Saturday, November 1, 2025

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Dragon’s Teeth

Military analysts expected China to showcase advanced weapons at its latest Beijing parade, and the display did not disappoint. From hypersonic missiles and stealth aircraft to universal VLS cells and drone swarms, the event highlighted qualitative leaps in Chinese military power. The parade revealed not just new systems, but a doctrine of deterrence by denial that directly challenges U.S. strategic assumptions.

Giorgio Armani: Farewell to the Visionary Designer/Businessman Who Lifted Italy into Fashion Leadership

Armani played a key role in fashion, not just via designs, but also his business acumen that helped elevate Italy to the industry’s top tier

Links 9/9/2025

Spain Becomes Fourth EU Country to Announce Sanctions Against Israel: Beginning of a Trend?

Too little, too late? Yes, but surely better than nothing — unless, of course, it’s pure virtue signalling. 

More Trump Administration Circular Firing Squad with Investor-Spooking ICE Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant

The fallout from the ICE raid on a Georgia Hyundai -LG startup looks to be serious.

Bond Markets Do Not Rule – Governments Do

A reminder that the bogeyman of bond vigilantes, as in investor/capitalist dominance, is overdone.

Coffee Break: Trump’s Imperial Boomerang Gets Different Reactions in Chicago, D.C.

As Donald Trump threatens to hit Chicago with the imperial boomerang, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fights back with an executive order that contrasts sharply with the actions taken by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

“I’ve Seen States Collapse; Now I See It Happening Here”

A grass-roots persepctive on the collapse of the rule of law in America.

Links 9/8/2025

Is Europe Preparing for War Against Russia or Against Own Populations?

Population control toys aren’t all that useful on the Eurasian Steppe. 

Debate Over Conflicts of Interest at Top Pediatrics Association: What About Corruption in Medicine Generally? And With RFK Jr.’s MAHA Brand?

American medicine is rife with conflicts of interest and soft corruption. Don’t kid yourself that RFK, Jr. and his allies are any better.

Stablecoins Could Crash Our Economy

Finance loves to dress old risks in new language and call them innovation. 

Links 9/7/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Last Days Of Patton (1986) Run Time: 2H 26M

The Last Days of Patton is a movie about the final weeks of General George Patton’s life.

“You Are My Friend”: Early Androids and Artificial Speech

Centuries before audio deepfakes and text-to-speech software, inventors in the eighteenth century constructed androids with swelling lungs, flexible lips, and moving tongues to simulate human speech.