The growing threat of vast ravines swallowing streets and homes Phys.org
Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds The Guardian
Climate/Environment
Great Lakes have entered era of extreme temps, study finds Bridge Michigan
A monster seaweed bloom is taking over the Atlantic Science Daily
Wildfire smoke is back for a national encore Balanced Weather
Western Canada tourism operators’ burned by another summer of wildfires The Canadian Press
Pandemics
RFK Jr. says he doesn’t know how many Americans died from COVID as he’s grilled at hearing USA Today. He doesn’t know and those grilling him might know but don’t care.
Get Ready For the Return of Serious Disease Ian Welsh
India
India’s strong economic growth fails to impress equity investors Reuters
ASML Pitches for India Business as Modi Eyes Local Chip Making Bloomberg
The Sino-Indian Rapprochement Is More Than Just a Response to Trump The Wire
China?
US and Taiwanese defence officials held secret talks in Alaska FT
Former official of China’s ministry sentenced to death with two-year reprieve for leaking state secrets: MSS Global Times
China’s AI-fueled stock rally bucks economic ills Asia Times
US-China AI Competition: Southeast Asia Will Need to Strike a Balance Fulcrum
Africa
Military juntas struggling for support as Islamist rebellion gains ground in West Africa Globe and Mail
Isn’t it interesting how whenever an African country resists western imperialism, all in the sudden they fall victim to attacks by “Islamist” terrorists pic.twitter.com/Xhz3Rqr34E
— Revolutionary Blackout🥋 (@SocialistMMA) September 4, 2025
Syraqistan
Israeli Attacks and Starvation Kill 87 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours Antiwar
Sensitive Israeli targets come under Yemeni fire during fresh pro-Palestinian operations Press TV
Israeli groups shared drone footage of their controlled detonation of the University College of Science and Technology in Khan Yunis today. pic.twitter.com/GEk2ekTojl
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 4, 2025
Israeli intelligence data: Militants account for only 1 in 4 Gaza detainees +972 Magazine
Gaza-bound flotilla condemns Israeli minister’s plan to seize boats, designate activists ‘terrorists’ Anadolu Agency
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The Voice of Hind Rajab received a 22-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
The longest ovation in the festival’s history.
Hind, only 6, was executed by Israel with 355 bullets.
The world sees Israel for what it truly is.
🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸pic.twitter.com/oBb6YwCDxn
— sarah (@sahouraxo) September 3, 2025
Christ. I can’t bear this quote from Hind.
I can’t fucking bear it. pic.twitter.com/UM9byqbJUT
— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) September 3, 2025
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Israel’s Defense Minister vows to kill Yemeni children. https://t.co/mlfHyNfXFj
— jasper nathaniel (@infinite_jaz) September 4, 2025
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Iran’s SCO entry turning into a road to nowhere Asia Times
European Disunion
JPMorgan Bringing Digital Retail Bank to Germany in 2026 PYMNTS
MAGA’s health wrecking ball is heading for Europe Euractiv
LONG READ: Europeans face recession, financial crises, as they struggle to boost defence spending Intellinews
Is Another Europe Possible? Counterpunch. Wolfgang Streeck.
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia’s central bank releases its closely-watched annual medium-term outlook report Intellinews
Trump Presses Europe to End Russian Oil Imports Reuters
US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia FT
SITREP 9/5/25: Rumblings of New ‘Major’ Russian Offensive as Elite Units Regroup Simplicius
Russian Strike Kills 2 Deminers From Danish Refugee Council in Ukraine Moscow Times
Denmark involved in production of Ukraine’s new missiles – media RT
John Helmer: Russia Loses Patience Over Ignored Security Concerns Glenn Diesen (Video). For example…
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Polish Prime Minister Tusk stated that the EU has decided to give Ukraine security guarantees in exchange for American sanctions against Russia.
‘As for the security guarantees that European countries should provide, we are talking about very specific things. Very specific data… pic.twitter.com/NHl7HVDiCG
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) September 4, 2025
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NATO chief Rutte gets it: “Why are we interested in what russia thinks about troops in Ukraine? It’s a sovereign country. It’s not for [russia] to decide” pic.twitter.com/vlUgRknGPd
— Alex Raufoglu (@ralakbar) September 4, 2025
WWII Revisionism
This is extraordinarily embarrassing: pic.twitter.com/Kl3Uttf90I
Kaja Kallas, the EU Foreign Policy head, doesn’t even seem to be aware that Russia and China were among the winners of WW2.
Immensely ironically, she dismisses it as “something new” and propaganda for people who…
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) September 4, 2025
An apparently useful reminder:
So if the United States wants to talk about its role in WWII, it should be honest and it should sound something like this:
Yes, the Soviets destroyed 75–80% of the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front (with some American and British help through Lend-Lease, which amounted to roughly…
— Rina Lu🇷🇺 (@rinalu_) September 4, 2025
South of the Border
Rubio Says US Is Open to Basing Troops in Ecuador as Ties Warm Bloomberg
Rubio Says U.S. Will Work With Other Nations to ‘Blow Up’ Crime Groups New York Times
Yale Law School never beating the “they don’t teach law at Yale” allegations pic.twitter.com/efgkgH4uUd
— Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) September 4, 2025
This whole thread is worth reading:
They’re trying to boil the Venezuelan frog.
Each escalation will be a small step from the previous one and any retaliation will be treated as a pretext.
The goal would be to ramp up to a situation where Venezuela can be bombed with impunity.
— The Anti-Genocide Project (@justinpodur) September 3, 2025
Notes from the Palestine-Mexico Border NACLA
Trump 2.0
DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed’s Cook, Issues Subpoenas WSJ
Search warrant reveals what feds seized at John Bolton’s home The Hill
Police State Watch
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention site to stay open for now, court rules Palm Beach Post
US visa and green card agency creating police force to arrest immigrants and lawyers suspected of fraud The Independent
Antitrust
One of the last, best hopes for saving the open web and a free press is dead Blood in the Machine
Big Tech Always Escapes Justice What We Lost
Accelerationists
Tech CEOs Take Turns Praising Trump at White House Dinner WSJ
Be Best, bots: Melania Trump and tech CEOs discuss saturating US schools with AI The Guardian
The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It? Wired. “When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.”
Imperial Collapse Watch
On Utopias, Imperial Decline, and Monterey, California Un-Diplomatic
Sky-high budget gap: FAA launches air traffic overhaul, lacks cash to finish it The Register
Boeing
Boeing hires replacement workers as defense unit strike enters second month CNBC
Mr. Market
August jobs report to show further ‘softness growing’ in the US labor market as Fed rate cuts near Yahoo! Finance
US Hiring Intentions Pull Back While Job-Cut Announcements Rise Bloomberg. “US-based companies announced in August plans to add 1,494 jobs, the fewest for the month in data going back to 2009.”
Healthcare?
The Surgeon Who Took On UnitedHealth Now Pays the Price HEALTH CARE un-covered
Immigration
Trump Administration Ends TPS for 250,000 Venezuelan Migrants Amid Escalating US–Venezuela Tensions Venezuelanalysis
Groves of Academe
The Culture War Comes to Class The Orchard
Book Nook
Do Indian authors need to be social media influencers to sell books? Vogue India
Our Famously Free Press
Stop the Presses The Baffler
Brave New World
Neuralink’s Bid to Trademark ‘Telepathy’ and ‘Telekinesis’ Faces Legal Issues Wired
Do People Really Want Humanoid Robots in Their Homes? IEEE Spectrum
Guillotine Watch
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says investing for a living could replace labor in a post-AI world Fortune
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