Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Will Russia’s Alleged Downing of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Overturn the Great Game Board in the Caucasus?
Azerbaijan president’s out of character condemnation of Moscow before facts are in points to changes on the horizon.
The Earthquake Environmental Justice Advocates Aren’t Talking About
Why are US environmental groups so silent about the empire’s global warmaking?
Michael Hudson’s Introduction to Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics
Michael Hudson introduces anthropologist Giorgio Buccellati’s fascinating book on the political evolution of earlier societies.
Tech Law in 2025: A Look Ahead at AI, Privacy and Social Media Regulation Under the New Trump Administration
Team Trump’s tech industry regulatory plans have gotten less attention than some other initiatives. An overview helps fill this lapse
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/3/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; New Covid charts drop, with Christmas hospitalization up in New York; Mike Benz: X censorship and deplatforming; Mangione: murder and social murder; Teen Vogue on “salting” ~
Elite College Money Woes: Wall Street Journal Notes but Underplays the Level of Negligence
A new story on the financial tsuris at even the most elite universities underplays how they’ve made poor investment choices for many years.
Just Like Clockwork, the Propaganda Push for Digital ID Kicks Into Gear in the UK
After avoiding the issue for years, the legacy media are now trying to manufacture public complacency and consent for the government’s digital identity — and by extension, CBDC — agenda. On July 5, the day Keir Starmer became UK prime minister, we wagered that a Starmer government would intensify the push to roll out a […]
Why Doesn’t the News Media Talk About the Real Issues in Life?
Looking at why the media seems increasingly to be talking to itself and not ordinary people.
What Should Tesla’s Stock Be Worth? Automaker, Stagnating Vehicle Sales like GM & Ford, Getting Overtaken by Competitors, Losing Share in the Booming EV Market?
Tesla is now just ar mid-size automaker amid EV competition that is eating its lunch. What might realistic valuations mean for Musk’s clout?
Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Antony Blinken, China, and the Idiocy of Tom Friedman
The unduly respected New York Times columnist Tom Friedman again plays ignorant American, here despite a visit to China.
