Thursday, July 31, 2025

Mike Benz, Former State Department Head of Cyber Portfolio, Discusses Extent and Mechanisms of Censorship with Tucker Carlson

Tucker interviewed Mike Benz, an extremely knowledgeable if also controversial conservative free speech advocate. His intel is troubling.

Cult of the Drone: At the Two-Year Mark, UAVs Have Changed the Face of War in Ukraine – But Not Outcome

Small, cheap, explosives-laden drones are ubiquitous in the war in Ukraine, but how effective are they?

Carmakers’ EV Enthusiasm Fizzles Out as Consumers Pull Back

Automakers are warning EV sales are falling short of the level needed to meet climate change containment goals. What to do?

Links 2/18/2024

European Governments Look for Ways to Send Ukrainian Refugees Home

Europe’s fatigue with hosting refugees coincides with Kiev’s desperation for soldiers.

Dead Smoke Alarms, Moldy Rooms, Empty First Aid Kits: Farmworkers Endure Unsafe and Substandard Housing Across US

US agriculture workers are in desperate need of labor action as the employers (and regulators) do next to nothing to ensure safe working and living conditions.

Links 2/17/2024

IM Doc Warns of Coming Medical Dystopia in the US via Pervasive Recording of Visits, AI Test Ordering and Upselling

The coming horror of the loss of privacy and degradation of service via the brave new world of AI administered medicine.

Russiagate Revived in Latest MI6 Operation Against Russia — A Spy Alone Is Spy Baloney

Russiagate fever reaches a new pitch with a new supposed spook-tells-all tale of Russia fixing the Brexit vote.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/16/2024

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Bizarre Valedictory Interview by CalSTRS Investment Chief, Chris Ailman, Asks Private Equity to Be Nice and Share with Workers

A revealing, and not at all in a good way, discussion of private equity by departing CalSTRS Chief Investment Officer Chris Ailman.

Links 2/16/2024

France’s Macron Government Is Trying to Criminalise Criticism of Officially Recommended or Mandated Medical Treatments

A new escalation in the war on what governments deem to be medical mis-, dis- and mal-information appears to be under way.

Israeli Siege Has Placed Gazans at Risk of Starvation − Prewar Policies Made Them Vulnerable in the First Place

The more you look at the genocidal actions of Israel, the more the clear its abject lack of morality becomes.

NYC Squeezing Migrants Out of Waiting Rooms, Effectively Forcing Them on to the Streets

NYC Mayor Adams wants to close overflow sites where migrants evicted from shelters sleep on the ground while waiting for a new cot