Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.

A look at Trump’s non-solution to the looming problem of the expiration of Covid-era ACA subsidies.

Links 12/9/2025

The UK Government’s Plan to Resurrect the Public Finance Initiative (PFI) Is the Definition of Financial Insanity

The Starmer government, desperate to keep its public borrowing in check, is bringing back (in the words of a senior City of London banker) a “fraud on the people.”

Steve Keen Warns Crash of 2026 Will Be Worse Than 2008

Steve Keen was one of the few economists to predict the 2008 crisis. His call for a 2026 crash looks all too credible.

President Putin and Prime Minister Modi Share a Future Strategy That’s No Joke for President Trump

Even with the Putin-Modi lovefest and shared strategic aims, meeting their trade targets will be a heavy lift.

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