Fierce battle for the “Holy Grail” of the shipwreck BBC (Kevin W)
“Sensational breakthrough” is a step toward elucidating the hidden structure of prime numbers AAAS (Dr. Kevin)
Measures to prevent golf cart-related injuries are urgently needed. CMAJ (Dr. Kevin)
CDC conducts extensive investigation into avian influenza in Missouri resident Kansas Reflector (Robin K)
#COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection)
Australia detects first case of highly contagious coronavirus infection called XEC ABC Australia (Kevin W)
Did anyone notice that the audience finally removed the childish “Lockdown” line from this graph?
Take a look at the frightening rise in disability benefit claims in the UK caused by the long-term effects of coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/0teA1ugg7D
— Turn (@1goodtern) October 3, 2024
Climate/Environment
Innovative method aims to remove PFAS from wastewater PhysOrg (Chuck L)
New coral discovery could solve the mystery of the ocean’s ‘lost plastic’ | SciTech Daily (Chuck L)
Making ripples: box wall flood barriers keep sandbags high and dry Tiger (fur)
China?
Chinese hackers access U.S. telecommunications companies, worrying national security officials CNN
Asia’s NATO calls, Taiwan moves: Should Beijing be worried as Japan’s Ishiba moves? South China Morning Post
China’s retaliatory options in bitter dispute with EU over EVs Sputnik (Kevin W)
Breast cancer in China Lancet (fur)
south of the border
Mexican city mayor murdered less than a week after taking office Associated Press. Robin K: “Even with great public support, Sheinbaum will have a tough six years.”
Africa
Chagosians evacuated to US military base protest agreement on future reached without them Associated Press (Robin K)
discord in europe
EU needs migrants to return faster, says 17 countries including Germany and France politiko
The German government’s 2025 culture budget: an attack on artistic freedom WSWS (Michael T)
S-tops receive government income guarantees despite ambassadors’ high salaries. Machine translation of Aftonbladet (Micael T)
old blighty
Who is Morgan McSweeney? Labor election guru replaces Sue Gray as chief of staff The Independent (Kevin W)
Israel vs. Resistance Axis. Well, I told Lambert a few days ago that I don’t think Israel will attack until after Yom Kippur, which begins on October 11th. At that time, everyone should have evacuated. Giving Iran a chance to counterattack then would be an own goal.
🚨 Heartbreaking: A suicide note was found under the rubble of Rasha, a child just 10 years old who was killed by Israeli forces. #Gaza:
“Please don’t cry for me, it makes me sad. I hope my clothes go to people in need and my accessories go to Rahaf, Rana and Batur.” pic.twitter.com/NGTJeeAmct
— Noor Naim | Nagina (@NourNaim88) October 2, 2024
367th day of Israeli genocide: Israel issues new evacuation order in Gaza Strip, expands bombing of Lebanon Mondo Weiss (Gust)
Israel sends thousands more troops to Lebanon Financial Times. Note that “into” can be an overstatement. Alastair Crook told Judge Napolitano on Monday that while Israel was not committing unsustainable short-term border violations, He also argued that by focusing on achieving the goals of ) Take a photo and leave. Please note that the headings in the archived version are outdated. Perhaps readers can submit new versions later.
More than 100 rockets were fired at Haifa in the heaviest attack since the start of the war. era of israel
Israel attacks military facility in central Syria, killing 5 people Xinhua News Agency
‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israeli bombs will kill a generation Al Jazeera
* * * Scott Ritter: Middle East One year from October 7, 2023. Judge Napolitano, YouTube. Lots of important information, including why the seismic event in Iran is highly unlikely to be a nuclear test. Ritter also notes how Israel will need to rework its attack plans to account for the possible addition of the S-400 to Iran’s defenses. Ritter believes that Israel needs to find a way to ease relations with Iran. Because they know that doing so will lead to the destruction of Israel. But Norman Finkelstein describes Israel as a mad nation, and Alastair Crook, along with others, highlights how many Israelis see the country heading down an apocalyptic path. said. Therefore, assuming rationality may be too generous.
State of Gaza City before and after October 7, 2023 Associated Press (Robin K)
A year of terror, 76 years of oppression: A visual guide to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Thomas Fudge (Michael T.)
How Prime Minister Netanyahu stole defeat from the mouth of victory Middle East Eye (Gust)
* * * Blinken approves aid truck bombing policy proposed by Israeli cabinet Drop sight (Chuck L)
Israel reveals military losses RT (Kevin W). No comment yet on whether this is considered an undercount
Irish troops ‘determined to fulfill their mission’ in Lebanon as Israeli invasion continues irish times
🧵1/19 limited
In the largest and most unprecedented investigation into war crimes in Gaza, we expose an elite and secretive IDF sniper team, Ghost Squad Refaim, and their brutal executions of unarmed civilians.
Soldiers from Paris, Munich, Illinois, Brussels, Johannesburg, Italy -> pic.twitter.com/0N2asIubvV
— Yunis Tirawi |Ytirawi (@ytirawi) October 4, 2024
🇵🇸🇮🇱 Nine minutes of testimony from both Israeli soldiers and civilians explaining how the Israel Defense Forces killed their own citizens on October 7th.
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) October 7, 2024
* * * traitor of tehran Alastair Crook. Aurelian shouts out loud!
General Qassem Soleimani wins: Israel falls into Axis of Resistance trap Lucas Reylos (Chuck L)
Legal experts criticize Biden for praising Israel’s extrajudicial killing of Hassan Nasrallah Orinoco Tribune (Robin K)
Exposing the IDF’s insane level of incompetence | Greg Stoker, TMR YouTube. Making Scott Ritter’s ratings look like charity work.
What the escalating conflict in the Middle East means for the global economy new york times
In a year of war, cracks appear in Israel’s borrowing power Reuters
A new war that’s not so cold war
What if Russia blocks the export of raw materials? D.W.
Exclusive: Russia’s Lavrov warns of ‘dangerous consequences’ for US in Ukraine Newsweek. I’m planning on posting this.
More than 1,000 people evacuated as Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian fuel depot in Crimea ablaze anadolu agency
Ukrainian official photographed lying on bed of money RT. Robin K: “They’re probably preparing to send it to North Carolina, which is where the US originally intended.” Moi: “If this isn’t a deepfake, then someone has really bad judgment.” This kind of thing is not considered provocative, because it means that all the important people in Ukraine are involved in the theft.”
Why do European leaders want war? Al Jazeera (Kevin W)
syrakistan
Pakistan: Imran Khan supporters clash with police as army locks down capital and internet is cut off economic times
big brother is watching over you
Former British Prime Minister suggests Netanyahu placed a wiretapping device in his bathroom Cradle (Chuck L)
American Water, the largest U.S. water utility, becomes the target of a cyber attack ABC (Kevin W)
imperial collapse watch
The future of U.S. air power in turbulent turmoil Asia Times (Kevin W)
Kamala
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Walmart is currently selling a new book titled “The Accomplishments of Kamala Harris,” but all the pages are blank.
This is amazing 🤣
pic.twitter.com/gX2LZ67Ipo— Jack (@jackunheard) October 6, 2024
2024
The most important US presidential election in our lifetimes: The right trajectory for the two-party system orinoco tribune
North Carolina adjusts voting rules in counties devastated by Helen Axios (Kevin W)
Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helen debris Associated Press (Kevin W)
immigration
US approves citizenship applications at fastest rate in years Los Angeles Times. Robin K.: “Immigration officials said the timing was not driven by elections or political agendas.”
abortion
The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling banning emergency abortions in Texas. New Republic (Fergy)
Our press is no longer free
Meta is actively censoring criticism of US and Israeli warmongering Caitlin Johnston (fur)
The censorship-industrial complex is the US government’s anti-populist counterattack Michael Shellenberger (Robin K.). Interview with Mike Benz
Mr. Market is dizzy.
The S&P 500 is rarely this expensive. It’s a disaster waiting to happen. market watch (ma)
Global markets soar as $8 trillion rally faces key test Wion
global economic stagnation MR online
antitrust law
Monopoly Recap: The Feds took $3,000 from you and gave it to Jamie Dimon Matt Stoller. Note that the practice of having the Fed pay interest on reserves as a way to control interest rates is new and a post-GFC gimme. In the past, the Fed used open market operations, but this did not make banks rich.
guillotine watch
I worked for the Democratic Party for years. Billionaires have unfettered influence Newsweek (Lee)
Antidote (via):
And bonus (Robin K):
This is the best thing I’ve seen today!! pic.twitter.com/ZZhnnCQG7y
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) October 6, 2024
Second bonus:
A farmer was unable to attend his aunt’s funeral.
So he put out a heart-shaped piece of food for the sheep, “so that it might be seen from heaven.” pic.twitter.com/cztTLABbmq— Figen (@TheFigen_) October 6, 2024
Another bonus (Chuck L):
This horse has been waiting for this moment all his life. pic.twitter.com/vQae8smgv0
— Nature is amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) October 5, 2024
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
