Brain rot explains a lot about LLMs, long covid, bad economics and polisci, or maybe it’s the other way around.
Sunday, October 26, 2025
A New Car vs. Health Insurance? Average Family Job-Based Coverage Hits $27K
KFF data shows that 2025 marked the first time in two decades that the annual cost of covering a family of four rose by 6% or more for three consecutive years.
The American Augean Stables — How Corruption Has Amended the Constitution
The U.S. shadow government is not a big fan of democracy.
Coffee Break: Gerontocrats Bad Jacket Tactics Not Working in U.S. Senate Primary?
The gerontocrats led by Chuck Schumer, are trying to crush the “viral fantasy” of progressive Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner.
Whither Food in the Twenty-First Century?
Our so-called “food system” is a complete mess, one that must be set to rights if the people are to have a chance of thriving in the coming years, which are likely to be stressful because of other messes. This dire situation has been described in Food Fight: From Plunder and Profit to People and […]
Generational Political War in a Hypernormalized Context
The hypernormalized state of 2025 America is dramatically impacting political campaigns in the U.S. as the empire rapidly loses hegemony.
Former NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says Alliance Let Ukraine Down, Washington Was ‘Defeatist’
Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg points fingers for the collapse of Project Ukraine as the country faces a devastating winter.
OpenAI Slipped Shopping Into 800 Million ChatGPT Users’ Chats − Here’s Why That Matters
What happens when surveillance pricing meets the AI hype?
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Wonder Weapons
Every era promises a single decisive weapon. From Greek fire and the V-1 to nuclear arms, stealth, and hypersonics, new systems arrive with grand claims, then meet rapid countermeasures. This essay explains the cycle and shows how the Ukraine war fits a long record of belief, propaganda, and adaptation.
Western Media Finally Admit That Trump’s Mobilisation of Forces Against Venezuela Is All About Regime Change
CNN has even published an article highlighting the “dark history of the CIA and regime change”, not just in Latin America but around the world.
Who’s Delusional, Who’s Drugged, Who’s Disinformed? It’s Hard to Tell
From Trump on down to the voters, it’s almost impossible to figure out who is deluded, who’s drugged, and who’s been disinformed.
Not the Fix—The Tell: The Meaning of a $100,000 H-1B Fee
The new $100,000 H-1B fee tacitly acknowledges what early policy architects signaled: expanding temporary tech visas can depress domestic wages. By bringing the fully loaded cost of a new H1B hire closer to what the local market would require to recruit and retain comparable talent, it narrows the wedge between visa-enabled staffing and hiring Americans at market rates.
Putting a Pause on the Practice of Surrogacy
Surrogacy’s health risks raise ethical issues over whether the practice is exploitative and should be banned.
