{"id":531,"date":"2026-07-06T11:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=531"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:17:05","slug":"links-7-6-2026-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=531","title":{"rendered":"Links 7\/6\/2026 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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America is a Way to See<\/a> The Empty Cup<\/p>\n

How English abolished time travel<\/a> Kaimataara<\/p>\n

What Cars Are You Sick Of Seeing On The Road?<\/a> Jalopnik<\/p>\n

Ferrari and BMW join Tesla, China in switch from copper to cheaper aluminum<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n

Hobbit-like humans may have scavenged Komodo dragons\u2019 leftovers to survive<\/a> CNN<\/p>\n

Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n

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Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain while Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke<\/a> NBC News<\/p>\n

Heatwaves are killing tens of thousands in India. Officials are barely counting them<\/a> Euronews<\/p>\n

Severe storms impact many areas on the Fourth, leaving more than 1M without power<\/a> Balanced Weather<\/p>\n

Severe flooding leaves a trail of death and destruction in West Africa<\/a> RFI<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Some of the most terrifying and violent storm conditions that are possible on this planet are occurring right now on the Pacific island of Rota.<\/p>\n

At 180 MPH (290 kph) and with eyewall mesovortex gusts potentially as high as ~220 MPH (355 kph), Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi is\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zUluGM3Zib<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Backpirch Weather (@BackpirchCrew) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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There are growing indications that large, intense, & perhaps record-breaking mid-atmospheric high pressure system (aka a \u201cheat dome\u201d) will develop somewhere between Rockies & Central Plains by mid-Jul. This could bring a widespread & severe heatwave across much of the U.S. pic.twitter.com\/U4bLH89XQx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Breaking News!
Code: y-axis alert!<\/p>\n

Global sea-surface temperatures are at 21.00\u00b0C, and have now set a new daily record high for the 33rd day in a row, more than 0.08\u00b0C above the previous record high, set in 2024.<\/p>\n

The Climate 8-ball is drunk again. pic.twitter.com\/TP0WanLNhn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The World Has an Anchovy Problem<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Those in Charge Have No Plan<\/a> Surviving Leviathan with Peter Gelderloos<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

China?<\/p>\n

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CHINA KEEPS THE U.S. AND JAPAN COOL. And most other places. The Chinese make more than 80% of the world\u2019s air-conditioners. And they could\u2026 stop.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s biggest fan clubs for air-conditioning are the United States, and two Asian allies\/ vassals, Japan and South Korea. In\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ACta89Fyqj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers<\/a> Channel News Asia<\/p>\n

American Decline, Chinese Exposure<\/a> Sinocism<\/p>\n

Top-Tier Cities Overtake Regional Hubs to Drive China Property Sales<\/a> Caixin Global<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is brilliant and should be studied by central bankers everywhere! Peoples Bank of China was the first to deflate a massive, leveraged housing bubble without a single quarter of economic contraction or loss of growth momentum in the real economy.
A success for the history\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/zr5yvnCw3o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kathleen Tyson (@Kathleen_Tyson_) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

India<\/p>\n

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GoDaddy Sounds Alarm Over How India Law Would Upend Internet Privacy Everywhere<\/a> Gizmodo<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Syraqistan<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu says no reconstruction in Gaza before Hamas disarmament, as two killed in latest strikes<\/a> New Arab<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Hamas is dead and finished. But Israel continues to pretend it is alive to continue the genocide. A brilliant article in Foreign Affairs by Jaser AbuMousa lays out the case:<\/p>\n

1) Israel has killed nearly the entire pre-October 7 leadership. Sinwar, Haniyeh, Deif, Mohammed Sinwar,\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Calls for killing of Trump at funeral of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n

EGS 47 \/ 26 \u2013 No Qatari LNG Until September | OPEC+ Retakes Market Shares? | Canada\u2019s West Coast Oil Megadeal | Heat Dome Melts the US Grid<\/a> Energy Geopolitics & Statecraft<\/p>\n

Gulf sovereign funds on track for record year<\/a> Semafor<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Africa<\/p>\n

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Why the Giant of Africa Loves Israel<\/a> The Key<\/p>\n

Mali and Syria: Similarities, Differences, and the War on Terror<\/a> Muftah Magazine<\/p>\n

Turkiye builds \u2018spaceport\u2019 in Somalia setting off alarms in Israel<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n

US Bombs Somalia for 70th Time This Year<\/a> Antiwar<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Old Blighty<\/p>\n

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Cops probe claims of \u2018missing \u00a31.5m\u2019 from Indy campaign group with close links to SNP<\/a> Daily Record<\/p>\n

Private Capital in UK Defence<\/a> The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies<\/p>\n

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That\u2019s the reality for thousands of families<\/a> Big Issue<\/p>\n

UK Cuts Infrastructure Spending to Fund Nukes; Germany\u2019s Railways Collapse<\/a> Alex Christoforou<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

European Disunion<\/p>\n

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Germany bolsters ballistic missile defense with expanded Arrow-3 coverage<\/a> Interesting Engineering<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s Dangerous Return to Strategic Overconfidence<\/a> Kautilya The Contemplator<\/p>\n

The US is fuelling the growth of an ISIS-style terrorist group in Europe: in Albania, the MEK is recruiting child soldiers<\/a> Alireza Niknam (translation via GeoPolitiQ)<\/p>\n

Thousands swarm the streets of Tirana in major \u2018Pink Flamingo\u2019 anti-government protests<\/a> Euronews<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\ud83d\udea8\u203c\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa TRUTH DOES NOT MATTER ANYMORE?!<\/p>\n

The EU is punishing 3 individuals for reposting Russia Today Germany on their blog and has ruled that reposting content from sanctioned Russian media is forbidden and can result in criminal prosecution. Importantly it does not matter if a\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/pWbJbGKDBT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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Russian MOD lists targets in latest Ukraine barrage<\/a> RT<\/p>\n

GREECE HAS DECLARED DRONE WAR ON RUSSIA \u2013 \u201cIT\u2019S AS SIMPLE AS THAT\u201d \u2013 ON CONDITION THE WAR DOESN\u2019T DAMAGE GREEK TOURISM AND SHIPPING BUSINESS<\/a> John Helmer<\/p>\n

Finnish Line<\/a> The Duran. \u201cThe EU Cool Kids Ongoing Wish For A War With Russia May Finally Come Through Finland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lithuania Aims to Be \u2018Part of Nuclear Deterrence\u2019 Against Russia: President<\/a> The Defense Post<\/p>\n

Robot race<\/a> Events in Ukraine<\/p>\n

Why\u2019d Putin & Lavrov Send Such Pleasant Greetings On The US\u2019 250th Independence Day?<\/a> Andrew Korybko<\/p>\n

Why Can\u2019t the Russian\u2019s Defeat Ukraine?<\/a> Larry Johnson<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n

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If Non-Offensive Defense Ended the Cold War\u2026<\/a> Un-Diplomatic<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

South of the Border<\/p>\n

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The White Helmets Invade Venezuela<\/a> Kit Klarenberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump 2.0<\/p>\n

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Trump to host opening bell ceremony Monday to celebrate Trump Accounts<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n

Trump memecoin investors lost $3.8 billion, analysis finds<\/a> TechCrunch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Democrats Suck<\/p>\n

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McMorrow suspends campaign for Michigan Senate seat<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n

How Hakeem Jeffries is handling the most divisive issue in Democratic politics<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n

Sorry, Democrats: Your Midterm Hopes Are Probably Overblown<\/a> NOTUS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n

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US Air Force Engineer Charged With Sawing Down Flock Surveillance Cameras Receives Thousands of Dollars from Supporters Across the Country<\/a> Futurism<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Accelerationists<\/p>\n

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The Room at Aspen<\/a> Notes from the Circus<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sports Desk<\/p>\n

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Sources: President Trump, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, and White House task force head Andrew Giuliani put together a team of elite lawyers \u2014 from outside the government \u2014 to challenge the Flo Balogun red card. Specifically they challenged the use of slow motion instant\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Tour de France stage to go ahead with changes as fires ravage southern Europe<\/a> France24<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Our Famously Free Press<\/p>\n

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The Triumphalism Trap: How Anti-Imperialist Media Manufactures Its Own Consent<\/a> BettBeat<\/p>\n

CNBC Helps SpaceX Pull Off Trillion-Dollar Pump-and-Dump<\/a>\u00a0 FAIR<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Healthcare?<\/p>\n

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Climate Change Is Already at the Bedside. Why Aren\u2019t We Learning About It?<\/a> MedPage Today<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Casino Nation<\/p>\n

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\u201cMorally reprehensible\u201d: Prediction Markets Offer Bets on Wildfires<\/a> Mother Jones<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

AI<\/p>\n

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On the Production and Dissemination of Knowledge in the AI Era<\/a> The Archimedean Point<\/p>\n

New Google commercial imagines a Declaration of Independence written with help from AI<\/a> TechCrunch<\/p>\n

How and why to de-Google your life<\/a> Blood in the Machine<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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