Octopuses seen hunting together with fish in rare video — and punching fish that don’t cooperate NBC
A taxonomy of sovereign wealth funds Brad Setser, FT
Climate
…HELENE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND OVER GEORGIA… …LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, WINDS, AND HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE… National Hurricane Center, NOAA
Hurricane Helene slams into US coast as deadly Category 4 storm leaving almost 1.5 million homes without power across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as forecasters warn of ‘nightmare’ storm surge and winds Daily Mail
Climate Change Is So Bad, Even the Arctic Is On Fire Bloomberg
Low-carbon ammonia offers green alternative for agriculture and hydrogen transport Tech Xplore
China begins SAF pilot with commercial flights, airports; to ramp up in 2025 S&P Global. SAF = Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Maybe:
2. After 40 years of climate science – first AGGG, now IPCC -, everyone feels they know climate. Yet experts only really know their own field. Generalists and practitioners can implement solutions but need experts to develop them. Bamboo as climate solution is entirely unexplored pic.twitter.com/4AKrGBUsTo
— Paul Maidowski (@_ppmv) August 30, 2024
Water
Southern Water makes plans to tanker supplies from Norway’s fjords FT
Syndemics
COVID Virus Is Evolving Resistance to Antiviral Treatment, Studies Show Newsweek
EID Journal: Emerging Monkeypox Virus Sublineage C.1 Causing Community Transmission, Vietnam, 2023 Avian Flu Diary
China?
China stocks see best week since 2008 on stimulus impact as most Asia markets rise NBC
China caps week of ‘bazooka’ stimulus for ailing economy with rate cut Agence France Presse
China’s industrial profit growth slows, underscoring urgent need for policy pivot South China Morning Post
Humiliation for Xi Jinping as China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine SINKS at Wuhan port in a blunder covered up by the Communist Party Daily Mail
China’s Market Marred by Glitches as Frenzy Grips Stocks Bloomberg
Myanmar
Myanmar military urges anti-coup forces to give up struggle and join talks Al Jazeera
India
As the Women’s Game Grows in Popularity, Indian Cricket Remains Tied to Masculinity New Lines Magazine
Chinese and Russian firms among first foreign investors in Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara with building projects Channel News Asia
Syraqistan
Netanyahu ‘greenlights’ temporary cease-fire with Hezbollah: Israeli media Anadolu Agency
Lebanon ceasefire hopes fade as Netanyahu issues contradictory statements Guardian
US, frustrated, says ceasefire plan rejected by Netanyahu had been coordinated with him The Times of Israel
Netanyahu’s New York Trip Is Another Opportunity for Israel to Miss an Opportunity Haaretz
Ex-general: Israel will collapse if war continues for another year Middle East Monitor
European Disunion
France deploys colonial security forces to repress cost of living protests in Martinique MR Online
Dear Old Blighty
Rachel Reeves really should serve the country and not the City Funding the Future
New Not-So-Cold War
The Wait is Over: Putin Unveils New Nuclear Doctrine in Final Warning to West Simplicius, Simplicius the Thinker
Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine per latest speech by Vladimir Putin Gilbert Doctorow
Russia rattles the nuclear sabre again, as Ukraine devastates its munitions Al Jazeera
Zelensky’s ‘victory plan’: Is the war in Ukraine reaching its endgame? France24
The US is giving Ukraine billions more in weapons. Here’s how they will help AP
Zelenskiy takes aim at China, Brazil push for peace in Ukraine Reuters
Missile Strike on Ukrainian Airbase Takes Out F-16s on the Ground – Reports Military Watch. Big if true.
What does ‘victory’ for Ukraine look like? The Spectator
Who is winning in Ukraine? These maps tell the real story. WaPo
A River Runs Through the End of the NATO-Russia Ukrainian War Gordon Hahn, Russian & Eurasian Politics. See NC here and here.
Can the US be accused of ‘meddling’ in Georgia’s election? Responsible Statecraft
Is Georgia Headed for Another Revolution? Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
White House sees no political motives in Zelenskyy’s visit to arms factory Ukrainska Pravda
Imagining the Russian empire’s collapse The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
The Wild West of Papal Conclaves JStor Daily
Antitrust
The Google antitrust remedy should extinguish surveillance, not democratize it Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
Digital Watch
X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier The Verge
Musk’s X asks to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge’s orders, source tells AP PBS
The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained TechCrunch
Supply Chain
91 hours left to avert supply chain mayhem in the US Splash 247
Zeitgeist Watch
Paralyzed Jockey Loses Ability to Walk After Manufacturer Refuses to Fix Battery For His $100,000 Exoskeleton 404 Media
The Presumptive Case for Organ Markets George Mason Legal Studies Research Paper No. LS No. 24-22
Some Country for Some Women The New Inquiry
Imperial Collapse Watch
Why the U.S. Can’t Build Icebreaking Ships Construction Physics
Guillotine Watch
OceanGate CEO knew Titan submersible venture would end in disaster, friend testifies FOX
Class Warfare
In their plaintive call for a return to the office, CEOs reveal how little they are needed Crooked Timber
The Little House on the Edge of the New Deal Nonsite.org
Enemy of the State: An Interview with John Zerzan The Anarchist Library
Picture Imperfect Science. The deck: “Scores of papers by Eliezer Masliah, prominent neuroscientist and top NIH official, fall under suspicion.”
Desperate Times Led Wisconsin Tribe to High-Interest Lending, Dubious Partnerships and Legal Jeopardy ProPublica
Antidote du jour (Pudding4brains ):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
