Message to Trump: Incompetence Is Not Virtue. Also, People Will Die
The main and possibly only qualification for Trump’s top appointees is the ability to tell blatant lies with a straight face.
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“Europe Won’t Need Russian Gas in the Future”
Europe celebrates its economic suicide by continuing down the path of achieving independence from cheap Russian gas.
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The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Cloak And Dagger (1946) Run Time 1H 46M
Cloak and Dagger is a noir spy thriller about a physicist turned secret agent in WW2.
Read more...Stop Israel’s Dystopian “New Improved” Concentration Camp Plan—Before It’s Too Late
Israel keeping finding new lows in depraved behavior. Now we have Israel trying to brand a concentration camp as a “humanitarian city”.
Read more...Satyajit Das: On Cinema – Francis Ford Coppola’s Operas & Chamber Pieces
A break from our regular programming in the form of revisiting some of Francis Ford Coppola’s classics.
Read more...Trump (Probably) Just Did Lula a Massive Favour With His 50% Tariff Threat Against Brazil
This has little to do with trade — in fact, the US had a $6.8 billion annual trade surplus with Brazil last year — and everything to do with geopolitics.
Read more...That $20 Dress Direct from China Now Costs $30 After Trump Closed a Tariff Loophole – and the US Will Soon End the ‘De Minimis’ Exemption for the Rest of the World, too
How the Trump tariff attack on low-value shipments from Hong Kong and China (and soon elsewhere) is yet another tax on the poor.
Read more...Food Giants Graded a “D” on Sustainable Farming Practices
More fiddling as the planet burns and soil quality degrades, as big agricultural buyers give lip service to regenerative farming.
Read more...Genius Act: This New US Crypto Law Could Pave the Way for the Next Global Financial Crisis
On top of the leverage bombs in the US and other financial systems, the embrace of crypto, specifically stablecoins, is another systemic risk
Read more...Early Job Mentoring, Placement, and Training Boost Refugee Integration Without High Costs
Like it or not, advanced economies are committed to immigration to counter low birthrates. Better refugee integration reduces the friction.
Read more...The Inevitable Militarization of Space?
A high level review of the US efforts to project power in space and the actions/reactions of Russia and China.
Read more...The Sad (Very Familiar) New York Times and Its Mamdani Hit Piece
The hit parade, as in the hit piece parade, on New York City mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani, is still in high gear.
Read more...Trump Just Gave a Huge Gift to China’s Economy
The GOP’s huge new tax and spending law will make it even harder for U.S. companies to compete in clean technologies.
Read more...“The Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened”: Von der Leyen Faces Impeachment Risk
EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen is (finally) in some trouble. How much of a sweat does she need to break to survive?
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