Tuesday, July 1, 2025

“Ex-CISA Official Warns: We’ve Gutted Cybersecurity—A Gift to Iran, China and Russia”

Cybersecurity expert Dr. David Mussington, explains why the clock is ticking on U.S. vulnerabilities under Trump.

Coffee Break: OpenAI as The Money Pit

OpenAI’s fatally flawed finances reveal a company that presents no serious threat to any of the tech incumbents, including Google.

Reverse Lysistrata: More on Men Cooling on Dating, Sex and the Role of Societal Denigration

More on how young men are having a hard time finding dates and romantic partners, and why this matters.

Links 6/30/2025

Can Unions Really ‘Lead the Resistance to Authoritarianism?’ 

Probably not in their current form, but there’s a counterintuitive argument that we should be cheering for the Supreme Court to dismantle the National Labor Relations Board in order to revitalize labor. 

Cow Most Sacred

Why military spending remains untouchable. 

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them

An alert: some energy efficiency tax credits are about to be terminated. See if you want to avail yourself of them while you can.

Links 6/29/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (1980) Run Time: 2 H 28 M

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears is a movie about three young Russian women and the different paths their lives take as they mature.

The Millionaire Exodus Myth

Millionaires are not fleeing countries to escape taxes.

Links 6/28/2025

Michael Hudson: The U.S. Empire’s Plan for Global Domination

Michael Hudson: War on Iran is part of the US empire’s effort to re-impose its dominance on the global political and financial system

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, ecotourism may be doing more harm than good.

Coffee Break: Funding Medical Education, A Human Ancestor, Tardigrades to the Rescue, Trashing the Earth, Plus MAHA and Measles

Part the First: Financing Professional Education in the United States.  College costs too much in the United States.  Professional School costs way to much.  Up until the present – who knows what will happen next as the broad attacks on American universities continue – graduate education at the PhD level in traditional disciplines in the […]

Why Flattering Donald Trump Could Be Dangerous

Why power players should not apply their tongues to Trump’s posterior.