Here’s the kicker: according to the Mexican government, there are no official reports of any such attack.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025
Washington and Tel Aviv Accuse Iran of Planning to Assassinate Israeli Ambassador in Mexico Without Presenting a Shred of Truth
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 20 Comments »
Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas on Health Care
Health care in the US has become too big to fix.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:39 am | 16 Comments »
Who Will End Up Paying for the AI Spending Spree?
AI is now so clearly a money burn pit that efforts are already underway to fob the losses off on taxpayers. Is there any way to head it off?
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:13 am | 27 Comments »
Coffee Break: Mamdani’s Battle With Entrenched Power Begins
New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani won the election, but now his real battle with entrenched power begins.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 41 Comments »
Russia’s Choices as It Brings Ukraine to the Brink with Electricity War, Takes Pokrovsk
Even with Russia’s domination undeniable as its electricity attacks turn off power all over Ukraine, Russia still has complex choices to make.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Europe, Politics, Russia, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 45 Comments »
Links 11/10/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 103 Comments »
The E.U. ‘Derisks’ Itself Into Another Disaster
Despite years of supposed preparation, the bloc is now scrambling for rare earths. Will the US have any more success?
Topics: China, Europe, Market inefficiencies, Privatization, Risk and risk management, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 9 Comments »
Book Excerpt: How Coyotes Found a New Homeland in the East
The explosion of populations east of the Mississippi was made possible by logging and the slaughter of wolves.
Topics: Curiousities, Environment
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 4:00 am | 12 Comments »
Military Moral Injury, Violence, and the Parable of the Guinea Worm
The casual US celebration of violence runs into the reality that those required to inflict it regularly suffer deep inner damage.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Social policy, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:35 am | 18 Comments »
Links 11/9/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 250 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Confessions of Felix Krull (1958) Run Time: 1H 46M
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a movie about a charming, kind hearted scam artist and his adventures.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 19 Comments »
What Can Europe Learn From China’s Critical-Tech Innovation Push?
China’s rise in frontier technologies narrows its gap with the US as Europe struggles with slow replication and fragmented research.
Topics: China, Europe, Technology and innovation
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 15 Comments »
Links 11/8/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 130 Comments »
Always Watching: How ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7 Threatens Privacy and Civic Participation
How ICE plans even more sweeping surveillance of social media sites.
Topics: Guest Post, Media watch, Politics, Surveillance state
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:10 am | 31 Comments »
Another Shutdown Cost: Skewed and Limited Private Data as Economic Hazard
Due to the shutdown, official economic data has slowed to a crawl. Policymakers, markets, and citizens are turning to private-sector numbers.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Investment management, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:52 am | 4 Comments »


