The world’s oldest cheese has been found smeared on the heads of 3,600-year-old corpses.
“We sold our house for this”: Cruise passengers ‘trapped’ in Belfast ahead of 3-year cruise Belfast Telegraph
Climate/Environment
Lambert will have a separate post on Helene coming later today.
Asheville is cut off from the world; damage estimated at $100B in South The Center Square – North Carolina
Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ worsened global warming, says Fema The Guardian
Western NC Open Thread: What do you need/know/want? The North Carolina Rabbit Hole
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Climate policies that have achieved significant reductions in air pollution: Global evidence from two decades of science (IME)
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Poison PR Lighthouse reports. The stake: “American taxpayers are funding a covert campaign to downplay the dangers of pesticides and shame environmentalists in Africa, Europe and North America.”
ExxonMobil Accused of “Deception” for Promoting Chemical Recycling as Solution to Plastic Problem ProPublica
US Rushing to Lithium Independence with Ambitious Mining Projects OilPrice
Electric vehicles that caused fires after Hurricane Helene hit WFTS Tampa Bay
An epidemic
RNA-Seq analysis of human heart tissue reveals SARS-CoV-2 infection and impaired activation of the TNF-NF-κB pathway in cardiomyocytes Scientific Reports. Translation:
Swollen Inside: How COVID-19 Inflames Heart Damage
Here is the translation in non-medical terms.
Scientists recently discovered something unsettling in a study of 54 heart tissue samples. The virus behind COVID-19 can also infect heart cells, causing a storm…
— David it Up! (@Dave_it_up) September 29, 2024
China?
China’s real estate stocks jumped as major cities bought up Channel News Asia’s deals
China has unveiled its hydrogen-powered train at a trade show in Germany. The zero emission train produces electricity through the hydrogen-oxygen reaction, producing only water as a by-product.pic.twitter.com/jrVNS3ECC8
— Zhang Meifang (@CGMeifangZhang) September 29, 2024
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Biden Approves $567M in Defense Aid for Taiwan Defense Post
Zheng Yongnian: Asia-Pacific, destined for world war? Mpumalanga is being studied
Old Blighty
Britain Can’t Afford Rachel Reeves (2) Building a New Economy
The breakup of Europe
Email from Athens set to cause von der Leyen, Metsola a headache Euractiv
Austerity, Corruption, and Ignorance: How Greek Railways Became Europe’s Deadliest Modern Diplomacy. From last year, still germane.
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Austria: Right-Wing FPÖ Achieves Historic European Conservative Success
Sahra Wagenknecht wants to coordinate the BSW negotiations and end them if there is no willingness to compromise Die Sachsen. “Wagenknecht reiterated to the RND that regional governments must set a clear vision for the deployment of US intermediate-range missiles.”
Sahra Wagenknecht’s party is a bad example for the Jacobin left
First Week of German Border Controls Have Little Effect on European Conservative Migration
Sweden’s growing crime epidemic is warning its neighbors Politico
The war in Lebanon could exacerbate another European migration crisis Unherd
Syracistan
Israeli F-15s Strike Infrastructure in Yemen After Ansuruallah Ballistic Missile Targets Ben Gurion Airport Military Watch
A powerful bomb attacks Israel from Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen The Cradle
Israeli airstrikes hit central Beirut for first time in year-long conflict AP
The IDF may have launched a small attack on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon – reports the Times of Israel
US base hit by ‘powerful’ rocket, drone strikes in Syria The Cradle
‘Israel’ expands aggression, intensifying strikes in Bekaa, Hermel Al Mayadeen. Comment:
Now they blow up Baalbek.
Baalbek is a world heritage site. And the same people who are condemning ISIS, rightly so, for their destruction of Palmyra will be silent if Israel destroys the temple of Bacchus. pic.twitter.com/q4M1U1POwL
— Philip Proudfoot 🇱🇧🇵🇸 (@PhilipProudfoot) September 29, 2024
Samantha Power and Sir Andrew Wood: where are they now in relation to Israeli atrocities in the region? Gilbert Doctorow
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‘Israel’ killed Sayyed Nasrallah with US-made bomb: US Senator Al Mayadeen
Legal Experts Criticize Biden For Commending Israel’s Extrajudicial Killing Of Hassan Nasrallah Orinoco Tribune
The End of an Era: What the Assassination of Hassan Nasrallah Explains Middle East New Lines Magazine. Comment:
September 27 is the most important day in the Middle East since the success of the Abrahamic Covenant.
I have spent many hours studying Hezbollah and no expert in the world thought that what Israel did to decapitate and humiliate it was possible.
This…
– Jared Kushner (@jaredkushner) September 29, 2024
Hezbollah’s leadership has already changed following the Israeli airstrikes BNE Intellinews
Hezbollah: 10 Things You Should Know Hauntologies by Elia Ayoub
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Israel’s Microsoft CEO to Appear at Israeli Army’s AI Landfill Celebration
Chase Doubles Investment in Israeli arms manufacturer The Progressive
Google Set To Host Israel Military Conference. When We Asked About It, The Event Disappeared. The Intercept
The New Cold War
The West is trying to pressure Russia through Iran, but is it possible? RT
Zelenskyy in preparation for the Ramstein meeting: We must decide how to increase the pressure on Russia Ukrainska Pravda
Zelensky US Trip Flops; West Says Ukr Loss; Vuhledar Siege; F16s Destroyed; MidEast All Out War Alexander Mercouris (video)
Sources say Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Chief Budanov may soon be replaced Euromaidan Press
Norway is considering building a fence on its border with Russia, following the example of Finland AP
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland want EU funds to strengthen the border with Russia Euronews
Trump
Trump Brings Hurricane Helene to Politico’s 2024 Campaign
Kamala
A retired army general has been described as a ‘leading campaigner’ to back Harris for president The Independent. Stanley McChrystal, among many other post-retirement activities, is chairman of the Board of Siemens Government Technologies and on the strategic advisory board of Knowledge International, a licensed arms dealer with the UAE.
Why Harris’ endorsement from retired US military leaders matters MSNBC
When foreign policy elites gather around Harris Responsible Statecraft
Kamala Harris’ campaign motorcycles have been stopped by the deranged robot The Register
Democrats en Déshabille
As FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Term Ends, Democrats Are Divided Among Donors and Their Bases Are Wired
Newsom’s administration opposes California’s controversial AI bill, SB 1047 TechCrunch
As extreme heat rises, Newsom blocks bill to protect California farmworkers Cal Matters
Imperial Collapse Watch
Belarus awaits ratification as BRICS prepares to add 10 new members Anadolu Agency
Police State Watch
“I Saw a Mirror”: Marcellus Williams’ Killing Outrages Palestinian Solidarity Protesters The Intercept
Our Famously Free Press
The Empire Strikes Back Ken Klippenstein
All That Twitters The Baffler. Deck: “Who owns Elon Musk’s piece?”
Supply Chain
A US East Coast port strike will begin on Tuesday, the Reuters union said
The AI
Southern California’s hottest housing market is for non-tenants Los Angeles Times
Bezzle
Crypto founder paid LA cops to help scam victims out of crypto, FBI alleges Coin Telegraph
Guillotine Watch
In the US, opioid maker Purdue has gone bankrupt. Colleagues around the world make millions of Tests
Not being trusted
Monopoly Round-Up: Corporate Slumlords and Real Estate Cartels BIG by Matt Stoller
Class War
Tenants vote on rent strike at Independence Towers, Quality Hills if demands not met Kansas City Star
Tenants Stand Up Baffler
Honoring longtime Maui resident Kris Kristofferson The Maui News
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