Penguin chicks survive tearaway iceberg BBC
Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious Delinquency Rate Ticked Up in August Calculated Risk
Nobody Knows Anything, The Beatles edition The Big Picture
Climate
Helene’s impact felt far and wide across several southern states PBS
Hurricane Helene causes over 4.7 million power outages across Southeast US S&P Global. Commentary:
Mind blowing to see two hurricanes, #HurricaneJohn on the left (west coast of Mexico), and #HurricaneHelene (Big Bend region of Florida) on the right, both making landfall at nearly the same time. #Helene #Johnpic.twitter.com/5nf644NKi8
— Dylan Raines (@RainesOfEarth) September 27, 2024
‘Zombie’ storm Hurricane John regains strength as it returns to coastal Mexico Guardian
* * * Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US AP
TEMA: Duke Energy Says Waterville Dam Has Not Failed, Evacuation Notice Still in Effect WIVK
* * * How climate change is intensifying storms like Hurricane Helene The Hill
U.S. Climate Policy Explained: What Americans Need to Know RAND
Syndemics
Missouri investigates more possible human-to-human H5N1 avian flu spread Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Bird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays Fortune
Review shows bird flu control strategies ‘not working’ Pirbright Institute
* * * SARS-CoV-2-specific plasma cells are not durably established in the bone marrow long-lived compartment after mRNA vaccination Nature. From the Discussion: “Here, we measure SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific [antibody-secreting cells (ASCs)] in multiple [bone marrow (BM)] compartments up to 33 months after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination and compare them with well-known long-lived responses such as tetanus- and influenza-specific ASCs and show the absence of SARS-CoV-2-specific ASCs in the BM [long-lived plasma cell (LLPC)s]. This finding provides a mechanistic explanation for the short duration of systemic antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines.”
Federal lawsuit challenging mask ban in suburban New York county dismissed AP
China?
‘Get things done’: China tries to rally risk-averse officials to revive economy South China Morning Post
Moving Bricks: Money-Laundering Practices in the Online Scam Industry Global China Pulse
Sri Lanka’s Lenin-loving new president unsettles establishment FT
Water
Millions depend on the Mississippi—but the mighty river is running dry National Geographic
India
Schools feel the heat as closures increase with extreme weather events Monga Bay
How Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand are challenging authoritarian rule South China Morning Post. Commentary:
Bangladesh’s “Revolution” Meticulously Designed – Interim PM Yunus
Not even trying to hide coups any more? 🤔
Muhammad Yunus admits a plot behind the overthrowing of Sheikh Hasina at the Clinton Global Initiative – and then points out the kid who “masterminded” it. pic.twitter.com/YlvEImw4Hd
— RT_India (@RT_India_news) September 26, 2024
Syraqistan
Bowen: Huge Beirut strike leaves West powerless as Israel chases victory BBC. Commentary:
Israel conducting massive strikes in Beirut..
— Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) September 28, 2024
“Here’s the truth, Israel seeks, yearns, has made and will make peace again”. Netanyahu’s address in UN Times of India. Meanwhile:
A photo of Netanyahu giving the order to strike south Beirut tonight from New York, destroying several apartment buildings. pic.twitter.com/LYRNtA9WPV
— Séamus Malekafzali (@Seamus_Malek) September 27, 2024
Israel says it has killed Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah FT. Meanwhile:
Think about this
–US releases $8.7 billion more to Israel
–US welcomes internationally-accused war criminal (whose forces just killed an American) to US soil
–Hours *before* that leader’s forces strike Lebanon with US bombs, the US tells its *own citizens* it won’t help them flee pic.twitter.com/srGpYJmpqz— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) September 27, 2024
* * * As Israel Widens War, Gallant Triumphs Over Netanyahu in Their In-house Battle Haaretz
Israeli army hacks into Beirut Airport control tower, threatens Iranian civilian plane Anadolu Agency
* * * Biden directs Pentagon to review US military’s posture in Middle East Anadolu Agency
Anti-Daesh/ISIS coalition mission in Iraq to end by 2025; US ‘not withdrawing’ Anadolu Agency
* * * Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state AP
Dear Old Blighty
Keir Starmer: a technocrat without a plan Unherd
Where do neoliberal economists think money comes from? Funding the Future
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukrainian Recruits Surviving Only a Few Days, Poorly Trained and Prone to Panic – British Sources Military Watch. Commentary:
There’s actually a critical lesson to draw from this and other Ukrainian fiascos, of which the Bakhmut saga and the Zaporozhie Hundred Days come to mind: Ukraine will have ended up losing this war in large part because it consistently tried to fight beyond its means.⬇️
The… https://t.co/YuX73ciwXY pic.twitter.com/HBxHt9nTGt
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) September 26, 2024
Almost 7,000 kilometres of power lines needs to be demined in Kharkiv Oblast Ukrainska Pravda
* * * Military aid to Ukraine at risk due to lack of funds from partners – Bloomberg Ukrainska Pravda
What Are JSOWs? Long Range US Glide Bombs Handed to Ukraine Newsweek
* * * Serbian President suggests war in Ukraine will end according to Korean scenario Ukrainska Pravda
Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine Change Is More Cautious Than It May Appear The Wilson Center
South of the Border
Argentina’s poverty rate soars above 50% under Javier Milei FT
2024
Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration AP
False Hopes New Left Review. Israel.
Rep. Ilhan Omar to Introduce Major Long Covid Bill Mother Jones
Antitrust
Google CEO Says Antitrust Trials Could Drag On for Years Bloomberg
Police State Watch
Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops The Verge
Class Warfare
How Easy Is It To Become Middle Class Now? Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds
Visual Contracts in U.S. Courts (forthcoming) Drake Law Review
How Evangelical Christians Seek to Influence American Politics Through… Bible Museums? Literary Hub
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