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Scientists Found the ‘Chunkiest’ Jurassic Squid Relative Ever Known ZME Science
SeaWorld Wants to Make You Horny Wired
Six Flags Magic Mountain sued over alleged ‘catastrophic brain damage’ from X2 rollercoaster The Guardian
Climate/Environment
The myth of “forest management” HEATED
Death by a Thousand Dams BioGraphic
Is nature priceless? This study spotlights its huge value for the world’s economy. Christian Science Monitor. “But one thing we know is that if you don’t put a value on it, its value is zero.”
Pandemics
‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher CTV News
The Koreas
Lee says Ukraine disclosed transfer of 2 N.K. soldiers in breach of non-disclosure agreement Yonhap
Japan
Japan 10-yr gov’t bond yield climbs to 3.115%, highest since August 1996 Kyodo News
China?
President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China. “President Xi stressed that the economic and trade teams of the two sides had a new round of consultations, and reached a new joint arrangement, which is good news for both the industries and people of our two countries and even the world economy.” Unclear what the arrangement is.
On Taiwan:
That’s interesting: there is a subtle shift of language on Taiwan in the Chinese statement on Xi’s talks with Trump.
They write that “it is hoped that the U.S. side will adhere to the correct position of opposing ‘Taiwan independence’” (https://t.co/bQGpy7xHlu) which is… pic.twitter.com/1IuKBGtaYB
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) September 25, 2026
Trump, Xi leave questions over Taiwan unanswered after White House talks Taiwan News
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On AI:
‘Under human control’: Xi urges AI safeguards at White House summit as Trump resists curbs Business Times
Tech titans mingle with Trump and Xi at state dinner Straits Times
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Trump autopen joke at Biden’s expense draws rare laugh from China’s Xi South China Morning Post
‘Convenient cudgel’: The Trump agency taking a tough line on China Politico
Asia
Asia pays the price as rich nations borrow like emerging markets Asia Times
India
‘Boring’ Bharat, BRICS and Modi’s foreign policy future India Inside Out
Syraqistan
‘Calculated effort to destroy Palestinian life’: Israel blocks 900 wheelchairs for amputee children in Gaza New Arab
Kushner unveils $2.45bn Gaza ‘reconstruction plan’ amid Israeli plan to expel Palestinians The Cradle
Four resistance operations reported across occupied West Bank within 72 hours The Cradle
Nearly half of the UN General Assembly walked out as Netanyahu took the stage in New York. Imagine a world where war criminals like this coward are arrested and tried instead of facing symbolic consequences. pic.twitter.com/IATg4tGUPO
— Dr. Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman) September 24, 2026
Israel’s UN envoy brings a Starlink device to Iran’s envoy and talks about “regime change in Iran.”
The Iranian envoy ignores him. pic.twitter.com/xgixFaNMsI
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 24, 2026
Iran floats 7-day plan to reopen Strait Diplomatic, by Laura Rozen
Fresh clashes leave 6 dead in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan: What to know Al-Monitor
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France to send ‘military means’ to protect key Saudi oil port France24
Mecca defense pact ministers discuss urgent meeting to support Saudi Arabia Anadolu Agency
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Lebanon’s slow partition between Ankara and Tel Aviv The Cradle
Israeli lobbying stalled UAE’s S-400 purchase from Türkiye: Turkish media Turkiye Today
Is Turkey Turning on Tehran or Just Dodging the Treasury Department? Foundation for Defense of Democracies. View from Zionist think tank land.
Africa
In a South Tel Aviv Warehouse, Eritrea’s Democratic Revolution Is Brewing Haaretz
Old Blighty
How UK universities briefed BAE Systems on pro-Palestine campus protests Al Jazeera
Leaked: Britain’s Sham Conviction Of Hashim Thaci Kit Klarenberg
European Disunion
European diesel surge shifts energy shock toward inflation and borrowing costs, Permutable analysis finds Permutable
EU says US diesel export plan is ‘bad idea’ that risks hurting both sides Euronews
Canada-EU Energy Alliance Doesn’t Necessarily Mean LNG The Energy Mix
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Fresh details emerge in Fidesz’s internal war over money: did this ruin Orbán and his party? Daily News Hungary
EU Funds Bonanza: Von Der Leyen Rewards Péter Magyar for Defeating Her Arch Enemy Hungary Today
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Zelensky condemns knife attack by Ukrainian at Polish abbey that left priest dead and others injured Notes from Poland
Le Pen says she won’t leave NATO until Russia’s war in Ukraine ends Politico
New Not-So-Cold War
Attacks on merchant vessels spread across Black Sea: maritime risk firm Turkish Minute
Denmark warns Russia could escalate hybrid attacks against NATO in coming months Kyiv Independent
Macron denies France received CIA warning of Russian drone attack Euronews
Italian defence minister denies reported alert on Russian drone attacks ANSA
Professor Pape’s Trap Is Built on a War Russia Never Planned Larry Johnson
Finnish Leader Pleads with Musk to Help Ukraine Hit Russian Missile Launchers Reuters
Spook Country
The Malaysian Operation The After-Action Report
Trump 2.0
Senate GOP defeats resolution directing Trump to end Iran war as more Republicans sour on conflict The Hill
The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move ProPublica
The Tiny Magnet Maker That Attracted $1.6 Billion From Lutnick Bloomberg
Trump TV Launched After Major U.S. Networks Suspend Presidential Coverage TeleSur
Obama Legacy
Obama: U.S. government is “much less corrupt” than ever before Axios
Polling has become a playground for grifters, liars, and frauds The Argument
Imperial Collapse Watch
Kennedy: I think that the people running Iran are reptiles. And they’re part of a colony of reptiles. The chief reptile is President XI in China. You can’t trust any of them. All of them are the same. It’s like the same hooker in different dresses pic.twitter.com/Y6miz9CNaQ
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 23, 2026
Economy
How a U.S. Diesel Export Ban Could Benefit China and Reshape Global Fuel Markets Lori Ann Larocco
Mr. Market
Are Big Tech bonds crowding out the US Treasury? FT
AI
AI’s financial Jenga towers start to wobble Semafor
“I think the answer is we have to shut the labs down” – Jensen Huang Gary Marcus
The AI extinction narrative is winning out Blood in the Machine
Eight New Gas Plants Will Power Amazon’s Next Wave of Data Centers Distilled
Why Data Centers Blew the Secret Deal Scam Wide Open Boondoggle
Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for AI scanning and destruction — multitude of suspicious bulk buys thought to end up in foreign AI scan and shred facilities Tom’s Hardware
Healthcare?
AI Battle Between Insurers and Hospitals Jacked Up Patient Prices by Nearly $1 Billion Common Dreams
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
The NSA Is Spending Billions to Test AI Models, Classified Estimates Show Gadget Review
Antitrust
Hold Everything! Paramount Warner Bros. Merger Hits a Delay as Judge Grants Last-Ditch Effort from Block the Merger Coalition IndieWire
Police State Watch
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting 404 Media
Waging War Against the People on Behalf of Capital: The Roots ofU.S. Domestic Repression Ajamu Baraka
Class Warfare
Where Do Superprofits Come From? On the Nature of Digital Capitalism MR Online
How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London Big issue
THE NEOLIBERAL GRID IS IN CRISIS LPE Project
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