Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Internet of Beings: The Dream of Digitising Human Bodies for Healthcare (and the Nightmare)

The logical conclusion of the intensive health monitoring fad: an internet of beings of continuous tracking and daily intervention.

Links 12/2/2025

The Lies Being Used to Justify the US’ War Against Venezuela (and Latin America in General) Are Unravelling Before Our Eyes

The war narrative is so disjointed and so contradictory that even the legacy media are picking it apart.

Bitcoin, Crypto Plunge Accelerates as Leveraged Players (“Treasuries”) Like Strategy Dump Holdings

A big leverage unwind in Bitcoin is accelerating, dragging down other crypto. How much further will the fall go before hitting bottom?

The Cloud’s Not Fluffy, It’s a Hot, Loud, Energy-Voracious Factory

A more detailed look at why to resist massive pressures for data center buildout and question claims of inevitability.

Coffee Break: Personnel and Pardons as Policy in the Trump National Security Regime

The personnel decisions of the Trump national security regime provide a key to better understanding the administration. The stupid doesn’t just happen, it’s made to happen.

Car Industry Woes Intensify as US Consumers Refuse to Eat the Dog Food, China Suffers from Overcapacity

The car industry is in a world of hurt, and that has significant economic and societal implications.

Links 12/1/2025

MAGA Antitrust Is Officially Dead: DOJ Sanctions Price Fixing With Slap on the Wrist Settlement Against Rental Housing Collusion Kingpin RealPage 

Private-equity-owned RealPage can still lead national rental housing cartel as it moves to access renters’ financial data and embraces AI decision-making. The company is also suing New York state for violating its speech by attempting to stop its illegal behavior. 

Why Do We Still Have Poverty?

Richard Murphy explains how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty — using fear and insecurity to keep wages low, rents high, and wealth flowing up to the richest.

Protestor Confrontation with ICE in New York City Appears to Have Stymied Raid; Is There Any Hope for ICE Opposition?

As ICE protests continue, are they succeeding in throwing sand in the gears of the deportation machine?

Links 11/30/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Import/Export (2007) Run Time 2H 21M

Import/Export is an Austrian film about poverty and power.

US “R” Us or Tax Sovereignty?

Countries can either capitulate to President Trump’s tax bullying or come together to fight for the sovereign right to tax multinationals fairly.

Links 11/29/2025