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The star of Chonburi Zoo is a baby pygmy hippopotamus Bangkok Post
Reassessing William the Conqueror Today in History (Anthony L)
Review of “Wild Thing: The Life of Paul Gauguin” by Sue Prydeau – Savage yet sensitive Guardian (Anthony L)
Ask Ethan: Can you determine if UAPs/UFOs are aliens? Big Think
How El Niño and major ocean warming caused the biggest mass extinction in history Science Daily
Why do we have earlobes? It makes absolutely no evolutionary sense. Popular Science (Dr. Kevin)
World’s leading experts reveal shocking reason for surge in colon cancer among young people – childhood pathogen lurking in the intestines of one in five people Daily Mail. Important. Notice that the victims are generally not overweight and are very active. I wonder if some people drink meal replacements. Every now and then I see ads on YouTube for things that claim to be super healthy and are obviously meant to be taken daily.
#COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus Disease)
Whatever you want to believe, COVID-19 is still raging in Kansas, and worse is on the way. Kansas Reflector (Robin K)
Climate and Environment
Farmers use ‘magic dust’ to capture millions of tonnes of carbon
BBC. Robin K: “Volcano Centre.”Climate change demands new political perspectives on immigration Bloomberg
Banana wine: Malawi’s growing industry to combat climate change BBC (Robin K)
In early September, the average temperature in 13 provinces in China reached its highest ever recorded, and two provinces recorded the second highest ever recorded! In some places, the temperature was 6 to 8 degrees higher! Follow pic.twitter.com/lsJd2I1RJj
— Jim (@yangyubin1998) September 11, 2024
South American heatwave
Extreme heat from north to south
38.3 Santa Marta Colombia breaks September record for fourth time
40.2 Giraldo Colombia September record broken again36.2 Nickelie Suriname: The highest record in the broadcasting station’s history
The next few days will be extremely hot in the Amazon, with temperatures exceeding 40°C. pic.twitter.com/giKbrCzqzk
— Extreme Temperatures Around the World (@extremetemps) September 10, 2024
‘Shocking’ toll from deadly floods in Yemen Digital Journal
Nigeria floods affect 1 million after dam collapses Al Jazeera
China?
China’s goal in Africa: ‘debt trap’ or equality? Anti-Spiegel (Michael T.)
Chinese troops join U.S. military drills in Brazil Reuters (Robin K)
China’s growing influence in the South Caucasus Asia Times (Kevin W)
European Separation
Card payments suspended across Germany Tagesschau (Glust)
Old Brittany
Our Values: Killing pensioners to save money Alex Cranor (Michael T.)
‘Special’ relationship: Starmer blamed the Conservatives for England’s “broken” health service, but the Conservatives warned that “the Prime Minister is leading the UK down the road to poverty”.‘ International Situation (Michael T)
Gaza
After hailing the spread of disease as a key lever for military victory, Eyland, who also serves as an adviser to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, now proposes blocking all humanitarian access to northern Gaza and starving the population, 96 percent of whom are already acutely malnourished. pic.twitter.com/2PxbfFwcIY
— Nicola Perugini (@PeraginiNic) September 12, 2024
Wounds are infected, maggots are infesting, there’s no escape: Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new low as hygiene plummets CNN. ma: “This article should probably come with a trigger warning. I had no idea Israel hadn’t allowed limited medical evacuations for four months.”
This is Zionism pic.twitter.com/cpeDRKrBQc
— Ahmed Alnaouq (@AlnaouqA) September 10, 2024
Palestinian child waits for Gaza evacuation as pacemaker battery nears endn ABC (ma). The fact that this is an MSM account is in some ways progress.
New video, witnesses dispute Israeli account of US activist’s killing – Washington PostIt’s not paid, it’s exclusive. Susan C:
The Washington Post’s reporting was surprisingly good, including some strong comments critical of Israel. I was in the West Bank some 20 years ago, participating in two international solidarity movements. The aim was to simply non-violently use our international status and visible presence to defend Palestinians against the Israeli army and violent settlers.”
Palestinian UN envoy warns of escalating tensions between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Skip Kaltenhauser, Washington Diplomat
How Israel’s massacre in Gaza is creating enemies on all sides Middle East Eye (guurst)
Israel and the upcoming long war Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lodi.
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Canada’s foreign minister recently said it had suspended 30 arms export licenses to Israel. The Times of Israel. Robin K.: “The Canadian Gesture.”
A new cold war
Putin issues new warning to NATO RT (Kevin W)
What are Storm Shadow Missiles and why are they important to Ukraine? BBC (Kevin W)
Ukraine Situation Report: End of Kursk Invasion – Long-Range Missiles – End of the War Moon Over Alabama (Kevin W)
‘They stole our business’: Putin sets terms for leaving Russia Bloomberg (Massachusetts)
Big Brother is Watching You
Exposed: How Israeli spies can control your VPN Mint Press. Important.
Apple Vision Pro’s eye tracking reveals what people type Wired (BC)
EU launches investigation into Google’s AI models Registration. Personal Data Concerns.
Shiraksta
US imposes sanctions on suppliers to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program Reuters
Empire Collapse Watch
Dangerous silence about nuclear war Consortium News. Robin K: “I remember watching it while sitting on the couch in my Austin, Texas apartment, and the ad in question was shown just once on network TV before being taken down. In the ’60s, we were told, it wasn’t censorship, it was just a matter of taste.”
A military alliance of great powers Global Affairs (Michael T)
Trump
Judge drops two lawsuits against Trump in Georgia election investigation CBS
Trump says he won’t participate in next presidential debate CNN (Kevin W)
🚨New Policy Alert🚨
President Trump has announced a new plan to eliminate all taxes on overtime pay.
“Those who work overtime are some of our nation’s hardest working citizens. Any overtime hours worked beyond 40 hours a week are tax-exempt.” pic.twitter.com/YQvSOUHr0w
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 12, 2024
They eat dogs pic.twitter.com/lQqMW5l8pT
— Tarquin 🇺🇦 (@Tarquin_Helmet) September 11, 2024
I love the internet!!!🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/6wNGaxLTzL
— Il Donald Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) September 10, 2024
The German Foreign Ministry tried to criticise Trump’s debate performance but got the numbers wrong, angering aides to the potential next US president. Eugipius (Michael T), who may see you for a case of TDS.
BREAKING: Former Clinton adviser calls for internal investigation into ABC for rigging debates against Trump.
Mark Penn, a former adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton, said ABC should launch an investigation to look into attempts to “manipulate the outcome” of the debate.
“actually… pic.twitter.com/B2G3EwZHr0
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 12, 2024
According to a CNN poll, Kamala Harris is losing support among voters who want to run the economy, while Trump is gaining support. pic.twitter.com/PSlgUXpnhB
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 11, 2024
Kamala
Holes in Harris’ debate victory Seymour Hersh
2024
Black voters in key battleground states highly motivated to vote in November: poll The Hill
Goldman Sachs has Harris slightly ahead of Trump, but says it all depends on Georgia luck
NYPD Commissioner Edward Cabana resigns amid federal investigation Gothamist. This is important because, according to Mayor Bloomberg, at the time of the Occupy Wall Street crackdown, the NYPD was the seventh-largest military in the world. Presumably he was excluding reserve forces in measuring the national military. If his math was correct, it would make sense that the NYPD would still be in the top 10 on that same basis.
The press is no longer free
🇺🇸🇷🇺 Photo of Gonzalo Lira near the US Embassy in Moscow!
Gonzalo has said too much for Ukraine to handle, and it is certain that he will die in a Ukrainian prison.
To date, the US has done nothing. pic.twitter.com/zt5Q2NEeG4
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) September 12, 2024
USPS’s long-awaited new mail truck debuts, with rave reviews from delivery workers Associated Press (Kevin W.)
artificial intelligence
https://newrepublic.com/article/185490/ray-kurzweil-ai-machines-proving-right” rel=”nofollow”> Machines are proving Ray Kurzweil right—in a way New Republic (Anthony L)
Basil
Man arrested for making fake band with AI, listening to songs with bots and earning $10 million Futurism. Michael T: “The only people who can make money from stealing intellectual property are Spotify, VCs, and PE.”
Class struggle
Rents and utility bills are rising faster than home prices Free Republic. Robin Kash: “Rent and utility costs rose faster than home prices in 2023 for the first time in a decade, the latest sign that distortions in the housing market are forcing more people to turn to renting.”
Treasury proposes rules to prevent big corporations from evading income taxes Associated Press (Robin K.)
France: Class Struggle, 2024 Edition “Contre Attack”, translated by Alan Marchal
Today’s antidote. William B: “A tiny painted turtle runs across the seventh green at Inverwood Golf Club towards the pond.”
And bonus (Robin K):
A squirrel has started stockpiling for winter… pic.twitter.com/xsKy1x6rWK
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 10, 2024
Second Bonus (Robin K):
Where’s the ball? 😂 pic.twitter.com/5dDzekBos0
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 9, 2024
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
