Yves here. You got more links than usual due so a super-sized Our No Longer Free Press section. Even so, we neglected some topics, so please do not hector us but add those stories as you see fit in comments.
10-foot python found ‘abandoned’ in vehicle, California police say USA Today (Robin K)
Record labels forgot these songs existed. One man rescued them BBC (Kevin W)
The hunter-gatherers of the 21st century who live on the move aeon (Anthony L)
India’s lunar lander unearths evidence the moon once had a magma ocean Washington Post (Robin K)
#COVID-19
Climate/Environment
Gene editors are modifying cow guts to stop their planet-warming burps Washington Post (Dr. Kevin). This seems like overkill. I thought feeding them a certain type of seaweed would do. Is there a scale problem with that?
Texas city flooded with mountain of plastic recycling that hasn’t been touched in a year Daily Mail (Kevin W)
The Coming Pollen Storms Nomea (Micael T)
China?
‘Turn the dial up’: Kevin O’Leary calls for bringing the heat against China to ‘blowtorch temperature’ Fox News (Kevin W). This is not the way a secure or serious country talks.
China Gains Secret Access to Nvdia Microchips by Renting Computers Michael Shedlock (BC)
China slams U.S. for adding firms to export control list over alleged support for Russian military CNBC
China’s ghost stations show a nation haunted by debt The TimesHow China’s growing unemployment has given rise to ‘rotten tail kids’ First Post
Almost 70,000 Japanese people will die alone this year and with the population rapidly aging it could become much worse ABC Australia (Kevin W)
Myanmar
China steps up armed patrols on border as Myanmar conflict deepens Aljazeera
European Disunion
Quite an incredible move in French politics today that might reveal that we’re in fact witnessing nothing less than a coup by Macron.
Let me explain 🧵
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) August 24, 2024
And now a communiqué by La France Insoumise (“France’s unbowed”), the main political force in the New Popular Front coalition, in reply to Macron’s decision.
They announce they’re moving ahead with an impeachment procedure against Macron.https://t.co/8Yv7GcU7g2
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) August 26, 2024
Soros pays for the fight against the BSW and ZDF helps Anti-Spiegel (Micael T). BSW = Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance
SJ was destroyed for purely ideological reasons Aftonbladet. Micael T: “SJ = Swedish Railways. Sosse = pejorative for Social Democrats.”
Old Blighty
‘A bad winter would finish me off’: The pensioners facing fuel poverty Independent
The coming collapse of Britain Alex Krainer (Micael T)
The meaning of depoliticisation The Critic (Anthony L)
South of the Border
Quelle surprise:
The United States government declared that it will not comply with the ruling of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice regarding the last elections on July 28, where the victory of Nicolas Maduro as elected president of the country was confirmed.https://t.co/2KxXNvhYzm
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) August 25, 2024
Gaza
Ben-Gvir’s call to build synagogue at Al-Aqsa ‘to drag region into religious war’: Palestine Anadolu Agency
Cabinet ministers warn Ben Gvir endangering Israel with ‘reckless’ Temple Mount moves Times of Israel
Patrick Lawrence: “The End of Days” Scheerpost (Anthony L)
* * * Freed Israeli captive Noa Argamani says she was wounded by Israel, not Hamas Middle East Eye (Kevin W)
Jonathan Freedland rewrites history to hide an ugly truth about Israel Jonathan Cook. Kevin W: “The cited link to the Electric Intifada piece: https://electronicintifada.net/content/guardians-zionist-gatekeeper-rewrites-holocaust-history/48441“
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia strikes Ukraine’s power grid in ‘most massive’ attack of war Reuters (Robin K)
Powerful Russian Strikes Usher in Season of Ukrainian Discontent Simplicius
* * * Ukraine conscripts ‘refusing to shoot at Russians and abandoning battlefield’ Irish Star (Li). Means Ukraine is running short of neo-Nazi anti-retreat forces.
Ukraine’s Troop Losses Top 5,800 in Kursk Region Sputnik (Robin K)
* * * Ukraine Develops ‘Its Own’ Cruise Missile Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)
Russia claims US preparing to organize ‘color revolution’ in Georgia Anadolu Agency. Not a hard call.
Syraqistan
More than 70 killed in multiple armed attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan Aljazeera
Imperial Collapse Watch
No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s The Conversation. Not the sort of thing you expect to read at this venue.
Global race for nuclear weapons at record high, warns UN Financial Times
Trump
RFK Jr., environmental warrior, backs the ‘drill, baby, drill’ ticket Washington Post (Kevin W)
BREAKING: Declassified Susan Rice Email Confirms Michael Flynn Was Personally Targeted In Oval Office Meeting Federalist (Chuck L)
2024
Is this thing on? Harris and Trump battle over hot mics at debate. Politico. I hate to concede that Breitbart has a point: Trump Campaign Opposes Harris’s Attempt to Abruptly Change September 10 Debate Rules. It seems, as Lambert noted, that the Harris and Biden campaign are one in the same when it comes to taking money raised for Biden, but not when the Harris campaign finds it inconvenient. Li adds: “So he can look mean to a woman.”
Democrats sue to block new GOP-backed Georgia election certification rules CNN (Kevin W)
For Over 150 Years, Democratic Party Operatives Have Infiltrated, Coopted and Destroyed Independent Political Movements in the U.S. CovertAction (fk)
Our No Longer Free Press
US orchestrated Durov arrest – former spokesman RT
Informative:
Just got booted from the @MarioNawfal space so I’m gonna speak my peace here: what’s behind today’s arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov pic.twitter.com/FexLvJZK92
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) August 25, 2024
“#FreePavel”: Telegram CEO Becomes Latest Target of European Censors Jonathan Turley
Alex Christoforu argues with some detail that the action against Durov was likely also against Telegram’s coin and payment platform: Telegram Durov arrested as plane lands in France. Zakharova, NGO hypocrisy. Starmer Ukraine video YouTube
It seems you’re lying through your teeth
The investigation came from OFMIN, an office created less than a year ago
And which reports through your executive branchhttps://t.co/bhoWxjZuhS
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) August 26, 2024
The CEO of Rumble has fled Europe after the arrest of Pavel Durov as France also threatens their platform pic.twitter.com/GYTqatBbHl
— Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) August 25, 2024
* * * Mark Zuckerberg Says White House Was ‘Wrong’ to Pressure Facebook on Covid Wall Street Journal (BC)
Mark Zuckerberg just admitted three things:
1. Biden-Harris Admin “pressured” Facebook to censor Americans.
2. Facebook censored Americans.
3. Facebook throttled the Hunter Biden laptop story.
Big win for free speech. pic.twitter.com/ALlbZd9l6K
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) August 26, 2024
Woke Watch
When a Department Self-Destructs Chronicle of Higher Education (Anthony L)
Falling Apart Boeing Airplanes
Two days that led to Boeing’s near midair disaster Seattle Times (Kevin W)
NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth Without Crew NASA (Kevin W)
Big Cannabis behaving like Big Tobacco Anandamide
Post-pandemic global supply chain turmoil might still ruin Christmas South China Morning Post
The Bezzle
‘Don’t Trust Google for Customer Service Numbers. It Might Be a Scam.’ Washington Post
Sam Bankman-Fried Didn’t Have ‘Character of a Thief’, Argues Author Michael Lewis Decrypt. Hoo boy.
Class Warfare
NYC public hospital doctors ordered to shorten appointments to see more patients Gothamist (Dr. Kevin)
‘Barely surviving’: Some flight attendants are facing homelessness and hunger Yahoo! News (Kevin W)
The thing that will surprise a lot of people is how low Intel pay is in the USA. Hacker News (Paul R)
“Proving them wrong”: After raising minimum wage, California has more fast-food jobs than ever Salon (Kevin W)
Antidote du jour (Cheryl K):
And a bonus (Chuck L):
Once in a lifetime shot. Park ranger uses a shotgun to separate (and save) two antler locked bucks pic.twitter.com/gAB2WWdwsR
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) August 23, 2024
A second bonus:
So relatable 🤗 pic.twitter.com/2eNrLiggr5
— Cats That Heal Your Depression (@Catshealdeprsn) August 27, 2024
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
