Yearly Archives: 2023

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/7/2023

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The NIH Ices a Research Project on “Health Communication”. Is It Self-Censorship?

What sure looks like an NIH study to improve the medical establishment’s propaganda skills had died a well-deserved death.

Links 8/7/2023

The Road That Could Ignite a War in the Caucasus

Armenia and Azerbaijan are on the verge of another war – one that would suck in outside actors like Turkiye, Iran, Israel, India, and of course, Uncle Sam.

Oil, Gas, Wages, Interest Rates: Biden’s Other 2024 Risks

A supposedly good economy has not helped Biden much and trends such as oil prices do not look to be in his favor.

Links 8/6/2023

The Nationalist Right Tries a New Formula to Sell the European Neoliberal Project

In Italy and elsewhere, the right combines anti-immigrant and chauvinist measures with neoliberal policy.

War Hawks’ Drive to Expand NATO into Asia May Destroy Western Military Alliance

Individuals can fail upwards, but organizations? NATO not been up to the task of propping up Ukraine, but the US wants to aim it at China.

Links 8/5/2023

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. v. Google Alleges First Amendment Violations via YouTube Censorship as a State Actor

Oh frabjous day! RFK, Jr. has lobbed a very big bomb at the heart of the censorship apparatus.

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/4/2023

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More on the Collapse of Operational Capabilities in the West: How Did We Get Here

Some thoughts on the rapid decline in operational capabilities, or why tons of people, particularly those in charge, are no good at their jobs