Last week's posts on Moon of Alabama:
- Jul 7 – Trump Caves Again Over Tariffs – Uncertainty Increases
- Jul 10 – First Casualties From Trump's Increasing Tariff Craze
Related:
– Trump says he will impose 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico from August 1 (archived) – FT
– Trump Just Did Lula a Massive Favour With His 50% Tariff Against Brazil – Naked Capitalism
– The week the costs of Trump’s tariffs became clearer (archived) – Washington Post
He is imposing rising input costs and uncertainty on the economy. The damage is starting to show.
- Jul 8 – Ukraine – Drone Mass Production Lets Russia Gain Upper Hand
Related:
– A thousand drones and a million more to come: why Ukraine must tame its weapons "zoo" – Pravda.ua
– Almost 9 million Ukrainians live below the poverty line. (in Russian) – Strana
– If the Russians are Killing Ukrainian Civilians, Where are the Bodies? – Sonar21
- Jul 11 – The Europeans And The U.S. Against Russia – Who Is Really The Patsy?
Related:
– Europe is losing – JPMorgan CEO – RT
The region’s economic competitiveness is dwindling, Jamie Dimon has warned
– Kaja Kallas is the real threat to Europe She personifies the bloc at its worst – Thomas Fazi / Unherd
– France's Parliament Calls Europe to Break with America and Partner with China – Arnaud Bertrand
– The European Green Deal Has Failed – Thomas Fazi / Compact
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Other issues:
Gaza:
- Tik Tok Genocide
- The Jewish State Is Building a Ghetto (archived) – Haartez
- ‘Like a video game’: Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones – 972mag
- Stop Israel’s Dystopian “New Improved” Concentration Camp Plan—Before It’s Too Late – Naked Capitalism
- American citizen ‘beaten to death’ by Israeli settlers (archived) – Telegraph
- How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power (archived) – NY Times
Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister’s political calculations since Oct. 7.
China:
- “Chongqing, global and invisible.” The West's 'wall of ognorance.' – The Floutist
- Exclusive | China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources – SCMP
- China, Russia Vow ‘Strategic Coordination’ To Promote Peace in West Asia – The Cradle
- US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan (archived) – FT
Trump administration says it is trying to prevent war but raises eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan
Epstein Did Not Kill Himself:
- Why MAGA is Right about Jeffrey Epstein – Tina Brown
- Fallout Over Handling of Epstein Case Erupts Into the Open (archived) – NY Times
An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.
Abundance:
- The Anti-Labor Forces Pushing the Abundance Movement – In These Times
Use as open (not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine) thread …