A jar full of gold coins buried by a soldier 2,400 years ago has been discovered Interesting engineering. “As I ran towards Fenario…”
Researchers claim that there may be diamond deposits 11 miles beneath Mercury’s surface CNN
Mysterious 2,500-year-old graveyard discovered filled with young children Science Alert
Pandemic
The Olympics are being used to take Covid19 normalcy to the next level. If you can win a silver medal with Covid19, don’t even think about taking time off work. Long Covid stories afterwards are unlikely to make the headlines… https://t.co/lmobgP4cjr
— Health over Profit – Australia (@healthb4profits) August 2, 2024
Some people had complicated weddings in their hometown yesterday after their pastor collapsed while officiating the ceremony.
The minister had a “little cold or hay fever or something” mid-week but thought it best to ride it out, because… wait for it…
“If it’s the Olympics…”— Turn (@1goodtern) August 4, 2024
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Urgent action needed: Researchers discover black fly carrying avian flu in Japan Cytech Daily
Climate and Environment
Scientists find Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ is larger than average National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Heatstroke deaths in unaired mobile homes highlight energy inequality AP
A company that wanted to store carbon beneath US forests may be getting its wish Floodlights
Africa
Capitalism is Destroying the Horn of Africa: Sheep and Crisis in Somalia and Sudan African Political Economy Review
Senator Retracts Statement After Freudian Slip-Face – US Must Keep ‘Exploiting’ Africa Canary
What the Kenyan protests say about economic management and reform politics in African countries An Africanist Perspective
China?
Why is it difficult for China to expand domestic demand? Michael Pettis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin disappears from social media after deleting article on China’s economic strategy Channel News Asia
‘It’s like serving your sentence’: Young discontent erupts as China revisits retirement age hike Channel News Asia
Extreme heat in China’s Yangtze River Delta threatens power shortages and economic crisis South China Morning Post
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China has to choose a side and will probably choose the West. Asia Times. The author is an assistant professor of business economics at the University of Nottingham, and it seems there are some blind spots.
Blinken’s Asia tour strengthens alliances, but will they last? The Straits Times
US rejects Vietnam’s application for ‘market economy’ status, dealt blow to trade ties Financial Times
Shiraksta
Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Yemen prepare for continued comprehensive war Elijah J. Magnier
Top US general in Middle East as US and Israel prepare for possible attack on Iran Axios
US to deploy additional military resources to Middle East Al Jazeera
Russian Il-76TD specialised for weapons transport lands in Iran Bulgarian Army
Iran prepares US troops, Netanyahu calls Biden bluff, Russian Black Sea SU-35 surveillance aircraft targets NATO drone Alexander Mercouris (Video)
Iran is scaring the world Simplicius the Thinker
Waiting for the missiles Larry Johnson, Sonar 21
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‘Stop messing with me’: Biden rebukes Netanyahu over ceasefire, hostage deal call The Israel Times
US President wants Iran to back down amid Middle East tensions Anadolu Agency
Blinken meets with British, French foreign ministers to “de-escalate” rising Middle East tensions Anadolu Agency
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‘Something came from outside’: Eyewitness testimony after Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination Drop Site News
Iran arrests dozens in mass arrests following Hamas leader assassination Middle East Eye
Israeli leaders bless assassinations and make the living pay the price +972 Magazine
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Genocide Trade-Off Law and Politics Project
Two Georgia National Guard soldiers killed in non-combat related incident in Iraq Military.com
European Separation
Macron’s Liberal Coup Tribune
Zahra Wagenknecht sets the conditions for a possible coalition in East Germany Saxony
Hungary says Croatian oil shipments unreliable, sparking anger in Zagreb Eura Active
Szijjártó: Possible Ukraine oil embargo ‘controlled from Brussels’ Budapest Times
Just Transition Fund funds Estonia axe-throwing and sauna festival error
A new cold war
Russian CEO unveils new ‘doomsday drone’ for use in nuclear war Newsweek
Russians destroy rail infrastructure in Poltava region, trains delayed Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine says it sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine and damaged an S-400 missile system in a ‘successful attack’ Kyiv Independent
Crimean Bridge may be destroyed in coming months, says Budanov Kyiv Independent
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Baerbock calls US missiles stationed in Germany a “credible deterrent” Deutsche Welle
Germany takes great pleasure in painting targets on their backs Tariq Cyril Amar “The Ninth Wave”
As Ukraine war winds down, EU’s geopolitical ambitions are laid bare Alastair Crook, Al Mayadeen
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Biden team ignores deadline for Ukraine war strategy Responsible national governance
Old Brittany
#breaking news The ethnically divided north-central kingdom is riven by ancient tribal hatreds and has witnessed centuries of bloody tribal conflict, much of it sparked by rabid anti-French extremists from the warlike English tribe of Keir Starmer, whom Charles III handpicked as prime minister.
— Gatara (@gathara) August 3, 2024
Freedom of Speech and the Fascist Wave Craig Murray
UK government adviser calls for coronavirus measures against riots Unharded
Why is this statement not seditious? https://t.co/k6ewDwjs3v
— Daniela Gabor (@DanielaGabor) August 4, 2024
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British nuclear submarine software built by Belarusian engineers Telegraph
Oh Canada
The End of Progressive Neoliberalism in Canada Canadian Dimensions
South of the Border
US government claims Venezuela elections were ‘rigged’, names donors Geopolitical and Economic Report
Venezuela’s Supreme Court demands electoral authorities turn over voting records from presidential elections (+Enrique Marquez) Orinoco Tribune
2024
Be careful in August! City Journal
Trump-Harris debate in flux as candidates trade harsh words over what to do next USA Today
Trump
Judge rejects Trump’s motion to dismiss DC lawsuit over selective prosecution The Hill
Kamala
NASA chief Kamala Harris says she really understands space Futurism
A strange advocate of conspicuous submission A wayward troublemaker
Sanders endorses Harris’ VP candidate, Walz: Walz will “speak up” for workers The Hill
Stein
US candidate Jill Stein considering Palestinian advocate as running mate Al Jazeera
Empire Collapse Watch
Lloyd Austin ironically withdrew from a 9/11 plea deal that correctly concluded that the use of torture was incompatible with the pursuit of justice. Andy Worthington: Shut down Guantanamo
Why Ammar al-Baluchi rejected the Guantanamo plea deal Eternal War
Academy Forest
Freedom of dissent Baffler
Big Brother is Watching You
NFL to roll out facial recognition software league-wide record
artificial intelligence
We are obliged to avoid these people relentlessly. Discourse Blog
Class struggle
School lunch fraud Useless things
Do non-compete clauses really end? “BIG” by Matt Stoller
Basil
Pump and Trump The Verge. “Inside the MAGA-fueled fever dream of the 2024 Bitcoin Conference.”
Chartbook 302 Kamala vs. Cryptocurrency. Is 2024 really a Silicon Valley election? Or is it about “making Bitcoin great again”? Adam Tooze, Chart Book
FBI warns of scammers posing as cryptocurrency exchanges Cointelegraph
Driving Public Transportation in Rural Minnesota: A Bus Driver Reflects on (COVID) Safety and Sustainability Workday Magazine
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