Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Links 6/17/2025

Welcome to Peak Palantir

The company that ” knows everything about you” is going from strength to strength as war rises and and the so-called “liberal” West turns into a dystopian novel.

Generative AI in Universities: Grades Up, Signals Down, Skills in Flux

Yet more confirmation that student use of AI comes as the expense of skill acquisition. So why get educated?

‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Health insurers are behaving even more badly, yet advocates do not seem to be pushing for the remedy of external appeal for denials.

Coffee Break: 2025 New York Mayoral Primary, Mamdani Vs. Cuomo

This is a news round up of the 2025 New York Mayoral Primary. The race seems to be narrowing to a contest between disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislator Zohran Mamdani. Early voting has begun as of June 14 and will conclude on June 24. Why This Race Matters This is hands-down THE […]

Links 6/16/2025

Does TACO Have Predictive Value? Pressures on Trump With Respect to Joining Israel in its Iran War

The war situation with Iran is not necessarily developing to the advantage of Israel, and Trump has to decide what to do.

What’s the Vision for the Middle East if Iran Falls?

Iran, which had just taken a major step to integrate its network into China-led transport corridors, is the last major roadblock to US-Israel domination of Middle East regional supply chains.

Inside Bolsonarists’ Campaign to Impose US Sanctions on Brazilian Judges

Former president’s son and his allies are lobbying US government to punish judges investigating 2022 coup attempt.

The Economics of Undyed Hair Roots

Monitoring a recession indicator: hair salon visits, or more accurately, their reduction.

Links 6/15/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Sorcerer (1977) Run Time: 1H 58M

Sorcerer is a movie about four men desperately seeking to escape a small South American town and willing to risk everything to do so.

Believe It or Not, There Was a Time When the US Government Built Beautiful Homes for Working-Class Americans to Deal With a Housing Crisis

For a short time, the U.S. government not only built houses, it constructed entire communities.

Links 6/14/2024

Forcible Removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla Signals a Dangerous Shift in American Democracy

Trump’s war against the Constitution, Congressional oversight powers, and legislation escalates with the man-handling of Senator Padilla