Monday, December 8, 2025

Coffee Break: Informational Force-Feeding Divides and Distracts

Informational force feeding via digital news deluge, deliberate disinformation, and divisiveness is turning our brains to pâté and Ambassador Mike Huckabee, Larry and David Ellison, and the Palantir bros are among those cooking up the foie gras.

What’s the Likelihood of a NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact?

How Poland will play an essential role in what happens next between with NATO and Russia.

Links 12/8/2025

Revulsion, La Grande Bouffe, and the Spectacle of Grotesque Elite Self and System Destruction

Why our elites, starting with the top ranks in the Trump Administration, are disgusting.

Why Has the U.S. Bombed Somalia More than 100 Times This Year? 

Examining chaos from the U.S. and friends across the Horn of Africa as the counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

The Housing Crisis Is Forcing Americans to Choose Between Affordability and Safety

The magic of the market: a system where your income determines your exposure to climate disasters. 

Links 12/7/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Stalker (1979) Run Time: 2H 41M

Stalker is a sci-fi movie about truth and desire.

Investigation Reveals How Amazon Is Fleecing Public Schools With ‘Algorithm-Driven Pricing’

$74 for 36 markers.

Links 12/6/2025

With UK Politics in Flux, Corbyn’s Your Party May Surprise You Yet

Last weekend, two very different Your Party conferences took place: the one reported on in the press, and the real one

Book Review: Harnessing the Power of Dreams and Nightmares

In “Nightmare Obscura,” scientist Michelle Carr argues that our dreams are essential pillars of who we are.

Coffee Break: American Science Shattered

American Science, Shattered.  So says is the title of Part 1 of a ten part series in STAT News.  Since STAT articles are usually paywalled, I will summarize them here as they appear.  Unlike most accounts of the current state of science in the United States, the authors of this article have found scientists who […]

Brexit’s Slow‑Burn Hit to the UK Economy

A new analysis finds that Brexit imposed higher costs on the UK than forecasts at the time projected.

Links 12/5/2025