Some updates on long Covid make for an indictment of US public health. Not that that should come as a surprise.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Milei’s Latest Plan to Embroil Argentina in Ukraine Conflict Involves Sending Five French Fighter Jets That Cannot Fly
Milei’s government appears to be determined to turn Argentina into the first Latin American country to send weapons to Ukraine.
Western Officials and Press Starting to Acknowledge Impact of Russian Electric War on Ukraine
The Anglospehere press is slowly waking up to the relentlessness and effectiveness of Russia’s electric war in Ukraine.
Biofuels Manufacturing Found To Be a Significant Source of Hazardous Air Pollution
Biofuels plants emit serious nasties like formaldehyde.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/13/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Electoral college moves toward Trump (slightly); Hillary Clinton services AIPAC; CDC publishes tweet with upside down mask; mushrooms and citizen science ~
Intrigue About Exit of Mustafa Nayyem, Ukraine Restoration Funding Chief and Maidan Revolt Instigator, Diverts Attention from Boneheadness of the Scheme
An overdue discussion of the Ukraine restoration con, with tooth-gnashing over the exit of Mustafa Nayyem as a tell.
“Dollar Doomsters Have Got It All Wrong”
Why reports of the [imminent] death of the dollar are greatly exaggerated.
Corporate Landlords’ Profits Soar as Tenants Drown in Rent Hikes and Fees
Cheerleading about a flat CPI ignores the housing, with tenants generally and the ones with corporate landlords not getting relief
Heatwaves Ripple into the Financial System
Heat stress affects the financial system by increasing defaults and producing tighter lending terms to others in the same area.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/12/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; Trump riffing; Hunter BIden’s conviction; ceiling fans and aerosol transmission; origin of the tinfoil hat ~
New York Cannabis Program Becomes Field Day for Private Equity Exploitation, Including Predatory Loans, Overpriced Leases to Store Owners
Staffers red-flagged inflated costs and default risks for startup cannabis retailers —to be ignored by officials keen to get money flowing
Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say
The Biden plan to squeeze the Medicare drug pricing balloon has merely led it to bulge out in a different place.
