a worrying sign as wage growth remains slow<\/a> NBC\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Market Needs a Therapist<\/p>\n

Yet another \u2018quant tremor\u2019 strikes systematic investors<\/a> Financial Times<\/p>\n

AI Bubble Fears Grow as Michael Burry, Top Economists Sound Alarm <\/a>FirstPost<\/p>\n

AI Debt Deluge Makes Credit Market Look Safer While Masking Risk<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n

AI hopes and fears dominate global central bank meet<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n

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Retail dip-buying is reaching historic extremes:<\/p>\n

Average daily equity purchases by retail investors during S&P 500 down days are running at nearly 3.5 times the daily average seen since 2020, the highest on record.<\/p>\n

This is +56% higher than during the meme stock mania in 2021.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/4Mj6406C6F<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

AI<\/p>\n

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The AI Race Nobody Can Win<\/a> Foreign Affairs. Robin K: \u201cToward the end when the discussion turns to corporate governance, bubbles, inflation, and central banks, things seem to go wobbly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Watching this full 18-minute interview with Palantir CEO, Alex Karp is enough to teach you more about Ai than any institution would ever teach you: pic.twitter.com\/DuaI1yYSXI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u2095\u2090\u2098\u209a\u209c\u2092\u2099 (@hamptonism) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Programmer \u201cProductivity\u201d: CHART OF THE DAY<\/a> Brad DeLong. Important tidbit at the top of how the \u201cThe brand-new VW ElectricMicroBus that replaces the 22-year-old Subaru\u201d makes driving more difficult. <\/p>\n

Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival<\/a> Wired (resilc)<\/p>\n

Ambani-Trump Jr. investigation encountered a Google AI surprise<\/a> ProPublica. \u201cGoogle, the proprietor of the world\u2019s primary research tool, has rolled out AI Overviews that can indiscriminately take in fake material and authoritatively spit it back out as real.\u201d (Kevin W).\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Bezzle<\/p>\n

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SpaceX Is Junk. That\u2019s What the Bond Market Says<\/a> Bloomberg <\/p>\n

S2 Capital dissolves $400M first fund with \u201cno return of capital\u201d<\/a> TheRealDeal (albrt)<\/p>\n

Private Credit Keeps $14 Billion Trapped in Bid to Outlast Storm<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n

What Private Credit Is, and Why Investors Are So Worried About It<\/a> New York Times (resilc) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n

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Police hunt Ukrainian woman over Monaco bombing<\/a> Agence France-Presse<\/p>\n

Musk demanded proof people died from USAID cuts. He got it \u2014 and lost it.<\/a> Judd Legum <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Class Warfare<\/p>\n

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Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z\u2019s Rage Against Big Tech<\/a> Wired (resilc)<\/p>\n

The Fun Shortage Is Real, and It\u2019s Making America Miserable<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n

We Crunched the Data: There\u2019s a Grocery Price Emergency in America<\/a> New York Times (resilc)<\/p>\n

Average New Car Prices Hit Record High Of $51,974, But People Are Still Rushing To Buy Them<\/a> Jalopnik (resilc)<\/p>\n

This Is RUINING the Trades\u2026 <\/a>YouTube (resilc) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Antidote du jour (Tracie H): <\/p>\n

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And a bonus (Chuck L):<\/p>\n

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Dude is rock climbing when a mountain goat casually pulls up beside him. Honestly insane that these animals just live like this. pic.twitter.com\/UBblWGGhLi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dudes Posting Their W\u2019s (@DudespostingWs) June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A second bonus:<\/p>\n

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He was so fancy for no reason \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/pMRAp6zmuO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And a third:<\/p>\n

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\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/nsf8YKJEhc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Figen (@TheFigen_) July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a><\/p>\n

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