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1) Russia’s one last putsch attempt
ECONOMIST: Russia’s summer Ukraine offensive looks like its deadliest yet
WAPO: Unhappy with Putin, Trump and Congress move closer to Ukraine
2) Running one particular tariff to ground
MATT OTT E-MAILED NEWSLETTER: Copper Conundrum
3) Thank God the BBB killed RE!
VISUAL CAPITALIST: The Plummeting Cost of Renewable Energy!
4) Drones are only mostly dead
POLITICO: The end of drone supremacy
5) You want it bad, you get it bad
NYT: China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths
Rare earth elements (REE) aren’t all that rare.
6) Two ships of state passing in the night
WAPO: China relaxes visa rules to show off rich history and cyberpunk cool; Beijing has dramatically loosened its tourist visa policies, partly to boost the economy and partly to show it’s fun and friendly (no matter what Trump says).
7) No Trump declaration of war on California, either
AP: What to know about the troops and federal agents in LA’s MacArthur Park
8) Making measles great again
NYT: Measles Cases Hit Record High, 25 Years After U.S. Eliminated the Disease
Rate of new measles cases in the U.S. from 1919 to 2024 (per 100,000 population)
9) Burn baby! Burn!
NYT: The World Is Warming Up. And It’s Happening Faster.
10) Hotter climate equals wilder weather and wilder weather is expensive
GUARDIAN: NASA data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of weather events
11) A warning of things to come
YAHOO FINANCE: 'Americans Are Not Prepared' Says Harvard Economist About China's De-Dollarization - 'Interest Rates Are Going To Be Higher For A Very, Very Long Time'
12) Moving down the carbon chain
CLEAN TECHNIA: How Has U.S. Energy Use Changed Since 1776?
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