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Monday, June 16, 2025
Brexit: Even More Confusion
Brexit politics have become even more deranged.
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost Misrepresentations Scandal Not Going Away: Former Board Member and Board Designee Continue to Press for Investigation
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost is still getting heat over her misrepresentations before and after her hiring.
Debunking One “Global Cooling” Argument
A quick kneecapping of some deliberate misconstruction on the global warming front.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/20/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Sanders climate Town Hall, Biden, secretaries of state, Stacey Abrams, fake news, housing, copper, bitcoin and crypto, chip credit cards, AI, Tesla, Uber, California wildfires, Antarctic melting, Sheryl Sandberg, primitive communications methods
‘A Staggeringly Bad Idea’: Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would ‘Kneecap the Progressive Agenda’
Nancy Pelosi proposes a tax rule that would shackle Democrats by requiring a supermajority to raise taxes on the bottom 80% of the population, thus effectively stymieing their ability to enact any major new spending programs.
Michael Hudson: “Moral Hazard” vs Mutual Aid – How the Bronze Age Saved Itself from Debt Serfdom
Bronze Age societies forgave agricultural debt to keep cultivators working on their land, able to pay taxes and work in the military and on public projects. Lenders were seen as greedy and exploitative.
The Fracking Industry’s Wastewater Injection Well Problem
The fracking industry has a wastewater disposal problem and finds itself in a pick your poison situation, with no good alternatives. Americans will continue to bear the environmental costs of the nationwide fracking experiment.
New York Media Touts Private Equity Obamist Deval Patrick as Presidential Candidate
Why is the media covering up that Deval Patrick became wealthy via asset-stripping at Bain Capital?
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/19/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Tariffs, Biden, Beto, election shenanigans, AOC, DSA, callout culture, housing market, e-commerce, Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn, Tim Cook, Medicare for All, constitutional law, SEIU, brainwaves
Another Blow to the Biometric ID Fairy: Researchers Show ‘Master’ Fingerprints Can Bypass Smartphone ID Sensors
New research shows that ‘master’ fingerprints can bypass smartphone fingerprint ID systems – thus striking another blow at the biometric ID fairy.
Why I Have Given Up on Powell’s Books
My inability to place an online order at Powell’s Books despite multiple attempts says something is very wrong.
