Plans for More Intense Censorship if US Joins Israel Attack on Iran?
A Twitter post gives a credible forecast of the intensification of censorship that is in store if the US directly attacks Iran.
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Coffee Break: The Future and Follies of Science and AI as Automation, for Better or Worse
Part the First: Who Will Supplant the United States in Scientific Research? Before going any further in answer to The Rev Kev’s suggestion from last week, it is important to note that while the US currently remains the acknowledged leader in scientific research, this is a matter of quantity as much as quality. Other countries […]
Read more...Israel Launches Attacks Against Iran; Iran Begins Retaliation
Parsing emerging information on the Israel campaign against Iran, and Iran’s initial response.
Read more...Coffee Break: Trump Deploys National Guard to LA
President Trump deploys National Guard and US Marines to Los Angeles in support of ICE. Gavin Newsom files suit in opposition. Waymos burn.
Read more...Trump’s Liquidation of U.S Global Leadership
Some geopolitical aspects of how Trump’s mazimixation of his personal power comes at the expense of the US
Read more...Onward March, Germany
Anti-Russia mania deepens as CDU-led coalition ties future economic health of country to war industry.
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Michael Hudson and Yanis Varoufakis with Ann Pettifor on Economic and Political Paradigm Changes
The formidable trio of Michael Hudson, Yanis Varoufakis, and Ann Pettifor assess the rapid changes in our economic system.
Read more...Coffee Break: The Current State of Science During Trump v.2.0 Plus One Signal Advance
As someone who has spent most of his working life as a scientific worker and later as an academic scientist, graduate supervisor, teacher, grant reviewer, and administrator, the current devastation being visited upon my colleagues and their institutions is sickening. I have never thought my work was more useful or more important than anyone else’s. […]
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Will Russia Expand Its Ground Campaign Into Sumy, Dniepropetrovsk, and/or Kharkov Regions?
Where might Russia take the Ukraine conflict next?
Read more...MAHA Three Card Monte? Decision to Axe Advisory Groups Could Spell Trouble for US Food Safety
Concerns that RFK Jr.’s MAHA may set back food safety, particularly with regard to pathogens.
Read more...Leadership in the Senate: New Boss Same as the Old Boss?
Following the money shows why Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell’s shadow will last long beyond his tenure.
Read more...So Much for Trump’s Peace Deal with Russia: US Backs Zelensky with Pre-Rejected-by-Russia Ceasefire Scheme
After the (arguably deserved) humiliation of Zelensky after an Oval Office row, the negotiation plan agreed in Jeddah is a big win for him
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