Vaccine to Curb Chlamydia Devastating Koalas Approved Human Progress
Pandemics
Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis share similar pathophysiologic mechanisms of exercise limitation Physiological Reports
Climate/Environment
The Myth of Peak Fossil-Fuel Demand Is Crumbling Bloomberg
Betting on bonds, ignoring climate risk Moving Day
Water
Running Out: Texas’ water crisis — and the path forward Texas Tribune
The Koreas
Lee says ICE raid could make Korean firms ‘hesitant’ about investment in U.S. Yonhap
Nepal
Nepal army says in talks with protesters to decide on interim leader Al Jazeera
India
Nepal turmoil adds to India’s woes in South Asia BBC
This American nuclear company could help India’s thorium dream MIT Technology Review. Thorium reportedly helps reduce US nuclear dependence on Russia for enrichment.
Adani Bid to End Bribery Case Stalls Amid Frosty US-India Ties Bloomberg
When the State Always Doubts Your Identity The India Forum
China?
Trump pulls China hawk’s nomination for key post in tech war with Beijing South China Morning Post
US House delegation to visit China for first time in over 6 years South China Morning Post
China’s High-Tech Food Security Push China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe
Africa
US Bombs Somalia for 75th Time This Year Antiwar
Stop Trying To Make Somaliland Happen Foreign Policy
Old Blighty
Starmer’s right-wing reshuffle prepares austerity budget WSWS
Brits feel more powerless and distrusting than ever, research finds: ‘This is worrying for all of us’ Big Issue
Syraqistan
Palestinians in Gaza City Confront Brutal Israeli Displacement Campaign with Nowhere to Go Drop Site
Trump wishes… read.. Yes, wishes not demand… that Benjamin Netanyahu reduce…yes… reduce bombing Gaza.
Basically, Trump wants Netanyahu to drop fewer than 1000 bombs daily on Gaza. Perhaps 950 or 900, but less than the usual daily bombing.
No words to describe both men.
— Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai) September 11, 2025
Col Wilkerson & Chief Fritz | Absolute Imperial Disaster: Full Scale US War In Middle East Imminent Jamarl Thomas (Video)
Gallia and Gaza New Left Review
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‘There will be no Palestinian state,’ Israel’s PM says as he signs West Bank settlement plan Euronews
“Settler madness.” The Floutist
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For anyone fooled by Qatar’s protests against being bombed by Israel.
“President” Herzog is staying in the Park Lane Intercontinental – which is owned by the government of Qatar.
Last night I was finally thrown out of the hotel and joined the protest just as Herzog arrived back. pic.twitter.com/2ViWSx0qr4— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) September 11, 2025
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Diplomatic Sources to TML: Al-Sharaa’s US Visa Sets Stage for UN Debut, High-Stakes Diplomacy The Media Line. “Preparations are also underway for a bilateral meeting between al-Sharaa and President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the General Assembly.”
Porn Drones and a Ninja Instructor: The Israelis Behind the Abduction of German Heiress’ Kids Haaretz
European Disunion
Trump’s EU Tariff Gambit on India and China Crumbles Larry Johnson
Trump administration ramps up campaign against EU climate rules Semafor
New Not-So-Cold War
Zelenskiy urges allies to rethink air defence after Poland drone intrusion Reuters. “He said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had already agreed to send military representatives to Ukraine on the issue. The Polish military representatives will undergo training on shooting down drones, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.”
40,000 soldiers to be deployed to Poland’s border in response to Russian military exercises Anadolu Agency
Russian Drones Allegedly Swarm Poland in Major Provocation…But Whose? Simplicius
Exclusive: Germany’s army needs to more than double in size, commander says Reuters
Belarus frees 52 political prisoners as U.S. lifts some sanctions on its national airline NBC News
South of the Border
Jair Bolsonaro found guilty by Brazilian Supreme Court Brasil de Fato
Rand Paul Reveals Venezuela Boat Attack Was a Drone Strike The Intercept
Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say AP
US vs Venezuela: a new Caribbean Crisis Black Mountain Analysis
Trump 2.0
Ted Cruz AI bill could let firms bribe Trump to avoid safety laws, critics warn Ars Technica
Appeals court blocks Trump bid to ax top copyright official in AI spat The Register
Sugar Daddies Maureen Tkacik
Weimar Republic
FBI shares photos of ‘person of interest’ as hunt for Charlie Kirk shooter continues Euronews
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources WSJ. But…
Whoops pic.twitter.com/EY1OsU0esy
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) September 11, 2025
A sampling of the “swatting” across the country:
HBCUs face campus threats following Charlie Kirk shooting The Hill
Bomb threats target homes of state Democratic Senate and House leaders Wirth and Szczepanski Source NM
Midshipman shot during police response to Naval Academy threat NBC Washington
Rhode Island State Police investigating ‘bomb threats’ sent top Senate Democrats. What we know. Providence Journal
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US politicians make additional security changes following Kirk’s death Semafor
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Publicly condemning interpersonal acts of political violence is often a tool for normalizing and promoting ongoing acts of mass political violence like stripping people of Medicaid, destroying public health systems, police-state violence against immigrants and minorities, etc.
— Eric Reinhart (@_Eric_Reinhart) September 11, 2025
E.g.:
This demand for COINTELPRO 2.0 sure was quick
(Rufo’s employer, the neocon Manhattan Institute, was founded by former CIA director William Casey) pic.twitter.com/pDeSLfpr5r
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) September 10, 2025
State Department warns it will revoke visas of foreigners who ‘glorify violence’ after Kirk shooting Fox News
GOP’s Higgins seeks ‘ban for life’ of social media users celebrating Kirk’s shooting The Hill
The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk Chris Hedges
Israeli Leaders Found a Martyr in Charlie Kirk for Their Struggle Against the ‘Global Left’ Haaretz
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Kirk went from unwaveringly supporting Israel to suggesting it allowed October 7th to happen, accusing it of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and inviting one of the most prominent anti-Zionist voices to speak at TPUSA’s flagship event. If he’s willing to go this far in a matter of a…
— Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) September 11, 2025
Neo-Nazis, who despised Charlie Kirk and frequently called him a tool of Israel and the Jews, are widely suggesting, without evidence, that Jews and Israel played a role in his assassination.
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 11, 2025
Police State Watch
House GOP—and 11 Democrats—Pass Bill to ‘Supercharge’ Trump Anti-Migrant Agenda Common Dreams
Trump admin spends millions to reopen private California prison SF Gate
Private Prisons: An Exceptionally Niche Asset Class Meets It Moment Commercial Observer
The Uniparty
After ‘Years of Neglected Oversight,’ House Votes to Repeal Authorization Used by Presidents to Wage ‘Forever Wars’ Common Dreams
Accelerationists
Silicon Valley’s Reading List Reveals Its Political Ambitions Programmable Mutter
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Sam Altman sounds VERY guilty in the suspicious death of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji last year
The official narrative is “suiclde,” but Balaji’s family believes he was murdered on Altman’s orders
The circumstances are INCREDIBLY concerning
— Happened one… pic.twitter.com/7rGK0ZoMkv
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 10, 2025
AI
OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm TechCrunch
Albania names world’s first AI-generated minister as Rama unveils fourth-term cabinet Intellinews
Peak bubble Gary Marcus
Antitrust
When Corporate America Set America Down a Dark Path BIG by Matt Stoller
Our Famously Free Press
Exclusive: New owner of CBS coordinated with former Israeli military chief to counter the country’s critics, according to leaked emails All-Source Intelligence
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Court rejects Verizon claim that selling location data without consent is legal Ars Technica
Mr. Market
Sticky inflation report unlikely to keep Fed off course for rate cut next week Yahoo! Finance
Class Warfare
ATM fees are at a record high, a new survey finds. Here’s why. CBS News
Blood Complicated The Baffler
“And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.”
— B.B. King pic.twitter.com/kMNH7TuAMy
— Melodies & Masterpieces (@SVG__Collection) September 11, 2025
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