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Sales of CD and vinyl music sees strong resurgence amid physical media backlash — US sales of ‘retro media’ were up 59% and 18%, respectively, in H1 2026 Tom’s Hardware
Climate/Environment
August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor AFP
Learning from the summers of 1976 and 2026 Climate Lab Book
The Inversion Hazard – When Carbon Sinks become Sources beyond 2°C Climate Uncovered
‘Her body temperature was 106’: How heat is killing Americans in their homes NPR
SoCal weather whiplash brings flooding, coastal erosion and extreme heat KTLA
Water
The US Is Losing Its Ability to Store Water When It Needs It Most Bloomberg
China?
Curtain‑Raiser: President Xi in Washington — Tariffs, AI, and the Ongoing Search for Stability George Chen
China dismisses US AI distillation claims, vows countermeasures Global Times
Exclusive-China’s AI chipmakers raise prices as high-bandwidth memory shortage bites Reuters
China approves string of ‘telepathy’ devices amid push to leapfrog Elon Musk South China Morning Post
Mongolia
Nomad, Inc. The Baffler
India
NO COUNTRY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: THE INVERTED POPULATION PYRAMID FACING INDIA’S GEN Z Center for the Advanced Study of India
Syraqistan
Three Major Revelations About The Gaza Holocaust In The Israeli Press Caitlin Johnstone
‘Baby, an Update: He’s Just Died’: Israeli Prison Guards’ Texts Expose a Routine of Abuse Haaretz
“NGOs and Terrorists” Sawahil. On Jared Kushner’s casual conjoining of the two.
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🚨BREAKING: Yemen’s Armed Forces Are Reportedly On The Verge Of Capturing The West Coast
Saudi-backed forces are reportedly fleeing on a massive scale as Al-Khawkha & Mokha are anticipated to be taken over by Ansarallah government forces soon.
If achieved, that would mean in… pic.twitter.com/4u4lLHzUAO
— MintPress News (@MintPressNews) September 9, 2026
Exclusive—Pakistan considers hitting Yemen’s Houthis under Mecca pact upon Saudi request Turkiye Today
Turkey’s PKK peace process is likely to strengthen the PJAK in its confrontation with the Islamic Republic ACLED
Iran Announces Blockade Expansion While Sending US Fleet Fleeing Again in Largest Attack in Months Simplicius
Several U.S. fighter jets damaged in Iranian strikes on military base in Jordan, sources say CBS News
Iran slams IAEA resolution, warns it facilitates ‘ultimate collapse’ of non-proliferation regime Press TV
THE NEW US STRATEGY IN IRAN Seymour Hersh
European Disunion
Google will ‘degrade’ Search in Europe to avoid EU fines Engadget
Google to invest record $15 billion in AI infrastructure in the ‘Texas of Europe’ CNBC
MAGA ideologues pose threat to Europe, EU enlargement chief says Intellinews
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New Swiss alliance backs electricity agreement with EU SWI
Two killed in explosion at hydroelectric plant in Switzerland Reuters
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US-Israeli arms firm Covenant to build cruise missiles in Germany DPA International
When Chinese firms invest in European car manufacturing – creating thousands of jobs and helping to upgrade Europe’s industrial base – the conversation is all “national security” and “Chinese overcapacity”.
Turning whole factories over to the production of the means of genocide,… pic.twitter.com/O71MA7MK6u
— Carlos (@agent_of_change) September 9, 2026
Germany has made a lot of dubious claims in its defense this week in the @CIJ_ICJ , where Nicaragua has brought a case against it for German complicity in the genocide in Palestine. But none are more disgraceful than Germany’s claim that it is somehow innocent of the claims… pic.twitter.com/dhS6St8v9R
— Craig Mokhiber (@CraigMokhiber) September 9, 2026
Yes We Can! Or Can We? Wolfgang Streeck, Dublin Review of Books
O Canada
Trump moves to ban Canadian imports Semafor
New Not-So-Cold War
Drone nearly hits Zelenskyy’s plane as it leaves Moldova, Norwegian PM says Ukrainska Pravda
“MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS A FUNERAL, NOT A SHOPPING MALL” – ZELENSKYY TOUCHES DOWN IN OSLO FOR ANOTHER AID HAUL Norway News
Neither money nor corn Events in Ukraine
Ukraine Weighs Taxing OnlyFans Porn to Fund Drones and Defense Clash Report
Despite Trump denials, US still sending Ukraine billions in weapons Responsible Statecraft
Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby Tells European Allies To Prepare for a ‘Protracted War’ in Ukraine Antiwar
‘We know who lives here’ — German foreign minister floats giving Kyiv data on Ukrainian men eligible for conscription Kyiv Independent. Core principle of the 1951 UNHCR is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom.
Paul Craig Roberts: Putin’s Mistake – Letting the West Attack Russia Glenn Diesen
South of the Border
US kills three in Caribbean as unproven narco-terrorist claims persist Al Mayadeen
Colombia Aligns Its Foreign Policy With U.S. Security Goals TeleSur
Ecuador Strengthens Security and Economic Cooperation With U.S. TeleSur
Trump 2.0
Following Project 2025 Playbook, Trump Officials Unveil Plan to Rig 2030 Census Common Dreams
Mistrust Of US Government Information Is Rising Across Major Issues, New Poll Shows AP
Trump advisers warn Iran conflict may last through end of his term, Wall Street Journal reports Reuters
Trump Promises $5,000 ‘Dividend’ For Every Adult Citizen If Republicans Win Midterms Forbes
Trump says oil and gas prices won’t fall until ‘right after’ midterm election CNBC
How Trump Unleashed an Existential Fight Over America’s Dinosaurs Washington Sun
GOP Funhouse
An interesting theory:
I’ve been genuinely puzzled why Piker discourse has been so pervasive on the right and among centrists, so am grateful for the insight offered by this image: 98% of it is repressed homoerotic desire projected on exotically allure foe. https://t.co/AadEKhAA6k
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) September 10, 2026
Democrats Suck
Fetterman says he’ll still caucus with Democrats after video appearance at GOP midterm convention The Hill
Pappas Wins the Money Race, Not Just the Primary Brent Molnar
AIPAC, Netanyahu and Israel take center stage in New Hampshire Democratic primaries Ynet
Democratic socialist ousts Providence mayor in primary The Hill
Groves of Academe
Back-to-School Special: Students in Many Elite Universities Will Be Taught a Distorted History of the Vietnam War This Year that Recycles CIA Talking Points Covert Action Magazine
Supply Chain
China’s First Arctic Container Service Reaches Europe gCaptain
Interview: The Global Political Economy of Copper Dollars & Sense
Imperial Collapse Watch
A Failed State is Not a Country That Cannot Feed Its People: It’s One That Won’t Truth & Balance
AI
Anthropic reveals fourth likely crime committed by its AI The Register
Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI ‘could kill all humans’ BBC
AI models don’t kill people – people kill people The Register
BREAKING: Two rays of hope Gary Marcus
Class Warfare
The side-hustle economy is getting more middle-class Business Insider
The Enemy at Home Black Lodges
How A Western NC Gardener is Loving His Neighbors as Himself Working Class Stories
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