Stomach-brain communication predicts emotional symptoms and well-being, study finds Medical Xpress
‘Cortisol Cocktails’ Are The Latest Stress-Busting Trend. Here’s The Science. Science Alert
Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake Eric Topol
The real reason so many people in the US have unhealthy diets 48 Hills
Powerful earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800 Straits Times
Climate/Environment
Earth’s oceans keep getting warmer – and (duh) that’s not good Balanced Weather
In the Land of the Eyeless Dragons Nautilus
Old Electric Vehicles Contribute to New Pollution Problem in Southern Africa Earth Island Journal
Pandemics
Disability data reveals hidden global burden of long COVID News-Medical
The crisis is “expasperating”: Long COVID compounds economic hardship in Argentina The Sick Times
Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos in which he criticized Covid vaccines The Guardian
I am a Private Citizen Seeking to Hold My Government Accountable. Dr. Vinay Prasad, a Government Doctor, Killed My YouTube Channel. Science-Based Medicine
Japan
US to deploy Typhon missile system to Japan for first time for September drills Stars and Stripes
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
‘Strategic Autonomy, Partners Not Rivals’: Modi, Xi Meet Amid Tariff Tensions The Wire
The Dawning of a New World Order Larry Johnson
Full text: Toast by President Xi Jinping at welcoming banquet of SCO Tianjin Summit Global Times
Views on/from India-China Indialog
Liu Zongyi: India’s Disruptive Role Threatens the SCO’s Future Sinification
Vladimir Putin’s Written Interview to China’s Xinhua News Agency Karl Sanchez
China?
China still waiting for factory activity lift-off as US wields new tech curbs South China Morning Post
China’s Political System Makes Consumption-led Growth Impossible The Diplomat
Old Blighty
Norway Selects British Frigates In $13.5B Defense Deal Reuters
Syraqistan
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population WaPo
Israel’s President Herzog May Pardon Jewish Terrorist to Ease Right-wing Opposition to Hostage Deal Haaretz
Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona in bid to break Gaza blockade Anadolu Agency
Israel hatches plan to throw Greta Thunberg in terror cell The Telegraph
Germany blocks EU push to sanction ‘Israel’ over war on Gaza Al Mayadeen
Israel weighs West Bank annexations in response to Palestine recognition push Axios
U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say New York Times
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Egypt to invest $400m in Israel gas pipeline Globes
Houthi Leader Vows Attacks on Israel Will Continue After Israeli Killing of Yemeni Prime Minister Antiwar
targeting the civilian government of a state is illegal under international law. It’s a blatant war crime. The Israelis couldn’t get at the military leaders of Yemen’s Houthis, so they decided to mass murder their civilian ministers instead. Pure genocidal death-cult depravity.… pic.twitter.com/S5fqKCYgHo
— ☀️👀 (@zei_squirrel) August 30, 2025
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Ditch NPT or embrace diplomacy? Snapback sanctions widen Iran’s postwar rift Al Monitor
European Disunion
Finland removes swastikas from air force flags to avoid ‘awkwardness’ The Telegraph
Sahra Wagenknecht: Europe Subjugated & Propagandised for War Glenn Diesen
🇪🇺🇵🇱🧱🇧🇾 In a surreal performance, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech through the fence to Belarusian border guards.
Flanked by PM Tusk, she preached “European values” to cameras and uniformed men on the other side, who probably wondered wtf was going on.… pic.twitter.com/ZNhuabNXk0
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) August 31, 2025
New Not-So-Cold War
Europe has ‘pretty precise’ plan to send troops to Ukraine, von der Leyen says FT
Germany backs out of sending troops to Ukraine – Bild Euromaidan Press
Germany’s Merz preparing for long war in Ukraine Politico
A dark theory for the evening. Let’s talk about Russian strategy in Ukraine.⬇️
Looking at developments lately, specifically: (1) the Ukrainian casualty leak showing an astronomical 1.7M KIA/MIA; and (2) the Ukrainian collapse north of Pokrovsk – I thought should revisit a dark… pic.twitter.com/uOvB2gJEvX
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) August 29, 2025
Killing Ukraine softly? Julian MacFarlane
‘A Shot to the Heart of Ukraine’ Bandera Lobby Blog
New Ukrainian Missile Threat: Another Empty Hype-Train? Simplicius
Plane carrying EU’s top leader targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming CNN
Russia’s size is its Achilles’ heel as Ukraine targets its oil infrastructure Intellinews
Lithuania has installed so-called ‘dragon’s teeth’ on the border with Russia Euronews
A Breakdown That Could Lead to an Ecological Disaster High North News
South of the Border
A Summer of Discontent in Mexico City Art Review
“Liberation Day”
US trading partners ‘dazed and confused’ after tariff court loss Business Times
Trump 2.0
Trump’s New Plan for Medicare: Let AI Decide Whether You Should Be Covered or Not Gizmodo
Imperial Collapse Watch
‘We Need to Terminate Treatment’: VA Mental Health Providers Say They Are Under Pressure to Limit Care The War Horse
Peace and Economic Democracy as Preeminent National Interests Un-Diplomatic
The Uniparty
California’s Democratic Governor leads the charge in expanding state repression WSWS
Immigration
NYC immigration arrests and deportations surge after slow start, data shows Gothamist
AI
Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy NBC News
Is the “A.I.” “bubble” “bursting”? Read Max
Accelerationists
Broken $100-billion dream city becomes refuge for tech utopians Los Angeles Times
Palantir CEO Alex Karp laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them ‘Hamas’ ‘useful idiots’ and ‘mostly terrorists’.
But there is only one terrorist here, Palantir are war criminals.pic.twitter.com/IVL0JEHzil
— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) August 30, 2025
Groves of Academe
This Is the Group That’s Been Swatting US Universities Wired
Guillotine Watch
Bitcoin boom sees newly wealthy splurging on luxury travel FT
Zeitgeist Watch
Screaming, Crying, Throwing up: The Medieval Art of Fandom Mixed Feelings
In a first, X-rays capture the invisible swirls that shape the flow of sand and snow Interesting Engineering
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