Friday, January 2, 2026

Links 9/5/2022


Can the U.S. Kick Its Reliance on Russian Uranium?

Ukraine is pushing for sanctions on Russian uranium. Thorium isn’t ready for prime time, so sanctions put further pressure on energy markets.

Naked Capitalism Fundraiser 2022: Your Situational Awareness Guide as Tectonic Plates Shift

Off to the Tip Jar! Please join in this fundraiser so we can keep giving you incisive, independent commentary and cute animal pix.

Fundraiser 2022: What We Did for You in the Past Year

See the good use we made of the money many of you generously contributed in the last fundraiser!

Rahul Gandhi – The Most Establishment Populist

Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to position the Indian National Congress as the protector of the Indian people against the deep state neglects the party’s own history of control and corruption.

Links 9/4/2022

How Boris Johnson Rigged British Politics for the Tories

The government of Boris Johnson has undermined democracy in the UK in a number of ways, making it more difficult to vote, speak out, or protest. This legacy will continue to benefit the Tories even as Johnson is replaced by Liz Truss.

Links 9/3/2022


European Stainless Steel Mills Are Closing Due To Energy Crisis

Stainless steel mills are now keeling over due to energy price spikes. Who will be next to fall?

In Refusing to Prioritize Drivers’ Safety, UPS Risks Major Strike

Transportation and delivery workers have increasingly had it. Now UPS employees are on the verge of forcing their issues.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/2/2022

By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Great Bowerbird, Western Australia, Australia. Notes: “Male initially singing/calling near bower, then approach and scold me towards the end of the recording. Other Behaviors: Advertise, Scold. Habitat: Dry Forest.” * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on […]

Links 9/2/2022

Guest Post, Links

China Just Gave a Foretaste of One of the Biggest Dangers of Biometric Surveillance Systems

Like just about anything on the Internet, biometric surveillance systems are eminently hackable as well as prone to human error

The U.S. Power Grid Can’t Support Its Climate Pledges

Will a smart grid alleviate US power woes?

Fears Over Cost of Living ‘Solutions’ Proposed by Truss-Backed Think Tanks

Liz Truss looks set to shaft ordinary Britons when the UK is already reeling from a cost of living crisis.