Brand Hype Has Existed Since the Bronze Age, Scientists Discover<\/a> 404 Media<\/p>\n 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing secrets<\/a> Science Daily (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Chinese stem cell therapy reverses heart failure in 90% of patients in landmark trial<\/a> South China Morning Post<\/p>\n #COVID-19\/Pandemics<\/p>\n Ebola outbreak out of control in Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO says: \u2018It is spreading faster than our ability to contain it\u2019<\/a> ElPais<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n Recent Temperature and Energy Imbalance Trends Point to Higher Estimates of Future Warming<\/a> ESS Open Archive<\/p>\n I did the math on this, and the combined Nino regions right now have about 60% more absolute excess heat than the 1997 El Ni\u00f1o. That\u2019s a huge jump in 30 years. https:\/\/t.co\/u4Tif33Mus<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n How an \u2018unprecedented\u2019 super El Nino could reshape extreme weather for 12 of Asia\u2019s biggest cities<\/a> Independent<\/p>\n The Strongest El Ni\u00f1o on Record Lands on the Tightest Energy Market in Years <\/a>OilPrice<\/p>\n Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n \u201cExtreme drought is changing Britain\u2019s wildlife \u2013 and some effects won\u2019t be seen until next year\u2026 Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: \u2018We don\u2019t have enough people\u2019 <\/a>Guardian<\/p>\n Pakistan\u2019s \u2018red chili capital\u2019 faces a climate crisis threatening its signature crop<\/a> YNet\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Water<\/p>\n The \u201cAsian water tower\u201d is losing 24 billion tonnes of groundwater every year<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n The Drying Tears of the Himalayas: Why Kashmir\u2019s Water Crisis is a Warning to the World<\/a> Rising Kashmir<\/p>\n In drought-stricken France, tankers supply drinking water<\/a> TBS News<\/p>\n Amid extreme heat, water grows scarce around Berlin<\/a> DW<\/p>\n \u2018Climate Camp\u2019 trains kids for future droughts in Hungary<\/a> CGTN<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n China?<\/p>\n Flood of discounted auction homes deepens China\u2019s property slump<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n China to build environmental monitoring station near disputed Scarborough Shoal<\/a> South China Morning Poat<\/p>\n Hundreds of Tibetans protest China\u2019s ethnic unity law by shaving heads <\/a>Aljazeera<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Japan<\/p>\n Japan bond yields rise as oil gains stoke fresh inflation concerns<\/a> Investing Live<\/p>\n Japan\u2019s historic yen intervention has \u2018turbo-charged\u2019 the carry trade<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Koreas<\/p>\n South Korea\u2019s economy at risk as Trump throws it under bus<\/a> Asia Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills<\/a> Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Southeast Asia<\/p>\n Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Africa<\/p>\n Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensify<\/a> UN<\/p>\n Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help<\/a> Independent<\/p>\n Fighting breaks out in western Tigray as Ethiopia and TPLF trade blame<\/a> Hiiraan<\/p>\n Over 200,000 people newly displaced in Sudan\u2019s Kordofan as fighting rages<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n Des centaines de Tunisiens manifestent \u00e0 Tunis contre le pr\u00e9sident Kais Saied, d\u00e9non\u00e7ant les coupures d’\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et les p\u00e9nuries d’eau potable#BFM2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4sRWIVocfe<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 BFM (@BFMTV) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n South of the Border<\/p>\n US pummels Cuban economy with new sanctions on mining, construction<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n First group of deportees arrives in troubled Haiti after US ends TPS program<\/a> Independent<\/p>\n US military assists Ecuador in 1st land operation against cartels<\/a> ABC\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n European Disunion<\/p>\n Heatwaves and energy crunch: Can Europe withstand a double shock? <\/a>Aljazeera<\/p>\n Europe\u2019s hollowed-out armies: The race to find 100,000 soldiers<\/a> Euronews<\/p>\n Record German debt sales deepen strains for Europe\u2019s battered bond market<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n Denmark deploys first conscripts to Greenland<\/a> Euractiv<\/p>\n Str\u00f6mmer\u2019s new prisons became a clown show<\/a> Aftonbladet via machine translation. Micael T: \u201cSweden rents prison-space in Estonia. Slight problem: Estonia refuses to let the prisoners into the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Old Blighty<\/p>\n John Healey warned to limit Budget borrowing amid bond sell-of<\/a>f Financial Times<\/p>\n Councils across the UK are increasingly turning towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) as they try to fill a looming \u00a34bn financial black hole<\/a> BBC. Let me know how that works. <\/p>\n Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to \u00a334.5m<\/a> BBC. BWAHAHA. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Israel v. The Resistance<\/p>\n Arms sales to Israel are slowing. But that\u2019s only half the story<\/a> +972 (resilc)<\/p>\n Disappointed the BBC cancelled my interview on Israel’s killing of Hind Rajab<\/p>\n 2 producers eagerly reached out. They confirmed the time & one called to prepare a brief for the anchor<\/p>\n She asked me whether Israel’s announcement is positive, I explained in detail it was a cover up.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/pE3oP9K2xc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Iran War<\/p>\n Iranian Oil Supply to Chinese Refiners Squeezed by US Blockade<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n How China and Russia could hobble Trump\u2019s plans to isolate Iran<\/a> Aljazeera<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Weapons Production Doubled in Past Year Despite US, Israeli Strikes<\/a> Sputnik (Robin K)<\/p>\n Pentagon says over 750 US troops wounded during war on Iran<\/a> The Cradle (resilc)<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s Iran blockade suffers massive blow as China refuses to cooperate | Janta Ka Reporter. Many good clips, including Lindsey Graham\u2019s sister, now a Senator, melting down in an interview. <\/p>\n Twenty Years of Hawkish Lies<\/a> Daniel Larison<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Syraqistan<\/p>\n Pakistan Says It Shot Down Taliban Drone, Rejects Afghan Strike Claims<\/a> Kabul Tribune<\/p>\n Pakistani forces kill five militants in restive southwest amid surge in attacks<\/a> Arab News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n New Not-So-Cold War<\/p>\n The proxy war between Russia and NATO is gradually but inexorably approaching its final act \u2013 a direct armed conflict between them. On the other side of the divide, there is a belief that sooner or later (given the significant pace at which drones are being produced for Ukraine),\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ee26UGcVW7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa STANISLAV KRAPIVNIK \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa (@STANISKRAPIVNIK) August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ukraine\u2019s Ultranationalist War On History<\/a> Kit Klarenberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Big Brother is Watching You Watch<\/p>\n U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone\u2019s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk<\/a> New York Times (resilc)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n How China destroyed US sanctions against Iran, Russia, and North Korea<\/a> YouTube (resilc)<\/p>\n Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare<\/a> Associated Press (Kevin W)<\/p>\n Brazil on the brink of overtaking U.S. as top agricultural exporter<\/a> Seeking Alpha (resilc)<\/p>\n Why America Won\u2019t Copy Sweden\u2019s Cheap Highway Fix<\/a> YouTube (Micael T)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump 2.0<\/p>\n Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump<\/a> CNN (resilc)<\/p>\n The Art of the Self-Deal<\/a> Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal (resilc)<\/p>\n Two Years Ago, They Revered Trump; Now, They Ridicule and Revile Him<\/a> New Republic (resilc)<\/p>\n Supreme Court says Trump can continue ballroom work as it weighs case<\/a> Washington Post<\/p>\n Massie, Greene slam Trump\u2019s move to lower beef prices<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Tariffs<\/p>\n American tariffs on Canadian goods take effect after trade talks fall apart<\/a> CBC (resilc)<\/p>\n BREAKING: Trade talks between the US and Canada have collapsed and the US has imposed new 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods.<\/p>\n Details include:<\/p>\n 1. Canada’s Prime Minister Carney vows to retaliate with “dollar for dollar” tariffs on the US<\/p>\n 2. The tariffs will\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n Economy<\/p>\n \u2018Perfect storm\u2019 brews for global food supply this winter as grain prices soar<\/a> CNBC<\/p>\n ZOMG, the diesel crunch will get worse:<\/p>\n #Canada<\/a>: US refiners are facing a looming supply drop from their biggest foreign crude supplier at a time when they need the oil the most.<\/p>\n Canada supplies the US with more than 4 million barrels a day of crude, most produced in the oil-rich heartland of northern Alberta and then\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Giovanni Staunovo\ud83d\udee2 (@staunovo) August 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Iran war energy crisis is just getting started<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n Western oil refinery closures set to continue despite war shock<\/a> Financial Times <\/p>\n Walmart posts weakest growth in years, a worrying sign of inflation-weary Americans<\/a> Washington Post<\/p>\n Why does everything feel like a scam?<\/a> Your Brain on Money (resilc). About practical effects of inflation. <\/p>\n The drone war is coming for global shipping<\/a> Politico<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mr. Market is Getting Nervous<\/p>\n \u2018Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic\u2019: Bonds erase the impact of Treasury\u2019s intervention<\/a> NBC<\/p>\n US long-term bonds slide as Treasury secretary Bessent\u2019s intervention fails to soothe investors<\/a> Financial Times (Kevin W)<\/p>\n It Won\u2019t Take Much to Burst the Stock Market Bubble<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n AI<\/p>\n You\u2019re Already Funding the AI Bubble \u2014 and You\u2019ll Pay for the Bust<\/a> Benzinga<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Bezzle<\/p>\n Trump targets 1,000+ annual U.S. space launches by 2030 <\/a> Seeking Alpha. resilc: \u201cGolden era of Musk welfare.\u201d<\/p>\n Private credit risks remain at large<\/a> Financial Times. An editorial <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Class Warfare<\/p>\n Natalie Harp\u2019s taxpayer-funded salary under fire as it\u2019s compared to pay of USS Lincoln sailors<\/a> The Mirror (resilc)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Antidote du jour:<\/p>\n And a bonus (Robin K):<\/p>\n Look how this lovebird strips the leaves removing each midvein to tuck amongst its feathers for safe keeping\u2026 <\/p>\n Rather than taking each piece home separately, this is a more efficient way of gathering and transporting nest building material.. pic.twitter.com\/vtupjjpjvx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nature & Animals\ud83c\udf34 (@naturelife_ok) August 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A second bonus:<\/p>\n Meet the duo who truly define partners for life.<\/p>\n Officer Brian Santos and his K9 partner Kyra steal hearts with a dance break at the Cocoa Police Department in Florida (They’re like a family since 2018). pic.twitter.com\/ecrXK88dGe<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And a third:<\/p>\n Istanbul really is a city of cats \ud83e\udd79 pic.twitter.com\/vA12BG5eYl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 smooth (@Smoothfund) August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n See yesterday\u2019s Links and Antidote du Jour here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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\u201cIn some parts of the world, species have evolved to adapt to extreme heat and drought. However in Britain, which has a history of cold winters, cool summers and abundant rain, there hasn\u2019t been any pressure to evolve such adaptations.\u201d
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