Gatwick train canceled after squirrels boarded and ‘refused to go’ Sky News
The plane made an emergency landing after a live rat got out of the CBS in-flight meal
Management watchdogs fear as ‘zombies’ swarm US boardrooms FT
The IMF Must End Its Devastating Additional Payments Joseph Stiglitz, Project Syndicate
The weather
Weather Derivatives Grow As Risks Strengthen OpenMarkets
The world’s largest deforestation project is underway in Papua at the Monga Bay sugar cane
Solar Ambitions Phenomenal World
Breakthrough That Could Open Heat Map of Ocean Carbon
How To Cool The Earth Without Blocking The Atlantic Sun
Water
This is Life in the Water Inequality Capital of America. Time May Change
Is the Indus Waters Treaty the latest sign of India-Pakistan? Al Jazeera
Syndemics
The second health worker arrested in a bird flu case in Missouri had respiratory symptoms STAT
Does bird flu spread between people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark
COVID-19 is the leading cause of death for children and youth in the US (press release) Oxford University Press
Covid-19 : Risk assessment still too far? David Osborn, Learning about Patient Safety
Dogmatists are unrepentant drops on UK ears:
Another shocker from Dr Ritchie at the Covid Inquiry:
LR: Covid is different from TB because the dominant mode of transmission of TB is through the air; in Covid the main method of spread is droplet & contact.
KC: Is that still your position today?
LR: That is my position.
— Cat in the Hat 🐈⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 (@_CatintheHat) September 21, 2024
China?
The Long Game: Understanding the US and China’s Theory of Victory The Diplomat
Is China turning to Mao Zedong’s ‘Third Front’ as part of a campaign for economic independence? South China Morning Post
Why China is sending southern officials to the north to line its rusted economy South China Morning Post
The rise of solar power and China’s impressive EV growth are likely to drive ABC Australia’s decline
Chart of the Day: China Exports of Green Energy Products Pick Up Speed Amid Oversupply Caixin Global
A Marxist leader is set to become the next president of Sri Lanka Channel News Asia
Africa
Kenya signs historic deal with US to advance its nuclear power programs BNE Intellinews
Syracistan
US fears war in Lebanon but hopes Israeli attack will push Hezbollah out of accord Axios. “Israeli officials have said their increasing offensive against Hezbollah is not intended to lead to war but is an attempt to achieve ‘de-escalation.'” Oh. Comment:
The extermination speech of Israeli officials towards Lebanon begins, here Yoav Kisch (Minister of Education) says: “there is no difference between Hezbollah and Lebanon, Lebanon will be destroyed.”
Same talk with Gaza. Have we learned?pic.twitter.com/N1me5Vtuun
– Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) September 22, 2024
‘Battled and weakened’: Israel faces worst Hizbollah all week and Israel bombards Lebanon as Hizbollah rockets hit Haifa neighborhoods FT
3 Israelis injured in Hezbollah attack on military compound in northern Israel and US urges Americans to leave Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah border attacks intensify Anadolu Agency.
Is ‘Israel’ using small nuclear weapons in Gaza and South Lebanon? Al Mayadeen
****** Israel raids and closes Al Jazeera office in Ramallah West Bank AP
****** Did the Middle East missile attack violate international law? Lawyers want the Associated Press to investigate
Neck and Sword (interview) Rashid Khalidi, New Left Review
The breakup of Europe
Europe’s authoritarian, unelected ruler, Ursula von der Leyen, is at escalating conflict with NATO chief Gilbert Doctorow.
Macron unveils new right-wing French government BBC Currently:
Mathew D. Rose – Germany: Legacy Political Parties in Panic Brave New Europe
Albania plans to create an ‘independent state’ for the Bektashi order Anadolu Agency
Hello Old Blighty
Keir Starmer reveals new Downing Street cat called Prince: The Siberian cat was ‘part of the deal’ with the Prime Minister’s children to get into No 10 Daily Mail. Comment:
The cat comes in for the weekend
(Image @PoliticalPics) pic.twitter.com/ssBS6tsdzW— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) September 20, 2024
The New Cold War
Ukraine’s Victory Program looks at Kyiv’s NATO membership invitation and Ukrainska Pravda’s modern property
Ukraine’s victory plan: bold and swift steps needed Politico partners
Zelenskyy has a game-changing plan to achieve peace. For it to work, Biden must support it – immediately Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian
****** Ukraine has hit two Russian weapons depots, the Guardian military said. Comment:
Improved the contrast and brightness in the photos we have of the Russian ammunition depot in Tikhoretsk.
Pending a high-resolution image, the large area appears intact. It is possible that only one ammunition pit exploded, which started several fires elsewhere.⬇️… pic.twitter.com/DBNoCUsx3l
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) September 21, 2024
****** Zelenskyy to visit US factory producing 155mm artillery shells – AP Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine Has a Weird Way to Make the M1 Abrams Tank Better and in the National Interest
Why American Foreign Policy Won’t Grow American Conservative
2024
The US Secret Service finds a ‘breach’ of security in its review of the attempt to kill Trump France24
Kamala Harris plans to skip historic Al Smith dinner despite longtime tradition: FOX reports
Arab-Americans in Michigan ‘can’t eat’ Harris’ stance on Gaza BBC
The Last Minute Attempt to Derail the 2024 Vote continues. It’s Scarier Than You Expected. The slate
A digital clock
Delivery Robot Hit By Pedestrian, Company Given ‘Advertising Codes’ To Apologize 404 Media
Life
Cells All Over the Body Talk to Each Other About Aging Quanta
The Final Frontier
The first analysis of lunar side samples from China’s Chang’e 6 was revealed by Space.com
The 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired a shot of thrushes it hasn’t used in decades CNN
Boeing
Boeing turmoil continues: CEO Ted Colbert resigns amid struggle Financial Express
Boeing becomes its ‘burning platform’ Air Current (PI).
Class War
Boeing machinists on picket lines prepare for long strike: ‘I can stay as long as it takes’ CNBC
New trends in industrial relations The Anarchist Library
Diavowed Knowledge Three Quarks Daily
Book Review – Life on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World the Inquiring Biologist
Antidote du jour (Macieias):
Bonus Antidote:
Tigers can swim and have been seen crossing rivers as wide as 7 kilometers (4.3 miles).pic.twitter.com/nUqqsdk6MG
– Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) September 5, 2023
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
