The impenetrability of this continuously expanding Ptolemaic New Keynesian monetary paradigm is maddening.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Exxon, Apple and Other Corporate Giants Will Have to Disclose All Their Emissions Under California’s New Climate Laws – That Will Have a Global Impact
An assessment of new California emissions disclosure legislation.
Cuban Government Joins Global War on Cash By Banning All Cash Payments for Gasoline
“Money is the oil fueling the economy’s engine. If the amount of oil needed is not supplied, it breaks down.”
Elijah Magnier on Gaza War Risks for Israel
Elijah Magnier provides important if also troubling perspective on developments in the Gaza conflict.
EU’s Full Gas Storage Doesn’t Eliminate Supply Risks
Filling in details on how far gas storage goes in meeting EU needs over the winter, and the other measures it uses to assure supply.
Did Your Favorite Celebrity Test Positive for COVID-19?
Performers are at particularly high-risk for damage from repeat COVID-19 infections due to travel, lifestyle, and contact with the public at large events
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/9/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Abandoning the Poor
Confronting the needless scourge of poverty
Is Israel Weaker Than Widely Seen in Hamas/Palestine “War”?
If Israel is weaker in conventional military terms than widely assumed, that increases the odds of very bad outcomes.
What if UFOs Have Been a Cover for High-Tech – and Human – Defense Research Programs?
What if UFOs are a home-grown product?
Thresholds of Perception: “Do I Wake or Sleep?”
“I learn by going where I have to go.” –Theodore Roethke, The Waking
The Top Ten Takeaways From Hamas’ Sneak Attack on Israel
Some initial observations about Hamas’ surprise strikes into Israel.
