Elon Musk is playing an outsize role in media, politics and tech in his dealings with Skydance, Anthropic, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Americans Hit Hardest by War-Driven Oil Price Surge
Despite Trump’s claims otherwise, American consumers and businesses are the lead victims of Gulf-War-induced oil price increases.
The Coming Global Spring
Expect regime change operations to shift into overdrive as destabilizing economic damage from war-induced food and energy crises mounts.
China Continues to Struggle With Overcapacity in Electric Cars, Other Sectors
While the West has less than stellar economic prospects, persistent overcapacity in China threatens destructive deflation.
RFK Jr. Condemned Over Baseless and ‘Nakedly Racist’ Anti-Arab Rant at Rogers Event in Michigan
RFK Jr.’s anti-Arab diatribe confirms the charge that all Trump ultimately has to offer is white supremacy.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Tactical Nuclear Weapons: A Deadly Temptation
Originally developed as battlefield weapons, tactical nuclear arms have acquired a new rationale as instruments of incremental deterrence and escalation control. The revival of low-yield nuclear weapons illustrates a dangerous contradiction: efforts to strengthen deterrence may instead increase the risk of catastrophic escalation.
Why Whales Are Climate Heroes — Who Also Need Our Protection
How whales have outsized and not-sufficiently-well-recognized positive environmental effects.
The US and Israel’s Planned Takeover of Latin America Hits a Big Snag in Brazil
President Lula’s “mathematically difficult” electoral victory has put a huge spanner in the works of the US’ Donroe Doctrine.
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.
Wall Street is Coming for Your Burger
Yet more crapificataion, here of the humble burger by private equity.
Coffee Break: Trump’s GOP Flailing as Campaign Nears Close
GOP strategy and POTUS Trump’s behavior are spiraling in parallel as the 2026 midterms come to a close. Note: I’ll be doing an election-night open thread next Tuesday, November 3rd to discuss the results of the American mid-terms as the results come in. The most obvious example came with a disastrous backfiring attack ad in Ohio, […]
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?
