Friday, November 7, 2025

20 Years and 4 Presidents Later and Gitmo Still Not Closed

Human rights groups call on Biden to keep his campaign promise to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center.

More Covid Delusion: Thermography for Health Endangers Patient Health via Eschewing Masks in Favor of Ozone

A shaggy dog story on how Thermography for Health endangers patients also illustrates the “ozone protection” con/self delusion.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/11/2022

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U.S. Interior Department Moves to Block Some Oil and Gas Leasing on Alaska’s North Slope

Interior Department restricts oil and gas development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Researve.

Links 1/11/2022

Remittances Soar to Record High in Latin America, Providing a Lifeline for Desperate Economies

While a vital source of income and foreign currency for many countries, remittances have their dark sides and are not a substitute for home-grown development.

Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face ‘Vicious Cycle’: Their Jobs or Covid Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls lack of access to paid sick leave in the midst of a pandemic “barbaric.”

Warmest U.S. December in History Caps a Stormy, Mostly-Sizzling Year

The year 2021 produced 20 billion-dollar disasters, the second highest number going back to 1980, according to the NOAA.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/10/2022

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Fashion Act: New York Lawmakers Take Aim at the Climate Impact of Fashion Company Supply Chains

New York State legislators will now consider the Fashion Act, a new measure intended to reduce the climate impact of fashion company supply chains.

Links 1/10/2022

Michael Hudson: What is Causing So Much Inflation?

Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and Fed’s secretive $4.5 trillion bank bailout.

A Movement to Organize Against the Systemic Corruption of Congress

Since Citizens United, systemic corruption as a subject of discussion has virtually disappeared from public awareness.

The Bitcoin Challenge: How to Tame a Digital Predator

Public authorities should refrain from taking measures supporting additional investment flows into Bitcoin and should treat it as rigorously as the conventional financial industry to combat illicit payments, money laundering, and terrorist financing

Massachusetts Mask Debacle: State Fails its Elementary and Secondary School Teachers

Plans to distribute masks to the teachers of Massachusetts prove to be a shambles.as ineffective, old Chinese-made masks are shipped instead.