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"Regime Change" might be 2026’s nonfiction bestseller. Here’s why it’s essential, chilling reading

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:44:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/regime-change-might-be-2026s-nonfiction-bestseller-heres-why-its-essential-chilling-reading-288382>

"Review: Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump –
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (Simon & Schuster)

Law Is for the Weak: Why Russians Have No Respect for the Law

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:29:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://freedium-mirror.cfd/https://medium.com/@elvirabary/law-is-for-the-weak-why-russians-have-no-respect-for-the-law-bd590d3ef157>

"It has a constitution. It has courts. It has prosecutors, investigators,
ministries, regulations, permits, forms, stamps, signatures, inspections, and
procedures for every imaginable part of life.

Trump’s Gift to the Money Launderers

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:28:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-gift-to-the-money-launderers-database-treasury>

"DONALD TRUMP PROMISED Americans a new golden age. Unfortunately, it turns out
to be a golden age for diarrhea and white-collar crime.

Fortescue says excavator fleet at iron ore mine now fully electric as it commissions first in-house heavy haul truck fast chargers

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:27:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2026/07/31/fortescue-says-excavator-fleet-at-iron-ore-mine-now-fully-electric-as-commissions-first-in-house-heavy-haul-truck-fast-chargers/>

"The first of Andrew Forrest’s giant iron ore mines in the Pilbara is now
operating with an entirely electric fleet of huge excavators, as testing
continues nearby on the first of its in-house 6 MW fast chargers, likely the

Hundreds evacuated after ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire near Suffolk nuclear power station

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:26:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/30/major-incident-fire-suffolk-coast-dunwich-heath-leiston>

"Hundreds of people have been evacuated and a major incident declared after a
wildfire spread over more than 80 hectares (200 acres) on the coast of Suffolk,
just a few miles from the Sizewell B nuclear power station.

The race to save Maine’s seagrass meadows

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:24:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://apnews.com/article/maine-eelgrass-meadows-casco-bay-conservation-588a321999670ee4d1d3436588823af9>

"On a sunny afternoon in early August, the hot air rippled above a sandbar in
Casco Bay as a group of researchers dove into the water. Wearing wetsuits and
flippers, they swam out over sand, rocks and kelp until they reached their

‘Living proof damaged landscapes can recover’: exploring a vast restored forest in southern Sweden

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/aug/13/soderasen-national-park-sweden-forest-far-south>

"From the bus window, the ridge looks like a giant slumbering beast stretched
deep green across the flat farmland. “It feels alive,” I say to the woman
beside me. “Yes,” she answers. “It is where you would run for safety, don’t you

From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:58:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/urgent-climate-policies-uk-should-implement-now>

"From record-smashing temperatures, wildfires, hosepipe bans and thousands of
premature deaths, the climate crisis has left its mark across the summer of
2026.

From crisis to capability: Lessons from Denmark on how to quit fossil fuels

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:57:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/from-crisis-to-capability-lessons-from-denmark-on-how-to-quit-fossil-fuels/>

"Australia has world-class wind and solar resources, strong investor interest,
net zero ambition, and an urgent need to accelerate clean electricity. The
question is no longer whether the transition will happen; but whether projects

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:56:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/30/excess-deaths-caused-by-heatwaves-in-england-almost-double-so-far-this-year>

"England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths
this summer after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced that an
estimated 2,877 people had died in the May and June heatwaves.