Monday, January 19, 2026
Victoria Nuland, Major Force Behind Failed Project Ukraine, Retires Unexpectedly
Victoria Nuland is leaving but sadly the considerable damage she has done will endure.
Book Review: Malcolm Harris’ “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World”
The Silicon Valley citadel of capitalism is built on eugenics, bombs, and hatred of the working class, and it’s destroying the world.
There’s a “New Upside Risk” in Town: “Pent-up Exuberance” – Fed’s Bostic
Some at the Fed worry that the central bank can’t get the inflation genie back in the bottle.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/5/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Nuland retires, Trump electors, the Walgreens positivity data, and Taylor Swift has a cough. ~
How Facebook Contributes to the Demise of Endangered Species
With little enforcement or legal culpability, social media sites like Facebook help wildlife trafficking thrive in plain sight.
After Nigeria’s eNaira Disaster, Another “Live” Central Bank Digital Currency, Jamaica’s Jam-Dex, Founders
Just three countries have so far introduced CBDCs, according to the IMF, and two of them are already having serious issues.
How Should the Government Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices? A Guide for the Perplexed
How some key points on negotiating Medicare drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act were oddly left open, arguably much too open.
Google Demands That We Censor Our Content
Google trying to censor our content on bogus grounds.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/4/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Restaurants: Canaries in the Coal Mine of the Covid Labor Reset?
Independent restaurants are in a world of hurt due to labor cost increases. Yet oddly no one seems willing to cite Long Covid as a contributor.
Armenia Freezes Participation in Collective Security Treaty Organization, Further Poisoning Ties With Russia
Even as the West is in crisis and prepares to turn its back on Ukraine it helped destroy, Armenian leaders see that and say “I want in.”
U.S. Seeks Semiconductor Supremacy with New Funding Initiatives
Is a “CHIPS Act 2.0” coming soon?
