Inhaling Something Harmful May Put Immune System On High Alert Science Alert
Private Investor Account 40% of US deals at Bloomberg
Climate/Environment
Atmospheric currents move upward, reshaping global weather patterns Down to Earth
Microsoft Azure CTO: US data centers will soon reach Semafor’s size limit
Extraction, Exploitation, and the Religious Residue in Capitalocene Religions
How Global Warming Can Heat and Cool Your Home CNET
Going off the grid is a financial win for some, but a threat to poor families and the environment
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FEMA is making “operational changes” in hurricane response as Axios threats
America’s top housing official visits Asheville as attorneys seek employment, layoffs halt Asheville Citizen Times. Housing Authority CEO Monique Pierre said residents who “experienced hardship” due to Tropical Storm Helene would “immediately” be reduced to “zero”…She clarified later, via email, that “hardship” refers to loss of income and that residents can request rent adjustments. What that means for future rent reductions or forgiveness was unclear.’
About 100,000 people in Western North Carolina are without running water after Helene Asheville Citizen Times
An epidemic
Opinion: Is the ACT-UP period for COVID long? 48 Hills
Africa
Congo Launches Diversified Mining Investment Strategy Outside China Deep Dive
Uganda, US -Heading for Divorce? African Broadcasting
India
India, World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster Lives Beyond Inkstick
China?
China launches military exercises around Taiwan Channel News Asia. Comment:
China confirms what many of us have long suspected: there is no plan to attack Taiwan; rather the plan is to block the island. It is far from clear how America will respond to this as it has lost against the Houthis. 🇨🇳🇹🇼 pic.twitter.com/sysq7fcXPy
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) October 14, 2024
Congress’s tough stance on Beijing to continue: Former director of AIT Focus Taiwan
GT Exclusive: Latest report shows US cyber weapon ‘could fence other countries’ with its spying activities Global Times
Marshall Plans Phenomenal World
Old Blighty
Pub owners may have to become ‘banter police’ to stop lawsuits from staff upset by customer comments under workers’ rights changes The Daily Mail
How to Support the Remains of the Russian Civil Society The Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies
Alex Salmond. Always My Hero Craig Murray
Syracistan
Israeli Defense Officials: Government Pushes Hostage Deal, Eyeing Gaza Annexation Haaretz
Israel ‘eliminates Jabalia’, killing hundreds of people in northern Gaza The New Arab
The Israeli army bombed the tents sheltering the homeless in Al-Aqsa Hospital. pic.twitter.com/LLncNpv4rJ
– Gaza Notices (@gazanotice) October 13, 2024
Rashid Khalidi: “Israel Acts With Full US Approval” Jacobin
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Four soldiers killed, seven seriously injured in Hezbollah airstrike on military base The Times of Israel
15 UN peacekeepers injured after Israeli forces destroy main gate of UNIFIL compound in Lebanon Euronews
UN Troops in Lebanon May Fire Back Israel Consortium News
‘Training & equipping’ the US Army in Lebanon is the worst kind of déjà vu Responsible Statecraft
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Iran blasts latest EU sanctions planned for DPA
Adapting to the Phenomenal Economy World
Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism Jason Hickel, International Institute
Mass exodus: Israel sees unprecedented numbers leave the country The Jerusalem Post
Major investors leaving Israel’s real estate market Globes
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A statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on THAAD Battery Deployment to Israel US Department of Defense. With boots on the ground. Biden on 2024 SOTU: “No US boots will be on the ground.” Comment:
A single THAAD battery has 24 “hit-to-kill” interceptors. This means it can attempt to intercept a total of TWELVE incoming missiles.
So … if the Iranians launch a strike package, say, 240 ballistic missiles … well, do the math. 🤦♂️
– Will Schryver (@imetatronink) October 13, 2024
US forces have attacked ‘several’ Islamic State camps in Syria France24
The New Cold War
The US is including Ukrainian and Syrian extremist proxies in the fight against Russia The Cradle
Germany halts delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine, Bild reports – but that’s not the whole story Euromaidan Press
Ukraine’s deficit grows as government aid falters Intellinews
Water Banks
Guns raised? Arms banks are badged as good Politico in the public eye
Spook Land
The Recent Hiring Spree by WestExec Consultants, Whose Founders Include Anthony Blinken, Adds to the Viper’s Nest of War Criminals & Shows Politics Ends, as always, at the Water’s Edge Washington Babylon.
The FBI is competing against the CIA in Michigan’s US Senate race. And the gloves come from Bridge Michigan
UFO drones are monitoring highly sensitive US military sites – and the Pentagon says it won’t stop the New York Post.
Trump’s Assassination Attempts
Gun-wielding man arrested near Trump rally in Coachella; Riverside’s sheriff says they stopped the assassination attempt on The Press-Enterprise
Trump
Can Schedule F Save America? American Conservative. Floor: “Trump has a deep state plan. Is that enough?”
Kamala
Harris’s Opportunity in Trade Zephyr Teachout, New York Review
Is Kamala 2024 Clinton 2016? Jacobin
I’m still confused that Harris at the Univision town hall kept praising Bush’s endorsement of AG Alberto Gonzales (who resigned in disgrace) as if that would mean anything to the audience. It summarizes how well this food is doing on the right side of the center
— Luke Goldstein (@lukewgoldstein) October 13, 2024
The GOP Clown Car
Steve Bannon Calls His “Army” to Fight—No Matter Who Wins November Vanity Fair.
Democrats en Déshabille
Whitmer apologizes for how Dorito video was ‘filmed’ The Detroit News. Video:
How can this be interpreted without mocking Catholics and the sacrament of Holy Communion, not to mention talking about disgusting pornography? Gretchen Whitmer is only the latest example of the massive anti-Catholic bigotry within the Democratic Party. pic.twitter.com/KG1BmHYkJM
-CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) October 10, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
America’s Midas touch Scott Ritter Extra
The Univocal, Non-plural West Denies Pluralia
US Shipbuilders Fall Hard After Navy Needs for Nuclear Attack Military Watch Magazine
The AI
Generative AI, the American worker, and the future of work The Brookings Institution
As AI takes over decision-making, signs of historical discrimination are emerging.
Bezzle
The king of crypto is now the prime minister of the small world Quartz
The FBI created a cryptocurrency so they could watch it being hacked by the Registry
Class War
When Populists Rise, the Economy Often Falls Harvard Business Review. It confuses stock markets with economics.
California has pledged $500 million to help renters maintain affordable housing. They didn’t get a penny. Cal Matters
To Address the Housing Crisis, These Organizers Want to First Change How City Hall Operates Bots
Tracing Marx’s Capital The Next Recession
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