Scott Horton

The euro stands to benefit substantially from the near-panicked flight from the US dollar, but we're not quite there yet.

The red-state invasion that worsened Chicago gun violence President Trump's eager deployment of federal and federalized troops is ostensibly rooted in fighting crime. Maybe he actually believes that; he did apparently see some footage from 2020 on the TV and...

Philip Bump: A Democratic legislator raised a good point in a CNN interview today: if you want to combat gun violence in Chicago, why not look at where the guns are coming from? www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...

Attorney General Barr personally took custody of these materials, and he has repeatedly lied about that fact. But this is how Bondi deflects: by emotional and vituperative attacks on the questioner.

One of several clashes that demonstrate how Bondi handles hostile questioning... and it's never by actually answering the questions, but it usually involves shrieking at some point. This is a simple, easy to answer questions he knew was coming.

This is right.

Schmitt's right of course that it's not a "both sides thing," because it's about 74% from the fringe right, particularly violent white supremacist groups with which he has repeatedly associated himself.

Pakistan courts US with pitch for new Arabian Sea port Audacious plan would give Washington a mineral gateway near China’s flank

Pakistan learns from its Gulf allies that for the right sums paid in hand (in undetectable Bitcoin, of course) you can secure whatever you like from the Trump administration. Including a new super port. www.ft.com/content/9f7c...

Britain needs a ‘whatever it takes’ moment The Bank of England must acknowledge the priority of reviving investment-led growth and stop quantitative tightening

Adam Tooze: Any British government should be worrying first and foremost about how to restart growth. Instead, Keir Starmer is beset by shades of the gilt market panic triggered by the Liz Truss government in 2022. The debt level is higher than in recent years, but there is no cause for panic.

What is happening in France may not stay in France Bond markets are losing patience with political paralysis

France is running an elevated budget deficit at above 5 per cent of GDP, and has a national debt nearing 114% of GDP. These are both high by historical standards, especially for a “core” Eurozone country. The impact of Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation on the government bond market was immediate.

Trump’s tariffs won’t deliver many jobs Nostalgia is not a strategy: the past cannot return

Martin Wolf: Will Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies deliver the objectives his voters hope? The answer is: no. The answer is as simple as it is obvious. www.ft.com/content/a742...

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

The Upper West Side without Saul Zabar is unimaginable. I still remember some forty years ago getting a patient lecture from him about the difference between Scottish oak-smoked salmon and his favorite Nova. These days living out west, I patiently await periodic Zabar's care deliveries.

Supreme Court sharply questions law banning conversion therapy Supreme Court sharpy questions Colorado law that bans efforts to changing minors’ sexual identity, suggesting it violates free speech rights of therapists.

The Opus Dei court is all-in for conversion therapy, something historically closely connected with Opus Dei. What a shock. Obviously their "religious views" will trump Colorado's law banning gay conversion therapy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The wealthiest 30% of the world’s population generates more than 70% of food-related environmental damage, it found. Furthermore, 2.8 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet and 1 billion are undernourished, despite enough food being produced globally.

NYT publishes an op-ed saying that the US military was at its prime back before it was desegregated by Harry S Truman and started being filled with Blacks and other minorities.

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety". Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime. www.404media.co/police-said-...

Venezuela is Trump’s useful enemy Despite the president’s claims, the South American country is nowhere close to being the US’s biggest drug supplier

Trump is preparing to invade Venezuela. But US media is afraid to talk about it. He has put three US destroyers, an amphibious assault ship, a guided-missile cruiser, a nuclear-powered attack submarine and a squadron of F35s under Venezuela’s nose. That includes 6,500 uniformed personnel.

The OLC opinion, likely the work product of a former clerk of Samuel Alito, is understandably secret since it will erupt in flames if exposed to daylight.

The NYC Bar, which has a long record of eviscerating outlandish opinions issued by DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel, has issued this statement on the legality of Trump's lethal attacks on fishing boats in the Caribbean, saying they are illegal.

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

Jan-Werner Müller: Precisely because they have been losing court cases over free speech and visas for foreign students, Trumpists now seek to entrap universities in a deal that effectively removes the protections of federal law and gives the administration arbitrary power over them.

Are You a ‘Heritage American’? Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

What are "heritage Americans"? Apparently they are people who support Trump regardless of background. But having an ancestor who fought in an insurrection against the United States appears to be a distinct bonus. If you ancestors have been here 15,000 years, you are definitely not one.

The NYC Bar opinion puts it clearly: these attacks are extrajudicial executions and they are unlawful under US and international law.

Words & Phrases We Could Do Without ‘Armed Conflict’? Trump declares war on all of us

Jen Rubin: We face an open open question as to whether the president, anywhere, anytime he pleases, can execute or round up people he says are terrorists—without due process. That we are even entertaining such a discussion tells you how far Trump has damaged democracy.

Marine heatwaves modulate food webs and carbon transport processes - Nature Communications A decade of BGC-Argo and plankton records shows North Pacific heatwaves reshape food webs and trap small particles in midwater, slowing deep-ocean carbon export. Impacts vary by event, underscoring the need for sustained ocean monitoring.

Marine heatwaves and the carbon cycle. A new study shows that marine heatwaves can disrupt food webs and carbon transport in the NE Pacific. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Are polls overstating support for political violence? bsky.app/profile/gell...