Frankfurt Airport workers die after malaria infection
https://www.dw.com/en/frankfurt-airport-workers-die-after-malaria-infection/a-78512056

 infected six employees, two fatally. Mosquitos brought in on an aircraft are thought to have caused the infections

^{Conservatives realize that they are being surveilled, too.}
Florida Governor Says Public Is 'Right to Be Concerned' About Flock Cameras - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/florida-governor-says-public-is-right-to-be-concerned-about-flock-cameras-0fd0efdd

Hawley probes misuse of Flock cameras - Live Updates - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/26/congress/hawley-probes-misuse-of-flock-cameras-01051197

^{Thanos was right...}
Every wild land mammal on Earth — elephants, deer, wolves, mice and the rest — adds up to only about 20 million tonnes, a 2023 study estimated, roughly three kilograms per person, compared with about 390 million tonnes of humans
https://spacedaily.com/m-every-wild-land-mammal-on-earth-elephants-deer-wolves-mice-and-the-rest-adds-up-to-only-about-20-million-tonnes-a-2023-study-estimated-roughly-three-kilograms-per-person-compared-w/

Over 2,000 animals spotted off the coast of Cape Cod
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/over-2-000-animals-spotted-160700668.html

^{A camera here, a camera there, and pretty soon you have a surveillance system}
Ring says its new encryption limits what it can give police | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/tech/984838/ring-take-encryption-throw-away-the-key-law-enforcement

> land mammal

https://xkcd.com/1338/

> Ring

I saw something recently where someone said, roughly: "Orwell imagined a totalitarian government installing cameras everywhere to achieve total control, but we installed them ourselves so we could see who was at the door."

> malaria

The death rate is surprising. I imagine that is because, as the article implies, the patients did not get diagnosed early because nobody thought it was malaria ("Because patients may not have traveled to a malaria-risk area, the disease can also be diagnosed later than usual.")

Fun fact: I got malaria in 1984. I think new strains have become more deadly since then. It was certainly the fastest weight loss of my life, but since I didn't really have excess weight to lose, it wasn't a good thing. When my mother first saw me, she said, "You left your butt in India!"

World's Largest Refiner Says China's Oil Demand "Very Likely Peaked Last Year"
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/worlds-largest-refiner-says-chinas-oil-demand-very-likely-peaked-last-year

(and that is why the Iran war is not pushing prices higher - China has large reserves and lower demand, because they think ahead)

More relevant today than ever. John Candy in Canadian Bacon
https://youtu.be/ayOlQ9If_cA?si=Ui5VFziJwFVDCQS0&t=79

>Canadian Bacon

Damn! Just how many ads can G cram into an old vid?

Sony's Reon Wearable Air Conditioner Saved My Sanity Through Multiple Heatwaves
https://www.engadget.com/2245505/sony-reon-pocket-pro-plus-review/

Buyer discovers DDR4 chips disguised as DDR5 under Kingston FURY heatsink - VideoCardz.com
https://videocardz.com/newz/buyer-discovers-ddr4-chips-disguised-as-ddr5-under-kingston-fury-heatsink

> how many ads

I was hoping to avoid ads by linking right to the crucial line (one of my favorite movie lines of all time)

And for those not wanting to watch the ads:

"There is a time to think and, gentlemen, there is a time to act. And this is no time to think."
  - John Candy's character on the need to take the war to Canada NOW.