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British twins grow ‘monstrous’ womb expected to weigh more than rhino Telegraph
Investors increase bets on Fed rate cut FT
The weather
Scientists Will Engineer Oceans to Absorb More Carbon Dioxide Scientifc American
Wildfires Threaten Nearly One-Third of US Residents and Buildings Scientific American. Since June, still germane.
650-meter tsunami in Greenland fjord creates waves that last 9 days, scientists find NBC
The discovery of caves in France may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, CNN scientists say
Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of population collapse Ars Technica
Water
Is climate change turning the Colorado Trail into a drought trap? It’s complicated. The Colorado Sun
Syndemics
The investigation into an unexplained bird flu case in Missouri is expanding to the closest STAT contact
CDC FluView Update On Missouri H5 Case Adds Important Details Bird Flu Diary
****** A woman has been convicted of killing her neighbor with Covid The Telegraph. In Austria.
The Future of COVID: Social Imaginaries of Post-Pandemic Australia Futures
****** What We Know About Covid’s Impact on Your Brain Bloomberg. Comment:
****** Canada Needs a National Investigation into COVID-19 Now (preprint) SocRxiv. Currently in the UK:
Transcribed by Dr B Jones
This was… pic.twitter.com/MOTYY2ek3Z— Dr Evonne T Curran NursD 💙🇺🇦 (@EvonneTCurran) September 14, 2024
China?
President Xi Jinping downplays focus on China’s growth targets as storms mount South China Morning Post
China commits to ‘peace-building’ role, including Ukraine, Xiangshan Defense Forum listens to South China Morning Post
US Navy’s Top SEALs Rehearse Attack on China in Taiwan Strait War: How Effective Are They? Military Watch
Super Typhoon Yagi exposes the flaws of China’s cash-strapped society as people flock to charge their phones. View Hindustan Times
The Spellbinding Life of Koji Kashin: A Legendary Japanese Magician Wandering Tokyo Weekender
Cursed stone resists restoring Pearls and Irritations
Labor unrest closes 100 factories in Bangladesh BNE Intellinews
Syracistan
Netanyahu calls for a criminal investigation to avoid ICC jurisdiction Al Mayadeen
How a Single Jordanian Tribesman Made a ‘Cold Peace’ with Israel at Global Risk 360 °
A Massachusetts man was shot during an altercation with a pro-Israel crowd as a video of the shooter emerged from Middle East Eye
Africa
Cocoa connections: How ‘brown gold’ is smuggled between Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea France24
Russia Rides Anti-Colonial Wave Across African Foreign Policy
Take Back and Reassess: Does America Need an Africa Strategy? With Sam Wilkins War on the Rocks
The New Cold War
The White House responds to Putin’s threats, calling them dangerous but not new statements and the US will not change its policy regarding Ukraine, which is currently encroaching on Russian territory – White House Ukrainska Pravda. Comment:
Biden shows flexibility on Ukraine’s use of Storm Shadow FT missiles
Vladimir Putin Doesn’t Make Empty Threats Alabama Moon
Raising Stakes In Ukraine Consortium News
****** The State of War in Ukraine NYT. Deck: “We describe using maps.”
Zelensky’s Last Hail Mary Descended on Rocky Simplicius the Thinker’s Beginning
****** Shoigu returns Gilbert Doctorow
Ukraine has the highest death rate and the lowest birth rate in the world Ukrainska Pravda
The breakup of Europe
Gravedigger New Left Review. Barnier.
Chancellor of Germany, Prime Minister of Poland discusses the decision of the Anadolu Agency to control the international borders
South of the Border
Venezuela’s 28 July 2024 Election: What and What to Believe? Analysis of Venezuela
In a historic move, Colombia overrules Al Jazeera’s right to access an HIV drug
Credit slips for Elon’s Brazilian Corporate Law Surprise
2024
‘It just blew up’: Springfield woman says she didn’t mean to spread false rumors about Haitians NBC Stake: “The former Facebook blogger who helped fuel unfounded rumors about Haitians eating their pets told NBC News she sympathizes with the immigrant community.”
So what is the truth about the city where Trump says that immigrants eat cats and dogs? GREG WOODFIELD visits Springfield, Ohio, to find neo-Nazis marching, residents completely desperate – and talking of wars breaking out… The Daily Mail. Comment:
The Simpsons, from Springfield, have done it again… pic.twitter.com/mUcrTlHipA
– greg (@greg16676935420) September 13, 2024
Donald Trump’s re-election bid is being dismissed by right-wing activists, allies fear FT
****** Trump appears to be leaving door open for second debate with Harris: ‘Maybe if I’m in the right position’ FOX
****** Hedge your bets: Gambling on elections has become the norm at US Politico
An appeals court has suspended betting on the US election just hours after a judge upheld PBS
Democracies in Déshabille
NYC mayor’s staff fired amid reports of fraud after NYPD commissioner fires FOX
The Supremes
Loper Bright and the Rising Cost Benefit World (PDF) SSRN
What is the Real Social Meaning? (PDF) University of San Diego School of Public Law
A digital clock
We Spent $20 To Win RCE And Accidentally Became Owners Of .MOBI watchTowr
Gunz
Keystone at Clearview football game canceled after threats to host school Cleveland.com
Life
Many mental health conditions have physical components The Economist
Academe qualifications
New University Laws Fall in Gaza Protests Mother Jones
Imperial Collapse Watch
US elections, China policy, Palestine-Israel and Russia-Ukraine: John Mearsheimer (video) ShanghaiEye, YouTube
Student Loans: Not Just Going to College The Conversable Economist
Class War
Turning Peasants into Peasants: A Child’s Grave on Mousehold Heath, Near Norwich Literary Hub
Gift of the Grange JSTOR
The Rise of Shooting and Sail (excerpt) Serge’s Great Thought
Antidote du jour (Jérémie Silvestro):
See yesterday’s links and the Antidote du Jour here.
