Tuesday, August 26, 2025

State Greenlights NYC Evicting More Migrant Families From Shelters

Migrants in facilities overseen by the city Department of Homeless Services will start receiving notices they must leave after 60 days

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/20/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Democrat National Convention vignettes; Highest Covid wave in two years; Stupid money and blood money ~

What Should You Do to Prepare for the Climate Change Storm?

Do you stand your ground or seek out a climate haven? Some resources to help you decide.

Links 8/20/2024

In His Last 40 Days in Office, Mexico’s President Lopéz Obrador Pushes Ahead With Plans to Ban Open Pit Mining

For over three decades, Mexico has been a veritable paradise for global mining conglomerates, serving up some of the laxest regulations in Latin America. That is now changing.

Robots and Wage Polarisation

Quelle surprise! Introducing robots into workplaces slows wage growth, particularly among factory labor.

The Status of Europe’s Autonomous Movements

The EU leads in managing autonomous and separatist movements in its states, but non-EU countries can be more vulnerable to outside interference.

Mpox (“Monkeypox”) Round-Up: History, Wastewater, R0, and Is It Airborne? (Yes)

Great news on wastewater, less great news on R0 and airborne transmission.

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/19/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics: Updated Covid data: First sighting of XDV.1 variant from China; a campaign scenario and the Democrat National Convention; Israel accepts US ceasefire deal, but not Hamas. Nice timing! ~

Links 8/19/2024

Washington Post Report on Russia-Ukraine Negotiation to End Energy System Attacks: An Admission of Russian Long-Term Weakness or More Complex Calcuation?

Trying to make sense of a Washington Post story depicting Russia as willing give up its best weapon, its electrical war, for very little.

Tyson Foods Is Being Investigated by the USDA

Investigation follows Tyson Foods’ recent closure of nine meatpacking plants across the country, allegations not only violated an agreement to sell the plants to a competitor but conspired to suppress that competition. 

Class Traitors Casey and Calley Means Describe How Big Food and Big Pharma Knowingly Make Americans Unhealthy to Tucker

An important Tucker Carlson interview on how Big Food and Big Pharma are profit from worsening American health outcomes.

Links 8/18/2024

The US Strategy in the Black Sea Region Is Falling Apart

Washington’s goal is to exclude Russia and China from energy and infrastructure projects extending from the Caspian to Europe, but the opposite is happening.