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Falling Down the Rabbit Hole in Real Life Nautilus
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’? AP
Bombshell UFO hearing to take place in Congress as new photos of ‘huge’ artefact emerge near US nuclear site Daily Mail
Climate/Environment
Europe’s Deadly Floods Show ‘Extraordinary Consequences’ Common Dreams of Climate Change
Typhoon hits Shanghai with 94 mph winds after 400,000 people evacuated in AP
113 dead, 320,000 displaced after Typhoon Yagi hits Myanmar Al Mayadeen
US stores face big jump in ‘climate shock’ due to climate change The Carbon Brief
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Data center emissions are about 662% higher than major technology claims. Can it continue this strategy? The guard
ELON MUSK’S MASSIVE SUPERCOMPUTER COMES TO FUEL GLOBAL COMMUNITY Futurism
New Program to Power Data-Hungry AI: Cut Server Farms in San Francisco Bay Gizmodo
China?
Western countries develop plans to protect submarine communications cables, except for Chinese firms and Tom’s Hardware technology
The Philippines will continue to send ships to the South China Sea shoal Channel News Asia
US sends ‘unusable’ arms to Taiwan Taiwan News (SoCal Jim)
Taiwan backs all French-made Mirage jets after overnight crash Anadolu Agency
Threat from China prompts Canada to seek place in Aukus security partnership Forces News
‘AUKUS-plus and the facts of Australia’s involvement in US nuclear proliferation’ Pearls and Irritations
Syracistan
Netanyahu warns Yemen’s Houthis face ‘heavy price’ as missiles hit central Israel CNN
Yemeni Ballistic Missile Attacks Central Israel: Air Defenses Failed to Prevent Military Strike
Israeli Army Says Houthi Missile Not ‘Hypersonic,’ Successfully Received But Not Destroyed Haaretz
Yemen is preparing for an extended war with ‘Israel’: Exclusive Al Mayadeen
Saudi Arabia wants more pressure on Iran as Houthi threat grows The Guardian The headline is a lie. Excerpts from the story a before An intelligence official and a Saudi official while “Saudi Arabia did not join the US military attack because it says it was pursuing a communication method to build a national government in Yemen.”
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Tel Aviv lures 30,000 African asylum seekers for permanent citizenship to join Israeli army: Report Anadolu Agency
Israel says it is ‘highly likely’ its airstrikes killed three hostages in Gaza last November AP
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The Gaza Ministry of Health recently published a 649-page document with the name, age, gender, ID number of all Palestinians killed in Gaza from October 7 to August 31 with information (more than 34k out of 40k). Pages 1st 14 years old listed 0 (less than 1 year old) pic.twitter.com/NZZNLLf7ml
— Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس (@sharifkouddous) September 15, 2024
Israelis Must Ask If They Are Willing To Live In A Land That Lives In Blood Haaretz
Netanyahu’s popularity soars as Gaza genocide nears one marker: Poll The Cradle
Foreigners are slowly returning to the Globes real estate market
The breakup of Europe
A tug of war with Berlin over immigration to Kathimerini
France’s Breton Quits EU Commission Citing Row for Re-election AFP
Old Blighty
The ethics of Starmer Funding the Future clothing
The New Cold War
Ukraine’s victory program has 4 important points and one more – Zelenskyy Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine Dispels Rumors Victory Plan Includes Newsweek To Freeze Russian Front Lines
The peace process should not be imposed on Ukraine from outside, said Sullivan of the US according to Politico. In response to Vance’s description of Trump’s plan.
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SITREP 9/15/24: Situation in Ukraine Gets Worse as Allied Forces Drive Flunks Simplicius the Thinker
Calls Grow For NATO Members To Help Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Drones And Missiles RFE/RL
Ukraine could not successfully use UK missiles without US data: Times Al Mayadeen
Zelenskyy on long strikes in Russia: We have waited a long time, Russia has taken out its jets Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine Loses Its Last Two Su-27 and MiG-29 Fighters in New Air Battles Military Watch
Ukraine Loses Its Last US-Supplied Abrams Tanks Soon: Photos Confirm Russian Forces Pulling Out Another Military Watch
Greek Navy Expands Naval Forces To Block Russian Oil Bloomberg
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A Closer Look: Scholz Expedition Shows European Interest in Central Asia The Times of Central Asia
Georgia to apologize for Saakashvili’s war against Ossetians – ruling party News.az
South of the Border
CIA and Spanish Intelligence Behind Latest Terrorist Plot in Venezuela Orinoco Tribune
The owner of the former spy agency Assange worked for the CIA was working with the Spanish secret service El Pais.
Assassination Attempt on Trump II
Lambert has a lot of different posts today.
Trump is ‘safe and well’ after being pointed at by a would-be assassin with an AK-47 a few hundred yards away while the former prez was playing golf, the New York Post reported.
Suspected Gunman Says Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine New York Times
Comment:
No ears were damaged. Go on with your Sunday afternoon.
– Rachel Vindman 🇺🇸🦅🌻 (@natsechobbyist) September 15, 2024
DeSantis says the FL will continue to investigate the attempted murder of The Hill
Kamala
Harris will be more ‘aggressive’ than Biden in supporting Ukraine, former US ambassador told The Kyiv Independent.
2024
Newly registered Pennsylvania voter encouraged by economic conditions Washington Examiner
The Fed continues to allay concerns about another Trump presidency. The closed-door meetings of his first term will show CNN otherwise
Deep communication of Gov. Ohio’s DeWine in Haiti reports response to controversy in Springfield Dayton Daily News
Democrats en Déshabille
Adams’ Former Legal Adviser Has Also Advised Key Aide, Since FBI Raid, On City’s Immigrant Contracts
Police State Watch
THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MILITARY BASE. THAT’S WHY THE FBI INVESTIGATED THEM AS TERRORIST SUSPECTS. The Intercept
Not being trusted
Monopoly Round-Up: Antitrust Chief Says Economics Has Its Biggest Moment of BIG Tobacco Corruption by Matt Stoller
Health care?
Direct-to-consumer drugs: Big Pharma’s Digital Health Play MedPage Today
Texas Leads Push for Faster Certification of Presiding Mental Health Professionals
Imperial Collapse Watch
Vance Will ‘Consider’ Expanding Private Care Options For Veterans If Trump Wins Military.com
Anduril ready to fill gap in US missile supply Asia Times
Our Famously Free Press
The US media has been linked to the intelligence services for a long time – editor-in-chief of RT RT
In Defense of Free Speech Scott Ritter Extra
Academe qualifications
THE ACADEMIA NEEDS COMEDY NOW FOREVER Los Angeles Review
Guillotine Watch
Billionaire investor warns of threat to democracy BBC
Class War
Staff at GoFundMe Economy Dollars and Sense
Sports Desk
How Clemente Found The Players Union After Flooding Paydays Report. Yesterday was Roberto Clemente’s day in Pittsburgh.
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
