The secret to the old snow leopard’s longevity YouTube
A little history of the anchovy Engelsberg Ideas (Anthony L)
Mathematicians discover new class of shape seen throughout nature Nature (Dr. Kevin)
In the Shack With Robert Caro Curbed (Anthony L)
Men have a daily hormone cycle — and it’s synced to their brains shrinking from morning to night Live Science (Dr. Kevin). The daily hormone cycle is not news but I assume the brain shrinking is.
Shocker! Plutonium Found in Los Alamos at Levels Comparable to Chernobyl Spark Public Outrage ZME Science (Dr. Kevin)
Climate/Environment
100% humidity heatwaves are spreading across the Earth. That’s a deadly problem for us. BBC (Dr. Kevin)
South Africa hit by surprise snowfall RT (Kevin W)
Ecuador cuts power in half of its provinces amid historic drought Reuters
Nuclear fuel prices surge as west rues shortage of conversion facilities Financial Times
The next banking crisis could come from climate change Fortune
China?
China’s central cuts rate to infuse money into markets as growth slowdown worsens FirstPost
China’s youth unemployment hits fresh high amid economic slowdown and restrictive hiring policies CNBC
Commerce proposes ban on Chinese tech in connected vehicles over national security concerns The Hill
Project 33: US Navy’s plan to beat China by 2027 Asia Times (Asia Times)
You would not believe what this transforms into
pic.twitter.com/MBfoPhPxj8— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) September 22, 2024
Sri Lanka elects Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy Aljazeera
European Disunion
German business activity sinks deeper into contraction in September, PMI shows BusinessTime
Why does a Bundeswehr soldier have to go to jail for refusing the mRNA vaccination after the end of the obligation to tolerate vaccination? Nachdenkseiten (Micael T)
Old Blighty
Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories Independent (Kevin W). As Lambert says, when you are explaining, you are losing.
UK: Labour Party bans words ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid’ from conference Middle East Eye (Kevin W)
Schisms and sleaze plague Keir Starmer’s first Labour conference, risking long-term damage Irish Times (Kevin W)
Banks slash loans to UK North Sea oil groups as windfall tax hits industry Financial Times
Gaza
A plan to liquidate northern Gaza is gaining steam +972Mag
I present to you Israel pic.twitter.com/M5renAgkAG
— Tameem | تميم (@TameeOliveFern) September 24, 2024
Hezbollah ‘enters battle of reckoning’ with Israel as world powers urge restraint Guardian (Kevin W)
China says it ‘firmly supports’ Lebanon in face of Israel’s ‘indiscriminate attacks’ against civilians Anadolu Agency
Top Hezbollah Commander Just Survived an Israeli Assassination Attempt Military Watch. Contradicting reports of his death.
The War About Palestine Has Reached Its Next Stage Moon of Alabama (Kevin W)
Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon BBC (Kevin W)
BREAKING NEWS: THE FBI and western intelligence agencies had a long history of ordering pagers and/ or walkie-talkies from Gold Apollo of Taiwan, it was revealed yesterday.
The company in New Taipei City made customized communications devices for western intelligence groups for… pic.twitter.com/S96T079vir
— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) September 22, 2024
The Disturbing White Supremacy in Visuals of Arab Suffering BettBeat (Dr. Kevin)
Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise Reuters (furzy). Pretty long list but no idea how much service to Tel Aviv remains.
New Not-So-Cold War
Zelensky’s Victory Plan is his survival kit Indian Punchline (Kevin W)
Iranian President says he “seeks negotiations with West” regarding war in Ukraine Ukrainska Pravda
CERN’s ‘Politicized’ Plan to Ban Russian Scientists Threatens West With ‘Scientific Slum’ Status Sputnik (Kevin W)
Syraqistan
Five dead, several hurt as clashes erupt in Kurram again GEO
Imperial Collapse Watch
World leaders are gathering in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The outlook is gloomy Associated Press
Electronic Warfare Spooks Airlines, Pilots and Air-Safety Officials Wall Street Journal (Kevin W)
The U.S. Hurt Itself With Russia Sanctions American Conservative (Kevin W)
Trump
Trump threatens John Deere with 200% tariff if moves production to Mexico CNBC (furzy)
Kamala
Harris ‘too busy’ to talk to media – adviser RT (Kevin W)
Janet Jackson’s ‘Rep’: I Was Fired Over Kamala Harris Apology Drama Daily Beast. IMHO a side effect of giving celebrity views on politics way too much attention.
2024
Trump Shows Signs of Strength in Sun Belt Battlegrounds, Polls Find New York Times
Democrats spent 8 years whining about “foreign interference in our sacred elections.” Now they’re campaigning with Ukraine’s president-for-life in key swing states.
Recall that the Ukrainians also worked with the DNC in 2016 to help elect Hillary:https://t.co/JARWJIgnWP https://t.co/MZKHX6s1RP
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 23, 2024
Supremes
The Supreme Crisis of Chief Justice John Roberts Jonathan Turley
US supreme court rulings will affect response to threats like bird flu – experts Guardian (Dr. Kevin). Headline seems to understate the case. Looks to severely weaken an already crippled public health system.
Our No Longer Free Press
Elon Musk capitulates, complies with legal orders in Brazil Bloomberg (Kevin W)
Youtube Has Censored “The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda” and other channels critical of US foreign policy of Hegemony. Mark Sleboda
Mr. Market Perhaps Should Not Be So Happy
World economy faces pressures similar to 1920s slump, warns Christine Lagarde Financial Times
The Rate Cut Happened. Not All Borrowing Costs Are Going Down Wall Street Journal
AI
Section 230 Catches Up to AI: An appellate court holds companies liable for the actions of their algorithms. Wall Street Journal. Important. So this ought to severely dent AI for medical diagnostics.
AI Snake Oil—A New Book by 2 Princeton University Computer Scientists Eric Topol (Robin K). Big thumbs down to using AI to moderate speech.
Cloudflare’s new marketplace lets websites charge AI bots for scraping TechCrunch (Paul R)
Class Warfare
I’m spending $200k to be in a sorority but I don’t care – I’ll make ten times that from it Daily Mail (Kevin W)
Ancient settlements show that commoning is ‘natural’ for humans, not selfishness and competition MR Online. Kevin W: “For those on NC who always go on about ‘selfish human nature’”
The Enduring Influence of Marx’s Masterpiece Nation (Anthony L)
Looming US ports strike threatens fresh supply chain crisis Financial Times (Kevin W)
Raise Wages? No Need — McDonald’s Is Hiring Inmates Instead Jacobin. Paul R: “Ronald McDonald will be first against the wall when the revolution comes.”
Antidote du jour (via):
A bonus (Chuck L):
well done! .. Didn’t leave a friend in trouble 🙂 pic.twitter.com/M2SaEvlIJo
— Interesting Channel (@ChannelInteres) January 7, 2024
A second bonus (Robin K):
Who can relate? 😂 pic.twitter.com/LZ7TdIOqQI
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 23, 2024
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
