Links 10/2/2024 | bare capitalism

This is what 12 years on Mars has done to Curiosity’s Jalopnik wheels (furzy)

I Sing an Electric Body: In Review of Syntax Hedgehog (Anthony L)

Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda raises concerns about possible spread of STAT (Dr. Kevin)

#Covid 19

Climate/Environment

Two-Way Charging May Be Required for EVs Soon Thanks to New California Electric Law

Post-fire forest regeneration hampered by vicious cycle of rising temperatures, wildfires Euractiv

Mosquito-borne virus spreads at ‘unprecedented’ rates in LA Climate change could make matters worse Los Angeles Times

Fall heat wave could break season-level records in California USA Today

How wet the UK will be – thanks to climate change iNews

Houses have been evacuated as floods hit the BBC region

Firefly species could be on the blink as the US seeks to list them as endangered for the first time. Caretaker. In different places but in Alabama, I noticed how few fireflies there were.

Obviously The Ocean. Richard Powers’ novel of techno-capitalism with an ocean view The Baffler (Anthony L)

China?

China’s Housing Glut Confronts Its Shrinking Population The Wall Street Journal

Philippines throws down typhoon missile gauntlet to China Asia Times (Kevin W)

Thousands evacuated as Super Typhoon Krathon approaches Taiwan France24

Old Blighty

Starmer looks at post-Brexit ‘reset’ as he meets EU leaders Financial Times (Kevin W). BWAAHAHAHA. Note that I could not find archive.ph or archive.to archive this article. If anyone succeeds, I can replace the link.

‘So much evidence, still no charges’ James Butler on the Grenfell inquiry London Review of Books (Anthony L)

Gaza

Did Israeli planes use Saudi airspace to refuel before bombing Yemen? The New Arab (Kevin W)

Iran v. Israel

True Promise Operation 2: Iran Strikes Again as Missile Barrage Skips Israel Defenses Simplicius

US helped Israel shoot down Iranian missiles – Pentagon BBC (Kevin W). ZOMG, this would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. By all accounts, Iran fired between 200 and 400 missiles. From the story: “The US shot down about a dozen negotiators during Tuesday’s shootdown of Iranian missiles fired at Israel, the Pentagon said.”

Iran Attacked Israel Only After The US Rejected Its Alabama Moon Stance

Sen. Graham Calls for US to Strike Iranian Oil Sites in Response to Israeli Attack Antiwar.com (Kevin W)

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon

Hezbollah fires 100 rockets at Israel as IDF calls in more troops to attack and orders dozens of Lebanese villages to evacuate hours after Iranian missile attack – as the world holds its breath amid growing WW3 fears The Daily Mail. The best story.

Israel Destroyed Half of Hezbollah’s Arsenal, US and Israeli Officials Say New York Times (furzy). It will be taken with a pinch of salt. Israel also said it fired several rockets at Hezbollah while sending 100 warplanes to Southern Lebanon and carrying out several airstrikes. Turns out there were no fireworks there.

Versus (after writing the above): Hezbollah tunnels and climate change command Israel’s deadly blows Reuters (with sound)

After Nasrallah: ‘Command and Control’ in quickly securing The Cradle

The New Cold War

Ukrainian troops withdrew from Vuhledar, the military announced to the Kyiv Independent

FM of Ukraine, the president of Poland discussed defense assistance in Kiev, bilateral relations Interfax

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Staff Tried to Quit – Why? Kyiv Post

Big Brother Watching Watching

Hackers Made Millions Hacking Execs’ Office365 Inboxes, Feds Say ars technica

Imperial Collapse Watch

Locals turn to legacy media as hurricane rumors swirl Axios (Kevin W). The article explains that this is due to a lack of information from government sources

Biden

Biden angered by Harris – NBC News RT. In the end, this could give Kamala some trouble, given Biden’s mismanagement

Kamala

Comer Subpoenas DHS After Whistleblower Reveals Information About Governor Walz’s Relationship With CCP House Oversight Committee

2024

US vice presidential candidates don’t talk about war in Ukraine during Ukrainska Pravada debate

Democrats Sue Georgia’s New Law Requiring Hand-Counting of Votes Atlanta Nes First (full furzy)

A judge indicates that he may rule that Georgia counties must certify the election USA Today

Helen

Supplies arrive by plane and mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll passes 130 Associated Press

Kamala’s Katrina time? Cooked response to hurricane, port strike distracts Dems ahead of VP debate Just the News

How Hurricane Helene Could Have Widespread Effects on Homeowners The Washington Post

Abortion

Trump Says He Will Reject National Abortion Ban The Hill

Ours is No Longer Free

Thinking About the New Encampment Culture Persuasion (Anthony L)

In CJ Hopkins Eugyppius (Micael T)

Federal Court Rules Against University of New Mexico in Free Speech Case Jonathan Turley

‘I’m Free Because I Convicted Journalism’ Antiwar.com (Kevin W)

The AI

The AI โ€‹โ€‹agent updates itself to the sysadmin, discarding the boot sequence in the Registry trash

The Sad Truth Behind Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Plan and AI New Republic (with madness)

Bezzle

eBay Wins Dismissal of US Lawsuit Over Sale of Dangerous Products Reuters

Class War

This Boeing strike is about CNN. Mark T: “More breaking news from CNN.”

Microsoft Exec Tells Workers Won’t Mandate Back to Amazon-Style Office Unless Productivity Undercuts Yahoo

“Health terrorist” CEO sues senators after defying Congress ars technica charges (Kevin W)

Antidote du jour (Tracie H):

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See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.

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