World’s oldest cheese found smeared on heads of 3,600-year-old mummies StudyFinds
“We sold our house for this”: Cruise passengers ‘stranded’ in Belfast before 3-year long trip Belfast Telegraph
Climate/Environment
Lambert will have a separate post on Helene coming later today.
Asheville cut off from world; damage estimated $100B in South The Center Square – North Carolina
Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says The Guardian
Western NC Open Thread: What do you need/know/want? North Carolina Rabbit Hole
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Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades Science (IME)
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Poison PR Lighthouse Reports. The deck: “US taxpayers funded a covert campaign to downplay the risks of pesticides and discredit environmentalists in Africa, Europe, and North America.”
U.S. Races Towards Lithium Independence with Ambitious Mining Projects OilPrice
Electric cars causing fires after Hurricane Helene flooding WFTS Tampa Bay
Pandemics
RNA-Seq analysis of human heart tissue reveals SARS-CoV-2 infection and inappropriate activation of the TNF-NF-κB pathway in cardiomyocytes Scientific Reports. Translation:
Inflamed from Within: How COVID-19 Ignites Heart Damage
Here is a version non-medical language terms.
Scientists recently uncovered something unsettling in a study of 54 heart tissue samples. The virus behind COVID-19 can creep into heart cells too, stirring up a storm of… https://t.co/iPL4dJW5Ir
— David it Up! (@Dave_it_up) September 29, 2024
China?
China property shares jump as major cities ease buying curbs Channel News Asia
China unveiled its hydrogen-powered train at a trade fair in Germany. The zero-emission train generates electricity through a hydrogen-oxygen reaction, producing only water as a byproduct。pic.twitter.com/jrVNS3ECC8
— Zhang Meifang (@CGMeifangZhang) September 29, 2024
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Biden Approves $567M Defense Assistance for Taiwan The Defense Post
Zheng Yongnian: Asia-Pacific, destined for world war? The East Is Read
Old Blighty
Britain Can’t Afford Rachel Reeves (2) Building a New Economics
European Disunion
Email from Athens set to cause von der Leyen, Metsola headaches Euractiv
Austerity, corruption, and neglect: How the Greek railway became Europe’s deadliest Modern Diplomacy. From last year, still germane.
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Austria: Right-Wing FPÖ Achieves Historic Victory The European Conservative
Sahra Wagenknecht wants to coordinate BSW negotiations and break them off if there is no willingness to compromise Die Sachsen. “Wagenknecht reiterated in the RND that the state governments must take a clear position on the deployment of US medium-range missiles.”
Sahra Wagenknecht’s Party Is a Bad Example for the Left Jacobin
First Week of German Border Controls Had Little Effect on Immigration European Conservative
Sweden’s spreading crime epidemic alarms its neighbors Politico
War in Lebanon could fuel another European migration crisis Unherd
Syraqistan
Israeli F-15s Strike Infrastructure in Yemen After Ansuruallah Ballistic Missile Targeted Ben Gurion Airport Military Watch
Heavy bombardment hits Israel from Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen The Cradle
An Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflict AP
IDF may have already begun small raids on Hezbollah in south Lebanon – reports Times of Israel
US occupation base hit by ‘intense’ rocket, drone strikes in Syria The Cradle
‘Israel’ expands aggression, intensifies strikes on Bekaa, Hermel Al Mayadeen. Commentary:
They’re now bombing Baalbek.
Baalbek is a world heritage site. And the same people who issued condemnations of ISIS, rightfully so, for their destruction of Palmyra will be silent if Israel destroys the temple of Bacchus. https://t.co/OAU96H1kla pic.twitter.com/q4M1U1POwL
— Philip Proudfoot 🇱🇧🇵🇸 (@PhilipProudfoot) September 29, 2024
Samantha Power and Sir Andrew Wood: where are they now with respect to Israeli atrocities in the neighborhood? Gilbert Doctorow
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‘Israel’ assassinated Sayyed Nasrallah with US-made bomb: US senator Al Mayadeen
Legal Experts Criticize Biden for Praising Israel’s Extrajudicial Killing of Hassan Nasrallah Orinoco Tribune
End of an Era: What Hassan Nasrallah’s Assassination Spells for the Middle East New Lines Magazine. Commentary:
September 27th is the most important day in the Middle East since the Abraham Accords breakthrough.
I have spent countless hours studying Hezbollah and there is not an expert on earth who thought that what Israel has done to decapitate and degrade them was possible.
This is…
— Jared Kushner (@jaredkushner) September 29, 2024
Hezbollah leadership already replaced following Israeli airstrikes BNE Intellinews
Hezbollah: 10 Things You Need To Know Hauntologies by Elia Ayoub
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Microsoft’s CEO for Israel to Appear at Event Celebrating Israeli Military AI Drop Site
Chase Doubles Investment in Israeli Weapons Manufacturer The Progressive
Google Was Set to Host an Israeli Military Conference. When We Asked About It, the Event Disappeared. The Intercept
New Not-So-Cold War
The West is trying to pressure Russia through Iran, but is it possible? RT
Zelenskyy on preparation for Ramstein meeting: We must decide how to increase pressure on Russia Ukrainska Pravda
Zelensky US Trip Flops; West Says Ukr Losing; Vuhledar Siege; F16s Destroyed; MidEast All Out War Alexander Mercouris (video)
Sources say Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Chief Budanov could be replaced soon Euromaidan Press
Norway is mulling building a fence on its border with Russia, following Finland’s example AP
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland want EU funds to beef up border with Russia Euronews
Trump
Kamala
Retired military general described as ‘the finest warrior’ backs Harris for president The Independent. Stanley McChrystal, who among many other post-retirement duties, is chairman of the Board of Siemens Government Technologies and is on the strategic advisory board of Knowledge International, a licensed arms dealer cozy with the UAE.
Why Harris’ support from retired U.S. military leaders matters MSNBC
When odious foreign policy elites rally around Harris Responsible Statecraft
Kamala Harris campaign motorcade halted by confused robotaxis The Register
Democrats en Déshabillé
As FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Term Expires, Democrats Are Torn Between Donors and Their Base Wired
Gov. Newsom vetoes California’s controversial AI bill, SB 1047 TechCrunch
As extreme heat rises, Newsom blocks bill to protect California farmworkers Cal Matters
Imperial Collapse Watch
Belarus expects approval as BRICS prepares to add 10 new members Anadolu Agency
Police State Watch
“I Saw a Mirror”: Marcellus Williams’s Execution Enrages Palestine Solidarity Protesters The Intercept
Our Famously Free Press
The Empire Strikes Back Ken Klippenstein
All That Twitters The Baffler. The deck: “Who owns a piece of Elon Musk?”
Supply Chain
US East Coast port strike set to start Tuesday, says union Reuters
AI
Southern California’s hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren’t human Los Angeles Times
The Bezzle
Crypto founder paid LA cops to help extort victims for crypto, FBI alleges Coin Telegraph
Guillotine Watch
In the US, opioid-maker Purdue is bankrupt. Its global counterparts make millions The Examination
Antitrust
Monopoly Round-Up: Corporate Slumlords and Housing Cartels BIG by Matt Stoller
Class Warfare
Tenants vote for rent strike at Independence Towers, Quality Hills if demands aren’t met Kansas City Star
Tenants Rise Up The Baffler
A tribute to longtime Maui resident Kris Kristofferson The Maui News
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