In the Image of God: John Comenius and the First Child Picture Book Public Domain Review
“Deeply Concerned”: Reading for Enjoyment in the US has declined by 40%, according to the Guardian in a new study
All IT-Gtrl literary heroines are new politicians. Remove the lead.
Climate/environment
Big Growing Giant Erin: Violent Oceans, Dangerous Waves, Dangerous Waves Hoping for the Eyes of the Tropical US East Coast
Major heat waves to increase the risk of wildfires, and (last!) substantial monsoons occur in California and Southwest West
Melting in the Arctic Svalbad Islands indicates that the future of climate is now in the news of climate
Record-breaking mosquito-borne disease activity in Europe could indicate a new normal cidrap
Residents in New Jersey have been infected with malaria, ranging from local mosquitoes to the rarity here at Northjersey.com.
Pandemic
Reduction and deformation of the brainstem of the fourth ventricular cerebellar stalk in long covid patients: insight into neuroinflammatory sequelae and “broken bridge syndrome” Medriv (Preprint). break:
New brainstem and cerebellar studies in olylong covids – findings of new imaging findings from 2025
New brain imaging studies in long-term COVID patients are focused on heart rate and… pic.twitter.com/vl8ka6mvjl
– Jack | Amatica Health (@jackhadfield14) August 19, 2025
Basic Leadership Pandemic Accountability Index Relief Class
Japan
Prosecutor 2026 Asahi Shimbun’s record of 8.8 trillion yen
Okinawa’s rights will be ignored as military crime continues at the East Asia Forum
Fires break out in New Orleans, Okinawa
India
Press release on consultations with Indian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s Foreign Minister Sabramanyamjaishankar Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. “The conference agenda will increase the use of domestic currency in mutual settlements, focusing on promoting transportation, logistics, banking, financial links and chain emergencies while being immune to unfriendly pressures from unfriendly countries.”
India’s nuclear-responsive test fire ballistic missile turns its attention to the Chinese Strait era
China?
Why are they smoking China, not India, to import Russian oil? Al Jazeera
When US tariffs are bitten, China and India are thinking more than ever
China opposes nvidia’s AI chip after “shaming” Howard Lutnick’s comments
Africa
US Al-Shababab marks 58th airstrike in anti-war against Somali of the Year
Sirakistan
Israeli Hayomu is part of the IDF’s plan to relocate 1 million Gaza Gazan
Director of the Ministry of Health in Gaza: “The number of hospital beds rate is 300%. Prosecutors reflect the size of the health and humanitarian catastrophe we are experiencing today. pic.twitter.com/kqvxp9ygg1
– DropsiteNews (@dropsitenews) August 20, 2025
Israel is unable to save thousands of malnourished children in Gaza as ICU beds are deliberately blocking them from entering Gaza, and instead faces a slow, painful, tragic death pic.twitter.com/hjdvf5wkr4
-ZacharyFoster (@_zachfoster) August 19, 2025
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israeli national security minister Ben Gwil put pictures of Gaza’s massive destruction in prison, so Palestinian prisoners see when it passes pic.twitter.com/l860eabxfw
– Hotspot (@hotspotspot) August 20, 2025
Israel approves E1 settlement to “eliminate” the Palestinian state with the Middle Eastern eyes “not the slogan”
Maga erupts after Israeli civil servant is charged with a child sex ring axios
Leaks in leaks: Delivery requests at the May 2022 All Source Intelligence
US to fund a $500 million Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft contract
$3.5 billion refill costs from Pentagon Eyes Israel Operations Bloomberg
Old man
The police pulled over my car. The lack of reason should surprise us all Jonathan Cook
Sally Rooney: Supporting Palestinian actions. If this makes me “support for fear” under British law, then it’s in Ireland
Britain warns Sally Rooney after the novelist pledges to fund Palestinian law
Concerns about mods reported processing
European injustice
The controversial “Wine Queen” ruled German parliament Euraactiv
Not so cold new war
Russia says it must be included in Ukraine’s security guarantee FT
The Pentagon says it will play a minimal role in Ukraine’s security assurance politics
Alaska was fun, now back to war… Mark Threboda (video)
Hued Law Ukrainian military exposed defeat: 1.7 million deaths and missing
Russian hackers report a database of Ukrainian public staff, revealing the devastating losses of the Ukrainian military.
According to the committed digital registry, the data is… pic.twitter.com/dq2g9qnyev
-DD Geopolitics (@dd_geopolitics) August 20, 2025
Alastair Crooke: Trump’s Bold Gambling Dialogue (Video)
Gambit to weaken Trump’s BRICS backfire… is he still trying to plead Russia to defeat China? Larry Johnson
Trump You don’t know how to do diplomatic grassland Walt, foreign policy. Is there anyone in the US?
He did not ask Stalin for permission to create NATO in 1949. He did not seek permission from Kurshchev in 1955 to lead West Germany to NATO. & After these, Moscow…
– Michael McFauul (@mcfaul) August 18, 2025
Beyond Ukraine: Alaska’s Signal Summit signals the hidden economic agenda between Fiorella Isabel and Vanessa Beery in Washington and Moscow. For another take. A useful summary below the video.
Power Warwick Powell as a Translation
“Liberation Day”
Don’t fix trade triff – Capital Flow makes Andre Cellotto
Playing cards 2.0
Military preparation attack at Mexican cartel Kenkrippenstein
Freddie and Fanny Sale – What’s the real point? Racket News
GOP Fan House
Texas House approves GOP Congress map after Tweek delay from the Texas Stribune on the Democratic strike
Deshabile’s Democrats
Obama praises Newsom’s California rezoning plan as “responsible” as Texas GOP pushes new map AP
Second whistleblower: Attached receipt. The NSA audited the 2024 election. Kamala won. This is retained. Explanation:
If you disliked Trump’s ideas, show so much you show and your energy tells her to stop supporting genocide. She lost her armed and founded the Genocide Apoplar. It’s not even more complicated.
-Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) August 20, 2025
Uniparty
Anti-war Right Mirage Anti-Empire Project
Anti-Trust
Datacenter is the main villain behind Big Bigs Big by Matt Stoller
BlackRock’s bid for Minnesota power defends consumer advocates Minnesota reform
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins will take steps to “protect farmland.” . . Farmer-controlled solar panels??? Cock louvers
health care?
The new Senate reports how private equity is showing a common dream of the “catastrophic” hospital system
Immigrants
Trump administration vows to “come after” the Ohio Capital Journal, the sanctuary states and cities, Rieto Court’s retreat
My brother sees you watching
New Zero-Day startup offers $20 million for a tool that can hack TechCrunch on smartphones
ai
Is this the moment when the generated AI bubble finally shrinks? Gary Marcus
Report: Data Center Water Demand Bridge “Simply not prepared” like Michigan
Police State Watch
Military vehicles crash into cars in DC as states send more national guards
“Psychological Warfare”: Internal data demonstrates the essence of the Aligator Alcatraz Miami Herald
Corecivic, Leavenworth awaits Apatho Court hearing on reopening prison Kansas Reflector
Imperial Collapse Watch
Tech Inilateralism Progrmmable Mutter’s Twilight
The end of international relations as we know… not diplomatic
Accelerator
Technofeudalism and Total Capitalism American Affairs Journal
Our Famous Free Press
Influencerism is Yasha Levine, the highest form of capitalist realism.
Shari Redstone Horde Trump’s “60 Minutes” suit WOOLD route has put forward an anti-Israel bias on CBS News. 7 New York Post
This episode confirmed that the editorial independence was 60 minutes, leading to the sale of CBS to David Ellison. pic.twitter.com/bahabwbcn
-hamid bendaas🇩🇿🇵🇸🇮🇷 (@hbendaas) August 19, 2025
Bariwais’s Free Press wants you to know that Israel-starved sub-kids have already been intercepted
Academy’s grove
Competing for numbers, donors recreate mathematics education Lee fans to fuel the fuel k-12 blitz
Class battle
Three Crises for Hamilton Nolan Workers
The Court of Appeal says the NLRB structure is unconstitutional with the victory of SpaceX TechCrunch
Thelonius Monk has turned the wrong note into the correct other person. pic.twitter.com/yfzluv5y3q
– Melodies and masterpieces (@svg__colccion) August 19, 2025
Antoidal dot dujour (via):
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