An official German report throws cold water on strong-form claims of Russian military incursion into eastern Ukraine.
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Monday, September 22, 2025
John Helmer: German Parliament Office Reports No Russian Invasion of Donbass, Rejects Media and Government Propaganda
Topics: Europe, Guest Post, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 2:48 am | 27 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/15/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Sanders, Warren, the debate, the handshake, CNN, on-going Boeing debacle, real estate, Austrialia bushfires, coal communities, invasive nutria, pan-psychism, the health insurance industry and the “choice” talking point, FedEx, incarcertation, Tim Geithner, the game of life
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 269 Comments »
PolitiFact Wrongly Lets Biden Off the Hook: The Truth About Social Security Cuts
Going after yet another Biden lie.
Topics: Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 19 Comments »
Links 1/15/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 305 Comments »
Like Adding ‘Five to Six Hiroshima Bombs of Heat Each Second,’ Study Shows Oceans Warming at Record Rate
Ugly climate change news on the oceans front.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:02 am | 27 Comments »
Will Italy’s ‘Sardines’ Be Effective in the Upcoming Regional Election?
Will the populist Sardines shake up the Italian fake left, or will they just be a flash (mob) in the pan?
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:59 am | 8 Comments »
Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #9 in Des Moines, Iowa
Candidates! Candidates! Candidates! ★★★ Six candidates on one stage! ★★★ Come on down!
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 8:30 pm | 381 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/14/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: Buttigier, Booker, Bloomberg, Gabbard, Sanders, Steyer, Warren, impeachment, Grindr, Boeing, winter scenes, banning fossil fuel capex, carbon and tourism, Exxon’s Imperial Oil and climate denial, the Mekong, Taiwan and single payer, hospitals, coal train blocked
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 114 Comments »
Homeless Californians Adapt to Camp Sweeps and ‘The Caltrans Shuffle’
A vignette from a homeless encampment.
Topics: Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 69 Comments »
Links 1/14/2020
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 186 Comments »
Trump and the Mad Negotiator Approach
Looking at how Trump approaches negotiations and seeing whether that explains other behaviors.
Topics: Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Social policy
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:19 am | 75 Comments »
Conservative Win in Britain Means More Than Economic Trouble Ahead
In an uncertain economic context, the Conservative election win means a loss for health and the environment.
Topics: Brexit, Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Globalization, Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Politics, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 3:41 am | 54 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler Special: Warren Goes Rovian by Signal Boosting and Fundraising Off a Poorly Sourced Politico Hit Piece
Claws out from the Warren campaign!
Topics: Guest Post, Politics
Posted by Lambert Strether at 4:55 pm | 145 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/13/2020
Today’s Water Cooler:
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 157 Comments »
Plastic Watch: Senate Passes Save Our Seas Act 2.0
Senate pauses Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which fails to address the issue of overproduction of plastics.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Jerri-Lynn Scofield at 1:55 pm | 7 Comments »