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Daisy had other plans Radley Balko, The Watch
Once-abandoned dogs are now trained to sniff out environmental clues WaPo
Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food Science
In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals NYT. Anti-trust mavens in their element:
Climate
Earth outside ‘safe operating zone’ for humans in crucial areas, scientists find FT
How trees influence cloud formation Paul Scherrer Institut
Water
When The Water Runs Brown, Start Your Own Water Company. The Brockovich Report
Ohio Injection Wells Suspended Over ‘Imminent Danger’ to Drinking Water Inside Climate News
#COVID19
Novavax dealt setback as FDA, CDC approve Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines Washington Business Journal
The CDC has approved updated XBB-strain COVID boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older. They’re expected to hit clinics later this week Fortune
Should I get a COVID-19 booster? Science
China?
Commentary: What’s going on with China’s surprise military shake-up? Channel News Asia
Beijing outlines ‘interconnected living’ plan for Taiwan and Fujian South China Morning Post
Billionaire Divorces Spur Crackdown by China’s Market Regulator Bloomberg
The ‘Global South’ is a pernicious term that needs to be retired FT
Rush for rare earth minerals in Southeast Asia compounding dangers for region’s environmental defenders: Report Channel News Asia
Myanmar
Myanmar Junta Attempts Charm Offensive in Ethnic States The Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta orders all workers abroad to remit 25% Bangkok Post (Furzy Mouse).
Dear Old Blighty
The plot to smash the Conservative party FT
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian warships hit in attack on Crimean navy yard NBC
Russian air strike hits Ukrainian port infrastructure on Danube Reuters
“”Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles”” Shows the Transformations of Life in Ukraine The New Yorker. The lead: “During the Maidan uprising, which began in 2013, when Ukrainian protests led to the overthrow of the Kremlin-backed President….” Note liberal normalization of fascism.
The Times on bomb disposal experts near Robotyne: They clear passages through minefields on their knees Ukrainska Pravda
Von der Leyen invokes ‘call of history’ as she backs EU membership for Ukraine Politico but EU commissioner filmed knitting during von der Leyen’s speech Anadolu Agency
Will the West Abandon Ukraine? Foreign Affairs. The deck: “Kyiv Must Prepare for a Possible Change of Heart in America and Europe.”
Putin Doesn’t Think US Foreign Policy Will Change If Trump Is Re-Elected (And He’s Probably Right) Caitlin Johnstone
Ukraine sues Western arms dealers who’ve failed to deliver promised military equipment NY Post
Now is the time for businesses to look at Ukraine The Atlantic Council
Futures of the World’s Largest F-16 Operators: Why These Six Fleets All Field Close to 200 Falcons Military Watch
Pratt Engine Flaw to Idle Hundreds of A320 Planes for Years Bloomberg (Glen).
South of the Border
The highlights from AMLO’s trip to Colombia and Chile Mexico News Daily
Trials begin in Brazil for pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed capital Al Jazeera
Biden Administration
The House Budget chair says the GOP won’t touch Social Security or Medicare in their forthcoming budget Politico
2024
Too Much of Not A Lot Aurelian, Trying to Understand the World
Spook Country
Pentagon-Funded Study Warns Dementia Among U.S. Officials Poses National Security Threat The Intercept. Any mention of neurological damage from Covid? ***crickets*** (ha ha).
Our Famously Free Press
USA Today is now hiring a Beyoncé reporter after posting a Taylor Swift job Bloomberg
Jill Duggar Tells Her Side of the Story Vanity Fair
Digital Watch
Tech Bigwigs Zuckerberg, Musk, Altman and Others Hold Private Meeting With Congress on Regulating AI SFist
Elon Musk warns of ‘civilizational risk’ posed by AI in meeting with tech CEOs and senators NBC. Commentary:
Brandon Hunter useless at 42 MSN. Hilariously bad AI emission.
The A.V. Club’s AI-Generated Articles Are Copying Directly From IMDb Futurism
The Bezzle
CEO out at embattled Binance US Banking Dive
Credit card debt collection Bits About Money
The Final Frontier
Scientists Say You’re Looking for Alien Civilizations All Wrong Wired
Scientists unveil pair of ‘mummified alien’ corpses to Mexico Congress ABC7. I’ve never understood why “aliens” have bilateral symmetry but wev.
Healthcare
A Doctrine in Name Only — Strengthening Prohibitions against the Corporate Practice of Medicine NEJM
B.C.’s health-care crisis: First look at massive markups by ‘parasitic’ staffing industry CTV
Zeitgeist Watch
Parents Keep Missing Daughter’s Cage Exactly How She Left It When She Escaped The Onion
Groves of Academe
How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years Pro Publica
Imperial Collapse Watch
The September 11 Legacy of Forever Wars, the Patriot Act, and Loss of Legal Rights Black Agenda Report
Black Injustice Tipping Point
Peter Faneuil: Boston benefactor, merchant, slave trader The Boston Globe
Class Warfare
UAW prepares to strike at Detroit Three automakers, rejects new offers Reuters
UAW Workers Explain Why They’re Ready to Strike The Real News
‘Abandoned by the Democratic Party’: Behind the UAW’s frustrations with Biden Politico
Starbucks Workers Back a Strike The Tyee. Canada.
In Search of Lost Time Harpers
2023 Fall Foliage Map & Nationwide Peak Leaf Forecast Smoky Mountains
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
