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Friday, July 24, 2026
The War Situation Has Developed Not Necessarily to Ukraine’s or the West’s Advantage But They Plan to Negotiate When They’ve Turned Things Around a Bit
Looking at the presently insurmountable gap between the West’s probable bid and Russia’s ask to settle the militiary and economic wars.
Blame Game Begins As Chaos Reigns At Airports in UK (and Other Parts of Europe)
Neither airports nor airlines in the UK have restored enough capacity into their operations to handle the predictable surge in passenger numbers as the skies reopen.
Michael Hudson on the Coming Global Fracture as Economic Orders Clash
How our current “clash of civilizations” is a war between economic models.
Suddenly Here Comes the Inventory: Homes Listed for Sale Jump Amid Price Reductions and Sagging Sales
In most US markets, there are more homes waiting to be sold than last year, How long will it take for overhang to lead to lower prices?
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/2/2022
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Can the Royal Family Cling on Much Longer?
Does the royal family have much shelf life after Elizabeth II?
The Only Possible Solution to School Shootings (and You Can Get It Here)
Turning to a tried and true protection against shootings…..
The Oil Industry’s Downstream Nightmare Is Here To Stay
Another oil and gas crisis problem: inadequate refinery capacity.
“One Reason Republican Lies About the Climate Crisis Work”
Republicans use the fact that tackling climate change will impose costs as a reason not to go there, while Dems largely finesse the issue.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/1/2022
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Sanctions Now Weapons of Mass Starvation
US/allied sanctions against Russia have not achieved their objectives but are worsening economic stagnation, inflation and hunger worldwide.
