Unless we take drastic steps NOW- and stop allowing plastics pushers to set the agenda- plastics in the world’s oceans will triple in twenty years, by 2040.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Google Postpones Employee Return till Mid 2021 as Office Buildings Remain Empty, Residential Delinquencies Soar
White collar workers staying away from the office does not bode well for confidence about getting Covid under control.
US and China Are Both Raising the Military Stakes in the South China Sea
Is the US engaged in military escalation with China, or are recent moves just high stakes posturing?
Our John Siman Wins Kukula Award for Non-Fiction Book Reviewing
John Siman wins a prize! Please join us in congratulating him!
Why Don’t Democratic Leaders Support Verifiable Elections? The Reason Is Simple and Obvious
Some evidence of design in the Democrats’ indifference to the integrity of elections.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/27/2020
COVID peak in five problem states? ~ Harris shows “no remorse” ~ Biden FL campaign disarray ~ Sanders delegates to rebel on #MedicareForAll ~ Mike Duncan’s hair on fire ~ Manufacturing, durable goods ~ Small business cull ~ Composting tips ~ Moderna vaccine tips ~ Hygiene theatre ~ Protests in California ~ College debate ~ The return of Sid
The War Nerd: Amateurs Talk Cancel, Pros Talk Silence
War Nerd Newlestter 100:Irish potato famine and more: a tour d’horizon through AK Sen, Victorian literature, et.al.
More on Deaths of Despair: New Study Links Early Job Loss to Higher Rates of Overdose Deaths and Suicides
Another look at deaths of despair confirms the danger of job loss and even too-early retirement.
The Pious Predator State: The Cookiecutter Shark and the New Regime in Turkey
The new regime in Turkey is a form of the predator state, acting as a cookiecutter shark, feeding on its prey and not killing it outright.
Ilargi: What? Default? Where? Dollar?
Why the dollar is not losing its privileged status any time soon.
For the Birds: Our Avian Friends Compile Amazing Flight Records, While Most Humans Remain Grounded by COVID-19
Birds continue to fly, according to new information released by the British Trust for Ornithology, untrammelled by COVID-19.
Massive Protests in Portland Continue After Judge Denies State Request for Restraining Order Against Federal Agencies
Portland protests continue and judge refuse to issue a temprary restraining order against action undertaken by federal agencies.
