Category Archives: Ridiculously obvious scams

Behind the USDA’s Regenerative Rhetoric Lurks Business as Usual

More on a part of the MAHA con, that of regenerative farming, which is simply a rebrand of factory farming.

Trillions for War, Pennies for People: How Soaring Military Spending Fails Americans

Unpacking why the US military is so expensive and even if it were less pork-driven, would still be unduly costly for society at large.

Some Perhaps Not Fully Anticipated Effects of Increased AI Use: Evidence Doubts, Fraud and Fraud Containment

Some important second-order effects of greater AI use, such as greater ease of perpetrating fraud and what might responses might be

Satyajit Das: AI – Artificial Intelligence or Absolute Insanity?

AI is following the same trajectory as the dot-com bubble.

The U.S. Is Betting the Economy on ‘Scaling’ AI: Where Is the Intelligence When One Needs It?

A detailed discussion of how AI data-center investment boom is soking a societally and financially costly bubble

Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.

A look at Trump’s non-solution to the looming problem of the expiration of Covid-era ACA subsidies.

The Housing Crisis Is Forcing Americans to Choose Between Affordability and Safety

The magic of the market: a system where your income determines your exposure to climate disasters.

Under Kennedy, America’s Health Department Is in the Business of Promoting Kennedy

More detail on Health and Human Services chief serving his own financial interests and pet causes as opposed to those of the public.

Blockbuster San Francisco Lawsuit Targets Food Industry Giants Over Ultraprocessed Foods, with Extensive Documentation of Health Damage and Success in Producing Addiction

A case by the San Francisco attorney documents Big Food’s use of ultraprocessed food to create addicts in a repeat of the tobacco playbook.

Report Shows How Recycling Is Largely a ‘Toxic Lie’ Pushed by Plastics Industry

More confirmation that recycling is no solution to relentlessly rising plastics use and health damage.

Internet of Beings: The Dream of Digitising Human Bodies for Healthcare (and the Nightmare)

The logical conclusion of the intensive health monitoring fad: an internet of beings of continuous tracking and daily intervention.

Bitcoin, Crypto Plunge Accelerates as Leveraged Players (“Treasuries”) Like Strategy Dump Holdings

A big leverage unwind in Bitcoin is accelerating, dragging down other crypto. How much further will the fall go before hitting bottom?

The Cloud’s Not Fluffy, It’s a Hot, Loud, Energy-Voracious Factory

A more detailed look at why to resist massive pressures for data center buildout and question claims of inevitability.