Thirsty Raccoons Are Breaking Into Homes in Germany, and Specifically Stealing Beer Food & Wine

How Turkey Replaced the Ottoman Language New Lines Magazine

Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander suffers ’emergency situation’ in lunar orbit Space.com

USDA kills hundreds of Minnesota wolves to protect ranchers’ profits Minnesota Reformer

Climate/Environment

#COVID-19

Former Covid medical officer Van-Tam takes role at vaccine maker Moderna The Guardian

2) A good SUMMARY here 👇https://t.co/9GHIZbs240 — Emmanuel (@ejustin46) August 19, 2023

It’s been over 3.5 years and I’m still waiting for that peer reviewed paper showing that getting repeat SARS2 infections is good for your health

The paper that the Government is relying on to justify its policy

Odd it’s not out yet, but must exist otherwise this would be criminal — Jim the hermit (@SleepyJim0) August 19, 2023

European Disunion

China?

The Japan-South Korea-US Summit Is Bad News for China The Diplomat The following thread is worth a read for why summit’s agreements may not last long:

presidential victory last year – which is not getting the attention it should and is a far greater achilles heel to trilateralism than US commentary is noting The regional structural pressures driving Japan and SK together have been around a long time, but this summit did not 2 — Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly) August 18, 2023

Sahel

Costly Propositions New Left Review. On the protests in Kenya.

New Not-So-Cold War

South of the Border

Water, not lithium, is the resource Latin America should worry about Rest of World

Syraqistan

Imperial Collapse Watch

How a drill is preparing admirals, naval forces for simultaneous wars Defense News

Biden Administration

2024

Our Famously Free Press / Police State Watch

Groves of Academe

AI

Can We Red Team Our Way to AI Accountability? Tech Policy Press

Screening Room

The Peripheral Canceled After Prime Video Undoes Season 2 Renewal Gizmodo

Supply Chain

Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry Modern Diplomacy

Zeitgeist Watch

Need a decent dining spot in Ottawa? Microsoft suggested a food bank The Register

The Bezzle

Class Warfare

I never want to see alarmist headlines about shoplifting ever ever again https://t.co/Z7nHeGbft2 — Jorts (and Jean) (@JortsTheCat) August 19, 2023

Our Economy Thrives on Bad Feelings New York Times

THE STONE SKIPPING PHILOSOPHER The Allegheny Front

Antidote du jour (via):

See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.