Individuals can fail upwards, but organizations? NATO not been up to the task of propping up Ukraine, but the US wants to aim it at China.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. v. Google Alleges First Amendment Violations via YouTube Censorship as a State Actor
Oh frabjous day! RFK, Jr. has lobbed a very big bomb at the heart of the censorship apparatus.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/4/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
More on the Collapse of Operational Capabilities in the West: How Did We Get Here
Some thoughts on the rapid decline in operational capabilities, or why tons of people, particularly those in charge, are no good at their jobs
From Covert to Overt: UK Government and Businesses Seek to Unleash Facial Recognition Technologies Across Urban Landscape
The policing minister is encouraging police forces across the country to make use of live facial recognition technologies for routine law enforcement. Retailers are also embracing the technology to monitor their customers.
Fascism is the Western Answer to Class Struggle
Rob Urie makes a reasoned, data-backed case that the tools used in supposed democracies to enforce class standing merit the label of fascism
Russia Is Finally Correcting False Perceptions of BRICS
Russia is dialing down expectations for big BRICS developments at a late August summit.
NC Under Attack from Ukraine After Posting on Gonzalo Lira Being Tortured and Extorted While in Prison
Quelle surprise! Some people in Ukraine do not like NC!
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/3/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler (I hope!) ~
Delivery Workers File Wage Theft Complaints Against DoorDash
DoorDash behaves badly via selective non-compliance with a new law setting pay rules for food delivery workers.
Energy Destinies – Part 8: Pathways
Satyajit Das concludes his series on the future of energy by looking at curbing demand, aka radical conseration.
French Invasion of Niger Could Turn into All-Out Franco-African War
An assessment of the stakes for France in trying to reverse the military coup in Niger by force.
