Drilling our way to Climate Doom: The US leads the World in Oil and Gas Production
>“You can write this down, you can go to every NGO, and they’ll tell me I’m nuts, but I predict this,” former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the Aspen Security Forum last month. “There will be more crude oil consumed 30 years from now than there is today.”
https://www.juancole.com/2023/08/drilling-climate-production.html #GOP #Republican #BigOil #FossilFuels #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
#Canada - The latest news on the wildfires in the Northwest Territories
>#YELLOWKNIFE — Thousands of people have fled the #NorthwestTerritories' capital and some neighbouring communities under the threat of encroaching wildfires.
>Here are the latest developments (all times are MT):
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/national-news/the-latest-news-on-the-wildfires-in-the-northwest-territories-7423576 #NWT #CanadaWildfires #wildfires
Russian, China warships sail close to Japanese islands as 'warning' on eve of US-Japan-South Korea summit
>A fleet of six Chinese ships, including missile destroyers, along with five Russian vessels, some of which were also destroyers, traversed the waters between Japan’s Okinawa Island and Miyako Island. Subsequently, the flotilla proceeded towards the East China Sea, as reported by Japan’s defence ministry.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/russian-china-warships-sail-close-to-japanese-islands-as-warning-on-eve-of-us-japan-south-korea-summit-13013532.html #Russia #China #Japan #Korea #ROK #US
UN says Taliban’s gender restrictions should be prosecuted as ‘crime against humanity’ – Middle East Monitor
>“... should count as a crime against humanity, and it should be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court,” said Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education and former UK Prime Minister, as he discussed the current state of the issue of girls’ education in #Afghanistan at a #UN news conference.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230815-un-says-talibans-gender-restrictions-should-be-prosecuted-as-crime-against-humanity/ #Taliban #womensrights
Trump assails judge in 2020 election case after she warned him not to make inflammatory remarks | AP News
>The former president made posts Monday on his social media network calling U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan “highly partisan” and “ VERY BIASED & UNFAIR!” because of her past comments in a separate case overseeing the sentencing of one of the defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Dutch F-16s scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers | NL Times
>Several Dutch F-16 fighter jets were scrambled on Monday at 7:19 a.m. after two Russian bombers were spotted over #Denmark. The Russian aircraft flew in the direction of the airspace that the #Netherlands is responsible for monitoring in accordance with #NATO military alliance.
https://nltimes.nl/2023/08/14/dutch-f-16s-scrambled-intercept-two-russian-bombers #Russia
>Continuing delays in the formation of #Thailand's next government pose risks to #SoutheastAsia's second-largest economy, which has been a regional laggard since a 2014 military coup. [..] At the same time, the increased concentration of wealth over the past two decades of military-authoritarian dominance has further strengthened a business #oligarchy that stifles competition, innovation and the country's long-term international competitiveness.
https://archive.ph/2023.08.14-084929/https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Business-is-out-of-patience-with-Thailand-s-political-mess #elections #tootsea
Oregon lifts ban on self-serve gas, leaving N.J. as the only state prohibiting it
>For the first time in more than seven decades, drivers in #Oregon are allowed to pump their own gas.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/oregon-lifts-ban-self-serve-gas-leaving-nj-only-state-prohibiting-rcna98260 #US #NewJersey
Music labels sue Internet Archive over digitized record collection - CNA
>Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and other record labels on Friday sued the nonprofit #InternetArchive for #copyright infringement over its streaming collection of digitized music from vintage records.
>The labels' lawsuit filed [..] said the Archive's "Great 78 Project" functions as an "illegal record store"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-lifestyle/music-labels-sue-internet-archive-over-digitized-record-collection-3694656 #archiveorg #theinternetarchive
Boston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him | AP News
>It’s a similar tactic used against multiple white supremacist groups involved at the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, which resulted in a $26 million verdict.
https://apnews.com/article/white-supremacist-assault-boston-lawsuit-5d30e75e6f35e84bf954bd37d9b1bfe1 #US #racism #farright
#Italy suspends ‘golden visas’ for Russians and Belarusians more than a year after #EU recommendation | Euronews
>Italian magazine Altreconomia reports that Italy issued at least 32 Russian citizens with two-year "investor" visas out of 36 applications last year, based on data provided by the Business Ministry. This was more than the number issued to investors from the UK, the US and another 23 non-EU countries combined
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/08/10/italy-suspends-golden-visas-for-russians-and-belarusians-more-than-a-year-after-eu-recomme #Russia #immigration #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar
Chip shortage in Germany's car industry will last years - Audi manager - CNA
>Berlin has been courting the world's largest contract chipmakers with billions of euros in subsidies. Chipmakers such as U.S. #Intel and Taiwan's 2TSMC this year announced plans to build factories in #Germany.
"It takes years, after all...
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/chip-shortage-germanys-car-industry-will-last-years-audi-manager-3692331 #economy #semiconductors
In Malaysia, possessing ‘LGBTQ’ watches could get you 3 years in prison — BenarNews
>Malaysia on Thursday banned Swatch watches and accessories with LGBTQ references and made possessing them punishable by up to three years in prison, saying that normalizing the gay community may harm the nation.
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/malaysian/swatch-lgbtq-products-banned-08102023140906.html #Malaysia #lgbtq #southeastasia #tootsea
Supreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers | AP News
>The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with #OxyContin maker #PurduePharma that would shield members of the #Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of #opioids.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-opioid-crisis-purdue-bankruptcy-bd417e036d9f6db4b2916fdfbdb56252 #BigPharma #SCOTUS
Google Adds Gmail Translation to Mobile Devices - Gulf Times
>Google announced a native translation integration within the Gmail mobile app that will enable users to seamlessly communicate in a wide range of languages. https://www.gulf-times.com/article/666135/international/uslatin-america/google-adds-gmail-translation-to-mobile-devices #Google #Alphabet #Gmail
10,000 passengers: World's largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds
>With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the #Covid pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting the final touches on what will be the world's largest cruise ship.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2101888.html #travel #cruising
Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia; 41 believed dead | CTV News
>Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia, Italian state RAI television reported, citing four survivors who were rescued and brought to land Wednesday.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/italian-state-tv-says-41-dead-in-migrant-shipwreck-according-to-4-survivors-who-set-off-from-tunisia-1.6511556 #migration #Tunesia #immigration #Italy #refugee #asylum
Russia’s Artillery War in Ukraine: Challenges and Innovations
>Artillery is central to the Russian way of war, so it is beholden upon Western forces to properly understand how it has been applied in #Ukraine. #Russia’s artillery war is best analysed through two mechanisms: artillery doctrine – which provides the foundation for how artillery use has changed – and what artillery practitioners refer to as the gunnery problem
https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/russias-artillery-war-ukraine-challenges-and-innovations #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar
Real danger to U.S. isn't Russo-Sino warships, it's internal attack on Constitution - UPI.com
>It has taken 60 years for the nation to descend to the point where 75% of Americans see the nation headed in the wrong direction. An almost equal number do not want to see a rematch of 2020 with Donald Trump running against President Joe Biden again.
https://www.upi.com/Voices/2023/08/09/Harlan-Ullman-us-Russia-China-war-ships/8141691515455/ #US #China #Russia #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #GOP #dems
Ukraine creating searchable database of art pieces owned by super-rich Russians, so they can't be sold
>Artworks of immense value, rivaling those found in the world’s most prestigious galleries, have taken centre stage, not on the walls of a grand exhibition, but within a groundbreaking searchable database that #Ukraine has been creating in an effort to stop super-rich Russians from selling them.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/ukraine-creating-searchable-database-of-art-pieces-owned-by-super-rich-russians-so-they-cant-be-sold-12976392.html #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #UkraineWarNews