Color revolution appears to fizzle out as all the accusations of fraud and Russian interference ignore the economic considerations of the voters who said no thank you to the West.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Why Does the West Hate Russia So Much?
“The Spectre of War” by Jonathan Haslam provides some clues — at least for the UK.
It’s Harris’s Race to Lose…
…so why is she making it close?
What Would a Real Renewable Energy Transition Look Like?
The seven steps that could help build a social movement and ensure a sustainable future.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Biden does call Trump supporters “garbage”; About exit polling; Boeing contract talks resume ~
Wolf Richter: Boeing Launches $22 Billion Share Offering to Get Breathing Room, Dodge Junk Credit Rating, after Having Wasted $64 Billion on Share Buybacks
With the equity raise as outlined today, the company will have some limited financial breathing room, and will likely avert a near-term down grade to junk, so one day at a time.
Obesity: Sociogenic Disease and the Next Generation of Blockbuster Drugs
The only good way to deal with the obesity epidemic is to go back to the future and eat real food, close to home, wherever that may be.
As German Industry Implodes, Country’s Wealthiest Make Out Like Bandits
The blame cannons for the fall of Germany ignore Atlanticist elite and are increasingly being set on China in addition to Russia.
Hydrogen Stocks Crash as Hype Faces Reality Check
The EU and especially Germany were relying on the fantasy that green hydrogen could save their industry, which is dying after governments cut off Russian pipeline gas.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/29/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Kamala campaign begins closing argument; The Fascist Question; Pennsylvania round-up; Memories of Richard Scarry ~
Big Lies and Little Progress: Reviewing Four Years of Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s “Foreign Policy for the Middle Class”
Sullivan went from a professed focus on the middle class to overseeing a system of mass slaughter and tried to wed the two.
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Projects Are Foundering in Five-Eye Nations. What Gives?
Canada and Australia shelve plans for retail CBDCs while the US could soon become the first country to explicitly ban the central bank from issuing a CBDC.
