Homing pigeons arrows, dead trout swimming, butt breathing honored with Ig Nobel Prize
Online Dating Has Caused Rising U.S. Income Inequality, Research Paper Shows Bloomberg
Empty Downtown Still Running Out of Local Goods
The World Bank, “Puppet Hanging by a String” Pluralia
Feeling the Pull of Gravity’s Nautilus
Climate/Environment
Bizarre, nine-day earthquake signal caused by massive Greenland landslide Ars Technica
Wealthy residents of coastal towns are using little tactics in brutal ‘sand wars’ amid fears one sunny country could lose 75 per cent of its beaches Daily Mail.
Burnt-out firefighters flee US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We’re out of power’ The Guardian
US Militarism Is the Leading Cause of the Climate Crisis
An epidemic
Unprecedented Levels of Bird Flu Found in Texas Wastewater: ‘About’ Newsweek
Center suspends surveillance as undiagnosed fever 15 lives Kutch Business Standard
After 15-year-old son, 42-year-old father dies 17th of Kutch ‘mystery fever’ Indian Express
China?
‘Better sooner than later’: China treads carefully on raising retirement age to avoid public discontent, Channel News Asia analysts say
China’s home prices fall at fastest pace in 9 years August Business Times
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From alleged torture, suicide to sacking: Why the fate of China’s foreign minister Qin Gang is fodder for speculation Channel News Asia
Concept Of China’s Precision Defense Industry Cleanses Diplomat
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PLA monitors movement of German warships through Taiwan Straits Global Times
More than 30 Squadrons of American Reaper Drones Train For Major Maritime Special Operations Against China Military Watch
The US and Chinese militaries have started talking again – as they prepare for battle for Semafor
The breakup of Europe
The Dead Man in Politics Tarik Cyril Amar, The Ninth Wave. Olaf Scholz.
Syracistan
Missiles have been fired from Yemen into Israel, Al Jazeera said
Seven Days After Killing Israeli Soldiers, Biden and Harris Haven’t Spoke to Teo Victims’ Family
US ARMY DEVELOPING ISRAELI BASE TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW BOEING ENGINES Nick Turse, The Intercept
‘Israel’ not to fight the war in the north until tl. the cover is protected by Al Mayadeen
A UN worker was shot dead by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank at The Cradle
Gaza polio vaccination continues ‘great success’: WHO The New Arab
Old Blighty
RAF Spy Flies ON GAZA DANGER IN ISRAELI ATTACK Declassified UK
O Canada
An Ottawa-based company is key to keeping Israeli warplanes from bombing Gaza The Breach
The New Cold War
Alarm in UK and US over Iran-Russia nuclear deal The Guardian
The NATO/Ukraine Defeat at Kursk (and Beyond) Gordon Hahn, Russian and Eurasian Politics
Five former UK defense secretaries urge London to allow Ukraine to use Russian-supplied weapons in strikes Ukrainska Pravda
Germany’s Scholz releases long-range weapons for Ukraine Deutsche Welle
There are not enough long-range missiles to make a difference to Ukrainian Responsible Statecraft
Poland supports ending EU benefits for Ukrainian men of fighting age Euractiv
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‘Nothing is hidden’ in the investigation of the Nord Stream explosion – Scholz RT
Did ‘Our Little Baby’ Make The Nazi International? Bandera Lobby Blog
South of the Border
Venezuela seizes weapons intended for the CIA-led Al Mayadeen coup plot
Erik Prince’s Political and Commercial Motives of the Mercenary Boss in the Venezuela Orinoco Tribune
Bolivia signs $976mn deal with Russia to acquire world’s largest lithium storage facility BNE Intellinews
Spook Land
Democrat ‘October Miracle’ Targeting Russia and Trump May Be Done – US Psy-Op Veteran Sputnik
The Biden Administration
Biden’s decision to buy US Steel is unlikely before the election: Kyodo News reports
Not being trusted
The Secret Driving the Highway Cost Boondoggle
Trump
Sen. Josh Hawley: Whistleblower Says Top Secret Service Agent On The Day Trump Was Shot Was Promoted After Failing Key Test Of Clear Real Politics
Kamala
Action News Exclusive Interview: Kamala Harris discusses the economy, guns and more on Action 6 ABC News. First solo interview as a candidate.
Harris Campaign Takes Donations From Lobbyists Despite Not Being
2024
Meet the Kremlin-worthy Congressional candidate Popular Information. It sounds logical.
Harris Goes Full Cold War in Hope of Polish Vote. Spoils of War
JD Vance is selling himself to Silicon Valley The Verge
Race horses, slot machines and election campaigns Searchlight New Mexico
Democracies en déshabille
Guys, it’s not that big of a deal. Several lawyers resigned Saturday night after the FBI seized the phones of their colleagues.
— Sandy Nurse (@SandyforCouncil) September 15, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
Here Are The Members Of Congress Invested In War Sludge
China’s New Lobbyist: The Wall Street Compact’s Substack. “New”?
Top officials say NASA facilities are some of the “worst” Ars Technica has ever seen
Distraught astronauts make first public statement since leaving ISS AP
Boeing
Like Boeing Cracks, Is It Capitalism or Kafka? Dollars and Sense
Immigration to another country
How AI images of cats and ducks fueled a pet-eating rumor machine in Springfield, Ohio NBC News
Nebraska Evolving Flatwater Free Press. “The idea is that small communities in Nebraska are dying. The truth is that many rural Nebraska counties are now growing for one reason. Immigrants.”
Police State Watch
New Public Defender Wins Power Over Confirmation Bolts Massachusetts Judges
Our Famously Free Press
Previous New York Times Report Undermines Its Fight Against Journalist Lee Fang
A digital clock
Exclusive: Lawmakers take part in federal government CrowdStrike using Axios
23andMe to pay $30 million in Bleeping Computer genetic data breach damages
Intel cleared to get $3.5 billion to make advanced chips for Pentagon – Secure Enclave program helps military-grade CPUs Tom’s Hardware
EU OKs $1.9B in aid for Intel Polish plant, assuming x86 giant doesn’t cut it
Supply Chain
China Navy Wages Rise As US Navy Struggles With Pay Stagflation gCaptain
The AI
New Research Suggests AI Can Prove Conspiracy Theories Wrong Gizmodo
MICROSOFT SECRETLY SELLS AI TO FOSSIL CORPORATIONS WHILE BRAGGING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT Futurism
Class War
No sleeping bags, keep walking: California cities increase homeless attacks Cal Matters
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