10 of the Tallest Trees in the World TreeHugger (resilc)
A Fascinating Map That Illustrates the Widely Diverse Kingdom of Fungi Laughing Squid
Exercise and Schizophrenia Cognition Limited Benefits Shown in Single-Bout Study Naveen Shankar
Childhood plastic exposure could be fueling obesity, infertility, and asthma ScienceDaily (Kevin W)
What Turns Some Scholars Into Frauds? Chronicle of Higher Education. Anthony L: “‘… many savoring the irony that experts on honesty had faked results about honesty’”
Climate/Enviroment
Billionaires aren’t going to save the planet: The Bezos Earth Fund, AI, and carbon offsets REDD-Monitor (Micael T)
Earth’s ‘atmospheric rivers’ have shifted towards the poles, causing big local weather changes Earth.com
The world’s longest flower meadow is finished LandetsFria via machine translation (Micael T)
Ocean Warming Threatens Microbe That Makes Nearly a Third of Earth’s Oxygen Science Alert (Chuck L)
China?
Strongest storm of the year roars towards Hong Kong and southern China BBC
China Rare Earths Issue Remains Unresolved, US Lawmaker Says Bloomberg
In Rare Visit to China, U.S. Lawmakers Push for More Military Dialogue Wall Street Journal
Bad consumer loans emerge as new headache for Chinese banks Nikkei
China Floods the World With Cheap Exports After Trump’s Tariffs Bloomberg. Yours truly has seen just about no inflation here in Southeast Asia, and deflation in ride share rates.
Koreas
Korea’s President Lee says U.S. investment demands would spark a financial crisis CNBC
India
Indian rupee slides to all-time low, US visa fee hike compounds pressure Reuters
Why the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defence pact is unsettling India BBC
Bangladesh faces its worst financial crisis in decades Dharka Tribune
O Canada
On Gaza & Ukraine: Canadian PM Mark Carney is either a fool or a Deep State operative Lucy Komisar
Canada keeps bankrolling Ukraine’s war crimes Eva Karene Bartlett
Elizabeth slams $24B nuclear deal: “Do we just write cheques to Trump now?” YouTube (resilc)
South of the Border
US ready to support Argentina with ‘large and forceful’ action, Treasury chief says Reuters (Kevin W). Lordie.
European Disunion
Europe’s reckless warmongering Wolfgang Munchau, Unherd. A piece that positions itself as rational still exhibits Putin Derangement Syndrome.
Germany’s death wish – not fit for war, but addicted to war Nachdenkseiten via machine transalation
Denmark suffers ‘serious attack’ on infrastructure with drones closing airport Financial Times. That headline is STILL up. Contrast with Associated Press story: Danish police investigate after drones flew over Copenhagen Airport for hours
Israel v. the Resistance
GREAT NEWS
Egypt and Turkey have announced they will be holding joint Naval exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean at the same time as the SUMUD Humanitarian AID Flotilla will be there, on their way to Gaza
If the flotilla is threatened by Israel while in International Waters,… pic.twitter.com/dM3Asf4mIc— Uncle Klaus #ANTIZIONIST #ProPalestine #BDS (@KlausUncle) September 21, 2025
Israel warns the EU James Dorsey
World Leaders Recognize Palestinian State, in a Challenge to U.S. and Israel New York Times
French town halls fly Palestinian flag ahead of Macron’s UN recognition Le Monde (resilc)
I just want everyone to look at this Capybara pic.twitter.com/5U4NgFVNq7
— Beauty Of Nature 🌳 (@ShouldHaveAnima) September 23, 2025
Little Seed of Goodness; or Not. Olivier Boyd-Barrett. On Palestine recognition.
Alastair Crooke : Israel’s War of the Jungle Judge Napolitano, YouTube
‘We’ve given up on Israel’: Disillusioned with Netanyahu and the war in Gaza, Israelis are fleeing France24
Imagine if Americans put as much effort into saving Gaza as they did into saving Jimmy Kimmel Council Estate Media (resilc)
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia accuses EU of intentions to ‘occupy Moldova’ Anadolu Agency
Difficult decisions Events in Ukraine
Putin Proposes Extension of New Start Treaty for One Year Karl Sanchex
Imperial Collapse Watch
THREAD: The Strategic Mutual Defense Pact (SMDP) signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on September 17th signals a seismic shift in global power dynamics.
Between 2020 and 2024, more than 60 percent of China’s arms exports went to nuclear-armed Pakistan.
China maintains… pic.twitter.com/qnJRjsZjxD
— Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) September 23, 2025
Trump’s Bagram Folly Daniel Larison
Islamic Emirate to Trump: No Deal Over Bagram, Honor Doha Agreement TOLO
Trump 2.0
The New Detroit-Windsor Bridge Can’t Repair the Damage Trump Has Done New Republic (resilc)
Trump officially designates Antifa as ‘terrorist organization’ RT (Kevin W)
Trump Declares War on Left With “Domestic Terrorist” Designation Ken Klippenstein
a href=”https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/179-whither-the-birthright-citizenship” rel=”nofollow”>Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases? Steve Vladek
From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home Guardian (Kevin W)
Congress locked in game of shutdown chicken as funding deadline nears The Hill
Immigration
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa shock: Why US may lose more than India BBC
MAHA
Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism Guardian (Kevin W). I have repeatedly said that Tylenol should not be sold OTC due to liver toxicity risk, but is desperate. Oprah Winfrey lost a suit v. her for saying bad things about hamburger. Is there a defamation suit here?
Trump suggests changes to childhood vaccine schedule ‘based on what I feel’ The Hill
Why Swapping High Fructose Corn Syrup for Sugar Won’t Make You Healthier American Council on Science and Health (resilc). I had assumed so but good to have an expert confirmation.
Democrat Death Wish
Democrats Look for a New Villain: The Groups or the Billionaires New Republic (resilc)
Health Care
Patients Will Wait Longer:’ $100,000 Visa Fee Risks Worsening Doctor Shortage Bloomberg
Insurance Companies Send Chilling Letters Just Before Surgery. But Why? New York Times (resilc). I am hardly an expert on medical billing, but it is the hospital that is worried about getting paid and gets the prior authorization. The fact that the insurer is trying to intimidate patients is stunning, but the patient can reconfirm with the hospital (make it the surgeon’s problem, he has clout to penetrate the bureaucracy). The article essentially confirms that. I went through this with my hip replacement because I asked my surgeon to upgrade me very shortly before my procedure to a bilateral replacement and he agreed. My MD said even if he did not have the authorization in hand, he was damned sure he would get it, my hips were in the bottom 1%. The Communist State of New York has external appeal, so that may explain his confidence.
a href=”https://www.propublica.org/article/psychiatric-hospitals-emtala-violations-mental-health” rel=”nofollow”>Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences. ProPublica
Charlie Kirk
Scenes From Charlie Kirk’s Spontaneous Memorial in Utah Wired. resilc: “USA USA is going down hard.”
Charlie Kirk memorial: Trump says he ‘hates’ his opponents at event attended by tens of thousands Guardian (resilc)
Who Killed Charlie Kirk? NATO Ramps Up for War with Russia Larry Johnson
Police State Watch
EU and German government sanction German journalist for critical tweets about Chancellor Merz Nachdenkseiten via machine translation (Micael T)
U.S. Attorney Refers Gavin Newsom To Secret Service For ‘Threat Assessment’ Over X Post Forbes (resilc)
Our No Longer Free Press
Sinclair preempts Jimmy Kimmel Live! after ABC’s decision to reinstate. Will Nexstar follow? Hindustan Times. Odd that this is the venue to focus on the key issue in its headline, as in what does Nestar do? The Financial Times, by contrast, completely omits it (as of this hour) in a comparatively long article. They have vastly more ABC affiliates than the conservative Sinclair. Recall also that Kimmel is wildly overpaid relative to his audience. Disney for the moment saves face but what happens if Nexstar folds, either out of audience pressure or fear of Trump?
A broadcaster on behalf of the people Multipolar via machine translation (Micael T)
Goebbels Ends Careers of Five ‘Aryan’ Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime New York Times (resilc)
Economy
Unemployment Barry Ritholtz
McCown: U.S. Container Imports Face Historic Decline as Tariff Effects Take Hold QCaptain
‘Underwater’ car trade-ins are at a 4-year high: What that means when buying a new vehicle CNBC
Demand for Data Centers, Energy Creates a Gold Rush for Infrastructure Investors Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Market is Moody
Longer-Term Treasury Yields & Mortgage Rates Jump after Rate Cut, Yield Curve Steepens, Bond Market Gets Edgy Wolf Richter
AI
OpenAI Tries to Train AI Not to Deceive Users, Realizes It’s Instead Teaching It How to Deceive Them While Covering Its Tracks Futurism
Microsoft CEO fears artificial intelligence will destroy the company Telegrafi
The Bezzle
The $NVDA CoreWeave fraud just hit a new milestone.
On September 9, $CRWV signed a $6.3 billion deal with Nvidia. Per the deal terms, Nvidia is obligated to purchase any spare capacity that CW is unable to sell to end customers.
This seems to be a clever way to skirt… https://t.co/97p1ri19OM pic.twitter.com/LhXeNVdp1l
— Kashyap Sriram (@kashyap286) September 22, 2025
Guillotine Watch
Picasso or Bitcoin? How art’s status is changing among the super-rich The Art Newspaper (resilc)
Local decorators offer premium pumpkin decor for upwards of $1,000 ARL.com (resilc)
The Forever-35 Face New York Magazine
Class Warfare
Hamburger Helper Sales Rise as Americans Try to Stretch Their Food Dollars New York Times (resilc)
More Americans are living in RVs as housing costs rise NBC
I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over? YouTube (resilc)
The Social Security and Medicare Funding Problems Are Real Washington Monthly. resilc: “Dat’s da plan”.
Antidote du jour (via):
A bonus:
I just want everyone to look at this Capybara pic.twitter.com/5U4NgFVNq7
— Beauty Of Nature 🌳 (@ShouldHaveAnima) September 23, 2025
And a second bonus:
Little orange cat pic.twitter.com/iShXAHlaIu
— Beauty Of Nature 🌳 (@ShouldHaveAnima) September 23, 2025
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
