Does Silicon Valley dream of Philip K Dick? FT
Crime writers’ new conundrum: How to get away with murder when cameras are everywhere The Mercury News
John Crowley has died Programmable Mutter
Climate/Environment
‘Explosive’ wildfire forces 22,000 people to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency The Guardian
Massive Wildfires Test the Limits of International Cooperation Inside Climate News
Western Europe sees hottest June-July period on record: EU’s climate agency Anadolu Agency
A Very American Invention, Pushed to an Extreme Inside Climate News
Climate change must not disrupt business as usual Technosphere Earth
Japan
Fear And Stability: The Case of Japan and North Korea Pascal Lottaz
Japan: caught between inflation and slump Michael Roberts
China?
First Weekly Arctic Container Service To Be Launched By Chinese Line Via Northern Sea Route Marine Insight
The Asymmetry of Paranoia between US and China China Translated
Southeast Asia
Gunman fires inside Thai government office as country reels from school shooting Straits Times
India
Two days after Modi-Vance call, Indian envoy to US defends FCRA Bill with a ‘reality check’ The Print
As Meta Apologises to Modi, Anti-BJP Content Faces Massive Takedown The Wire
Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel Amnesty International
Syraqistan
Netanyahu rejects US Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarms New Arab
Israeli general says Gaza should remain ‘destroyed for generations’ Middle East Eye
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Trump Thought Opening the Strait of Hormuz Was Imminent. Iran Had Other Plans. WSJ
Is Donald Trump Serious About Declaring Victory Over Iran? Larry Johnson
Trump to Axios: “We are low keying it” with Iran Axios
‘The wealthy poor’: Soaring food prices hurt Iranian families Al Jazeera
How Iran Sees the “Mecca Defense Pact” Iran Analytica
Yemeni strikes on Mukha, Marib targeted Saudi troops, assets: Source Al Mayadeen
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Trump’s Reunification Initiative in Libya Will Only Prolong the Gridlock World Politics Review
Drone strikes tank at Libya’s Zawiya refinery, no injuries reported Anadolu Agency
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Syria and Russia reach deal; Damascus to take over two Mediterranean bases WION
MI6 in Damascus and Russia Agrees to train Al Qaeda Militia on the Coast Vanessa Beeley
Africa
Old Blighty
Burnham told to trade nuclear umbrella for access to single market The Telegraph
Spy cameras on Navy drones used by Britain’s elite special forces ‘secretly sent data to China’ Daily Mail
Oil transit fees owed to Turkey by Iraqi Kurdistan have vanished in Jersey, says MP Intellinews
European Disunion
Spain begins border checks on travellers from Italy amid migration showdown RFI
A new rival is forcing Italy’s Meloni back to her far-right roots Politico
From Adenauer to Spahn: The Unraveling of Germany’s Christian Democratic Tradition European Conservative
Jobs massacre at Bosch: Appliance giant to close washing machine plant near Berlin WSWS
Gen-Z in the army: Meet the young Europeans signing up to serve Euractiv
O Canada
How Canada’s elite are selling Mark Carney’s massive military buildup The Breach
New Not-So-Cold War
This is the visualisation of strikes against Odessa from yesterday.
In retrospect, attempting to assassinate the commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces without having any air defense interceptors, a man responsible for the entire lethal arsenal with great destruction… https://t.co/P5S2ZNh2FR pic.twitter.com/ynszFgf2jU
— Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) August 10, 2026
❗️Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 12 in Russia’s Tatarstan – Mayor
A further 39 people have been injured in strikes on the city of Nizhnekamsk, Mayor Radmir Belyaev said on social media.
Adding that ‘both industrial and civilian sites’ were targeted in the city, which is…
— RT_India (@RT_India_news) August 10, 2026
‘How can we help you kill more Russians?’ German reporter asks Zelensky (VIDEO) RT
Turkey Resumes Black Sea Ship Transits Via Straits After Delays Bloomberg
Central Asian states rushing to cover fuel shortfalls due to dip in Russian supplies Eurasianet
South of the Border
Former CIA Venezuela chief registers as lobbyist for controversial offshore crypto firm All-Source Intelligence
Spook Country
Wikipedia co-founder says encyclopedia ‘compromised’ by CIA The Cradle
Trump 2.0
Ex-Trump Lawyer Says ‘We’re Screwed’ if Trump Pressures New AG Blanche to Subvert Elections Common Dreams
RNC chair predicts GOP retains House, Senate control after midterms The Hill
Greenland warns Trump-linked oil firm over unauthorized drilling equipmentAnadolu Agency
Democrats Suck
Democratic establishment uses a ‘vulnerability’ attack on the left Semafor
Wisconsin’s Dem establishment is scrambling to stop a democratic socialist Tuesday Politico
Ocasio-Cortez declines to endorse Hong, says she’s focused on ‘winning back’ Congress The Hill
Letter: Why is it so hard for DSA to endorse independent socialists? Cosmonaut
Healthcare?
The hidden cost of AI tokens Becker’s Health IT
AI
Someone built a browser that generates every website from scratch, and it impressed me more than it should XDA. What could go wrong?
Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S. TechCrunch
Police State Watch
ICE and Data Centers Aren’t New, But Face Growing Pushback as They Intertwine Truthout
Robot Dogs Suddenly Taking Jobs From Human Security Guards Futurism
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Littleton claims Flock reactivated its cameras without notifying the town Boston Herald
Supply Chain
Guillotine Watch
Why Peace Would Spell Ruin for the Global Elites Forvm Geopolitica
Monopoly Round-Up: A Judge Condemns Facebook for Enabling Mass Sexual Exploitation of Kids BIG by Matt Stoller
Zuckerberg’s Yacht Allegedly ‘Refused’ Coast Guard Calls To Help Stranded Boat Despite Being ‘Closer’ International Business Times
Class Warfare
If You Get in a Car Crash, the Risk Is Growing Your Insurance Won’t Pay WSJ
The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet The Conversation
What would have happened if Marx had centred the Plantation as opposed to the factory as his unit of analysis Critical Perspectives
Antidote du jour (via):
See yesterday’s Links and Antidote du Jour here.
