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Monday, January 19, 2026
Beltway A-Lister Gridiron Superspreader Omnishambles (Butchered by “Personal Risk” Brain Geniuses)
Topics: Guest Post, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 1:58 pm | 68 Comments »
Links 4/11/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 183 Comments »
Speculating About the Macron v. Le Pen Presidential Election Rematch
A quick look at what might come next in the Macron-Le Pen contest.
Topics: Commodities, Energy markets, Europe, Politics, Russia, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:35 am | 59 Comments »
As Oil Giants Turn to Bitcoin Mining, Some Spin Burning Fossil Fuels for Cryptocurrency as a Climate Solution
In a pilot project last year, ExxonMobil used up to 18 million cubic feet of gas per month to mine bitcoin in North Dakota.
Topics: Commodities, Energy markets, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Lambert Strether at 5:25 am | 18 Comments »
Speculating About the Botched Shanghai Lockdown
The Chinese have not given up on zero Covid, despite the continuing outbreak in Shanghai.
Topics: China, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Health care, Pandemic, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:00 am | 72 Comments »
Comedy Tonight
Something familiar,
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!
Topics: Curiousities, Guest Post, Pandemic, Social values
Posted by Lambert Strether at 1:58 pm | 69 Comments »
Links 4/10/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 296 Comments »
The European Union Demand Response to High Natural Gas Prices
Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, high natural gas prices triggered an estimated European Union demand cut of about 7%.
Topics: Energy markets, Europe
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:55 am | 21 Comments »
Links 4/9/2022
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 264 Comments »
Drop in Life Expectancy ‘Speaks Volumes’ About How US Handled Covid: Expert
‘The US expects to be taken seriously in the world when our one million Covid death and falling health indicators say otherwise.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:56 am | 62 Comments »
China’s Overseas Lending and the War in Ukraine
Why lending to emerging economies may be collateral damage of the war in Ukraine.
Topics: China, Credit markets, Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:50 am | 10 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/8/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 105 Comments »
How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous – A Computer Scientist Explains
Some words of caution about QR codes.
Topics: Guest Post, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 20 Comments »
Links 4/8/2022
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | 197 Comments »
As Bilateral Trade Between Mexico and US Hits Record High, Diplomatic Relations Sink to Lowest Point in Decades
All eyes are now on Mexico’s electricity reform, which threatens the interests of some of the world’s biggest energy companies, many of them in the U.S.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 10 Comments »




