Longtime Reporter Leaves NBC, Accuses Media of “Lionizing Destructive Organizations” Like the FBI
The FBI is openly setting out to make and break political leaders, undermining what we have left of a functioning democracy.
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Links 1/14/19
‘A Reckless Advocate of Military Force’: Demands for John Bolton’s Dismissal After Reports He Asked Pentagon for Options to Strike Iran
John Bolton manages the difficult task of making me yearn for the days of Henry Kissinger.
Read more...Links 1/13/19
Plastic Watch: Ocean Cleanup Array to Arrive Today in Hilo for Necessary Repairs
Ocean Cleanup Array arrives today in Hilo for necessary repairs; not yet clear that the system will succeed in collecting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Read more...Off-Roading, Chopped Joshua Trees, Overflowing Toilets: Our National Parks During a Shutdown
Wreckage of national parks during the shutdown as yet another sign of lack of social cohesion.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/11/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, Beto, Harris, Gillibrand, Biden, Sanders, AOC vs “call time,” Pelosi’s theory of the party, Ed Buck saga, liberal warmongers, cost of living, deep-sea mud and rare earths, “Lazy Prices,” Wall Street algos, labor exploitation, EVE online
Read more...The Downside of Market-Minded Philanthropy
Beware of squillionaires practicing philanthropy…..
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Trillions In IPO Funds At Risk Over Government Shutdown
It turns out the often-maligned SEC is much missed as the Federal partial shutdown puts the IPO market on hold.
Read more...China Won’t Be Taking Over
Why China is fragile and starting to look wobbly.
Read more...Thoughts on Warren and Sanders: How Much Change Is Needed in 2021?
A look at Warren’s and Sanders’ fundamental political stances and what they might mean for their 2020 campaigns.
Read more...How Shocking Was Shock Therapy?
Poland managed to escape a lot of the “shock doctrine” treatment, yet has gone hard right. What happened?
Read more...New Documents Reveal a Covert British Military-Intelligence Smear Machine Meddling In American Politics
The Orwellianly-named Integrity Initiative is bringing international disinformation campaign, road tested in Europe. to the US, in the form of a “political smear unit.”
Read more...Here’s What a Real Strike Looks Like: 150 Million Say No to Despotism in India
The Modi government is trying to stare down large-scale strikes against its labor “reforms” in India.
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