Homing pigeon missiles, dead trout swimming, butt breathing honored with Ig Nobel Prize The Register
Online Dating Caused a Rise in US Income Inequality, Research Paper Shows Bloomberg
Empty Downtowns Are Still Depleting Local Coffers Governing
World Bank, “Puppet Hanging by a Thread” Pluralia
Feeling Gravity’s Pull Nautilus
Climate/Environment
Bizarre, nine-day seismic signal caused by epic landslide in Greenland Ars Technica
Rich residents in ritzy coastal towns resort to petty tactics in vicious ‘sand wars’ amid fears one sunny state could lose up to 75% of its beaches Daily Mail
Burned-out firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’ The Guardian
US Militarism Is a Leading Cause of the Climate Catastrophe Truthout
Pandemics
Unprecedented Bird Flu Levels Detected in Texas Wastewater: ‘Concerning’ Newsweek
Centre sets up surveillance as undiagnosed fever claims 15 lives in Kutch Business Standard
After 15-year old son, 42-year-old father’s is the 17th death due to Kutch ‘mystery fever’ Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/kutch-mystery-fever-17th-death-9563332/
China?
‘Better sooner than later’: China treading cautiously in raising retirement age to prevent public unhappiness, analysts say Channel News Asia
China new home prices fall at fastest pace in over 9 years in August Business Times
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From alleged torture, suicide to demotion: Why China’s disgraced foreign minister Qin Gang’s fate is fodder for speculation Channel News Asia
The Logic of China’s Careful Defense Industry Purge The Diplomat
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PLA monitors German warships’ transit through Taiwan Straits Global Times
Over 30 Squadrons of American Reaper Drones Train For Major Maritime Special Operations Against China Military Watch
The US and Chinese militaries have started talking again — even as they prepare for war Semafor
European Disunion
Politically Dead Man Talking Tarik Cyril Amar, The Ninth Wave. Olaf Scholz.
Syraqistan
Missile fired from Yemen lands in Israel setting off sirens, military says Al Jazeera
Seven Days After Israeli Forces Kill American, Biden and Harris Haven’t Spoken to Victim’s Family Zeteo
U.S. ARMY IS UPGRADING AN ISRAELI BASE TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW BOEING JETS Nick Turse, The Intercept
‘Israel’ not to wage war on northern front until intl. cover secured Al Mayadeen
UN staffer shot dead by Israeli sniper in occupied West Bank The Cradle
Gaza polio vaccination drive a ‘massive success’: WHO The New Arab
Old Blighty
RAF SPY FLIGHTS OVER GAZA RISK COMPLICITY IN ISRAELI TORTURE Declassified UK
O Canada
Ottawa-based company is key to keeping Israeli warplanes bombing Gaza The Breach
New Not-So-Cold War
Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal The Guardian
The NATO/Ukraine Defeat in Kursk (and Beyond) Gordon Hahn, Russian & Eurasian Politics
Five former UK defence secretaries urge London to allow Ukraine to use supplied weapons for strikes on Russia Ukrainska Pravda
Germany’s Scholz rules out long-range weapons for Ukraine Deutsche Welle
Not enough long range missiles to make a difference for Ukraine Responsible Statecraft
Poland backs ending EU benefits for Ukrainian men of fighting age Euractiv
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‘Nothing is being covered up’ in Nord Stream blasts probe – Scholz RT
Did ‘Our Little Baby’ Make a Nazi International? Bandera Lobby Blog
South of the Border
Venezuela seizes weapons aimed for CIA-led anti-state plot Al Mayadeen
Mercenary Boss Erik Prince’s Political and Commercial Motivations in Venezuela Orinoco Tribune
Bolivia inks $976mn deal with Russia to tap world’s largest lithium reserves BNE Intellinews
Spook Country
Democrat ‘October Surprise’ Targeting Russia and Trump May be in the Making – US Psy-Op Veteran Sputnik
Biden Administration
Biden decision on U.S. Steel buyout unlikely before election: report Kyodo News
Antitrust
The Secret That’s Driving Up Highway Costs Boondoggle
Trump
Sen. Josh Hawley: Whistleblower Says Lead Secret Service Agent On Day Trump Was Shot Was Promoted After Failing Key Exam Real Clear Politics
Kamala
Exclusive Action News Interview: Kamala Harris discusses economy, guns and more Action News 6 ABC. First solo interview as candidate.
Harris Campaign Takes Lobbyist Donations Despite Saying It Doesn’t Sludge
2024
Meet the Kremlin’s ideal Congressional candidate Popular Information. Sounds reasonable.
Harris Goes Full Cold War in Hopes of the Polish Vote. Spoils of War
JD Vance sells himself to Silicon Valley The Verge
Racehorses, slot machines and election campaigns Searchlight New Mexico
Democrats en déshabillé
Guys, it’s not that big of a deal. A lot of lawyers quit their jobs late on a Saturday night after the FBI seizes the phones of their coworkers. https://t.co/Y7GMZ5v23P
— Sandy Nurse (@SandyforCouncil) September 15, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
Here Are the Members of Congress Invested in War Sludge
China’s New Lobbyist: Wall Street Compact’s Substack. “New”?
Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the “worst” they’ve ever seen Ars Technica
Stranded astronauts make first public statement since being left behind on ISS AP
Boeing
As Boeing Cracks, Is It Capitalism or Kafka? Dollars and Sense
Immigration
How AI images of cats and ducks powered the pet-eating rumor mill in Springfield, Ohio NBC News
Nebraska Evolving Flatwater Free Press. “The perception is that Nebraska’s smaller communities are dying. The reality is that many rural Nebraska counties are now growing for one reason. Immigration.”
Police State Watch
The Public Defender Who Just Won Power Over Confirming Massachusetts Judges Bolts
Our Famously Free Press
New York Times’ Previous Reporting Undermines Its War Escalation Journalism Lee Fang
Digital Watch
Exclusive: Lawmakers dig into federal government’s CrowdStrike use Axios
23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement Bleeping Computer
Intel cleared to get $3.5 billion to make advanced chips for Pentagon — Secure Enclave program ushers leading-edge CPUs to the military Tom’s Hardware
EU OKs $1.9B aid for Intel Polish plant, assuming x86 giant doesn’t end up cutting it The Register
Supply Chain
China’s Seafarer Wages Soar as U.S. Mariners Struggle with Pay Stagflation gCaptain
AI
New Study Suggests AI Could Convince Conspiracy Theorists They’re Wrong Gizmodo
MICROSOFT SECRETLY SELLING AI TO FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES WHILE BRAGGING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS Futurism
Class Warfare
No sleeping bags, keep moving: California cities increase crackdown on homeless encampments Cal Matters
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