Category Archives: Ridiculously obvious scams

‘Catastrophic Injustice’: Judge OKs Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Shielding Sacklers

Tens of thousands dead and the Sacklers get to ride away with their Purdue Pharma loot.

Behold the Watered Stock’s New Variant!

Back to the future! Welcome to the successor to a 19th century favorite, watered stock.

‘Net Zero Emissions’ and the Carbon Offsetting Scam

Big Polluters are advancing a “net zero” climate agenda to delay, deceive, and deny. The IPCC is inadvertently helping them.

Board Member David Miller Takes CalPERS-Paid Vacation by Abdicating Oversight, Obstructing Board Members Doing Their Job

Why David Miller deserves a special place in the CalPERS board member Hall of Shame.

Mission and Money Clash in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Venture Capital Ambitions

Though their tax-exempt status is predicated on charitable efforts, nonprofit health systems rarely put humanitarian goals first when selecting investments.

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.

The Contempt in Tangy Ranch Doritos

Doritos as a case study in companies flavor-reverse-gaslighting their customers.

Notes on the ‘Loss’ of Afghanistan

Cleaning up some misperceptions about the US operation in Afghanistan, including the idea that it was a country.

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.

CalPERS Comes Dead Last of 34 Public Pension Returns Despite Having Biggest, Best Paid Investment Office

CalPERS can’t manage its way out of a paper bag.

Michael M. Thomas, R.I.P

I am very much saddened by the death of Michael M. Thomas, from old money and high finance, and vocally unimpressed by them.

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.”

Climate Activists Target Banks’ Greenwashing in Nationwide #DefundLine3 Protests

Banks fund new oil pipelines that will generate climate pollution for decades. They are greenswahing their loans as ‘sustainability’ measures

National Academies’ Report Took Pharma-Friendly Stance After Millions in Gifts From Drugmakers

The National Academy of Science has been caught out repeatedly for not disclosing Big Pharma ties as it issues cronyistic reports