Fukuyama’s Glasses
Source: Liberal Currents
by Katherine Alejandra Cross
“Like the man himself, Francis Fukuyama’s new memoir ‘In the Realm of the Last Man’ combines startling insight and baffling contradiction.” (10/09/26)
Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart’s plane on remote island
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“A team of researchers are on their way to a remote island to inspect what they think could be the wreckage of famed aviator Amelia Earhart’s plane. The group, from the US-based Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) and Purdue University, are expected to arrive at Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific Ocean by Monday in the hopes of solving the mystery of her disappearance. The American pioneer vanished while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937, spawning decades of speculation on her fate. The team are aiming to find what has been called the Taraia Object, first spotted sitting on the edge of a lagoon off Nikumaroro in satellite imagery in 2020. Purdue University said the object had since been confirmed to have been visible in aerial photography of the area dating back to 1938.” (10/10/26)
Minor Issues, 10/10/26
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
“Violent Populism.” (10/10/26)
A Former Right-Winger’s Guide on How to Defeat Her Old Side
Source: The UnPopulist
by Paul Crider
“I think of Sarah Longwell as a kind of political sin-eater. The founder and publisher of The Bulwark sprinkles quotes like the above throughout her new book, a New York Times bestseller, How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time. They are a small sampling of her regular focus groups of American voters. She listens to the most infuriating inanities from the world’s most irresponsible voters because the rest of us would be driven to madness from the Lovecraftian horror that is American public opinion. Longwell uses her vast trove of qualitative voter data and her long experience in Republican communications to end the electoral dominance of her former side and enact reforms long and deep enough to decisively resolve the authoritarian crisis.” (10/09/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/a-former-right-wingers-guide-on-how
As Lists of Companies Complicit in Its Crimes Grow, Will Israel Finally Pay a Price?
Source: Common Dreams
by Ramzy Baroud
“Let’s start with the good news. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has added 61 companies to its database of businesses involved in activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements, expanding the list from 158 to 214 companies. Why is this good news? Because it further illustrates a degree of seriousness within the international community to move its position on Israel from the realm of language to that of action. Yet more good news: Five previously listed companies were removed after the office determined that their involvement in the relevant activities had ended. For the Israeli mindset to change, the consequences of occupation, annexation, and genocide must become unmistakable. This matters because it suggests that the mechanism can work: Sustained scrutiny can influence corporate behavior, and supporting Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine can carry a price.” (10/10/26)
Turkey: Regime fantasizes that it can keep kids off social media
Source: Politico
“The government of Turkey on Saturday formally banned access to social media platform for children under the age of 15. The law was published today following the Turkish Parliament’s adoption of the bill last April. The ban will come into force on Nov. 1. … Turkey joins a growing group of states, including Australia and Indonesia, that are introducing or exploring tougher age restrictions on social media access.” (10/10/26)
https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-bans-social-media-for-kids-under-15
The Moynihan Report, 10/09/26
Source: The Moynihan Report
“The Confidence Man: Alex Gibney Vs. Elon Musk.” (10/09/26)
https://www.themoynihan.report/p/the-confidence-man-alex-gibney-vs
Deep State of the World
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Meryl Nass
“Councils of Government (COGs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are a form of non-democratic authority that are taking over functions from duly elected state and local governments, funded by grants from state and federal governments. This project has been expanding in power and funding since the 1960s. It involves creating new organizations with appointed members for which there is no direct citizen oversight.” (10/09/26)
Why Didn’t 2008 Bank Bailouts Produce COVID-Level Inflation?
Source: The Daily Economy
by Paul Mueller
“Washington responded to two crises with extraordinary monetary and fiscal interventions. Why did COVID-era stimulus produce soaring inflation when the response to the 2008 financial crisis did not?” (10/09/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/why-didnt-bank-bailouts-produce-covid-level-inflation/
Panama: Regime declares a state of emergency as powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities
Source: SFGate
“The government of Panama declared a state of emergency Saturday as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook communities for hours. Officials did not attribute any deaths to the quakes but reported damages in all 10 of Panama’s provinces and two Indigenous territories. The 7.7- and 6.6-magnitude earthquakes on Friday toppled buildings near the epicenter and prompted evacuations across the Central American country. Seismologists recorded more than 100 aftershocks, including ones measuring magnitude 5.8, 5.5 and 5.2. The earlier quake, also felt in neighboring Colombia, was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). Presidential Minister Juan Carlos Orillac announced the emergency during a news conference in the capital, Panama City. He said homes, schools, healthcare facilities, roads and hotels were among the damaged facilities.” (10/10/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/unnerved-panamanians-sleep-in-streets-as-22471467.php