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Falling Down a Rabbit Hole in Real Life Nautilus
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’? AP
Climate/Environment
Deadly Flooding in Europe Shows ‘Dramatic Consequences’ of Climate Change Common Dreams
Typhoon hits Shanghai with 94-mph winds after 400,000 people were evacuated AP
113 killed, 320,000 displaced after Typhoon Yagi strikes Myanmar Al Mayadeen
US supply chains face biggest jump in ‘weather shocks’ due to climate change Carbon Brief
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Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? The Guardian
ELON MUSK’S HUGE AI SUPERCOMPUTER VISIBLY SPEWING FUMES INTO SURROUNDING COMMUNITY Futurism
The New Plan to Power Data-Hungry AI: Sink Server Farms Into the San Francisco Bay Gizmodo
China?
Western powers make plans to secure submarine communications cables, excluding Chinese firms and technology Tom’s Hardware
Philippines to continue to deploy vessels in contested South China Sea shoal Channel News Asia
US sends ‘unserviceable’ arms to Taiwan Taiwan News (SoCal Jim)
Taiwan grounds entire fleet of French-made Mirage jets after overnight crash Anadolu Agency
Threat from China prompts Canada to seek place in Aukus security partnership Forces News
‘AUKUS-plus and the realities of Australia’s involvement in US nuclear proliferation’ Pearls and Irritations
Syraqistan
Netanyahu warns Yemen’s Houthis face a ‘heavy price’ as missile lands in central Israel CNN
Yemeni Ballistic Missile Strikes Central Israeli: Air Defences Fail to Intercept Military Watch
Israeli Army Says Houthi Missile Not ‘Hypersonic,’ Successfully Intercepted but Not Destroyed Haaretz
Yemen preparing for extended war with ‘Israel’: Exclusive Al Mayadeen
Saudi Arabia calls for more pressure on Iran as Houthi threat grows The Guardian. Headline is false. Story quotes a former Saudi intelligence chief and diplomat while “Saudi Arabia has not joined the US military attacks because it says it has been pursuing a diplomatic route to form a national government in Yemen.”
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Tel Aviv luring 30,000 African asylum seekers for permanent residency to join Israeli army: Report Anadolu Agency
Israel says ‘high probability’ its own airstrike killed 3 hostages in Gaza last November AP
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The Ministry of Health in Gaza has just published a 649-page document with the the name, age, gender, ID number of every Palestinian killed in Gaza from October 7 to August 31 that it has info for (over 34k out of 40k). The 1st 14 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year old) pic.twitter.com/NZZNLLf7ml
— Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس (@sharifkouddous) September 15, 2024
Israelis Must Ask Themselves if They’re Willing to Live in a Country That Lives on Blood Haaretz
Netanyahu’s popularity surges as Gaza genocide nears one year mark: Poll The Cradle
Foreign residents gradually returning to housing market Globes
European Disunion
The tug of war with Berlin over migration Kathimerini
France’s Breton Quits EU Commission Citing Reappointment Row AFP
Old Blighty
The ethics of the Starmer’s clothing Funding the Future
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine’s victory plan has 4 main points and one additional – Zelenskyy Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine Quashes Rumors Victory Plan Includes Freezing Russian Front Lines Newsweek
Peace plan should not be imposed on Ukraine from the outside, US’s Sullivan says Politico. In response to Vance’s description of Trump plan.
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SITREP 9/15/24: Ukraine’s Situation Worsens as Allied Weapons Drive Flunks Simplicius the Thinker
Calls Grow For NATO Members To Help Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Drones And Missiles RFE/RL
Ukraine could not effectively use UK missiles without US data: Times Al Mayadeen
Zelenskyy on long-range strikes on Russia: We have waited too long, Russia has pulled out its jets Ukrainska Pravda
Ukraine Loses Two of its Last Su-27 Fighters and a MiG-29 in New Air Battles Military Watch
Ukraine is Losing its Last U.S.-Supplied Abrams Tanks Fast: Images Confirm Russian Forces Took Out Another Military Watch
Greek Navy Extends Naval Drills to Deter Russian Oil Bloomberg
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A Closer Look: Scholz Trip Shows Europe’s Interest in Central Asia The Times of Central Asia
Georgia to apologize for war that Saakashvili started against Ossetians — ruling party News.az
South of the Border
CIA and Spanish Intelligence Behind Latest Terrorist Plot in Venezuela Orinoco Tribune
Owner of company that spied on Assange for the CIA was collaborating with Spain’s secret service El Pais
Trump Assassination Attempt II
Lambert has more in a separate post today.
Suspected Gunman Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine New York Times
Commentary:
No ears were harmed. Carry on with your Sunday afternoon.
— Rachel Vindman 🇺🇸🦅🌻 (@natsechobbyist) September 15, 2024
DeSantis says FL will conduct its own investigation of assassination attempt The Hill
Kamala
Harris would be ‘more aggressive’ than Biden in supporting Ukraine, ex-US ambassador says The Kyiv Independent
2024
Newly registered Pennsylvania voter motivated by economic circumstances Washington Examiner
Ohio Gov. DeWine’s deep connections to Haiti inform response to Springfield controversy Dayton Daily News
Democrats en Déshabillé
Adams’s Ex-Legal Counsel Repeatedly Advised Key Aide, Since Raided by FBI, on Migrant Contracts The City
Police State Watch
THEY PROTESTED A MILITARY BASE EXPANSION. SO THE FBI INVESTIGATED THEM AS TERRORISM SUSPECTS. The Intercept
Antitrust
Monopoly Round-Up: Antitrust Chief Says Economics Has Its Big Tobacco Corruption Moment BIG by Matt Stoller
Healthcare?
Direct-to-Consumer Drugs: Big Pharma’s Digital Health Play MedPage Today
Texas Leads Push for Faster Certification of Mental Health Professionals Governing
Imperial Collapse Watch
Vance Would ‘Consider’ Expanding Private Care Options for Veterans if Trump Wins Military.com
Anduril poised to fill America’s missile supply gap Asia Times
Our Famously Free Press
US media merged with intelligence services long ago – RT editor-in-chief RT
In Defense of Free Speech Scott Ritter Extra
Groves of Academe
ACADEMIA NEEDS COMEDY NOW MORE THAN EVER Los Angeles Review
Guillotine Watch
Class Warfare
Workers in the GoFundMe Economy Dollars and Sense
Sports Desk
How Clemente Got the Players’ Union Behind Curt Flood Payday Report. Yesterday was Roberto Clemente Day in Pittsburgh.
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
