{"id":2994,"date":"2026-08-22T04:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2026-08-22T04:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T04:18:52","slug":"links-8-21-2026-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2994","title":{"rendered":"Links 8\/21\/2026 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shedding the clutter<\/a> Ken Neubecker<\/p>\n

Why Are Dead Malls a Thing?<\/a> Arbitrary Lines<\/p>\n

Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n

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Future Projections of Burned Area in Europe Highlight the Importance of Human Action<\/a> Global Change Biology<\/p>\n

Fall 2026 Forecast Update: Super El Ni\u00f1o Builds a Split-Flow Pattern Ahead of Winter 2026\/2027<\/a> Severe Weather Europe<\/p>\n

Pressure Increases for Texas to Allow Treated Drilling Waste Into Rivers and Rangeland<\/a> Inside Climate News<\/p>\n

Are wasps losing their rhythm?<\/a> The Ecologist<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pandemics<\/p>\n

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Yes, COVID Is Still a Thing<\/a> Unbiased Science<\/p>\n

Did you know those \u201cCovid masks\u201d are good for more than just Covid?<\/a> M (is) Living with Long Covid<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Koreas<\/p>\n

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Pyongyang dismisses Trump\u2019s \u2018goodwill gesture,\u2019 says military drills with Seoul \u2018still provocative\u2019<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Japan<\/p>\n

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Japan faces \u2018nightmare scenario\u2019 as it struggles to defend ICC judge<\/a> South China Morning Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

China?<\/p>\n

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Exclusive: China slows exports of key optical, aerospace metals to Taiwan<\/a> Nikkei Asia<\/p>\n

The Urban Mining race: US and Europe already a decade behind, and probably cannot catch up<\/a> Kevin Walmsley<\/p>\n

China shifting massive AI data center complexes to rural provinces to tap surplus energy \u2014 \u2018Eastern Data, Western Computing\u2019 strategy has Chinese tech giants Huawei and Tencent building AI infrastructure Guizhou<\/a> Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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WATCH: A humanoid robot training for the \u201cRobot Olympics\u201d in Beijing runs too fast, fails to stop, slams into a safety cushion, and breaks at the waist pic.twitter.com\/WEHdYCiPlO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Robot malfunctioned at Beijing\u2019s World Robot Conference, displaying seizure-like movements as operators fought to disable it after control failure. pic.twitter.com\/zGbwltCoho<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jungle Journey (@JnglJourney) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

India<\/p>\n

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Coping with 54C heat: Delhi slum diaries detail living in extreme temperatures<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n

India\u2019s sweltering nights expose power crunch<\/a> FT<\/p>\n

India adds AI data centers in water-stressed regions as residents dig 1,000 feet for water<\/a> The Cool Down<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Syraqistan<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu Rejects International Force, Rebuilding Gaza<\/a> Antiwar<\/p>\n

Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes amid record year of settler terror in West Bank<\/a> New Arab<\/p>\n

Israeli occupation intensifies attacks across southern Lebanon<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n

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Bessent Doubles Down On Economic Pressure Against Iran, Says It Likely Means No \u2018Large-Scale Kinetic Restart\u2019<\/a> International Business Times<\/p>\n

The US-Iran war is entering a dangerous new phase<\/a> New Arab<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent: \u201cWe got a spike in oil prices today that I don\u2019t really understand.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/r3AaEwZPZL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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US calls for China\u2019s cooperation on Iran sanctions<\/a> RTHK<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

European Disunion<\/p>\n

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Blackout Europe: The Coming Winter Energy Crisis<\/a> Multipolarity. \u201cAs the financial press frets about whether the EU will hit its storage targets by November, the numbers show a crisis is already baked in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n

Why Europe can\u2019t escape the fallout from $40 trillion US debt woes<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n

Ursula keeps her eyes on the prize:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Today, Romania destroyed a naval drone carrying explosives near its Neptun Deep platform in the Black Sea.<\/p>\n

An escalating campaign of threats is underway, unsettling our citizens and seeking to divide our Union.<\/p>\n

This is hybrid warfare.<\/p>\n

The founding mission of our Union is to\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n

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Plans Revealed for Massive Ukrainian Attacks Against Russian Airports, as Kiev Hit With Another Unstoppable Ballistic Swarm<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n

When the Ukraine War Reaches the Supermarket Shelves<\/a> The Duran<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s worse for the #wheat<\/a> market than Hormuz was for crude.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how I put it to the FT this week.<\/p>\n

SovEcon expects Russia to export about 2.2mn tonnes this month [this was last week\u2019s forecast \u2014 will be revised lower this week], down from about 4.6mn tonnes in August 2025,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/MYoiimrspS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrey Sizov (@sizov_andre) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Missing in action: Ukrainian soldiers reportedly desert during training in Germany<\/a> Euronews<\/p>\n

Nord Stream attack suspect arrested on set of Hollywood movie about blasts<\/a> AFP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

South of the Border<\/p>\n

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US Imposes 10th Round of Cuba Sanctions This Year<\/a> TeleSur<\/p>\n

How \u201cArgentina\u2019s Elon Musk\u201d Is Bringing Technocracy To Patagonia<\/a> Unlimited Hangout<\/p>\n

US MEDDLING IN BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS, PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE MILITARY INTERVENTION<\/a> Mint Press News<\/p>\n

The US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths, raising environmental concerns<\/a> AP<\/p>\n

U.S. to send hospital ship to Peru as El Ni\u00f1o threat looms<\/a> NBC News. Hmm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Spook Country<\/p>\n

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Covert action diplomacy<\/a> All-Source Intelligence<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump 2.0<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s food assistance cliff<\/a> Stephen Semler<\/p>\n

Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes publication retires amid Pentagon clash over USS Lincoln<\/a> The Independent<\/p>\n

Resurrecting Keystone XL: Pipeline Politics in the Age of Trade Warfare<\/a> Energy Geopolitics & Statecraft<\/p>\n

Does the U.S. dominate global energy?<\/a> Warwick Powell<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cLiberation Day\u201d<\/p>\n

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Target received a $1 BILLION tariff refund from President Trump\u2019s rescinded tariffs. Amazon got $600 million, by the way. So basically companies got to raise the prices on working people and then got to cash in on the refunds that were promised to working people.\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 SEIU (@SEIU) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

GOP Funhouse<\/p>\n

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Republicans scramble to remake their stance on data centers<\/a> Semafor<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Obama Legacy<\/p>\n

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All the Change in the World<\/a> Thomas Frank, Harper\u2019s<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Healthcare?<\/p>\n

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Hospital Prepayment Rules Add New Wrinkle to Patients\u2019 Financial Responsibility<\/a> MedPage Today<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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every year the US ruling class kills 100,000 Americans and levies a $1 trillion tithe because the healthscam system they\u2019ve imposed on us works for them. It\u2019s like a civil war, but only one side, the rich, are doing the killing pic.twitter.com\/rGT8fAuoQU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Link<\/a> to Yale School of Public Health study.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n

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As Empires Collapse, the Circle of Beneficiaries Narrows<\/a> The Duran<\/p>\n

Why would the Pentagon want to hide weapons testing results?<\/a> Responsible Statecraft<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

AI<\/p>\n

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Subtlefakes: Slightly Altered Nonconsensual AI Images Are Taking Over X<\/a> 404 Media<\/p>\n

AI Invades Religion Books on Amazon<\/a> Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

OpenAI is becoming a surveillance company<\/a> Gary Marcus<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Big Brother Is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe emperor is a fan of Flock, and we must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum,\u201d pic.twitter.com\/PUVlmK2WAM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Agriculture<\/p>\n

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Domestic Beef Supply Chain on Road to Ruin<\/a> Morning Ag Clips<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sports Desk<\/p>\n

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How do the Dodgers carry an unlimited payroll?<\/p>\n

Filings uncovered by @NickNemo17<\/a> show roughly $1.45 billion in debt for American Media Productions, the entity behind SportsNet LA and the Dodgers\u2019 25-year, $8.35 billion Charter deal, sitting on the balance sheets of 5 life\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/TDWIARMmdY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jake (@EconomPic) August 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Police State Watch<\/p>\n

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This Electric Shock Glove Was Invented for Police in the 1930s to \u2018Incite Fear\u2019<\/a> Gizmodo<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Class Warfare<\/p>\n

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Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers<\/a> Truthout<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s most at risk in the cyclospora outbreak? The farmworkers on the front lines.<\/a> Grist<\/p>\n

Court Ruling in Kroger-Albertsons No-Hire Case Could Give Employers Immunity to Collude Against Striking Workers<\/a> Food & Power<\/p>\n

Samuel Adams Brewery Workers Declare Intent to Unionize<\/a> The Daily Pour<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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