Hyperlinks 8/20/2023 | bare capitalism
Thirsty Raccoons Are Breaking Into Homes in Germany, and Specifically Stealing Beer Meals & Wine
How Turkey Replaced the Ottoman Language New Strains Journal
Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander suffers ’emergency situation’ in lunar orbit Area.com
USDA kills hundreds of Minnesota wolves to protect ranchers’ profits Minnesota Reformer
Local weather/Setting
SoCal Gas spent millions on astroturf ops to fight climate rules Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
Locals have been sounding the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk Grist
Those without homes ‘most at risk of dying’ from Hurricane Hilary in SoCal, advocates warn USA As we speak
New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths among poor and vulnerable Related Press
#COVID-19
Former Covid medical officer Van-Tam takes role at vaccine maker Moderna The Guardian
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— Emmanuel (@ejustin46) August 19, 2023
It’s been over 3.5 years and I’m nonetheless ready for that peer reviewed paper exhibiting that getting repeat SARS2 infections is sweet on your well being
The paper that the Authorities is counting on to justify its coverage
Odd it’s not out but, however should exist in any other case this is able to be prison— Jim the hermit (@SleepyJim0) August 19, 2023
European Disunion
Polish parliament condemns German “interference” in elections Notes From Poland
Slovakia’s Pre-Election Purge The Wayward Rabbler
China?
The Japan-South Korea-US Summit Is Bad News for China The Diplomat
The next thread is price a learn for why summit’s agreements could not final lengthy:
presidential victory final yr – which isn’t getting the eye it ought to and is a far larger achilles heel to trilateralism than US commentary is noting
The regional structural pressures driving Japan and SK collectively have been round a very long time, however this summit didn’t
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— Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly) August 18, 2023
Sahel
WHEN IS A COUP NOT A COUP? WHEN THE U.S. SAYS SO. Nick Turse, The Intercept
New US envoy arrives in Niger, no policy change yet: State Dept Al Mayadeen. Kathleen FitzGibbon. She is, after all, a spook. From FitzGibbon’s state department bio: “…was first the Division Chief, West and Southern Africa, after which the Director of the Workplace of Africa Evaluation within the Bureau of Intelligence and Analysis…”
Costly Propositions New Left Evaluate. On the protests in Kenya.
New Not-So-Chilly Struggle
Ukraine SitRep: Chernihiv Done Exhibition – Russian Offensive Moon of Alabama
US proxy warriors ‘fear’ that Ukrainians are ‘casualty averse’ Aaron Mate
Two US warships visit Turkey amid crisis in Black Sea Duvar
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EU Foreign Affairs chief: Russia akin to gas station with nuclear weapons Ukrainska Pravda. Borrell channeling his interior John McCain?
Irish weapons training plan for Ukrainian troops a ‘breach of neutrality’, TDs claim Irish Occasions
As US OKs F-16 transfers, USAFE head warns Ukraine won’t have them flying in 2023 Breaking Protection
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LNG supplies: Why Europe is spooked by Australian strike Deutsche Welle
Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Future Der Spiegel Worldwide
Germany’s great hydrogen race: The corporate perpetuation of fossil fuels, energy colonialism and climate disaster Company Europe Observatory. From March, nonetheless germane.
South of the Border
Water, not lithium, is the resource Latin America should worry about Remainder of World
Syraqistan
With Morocco normalization, Israel revives a dangerous Africa policy 972 Journal
Imperial Collapse Watch
How a drill is preparing admirals, naval forces for simultaneous wars Protection Information
Biden Administration
In talks with prosecutors, Hunter Biden’s lawyers vowed to put the president on the stand Politico
ABC/IPSOS Poll: Roughly Half of Americans Have No Confidence in the Hunter Biden Investigation Jonathan Turley
2024
Christie hits Trump on foreign policy: ‘I don’t want to be the apple of Vladimir Putin’s eye’ The Hill
Christie: Social Security, Medicare cuts are a necessary ‘political risk’ in today’s economy The Hill
This GOP presidential candidate has a higher favorability rating among Democrats than voters in his own party Fox Information. The earlier two hyperlinks are clues.
DeSantis calls Trump supporters ‘listless vessels,’ drawing rebuke Orlando Sentinel
Our Famously Free Press / Police State Watch
A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law, experts say. But which one? AP. Sadly can’t hyperlink to particular person tales on its web site, however the paper is The Marion County Record.
Co-owner of Kansas newspaper, who died amid stress from police raid, honored in funeral service Kansas Reflector
Groves of Academe
Schools are teaching ChatGPT, so students aren’t left behind CNN
AI
Can We Red Team Our Way to AI Accountability? Tech Coverage Press
Screening Room
The Peripheral Canceled After Prime Video Undoes Season 2 Renewal Gizmodo
Provide Chain
Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry Fashionable Diplomacy
Zeitgeist Watch
Need a decent dining spot in Ottawa? Microsoft suggested a food bank The Register
The Bezzle
Another Crypto Millionaire Has Been Killed, Dismembered The Deep Dive
The Human Cost of Cryptomania Bloomberg. Slavery.
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A Robotaxi Drove Itself Into Wet Cement On A Construction Site Jalopnik
California DMV cuts Cruise’s fleet after S.F. crashes involving its driverless cars San Francisco Chronicle
Class Warfare
Food insecure population grows for fifth straight month Stephen Semler, Talking Safety
City Leaders at Odds as Overdose Deaths Trending Toward Record High San Francisco Public Press
I by no means need to see alarmist headlines about shoplifting ever ever once more https://t.co/Z7nHeGbft2
— Jorts (and Jean) (@JortsTheCat) August 19, 2023
Our Economy Thrives on Bad Feelings New York Occasions
THE STONE SKIPPING PHILOSOPHER The Allegheny Entrance
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