Mapping Arctic Foxes’ Spectacular Solo Journeys Scientific American
Using home lampshades to turn pollutants into purified air Interesting Engineering
Climate/Environment
5.1-magnitude earthquake shakes southern California while Tropical Storm Hilary threatens millions with flooding NY Post
Alpha dog of extractivism pushes status quo Canadian Dimension
A community transformed from mining town to resort destination. It doesn’t want to go back The Narwhal
Can Archaeology Help Restore the Oceans? Sapiens
Water
Quarter of global population faces extremely high water stress each year Down to Earth
#COVID-19
“It’s been described as the most deadly Covid strain since Omicron.”
By whom?? No one who is tracking it, that’s for sure. https://t.co/eHFHNtRo7t
— T. Ryan Gregory (@TRyanGregory) August 20, 2023
This is eye opening…
But before the reveal, some background
From 2000-2020 the median death rate from cardiovascular disease in those aged 20-49 (young people) in Nov-Feb of each year was 4.55 per 100K (black line)
With a high in 2004 of 4.93/100K (yellow bar) pic.twitter.com/WjfF8bLyCz
— Gregory Travis. Make schools #DavosSafe (@greg_travis) August 19, 2023
A new COVID variant nicknamed “Pirola” is raising global alarm but don’t freak out yet Salon
Maryland reports first locally acquired malaria case in 40 years NBC News
The Sahel
Pro-coup rally in Niger after threat of military intervention Al Jazeera
India
German minister hails India’s digital transformation after buying vegetables using UPI WION
China?
China set to cut lending rates as economic recovery drags FT
China eyes robot manufacturing as way to fuel economic growth South China Morning Post
How to Kill Chinese Dynamism Project Syndicate
China’s farming push is about war RT
European Disunion
German police arrest 2 US soldiers in man’s killing Anadolu Agency. “Police hand over investigation to US authorities following deadly dispute in German town of Wittlich.”
German Finance Minister vows to rebalance public debt Al Mayadeen
New Not-So-Cold War
SITREP 8/20/23: F-16s Paper Over 500k Losses Report Simplicius the Thinker
Modifications to Russia’s Patnsir Air Defence Systems Improve Efficiency Against Storm Shadow Missiles and HIMARS Rockets Military Watch Magazine
“The air defense systems of Ukraine cannot intercept the Iskander missile due to the fact that it is not detected by either satellites or drones”.
The #Iskander missile system is mobile, fast and accurate. Missiles hit right on target. For the air defense, these missiles go… pic.twitter.com/yMNjhsh4hq
— Mats Nilsson (@mazzenilsson) August 20, 2023
Ukraine is re-engineering a 36-foot-long Soviet-era missile system to strike inside Russia, UK intel says Business Insider
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Ukraine war fatigue is growing Intellinews. Amongst the wider western public, just not the elites.
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Chinese imports of Russian gas soar RT
Q2 2023: Business bankruptcies at highest level since 2015 Eurostat. The EU.
Syraqistan
Unusual US troop movements in Iraq, Syria spark speculation The Cradle
US offloads oil from seized Iranian tanker despite Tehran’s warnings: Report The Cradle
South of the Border
US sanctions 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials over rights abuses Reuters
There is a lot of absurd propaganda in foreign corporate media outlets about the cancellation of the registration of Nicaragua’s former elite private university UCA.
The university was not closed; it was nationalized, made PUBLIC and FREE, and renamed.
Educational services are… https://t.co/go1JLXn8sK pic.twitter.com/nL0LUpEaMv
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) August 19, 2023
“..servitude of slaves to imperial masters, doesn’t cover up its own evils, social disintegration, narco-politics, chronic corruption, deceit, embezzlement, swindling, and the unforgivable squandering of the trust and hopes of a people.” https://t.co/e0AHKCjzZi
— Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) August 20, 2023
Biden Administration
Hunter Biden investigation: David Weiss worked with Beau Biden when he was state attorney general Washington Examiner
The Online Problem That Isn’t Being Solved Governing
2024
Trump says he will “not be doing the debates” Axios
Trump leads DeSantis by 46 points in new poll The Hill
Biden rival Kennedy labels F-16s for Ukraine ‘a disaster for humanity’.
“F-16s won’t stop the collapse of the Ukrainian military (which some experts say is imminent). These planes require a lot of training and maintenance. This isn’t the movies,” Kennedy stressed.
Focus on… pic.twitter.com/AlpGzY83Pf
— Make Peace Now; alternative news (@AlternatNews) August 21, 2023
Democrats en déshabillé
Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anyway CalMatters
Imperial Collapse Watch
Every Empire Falls Consortium News
Supply Chain
Does India’s disruption of the global rice market pose new threat to food security? East Asia Forum
Groves of Academe
No Room At The Dorm: As College Begins, Some Students Are Scrambling For Housing Forbes
The University of California Is Bailing Out Private Equity Giant Blackstone Jacobin. From April, still germane.
Class Warfare
‘Slum’ landlord stuffed 40 tenants into a 4-bed house, making $450,000 Business Insider
Charles Cohen downplayed Covid’s impact on offices. Now his could be casualties The Real Deal
New York City Unveils Plan to Convert Vacant Offices into Housing Units The Deep Dive
Tech
Why Lime scooters tossed into the Spokane River stay there Seattle Times
X glitch wipes out most pictures and links tweeted before December 2014 The Verge
The Bezzle
Elon Musk’s X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts Mashable
San Francisco launches driverless bus services on Treasure Island Interesting Engineering
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