Spaghetti Monster and other unusual marine creatures discovered on newly discovered seamount CNN
What was your first recreational drug? Gizmodo
Climate and Environment
Who holds the power in the energy transition? Climate + Community Project
Environment: The climate crisis is a health crisis Pearls and Stimuli
Pandemic
More contagious COVID strain ‘just beginning’ in California’s new wave of infections Los Angeles Times
Kansas COVID-19 surge coincides with mysterious tuberculosis outbreak Kansas Reflector. Description:
It’s finally here. We’re in big trouble.
Although it is a “tuberculosis infection of unknown cause,” multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was prevalent in Kansas last year. Since 2020, it has been known that SARS-CoV-2 can reactivate tuberculosis.
Last year, tuberculosis rates among U.S. children under 5 increased by 26%. https://t.co/smTm6FF02r pic.twitter.com/FiJQPhXDyx
— Laura Mears (@LauraMiers) August 31, 2024
Japan
US Bandwagoners and Hawks: Who’s the Japanese Prime Minister Candidate? Sputnik
China enters Japanese waters days after aviation protests Kyodo News
Experts warn of resurgence of militarism as Japan aims for record defense budget for fiscal 2025 Global Times
China?
China’s factory activity continues to shrink as economic momentum weakens South China Morning Post
What is the Italian Carrier Strike Group doing in the Indo-Pacific? War on the Rocks
European Separation
French leftists call for support to impeach Macron Le Monde
Who is afraid of Zahra Wagenknecht? Thomas Fudge, Anne Hard
Putin, cash and guns prompt ‘explosive’ rethink of Swiss neutrality POLITICO
Poorer countries, which take more out of the budget than they put in, “need to understand that the world of receiving an envelope of cohesion funds without any strings attached is over,” said one EU official briefed on early work on the 2028-34 budget.
— Henry Foy (@HenryJFoy) September 1, 2024
Shirakistan
Renowned surgeon and lead author of new Lancet study tortured by Israeli forces Drop Site News
“Yes, it is possible to achieve complete victory…Gaza’s population is finite.”
It aired two weeks ago on Channel 13 news. Panelist Abir Kara is a politician, businessman and thug who previously served as a Knesset member for Bennett’s party. pic.twitter.com/mnPj5qjwbM
— BM 🇵🇸🗝️ ↩️ (@ireallyhateyou) August 31, 2024
Israel finds bodies of six held captive in Gaza Al Jazeera
“Israelis are unhappy, but do they want to stop the war? Not necessarily.” +972 Magazine
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‘No mercy for children’: Trauma in the West Bank after Israeli attacks Guardian
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Hezbollah’s powder magazine at Beirut airport Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Inside The Telegraph’s ‘Discredited’ Beirut Airport Hezbollah Weapons Allegations New Arab. Still relevant from the 4th of July.
“We said to Israel: ‘If you have to go, we will support you to the end.'” Alastair Crook
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US soldier injured in attack during ‘non-combat’ mission in Iraq Responsible national governance. Deck: Further evidence that America is at, if not at, war in the Middle East.
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Turkey is ready to discuss troop withdrawal from Syria, but terms have not yet been agreed – Lavrov News.az
Why Turkey is speeding up normalization of relations with Syria New Arab
Foreign Minister Lavrov highlights similarities between Israel and Ukraine RT
A new cold war
Ukraine’s collapse in Donetsk is accelerating, so much so compared to the past two years that some pro-Russian military bloggers believe it may be a ploy by the AFU, and if Ukraine does not have another plan, then we will see the results of the invasion of Kursk that many have predicted. https://t.co/tIz6A8HbSL
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) August 31, 2024
Example sentence: Russia is not white and hairy Gilbert Doctorow
White House rejects plan to send F-16 maintenance crews to Ukraine, WSJ reports Kyiv Independent. “…the Biden administration expects European countries to assume partial or full responsibility for maintaining the nuclear weapons that Ukraine recently handed over. F-16.”
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Exclusive: Payment hurdles between Russian and Chinese partners intensify in August Reuters. That’s interesting timing.
Turkmenistan surpasses Russia in natural gas exports to China Central Asia Times
Closing the back door: The new TurkeyStream is here. Can the West stop it? Politico. See NC here.
Old Brittany
Britain in crisis The wrong side of history
South of the Border
Brazil bans X RT. Explanation:
Another Brazilian elected official (member of the lower house) told Moraes to “fuck off” and declared that he was using a VPN to access and post on X and would continue to do so.
Congratulations to the Brazilian people for their collective civil disobedience for freedom: 🇧🇷 https://t.co/5pbtrwShAB
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 31, 2024
Or maybe Brazil saw Musk and X, along with the NED and the CIA, interfering in the Venezuelan elections and decided that US hegemony disguised as “freedom of speech” was unacceptable…
A nation’s information space must be protected as carefully as its physical territories: borders, coasts, and… https://t.co/pMoBkbN28f
— Brian Berletic (@BrianJBerletic) August 30, 2024
Spook Country
Macron denies inviting Telegram founder Durov to France Anadolu Agency
How US labor leaders worked with the CIA to undermine democracy Red Flag
Biden Administration
Palestinians seek U.S. appeals court review of Biden’s genocide conspiracy case A common dream
Trump
Cryptocurrency is the Trump family’s new business, and ethics watchdogs are concerned. POLITICO
Kamala
CNN denies that Harris’ interview was edited for length The Hill
RFK Jr.
RFK Jr. sues North Carolina Election Commission over voting The Hill. Off the ballot.
The Democratic Party is broken
I got Covid at the Democratic National Convention, why won’t the next pandemic be at this campaign? It’s hard to judge
COVID-19 wave at Democratic National Convention was not a ‘surprise’ Discourse Blog
GOP Clown Car
The think tank behind Project 2025 has also been behind some of Florida’s most radical legislation. Ask for rent
Empire Collapse Watch
BRICS’ New Development Bank approves Algeria’s membership in economic bloc TeleSUR
Why does Algeria want to join BRICS? New Arab
Renowned free press
A coordinated attack across the former democracies of the Western world.
Danny Shaw was arrested on his way home after speaking with me on a panel at the Free Palestine International Film Festival.
Richard Medhurst was arrested on his way to speak with me on a panel for Beautiful Days… https://t.co/XDd79156rJ— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) August 31, 2024
Big Brother is Watching You
NFL requires police to submit to face scans, sparks backlash from law enforcement record
artificial intelligence
AI image generator removed for creating child pornography? IEEE Spectrum
OpenAI is looking for an answer to copyright issues The Verge
How AI Copyright Law is Guided by Atlantean Spirits Deserter
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AI companies are San Francisco’s most coveted tenants. See how much office space they’re eating up San Francisco Standard
At a time when the fortunes of the generative AI industry are declining and the AI bubble is poised to burst, it’s really great to see Oprah hosting this lengthy sales pitch for the generative AI industry. https://t.co/XeQNlZG9YV
— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) August 31, 2024
Class struggle
The labor market needs workers. The newest workers are over 75 years old. The Christian Science Monitor
Kenya’s Uber drivers are ignoring the app and charging their own fares Other countries
Montreal’s model for resisting cultural vulture capitalism Violations
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