Patience readers, my trilly-redudant connection system has had a hiccup. For the sake of speed, I haven’t archived any links for you, as I’ve been doing lately. Sorry! – of course
A bald eagle thought to be injured was actually ‘too fat to fly,’ Missouri officials say, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Baby boom prompts call to increase wild beaver population BBC
‘Greedy’ oil executives handed Swiss prison terms for role in 1MDB fraud FT
The weather
How heat affects the mind American Psychological Association
Yes, corn can sweat. And it’s probably why the Midwestern summer heat gets PBS so humid. Useful map:
Urban heat island cannot compete
Corn fields are pushing dew points into the low 80s which means the heat index is going to 120°F 📈
Yesterday, Iowa was smoking corn sweat from the weather 🌽 pic.twitter.com/rsWpeMsgcH
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) August 27, 2024
Living in areas full of trees can reduce the risk of heart disease, a study shows NBC
Lightning and Thunder – World Map Blitzortung.org. Animated, near-real time.
Water
Water for the Brain: Watering Then and Now 3 Quarks Daily
Syndemics
Disappointing international response to mpox FT
Fibrin drives thromboinflammation and neuropathy in COVID-19 Nature. From Discussion: “Although coagulation disorders in COVID-19 were previously attributed primarily to systemic inflammation14, our findings suggest that coagulopathy in COVID-19 is not simply a consequence of inflammation, but acts as an apical driver of infection-induced thromboinflammation. and neuropathy. Our data reveal a causal immunomodulatory role of fibrinogen in thromboinflammation and neuropathology in COVID-19.”:
Japan warns against panic buying as rice shortage bites Channel News Asia
China?
China’s international use of renminbi surges to record FT highs
Chinese Estates Adopt ‘Sell Everything to Save the Day’ Policy to Ease Caixin Global’s Debt. Comment:
4/9
This is because the only sustainable way to increase the role of consumption in the economy requires households to retain a large share of GDP, meaning that other industries retain a lower share. Finally, the worst “other sector” is local governments.— Michael Pettis (@michaelxpettis) August 29, 2024
Protests rise in China amid economic slowdown, housing crisis: Report Business Standard
China’s urban-rural gap is a threat to growth. Is the divide too wide to fix? South China Morning Post
‘Less desire to have children’: Many Chinese choose pets over children Channel News Asia
Are China’s vast bamboo forests the answer to eternal bio-plastics? South China Morning Post
How to Manage the Rise of Nuclear Enemies Like China RAND
People revolt against the Anarchist Library. Bangladesh.
Africa
International police in a technological arms race with the Nigerian mafia BBC
Syracistan
Largest in 2 decades, Israeli army launches major military operation in northern West Bank Anadolu Agency
Israel launched a major offensive in the West Bank. Why and why now? Al Jazeera
Gaza’s Fallout: 20 Times Israel Used US Arms in Possible Military Crimes of Responsible Statecraft
The breakup of Europe
When French Citrus Colonized Algeria JSTOR Daily
The New Cold War
Russia warns United States of risk of World War III Reuters
Did Ukraine just call Putin on a nuclear bluff? Vox
The False Promise of Ukraine’s Deep Attack on Russian Foreign Affairs
Ukraine successfully tests its first ballistic missile Politico. Floor: “Ukraine’s president doesn’t give details about the test, but says it was ‘fine.'”
Ukraine will present a ‘victory plan’ to the US – Zelensky BBC
****** Pentagon maintains restrictions on Ukraine strikes deep in Russia Ukrainska Pravda
Russia says Ukrainian airstrike sparked oil depot fire, disrupts air traffic Anadolu Agency
****** The Murky Meaning of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive Policy
****** How the Russian Federation Sees War Ends Foreign Policy
The Biden Administration
Nearly half of FDA-approved AI medical devices are not trained on real patient data, study reveals Medical Xpress
Fermilab will be ‘destroyed’ without management report to change Physics World claims
2024
The vibes:
How it started. How is it going.
Ten years later, and it still looks great! pic.twitter.com/KeI1gn7HSg
– Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 28, 2024
Harris and Walz sat down with CNN for the campaign’s first official Al Jazeera interview
Why the Harris campaign is fighting for the BBC to silence debates
United States Senator and Vice President: Can JD Vance Hold Both Positions Simultaneously? SSRN
Spook Land
Durov was formally charged, released on €5mn bail BNE Intellinews
Pavel Durov and the Torture of the Law Craig Murray
Telegram’s Loudest Defender: The Global Crypto Industry NYT
Hmm:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Donald Trump told him this week that former CIA Director Mike Pompeo “begged” him not to release the JFK files.
The comments came during RFK’s interview with Tucker Carlson who called Pompeo a “criminal.”
“I was surprised that Trump didn’t separate… pic.twitter.com/0LjbuasYTL
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 27, 2024
A digital clock
Imagining Intelligent Machines Communications of the ACM. “Current advances in AI are based on ideas developed decades ago, enhanced by big data and computing. I believe these statistical methods have a ceiling. Without new ideas, everyone will eventually do the same thing and the results will grow exponentially.” Comment:
With enough money, you can arrange bubbles or anything.
— Phil Libin (@plibin) August 27, 2024
Global Capital Center Seized by AI Fever – and Bloomberg Fear
Why AI can’t spell ‘strawberry’ TechCrunch
****** Can Technology Managers Be Held Responsible for What Happens on Their Platforms? The NYT
TikTok must face trial over 10-year-old girl’s death, US court rules Reuters
****** Roblox Is Already The Biggest Game In The World. Why Can’t It Be Profitable (And How Can It)? Matthew Ball
CrowdStrike estimates the technical disruption caused by its hack left a $60 million dent in its AP sales.
Tumblr will move its half billion blogs to WordPress TechCrunch
Net Negativity: Thinking About Online Cruelty and Ways to Fix It Nippon.com
The Final Frontier
Space Bubble: How our solar system is caught in the cosmic crime scene Space.com
Zeitgeist Watch
The Best Novel About Male Loneliness of the 21st Century Written in 1989 Literary Hub
Class War
Work to Manage and Open Negotiations Back to the Bottom Employee Notes for Kroger Warehouse Bosses
Slow evaporation of Baldur Bjarnason’s free/open source residue
The Shrewd Business Logic of Immigrant Cooks JSTOR Daily
Labor Counting: What We Can Learn from Cold War History AFL-CIO Workday Magazine
Chaos and cause Aeon
Antidote du jour (KetaDesign):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
