SpaceX launches rescue mission to bring back stranded astronauts Phys.org
The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limitations The Narwhal
Climate/Environment
At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across Southeast AP
Aerial footage captures flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, as Helene submerges buildings. pic.twitter.com/15R89vWTvf
– AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 28, 2024
Four ways climate change could make Hurricane Helene worse Yale Climate Connections
An epidemic
The “Biosafety” organization that collaborates with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya To Monitor Viruses Like Zebra Meets Lion To Develop Science-Based Medicine For Vegetarianism
Africa
The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Response to the Belt and Road in Africa Geopolitical Monitor
Japan
Japan’s new PM may have a bone to pick with US Responsible Statecraft
Ishiba: Asia’s NATO Should Consider Launching N Weapons, Japan-US Treaty Should Be Agreement Between ‘Common Nations’ Japan News
China?
Tian Xuan on Beijing’s spectacular week of economic policy intervention Pekingnology
EU Plans Oct. 4 Vote on Tariffs on Electric Vehicles from China Bloomberg
Uncovering a Remote Poaching Model: Taiwan’s Strategy to Limit China’s AI Chip Progress
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Soldiers from Taiwan train at Michigan base: Former US diplomat Focus Taiwan
Harpoon land-based anti-ship missile systems arrive in Taiwan Taiwan news
Syracistan
Israel on ‘edge’ of attack on Lebanon, says US embassy Middle East Eye
Hezbollah Strike Destroys Israel’s David Sling Air Defense Battery As War Enters New Phase – Military Watch Reports
Lebanon closed to prevent Hezbollah from rearming, IDF says Ynet News
Is Lebanon part of Israel’s promised land? The Jerusalem Post
If you haven’t already, I highly recommend Julian Assange’s interview with Nasrallah from 2012.
Nasrallah believed in achieving a Provincial Democratic Solution where all people, Jews, Muslims, Christians and others would share the land and exercise equal rights, freedom… pic.twitter.com/pYY0be2caQ
– Ousman Noor (@ousmannoor) September 28, 2024
Who is Hashem Safieddine, the new leader of Hezbollah? BNE Intellinews
On Lebanon massacre, Biden deepens US ‘responsibility’ for Israeli violence Aaron Mate
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IGRC general killed in Israeli strike kills Hezbollah leader, New Arab reports
Iran wants an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after Nasrallah killed AFP
Pentagon chief Austin tells Gallant US is committed to banning Israel’s Iran Times
Exclusive: Iran’s top leader taken to safe haven, sources tell Reuters
Israel Called Iran’s Bluff The Atlantic
Is Iran’s Khamenei Dead Man Walking? Is it Erdoğan? Michael Rubin, Middle East Forum
Israel’s Temporary Glory Celebrated by Kneejerk Scholars, + Ukraine War Updates Simplicius the Thinker
Israel’s economy ‘in grave danger’: Washington Post Al Mayadeen
Old Blighty
Staff: Retirement Begins to Fund the Future
The breakup of Europe
The EU as an existential threat to Europe Thomas Fazi
Thuringia Parliament: Opening Session Descends into Chaos European Conservatives. Stake: “Mainstream parties threaten to shut down AfD following parliamentary rules.”
Germany: Thuringia lawmakers choose CDU speaker, reject AfD Deutsche Welle
Austria: stuck in the middle of the Next Recession
UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank reflects a difficult moment for Europe – and its banking union CNBC
Norway to end automatic asylum for Ukrainian refugees AFP
EU Approach to Russian LNG Remains Fractured as Dutch Imports Raise North’s Top News
The New Cold War
Russian Soldiers Strike Western Military Base in Odessa Military Watch
Trump’s Zelensky meeting reveals futility of ‘victory plan’ Anatol Lieven, Unherd
The fog of war is rising in Ukraine Indian Punchline
Blinken says China’s talk of Ukraine peace ‘doesn’t add up’ to Deutsche Welle
Russia is on the verge of setting new records for military spending Bell
2024
Just follow Money Dollars & Sense
Project 2025: The Fastest Way to End Medicare HEALTH CARE is not covered
Hillary Clinton defends ‘sad’ comments: ‘A very kind word’ from some Trump supporters on Fox News
Changing demographics and political calculations of anti-immigrant rhetoric in swing states Arizona Mirror
Kamala
Kamala Harris remains silent as California voters threaten to reverse Semafor sentencing reform
Campaigning in Arizona, Kamala Harris pledges to “work across the aisle” to expand border patrol WSWS
Trump
Trump delivers message on immigration after Harris border visit to Axios
Immigration to another country
JBS is accused of abusing migrant workers at the Colorado beef plant Agriculture Dive
America’s largest corn company, Corteva Agriscience, promises that there will be no abuse of the supply chain. It has been employed by a repeat offender in Iowa for years. Investigate the Midwest
The AI
OPENAI’S PREVIOUS AUTHORS WILL SEE ITS SECRET TRAINING DATA IN A CLOSED ROOM Futurism
TSMC execs allegedly dismissed Sam Altman as ‘podcasting bro’ – OpenAI CEO made ridiculous claims for 36 coats of Tom’s $7 trillion hardware
Why Taiwan and Its Technology Industry Are Facing an Energy Crisis Yale Environment 360
Imperial Collapse Watch
Why the US Can’t Build Icebreaking Ships Construction Physics
Supply Chain
The Long Boondoggle Train Plague
Our Famously Free Press
John Kerry asks the Department of Truth:
“The First Amendment is the biggest roadblock for us right now” pic.twitter.com/1mtpjjxeM7
– End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 29, 2024
My Political Twitter Ban Ken Klippenstein
Academe qualifications
Cornell Under Fire as Suspended Pro-Palestine Student at Risk of Deportation Common Dreams
Class War
California Ballot Measure Could End Mandatory Boarding of Prison Workers Mag
Sports Desk
White Sox Officially Worst Team In Baseball History After 121st Loss Block Club Chicago
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