Pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest Associated Press
Human geography is mission critical war on the rocks
Countermapping collusion new quest
climate
signs of life Bird flu. After Milton.
when a butterfly falls on the roadside Guinness Pig Diary
* * * Deep-sea marine heatwaves may be underreported, study says channel news asia
Comet tail hidden in marine snow hinders ocean carbon sequestration science
* * * West Coast climate activists fight forest biomass false ‘solution’ non-violent approach
Greening of Antarctica is another sign of profound climate change on the frozen continent internal climate news
water
Half of the world’s food production is at risk due to worsening water crisis BNE Intelligent News
China?
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is becoming more serious BBC
China’s money supply recovers China Daily
Why is China’s police chief unusually stepping into economic policy? South China Morning Post
* * * Why is China trying to put limits on its “unrestricted” friendship with Russia? conversation
View from the ground: China’s evolving strategy in South and Central Asia diplomat
* * * Moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans space dot com
The U.S.-China Science Agreement expired after 45 years. Why is the world becoming poorer because of this? channel news asia
Yamanote Line: Tokyo’s transportation masterpiece Nippon.com
Vietnam death row inmate sentenced to life in prison in separate trial channel news asia
syrakistan
Bowen: Sinwar’s death is a serious blow to Hamas, but not the end of the war BBC. Explanation:
Biden: “There is now an opportunity for a political solution that will lead to a ‘next day’ in Gaza where Hamas does not take over and a better future for both Israelis and Palestinians. Yahya Sinwar will achieve all of these goals. There was no such obstacle…
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) October 17, 2024
US welcomes Israeli announcement of Sinwar killing, calls on Gaza ‘next day’ Al Jazeera
How Israeli forces discovered and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar PBS
Biden says the US helped Israel track down Hamas leader Sinwar anadolu agency
* * * Weapons illegally flown over Irish territory as Israeli tanks target Irish peacekeepers drop site
* * * Israel’s F-15 vs. Iran’s MiG-29: Which Cold War Fighter Will Win? military watch
new amazing game
The outcome of Georgia’s “geopolitical” election will affect the entire region. view from baku jam news
discord in europe
hollow steel New Left review
Dear Old Blighty
Backlash against carbon capture and storage plans from Labour’s crony further accelerates canary
conceptual medical services craig murray
A new war that’s not so cold war
President Zelensky denies plans to revive nuclear weapons in Ukraine but President Zelensky tells Trump that Ukraine will either have nuclear weapons or become a NATO member ukrainska pravda
Western assessments highlight impending disaster for Ukraine’s war effort military watch
Dark clouds gather over Ukraine as US presidential election approaches Wapo
supremes
Supreme Court rules 6-3 to open Batibat’s sinister grave onion
opposing authorities (PDF) Journal of Law and Humanities. From the abstract: “White’s concept of authority as collaborative engagement explains how dissent contributes authority to the law. The law remains open to contestation and allows us to… They win our allegiance by inviting, rather than suppressing, our critical judgment.”
digital clock
Kathryn Boyle, defense technology investor at Andreessen Horowitz: “Ukraine changed everything” luck
the final frontier
Euclid’s ‘Dark Universe’ telescope reveals first breathtaking images from giant ‘Cosmic Atlas’ map space dot com
NASA’s European Clipper JSTOR Daily
When there was a ring on earth nautilus
our famous free news agency
Israeli spy writing American news mint press
Reorganization and legitimacy
‘We vote, you get paid’: Clevelanders want results from public officials signal cleveland
A far-right vision for local governance has come to fruition in Texas’ third-largest county. propublica
The story of Richard II and Henry IV reveals the nature of power literary hub
The controversial origins of war and peace: apes, gatherers, and human evolution (PDF) Evolution and human behavior
class war
Why is the American labor movement important? Kim Kelly, Literary Hub
The Power of Sugar Beet: Longtime Labor Organizer on Red River Valley Politics workday magazine
* * * Why is recent inflation so worrying? kevin drum
Old-fashioned spy tactics that help you price your groceries WSJ
The secret dynasty that controls the Boar Head brand new york times
Antidote (K. Fink):
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