Hyperlinks 6/1/2023 | bare capitalism

Gecko Grip: It’s Atomic (Actually) (transcript) KQED

The place Is the U.S. Financial system Headed? Comply with the Cash WSJ

Resilient US junk bond market baffles buyers FT

US financial institution deposits fall $472 billion in Q1, largest drop in virtually 40 years Anadolu Company

Foreigners pull extra money out of China in Might Reuters (Re Silc).

Local weather

Earth is ‘actually fairly sick now’ and at risk zone in almost all ecological methods, research says AP. After which there’s Mount Everest:

Disheartening to see the buildup of rubbish at Camp IV on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). It is excessive time we deal with this difficulty with urgency and dedication. Let’s demand stricter laws, enforcement of fresh climbing practices, and efficient waste administration methods. Video… pic.twitter.com/KGMlRmUuZk

— Everest Right this moment (@EverestToday) Might 28, 2023

Secret behind Amazonian ‘darkish earth’ may assist pace up forest restoration throughout the globe Frontiers Science Communications. “Darkish earth” (terra preta) at NC right here, right here, and right here.

What a Nineteenth-Century Farmer’s Forgotten Notes Reveal About Rising Seasons Smithsonian

Antarctic alarm bells: observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing sooner than predicted The Dialog

Water

Coastal City Brings Mass Litigation—and an ‘Existential Menace’—to Chemical Giants WSJ. Extra on PFAS at NC right here, right here, and right here.

#COVID19

Mortality Amongst US Veterans Admitted to Neighborhood vs Veterans Well being Administration Hospitals for COVID-19 JAMA. From the Summary: “In a cohort of 64 856 VHA enrollees aged 65 years or older additionally enrolled in Medicare, admission to group hospitals was related to larger risk-adjusted 30-day mortality throughout hospitalization for COVID-19 in contrast with VHA hospitals.”

The following pandemic: How Covid-19 has accelerated the emergence of super-bacteria El Pais. One thing terrible.

Making ready for the subsequent pandemic will take a world dedication FT. “Solely by way of world coverage, with monetary and authorized commitments from governments and worldwide our bodies just like the WHO, can we forestall and put together for the subsequent pandemic.” Fortuitously, world establishments have a deep reservoir of belief on which to attract.

China?

China faces a brand new Covid wave that would peak at 65 million instances per week NBC. “Just like the U.S., China stopped offering weekly case updates this month, making it troublesome to know the true extent of the present outbreak.” “‘Covid-zero enforcement was very interruptive to enterprise,’ mentioned Michael Hart, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, ‘and so we mentioned repeatedly to the Chinese language authorities, what corporations want is stability, readability, to allow them to plan.’” Unusual to suppose that ruling lessons in China and the US are converging ideologically, however right here we’re.

Intel inside? Chinese language agency Powerleader’s ‘home-grown’ chip suspected of being a rebadged microprocessor from US big, take a look at outcomes present South China Morning Publish

US Protection Secretary Austin says China’s assembly snub unlucky Reuters

Beijing rejects Taiwan presidential candidate’s ‘weird’ want to have dinner and discuss peace with Xi South China Morning Publish

French Navy Chief Calls For European Navies To Improve Presence And Engagement In Key Waters Naval Information

U.S. Traders Need Extra Publicity to Japan. Right here’s What They Ought to Know Beforehand. Institutional Investor

Myanmar

UN Particular Envoy to Myanmar to Step Down This Month The Diplomat

High Chinese language intelligence official visits Myanmar for ‘cooperation’ talks Channel Information Asia

Russian Decrease Home Official Pledges Help for Myanmar Regime’s Deliberate Ballot The Irrawaddy. Ugh.

India

Antibiotics professional Centrient runs afoul of FDA at Indian manufacturing plant Fierce Pharma. Not the one Indian pharma firm, both.

European Disunion

Moldova gears up for European Political Neighborhood summit Deutsche Welle

Erdoğan pulls out of European summit Politico

Erdoğan’s Resilience New Left Overview

Efforts to defuse Kosovo disaster intensify amid extra protests France24

BRICS Seize Likelihood to Counter US With Enlargement, Widespread Forex Bloomberg

New Not-So-Chilly Warfare

Is the Ukraine warfare reaching a turning level? (transcript) FT. A lot fascinating element, together with the title of the “Russian Volunteer Corps” chief who invaded Belgorod: “White Rex” (!). He has, in fact, a white nationalist clothes firm.

Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun; count on breakthroughs by early June — army knowledgeable New Voice of Ukraine. From Might 24.

White Home: We’re in opposition to strikes on Russian territory, nevertheless it’s as much as Ukraine to determine Ukrainska Pravda

Misfiring Cannons, Rotted Tires Amongst US Military Gear Pulled for Ukraine, Watchdog Finds Protection One

British police detain journalist Package Klarenberg, interrogate him about The Grayzone The Grayzone. Straight outta Kafka:

Biden Administration

Biden Labor Board Restores Proper to Use Heated Language Labor Notes

The Supremes

Supreme Danger: An Interactive Information to Rights the Supreme Court docket Might Take Away ProPublica

Massive Brother Is Watching You Watch

Amazon’s Ring doorbell was used to spy on clients, FTC says in privateness case Guardian (Carla). Carla writes: “What a shock. However this ridiculous fines routine has to cease. If an organization is an individual, throw the company in jail (their income go to a charity — like as an example, reparations to African People and Indigenous Folks–for a 12 months or regardless of the jail time period is. Or give ’em the dying penalty: pull their company constitution.”

Federal Decide Makes Historical past in Holding That Border Searches of Cell Telephones Require a Warrant EFF

Spook Nation

Jim Comey’s Hip New Media Tour Matt Taibbi, Racket Information. “If this had been a channel known as WFBI, the interview wouldn’t have gone in a different way.” Price a learn, simply to get Comey positioned correctly, you probably have not already finished so.

Digital Watch

A.I.-Generated Content material Found on Information Websites, Content material Farms and Product Evaluations NYT. I’m wondering what the R₀ is for AI-generated bullshit within the content material “ecosystem.” I’m guessing fairly excessive.

Traders flip to AI-guided dealmaking to achieve edge over rivals FT

The increasing AI corridor of disgrace Politico

EU and US to organize and push for world AI ‘code of conduct’ France24. A voluntary code of conduct.

Police State Watch

Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop Metropolis Protesters The Intercept

NYPD Pursued Terrorism Fees For UES Jordan Neely Protesters Higher East Facet Patch

Guillotine Watch

Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Legal responsibility, Appeals Court docket Guidelines NYT

Imperial Collapse Watch

Contractor mentioned he warned of Davenport constructing collapse Quad Metropolis Occasions (Late Introvert). An excellent query:

Curious since you might have some type of background in these items….Is that this a typical solution to help a bulging brick wall? Particularly with tenants inside. From my understanding this was simply days earlier than the collapse pic.twitter.com/emlbTnoPso

— Purp (@purpispunk) Might 31, 2023

In the meantime, the owner:

FINED FOR COLLAPSE – “On or about Might 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. the defendant failed to keep up his constructing in a protected, sanitary, and structurally sound situation.”

I ought to say so. The constructing partially collapsed.

IF convicted… Andrew Wold should pay $395.

Learn: https://t.co/rDW2ZViHWZ pic.twitter.com/M9CX7va166

— Zachary Oren Smith (@ZacharyOS) Might 31, 2023

When a Constructing Falls Who Will get to Be Saved? Lyz Lenz, Males Yell at Me.

Class Warfare

Lots of of Amazon staff stroll out to protest return to workplace, local weather Seattle Occasions

‘Studios Are Actually Attempting to Flip Writing Into Gig Work’ FAIR

Hundreds of native resort staff transfer nearer to a strike: ‘Residing in L.A. is now not an possibility’ LA TImes

Billionaires and the Evolution of Overconfidence The Backyard of Forking Paths

NASA talks UFOs with public forward of ultimate report on unidentified flying objects AP

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