Giant pigeons visit New York Boing, boing. We have the same kinds of pigeons here as we do in New York, but they are a little smaller on average. Maybe it’s because of the heat?
Engineers give fungi robotic bodies and allow them to grow wild Science Alert (Chuck L)
Reusing oyster shells as magical “sea wool”‘ Taipei Times (Robin K)
If new technology is disrupting your aviation experience, here are some old-fashioned strategies for dealing with it conversation
Swedish health officials tell parents to limit screen time for children up to age 2 Guardian
Tubal ligation may not be as reliable a form of contraception as you think Science Alert (Chuck L)
To meet demand, companies are developing new ways to grow cocoa and chocolate alternatives.d Associated Press (Robin K.)
MPOX outbreak in Iowa prison infects multiple inmates Vice
Climate and Environment
A Texas woman was left speechless after using AirTag to find out where her recyclable plastic actually ends up. Daily Mail (Kevin W.)
Clean Energy’s Next Trillion-Dollar Business Economist (Dr. Kevin)
Breaking news!
The monthly global surface temperature anomalies for August have been announced, and they are almost tied. We will wait for the final audit results (in about a week) to see if they are right. #ClimateCasino A bet.
August 2023: 1.505°C
August 2024: 1.497°C pic.twitter.com/gJURXSEXB7— Professor Elliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) September 2, 2024
🌡️Europe’s historic heatwave
Hundreds of records from Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, the Balkans, etc.
The hottest autumn nights in Hungary and Croatia, a state record in Austria, and more.
See below for the most important ones.
Tomorrow it gets even more exciting as Poland joins the “party” 👇 pic.twitter.com/ZS3TcvTGVE— Extreme Temperatures Around the World (@extremetemps) September 2, 2024
Historic drought reduces Zambia’s power supply to three hours a day Bloomberg
Extreme weather leads to surge in child marriages in Pakistan Day Y
Extreme heat exacerbates chronic health conditions for millions of Americans NBC
World’s largest underwater methane hotspot discovered off the coast of the Barents Sea Barents Research Vessel
Back-to-back storms impact Lake Charles, Louisiana Grist
Cloud Computing Hits the Nuclear Button Amid Energy Crisis register
China?
Former senior aide Ho Chol arrested on suspicion of acting as a foreign agent of China New York Post
Pro-China activists harass anti-Xi Jinping protesters in San Francisco The Washington Post
South of the Border
USD/ARS: Alternative currency to Argentine peso emerges in Chacho, La Rioja Bloomberg (Farzy)
European Separation
Europe’s legal drift under the guise of the “rule of law” Coco Minute (Michael T)
Take the train to Europe El Pais
Sweden’s ‘rubbish queen’ on trial over mountains of waste BBC (Kevin W)
Is Germany in crisis? Big companies considering withdrawing billions from economy Fortune (Kevin W.)
The end of the German export model German Foreign Policy (Michael T)
Therefore, we should care more about Germany than America. Aftonbladet. Michael T.: “Sweden is starting to pay attention, but is still banned from commenting on why the German economy is deindustrializing. Probably because Sweden has also stopped studying Nord Stream 2.”
Old Brittany
Mr Starmer faces a test next week when MPs vote on limits on winter fuel allowances. Guardian
Gaza
The Palestinian Resistance: From Lone Sniper to Sniper Army Orinoco Tribune (Robin K)
US indicts Hamas leaders and other militants in connection with October 7 massacre in Israel Associated Press (Kevin W.)
Trump’s former Israeli envoy: US should help fund Israeli annexation of the West Bank Anti-war (Kevin W.)
Why the West Should Stand Up to Netanyahu Middle East Eye (guurst)
Why Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitic The Wall Street Journal (Dr. Kevin)
There are no logical or moral arguments for supporting Israel. Caitlin Johnston (Dr. Kevin)
A new cold war
Mongolia was scheduled to arrest Russian President Putin last night, but the arrest did not happen and now it is facing difficulties. CNBC. This is ridiculous. All UN member states are members of the ICJ (which handles interstate disputes and treaty/charter issues), but states can withdraw from the ICC (which is why the US and Russia are not subject to ICC rulings). I think states can withdraw from the ICC with six months notice. So Mongolia needs to get moving. I think Mongolia was thinking about what would happen next when they decided to guarantee Russia that they would not enforce the arrest warrant.
Ukraine’s foreign minister resigns amid government change Financial Times
Russian missile attack on Lviv: 7 killed, including 3 children, 47 injured – photos, video Ukrainska Pravda. What was it that made the West such a target?
Big Brother is Watching You
Police’s favorite facial image search engine fined $33 million for privacy violations Ars Technica (Kevin W)
Trump
Trump calls journalists ‘enemies of the people’ at Pennsylvania rally, minutes after man storms into media area Vanity Fair (Dr. Kevin)
Kamala
James Carville: Kamala Harris’ best strategy for defeating Trump The New York Times
According to an email from DLG, as a chef, Reality Czar took issue with the idea of washing vegetables in a bathtub, something Black chefs seem to largely agree with. Black Americans react to woman spotted washing collard greens in bathtubThe rejection also included the use of soap in the video, presumably because the video included a bathtub, which meant that its use was deemed necessary.
Why vote for Trump? Why vote for Harris? Amazon’s Alexa gives shockingly different answers YouTube (Michael T)
The press is no longer free
Study finds warning labels from fact-checkers are effective even if you don’t trust them MIT Sloan School of Management
Brazil targets Starlink as debate over Elon Musk’s X rages CNBC
Canadian journalist reveals he is a collaborator of Canadian and Ukrainian intelligence services The Gray Zone (Kevin W.)
artificial intelligence
Google’s James Manica: ‘AI is not guaranteed to improve productivity’ Financial Times. But those huge energy bills.
Embedded bias: A STAT investigation
Competition in clinical algorithms STAT (Dr. Kevin)
Guillotine Watch
Robbie Robertson’s estate battle offers lessons for inheritance disputes SF Chronicle
Class struggle
Coke Co. announces completion of $3.6 billion acquisition of Iowa fertilizer plant The Des Moines Register. Robin K.: “Exorbitant public subsidies to the wealthy”
Solo parties: Restaurants cater to an increase in solo diners Associated Press (Kevin W.)
Today’s antidote. Tom H: “Junkyard cat at a local salvage shop in Berkeley, California. Sleeping soundly in the middle of everything.”
And bonus (Chuck L):
Honey Buzzard vs. 3 Leopards pic.twitter.com/fGy2VBnR9m
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) September 3, 2024
Second, rare bonus (Shiela M):
A video that made our day better, a little girl dancing amazingly pic.twitter.com/9WkYvURFuj
— Enes Ozen (@Enezator) July 13, 2024
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
