Scientists have found that the higher someone rates their social class, the more likely they are to overestimate their talents. London Times
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Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist – source
The end of Globalization 1.0 Reuters
It’s what you’re certain of that ain’t so that’s dangerous
New at the Belmont Club
True facts
Everyone presumably pays for accurate polling even if it shows them losing because how else can they adjust strategy unless they are in possession of the true facts. Now 3 failed polling predictions in 3 major Anglo democracies raise the question of how they could be so wrong? David Cameron called the Brexit referendum confident …
Former CIA officer gets 20 years in prison for selling secrets to China
Assistant Attorney General John Demers called the case “an alarming trend” of former U.S. intelligence officers passing along government secrets to China. Washington Examiner
The screws tighten
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian crude oil exports have fallen in May to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) or lower, tanker data showed and industry sources said, after the United States tightened the screws on Tehran’s main source of income, deepening global supply losses. Reuters Meanwhile … DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday it could …
War With Iran? Count Us Out, Europe Says
Even the article admits Trump doesn’t want war with Iran. What Europe is worried about is Washington going its own way on Iran and possibly doing better. Europe has no real answer to the Iran problem. Perhaps neither does Washington, but it’s not as if there is now a choice between War and Peace. NYT
Insurer says Iran’s Guards likely to have organized tanker attacks
A confidential assessment issued this week by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association (DNK) concluded that the attack was likely to have been carried out by a surface vessel operating close by that despatched underwater drones carrying 30-50 kg (65-110 lb) of high-grade explosives to detonate on impact. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-oil-tankers-exclusive-idUSKCN1SN1P7
Venezuela’s Collapse Is the Worst Outside of War
The weird thing is nobody knows why. NYT
Mom and daughter strangled pregnant Chicago teen
How many people died in this incident is the single greatest mystery of modern times. AP
Strauss lured students to private clinic with local advertising
The advertisement in The Lantern described his clinic as offering “prompt treatment of common genital/urinary problems,” as well as providing examinations for rashes, lumps, pain/burning, checkups, testing, sexually transmitted diseases and “answers to questions.” Lantern
Now-dead Ohio State doctor accused of abusing at least 177
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students over nearly two decades, and university officials knew what he was doing and did little to stop him, according to an investigative report released by the school Friday. Dr. Richard Strauss committed the abuse from 1979 to 1997 …
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Social Media Battlespace
Speech and the control of speech is part of hybrid war Modern War Institute
Nurse Facing Capital Murder Charge Isn’t Licensed To Practice
Unlicensed nurse may have killed a thousand grannies. Nothing deadlier than the trusted killer. KRLD The suspect may be an illegal alien.
Trudeau threatens ‘consequences’ for disinformation on online platforms
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday promised that efforts to regulate social media in Canada would include “meaningful financial consequences” for online platforms that fail to counter disinformation. Reuters
Facial recognition comes to London.
Masking won’t help. China has body biometric and gait recognition. The only escape is to partly disempower the State Twitter
Assad’s torture chambers
The question is always who will bell the cat. Sometimes the truth is not in vogue. NYT
The global chain gang
New at the Belmont Club If the globalization meant China could turn off your fridge would you still like it?
CGI Democracy
Max Boot, remarking on Duterte’s midterm poll victory in the Philippines tweeted “undermining democracy is popular”. It’s more than’undermining’ but rather fake democracy. The new tactic in hybrid warfare is for strongmen to make dictatorship look like democracy. Just as politicians have learned the art of making war in secret they have perfected the skill …
Now the spying probe
Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was “lawful and appropriate,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. AP