The SS Stalingrad, the Polar Bear, and the Siberian honey barrel incident. break the shackles
Climate/Environment
The energy transition will be powered by coal – wait for it – bloomberg
Another private equity group is buying a coal-fired power plant in Ohio. Will anything change? ohio capital journal
US power system will become more dependent on fossil fuels than China Reuters
AI’s thirst for power keeps the coals burning brightly register
The future of coal country: the energy landscape montana free press
pandemic
CDC sends support after egg farm worker in Washington state tests positive for bird flu seattle times
Africa
The end of Mozambique’s two-party system? africa is one country
India
Arms supply case to Israel: Pro-corporate ruling overlooks the ‘human’ element leaflet
Startups: Driving India towards a $10 trillion economy open magazine
Stalinist CITU calls off radical strike of Samsung India workers on orders of DMK government WSWS
South Korea
Samsung Electronics Labor Union resonates with Korean society east asia forum
Japan
Two important elections shape the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance tokyo review
Japanese elections: Stagnation continues next recession
China?
The decline in China’s industrial profits widens due to the effects of deflation business times
Is U.S. trade policy reshaping global supply chains? International Economics Journal
US approves $2 billion arms deal with Taiwan defense blog
Why Taiwan should be disappointed by Iran’s missile attack on Israel diplomat
old blighty
Britain is owned system change
Palestinian and climate change activists face ‘unprecedented’ wave of criminalization in UK middle east eyes
○Canada
Zionist lobby group openly pursuing fascism in Canada canada file
The bleak future of Canada’s drug policy is being planned on the prairie violation
discord in europe
Bulgarians head to vote in seventh general election after three years euro news
The European dream is fading in the East counterattack
How Europe’s new political class began to reject reality Glenn Diesen, Glenn’s Substack
Germany’s Green Party needs to be denazified electronic intifada
syrakistan
‘All residents of northern Gaza are at risk of death’: UN relief official common dreams
Israel’s aid obstruction does not end at the border polygraph
Ex-British Special Forces ready to deliver aid to new ‘gated communities’ in Gaza telegraph paper
Rewriting Resolution 1701: Hochstein’s diplomatic cover for Israeli expansion cradle
War crimes court replaces judge in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest due to health reasons Reuters
Palantir’s Israel deal prompts $24 million sale of store brands over rights concerns Seatec
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Sources say Israeli attack crippled Iran’s missile production Axios
Why did Israel launch a small attack against Iran? Three main possibilities military watch
Satellite photo shows Israel attacks Iran, former nuclear weapons test complex and missile facility Asyagh al-Awsat. Explanation:
I suspect that what actually happened in Iran last night was an aborted attack. The IAF’s first SEAD attack with long-range missiles, presumably intended to pave the way for an F-35 attack package with conventional bombs, apparently failed. Thus they nullified the strike. ⬇️… pic.twitter.com/5QToCiESki
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) October 26, 2024
It would probably prove that the International Air Force actually has such a low inventory of standoff weapons that it cannot actually hit Iran with any significant blow without flying manned aircraft “downtown”. Dew.
And the F-35 is a failed design because that’s exactly what it was designed for. https://t.co/KmpUPD0EBC pic.twitter.com/y1djMTXoTq
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) October 26, 2024
Four killed in Iranian airstrike; Iran says it has the ‘right’ to protect against ‘aggressive acts’ Asharq Al Awsat
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei seriously ill, son likely to become supreme leader – NYT jerusalem post office
Turkey urges start of negotiations with PKK as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran middle east eyes
A new war that’s not so cold war
Sitrep 10/26/24: President Zelenskiy pleads for grid-strike trade as ‘dark winter’ looms thinker simplicius
Has South Korea decided to openly fight Russia?! Marat Khairullin Substack
How Russia is overwhelming Ukraine’s front lines alabama moon
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Exclusive: Europe fears Trump administration shake-up and seeks to support Russia sanctions Reuters
Don’t rely on sanctions alone: How to promote regime behavior change Royal Institute for Defense and Security Studies
Joe Biden’s debacle: How the Ukraine war became a global catastrophe Simon Tisdall, The Guardian. It’s not as insane as the headline suggests. Deck: “Failure to contain the conflict led to tremendous suffering and geopolitical change. Why didn’t the US join NATO?”
2024
Food bank lines get longer in key battleground states NBC News
Blue states gave Trump and Vance a breakthrough. atlantic ocean
President Trump criticizes Joe Rogan: WH’s biggest mistake was hiring ‘dishonest people’ Al Mayadeen
Patrick Lawrence: Harris comes out of the closet on Israel Patrick Lawrence, Seapost
“No more war in Gaza!” protesters shout.
The audio will stop temporarily.
Upon restarting, Harris says:
“…We have to end the war and bring the hostages home. But I’m talking about 2024 now.” pic.twitter.com/j9luDCeP2g
— Azi™️ (@Azi) October 26, 2024
immigration
Border911: Disinformation network profiting from false invasion narratives Arizona Investigative Reporting Center
Globe of Academy
Faculty suspended from Harvard Library over study-in protest harvard crimson
our famous free news agency
You know, I think we should really mourn the resignation of a man who supported a war that kept American men and women overseas for 20 years, because building a democracy requires a belly in all of us. And he said that only the United States could do that. . And it failed. https://t.co/DOMWvP3xyS pic.twitter.com/NflSFBD0as
— Kelley B. Vlahos (@KelleyBVlahos) October 25, 2024
imperial collapse watch
Times are changing a lot and the BRICS summit is a big factor gilbert doctorow
Factors underlying Sino-Indian rapprochement in BRICS – Analysis eurasia review
big brother is watching over you
Inside a U.S. government-purchased tool that lets you track abortion clinic calls 404 Media
A.I.
First confirmation that the U.S. military will purchase OPENAI for combat forces intercept
$142 million AI drone warfare contract from ‘Project Maven’ secretly erased from public records all source intelligence
Microsoft fires employee who organized vigil for murdered Palestinians in Gaza AP
basil
Nvidia overtakes Apple to become world’s most valuable company NBC News
antitrust law
“We fought Google and they were forced to pay £2 billion.” BBC
class war
victory for the poor counter punch
The immediate antidote (via):
See yesterday’s link and antidote. here.
