Pet owners often see dogs as soulmates and value them more than human lives Sciety Labs
The Kong Edition Why is this interesting?
Did NASA’s Perseverance rover find evidence of ancient life on Mars? The plot thickens Space.com
Climate/Environment
US Property Insurance Costs Hit New High as Disasters Worsen Insurance Journal
Insurance in the Polycrisis Phenomenal World
Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Firms Have Doubled Since 2017, Now $35 Billion a Year Truthout
THE LEGAL FIGHT TO MAKE CORPORATIONS COVER CLIMATE LOSSES Atmos
Pandemics
COVID-19 accelerates vascular aging Nature
Respiratory viral infections prime accelerated lung cancer growth BioRxiv
As a health scientist, it’s shocking that up to 3,300 Americans are expected to die (excess deaths) as a result of this week’s infections. https://t.co/CSCsTSz0fH pic.twitter.com/ZYxs9JkZHO
— Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) September 10, 2025
Are You Ready for Measles’ Wrath? MedPage Today
Nepal
Hilton hotel charred, minister chased into river: Shocking videos show extent of Nepal chaos Hindustan Times
China weighs risks as social unrest rocks strategic partner Nepal South China Morning Post
Thank you, Arnaud. The way I see it, following the so-called 12-point deal that was inked in India and which helped mainstream the Maoists also excluded a large section (one may argue, a majority) of the country whose demands for a referendum on the 3 critical issues- federalism,…
— Siddhi Aryal (@SiddhiAryal) September 10, 2025
Small sums, but worth noting:
If you have reservations about 🇳🇵Nepal’s coup d’état being orchestrated by 🇺🇲US Deep State, take a look at the fund allocations at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for 2024
Here are projects in Nepal which got grants for this year: pic.twitter.com/IRyy5ofoQV
— Lisa Singh (@YakushinaLisa) September 9, 2025
India
Amid Tesla’s Slow Growth, Rival BYD Plans Renewed India Push As Ties Between New Delhi, Beijing Warm Up: Report Benzinga
China?
Mexico plans 50% tariff on Chinese cars before US, Canada talks Business Times
ASEAN faces a tighter middle-income trap East Asia Forum
South of the Border
Inside the CIA’s secret fight against Mexico’s drug cartels Reuters. ‘“Sicario is a good movie, but bad U.S. policy,” [Ralph Goff, a former CIA operations officer with extensive experience in covert and paramilitary operations] said, referring to a 2015 thriller about a CIA-led paramilitary operation inside Mexico. “Drugs are a consumption problem, not a production problem. We can’t just kill our way out of this.” That assumes it is about the drugs, however.
Venezuela Overcomes Economic War and Reaches 90% Food Self-Sufficiency Telesur
The United States is preparing a false flag operation involving simulating an attack on U.S. military personnel, accusing Venezuela, and justifying a direct military aggression against the country. https://t.co/gA4Ct6gl5u
— Camila (@camilapress) September 10, 2025
Syraqistan
Maps: Israel has attacked six countries in the past 72 hours Al Jazeera
Israeli raids on northern Gaza kill 33 Palestinians, as more die from famine The New Arab
Israel Kills at Least 35 in Heavy Airstrikes on Yemen Antiwar
Between Trump, Netanyahu and Qatar: Who Knew What When Israel Struck Hamas in Doha Haaretz
Alastair Crooke: Middle East on the BRINK – Russia Rains Down Drones & Missiles! Dialogue Works
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Zionism is Just an Internationally-Acceptable Form of Jewish Terrorism Alon Mizrahi
The billionaire class want you thinking Israel controls the West Jonathan Cook
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Snapback sanctions, any hostile action will nullify Iran’s new deal with IAEA: FM Press TV
Old Blighty
Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein revelations The Guardian
From the Links archives:
BREAKING: Keir Starmer picks close friend of Jeffrey Epstein Peter Mandelson as new UK ambassador to US.
Here is “Petie”, as Epstein called him, wearing a £21,000 Patek Philippe watch whilst shopping with the paedophile in the Caribbean island of St Barts in 2005 pic.twitter.com/rLQ6QoCYzd
— Double Down News (@DoubleDownNews) December 19, 2024
European Disunion
Ursula von der Leyen’s EU speech was an exercise in delusion UnHerd
‘Our voices just aren’t heard’: ‘Block Everything’ protesters meet heavy police response in Paris France24
Macron Marks Time Tocqueville 21
VERIF’ – War in Ukraine: No, the French army did not disobey Emmanuel Macron TFI (Machine translation)
New Not-So-Cold War
Russian MOD rejects Poland drone claims RT
Telegram channel MilInfoLive on the Poland drone thing:
During the night’s combined strike on targets in Ukraine, the largest-ever “incursion of unknown drones” into Polish territory took place.
Previously, “lost” drones had occasionally entered EU airspace and Poland in…
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) September 10, 2025
Poland’s Ex-President Duda Exposes How Ukraine Tries to Pull Allies into War Hungarian Conservative. From last week, still germane.
Experts react: Poland just shot down Russian drones over its territory. Is Putin ramping up his war on Europe? Atlantic Council. “Experts.” But also a pretty good summary of how situation is being covered across Western media.
NEW!!! Top US House Democrat on foreign policy @RepGregoryMeeks accuses Trump of emboldening Putin after russian drones enter Polish airspace pic.twitter.com/WscVtuTgGR
— Alex Raufoglu (@ralakbar) September 10, 2025
Trump on Russia’s incursion into NATO: ‘Here we go!’ CNN
Poland allocated largest share of new EU defence programme, with €44bn in loans Notes from Poland
Weimar Republic
No shooter in custody after Charlie Kirk killing as ‘investigation and manhunt’ continue, Utah law enforcement says The Salt Lake Tribune
Charlie Kirk murder the latest in political violence plaguing Trump, Congress and courts USA Today
Chaos erupts on House floor over Charlie Kirk shooting Axios
A Dangerous Moment Notes from the Circus
We need a massive, national, federally-mandated de-radicalization campaign.
Imprison radical leftistsBlacklist communist professorsRemove incompetent local leaders
We need a new House Un-American Activities Committee.
We need the Insurrection Act.
— Harrison H. Smith ✞ (@HarrisonHSmith) September 10, 2025
Trump blames the ‘radical left’ for Charlie Kirk’s killing, before a suspect is identified NBC News
The collusion between the global Left and radical Islam is the greatest danger to humanity today.
Charlie Kirk saw the danger and warned about it. But the bullets of the despicable murderer struck him.
Thank you, Charlie, for your support of Israel and for your struggle for a… pic.twitter.com/1mSL2Fu8Pg
— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) September 10, 2025
Again: I’m not speculating about the shooter. I just have been stunned how quickly people have jumped with certainty to partisan conclusions. Because in extremism spaces, the Charlie Kirk Hater to Nazi pipeline is canon. It’s how we got a generation of antisemitic extremists.
— Robert Downen (@RobertDownen_) September 10, 2025
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Senior Russian MP says Kirk’s assassination was warning to Trump TASS
I posted this nearly a month ago.
Yes, it’s true.
My source was second-hand, but it came up during a conversation about Rightwing Zionist influencers. https://t.co/mg4uwJKXfj
— Harrison H. Smith ✞ (@HarrisonHSmith) September 10, 2025
You may not have noticed Charlie Kirk undermining Israel.
But the Zionists sure did. pic.twitter.com/a8m5zups4g
— Syrian Girl (@Partisangirl) September 10, 2025
Groves of Academe
College students increasingly believe violence is justifiable to stop speech The Argument
The Uniparty
House Passes NDAA to Push Military Spending Approved This Year Beyond $1 Trillion Common Dreams
Imperial Collapse Watch
China’s gallium grip squeezing and eroding US military’s edge Asia Times
Accelerationists
Worse Than a Polycrisis Un-Diplomatic
The Silicon Valley Consensus & the “AI Economy” Edward Ongweso Jr.
Tesla’s Dangerous Doors Bloomberg
DOGE
Google Is Telling People DOGE Never Existed Gizmodo
MAHA
HHS Asks All Employees to Start Using ChatGPT 404 Media
Democrats en déshabillé
Senate Democrats lay out framework for crypto market structure bill The Hill
Harris calls Biden’s re-election bid reckless in new memoir BBC
Police State Watch
ICE is Eating the Soul of America Doomsday Scenario
Immigration
Trump orders transporting Korean workers to airport without physical restraints: foreign ministry Yonhap
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing Wired
Google’s former security leads raise $13M to fight email threats before they reach you Tech Crunch
Mr. Market
Oracle stock gains 36% to post best day since 1992, adding $244 billion in value CNBC
AI-Capex is the everything cycle, now
Just under 50% of GDP growth is attributable to AI Capex pic.twitter.com/0nacpaOtHf
— Random Walk (@MosesSternstein) September 9, 2025
Class Warfare
Klarna goes public as millions of Americans rely on buy-now, pay-later. Experts worry it’s snowballing ‘quickly into a serious financial burden’ FORTUNE
2025 farm income projections paint grim picture for farmers trying to break even WHO13
The Power of the Starbucks Model Dissent
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