2:00PM Water Cooler 11/7/2023
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The Politics of the Slaughter of Everybody
Paging Santayana. What happened to the Athenians after they acted on their confidence in their ability to slaughter the Melians.
Read more...Iran’s Proposed Embargo Could Cause Chaos in Oil Markets
A brief look at the impact of the 1970s oil embargo, and what the effects might be if one were implemented now.
Read more...Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of Brainworms on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems — United States
More research needed!
Read more...Links 11/6/2023
The New Electric War Campaign – How the Russian Army Will Select the Ukrainian Targets
How Russia is likely to target the Ukraine electric grid this winter. Looting of aid funds for repairs has made things easier.
Read more...Biden’s Weak and Patchy Executive Order “Regulating” AI
Not impressed.
Read more...Links 11/5/2023
Nasrallah’s Speech Confirms that “MAD” Has Been Reached Between Israel-US & the Resistance Axis
Hebollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a fiery speech on the conflict in Gaza that fell short of a call for escalation…at least right now.
Read more...Why Fossil Fuel Companies Can’t Leave Resources Stranded
A discussion of how fossil fuel companies’ imperatives and our legal regime preclude getting them to leave oil and gas in the ground.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/3/2023
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Read more...How Houthi Attacks Affect Both the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Yemen’s Own Civil War – and Could Put Pressure on US, Saudi Arabia
The Houthis have started harassing Israel. How much of a threat are they?
Read more...Links 11/3/2023
The World’s Largest Biometric Digital ID System, India’s Aadhaar, Just Suffered Its Biggest Ever Data Breach
In one fell swoop, roughly 10% of the global population appears to have had some of their most valuable personal identifiable information (PII) compromised. Yet Aadhaar continues to receive plaudits from Silicon Valley.
Read more...‘Worse Than People Can Imagine’: Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Breeds Chaos in States
The campaign against the poor and lower income continues apace, this time in the form of Medicaid cuts.
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