Links 12/30/2025

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1. The Rev Kev December 30, 2025 at 7:13 am

   “Israel might have found somewhere to dump Palestinians”

   Is that wise on Israel’s part? Right now they have the Palestinians boxed up in the world’s largest open air prison. But once they reach Somaliland they might flee elsewhere. Who knows what groups they might connect up with and how they will put themselves to use. They might become mercenaries for hire who will spread themselves throughout Africa. They might get trained in drone technology and start to attack Israeli and US bases in Africa. They might also spread their political beliefs amongst the people of the countries that they travel to. And once you open up that can of worms, there is no putting it back.

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2. Louis Fyne December 30, 2025 at 7:28 am

   >>>NYC slices now far more expensive than subway fare as ‘pizza principle’ disappears

   This is just as much a function of MTA deferring USD billions-worth of **routine**!! maintenance and upgrades as it is a story of food inflation, labour inflation, and rent inflation.

   the NYC subway system will collapse one of these days (soon)….grab your popcorn as the Albany – City Hall clown car tries to blame Trump in 2030.

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   1. tegnost December 30, 2025 at 7:46 am

      Why is that unlike infrastructure elsewhere in this third world country. The leadership of this country has internalized disruption. Uber lobbyists do not approve of public transport as they think it steals their money. Nothing in this country will be fixed without a privatisation scheme attached to it.

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      1. Louis Fyne December 30, 2025 at 7:50 am

         Uber is a case study who Democrats are complete hypocrites to their platform (clutching my pearls).

         1. Non-enforcement of jitney laws;
         2. starve public goods;
         3. let the hoi polloi eat Uber while I serve as an Uber lobbyist/board member;
         4. worse traffic, more CO2 cuz muh environment and Trump bad

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         1. tegnost December 30, 2025 at 8:20 am

            Right?
            And it’s just one example in a country drowning in fracking fluid.

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3. flora December 30, 2025 at 7:32 am

   re: Alzheimer’s Fully Reversed in Mice.

   This para caught my attention:
   “Regardless of the cause, previous research has suggested that Alzheimer’s is a form of inflammation. That means lessening or zeroing out inflammation in the brain would be key rather than managing symptoms. ”

   This para interests me is because it lines up with another earlier story about reducing brain inflammation.

   From 60 Minutes Australia ~13+ minutes.

   ‘Miracle’ drug giving hope to Alzheimer’s sufferers | 60 Minutes Australia

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wAwQ6F7yWA

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4. Wukchumni December 30, 2025 at 7:37 am

   The resort and its owner, Chuck Horning, a real-estate investor based in California, blamed the patrollers for the shutdown. In an open letter, Mr. Horning accused the patrol union of rejecting what he called “industry-leading, livable and sustainable” pay increases that would have raised the starting pay for patrollers to about $24 an hour.
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   That’s what you make per hour taking somebody’s menu request at the drive-thru of Taco Bell in Turlock… and would you like hot sauce with your order? Please pay at the first window and have a nice day.

   As a did it for a year in my 20’s ski bum, and now well into my senior ski bum years, ski patrollers have always been the schizzle in that they’re atypically the best skiers (not many snowboard patrollers) and they have basic medical training, and are there in a relative jiffy all over the mountain, if somebody is hurt-with gurney sled at the ready to ambulance (I’ve yet to need one) them down the mountain.

   They’re basically getting paid what a NFL cheerleader on the sidelines makes-with additional non-cash perks…

   While all the real estate and short term imported wealth is being spread everywhere, but to the hired help on ‘skid row’ in Telluride.

   Striking during Xmas break worked out perfect for ski patrollers in Park City last year, and they are certainly getting their message across.

   Its not really mentioned in the article, but there isn’t much snow in Colorado, as evidenced by one of the photos that pretty much only shows manmade snow covering the ski runs only.

   You’d never catch me on Xmas break, way too many people, and if they were all reduced to slim pickins’ on those slopes, oh me oh my would that be a castastroski

   The bleakest snow amount on the la piste de la resistance at this juncture since 1976, from what i’m reading on the internets.

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5. The Rev Kev December 30, 2025 at 7:46 am

   “Thailand and Cambodia agree to consolidate ceasefire in China talks”

   There is an interesting aspect to this story. Last time Thailand and Cambodia were fighting, Trump famously took credit for ending it though it was probably due more to the Malaysians and the Chinese working behind the scenes. This time around when a truce was called Trump once more tried to claim credit for it though nobody believed him. But the Chinese have come forward and said that they helped put this deal together which includes Chinese sappers clearing out those landmines which set of the second conflict. So I wonder if the Chinese are going to do more of this heavy negotiating as time goes by in different countries.

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6. none December 30, 2025 at 7:57 am

   French ICC judge censored and debanked

   https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/11/19/nicolas-guillou-french-icc-judge-sanctioned-by-the-us-you-are-effectively-blacklisted-by-much-of-the-world-s-banking-system_6747628_4.html

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   1. Yves Smith Post authorDecember 30, 2025 at 7:59 am

      Holy shit, thanks for the link.

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