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
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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.
Thomas Frank: Populism is Not Mob Rule
Liberal elites see mass movements as endangering their ‘educated and wise leadership’. Populism and anti-populism has deep roots in American history.
Even If Joe Biden Wins in a Blowout, the ‘Global Economy’ Is Not Coming Back
Why corporations are past the high water mark for global commerce.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/24/2020
COVID charts for the five problem states, smaller states, and the world ~ Biden trolls health care ~ Trump losing Iowa, Florida, donors ~ The War Party ~ 2016 is Year Zero ~ Rejected absentee ballots ~ Leading indicators, housing, rail ~ Vaccines ~ 1619 Project ~ Cake ~ What is an individual?
Essential – and Expendable – Labor, in Mexico, for the US
How workers in Mexico are now essential—to U.S. corporations.
