Why Whales Are Climate Heroes — Who Also Need Our Protection
How whales have outsized and not-sufficiently-well-recognized positive environmental effects.
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Links 10/27/2026
Iran War: Western Media Ignores Mecca-Alliance-Sought Regional Security Meeting in Tehran; Would Republican Midterm Wipeout Force Trump into Iran and Ukraine Retreats?
Today’s Iran war news: A meeting of Mecca Alliance members with Iran seems promising but there is a very long way to go even if so.
Read more...Wall Street is Coming for Your Burger
Yet more crapificataion, here of the humble burger by private equity.
Read more...Brazil’s Lula Wins ‘Historic Victory’ Against Right-Wing Trump Ally Flávio Bolsonaro
Does the Lula victory in Brazil, despite heavy-handed Trump, Meta and no doubt CIA meddling, signal that Trump is now officially a lame duck?
Read more...Record Tanker Rates Cripple U.S. Crude Oil Flows to Asia
Nosebleed tanker rates have led to lower premiums and even discounts for US and African oil shipments.
Read more...Links 10/24/2026
El-Sayed’s Senate Race and the Battle for Working-Class Power in Michigan
The record spending in Michigan to thwart Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate bid is proof of the depth of fear of left wing messaging and policies.
Read more...Europe’s Energy Policy Is Economic Suicide
Europe’s subservience to the US, particularly in energy, is self-destructive yet also deeply embedded.
Read more...Indian Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ Protesters Aim to Upend Assumptions About Democracy – and Populism – in Modi’s India
India’s “cockroach” party continues to gain influence as it identifies and combats shortcomings in democratic practice.
Read more...US Banks Scramble to Shut Down AI Access to Customer Accounts
Banks worry that AI agents are going rogue inside customer accounts.
Read more...“Neoliberalism Is Over”
Neoliberalism, or more accurately, the inequality it was designed to create, has generated major backlash. But will positive change follow?
Read more...Job-Based Health Plan Costs Rise, With Little Relief in Sight
Health insurance cost in the US continue to rise to the sky. Guess what? AI is a big driver.
Read more...Iran War: Iran Believes Attack Imminent as Netanyahu Reported to Persuade Trump to Launch Before Midterms ; Global Stocks Fall as Oil Price Increases Continue
Today’s Iran war news: Markets go wobbly as the date for loudly-signaled US/Israel attacks on Iran nears.
Read more...Book Essay: The Sixth Extinction and the Demise of Biodiversity
Species loss ought to be a topic of paramount importance. Satyajit Das uses a new book on biodiversity, Lost Animal, as a point of departure.
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