Breathtaking new map of the X-ray Universe BBC
Pilot Test Begins for Tech to Connect Everyday Vehicles SpectrumIEEE (David L)
Combining therapy with the psychedelic drug psilocybin results in large reductions in anxiety and depression PsyPost (Chuck L)
#COVID-19
When Your Best Friend in Quarantine Is a Squirrel, You May Be Going Nuts Wall Street Journal (David L)
About that ‘two-metre rule’ FTAlphaville (vlade). A must read.
Science/Medicine
Rare, super coronavirus antibodies likely to yield vaccine, say Stanford, UCSF experts Houston Chronicle
Mayo: Plasma from recovered patients safe for treating COVID-19 MPR
“The pandemic is accelerating.
More than 150K new cases of #COVID19 were reported to WHO yesterday – the most in a single day so far.
Almost half of those cases were reported from the Americas, with large numbers also being reported from South Asia & the Middle East”-@DrTedros
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 19, 2020
‘Recovered’ COVID-19 patients suffer major ongoing physical, cognitive problems Times of Israel (furzy)
Is the Coronavirus Death Tally Inflated? Here’s Why Experts Say No New York Times (David L)
Brazil
Coronavirus latest: Brazil infections surpass 1 million DW
US
Apple Closes Retail Stores in Four States as Virus Cases Rise Wall Street Journal
Five Phillies players test positive for coronavirus in Florida NBCPhiladelphia
Watch: A time-lapse view of how the coronavirus spread across California Mercury News
Finance/Economy
Fed Seems to Skirt the Law to Buy Corporate Bonds Bloomberg (Scott)
India-China
US calls China ‘rogue state’, cites border attack Hindustan Times
Brutal details emerge of deadly China-India border clash Financial Times
Brexit
Nothing to see here Chris Grey
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
U.S. Watched George Floyd Protests in 15 Cities Using Aerial Surveillance New York Times (David L)
How to turn on/off COVID-19 contact tracing on iPhone 9to5Mac (BC)
Imperial Collapse Watch
Middle East intelligence agencies closely monitoring American Spring Duffle Blog (Kevin W)
Navy upholds firing of carrier captain in virus outbreak Associated Press
Trump Transition
Trump says some wear coronavirus masks ‘to signal disapproval of him’ CNBC
Bruce Springsteen to Donald Trump: ‘Put On a Fucking Mask’ Esquire
White House dismissal of COVID-19 concerns draws criticism The Hill
Trump rejects Fauci’s warning about football’s return Politico (resilc)
The Trump campaign’s unsteady effort to bend reality Newsday (furzy)
The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles ProPublica (resilc)
Roberts Rules Trump Out of Order Atlantic (furzy)
US attorney who investigated Trump allies REFUSES to quit: DOJ in chaos as Manhattan prosecutor who led the Rudy Giuliani probe says he learned in a press release he was ‘stepping down’ and has ‘no intention’ of resigning Daily Mail
Oklahoma Supreme Court denies appeal to enforce social distancing at Trump rally The Hill. Oh, and: OKLAHOMA GUN SHOWS (resilc)
Tulsa COVID-19 Case Infection Hits New High as Trump Will Facilitate Transmission at Saturday Rally BuzzFeed
Trump Has a Half Billion in Loans Coming Due. They May Be His Biggest Conflict of Interest Yet. Mother Jones (resilc)
Consumer Group urges FDA crackdown on ‘abortion reversal’ procedure Florida Bulldog (Chuck L)
2020
Former cop Demings faces progressive pushback in veepstakes The Hill
Black Injustice Tipping Point
Officer Brett Hankison being fired from Louisville police after Breonna Taylor shooting Louisville Courier-Journal
Elderly Black Lives Matter protester injured by police and trolled by Trump in hiding after death threats Independent
How Police Infiltrate, Create Violence, & Target Journalists Lee Camp
Police State 2: Alternatives to Policing Counterpunch (heresy101)
Just Because They’ve Turned Against Humanity Doesn’t Mean We Should Defund the Terminator Program Cross Greaves, McSweeny’s (Barry R)
Canada Among Very Worst White Supremacist Countries: Report Vice (resilc)
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Republican candidate caught on video making racist and Islamophobic remarks Independent
Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage New York Times (David L)
U.S. Disneyland workers say proposed July reopening may be too early Reuters (resilc)
New York & Co. Parent Preparing Bankruptcy That Shuts All Stores Bloomberg
The North Face Joins Advertising Boycott Against Facebook Complex (David L)
20-Year-Old Robinhood Customer Dies By Suicide After Seeing A $730,000 Negative Balance Forbes. I hate to sound cruel, but this is Darwin Awards stuff.
Class Warfare
Over 500 Strikes in Last 3 Weeks as BLM Strikes Surge on Juneteenth Mike Elk
Opioids, Inc. Frontline (Kevin C) and Wall Street, bribery and an opioid epidemic: the inside story of a disgraced drugmaker Financial Times. Non-paywalled. The Frontline production was a joint effort.
For the Rich to Keep Getting Richer, We Have to Sacrifice Everything Else Charles Hugh Smith (RR)
Government’s university fee changes mean humanities students will pay the entire cost of their degrees – abc.net.au. Kevin W: ‘I could see this idiotic, short-sighted idea spreading to the US.” Moi: If so, in five years, it would become a status item.
Antidote du jour. Tracie H: “This is Bitsy, daughter to Sphynxie (of desk-hogging fame from a previous picture), caught in the act of napping on the job.”
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
