Source: SFGate
“Brazilian Supreme Court Justice André Mendonca on Tuesday removed the head of the country’s federal police and its intelligence chief from their posts, deepening a crisis at the top court and drawing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government into the turmoil ahead of October national elections. Mendonca, an appointee of former President Jair Bolsonaro, said in his ruling that federal police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues, a Lula nominee, and the intelligence director of the force, Leandro Almada, headed an organization that allegedly produced six illegal reports on the justice’s activities through the end of August. Mendonca currently chairs two politically sensitive investigations: one into the collapse of Banco Master, which has ensnared several politicians, and another into alleged frauds in Brazil’s pension system. The first has hit mostly figures of the country’s opposition, while the latter has raised questions of wrongdoing by one of Lula’s sons.” (09/08/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/brazil-supreme-court-removes-federal-police-22422186.php
Source: Liberal Currents
by Alan Elrod
“The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror. People are fond of citing history’s most famous revolutions in support of such extremism, but the full record of armed revolt is mixed to say the least. Widespread revolt in contemporary America is unlikely, but it is also not something we should wish for. Luigi Mangione is not patient zero for revolution discourse, but he is a good example of how febrile contemporary American politics has become.” (09/07/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/you-wont-win-the-revolution/
Source: The American Prospect
by Gabrielle Gurley
“The Detroit–Windsor, Ontario region was poised for an economic and psychic boost courtesy of the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge this summer. Travelers would save time transiting the border, tolls would be cheaper, and even cyclists and pedestrians could make the trip. But the White House had so poisoned the atmosphere surrounding the bridge—demanding and securing new concessions on revenues, even though Canada fronted all the costs—that Michigan and Ontario ended up holding separate celebrations. Ontario Premier Doug Ford headlined the Canadian ribbon-cutting, featuring various provincial and national dignitaries and members of Gordie Howe’s family. Michiganders had Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) cruising across the span a couple of days later in a Michigan-made Mustang convertible.” (09/08/26)
https://prospect.org/2026/09/08/canada-strikes-back-tariff-war/
Source: New York Times
“A former speaker of the house in the Philippines, a relative of the country’s president, was arrested on Monday night over accusations that he pocketed $118 million in kickbacks from flood control and other infrastructure projects. A warrant for Martin Romualdez, a first cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., was served inside a hospital room ain San Juan City. Mr. Romualdez resigned as speaker last year but still represents the province of Leyte in congress. Mr. Romualdez has repeatedly denied involvement in the scandal, which involved the diversion of public funds intended to build infrastructure for a $9.8 billion flood control program. … The arrest of Mr. Romualdez came more than a month after Mr. Marcos said in his state of the nation address that multiple cases would be filed against his cousin.” (09/07/26)
https://archive.is/4q1p7
Source: Libertarian Institute
“How Long Can the Military Fight Trump’s War Against Iran?” (09/07/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/blog/the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-larry-johnson-how-long-can-the-military-fight-trumps-war-against-iran/
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Alan Cassels
“In 2009, during the H1N1 swine flu panic, I was among a few vocal health policy critics remarking that public health officials were strangely and repeatedly invoking the terrifying spectre of the 1918 Spanish flu. Why? We had no idea what was going on, but in hindsight the game being played was quite clear: Evoking the worst infectious outbreak in living memory was pretty much a corporate-backed push to justify the stockpiling of an antiviral known as Tamiflu (generic name: oseltamivir). … Roche, the drug’s manufacturer, assured us that it would prevent flu complications, reduce hospitalizations, and stop transmission. Those are the bad things we hoped Tamiflu would help us avoid. The global gastronomic appetite for Tamiflu came with a bit of heartburn: the manufacturer hid the data which supported its approval and licensing.” (09/07/26)
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-multi-billion-dollar-tamiflu-con/
Source: Reuters
“Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis attacked energy facilities and cities in U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and underscoring the risk of the Iran conflict escalating into a wider regional war. … The Houthi attacks came after Iran warned that energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including U.S. oil and gas interests, was vulnerable in the wake of a tit-for-tat exchange of attacks on ships in and around the Gulf last weekend. The attacks sent oil prices climbing to more than six-week highs.” (09/08/26)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-it-plans-new-gulf-exclusion-zone-threatens-us-with-new-missiles-2026-09-08/
Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“President Donald Trump’s latest temper tantrum over Canada, including the renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America after the collapse of trade negotiations, is premised on the claim that ‘Canada has been ripping off the United States for decades.’ At least, that’s what the White House insisted in an August 25 press release about the tariff dispute. But, if that’s true, why are Canadians poorer than Americans and falling further behind? A new study from Canada’s Fraser Institute points out that while our northern neighbors started the century with high hopes for their economic prospects, the years since have shown them lagging Americans. If Canadians are taking advantage of us, they’re doing a remarkably poor job of it.” (09/07/26)
https://reason.com/2026/09/07/if-canada-is-ripping-off-the-u-s-why-is-it-falling-behind/
Source: EconTalk
“Meritocracy, Exams, and the Knowledge That Matters (with Daisy Christodoulou).” (09/07/26)
https://www.econtalk.org/meritocracy-exams-and-the-knowledge-that-matters-with-daisy-christodoulou/
Source: NBC News
“Two people were killed and at least 10 injured after Russia struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight on Tuesday, local authorities said. The attack comes after a pause over the weekend as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv for their first official visit in a renewed push to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The main targets of the overnight attack were Kyiv and the southern Odesa region.” (09/08/26)
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/russian-drone-missile-strikes-ukrainian-capital-kill-2-people-ending-p-rcna596538
