Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/8/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics;

Trump vs. “the Deep State”; Boeing, post-strike; Mushroom farms and ventilation; Weeds becoming resistant to herbicides ~
Read more...

Links 11/8/2024

After Weeks of Political Chaos and Uncertainty, Mexico’s Judicial Coup Fizzles to Nothing

President Claudia Sheinbaum, her governing party, Morena, and arguably Mexico as a whole just dodged a rather large bullet.

A New Age of Presidential Unilaterism?

A historical look at Presidential power grabs, um, authority expansion, with an eye to what that means under Trump 2.0.

How Local and Federal Institutions Are (and Aren’t) Taking Care of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Survivors—and What Mutual Aid Groups Are Doing to Help

Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. And how about FEMA?

How the Trump Presidency Might Change the Global Economy

Trump tariffs are coming! What does that mean?

Links 11/7/2024

“An Honest Discussion of Covid Vaccine Side Effects Is Overdue”

Even with more willingness to discuss Covid side effects, most medical professionals still seem reluctant to admit to the probably frequency

How to Protect Your Pet from Climate Change

Your pet more vulnerable to climate change than you might think. Some helpful suggestions.

Longer-Term Treasury Yields & Mortgage Rates Explode, Yield Curve Un-Inverts Further as Bond Market Gets Spooked

Stock jockeys love Trump and bond vigilantes do not. What do their diverging views say about the prospects for the US economy?

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/6/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Election 2024 roundup; Gram Parson’s birthday; Welding ~

Netanyahu Replaces Fired Israeli Defense Minister With ‘Another Genocidal Lunatic’

Israel’s new defense minister, Israel Katz, is even more bloody-minded than the one Netanyahu sacked.

Links 11/6/2024