Friday, January 9, 2026

Book Excerpt: It’s Not Just Humans at Risk From Covid-19

To believe Covid-19 was engineered to target humans is to ignore its broad capacity for infecting other animals.

What Social Security Should Really Be Paying to Survive in This Economy

Inadequate cost of living adjustments are nevertheless giving Social Security gutters new talking points.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/14/2022

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Human Prehistory—Why New Discoveries About Human Origins Open Up Revolutionary Possibilities

How the proto-technology of toolmaking during human prehistory may have influenced brain development and social structures.

Links 10/14/2022

A Central Banker in Finland Just Told Finns to Stock Up on Cash, Just in Case of Disruption to Payments System

Finland, like its Scandinavian peers, is among the world’s most cashless economies. But according to the central banker, now is not a good time to give up on cash.

Biden Administration Doubles Down on Sanctions Self-Harm: China Chip Export Ban, Possible Russia Aluminum Sanctions, All Systems Still Go with Russian Oil Price Cap

The sanctions war situation has developed not necessarily to America’s advantage.

The Odessa Connection? The Ukrainian M.O. for the Crimean Bridge Attack – This Is How The Operation Worked To The Point Of Detonation

The Russian investigation of the Kerch brigde bombing claims that a grain transport ship out of Odessa moved the explosives.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2022

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The Bank of England Is Bailing Out Pension Funds, Again

So what is going on here? That’s easy to explain. Those who are criticising are looking at what is happening as economists do.

COVID-19 Rapid Tests Can Breed Confusion – Here’s How To Make Sense of the Results and What To Do, According to 3 Testing Experts

ome pointers on Covid test technique and use.

BMI: The Mismeasure of Weight and the Mistreatment of Obesity

Rigid definitions of obesity can both restrict care for some and produce unwarranted alarms for others.

Is Breaking Things the Best Way Forward for Climate Activists?

From SUVs to gas pipelines, sabotage is on the rise as the climate crisis deepens – but does it work?

Links 10/13/2022

We Join Mark Sleboda on the Latest Gonzalo Lira Roundtable at 2:00 AM EDT

See us soon on the Gonzalo Lira talk with Moscow-based military and political expert Mark Sleboda on the widening effects of the Ukraine war.