Yearly Archives: 2023

Senators Ramp Up 14th Amendment Pressure on Biden to Counter GOP Debt Ceiling Brinksmanship

Although the GOP created the debt ceiling, Democrats are culpable for neither challenging its Constitutionality nor using the platinum coin.

Links 5/19/2023

EU Adopts “Pragmatic Approach” To Sharing Its Citizens’ Most Precious Data With US Department of Homeland Security

“The EU’s own top court has ruled on multiple occasions that the USA does not offer adequate privacy protections for non-citizens, yet the Commission and the member states are planning to open up their biometric databases to the [DHS].”

‘Adversarial Actors, Home and Abroad’

Which non-foreign adversarial types do elites have in mind when they promote domestic censorship and news blockades?

‘Market Fundamentalism’ Is an Obstacle to Progress

Why market cheerleaders are bad for you.

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/18/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~

CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Musicco and Son in NBA Playoffs Courtside Seats Next to Billionaire Warriors Owner and Kleiner Perking Partner Joe Lacob. What Gives?

Another case of a CalPERS executive, here Chief Investment Officer Nicole Musicco, making clear they think they are above California law

Links 5/18/2023

China and the Revenge of the Sanctioned

How US ham-handed use of force and misreadings of key players’ interests, allowed China to suddenly take a leadershp role in the Middle East

Is The U.S. Preparing To Punish OPEC?

Has the US still not worked out that there are some parties it can’t push around, and OPEC might be one of them?

Sitrep on Relocation Plans

My plans to leave Mountain Brook, Alabama are about to come to fruition.

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/17/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

US Efforts To Turn Farm Animal Poop into Biofuel Spark Concerns

Manure biofuel seems to be taking off despite red flags such as explosions and environmental damage.

Links 5/17/2023