Climate/Environment
The merchants of doubt are back The Climate Brink
The World Wanted a Plastics Pollution Treaty, but the U.S. Had Other Plans Foreign Policy
THE SURPRISING CLIMATE EFFECT OF LEGALIZING COCAINE Atmos
Climate triples heat deaths in Europe The Ecologist
Pandemics
Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA
Outbreaks of rabies seem to be rising across the U.S., CDC surveillance shows NBC News. “A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in a nationally representative sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.”
Japan
The Myth of Japan’s Missing Millionaires? Part 1 Japan Economy Watch
Ishiba’s China policy increasingly contested after electoral setback Shin Kawashima
China?
Putin, Kim accompany Xi to Tiananmen Gate for Victory Day military parade South China Morning Post
What new weapons on show at huge parade say about China’s military strength BBC
Brazil will remain China’s preferred soybean supplier, not the US Asia Times
In Protest, He Turned the Camera on China’s Surveillance State New York Times
India
Cheaper Russian oil, more S-400 for India likely amid Trump tariffs: Report Hindustan Times
Syraqistan
Israel Massacres Gaza Children Fetching Water, Starves 13 More Palestinians to Death Common Dreams
Gaza’s Last Functioning Children’s Hospital Drop Site
Trump sides with the far-right in Netanyahu’s cabinet Alastair Crooke (Video)
Israel calls up 60,000 reservists for Gaza City occupation Anadolu Agency
Pro-Palestine Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike Are Dying Counterpunch
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IAEA discovers traces of depleted uranium at Syrian sites bombed by Israel The Cradle
Old Blighty
Five members of group supporting Palestine Action ‘arrested in police raids’ The Independent
DWP quietly replacing new-style ESA with “Unemployment Insurance” The Canary
Why We Need a National Network of British Stolovayas Class Consciousness Project
Food is power Food & Environment Reporting Network
Frostbyte10 bugs put thousands of refrigerators at major grocery chains at risk The Register
Africa
Report of Sole Survivor After Hundreds Killed in Sudan Landslide allAfrica
European Disunion
SAP to invest over 20 billion euros in ‘sovereign cloud’ in boost to Europe’s AI ambitions CNBC
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia says China has agreed vast new Siberia gas pipeline FT
Did you notice the EU just lost its gas lifeline? Here’s what you should know RT
A gas breakthrough, if it’s not all hot air Meduza
Russia’s Oil Cargoes Flood to China as Tariffs Crimp India Flows Bloomberg
China’s SCO Summit Highlights West’s Growing Ideological Isolation, + Zelensky’s Desperate Gambit Simplicius
Europe to US: Coalition of the willing is ‘ready’ on security guarantees for Ukraine Euronews
Von der Leyen Is Lying About Russian GPS Interference Moon of Alabama
WWII Redux
80 Years Later, The War Against Exceptionalist Extremism Continues Karl Sanchez
Xi and Putin Weaponize WWII’s Legacy Joseph Torigian, ChinaTalk. Torigian is a fellow at Stanford’s Hoover History Lab and Professor at American University.
Nazification of the Memory War Azov Lobby Blog
SCO vs NATO? Julian MacFarlane
Amb. Jack Matlock: Western Leaders Became Ideological “War Criminals” Glenn Diesen (Video)
War In Our Time? Aurelien
L’affaire Epstein
Many of the Epstein case files that were just released by a House committee were already public PBS
Massie tells reporters he is confident this will reach 218 votes and says WH is phoning House Republicans to encourage them not to sign on https://t.co/L2sF4rmkYf
— Sarah Ferris (@sarahnferris) September 2, 2025
South of the Border
US military ‘conducted a lethal strike’ on alleged ‘drug vessel’ in southern Caribbean, Rubio says CNN
I believe the vessel was called the Golfo de Tonkin. https://t.co/3v9kDlug1f
— Dan Kervick (@DanMKervick) September 2, 2025
Venezuela’s Defense Minister Denies Attack on Guyana Orinoco Tribune
Is a new war on terror kicking off in the Caribbean? Responsible Statecraft
The Great Hoax Against Venezuela: Oil Geopolitics Disguised as ‘War on Drugs’ Venezuelanalysis
Trump 2.0
Los Angeles Troop Deployment Was Illegal, Judge Says Ken Klippenstein
Trump says federal troops are headed to Chicago. ‘We’re going in.’ USA Today
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Former Prisoner is New BOP #2 Consortium News
Trump family’s wealth grows by $5 billion after crypto launch Semafor
Police State Watch
BIG TERROR E1: Patriot Act or Die Bleeding Edge
Why Trump is using national security to crush public unions UnHerd
Exclusive: ICE reactivated its $2 million contract with Israeli spyware firm Paragon, following its acquisition by U.S. capital All-Source Intelligence.
Make America Israel Again? Mother Jones
Groves of Academe
Florida State University has expelled the American student Eden Deckerhoff over an incident in which she confronted a Zionist student wearing an Israeli occupation army shirt on campus. pic.twitter.com/vJWzZLshwy
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 2, 2025
Mamdani
Can Zohran Make NYC a Union Town Again? Labor Politics
Immigration
Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges AP
Trump Admin to Financially Reward Police Agencies For Working with ICE Truthout
Sports Desk
$2.4 million for a rental: Rich tourists are already booking mega-mansions for the Olympics Los Angeles Times
AI
Meet the Guys Betting Big on AI Gambling Agents Wired
Hackers Threaten to Submit Artists’ Data to AI Models If Art Site Doesn’t Pay Up 404 Media
The Bezzle
Anthropic is now valued at $183 billion The Verge
Lawbreaking as a Method of Competition American University Law Review
Antitrust
DOJ & States Must Appeal Judge Mehta’s Act of Judicial Cowardice, Letting Google Keep Its Monopoly Power American Economic Liberties Project
A Judge Lets Google Get Away with Monopoly BIG by Matt Stoller
Chrome increases its overwhelming market share, now over 70% Neowin
Class Warfare
Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds WSJ. Seems like this would be news if it was 30 years ago.
Told to Leave, No Place to Go Working Class Storytelling
Greyhound Orion Magazine
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
“Six AfD candidates have died ahead of municipal elections in Nordrhein-Westfalen. They are very unlikely to have been the victims of a covert assassination campaign.”
Sounds convincing but what would have happened if it was a different headline instead over the same time span of a fortnight?
“Six CDU candidates have died ahead of municipal elections in Nordrhein-Westfalen.”
“Six SPD candidates have died ahead of municipal elections in Nordrhein-Westfalen.”
I know, I know – it would have been Russiadidit!
Ceiling cat! Faith restored.
Always good to know that CatJesus is keeping an eye on things.
If anyone is wondering, Antidote du jour is not AI, but just not-very-good Photoshop.
https://imgur.com/gallery/famous-cats-Zl8pVq0
Regarding Law Breaking as a Method of Competition I suggest the hiring of illegal migrants and child laborers as examples. My impression is that although there are renewed efforts to target illegal migrants, there is very little interest to enforcing the laws against hiring them. There is a high community cost to cheap labor.
“Frostbyte10 bugs put thousands of refrigerators at major grocery chains at risk”
So maybe, just maybe, they should go back to manual controls. They can still be digital but without any internet capacity whatsoever. With refrigerators at grocery stores, don’t they ideally set it for the best temperature and just walk away?