The effort to contain Google and Facebook were only in the skirmish stage until Australia and Maryland upped the ante with their tax powers.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
RIP Gold. Killed by Bitcoin
Inflationistas have abandoned gold and moved on to a new fetish.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/3/2021
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How the NATO Alliance Is Fighting Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine With Subsidies From State Budgets and the Gates Foundation, Hidden by bhe Financial Times
The Financial Times runs dodgy numbers to claim that Russia is vaccine price gouging to poor countries, when that’s Big Pharma’s gig.
The Bullshit Economy: Homebuying “Help”
Introducing “The Bullshit Economy” from Jared Hoist, on products and companies that exist solely to exploit policy failures, in a bad way.
Department of Pre-Crime: Left-Wing Protester Arrested by FBI for Being on a “Path to Radicalization”
In the real world, the one we’re in now, the Department of Pre-Crime will not be this much fun. Nor will the good guys win.
A Big Fiscal Push is Urgent, The Risk of Overheating Is Small
The $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus should be large because the need is large.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/2/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Elder Care Company “Home Instead” Transfers Reported Thief to Another Client; Endangers Client Welfare and Violates Own Contract
How the agency Home Instead has mistreated my 93 year old mother and will be reported to the State of Alabama for elder abuse.
Pfizer’s Sordid Vaccine Sales Practices in Latin America Could Be a Big Boon for China and Russia
Vaccine politics could end up nudging countries in the region even deeper into China’s orbit. As vaccines fail to materialise, doctors turn to cheap, widely available drugs such as Ivermectin.
US ‘Excess Savings’ Are Not Excessive
Mr. Market believes the US economy is about to take off due to lots of pent-up demand. The savings story doe not support that happy view.
Neoliberal Finance Undermines Poor Countries’ Recovery
Neoliberal economic policies were bad enough, but now Covid vaccine hoarding/rentierism has delivered a second blow to poor nations.
Since Google Suppressed My Post on the CDC, School Reopening, and Aerosols, I’m Re-Posting It
Google spills its secret sauce
