The American “cheetah” wasn’t a cheetah at all Science Daily (Kevin W). Mistake perhaps due to the fact that cheetahs and pumas are both purring cats.
Ancient cave art discovery suggests first known humans in Ireland walked over from Wales BBC
Teen Reading Slumps to Worst This Century Due to Surge in Screen Time US News
The surprising link between false memories and imagination Big Think
Climate/Environment
Not only was August 2026 the warmest August on record, it was also the planet’s *moistest month* on record, surpassing July 2024.
As Earth has warmed, the level of water vapor in the atmosphere has risen, a trend that has grown steeper in recent years.
Water vapor is itself a… https://t.co/bD8zLNFHC0 pic.twitter.com/nz7GP3TRsE
— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) September 7, 2026
Reservoir sedimentation diminishes water storage and coastal delta resiliency Nature (guurst)
How climate change may amplify the impact of earthquakes in the Arctic PhysOrg
RECORD HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA
Heat is being pushed to unprecedented levels every day more and more along the Pacific Coast.
Today Records of September High Minimums are smashed again:
PERU
21.6 Lima
20.6 Pisco
CHILE
17.8 Antofagasta https://t.co/AoHzMqf4pZ— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) September 8, 2026
Super El Niño set to cause ‘terribly dangerous’ drought in the Amazon New Scientist
Global warming is ruining their way of life. These Colorado ranchers demand accountability Los Angeles Times
Canada must prepare for a 5°C hotter future and act now to avoid worst impacts: new federal report Climate Institute
Water
The next water crisis is beneath our feet Yale Climate Connections
Water in Central Asia: Can the Five States Reach an Agreement? Times of Central Asia
China?
The U.S. is trying to reduce its reliance on China for batteries. Here’s what it’s up against CNBC (Kevin W)
US claims Chinese AI firms are carrying out ‘industrial-scale’ theft of trade secrets CNN
Trump administration expresses ‘profound concern’ over Ford’s ties to China CNBC
Koreas
Xi, Putin reaffirm strategic ties with DPRK on founding anniversary Al Mayadeen
Nepal
Death toll from floods on Nepal-China border climbs to 1,410, with over 5,650 still missing Anadolu Agency
India
India’s cockroach revolt: from spontaneous anger to organised class struggle The Communists (Robin K)
The Military That Fights as One: India and the Coming Revolution in Integrated Command Kautilya
South of the Border
The Battle to Reclaim Our History Venezuelanalysis (Robin K)
Venezuela: Maduro’s Defense Urges Court to Uphold Presidential Immunity, Dismiss Charges Venezuelanalysis (Robin K)
Rubio Heads to Latin America to Push US Counter-Drug Priorities With Trump-Friendly Leaders Military.com
O Canada
Trump-Carney AI hockey video stirs anger while racking up views The Hill
His shop straddles the US-Canada border. A historic friendship is crumbling on both sides. CNN
European Disunion
Volkswagen car plant to be converted for Israeli arms production RT (Robin K)
Germany’s democracy rests on one party’s choice RT (Chuck L)
Kaja Kallas under fire from EU capitals when she needs them most Euronews. BWAHAHA
Old Blighty
More on this in our Iran War post today. Note the ferocious response by Israel despite most other EU states joining the UK in this action. The trigger seems to be the uptick in settler violence, which even uber Israel loyalist, the US ambassador Mike Huckabee, has called terrorism.
JUST IN: 🇬🇧🇮🇱🇵🇸 UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: “Netanyahu is committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians”
“What the Netanyahu government is doing in Gaza is a stain on the conscience of the world, and there is increasing evidence war crimes appear to have… pic.twitter.com/d5nXLcdgJD
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) September 8, 2026
UK recognises ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Bank, sanctions settlements and declares Israeli occupation illegal Middle East Eye
Flower farmers pull out of markets as record heat wipes out stock BBC
Flights grounded across Britain Telegraph
Israel v. The Resistance
Netanyahu Explicitly Warned of Hamas Plans Before Oct 7: Report Mediate (resilc)
Israeli election upended by report Netanyahu ignored Oct 7 warnings CNN
Israel tells British consulate in East Jerusalem to close, sources say, Trump offers no opposition to sanctions Arab News
Proof Israel And The U.S. Never Cared About ‘The Hostages’ 307 (Dr. Kevin)
Israel continues air, artillery attacks across southern Lebanon Anadolu Agency
Iran War
Christian Conservatives Draw a Hard Line Against Iran War American Conservative (resilc)
Yemen’s war is back: A new battle for Sanaa and the Red Sea Aljazeera
New Not-So-Cold War
In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts New York Times (resilc)
Ukranian POWs get better treatment by Russians than bt their own command The Floutist (Robin K). Quelle surprise!
Ukraine’s Latest Anti-Russian Fearmongering Is An Attempt To Rebrand Itself Andrew Korybko
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over 404 Media (Randy K)
Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses Biometrics Update
Imperial Collapse Watch
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net Kansas Reflector (Robin K)
Where a Massive Solar Storm Could Take Down the US Power Grid for Millions CNN
Brinkmanship in the Gulf, Ukraine Going Under Olivier Boyd-Barrett
25 years after 9/11, the US still doesn’t know ‘why they hate us’ Responsible Statecraft (resilc)
Did Bin Laden Defeat America? American Conservative. resilc: “For sure pushed it over to slow death.”
Trump 2.0
Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend Slate
Trump just kicked off his 9/11 commemorations in the most unsettling way Independent. Headline presupposes that this is a bug as opposed to a feature
Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump post showing American flag covering island The Hill
Vance Is No Friend of Restraint Daniel Larison
Immigration
Appeals court upholds ruling barring IRS from sharing data with ICE The Hill
The Kids Are Not Alright Jessica Pishko (Randy K). Important.
Supremes
Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s request to use congressional map with extra GOP seat CNN (Kevin W)
Our No Longer Free Press
Reclaim The Net Launches Global Digital Rights Bill Tracker Reclaim the Net
Just received the highest honor in journalism.
Taxi Driver: You see they bombed all those boats?
Me: Yea it’s terrible, war crimes
Taxi: We’re at war and the pelucones (the rich) don’t care…I only know because there’s a girl who writes at a gringo newspaper…esté Dropé Esité…
— Camila Lourdes Galarza (@sovietwithsazon) September 8, 2026
Economy
Global Diesel Supply Crunch Is Set to Last Through Winter OilPrice. resilc: “And beyond.”
Panama Canal considering more cuts in transits due to El Nino Japan Times
Global move away from oil could lead to conflict and migration, experts say Guardian
Palm Oil Climbs as Indonesian Forest Fires Puts Supply at Risk Bloomberg
AI
Concentration Risk Ed Zitron
OpenAI’s Egregious Pattern of Misconduct Gary Marcus
Two dire warnings, one from Terence Tao, the other from someone who just quit Anthropic Gary Marcus. The tweet from the former Anthropic staffer is not just a must read but also a must-circulate, first of all to Federal and state legislators. Even though it already has reached 36 million views, that does not mean it has gotten to enough people that matter:
I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.
— Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) September 9, 2026
The Jobs Apocalypse Is Postponed. An AI Jobs Boom Is Here Economist
Roku’s 24/7 AI Slop Channel Is Even Worse Than Expected Engadget
The Bezzle
Bizarre Glitch Causes Delivery Robots to Swarm Busy City Sidewalk Futurism
Class Warfare
Amazon accused in lawsuit of systematic discrimination against pregnant employees Reuters
A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. New York Times (Kevin W)
Antidote du jour (via):
And a bonus:
Store manager being harassed by customer pic.twitter.com/zvPOuzbyqy
— Antidepressant Content (@depressionlesss) September 9, 2026
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
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