A river is pushing up the top of Everest ScienceDaily (Kevin W)
last human standing Notorius (Anthony L)
Stem cells reverse diabetes in women – world’s first nature (fur)
hero syndrome Aeon (Michael T.)
#COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection)
Impact of global lockdown due to new coronavirus infection on the moon Oxford Academic (Paul R)
Climate/Environment
Extreme weather events around the world threaten to push up food costs. Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index on track for 7% monthly gain Bloomberg
AI-powered technological energy surge threatens US climate goals Financial Times. Yes, do you think so?
New study finds ocean waves are growing far beyond known limits University of Manchester (Anthony L)
Melting glaciers redraw border between Switzerland and Italy BBC
Central Asia seeks water cooperation Global Affairs (Michael T.)
Downturn in office real estate raises the risk of climate change countermeasure costs financial times
It doesn’t feel real at all 😬 https://t.co/H8Bdu1GE2L
— Volcaholic🌋 (@volcaholic1) September 28, 2024
China?
Taiwan warns of ‘multiple waves’ of missile launches in inland China Reuters
Chinese lithography is a glass half full, not half empty Asia Times (Kevin W)
A pressure test on a sewage system in China’s Nanning city goes so horribly wrong that a pipe explodes next to a busy highway, sending the almighty shard 10 meters into the atmosphere and killing a mechanical excavator. The vehicle overturned, showering drivers and pedestrians with poop. pic.twitter.com/NgdtgRVVQI
— RT (@RT_com) September 28, 2024
Africa
Sudan’s forgotten civil war risks turning into a geopolitical crisis Reuters
discord in europe
The impact of Green Party policies lies somewhere between COVID-19 and Coalition bombing Spiegel preparation using machine translation (Micael T)
How Schleswig-Holstein sold its reliable diesel ferries for a song, spent 3.3 million euros to buy a new zero-emissions solar ferry, but it didn’t work and on top of that it had a carbon footprint The reason for the increase Eugypius. Michael T.: “Germans have been very funny lately and have shown a very worrying and irrational side. Were they always like this?”
Germany to give up hope for economic growth telegraph
Thousands protest in Portugal over soaring house prices and rents return
old blighty
Kemi Badenoch says Britain’s minimum wage is hurting businesses Financial Times (Kevin)
Half of adults in Wales could ration their energy use this winter amid rising costs Nation.crymu
Gaza
IDF announces launch of limited ground raids on Hezbollah positions across the Lebanese border era of Israel. Larry Johnson expressed the concept of limited penetration as limited pregnancy.
US and Israel agree on ‘need to remove attack infrastructure’ along Lebanese border anadolu agency
I don’t want conflict. No one in their right mind wants conflict, war, or bloodshed. The whole world understands and knows exactly what Netanyahu and Israel are doing. They want escalation. They keep pushing, keep pushing, keep provoking.
Each attack, each assassination, each…
— Noctis Draven (@DravenNoctis) September 28, 2024
Israel’s ground attack ‘to save face and score political points’ Al Jazeera
The United States gifted Israel 83 one-ton bombs to be dropped on Beirut, and American aircraft directed their delivery. Who is in charge in the United States? https://t.co/6nGgPjEa2k
— Alex (Sasha) Craner (@NakedHedgie) September 28, 2024
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Nasrallah’s killing is key to restoring power balance and retaking hostages NBC. What does Nasrullah have to do with Hamas hostages?
Austrian Freedom Party wins. WSJ hides Biden’s $61 billion strategy for Ukraine. Switzerland furious at Ukraine Alex Cristofor, YouTube. At 9:30 p.m., Cristofor shows an image of the original headline of a Jerusalem Post article depicting Lloyd Austin as furious at the lack of notification about Nasrallah’s assassination. A later version of the same story had Austin’s temperature levels drop.
🇱🇧 Burial cloth of “Commander Mujahid, Secretary-General, His Highness Syed Hassan Nasrallah” pic.twitter.com/XqSXSjEdev
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) September 29, 2024
A new war that’s not so cold war
Bipartisan report urges rethinking of US strategy towards Russia The Hill (Kevin W). nice
Russia threatens legal action against NATO countries over Nord Stream explosion Dagens.com
Nagorno-Karabakh still bears the scars of Azerbaijani rule Jacobin (Robin K.)
imperial collapse watch
We get so busy with the daily atrocities committed by Israel that we often lose sight of the big picture.
After all, the reason this is so important, besides being an affront to our most basic humanity, is that whatever we collectively allow…
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) September 30, 2024
Did sabotage bring the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to a standstill? captain
Sports betting will have the same impact in the US as it has in Australia. Jacobin (Robin K.)
“If we do it, it won’t be election interference!” EU and US are desperate to control Georgia Tariq Cyril Amar (Michael T.)
biden
Hezbollah seeks advice from US on how to govern late leader Babylon Bee (Chuck L)
playing cards
How Trump is distorting immigration and crime data in new attack on Harris Washington Post (Fergy)
See Lara Trump’s role:
“In the face of the devastation of Hurricane Helen, Goya stands in solidarity with resilient communities in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, embodying the spirit of compassion and support.Together, we foster hope. Rebuild your life, even in the darkest of circumstances… pic.twitter.com/ooB6aaVJDu
— Goya Foods (@GoyaFoods) September 30, 2024
Letitia James may have won the court case, but she may have lost the war. Jonathan Turley
Kamala
Harris ignores anti-war voters at her peril Daniel Larison
abortion
Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is struck down New York Times (Kevin W)
Georgia judge makes surprising ruling striking down state’s abortion ban New Republic (Fergy)
Our press is no longer free
A really crazy moment for me seven years ago when I was researching all of this was that DARPA was dedicated to helping the Pentagon’s civil-military division neutralize key elements of the Occupy Wall Street movement blob. I discovered a treasure trove of subsidies. https://t.co/lxKVD5oQbM pic.twitter.com/k2eooDk7wR
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) September 27, 2024
Facebook is suppressing the activities of local League of Women Voters ahead of the election. Kansas people, take care. Kansas Reflector (Robin K)
Reporters Without Borders attacks on Sputnik and RT highlight NGO status as “NATO’s media arm” Sputnik (Kevin W). FWIW, I don’t remember ever encountering them, much less linking to them.
A.I.
AI data center boom spurs race for powerr Wall Street Journal
Cruise ship fined $1.5 million for failing to report robotaxis accident involving pedestrian The Verge
basil
Google wins lawsuit against scammers who ‘weaponized’ DMCA takedowns torrent freak
class war
Longshoremen go on strike, reigniting inflation and potential holiday shortages Associated Press
A major shift from salary to bonus-based pay wall street journal
Hooters joins U.S. chains hit by binge-eaters as food costs soar bloomberg
An immediate antidote. mgl” “This is a pukeko (aka purple swamphen, Australasian swamphen) and a chick. They’re everywhere here in New Zealand.”
And bonus (Chuck L):
A farm dog guides livestock safely from floodwaters.
Oh my heart! 😔#HurricaneHelen #flood #North Carolina #gooddog pic.twitter.com/7pS7ibe6D4— ~Marietta (@MariettaDaviz) September 28, 2024
And the second bonus (Chuck L):
These grandchildren were going to dress up as Tyrannosaurus and surprise grandma at the airport, but when grandma heard about it, she planned a surprise of her own. pic.twitter.com/moVLVzbjuZ
— No Context Humans (@HumansNoContext) September 30, 2024
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
