Sunday, February 8, 2026

CalPERS Election Dirty Tricks: Hit Piece Depicts Board Member Margaret Brown as Safety Harrasser

A safer CalPERS in your future?

Northeast Pummeled with Colossal Flooding, Destructive Tornadoes

Ida’s epic flooding is likely to become part of an extreme weather new normal.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/2/2021

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Mask Mandates Save Lives

Who’d have thunk it? Those crazy doctors in operating rooms are on to something. Masks work.

Links 9/2/2021

The Cost of Corporate America: Checking Your Conscience at the Door

Reflections on the moral cost of being a corporate citizen.

‘Catastrophic Injustice’: Judge OKs Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Shielding Sacklers

Tens of thousands dead and the Sacklers get to ride away with their Purdue Pharma loot.

Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage in Hospital Staffing Wars

Why most hospitals aren’t imposing vaccine mandates.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/1/2021

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Star Trek Versus Imperialist Doctrine

In praise of the Star Trek Prime Directive and the idealism of (some) science fiction writers.

Links 9/1/2021

Behold the Watered Stock’s New Variant!

Back to the future! Welcome to the successor to a 19th century favorite, watered stock.

Michael Hudson v. George Soros on China’s Rejection of “Market” Capitalism

Soros has a hissy over China’s Xi no longer wanting to play nicely with foreign investors.

Prominent CalPERS Retiree Group Warns California Secretary of State About Illegal, Hacking-Friendly Voting Methods

An important CalPERS beneficiary group calls out the fund’s use of illegal, insecure, fraud-friendly internet and phone voting.

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/31/2021

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