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The party convention demonstrates how dangerously disconnected the DNC is about our disastrous strategies in Ukraine and the Middle East.

So how did language, and specifically syntax, develop?

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; Democrat National Convention vignettes ; Sabato moves North Carolina to toss-up from Republican; new Boeing 777X and 787debacles; Covid, anosmia, and loss of executive function ~

Limited liability has come to cover for not just incompetent but also criminal conduct. But what to do?

The favorite to succeed Jake Sullivan is a diehard Russophobe who is critical of Germany for not launching Taurus missiles at Russia. 

Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?

Migrants in facilities overseen by the city Department of Homeless Services will start receiving notices they must leave after 60 days

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Democrat National Convention vignettes; Highest Covid wave in two years; Stupid money and blood money ~

Do you stand your ground or seek out a climate haven? Some resources to help you decide.

For over three decades, Mexico has been a veritable paradise for global mining conglomerates, serving up some of the laxest regulations in Latin America. That is now changing.

Quelle surprise! Introducing robots into workplaces slows wage growth, particularly among factory labor.

The EU leads in managing autonomous and separatist movements in its states, but non-EU countries can be more vulnerable to outside interference.

Great news on wastewater, less great news on R0 and airborne transmission.