Penguin chick survives on torn iceberg BBC
Fannie and Freddie: Serious delinquency rate among single-person households rises in August calculated risk
Nobody Knows Anything, Beatles Edition big picture
climate
Helen’s influence extended widely to several southern states PBS
Hurricane Helen causes more than 4.7 million power outages in the Southeastern United States S&P Global. Explanation:
I was shocked to see two hurricanes. #hurricanejohn on the left (west coast of Mexico), and #HurricaneHelen (Big Bend area, Florida) On the right, both land at about the same time. #Helen #johnpic.twitter.com/5nf644NKi8
— Dylan Raines (@RainesOfEarth) September 27, 2024
‘Zombie’ storm Hurricane John returns to Mexico coast and regains strength guardian
* * * Helen’s dangerous march across southeastern US leaves dozens dead, millions without power AP
TEMA: Duke Energy says Waterville Dam has not collapsed, evacuation advisory still in effect WIVK
* * * How climate change is intensifying storms like Hurricane Helen the hill
Explaining US climate policy: What Americans need to know land
syndrome
Missouri research shows H5N1 bird flu is more likely to spread from person to person Infectious Disease Research Policy Center
Survey finds that avian influenza control strategy is ‘not working’ Perbright Institute
* * * SARS-CoV-2-specific plasma cells are not permanently established in the long-lived compartment of the bone marrow after mRNA vaccination Nature. From the discussion: “Here, we measured SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific (antibody-secreting cells (ASC)) in multiple (bone marrow (BM)) compartments up to 33 months after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination. These exhibit well-known long-lived responses, such as tetanus- and influenza-specific ASCs, and SARS-CoV-2-specific ASCs (long-lived plasma cells (LLPCs)) in the BM. This finding provides a mechanism for the short duration of systemic antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines.”
Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed AP
China?
‘Let’s get things done’: China seeks to rally risk-averse officials to revive economy South China Morning Post
Moving Bricks: Money Laundering Practices in the Online Fraud Industry global china pulse
Sri Lanka’s new president, who loves Lenin, unnerves the regime F.T.
water
Millions of people depend on the Mississippi River, but the great river is drying up national geographic
India
Schools feel the heat as more closures occur due to abnormal weather Monga Bay
How Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand are fighting dictatorships South China Morning Post. Explanation:
Bangladesh’s ‘revolution’ was carefully engineered – Interim Prime Minister Yunus
Are you no longer trying to hide your coup? 🤔
Muhammad Yunus admits to conspiracy to overthrow Sheikh Hasina at the Clinton Global Initiative and points to the boy who “masterminded” it. pic.twitter.com/YlvEImw4Hd
— RT_India (@RT_India_news) September 26, 2024
syrakistan
Bowen: Massive Beirut attack leaves Western powers helpless as Israel chases victory BBC. Explanation:
Israel conducts large-scale airstrike on Beirut.
— Douglas McGregor (@DougAMacgregor) September 28, 2024
“This is the truth: Israel seeks peace, longs for peace, has made peace, and will make peace again.” Netanyahu’s UN speech era of india. meanwhile:
A photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering an attack on southern Beirut from New York tonight, destroying several apartment buildings. pic.twitter.com/LYRNtA9WPV
— Seamus Malekafzali (@Seamus_ Malek) September 27, 2024
Israel announces killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah FT. meanwhile:
think about this
– US releases another $8.7 billion to Israel
– US welcomes internationally accused war criminal (whose troops just killed Americans) to US soil
–Hours before the leader’s forces attacked Lebanon with US bombs, the US told *its own people* that it would not help them escape. pic.twitter.com/srGpYJmpqz— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) September 27, 2024
How Israel traced Hezbollah’s chain of command – and why it matters telegraph
* * * Gallant defeats Netanyahu in domestic battle as Israel escalates war Haaretz
Israeli military hacks Beirut airport control tower, threatens Iranian civilian planes anadolu agency
Surgeons and others have detailed the gruesome injuries. Many of the thousands of victims were left blind and had their fingers severed. new line magazine
Middle East maritime threats intensify: Israeli and Lebanese ports targeted, Ambry warns captain
* * * Biden directs Pentagon to review US military posture in Middle East anadolu agency
The anti-Daesh/ISIS coalition’s mission in Iraq ends by 2025. US: “We will not withdraw” anadolu agency
* * * Israel accused of violating global labor laws by withholding wages from Palestinian workers guardian
European, Arab and Islamic countries launch new efforts towards independent Palestinian state AP
Dear Old Blighty
Keir Starmer: a technocrat without a plan Unchecked
Where do neoliberal economists think money comes from? funding the future
A new war that’s not so cold war
Ukrainian recruits live only a few days, are poorly trained and prone to panic – British sources Military watch. Explanation:
Indeed, there are important lessons to be learned from this and other Ukrainian debacles that bring to mind the Bakhmut story and the Zaporizh Hundred Days. That’s because Ukraine ended up losing this war primarily because it tried to continue fighting beyond its means. ⬇️
… https://t.co/YuX73ciwXY pic.twitter.com/HBxHt9nTGt
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) September 26, 2024
Approximately 7,000 kilometers of power lines need to be demined in Kharkiv Oblast ukrainska pravda
How defense experts got Ukraine wrong atlantic ocean
* * * Military aid to Ukraine in crisis due to lack of funding from partners – Bloomberg ukrainska pravda
What is JSOW? US long-range glide bombs handed over to Ukraine newsweek
* * * Serbian president suggests Ukraine war will end according to South Korean scenario ukrainska pravda
Russia’s change in nuclear doctrine is more cautious than it seems wilson center
south of the border
Argentina’s poverty rate soars to over 50% under Javier Millei’s government F.T.
2024
Harris walks along US-Mexico border fence to promote tougher stance on immigration AP
false hope New Left review. Israel.
Rep. Ilhan Omar to submit large-scale long-term coronavirus bill mother jones
antitrust law
Google CEO says antitrust case could drag on for years bloomberg
police state surveillance
Never give your cell phone to the police The Verge
imperial collapse watch
Department of Justice notices suspected welding defects on submarines and aircraft carriers at Newport News Shipyard US Naval Research Institute
class war
How easy is it to become middle class? Charles Hugh Smith “Of Two Minds”
Visual contracts in US courts (Coming soon) Drake Act Review
How are evangelical Christians trying to influence American politics through Bible museums? literary hub
The immediate antidote (per ola norman ):
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
