World’s biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particle Science
How Baby Boomers Transformed American Cuisine Pax Culinaria
Climate/Environment
UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures UN Environment Programme
Why have climate impacts been underestimated? Climate Uncovered
TS Edouard is tiny but rather mighty: produces more than foot of rain and leaves 70K customers without power Balanced Weather
Rare train of cyclones fuelled by historic El Nino make their way across Pacific France24
Hurricane Lowell now Category 4: What this means for Hawaii KHON Honolulu
NY’s climate superfund law has been struck down. Is NJ’s bill now in trouble? Gothamist
Pandemics
Post-Omicron cognitive decline is largely reversible: Two-year multicenter cohort study of domain-specific outcomes in hospitalized patients Neuroprotection. “Largely reversible….However, a vulnerable subset with risk factors such as older adults, reinfection, and inadequate vaccination, is at risk for progressive cognitive decline.”
Japan
Japan’s hypersonic subs bring it closer to the nuclear edge Asia Times
China?
US slaps 100% tariffs on drones to counter Chinese dominance Euronews
Tibetan activists accuse China of underreporting flood death toll France24
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The Bishkek Declaration: What the SCO Signed, and Why India’s Name on It Matters Larry Johnson
Syraqistan
Netanyahu Visits Gaza, Vows the IDF Is ‘Not Withdrawing’ Antiwar
Israel Katz says Palestinians will leave Gaza Middle East Eye
Exclusive: Blair asked PA to remove ‘Palestine’ from textbooks, former UK envoy says Middle East Eye
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Iranian missiles and drones target Kuwait in fresh escalation TRT World
The Jerusalem Post is now running editorials with ideas for how the Pentagon could recruit enough American soldiers to launch a ground invasion of Iran.
They want to exploit the crippling debt young Americans are carrying by offering them a chance at forgiveness if they’re… pic.twitter.com/O6659GwWIu
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) September 2, 2026
Full article.
NEW!! Rubio brushes off concerns over Russian aid to Iran, stating Moscow’s focus remains tied up in Ukraine.
“Nothing that anyone is providing Iran is in any way impeding our ability to act as necessary to protect the United States,” he says
— Alex Raufoglu (@ralexdc) September 2, 2026
Syria, eyeing role as Middle East hub, offers options to bypass Hormuz WaPo
Africa
Niger Accuses Neighboring Countries and France for Attempted Coup TeleSur
The Laundering. Reality-based Anaalysis Group. “How Congo’s stolen riches become your lawful cellphone.”
European Disunion
Israeli LORA Ballistic Missiles Fired From German Frigate The War Zone. Zeitenwende!
Germany approves nearly $930M in arms exports to Israel amid Gaza genocide Middle East Monitor
Netherlands moves billions in gold to London in ‘crisis preparedness’ move BBC
European gas prices hit highest level since 2023 as US escalates strikes on Iran The Cradle
Outrage in Malta as court acquits tycoon in investigative journalist murder case France24
Russia’s ‘Trojan horse’ in Italy tests Giorgia Meloni FT. Meloni, four years ago, was also supposed to be a Russian Trojan horse.
New Not-So-Cold War
Norway seizes Russian Arctic science vessel at Kiev’s request RT
Spy-scammer shootout Events in Ukraine
Ukraine’s New Defense Minister Tells Europe: $27B Needed Urgently Kyiv Post
Ukraine Might Be Planning A Sustained “Operation Spiderweb” Against Russia’s Air Hubs Andrew Korybko
Putin hybrid war fears renewed as Germany is hit by ANOTHER power grid sabotage after saying Russia was behind airport drone bomb attempt Daily Mail
The level of coordination is astounding. If this had been an attack where on the previous day a large part of Leipzig Airport had been destroyed, I would understand the next-day EU reaction of solidarity with similar words…. But we are talking about an unexploded, broken drone… pic.twitter.com/1bKQYrEiwR
— Pascal Lottaz (@PLottaz) September 3, 2026
No matter where you stand on Ukraine, you’d have to recognize this is extremely problematic.
Not even 3 months ago this guy was Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, meaning in charge of weapons procurement, including from Palantir – the company whose CEO is now the lead investor in… https://t.co/uHh5UNmwLc
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) September 3, 2026
Estonia’s Defense Minister resigns after wasting 70 million euros on faulty ammunition for Ukraine Kyiv Independent
L’affaire Epstein
Will the DOJ act on Epstein co-conspirators list issued by Massie? The Hill
South of the Border
Trump Condemned for 200+ Extrajudicial Killings After Yearlong Murder Spree at Sea Common Dreams
Chevron Bets $7 Billion on Venezuela Oil Expansion OilPrice
China Won’t Have Claims to Venezuelan Oil Revenue, Wright Says Bloomberg
Coinbase Co-Founder Seeks Fields in Venezuela Oil Shakeup Bloomberg
Trump 2.0
New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement Propublica
ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database Wired
Mullin says DHS could deploy to polling sites for ‘specific’ threats, arrests Politico
Federal judge blocks Trump’s latest order limiting birthright citizenship NBC News
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White House aides reportedly want US war on Iran kept ‘quiet’ until November midterms TRT World
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THAT’S NOT THE WARSH OF IT: THE END(ISH) OF FORWARD GUIDANCE AND THE RISE(?) OF TREASURY MONETARY POLICY Notes on the Crises
Is Trump’s $1 coin now on sale a legal tender? What the law says Firstpost
Democrats Suck
Hakeem Jeffries slammed a ‘breach of trust.’ Democrats want to know what he’ll do about it. Politico
California’s Surveillance Pricing Bill Misses Deadline to Advance to Gov. Newsom’s Desk Gizmodo
Economy
The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis Dollars & Sense
American factory construction continued declining in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish, IRA projects get cancelled, and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries
Total US factory construction is down 33% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone pic.twitter.com/YgD9xgs4cd
— Joey Politano 🏳️🌈 (@JosephPolitano) September 1, 2026
Now who went and helped them do that? Does this guy think everyone is as dumb as he is:
Bessent blames Ukraine for high gas prices: “Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets and refined products, so that is creating upward price pressure on a global basis” pic.twitter.com/kWyzIBvAvF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2026
AI
The Digital Jungle: On Datacentres and Slaughterhouses Art Review
AI has become a ‘non-negotiable’, Sam Altman says at G20 summit Yahoo! Finance
Nation’s largest school district bans AI in the classroom through 8th grade CNN
GoPro says it’s moving into AI data centers as part of a $285 million merger Engadget
Burning Man Has a Meta AI Glasses Problem Futurism
Paid actors, AI writing: How a new kind of video business cashed in on America’s divided politics Semafor
Imperial Collapse Watch
Why Do Americans Want a Second Civil War? Muftah Magazine
The End of Calorie Globalization Pluralia
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion 404 Media
FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses Krebs on Security
Antitrust
Google defeats US bid to force ad tech sale Reuters
Guillotine Watch
Billionaire SpaceX investor is selling his private island for $7.9M or best offer — but Tanzania says the land isn’t his Moneywise
The Bezzle
Sony Tells Courts Any ‘Reasonable Customer’ Knows Digital Purchases Are Actually Licenses TechDirt
Uber is laying off 10% of staff, or 3,300 people TechCrunch
Class Warfare
Bottom 90% of New Yorkers’ Incomes Stagnate As Very Richest See 58% Gain Since COVID The City Reporter
‘Treated Worse than Cattle’: 2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant Shutters Overnight Labor Notes
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