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Sunday, January 18, 2026
‘The World Paid the Price’: Biden’s Outgoing Covid Czar Jeffrey Zients Rebuked Over Failures
The Zients-led Covid response refused to challenge drug company overlords by promoting non-pharmaceutical interventions.
Parts of Spanish Economy Grind to a Halt After Five-Day Nationwide Truckers’ Strike
Like the Trudeau government, the Sánchez government blames the truckers’ strike on far-right elements while blaming Putin for record-high gas prices and decades-high inflation in Spain.
The World Could See A Record-Breaking Oil Supply Shock
Unless the West blinks on Russian sanctions, high oil prices seem destined to go even higher.
How the Vehicle Production Nightmare Upended Everything and Why Automakers & Dealers Don’t Want the Old Ways Back
New vehicle sales show how Covid is working out very well for capitalists.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/17/2022
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The Worrying Murkiness of Institutional Biosafety Committees
Experts say institutional biosafety committees are a crucial to ensuring the safety of biomedical research. Critics say they are too opaque.
John Helmer: “Zelensky Himself Is Now in Polish Hands;” March 15 Summit with Polish, Czech, and Slovenian Prime Ministers in Przemysl, Poland, Not Kiev
It appears Urkainian President Zelensky was not in Kiev on March 15 as widely reported, but in Poland….and presumably still is there.
Progressives Fall for Crypto-Bros Intelligence-Insulting Claim of “Inclusiveness”
Why do so many people who think of themselves as smart have their brains go to mush when the topic is crypto?
Is Joe Manchin Lucy or the Football?
Why Joe Manchin is merely a convenient excuse for what is wrong with Democrats and soi disant progressives.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/16/2022/
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
The World Is Facing A Critical Diesel Shortage
An oil price drop gives an illusory sense of relief from an ongoing and set to worsen diesel squeeze.
