Sunday, November 30, 2025

Spain Becomes Fourth EU Country to Announce Sanctions Against Israel: Beginning of a Trend?

Too little, too late? Yes, but surely better than nothing — unless, of course, it’s pure virtue signalling. 

More Trump Administration Circular Firing Squad with Investor-Spooking ICE Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant

The fallout from the ICE raid on a Georgia Hyundai -LG startup looks to be serious.

Bond Markets Do Not Rule – Governments Do

A reminder that the bogeyman of bond vigilantes, as in investor/capitalist dominance, is overdone.

Coffee Break: Trump’s Imperial Boomerang Gets Different Reactions in Chicago, D.C.

As Donald Trump threatens to hit Chicago with the imperial boomerang, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fights back with an executive order that contrasts sharply with the actions taken by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

“I’ve Seen States Collapse; Now I See It Happening Here”

A grass-roots persepctive on the collapse of the rule of law in America.

Links 9/8/2025

Is Europe Preparing for War Against Russia or Against Own Populations?

Population control toys aren’t all that useful on the Eurasian Steppe. 

Debate Over Conflicts of Interest at Top Pediatrics Association: What About Corruption in Medicine Generally? And With RFK Jr.’s MAHA Brand?

American medicine is rife with conflicts of interest and soft corruption. Don’t kid yourself that RFK, Jr. and his allies are any better.

Stablecoins Could Crash Our Economy

Finance loves to dress old risks in new language and call them innovation. 

Links 9/7/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Last Days Of Patton (1986) Run Time: 2H 26M

The Last Days of Patton is a movie about the final weeks of General George Patton’s life.

“You Are My Friend”: Early Androids and Artificial Speech

Centuries before audio deepfakes and text-to-speech software, inventors in the eighteenth century constructed androids with swelling lungs, flexible lips, and moving tongues to simulate human speech. 

Links 9/6/2025

Michael Hudson: SCO and BRICS 2025

The SCO meeting looked to be a great success. But what can we expect in folllow through?

The Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline Deal Signifies the Failure of Trump’s Eurasian Grand Strategy

The consummation of the Russia-China Siberia 2 pipellne pact is yet another US policy backfire