Thursday, October 16, 2025
US Expands Scope of Its (Fake) War on Drug Cartels to Colombia; Colombia Responds By Threatening to Stop Buying US Weapons
Is this the beginning of another US-sponsored coup?
Trump Administration, Jimmy Kimmel, and Media Brownshirting
Like it or not, the FCC had ABC and Disney completely over barrel in the Jimmy Kimmel ouster.
AI Chatbots Need Guardrails to Protect Users’ Mental Health
Chatbots are designed to be addictive and have produced psychotic behavior. But suppliers have yet to implement protective features.
Israel’s Attack on Qatar Shows What Gulf States Have Yet to Grasp
It’s a cruel irony that Qatar has been bombed twice in the last three months by two sworn enemies, first by Iran and then by Israel. Neither has received kinetic retaliation from the very power supposedly guaranteeing Qatar’s security: the U.S. This signals a shift in the world order that Israel has already understood, but […]
Trump UK State Visit Demonstrates That the Power Elite Has Drawn Up the Drawbridge Over Safety Fears
The handling of Trump’s UK state visit confirms elite insecurity and safety fears. Like many Trump and UK/EU moves, crackdowns may backfire
Quelle Surprise! CEOs Overwhelmingly Negative on Trump’s Economic Policies as Shallow Fed Rate Cut Confirms Stagflation Worries
Even a bastion of Republican support, CEOs, has soured on Trump’s economic policies, as the damage to regular citizens mounts.
Michael Hudson: Who Writes the New Rules as Power Shifts Away from the US?
Michael Hudson discusses many of the responses to the US loss of economic dominance, from Europe’s self-immolation to China’s lending.
Prison Labor: The Last Stronghold of Slavery in the US
Black Americans are disproportionately incarcerated and exploited with prison labor. It’s time to finish abolition
Coffee Break: Competence, Corruption and Control Limit Administrative Ambition
Does the corrupt Trump administration have the competence and control to impose its will?
How Private Equity Is Corroding Education in the UK
The Government is standing by as foreign private equity firms buy up UK universities. This should be a major concern
Netanyahu Depicts Grim Economic Future for Israel, Need to Become an Autarky, “Super Sparta” Due to Isolation; Are There More Meanings?
Netanyahu really did admit Israel is on the ropes economicaly, even though he then tried to walk it back. What might have been the prompt?
Are Israel and Türkiye on a Collision Course or Parallel Tracks?
As the war of words escalates between Türkiye and Israel, cooperation remains steady as ever. Is that about to change or is the friction largely theater as Israel preps for another go at regime change in Iran?
