Thursday, November 20, 2025
The War That Israel Lost
Tactically, Israel has the better military, but strategically, they are losing international legitimacy.
Slack in the Economy, Not Inflation, Should Be Bigger Worry
Despite fear-mongering about inflation, unemployment remains elevated and stimulus is needed to prevent a collapse in demand.
Musical Interlude (“On the Path of Decent Groove”): Percussion
Another in our occasional Friday night musical interlude series. Courtesy Bob H: a selection of percussion pieces from around the world.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/21/2021
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Growing Cotton: One Small Sustainable Solution to the World Plastics Problem
The Khamir NGO demonstrates that kala cotton can be grown without copious use of water, pesticides, and chemical fesrtilizers.
Bees and Bluebells: Celebrating World Bee Day By Encouraging Pollinators in My Garden
Aorld Bee Day provided the chance to think about what plants to add to my garden to encorage bees to visit.
As Covid Ravages Poor Nations, Pharma Vaccine Profiteering Has Created 9 New Billionaires
“These billionaires are the human face of the huge profits many pharmaceutical corporations are making from the monopoly they hold on these vaccines.”
Who’s Making — and Funding — the World’s Plastic Trash?
Report by Ausralia-based Minderoo Foundation details who the plastic pushers are and who is funding their activities.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/20/2021
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Big Tech Goes All In to Thwart Right to Repair Initiatives
The FTC and more than two dozen states mull right to repair initiatives; Big Tech companies mount a ;pbbying offensive.
Waste Watch: Turkey Bans Plastic Waste Imports
Will Turkey’s ban on plastic waste imports lead countries that generate such waste to accept that the recycling fairy cannot solve the plastics crisis?
Charging Indians for COVID Vaccines is Bad, Letting Vaccine Producers Charge What They Like is Unconscionable
India’s vaccine policy has opened the flood gates for a vulgar form of predatory capitalism to take the stage amid a raging human tragedy.
