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The beekeeper was inspired by his grandfather’s long-lost hives BBC
‘Dancing’ grapes – a simple kitchen experiment reveals how things can release energy from their environment and come alive Discussion. Since May, it’s still fun.
US economic activity declined in many regions, the Fed’s Beige Book Anadolu Agency said
Is the “Total Bubble” About to Pop? Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds
The weather
Response from Water Vapor Arctic News
Research into climate-resistant cattle takes a big step forward Business Standard
#NatlPrep: National Preparedness Month 2024 Begins Bird Flu Diary
Syndemics
Research raises long-standing COVID understanding and vaccination questions Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Incidence of diabetes after SARS-CoV-2 infection in England and implications for vaccination against COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study of 16 million people The Lancet. From the Abstract: “Higher rates of type 2 diabetes after COVID-19 are greater, and persist longer, in people hospitalized with COVID-19 than in those who have not been diagnosed, and significantly less in vaccinated people. against COVID-19.”
The COVID shot is no longer free if uninsured, it can cost up to $200 ABC7
****** When Jokes Tell the Truth About Covid The Guinness Pig. For example:
Don’t know: Why are you wearing a mask
Me: I’m going to get into the role of the movie I’m going to act in
Stranger: What character do you play?
Me: Survivor of the zombie apocalypse
Unknown: Sounds like a cool sci-fi movie
Me: It’s actually a documentary
China?
China to give $50 billion to Africa in next three years, says Xi Jinping France24
China’s new doors to western markets FT
Commentary: Can the US and China avoid a catastrophic conflict? Channel News Asia
Summary: Is the United States Preparing for War with China? War on the Rocks
Bangladesh launches operation to return looted weapons and Bangladesh factories shut down after protests: Police Channel Asian News
Syracistan
It is not Hamas that is collapsing, but Israel Haaretz. Comment:
You can’t criticize the whole country when the problem is obviously only the leader, the government, the military, the political opposition, the recruits, the big religious leaders, the tiktokers, the instagram writers and the podcasters.
– Nate Bear (@NateB_Panic) September 4, 2024
90% of Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal agreed: US official Anadolu Agency
****** At Columbia, the new academic year brings a new focus on protests The Christian Science Monitor
Opinion: University of Colorado regents’ decision on “intifada” undermines free speech and inclusion The Colorado Sun
The breakup of Europe
Germany faces ‘thousand cuts’ jobs crisis FT
Hello Old Blighty
Ministers still don’t know how many properties have been wrapped in the same cloth as Grenfell – as an interactive map reveals dangerous sites in YOUR area The Daily Mail. On Grenfell, see NC here, here, here, here, and here.
A hospital inquiry heard that a health manager tried to stop the BBC. Infection control.
The New Cold War
A True Shock? Economist Jeffrey Sachs Reveals the Secret at the Heart of US-Russian Relations Jeffrey Sachs and Matt Taibbi, Racket News. Important.
****** Will Kursk be a sideshow that turns into a disaster for Ukraine? Responsible statecraft
Ukraine’s losses exceed Kursk’s gains, as Russia threatens to take over Pokrovsk Al Jazeera
Ukraine’s gamble against Russia risks being a mistake The Hill
Zelenskyy says that Ukraine plans to permanently seize the Russian territory that took over NBC
****** A false article about the Swedes who died in Poltava was distributed in the Russian media (Google Translate) SVT Nyheter (MT)
****** Zelenskiy reshuffles government, fires energy chief BNE Intellinews
Zelenskyy is facing major difficulties as the reshuffle raises suspicions of Politico’s power grab
****** US sanctions on Russia hurt Ukraine The Economist
Ukraine’s Ban on Moscow-Linked Church Will Have Far-reaching Consequences Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
BRICS allows Russia to expel US farmers Glenn Diesen, Glenn’s Substack (MT).
The Caribbean
Blinken to visit Haiti as part of US-backed mission to tackle gang struggles The Hill
2024
Kamala Harris softens Biden’s capital gains tax hike proposal
The Foreign Policy Establishment Licks Its Pieces for Harris The American Conservative
Liz Cheney, Top GOP Trump Critic, Says She’ll Vote for Harris NYT
Calling Harris a Communist Is an Insult to Communism Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin’s Newspaper.
****** Trump is not only willing to talk about his policies, but he will talk to anyone, everyone, at any time FOX
****** How would eliminating taxes on tips work? Philip Greenspun’s website
The Supremes
Searching for Best Ideas: Textual Analysis from the 2023/2024 SCOTUS Term Empirical SCOTUS
A digital clock
Why we need to check out the gen AI hype and get back to Reality Venture Beat
Admin I wonder if the cloud was a good idea after all The Register
Health care
‘The Right to Fix Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Contradictory Medicines 404 Media
Everyone Hates a Tourist
Dangerous ‘excitement’ trips on the rise as tourists flock to high-risk countries FOX
Group Discussion: Blocking Social Media Influencers in Small Towns in Common Times
Tom Kerridge’s ‘tourist trap’ fish and chips at Harrods hit by customer who was disappointed his £70 meal included ‘food leaks’ Daily Mail
Japanese Tourists in Dancehall JSTOR
Imperial Collapse Watch
The End of Western Democracy Craig Murray
Class War
The Wisdom of Kandiaronk David Graeber, The Anarchist Library
****** How American union leaders worked with the CIA to undermine democracy MR Online
****** Republican Pro-Labor Cosplay On Labor
The Rise of “Pro-Labor” Conservatism Revealed by CMD
****** A Taste of the Working Class of the Environment and Hospital Chef From Albert Lea’s Workday Magazine
Tree of Peace, Spark of War JSTOR
Antidote du jour (Mdf):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
