Rhino horns made radioactive to foil traffickers in South African project Guardian (resilc)
Reading Hits Differently to Listening For Your Brain, Science Says ScienceAlert (Chuck L)
‘Ozempic face’ drives surge in cosmetic procedures as weight loss drugs boom Boing Boing (resilc)
#COVID-19/Pandemics
COVID-19: A VASCULAR NIGHTMARE UNFOLDING
🔥EXCELLENT REVIEW ARTICLE needing your attention!
➡️“This article provides a comprehensive review of the mechanisms underlying thrombosis in COVID-19 patients, as well as the advancements in clinical trials and guidelines for thrombosis… pic.twitter.com/nHchlEHKnQ
— Harry Spoelstra (@HarrySpoelstra) August 1, 2025
Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2 persists in the brainstem in the long term and deregulates neuronal activity Instuit Pasteur
🧵 Thread: Why don’t people take COVID seriously in Year 6 of the pandemic?
A virus that disables the immune system, damages the brain, heart, and vasculature.
And spreads like smoke.
Yet the world shrugs.
Why?
Because mass denial is doing what it always does.
1/18 pic.twitter.com/IcoopzXlAQ
— James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath (@JamesThrot) July 30, 2025
U.S. childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record STAT
Climate/Environment
Ghostly silence from blue whales is an ominous sign for the world WION
Lapland’s record-breaking heatwave is already threatening the lives of reindeer YLZE
France braces for heatwave next week: 40°C [104F] forecast near Pyrénées Connexion France
‼️MIDDLE EAST HISTORIC HEAT WAVE
51.8C Swiehan
EMIRATES HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORYAlso record August hottest night at Al Ain MIn 36.4C
In Turkish highlands Min 27.2 Tunceli Record hottest night (23 consecutive days breaking records in Turkey) ! pic.twitter.com/K4DxruBvkd
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) August 1, 2025
Iranian president says country is on brink of dire water crisis Reuters
China’s average temperature in July was 23.64°C, the hottest July and the hottest month on record! Nine provinces broke their July record, with five provinces recording their second-highest average temperature for the month, and three provinces their third-highest. @extremetemps pic.twitter.com/q2cMF8FKdn
— Jim (@yangyubin1998) August 1, 2025
Japan, South Korea Issue Alerts Amid Historic Temperature Highs: ‘Not A One-Off Anomaly’ News18
Amazon deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains Independent
Heavy rain and flash floods batter US east coast with emergency declared in New York Sky
China?
China isn’t “vying” for anything. The U.S. already gave up the AI crown by killing open source, gutting robotics, and handing the future to Wall Street.
China Vies to Unseat US in Fight for $4.8 Trillion AI Market – Bloomberg https://t.co/UDHxe4d0YL
— William Huo (@wmhuo168) July 31, 2025
Disguised mortgages’ threaten China’s fragile property sector The Banker
As China’s Economy Slows, So Too Does Dry Bulk Shipping Marine Link
By building the world’s biggest dam, China hopes to control more than just its water supply The Conversation (Kevin W)
European Disunion
Eurozone economic growth slows to 0.1% in second quarter Yahoo
Czech fatigue with Ukrainian refugees grows amid economic concerns Euractiv
Old Blighty
If you are in the UK, a must read. Raise a huge stink with your MP:
‼️from the network ✔️Western channels write something strange, and it is difficult to verify it:
At night, Russian special forces landed in Ochakov on several boats and penetrated the command center. They captured British soldiers who coordinated the use of British missiles and… pic.twitter.com/i7poKPs4qv
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) July 31, 2025
UK CEOs Are More Downbeat About the Economy Than During Lockdown Bloomberg
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper.
Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice.
Full Press Release: https://t.co/2hLCj1PJ5e pic.twitter.com/bPXH7oAvE2
— Defend our Juries (@DefendourJuries) July 30, 2025
Car finance payouts have been limited, but lenders aren’t off the hook BBC (Kevin W)
Israel v. The Resistance
Half a Million Palestinians Dead, and the World Trades On BettBeat. A badly needed reminder that the numbers of Palestinians fatalities are vastly understated in official and media accounts.
Israeli soldiers avoided interrupting Witkoff’s propaganda tour by using silencers for today’s killings pic.twitter.com/8kJvtg3wZw
— Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) August 1, 2025
Aid trucks headed for Gaza were hijacked by the Yasser Abu Shabab gang, an ISIS-linked militia backed by the Zionist entity and whitewashed in the Wall Street Journal. They opened fire on civilians, then drove off with the trucks. pic.twitter.com/yzMqcuEJvF
— Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) July 31, 2025
Israel Apologists Think “No No, We’re Starving SICK Kids!” Is A Winning Argument Caitlin Johnstone (resilc)
The hosts of Israel’s “Two Nice Jewish Boys” podcast emphasize that their fellow Jewish Israelis enjoy seeing people in Gaza suffer, and that it makes their daily lives more satisfying to know Palestinians are hungry and homeless pic.twitter.com/UGP2xc7KJy
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) July 31, 2025
Finally, the Dam Shoring Up Support for Israel Seems to Be Breaking New Republic (resilc)
🧵”We’ll kill the monsters… All of Gaza will be Jewish… The government is racing to erase Gaza. Thank god, we’re erasing this evil, and erasing the population that was raised on Mein Kampf”
Excerpts from several interviews with Amichay Eliyahu, Israel’s genocidal Minister of… https://t.co/JowKi2SQW4 pic.twitter.com/dB6Itx2I9o
— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) August 2, 2025
Hala Jaber – What The World Is Offering Palestinians Isn’t A State. Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)
How much is shoddy, pro-Israel journalism worth? Ask Bari Weiss. Responsible Statecraft (resilc)
Decision delayed for pro-Palestine protest on Sydney Harbour Bridge as police warn of possible crowd crush Guardian. Go Sydneysiders!
* * * Zionist forces escalated strikes deep into Lebanon today, targeting Brital’s mountainous outskirts in the Bekaa twice, along with repeated bombardments of al-Mahmoudiyeh and al-Jarmaq in the south. The spread and frequency mark a clear shift: deeper, bolder, and closer to… pic.twitter.com/fglGrSyOjK
— Thomas Keith (@iwasnevrhere_) July 31, 2025
* * * Is the regional Zionist Project going to include occupation of Cyprus? Vanessa Beeley. Dodged a bullet. Cyprus had been a finalist as an expat option.
* * * A Further US Attack on Iran Would be Pointless Kabuki Alastair Crooke. Chuck L: “And it would trigger a round two of the counterattack on Israel. And this time they might not halt it when Trump unilaterally declares a ceasefire.”
Iran drives out 1.5 million Afghans, with some branded spies for Israel BBC
Brilliant diplomacy! Iran has internalised the hard lessons of past negotiations.
In a firm and unapologetic statement, Foreign Minister @araghchi declared that U.S. presidential envoy @SteveWitkoff has requested a meeting—but that Tehran will only consider talks under two… pic.twitter.com/kXyQPQecx3
— Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai) July 31, 2025
* * * Harlan Ellison: Tough Jew Part III Clifford Meth (rowlf). Trust me, you will be glad you read this.
New Not-So-Cold War
[SPECIAL] – Scott Ritter: Trump deploys Nuclear Subs to Russia over Social Media Rift Judge Napolitano, YouTube
Trump Escalates Nuclear Threat to Russia… Taking the World to the Brink of Nuclear War Larry Johnson
* * * 🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦🇬🇧Britain is raging! Its officers were captured by Russian special forces in Ochakiv – Russian fighters penetrated the Ukrainian rear in boats… new details ‼️
During the operation, called “Skat-12”, British officers were captured helping Ukrainian armed forces guide… pic.twitter.com/iHfmnVuKXH
— Peacemaker (@peacemaket71) August 1, 2025
Shocking kidnapping by the Russian Spetsnaz of two British colonels leading the Bandera sabotage in the Crimean direction Dr Ignacy Nowopolski
* * * NATO group sailed the Barents Sea as Russia launched multiple missiles in exercise Barents Observer
John Mearsheimer: Liberal Delusions & How NATO Led Ukraine Down the Primrose Path Glenn Diesen
* * * US senators propose $55bn Ukraine aid bill RT (Kevin W)
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Biometrics to replace stamps at EU border from 12 October BBC
Imperial Collapse Watch
🇮🇳 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 India wants to revive the Russia-India-China trilateral dialogue (RIC) which has been dormant for half a decade.
This comes after signs of an India-China rapprochement and increased US aggression against India over its trade relations with Russia. pic.twitter.com/M813IK40QV
— Dott. Orikron 🇵🇹 (@orikron) July 31, 2025
Trump 2.0
Trump fires US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report Financial Times. Lead story. Full bore Trump insanity takes US official into late-stage USSR.
Trump UnWokes Smithsonian YouTube (resilc)
The Inside Story of Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin Wired (resilc)
Trump Blasts Hawley Over Stock Trading Ban American Conservative
Trumponomics
Stunning revisions show US added 258K fewer jobs than first reported The Hill
America is About to Find Out Car Prices Just Got Insane YouTube (resilc)
America on life support as ‘ally’ launches huge sabotage operation… and the results are terrifying Daily Mail (resilc)
Tariffs
Trump’s trade war returns America to the 1930s Telegraph
My friend is in the business of buying wholesale steel rebar, steel beams, steel sheets, etc. from inexpensive overseas producers and then selling it downstream to American homebuilders who build budget homes.
He got an email from his customs broker this afternoon that their…
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 31, 2025
Five things now pricier in Canada due to tariffs BBC
Tariffs Land on Taiwan Amid Tension With Washington New York Times (resilc)
Confusion and anger in Switzerland – hit by highest tariffs in Europe BBC (Kevin W)
How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order New York Times (resilc)
Might Tariffs Get “Overturned”? Barry Ritholtz
L’affaire Epstein
12 Points on Zionist Occupied Territory and Epstein Sam Husseini
Russiagate
FOIA Files, Russia Edition: Reports The Government Used to Support its 2016 Joint Attribution Racket News
GOP Clown Car
What a shock. The huge amounts of money being poured into the Super PAC to remove @RepThomasMassie from Congress are all coming from the big GOP donors for whom Israel is a top cause: Miriam Adelson, John Paulson, Paul Singer. https://t.co/PHT544pook
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 1, 2025
How the Republican Texas Redistricting Scheme Could Backfire Washington Monthly
Groves of Academe
Mr. Market Has a Sad
Goldman Urges Caution as Global Credit Spreads Hit 2007 Lows Bloomberg
Copper getting obliterated by more than 20% and is currently on track for its worst day in history 📉📉 pic.twitter.com/dTcyTOtllq
— Barchart (@Barchart) July 31, 2025
A must read. Click through to get the full tweet:
The copper market’s historic collapse is about how a single policy shift can puncture a carefully constructed financial illusion. For months, global copper flows were distorted by speculative bets around U.S. trade policy. Traders flooded U.S. shores with refined copper,… https://t.co/q7tr7uu3Bl pic.twitter.com/uuSlXUtXX1
— EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) July 31, 2025
AI
ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results ars technica (Paul R). Wonder how many were on the order of “How do I hide assets from my wife?”
Mark Zuckerberg says without AI glasses, you’ll be at ‘cognitive disadvantage’ SFGate (resilc)
The Bezzle
Money by Vile Means Compact (resilc)
This is the sad state of news these days. Today, a Waymo car crashed into another Waymo, but the media hasn’t covered it at all. I’ve seen no articles. If this were two @Tesla Robotaxis, it would be all over the news. Negative headlines against Tesla generate clicks. Ones about… https://t.co/XsdJvTRbsW pic.twitter.com/jOjhGccRal
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) July 31, 2025
Class Warfare
Confessions of the Working Poor Macleans.ca (resilc)
The Rise of Luigism City Journal (resilc). The author does not get it. Some others who did. JFK:
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable
And Fredrick Douglass:
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
Who owns most of the farmland in Illinois? Not farmers Chicago Tribune (Paul R). From June, still germane.
The Texas Economy Ain’t All That Bloomberg
Antidote du jour (via):
And a bonus:
The fact that some people believe that animals don’t feel or have emotions blows my mind. Look at this beautiful baby. I want to hug him pic.twitter.com/1VLYAttmeN
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) August 2, 2025
A second bonus:
Cats will be cat pic.twitter.com/lgil4tAJzE
— Beauty Of Nature 🌳 (@ShouldHaveAnima) August 2, 2025
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
