From Jenna Orkin

1. The Great Pause Week 83: Permaculturing the Great American Desert

   "Zhao harnessed the river not by damming it, but by dividing the water. He spread it, slowed it, sank it and stored it."

   Mt Aso Eruption

   
   The CIA Has Stultified American Consciences
   

   Top Stories this AM: Facebook reportedly planning to change Facebook's name; 

   Check out the 11-slide pitch deck Biomilq, a startup that claims it has created the first lab-grown human breast milk, used to raise $21 million

   Steve Bannon tried to get close to Jeffrey Epstein, thinking he was a spy, report says

   Biden's pick for OCC head supports the sweeping change of a Fed takeover of bank accounts

   For the first time, China's military is training its nurses to take care of troops during an island invasion

2. Syria secretly stole $100 million from UN donations by manipulating currency exchange rates, report says

3. Pfizer: Booster shot 95.6% effective against Delta variant