Tuesday, December 30, 2025

As U.S. LNG Expands in Europe, a Hidden Threat Grows

Researchers and experts are warning about the danger of naturally occurring radiation in LNG to workers and communities in the US and Europe

The US War in Europe Isn’t Hot Enough – Dropping the Climate Bomb on Russia

Thane Gustafson in Klimat, Russia in the Age of Climate Change, says a lot about Russian energy and metals despite not consulting any experts

January 6/Capitol Seizure House Select Committee Hearings Live Blog/Open Thread

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2:00PM Water Cooler 6/9/2022

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Global Supply Chains Rattled by Winds of War

An analysis of the concentration of key commodities in supply chains shows why the Russia sanctions are having some outsized effects.

Links 6/9/2022

The Tricky Question for Russia of How Far to Go

Why Russia has some tough decisions in the offing.

Housing Bubble Getting Ready to Pop: Mortgage Applications to Purchase a Home Drop to Lockdown Lows, “Bad Time to Buy” Hits Record amid Sky-High Prices, Spiking Mortgage Rates

The increase in interest rates is finally denting mortgage and housing activity of all sorts.

How Will American Oligarchs Keep Control?

It’s easy to forget that at the end of the Roman Republic, the Republic did end. Will our oligarchs engineer a similar regime change?

2:00PM Water Cooler 6/8/2022

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Primaries Are Getting More Crowded with Candidates, and That’s Good News for Extremists and Bad News for Voters

Mainstream politicians and voters are concerned that extremists are gaining ground. Maybe they should focus on the disease, not the sympoms.

Links 6/8/2022

What Is Really Causing Our Inflation: “Inflation in a Time of Corona and War”

Finally! Evidence-based answers to the main (policy) questions concerning the return of high inflation.

California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can it Succeed?

The fact that California is having to consider making insulin to get around price grifing show the depth of disease in our health care system.

Why Saudi Arabia Isn’t Giving Up On Its Russian Oil Alliance

Why Saudi Arabia is still not playing nice with the US.