THE COLOR RECESSION MAY BE PERMANENT The Atlantic
Swarming jellyfish overrun French nuclear plant on same date two years in a row Politico
Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet? Wired
Climate/Environment
3 dead, more than 1 million without power as severe storms strike Midwest NBC News
Beijing shuts tourist sites, suspends bus services as heavy rain continues Anadolu Agency
Glacial outburst begins above Juneau, near record flooding expected on Mendenhall River by early Thursday Balanced Weather
Alaska’s $55B LNG Mega-Project In Talks With More Buyers Ahead Of FID OilPrice
France swelters in new heatwave as water restrictions tighten Euronews
Rhine River Hits Record Low, Deepening Shipping Crisis Bloomberg
Italy’s record-low Po River forces farmers to weigh crop switch Bloomberg
Europe’s farmers move to the night shift to beat the heat FT
Europe’s summer is a preview of what’s coming Canadian Dimension
2027 is likely to be WAY worse than this 2026 in terms of extreme heat, drought, fires, crop losses. WAY worse. In the Northern hemisphere, we have half a year to prepare for next summer and save some lives.
Everyone is acting like 2026 is a blip. No: far worse is to come. https://t.co/Y6TLRF5262— Prof Julia Steinberger (@JKSteinberger) August 12, 2026
Pandemics
At least 2,000 die in DR Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record France24
Japan
Why the historic U.S.-Japan intervention has failed to halt the yen’s slide CNBC
China?
Trump Wants 2,000 More Patriot Interceptors a Year, But Xi Jinping Holds the Trump Cards Larry Johnson
India
US judge drops bribery and fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani BBC. “Highly unusual.”
Syraqistan
20-year old American citizen Sama Safi has been held for over 2 months in Israeli torture prison – with no formal charges.
IDF violently kidnapped her from her family’s home at gunpoint in a pre-dawn raid in the West Bank on June 2nd.
The prisons she has been held at have been… pic.twitter.com/HB0s8S3MQi
— Prof Zenkus (@anthonyzenkus) August 10, 2026
Israel silent as Moscow seeks answers over missing historian RT
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Deadly clash aboard US carrier Abraham Lincoln leaves seven dead, several injured: Report Press TV. Big if true.
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say Military Times
How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled New York Times
Iran Is Defying U.S. Pressure by Becoming a ‘Survival Economy’ WSJ
U.S. Navy Helicopter Fires on Panama-Flagged Containership in Blockade Enforcement gCaptain
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Missile strike kills three crewmembers aboard commercial ship in Bab al-Mandab The Cradle
After Months of Denials, Pentagon Says US Killed and Wounded Hundreds of Civilians in 2025 Yemen Airstrikes Common Dreams
Africa
US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate Responsible Statecraft
Libya’s NOC warns of force majeure, Zawiya refinery shutdown if drone attacks continue Zawya
European Disunion
Germany set to allow intel agencies to take active defensive measures DPA. “Active defensive measures,” you say?
‘The Best Drone Is One That Never Rises’: Germany Mulls Cyberattacks on Russian Drone Makers Kyiv Post.
Germany’s AfD takes 20-point lead ahead of crucial Saxony-Anhalt vote DPA. More spook powers could also come in handy domestically.
Nawrocki Envisages Poland Playing The Leading Role in Containing Russia Andrew Korybko
Poland, Boeing to launch Europe’s largest Apache service hub PAP
O Canada
Canadian university cleared to shut down Ukrainian Nazi fund RT
Old Blighty
London is now permanently covered by Russian naval guns The Telegraph
Defence chiefs under pressure to ‘reboot’ channels with Moscow The Times
New Not-So-Cold War
Russia will try and destroy the rest of Ukraine’s power generation capacity: how bad could it get? Intellinews
Zelenskyy Asks South Korea for Air Defense as Ukraine Warns of 50,000 More North Korean Troops in Russia International Business Times
🇷🇺🇪🇺 Russia will respond in kind to any attempts to seize its merchant ships, Putin stated.
“Recently, Europeans came up with the idea of seizing our ships and selling the stolen property. Of course, this is piracy and robbery. And if this is implemented in practice, we will be… pic.twitter.com/bIBmJeXDnm
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) August 12, 2026
JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port FT
Why’d Russia Once Again Reaffirm Its Commitment To The “Spirit Of Anchorage”? Andrew Korybko
South of the Border
Venezuela to Continue ‘Technical Cooperation’ with Israel, Activate Consular Services Venezuelanalysis
Hegseth travels to Panama as US deepens defense cooperation The Hill
USA USA!
The Monroe Doctrine has shaped U.S. foreign policy for over two centuries. 🇺🇸
American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again. pic.twitter.com/hsoGS17gqV
— Department of State (@StateDept) August 11, 2026
Trump 2.0
Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat WaPo
Questions I Have After Learning That Trump Was Allegedly Smuggled Out of Air Force One in a Catering Box Gizmodo
Turkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran deal Middle East Eye
Democrats demand answers over 321-diamond ring gifted to Trump The Independent
GOP Funhouse
Lisa Demuth beats Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell in GOP primary for Minnesota governor Minnesota Reformer
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman advance to runoff in special GOP primary South Carolina Daily Gazette
Rep. Lauren Boebert’s adult son faces felony charges of sexual exploitation of a child CPR News
Democrats Suck
Francesca Hong and David Crowley battle for the lead in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor NBC News
Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota in victory for progressive flank Minnesota Reformer
AIPAC loses again tonight, this time in Minnesota Senate https://t.co/m4LwOMZCMH pic.twitter.com/fjKnpEGCU7
— Julian Andreone (@JulianAndreone) August 12, 2026
Police State Watch
First Came the Flock Cameras. Now Local Cops Want Autonomous Drones. Truthout
ICE Plans To Spend $20 Million To Give Officers Electric Shock Gloves AP
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you TechCrunch
Antitrust
David Ellison Says He’ll Pull Paramount Out of California Starting Oct. 1 if States Refuse to Negotiate Settlement in Antitrust Suit Variety
Economy
Credit card debt rises to $1.26 trillion, nearing all-time record ABC News
Imperial Collapse Watch
A dying West is eating its children. Yet we still can’t imagine life without capitalism Christopher Cook
AI
Protesters Arrested After Storming OpenAI Lobbying Office Futurism
Company Offering ‘100% Human-Written, Never AI’ Medical Research Is Entirely AI 404 Media
Google shuts down service pretty much everyone uses The Street
Circular financing reaches new heights Gary Marcus
AI agents’ ‘alarming’ hacking skills creates rush to spend on cybersecurity CNBC
THE GREAT FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007-2009 WAS FIRST AND FOREMOST A LIQUIDITY CRISIS: LESSONS FOR THE DATA CENTER FINANCIAL CRISIS DEBATE Notes on the Crises
AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive Wired
Class Warfare
Thoughts on atomised society and why atomisation is related to alienation – as opposed to being a distinctive phenomena Cooper Lee Press
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