The UK is getting its first bat highway! TreeHugger.
Cancer now ‘leading cause of death’ in rich countries AFP
A Feminist Capitalist Professor Under Fire WSJ. In. Worth reading despite the silly headline – interview w/ Camille Paglia.
Taliban warns against travel to U.S. due to gun violence Duffelblog
Here’s the 2019 Booker Prize shortlist, including Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafak. Literary Hub
Barn owls reflect moonlight in order to stun their prey The Conversation
Mort du sociologue américain Immanuel Wallerstein, figure de l’altermondialisme Le Monde (EM)
‘Pure criminality’: 5 killed in attacks on foreigners in S Africa Al Jazeera
Hurricane Alley
Those Hurricane Maps Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean NYT (dan k)
Hurricane Dorian Lashing Central Florida’s East Coast; Hurricane Warnings Extended into North Carolina Weather Underground
Stunning aerial footage from CNN shows the devastating Hurricane Dorian damage in the Bahamas AlterNet
This is what climate change looks like: it hits vulnerable communities first.
I can already hear climate deniers screeching: “It’s always been like this! You’re dim,” etc.
No. This is about science & leadership. We either decarbonize&cut emissions, or we don’t & let people die. https://t.co/paUHKAp03e
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) 3 September 2019
Alaska’s Sea Ice Completely Melted for First Time in Recorded History TruthOut
Climate change: Greenland’s ice faces melting ‘death sentence’ BBC
Waste Watch
A Crash Course in Dumpster Diving Der Spiegel
Bernie Sanders’s $16.3T climate plan promises major waste and recycling shifts Waste Dive
Class Warfare
Billionaires prepping for an apocalyptic ‘event’ — but what happens to everyone else? AlterNet
Kill Your Inner John Bolton Caitlin Johnstone
2020
What if Joe Biden wins? It could mean long-term trouble for Democrats AlterNet
‘Details Are Irrelevant’: Biden Says Verbal Slip-Ups Don’t Undermine His Judgment NPR
Biden today said “details are irrelevant” and his judgment has been sound – but he’s backed the Iraq War, the bankruptcy bill, NAFTA & Social Security cuts, all while opposing serious efforts to end the climate & healthcare crises.
READ THE BERN NOTICE: https://t.co/0r5N4ODC0j
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) 3 September 2019
Buttigieg racing to build person-to-person network in Iowa AP
Gunz
Walmart plans to dramatically step back from ammunition sales after ‘horrific’ shootings CNBC
Guillotine Watch
The £335 flip-flops: what the super-rich wear to look like everyone else Guardian
Trump Transition
Despite Reversal for Harvard Student, Deportations Based on US Search of Social Media Denounced as Troubling ‘New Normal’ Common Dreams
A modest (real estate) proposal: The Donald should sell the U.S. to Denmark Globe and Mail (The Rev Kev)
McCarthyism 101: Actors demand ‘blacklist’ of Trump supporters in Hollywood RT (re Silc)
France explores a credit line for Iran, but needs Trump’s buy-in Politico
Brazil
The Amazon fire crisis has been 500 years in the making – as Brazil’s indigenous people know only too well The Conversation
Brexit
I concur with what Lambert posted yesterday, this is an overly dynamic situation, so I link to some of the competing live blogs, which offer different perspectives. Also, Yves uploaded a Brexit post earlier today, despite it being our holiday period, and opened up comments on that post. Interested readers may comment there.
PMQs: Boris Johnson faces Jeremy Corbyn after Brexit vote defeat – live news Guardian
Live Brexit in Westminster – Johnson faces MPs RTE
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn spar; pound rallies in pivotal day for Brexit — latest news FT
Beyond the Brexit Debacle Craig Murray
Syraqistan
Searching for Kissinger’s ‘Decent Interval’ in Afghanistan American Conservative
India
Germany: Beef Curry Removed From Menu at Indian Food Festival After Threat of Protest The Wire
India, Russia want to diversify, strengthen bilateral relations: PM Modi The Hindu
As India Hosts Global Desertification Meet, A Third Of Its Land In Crisis IndiaSpend
After 17 years, my dream of zero traffic deaths on India’s dangerous roads has come a step closer Scroll
Apple proposes retail stores in India Asia Times
China?
Chinese authorities rush to tame rising pork prices Global Times (TP)
Beijing calls on all Hong Kong institutions to fight ‘violent criminals’ and end protests SCMP
Hong Kong leader announces withdrawal of controversial extradition bill Reuters
Antidote du Jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
