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From Zero Hedge: 50 Survival Lessons From The Great Depression: The Horrifying Things Americans Did When Money, Jobs, & Hope Disappeared. [Ed: this is a real glimpse into those long past days.]

From the DoDo: He Was Left Paralyzed In A Ditch. Then He Made A Recovery No One Expected. "I assumed he would never walk again."

H-1B. From the Indian Express: Trump’s H-1B fee plan: Why $103,265 and who will pay? Trump wants employers to pay $103,265 for new H-1B petitions. Here's why he is targeting the programme, who will pay, and what it could mean for Indian professionals. [Ed: not surprising. This is getting a great deal of play in Indian press.] From the Hindustan Times: H-1B dependent spouses can’t get jobs in US? Big blow for immigrants as DHS mulls work permit rollback. The DHS plans to potentially eliminate employment authorization for certain H-4 visa holders. From Gulf News: US plan to scrap H-1B grace period clears key review. Thousands of foreign workers could lose crucial time to find new jobs after layoffs.

From the Daily Economy: Put Money on It? The Social Value of Prediction Markets.

From Jonathan Turley: Pack or Sack: Penn Professor Demands Litmus Test for Politicians to Commit to Packing the Supreme Court. [Ed: this is Michael Mann of Steyn lawsuit on climate change fame.] AND The Counter-Constitutional Movement: “Institutionalist” Becomes the New “Oligarch” Label for the Far Left.

Venezuela. From Mish Talk: What’s in Trump’s Allegedly Greatest Oil Deal in History, with Venezuela? [Ed: a must read.] AND Trump Claims He Will Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserves with Venezuelan Oil. From Son of the New American Revolution: Feedstock Is Not Fuel: Why Venezuelan Crude Cannot Fix the Diesel and Jet Shortage. From Politico: How Trump took control of Venezuela’s democratic transition. The U.S. has sidelined opposition leader María Corina Machado and bet on a “serious” but little-known regime critic as it tries to restore democracy in Venezuela.

From TV Over Mind: “Blaze Is A Pure Black Labrador Retriever, But He’s A Little Different From The Others”

From the Times-Union: NY prosecutor claims Letitia James' office directed him to target Trump. ...Says He Was Ordered to “Find Crimes” Committed by Trump Despite Zero Evidence. "The email sent early Friday by Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld, who officials said has worked for the attorney general’s office for about two years, was quickly deleted from the office’s servers and vanished from the inboxes of more than 2,000 employees."

Iran. From Iran International: US forces strike two IRGC launchers on Iran’s Larak Island. [Ed: first U.S. bombing of Iran in over 5 weeks.] From DW: Iran war: US military strikes Iran's Larak Island. The attack targeting Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz was the first in over a month. Iran's Revolutionary Guards have vowed retaliation. DW has the latest. [Ed: Larak Island is strategically located to dominate the Strait.]

From the Spectator: The West Is a Superior Civilization (And I Don’t Care If That Offends You). The civilization that gave the world constitutional liberty, modern science, and human dignity deserves defense, not embarrassment. [Ed: a must read.]

From Just the News: Christian leaders urge Trump to create legal pathway for Jewish Canadians facing antisemitism. The National Association of Christian Lawmakers and its partners asked the administration to direct the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to develop “lawful, secure, and appropriately expedited pathways” for eligible Jewish Canadian nationals and their immediate family members. [Ed: I don't think the situation is worse here than in the States, but Trump is likely to 'honor' this requst in order to make Canada look bad.]

Ukraine-Russia. From Zero Hedge: Russia Hits Kiev Ammo Dump Next To Homes; Ukraine Admits 90% Of Retail Food Logistics Wrecked. Both sides have been systematically striking each other's logistics and dual-use commercial infrastructure...[Ed: Russia is trying to bring this war to a swift end.] From Simplicius: Ukraine Buckling: New Russian Strike Strategy Savages Kiev Round-the-Clock as True Motives of CIA Moscow Visit Revealed. What follows is a special premium report on the current situation surrounding major escalations playing out in Ukraine. [Ed: important.] From the Daily Star: Putin to unleash 300,000-troop 'hammer blow' as desperate Vlad goes all-out. Desperate Putin is reportedly plotting a terrifying all-out gamble to crush Ukraine, lining up a 300,000-troop “hammer blow” towards Kyiv while ramping up Nato sabotage

From Politico.EU: Icelanders say no to restarting talks to join the EU. While the ‘yes’ vote was popular in the capital, the ‘no’ from more rural areas tipped the balance. [Ed: undoubtedly, Trump will take this as encouragement.]

DSA. From Hot Air: Hasan Piker to Dems: Don't Quit Me. From Newsweek: Pentagon Employee Launches ‘DSA Explorer’ Site to Track Left-Wing Groups. ...describes itself as an interactive map showing organizations and individuals connected to the DSA and what it calls a wider "anti-imperialist solidarity network." From New York Post: NYC socialist leaders caught living large, quietly collecting millions from real estate flips.

From Dog Beast: Brooklyn Cop Rescues Young Pit Bull Left To Die Alone In City Park. Twice.

Jackson Hole. From Deseret News: Key takeaways from Fed Chair Warsh’s closely watched speech in Wyoming. The keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium marked Warsh’s first speech since taking over as Fed chairman in May. From the Signal: 4 takeaways from Fed chair’s 1st Jackson Hole speech. From Investopedia: Warsh Talked Tough on Inflation at Jackson Hole, and Markets Believe Him. [Ed: given that he denounced former fed chairs who broadcast upcoming changes, I didn't expect him to be specific or very informative.]

From Epoch Times Bright: Couple Lives 43 Years Off-Grid, Generating Their Own Energy, Food, and Retirement Fund. At times, the couple went six months without seeing another human—and they not only survived but thrived in some of the remote places.

Flock. From the Hill: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Cuts Off State Funding for Controversial Flock Surveillance Cameras. [Ed: 1000s already purchased, however.] From the Libertarian Institute: You Should Feel Good About the Flock Cameras Debate. "The American people do not trust the people in charge enough to be reassured by promises ..." From Reason: A Tale of Two Tech Revolts. What the simultaneous revolts against Flock and data centers can tell us about the power and risks of populism. {Ed: the risk is government in any form, not populism.]

From the Daily Beast: Google Maps Renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' - But Only for U.S. Users

From Just the News: Trump breaks Big Four meat processor grip, restores ranchers’ freedom to process. After discontent from the cattle industry and many Republican allies, the latest move to help both ranchers and consumers is a shock to the entrenched ag system.

From Reshare Worthy: Priest’s Rescue Dog Joins In Prayer and Touches Hearts Around The Globe

From Asymmetrical Research: Europe's Gas Squeeze Just Got Worse. "Qatar's LNG force majeure just tightened again and TTF hit new cycle highs. Europe is heading into winter short, and its officials are relaxed." [Ed: it is going to be brutal this winter...revolt in the ranks brutal.]

From Newsweek: Moment Dog Alerts Allergic Kid’s Mom to Traces of Nuts on Bread Packet

From Of Two Minds Blog: The Blindfolded Can't Make Informed Decisions--and We're All Blindfolded

DSA. From Jonathan Turley: Abdul El-Sayed and the Piker Problem. [Ed: it is too late for him to create distance. And his opponents won't let him.] From Newsweek: Hasan Piker Condemned by Jeffries, Ossoff and Other Democrats: Full List. [Ed: I have no doubt the list of people support Piker's views but do not want to lose votes over expressing them too openly.]

From International Business Times: Stock Up on Food and Water: UK Develops Plans for War, Cyberattacks, and Food Shortages. [Ed: at the risk of boring repetition, stock up because shortages will be global.] From Macro Butler: the Hungry Decade. [Ed: a must read.]

Milo Yiannopoulos. From CNN: British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos faces deportation after a career in the American far-right. Here’s what to know. [Ed: whoa. It is strange to see his name back in the news. And, actually Milo has been all over the political map. I don't think he is ideologically glued to anything but himself.] From ABC News: British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported after ICE arrest. [Ed: fait accompli. He was deported to UK on Aug. 28.]

From International Man: Regulatory Arbitrage: How to Protect Your Wealth and Freedom Across Borders The term “regulatory arbitrage” typically refers to the practice of structuring financial or business activities to take advantage of more favourable regulatory treatment in different jurisdictions.

From Liberty Nation News: US Military and the Microreactor Movement. President Trump wants nuclear-powered military installations, and he’s on his way to getting them.

AI. From Big Think: The big reason Einstein would never have used AI. Many think that intelligence can be outsourced to AI. Einstein wouldn't have used it. If he had, he never would have become Einstein. From High Wire: The Last Clean Ore: AI’s Great Book Harvest. [Ed: AI was right to 'hide' this. The literal destruction of books still bothers me...altho it is certainly legal.] From Marcus on AI: 5 lessons from the OpenAI / Hugging Face incident. Did OpenAI really do the best they could?

From Dogman Ray: The Great Escapologist. A dog named Scout

Iran. From Anadolu: Iranian president urges Trump to avoid creating turmoil, says dialogue can resolve problems. Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will not surrender to pressure, threats while pursuing solutions through talks. [Ed: such mixed signals. But at least dialogue is still being mentioned.] AND Iran transfers $7.5B in oil revenues to central bank despite US naval blockade: Report. From the Telegraph: Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran is doomed to failure. "The world can see America is overstretched and lacks sufficient military power to enforce its will." From Son of the New American Revolution: Another Needless Casualty of War… RIP Nigel. [Ed: upsetting. It should be.]

From the Epoch Times: Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From 'Inflation Tax': What To Know. ‘The tax code treats inflation like it is income, which it isn’t,’ Cato Institute tax expert Adam Michel said.

Trade War U.S. v. Canada. From Harold Black: Trump's War With Canada. "I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Trump hates Canada."

From Pawbuzz: Dog Owners Returned From Vacation To Realize What Sitter Really Did While They Were Gone

Ukraine-Russia. From Son of the New American Revolution: Why Russia Is Winning. "Even before the Collective West launched a direct military war against Russia, Russia had already won the war: its army, its economy, and its people." From Kautilya: Eight Hours in Moscow: What History Tells Us About CIA Director Ratcliffe’s Secret Mission.

Nepal-Tibet floods: From the Guardian: Nepal-Tibet floods: number of missing climbs to nearly 3,000 as search for survivors enters fourth day – latest updates

Mamdani. From Townhall: Mamdani's Universal Child Care Extension Turns Into 'an Absolute Disaster' From Reuters: Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group. [Ed: Mamdani is being called Hinduphobic.] From the New York Post: Mamdani friends turns foe, as NYC teachers union tries to block his suit over teaching assistants’ 10k pay bump

Venezuela. From Venezuelanalysis: Financial subjugation of Venezuela. "Multiple economists have criticized the plan for limiting the country’s policy options and increasing dependence on the US." [Ed: currency imperialism, dollar diplomacy.] From the Anadolu Agency: US secures majority control of 65B barrels of Venezuelan oil: Trump. "Agreement set to double American reserves, 'greatly strengthen' relations with Caracas, says US president." [Ed: Trump calls it the biggest oil deal in history. It may be. It certainly is BIG.]

From Euronews: Four men plead guilty to London arson attack that destroyed Jewish charity ambulances. [Ed: the antisemitism is becoming a full-throated and obscene.]

From the Daily Record: Biker terrier Misty takes to the roads on owner's scooter in customised baby carrier, The 12-year-old Jack Russell can't wait to strapped into her special harness when owner Ann Young puts on her biker jacker and pink mirrored goggles.

Upcoming Election Tension.From Just the News: Homeland Security warns of Chinese parts in election machines, will require paper ballot audits. The Department of Homeland Security is mandating random paper ballot audits for upcoming elections, citing significant security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured components in widely-used voting machines. [Ed: interested in seeing those audits.] From AP: Judge Again Blocks Trump Mail Ballot Order. Case could end up appealed back to the Supreme Court. [Ed: Dems are running the clock down.] From the Cato Blog: The Census Bureau’s Unorthodox Foray Into Voter Roll Investigations

From the DoDo: Stranger In Walmart Parking Lot Gives Woman A Puppy — Then Drives Away

U.S.-Canada Trade War. From the Financial Post: Opinion: The trade declaration Carney should make. Our best fallback from a failed U.S. trade deal is not tit-for-tat retaliation but the unilateral free trade that made Hong Kong rich. [Ed: by Pierre Lemieux.] From Naked Capitalism: US?Canada Trade War Deepens as Trump Revives Depression?Era Trade Tool – What’s at Stake for Consumers and the Midterms. [Ed: V.]

From the Post Millennial: Trump admin to target far-left Soros group, SPLC, CAIR in crackdown on 'bogus charities': report. "There’s a lot of internal pressure to get it done, but some people are still moving too slowly at the IRS." From Cato blog: An Ideologically Driven Plan To Target Nonprofits?

Stars and Stripes. From Poynter: A diminished Stars and Stripes is bad for the US military and bad for America. The independent newsroom is a critical watchdog as the ranks of journalists covering the military continue to shrink. [Ed: Trump does not allow independent voices in the shadow of the White House.] From Axios: Removed Stars and Stripes leaders sue Pentagon.

From the Washington Examiner: By 2028, Fetterman can be a Democrat or a senator, but not both.

Ukraine-Russia. From the Gateway Pundit: Zelensky Appoints Key Azov Commanders to Lead Defense of Last Strongholds in Donetsk – MSM Tries To Whitewash Their Nazi Ideology. [Ed: I'd prefer a more mainstream source but few are covering the fact that the Azov Brigade is 100% Nazi.] From Zero Hedge: Moscow Warns It Could Target British Military Facilities In Unprecedented Statement. "playing ?with ?fire" over cruise missile plans... [Ed: UK has been playing with fire re: Russia since before the beginning of the war.] From Politico.EU: Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization. A recent spike in traffic on Russia’s southern border comes amid increasingly aggressing recruitment measures and worries of another military call-up. [Ed: the reaction of people on the ground is incredibly more reliable than press accounts. Of course, this is a press account of reactions on the ground.]

From Pinterest: Dog Learns Hard Lesson. Never Trust a Cat.

From the Daily Bell: New CBC Edict: Don’t call 9/11 “terror attacks”.

Oil and Gas. From the Red State: Huge Deal in Process With Venezuela That Could Ensure Our Energy Security, [Ed: I wonder what American oil is doing under Venezuelan soil?] From Energy Now: Trump’s Massive Venezuela Oil Gambit is Also Another Massive Wake-Up Call for Canadian Energy. From CBS News: Trump's oil and gas stock trades continued during Iran war, filings show. "...according to his financial disclosure filings through the second quarter of 2026."

From FEE: Brasília Makes Friends With Beijing. A major policy pivot to Asian trade...

Iran. From antiwar: Bessent Suggests Economic Warfare Against Iran Could ‘Blow Up the Global Financial System’. "Operation Economic Outcast will not only fail,” warned one expert, “but the economic noose that actually tightens may end up being the one wrapped around our neck.” [Ed: remember, Operation Economic Outcast is a system of sanctions and secondary sanctions to prevent nations from trading with Iran.] From Al Jazeera: Iran war updates: Tehran says preparing list of conditions to open Hormuz

From Hot Air: The Mystery Measles of Lancaster County

From AOL: 90-Year-Old Woman Finds ‘Match Made in Heaven’ in Blind Chihuahua After Searching for Pet Who Loves Cuddling.

Measles. From Moon of Alabama: Funny Media Speculations About CIA Ratcliffe’s Russia Visit From the Guardian: Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were ‘fabricated’. [Ed: seems clear that it was an intentional panic-making hoax.[

From CBS News: ICE Awards $16.7M No-Bid Contract for Shock Gloves. No-bid purchase of 6K devices draws safety, oversight concerns. [Ed: I wish to hell they were not proceeding with shock gloves. They will become the first option chosen, the default rather than the last resort.] From the Sacramento Bee: Sacramento sheriff demonstrates, defends shock gloves a CA lawmaker wants to ban.

AI. From Politico: Hundreds of AI Agents Went Rogue in OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack. [Ed: much more extensive than reported initially.]

From the Epoch Times: US Sanctions 3 Groups Accused Of Supporting Far-Left Terrorism. "Italy-based Autistici/Inventati, the UK-based Palestine Action, and the transnational organization Masar Badil." From Decade 39: Autistici/Inventati case sets a new counterterrorism precedent, Irdi says..

From Zero Hedge: Uprising In Ceuta: Locals Have Had Enough Of Migrant Invasion. In the complete absence of any meaningful government action, the people of Ceuta have taken matters into their own hands."

From People: Dog Who Vanished from Oklahoma Is Found as a Stray 1,000 Miles Away in North Carolina. The border collie’s owner hopped on a plane to bring him home the moment the shelter called

SNAP. From Zero Hedge: Soda Purchases Slumped 13% After SNAP Sugary Drink Restrictions. 10 states banned soda and candy purchases with SNAP benefits to ensure taxpayer dollars provide nutrition and improve health outcomes... From Common Dreams: Trump-GOP Budget Law Pushes SNAP Enrollment to 17-Year Low as Millions Lose Aid. [Ed: slanted story but good info.]

From HuffPo: Tornado Victim, Barbara Garcia, Finds Dog During CBS Interview (VIDEO) WATCH: Tornado Victim Finds Dog During CBS Interview AND Barbara Garcia, Who Found Dog In Oklahoma Tornado Rubble, Receives Outpouring Of Donations

Iceland. From the Atlantic Council: What Iceland’s referendum means for the EU’s future. [Ed: I'd hate to see this happen. Iceland has such a unique presence.] From France 24: Iceland to vote on reopening EU membership talks in close referendum Europe. Icelanders will vote in a referendum on Saturday whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity. Voters are not being asked to decide just yet if they want to join the 27-member bloc – only whether they want their government to negotiate possible terms.

From the New York Post: Amish threaten mass exodus from New York over vaccine fight —which is heading to the Supreme Court. [Ed: so much for "my body, my right."]

From antiwar: US Special Forces Conducting Operations Inside Ecuador. [Ed: Ecuador next?]

ICE. From Reason: Florida Students Punished for Silent Protest Against ICE Get Free Speech Victory in Federal Court. A federal judge sided with the Florida International University students who sued over their school's student expression policy. From Project Salt Box: ICE investigators want to buy voter data from every state. [Ed: looking for non-citizens on voting rolls.] From CBS News: ICE arrested a record number of people without criminal records in summer enforcement surge, new data shows "White House pushes the agency to hit a target of 2,000 per day." From the Albany Times Union: Fifteen NY Sheriffs Sue Kathy Hochul Over New Anti-ICE Law. [Ed: Hochul may be violating the law with this one.]

From Schiff Gold: Follow The Risk. Almost every government action reduces risk for some group and repackages the risk and forces another group to bear it...

Tariffs. From Firstpost: From live snails to lawn mowers: Canada’s most unexpected targets in its US tariff response. [Ed: Trump has not yet responded. Canada is listening for the sound of the next shoe.] From Mish Talk: Who Will Win the Trade War Between the US and Canada? [Ed: China.]

From Hola!: Pet of the Week: Hero great dane service dog saves owner during medical emergency

From the Post Millennial: Biden's FEMA workers violated Hatch Act in skipping homes of Trump supporters during Hurricane Milton clean up: DHS IG. The DHS has said that following an extensive review, individuals who “failed to meet FEMA’s standards of conduct were terminated."

AI. From Moon of Alabama: There Is No Justification -But Hype- For Current AI Investment. From Fortune: Nvidia gave its first-ever year-ahead forecast—a 70% growth bombshell meant to silence AI bubble critics and ‘circular financing’ doomsayers.

Mail-In voting Requirement. From Zero Hedge: Democrats Challenge Trump's Mail-In Voting Order Despite Recent SCOTUS Ruling. ... radical Democrats “continue to oppose commonsense measures that protect the security of mail-in ballots and ensure only Americans are electing American leaders.” [Ed: there is very little time for manipulation on either side.]

Lake Ont..er, America? From Center Square: Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. [Ed: he does not have the authority to rename a jointly owned asset...but when did this ever matter to Trump?] [Ed: a prelude to draining the water to benefit the U.S., as has been suggested in the past?] From Just the News: Doug Burgum announces map updates to include 'Lake America' after Trump order. Trump signed the executive order on Thursday amid a trade row with Canada.

From Sunny Skyz: This Dog Was Banned From a Store for Stealing. The Day He Returned, He Stole Again

Economic Big Picture. From the Merchant News: The Everything Shortage. Every shipping artery on the map is breaking at once, the world is short of nearly everything and the dollar is quietly losing the world’ s trust. [Ed: having goods is more important than having money right now.] From Mish Talk: Excluding Gov’t Transfer Payments, Real Personal Income Declines from a Year Ago.

From Consortium News: Patrick Lawrence: The US Seeing Itself & Others as They Are. Imagine the consequences for the empire’s managers were Americans to understand others and have some grasp of how they look upon the world. [Ed: if Canada is any indication, Americans are reviled. This is quite new.] AND Patrick Lawrence: Canada & Creeping US Isolation

Iran. From the Jerusalem Post: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan invited Iran to join newly established Mecca defense pact From the Arab Weekly: Trump believes Iran’s leader is alive but ‘very seriously wounded’. He was very seriously wounded. The left side of his body, the arm, the leg, the whole thing.. But I don’t think he’s dead,” Trump said. From Hammer Intel: Reports: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Dead, Roiling Succession, Oil and Nuclear Risk. [Ed: I don't know what is true, obviously.]

Fake Measles' Deaths? From the Epoch Times: RFK Jr. Says Pennsylvania Officials May Have Fabricated Measles Deaths. Measles did not cause one of the deaths, a county coroner said, while officials have declined to release details about the second death. [Ed: coroner has no evidence, reports of such deaths.] From Center Square: Questions raised about Shapiro's 'measles-associated' deaths.

From Oil Price: Qatar And Kuwait Restore 70% Of Pre-War Oil Exports Through Hormuz. "They don't have alternative routes as Saudi Arabia and the UAE do..." From Red State: DOJ Moves to Confiscate Iran Oil As Legal War Prize. [Ed: and that's why Trump grabbed Venezuelan oil as well! Oh, wait...]

DSA. From Just the News: AOC officially rejoins Democratic Socialists of America as she eyes possible 2028 presidential run. [Ed: she needs the backing of the DSA but I don't think she can get it without taking positions that will lose the backing of the moderates.] From the National Review: The Brewing Anti-DSA Backlash in Seattle. From Advocates for Self-Government: 10 DSA Arguments for Socialism and Why They Fail

From the Daily Mail: Dog chorus! Bleu the golden retriever 'sings' along to wind chimes