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Friday, October 11, 2024
Links 11/28/2023
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 111 Comments »
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
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 18 Comments »
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
Topics: Africa, Europe, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Middle East, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 54 Comments »
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!
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Federal Reserve, Guest Post, Real estate
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:30 am | 35 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/27/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 70 Comments »
Links 11/27/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 133 Comments »
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.
Topics: Energy markets, Europe, Guest Post, Russia
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 41 Comments »
A Ceasefire Is Far from Lasting Peace – A National Security Expert on the Israel-Hamas Deal
Tamping down ceasefire hopium.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Media watch, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:32 am | 23 Comments »
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.
Topics: Environment, Legal
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 4 Comments »
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.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Politics, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 4:00 am | 21 Comments »
Links 11/26/2023
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 141 Comments »
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.
Topics: Energy markets, Europe, Russia, Turkey
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:00 am | 19 Comments »
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.
Topics: Notices
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:50 am | 245 Comments »
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.
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 5:00 am | 6 Comments »
Links 11/25/2023
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 191 Comments »