Sunday, December 14, 2025

Boycott Lufthansa: Removed Passenger from Flight for Wearing a Medical Mask

Lufthansa behaves badly. Circulate to everyone you know who flies to Europe to warn them of what might be in store.

Links 8/18/2025

Fog of Summit and Neocon Backlash: Lindsey Graham Readies Threat of Designating Russia a Terrorist State

Zelensky, EU leaders, and neocons are loaded for bear in their effort to sabotage the Alaska summit. Lindsey Graham still leads that charge.

Is Price Fixing Protected by the First Amendment? 

RealPage continues ugly post-Citizens United trend, and provides more evidence that the Democrat Abundance enthusiasts are full of hot air. 

The Impact of a Ghostwritten Paper on the Fate of Glyphosate

A downsized EPA faces a deadline to review the herbicide’s safety without much of its in-house expertise.

Links 8/17/2025

The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973) Run Time 1H 42M

The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a movie about a small-time Boston criminal and his dubious associates.

The Straw Man City and the Architecture of Selective Small Government

Trump’s urban takeovers reveal a governing pattern that blends the language of small government with a readiness to deploy maximum state force when it serves political ends.

Links 8/16/2025

CBO Confirms Trump Budget Law Will Trigger Over $500 Billion in Automatic Medicare Cuts

Tax breaks for billionaires are set to force over half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.

How Much Energy Does ChatGPT’s Newest Model Consume?

ChatGPT’s environmental destructiveness is increasing by leaps and bounds.

Coffee Break: AI Deskills Healthcare, mRNA on the Block, Three Hominins Living Together, the Workweek, and a College Essay Worth Reading

Part the First: AI and Deskilling in Healthcare.  Yes, it does happen as described in the news article As AI spreads through health care, is the technology degrading providers’ skills? (New study suggests that, after having a specialized tool taken away, clinicians were less proficient at colonoscopies): The AI colonoscopy tool rolled out across four […]

‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines

Just because RFK, Jr. is wrong on vaccines does not make vaccine orthodoxy correct.

Links 8/15/2025

Peak Neoliberalism: Wall Street Journal Pearl-Clutches Over Lack of Mobility Due to High Housing Costs, Insufficient Pay

The Journal laments how mobility has fallien while averting its eyes from how neoliberalsm and rentierism are the drivers.