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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Escape from Muddle Land
Peter Dorman files a report from radical subjectivity land so you don’t have to go there.
How Does SARS-CoV-2 Cause Disease? A Current Report
A new paper recaps what the more solid studies have found about how SARS-CoV-2 does harm.
Hoisted from Comments: Rosneft Refinery in Schwedt Continues to Be a Microcosm of Europe’s Sanctions-Induced Energy Mess
A case study in sanctions blowback: how the Rosneft refinery, an important provider of diesel and jet fuel, looks like a stranded asset.
Why China Is Unlikely to Invade Taiwan
Questioning why the US has gone into belligerence over its belief that China will occupy Taiwan.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/14/2023
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The Role of Default Settings in Online Searches: Challenging Google Dominance
A meaningful level of onsumers will opt out of the default setting of Google as their search engine, particularly if prompted early and often
Silicon Valley Bank Fallout Nudges World’s Most Troubled Systemic Lender, Credit Suisse, Closer to Edge
As the ripples of contagion from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank spread out, one European bank is particularly vulnerable. And despite losing over 95% of its market value since 2008, it is still too big to fail.
Satyajit Das: SVB Collapse and Bank Turmoil – Latest Chapter in the Unwinding
Peeling back more layers of the SVB implosion and its broader implications.
US ‘Imperial Anxieties’ Mount Over China-Brokered Iran-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Deal
One American intelligence expert urged the U.S. to maintain friendly relations with “barbarous, but long-standing allies” in the Middle East lest China fill the vacuum.
WHO as Arrogant and Blinkered as Ever on #CovidIsAirborne, Tweets by Comms Director Gabby Stern Show
Something rotten in WHO’s Comms Shop.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/13/2023
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