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THE WORLD IN AN HOURGLASS: THE SINGING PHYSICS OF SAND Atmos

Why Humans Are Obsessed With Numbers Too Big to Understand Gizmodo

The End Of Elsewhere Fugitive Margins

Climate/Environment

Coal shipments jump as countries seek alternatives to disrupted gas supplies FT

Exxon Climate Uncensored

Seafloor video-acoustic monitoring in a Greenlandic glacial fjord records hyperbenthos, backward-swimming fish, and narwhals PLOS One

Hantavirus

The WHO gets it right??

The CDC, on the other hand…

No mandatory quarantine for US passengers: CDC official ABC News

American passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to stop at Nebraska facility before heading home. Here’s what we know CNN

French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship has ‘symptoms’: French PM AFP

Pandemics

Water

This summer, the American water crisis becomes real Grist

US-Israel Joint Venture Unveils $1B Desalination Plant Plan in South Texas Engineering News-Record

China?

China confirms Xi-Trump summit that was delayed by Iran war Business Times

ChatGPT as a security threat: US–China security dilemma in the generative AI race The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Bernie Sanders invited two Chinese AI researchers to talk safety cooperation. Here is what they said. Pekingnology

How Silicon Valley sold Washington an AI race Transformer

The Lessons of the Long Confucian Peace Foreign Affairs

Southeast Asia

Iran war is crushing Asia’s farmers, threatening global food supply WaPo

India

PM Modi pushes work-from-home revival, lower foreign travel & less gold purchases as West Asia conflict heightens concerns Economic Times

Syraqistan

Medics among 51 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon Al Jazeera

Inside Israel’s AI targeting system: How data from a phone become a death sentence Los Angeles Times

Agriculture sabotage: The Israeli war on food security in Lebanon Al Mayadeen

Israel Built and Defended a Secret Iran War Base in Iraq WSJ

Big Tech is moving data out of the Gulf through Iraqi oil pipelines Rest of World

Old Blighty

Starmer faces fight to survive as Streeting and Rayner eye leadership bids The Guardian

European Disunion

Europe’s rearmament programme is falling apart from the inside just when Ukraine needs it most Intellinews

Marrying for power: Gendered alliances in mafias PLOS One

New Not-So-Cold War

Zelensky Again Steps Down From Ledge as Russian V-Day Parade Predictably Proceeds as Planned Simplicius

Latvia’s defense minister steps down after Ukrainian drones hit oil tanks TVP World

Masha and the ‘Old Man’ Events in Ukraine

Ukraine and ‘White Supremacy 3.0’ Azov Lobby Blog

South of the Border

US intelligence-gathering flights are surging off Cuba CNN. Similar to ahead of Maduro kidnapping operation.

Trump 2.0

Trump administration launches Moms.gov on Mother’s Day The Hill

Trump’s federal layoffs are disproportionately impacting women and people of color Fast Company

Democrats Suck

Democrats Don’t Have to Campaign on Climate Change Anymore New York Times

Buttigieg, Slotkin join Canada’s Carney at liberal strategy session Semafor

Nostalgic Summons New Left Review

Imperial Collapse Watch

China soars in democratic perception ranking as US, Israel plummet: Poll The Cradle

Police State Watch

White House 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy Makes Millions of Americans Potential Targets Free Thought Project

Big Brother Is Watching You Watch

Sports Desk

What We Can Learn from New Jersey’s Fight Over the World Cup Boondoggle

AI

Misplaced panic over AI progress Gary Marcus

A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure Politico

Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises Tom’s Hardware

The AI-inflected crisis artists are facing, in 4 charts Blood in the Machine

Was AI called by Cthulhu? UnHerd

Economy

Chartbook 447: The US economy in May 2026 – How much cognitive dissonance can you handle? Adam Tooze

Trump Could Tap Oil under U.S. Military Bases to Top Strategic Reserve OilPrice

The Bezzle

The AI Mythos: If We Can Destroy the World, Imagine What We Can Do for Your Hedge Fund FAIR

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  1. The Rev Kev

    ‘Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧
    @_CatintheHat
    …and ALL high-risk contacts will now be required to ISOLATE in a designated facility or at home (depending on each country’s capabilities) for 42 days from last known exposure…
    …and for the MV Hondius passengers & crew, the last day of exposure is the date of disembarkation.’

    Haven’t learned a damn thing since Covid19. Instead of scattering those passengers to the winds and hoping their home countries do proper quarantining, they should have set them up in a proper facility with WHO medical staff watching them like a hawk. Bonus points if it was on an island and they were isolated from the population. People are getting wary how this virus is being treated and the abdication of responsibility by the proper authorities and are now taking to call it Hanta26. Who am I to disagree?

      1. johnnyme

        And the “mildly positive” one is asymptomatic.

        One of 17 American passengers evacuated from the ship and flown to Nebraska also tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms

    4. Ignacio

      The ship was sent to the Canary Islands with Spanish government’s very reluctant acceptance and among protests from local population. So the scattering of the passengers probably was something that the Spanish government asked for, not wanting and probably not having there infrastructure for the lock down and treatment of the passengers and ship personnel, except the ship proper, which by itself wouldn’t exactly be the best place for disease treatment.

  2. Deb Schultz

    The headline “Buttigieg and Slotkin Join Carney in Liberal etc etc” gave me my first laugh of the morning.

    1. pjay

      That short news brief was chock full of laugh lines:

      – The event was organized by the *Center for American Progress*

      – It focused on how to battle right-wing politicians on *affordability*

      – The article quotes CAP President *Neera Tanden*

      – Tanden’s message: “Democrats can learn a lesson from Carney, who moved his governing Liberal Party to the right on some issues and surged in popularity.”

      If only the Democrats would listen to genius analysts like this! Where has this Tanden person been hiding over the last 30 years?

    2. Milton

      No need to chuckle. They are liberals; through and through. From their past policy and political stances it is easy to discern that there is nary a Left bone in their bodies but they’re nevertheless, liberal.

  4. The Rev Kev

    “No mandatory quarantine for US passengers: CDC official”

    ‘A CDC official said Saturday the federal government doesn’t plan to have the repatriated American cruise ship passengers quarantine upon arrival in Nebraska.’

    The CDC official went on to say that for the next several weeks and as part of official policy, that they intend to have both fingers crossed.

    That story also said the following-

    ‘When asked if passengers will be tested, a CDC official said, “it is not recommended to test people that do not have symptoms.” ‘ Idjuts!

    1. Rui

      Don’t worry, if anyone dies, it will be ‘with’ Hantavirus, not ‘from’ Hantavirus, if you catch my drift.

      1. Lefty Godot

        We can preemptively blame the vaccine that doesn’t exist yet, because once it does that will be the explanation (although we need to figure out who the evil genius behind it will be now that Bill Gates is so passé). Fox must already have the template created with the blanks ready to fill in.

  5. dearieme

    “Trump’s federal layoffs are disproportionately impacting women and people of color”

    Thank God for that: if people weren’t playing the race and sex cards it wouldn’t be America as we know it.

    1. lyman alpha blob

      Maybe they’ll require four of five shots this time, mandatory for continued participation in society, natch.

  8. Silo Man

    Re Cthulhu
    Maybe AI was call by Cthulhu, maybe not. But it was loudly whispered and referenced the fate of the Krel in the sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet.

  9. Wukchumni

    However, there’s a region that could be inching closer to this kind of catastrophe. Officials in Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, said last week that the city is set to reach a Level 1 drought emergency — what it defines as 180 days of water demand outpacing supply — by September. Some projections say that, barring major weather patterns that bring more rain, municipal water sources could run dry by next year.

    Turning whine into water would be so Jesus-y.

  10. The Rev Kev

    ‘the Lemniscat
    @theLemniscat
    “Are we really such idiots already?”
    Slovak PM Fico concerning EU’s decision to cut off direct Russian energy to EU in 2027, only to then buy this same Russian energy, from America, with an American surcharge.’

    It appears to be current US policy to ensure that there is some form of US control of energy exports into the EU as much as possible. Like how an American investor was talking about buying up the last remaining NS2 pipeline going into the EU if it could be made operational again. Or how Trump was demanding partial control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear plant which could send energy into the EU once more. But here Fico was angry because the EU is targeting his country specifically when the other EU countries do the same-

    ‘Already, “the share of Russian liquefied gas in Europe is increasing,” Fico added, pointing out the hypocrisy of Brussels singling out countries like Slovakia to pressure over Russian fuel supplies. “So we can’t, but France can buy liquefied gas from Russia.” ‘

    https://www.rt.com/news/639836-idiots-fico-eu-russian-energy/

    And of course there is all that “Indian” oil that the EU receives.

  11. leaf

    https://nitter.poast.org/RWApodcast/status/2053234070054731809
    https://nitter.poast.org/RWApodcast/status/2053237127312265396
    >And then Khrushchev gave Port Arthur to the Chinese for literally no reason. That man was such a catastrophe. Even Molotov was furious with him for doing that. And of course the Chinese became hostile a few years later
    >”Sure, let’s give our only warm-water Pacific naval base we bled twice for to people who don’t even like us, for literally zero gain and no discernible reason. Let’s give them nukes, too.”
    I actually had no idea some Russians (or at least the Tsarist apologists like this account) were still extremely butthurt about giving back Dalian. I don’t think the KMT, if they were around then, would have let anyone have it either.

  12. Mike

    RE: Seafloor video-acoustic monitoring

    Oh, please tell me that some of that particulate matter flowing around the camera is not PLASTIC???

  13. The Rev Kev

    “PM Modi pushes work-from-home revival, lower foreign travel & less gold purchases as West Asia conflict he”

    Good luck with less gold purchases. Gold, especially for weddings is embedded into their culture. Maybe too they trust gold more than rupees. But there may be the thought at the back of their mind that Modi might try to do a Roosevelt and ban the owning of gold-

    https://indiandownunder.com.au/2010/11/india%E2%80%99s-golden-traditions/

    1. Wukchumni

      Its a tossup who more AuBug’y, Iranians or Indians?

      Yeah, the Rupee has been a piledriver downwards forever (a silver Rupee coin had about 4/10’s of an ounce in content 90 years ago), but you aren’t getting 1,500,000 Rupees for a buck, as you are with Rials.

    2. ChrisFromGA

      Compare and contrast Modi’s realism with this:

      https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5872162-memorial-day-travel-could-set-record-in-2026-aaa/

      There aren’t words. Are we really this stupid, as a species?

      Granted, AAA predicts record travel every year, like a broken record. And they make their money on people buying memberships to cover roadside assistance for their cars. No happy motoring, AAA goes out of business.

      Given that Taco is muzzled by the Xi summit, the Strait is staying closed at least through the 18th. That means higher crude and gas prices, just in time for that Memorial Day weekend AAA is touting. Here in GA, the gas tax holiday expires on the 20th. Guaranteed to jack prices up another 30c/gallon.

      The claim that airfares are 6% lower than last year really needs to be questioned. Smells like another big lie.

      Worst timeline, ever.

      1. DD GE

        Feels like a Western thing. Pretend that 2026 is going to be just like any other year, go back to sleep now shhh…
        Man that faceplant is bound to be epic. How can there not be conspiracy theories later about “controlled demolition” ? Of course there will be!

        1. ChrisFromGA

          Grand conspiracy theories are certainly attractive in this environment. Rather than the more mundane explanation of independently self-serving economic entities that don’t want to see their rice bowls taken away, and will resort to distortions, lies, and half-truths to keep the grift going.

          I doubt that there is an “Operation Gaslight America for Grins and Giggles” going on inside the WH, with a bunch of interns calling up outfits like AAA and giving them marching orders. Although in this timeline, it has to be at least considered.

          Here is a Politico piece that indirectly refutes AAA’s sunshine and roses outlook:

          https://archive.ph/EIKrr

          And, I checked with the latest BLS data on PCI inflation. It tears apart AAA’s claim that airfares are 6% lower.

          “Indexes that increased over the month include airline fares…”
          — BLS Consumer Price Index News Release, March 2026

          More importantly, the 12‑month change shows:

          Airline fares index: +2.6% year‑over‑year
          (The report lists airline fares under the “all items less food and energy” category, which rose 2.6% YoY, and airline fares are specifically called out as an increasing component.)

          Source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm

          Note that AAA may be relying on bogus surveys that don’t factor in things like consumers shifting to cheaper domestic routes, or consumers going with the cheapest basic economy fares vs. the regular or business comfort class. Apples to oranges, as usual.

          The BLS does try to normalize and correct for such items. Providing for a much more accurate picture.

          I doubt that these survey-based organizations stop to think that there may be consequences to prolonged lies. I seriously hope that one day folks are going to say “I’m mad and I’m not going to take it anymore” and that could get ugly very fast for those in positions of authority.

      2. Charles Carroll

        Generally, it is better to seek roadside assistance from whatever local town that you are near than from AAA.

  14. farmboy

    “The 2026 transition, if the thesis holds, is the sixth instance and the first since 1971. It follows the production-cost collapse across the eight surfaces and the recognition, arriving in waves across United States executive-branch and legislative processes since 2022, that the verification monopoly underneath the post-1945 order has been progressively transferred or eroded. The hypothesis is that the eight-domain coupling is the empirical signature of a Westphalian-magnitude substrate reconfiguration, not merely a technological or sectoral shift. The 2026-to-2027 regulatory cluster is the American attempt to anchor the new architecture before the components-layer disadvantage compounds. The November 2026 and November 2027 gates are the testing window.

    The hypothesis is bold. The historical comparison places it where it belongs: at the level of state-formation transitions, not at the level of policy adjustments. Whether 2026 to 2032 stabilizes a coherent post-Westphalian institutional bundle or fragments into competing regional substrate regimes is the question the eighteen-month window will begin to resolve.”
    https://shanakaanslemperera.substack.com/p/the-verification-collapse?publication_id=6647671&post_id=197183554&isFreemail=false&r=wh9r&triedRedirect=true

  15. t

    For sure, by the time Trump signed the EO for the Genesis Missioj, “AI” simply means tech bros should be in charge or everything and have all the monies.

  16. AG

    re: Istanbul 2022

    According to Putin´s latest press conference, Macron asked him to pull troops away from Kiev to faciliate Ukrainians consideration to sign Istanbul. Putin complied.

    “(…)
    We have recently discussed this issue with our colleagues, remembering how it all started. We concluded an agreement with the Ukrainians and initialled it in Istanbul in 2022. And then one of my colleagues – frankly, it was Macron who did it – called me and said, “Ukraine cannot sign such documents with a gun to its head.” This is a direct quote; we have the tape of that conversation. I asked him, “What should we do?” He said, “Can you withdraw troops from Kiev?” We have done it. One member of the show business popped up, the then Prime Minister of Britain. What did he say? He said that the agreement cannot be signed because it is unfair. Who says what is fair and what is not? Why is it unfair if the head of the Ukrainian negotiating team has initialled the document? Who is the judge? Next, they promised assistance [to Ukraine] and started fostering confrontation with Russia, which is continuing to this day. I believe that the matter is coming to an end, but this is really a serious matter.
    (…)”

    While people are now crying “scandal” it was known at least as a rumour that Macron apparently at that time did pose as a negotiator of some sorts. The only head of a government still communicating with Putin. Whatever that was worth.

    See the entire transcript:

    Answers to media questions
    The President answered questions from media representatives.
    May 9, 2026
    http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79718

    1. lyman alpha blob

      Thanks AG – always interesting to see what USian adversaries have to say directly. Very different than what we hear after it’s been filtered through pro-empire US media.

      This part on trade with Armenia also sticks out –

      “And I think it would be right with respect to the people, the Armenian citizens, and to us as its main economic partner, if a decision was made as soon as possible, for instance, at a referendum. This is not our business, but as a matter of principle it would be logical to ask the Armenian citizens what their choice will be. On seeing it we will make the relevant conclusions and take the path of a gentle, intelligent and mutually beneficial divorce.”

      I get the impression that Putin knows that the Armenian people do not want this, only the leadership captured by the US does.

      1. AG

        remarkable comment indeed – not as such (it would be the normal thing to say) but counter to what imperial media sell as truth

  17. curlydan

    One part of the World Cup that I did not fully comprehend until this year was the fact that in addition to making bank on crazy ticket prices, FIFA further rakes in profit by relying heavily on volunteer labor.

    I live in a World Cup city and love soccer, so I signed up to be a volunteer. After a few rounds of online info gathering and an on-site introduction and interview (where I suspect I was being monitored by video before the interview), I waited to see if I would be selected as a volunteer. Being a somewhat anti-social introvert, I wasn’t optimistic since FIFA heavily stressed shiny happy people in their intros. Sure enough, no contact or email came in March when volunteers were selected. But… a couple weeks ago, they offered me a spot on the “reserve” volunteer team as a backup airport volunteer to direct people to ground transportation. I ignored their email since my interest had flagged.

    But there will be thousands of shiny happy people working for zilch to help Infantino and his greedy FIFA boys increase their profit margin this summer.

    1. TimH

      Not surprised. Goodwill has a heartwarming pitch for volunteers (https://www.goodwill.org/volunteer/)

      Make a Difference With Volunteer Service
      Share your time, skills and heart to help people in your community. Goodwill volunteers shape life-changing opportunities and create real impact, one act of service at a time.

      Yet per the Goodwill of North Georgia 2023-2024 Form 990 (https://goodwillng.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Goodwill-of-North-Georgia-2023-2024-Form-990.pdf), the President pulled in $727k reportable compensation.

  18. Jason Boxman

    LOL. Because pre-symptomatic spread isn’t possible.

    Each American passenger from the MV Hondius is being monitored for symptoms, the CDC’s acting director of the division of high-consequence pathogens and pathology said.

    “There’s been contact made with all of those passengers who returned. The state health departments have been monitoring them on a daily basis,” Dr. Brendan Jackson said.

    “They have plans in place to make sure that they can isolate effectively in their home should they develop symptoms.”

    Jackson emphasized hantavirus “is not a brand-new virus” and “has been known for decades.”

    (bold mine)

    CNN

    Buckle up.

  19. elissa3

    Re: Amazon delivery drone. Maybe we live in a total bubble, but is that a real thing? Really?

    1. ChrisFromGA

      If I were a property owner in the flight path of those things, and I had a good lawyer to consult who affirmed that my “air rights” extended up to the minimum FAA level for commercial aviation (not drones), I would be very tempted to build one of those “drone nets” across the length of my property, similar to the ones in Russia/Ukraine near the line of contact.

      Summer of “Splat?”

  20. Mikel

    How Silicon Valley sold Washington an AI race – Transformer

    “There’s an open secret in DC: attach the word China to anything and you can get it done,” said Samm Sacks, a senior fellow at New America.

    No doubt some advocates of this story are true believers with legitimate concerns. There are also others chasing government contracts, looser regulation and investment returns.”

    As I’ve said…and I’m highlighting LOOSER REGULATION (especially regarding rights for workers) as my special pet peeve.

  21. Mikel

    “Last but not least, the most interesting insight from the report is the absolute collapse of global public perception of the U.S. According to the report’s ranking on this, the U.S. is now in the top 5 worst perceived countries in the world alongside Israel (the worst)…”

    Was there any poll about about the absolute collapse of global public perception of fealty to the IMF and World Bank? There is plenty of dissatisfaction. How is that being tracked?

  22. hereweare

    Chief Executives to Accompany Trump to China NYT (archived)
    President Trump will be joined in China this week by 16 chief executives, including Elon Musk and Tim Cook.
    …

    U.S. officials have said Mr. Trump wants to discuss the creation of a board of investment and a board of trade with China, and the delegation includes business leaders across a wide range of industries.

    The delegation list:

    Tim Cook of Apple

    Larry Fink of BlackRock

    Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone

    Kelly Ortberg of Boeing

    Brian Sikes of Cargill

    Jane Fraser of Citi

    Jim Anderson of Coherent

    Larry Culp of GE Aerospace

    David Solomon of Goldman Sachs

    Jacob Thaysen of Illumina

    Michael Miebach of Mastercard

    Dina Powell McCormick of Meta

    Sanjay Mehrotra of Micron

    Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm

    Elon Musk of Tesla

    Ryan McInerney of Visa

    1. motorslug

      Assuming they get a free ride on AF1…man, what a juicy, juicy target that plane will be!
      If Bezos, Thiel, Karp, Zuck and a few others were on it too…a good chunk of human evil could bite the dust.

  23. Jason Boxman

    Whoops

    Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave (NY Times)

    Not long ago, employers were competing over who could be most generous in providing family-friendly benefits — things like paid parental leave, subsidized fertility treatments and even pet insurance. Paid leave was expanded to people who hadn’t gotten it before, like fathers and hourly workers.

    Now, some companies are reconsidering.

    The share of U.S. employers offering paid family leave dropped two percentage points in 2025, to 31 percent, according to an annual survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.

    This is just false. It is a choice. Companies could be run as a public good; the public, after all, grants limited liability. We can just as easily take it away, and should.

    “Talent does not have the upper hand in any segment of the economy, and companies are profit-maximizing machines and they will take advantage of that,” said Laszlo Bock, who led human resources at Google and now advises executives.

  24. AG

    re: Watergate

    Sorry if this is a bit arbitrary…

    Noam Chomsky comment on Watergate in 1973.
    Incidentally 9 days after the Chile coup.

    Watergate: A Skeptical View
    Noam Chomsky
    The New York Review of Books, September 20, 1973
    https://chomsky.info/19730920/

    First two paragraphs of a longer entry

    “(…)
    Even the most cynical can hardly be surprised by the antics of Nixon and his accomplices as they are gradually revealed. It matters little, at this point, where the exact truth lies in the maze of perjury, evasion, and of contempt for the normal—hardly inspiring—standards of political conduct. It is plain that Nixon’s pleasant crew succeeded in stealing the 1972 election, which probably could have been theirs legally, given the power of the Presidency, in spite of Muskie’s strength at the polls when the affair was set in motion. The rules of the political game were violated in other respects as well. As a number of commentators have pointed out, Nixon attempted a small-scale coup. The political center was subjected to an attack with techniques that are usually reserved for those who depart from the norms of acceptable political belief. Powerful groups that normally share in setting public policy were excluded, irrespective of party, and the counterattack thus crosses party lines.

    The Dean-Colson list of enemies, a minor feature of the whole affair, is a revealing index of the miscalculations of Nixon’s mafia and raises obvious questions about the general response. The list elicited varied reactions, ranging from flippancy to indignation. But suppose that there had been no Thomas Watson or James Reston or McGeorge Bundy on the White House hate list. Suppose that the list had been limited to political dissidents, antiwar activists, radicals. Then, it is safe to assume, there would have been no front-page story in the New York Times and little attention on the part of responsible political commentators. Rather the incident, if noted at all, would have been recognized as merely another step, inelegant perhaps, in the legitimate defense of order and responsible belief.
    (…)”

    The political class always was crooked. The only question as to who it targeted: enemies at home or rather abroad.

  26. joey_n

    Absurd stuff in Berlin as a German government spokesman appeared unwilling to explicitly say who liberated Germany from Nazism in 1945.

    Unless there’s proof of the contrary, my money is on the USA’s memory-holing of the Soviets’ role in liberating Europe, not helped by the CIA’s control of the media in the afflicted European countries. One can quote General Zhukov as he/she so wishes, but if (and to whichever degree) the Soviet role is downplayed even in the USA itself…

  28. Balan Aroxdale

    Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers — state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ promises Tom’s Hardware

    Stories like this, coupled with recent oil market dysfunction, lead me to think we have reached the limits of public patience with deregulation of key sector markets. If the prospect of utility renationalization is dangled in front of the electorate, they will bite. Wall St may clutch pearls, or may welcome and opportunity to exit/be bailed out from a failed experiment. Similar issues have been seenin the UK water and train privatisation experiments.
    Unlike the Soviet collapse, key western economic institutions have already been picked clean. What’s left but a bailout dressed up as a dressing down.

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