Friday, November 21, 2025

Links 10/14/2025

War in Venezuela Could Be Another Vietnam, Warns Mexican Analyst Fernando Buen Abad

“The breakout of war in Venezuela could be a horror show for the entire continent. “

Economic Myths: Homo Economicus

Richard Murphy is starting to take part bad economic idea. This series may wind up having no ending.

The Rising Carbon Footprint of Electricity in the United States

On the policy of increasing electricity generation without decarbonization, as in increased reliance on gas.

Coffee Break: Bad Jacketing Katie Porter

Last week, California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter got the bad jacketing treatment after a snippy interview with CBS.

Looking to Türkiye For Clues About What’s Coming in Western Asia

US-Turkish-Israeli Axis remains intact and with Syria as takfiri staging ground aims to spread chaos to Lebanon, Iraq, and ultimately Iran. 

Links 10/13/2025

Crypto Crash Leads to Customer Bail-Ins to Prevent Some Exchanges from Failing

Yet more reason to be leery of crypto: even when you have won on a leveraged bet, you can be haircut to help rescue the exchange.

How Technology Shapes How We Move, Speak, and Think

Is technology expanding or contracting our horizons? 

AI: Is it Really Different this Time?

AI is huge. But so is the hype, hocus-pocus deals, and piles of real money fortified by leverage that caused stock prices to explode.

Links 10/12/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Moscow, My Love (1974) Run Time: 1H 29M

Moscow My Love is a bittersweet tale of love and loss set in Soviet Russia.

Venezuela’s Opposition Used UN Meeting to Lobby for US Coup

The so-called opposition, with a much-needed rebranding assist from the Nobel Committee, proposes total economic surrender to US oligarchic interests.

Links 10/11/2025

What Version of Democracy Will Prevail?

Speculation about the future of the endangered species known as democracy.