{"id":3334,"date":"2026-08-29T04:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3334"},"modified":"2026-08-29T04:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:52:44","slug":"links-8-28-2026-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3334","title":{"rendered":"Links 8\/28\/2026 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A few brief notes. First, the mods, writers, and many readers have recently noticed the absence of regular commenter-extraordinare Wukchumi and were concerned. We just recently received word that he is indeed alive and well and just enjoying some downtime. We look forward to his return!<\/p>\n

Second, unfortunately Yves had a pressing matter arise that she needed to deal with urgently and so won\u2019t have an Iran war update today. Based on the very positive reactions earlier this week to the piece by Joseph Busby, we trust you will be pleased with his offering today, \u2018Russia\u2019s Arctic Route.\u2019<\/p>\n

New study reveals how space rocks become meteorites<\/a> Seti Institute<\/p>\n

Cyborg cockroaches with tiny syringes designed to join search and rescue teams in major disasters<\/a> The Guardian. Surely only to be used in search and rescue missions.<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s a bat in my mouth\u2019: Virginia doctor\u2019s bat nightmare goes viral<\/a> WRAL<\/p>\n

Climate\/Environment<\/p>\n

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One country seems immune to global warming. And nobody knows why<\/a> Science Focus. \u201cImmune\u201d??<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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As horrible as the Nepal disaster is, that\u2019s not the story.
The Himalayan glaciers, source of water for the Asian subcontinent, are collapsing.
Soon, some 2B people will be forced to migrate.
Wherever they show up, they\u2019ll be met with machine guns.
The coal mine canary is dead.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Stan Willenbring (@StanWillenbring) August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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An integrative method for identifying potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the Himalayas<\/a> Science of the Total Environment. From 2022, still germane.<\/p>\n

Glaciers in the Alps are on track for record-breaking ice loss<\/a> New Scientist<\/p>\n

\u2018Visual symbol of climate change\u2019: Mount Robson\u2019s Berg Glacier no longer reaches lake<\/a> CBC<\/p>\n

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Southern California currently has the highest humidity in the U.S., even surpassing Florida.<\/p>\n

The dew point over the Salton Sea reached a stifling 81\u00b0F, while Los Angeles hit 73\u00b0F, comparable to the Amazon rainforest and quite possibly its highest value on record. pic.twitter.com\/PCDbv2cBPI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pandemics<\/p>\n

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How Covid-19 and Long Covid Prevention Guidance Has Changed Since 2023<\/a> John Snow Project<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

China?<\/p>\n

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What China\u2019s Top Economic Body Is Actually Saying<\/a> Inside China<\/p>\n

Beijing swaps credit quotas for market rules<\/a> CHINA POLICY leads<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

India<\/p>\n

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Loan Recovery Rate: 74% for the Poor, 15% for the Rich \u2014 RTI Lays Bare Central Bank of India\u2019s Write-off Divide<\/a> MoneyLife<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Syraqistan<\/p>\n

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Haaretz: Israel arms drug dealers to commit new \u2018Sabra and Shatila\u2019 in Gaza<\/a> Middle East Eye<\/p>\n

Israeli commander defends ordering drone strike that killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom<\/a> ABC<\/p>\n

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

Iran says return to diplomacy \u2018isn\u2019t impossible\u2019 \u2014 but all Mideast wars must end to reopen Hormuz CNBC https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/08\/28\/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-oman-centcom.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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When they have to declare every day that the Strait of Hormuz is open, you know that it\u2019s not open. https:\/\/t.co\/yKyU0HpZRG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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https:\/\/t.co\/xsY3uVSNAs<\/a> counts shipments to the global market when they pass through the US blockade line, monitoring the Automatic Identification System signals of ships because of restrictions on timely satellite imagery. On that basis, flows over the past seven days stand at\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Iran says US naval blockade is limiting petrol imports<\/a> Middle East Eye<\/p>\n

China\u2019s imports of Iranian oil \u2018largely untouched\u2019 by US siege: Report<\/a> The Cradle<\/p>\n

The True Extent of Fallout From US\u2019s Defeat in Iran Is Still Being Processed<\/a> Simplicius<\/p>\n

Exclusive: US intel assessments reshaped to suit Trump<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n

US to deploy new carrier to West Asia as Trump claims \u2018big victory\u2019<\/a> Al Mayadeen<\/p>\n

Rezaei: Any \u2018evil\u2019 against Iran will bring affliction on US \u2018recorded in history\u2019<\/a> Press TV<\/p>\n

They Survived an Iran War Drone Attack. Six Months Later, They\u2019re Struggling to Get Care<\/a> The War Horse<\/p>\n

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Turkish troops likely to stay in Syria after SDF dissolution: analyst<\/a> Turkish Minute<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

European Disunion<\/p>\n

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Autistici\/Inventati case sets a new counterterrorism precedent, Irdi says<\/a> Decode39. Trump administration declares the Italian technology collective a terror organization.<\/p>\n

US military faces \u2018beyond critical\u2019 shortage of Patriot missiles in Europe<\/a> France24<\/p>\n

Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU \u2013 and it could be decided on fish<\/a> BBC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

O Canada<\/p>\n

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Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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BREAKING: President Trump officially changes the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you think about it, we have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean.\u201d \ud83d\udc40 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/OZOmfibisP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Old Blighty<\/p>\n

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Stock Up on Food and Water: UK Develops Plans for War, Cyberattacks, and Food Shortages<\/a> International Business Times<\/p>\n

Buying politicians<\/a> Chris Dillow<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia\u2019s War in Secretive Moscow Visit<\/a> New York Times. Comedians.<\/p>\n

EU states revive plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine<\/a> FT<\/p>\n

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Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland make a fresh push to revive the idea of using the \u20ac210 billion in Russia\u2019s immobilised assets to support Ukraine, warning the \u20ac90 billion loan \u201cwill not be enough\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot afford to rest on our laurels.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/rtnE1zzOl8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jorge Liboreiro (@JorgeLiboreiro) August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Chechen mysteries decades past<\/a> Events in Ukraine<\/p>\n

Car bomb kills senior Russian officer in St Petersburg<\/a> The Telegraph<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Alexander Stubb says that hitting logistics centers like Wildberries increases the price of the war for Russia and bumps up the number of Russians who want to end the war by another 10%.<\/p>\n

He insists on the fact that this is a sensible military strategy from Ukraine and the only\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/jcrvkSc0AO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Margarita Simonyan (@M_Simonyan) August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

South of the Border<\/p>\n

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Scoop: U.S. close to striking \u201cmassive\u201d deal for Venezuelan oil fields<\/a> Axios<\/p>\n

U.S. intervened in criminal probe of oilman helping Trump in Venezuela<\/a> WaPo<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Bombshell: a former electoral counselor in Honduras has published leaked recordings proving his country\u2019s 2025 election was stolen.<\/p>\n

The US helped put in power far-right politician Nasry \u201cTito\u201d Asfura, who is closely linked to drug trafficking. Trump personally interfered in\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/PS8u8qsUvQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

L\u2019affaire Epstein<\/p>\n

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WHAT I KNOW ABOUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN<\/a> Seymour Hersh<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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Tariff Refunds Contribute To Record-Setting Corporate Profit Boost<\/a> Yahoo! Finance<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Market<\/p>\n

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AI\u2019s rally is disguising a massive slump in tech stocks<\/a> CNN<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump 2.0<\/p>\n

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President Trump\u2019s Love of Tariffs Comes Into Conflict With His Love of Data Centers<\/a> Gizmodo<\/p>\n

Groups sue Trump\u2019s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals<\/a> The Guardian<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The official U.S. Department of Education account posted, then deleted, a video positively comparing Trump to Hitler.<\/p>\n

Captioned \u201cNo one does it like us\u201d with a tiger emoji, the video opens with a scene from Darkest Hour wherein Winston Churchill refers to Hitler as a tiger. pic.twitter.com\/SM1p0sABap<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Talia Jane (@taliaotg) August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Education secretary says elimination of department is \u2018realistic,\u2019 but timeline for shifting services is unclear<\/a> Hearst Television<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

GOP Funhouse<\/p>\n

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Republicans divided over preelection stimulus push as economy slows<\/a> The Hill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Democrats Suck<\/p>\n

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LA Mayor Karen Bass The Latest Democrat To Wimp Out On Paramount Merger<\/a> TechDirt<\/p>\n

\u2018It won\u2019t go well for them\u2019: Jared Golden sticks with Trump in Canada tariff fight<\/a> Portland Press Herald. Golden is a Democrat congressman from Maine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Police State Watch<\/p>\n

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GOP nominee for Maine governor calls for ICE agents at state polling places<\/a> AP<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

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This creepy Israeli spy tech is likely operating in a city near you<\/a> Responsible Statecraft<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Antitrust<\/p>\n

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How Corporate Consolidation Ruins Local Economic Development<\/a> Boondoggle<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Healthcare?<\/p>\n

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Nurses nationwide protest Palantir technology in hospitals<\/a> Healthcare IT News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Friendly Skies<\/p>\n

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2 air traffic controllers left work early the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia, source says<\/a> CNN<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tech<\/p>\n

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Buried in Meta\u2019s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids\u2019 data<\/a> TechCrunch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Imperial Collapse Watch<\/p>\n

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Multipolarity and Ethos, Part 1: The Dark Forest<\/a> Landmarks: A Journal of International Dialogue<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

AI<\/p>\n

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Nvidia says it\u2019s building an ecosystem that can\u2019t fail<\/a> Yahoo! Finance<\/p>\n

Nvidia Pauses Revenue-Sharing Deals With AI Cloud Companies<\/a> WSJ<\/p>\n

\u2018The Long Tail\u2019 and Generative AI<\/a> Do Not Research<\/p>\n

With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.<\/a> Blood in the Machine<\/p>\n

The Acemoglu Wars Are All About AI<\/a> Programmable Mutter<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Class Warfare<\/p>\n

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Is Capitalist Exploitation a Kind of Domination?<\/a> Left Notes<\/p>\n

Do Rural Residents Have the Power to Say No?<\/a> Barn Raiser<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No One Sings About Kalamazoo Anymore<\/a> Can\u2019t Get Much Higher<\/p>\n

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