A law firm partner discusses SEC capture as if it were perfectly normal….which sadly, it is.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Wolf Richter: Tesla, Hit by Sagging US Sales, Goes Full-China with Design Center, Loans & Factory
It makes strategic sense for Tesla, which is struggling mightily in the US, to try to find new markets. But the headwinds in China are even stronger.
So, You Want To Live Tiny? Here’s What To Consider When Choosing a House, Van or Caravan
Discussing tiny house considerations.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/16/2020
Todays’ Water Cooler: China trade deal, Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren, Iowa caucus rules, unity drive, “artisanal mining,” Twitter, Google, Instagram, Australian bush fires and Murdoch, diet, Panama Canal water level, PFAS, Teamsters, ethics and a zombie apocalypse
Digital Money: Implications for Emerging Market and Developing Economies
A clinical look at digital money ideas for developing economies finds the benefits are narrower than boosters would have you believe.
Trump’s China Trade Deal Handwave
There’s not much to like in the Trump “Phase 1” China trade deal because there’s not much to it.
UN’s Warning that Gaza Will Not Be a “Liveable Place” by 2020 Has Been Realised
The primary cause of this ‘unliveable’ environment is a highly restrictive Israeli blockade, now in its 13th year, which has reduced Gaza to the point of ‘systemic collapse’.
John Helmer: German Parliament Office Reports No Russian Invasion of Donbass, Rejects Media and Government Propaganda
An official German report throws cold water on strong-form claims of Russian military incursion into eastern Ukraine.
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
PolitiFact Wrongly Lets Biden Off the Hook: The Truth About Social Security Cuts
Going after yet another Biden lie.
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.
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?
Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #9 in Des Moines, Iowa
Candidates! Candidates! Candidates! ★★★ Six candidates on one stage! ★★★ Come on down!
