The autumnal equinox 2024 brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere today Space.com
The weather
High temperatures despite La Niña? Arctic news
Planted mangroves lack carbon storage capacity compared to natural mangrove forests: Study Straits Times
The Seabed is still vulnerable to defenses, campaigners warn the BBC
What the Tunisian migration means for the future of global migration Christian Science Monitor
Swiss voters reject biodiversity proposal to attack conservation campaigners The Guardian
Small populations of Palaeolithic people in Cyprus hunted endemic megafauna to extinction Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Syndemics
Changes in memory and cognition during the SARS-CoV-2 human challenge study The Lancet. Challenge the lesson. From the Abstract: “Memory and executive functions showed significant between-group differences…. These results support a large-scale finding showing that mild wildtype SARS-CoV-2 infection can be followed by subtle changes in cognition and memory that persist for at least a year. The mechanistic basis and clinical implications of these small changes remain unclear.”
The new variant of the COVID XEC is now part of the states. Here’s what you need to know about CBS. Comment:
I mainly discounted XEC’s rise for 2 reasons:
#1. Its spike is almost identical to the leading KP.3.1.1
#2. I don’t think its advantage over KP.3.1.1 is big enough to make a significant real-world impact.But one feature of XEC stands out: The death of N*.
1/20— Ryan Hisner (@LongDesertTrain) September 21, 2024
China?
It’s no longer glorious to be rich in China — it’s dangerous FT
China is tightening military and civilian export controls ‘at the right time’, experts told the South China Morning Post
China’s largest hydroelectric dam is changing the Earth’s rotation. Here’s how WIOIN
Cathay has banned a couple who started a fight over the BBC seats
Warnings About Past Famines Nippon.com
India
India rejects joining world’s biggest trade deal, accuses China of ‘very vague’ trade practices CNBC
Who is the new president of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake? Channel News Asia
Syracistan
Israel increases bombings in Lebanon FT. Comment:
Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs issued a plan for Lebanon. He says that because it is not a sovereign nation, Israel has the right to redraw the map and occupy territories to prevent shooting in the country. This will be a permanent job. What happened to…
– Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la) September 22, 2024
Israel Gets In Trouble, + Zelensky Comes To The Final Curtain Call Simplicius, Simplicius the Thinker
Ukrainian Special Forces Attack Russian Official In Syria: Battle Continues On Idlib-Aleppo Front Military Watch
Great New Game
“US warns Georgia administration not to go down this path,” – former White House officials on JAM News sanctions
The breakup of Europe
Negotiations on the S-400 are seen to be nearing an agreement in Ekathimerini
Hello Old Blighty
London’s Ultra-Rich Flee Threat of Tax Hike Bloomberg
Rachel Reeves admits Labour’s freebies bonanza ‘looks weird’ as she tries to cool the row over the winter fuel ax and growing budget pains with a big Labor conference speech vowing no return Daily Mail. Comment:
It leads with “pantygate,” despite the title.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s wife attended two Taylor Swift concerts without paying WION a penny
Clacton man criticizes care at Colchester Hospital saying it’s ‘horrendous’ Gazette. Stake: “NHS trust apologizes after patient says she would ‘rather die at home’ than return to Colchester hospital.”
The New Cold War
Military briefing: Russia ‘frustrates’ Ukrainian troops on eastern FT front
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee the country ahead of winter blackouts BNE Intellinews
Russian Strikes on Power Grid Push Ukrainian Businesses to Breaking Point WSJ
****** Zelenskyy that Biden might reject his Victory Plan: that’s a bad idea Ukrainska Pravda
Poland confirms its support for Ukraine, but “has its own needs” Ukrainska Pravda
Danish Prime Minister Asks Allies to Give Ukraine More Arms Leeway Bloomberg
****** With the nuclear option unlikely, Putin is trying to defend his red lines WaPo
Why Putin’s nuclear-rattling in Ukraine sounds different this time Christian Science Monitor
Russia Should Be Worried: Ukraine’s Kursk Attack May Not Be Last Courageous Move Kyiv Makes in National Interest
The Madness of Antony Blinken Joe Lauria, Consortium News
A lost strategy to undermine Russia WaPo
****** How to Make a Nuclear Bomb ‘Military Site’ Advanced
South of the Border
Green Brazil? New Left Review
Spook Land
Domestic Military Deployment and Legislation Limitations Act
The Supremes
Supreme Court Lawyers Will Say Anything To Keep Judges Happy Balls and Strikes
Not being trusted
The FTC is suing insulin sellers, saying they are raking in billions while patients face high NPR costs
Health care
‘I don’t want to die.’ He needed mental health care. He found the ghost network NPR
The Final Frontier
SpaceX plans to send unmanned astronauts to Mars in 2 years Anadolu Agency
A shocking link between UFOs and NUKES has been revealed by the Daily Mail
Academe qualifications
USC: University of Lockdown Al Jazeera
A digital clock
YouTube BattlePenguin Disappearing Videos
Imperial Collapse Watch
The best change, US Navy edition: See the new apartment-like digs on US aircraft carriers Business Insider. Comment:
Here is the size difference between USS John C Stennis and HMS Illustrious pic.twitter.com/DgOlYbSJbS
— 🇬🇧 The_Sub_Hunter 🇨🇦 (@TheSubHunter1) September 15, 2024
2024, An Unimportant Year Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds
Class War
Negotiators have one week to save the east coast of the US from the chaos of Splash 247
Ancient settlements show that coexistence is ‘natural’ to humans, not selfishness and competition Low Impact
Cloves: The Spice That Enriched Empires JSTOR Daily
Report: Did the SC mean to ban the Bible in schools? Not really, but apparently it did. Send and Courier
To Understand the Mississippi, I Went to Spain the Atlantic
Antidote du jour (DickDaniels):
Bonus antidote:
– trailcam (@Trail_Cams) September 14, 2024
Double bonus antidote:
Next hour this is Moo Deng’s fan account.
Since we can’t think of anything else, join us as we dive deeper into the wonders of the White Hippo. pic.twitter.com/4X7zjWXNuY
— Encyclopedia Britannica (@Britannica) September 13, 2024
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