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6 days ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Yves Smith |Conor Gallagher

Water Tornadoes? Flamingos Use This Clever Trick To Trap Prey SciTech Daily Middle America’s indie perfume boom Dirt Letting Kids Be Kids Zvi Mowshowitz Climate/Environment Canada facing nearly 100 out of control wildfires triggering evacuations, emergency declarations Wildfire Today Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggers air quality alerts in Midwest and Plains NBC News When Air Quality’s Bad, Which Mask Should I Wear for Wildfire Smoke?

6 days ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Conor Gallagher

Hierarchical tech weasels made a splash in early May with their vision for Guantanamo Bay. The Charter Cities Institute (CCI), a front group for billionaire Silicon Valley interests, wants to turn the home of US torture chambers into a high-tech charter city, which will double as a “proving ground” for migrants seeking to enter the US. Those lucky enough to make it to the imperial heartland might find themselves in Guantanamos anyways.

6 days ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Conor Gallagher

By Sara Van Note, a print and audio reporter based in New Mexico. Originally published at Undark. In many places, people consider trees an essential part of their communities, providing critical food and materials alongside less tangible gifts like shade, cooling, and refuge. A mature forest or even a single long-lived tree can inspire humility and offer a template for resilience on a scale that dwarfs human lifetimes.

1 week ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Conor Gallagher

Conor here: Sure seems like a case of “everything going according to plan.” As the following report notes, the Trump Department of Labor (DOL) says its Wage and Hour Division, who are responsible for investigating child labor, are exempt from the DOGE-inspired deferred resignation program. Even if they weren’t it’s difficult to imagine the situation getting much worse.

1 week ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Conor Gallagher

It’s 3 a.m. and Private Equity is Extending an Invitation to “The Big Club” Racket News This Shape-Shifting Parasite Eats Human Cells and Wears Their Proteins as a Disguise ZME Science Climate/Environment Smoke to pour into the U.S. as Canada wildfires force large evacuation in Manitoba CNN Moroccan authorities continue to battle wildfires in Tangier for 4th straight day Anadolu Agency Climate Change Is Rewriting America’s Gardening Map and Some Plants Can’t Keep Up ZME Science Why the Rest...