Cave Fish Adolescence Means Budding Taste Buds in Strange Places Scientific American
The weather
…HELENE STRENGTHENS AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING DAMAGED AND STORM STRENGTHS TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST… …PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE URGENT TO COMPLETE… National Hurricane Center, NOAA. Map:
HELENE will have a major impact inland. Georgia, western Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky! This is actually a rare weather setup on this side of the world. This is called the “Fujiwara Effect” – note that super typhoon Helene boomerangs NW and around… pic.twitter.com/qMMKDnWG50
— Noah Bergren (@NbergWX) September 26, 2024
Storm surge:
This is what a 15 ft storm from a Cat 4 Hurricane means #Iyan it looks like in between #FortMyers. Now, the NHC predicts #Helene could strengthen to Cat 4 (115 kn winds before landfall), which could bring a storm surge:
15-20 ft: Carrabelle to Suwannee River, FL
10-15 ft: Apalachicola… pic.twitter.com/UiivD9kA9Z— Dr. Mona Hemmati (@HemmatiMona) September 25, 2024
Effects:
Hurricane Helene will make Florida unaffordable as insurance rates skyrocket. The state takes responsibility for hurricanes.
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) September 26, 2024
****** Solar Homes Are Actually Retro! JSTOR Daily
People greatly underestimate the carbon footprint of the 1 percent The New Scientist
China’s green revolution accelerating FT
Syndemics
Free test for COVID 2024: Gov’s website crashes, date appears Fast Company
US to donate 1 million mpox vaccines to stop outbreak Africa Channel News Asia
China?
China Weighs $142 Billion Cash Injection into Top Banks Bloomberg
China lifts markets with promise of more FT support for economy
China Offers Rare Handouts to Boost Hearing Ahead of Long Vacation Bloomberg
****** Why did China test an ICBM in the Pacific Ocean and what are the possible consequences? Channell News Asia
China Puts All Three Carriers to Sea at Once for the First Time: How Strong Is the Navy Today? Military Watch
China’s naval gift and funding for a naval base in Cambodia: Could it put regional power in choppy waters? Channel News Asia
Japanese Automakers Involved in Widespread Fraud Incident Nippon.com
in Myanmar
Myanmar Will Not Be A ‘Broken’ State Diplomat
India
Why Millions Are Not Involved in India’s Invisible Slum Crisis The Diplomat
Syracistan
Israel is again attacking Gaza in Lebanon. Why? Al Jazeera
Israel’s war in Lebanon: What weapons does Hezbollah have? Middle East Eye
Despite Low Issues, Israel’s Rise in Lebanon May Start Talks in Gaza and the North Haaretz
Biden: ‘Endless war’ still possible as Israel-Hezbollah war rages PBS
****** Exclusive: Iran trade talks to send advanced Russian missiles to Yemen’s Houthis, sources tell Reuters
****** Israeli soldiers filmed bodies being thrown from the roofs of the West Bank France24
In Israeli prisons, skin diseases are a form of punishment 972 Magazine
****** The War That Will Never End Franklin Foer, The Atlantic
The breakup of Europe
Deutsche Boerse, Nasdaq targeted in EU antitrust probe Reuters
Coup in Brussels Thomas Fazi, Compact
Hello Old Blighty
Starmer’s £20k donation for son’s ‘study leave’ took a month after exams ended The Sqwakbox
So, Jeremy Corbyn is involved in forming a new political party. But who told Manndi? The Canary
The crisis in the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper exposed the Zionist news web and the ‘Get Corbyn’ campaign Middle East Monitor.
The NHS is dropping another billion on technology in the hope it will eventually go digital
The New Cold War
What is Zelenskiy’s real plan B? BNE Intellinews. Comment:
Even Richard Haas agrees: “If victory is defined [as] Ukraine … completely rids its country of all Russian troops – I understand the argument, but the problem is that it is not achievable. No one sets out what is a realistic strategy for victory. ” pic.twitter.com/kVaNeQhe49
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 25, 2024
What Does It Mean to Win the War in Ukraine? Descendants of the Nation
Ukraine to Receive $8 Billion in US Weapons Pledge—Including Precision Glide Bombs Forbes
‘General Winter’ is about to unleash his wrath on Ukraine RT
****** Collapsing Defense Lines and Offensive Dreams in Ukraine Gordon Hahn
Ukraine Is Already Hitting Inside Russian New Lines Magazine
France prepares and fully equips the Ukrainian army Ukrainska Pravda
Tom Massie: Washington Is Deliberately Withholding Ukraine Casualty Data Responsible Statecraft
****** Putin unveils new rules for Russia’s use of massive nuclear weapons Al Jazeera
Putin’s Silence on Kursk Offensive May Be Big Mistake RAND
2024
What the US Election Means for Ukraine Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs
Trump says Ukraine is ‘destroyed’ and dismisses defense of Russia attack AP
Why Trump’s Loss Is Too Much for Conservatives Ordinary Times
‘Perfect storm of spectacular failure’: Senate probe finds major Secret Service blunders at Trump rally Politico
Lobbyists take advantage to wine and dine lawmakers, helping to top Politico’s output
The Supremes
Supreme Court allows Marcellus Williams to be executed SCOTUSblog
A Supreme Court judge warned that the ruling would cause “tremendous disruption.” The results are already being felt. ProPublica
The Counter-Constitutional Movement: The Assault on America’s Defining Principles Jonathan Turley
Spook Land
Why Everything We Think We Know About Spies Is Wrong Books Hub
Life
Chronopsychiatry British Journal of Psychiatry
Boeing
Boeing’s supply chain is reeling as workers leave and production slows FT
The Final Frontier
Earth is about to get a second moon… but what will it mean for the bright world? A literary hub
Imperial Collapse Watch
US Navy Oiler Runs Aground, Forces Strike Company Team to Search for Fuel gCaptain. Comment:
It doesn’t look good. I was told by the owner of the ship that the Navy has no spare oil to use and is scrambling to find an oil tanker for sale to fill the group carrying the Abraham Lincoln.
gCaptain forum updates: pic.twitter.com/ec2oN3CpSf
– John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) September 24, 2024
Ohio judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near East Palestine hot train FOX
Class War
Strike Threat Wins Ride and Retro Pay on American Airlines Labor Notes
10 workers fired after forming union get $450K for Colorado Sun
Rediscovering the New Deal on Agriculture: Its Foundations, Legacies, and Losses Nonsite.org
The Death of the London Department Store Book Review
Antidote du jour (Cary Bass-Deschênes):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
