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[l] at 11/22/24 12:00pm
~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Trump border czar beats chest; Resistance 2.0 funders and NGOs; Mathematical thinking ~

[Category: Guest Post, Water Cooler]

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[l] at 11/22/24 7:55am
World leaders criticized COP29 host Azerbaijan for its oil-dependent economy while ignoring the massive climate bootprint of their militaries.

[Category: Dubious statistics, Environment, Global warming, Guest Post, Politics]

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[l] at 11/22/24 4:55am

[Category: Links]

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[l] at 11/22/24 4:45am
"Beijing is now the main trading partner for most nations in the region and has the fastest-growing stock of investments."

[Category: Guest Post]

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[l] at 11/22/24 4:30am
Pam Bondi has a terrible record as far as going after corporate misconduct is concerned, which explains Senate enthusiasm for her.

[Category: Banana republic, Banking industry, Legal, Politics, Real estate, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams]

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[l] at 11/22/24 4:00am
An in-depth look at Iran's economic and political situation suggests that Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign will not have much impact.

[Category: China, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets, Globalization, Guest Post, Middle East, Politics]

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[l] at 11/21/24 12:00pm
~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Gaetz: Exit, stage right; Ortberg: "The beatings will continue until morale improves"; How the Democrats abandoned the working class ~

[Category: Guest Post, Water Cooler]

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[l] at 11/21/24 7:55am
After a long delay, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against the open genociders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

[Category: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Legal, Middle East, Politics]

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[l] at 11/21/24 4:55am

[Category: Links]

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[l] at 11/21/24 4:46am
RFK, Jr.'s plan, if confirmed as HHS chair, to end Medicare use of AMA licensed-billing codes somehow will increase, not lower, costs.

[Category: Guest Post, Health care, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators]

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[l] at 11/21/24 4:00am
An effort to get at the root of what politics is meant to achieve.

[Category: Guest Post, Legal, Politics, Social policy, Social values]

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[l] at 11/21/24 2:05am
A reader critical thinking exercise, in form of yet another attack on populism dressed in the pseudo-science of trying to link it to entropy.

[Category: Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class]

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[l] at 11/21/24 2:05am
A reader critical thinking exercise, in form of yet another attack on populism dressed in the pseudo-science of trying to link it to entropy.

[Category: Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class]

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[l] at 11/20/24 12:00pm
~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, pandemic; Theories of Trump's nomination nethodology; Treasury rumors continue; RFK Big Mac flap ~

[Category: Water Cooler]

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[l] at 11/20/24 8:04am
Like Gaetz, Gabbard is a mixed-bag candidate. Should she get your support?

[Category: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Politics]

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[l] at 11/20/24 4:55am

[Category: Links]

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[l] at 11/20/24 4:54am
On how the shame resulting from the loss of seen-as-meaningful and well-paid work led many to reject the rule of their PMC betters.

[Category: Economic fundamentals, Free markets and their discontents, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class]

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[l] at 11/20/24 4:53am
The firehose of affluent consumption continues to drive inflation, not the stimulus package

[Category: Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics, The destruction of the middle class]

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[l] at 11/19/24 4:45am
While historian Alfred McCoy made an early and accurate call on the erosion of the US empire, his current readings are a mixed bag.

[Category: China, Globalization, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Russia, Social values, The destruction of the middle class]

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