{"id":3289,"date":"2026-08-28T04:46:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3289"},"modified":"2026-08-28T04:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:46:43","slug":"links-8-27-2026-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3289","title":{"rendered":"Links 8\/27\/2026 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For the love of books, snow \u2013 and Dolly<\/a> Balanced Weather<\/p>\n

Cyclospora outbreak is crimping produce sales, data shows<\/a> Food Dive<\/p>\n

Ancient dental calculus reveals diverse diets of commoners in premodern Osaka, Japan, the \u2018Kitchen of the Realm\u2019<\/a> EurekAlert!<\/p>\n

Human Unpredictability is Overrated<\/a> Cliodynamica by Peter Turchin<\/p>\n

Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n

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Nepal\u2019s Deadly Flood Started With a 2,000-Foot Chunk of Glacier: Scientists Are Still Piecing Together Why<\/a> International Business Times<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Devastating CCTV footage from the Chinese side of the Nepal-China border shows the massive flood sweeping through the area with incredible force, giving a stark glimpse of how suddenly it was struck. pic.twitter.com\/s2eVfOzd7G<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Everest Today (@EverestToday) August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Velocity Hazard \u2013 Why the Rate of Warming Trumps Absolute Temperature Thresholds<\/a> Climate Uncovered<\/p>\n

Thousands of Gary residents without power for 2 weeks are breathing sigh of relief<\/a> Fox 32 Chicago. Would probably be bigger story if not for fact Gary is one of the poorest cities in the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pandemics<\/p>\n

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Conservation Bio: Emerging threat of avian influenza to the world\u2019s vultures<\/a> Avian Flu Diary<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Water<\/p>\n

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\u2018Forever chemicals\u2019 surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n

Carbon emissions exacerbating the Western US water crisis<\/a> Communications Earth & Environment<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Japan<\/p>\n

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Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

China?<\/p>\n

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US Justice Department seizes domains it says Chinese state-sponsored hackers used to infiltrate systems at NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and more \u2014 FBI moves forward with domain seizures<\/a> Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/p>\n

China\u2019s top diplomat flags problems in US relations ahead of Xi visit<\/a> DPA International<\/p>\n

To be one of the world\u2019s largest<\/a> \u2060polyethylene and polypropylene-producing plants:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Massive explosion at joint China-Russian Natural Gas chemical plant in Russia\u2019s Far East pic.twitter.com\/6JSVn0Zkep<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Carl Zha (@CarlZha) August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Syraqistan<\/p>\n

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Palestinian children return to school under threat of Israel demolition<\/a> Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Jewish Space Lasers? Israel Wants \u2018Rods From God\u2019<\/a> Haaretz<\/p>\n

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Iran, Oman advance on Hormuz as Islamabad MOU regains attention<\/a> Amwaj<\/p>\n

Pakistan says it expects US answer on $10bn stabilization facility \u2018within months\u2019<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n

Syrian Kurdish leader announces SDF dissolution after its integration into army<\/a> France24<\/p>\n

A Changing Geography of U.S. Sanctions in the Middle East and Africa<\/a> Sawahil<\/p>\n

Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress for review<\/a> France24<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

O Canada<\/p>\n

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From live snails to lawn mowers: Canada\u2019s most unexpected targets in its US tariff response<\/a> Firstpost<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Old Blighty<\/p>\n

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Germany in talks to help fund Trident<\/a> The Telegraph<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

European Disunion<\/p>\n

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US review of its force posture in Europe aims to advance \u2018NATO 3.0\u2019: Pentagon official<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n

EU countries face nearly \u20ac41bn in extra fossil fuel costs as Hormuz crisis exposes energy vulnerability<\/a> Euronews<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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CIA Chief\u2019s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO<\/a> WSJ<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Secretary of War Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine, and CIA Director Ratcliffe leave the West Wing following a meeting at the White House. Ratcliffe returned from Russia late last night. pic.twitter.com\/9p7PTtfE2X<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u2757\ufe0fEight people were injured in Donetsk after Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the \u201cDonetsk City\u201d shopping center area with Storm Shadow\/SCALP-EG missiles, \u2014 Denis Pushilin, head of the DPR<\/p>\n

Among the injured are two girls born in 2010 and 2016, three women, and three men. Three more\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Oz6G9QQtFa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Andy Burnham is warned that Britain faces impending Russian \u2018attack\u2019 over its support for Ukraine<\/a> Daily Mail<\/p>\n

Ukraine under fire but European anti-missile system faces delays<\/a> Euractiv<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Hillary Clinton on says the only way for Trump to end the war in Ukraine is to go all in and \u201cmuch more forcefully\u201d fund the Ukrainians to fight Russia<\/p>\n

She claims he won\u2019t do that because of Putin\u2019s \u201chold\u201d on Trump pic.twitter.com\/qPldtks9c2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

L\u2019affaire Epstein<\/p>\n

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\u2018Meritless:\u2019 Judge rejects Maxwell\u2019s claim to toss her prison sentence<\/a> Miami Herald<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

South of the Border<\/p>\n

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Venezuela: Opposition Lawmaker Ecarri Proposes Dollarization Plan<\/a> Venezuelanalysis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Neverending \u2018Global War on Terror\u2019<\/p>\n

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Accused 9\/11 mastermind, 3 co-defendants to stand trial in 2028<\/a> Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump 2.0<\/p>\n

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Conservative-leaning coalition raises alarm over Trump\u2019s political weaponization of ICE<\/a> All-Source Intelligence<\/p>\n

ICE investigators want to buy voter data from every state<\/a> Project Salt Box<\/p>\n

Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration\u2019s Payroll<\/a> Wired<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Democrats Suck<\/p>\n

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How Corporate PAC Money Gets to Democrats Who Swore It Off<\/a> NOTUS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Economy<\/p>\n

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Fossil fuel import bills surge over $330 billion in six months since Hormuz crisis: CREA<\/a> Down to Earth<\/p>\n

Functional Unemployment Up for Fourth Consecutive Month, Says Ludwig Institute<\/a> Ludwig Institute<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump-GOP Budget Law Pushes SNAP Enrollment to 17-Year Low as Millions Lose Aid<\/a> Common Dreams<\/p>\n

Healthcare?<\/p>\n

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As states tighten oversight, private equity\u2019s healthcare deals decline<\/a> Stateline<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s Third-Worldism<\/a> Unpopular Front<\/p>\n

The Everything Shortage<\/a> The Merchant\u2019s News<\/p>\n

Castles Made of Sand<\/a> Can We Still Govern?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

AI<\/p>\n

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Nvidia gave its first-ever year-ahead forecast\u2014a 70% growth bombshell meant to silence AI bubble critics and \u2018circular financing\u2019 doomsayers<\/a> Fortune<\/p>\n

Nvidia Reportedly Stops Flirting With Hugging Face and Just Buys It<\/a> Gizmodo<\/p>\n

The multiplying risks of financing data centres<\/a> FT<\/p>\n

The Only Kill Switch We\u2019ve Got<\/a> Labor Politics<\/p>\n

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training<\/a> 404 Media<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why Amazon Is Building One of the Largest Solar Projects in America<\/a> Distilled<\/p>\n

The Accelerationists<\/p>\n

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Louisiana completes massive giveaway of sensitive land to Elon Musk<\/a> Oligarch Watch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Supply Chain<\/p>\n

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Loosening Beijing\u2019s global graphite grip<\/a> Metal Tech News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A kitchen blender helped scientists make graphene from electronic waste<\/a> Interesting Engineering<\/p>\n

Chokepoints<\/p>\n

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Panama Canal Auction Hits New Record at $5.3 Million<\/a> Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Police State Watch<\/p>\n

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What every failing regime does after suffering humiliating defeat in war: wage a new war on invented domestic enemies who can\u2019t defend themselves https:\/\/t.co\/m8mZz052bp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tech<\/p>\n

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Meta\u2019s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age-verification tech that doesn\u2019t work well<\/a> TechCrunch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Groves of Academe<\/p>\n

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Documents Reveal Trail of Unreported Millions From Israeli Military to U.S. Universities<\/a> Drop Site<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Market<\/p>\n

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Bessent, Warsh diverge on who should set the price of money<\/a> Reuters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Guillotine Watch<\/p>\n

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California man who brought guillotine to US Capitol grounds pleads not guilty<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Bezzle<\/p>\n

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Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images<\/a> Ars Technica<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Class Warfare<\/p>\n

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What happened to North Hollywood\u2019s Star Garden, the nation\u2019s only unionized strip club?<\/a> Los Angeles Public Press<\/p>\n

Care<\/a> Black Lodges<\/p>\n

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