Banks crack down on independent ATM operators in the latest salvo in the war on cash.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
EU Chief Defends Vaccine Patents as ‘Precious’ as South Africa Demands Waiver
Failure to grant patent waivers under the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement has stalled ramping up of production in Africa and other developing countries of coronavirus vaccines.
Russian Black Box Defence Against American Booby Trap Offence
Debunking the bizarre claims that the Russian side is unwilling to negotiate.
California Bill Would Allow Citizens to Enforce Assault Weapon Ban
Turnabout is fair play: A proposed California assualt weapon bill uses the private enforcement scheme of a notorious Texas anti-abortion law
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/18/2022
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How Corporations Use Public School Workforce ‘Pipelines’ to Harvest Students’ Data and Train Narrowly Skilled, Exploitable Staff
A new corporate scheme: hijack vocational programs to meet narrow, immediate needs, leaving students with short shelf-life skills.
Mexico Tries and Fails to Get Michoacan’s “Green Gold” (Avocados) Back on the Market [Updated]
Is there more to this story than we are being told?
New Data: Omicron BA.2 More Contagious and Severe than BA.1, Yet Officials Committed to Relaxing Protections
[Jaws theme song] BA.2 is coming….Maybe it won’t be that terrible, but you might get out of the water.
What Is Going to Happen in Ukraine?
Ukraine tensions are at the boiling point. Where might this go?
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/17/2022
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Appeal in Sarah Palin’s Libel Loss Could Set up Supreme Court Test of Decades-Old Media Freedom Rule
How serious a loss to press freedom would it be if the Supreme Court lowered the bar to defamation suits?
