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#GlobalWarming will drastically change the human diet. "Climate change could triple the price of wheat... Wheat is one of the world's most important food crops, which means climate-related production problems can quickly have global consequences." #ClimateSky…

finance.yahoo.com/markets/comm... UK Farmers Warn of Crisis Point Amid Worst Harvest Since 1984 More than a dozen UK farming organizations said they are at "crisis point," warning that next year's…

Trump Takes a 58-Year Republican Election Playbook to a Terrifying New Level. What began in the shadows with Nixon and Reagan is now happening openly as Trump targets the machinery of the 2026 election. substack.com/app-link/pos...…

India: "Study reveals alarming 2.5x surge in cardiac emergencies post-COVID among youngsters" Before the pandemic in 2018–19, patients under 40 made up over 8% of cardiac emergencies. That figure has since escalated more than 2.5x to nearly 21% of cases.…

Defence Correspondent Sunday Times: ‘The Kremlin has withdrawn it's ambassador to London - and said the UK should "reconsider it's policies" towards Russia’ 1/ Full article below 👇…

(GIFT ARTICLE) Missing From a Mass Wedding in India: Brides A fraud case, in which dozens of grooms showed up for a wedding that never materialized, is an extreme example of scamming in a marriage industry long prone to it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/w...…

apnews.com/article/trum... Trump's remake of the White House Rose Garden. First a stone patio, then statues https://apnews.com/article/trump-rose-garden-historical-statues-founders-sculptures-0fe922ef11337b4937adf3ac505e9b5b?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share…

Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here:…

There are new concerns around the White House over Donald Trump’s closest aide having gone without a security clearance for a year .....as a U.S.-Canada trade deal crumbled, paving the way for new tariffs on Canada. https://youtu.be/nIoPhha_zHk

Rep. Salazar used her meeting with Pope Leo to create the impression of support for her legislation. That should bother anyone, religious or not. www.miamiherald.com/opinion/arti... https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article316919256.html

Trump pushes Congress to move on Clarity Act during White House crypto event https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/19/trump-pushes-congress-to-move-on-clarity-act-during-white-house-crypto-event

Moderna, Merck cancer vaccine shows promise in late-stage trial; Moderna stock soars 150% https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/moderna-merck-cancer-vaccine-shows-initial-late-stage-melanoma-data.html

Apparently, opinions of India are one of the least polarized topics in US politics? www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/13/public-opinion-of-india-is-mixed-across-36-countries/

papers show DHS began surveilling left-leaning groups—including a union, a climate change group, and others—after ICE killed Alex Pretti in January. This has entailed seeking financial records and infiltrating protest meetings that are protected by the…

Big Brother ... "... every single one traced back to the same place, the Executive Office of the President. National Design Studio had built pre-launch versions of websites belonging to other federal agencies and registered all of it to the White House."…

Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on www.theguardian.com/environment/... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/19/water-reuse-recycling-law-cambridgeshire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

OpenRouter is joining Stripe https://openrouter.ai/blog/announcements/openrouter-is-joining-stripe/

Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024 Read in The Guardian: apple.news/Al2cTvbEOSXW... 😡and netanyahu keeps on…

“German vice chancellor [], said []that Ben-Gvir's comments "must have consequences," [&] that sanctions were being discussed at the [EU] level. Several [EU]countries have called for EU-wide sanctions against the far-right minister, but the proposal has…

100+ specials since Trump’s return show Democrats in good position to reclaim the House Democrats just closed out a formidable special election season with an astonishing flip www.the-downballot.com/p/100-specia...…

here is the scale of the U.S. national debt (adjusted for inflation in constant 2025 dollars) going back to 1960. The debt surpassed $40T today. The data comes from the U.S. Treasury Dept.

Experts: "Ukraine is not capable of holding democratic elections during the war, but we need to prepare now." vybory.detector.media/2026/08/19/a...…

National debt hits $40 trillion. This is what’s up with the bond market. We’ll pay even more to borrow the money to pay interest on the debt. Trump gave away $2.5 billion in tax cuts to the top 10%. Wants 0.5 trillion more annually for “war”…

What if interest rates are not in crisis? What if they are just reverting to the mean? Below is the 2/10 spread. Excluding the crisis periods, it hovers in the -0.5 to +0.5 range. We're now at the high end of that (+0.48). Maybe we just got too used to a…

I never thought that stunt appointments are a good idea. It doesn't matter whether it's ambassadors or interim senate seats and I don't care whether it's Dems or Republicans. Being at war and nominating a senator who knows fuck all about foreign policy is…

Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79gpv7v190o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

DAILY MIRROR: Deportations have hit a 10-year high, with more than 80,000 foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers removed since the election. Shabana Mahmood hailed the 52% increase, saying the change “sends a message”. - by Dave Burke…

White House Dealing With Sudden Exodus as Staffers Flee Trump’s own appointees are leaving his administration. NOTUS reported Wed that seven of Trump’s 16 Senate-confirmed appointees have either been fired from or left the Treasury Dept. ... by Malcolm…

China considering summit with Seoul in November, South Korean foreign ministry says - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-considering-summit-seoul-in-november-south-korean-foreign-ministry-says-6329666…

In Donetsk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 assaults by the russian fascist invaders near Ivanopillya, Kostyantynivka, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shul'tyne and Novoselivka. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational information at…

‘Bessent Is a Political Actor’: Treasury Move on Bond Market Seen as Midterm Damage Control www.commondreams.org/news/us-trea... https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-treasury-bond-buybacks

A Washington Post article - A rare issue uniting Americans is opposition to data centers, the sprawling computer complexes that are the most visible manifestation of the AI boom. In a recent poll, about 7 of 10 Americans said they would oppose a data center…

[BLOOMBERG] BEHIND THE BOND MARKET ROLLERCOASTER AND BESSENT’S TREASURY INTERVENTION https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/behind-the-bond-market-rollercoaster-and-bessent-s-treasury-intervention

ARKANSAS U.S. SENATE IN PLAY: 'I recently talked with candidate for US Senate, Hallie Shoffner in Little Rock, Arkansas. I wondered why the National Dems had been withholding funding from her campaign against Tom Cotton in Arkansas. She told me that they were…

It's war crimes all the way down. "The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (UN HRMMU) reported on August 12 that conflict-related violence in Ukraine killed at least 437 civilians, including 17 children, and injured at least 2,610,…

📢 Rubber goods manufacturer Skellerup has reported record earnings on the back of increased sales, a one-off gain, and escaping the worst impact of US tariffs.…

Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/stripe-openrouter-fintech-ai-model-marketplace-.html

The IDF cleared personnel of criminal wrongdoing over the strike in Gaza in 2024 that killed 7 aid workers, including Zomi Frankcom. The IDF: “no reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct that would justify the opening of a criminal investigation”.…

Which AI Chatbot Did This School Use to Make Such a Ridiculous Map? How does this even happen? Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/at0hu #artificial-intelligence…

"top Senate Democrats went after Trump for the more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency-related income he reported last year, pushing for probes into potential national security consequences of the president’s digital asset holdings."…

Opponents of new drug driving laws in Queensland will gather outside Parliament House in Brisbane next week to protest at legislation they say will bring further hardship to medicinal cannabis patients. www.cannabiz.com.au/protestors-t...…

U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/us-government-debt-passes-40-trillion-mark-for-the-first-time.html

Trump announces 'economic warfare' on Iran, threatens ‘tremendous’ consequences for its backers https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-economic-warfare.html

“‘Political earthquake’ in Western Pennsylvania as Democrats flip deep-red district in special election: Brandon Dukes scored a narrow upset over Republican Scott Timko in a district that went strongly for Donald Trump in 2024.”…

#Mamdani Sues City Council Over $10,000 Bonuses to Teachers’ Aides @nytimes.com ☑️ New York City says the Council’s legislation violates collective bargaining law. The dispute could set up the first high-profile battle between the mayor and a public…

🟥 Russian Ballistic Missile Attack Targets Kyiv 📍 Ukraine · Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/ukraine-war-briefing-russia-running-on-imported-gasoline-government-confirms Live: warheatmap.app…

Trump promised to cut your electric bill in half. The opposite happened. He said rates would drop 50% within a year, 18 months at most. That deadline came and went in July. Instead of falling, residential electricity rates are up 18% since he took office,…

Trump, who has made $billions off of crypto, joins leaders of crypto companies in push for industry-backed bill www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...…

Al Muqtadir - الْمُقْتَدِرُ - The Creator of all power https://reminder.dev/names/70

www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan... Climate change is driving unprecedented European ocean temperatures, with severe impacts for marine life – World Weather Attribution…