The Case of the SS Stalingrad, the Polar Bear and the Siberian Honey Barrels. Termination of Obligations
Climate/Environment
The energy revolution is powered by — wait for it — Bloomberg coal
Another private equity group is buying an Ohio coal plant. Will anything change? Ohio Capital Journal
The US energy system is more dependent on fossil fuels than China’s
AI’s thirst for power keeps the coal fires burning The Register
Coal state’s future: The state of energy Montana Free Press
An epidemic
CDC sends help as dozens of WA egg farm workers test positive for bird flu Seattle Times
Africa
The end of Mozambique’s two-team system? Africa is a Country
India
Arms supply to Israel: Pro-corporation decision misses the ‘human’ factor Leaflet
Startup: Pushing India to $10 Trillion Economy Open Magazine
Stalinist CITU shuts down Samsung India workers’ strike on orders of DMK WSWS government
The Koreans
Samsung Electronics Union is collaborating with South Korea’s East Asia Forum
Japan
Two key elections charge Tokyo’s review of the future of the US-Japan alliance
Japan’s election: the stand-off continues The Next Recession
China?
China’s industrial profits fall as inflation takes a toll The Business Times
Is US trade policy reshaping global supply chains? Journal of International Economics
US Approves $2 Billion Arms Deal Taiwan Defense Blog
Why Taiwan Should Be Dismayed by Iran’s Missile Strike on Israel The Diplomat
Old Blighty
Britain is in the grip of systemic change
In Britain, Palestinian activists and climate activists face an ‘unprecedented’ wave of crimes in the Middle East Eye.
O Canada
Zionist lobby organizations openly calling for fascism in Canada The Canada Files
The bleak future of Canada’s drug policy is being shaped on the prairies of The Breach
The breakup of Europe
Bulgarians go to the polls to vote in the seventh national election in three years Euronews
Europe’s Dream Fades East Counterfire
How Europe’s New Political Class Began to Abandon Truth Glenn Diesen, Glenn’s Substack
The German Greens need to be defined as the Electronic Intifada
Syracistan
‘The Entire Population of Northern Gaza is at Risk of Death’: Common Dreams of UN Relief
Israel’s withholding of aid does not end at the Polygraph border
Former British special forces ready to deliver aid to ‘new communities in Gaza’ The Telegraph
Rewriting Resolution 1701: Hochstein’s diplomatic cover for the expansion of Israel’s Cradle
The war crimes court replaces the judge in the case of Netanyahu’s arrest for health reasons Reuters
Palantir’s Israel contracts prompt $24M exit from Storebrand for rights concern Ctech
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Israel strike cripples Iran’s missile production, sources tell Axios
Why Is Israel Just Launching a Small Attack on Iran? Three Hundred Military Opportunities
Satellite Images Show Israel Hit Former Nuclear Test Facility In Iran, Asharg Al-Awsat Missile Facility. Comment:
I suspect that what actually happened in Iran last night was an aborted attack. The IAF’s first SEAD attack with long-range missiles, which was intended to pave the way for a possible strike package of F-35s and conventional bombers, clearly failed. That’s how we prepared the strike.⬇️… pic.twitter.com/5QToCiESki
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) October 26, 2024
It would indicate that the IAF will not be able to strike Iran in any significant way without flying a manned aircraft “downtown,” perhaps because its stockpile of solid weapons is so low.
And that the F-35 is a failed design, because this is exactly what it was designed for. pic.twitter.com/y1djMTXoTq
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) October 26, 2024
Iran Says It Has ‘Right’ To Protect From ‘Aggressive Acts’ After 4 Dead In Israeli Strikes Asharq Al-Awsat
Iran’s Khamenei seriously ill, son likely to succeed him as supreme leader – NYT Jerusalem Post
Israel-Iran escalation prompts Turkey to launch talks with PKK Middle East Eye
The New Cold War
SITREP 10/26/24: Zelensky Begs Grid-Strike Trade as ‘Dark Winter’ Loms Simplicius the Thinker
South Korea decided to go to war with Russia openly?! Marat Khairullin Substack
How Russia Is Eating Ukraine’s Frontlines Alabama Month
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Exclusive: Europe wants to tighten Russia sanctions, fears Trump will retool Reuters
Don’t Rely on Sanctions Alone: Ways to Help Change Behavior Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies
Joe Biden’s biggest mistake: how the war in Ukraine became a global disaster Simon Tisdall, The Guardian. Not as logical as the title makes it sound. Stake: “Failure to stop the conflict has caused great suffering and political instability. Why is the US not committed to NATO?”
2024
In key regions, lines at food banks are growing longer NBC News
BLUE STATES GIVE TRUMP AND VANCE TO OPEN THE ATLANTIC
Trump on Joe Rogan: WH’s biggest mistake was hiring ‘dishonest people’ Al Mayadeen
Patrick Lawrence: Harris Comes Out of the Closet in Israel Patrick Lawrence, Scheerpost
“There will be no more war in Gaza!” the protester shouts.
The speech stops for a moment.
When it resumes, Harris says:
“… we have to end that war and bring the hostages home. But now I’m talking about 2024.” pic.twitter.com/j9luDCeP2g
— Azi™️ (@Azi) October 26, 2024
Immigration to another country
Border911: A disinformation network that profits from false narratives of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
Academe qualifications
Faculty Members Suspended from Harvard’s Main Library After ‘Study Inside’ Protest The Harvard Crimson
Our Famously Free Press
You know, I think we should really mourn the resignation of a man who enjoyed the war that kept American men and women wandering overseas for 20 years because he said that we all needed a ‘stomach’ to build democracy and that only the US could do it. . And it failed. pic.twitter.com/NflSFBD0as
— Kelley B. Vlahos (@KelleyBVlahos) October 25, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
Times are changing and the BRICS Summit is a big factor Gilbert Doctorow
Basic Factors of Sino-Indian Rapprochement in the BRICS – Eurasia Review
Big Brother Watching Watching
Inside a Tool Bought by the US Government That Can Track Abortion Clinic Phones 404 Media
The AI
US PRESIDENT BUYS FIRST CONFIRMED ARMY OPENAI The Intercept
$142 million AI warfare contract from ‘Project Maven’ quietly erased from public record All-Source Intelligence
Microsoft fires workers who organized a vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza AP
Bezzle
Nvidia overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable company according to NBC News
Not being trusted
‘We took over Google and they were forced to pay £2bn’ BBC
Class War
Victory of the Poor
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