Chief of Naval Operations lauds return to tradition of ‘false flag’ operations Duffelblog
Target’s computer systems reportedly went down nationally, prompting long lines and confusion MarketWatch
‘Software engineering’ was a joke until the mission to the Moon made it the future Fast Company
Hackers behind the world’s deadliest code are probing US power firms MIT Technology Review
How to Plan a “Support for the Cuban People” Trip Conde Nast Traveler
From Cuba to Greeneland: Graham Greene’s long relationship with the island republic New Statesman
Scots running amok Aeon. Wonder what my great grandfather Gow – born in Bearsden – would have to say about this. Robert Fortune’s story is fascinating – read Sarah Rose’s For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World’s Favorite Drink and Changed History for the full scoop. Industrial (or in this case, more accurately, horticultural ) espionage isn’t a new phonomenon.
Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales AP
Brazil
WATCH: Glenn Greenwald Explains the Political Earthquake in Brazil Caused by Our Ongoing Exposés The Intercept
Lula Is Innocent. Free Him Now. Jacobin
Brexit
Double Whammy: A no-deal Brexit and Northern Ireland RTE (Donn) Hoisted from comments.
All over the country ethnic minorities are victims of more violence than ever – and it’s all because of Brexit Independent Patrick Cockburn
Brexit: no-deal, big deal EUReferendum.com
China?
Too little, too late for US ‘recommitment’ to Mekong countries? China’s already there SCMP
Protests in Hong Kong Unlikely to Yield Results Der Spiegel
China is courting trouble in Hong Kong Nikkei Asian Review
Leaderless and livid: The youngsters on Hong Kong front lines AFP
Tens of thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down Reuters
Julian Assange
John Pilger: The Global War on Assange, Journalism & Dissent Consortium News
‘The Changes Are Really Accelerating’: Alaska at Record Warm While Greenland Sees Major Ice Melt Common Dreams
Soaring temperatures will raise the risk of armed conflict MIT Technology Review
Weather forecasting in times of extreme weather events Economic Times
Global heating to inflict more droughts on Africa as well as floods Guardian
Western rangelands threatened by intensifying wildfires Grist
India
India swelters as record temperatures becomes ‘new normal’ FT
The Notion That Doctors Are Infallible Needs to Be Broken The Wire
Indian telecoms now eyeing Samsung for 5G Asia Times
Life after demonetisation: How India’s poor are paying the price Al Jazeera
Syraqistan
UN calls for independent inquiry after Donald Trump blames Iran for oil tanker attack Scroll
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince MBS blames Iran for tanker attacks Al Jazeera
Trump’s consistent criticism of Iran pushes U.S. to point of potential conflict WaPo
Class Warfare
People Experiencing Hardship Should Be Allowed to Use Technology Without Your Judgmental Bullshit Gizmodo
New York City Allocates $250,000 for Abortions, Challenging Conservative States NYT
2020
Kamala Harris would lean on presidential power, not Congress, for big plans San Fran Chronicle
Trump campaign zeroes in on a new threat: Elizabeth Warren Politico
Booker, O’Rourke, Buttigieg rally with striking McDonald’s workers in South Carolina The Hill
Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Profound Speech Since We Lost MLK Common Dreams. In case you missed earlier links about his speech.
Amazon News: What Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders Said About The Retail Giant On Taxes And Its New Credit Card International Business Times
Should We Take These Early General Election Polls Seriously? $#!% No! FiveThirtyEight
New Cold War
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid NYT
Russia Expert’s 2017 Prophecy About The Nuclear Threat Of Russiagate Is Coming True Caitlin Johnstone
Trump accuses The New York Times of ‘a virtual act of Treason’ for publishing a story saying the US is ramping up cyberattacks on Russia Business Insider
Antidote du Jour. LR: “We had a pair of wild turkeys mating in our field”:
Yes yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
