Friday, October 11, 2024

Links 11/28/2023

Spanish Government Threatens to Break Ranks With EU and Unilaterally Recognise Palestine. What Gives?

If Pedro Sánchez were to actually deliver on his word (which is a pretty big “IF”), Spain would become only the second country to recognise Palestinian statehood while being an EU Member State

PlutoniumKun: Correcting the Considerable Misinformation on the Recent Dublin Riots

A detailed account of the Dublin riot and the related political and social undercurrents in Ireland by our esteemed PlutoniumKun

Prices of New Houses Drop Further, -18% Year-Over-Year, Sales Drop, High Inventories Rise Further, Supply Jumps

More unhappy news on the residential real estate front: lotta unsold houses out there!

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/27/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

Links 11/27/2023

The West Is Inching Closer to More Insanity in the Baltic Sea

Hardliners want to close the sea to Russian ships as the Newnew Polar Bear drops anchor right in the middle of the whole mess. 

A Ceasefire Is Far from Lasting Peace – A National Security Expert on the Israel-Hamas Deal

Tamping down ceasefire hopium.

After Historic Drinking Water Settlements, PFAS Personal Injury Lawsuits Loom

In the wake of landmark settlements requiring 3M and DuPont to pay billions to US water systems for toxic chemical contamination, litigation over personal injuries from PFAS exposure is starting to move forward.

200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine Is 200 Too Many

How the Monroe Doctrine came to serve as justification for US military adventurism and coup-meistering.

Links 11/26/2023

Europe Is Getting Record Amounts of Russian Gas Through TurkStream. So Who Keeps Trying to Blow It Up? 

The neocons look to Bulgaria as a clog to prevent gas from reaching Europe and NATO seeks a toehold into the Black Sea via Romania.

Seeking Input: Fundraising and the Challenge of Finding New Readers When Google Is Out to Disappear You

Previewing some things we plan to do to attract more readers, and importantly, attention from like-minded sites and authors.

Poland’s De Facto Blockade Of Ukraine Is Its Outgoing Government’s Last Power Play

Polish truckers, tired of being undercut by Ukrainian competitors, are blocking the roads to four key border crossings with Ukraine as Polish authorities allow the protests to continue.

Links 11/25/2023