The Case of the SS Stalingrad, the Polar Bear and the Barrels of Siberian Honey. Breaking the Fetters
Local weather/Setting
The vitality transition is powered by — look forward to it — coal Bloomberg
One other non-public fairness group is shopping for an Ohio coal plant. Will something change? Ohio Capital Journal
US energy system turns into extra fossil-dependent than China’s Reuters
AI’s thirst for energy retains coal fires burning vibrant The Register
The way forward for coal nation: The panorama of vitality Montana Free Press
Pandemics
CDC sends assist as extra WA egg farm employees check optimistic for chook flu Seattle Instances
Africa
The tip of Mozambique’s two-party system? Africa Is A Nation
India
Provide of arms to Israel case: Professional-corporation judgment misses the ‘human’ factor The Leaflet
Startups: Pushing India in the direction of $10 Trillion Financial system Open Journal
Stalinist CITU shuts down Samsung India employees’ militant strike on orders of DMK authorities WSWS
The Koreas
Samsung Electronics Union strikes a chord with South Korean society East Asia Discussion board
Japan
Two key elections chart the U.S.-Japan alliance’s future Tokyo Assessment
Japan election: stagnation continues The Subsequent Recession
China?
China industrial earnings prolong drop as deflation takes toll The Enterprise Instances
Is US commerce coverage reshaping world provide chains? Journal of Worldwide Economics
US approves $2 Billion arms deal to Taiwan Defence Weblog
Why Taiwan Ought to be Disheartened by Iran’s Missile Strike on Israel The Diplomat
Outdated Blighty
Britain is Owned System Change
In Britain, Palestine and local weather activists face an ‘unprecedented’ wave of criminalisation Center East Eye
O Canada
Zionist foyer organizations overtly in search of fascism in Canada The Canada Information
A darkish future for Canadian drug coverage is being designed within the prairies The Breach
European Disunion
Bulgarians head to the polls to vote in seventh normal election in three years Euronews
The European Dream is Fading within the East Counterfire
How Europe’s New Political Class Started Rejecting Actuality Glenn Diesen, Glenn’s Substack
Germany’s Greens should be denazified The Digital Intifada
Syraqistan
‘The Whole Inhabitants of North Gaza Is at Danger of Dying’: UN Reduction Official Widespread Desires
Israel’s obstruction of assist doesn’t finish on the border Polygraph
Former British particular forces poised to ship assist to new Gaza ‘gated communities’ The Telegraph
Rewriting Decision 1701: Hochstein’s diplomatic cowl for Israeli growth The Cradle
Warfare crimes court docket replaces decide in Netanyahu arrest case on well being grounds Reuters
Palantir’s Israel contracts immediate $24M Storebrand divestment over rights considerations Ctech
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Israel strike crippled Iran’s missile manufacturing, sources say Axios
Why Did Israel Simply Launch a Tiny Assault on Iran? Three Main Potentialities Navy Watch
Satellite tv for pc Pictures Present Israel Hit Iran Former Nuclear Weapons Take a look at Constructing, Missile Services Asharg Al-Awsat. Commentary:
I believe that what truly occurred in Iran final evening was an aborted assault. The IAF’s preliminary SEAD strikes with long-range missiles, meant to pave the best way for what was most likely an F-35 strike bundle with typical bombs, clearly failed. Thus they scrubbed the strike.⬇️… pic.twitter.com/5QToCiESki
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) October 26, 2024
It will show that the IAF can’t truly hit Iran in any important manner with out flying manned plane “downtown,” probably as a result of their inventory of actual standoff weapons could be very low.
And that the F-35 is a failed design, as a result of this was exactly what it was designed for. https://t.co/KmpUPD0EBC pic.twitter.com/y1djMTXoTq
— Armchair Warlord (@ArmchairW) October 26, 2024
Iran Says ‘Entitled’ to Defend towards ‘Aggressive Acts’ after 4 Useless in Israeli Strikes Asharq Al-Awsat
Iran’s Khamenei significantly ailing, son prone to be successor as supreme chief – NYT Jerusalem Submit
Israel-Iran escalation prompts Turkey to launch talks with PKK Center East Eye
New Not-So-Chilly Warfare
SITREP 10/26/24: Zelensky Begs Grid-Strike Commerce as ‘Darkish Winter’ Looms Simplicius the Thinker
South Korea has determined to overtly combat with Russia?! Marat Khairullin Substack
How Russia Is Overwhelming Ukrainian Frontlines Moon of Alabama
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Unique: Europe seeks to underpin Russia sanctions, fearing Trump overhaul Reuters
Don’t Depend on Sanctions Alone: Methods of Facilitating Regime Behaviour Change The Royal United Companies Institute for Defence and Safety Research
Joe Biden’s huge blunder: how the struggle in Ukraine turned a worldwide catastrophe Simon Tisdall, The Guardian. Not as sane because the headline makes it sound. The deck: “Failure to include the battle has led to large struggling and geopolitical shifts. Why didn’t the US decide to Nato?”
2024
In key swing states, the strains at meals banks are rising longer NBC Information
BLUE STATES GAVE TRUMP AND VANCE AN OPENING The Atlantic
Trump on Joe Rogan: Largest WH mistake was hiring ‘disloyal folks’ Al Mayadeen
Patrick Lawrence: Harris Comes Out of the Closet on Israel Patrick Lawrence, Scheerpost
“No extra Gaza struggle!” protester yells.
Speech momentarily stops.
When it resumes, Harris says:
“…we should finish that struggle and produce the hostages residence. However now I’m talking about 2024.” pic.twitter.com/j9luDCeP2g
— Azi™️ (@Azi) October 26, 2024
Immigration
Border911: The misinformation community profiting off the false invasion narrative Arizona Middle for Investigative Reporting
Groves of Academe
School Members Suspended From Harvard’s Primary Library After ‘Research-In’ Protest The Harvard Crimson
Our Famously Free Press
You realize I feel we must always actually lament the resignation of a person who cheered on a struggle that stored American women and men rotating abroad for 20 years as a result of he mentioned all of us wanted ‘the abdomen’ for democracy constructing and that solely the US may do it. After which it failed. https://t.co/DOMWvP3xyS pic.twitter.com/NflSFBD0as
— Kelley B. Vlahos (@KelleyBVlahos) October 25, 2024
Imperial Collapse Watch
The occasions are a-changing and the BRICS Summit is a significant issue Gilbert Doctorow
Components Underlying Sino-Indian Rapprochement At BRICS – Evaluation Eurasia Assessment
Huge Brother is Watching You Watch
Contained in the U.S. Authorities-Purchased Instrument That Can Monitor Telephones at Abortion Clinics 404 Media
AI
U.S. MILITARY MAKES FIRST CONFIRMED OPENAI PURCHASE FOR WAR-FIGHTING FORCES The Intercept
$142 million AI drone warfare contract from ‘Venture Maven’ was silently erased from public file All-Supply Intelligence
Microsoft fires workers who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza AP
The Bezzle
Nvidia overtakes Apple as world’s most precious firm NBC Information
Antitrust
‘We took on Google and so they have been compelled to pay out £2bn’ BBC
Class Warfare
A Win for the Poor Counterpunch
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