An important CalPERS beneficiary group calls out the fund’s use of illegal, insecure, fraud-friendly internet and phone voting.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/31/2021
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Afghan Crisis Must End America’s Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty
The US “lost” AFghanistan by enriching military contractors and grifters, um, mercenaries, and plans to continue to punish the Afghan people
“We Will No Longer Sell Crude Abroad”: Mexican President AMLO
This is good news for Mexico’s long-beleaguered state-owned oil company, Pemex, but not such good news for the US’ refinery industry.
EXPOSED: How CalPERS Tried and Continues to Try to Cover Up Former Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng’s Misconduct
A CalPERS case study in “The cover up is worse than the crime,” Ben Meng edition.
‘Net Zero Emissions’ and the Carbon Offsetting Scam
Big Polluters are advancing a “net zero” climate agenda to delay, deceive, and deny. The IPCC is inadvertently helping them.
The Fragility of the New York City Subway System
What if Hurricane Sandy was only the beginning?
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/30/2021
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Global Weather Disruptions, Food Commodity Prices, and Economic Activity: A Global Warning For Advanced Countries
Examines the macroeconomic effects of global food commodity price increases that are caused by global harvest and weather disruptions, and finds that the decline in economic activity is substantial and greater in advanced than in low-income countries.
Board Member David Miller Takes CalPERS-Paid Vacation by Abdicating Oversight, Obstructing Board Members Doing Their Job
Why David Miller deserves a special place in the CalPERS board member Hall of Shame.
Ida’s Landfall Imminent, Disaster Expert General Russel Honoré Says Time to Declare Climate Emergency
Gulf Coast communities face added pollution as Hurricane Ida nears amid the build-out of gas export and plastic-manufacturing plants.
Marin County School Superspreader Event: Another Scientific Communications Debacle from CDC (and the Press)
Just because the CDC seems to have finally accepted aerosols doesn’t mean they’ve stopped butchering the science or their messaging.
