~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Friday charts: The election (tied), and Covid (improved); Kamala’s speeches on economics; New 737 malfunction (rudder pedals) discovered as negotiators back at the table ~
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Fall Fashion’s Economic Forecast
A sampling of fall/winter women’s frocks does not make for an upbeat economic forecast.
Quelle Surprise: Ecuador’s US-Born President, Daniel Noboa, Plans to Scrap Constitutional Ban on Foreign Military Bases
During his first ten months in power, Noboa has done everything he can to place Ecuador even more firmly under Washington’s thumb.
Is It Climate Change or Genocide?
The case that the elite lack of willingness to address climate change amounts to genocide.
Progressives Sound Alarm as Harris Courts Crypto Industry
“Crypto is a haven for businesspeople with nefarious or criminal intent.”
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/26/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Kamala’s speeches on the economy (transcripts); Election integrity; Negotiations restart at Boeing, as suppliers and customers begin to feel pain; Potential good news on the nasal spray front (albeit a mouse study) ~
Desperate-Looking Biden Administration Attempt to Get 21-Day Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire
Yet another Biden-Blinken ceasefire fantasy makes headlines.
CBO: GOP Social Security Plan Would Cut Benefits by Thousands, Not Extend Solvency
The CBO releases an analysis of a Project 2025-adjacent plan to reduce Social Security benefits. The “reforms” don’t improve fund solvency!
The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI
If AI-created content floods the internet, who decides what online information is worth archiving?
Indian Foreign Minister Throws Cold Water on the Idea of a BRICS Currency
The Indian foreign minister make fatal (at least for now) objections to the idea of a BRICS currency.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Pollsters and polling; Getting to know Kamala; Election Trump’s to lose: Is that what he’s doing? Boeing’s “absurd litany of self-inflicted crises” plus brutal Senate report on whistleblower reports ~
Diet-Related Diseases Are the No. 1 Cause of Death in the US – Yet Many Doctors Receive Little to No Nutrition Education in Med School
An exhortation for doctors to get more nutrition education so they can advise patients on diet. But is that as simple as it seems?
