Ankara’s ongoing support for extremist paramilitary groups in Syria threatens ties with Russia and China, and by aiding Israel he insults the Turkish people who overwhelmingly oppose US-Israel actions in the region.
Friday, November 21, 2025
Nissan in Crisis, “12 or 14 Months to Survive,” as Size, Difficult Conditions for Non-China Carmakers Make Rescue Seem Remote
Nissan, with intensifying cash flow woes and vultures circling, looks like a canary in the coal mine for non-China carmakers.
Big Finance, Big Tech AI Titans Ride Next Wave of “Generative Biology”‘ Colonization at COP16
The COP16 biodiversity conference included Big Tech pushing black box “generative biology” AI-created DNA and related financial markets
Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s Pick to Head the NIH, Is a Eugenicist Charlatan
Putting on my hazmat suit…
Book Review: The Many Bounties of Collaboration in Nature
What would make a critical mass of Americans, marinating in a rugged individualist culture, want to become their neighbors’ keepers?
Rob Urie: Update on US Missiles, Ukraine, and Russian Response
More on the Russian counter to US/NATO long-range missile strikes into Russia and where the escalation threatens to go.
“The Upside of Climate Pessimism”
Seriously, WTF is wrong with optimists? Why are they so bent on stamping out pessimism?
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/29/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Did it really take $500,000 to make Al Sharpton “friendly”? Sanders on the Four Freedoms (and Norman Rockwell); Another day, another Boeing airworthiness directive. ALso, COMAC ~
An Example from Switzerland: Neuchâtel Becomes Second Canton to Enshrine Right to “Offline Life” in Constitution
“It is a question of having access to all the services of the State without having a computer, smartphone or tablet.”
Amazon Inside Job? Phishing for Government ID
Are Amazon insiders trying to defraud customers? It’s hard to come up with another explanation for a recent attempt.
Inflation Re-Accelerates Despite Plunging Gasoline Prices as “Core Services” PCE Price Index Hits 7-Month High
Core services inflation is the biggie and going the wrong way. The Fed is already talking down the pace of rate cuts.
