Category Archives: Media watch

EXPOSED: How CalPERS Tried and Continues to Try to Cover Up Former Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng’s Misconduct

A CalPERS case study in “The cover up is worse than the crime,” Ben Meng edition.

Marin County School Superspreader Event: Another Scientific Communications Debacle from CDC (and the Press)

Just because the CDC seems to have finally accepted aerosols doesn’t mean they’ve stopped butchering the science or their messaging.

EXPOSED: CalPERS’ Brainwashed Board in Denial that CIO Meng Caused His Own Downfall with Information He Himself Provided

CalPERS’ secret rmeeting after CIO Meng left in a huff shows how staff controls the board, here by falsely claiming internal sabotage.

EXPOSED: Transcript of CalPERS Closed Session on Ben Meng Departure Shows Clear and Extensive Violations of Transparency Laws, Builds Case for Contempt Ruling by Judge Markman (Presiding)

Oops! CalPERS released nearly all of a transcript of a board meeting after Ben Meng’s resignation that it was fighting to keep secret.

CalPERS Officially a Laughingstock Around the World: London Newsletter Sniggers Over Failed Chief Investment Officer Search Even While Omitting or Getting Worst Facts Wrong

Even commentary meant to be hard on CalPERS manages to understate how bad things are.

Afghanistan: Another Reminder for Withering Britain

Afghanistan as an echo of the end of imperial Britain.

“Are vaccines becoming less effective at preventing Covid infection?”

As more data about the Covid vaccines comes out, it is becoming acceptable to step away from cheerleading and make factual judgments.

Michael Hudson: Biden Forfeits His Afghan Victory by Defending His Deep State Advisors

Biden gave a bizarre justification of the horrifically mismanaged US exit from Afghanistan, revealing his capture by intel incompetents.

The War Nerd: Was There a Plan in Afghanistan?

Trying to make sense of Afghanistan.

Pfizer CEO to Public: Just Trust Us on the Covid Booster

“All of this has sown a sense of confusion about what exactly will work, and when.”

IPCC Climate Report: Profound Changes Are Underway in Earth’s Oceans and Ice – A Lead Author Explains What the Warnings Mean

The latest IPCC report gives a Defcon 1 climate emergency alarm. But are any of the right people paying attention?

Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty-Seven: Despite Staggering Losses, the Uber Propaganda Train Keeps Rolling

How Uber keeps pumping hot air into a financially flaccid business.

‘The Economist’ Notices the Climate

A prominent example of Serious People giving lip service to the disastrous consequences of climate change, with no urgent call to action.

Confessions of a New York Times Washington Correspondent – Bob Smith Pt 2/2

Bob Smith got the Watergate break-in leak before the Washington Post. But the New York Times, then as now, avoids tough political stories.