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Friday, October 3, 2025
Links 9/16/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 246 Comments »
It Finally Happens: Spain Rebels Against Israel and Its Genocide in Gaza
The BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) movement appears to be going from strength to strength. As with South Africa, it is largely a bottom-up process.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 42 Comments »
‘Incredible Corruption’: Blockbuster Report on Trump Crypto Grift Leaves Observers Stunned
The New York Times described how the UAE got a real solid from Trump after a monster investment in Trump’s family crypto venture.
Topics: Banana republic, Politics, Ridiculously obvious scams, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:32 am | 16 Comments »
U.S. Automakers Navigate Rising Metal Costs and Supply Woes
Beleagured US automakers, who remain important employers, face new tsuris in tariff costs and scarcity of key minerals.
Topics: Auto industry, China, Commodities, Economic fundamentals, Globalization, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:51 am | 3 Comments »
Coffee Break: Doomscrolling the Influencer Apocalypse
The influencer apocalypse triggered by the assassination of influencer Charlie Kirk is the biggest American moral panic since 2001, but the right-wing may not be able to control what has been unleashed.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 104 Comments »
Despite Recent “Pin the Tail on the European Donkey” Moves, Trump Unlikely to Escape Accusation of Losing Ukraine War
Despite a possible tactical success versus Ukraine warmongers, Trump can’t escape owning the war and going down as the President that lost it
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Media watch, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 61 Comments »
Links 9/15/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 169 Comments »
US Explores Its Options for Destabilization in Georgia
More sanctions are under discussion as Ukraine SBU is accused of smuggling explosives into Georgia.
Topics: China, Infrastructure, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 12 Comments »
China Continues Its Steady Expansion Into Central Asia On The Sidelines Of Big Summits
The US foreign policy establishment begins to wake up to the reality of China’s dominance in Central Asia.
Topics: China, Energy markets, Infrastructure
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 4 Comments »
Hoisted from Comments: “Nuclear Waste Is a Myth the US Promoted….”
Why nuclear waste is a choice, not a necessity.
Topics: Energy markets, Environment, Global warming, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:36 am | 68 Comments »
Links 9/14/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 6:55 am | 154 Comments »
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Uncle Vanya (1970) Run Time: 1H 42M
Uncle Vanya is a movie about the boredom and desperation of a 19th. century Russian family.
Topics: Guest Post, Sunday morning Antidote movie
Posted by semper loquitur at 6:30 am | 15 Comments »
“The Wider Benefits of Choosing Life Off the Grid”
An argument that going off the grid is about a lot more than solar power and gardens.
Topics: Environment, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Risk and risk management
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 43 Comments »
Links 9/13/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 266 Comments »
How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe
How student loans became a vehicle for higher educational profiteering and exploitation of students.
Topics: Credit markets, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Student loans, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:25 am | 49 Comments »