Sunday, July 26, 2026

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.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2022

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‘Checkout Charity’ Can Increase a Shopper’s Anxiety, Especially When Asks Are Automated

Quelle surprise! A small survey suggests that a significant majority of shoppers do not like being asked to give to a charity at checkout.

Links 10/12/2022

What if Medicine Were Taught Like a Science, Part 2: The Diet-Heart Hypothesis and Cholesterol

How medical research walked back the strong claims for the role of cholesterol in heart disease, which in turn supported the use of statins.

Bank of England Bought Only Small Amounts of Bonds Even Today, Warns Pension Funds They Have “Only Three Days Left” to Unwind Derivatives with BOE Support

The Bank of England has been doing less than believed to rescue the gilts market. But stil not a good look.

Whose Cat Caught the German Tongue? No Blame for Russia After German Train Sabotage on Sunday Morning, No Blame for Nord Stream Sabotage, Yet

Another apparent act of sabotage in Germany, yet the press is peculiarly refusing to play “whodunnit”.