Cave Fish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places Scientific American
Climate
…HELENE STRENGTHENING AND EXPECTED TO BRING CATASTROPHIC WINDS AND STORM SURGE TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST… …PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION… National Hurricane Center, NOAA. Map:
HELENE will be a MAJOR impact well inland. Georgia, the western Carolina’s, Tennessee and Kentucky! This is actually a rare meteorological setup for this side of the world. This is called the “Fujiwara Effect” — notice how major hurricane Helene gets boomeranged NW and around a… pic.twitter.com/qMMKDnWG50
— Noah Bergren (@NbergWX) September 26, 2024
Storm surge:
This is what a 15 ft storm surge from Cat 4 Hurricane #Ian looked like in #FortMyers. Now, the NHC predicts #Helene could strengthen to a Cat 4 (115 kn winds before landfall), potentially bringing storm surges of:
15-20 ft: Carrabelle to Suwannee River, FL
10-15 ft: Apalachicola… pic.twitter.com/UiivD9kA9Z— Dr. Mona Hemmati (@HemmatiMona) September 25, 2024
Implications:
Hurricane Helene is going to render Florida unaffordable as insurance rates skyrocket. The state self-insures on hurricanes.
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) September 26, 2024
* * * Solar Housing Is Actually Kind of Retro! JSTOR Daily
People hugely underestimate the carbon footprints of the 1 per cent The New Scientist
Syndemics
Free COVID tests 2024: Gov website crashes, date appears Fast Company
US to donate 1 million mpox vaccine doses to halt outbreak in Africa Channel News Asia
China?
China Weighs $142 Billion Capital Injection Into Top Banks Bloomberg
China lifts markets with promise of more support for economy FT
China Gives Rare Handouts to Boost Sentiment Before Long Holiday Bloomberg
* * * Why did China test-fire an ICBM into the Pacific Ocean and what are the likely implications? Channell News Asia
China Puts All Three Carriers to Sea Simultaneously For the First Time: How Powerful is the Fleet Today? Military Watch
China’s warships gift and funding naval base in Cambodia: Could it put regional dynamics in choppy waters? Channel News Asia
Japanese Vehicle Makers Mired in Wide-Ranging Fraud Scandal Nippon.com
Myanmar
Myanmar is Not About to Become a ‘Fractured’ State The Diplomat
India
Why Millions Go Unaccounted for in India’s Invisible Slum Crisis The Diplomat
Syraqistan
Israel is repeating its Gaza assault in Lebanon. Why? Al Jazeera
Israel’s war on Lebanon: What arms does Hezbollah have? Middle East Eye
Despite Low Odds, Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon Could Kickstart Talks on Gaza and the North Haaretz
Biden: ‘All-out war’ still possible as Israel and Hezbollah fighting escalates PBS
* * * Exclusive: Iran brokering talks to send advanced Russian missiles to Yemen’s Houthis, sources say Reuters
* * * Israeli soldiers filmed throwing bodies from a West Bank roof France24
In Israel’s prisons, skin diseases are a method of punishment 972 Magazine
* * * The War That Would Not End Franklin Foer, The Atlantic
European Disunion
Deutsche Boerse, Nasdaq targetted in EU antitrust probe Reuters
A Coup in Brussels Thomas Fazi, Compact
Dear Old Blighty
£20k Starmer donation for son’s ‘study break’ lasted a month after exams ended The Sqwakbox
So, Jeremy Corbyn IS involved in setting up a new political party. But who told the Guardian? Canary
A crisis at the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper has exposed the Zionist media web and the ‘Get Corbyn’ campaign Middle East Monitor
NHS drops another billion on tech in the hope of finally going digital The Register
New Not-So-Cold War
What is Zelenskiy’s real Plan B? BNE Intellinews. Commentary:
Even Richard Haas admits: “If victory is defined [as] Ukraine … totally ridding its country of every Russian troop — I understand the argument, but the problem is it’s not achievable. No one is putting out there what is a realistic plan for victory.” pic.twitter.com/kVaNeQhe49
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 25, 2024
What Does it Mean to Win the War in Ukraine? The National Interest
Ukraine Is About To Get Pledges Of $8 Billion In U.S. Weapons—Including Precision Glide Bombs Forbes
‘General Winter’ is about to unleash his wrath on Ukraine RT
* * * Collapsing Defensive Lines and Offensive Dreams in Ukraine Gordon Hahn
Ukraine Is Already Striking Deep Inside Russia New Lines Magazine
France to prepare and fully equip Ukrainian brigade Ukrainska Pravda
Tom Massie: Washington purposely blacking out Ukraine casualty data Responsible Statecraft
* * * Putin outlines new rules for Russian use of vast nuclear arsenal Al Jazeera
Putin’s Silence on Kursk Offensive Might Be a Giant Mistake RAND
2024
What the U.S. Election Means for Ukraine Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs
Trump says Ukraine is ‘demolished’ and dismisses its defense against Russia’s invasion AP
Why a Trump Loss is Best for Conservatives Ordinary Times
‘A perfect storm of stunning failure’: Senate probe finds huge Secret Service errors at Trump rally Politico
Lobbyists exploit massive loophole to wine and dine lawmakers, aides at fancy getaways Politico
The Supremes
Supreme Court allows Marcellus Williams to be executed SCOTUSblog
The Counter-Constitutional Movement: The Assault on America’s Defining Principles Jonathan Turley
Spook Country
Why Everything We Think We Know About Spies Is Wrong Literary Hub
Health
Chronopsychiatry British Journal of Psychiatry
Boeing
Boeing’s supply chain shudders as workers walk and production slows FT
The Final Frontier
Earth is about to get a second moon… but what will it mean for the lit world? Literary Hub
Imperial Collapse Watch
US Navy Oiler Runs Aground, Forcing Carrier Strike Group to Scramble for Fuel gCaptain. Commentary:
It’s not looking good. I’ve been told by a shipowner the Navy does not have a spare oiler to deploy and is scrambling to find a commercial oil tanker to refuel the Abraham Lincoln carrier group.
Updates over at gCaptain forum: https://t.co/nNG6uSYGJJ https://t.co/wGP2GTYyAw pic.twitter.com/ec2oN3CpSf
— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) September 24, 2024
Ohio judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery East Palestine train derailment FOX
Class Warfare
Strike Threat Wins Boarding and Retro Pay at American Airlines Labor Notes
10 workers fired after forming union get $450K Colorado Sun
Recovering the Agricultural New Deal: Its Foundations, Legacies, and Losses Nonsite.org
Death of the Department Store London Review of Books
Antidote du jour (Cary Bass-Deschênes ):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
