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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Links 3/28/2024
Topics: Guest Post, Links
Posted by Lambert Strether at 6:58 am | No Comments »
Democrats Furiously Finger-Wagging Over Billionaire Nicole Shanahan as RFK, Jr.’s Vice Presidential Pick
A short look at the Democrat-aligned-press breakdown over the RFK, Jr. choice of Silicon Valley’s Nichole Shanahan as his VP.
Topics: Health care, Income disparity, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | No Comments »
A Battered Bayer Breathes Sigh of Relief As Mexico Suspends Its Long-Awaited Ban on Glyphosate Weedkiller
Even as Bayer’s sales of Roundup slide as global fears about the health risks of glyphosate rise, most governments continue to baulk at the idea of banning the product completely.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | No Comments »
The Crocus City Hall Attack – An Operational Failure
The Crocus City Hall attack does not appear to have achieved any of its presumed aims, beyond the death count.
Topics: Guest Post, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:25 am | No Comments »
Western Wind Turbine Manufacturers Struggle to Compete with Chinese Pricing
The US, UK and Europe fall behind China in a supposed priority area, wind turbines.
Topics: China, Environment, Europe, Free markets and their discontents, Global warming, Globalization, Technology and innovation, UK
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:19 am | 7 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/27/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Topics: Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 63 Comments »
Baltimore Bridge Crash: Risk Management Questions
Why it’s a mistake to think of the Baltimore bridge collapse as catastrophic bad luck.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Globalization, Infrastructure, Media watch, Regulations and regulators, Risk and risk management
Posted by Yves Smith at 11:21 am | 85 Comments »
Links 3/27/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:59 am | 240 Comments »
Prolegomena to an Understanding of the Replication Crisis in Science
Taking stock of the state of science’s replication crisis on the 20 year anniversary of JPA Ioannidis’ seminal article.
Topics: Dubious statistics, Guest Post, Science and the scientific method
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:54 am | 19 Comments »
A Weak Spot in Carbon Sequestration: Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
Carbon stored underground could leak through old wells. How regulators plan to handle that is under scrutiny.
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Global warming, Guest Post, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:46 am | 9 Comments »
The Evidence on the Crocus Gang Attack in Moscow
An update on information and conjectures about the Crocus City Hall massacre.
Topics: Guest Post, Middle East, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:20 am | 70 Comments »
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/26/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread ~
Topics: Guest Post, Water Cooler
Posted by Lambert Strether at 2:00 pm | 79 Comments »
Draft UN Report Finds Israel Has Met Threshold for Genocide
“Israel’s genocide on the Palestinians in Gaza is an escalatory stage of a long-standing settler-colonial process of erasure.”
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Middle East, Social values
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 49 Comments »
Links 3/26/2024
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:58 am | 292 Comments »
CIA Chief Pays Argentina Rare Visit Just Three Days Before Anniversary of 1976 Military Coup
Burns’ diagnosis: “we have a short-term problem in the form of Russia; but a bigger long-term problem in the form of China.” Note to readers: this is a bit of a long post, since it is essentially two in one. The first part explores some of the aggressive moves Washington is making against China in […]
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 18 Comments »