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Friday, October 2, 2026
Coffee Break: The Cascade of Death, Big Pharma, Another Second Law, Dolly Parton, and the Uniparty
Part the First: Die with the Measles or Die of the Measles? One of the more irritating tropes of the MAHA movement and its hangers on is whether someone dies of the disease or with the disease. Death doesn’t work that way, as pointed out in this opinion piece in STAT News, The ‘died with’ […]
URGENT: Art_DogCT Returns for New “Double Your Donation” Challenge
Reader Art_DogCT rides to our rescue with a new “Double Your Donation” as this fundraiser comes short. But he needs your help! Please chip in.
At the Bottom of the Oil Barrel, There Is No Baseline for the Future
How JP Morgan and Russia’s central bank chief Nabiullina are signaling serious recessionary risk due to the global oil shock.
Bolivia’s Attorney General, Who Is (Or Was) Investigating “MAGA’s Man in Latin America”, Was Just “Kidnapped” by Security Forces
This is probably the biggest scandal involving the US in Latin America since the abduction of Maduro in January.
Naked Capitalism: A Haven of Sanity Worth Investing In
Naked Capitalism helps to keep you from believing things that just ain’t so.
Iran War: Narratives Continue to Diverge Under ‘President of Peace’ Trump
The narrative battles to control perceptions of the Iran War continue as does the kinetic battle to control traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the American pressure on Iran’s economy and the Saudi Arabia conflict with Yemen.
The Trouble with Flock Cameras Is the Surveillance System’s Architecture, Not Just Some of Its Users
How Flock’s own actions confirm that Flock and other surveillance schemes need legal limits, not mere promises of good behavior.
Two Reasons Why the AI Industry Is Calling for Potential Nationalization
Frontier labs seek nationalization to socialize massive AI bubble losses and cement their place inside the government’s ruling power structure
The Fun of Curating for Naked Capitalism
How I go about curating the Sunday Movie feature to try to please so many aesthetic palates!
Everyone’s Asking the Wrong Questions About AI and Education
The debate over AI in schools overlooks whether disadvantaged students have the means to learn…..but still puts too much faith in AI.
Democratic Establishment Stuck in Groundhog Day of Neoliberal Economics and Neocon Foreign Policy
Despite screaming indications that the Clinton era of centrist Democratic primacy is dead as a doornail, the MSM and party establishment are doing everything they can to party like it’s 1999….forever.
Iran War: The Narrative War Continues to Confuse and Confuddle
America has narrative dominance over the Strait, but does that translate into diesel at pumps around the world?
