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British twins grow ‘monster’ pumpkin predicted to be heavier than a rhinoceros Telegraph
Investors increase bets on a big Fed half-point rate cut FT
climate
Scientists improve oceans to absorb more carbon dioxide Scientific American
Wildfires threaten nearly one-third of U.S. residents and buildings Scientific American. From June, still relevant.
Scientists found a 650-foot-high tsunami that lasted for nine days in a Greenland fjord. NBC
Scientists claim that a cave discovered in France may explain why Neanderthals went extinct CNN
Ancient genome from Easter Island shows no sign of population collapse Ars Technical
water
Is climate change turning the Colorado Trail into a thirst trap? The question is complicated. Colorado Sun
Syndemics
Investigation into mysterious bird flu case in Missouri expanded to include close contacts status
CDC FluView Missouri H5 Case Update Adds Important Details Bird flu diary
* * * Woman found guilty of killing neighbour due to coronavirus infection Telegraph. Austria.
COVID futures: The social imaginary of post-pandemic life in Australia futures
* * * What we know about how the new coronavirus affects the brain Bloomberg. Commentary:
* * * Canada needs a national COVID-19 investigation now (Preprint) SocRxiv. Meanwhile in the UK:
Transcript Dr B Jones
This is it…https://t.co/wDsvKaIZIM pic.twitter.com/MOTYY2ek3Z— Dr. Evonne T. Curran NursD 💙🇺🇦 (@EvonneTCurran) September 14, 2024
China?
Xi Jinping reduces focus on China’s growth targets amid growing headwinds South China Morning Post
China pledges to play “peace promoter” role, including on Ukraine issue, at Xiangshan Defense Forum South China Morning Post
US Navy SEALs simulate attack on China in Taiwan Strait war: How effective would it be? Military Watches
Super Typhoon Yat exposes flaws in China’s cashless society as people gather to charge their phones. Hindustan Times
The Fascinating Life of Kashin Koji, Japan’s Legendary Wandering Magician Tokyo Weekender
The cursed stone cannot be restored. Pearls and Stimuli
100 factories closed amid Bangladesh labour dispute BNE Intellectual News
Shiraksta
Netanyahu demands criminal investigation into himself for evading ICC warrant Al Mayadeen
How one Jordanian tribesman put the “cold peace” with Israel at risk Internationalist 360°
Massachusetts man shot dead in melee with pro-Israel crowd, video shows another man self-immolating Middle East Eye
Africa
The cocoa connection: How “brown gold” is smuggled between Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Guinea France 24
Russia is riding the anti-colonial wave across Africa Foreign Policy
Rewind and Recon: Does America Need an Africa Strategy? by Sam Wilkins War on the Rocks
A new cold war
White House responds to Putin’s threats: “Dangerous rhetoric, but nothing new” and US still not changing policy on Ukrainian incursions deep into Russian territory – White House Ukrainska Pravda. Commentary:
Biden Suggests Changes to Ukraine’s Storm Shadow Missile Deployment FT
Vladimir Putin doesn’t make empty threats Alabama Moon
The stakes are rising in Ukraine Consortium News
* * * Current status of the Ukrainian war NYT. Deck: “Let me explain with a map.”
Zelensky’s final Hail Mary gets off to a shaky start Simplicius the Thinker
* * * Shoigu returns Gilbert Doctorow
Ukraine has the highest death rate and lowest birth rate in the world Ukrainska Pravda
European Separation
Gravedigger New Left Review. Barnier.
German and Polish Chancellors discuss land border control decision Anadolu Agency
South of the Border
Venezuelan elections of July 28, 2024: what and who to believe? Venezuela Analysis
Colombia makes historic move to get HIV drug by bypassing patents Al Jazeera
Elon’s Surprise on Brazilian Corporate Law Credit slip
2024
‘It blew up’: Springfield woman claims she didn’t mean to spread false rumors about Haitians NBC. Synopsis: “The woman behind an earlier Facebook post that spread unfounded rumors about Haitians eating pets told NBC News she sympathizes with the immigrant community.”
The Simpsons in Springfield have done it again… pic.twitter.com/mUcrTlHipA
— Greg (@greg16676935420) September 13, 2024
Allies worry Donald Trump’s reelection bid is being sabotaged by far-right forces FT
* * * Trump leaves open the possibility of a second debate with Harris: ‘Maybe if I feel like it’ Fox
* * * Ready to bet: Election gambling is going mainstream in the US POLITICO
An appeals court has suspended US election gambling just hours after a judge gave the go-ahead. PBS
Democratic Party Deshabille
NYPD Commissioner resigns, NYC mayor’s staff fired after extortion reports Fox
The Supremes
Roper-Bright and the Rise of Cost-Benefit Philosophy (PDF) SSRN
What is the original meaning of public? (PDF) University of San Diego, School of Public Law
Digital Watch
I spent $20 to achieve RCE and accidentally became a .MOBI custodian. Watchtower
Guns
Keystone at Clearview football game canceled after school threatened to hold games Cleveland.com
health
Academy Forest
New university rules crack down on Gaza protests Mother Jones
Empire Collapse Watch
US elections, China policy, Palestine/Israel, Russia/Ukraine: John Mearsheimer (Video) ShanghaiEye, YouTube
Student loans: It’s not just about going to college A conversational economist
Class struggle
Turning a peasant into a feather: at a child’s grave in Mousehold Heath, near Norwich Literary Center
Grunge Gifts JSTOR
The rise of shots and sails (Excerpt) Big Serge’s thoughts
Today’s antidote (Jeremy Silvestro):
See yesterday’s link and the Antidote du Jour here.
