The 24th San Quentin inmate died Friday of COVID-19 complications, an inevitable consequence of Calironia’s misguided transfer policy.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Wind Farms Built on Carbon-Rich Peat Bogs Lose Their Ability to Fight Climate Change
Wind farms provide sustainable energy but must be properly sited, so not to destroy the carbon sink characteristsics of peat bogs.
Larry Wilkerson: The Danger of War With China is Real and Insane
Col. Larry Wilkerson explains that China and the U.S. must work together on the climate crisis, but the militaries and security states on both sides make that impossible.
Why Capitalism Is in Constant Conflict With Democracy
A high level, if flawed, critique of democracy American style.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/7/2020
Covid in TN, NC, AL, AL, and IL ~ Party on ~ School reopening ~ Biden’s foreign policy team ~ Biden’s Republican Hispanic whisperer ~ Biden’s Corvette ~ A second Civil War ~ Employment situation ~ Adam Tooze ~ Hydroxychloroquine ~ Covid, sleep, and music ~ “Officer-involved shooting” deprecated
Patrick Cockburn: War and Pandemic Journalism
On the political forces that lead governments to minimize pandemic risks and costs and cheerlead faint signs of hope.
Crapification, Vanguard Style: Customer Service Rep Bullies Your Humble Blogger into Taking Security Risk
Vanguard behaves very badly.
Stimulus Talks on Verge of Failure as Both Sides Trade Blame
No news on the stimulus front is very very bad news.
Why Taiwan Is at the Heart of a Geopolitical Struggle to Produce Cutting-Edge Computer Chips
Why Taiwan could serve as a prototype for a tech proxy war.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/6/2020
COVID round the world and in US regions ~ Party on! ~ Biden Corvette ad (good) ~ Biden fundraising, ad spend ~ Jamaal Bowman lets the cat out of the bag ~ Employment, rail, household debt ~ Southwest ~ Chickens and teargas ~ Abolishing race ~ Employment in DC vs. New York ~ Sid!
Peter Kuznick: Why Did Americans Accept Barbaric Slaughter of Japanese Civilians?
In 1939, Roosevelt decried targeting civilians as “inhuman barbarism”. In 1945, the U.S. firebombed Japanese cities and dropped nuclear bombs.
CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng Resigns Following Our Exposing His False, Felonious Financial Disclosure Filings and Private Equity Conflicts of Interest
CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng has left abruptly. If you’ve been paying attention, this isn’t a total surprise.
