Daily Policy Brief – 08/21/2024

Your daily policy brief to explore emerging topics and discover top-notch policy material about fields that impact and inform our preparedness like Economics, Geopolitics, Climate Change, Science & Technology and more, hand-selected daily for you.

As always, we prepare for the worst, but hope and pray for the best!


Daily Policy Topics

Economics

Wall Street Outraged Over Latest Epic F*ck Up By Biden’s Labor Department

Nonfarm Job Creation for 12 Months through March Revised Down by 818,000, to 2.08 Million Jobs Created, from 2.90 Million

Geopolitics

The Cost of Kursk

Putin Looks to Reassert Influence in the Caucasus

Israel Is Winning

Strengthening Japan-US Security Relations Over Extended Deterrence

Controlling Tomorrow: China’s Dominance Over Future Strategic Supply Chains

Climate Change

Research shows reducing future global flooding hinges on cutting greenhouse gas emissions

New theory could improve the design and operation of wind farms

Climate Change Is Not a Key Talking Point for Harris Campaign

Science & Technology

Fascism 2.0 – The Changing Face Of Social-Media Censorship

Why don’t women use artificial intelligence?

Pilot study uses recycled glass to grow plants for salsa ingredients

Mother’s gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby’s brain development

Chinese Wi-Fi Router Vendor Draws US Congressional Ire

American Politics

After Undercover Ops, Texas Launches Investigation Into Orgs ‘Illegally Registering Non-Citizens To Vote’

‘Two Minutes Of Hate’: Dems Roll Surreal, Unhinged Attack Montage On Loop At The DNC

Life’s Greatest Mystery: Understanding Americans

Good News!

Good News in History, August 21

Squirrels Were Struggling in a Heat Wave so She Made Them a ‘Squirrel Spa’

What We’re Reading: London’s First Baby Beavers in 400 Years

Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect — but a simple treatment offers significant improvement


Quote of the Day

“If this type of technology is not stopped now, it will lead to an arms race. If one state develops it, then another state will develop it. And machines that lack morality and mortally should not be given power to kill.”

– Bonnie Docherty

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