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Japanese Farmers Send Out Automated Laser Drones to Defend Chickens Futurism
Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US? Construction Physics
The Hitchhikers Guide to Building A Lot of Subways The Transit Guy
‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge New York Times
Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warning issued Straits Times
Climate/Environment
Amazon fires cause record-breaking CO2 emissions Climate and Capitalism
Cost of Europe’s extreme weather doubled this decade – and could hit €126 billion by 2029 Euronews
Scientists seek to turbocharge a natural process that cools the Earth WaPo
The cooking pot that changed the world New Climate Reality
Has the Anthropocene Been Canceled? Monthly Review
Pandemics
Long COVID Linked to Surge in POTS Cases Neuroscience News
Evidence of clinical and brain recovery in post-COVID-19 condition: a three-year follow-up study Brain Communications
India
Sir Creek comes alive from slumber Indian Punchline
China seeks India’s assurance on no heavy rare earths diversion to US Economic Times
China?
This is a very big deal. China has asserted sweeping control over the entire global semiconductor supply chain, putting export license requirements on all rare earths used to manufacture advanced chips. If enforced aggressively, this policy could mean “lights out” for the US AI… https://t.co/zx5eX6dthP
— Dean W. Ball (@deanwball) October 9, 2025
Coalition Urges Trump To Reverse US Shift Away From Strategic Ambiguity on Taiwan Antiwar
Ahead of plenum, party mouthpiece likens China’s economy to ‘unsinkable’ aircraft carrier South China Morning Post
The silencing of prominent influencers China Translated
Why America Builds AI Girlfriends and China Makes AI Boyfriends ChinaTalk
Syraqistan
Hamas gets guarantees of end to Gaza war, Israel approves ceasefire Al Jazeera
Breaking: Warnings of a possible collapse of the ceasefire… Israel bombed a residential building tonight housing dozens of civilians, with initial reports indicating that 50 civilians — most of them children — were murdered. pic.twitter.com/p6Y8Irf4Ad
— Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) October 9, 2025
Is Trumpanyahu’s peace plan being implemented? GeoPolitiQ
Witkoff, Kushner join cabinet meeting on Gaza deal after meeting with PM in Jerusalem Times of Israel
“Keep the Champagne corked.” Patrick Lawrence, The Floutist
Israel rules out Marwan Barghouti’s release as Hamas says Netanyahu seeking to ‘blow up truce’ The Cradle
U.S. sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza AP
Ben-Gvir warns will topple Netanyahu’s govt over Hamas Al Mayadeen
Timeline: Phony Biden “Ceasefire” Sabotaged ICJ Orders. Hamas “Welcomed” the Move. Sam Husseini. ‘Is Trump “Peace” Deal Designed to Undermine Uniting for Peace?’
Germany calls for UN Security Council Resolution to provide legal basis for Gaza peace plan Anadolu Agency
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Iran warns of Israeli ‘deception, breach of commitments’ after Gaza ceasefire deal Press TV. ““The beginning of the ceasefire in Gaza may be behind the scenes of the end of the ceasefire elsewhere,” [Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution] wrote on X on Thursday using the hashtags #Iraq, #Yemen, and #Lebanon.”
🚨Putin says today that Israel told Moscow to relay a message to Tehran that “Tel Aviv is not seeking confrontation” and wants a “peaceful resolution” with Iran.
He adds that Russia remains in close contact with both sides and backs a diplomatic path on Iran’s nuclear issue. pic.twitter.com/xJPZTKJjS1
— Sina Toossi (@SinaToossi) October 9, 2025
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How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda videos +972 Magazine
US approves AI chip exports to UAE, as talks progress with Saudi Arabia: Report Middle East Eye
Old Blighty
Massive data leak linked to Online Safety Act security measures The Canary
European Disunion
EXCLUSIVE: European Investment Bank ready to invest in drone defence Euractiv
In Germany’s Depressed East, Tanks Are the Lesser of Two Evils New York Times
Google to invest $5.8B in Belgium’s AI, cloud infrastructure in next 2 years Anadolu Agency
U.S. Turns to Finnish Expertise to Jump-Start Icebreaker Production gCaptain
New Not-So-Cold War
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize If He Sends Tomahawk Missiles Antiwar
NATO Goes Mad American Conservative
Smart “gas station,” Or how Russia became a maritime power Marat Khairullin Substack
Russia marches forward with safe and convenient biometric IDs for schoolchildren Edward Slavsquat
Putin says Russian air defenses were to blame for Azerbaijani jet’s crash last year, killing 38 AP
South of the Border
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize The Guardian
The Nobel prize in literature went to an anti-Arab eugenicist, and the prize in peace to a far-right CIA plant advocating for American invasion, sanctions, and regime change. If anything, this shows the reactionary cultural turn. This is a capitulation to Trumpism
— Anita Zsurzsan 🇵🇸 🕎 (@iamjourjean) October 10, 2025
Dina Boluarte Ousted from Peruvian Presidency by Unanimous Congressional Vote Telesur
Trump 2.0
Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups Reuters
New York AG Letitia James indicted for alleged bank fraud Axios
TRUMP SACRIFICES ALASKA WILDERNESS TO HELP AI COMPANIES The Intercept
Sean Duffy Says He Wants to Fire ‘Problem Children’ Air Traffic Controllers NOTUS
Judge temporarily blocks Trump National Guard deployment to Chicago area The Hill
Reverse Marbury Balkinization
Democrats en déshabillé
Senator Elissa Slotkin: ”If the Trump administration wants to be at war against a terrorist organization, they should come to Congress, notify us, and seek our approval … I actually have no real problem going against cartels” pic.twitter.com/apuNZPDW19
— Ken Klippenstein (NSPM-7 Compliant) (@kenklippenstein) October 9, 2025
Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train-wreck interview with her and said, “Now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.” pic.twitter.com/OCF73BrUg1
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 8, 2025
Weimar Republic
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US Wired
Police State Watch
ICE smash car window & drag 2 sisters out—in front of elementary school at pick up time.
13 masked agents surround car—while children yelled “It’s ICE!” running away in fear.
“My name is Jocelyn, I’m from Cicero,” she cries. “They forced us out of the car, they followed us…… pic.twitter.com/8JFzpO46MP
— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨💻 (@LongTimeHistory) October 9, 2025
CoreCivic prison company will rake in $300 million from new ICE contracts Stocktonia
US prison population rises for second straight year Ohio Capital Journal
Immigration
Arrested for being Iranian: How a war in the Middle East gave ICE new targets at home Prism
Exclusive: Apple Made ICE Agents a Protected Class Migrant Insider
Economy
Mass Deportations Drain Economic Growth Dollars & Sense
First Brands’ implosion is ripping through private credit – and lenders are scrambling to contain the fallout CNBC
Imperial Collapse Watch
How Acquisition Reform Could Make Military AI More Expensive and Less Safe Lawfare
AI
McKinsey wonders how to sell AI apps with no measurable benefits The Register
AI models can acquire backdoors from surprisingly few malicious documents Ars technica
Groves of Academe
Trump’s University Compact demonstrates weakness, not strength Programmable Mutter
Healthcare?
No Surprises, But Plenty of Abuses: How Insurers Are Pulling the Strings on the No Surprises Act HEALTH CARE un-covered
Amazon to start offering prescription drugs through vending machines CBS News
Supply Chain
Chocolate prices set to remain high this Halloween in the US, report says Reuters
Our Famously Free Press
How Journalists Grease the Skids for Worthless Corporate Handouts Boondoggle
The Bezzle
Overshooters N+1
Class Warfare
Investors are making up the highest share of homebuyers in 5 years CNBC
Taking the Reins: Story Updates Working Class Storytelling
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See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
