2:00PM Water Cooler 4/7/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler: š”ļø We are at 371 donors. 371 donors / goal of 375 = 98.93%. So there’s still time to move the needle on that last 0.07%! ~
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Now Is the Time for a Federal Ban on Facial Recognition Surveillance
Please support a bill in Congress that would block federal agencies from using facial recognition to track and misidentify millions of people.
Read more...As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid
After years of confrontation and souring relations with Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, Mexico’s AMLO government has just agreed to purchase 80% of the company’s Mexican operations.
Read more...The Impact of Inflation
The IMF takes a wee look at who is hurt by and benefits from inflation.
Read more...Last Chance for the 2023 Water Cooler Fundraiser, plus Your Plants, ***PLUS*** Challenge!
š”ļø we are at 289 donors. 289 donors / goal of 375 = 77.07%. Can we get to 100%?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 4/6/2023
š”ļø We are at 289 donors. 289 donors / goal of 375 = 77.07%.
Read more...U.S. Interference in the Middle East ā 20 Years Since the U.S. Invasion of Iraq ā Col. Larry Wilkerson
Col. Larry Wilkerson describes how the media barely covered the damage wrought by the U.S.-led ācoalition of the willingā in Iraq
Read more...Links 4/6/2023
The GOP’s Big Bold Plan to Bring Back Child Labor
Back to the era of child labor? Paging Charles Dickens…
Read more...How Union Workers Are Fighting to Save Americaās Beleaguered Health Care System
Yves here. This post confirms something Lambert has highlighted in the context of elections: that nurses are one of the most effective union groups. Here they are combatting abusively low hospital staffing levels. Not only will this campaign help slow the decline of the quality of care, it should help slow the exodus of nurses, […]
Read more...Your Political Rivals Arenāt as Bad as You Think ā Hereās How Misunderstandings Amplify Hostility
Some ideas for how to dial down your political hostility.
Read more...U.S. Losing Influence As Saudi Arabia Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The US has managed to alienate Saudi Arabia, a one-time key ally.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 4/4/2023
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Read more...Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in āForever Chemicalsā?
“Forever chemicals” or PFAS, in your clothes? Some pointers on what to avoid.
Read more...First Russian Shipment of (Allegedly) Diesel Docks in Mexico Since G7 Plus-Imposed Price Cap, Stoking Controversy and Confusion
The ultimate irony: if the ship was indeed carry Russian diesel, it was probably able to skirt the G7’s price cap rules due to a cheeky little manouevre in Spain.
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