Global Macro/Investing/Climate Change:
- The United States’ main allies are abandoning Trump over his ‘dangerous escalation’ with Iran – BI
- Oil surges again after Trump threatens Iraq sanctions, Iran retaliation – Reuters
- Climate crisis fuels year of record temperatures in UK, says Met Office | Summer and winter records tumble in 2019 – The Guardian
- Boeing Is So Big That Its 737 Max Production Halt Will Slow The Economy -WBR
America’s
- Trump tells Congress to follow him on Twitter for updates on war with Iran – TheVerge (what a millennial!)
- US Manufacturing Activity Falls to Lowest Level in Decade – NYT
- Rural America set to lose political power after 2020 census – Axios
- Nancy Pelosi says House will vote to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran as tensions grow -USAToday
- Dallas shooting kills 1-year-old boy, wounds college student; police chief says ‘this s— has to stop’ – Foxnews (could’ve stopped after Sandy Hook, but no)
Europe/Middle East
- Hezbollah leader says U.S. military, not citizens should be targeted in retaliatory attacks – Axios
- Trump threatens to slap sanctions on Iraq ‘like they’ve never seen before’ – CNBC (so this is the way the US treats its allies….)
- 3 Americans Dead, 6 Aircraft Destroyed Or Damaged, Including A Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack – The Drive
- Boris Johnson fails to return to work from luxury Caribbean holiday despite looming threat of Iran war, leaving civil servant to chair emergency meetings – Prime minister accused of ‘sunning himself, drinking vodka martinis and not paying attention’ – Independent
- Finland’s new prime minister caused enthusiasm in the country: Sanna Marin (34) is the youngest female head of government worldwide. Her aim: To introduce the 4-day-week and the 6-hour-working day in Finland. – Scoop (damn socialists ruining all the fun!)
Asia
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- China might take Iran’s side in a war with US – Asiantimes
- Asean members get tough with China on South China Sea -NST
- Japan PM Abe sticks to plan to deploy Self-Defense Forces to Middle East – Reuters
Oceania/Straya/Unzud
- Actor Russell Crowe has used his winner’s speech at the Golden Globes to raise awareness of the deadly bushfire crisis in Australia. – BBC
- Cops and arson unit round up two dozen alleged firestarters in NSW, Australia – 9News
- Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Has Been Fighting Aussie Bushfires Since September – Hit
- ‘No Way In or Out’: Australians Are Fleeing to the Beach to Escape Deadly Wildfires – Vice
- Australian Wildfire recovery bill starts at $2 billion, but is set to grow – ABC
- Nullarbor evacuation underway after Western Australian fires on Eyre Highway left hundreds stranded – ABC
- Pacific nations Vanuatu and PNG pledge aid for Australia’s bushfires – ABC
…and other stuff:
- Terrifying Images Show The Overwhelming Scale of Australia’s Bushfires From Space – ScienceAlert
- Electric cars rise to record 42.4% market share in Norway in 2019, up from 31.2% in 2018 and just 5.5% in 2013 – CNBC
- Sacha Baron Cohen Calls Out ‘Naive, Misguided Child’ Mark Zuckerberg at the Golden Globes – TheDailyBeast
- Sam Mendes’ ‘1917’ & Why Hollywood Rarely Depicts World War I in Film – Variety