Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds Stanford Medicine
The Temporal Disjunctures of Post-Fordism Indications
Scientists Create New Humanoid Robot That Flinches in Fear When You Come Close Futurism
Climate/Environment
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years Phys.org
‘Post-Disaster Gentrification’ Proliferates in Florida Towns as Costs Soar Following Hurricanes Inside Climate News
Nepal isn’t the only disaster‑struck country waiting for money from the global climate Loss and Damage Fund The Conversation
Hormuz Crisis to Push Global Coal Demand to Record High OilPrice
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports The Guardian
Pandemics
Associations between self-reported SARS-CoV-2 infections and the diagnosis of new health condition Canada Communicable Disease Report
China?
🚨 China is pivoting back to coal to hedge against growing energy security threats.
In an unusual joint move, the NDRC, NEA, and NMSA have issued a sweeping notice ordering key provinces to maximise stable coal production.
Here is what is driving Beijing’s strategy🧵🇨🇳⛏️🏭👇 pic.twitter.com/nCunU24Tw4
— Francesco Sassi (@Frank_Stones) September 18, 2026
Chinese rare earth shipments to US drop ahead of Trump-Xi summit FT
U.S. proposes exchanging AI safety alerts with China, Bessent says NBC News
Would Beijing Accept Taiwan on These Terms? Pekingnology
I Went to Kyrgyzstan to Find China’s Silent Nomads ChinaTalk
India
The Looming Energy and Water Burden of India’s Data Centres The India Forum
Syraqistan
Israeli extremists storm al-Aqsa compound hours after Netanyahu enters East Jerusalem New Arab
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Trump said to call off strikes on Houthis for now Azernews
Trump on Iran: ‘My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up?’ The Hill
US says ‘door is open’ for Iran to return to negotiations Anadolu Agency
Iranian army says it received intel of imminent US attacks backed by regional states The Cradle
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(Ruben):
🇸🇾 BREAKING: ANOTHER ammo depot blows up in Syria, this one located in al-Eiss, south of Aleppo.
Numerous secondary explosions were observed. pic.twitter.com/1xvPqxrp8Y
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) September 20, 2026
Reports that gunfire led to the destruction of this oil tanker, now burning on the M4 highway.. Syria is being plunged into greater chaos. The hungry, the deprived and the subjugated population are protesting but this has the ring of orchestrated violence. This would permit… pic.twitter.com/BN3hz7AKlS
— Vanessa Beeley (@VanessaBeeley) September 20, 2026
Africa
Trump’s war on Huawei spreads through Africa Intellinews
European Disunion
Germany’s Merz battles for survival as far-right AfD scores big in 2 state elections Firstpost
Germany’s Central Council of Jews opposes Left Party-led government in state of BerlinAnadolu Agency
Europe jet fuel imports rise as Q4 supply deficit deepens Traders Union
France debt set for highest level since 1978 as fiscal strain grows Euronews
Moody’s cuts Poland’s credit rating to lowest level since 2002 Notes From Poland
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’ The Guardian
O Canada
The Liberservative Party of Canada Canadian Affairs
Old Blighty
Inside Britain’s failing Foreign Office, why have Ministers lost control? Ian Proud
The Cat Liam Mullany. Reflections on the UK legal system from one of the Filton25 defendants.
New Not-So-Cold War
What’s really interesting about this post by Zelensky is that he listed all the systems that have been used in this mass attack on Moscow.
Some of these are assembled domestically, but others are made in various European countries, such as Denmark, Germany, and Lithuania.
On… https://t.co/G9nqLCnzkn pic.twitter.com/7nDs8Y4PpN
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) September 20, 2026
War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready? BBC. (Robin): “They’re determined to talk themselves into war with Russia.”
The impending war Il Petulante
Ukraine’s Naftogaz, Hungary’s MOL agree to develop fuel storage near border Hromadske
Trump signs off on Russia sanctions ‘from hell’: Who could get hit? RT
Trump to meet with Zelensky as Russia-Ukraine attacks intensify Axios
THE US AND NATO ATTACK RUSSIAN VOTERS – RAISE TURNOUT, REDUCE OPPOSITION VOTE John Helmer
South of the Border
Cuba suffers grid collapse, as US sanctions block humanitarian and critical supplies WSWS
The Wealthy Miami Residents Who Are Plotting Cuba’s Future WSJ
Trump 2.0
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control Politico
Trump Greenland Deal Panned as ‘Largely a Rebranding of the Status Quo to Claim a Win’ Common Dreams
U.S.-listed Greenland stocks surge after Trump announces security deal with Denmark CNBC
Trump Ramps Up Bid to Dismantle International Criminal Court WSJ
Trump says triumphal arch to be used for snipers, drones The Hill
It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data Centers Wired
Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown WaPo
Democrats Suck
Arab Americans Feel Betrayed After Michigan Grants $1 Million to Israeli Military Contractor Truthout
Democrats’ Influencer Era Has Arrived Politico
Police State Watch
ICE officer shoots, injures man in Austin, officials say Texas tribune
ICE plans intel units in every field office to research immigrants, map who they know Project Salt Box
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
How to kick Flock out of your town Blood in the Machine
Groves of Academe
American universities were unraveling long before Gaza Radical Books Collective
The Accelerationists
The sci-fi fantasy behind the Artificial State, and why it can still be dismantled Indian Express
Sports Desk
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Senate Is Weirdly Obsessed with College Sports Instead of Real Problems Matt Stoller
Economy
US Housing Costs Rise Further Out of Reach Ahead of Midterms Bloomberg
Chokepoints
Energy Giants Are Betting Billions on a World of Longer Oil Routes OilPrice
Immigration
Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals The Guardian
Imperial Collapse Watch
Un-American Violence Antagonisms of the Everyday: Philosophy, Culture, Politics
Stop Psychoanalyzing Empire BettBeat
“What are the sources of our dignity?” Patrick Lawrence, The Floutist
AI
Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google face antitrust lawsuit for agreeing to slow AI development — plaintiffs say plan has been in motion for months before, calls agreement ‘self-serving’ Tom’s Hardware
Introducing the Atlas of Data Center Politics Techno-Statecraft
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say CNN
AI Was Supposed to Perfect Authoritarian Control. Repression Is Getting in the Way. The Good Society. Now do what’s getting in the way in the democratic West?
Class Warfare
Dollar General CEO says consumers making $100,000 a year don’t feel like high-income shoppers anymore as high gas prices and inflation reshape habits Fortune
Is Anxiety Just the Price of Being Alive? The Humanities Library
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