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Coffee Break: Longevity, Quackitude, a Supplement that Works, and a Short Meditation on Orthodoxy
Published: July 24, 2026 18:00
Part the First: What the Longevity Bros Miss: The Office of Science and Society (OSS) at McGill University is one of the best newsletters of its kind and has provided much to think about today’s Coffee Break. In this first part, it is not too difficult to…
Could a Crash Halve Stock Prices?
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/could-a-crash-halve-stock-prices.html
Published: July 24, 2026 13:55
US and UK stock prices are in nosebleed terrain. How far could they fall?
Links 7/24/2026
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/links-7-24-2026.html
Published: July 24, 2026 10:58
Iran War: Trump Threatens More Intense Attacks as Advisors Push for Humanitarian Crisis by Hitting Food and Water Stores; Oil Rises to Over $100 a Barrel; Iran Warns UK; Trump Retrades Saudi Nuclear Deal with Abrams Accord Requirement
Published: July 24, 2026 09:16
Today's Iran war news: Trump may have aged out of his TACO habits and is readying new, potentially global-economy-wrecking, attacks on Iran.
Pakistan’s US-Iranian Mediation Services Were Just a Bid To Get a Multibillion-Dollar Bailout
Published: July 24, 2026 05:33
As many suspected, Pakistan's mediation between the US and Iran wasn’t a selfless diplomatic service for regional peace, after all.
“Islamist Extremism” Has Been Defeated; a New (Old) Foe Is Needed: “Left-Wing Political Terrorism”
Published: July 23, 2026 18:00
"Left-wing political terrorism" is replacing "Islamist extremism" as the main threat narrative in Western countries, answering to a new geopolitical theater
The Kansas Community Fighting Data Centers Before They Arrive
Published: July 23, 2026 14:22
Data center watchdog groups in Kansas farming areas seek to ward off applications and fight if it becomes necessary.
Links 7/23/2026
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/links-7-23-2026.html
Published: July 23, 2026 10:58
Marco Rubio’s Revamped Version of Operation Condor Could Be Even Worse Than the Original
Published: July 23, 2026 10:45
Iran War: Trump and Iran Exchange More Threats; Oil at $98 After Ansar Allah Tanker Strikes; House Passes $1.15 Trillion NDAA with Israel “Merger”; Trump Signs Saudi Nuclear Deal
Published: July 23, 2026 09:13
Today's Iran war news: Yet more threat display as the US moves more assets to the Middle East and Ansar Allah chokes oil supplies further.
The Global Food Crisis
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/the-global-food-crisis.html
Published: July 23, 2026 06:57
A hard look at the possible severity of the coming global food crisis and how it demands new approaches to analysis and decisions.
Satyajit Das: Book Essay: “At the Risk of Being Pedantic…?”
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/satyajit-das-book-essay-at-the-risk-of-being-pedantic.html
Published: July 23, 2026 05:12
The pedantic might relish that their vice can be a bit slippery to pin down.
Coffee Break: Oracle’s Exploding Debt and Plumeting Stock Price Threaten Paramount Media Empire?
Published: July 22, 2026 18:00
The foundations of the hastily assembled Ellison family hasbara media empire -- Paramount, WBD, American TikTok -- are cracking as Oracle stock has lost $600 billion in market cap since its September 2025 peak and its nearly $200 billion in corporate debt…
Latest Chapter in Long-Running Kentucky Retirement Systems Case: Attorney General, Acting on Behalf of Private Equity Kingpins, Throws Legal Mud at Wall to See if Enough Will Stick to Confuse Judge Wingate
Published: July 22, 2026 15:05
An update on the latest twists and turns in the astonishingly long-running Kentucky Retirement Systems case.
Links 7/22/2026
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/links-7-22-2026.html
Published: July 22, 2026 10:59
Iran War: Iran Rumored to Be Readying Big Attacks as Trump Vows More Escalation and Rubio Disses Talks; Brent Rises to $94 a Barrel as Hormuz Transits Fall, Ships Turn Away from Bab el-Mandeb; Hegseth Fried in Iran Hearings
Published: July 22, 2026 10:57
Today's Iran war news: How the US is clearly losing military as pressures are rising on the economic and political fronts.
Why Is NATO Attacking ExxonMobil and Chevron Infrastructure in the Black Sea?
Published: July 22, 2026 10:00
Russia blockades Odessa, grain wars, friction increases between Ankara and Moscow, and NATO lake plans have failed miserably.
Yanis Varoufakis: An Athenian View of America’s Democracy
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/yanis-varoufakis-an-athenian-view-of-americas-democracy.html
Published: July 22, 2026 08:08
At 250, America is now producing a mindless, raw power and exponentially growing instability.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Two Faces of Starlink
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/coffee-break-armed-madhouse-the-two-faces-of-starlink.html
Published: July 21, 2026 18:00
Commercial technologies are increasingly finding themselves at the center of international security. Starlink began as an ambitious effort to provide global broadband internet, but its rapid integration into Ukraine's military operations transformed…
More Testosterone Won’t Make a Better Soldier or a Tougher Man – Aggression and Strength Drive T Levels, Not the Other Way Around
Published: July 21, 2026 13:55
Pete Hegseth is almost predictably wrong. His beliefs about testosterone supplementation are par for the course.
Links 7/21/2026
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/links-7-21-2026.html
Published: July 21, 2026 10:59
Iran War: Washington Post, Telegraph Confirm US Inability to Sustain War; Ansar Allah Closes Bab el-Mandeb Amid Reports of MBS Dethronement; Possibility of Nuclear Attack on Pickaxe Mountain
Published: July 21, 2026 10:58
Today's Iran war news: As the US becomes weaker and Iran gets stronger, will the US resort to a nuclear bomb?
The US Escalates Its Assault on Brazil’s Free-to-Use (for Citizens and Micro Businesses) Digital Payments System
Published: July 21, 2026 10:45
"[F]ew things have provoked more outrage [in Brazil] than Trump’s attack on PIX, the country’s beloved instant-payment system that Washington."
Turkiye Is Poised To Open Up A New Containment Front Against Russia in the Black Sea
Published: July 21, 2026 08:16
Turkiye committing to ensuring Ukraine’s maritime security poses a serious threat to Russia.
Coffee Break: The Worst People on Earth Have Big Plans for Us All
Published: July 20, 2026 18:00
There are a lot of very very bad, no good at all things happening in the world right now and a vanishingly small number of really really awful people behind an astonishing amount of the worst of it.
Europe’s Heatwave Is Becoming an Energy Crisis
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/europes-heatwave-is-becoming-an-energy-crisis.html
Published: July 20, 2026 13:55
The US escalation in its war against Iran couldn't come at a worse time for Europe.
Links 7/20/2026
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/links-7-20-2026.html
Published: July 20, 2026 10:58
Iran War: Brief US Pause Followed by Renewed Strikes as Iran Intensifies Attacks on Bases and Kuwait Desalination; Continued Speculation About US Operation
Published: July 20, 2026 10:07
Today's Iran war news; The US looks to be gearing up for Something Stupid, as if the mere continuation of the war didn't suffice.
American Oligarchs Sell the Ground Out From Underneath Their Own Feet
Published: July 20, 2026 10:00
Their "Arsenal of Democracy” is breaking down (a good thing!); too bad it doesn’t mean redirecting social capital toward social needs.
Dangerous and Historic Wildfire Smoke Pollution Event Engulfs the U.S. and Canada
Published: July 20, 2026 05:12
An assessment of the wildfire smoke emergency in the US, and a warning that more is inevitable.
Links 7/19/2016
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/links-7-19-2016.html
Published: July 19, 2026 10:55
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Ítélet AKA Judgement (1970) Run Time 1H 31M Plus Bonuses!
Published: July 19, 2026 10:30
Ítélet is a movie about revolution and punishment.
What Science Loses When T. Rex Becomes a Trophy
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/what-science-loses-when-t-rex-becomes-a-trophy.html
Published: July 19, 2026 10:00
Shared natural heritage, on the auction block.
Links 7/18/2026
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/links-7-18-2026.html
Published: July 18, 2026 10:59
Michael Hudson with Radhika Desai: We’re Headed for a Depression Worse Than 2008
Published: July 18, 2026 09:00
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai discuss how much of supposed US economic performance is illusory, and what happens when it unwinds.
Coffee Break: Health Care Digest
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/07/coffee-break-health-care-digest.html
Published: July 17, 2026 18:00
Part the First: Profit in Medicine. In a report that will tug at the heartstrings of everyone, STAT tells us that HCA warns of lower profits in its future as more patients go uninsured because ObamaCare subsidies have gone by the wayside: The country’s…