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Thursday, January 1, 2026
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/6/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: New state polls, Biden’s electability, “Pete Butterbar,” Klobuchar, Sanders, Yang, protracted Democrat primary, AOC, McDonalds, Uber, auto manufacturing, the Rapture, tough plants, elephant footprints, ants walking backwards, “The Newsroom,” Monica Echeverría, Marie Kondo, hamster mazes
American Pot Is The Gold Standard. But Canada Leads The Export Game — For Now.
Lambert here: There’s opportunity here for Presidential candidates with a little courage, particularly if amnesty is coupled with legalization. By Markian Hawryluk, the senior Colorado correspondent for KHN, based in Denver. He has reported on health care for more than 25 years. Originally published at Kaiser Health News. DENVER — In a large warehouse, LivWell […]
Nick Turse: Trump Threatens Mass Destruction in Afghanistan
Trump threatens mass slaughter in Afghanistan.
FAA Considering Mandatory Simulator Training for Boeing 737 Max as New Hardware Problem Surfaces
The FAA and Boeing may be moving towards a deal.
Iraq Parliament Calls for U.S. Troops to Be Expelled (plus Cavalcade of Stupid)
A round-up on the Iraqi parliaments resolution calling for our troops to leave, plus the idiocy of elite policy-makers, of both parties.
Australia’s Bushfires Are A Wake-Up Call: We Must Build A More Humane Economy Before It’S Too Late
Here’s hoping the Australian bush fires trigger new alliances in 2020, so that we come together to recognise that this crisis is one that hurts us all
Manufacturing Employment, New Orders & Production Fall Fastest Since Apr-Aug 2009
Yves here. As readers know well, on the one hand, services and not manufacturing dominate the US economy. But manufacturing jobs, even now, are relatively well paid and manufacturing growth is often seen as having spillover effects. By Wolf Richter, editor at Wolf Street. Originally published at Wolf Street US manufacturing took a turn from […]
What if We Let the Oceans Into Our Cities?
Radical thinking for soon-to-be-waterlogged cities.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/3/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: Polling, Biden, Buttigieg, Gabbard, Sanders, Williamson, Democrats and Iran, Kohler, KKR, Apple, AirBnB, Uber, facial recognition, global river ice, educational technology debacles, privatized military housing, inequality data, cellphones and academic achievement
Plastics Problem: Overview, Plus What YOU Can Do to Reduce Your Use of Plastics
Plastics Problem: how bad is it? Very. Steps to take, beyond low-hanging fruit, without despairing.
