In pictures: Northern lights dazzle during solar storm CNN
What happens to dead whales? How their humongous carcasses create a whole new ecosystem that will last for decades Discover Wildlife
TD Bank to pay $3bn in US case over money laundering lapses FT
Climate
Family who sheltered in Disney World during Hurricane Milton reveal what it was really like Daily Mail
Hurricane Milton carves scar across Florida. At least 11 dead, 3 million without power Miami Herald
A visual guide to the damage caused by Hurricane Milton Guardian
Florida’s home insurer of last resort is in serious trouble. Will Milton put it over the edge? CNN
* * * FEMA official details federal response strategy after 2 major hurricanes (transcript) PBS
Federal Flood Maps Are No Match for Florida’s Double Hurricane Bloomberg
* * * Declines in Plant Resilience Threaten Carbon Storage in the Arctic (press release) Ohio State University
Disappearing Winter Lake Ice Has Broad Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact (press release) Southern Methodist University
Is it true that Earth’s magnetic field occasionally reverses its polarity? USGS
* * * The shady origins of the climate haven myth Vox
Hot days and methamphetamine are now a deadlier mix Orlando Sentinel
Financial interactions with ecosystem tipping points UCL (PDF) Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Syndemics
China?
China’s real intent behind its stimulus inflection FT
Chinese Stock Market Sets New Record for Single-Day Net Stock Purchase via Margin Financing YiCai Global
Blinken condemns China’s ‘increasingly dangerous’ sea moves Channel News Asia
CCUS: a viable business model in Asia-Pacific? S&P Global. Carbon capture.
India
Ratan Tata’s vision should still be India’s Channel News Asia
Syraqistan
Biden and Netanyahu closer to consensus on Israel’s plans to attack Iran Axios
‘We have to attack Iran,’ says Israeli economy minister France24
The West is sleepwalking into nuclear disaster The Telegraph. The deck: “Our leaders must let Israel eliminate the menace of Iranian atomic weapons for the longer term”
Iran Could Build a Nuclear Weapon Sooner Than You Think Foreign Policy
Soviet-Supplied MiG-29s Guard Iran’s Capital: Could They Repel an Israeli Air Attack? Military Watch
* * * U.S. special ops flights to Israel from UK’s Cyprus base surge under Starmer Declassified UK
* * * The unravelling of the Gaza ceasefire talks FT
U.S. Sees Opening to Sideline Hezbollah Politically in Lebanon WSJ
Israel’s Paradox of Defeat Foreign Affairs. The deck: “How the Country’s Military Success Is Producing Political Failure:”
* * * ‘Unacceptable’: World reacts as Israel fires at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon Al Jazeera
Atrocity Inc: How Israel sells its destruction of Gaza Max Blumenthal, MR Online
American journalist disclosed secrets during Iran attack, police says Ynet. Commentary:
Jeremy Loffredo’s last report before the IOF kidnapped him. https://t.co/zRfvsIKi7O
— Ⓐ ☭ Resistance Axis supporter 🔻 #LandBack (@nodealfornature) October 11, 2024
Africa
Martinique authorities ban protests following deadly riots over rising prices France24
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov issues ominous warning as he returns to Moscow Daily Mail
NATO to begin large-scale nuclear exercises on Monday Ukrainska Pravda
The West, including Israel, should help Ukraine fight Russia in Syria The Hill
* * * Meeting of Western Leaders on Ukraine Is Postponed, a Setback for Kyiv NYT
What will it take for Ukraine to ‘win’? The Hill
* * * SITREP 10/10/24: From Bad to Worse for Ukraine Amid New Surge of Russian Advances SImplicius, Simplicius the Thinker
The Russian ‘Steamroller’ in Donbas Gilbert Doctorow
How Ukraine Defeated a Major Russian Assault: Tactical Analysis of the Battle of Kupiansk Kyiv Post
Ukraine could hold territories Kursk Oblast in Russia for many more months BNE Intellinews
* * * Ukraine’s Minister for Recovery reveals the impact of Russian attacks on ports, vessels and grain storage facilities over past few months Ukrainska Pravda
Victims of Communism memorial faces call to remove over 330 names linked to Nazis, fascists Ottawa Citizen
South of the Border
The Dangerous Radical on Our Southern Border The American Conservative
Biden Administration
The Double-Edged Sword of Semiconductor Export Controls CSIS
2024
Bracing for a More Insular America: Japan’s Take on the US Election Nippon.comd
MMT
Venezuela, the Weimar Republic and Zimbabwe prove MMT is true Funding the Future
Digital Watch
Elon Musk unveils Cybercab at Tesla robotaxi event BBC. Commmentary:
As Tesla unveiled its future robotaxi today, a reminder that robotaxis have been a reality in China for more than a year already with millions of rides completed 👇
So Telsa and by extension the U.S. are far behind in this regard, all the more because Musk said people will have… https://t.co/Fvag4yBY0U
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) October 11, 2024
Realignment and Legitimacy
Group puts up fence, claims ownership over 1,400 acres of Colorado forest, sparking outrage Colorado Sun
Class Warface
Strike referendum at Amazon Poland Worker’s Initiative
Balancing the Books: Five Novels that Explore the Complexities of the Stock Market Literary Hub
France and the Tyrant of the Sea Big Serge Thought
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See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
