Links 10/2/2024 | naked capitalism

This Is What 12 Years On Mars Has Done To Curiosity’s Wheels Jalopnik (furzy)

I Sing the Electric Body: On Syntax Hedgehog Review (Anthony L)

Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda draws concern over possibility of spread STAT (Dr. Kevin)

#COVID-19

We have endless data to show covid damages the heart, blood vessels, brain, and immune system. saying “I’ve had it 5 times in 2 years and I’m fine” is like saying “I’ve smoked a pack a day for 2 years and I’m fine!”

The data shows that what you’re doing is very dangerous https://t.co/yGqzeY4JfM

— Julia Marie (@julia_doubleday) October 1, 2024

IT’S COVID INFECTIONS.We’ve literally known this for FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS NOW.Why is anyone ignorant about this? https://t.co/VrEdFsUMh9

— tern (@1goodtern) October 1, 2024

Climate/Environment

Bidirectional Charging May Be Required On EVs Soon Due To New California Law Eletrek

Post-fire forest regeneration prevented by vicious cycle of rising temperatures, wildfires Euractiv

Mosquito-borne virus spreads at ‘unprecedented’ levels in L.A. Climate change may make things worse Los Angeles Times

Autumn heat wave could break season-level records in California USA Today

How the UK is going to get even wetter – due to climate change iNews

Homes evacuated as flooding hits region BBC

Firefly species may blink out as US seeks to list it as endangered for first time. Guardian. Different place but in Alabama, I noticed how very few fireflies there were.

Clearly It Is Ocean. Richard Powers’s novel of techno-capitalism with an ocean view Baffler (Anthony L)

China?

China’s Housing Glut Collides With Its Shrinking Population Wall Street Journal

Philippines drops a Typhon missile gauntlet on China Asia Times (Kevin W)

Thousands evacuated as Super Typhoon Krathon approaches Taiwan France24

Old Blighty

Starmer looks for post-Brexit ‘reset’ in meeting with EU leaders Financial Times (Kevin W). BWAAHAHA. Note I could not get archive.ph or archive.is to archive this article. If anyone succeeds, I can substitute the link.

‘This much evidence, still no charges’ James Butler on the Grenfell inquiry London Review of Books (Anthony L)

Gaza

Did Israeli jets use Saudi airspace to refuel before bombing Yemen? The New Arab (Kevin W)

An Israeli charity organization called “HaHevre HaTovim” (“Good Fellas”) is organizing an event selling electrical products looted from Gaza at cheap prices for poor Israeli families. They are looking for volunteers to work at the event and “help those in need”.

This was… pic.twitter.com/e8IbBo3UFz

— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) October 1, 2024

Iran v. Israel

🇮🇱🇮🇷 15 minutes Iranian missiles hitting Israel … supercut pic.twitter.com/OABH2cWfb4

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) October 1, 2024

Operation True Promise 2: Iran Strikes Again as Missile Barrage Overwhelms Israeli Defenses Simplicius

US helped Israel shoot down Iran missiles – Pentagon BBC (Kevin W). ZOMG, this would be funny if not pathetic. By all accounts, Iran fired between 200 and 400 missiles. From the story: “The US fired about a dozen interceptors at Tuesday’s barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel, the Pentagon says.”

If Israeli numbers are to be trusted Iran very easily penetrated what is arguably the best AD network the west has and it only required 180 missiles. If this was a real war scenario a barrage of 100 missiles could realistically hit every hour for a day at least. Every single…

— ayden (@squatsons) October 1, 2024

BREAKING:

🇮🇱🇮🇷Reports that Dimona nuclear research facility in the Negev desert of southern Israel was also hit tonight.

— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) October 1, 2024

Iran Attacked Israel Only After U.S. Rejected Its Moderate Stance Moon of Alabama

Sen. Graham Calls for US To Strike Iranian Oil Sites in Response to Attack on Israel Antiwar.com (Kevin W)

Israel Invasion of Lebanon

Hezbollah unleashes 100 rockets into Israel as IDF calls up extra troops for invasion and orders more Lebanese villages to evacuate hours after Iranian missile barrage – as world holds its breath amid growing WW3 fears Daily Mail. Lead story.

Israel Has Destroyed Half of Hezbollah’s Arsenal, U.S. and Israeli Officials Say New York Times (furzy). To be taken with a fistful of salt. Israel also claimed that it had taken out many many Hezbollah rocket launchers when it sent 100 planes into Southern Lebanon and made many airstrikes. It emerged that there were no launchers there.

Versus (after writing the above): Hezbollah’s tunnels and flexible command weather Israel’s deadly blows Reuters (furzy)

After Nasrallah: ‘Command and Control’ in rapid recovery The Cradle

BREAKING:

🇮🇷🇮🇱Israeli gas rigs in the Mediterranean Sea were destroyed

80% of the israeli gas is comming from them pic.twitter.com/kRHdK4Wf6D

— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) October 1, 2024

🇷🇺 The Russian Federation has told Israel that it must immediately withdraw its troops from Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/x5VoiAhicO

— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) October 1, 2024

Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut.

— — GEROMAN — time will tell – 👀 — (@GeromanAT) October 1, 2024

New Not-So-Cold War

Ukrainian forces withdraw from Vuhledar, military announces Kyiv Independent

Ukrainian FM, Polish president discuss defense aid for Kiev, bilateral ties Interfax

Ukraine’s Minister of Defense’s Attempted Staff Clear Out Headed Off – Why? Kyiv Post

Big Brother is Watching You Watch

Crooks Made Millions By Breaking Into Execs’ Office365 Inboxes, Feds Say ars technica

Imperial Collapse Watch

Locals turn to legacy media as hurricane rumors swirl Axios (Kevin W). Article explains this is due to lack of info from government sources

Biden

Biden upset with Harris – NBC News RT. At the margin, this could give Kamala some trouble, given Biden’s poor impulse control 

Kamala

Comer Subpoenas DHS After Whistleblower Reveals Information on Governor Walz’s Ties to the CCP House Oversight Committee

2024

US vice-presidential candidates don’t mention war in Ukraine during debate Ukrainska Pravada

Bloodbath. pic.twitter.com/TcPB79ybkM

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 2, 2024

Democrats file lawsuit over new Georgia rule requiring hand counting of ballots Atlanta Nes First (furzy)

Judge signals he may rule that Georgia counties must certify election USA Today

Helene

Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130 Associated Press

Kamala’s Katrina moment? Fed response to hurricane, port strike unsettles Dems before VP debate Just the News

How Hurricane Helene could have widespread consequences for homeowners Washington Post

Abortion

Trump says he would veto national abortion ban The Hill

Our No Longer Free Press

Reflections on the New Encampment Culture Persuasion (Anthony L)

On the Unjust and Ridiculous Conviction of C.J. Hopkins Eugyppius (Micael T)

Federal Court Rules Against University of New Mexico in Free Speech Case Jonathan Turley

‘I’m Free Because I Pled Guilty to Journalism’ Antiwar.com (Kevin W)

AI

AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence The Register

The Grim Truth Behind Microsoft’s Plan for Three Mile Island and A.I. New Republic (furzy)

The Bezzle

eBay Wins Dismissal of US Lawsuit Over Alleged Sale of Harmful Products Reuters

Class Warfare

What this Boeing strike is really all about CNN. Mark T: “Some upfront reporting from CNN.”

Microsoft Exec Tells Staff There Won’t Be an Amazon-style Return-to-Office Mandate Unless Productivity Drops Yahoo

CEO of “health care terrorists” sues senators after contempt of Congress charges ars technica (Kevin W)

Antidote du jour (Tracie H):

And a bonus:

Guilty or not? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/a75EQn8i3D

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 30, 2024

See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.