SpaceX launches rescue mission to return stranded astronauts Phys.org
The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits The Narwhal
Climate/Environment
At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across the Southeast AP
Aerial footage captures the extensive flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, as Helene submerged buildings. pic.twitter.com/15R89vWTvf
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 28, 2024
Four ways climate change likely made Hurricane Helene worse Yale Climate Connections
Pandemics
A “Biosafety” Organization Partnering With Dr. Jay Bhattacharya To Guard Against Viruses Is Like A Zebra Teaming Up With A Lion To Promote Vegetarianism Science-Based Medicine
Africa
The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa Geopolitical Monitor
Japan
Japan’s new PM may have a bone to pick with the US Responsible Statecraft
Ishiba: Asian NATO Must Consider Introduction of N-Weapons, Japan-U.S. Treaty Should Be Pact Between ‘Ordinary Nations’ The Japan News
China?
Tian Xuan on Beijing’s dramatic week of econ policy intervention Pekingnology
EU Plans Oct. 4 Vote on Tariffs on Electric Vehicles from China Bloomberg
Unveiling the Remote-Poaching Model: Taiwan’s Strategy to Limit China’s AI Chip Progress The Diplomat
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Troops from Taiwan training at Michigan base: Former U.S. diplomat Focus Taiwan
Harpoon land-based anti-ship missile systems arrive in Taiwan Taiwan News
Syraqistan
Israel ‘on the verge’ of Lebanon ground invasion, says US diplomat Middle East Eye
Hezbollah Strike Destroys Israeli David’s Sling Air Defence Battery as War Enters New Phase – Reports Military Watch
Lebanon locked down to prevent Hezbollah from rearming, IDF says Ynet News
Is Lebanon part of Israel’s promised territory? The Jerusalem Post
If you haven’t already, I highly recommend the interview by Julian Assange with Nasrallah from 2012.
Nasrallah believed in achieving a One State Democratic Solution in which all people, Jews, Muslims, Christians and others would share the land and exercise equal rights, freedom… pic.twitter.com/pYY0be2caQ
— Ousman Noor (@ousmannoor) September 28, 2024
Who is Hashem Safieddine, the new Hezbollah leader? BNE Intellinews
In Lebanon carnage, Biden deepens US ‘obligation’ to Israeli aggression Aaron Mate
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IGRC general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say New Arab
Iran calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting after Nasrallah killing AFP
Pentagon chief Austin tells Gallant US committed to deterring Iran Times of Israel
Exclusive: Iran’s supreme leader taken to secure location, sources say Reuters
Israel Has Called Iran’s Bluff The Atlantic
Is Iran’s Khamenei Dead Man Walking? Is Erdoğan? Michael Rubin, Middle East Forum
Israel’s Short-Lived Glory Celebrated by Kneejerk Polemicists, + Ukraine War Updates Simplicius the Thinker
Israeli economy in ‘serious danger’: Washington Post Al Mayadeen
Old Blighty
Labour: the resignations begin Funding the Future
European Disunion
The EU as an existential threat to Europe Thomas Fazi
Thuringia Parliament: Opening Session Descends Into Chaos The European Conservative. The deck: “Mainstream parties are threatening to ban the AfD for adhering to parliamentary rules.”
Germany: Thuringia lawmakers pick CDU speaker, rejecting AfD Deutsche Welle
Austria: stuck in the middle The Next Recession
UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank reflects a watershed moment for Europe — and its banking union CNBC
Norway to end automatic asylum for Ukrainian refugees AFP
EU Approach to Russian LNG Remains Fractured as Dutch Imports Increase High North News
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian Forces Hit Base of Western Foreign Fighters in Odessa Military Watch
Zelensky’s Trump meeting reveals futility of ‘victory plan’ Anatol Lieven, Unherd
The fog of war is lifting in Ukraine Indian Punchline
Blinken says China’s talk of Ukraine peace ‘doesn’t add up’ Deutsche Welle
Russia on track to set new military spending records The Bell
2024
Just Follow the Money Dollars & Sense
Project 2025: The Quickest Way to Decimate Medicare HEALTH CARE un-covered
Hillary Clinton defends ‘deplorables’ comment: ‘Too kind a word’ for some Trump supporters Fox News
Changing demographics and the political calculus of anti-immigrant rhetoric in swing states Arizona Mirror
Kamala
Kamala Harris stays quiet as California voters threaten to roll back sentencing reforms Semafor
Campaigning in Arizona, Kamala Harris pledges to “work across the aisle” to expand border police WSWS
Trump
Trump pounds immigration message after Harris’ border visit Axios
Immigration
JBS accused of abusing immigrant workers at Colorado beef plant Agriculture Dive
America’s largest corn company, Corteva Agriscience, pledges no supply chain abuses. It’s hired a repeat offender in Iowa for years. Investigate Midwest
AI
AUTHORS SUING OPENAI WILL GET TO SEE ITS SECRET TRAINING DATA IN HEAVILY LOCKED DOWN ROOM Futurism
TSMC execs allegedly dismissed Sam Altman as ‘podcasting bro’ — OpenAI CEO made absurd requests for 36 fabs for $7 trillion Tom’s Hardware
Why Taiwan and Its Tech Industry Are Facing an Energy Crisis Yale Environment 360
Imperial Collapse Watch
Why the U.S. Can’t Build Icebreaking Ships Construction Physics
Supply Chain
The Scourge of the Long Train Boondoggle
Our Famously Free Press
John Kerry calls for a Ministry of Truth:
“The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now” pic.twitter.com/1mtpjjxeM7
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 29, 2024
My Twitter Ban Is Political Ken Klippenstein
Groves of Academe
Cornell Under Fire as Suspended Pro-Palestinian Student at Risk of Deportation Common Dreams
Class Warfare
The California Ballot Measure That Could End Forced Prison Labor Bolts Mag
Sports Desk
White Sox Are Officially The Worst Team In Baseball History After 121st Loss Block Club Chicago
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