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What turns an ant into a soldier or a forager? It may be all in their heads Science
Abandoned Apollo 17 lunar lander module is causing tremors on the moon CNN
Global equity funds draw big inflows as inflationary pressures ease Reuters
What if Jerome Powell pulled off a soft landing and nobody noticed? It’s the economy’s Groundhog Day Fortune
What is jamais vu? The eerie opposite of déjà vu ZME Science
Climate/Environment
NASA confirms summer 2023 was Earth’s hottest on record Space.com
Floods in Libya’s Derna: Worst disaster in 21st century Middle East Monitor
Greenwashing set Canada on fire Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
Months of devastation: World battered by rising number of natural catastrophes Anadolu Agency
#COVID-19
2… rate of re-infection, combined with the data we have on the likelihood of sequelae of infection and Long Covid with each infection, makes it a near-certainty that a growing percentage of the world will continue to become chronically ill and / or disabled. The pandemic is…
— Conor Browne (@brownecfm) September 16, 2023
Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley hospitalized for pneumonia as wife mentions risk of heart failure Los Angeles Times
Niger
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance Al Jazeera
India
India’s Nipah virus outbreak: What do we know so far? Channel News Asia
China?
Don’t Be Distracted by Alarmism Over a Diversionary War Eunomia
We should not choose to fight a war with China if they invade Taiwan Daniel L. Davis, a former Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army, The Hill
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China’s desperate stock traders keen for policy ‘bazooka’ to rouse US$10 trillion bear market from slumber South China Morning Post
Life as a Migrant Food Delivery Rider in Shanghai Pekingnology
Life in China’s American Dream Town The Diplomat
Chinese EV makers pin hopes on Europe’s fading auto dealers Business Times
European Disunion
Scholz’s dream of climate revolution to revive Germany is dying Business Times
EU unafraid of trade war with China Channel News Asia
Czech protesters demand government to prioritize citizens over Ukraine Al Mayadeen
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine lost around 85% of its initial mobilized force: Field general Al Mayadeen
Zelensky issues warning to EU states RT
Romania to shoot down Russian drones if necessary – top general Ukrainska Pravda
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What The U.S. Will Learn, And Not Learn, From Its War In Ukraine Moon of Alabama
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Berlin State Opera Intendant Defends Anna Netrebko Following Protest Threats Opera Wire
Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press Chose Propaganda Over Journalism FAIR
Parallel worlds: what counts as news in the West; what counts as news in Russia Gilbert Doctorow
CNN:
‘The Kremlin is trying to use Orthodox churches in the US to recruit spies and intelligence sources.
They warn Russian Orthodox churches that they could be targeted for recruitment by Russian intelligence services”Coming soon : aliens are 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 spies . pic.twitter.com/N9WzKNyMFm
— Dagny Taggart (@DagnyTaggart963) September 16, 2023
First Russia, Now China: Turkey Set To Sign Deal With Beijing For Nuclear Power Plant – Reports EurAsian Times
US singles out Turkey with latest war sanctions package bne Intellinews
Syraqistan
US-Saudi arms ‘megadeal’ collapses over Russia, China links: Report The Cradle
Bloomberg starting to wake up to how bad the energy situation without the Saudis on side. https://t.co/aDlH4CceOt pic.twitter.com/yJZepxFC4E
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) September 16, 2023
Will a tripartite US-Saudi-Israeli ‘Deal’ make Any difference? Alastair Crooke, Al Mayadeen
Washington threatens further sanctions on Iraq if ‘misuse of dollars’ not addressed The Cradle
Imperial Collapse Watch
Antony Blinken and the diplomacy deficit Responsible Statecraft
Hypersonic Missiles Are Game-Changers, and America Doesn’t Have Them WSJ. The deck: The U.S. military is pouring resources into the superfast weapons but has struggled to develop them. China and Russia are far ahead.
Westmoreland Revisited Consortium News
South of the Border
The Mexican Question New Left Review
The ‘Hispanic Paradox’ intrigues a new generation of researchers determined to unravel it STAT. “They’re also finding that healthy Hispanics who immigrate to the U.S. tend to get sicker the longer they stay — raising deeper questions about why our wealthy nation, which spends more than $4 trillion on health care, is far sicker than it should be.”
Spook Country
Biden Administration
Strikes and Bidenomics BIG by Matt Stoller
2024
Harris chatter leaves Biden allies seeking to shut down talk of replacing her The Hill
Trump tells conservatives: Don’t blow it on abortion Politico
Realignment and Legitimacy
Faith in U.S. institutions and each other takes dangerous drop Modern Diplomacy
I love very much that the actual, literal *spokesperson for the Bush/Cheney White House and re-election campaign” — who then was warning of the dangers of “Terrorist lovers” who criticized neocons and Cheney — now deploys the same rhetoric for the DNC, becoming a liberal icon: https://t.co/UnWG7I7MSN
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 16, 2023
AI
Chances of averting apocalypse rise! Robert Wright, Nonzero Newsletter
Healthcare?
After missing mid-year financial expectations, here are the ways big health insurers are going to get back into Wall Street’s good graces HEALTH CARE un-covered. “Hint: it will be at the expense of patients and taxpayers.”
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Revealed: Israeli Cyber Firms Have Developed an ‘Insane’ New Spyware Tool. No Defense Exists Haaretz
TikTok is tracking employee back-to-office attendance with new internal tool called MyRTO Insider
Police State Watch
Obama Legacy
The man who brought back open slave markets by destroying the wealthiest nation in Africa is once again asking for your donations for that nation. https://t.co/Ij6fa5WHDF
— Stan (@StanM3) September 16, 2023
Class Warfare
As Biden Scrambles to Save Suppliers, UAW Limits Strike’s Impact Payday Report
I’m seeing a lot here about General Motors CEO Mary Barra after her disastrous CNN interview.
Barra raked in $29 million last year as GM CEO.
But I want to lift up a few more things about Barra, and how she represents the billionaire class more than people might even realize 🧵 pic.twitter.com/MNEkzr19AK
— Derek Seidman (@derekseidman80) September 16, 2023
Social Determinants in Global Mental Health: Beyond Pills and Psychotherapy Mad in America
Americans who aren’t making this minimum salary could face ‘severe’ mental health issues Fast Company. $52,000 for “low-income” individuals, $75,000 for “average” American. A quick search shows that a little more than 52 percent of Americans had an annual household income that was less than $75,000 in 2021.
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