Appeals Court Revives Case Against McKinsey for Widespread Bankruptcy Court Fraud
McKinsey is again in hot water, now for an appellate court reviving a case that McKinsey lied in bankruptcy court for fun and big profits.
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The World’s Food Systems Are in Crisis, and Big Agribusiness Is at Its Heart
Public finance plays a large role in agriculture. Instead of propping up corporate interests, it should learn from local food producers
Read more...Russell 2000 Drops Below Year Ago Level. Collapse of IPOs, SPACs, Housing “Tech” Stocks, ARKK, etc. Progresses
The most-hyped stocks are collapsing, some by 90%, such as EV SPACs, as the sordid underbelly of the stock market comes unglued.
Read more...5 Things You Should Know About ‘Free’ At-Home Covid Tests
The Covid free test program isn’t really.
Read more...Unredacted Antitrust Complaint Shows Google’s Ad Business Even Scummier than Many Imagined
Even more ugly details about Google misbehavior in the online ad market.
Read more...With Billions in Fines, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Ranks Are ‘Packed With Rogues’
A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.
Read more...Wrong Way CalPERS: Dumping $6 Billion of Private Equity After Struggling to Put Money to Work and Then Increasing Target
CalPERS is trying to do something more obviously nonsensical than usual.
Read more...More on the Morbidity Risk of Omicron: “Like a Chess Grandmaster Playing Against Schoolboys”
A lot of the misunderstanding of Omicron is actively cultivated.
Read more...Federal Judge Denies Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss, Allowing FTC Antitrust Lawsuit to Proceed and Discovery to Commence
Judge James Boasberg denies Facebook’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust action, thus allowing the lawsuit to proceed and discovery to commence.
Read more...More Covid Delusion: Thermography for Health Endangers Patient Health via Eschewing Masks in Favor of Ozone
A shaggy dog story on how Thermography for Health endangers patients also illustrates the “ozone protection” con/self delusion.
Read more...The Bitcoin Challenge: How to Tame a Digital Predator
Public authorities should refrain from taking measures supporting additional investment flows into Bitcoin and should treat it as rigorously as the conventional financial industry to combat illicit payments, money laundering, and terrorist financing
Read more...Massachusetts Mask Debacle: State Fails its Elementary and Secondary School Teachers
Plans to distribute masks to the teachers of Massachusetts prove to be a shambles.as ineffective, old Chinese-made masks are shipped instead.
Read more...“They Really Are Trying to Kill Us”
A tale of elite negligence.
Read more...Some Quick Thoughts About the Conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on Four Counts of Fraud
The successful prosecution of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes shows that there’s a limit to Silicon Valley con-artistry.
Read more...Dare I Disagree With David Ignatius?
The Blob’s wishes for the new year, as told by David Ignatius.
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