Links 9/5/2025 | naked capitalism


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

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 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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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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WWII Revisionism

An apparently useful reminder:

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

This whole thread is worth reading:

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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