The Dutch Earthquake
Why did so many Dutch citizens vote for the far-right Geert Wilders?
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Links 11/30/2023
The Thousand Boat Blockade-Busting Operation Changes Everything on the Gaza Front – if It Materialises
The Turkiye-sponsored thousand-boat flotilla, scheduled to set sail for Gaza this past Wednesday, looks to be a non-starter. What happened?
Read more...Feds Need to Enlist Consumers to Police Eyepoppingly High Level of Medicare Advantage Ad/Marketing Fraud
Yet another reason to be leery of Medicare Advantage…..widespread deceptive marketing.
Read more...The Destructively High Energy Cost of AI
More data on the energy cost of AI, which is projected soon to exceed that of several small countries.
Read more...Links 11/29/2023
Car Dealers Warn Biden Administration to Pump Brakes on EV Plans
Auto dealers throw cold water on EV uptake hopium.
Read more...Why Did Argentina Elect a Right-Wing Non-Establishment Extremist?
More on the truly wacky new president of Argentina, Javier Milei who nevertheless may get some of his bad ideas implemented.
Read more...Links 11/28/2023
Spanish Government Threatens to Break Ranks With EU and Unilaterally Recognise Palestine. What Gives?
If Pedro Sánchez were to actually deliver on his word (which is a pretty big “IF”), Spain would become only the second country to recognise Palestinian statehood while being an EU Member State
Read more...PlutoniumKun: Correcting the Considerable Misinformation on the Recent Dublin Riots
A detailed account of the Dublin riot and the related political and social undercurrents in Ireland by our esteemed PlutoniumKun
Read more...Prices of New Houses Drop Further, -18% Year-Over-Year, Sales Drop, High Inventories Rise Further, Supply Jumps
More unhappy news on the residential real estate front: lotta unsold houses out there!
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/27/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Read more...The West Is Inching Closer to More Insanity in the Baltic Sea
Hardliners want to close the sea to Russian ships as the Newnew Polar Bear drops anchor right in the middle of the whole mess.
Read more...A Ceasefire Is Far from Lasting Peace – A National Security Expert on the Israel-Hamas Deal
Tamping down ceasefire hopium.
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