Mysterious gooey blobs washed up on Canada seashores baffle consultants Guardian
‘Use the power,’ Mickey: Research means that ‘Jedi’ rodents remotely transfer matter utilizing sound to reinforce their sense of odor (press launch) College of Buffalo
Can We Rein Within the Excesses of Financialization With out Crashing the Economic system Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds.
‘I misplaced £165k to fraud in an hour’ – prospects say they had been let down by Revolut BBC
Local weather
Our Ambiance Transforms Mud From The Sahara Into Minerals That Gasoline Life Science Alert
Floods in Sahara may profoundly alter climate forecasts sooner or later The Watchers
Monsoon havoc exposes West and Central Africa’s rising flood dangers Reuters
* * * Evaluation: Ocean temperatures warmed by local weather change offered gasoline for Hurricane Milton’s excessive speedy intensification Local weather Central
The world is heading for doomsday – and humanity for a brush with extinction The Telegraph
World warming will improve crop yields in World North, however cut back them in World South BNE Intellinews
Dashboard Carbon Mappers
Water
Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa, tens of millions in danger Al Jazeera
China?
How massive is ‘large enough’ for China’s stimulus? FT
China’s financial ills are severe however not incurable FT
Xi’s stronger grip on legislature reveals lack of checks on energy Enterprise Instances. Commentary:
Nonetheless the very best diagram of China’s Political-Authorized system…. from the Centre to the county-level pic.twitter.com/R1MlmeAPg6
— Jean Christopher (Chris) Mittelstaedt (@jcmittelstaedt) October 7, 2024
And:
Who’re a very powerful folks in China you’ve got by no means heard of?
In all probability the cadres who assist Xi Jinping to handle the day-to-day enterprise of CCP politics and coverage
We map the Get together Middle in a brand new a part of our interactive @AsiaPolicy product Decoding Chinese language Politics
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— Neil Thomas 牛犇 (@neilthomas123) October 10, 2024
Progress on key points stays sluggish as ASEAN summit concludes: Analysts Channel Information Asia
India
An MIT economist mentioned environmentalism is elite concern. India ‘too poor to be inexperienced’ The Print
India boosts high-tech exports to Russia as Western sanctions shift commerce flows BNE Intellinews
Syraqistan
Inside Israel’s secret 20-year plan to strike Iran: Superior weapons unveiled Jerusalem Posts
Hezbollah warns of extra rockets except Israel ends air and floor assaults Al Jazeera
* * * US tells Israel to enhance Gaza humanitarian state of affairs or threat army support Reuters. Commentary:
Klein was 100% proper to say this – it is merely absurd to explain any nation the place tens of millions of its topics are denied the suitable to vote on the idea of ethnicity as a liberal democracy. I am unable to consider I even must debate this with folks! pic.twitter.com/L1eoiNUjbc
— Finnegans Take (@LittleMammith) October 13, 2024
Who Is the Ex-Israeli Soldier Serving as Biden’s Lebanon Envoy? Zeteo. Amos Hochstein.
US Muslim group calls for motion after American’s household reportedly bombed by Israel in Gaza Anadolu Company
We see no indicators of genocide by Israel in Gaza, German spokesman says Anadolu Company
* * * Transcript of interview on ‘Dialogue Works,’ 15 October Gilbert Doctorow. The kind of drone Hezbollah attacked Haifa with was “not detected by Israel as a result of it’s not detectable on radar. It has nearly no steel elements. It’s made solely of composites.”
UK: Anti-Zionist views are ‘worthy of respect’, choose says Center East Eye
The New Nice Recreation
European Disunion
The rooftops of Paris with the zinc craftsmen of the sky France24
Pricey Previous Blighty
Dishonest alleged after males’s world conker champion discovered with metal chestnut Guardian
Labour accused of ‘energy seize’ with vote as well out hereditary friends with a view to ‘parachute of their cronies’ Each day Mail
New Not-So-Chilly Battle
The Impending Betrayal of Ukraine RUSI
Ramstein “victory plan” assembly postponed till after US elections BNE Intellinews
Ukraine Seeks Allied Assist Towards Hyped Risk Of North Koreans Moon of Alabama
Ukraine could also be left with out electrical energy imports from EU because of violations Ukrainska Pravda
* * * SITREP 10/14/24: Russia Tightens Ring on Key Area on Eve of Zelensky “Victory Plan” Unveiling Simplicius, Simplicius the Thinker
Russia Is Clawing Again Land Taken by Ukraine This Summer season NYT
* * * To spice up Ukraine’s military, feared patrols hunt for potential conscripts Al Jazeera. Commentary:
Take heed to the screams of the draft-age male as he’s dragged to the forced-mobilization van. Ukrainian commanders complain that morale amongst mobiki is rock-bottom, as much as 200,000 troopers have already abandoned. So many US journalists, hacks & pols cheered this wretched battle. https://t.co/ONesM1SLf2
— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) October 14, 2024
The place Are Ukraine’s F-16 Jets? Newsweek
* * * Nord Stream litigation: Insurers’ assertion is “embarrassing for need of particularity” Bud’s Offshore Vitality
Putin’s Youngsters Overseas Affairs. The deck: “Why Youthful Russians Are Not Rebelling—and What It Means for the Future.”
Russia Pitches BRICS Fee System Aiming to Break US Dominance Bloomberg. Commentary:
I’ve recieved the report Enchancment of the Worldwide Financial and Monetary System which the Russian Ministry of Finance ready for BRICS+ finance ministers. Key takeaways:
– NO NEW CURRENCY, not gold-backed, not commodity basket, not foreign money basket, not Unit crypto rip-off;… pic.twitter.com/uoD9AyXxZP— Kathleen Tyson (@Kathleen_Tyson_) October 14, 2024
South of the Border
Healthcare
Georgia going through quite a few crises, however Board of Public Well being hasn’t met since Might Heartbeat Atlanta
A Cloud of Noxious Chemical substances and Lawsuits Is Descending Outdoors Atlanta Charles Pierce, Esquire
Digital Watch
Lab-grown meat is proving to be a grotesque misadventure The Telegraph
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and authorized letters fly The Register
The Retailers of Venice—In Code JSTOR Each day
MMT
The Boy Who Cried Wolf About Authorities Debt (PDF) Levy Economics Institute
The Closing Frontier
“Comply with the Salt”: A New Technique for Discovering Life on Mars JSTOR Each day
Imperial Collapse Watch
The US simply misplaced a battle and no one observed Crooked Timber
Going through battle within the Center East and Ukraine, the US appears feeble. However is it simply an act? Adam Tooze, Guardian
Class Warfare
Why has your Huge Mac change into a lot dearer? FT
Poorest international locations in worst monetary form since 2006, World Financial institution says Al Jazeera
The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology Quanta
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