Monday, September 15, 2025

Update on Federal Covid-19 Data at HHS: Hysteria on TeleTracking Data Manipulation Unwarranted, but Concern on Palintir Surveillance Oddly Muted

The danger in the HHS Protect project on Covid-19 isn’t data manipulation, but what the data will be used for (which almost nobody is talking about).

Thomas Neuburger: The War Against the War Against the People, or Why You Should Contribute to Naked Capitalism

If the class war becomes more confrontational, Naked Capitalism will continue to see past right and left to right and wrong,

Links 9/27/2020

Why isn’t Donald Trumpeting His Foreign Policy Record?

The Trump team are more than skilled enough to manipulate their presentation of foreign achievements as successes if not triumphs.

Ponds, Beaver Ponds, Arctic and Antarctic Ponds, and Walden Pond

“Listen, strange women lyin’ in ponds distributin’ swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.”

Naked Capitalism: Commentary That Has a Bite

Naked Capitalism’s community needs to be fed! Please chip in.

Links 9/26/2020

These Secret Safety Panels Will Pick the COVID Vaccine Winners

A small, secret panel of experts is tasked with reviewing crucial data on the safety and effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines that U.S. taxpayers have helped fund, including products from Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and others.

Bravo! Hit Our Third Fundraiser Target, On Our Way to the Fourth: Guest Bloggers

Dig deep to help meet our fourth target: rewarding Lambert, Jerri-Lynn, and John Siman.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2020

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The Resilience of Naked Capitalism

Regular reader and sometimes contributor Ignacio describes how much Naked Capitalism meant to him during the lockdown.

Andrew Cuomo Says NY Officials Will Do Separate Review of Any COVID-19 Vaccine

New York state governor Andrew Cuomo steps into the debate over approval of covid-19 vaccine and will appoint panel to set NY distribution.

Links 9/25/2020

Continued Tight UK Self-Isolation Rules Continue to Hammer Tourism Sector

UK government unlikely to relax 14-day self-isolation requirement for returning travelers while COVID-19 infections constinue to spike.

Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957

Iowa regulators issuer their first deriory $957 fine against a meatpacking plant that was the site of one of Iowa’s first COVID-19 hotspots.